It's been four years since Regina Mills and Emma Swan were partnered up in the N.Y.P.D. Four long years of working together, a whole year of them dating, and seconds of them having this love-hate relationship going with one another. But, like every relationship- they weren't without their problems. Which, eventually lead to them putting things on hold, after Regina discovered that Emma was too afraid to take that next step as to living together. The brunette wanted more- Emma didn't. It was tough working together after that split at first, but eventually both women made it work. Well, they didn't have much of a choice in the matter, really. As crazy as they both were together, Gold wanted them to keep working together. They were his best after all.
Now, those four years later, and with a brand new Mercedes. Regina Mills and Emma Swan answered a dispatch call about a bomb inside a building.
"Swan, Homicide." Emma was the first one out of the car as she did a quick look over at her partner, "This is Sgt. Mills. Threat or scare?" she asked, not caring about the glare the brunette was giving her.
"The real thing. This gentleman saw the device." said a fellow officer as he looked over at the man standing near him.
"On Level 1, near the gas pumps. I wrote the license plate down-" the man held out a piece of paper, as it was snatched by the cop.
"That's alright, sir. Thank you." he nudged the man, as he walked away.
Emma stared down at the cop, "Have you evacuated the building?" she asked.
"It's clean." assured the officer.
"What about the bomb squad?" Regina was finally able to get a word in since they arrived.
"On their way, ma'am."
Regina grabbed a hold of the blonde's arm as she was about to head inside the building. The last thing she wanted to deal with tonight was a bomb. "It's under control. Let's go."
"Gina, I think we ought to check this out." Emma replied, making her way back towards the building, only to be stopped by the brunette once again.
"Hey." Regina pulled on her partner's shoulder, forcing her to face her. They may not be a thing anymore, but she still cared, "Hey, Swan."
"What?" Emma's tone sounded annoyed. She hadn't seen action all night, she wanted this.
"The bomb squad is on their way-"
"There's no bomb." Emma shook her head, walking past the brunette once again.
Regina immediately followed, "How can you be so sure?"
"Because it's a full moon." the blonde glanced down at her watch, quickly eyeing the time as she kept up her walking.
Regina hurried her pacing, stepping in front of the blonde once again, already annoyed, "Alright, you've made your point. Look, Emma-" she grabbed her shoulder once again to stop her from walking any further, "I know that us taking some time apart has been hard on you, but that's no reason at all to go all suicidal on me again."
Emma shook her head, brows furrowing as she looked into her partner's eyes, "This isn't about that. But, while we're at it- let me show you that I can commit to something." she moved forward, smiling as she caressed Regina's shoulder, "There's no bomb. It's probably a false alarm. It happens. The guy probably saw a radio in the back seat or something."
Regina tried her best to stop her once again, her grip tightening around the stubborn woman's shoulders, "Emma, let's not mess with this. We really should wait for the bomb squad."
Emma nodded, "You're right. You sit tight, I'll be right back." she moved on forward, only to be stopped by an angry Regina this time.
"Damn it, Swan!"
"What's the matter with you?" Emma's brows furrowed as she looked over the brunette.
"There's a bomb in that building!" she shouted, motioning towards the building behind them.
"There's not." Emma shook her head.
"There is!" argued Regina.
"There's not." the blonde's voice was more calm this time.
"There is a bomb in that building!" Regina's vein was ready to pop, "You want to know how I know this?"
"How?" asked Emma.
"Years of instinct. That's how. I will not let you make a stupid mistake."
Emma rolled her eyes, "There is no bomb in that building. I will bet vital parts of my anatomy to the fact. Now, look." she held up her hands as the brunette was about to speak, "Trust me. Okay? Just trust me."
Regina turned around as the blonde walked past her, watching as the woman headed on inside, "That's usually my first mistake." she spoke to herself as she quickly followed the blonde up the stairs of the building. No way was she letting her get killed in there. "Wait for me!"
"Hey, do you think this place has good insurance?" Emma looked up at the building as she walked through the glass doors.
"Why?"
"There could be a bomb in there." said Emma.
Regina's shoulders literally fell, "Oh, God."
Emma clapped her hands together, smirking at the sight of the bomb that was placed inside a parked vehicle that was located inside the garage building. The timer was running, while a bunch of yellow, red and blue wires were attached to the device.
Unlike the blonde, Regina shook her head at the sight of the explosive, "I hate it when I'm right."
"No, you don't. You're a great cop, you have fantastic instincts." Emma continuously smirked.
"God hates me." Regina murmured, shaking her head.
Emma bent down until her chest hit the floor as she inspected the car from the bottom, "Leak in his diff. About to drop his drive shaft. No wonder there's a bomb." she moved backwards on all fours, looking similar to spider-man as she checked the front of the car.
Regina moved around her, feeling pretty nervous about the situation, "Just don't touch it. Remember, I have a son at home who I'd love to see graduate next year."
"I'm just looking." Emma assured, standing on her two feet as she walked towards the back door again, right where the bomb was, "Right."
"What are you doing?" Regina asked, standing on the other side of the car, her heart skipping beats as she witnessed the blonde's arm extend out as she reached for the door handle, "Don't you dare open that door!" she hissed under her breath.
Emma's fingers slowly pulled out the door handle until a click was heard as she opened up one eye, which looked over at a sighing brunette.
"Just look at it." Regina warned, her index finger held out in warning.
Emma nodded as she slowly bent down inside the car, "That's all I'm going to do, is look." she whispered.
Regina bent down, looking through the window, as she looked over at the blonde. Taking notice in the beads of sweat that were already displaying in her forehead from either her own set of nerves, or adrenaline she was feeling in that very moment. Maybe even both.
"Oh, my." Emma whispered as she slowly pulled back a blanket that had been covering the rest of the bomb, her eyes falling on the time which marked 9 minutes with 23 seconds. "There's more plastic than Cher. I love this job." green eyes looked up at Regina who was mouthing words to her through the window. "Open the door. I can't hear you."
Regina grew nervous, "Just don't touch anything." she warned as she pulled open the other back door.
"Not that one!" shouted Emma, causing the brunette to freeze in place as her eyes grew wide and heart leaped to her throat. Emma had an evil grin to her.
Regina sighed, "Swan, you'll be the death of me." she moved slowly into the other side of the car, her eyes on the device the entire time. She really wished she was home right now and not here in this crazy situation.
"Well, this looks like a pretty shitty job. I can dismantle it." Emma nodded, her hands aching to come in contact with the device.
Regina held out her hands, preventing the blonde from moving any further, "It looks like a well made device to me. Let's just get the hell out of here." she whispered.
A loud thud sounded as it came from the top of the roof of the car, as both women's eyes grew wide and they stood up as fast as they could manage. Regina sighed at the sight of a cat, who had jumped on to the car.
"Everyone is outside. Just me, you and this stupid cat are dumb enough to be in here." said Regina as she motioned towards the animal.
"Nearly a cat-tastrophe, huh?" Emma smirked at her own joke as she bent down, making her way inside the car again.
"Emma. Please, don't do anything." Regina pleaded, already bent down inside the car along with her crazy partner who always had to play hero.
"Relax, Gina. Relax." Emma whispered as her fingers brushing against the multi-colored cables as the timer continuously beeped. "We have nine minutes and seven seconds left. Know what we could do?"
Regina closed her eyes as she answered, "What?"
"We could drive this out." Emma suggested.
"Fine, it's your turn to drive." came a rapid reply from the brunette as Emma looked towards the ignition.
"Hm, no keys. I could hot-wire it."
Regina's eyes went wide as she released a sudden gasping sound, "Don't even say 'hot-wire' around this stuff, Swan."
Emma held out a hand, "You're right, you're right."
"Why the hell I am doing this? Why am I here with you right now?" Regina hissed, "I should be home with Henry- that's where I should be right now. Not here with you!"
Emma's eyes looked up at Regina's, locking in place, "Looks like we're gonna have to do it the old-fashioned way." she held up her swiss army knife as she snapped up the small set of pliers it came equipped with.
Regina shook her head as she felt all the color from her face drain out in a matter of seconds, "Emma, what are you thinking? Don't do it, Swan. No."
Emma nodded, her eyes studying the device, "I'm thinking we should cut the blue wire."
Regina held out her hands as she saw Emma's hands come near the device, ready and willing to cut the blue wire, "Wait!"
Emma's eyes locked into hers again, "What?"
"That's not what I think." Regina whispered.
"You think we should cut the red wire?" asked Emma, already moving her pliers towards the red wire.
Regina shook her head, eyes closed shut, "No! No." she sighed as she looked back at Emma, "I'm thinking that it's 8 minutes and 42 seconds. We can go upstairs, wait for the bomb squad, have a cappuccino." her own beads of sweat already gathered on her forehead as her nerves were getting heavier and heavier.
"The bomb squad never gets here on time." Emma's eyes moved towards the beeping timer, "It's 8 minutes and 31 seconds. Gina, please, I got this."
Regina held up her hand, as Emma looked up at her again, "Forget the cappuccino. We'll get pizza, huh? You love pizza. You can come home with me tonight and I'll make you my lasagna."
"You know what the bomb squad is going to say?" asked Emma, completely brushing off all of her partner's offers.
"They'll say, 'Get the hell out of here?" she whispered.
"After that, they're going to say, 'Cut the blue wire,' which I'm gonna do right now."
Regina held up her hand again as her eyes followed Emma's pliers, which were now holding on to the blue wire, "No, no, wait. Wait, Emma. Wait."
"What?" Emma's tone was filled with annoyance now, as all she wanted to do was dismantle the bomb and call it a night.
"How can you be so sure that's the correct one?" asked Regina.
"Oh, it's just a hunch." Emma shrugged.
"A hunch? You're really going to do this based on a hunch?" the brunette hissed.
"Remember the bomb under your toilet?" asked Emma.
Regina rolled her eyes at the memory she had been trying to forget ever since it happened, "How could I forget that when you won't let me?"
"Red wire, blue wire, same thing. This is more simplified. A bit more powerful, but more simplified."
Regina glared the blonde's way, "I wouldn't know, Swan. From where I was sitting, I couldn't see."
"Forget it." Emma waved a hand, "Come on, trust me."
"Oh, you really want me to trust you with a bomb?" asked Regina through clenched teeth.
"I guess not." replied Emma, "Alright, I'm cutting the red wire, okay?"
Regina's eyes grew wide at Emma's sudden change of mind, "Wha- wait!"
"What?" Emma hissed.
"This is exactly why it didn't work with us, alright? A minute ago you said blue, now you want to cut the red?"
Emma squinted her eyes at Regina, "Did I say blue?"
"Swan, you said blue." Regina's voice came out dry as her stomach was in knots, her heart was accelerating, and she was pretty sure her blood pressure had gone up by now.
"Well, I meant red." Emma's reply was firm.
"Are you absolutely sure?" Regina asked, earning another squinted eye look from the blonde.
"Look, Gina- we can do it your way if you'd like, but-"
"My way? I don't have-!" Regina shouted this time as her patience with this crazy woman was already growing thin.
"Sh, quiet!" Emma shouted in a whisper, "I'm sure, okay? Trust me."
Regina sighed, her face pale as ghost as she mumbled under her breath, "Shit."
She shut her eyes tight as she glanced down at the blonde's pliers as they neared the red wire. It was official. She hated this woman. She hated her.
"Gina." Emma called out in a whisper.
"What?" Regina's eyes soon opened to the sound of her name being called out by Emma.
Emma smirked, "I bet you wish you had a different partner now, huh?"
Regina's eyes locked on the blonde's crazy looking pair, "Count your blessings, because if we live through this, I am going to kill you with my own two hands."
Emma chuckled, "Aw, come on. You'd miss me too much. Admit it. You still love me." she looked into the brunette's eyes, who answered yes to all she had just said. "I'm cutting the wire now." she quickly changed topic as she cut the red wire.
"See? All done." she whispered, looking down at the time as her eyes grew wide at the sight of the seconds going down much faster now than they were before. She pinched the bridge of her nose as she could hear the rapid beeping of the timer. "Gina?"
"Yeah?" Regina whispered as she saw fear in the blonde's eyes.
"Grab the cat." Emma quickly stood to her feet, as Regina did the same, as they ran as fast as they could out of the building with the cat underneath one arm.
"Get back! Take cover!" Emma shouted as she ran all the way down the stairs, screaming along with Regina as the explosion sounded, shattering all the windows in a matter of seconds as the entire building was now covered in flames.
Regina made her way around behind her car, taking cover as Emma jumped on the trunk, sliding off to the other side next to the brunette.
Emma's head peaked out from the behind the Mercedes as a rumbling sound was heard and felt underneath everyone's feet as the building rapidly collapsed to the ground. Flames were soon covered and put out by all the ashes and gigantic black cloud of smoke that had appeared as a result of the fire and millions of pieces that now laid out before them.
Both women were panting behind the brunette's car, their faces fallen almost to the floor at their result for going inside that building. Their eyes met with the bomb squad as their vehicle was now approaching the horrific scene.
"Where are they?" the captain of the bomb squad asked fellow officers, as both women peaked out from behind the vehicle. Regina still holding on to the cat. "Bravo." was all he said as the entire squad clapped sarcastically at them.
Both women hid behind the Mercedes, as Emma's eyes looked over at Regina, "Oops." was all she could say.
"Right. Oops." Regina's hand lightly caressed the animal's fur as she couldn't blink, due to the shock of the explosion.
Emma lifted her hand, placing it over the brunette's shoulder, as if in some way trying to apologize for her reckless decision. Only for Regina to move her hand away from her in a matter of minutes. If she didn't still love the woman, she would be going to jail for her murder.