A/N: Some language in this very short chapter. More to come (possibly tonight!)
"Why are you doing this to me?" Regina growled at the Snow Queen, "I don't remember ever even coming in contact with you! What could I have done to deserve this?"
"You didn't do anything," The Snow Queen almost looked sad as she looked away from Regina, "But I'm doing what MUST be done!"
"Why though? Why me? What have I done? I'm trying to be good, why don't I deserve happiness?!" Regina's lips trembled as she practically begged for an answer. She had finally found a happiness that didn't involve killing people and this bitch had to come and ruin it.
"As I previously stated, you have done nothing. This has nothing to do with you. This is nothing personal, sweetie. It's just business." The Snow Queen was done talking about this, she needed to steel her reserve and finish what she had started, "I'm not going to let you get out of this, Regina. I need you to do this. I cannot fail again!" Her voice had a hint of desperation at the end that touched Regina, she knew that kind of desperate plea. She'd seen the same look of crazed derangement in her eyes back when she was the Evil Queen.
"Listen," Regina began, standing and trying to keep a wide, inviting stance, "you still have a chance here. This land is different from where you're from. We can help you, whatever your problems are, there are people here who can help you. Why don't you start by telling me your name?" The Snow Queen seemed to soften for a minute, her long blonde hair had fallen into her crystal blue eyes. In that moment, Regina realized how beautiful she really was. She had a long, gauzey white dress that fell past her ankles and her soft blonde hair was pulled up into a messy bun. She looked like someone who hadn't looked in the mirror in a long while, messy and unkempt, but still beautiful under it all.
"My name?" The Snow Queen seemed confused, no one had asked her name in… centuries? "It… It was Gerda. She took that from me too." Regina leaned forward, intrigued.
"Gerda, who took your name from you? Tell me what we can do to stop this." Regina was proud of herself. Maybe hanging out with those idiots for so long in Neverland had turned her into a people person after all!
"Enough!" The Snow Queen was back and Gerda had gone back into her shell, "I have big plans for you, Majesty! You'll do well to hold your tongue and do as I say, without question!" And with a flourish to show Regina how serious she was, the Snow Queen squeezed her heart dangerously close to ash. Regina crumpled down to the ground, furious that she'd gotten so close only to have it end in pain. But she had made a crack in the woman's armor, maybe she could get deeper into her psyche before she was forced to kill again.