Authors Note: Okay, this is my first ever Swan Queen fic. I was hoping to write a story that would fit convincingly within the show. It takes place after season 5 (not yet screened at time of publish) with Regina returning to her role as town Mayor and Emma as town Sheriff.
This is a Swan Queen fic all the way, however, there are mentions of Outlaw Queen and Captain Swan again to ground the fic in reality. I have taken artistic license with a few things. I wrote this in about 2 days and like I said, this is my first fic so reviews are appreciated.
Rated M for sexual content in later chapters. Short snappy, easy read chapters completed and uploaded in one big ass dose (because I hate waiting for a story to be updated!) Please review if you enjoyed reading it and there may be a sequel in the works...
BEATING FATE
By
Red Andraste
Chapter 2
The Saviour and the former Evil Queen walked along Main Street. The night had gone deathly silent again, the wind occasionally blowing leaves into their path. Regina looked at Emma curiously as they past the library.
"What?" Emma asked
"You look like him, you even sound like him, but that walk is definitely all you" Regina said looking down at Emma's legs with a smile
"What's wrong with the way I walk?" Emma said indignantly
Regina chuckled before grabbing Emma's arm stopping them abruptly
"Did you hear that?"
"What?"
"Behind that dumpster, I heard something"
"Regina..."
"There it is again!" Regina said before stalking slowly towards the dumpster. She circled her hand conjuring a fireball Emma following close behind.
As they got closer, Regina saw two familiar sneakers shuffling backwards around the dumpster to avoid detection.
"Henry Daniel Mills!" Regina declared loudly
"Oh..er..hi moms!" Henry said sheepishly coming out from his hiding place
"Henry!, what are you doing out here? It's far too dangerous" Emma said grabbing him by the arm and pulling him to his feet
"I'm fed up of being on the sidelines, I wanna be a hero like my moms" Henry said
"Henry, you could have been killed!" Regina said sternly before engulfing him in a hug "I'm going to take you back to Grannies where you'll be safe..."
"But mom..." Henry pleaded
"Listen to your mom kid...I don't think..." Emma stopped abruptly as she heard a low growling close by "It's here!" She said quickly pushing Regina and Henry towards the doors of the library.
As Regina grabbed the door handle, a blast knocked her hand backwards "Protection spell" she said frantically to Emma
"Take the kid, and find some cover. I'll draw it away" Emma said. With a quick nod, Regina grabbed Henry's hand and started to run towards Grannies.
The hound rounded the corner at the junction of Main Street and Green and saw Emma stood defiantly in the street outside the library. Its teeth bared, it slowly stalked towards her.
"Here doggie doggie..." Emma muttered nervously.
As the beast drew closer, Emma clenched her fists, powering up her magic. When the hound was within ten feet, she opened her fists, blasting it with light magic.
As the white light dissipated, the beast merely shook it's fur from side to side, the magic having no effect.
"Well that's going to be a problem" Emma muttered before the beast let out a deafening howl.
Its eyes now glowing blood red, the beast fixed Emma with its stare. Immediately, Emma grabbed her heart as an excruciated white hot pain ripped through her body. Gasping her breath whilst clutching her heart, Emma slumped to the ground. "Regina!" she managed to cry before everything went black. The beasts, seemingly satisfied with his kill gave a victorious howl before stalking off into the night.
"Emma!" Regina cried as she and Henry both ran back towards the fallen Saviour.
Grasping Emma by the collar of Robin's trademark green tunic, Regina pulled her towards her cradling her head before whispering into her ear desperately "Come on Emma, you're stronger than this. You're the god damn Saviour, you're not going to be taken out by some mangy hell mutt, now get up!"
Having no response, Regina laid the saviour gently back onto the ground bunching her hands she drew upon her magic producing a pale yellow glow. With a quick nod from Henry, Regina started to move her hands slowly over Emma's body letting her light magic flow through the saviour.
Henry looked at his mother, his eyes wild with fear "Mom! It's not working, she's still not breathing!"
Regina, her eyes now starting to show her own panic "I'm trying Henry! I don't understand, this should work!" Regina looked at her hands in defeat
"She's going to die mom!" thinking quickly Henry gestured towards Regina's hands "Mom!...CPR!"
"What?" Regina said panicking as the commotion had drawn the beast back towards them.
"Do CPR to start her heart" the teenager said
"Ok, sweetheart, I'll try" Regina moved over Emma and said to her quietly "You saved me, now I'm saving you. That's how this works right? Fight this Swan, you hear me? Get the hell up and fight otherwise we're all going to be dog chow!" and with that Regina lowered her face to Emma's sealing their lips. In an instant, a yellow light flowed through both their bodies, then a blast of power knocked Regina and Henry backwards onto their backs.
Blinking quickly, Regina looked up. As the beast lunged forward through the air towards them, the magical blast hit it, absorbing into its body and disintegrating it into nothingness.
Regina crawled towards Henry before getting up and pulling him to his feet. "Mom, look!" Regina followed Henry's gaze and saw Emma staggering to her feet.
Smiling thankfully, Regina grabbed Emma's arm pulling her upright "Well it's about time Miss Swan" Emma smiled at Regina before being engulfed in a bear hug from her son.
"Easy there kid, I feel like I've been hit by a truck"
"Taking a hit from a hell hound will do that dear"
Emma smiled at her "Yeah remind me never to do that again!"
Regina smiled back, holding her gaze for a beat before looking down at the ground "Do you feel OK?"
"I'm fine"
Regina looked up furrowing her brow at the Saviour
"Really, I'm fine...I take it the fact that I'm still alive has something to do with you"
Regina smiled again "Something like that"
Regina and Emma stood together, their joined arms around Henry as the sun began to rise over the small Maine town "Hey moms, what say we go to Grannies for breakfast to celebrate saving Storybrooke...again, what is this like the eighth time or something?"
"Ninth" Regina said simply before adding "That sounds like a wonderful idea Henry. I'm just going to quickly check in with Robin at Mr Gold's and I'll join you shortly"
"Sure Mom"
Regina looked at Emma from head to toe before giving her an amused look. Emma looked at her own body before realising she was still glamouring as Robin. "Oh right, yeah, probably should take this off now" waving her hand over her body and restoring her true self "That would have been a little awkward considering I have to pee"
"Hmm" Regina said absent mindedly.
"Regina, are you OK?, it didn't zap your juice bringing me back did it"
"No dear, far from it"
"Sure?"
"Yes, thank you Emma"
Emma gave her a questioning look. Emma's built in lie detector was piquing and she knew something was off but didn't press Regina for it. She knew the former Evil Queen would process whatever was going on with her and come to her in her own time. Clearing her throat, Regina said "Anyway, you and our son have a celebratory breakfast to order"
"Right, I'll see you later?" Emma asked
"That you will" Regina replied before turning on her heel and walking towards Mr Gold's shop.
