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 3
Mr Gold looked up from where was stood behind the counter as the sharp ding of the door bell sounded overhead as the formidable figure of the Mayor of Storybrooke breezed into his shop.
"Regina, I take it the hell beast is no more"
"No thanks to you Gold" Regina said before moving towards the counter
"I'm sorry dearie, this was not my battle to fight. Besides, you and Miss Swan seemed to handle the situation pretty well all by yourselves. Well done"
"Where's Robin" Regina asked
"I sent him back to your mansion with a protection spell. He's perfectly safe" Gold smiled before turning his back to her and placing a potion in the open safe behind him.
"What was that?" Regina questioned
"Just another little insurance policy" Gold replied locking the safe
"Gold, what are you up to?"
"Well, I found that our recent perilous situation has benefited me. I am simply taking advantage of what you and Miss Swan created"
"Created?, what the hell are you talking about"
"Well, you see dearie, I've just bottled one of the all realms most prized commodities"
"You're not making any sense" Regina said turning her back to him and crossing her arms. Gold rounded the counter to face her smiling
"Ask yourself this your majesty. Just how did you bring the saviour back when conventional magic failed you and destroyed the beast at the same time"
Regina frowned "I don't know. I just know I gave her CPR"
"CPR didn't do it dearie"
Regina narrowed her eyes.
"They have a term for CPR in this realm. It's called the kiss of life" Gold continued smiling smugly
Regina shrugged her shoulders "So what?"
"Oh come now your majesty, you know how this works" Gold said rotating his right hand forward, gesturing for her to draw her own conclusions.
Sighing Gold stated "It was true love's kiss, the only thing that can break any curse, transcend all realms, defeat any evil...etcetera, etcetera"
"That's not possible" Regina said matter of factly
"Oh but it is.." Gold stood smiling at Regina.
With a deep sign Regina said "Well, I guess it is possible as Emma was glamoured as Robin when I..."
"When you kissed her?" Gold interrupted
"I did no such thing!, it was mouth to mouth resuscitation" Gold continued to smile at her, indulging her explanation "As I was saying, if Emma was glamoured as Robin, that would make sense. He's my soul mate so true love's kiss would work"
"Ah, there we go, all explained away then dearie?"
"Yes" Regina paused "Wait, why are you still smiling at me like that?"
"Magic can discern any glamour. You can trick the untrained eye dearie. You can trick a hell beast. You can even trick yourself into disbelief. But magic as powerful as true love's kiss...it's impossible"
"I...don't...I" Regina said struggling for words
"Yes well, spoiler alert, the Evil Queen fails for the Saviour, the daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming"
"This is absurd" Regina scoffs as she turns to walk out of the shop, Gold poofs in front of her, spreading his arms across his body arc, illustrating an unseen newspaper headline.
" The Evil Queen is redeemed, turned to the light. She becomes a hero. She is defeated in a way no one could possibly conceive, she learnt to truly love again"
Regina rolls her eyes grabbing for the door handle, Gold presses on "She learns to love the lightest of all magic, the Saviour, the very product of true love and the daughter at the root of her distain" Regina's face is a mixture of shock and anger "It's funny how fate works out, isn't it dearie?" Gold laughs
"Get out of my way Gold" Regina says before pushing him aside and slamming the door behind her.
Of course Regina knew exactly what happened as soon as the light magic flowed between her and Emma. She didn't even blow a single breath into the saviour as she led deathly still on the ground. As soon as their lips touched, that's when the magic happened. She didn't need that imp to spell it out for her but she simply didn't want to believe it, she desperately wanted there to be another explanation. How could she have shared true love's kiss with Emma when Robin Hood was her soul mate, the person she was fated to be with? She looked up to the sky and noticed dark clouds swelling around the small Maine town. A storm was indeed coming and the former Evil Queen wasn't sure if she was ready for it.
Sat in a side booth at Grannies Diner, Emma watched as her son attempted to rebalance his enormous stack of pancakes as he dowsed them in an obscene amount of maple syrup.
"Hey kid, go easy on the maple syrup!"
"Come on mom, we're celebrating!" Henry said with a chuckle
"Yeah but all that sugar's going make you sick"
"I'm the author and the son of the Saviour and grandson of the Dark One! I'm pretty sure I must have some inbuilt protection spell to repel sickness right?"
"I don't think that's how it works kid" Emma smiles before winking at Henry "OK, just don't let your mom know I let you pig out all this sugar, she had a fit when I gave you a pop tart that one time"
"Don't tell your mom what?" Regina asks as she suddenly appears at the side of the booth
"Mmupphin" Henry responds around a mouthful of his pancakes
"I see..." Regina smiles noticing how both her son and Emma try their best to look innocent
"How was Robin?" Emma asks
"I just got off the phone with him. He's fine; he was at my house under a protection spell"
"He wasn't at Gold's?"
"No" Regina says as she takes a seat next to Henry
"Are you OK Regina?" Emma asks
"Yeah, Gold was just giving me some fate speech crap that's all" Emma raises her eyebrows "He was just trying to get a rise out of me" Regina says
"Looks like it worked" Emma responds and Regina frowns at her
"I don't know what's worse; your mother's hope speeches or Gold's gloating fate speeches"
Emma folds her hands in her lap and offers Regina a lopsided smile "Hey, don't let him get to you, we beat fate once right? Whatever fate he thinks is written for us, we'll beat that too" Regina offers her a sad smile and nods.
Finishing up at the Diner, Emma hugged Henry before he climbed into his mother's Mercedes "Be good for your mom" she called after him. Regina leant against her car, keys in hand turning them over with a soft jangle.
"Regina, I know something's really off with you" Regina avoids her eyes looking to the ground "What aren't you telling me?"
"It's nothing Emma"
"Really?, it doesn't seem like nothing to me. What did Gold say to you?"
"Look, I don't want to talk about this right now. Gold rattled me, but I'll deal with it, ok?"
"Ok" Regina turns to open the car door "Oh, thank you by the way" Emma says before Regina gets into the car "For...you know...saving my life"
Regina nods and smiles "I'll see you this evening, goodbye Emma"
"Bye Regina" Emma frowns as Regina's car drives into the distance.
