Prologue
A/AN: I would like to first point out that this story got deleted for some reason. Its going to get a new title and a few changes made to inspiration for this story came from scenes within my Frozen Season Four AU which will be completely unrelated to this. I've tweaked some of the scenes to fit this plot. There will be no Elsa in this story. It just picks up where the finale left off. I expect it to be about three chapters or so. This is my first attempt at an Outlaw Queen any thing since I typically only write Rumbelle. Review and tell me your thoughts!
Emma watched as Regina stormed out of the diner angrily. What had she done? She just wanted to save the poor woman who'd been a prisoner with her back in the Enchanted Forest. It seemed inhumane to just leave her there to die. She never put two and two together when the woman introduced herself as Marian. Wasn't Marian a common name in the Enchanted Forest anyway?
Emma took a deep breath trying to steady her nerves, to afraid to meditate on that tiny disruption in the time stream she had probably caused. She looked at the woman, huddled up with the outlaw and their son. Tears stained their cheeks as they held onto each other tentatively.
Emma took a deep breath, wishing she was back in New York where revenge hungry wicked witch's bent on changing their past didn't exist. She almost thought marrying the flying monkey would've been less cumbersome than this, almost.
"Hey love, what happened with Regina back there?" the tall dark and handsome pirate inquired. She looked at him, recounting their passionate make out session from earlier. She felt something for him that she wanted to further explore but the only thing her mind gravitated to was what she'd done to Regina.
"You're just like your mother." the former Evil Queen's words resonated in her mind like a broken record, over and over again.
There was no way she was going to fix this. She should've listened to Hook and left her in the past to die as cold as it felt to her heart. Marian was supposed to die, but she was here in Storybrooke. Their tearful reunion should've warmed her heart but why did it feel so hollow?
"Swan…Did you hear me?" Hook inquired pulling her out of her disarray of thoughts.
"That happened." Emma mouthed silently, pointing to the happy reunion. Killian looked at the smiling Outlaw, clinging to his deceased wife, the pieces coming together in his mind.
"Marian…" he muttered, testing the name on his lips before giving Emma a sharp glance, "We brought back Robin's dead wife. You've messed with Regina's true love."
"Yes it seems I did end up screwing something very crucial up in the past." she muttered, placing her head in her hands and sighing.
She felt his fingers dig into her shoulder blades, massaging them lightly, "It isn't all your fault love. I should've been more persistent with you. I should've never let you done this even if it meant complicating things between us." he supplied. She looked at him, shaking her head lightly.
"No Killian this is my blunder. I should've taken what you said more seriously." she said, averting her gaze to the door. The ringing bell reverberated in her ears like a piercing banshee as she watched the trio leave.
~X~
Regina stared at the mirror, black kohl eyeliner running down her ruddy cheeks. She swore under her breath, berating herself for being foolish enough to believe that she could ever find happiness.
Underneath it all, she was still a selfish and cruel woman who'd taken much by destroying many. Who did she think she was in believing she deserved anything less than what she was receiving now?
Regina bit her lip until she could taste the tang of iron on her tongue, reminding her of the bitterness still festering in her cold black heart. She wanted to rip out her heart and crush it, to be free of this unimaginable pain, but she couldn't. The only thing stopping her was him. Henry was the only light that remained within her sea of darkness.
She thought she had found that light in Robin but that flame had quickly extinguished when Miss. Swan had came parading over to her, ready to introduce her honored guest. She had plotted against her. How naïve was she to trust the savior? The very one who had tried to keep Henry from her.
Regina took a long unsteady breath, forcing back fresh tears. She growled angrily before sending her fist flying into the looking glass. Thousands of opaque shards danced around her like the fairy dust Tinker Bell had sprinkled on her, the night she'd found the man with the lion tattoo.
Crimson liquid cascaded down her porcelain skin, but she could feel nothing except the brokenness resonating inside her heart. She collapsed in a heap on the tiled floor, crying tears no one would ever see.
~X~
"Hey where's mom?" Henry inquired sleepily to his grandparents. Mary Margret and David had prepared pancakes and were eating breakfast while Neal slept soundly.
"She met up with Hook early this morning. She didn't say when she would be back. Why don't you call up Regina and see how she's doing?" Mary Margret suggested.
"Yeah that's a great idea since we haven't really got to spend any time together." Henry returned, heading back to his room.
He grabbed his cellphone, dialing the only other number he knew by heart besides Emma's. He frowned when it went straight to voicemail. He ended the call, dressing quickly, a feeling of foreboding settling over him.
"I'll see you guys later!" Henry told his grandparents before dashing out the door.
Henry made the short trek to the Mill's mansion. He banged heavily on the door but got no answer. He knocked harder but there was still no answer. There was definitely something wrong. He scratched his head trying to remember where she hid the spare key. Once he finally found it , he jammed the key into the lock, forcing it open.
"Mom!" he called out to the silent mansion after closing the door behind him. He got no answer. He rushed to her bedroom, horror stricken when he found her lying in a pool of blood. Glass surrounded her limp body filling him with dread.
"Mom!" Henry shook her gently, but he got no response. He pulled his phone out, quickly dialing the hospital.
"Yes this is Henry Mills! I need an ambulance to come quickly to the Mill's estate! My mom is unconscious, and I don't know what's wrong with her! She's all bloody and there's glass all over the room!" Henry finished before being reassured that an ambulance would arrive shortly.
"Hang on mom…" Henry respired, brushing raven locks from her face, trying his best not to cry.
~X~
Robin stared down at his snoozing wife, sunlight filtering through the blinds, illuminating her angelic face. He brushed a tendril of hair behind her ear. She stirred slightly but didn't wake. He sighed, at the tumulus emotions flowing through his heart. He'd finally made peace with himself over Marian's death and moved on with his life. His mine lingered on Regina's passionate kisses and the feeling of how immaculate she felt pressed against him.
Robin massaged his temples in frustration. What was he going to do about Regina? He loved her, truly loved her, didn't he? Being reunited with Marian didn't change what he felt for the former Evil Queen, just complicated them.
He stared at Marian, beautiful, naïve, and innocent. She was gentle and soft to the touch, easy to love. She was the noble choice, and he always did the noble thing. But what If the noble decision wasn't the right one for him? He couldn't stand the thought of hurting either woman but as much as Robin hated to admit it, Marian wasn't supposed to be here. He'd said goodbye to her years ago, welcoming a new love into his heart.
He and Regina were destined for 'true love' the green fairy had told him. But where did that leave Marian? She was completely helpless in this world, like a newborn lamb learning to walk. He couldn't just leave her behind. It was his responsibility to navigate through this new world with her. He just wasn't sure if he would be staying around once she got adjusted.
The feelings he held for this warm hearted woman, he'd fell for long ago didn't ring true anymore. When he loved Marian, he was in a different time and place in his life, but he'd let her go many years ago. They were but a dim flicker contrasted with what he felt for Regina.
How was he going to do this? Robin didn't want to hurt either woman, but he knew someone was going to get hurt regardless. Someone's heart would break before it was all said and done. He needed to have a heart to heart with Marian about what he was feeling eventually, just not today. Today he would be the husband she'd widowed all those years ago. Today he would do the noble thing and stay by her side, pretending everything was okay.
"Good morning…" she beamed, pulling him out of his disarray of thoughts. He smiled back, "Good morning to you too." he half smiled kissing her forehead gently.
She cupped his face in her hands, stroking his cheek with her thumb affectionately, "I've missed you so much Robin." she smiled, warm tears coming to her eyes.
"I've missed you too darling." he assured her, meeting her lips gently. She imparted a hungry kiss back to him, but he couldn't feel anything but the overwhelming guilt pooling inside of him, thinking only of Regina the entire time.
~X~
Regina had been taken by ambulance to Storybrooke Memorial Hospital. She'd been immediately pumped with IV fluids before being taken back into surgery. She'd cut her hand up badly. Henry slumped in a chair, in the waiting area. He'd called his grandparents after fruitlessly calling Emma fourteen different times without any answer. David was on his way to the hospital, while Mary Margret stayed home with Baby Neal.
Dr. Whale entered the waiting room, bringing Henry out of his dazed stupor. "Is my mom going to be okay!?" he blurted out anxiously.
"Calm down Henry…She's going to be just fine. You're lucky that you found her when you did. She'd lost quite a bit of blood. We also surgically removed about twenty pieces of glass from her arm. She just came out of surgery and is in recovery now. I just wanted to let you know that she made it through surgery just fine. She's probably still recovering from the anesthesia, but I'll let you know when she wakes up." Dr. Whale assured him, clasping his shoulder tightly.
"Thank you Dr. Whale." Henry sighed, relieved by the news. The nausea churning in his stomach, dissipated slightly. He perked up when he noticed David enter the waiting area, paper bag in hand.
"Hey is everything okay?" the prince inquired, hugging his grandson tightly.
"Yeah mom just got out of surgery. She's in recovery now, so it will be awhile before I can go back and see her. Have you heard anything from Emma? I've called her like a hundred times!" Henry sighed deflated, taking the thermos of hot cocoa and sesame bagel from the bag.
"I haven't heard anything from her either…She should be turning up soon though." he reassured the almost thirteen year old boy.
Henry took a large bite of his bagel, after throwing back a large sip of cocoa. He wiped his mouth on his sleeve, the hot liquid scalding his throat slightly, but he didn't complain. David sat in the chair beside him.
"Do they know what happened to Regina?" David inquired, cutting through the frustrated silence that had formed between them.
"When I found mom she was in a pool of blood. She was cut up pretty bad. There was all this glass around her, so I assume the mirror broke. I'm going to ask her when they let me go back there." he responded, his stomach clenching at the horrible scene he'd encountered earlier that morning.
"You're a brave kid Henry…I'm very proud of you." David praised, squeezing his hand with fatherly affection.
"Thanks grandpa." Henry half smiled, pushing back the unsettling feeling of almost losing another parent. He'd lost his dad. He didn't know what he would do if anything ever happened to any of his mothers.
A/AN: Well there's the first part. The next part will deal with the aftermath with Regina's accident. We will get to see some Regina/Henry moments and perhaps an Outlaw will be making his way to the hospital. Will he have the courage to call it quits with Marian or keep playing the "noble" hero? Please review and tell me what you think!