Warnings: (Probably) character death and swearing.
Pairing: Swan Queen.
Disclaimer: I own nothing of Once Upon a Time and these characters.
Chapters: Five and an epilogue. [2/6]
Words: 2.018
A/N: English is not my first language.


The truth is when I said I was going to save her if it was possible, I didn't imagine I would have to swim among sea. I'm not really complaining that I have to risk my life for her at all, but I've never imagined this.

The screen where I watched the masked guy was being used to screen the room where I was. I looked again Regina's screen, her eyes snapped open, watching something that was in front of her, and I would have asked if she was seeing me, but I had no time so I jumped into the pool. ''The perk is…'' I muttered when I put the knife between my pants and my underwear, ''If you die, she survives… It's not such a big deal, but…'' I didn't take off my shoes, just my leather jacket. I glanced again at Regina's screen one last time before dropping myself into the pool. I swear I had read my name on her lips.

I dove into the water and started to swim, I have never been the best swimmer of the world, but at least I knew how to swim, one of the best things that I could do is hold my breath, at least, hold my breath for two minu… "Oh, shit, what the hell had touched my feet? It was a fucking jellyfish? Seriously? He put jellyfishes into the freaking pool?" I panicked.

I felt something on my right foot and then dragged me down, I opened my eyes and I saw what there were underwater, who the hell would put an octopus in a frigging pool?! ¡That maniac put an octopus in the pool, it's as big as me! Oh, God, is that a freaking shark? I grabbed the knife and tried to get rid of the octopus. I felt panic when I saw the shark approximating me, the knife fell off my hand. I cursed everything on my mind and tried to swim to the surface, but the damn octopus was holding me so thigh that I couldn't. So I decided to swim to the bottom as I needed the knife.

I cut the tentacle in my knee and I dodged another, then the shark tried to bite me (I was lucky as the shark was small), I stabbed him on his jaw and I felt another tentacle in my knee. I couldn't help screaming, a scream that became bubbles in the water, which was turning red because of the blood. I was drowning.

Damn it. Alright, I confess that the week before I ate octopus with potatoes, it was some kind of vendetta against me? I ate the baby octopus and the big one had come to eat me? Seriously? It was some kind of mafia? I cut another tentacle before swimming as fast as I could to the surface. I caught my breath and for a second I forgot that Regina's tank was being filled every second I breathed. I swam until I reached for the edge of the pool. I was strengthless. I finally lied on the wet hard ground and turned my head to watch the screens, some of the people were about to have a heart attack covering their mouths with their hands. Regina was… well, I couldn't really know what sort of expression she had on her face, I smiled slightly.

Hang on, is that a cut on my forearm? What? When did I cut myself? I sat down and I examined my forearm, it wasn't a big deal, I mean it wasn't big or deep , I wasn't dying for it, I ripped a piece of my pants with the knife and covered the wound before standing up. The water on Regina's tank was around her biceps. I did have time left.


I saw the ''Welcome to Storybrooke'' sing and continued driving a few minutes more until I arrived town, it really was a good place to start over and do the right things. I could get a normal job, as all the people in the world do, make friends or… something. I left the big city to start from scratch in this town in the middle of nowhere, I just want my ''little'' journey to be worthy.

I went back to earth when a girl put her hands on the hood of my car. ''What the hell are you doing?!'' She yelled.

I opened the door and dismounted my car in order to see if she was okay, I was way into my own thoughts that I almost ran over her. ''Oh, are you okay?'' I asked.'''I… I didn't see you.''

''Well, maybe you should go to the doctor to check your eyesight.'' She stated. ''You're not from here,'' the girl (woman) pointed out, how did she know? ''I've never seen you before, who are you?''

''I am… Emma…'' I smiled faintly. ''Emma Swan.'' I added.'' She looked down upon me and for a moment she intimidated me, how couldn't I? She wore the typical pencil skirt and that blouse… like she was… I don't know… someone important. ''And you are…''

The girl smiled slightly before answering me. ''You will find out. Miss… Swan.''


I got up the floor and my clothes felt heavier since they were all wet, I glanced again at the screens for the last time before walking towards the door that just opened, and again, it was dark inside. I swallowed. What kind of sadistic tryout prepared that maniac for me now? The door closed behind me and the lights illuminated the room.

''What the hell is this?'' I muttered.


''Miss Swan… I don't remember inviting you.'' Regina had her typical I'm-more-important-than-you-peasant pose, her infamous smug and her mayor clothes, I'm not saying that I pay attention of how she moves, smiles or the clothes she wore, but… well, it's inevitable.

''That's because you didn't invite me,'' I shrugged when I got up, as I was talking to Henry. I went to Regina's mansion in order to apologise about the fact that the day before I spill my cocoa all over her when she entered Granny's, ''I came to apologise about yesterday's incident.''

''That incident when you almost kill me running over me? Or that incident when you ruined my clothes with your cocoa?'' I sighed. She was being sassy as fuck.

''Both incidents…'' I said arching an eyebrow.

It's not like I'm the kind of person who apologizes, but she was Regina, Storybrooke's mayor, and I'm not saying that I feared her or something, but yesterday I almost ran over her and I didn't even apologise, well, at least in Granny's incident I did. Besides, why she was so crude?

''Mom, Emma was telling me about her adventures.'' Henry was so excited that I smiled, I've never had a child, but if I had one, I'd love he was like Henry, he had so much vitality. ''Why don't you stay for dinner with us, Emma?''

''What? I… I…''

''Henry go indoors.'' Regina glanced at her son while he walked up to the door without saying anything. Regina crossed her arms and stared me, did she stare everyone in that way or it was just me? I was not intimidated. ''Miss Swan, what do you think you're doing?''

''I don't understand…'' I answered, staring back at her.

''You come here and talk to my son about… adventures that I really don't want to hear about and… ¿do you think I'll accept you as guest in my table?''

''Look, Regina, I… I didn't know that Henry was going to say that, okay? I didn't tell him anything about it, I just tried to make a good impression, nothing else. Besides, I told you why I'd come here for. I hadn't come for dinner, but for apologising.''

''Apologies accepted, you can leave now.'' She said, turning around and walking towards the mansion.

''Are you like this with everyone or it is just that you hate me because I almost kill you?'' I exclaimed watching her leaving.

''Stay away from my son, Miss Swan.''


''Hey dude! Where the hell are you?''

I walked towards the black line, this room was bigger than the other one, but it was… empty. Completely empty. I didn't know if I should cheer up or cry. Two screens appeared above the door in the other side of the room, they were so big that I could see them perfectly in the distance, and for my own security I didn't cross the line. Both screens turned on. The water on Regina's tank was almost in her knees, in the other screen appeared the masked guy.

''I was fighting over with myself, thinking if I should bring popcorns to your friends, you know.'' I laughed wryly.

''I'm glad that you are having fun, son of bitch.'' I hissed.

''This… tryout is kind of funny as well, it was hard to prepare…'' I swallowed.


''Miss Swan, what are you doing here?''

I glanced at the ceiling of the room and sighed before turning around and see Regina with her arms crossed, I internally laughed because of the ironies of meeting her here.

''Looking for a job, Regina.''

''As deputy of the sheriff?'' She asked. I could hear mock in her tone. I rolled my eyes and took one step towards her.

''Yes, as deputy, you know? It is very funny,'' I said emphasising every word, ''how we always meet each other. How you are always where I am. Are you following me, Regina? A mayor have more things to do than following everywhere the new integrant of the town. Thank you for your concern, by the way.''

''I beg your pardon?''

''You always go where I am, Regina, damn it, and just to argue with me.''

''For the record, I'm not following you, Miss Swan.''

Yeah, well, faith has a very good sense of humour, because the first day, I stumbled up Regina twice, the second day I met her once because I went to her mansion, the third day I ran into her in the park (in the park, damn it, and she wasn't even with Henry), I also found her in Granny's and the supermarket, and now here we are, in the sheriff office. ''I told you to stay away of my son.''

I frowned. ''Regina I'm not a paedophile or a murderer, why do you want me to keep away of your son? I'm not planning to kidnap him or something. Don't give me orders, you're not my boss.''

''I'm the mayor of this town, and for what I see, you're in it.'' I sighed, this woman really loved the power. ''I'm going to say it again, stay away for my son, I don't want your influence in him.''

''What about the influence of The Evil Queen?'' I asked with a smirk, she stared at me and for a moment I saw her clenching her jaw. ''Your son is special, Regina. I like him. And I'm not going to stay away of him.''

Regina smiled slightly. ''This town is not for you, Miss Swan…''

''Is that a threat?''

''It's an observation.''


''Explain what you have to explain, man.''

''Well, as you see, now will appear squares on the floor. These squares have three options, one of them, neutral, if you step on it, nothing will happen. The second one, if you step on it, it'll disappear and… well, you're going to fell down. The third one is… surprise surprise…'' Surprise? What the fuck? ''The red tiles can be neutral or surprise. The black ones… well, they're made for making you fell.''

I watched over the room, now the floor was starting to make squares and change its colour. One colour caught my attention. Yellow? What the hell? He said nothing about the yellow squares! ''Oh, yes, sorry, the yellow ones are kind of tricky.'' Tricky?

''What's on the tricked ones? Don't you rig this tryout bastard!'' I dared to say.

''You'll see…'' he laughed, fucking sadist, ''literally. Good luck, Miss Swan.''