The New Queen of Darkness
Chapter 2
Disclaimers::: I do not own OUAT or it's characters, just my imagination. I hope you enjoyed the previous chapter. I had so much fun writing it. Let's see what else happens next. Lol
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The following night, the dream began the exact same way as it had all week. Emma expected that to happen. It was no surprise to her that she would be having the very same dream. She'd seen Cruella in her usual spot as she walked past her, and still, the feelings were the same. She kept walking and walking through the dense woods. She then spotted a huge tree ahead of her to the side of the path she was on. Suddenly she saw a dark skinned woman wearing a green outfit. She had huge tentacles moving around her. She also looked like she had dyed her hair and again, with this strange woman, Emma did not feel threatened as this tentacled woman smiled at her as if in greeting. She acknowledged Emma's presence and stepped aside, winking at her before looking in the direction that Emma needed to follow. She felt like this woman was also her friend. She continued forward, feeling eyes watching her back. She had a feeling that both Cruella and this woman were following her and walking with her. She looked behind her, sure enough, they were following her and smiling. The alarm clock then went off and woke her up.
Emma sat up and gasped, she was wide awake now as she realized the dream had changed. She grabbed her journal she had brought with her from work and began scribbling her dream on its pages, relying on her photographic memory. She quickly got ready and ran out before Mary Margaret could say anything to her. Emma was very excited about this dream and had wanted to share it with Regina. She had not meant to be rude to her mother but this was very huge to her. Halfway to the diner, she made a mental note to call her mother when she got to work.
Regina was there, in their usual spot. This time without Henry. Emma looked at the Mayor. "Where's Henry?" She asked.
"Staying with his friend. They will make sure he gets to school." Regina smiled. She noticed that Emma seemed excited about something. "Emma what is it? Am I to assume something different happened this time?"
The blonde waited until their drinks arrived. "My dream changed last night! It still started the exact same way with Cruella. Only this time, I saw someone else. A strange woman with tentacles." She went on to describe her in perfect detail and explained what happened in her dream.
Regina gasped. "First Cruella and now you're dreaming of Ursula? They still haven't said anything to you yet?"
"THAT'S Ursula? Wow okay... No, they don't say anything to me. Just… They smile at me in greeting as if they are my friends and happy to see me. They were following me though as I kept walking into the woods. I wonder who I will see next. You know, it's strange…"
"What Emma?" Regina asked, encouraging Emma to continue speaking of what was on her mind.
"I keep dreaming of people I've never met. Only to find out that I'm describing people you know. Cruella and now Ursula. What's the connection between them?" She asked.
Regina bit her lower lip. "They're Villains and well…"
"Hmm?" Emma looked at the mayor. "Villains and what? Regina?" She knew they were clearly villains, but she wanted to know what their connection was. She wanted Regina to finish what she was about to say.
Regina sighed. "They are Villains and also known as Queens of the Darkness. There is another one and she's worse than those two. I was one myself before, when I used to be the Evil Queen." She explained. She still had the Evil Queen inside her and had thought about ridding herself of her evil persona. But she hadn't done that just yet. She was still working hard to redeem herself. It was hard, but she continued trying to be the best person she could be, for Henry and for those people she had grown to care very deeply for. Emma included. She wasn't about to stop trying anytime soon, not when she'd come this far. Emma was the only person who understood her better than anyone else ever did. She just understood her in ways the others didn't. Emma was her best friend and even though they had their ups and downs, she was the only one Regina trusted and vice versa.
It was this exact same reason why Emma confided in Regina about her dreams. They'd been through a lot together and if anyone could help Emma to understand the dreams she was having, it was Regina. She trusted her completely. "Queens of Darkness? You were one hmm who was the other one?" She asked.
Regina looked at Emma and took a deep breath. "Maleficent. She's the first true queen of darkness. I was the second. Then it was Cruella and Ursula."
"Maleficent? Isn't that the dragon I killed? Does that mean I will start seeing you and Maleficent in my dreams? Or will it just be Maleficent since you don't consider yourself one of the queens of darkness anymore?" Emma had so many questions and was trying to make sense out of the whole dream situation.
Regina sighed as she looked at the blonde. "I'm pretty sure Maleficent is still alive, just in a different form while she recuperates. Dragons are immortal. I don't know yet why you would be dreaming of them. I don't know if I will make an appearance in your dreams. I'm sure you'll tell me if I do anyways." She smiled. "If Maleficent shows up in your dream next, we might have to start worrying because that could mean they are up to something. Maybe all we can do for now is wait and see what happens next before we take any precautions and deal with this together as a team."
Emma nodded in agreement. "You're right. I'm sure we will figure this out. I'll just keep writing my dreams down and letting you know if anything else changes. But in case they do… what does Maleficent look like when she's not a dragon?" She asked, wanting to be prepared in case she saw her in her dream.
Regina got serious then as she leaned forward. "Blonde, intimidating, has an attitude, blue-green eyes that pierce your soul, horned headdress, she's got a very dark soul. But she's also very graceful, a queen and she was my mentor and my friend. She's very powerful, changes into a dragon. You already met her dragon Emma. You really do not want to get on her bad side. But if you do see her, don't let her see your fear. She will know your weakness if you show her your fear."
Emma nodded, thinking about what Regina said to her about Maleficent. "I guess it depends on how they want me to see them in my dreams. I mean when I dreamt of Cruella and Ursula, they treated me like I was their friend. I wasn't afraid of them and I didn't feel threatened by them at all."
Regina nodded and gave her some advice. "Just be careful. Please promise me, Emma. Be careful and don't let your guard down. Keep this in mind. They can be very manipulative and make you see them as harmless. They are anything but. Just keep your eyes open and be aware of your surroundings. Don't let them get you into a position where you would feel trapped. Just make sure you have room to run in case you need to get away from them." She wanted to make sure that Emma was prepared in case they were gunning for her so to speak. Emma had always been the savior and had saved their lives so many times. Especially Regina's. The mayor felt extremely protective of Emma and didn't want anything to happen to her son's biological mother. Not after everything they had gone through together.
After the day went by, Emma called her mother and apologized for running out on her that morning. She explained that she'd had an emergency and needed Regina's help. She informed her mother that she wouldn't be home for dinner. Of course Mary Margaret was disappointed, but she knew Emma had her reasons.
Afterwards, Emma went over to Regina's place and was greeted by the delicious aroma of lasagna being taken out of the oven. She helped Regina to set the table and the mayor served them while getting out a bottle of wine to share with Emma. They'd enjoyed their dinner with Henry and helped him with his homework. They watched a movie before seeing Henry to bed.
Regina then led Emma down to her vault and they put their heads together, making plans and doing more research to figure out what would bring the Queens of Darkness to Storybrooke. They went over their theories of what they would want. Once they exhausted their brainstorming efforts, they decided to let it go for another night. It was time for Emma to head back home. Regina looked apologetic at the blonde. "We'll figure this out. I promise. I may need to consult Belle about this. Is that alright with you dear?" Emma nodded. "I guess we have no choice. She's got a lot of books maybe there's something in them about my dreams." She gave Regina permission to ask Belle for help.
When Emma left, she noticed Killian had left tons of texts on her phone. Emma rolled her eyes. The pirate had always whined a lot about how it was useless having a phone when he could use other simple methods to keep in touch with her. Yet he managed to send her texts even though some of them made no sense whatsoever. She called him as she headed out. She wasn't in the mood to deal with him. Not since the dreams started a week ago. She'd been ignoring him on purpose this entire time. He made her promise to call him back in the morning before work. Emma hung up after saying good night as she got home and headed to bed. She was completely exhausted and fell asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.
