Red Fury, Dragon's Wrath

Chapter 3

Disclaimers::: I do not own OUAT or it's characters, just my colorful imagination. Well we have it. Ruby bit Emma twice. We will begin to see the effects of Ruby's bitesoon. So now, Regina, Emma and Maleficent are waiting for Granny and Ruby to show up at the mansion so they can talk about what happened and what Emma needs to expect to happen. How will Henry react to what Ruby did to his mother? Eventually, Ruby will have to deal with Snow. In fact, how will the Charmings deal with Emma's outburst and with the fact Ruby bit her? Has it registered yet that Emma isn't their daughter? Eventually, we will see how things go between Emma and Regina. This is SwanQueen all the way. But we will also see how Regina deals with Robin and with "Marian" also, debating on whether or not to have Ingrid be Emma and Lily's other parent in this one… Might be interesting to bring in the ice and snow as well as the fire and smoke element into the changes Emma will go through. Sort of a fire and ice thing...Let's find out what happens next.

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Regina took Emma and Maleficent home with her,knowing that Emma would not want to have anything to do with those Charmings ever again. She helped Emma to get her things as well as Henry's things from the loft, using magic.

That saved Emma the trip and made it easier for her not to get into another confrontation with them again. She was truly grateful to have Regina as her friend. It wasn't that much long ago when she thought she'd screwed their friendship after accidentally bringing Robin Hood's wife back from the past. Regina had flipped when she found out what Emma had gone and done. She'd been very angry with her when it became apparent that Marian was Regina's lover's wife.

There was more to the story than Regina was willing to admit at the time. Fate certainly had a wicked sense of humor. Fate also had something else planned for Miss Swan. Regina wanted the blonde where she could keep a closer eye on her, should something happen to her. But first, they needed to be prepared for what could happen next. And that is precisely why she'd invited the Lucases over so they could talk about what happened when Ruby bit her sheriff. Her eyes widened in surprise at the direction her thoughts had taken.

Her sheriff?

Where had that come from? Regina could feel the heat rising in her cheeks. "Excuse me…" she rushed into the guest bathroom and closed the door as she looked at her reflection in the mirror. She looked flushed. She turned the cold water on and splashed the cold water on her face. She looked at herself again. When she thought she had regained her composure, she dried her face off and took several deep breaths. She then steeled herself as she reached out to open the door.

"Regina? Are you okay in there?" A voice called out from the other side of the door.

It was Emma. Regina smiled as she opened the door and looked at the blonde. "I'm just fine dear." She hoped Emma wasn't going to ask any more questions for the time being. She almost faltered when Emma didn't budge.

After a heartbeat or two, Emma finally smiled and nodded. She figured if something was really bothering Regina, she would let her know when she was ready. They'd been through a lot today. Emma gave her some space as she allowed her through before Emma went into the bathroom and proceeded to check the bites on her shoulder and hand.

Maleficent had followed her daughter into the bathroom so she could see for herself how Emma was doing. "They've closed and healed faster than usual. You can hardly see the wounds or scars anymore." She said this with awe. She began wondering how fast the effects of the bites would take place.

Regina went and got Emma a shirt when Emma removed her bloodied top. She tried not to stare when Emma also removed her bra. "I...I'll take care of that for you." She took the damaged garments. "It looks like you were never bitten. I...I mean Granny still has her scars from when she was bitten. But not you."

Maleficent nodded. "If She were human, she would have scars. But she's a dragon. She would have healed completely within a day or two, depending on the severity of her wounds. But then again, she's immortal. However this is faster than what is considered normal even for our kind." She explained.

Emma heard what they were saying. "Maybe because another species is involved here?" She mused out loud. She had seen a lot of werewolf movies and had read a lot of books about werewolves in general. But none of them ever covered a bite of something other than vampires or other known creatures. This was different. She was a dragon and a werewolf had bitten her.

"That's possible." The older dragon nodded.

Just then, the doorbell rang. The dragons looked at each other and nodded, knowing who had just arrived.

Regina waited until Emma finished putting her shirt on before she went to answer the door. She sighed with relief, seeing Granny and Ruby there. She needed the distraction. "Come in, please make yourselves comfortable." She led them to the living room.

Ruby gave a shy smile when she saw Emma there. She still felt guilty about biting her even though Emma had forgiven her. "Hey Ems." She moved and sat at the couch across from where Emma was sitting with Regina.

Maleficent had opted to sitting in a chair while Granny sat next to Ruby. Maleficent could feel certain things happening with Emma and knew she would need to keep a close eye on her daughter. She still blamed Snow for what happened. She eyed Ruby remembering how close she came to having her head for biting Emma.

Regina decided to offer some refreshments for them all and some appetizers for them to enjoy so they could talk about the white elephant in the room. After making sure everyone got what they needed, they were more than ready to start talking.

Maleficent started. "I know Ruby bit my daughter, and already, I can sense changes happening inside Emma. My question is this, Eugenia, you were human when a werewolf attacked you. How long was it before you turned fully?"

Granny nodded. It was a very valid question. "It took me three days. But I didn't turn until the first full moon. I was a gypsy woman who met and fell in love with a werewolf. Ruby's grandfather wasn't the one who attacked me. It was another who wanted my mate for herself. Her brother attacked me, hoping to get me out of the picture. This happened before my husband had the chance to mate with me properly. In retaliation, he killed my attacker and his sister. My husband was a true Alpha and a Prince. He was Anita's father. That is why both Anita and Ruby are royal wolves. More wolf than I would be." She looked at Ruby before continuing. "I always tried to protect Ruby from her birthright because I didn't want to lose her likeI lost my daughter and my husband. When Anita came back pregnant and mated, I lost it. All Anita told me, was that Ruby's father was the leader of his own people. He mated with Anita because he knew she was of royal blood like he was. He expected her to join his pack and to be his mate after his own mate was killed by a rogue wolf. He knew Royals were impossible to kill and his previous mate was not of royal blood."

Ruby perked up when she heard her Granny sharing some family history. She never had a chance to hear more about her grandfather and ever since her mother ran from home and joined a pack, Granny never spoke about her daughter, so it was a nice treat to learn something more about them. She wished she knew something about her own father. She barely knew enough about her own mother. She felt as if she were finally getting a glimpse of who her parents were.

Emma was intrigued about her friend's family history. If there was one thing she loved, it was history. While she was sitting there, listening to Granny talking, she could feel her body temperature rising and then dropping. She felt extremely hot one moment and then freezing cold the next moment. She would be either sweating or shivering. She felt Regina move closer to her and feel her face.

Regina replied. "Emma was burning up and now she's freezing. Is this normal?"

Granny shook her head. "When I was first bitten, I had a fever for three days and slept for the duration of the time. When I woke up, everything became clear. My senses were sharper, my strength much stronger. I felt invincible."

Maleficent spoke up. "Emma is a Dragon through and through. Fire and heat is a huge part of her. But her other parent on the other hand… she was the opposite of me. Maybe it is the side of her that is starting to wake up. Maybe the bite is causing her to get in touch with the other half of who she is, or rather who her other parent is." She explained.

"And who is her other parent, Mal?" Regina asked.

Maleficent smiled. "The Snow Queen. She's also a shapeshifter and she's not human."

"Then Emma isn't either. And since she's been bitten it once, but twice she's changing twice as fast. When Ruby goes through her wolfstime, she has no control over her own wolf. I have to wonder if Emma would have better control over her newer side… will she be a Dragon were, or a werewolf or both? What will her strength be like since she's already Dragon? I know dragons are very powerful and already pretty much invincible. I have to wonder how Emma will be affected now that she is most likely a Dragon werewolf hybrid." Granny mused as they moved over to Emma.

Ruby cringed. "I'm so sorry Emma! I can't believe I bit you and now you're…"

The door slammed shut as they all saw Henry had returned from school. "YOU bit MY MOM?!" He was glaring at Ruby. His hands had formed into fists at his sides after he dropped his backpack. "GET OUT OF MY HOUSE!"

"HENRY!" Regina chastised her son. She stood up and crossed over to their son. "You apologize to Ruby."

Ruby's face fell. "I'm sorry! It was an accident. Snow lied and I didn't know what was going on… I'm sorry!"

Emma looked at her son and tried to defend Ruby. "Hey kid." She croaked, her throat feeling very hot and raw right now. "Ruby didn't know. It's between her and me. We are working it out. Your grandparents are not who you think they are…" she then noticed Henry wasn't listening to her and was instead looking at Maleficent.

"You should leave too. This is family business…" he started.

Regina had enough. "HENRY DANIEL MILLS! You go to your room NOW! I did not raise you to be disrespectful of our guests!"

"Hold on… Kid, she's your grandmother. When you're in your room and thinking about this… you better have an apology ready…" she began sweating profusely and shaking.

"Ma?" Henry became worried about his blonde mother.

Regina cleared her voice, reminding Henry that he was told to go to his room. He sighed, his head falling to his chest before he went upstairs to his room. He knew his parents were disappointed with his behavior. But at the same time, he felt upset that Ruby had bitten his mother. He couldn't help but wonder what was going on with her and what he should didn't know it yet, but so many things in his life was going to change and very soon.