cristina134213 - Sorry I took so long. I had a really hard time writing this. I hope you enjoy it!
The next request by NCISGleek is a short story wich will be the sequal to "She's Falling From Grace" You'll just have to be on the look out and read it if you want to fnd out what it'll be about. The only clues I can give you is romance with a certain original character and lots of fluff :)
As of now I am truely sorry but I cannot take anymore requests until the summer. For those of you who had sent a request in a review or PM, don't worry. I promise I'll get to them as soon as possible.
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Two Shot – The Night Goes Dark
Setting - Takes place after "Selfless, Brave, and True" 2x18 and goes into an AU
Part 1
There was something different about him. Regina knew it the moment she left that hotel room. Owen wasn't that little boy that she had grown to care about in the past. Now, Regina felt threatened especially when she had so much to lose. Henry was all she had left even if he didn't want anything to do with her. Just like she had destroyed that spell at the well, she would do anything for her son. It was a cold night and the storm was fierce and yet Regina just didn't care. The storm outside matched her emotions within but she kept them hidden even though she was alone tonight like every night since Henry walked out that door with David all those months ago and since Cora had died in her arms. Even though Cora just stayed for a few days, the air between them was tensed when they weren't talking about their plans to get Rumplestiltskin's dagger so Regina often shut herself in her room, feeling as if she were alone anyway. After quickly finishing her wine, she left the glass on the kitchen counter before going upstairs to bed. It took her a while with all the conflicting thoughts swarming around in her head and it wasn't long till she finally found herself in a restless sleep.
Hours later, she wasn't sure what woke her. It was still well into the night and the storm was stronger than ever. Regina sat up, listening for the noise that had woke her. The house was deathly quiet and she can feel a presence somewhere inside. She slowly got up, her hand feeling warm with magic as she prepared to defend herself. She quietly checked the floor before moving towards the stairs.
There!
She heard it again and it was coming from the kitchen. A ball of fire appeared in her hand as she crept towards the kitchen and just as she realized it was nothing but the open window banging against the wall that she mumbled a curse word and distinguished the fire in her hand.
Didn't I close this? she thought as she shut it closed and right before she can turn to leave, strong arms were suddenly restraining her. She cried out in fury and panic just before a hand slapped over her mouth to keep her quiet. His grip only became tighter as she struggled to get away. Purple smoke started to swirl on the ground around her as she prepared to teleport to safety but before she can even go anywhere a tazor was jammed violently into her neck. She cried out in pain against her attacker's hand and before she knew it she had slipped into darkness.
Regina's attacker roughly set her down on the floor and opened the back door for his accomplice. In walked a pretty African American woman. Sure she looked sweet but really she had a motive and she always got what she wanted.
"Did she struggle?" Tamara asked as she knelt down besides the fallen former Evil Queen and snapped on the enchanted metal shock collar around Regina's neck. It was something she had stolen from the Dragon after taking his life. She knew it would come in handy. If Regina tried activating her magic the collar would sense it and brutally electrocute her. It would also absorb the magic to prevent her from using it. Owen had shown her the video of Regina using her powers and she wanted them. This collar would give Tamara enough time to figure out how to steal her magic without getting killed by her.
"Nothing I couldn't handle," Owen smirked as he lifted Regina from the floor.
"Good, let's take her back to the cave."
When Regina woke up all she felt was a blinding pain in her head and for some reason she can feel something heavy and cold around her neck. She immediately opened her eyes and sat up fast when she realized she was lying on the dirt floor of a cave. Her hands flew to her neck and she frowned in confusion as she felt the metal shock collar which was chained to a metal pole beside her. She smirked. She used to be the Evil Queen. Chains and collars will never hold her. She tried to teleport but the moment she activated her magic deadly painful shocks descended from the collar and throughout her entire body. The collar glowed purple as she clutched at her neck and screamed in agony. Hot tears streamed down her cheeks and when it was over all she could do was lie there as the pain slowly started to subside. She couldn't understand what was going on. Surely this wasn't Gold's doing. It wasn't his style. She knew the whole town was out for her blood but who would actually carry out with this kind of brutal revenge. She could name a few but really she had no idea and she wasn't used to being behind in the game. She was always a step ahead no matter what and now that she was trapped and clueless, it made her angry. Suddenly she knew she had to keep trying. She activated her magic out of anger and screamed as the shocks once again tore through her. She tried again and again, not giving up until she can feel herself on the verge of passing out from exhaustion and pain. She tried again one last time, throwing all the strength she had left into it until she found herself in darkness again.
"Hey kid, what's wrong?" Emma asked as she had come down from the loft and joined Henry at the counter where he was eating cereal for breakfast. Days had passed since Regina was kidnapped and no one seemed to notice her disappearance except for Henry.
"Something happened to my mom," he said as he checked his messages on his cell. "She hasn't been answering my texts or calls for three days and she always answers no matter what."
"Maybe she finally realized you're not her son anymore," Emma said bitterly but instantly felt guilty for the hurt look on Henry's face.
"No… no I was wrong. Of course she's still your mom. I'm sorry Henry. I'm just still mad about that stunt she pulled with trying to put you under that spell."
"I know…" he said softly. It was quiet and Emma couldn't help but kick herself for saying something so insensitive like that. Of course Regina was still his mother. She raised him for ten years. The least she can do to make up for it was hear the kid out.
"Shoot, tell me your theory," she said without a doubt he had already worked up some explanation and maybe even a plan to go with it.
"She was kidnapped," he said. "I'm thinking about three or four days ago. She hasn't answered me or tied to call. Something happened to her Emma. I just know it."
"Ok, tell you what. How about we stop by her place before school," she said, deciding it would kind of be a good idea to let him see that she was ok. Once he saw she was safe, his anxieties would go away. She could only hope Regina wouldn't push her down the walkway again like her last visit.
It wasn't long till Emma pulled up in front of Regina's mansion. After parking her yellow bug, she and Henry got out of the car and walked up to the front door. It was locked and, no one answered after a few loud knocks.
"Maybe she's not home," Emma shrugged but Henry only gave her a look of doubt before turning away and heading to the back yard. Emma followed him and stopped when she noticed Henry standing in front of the open back door and with a nauseated feeling she knew that door had been open long before they came here.
"Henry, stay here," Emma said once she had caught up to him. He looked as if he wanted to just run in there but reluctantly obeyed his mother's wishes as she took out her gun and slowly entered the kitchen. Her heart was pounding as she glanced around, looking for any sign of Regina or an intruder. She searched every room and to her relief, she didn't find anyone.
"You can come in now Henry. It's safe," she said into her cell before hanging up. She was standing in Regina's bedroom staring at the bed in front of her. Something was definitely off and maybe Henry just might be right about the former mayor being kidnapped. It wasn't long till she heard him running up the stairs before appearing in the room.
"Emma… what is it?" he asked, right away noticing her perplexed expression. Her gazed was still fixed on the bed.
"How often does your mother leave her bed unmade?" she asked, knowing how much of a control freak Regina could be.
"Uh… never," he answered, his eyes fixed on the crumpled sheets.
"Dammit…" Emma grumbled under her breath as she took out her cell and called David. The door was left wide open, her bed was left unmade, and Regina seemed to have disappeared. She knew that something must have happened and she was going to get to the bottom of this. After explaining everything to David she told him she was heading back to station and to meet her there. She hanged up and knelt down to Henry whose eyes were full of worry and panic.
"Hey, we're going to find her. I know it," she said, trying to give him some hope that Regina will be found. As much as she didn't like the other woman, she was Henry's mother and she had no choice but to bring her to safety. She was doing this for Henry.
"But why didn't she use her magic. What if she's dead?"
"No Henry," Emma said sternly. "We don't know that. Whoever took her probably used something to subdue her magic and if I know Regina, she'll figure her way out. She's smart."
"Yeah…" he agreed, his voice shaking still. "She is but still… what if she's hurt?"
"Then she'll hold on for you. She'll hold on till we find her."
Regina had woken hours later. Her whole body hurt and her head was pounding but she ignored it. She stood and tried pulling at the chain with her hands, desperately trying to break it free from the pole. This was sick. She felt like a chained dog and she wanted to kill whoever condemned her to this humiliation.
"You can pull as hard as you like but you're not going anywhere," a familiar voice chuckled behind her. Dropping the chain, she turned. Her eyes grew wide in surprise to see Owen.
"Owen… why are you doing this?" she asked angrily after getting over the brief moment of shock.
"I told you," he said as he set down a tray of food on the floor beside her before backing up so she couldn't reach him if she suddenly decided to kill him. "I'm looking for my father."
"What? How will chaining me up like a dog help bring your father back!" she snapped angrily.
"It doesn't but I made a deal. If I help her then she'll help me and besides having you restrained just might get me the answers I need."
"Who are you talking about?" Regina asked. "What does she want with me?" Her voice was still angry but really Regina was desperately trying not to show her fear. Right now she was the Evil Queen…cunning and intimidating.
"Your powers of course," answered a feminine voice from the entrance of the cave. She walked in and stood beside Owen. "And to answer your earlier question, I'm Tamara."
"You're not from here… Wait a minute how do you know I have magic?" Regina asked suspiciously and Tamara only smirked as she held her hand out to Owen. He handed her his phone and Tamara held it up for Regina before pressing play. There were two videos. One was of Regina using magic in Belle's hospital room and another of her ripping out Snow's heart. Regina could only watch in anger and shock.
"You know, you should thank us for not exposing you. We could make a fortune off of this." She stepped up to Regina, dangerously taking her face in her hand so that she would look at her.
"As soon as I find a way to steal your powers, the whole town will be mine."
"I won't let that happen even if I have to kill you myself," Regina said just as threatening before pulling away.
"We'll see," Tamara laughed before leaving the cave with Owen right behind her. The moment they were gone all of Regina's walls came crashing down. She let out a furious cry and violently threw the tray of food against the wall. It crashed loudly as she sank to her knees and cried.
