I slowly close the door to Henry's bedroom as I begin to walk down the hallway toward my room. I couldn't believe Cora was in Storybrooke. For once I was actually afraid. I was horrified of what she was capable of. I loved Daniel with all my heart, and my mother murdered him in cold blood. Henry wasn't safe anymore. She could do the same thing to him. Especially if she had figured out that I had grown soft. I was trying to change for henry's sake. If Cora found that out, she could seriously harm Henry, or worse. "Love is weakness". Those very words echoed in my mind over and over as I walked back into my room and layed back down. How could she think that? Henry helped me remember who I really was. I wasn't the evil queen. I wasn't a bad person. I was a caring and loving girl who just wanted to spend the rest of her life with her one true love. It was every girls fantasy. So why? Why was she so intent on destroying my happiness? If she really loved me why would she kill him? Why would she kill Daniel? I just couldn't lose Henry like that. I couldn't imagine a life without him there. He was my son. I didn't want to go back to being the evil queen Regina anymore. I wanted to stay in Storybrooke and start over with Henry. I may even end up falling in love with someone again and having a happy little family. I continued to struggle with my thoughts as a single tear fell from my eye.
"Oh Regina. What is the matter?" a familiar voice spoke to me as my eyes widened. I flew up out of bed and glanced over to the other side of my room only to see my mother standing there before me, with a sinister look in her eyes. My heart stopped for a moment as I gazed toward her. It seemed as if she had just magically appeared. Which had to mean that she could enter my home at any given time and hurt Henry. He was in danger. This was awful.
"M...mother" I spoke softly with a slight bitterness in my tone as I gazed toward her.
"What is the matter with you? Are you not happy to see your mother? Did you not miss me?" She smirked as she walked closer toward me. "You know this little curse of yours was pointless. I mean look at you now. Everyone has there memories back and magic is used in Storybrooke. What good is that going to do you? You need my help." She spoke acting as if she cared about me.
"NOOOOO!" I yelled at her my eyes filled with rage. "I do not need your help, nor do I want it. Go back to where you came from and let me live out my life here. I have what I want. I am happy. Now please leave" I spoke firmly but Cora would not budge. She stood there looking as if she was growing angry with me, her eyes filled with blood lust.
"You know what I taught you. Or did you forget?" She continued on talking as if she didn't take anything I said seriously. She walked toward me as she whispered into my ear in a tone that literally sent chills down my spine, "Love is Weakness." My eyes widened with fear as I trembled a bit. I knew she was talking about Henry. Even though she never mentioned his name, I just knew it, deep in my soul. I had a horrible feeling of dread. Henry was the only one I really loved in Storybrooke. She had been watching me somehow but I had no idea. I took a deep breath and then began to form a fire-ball in my hand.
As all the commotion was going on Henry walked right into the bedroom where me and my mother were talking. "Mom?! What are you doing." He spoke to me looking a little afraid when he saw my fire-ball. "Mom...why are you?"
"Oh so this is Henry?" Mother smirked as she began to walked toward him. At that point my heart was racing a mile a minute. I felt as if I couldn't breath. I was so afraid. I had never been this scared of my mother before, but this time I was. "This little kid is your weakness? Pathetic." She walked a little closer toward him as I panicked. I released the fire-ball toward my mother as she caught it in her hand as if it was nothing. I yelled toward Henry.
"RUN! Run away Henry. Go to Emma. Tell her Cora is here. Just run. I will hold her off." With those words my son knew I was serious. He ran out the door as fast as he could. My mother released the fire-ball toward him as my eyes filled with tears. I ran in front of him taking the full brunt of the blast as I was sent flying toward the door. "Don't look back Henry. Keep running.' I had been able to quickly release a protection spell to create a barrier around my body as I jumped in front of the fire but only strong enough to prevent death. I had not been able to block the full power of the blast and was severely burned, but alive. I had to protect Henry. That was the only thing keeping me going. I stood back up wincing in pain slightly as I blasted my mother back with a blast of energy. "Don't..." I took in a deep breath and continued to blast my mother with attacks to try to give Henry enough time to get away.
"Are you serious? This is a loosing battle. You can hardly stand. Your hurt why not just sit down. I was only going to talk to Henry. Why are you so afraid? You are not acting like the Regina who had become the evil queen at all" she spoke as she blocked every attack I threw at her as if it was nothing. "I just wanted to meet my grandson"
"I am FINE! I am not the evil queen Regina anymore. I am just Regina. You weren't going to...hurt him, try to kill him?" I asked still breathing deeply but stopping my attacks.
"Of course not" she smirked and shook her head. Some how I didn't believe her. She's lied before. She made me believe that she was going to let me and Daniel go. So why would she suddenly have a change of heart. She had no heart. This made no sense. She couldn't be trusted. We did however begin to talk to each other a bit more calmly. Although my true intent was trying to distract her from going after Henry. Trying to ignore the burns on my body, I continued to talk nicely to her. I just had to know if Henry had made it to Emma's. I grabbed the phone as I offered to make my mother some tea so we could talk. I apologized for attacking her and had her follow me to the kitchen. She seemed somewhat agreeable. I asked her to take a seat and wait a moment letting her know I had to make a quick call to the doctor letting him know that I was coming in to have my burns looked at. I explained to Cora that I would not mention the fight and that I would just explain that I was practicing my magic and had not been paying attention causing me to accidentally burn myself. I walked out of the kitchen and dialed Emma's number as she answered the phone.
"Is he there?" I spoke quietly. When she said yes I felt a sense of relief know that she would protect Henry at any cost no matter what the circumstance. "Thank god" I spoke when suddenly the line cut out. "Hello? Hello?" I turned around to see that my mother had cut the cord to my phone line. "Mother! I said I would only be a moment you didn't have to do that. I was making an appointment to go see the doctor right away. What is your problem? Can you not see I am in a lot of pain at the moment." I slowly walked toward her as I threw the phone toward the wall missing her by inches
"Do not lie to me Regina. I know you called Emma to find out if Henry was safe. Forget the tea. I have some business to attend to. I will be seeing you later. Oh and you can't hide Henry from me forever. I will find Emma and I will kill her and then I will have Henry." She smirked as she vanished into thin air.
