OK NEW STORY, WHERE REGINA BECOMES THE DARK ON INSTEAD OF EMMA :O
SO WHAT IF REGINA TOOK THE DARKNESS AND NO ONE TRUSTS HER TO CONTROL IT?
A FEW NOTES TO MAKE:
THE DARKNESS COMES AFTER EMMA,
REGINA HAD THE DAGGER FROM THE APPRENTICE,
THERE WILL BE CAMELOT IN THIS STORY!s after Emma,
LEAVE ANY QUESTIONS IN THE REVIEWS :)
ENJOY!
CHAPTER 1: THE DARKNESS
(This Chapter is very similar to the actual episode, just slightly tweaked.)
Emma had ran boldly from Gold's Pawn Shop, her heart beating wildly in her chest as she scanned the deserted streets of Storybrooke, Maine, for any sign of the darkness.
There was nothing.
No noise.
No body.
Nothing.
She continued running, her lungs burning from the sudden exertion and her breath panting rapidly as she rounded a corner to find her Parents, arm in arm, stood in the cross roads of the main Town centre.
"Where is it?" Emma's voice came out in short sharp bursts, a result of her breathlessness.
She felt a lingering presence behind her, ignoring it as she knew it was Killian by his musky odour.
"It just disappeared into the night…" Mary Margaret was clinging to her Husband's arms, her sentence was as if it had been picked right out of some cheesy horror movie, just before a big scare.
But this was no movie, and the scare was quite real, in fact Emma was terrified, no one had any idea who the Darkness would target.
They were all sitting ducks, waiting to see who would be chosen.
"Hey… What's going on?" Emma turned and smiled, as a familiar hand rested on the crook of her elbow.
Regina smiled back, squeezing Emma's arm before releasing the blonde from her subtle grasp.
Emma glanced over Regina, her other hand clasped around the dagger, which Rumpelstiltskin had earlier entrusted her with.
"The Darkness, it's no longer tethered to the Crocodile…" The name dripped from Killian's tongue as if it were poison, the feud between the pair hadn't lessened, yet seemed to simmer just below the surface as Emma kept the two at bay.
"What?" But Regina looked at Emma, not Killian, the blonde's eyes seemed petrified, the brunette picking up quickly on her friend's fear.
Emma was permanently glancing around, not noticing as Mary Margaret was pulled into David's arms, as Robin placed his hand comfortingly on Regina's back, she barely even noticed as Hook offered her a kiss on her cheek, of support.
"Where the hell is it?" Regina's now unsteady voice panicked Emma even more, if Regina didn't know what was going on, or how to stop, then they had no chance.
Emma's mouth laid slightly agape as her feet refused to let her stand still, her body constantly moving around the small patch of road, not really sure if she wanted to catch a glance of the Darkness, or not.
That's when they all heard it.
Regina knew as soon as Emma's feet froze.
A muttering, like a small whisper in one's ear. It was as if a tiny bug was crawling around inside a skull and chittering on the bone.
"It hasn't gone anywhere." Emma was surprised she could make a sound, let alone form a sentence, the worry bubbling up inside her was almost consuming her. "The Darkness…" Emma took a huge gulp of air. "It's surrounding us…"
Emma shuddered as she heard her own words, but she knew she was right.
The Dark Magic was near, she could feel it shaking in her bones, so much it actually hurt.
Emma cried out, but it was too late, black tendrils of Darkness clasped around her shaking body.
She was pulled efficiently away from the group, her body being shaken and felt as if it was being ripped apart as no one could immediately react.
"EMMA?!" Killian shouted, dashing forward, but David caught his arm, knowing although the Pirate had good intentions, the fact he had no magic meant he could do nothing to save his lover.
"I…" Regina pushed away from Robin, holding the blank dagger in front of her and trying to remember what on earth Gold had said to her earlier.
"WHAT'S IT DOING?!" Killian shouted to anyone who would give him an answer, but Regina was too deep in thought, her mind whirring as she closed her eyes briefly.
"It's snuffing out the light…" Regina finally said.
She realised Emma was the lightest thing this Earth had ever seen.
As the Saviour and child of True Love she was pure and the Darkness now had an opportunity to destroy that.
"Well, I'm not going to let it!" Killian ran forwards, but was quickly whipped by one of the flailing black swirls of Darkness, his body being sent flying backwards.
"That's not going to work, Pirate!" Regina shouted, amazed the man could be such an idiot, especially at a time like this.
Regina was making her brain work overtime, trying to figure out what she could do to help the blonde.
Regina had to keep her emotions in check as she saw the tears rolling down Emma's cheeks, the blonde was getting weaker and she didn't have long left before the darkness took over her.
"The apprentice told me we have to do what the Sorcerer did, we have to tether it to a person to contain it…" Regina let out a sigh of relief, but almost simultaneously sucked in another of panic.
She was the person.
She couldn't let Emma go dark.
Regina had gone dark before and come back from it, she just hoped she could do it again, for Emma's sake.
"Regina!" Robin called out as Regina dashed forward towards the swirling whirlpool which seemed to be killing Emma.
"NO!" Emma shouted at Regina, Emma felt like she was being crushed and chewed alive, but she didn't want Regina to go through this again.
Regina had worked too hard to get where she was, why was she going to screw it all up now?
"There has to be another way." Emma sobbed, trying to move her hands to stop Regina, but the magic was pulling her down.
"There isn't…" Regina's lips turned down, she wanted Emma to be safe and happy, and right now she didn't care what happened to her. "You deserve your Happy Ending too…"
Regina smiled, a few tears rolling down her own reddened cheeks.
"Regina, please? Don't do this, please?" Robin ran to Regina, swirling her around with his arm around her waist. "I love you, what about our Happy Ending?" He begged, as if Regina turning into the Dark One would be the end of their relationship.
"I love you…" Regina smiled, pressing her forehead against Robin's, before using her magic to push him back and plunging the dagger into the Darkness.
The Darkness immediately released Emma, Hook embracing Emma's sobbing figure tightly in his strong arms.
Emma watched from Killian's chest as the Darkness swirled down Regina's arm, encasing her chest and her body before wrapping her entirely in it's power.
"Regina…" Emma whisper of a sob caused her arm to jerk out and try and touch Regina's shivering figure.
Killian held her tightly, refusing to let her go.
Regina was screaming with pain, Emma not able to prevent her heart from breaking as the cries of agony reached her ears.
"I'm sorry…" Emma couldn't watch anymore, burying her head in Killian's chest, the man's arm pulling her closer and rubbing her back.
Suddenly, there was silence.
All that could be heard was Emma's occasional whimper.
The blonde quickly collected herself, smiling lightly as Killian pressed a rough kiss on her forehead.
Regina was gone.
All that was left in her place was a shiny silver dagger.
The words 'Regina Mills' engraved on the controller of the Dark One.
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