AN: Hey guys I'm back with the third installment of the Morrigan and Regina chronicles! Sorry its been a while but I wanted to get my bearing and write a few chapters before posting. I've also got other stories I'm writing at the moment, so switching back and forth gets confusing sometimes lol :D

This story picks up where we left off at the end of "Love is Weakness". I will post a short recap from the previous story at the beginning of this chapter for you all, but it is advisable to read Power is Prestige and Love is Weakness if you havn't already or it may get confusing with all the extra OC'S..

As like the previous fanfics, this one will still center around Morrigan and Regina, their thoughts and feelings outlined in italics. This is a dark franchise so as before, any Trigger Warnings will be highlighted at the beginning of each chapter. So without further ado, lets get started...

Previously...

"Robin?" Attention quickly darts to the unknown woman hovering in the diner doorway.

"Marian? Oh my god Marian!" The woman rushes down the steps and into Robins awaiting arms.."How did you even.."

Marian's eyes refocus on the frozen mayor and she scowls.."The Evil Queen! She locked me in her dungeon, was going to have me executed but Leia saved me!"

Many hurt and angry eyes refocus on the former Queen as Robin wraps Marian further into their hug.."Regina?"

"I.." Regina backs away from the almost hostile group and Morrigan follows her pace warily.

"Regina.."

"Shes a monster! Just look at what she did to you, the person she claims to love!"

Morrigan glares at Marian before quickly spinning back around to her horrified true love. She tries to reach for the woman but her hand only grabs air.."Regina your not a monster, and I forgive you.."

Regina's head shakes frantically, not able to meet the eyes of her friends and family, and just before the woman disappears in a swirl of purple smoke, Morrigan sees tears stream from broken brown eyes.."Regina wait! Damn it!" She whirls on Marian.."Why the hell did you say that?! You don't know her, who shes become!"

"Shes the Evil Queen! I don't need to know anymore, just look at what she did to you!"

Morrigan sighs deeply, this isn't good..isn't good at all...Angry green eyes, slide to the sheepish savior.."You did this! Couldn't keep your mouth shut could you savior! And after everything I've done for you, for your family, you try to destroy mine?!"

"I just wanted to save her life..I just wanted to help."

"Your just like your parents, never thinking of consequences!"

"She deserved to know.."

"NOT BY YOU!" The group startle at Morrigans rage, Maya and Serra bowing their heads behind an apprehensive Robin.."I saved your life from the Queen's guards, I saved your mothers life and risked my own in the process and when I tell you two idiots to keep a secret, you break my trust and tell it just to make yourselves feel better!"

"I didn't mean.."

"No of course you didn't! I am DONE helping you, I'm DONE with you heroes destroying my life! Just know that when something else comes to destroy Storybrooke and kill your Charming family, you heroes are on your own!" Morrigan waves her hand and Elinor appears by her side in a cloud of burgundy smoke. The child stares wide eyed as shes scooped onto Morrigans hip with a grunt.

"Serra! Maya!" The two girls quickly scamper behind and with a flick of Morrigans wrist, the small party disappear in a plume of red magic...

Meanwhile:

Within the remnants of the abandoned barn, a copper urn sits on the engraved ground. The lid suddenly pops open and blue liquid seeps from within. It slithers across the floor, tracing patterns carved within the dirt of the time portal. The liquid slowly merges together and begins to solidify into a familiar form.

A tall blond in an elegant blue dress reaches one arm out and frost launches from her palm destroying the urn. She paces from the barn, determined and vengeful...

Betrayal, a never ending spiral to most..When can someone trust anyone so explicitly they would give their heart, their life, without so much as a second thought.

Tragedy always befits heroes, its so they can rise to fame and become the valiant knights of our dreams, but for villains, the ones that strive to be more than the bad guys, the murderers and demons that haunt peoples nightmares, there's only a never ending whirlwind of disappointment and betrayal..

The mayoral mansion's still, the once happy home stuck in endless silence until a swirl of burgundy smoke announces Morrigans presence. She stumbles sideways into the wall of the foyer with a painful cry, dizziness and exhaustion causing her to crumble to her knees. Her foreheads lined with sweat as green eyes attempt to refocus.

Ever since the blowup outside of Granny's last night, shes been searching for her distraught true love for hours on end, but with no luck, Regina, where the hell are you? You cant let Marian get to you..A subtle movement behind has hazy green eyes flickering open.

"Regina?"

Slowly two bodies crawl to face her and she sighs at a timid Serra and Maya, not Regina then..

"Morrigan..hurt." Serra taps her own back concerned and Morrigan smiles weakly.

"Yes.."

Maya hesitantly moves to face Morrigan's back and inspects the blood seeping through the woman's shirt. Quickly the girl bounds to her feet and rushes off into the kitchen with curious eyes following her.

Bloodshot green eyes droop, Morrigans energy dwindling, I really should have gone to the hospital, the gashes on my back are probably infected by now..There's a gentle arm wrapping around hers and she glances at Serra whose determined to lift her from the foyer floor.

"Up!"

Morrigan chuckles weakly but eventually struggles to stand on wobbly legs. She groans painfully as the young girl guides her into the living room and she flops onto the sofa face first. Her boots are slowly pulled from sore feet and her legs are delicately placed on the cushions. Morrigan turns wearily and startles finding concerned hazel eyes staring at her by the sofa's edge. She smiles weakly, lacing a gentle hand through brown hair and watch's Serra cling to the limb.

"Keep an eye..on Ellie.."

Morrigan recalls her sleeping daughter upstairs and thanks god Ellie isn't here to witness her injuries. Her eyes begin to droop before slipping shut, exhausted, I need sleep..Or a coma..

"Stay!"

Green eyes snap back open at the desperate girl who shakes her hand erratically, I'm not dying, not this time anyway..

There's clatter of metal and porcelain before Maya's laying a few utensils, a bowl of water and towels on the coffee table. The girl grabs a pair of scissors and begins carefully cutting Morrigan's blouse open as Serra rubs the woman's hand gently.

Morrigan hisses as a wet towel begins to dab her bleeding lacerations, not really the hospital I was asking for, but at least its something..

Serra stares grimly.."Regina..gone?"

Morrigan refocuses glassy eyes.."I cant find her." She hisses again, gritting her teeth as Serra scrutinizes her wounds and glances at Maya's grim expression.

"Morrigan..moet met vuur skoonmaak.." The girl pats her back and hisses, then points to the fireplace.

Morrigan nods her understanding, flicking her wrist and igniting a small blaze within the charred grate.

"Gebruik hierdie maya." Serra hands her timid sister a knife from the table and the girl quickly places the metal edge into the flames.

"Get me something..to bite down on.."

Morrigan shows her teeth and Serra quickly retrieves a towel and gently pushes it into her mouth. Green eyes watch Maya carefully walk back with red hot steel and she braces herself, feeling hands smoothing against her arm. A muffled scream and the smell of burning flesh drifts around the mansion as fierce hands cling painfully to the sofa.

After a moments agony, the towel is gently removed, releasing Morrigan's painful jaw as she lays panting on the sofa. There's a moan when cool liquid is carefully spread across her inflamed back and weary green eyes slide open.

"Bandages..kitchen..green box.." Morrigan sighs weakly at Serra's puzzled expression.."Doesn't matter.."

Fabrics pressed against her back and she groans, darkness creeping up on her. Her shaky hand rises and Serra's quick to grab it.

"Morrigan sleep..stay home with Ellie.." Green eyes eventually slide shut, even with protest from a frantic Serra...

Bloodshot brown eyes vacantly stare at her weary reflection, hefty bags outlining Regina's emotional exhaustion, its my fault..I'm a monster..how could I ever think I could change, I'll always be the Evil Queen, and who could love an Evil Queen..Her stomach churns, the images of Morrigans bloodied back, green haunted eyes staring at her and Marian's words on constant repeat in her mind, monster..Evil..Her mother's words echo in her mind, "love is weakness Regina, one day you'll learn to accept the fact no one will love you"..

Darkness swells in Regina's fractured heart, her mind racing and eyes staring at the angry reflection of the Evil Queen staring at her over her shoulder, You'll always be the Evil Queen dear..The monster they know and fear..The monster they treat you as..You don't deserve happiness, you don't deserve her after torturing her time and time again. Weak! Pathetic! Unlovable! Monster!..Brown eyes darken, a snarl curling on faded red lips and Regina shrieks, throwing her fist into the Evil Queens reflection. The spiraled mirror cracks, fragments clattering to the floor followed roughly by her shaking knees. Shards slice into her skin as she stares at her bloodied fist through tearful and aggrieved eyes, I'm no hero! I'm nothing more than a villain! I should have let them kill me in that pit years ago! Mother was right..Mother was always right..