A/N So, to keep updates frequent they will be a little shorter. Thank you all for reading!
Regina waved her hand to remove the glamour. Rumple may have used his magic to transport them back to the forest but it would have been better had he just sent them to the port town straight away. The ball at Midas's castle was set for this evening and they still had to find Snow at the dock and then get back. The only way that Regina could foresee that being possible was by traveling with magic. Well that, or stealing a carriage, but anyone who would have a carriage would notice it missing and they'd already caused enough damage to the timeline. Still the port town was unfamiliar territory and she didn't want to accidentally poof them into a fireplace or the sea itself there would have to be a nonmagical way.
Her memories were still hazy but she knew there was a guards' outposts less than a two-hour's ride from the docks. There would be horses there for use by her knights, it was the closest place she could transport them safely.
"Now where are we?" Emma asked once the purple cloud disappeared.
Regina didn't have time to respond before a man's voice answered and she felt a crossbow being pointed at her.
"You're trespassing on the Evil Queen's grounds. Now turn around slowly or you'll get an arrow in the head." The guard threatened.
"Try it and you'll be incinerated before you can reload." Regina spoke in what Emma had to guess was her Evil Queen voice.
The guard practically threw himself to the ground blubbering apologies and begging for forgiveness.
"Enough of your whimpering." Regina sneered at him. "Fetch me two horses and I need them saddled quickly."
"But… was… wasn't your majesty traveling by carriage?" The guard asked, clearly confused by the request.
"If I had my carriage would I be here asking you to get me horses?" Regina snarled at him She knew of course her past self did have the carriage since they had seen her just a few hours earlier but even if this guard was foolish enough to question her once he would not do so again.
"Of course your majesty. Right away your majesty." The guard tripped over himself trying to get to the stables.
"Geez Regina, I thought that guy was going to pee his pants."
"Yes well, if he had met the real me that would have been the least of his problems." The brunette frowned.
"Regina, that's not the real you." Emma put her hand on the other woman's arm. "You're different from that woman who was laughing as she threatened to kill, I can see that, I wish you could too."
"Emma I.." Regina began softly but before she could finish the guard was leading two horses to them and she returned to the Evil Queen persona. "Now be gone, and if anyone gets word of my presence in the area I will know who told them."
Regina mounted the horse and though she hadn't ridden in ages it came back easily, and felt as natural as breathing. Emma on the other hand was having a bit more trouble. They'd been riding maybe twenty minutes before Regina had to say something.
"Emma dear, at this rate it would have been quicker to walk." Regina tried and failed to hide her annoyance as Emma's horse stopped again to snack.
"Sorry, I was never taught how to ride a bike let a lone a horse." Emma pulled the reigns and now was facing the entirely wrong direction. "I still don't understand why you can't just poof us where we need to go."
With a sigh Regina dismounted and began to untack her horse. "Because Ms. Swan, I do not frequent seedy pirate ports and to magically teleport I either need to see where I'm going, or be extremely familiar with the territory, and even then I run the risk of transporting us into the middle of a wall or something else that could sever one of us in half."
"Okay okay, I get it." Emma held up her hands in defeat. "So what are you doing now?"
"Well, since you have no control over your own horse you're going to have to ride with me." Regina sent her own saddle back to the guard outpost via magic and had remounted. "Hurry up now, we don't have all day."
"Ugh…" Emma's jaw hung open as she dismounted and walked up over to Regina. "Are you sure he can hold both of us?"
"Are you questioning the strength of my horses or are you calling me fat Ms. Swan?" Regina sounded offended.
"No! I just… I – " Emma started to panic but stopped when she saw Regina was smirking at her. Emma rolled her eyes and using a nearby log boosted herself up onto the horse behind Regina. "Should we do something about the other horse?
"No need. She'll make her way back to the stables by nightfall and no one would dare steal one of the Evil Queen's horses." Regina explained. "Now hold on."
"Hold on? Hold on to wha-"
Regina didn't wait for Emma to finish as she spurred the horse forward, allowing herself an amused smile as Emma yelped and felt the blonde's arms wrap around her holding on for dear life.
I know this have much to do with plot but I just felt like there should be a little Emma Regina time. Also if anyone can try to explain how Hook and Emma got around FTL so quickly w/o magic I love to hear your theories. So anywho thoughts?