Lost in the Darkness

AN/ So here is my first Once Upon A Time fanfic. Just a note the first area of this chapter that's between the ** is the actions and quotes directly from the first episode of the show, so I do not own any bit of context in there.

Most importantly, I do not own characters or the story, they belong to Disney and ABC, and whoever else they belong to.

Enjoy J

Summary: Regina's curse did not succeed. It failed. This story is how Regina overcomes the struggles of her final chance at revenge to go into ruin, and how she wants to change, as well as the adventure on Snow-White and Charming trying to get to the other world to get Emma back from the wardrobe they sent her in. Many more adventures to come after that.

Tired of feeling lost,

Tired of letting go.

Tear the whole world down, tear the whole world down.

Failure.

Drive the cloud away,

We will fall from last to none.

The dark before the dawn,

We will carry on.

~Failure (Breaking Benjamin)

Prologue: Failure

*"Don't worry," Regina spoke as she stepped into the room. "In a few moments you won't remember you knew him. Let alone loved him."

Her vicious stare rained down on Snow-White as she held to her dying prince, her labour pains still stinging her body.

She looked up at Regina with tear-stained cheeks. "Why did you do this?" Snow begged.

"Because this is my happy ending," Regina hissed. Two black guards stormed in as Regina smirked. "The child?"

The guard shook beneath his armour. "Gone. It was in the wardrobe, and then it was gone. It's nowhere to be found."

"Where is she?!" Regina hollered at Snow-White.

Snow smiled beneath her tears. Victory in her eyes. "She got away. You're going to lose." She stared down at David with hope. "I know that now. Good will always win."

"We'll see about that." Regina smirked, looking up the ceiling as she could hear the thundering clap of the curse surround them. Her laugh echoed and eerie evil.*

But something occurred she did not expect.

The thunder died down, and began to fade away, as did Regina's triumphant smile. The guards looked at each other and moved out of the doorway down the hall to see what was going on.

Snow looked at Regina's confused and startled face, "What's happening?"

Regina marched over to the window of the nursery, and saw nothing but the dark black sky sparkled with stars – her curse was nowhere in sight.

"My curse… where's my curse?!"

Snow looked at David confused. "Your curse failed," then snapped back up at Regina. "You failed. Your curse is gone, and you have nothing."

The dwarves began to gather in with weapons in hand, staring angrily at Regina by the window. "We got you cornered, witch!" Grumpy sneered.

They ran towards Regina, before she disappeared in a swirl of purple smoke.

"Where'd she go?" Sneezy asked.

Snow looked back down and brushed her husbands cheek. "I don't know, but we need to find her, and we need to save Charming, can you guys carry him to our bed?"

They all worked together to get pick up Charming as he lay motionless and close to death. "What about the Queen?"

Snow stared at Grumpy. "Send men after her, leave no stone unturned. I stopped her execution once, because I thought she could find redemption, but that's just not possible. She needs to die for this."

AN/ Prologue Chapter is completed in completion. Review!