Summary: Lisa is Emma's best friend and the two are like sisters with a special bond that cannot be broken. Unless a certain evil queen gets in the way, and not in the way you might think. Once the curse is broken, everything changes, and Lisa finds out who she truly is, who her true family is, and who her true love is. Queen/OC
A/N: First OUAT fanfic. Just started the show and I am in love with it. I've only watched the first season and second season. I love Regina and Ruby, even though Regina was kinda bitchy in the beginning. Anyways, please read and review and let me know if I should make a prequel for season 1. It loosely follows the plot of season 2 and there will be some AU with a couple of OCs. I own nothing, just my OCs.
"Everyone knows me as the Evil Queen, including my son. Please, let me die as Regina."
Lisa nearly growled as she fought back the tears that threatened to spill down her cheeks as she watched the woman she loved about to sacrifice her life for the town of people that she had cursed. She could tell Regina was fighting back tears as well and her heart ached for her queen.
As Emma turned to leave, Lisa stepped forward. "No. I'm not letting you do this, Regina. Not alone at least. I love you, always have. If I am meant to die today, then I will do so gladly at your side, where I am meant live. I am the Guardian, your Guardian, and you will not face this alone. I want you to know, that no matter what you have done, you will always have my heart, and evil or good, you will always be my Queen."
Regina's lip trembled and a few tears escaped, before she suddenly smacked Lisa in the side of her face. "Oh you would wait until we're all about to die to tell me that!"
Lisa grinned and smashed her lips against Regina's. True love's kiss. It truly felt magical. Regina smiled as their foreheads touched and Lisa held her lovingly in her arms. "Come, my Queen. We have a town to save."
Regina nodded and stepped backwards and raised her hands above the diamond. Lisa did the same.
"I love you." Regina whispered.
"I love you too."
1 Year Earlier…
"What's wrong with her?!" Ruby demanded as She and Granny carried Lisa over to a sofa and gently laid her down. She struggled and Ruby had to practically sit on her chest to keep her still.
"It would seem that your friend is very upset." Gold said nonchalantly.
"She's going crazy! Please, Gold."
Gold sighed and waved his hand over Lisa's face and she went still. "Your friend here is struggling to contain the immense amount of energy surging within her, as well as the fact that she is changing."
"What are you-?"
"Perhaps you might find answers starting with the woman, Anita." Gold raised Lisa's arm where the name had been tattooed on her inner wrist.
"That's my mother's name." Ruby looked at Emma. "You don't think…"
"Miss Swan may be the Savior, but Miss Stone here is far more powerful. Her magic could rival my own, and that worries me. Something other than the curse being broken has awakened the full force of her p-"
Lisa suddenly screamed and sat up, throwing Ruby to the ground. Her friends looked in awe as she shifted.
The change was a relief. Warmth spread over her body as her beast was unleashed. There was nothing but chaotic bliss as a strange feeling threatened to overwhelm her brain. She didn't fight it.
Then the assault began. The multitude of smells and sights that attacked her nose and ears was overwhelming. She could hear the doors open and close down the street at Granny's, smell the forest even from Gold's shop. But then she heard...it. The mob. They were rampaging towards the only place that mattered. Regina's mansion.
Then she was running, Red and Granny chasing her and calling after her, but she barely heard. Regina was in trouble.
The people had surrounded the front porch and were screaming and yelling. Dr. Whale had a hand closed around Regina's throat and had her pinned against a column. Lisa roared and surged forward, barrelling into the crowd and knocking flat on his ass. She growled at him and lowered her head close to his, letting their eyes meet. She couldn't speak, but her meaning was clear. Stay the hell away from my woman.
She turned to Regina and signaled to the door, just as Emma and the others arrived to break up the mob. All of them stopped dead in their tracks and watched her as she herded a confused Regina into the house. She heard the rallying cries of David and Mary Margaret as they attempted to calm the crowd of angry citizens. Lock her up. She growled and placed herself at the door.
"Red?" Regina asked cautiously. Lisa shook her head, wanting to reassure her that she was safe, but wanting to protect her from what she knew what was waiting outside. Regina ran up the stairs. There came the sounds of things being tossed around before Regina quickly returned and knelt slowly in front of her, to wrap something around her leg.
Lisa let out a sigh as she felt herself return to human form. It was like a flash of excruciating pain before fading into a dull ache. "Are you hurt, Regina?" She asked as she stood up, examining the red band around her wrist.
"I'm fine. When the hell did you become a werewolf?"
"Like, five minutes ago? What color am I?"
"Black."
"Good."
"Why are you here again?" Regina asked, crossing her arms.
"I don't know, I just felt...pulled here for some reason."
Regina scoffed. "Well, I didn't need help, especially not from an overgrown dog. Why don't you take yourself for a walk?"
Lisa let out a wolfish grin as she felt her eyes change to the deep animalistic gold of the werewolf's. "How can I do that...when you hold my leash? They're going to lock you up Regina."
"I know. I'm surprised they're not going straight to the chopping block."
"I would never let them hurt you. Neither would Henry." Lisa growled quickly.
The hard look in Regina's eyes softened. "Is he alright?"
"Yes. Of course he is, he has a whole town protecting him. You, on the other hand…"
"I'll be fine. Let them take me." Regina started towards the door, but Lisa touched her arm, electricity shooting through them both at the contact.
"Without magic? Fine, but know that I'm just a call away. Please call if you need me, for your sake and my sanity."
"Why is my protection so important to you? You're the Savior's best friend, Henry's aunt, a town hero. Why would you want to help me?" Regina asked without turning around.
"I have no idea… but I do." She watched as Regina stepped outside and quickly lead away by David. Lisa sighed, running her hands through her hair. She looked up into one of Regina's white glass mirrors and gasped at her own reflection. Her hair was much longer, fuller and thicker. It was now nearly black though it could be seen that is was still a very dark brown that fell in waves and curls around her shoulders. Her eyes had changed as well. Her irises were slanted and her eyes were now a dark gold. The entire structure of her face had shifted as well. No wonder Regina had been surprised at how she looked. She looked beautiful now. Beautiful and wild.
"Lisa?" She turned to look up at Ruby. "I-uh think we should talk."
"I was told that Anita was my mother's name. I was a little kid at the time and I wrote it on my wrist so I wouldn't forget it. I wanted her close to me at all times. When I got older, I got it tattooed there. All my dad could tell me about her was that she was wild and beautiful. He said she could never be tamed." Lisa sighed and looked out at the water of the lake.
"I had only just found her." said Ruby. "She lead her own pack. Granny had taken me away because she was afraid I would give in to the wolf, like Mother did."
"Did you?"
"Well, I ate my boyfriend, so, yeah. I guess I did. Granny wanted me to be a human, Mother wanted me to be a wolf. I wanted to be both. Snow was the only person who believed I could be."
Lisa nearly scoffed. "I see."
"I'm sure she would've loved you."
"Hmm. Tell me about the changing. Is there anything I should know?"
"Well, do you remember what happened after you changed?"
"Yes."
"Well, as long as you can stay in control when you change, then you should be fine. Except you should keep that band to keep from changing, and on Wolf's Time, we're forced to change." Ruby suddenly reached around her neck and produced a silver necklace with a crescent moon pendant. " She liked to say: Humans want us to believe we are the monsters. The moment you believe them... that's when we become one. The only way you will ever control the wolf is by accepting it as a part of you. It was hers. It was crafted for a child of the moon...you. I guess I have a sister now."
"So do I, I guess." Lisa said, staring at the pendent.
"It would seem my sister also has a thing for the evil queen." Ruby grinned and shouldered her playfully.
"She's not evil and not a queen, not here at least." Lisa turned to look at her. "When I changed, I felt something. It was like this feeling that something was trying to burst out of me. If I didn't find Regina, I thought I was going to explode or something."
"Gold said that you were powerful, and the curse being broken awakened something inside you. I don't know anything about that, but I do think that that was your wolf trying to protect Regina. You should watch out for that. If you even think Regina is trouble, you may lose control."
Lisa looked down at the pendant. Ruby took it and hooked it around her neck. Both sisters sat in silence for awhile, watching the water on the lake. They talked and joked for a while, getting to know each other. By the time, they started the walk home, it was dark out.
"Is Granny going to be upset with you missing work?" Lisa asked.
"Nah. She won't mind, now that she has another granddaughter."
"Why do you think our mother gave me up?"
"I don't know. I'm sure she wouldn't unless she absolutely had to. I didn't know her for long, but she treated her entire pack like her children. They loved her, and I'm sure she loved us."
Lisa sighed and pulled up the hood of her jacket. "I'll see you later, I'm going to go check on Regina."
"Be careful." Ruby called as she started to jog away.
Once she was far enough away, Lisa stopped and removed her armband to shove into her pocket. The blissful feeling of changing watched over her and soon she was running over the forest floor as fast as her legs could go. The wind in her fur felt amazing. She ran all the way to the town line before dashing back, unleashing a thunderous howl as she did so.
Then a strange feeling came over her. Fear and terror swept through her and she took off towards the jail cell. Regina was in trouble. She burst into the precinct and saw a flying dead thing hovering over Regina, sucking something out of her. She roared and leaped forward, but it swung its arm and sent her flying backwards. She slammed into the ground hard and agony raged through her as her body changed back to a human. She quickly put on her armband and turned to see Mary Margaret scare the creature away with fire. She immediately rushed over to Regina, who lay gasping on the floor.
"What the hell was that thing?" Emma asked as they helped the mayor to her feet.
"A wraith." Regina coughed.
"How do we kill it?" Asked Emma.
"You can't kill something that's already dead. It will stop at nothing to kill its mark." She held out her hand and revealed the strange mark on her palm.
"Then we have a problem." The blonde said.
"No, Regina does." Said Charming.
"What?" Lisa demanded. "You can't be serious. This isn't Regina's fault. Why would she sick a wraith on herself?"
"It doesn't matter. We're here because of her!"
"You're here because of your wife!" Lisa snapped. She stepped forward, bristling for a fight, but Emma stopped her.
"Hey, that's my dad you're about to maul."
"Look, Regina's family now. We're not about to abandon her. Besides, the town is just as much at risk as Regina with that thing out there. Now, how do we get rid of it?" Mary Margaret intervened.
Lisa looked at Regina. She leaned against the cell door, breathing heavily. The rise and fall of her breasts as she breathed was very distracting, but she managed to tear her eyes away. Barely. "What was it doing to you?"
"Draining my life force."
"I felt it. Your fear." She smirked at Regina's incredulous look. "I don't know how, but I did. It's what lead me here now and when the mob was after you. If we can't kill it, is there a way to send it somewhere else? Can you create a portal?"
"No, but I know what can."
Lisa paced while Regina and Emma set up the hat. Charming and Mary Margaret went to get torches. The pair soon returned carrying a bunch of brooms and some bottles of alcohol.
"What now?" Lisa asked as she walked over to Regina, who was in the middle of the task at hand. The mayor was crouched on the ground, repeatedly turning the hat and letting out frustrated grunts.
"Damn it. It's not working."
The wind began to pick up and the air turned cold. Regina turned it again and cursed again when nothing happened. Mary Margaret and Charming began lighting the brooms. Lisa removed her armband and handed it to Emma.
"In case I can't change back." She said and hissed as she changed. Everyone was staring at her in awe, except Regina who was ready to curse up a storm at not being able to start the hat. She bared her teeth and stepped protectively in front of the mayor. I will protect you Regina.
"Don't distract me, Lisa!" She snapped.
What?
The wraith burst into the room, heading straight for Regina, but Charming and Mary Margaret were able to hold it off with fire. Lisa leaped forward with claws and teeth outstretched. Her jaws closed around its arm and it let out a screech of pain before throwing her sideways. She hit the ground and rolled to dull the impact before leaping again and missing. She turned to face the creature again, fur bristling, hackles raised and teeth bared. She made for a fearsome sight.
Mary Margaret and David managed to hold it back with the torches. Lisa padded up to Regina, letting her fur brush the mayor's side. The hat reacted by activating.
"It's working! Let it come!" Regina cried, standing behind the hat, just out of range of his pull.
Mary Margaret and David moved back and the wraith attacked, but it was too high to be pulled. Lisa roared and leaped onto it, knocking it backwards into the hat.
"Lisa!" Regina and Emma cried in unison. Emma leaped forward to grab her friend, but she was ultimately pulled as the wraith fought back.
"I won't lose you again!" Mary Margaret cried, jumping in after their daughter.
Everything went black as the hat closed.
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