Chapter One
"Oh my god! Daniel! You're bleeding!"
Regina ran to her motionless partner, immediately applying pressure onto his bleeding chest. Daniel winced at the pain. He felt his lungs ached with every breath he took. He breathed in a deep breath and grasped onto the brunette's hand.
"Go… you… need… to…" a single tear rolled down his cheek, losing consciousness.
"No! Daniel! Hold on! You will make it! Please! Stay awake!"
"I'm afraid it's too late." a low British accent suddenly filled the dark warehouse. "Say goodbye to your husband, Regina!"
A figure emerges from the shadows; a scruffy man who looks to be middle aged strode closer to the duo, pleased at his handiwork.
Agent Regina Mills raised her right hand towards the ceiling, conjured up a protection spell to defend against the impending attack.
Just as the shield began to form, the assailant threw a huge fireball at the agents.
Gasps.
Chocolate brown eyes opened to the sight of blurry lights. It must have been closed for some time. Was it a dream? She wondered to herself.
"Mom?" The deep but familiar voice broke the silence. "Mom, don't try to get up."
"Hen… ry?" A soft whisper found it's way out the dry and parched throat.
Regina tried lifting her fingers. She can't seem to be able to do it. She can't seem to be able to do anything. A slight panic ran through her mind. She had forgotten how to move her fingers.
"Doctor! Doctor! My mum has woken up!" Tears of joy flooded Henry Mills' eyes as he called for the attention of his mother's attending doctor. "Don't try to move mum. It's okay, you will be okay." Henry calmed his mother as Dr. Whale rushed into the room.
Dr. Whale checked the monitors as he approached closer to his patient. "Hello. I am Dr. Whale, do you remember your name?"
"R… R… Regina…" The patient replied.
"Do you remember what happened to you?" Queried the doctor.
"I… I was… shot…" A sudden realisation hit her. "Daniel!" She lifted her head in an attempt to get up from the bed. Her love had been killed! It wasn't a dream!
"Please do try to rest. I know this is hard for you." The blonde doctor took a deep breath. "I'm so sorry but Daniel did not make it." This has always been the hard part for a doctor. Complicated brain surgery is nothing compared to having to break a bad news to the family of a deceased.
Tears started pouring down the agent's face. The love of her life was gone. She would have given up on life if it wasn't for Henry. She had to survive for him. Regina turned to look to her son for strength. Henry bit back his tears. While his mother had been in a coma, he had to deal with his father's funeral proceedings. It was too much for a young man to deal with.
"Knock knock!" a feminine voice came from the doorway.
"Emma! Mom is awake!" Henry exclaimed. He felt like a little boy at that moment.
Emma crossed the room to join the group of people.
"Agent Mills. I'm glad that you have woken up. Henry here have been very worried about you." Emma ruffled Henry's hair. Her relationship with Henry have grown so much in the duration of his mother's coma. Regina caught on the familiarity. She wonders who this strange woman standing in front of her was.
"Thank you. Who are you?" The brunette's question appeared more curt than she intended to. Dr. Whale continued on with checking the information presented on the machine, trying hard not to react to the uncomfortable scene that is unfolding.
"I'm sorry, I forgot to introduce myself. Emma Swan. I'm Henry's partner." the blonde woman replied with a huge grin on her face.
Regina squinted at that bit on information. "Aren't you a little old to be dating my son?"
"Oh my god! No! Sorry! I meant his partner in the agency" Agent Swan was never really good at communicating. She definitely picked the wrong time to demonstrate this quirk of hers.
"What agency? Henry? Aren't you in college still?" Regina asked her son.
"Mom, I dropped out." Henry said slowly. Trying to not shocked his fragile mother into another coma. "After dad's passing and your being in the hospital, I was having a hard time coping with my studies. "I… I joined the ASF."
Regina's jaw fell to the floor.
"Why?" That one simple word Regina uttered was heavily loaded with worry.
Henry's eyes darkened with anger fighting back his tears. He looked deep into his mother's eyes.
"Revenge."