A/N – Apologies for how late this is. I've had a terrible time lately I haven't been feeling the best and I'm just really down at the moment. So if any future chapters are late it's because of that. Not too much going on here but yeah. I hope you like it anyway. Again apologies for mistakes. Again apologies for mistakes.

Ring. Ring. Ring.

He glanced over his shoulder to the noise which was disturbing his reading. Most people wouldn't dare interrupt his quiet time so whoever was on the other end of the phone was about to be castrated.

Ring. Ring. Ring.

He huffed under his breath, folded over the newspaper and stood from his chair. He walked over to the irritating ringing. It was one of those old phones. You know with a rotary dial in the centre. Of course it wasn't actually a real one that spins, it was just designed to look like one of those but it still had the buttons. He could never quite figure out how to use an actual rotary dial telephone.

He cleared his throat, displeasure in his voice and answered, "What?" he seethed out. His anger dimming when he heard who was on the other end.

"Did you find her?" the voice said.

"We did, but then the imbeciles lost her."

"How unfortunate."

"For them anyway. They've been taken care of accordingly."

"You run a tight ship over there. Good to know."

"Yes, there are no room for mistakes here."

"So what are you going to do?"

"I think I have an idea about where she might have gone to."

"Well I hope you're right."

"You never did tell me why you freely gave up information on her fake death?"

"I have my reasons."

"Care to share?"

"It's need to know."

"And I don't need to know, is that it?"

"Precisely. Besides, what does it matter, we're both getting what we want."

"You better hope so."

He didn't wait for a reply he slammed down the phone.

"What can we help you with Regina?" Maleficent asked as she directed Regina to take a seat.

"I was attacked in my home last night and I need to find out who it was, what organisation; why are they after me?" She replied anxious to hear any information that could help her.

"Well I can't really help you just off of that description. Is there anything you can tell me about the people that attacked you? Were they were specific outfits, did you see any logos, organisation names, symbols, anything that can help me help you?"

Regina sat for a minute thinking deeply.

She closed her eyes to try and imagine the attack again to see if she could remember any small details. Her mind was replaying what happened as if she were watching a scene from a movie on fast forward.

Her eyes shot open.

"They were definitely all wearing black, but if I'm remembering correctly, and I'm rarely wrong, they had a symbol of some kind towards the left of the chest. Like a company logo. It was it was kind of, hmm I'm not sure how to describe it. I can draw it, do you have any paper around this place?" Regina asked the audience.

Ursula pulled open the draw closest to her pulling out an A5 notebook and passed it to Regina along with a pencil.

Regina put pencil to paper and started to draw. At first it just looked like a lot of squiggles which caused the three other members in the room to look at each other silently judging the drawing.

Eventually when Regina had finished it actually did look like something. Regina turned the notebook around so that the women could see it the right way up and all three of them collectively gasped.

"What? What is it?"

"You shouldn't have come here Regina." Maleficent said.

"Why? Who is it?"

"That symbol," Maleficent pointed to the page, "is not from the kind of person you want it to be from."

"I don't understand."

"When you quit the business, we moved on from our old organisation and moved onto… well a much darker one shall we say? At least that was and still is the reputation for the place."

"Right" Regina followed along with Mal's words carefully.

"Of course you wouldn't have thought it could've got darker than our previous employer, but it did. That symbol. Is a dagger."

"A dagger?" She looked back at the paper to examine the drawing. Regina was no artist. But if you squinted now, you'd see it too.

"The dagger is a symbol for the dark one. The dark one is well, basically what the title sounds like, the darkest one of them all." Ursula jumped in to say.

"He is not someone you want coming after you. He is the organisation we were trying to hide from. The 'they' who are still trying to find us now. You coming here has put us all at risk." Mal said taking back the reins of the conversation.

"I was careful. Nobody followed me."

"Are you absolutely sure about that Regina? You haven't been in the business for a long time now. You forget things when you don't do them regularly."

"Yes. I'm sure. Quite sure. Yes." Regina tried to convince herself as well as the others that she wasn't rusty.

"Fine I'm not 100% sure." She said rolling her eyes in a huff.

"I don't know what to do. If I go back into hiding they will keep coming for me."

Cruella sat thinking to herself for a moment and then caught Ursula's eye. Both of them having a silent conversation between them. Ursula shaking her head adamant that she should not suggest what she was about to suggest. Of course Cruella didn't listen.

"Darling… Have you thought about… Maybe… I don't know… Contacting your mother?"

If looks could kill Cruella would be dead now.

"You know I'm rethinking that truce we made just now." Regina growled.

"She might be the only one who can help you Regina." Cruella said calmly.

"I will not contact my mother. Even if I am to die." She didn't blink once as she said this as to convey her absolute seriousness on the matter.

Regina sat there with her head in her hands thinking. Should she just go home and wait for the inevitable? Should she just turn herself over and be done with it? Contacting her mother was out of the question. If only Emma was here to help her. She was better at coming up with solutions to being hunted down. Regina was okay but once again she was rusty.

"Well I suppose, I'll just have to kill the guy. Then the target will be removed from my back."

The queens of darkness burst out laughing.

"Kill- She just said Kill him- Oh god its too much- It's too funny- I forgot how hilarious you were to be around Regina." Cruella said wiping tears from her eyes.

"One does not simply kill Rumpelstiltskin. That will never end well. Ursula said as she calmed down her own laughter.

"Wait Rumpelstiltskin? Why do I know that name?"

"He's the dark one you probably heard the name through the grapevine." Maleficent said.

Flashes of memories sprung forth in Regina's mind.

"Oh no."

"What?"

"I know why he's after me. And if it's for the reason I think it is, I am not the only one in danger and I need to warn her."

"Her?"

"Her, who?"

"Belle. The woman he loves."

"That man is capable of love? Who knew!"

"Yes. I helped her escape a long time ago. He must have found out some how. Dammit. I need to make a phone call. Please tell me you have a found in this hut?"

"Of course not. Those can be tracked. We aren't stupid. They have one not far from the docks though I believe."

"That's just great. I guess I'll have to go then."

"Wait what are you going to do?"

"I need to call Belle and tell her she's in danger."

"And what if someone has followed you here? They could get a hold of any outgoing phone calls within a 10 mile radius. You're putting both your own and her life at risk."

"Well what should I do?! If they followed me they'd know I'm down here and where the exit is! Help me!"

"Calm down. You think we'd barricade ourselves underground without a second or third exit than the one we enter from? What kind of spy's do you take us for?"

Regina sighed in relief. "Thank god you're better than I think you are."

"Hey!" Regina grinned. She's missed the playful banter of friendship.

"Follow us." Maleficent said as she lead Regina to the hidden exit further to the back of the bunker. She twisted the handle and pulled open the vault like door. "This tunnel goes on for a long while. Just follow it and when you reach the end you will exit back on the docks. Once you're out don't waste time get a move on in case you've been spotted."

"For the record I am pretty sure I wasn't followed. Anyway, thank you Maleficent. Thank you all of you."

"You're welcome. Good luck." The three echoed.

Spending that much time together they are so in sync with their thoughts and their speech. It's kind of weird. But it amused Regina so she just smiled. She turned into the tunnel and the door shut behind her.

"They could've given me a darn flashlight, I can't see a thing."

Regina walked blindly until she reached the light at the end of the tunnel. I hope that's not some kind of hint as to what is about to happen to me.

She reached the end, stepped out into the daylight and sighed, glad to be out of the tunnel. Being blind and in a tight space did not bode well for Regina.

"Right then. Here goes nothing."

A/N – It's not as long as the others and for that I'm sorry! But it's better to have something than nothing eh? :P Leave me some words. Inspire me!