Characters: Swan Queen(if you squint), Regina,Emma, Snow,Charming, , Evil Regals ^_^

Spoilers: Broken

Disclaimer: Not mine or Regina wouldn't have suffered so much in season 2

Summary: No matter what Snow and her dumb Shepherd-Prince and everyone else would one day think.

Regina was loved.

She took them in, gave them food, clothes, jobs at the palace. Almost all of the older ones joined the King's Army, but their loyalty, their love was hers.

Author's Note: Because there is no way EVERYONE hated this gorgeous, badass woman. And hey Evil Regals are EVERYWHERE :)


"Your Majesty?"

"One moment, Captain." A voice said from the next room. After a few seconds the Queen emerged from a set of double doors. She looked at the young man wearing the uniform of her personal guard and smiled. "I trust everything went according to plan?"

"It did, your Majesty." The captain replied with a nod. His eyes connecting with the Queen's, something only the most trusted members of her Guard dared to do without fearing terrible punishment. This man was one of the few allowed such thing. Maybe it was because very few looked at her, not with fear, or hate, lust or disgust, but with gratitude, respect, loyalty, even love.

A year into her marriage with King Leopold, while riding her horse into the forest, something she considered her only escape from the nightmare her life had become, she came across a small unconscious child. His body covered with signs of torture. She healed his wounds and took him with her back to the palace. When he woke up and after reassuring him no one was going to hurt him, the Queen learned he had escaped a group of slavers who killed his parents and had taken him to an underground cave where they kept other children. Some of the older ones had tried to rebel and he had managed to slip away. The Queen led a group of soldiers to find the cave, she was glad Leopold was visiting one of their neighboring Kingdoms at the time. She doubted he'd have done anything to save the Children.

It was that day that the soldier's loyalty began to shift to her. Unlike Leopold, who never once stepped into a battlefield, she fought alongside the soldiers to rescue the children, and even though she was forced to use her magic in front of them, they never said a word.

As for the children.

Well, No matter what Snow and her dumb Shepherd-Prince and everyone else would one day think.

Regina was loved.

She took them in, gave them food, clothes, jobs at the palace. Almost all of the older ones joined the King's Army, but their loyalty, their love was hers. After a while, those who received training began teaching the younger children, even the ones who didn't want to join the army learned to defend themselves. The Queen wanted them able to defend themselves. Eventually they formed the Queen's Guard, she manipulated Leopold into thinking it was his idea. By the time the King died, her personal cook, her ladies in waiting, several of the servants and her personal Guard had become known as the Regals by the rest of the Kingdom. They were her children and she had come to love them. Unfortunately once Evil was added to her name; it was also added to theirs.

"The weapons, armor and other items are in place, my Queen. We are all ready for the new world. The moment you need us we will be there."

The Queen smiled fondly at him. "Excellent. Thank you Jonas. I've arranged for all of you to remain together when possible. I know you were worried about it. Now why don't you go get some food and rest, dear? You have been working too hard lately. I need you rested when we leave for White Castle."

"Of course, your Majesty." Jonas said and turned to leave, but hesitated at the door.

"Is something wrong, dear?" The Queen asked softly. She could tell something was bothering the young Captain.

The man turned around and looked at her sadly. "Not wrong, your Majesty. It's just we all wished we could keep our memories. You've done so much for all of us. The idea of not remembering you is… troubling. And some of the young ones are not dealing well. I know you are busy but if you could visit them for a few minutes…"

"Say no more, dear. I shall go see them in a little while." The beautiful Queen said smiling at her guard…her child. And he wondered if people would call her evil if they could see this side of her. The side she only showed her Regals. "Actually, why don't you go fetch every one of you and join me at the Great Hall for dinner?"

Jonas gave her a bright smile that made him look more like the child she rescued, than the strong young man he had become. And just like that he launched himself at her hugging her tightly, before stepping back and running out of the door.

The Queen smiled shaking her head. "Children."

She was going to miss her Regals.

It was done. The curse was broken. And it didn't take long for an angry mob to come knocking, or pounding to be more accurate, on her door. Regina should have expected it but her mind was full of Henry and E…Henry just Henry. They-HE would hate her, she was going to lose her son. She was going to be alone…again. She just wanted someone to love her but even her child, the boy who was meant to be her happy ending…the way he looked at her…and the loving way he looked at Em-Miss Swan.

All the years Regina spent loving him, taking care of him when he was sick, playing with him, and telling him stories before bed. Did that not mean anything…not even a little?

And now there she was about to be killed by Victor of all people. As if he had any right to be angry after what he did to her. As if he hadn't had a hand in creating the Evil Queen. The woman her son hated.

But then to add insult to injury.

"Let her go! Let her go! Let her go!"

SHE shows up like some damn knight…oh right. Like a White Knight to rescue her. As if Regina were some damsel in distress. Regina hated it. Hated the situation, hated that the woman who took her son from her was her only hope of surviving…hated the current of excitement that shot through her when she heard Em- damn it! Miss Swan's voice.

And even worse when Snow holier-than-thou White opened her damned mouth. "Regina's death won't provide any answers. She needs to be locked up. For her safety, and more importantly; for ours."

She was at the mercy of her most hated enemy. Death would be a mercy but no. She was to become a prisoner because the Good guys don't kill…yeah right. Like they didn't kill her soldiers, even some of her Regals …

Wait…her Regals!

Suddenly as if summoned by her thoughts the sound of a gunshot rang through their ears.

In a matter of seconds the mob was surrounded.

A group of men and women dressed in Secret Service-like black suits and armed with swords, guns and even assault rifles; all pointing their weapons at the fork and torch armed group of people between them and Regina.

The Queen noticed with glee as E…Miss Swan's jaw dropped in disbelief…and Snow and Charming's eyes flashed with recognition and fear.

"Step away from her!" Jonas yelled at them as he stepped out from inside the house, his gun pointed at the Charmings.

Oh yes.

Her children had come.