Needless to say Regina was absolutely exhausted and sore from head to toe the next morning. David went downstairs to cook breakfast and Jefferson carried her into the bathroom, placing her in a steaming tub. She sighed as he ran shampoo through her hair and she cleaned the rest of herself. She rinsed herself off, he picked her up and carried her back into the bedroom. Killian was waiting to give her another massage. David brought her some hot food and she ate until she was nice and full. She laid down again and sighed. "Thank you, dears."

"When can we…" Killian wiggled his eyebrows. "Again."

"When I am rested again." Regina smiled. "Wake me up around 12."

"Alright." They each gave her a kiss and moved off to do who knew what. Killian and Jefferson went outside to shovel the walkway and David cleaned up the kitchen. All three would be irritable for the next 2 hours.

Emma found Killian a few hours later near his ship, hacking away at the ice around the hull that locked it in place. "Hey Hook." She called, walking across the frozen harbor that had yet to thaw. He glanced up.

"Hello Swan. Can I help you?"

"Actually, I was wondering if we could talk about something."

"Usually when a woman says she wants to talk, it isn't a good sign." He replied, straightening up and looking at his handiwork. His ship was now free but it was still surrounded by ice. "If it's about Regina, then you should probably go talk to her."

"What if she doesn't find out?" Emma asked hopefully.

"She will find out." He said simply. "And I'm not looking for another woman. Regina is more than enough."

"Hook." She sighed. "You're telling me that you feel nothing for me? After everything we've been through."

"I'm sorry, Emma, but I belong to the queen."

"You make it sound you're her possession."

"I don't really mind that." He watched her start to get angry, like a switch being flipped. She moved towards him with the clear intent to kiss him. But it was not to be as a perfectly manicured fist slammed into Emma's jaw. Regina scowled as she raised her hand, slowly closing her fist. The ice around them made a crunching sound and the piece Emma was standing on gave way, sending her into the frigid water. Regina looked at Killian.

"You're late."

"I was trying to save the Roger." He countered.

"And this?" She gestured to Emma scrambling to pull herself out of the water. She barely managed to succeed.

"This was not my fault and came out of nowhere, I swear."

"Head back to your quarters. I want to speak with Miss Swan alone." Regina crossed her arms, hardly bothered by the cold despite her wearing only a short purple dress, heels and her stylish black coat. Killian nodded and headed back to the docks. The former queen turned her attention back to the blonde. "Miss Swan, I know you're upset about losing Killian but I do need you to understand that he is lost. He is mine and will forever be mine."

Emma scowled and stood up. She started to speak but Regina stole her voice.

"Look, child, before you say something else as stupid as what you just tried to do, I just want to warn you. If you touch my pirate again, you will lose that hand. If you try to kiss him again, I will cut off your lips and make you eat them. Do I make myself clear? Find someone else to chase after." She turned to leave, swinging her coat as though to punctuate her statement. She teleported herself to the captain's quarters where a nervous Killian awaited her.

"You alright, Love?"

"Just fine." She said, shrugging out of her coat. He offered to take it, but she declined and instead commanded him to take off his clothes. She slowly removed her own. "Do you think I'm selfish?"

"What?"

She repeated her question, stepping out of her dress and magically warming the room. Killian moved around to undo her bra for her.

"No. If this is about anything Emma said, then no. We want to be yours, Regina." Regina finished her disrobing and faced him.

"I do love you, Killian. I'm not going to lie, I despise the mere thought of anyone touching you or taking you away from me." She sighed. "If you want to be with Miss Swan, I would understand."

"We can sleep with other women now?" He asked.

She looked around, trying to best convey her feelings. She didn't want it to seem like they were possessions or slaves. She loved each of them, but it didn't seem fair. "Yes."

"Good." He grinned. She looked up in shock. "I choose this woman." He pulled out his phone and flipped to a picture they had taken together a couple days ago. "Look at her. Is she not the most beautiful woman ever to walk the earth?" He took Regina by the chin and pulled her in for a long kiss. "Don't ever doubt us. I don't give a shit about any other woman but you. Got it?" She quickly nodded and surprised by sinking to her knees and taking him into her mouth. "Oh FUCK!" Regina struggled not to laugh. He was so over dramatic...or she was really that good. She preferred to think it was the latter. She wasn't sure if Emma had given up, but she was fully prepared to fight for her loves and the future fathers of her children. Killian stepped back and picked her up, slamming her on the bed. His fingers quickly seeking out the apex of her thighs, drawing out her wetness. She laughed at how excited he was. More than anyone he wanted Regina to bear his children and his eagerness only filled her with happiness and excitement. He entered her swiftly, but kept the pace slow and steady, wanting to make sure she was enjoying it as much as he was. He needn't have bothered, but it was touching all the same.

After a long and very intense hour with Killian, the door to their chambers suddenly flew open, letting in a rush of cold air. Jefferson and David burst into the room and slammed the door. "There you are. How dare you steal away time while we're waiting for you two to get back."

"We got a bit carried away." Regina said, finding herself blushing as she lay naked, half draped over a smug Killian.

"I haven't had a turn." Jefferson said. He grabbed her foot and dragged her down the bed, making her squeal. "Hopefully the bastards haven't tired you out too much."

"Never." Regina smiled, kissing his cheek.

"Then I shall take what is mine. Good day gentleman. To the vault, m'lady."

"What?!" David and Killian exclaimed in unison but Regina had already cast the spell. They reappeared in one of the backrooms of the second vault she made beneath her tree. In one room was a soft bed with little else inside it, and another one was a large pool made of polished black stone. She walked naked into the water and ran her fingertips over the surface.

"Reminds me of the day we met." Jefferson commented as he stepped out of his clothes. He sat down at the water's edge and watched her swim around lazily. "Still the most beautiful thing I've ever seen."

"When will you boys learn that I am not a woman guided by flattery?" She asked, ducking beneath the warm water and rising again, smiling at feeling it run down her back.

"I have traveled to many realms and met many women and not one has ever been immune to flattery." Came the smug reply as Jefferson stepped into the water and swam to her. He grabbed her and she quickly locked her legs around his waist and her hands behind his head. "Surely none but one had ever deserved such flattery."

"Who would that be?" She asked, tilting her head. "The Evil Queen?"

"The Queen of Queens."

She smirked. "Flatterer."

"I speak only the truth."

Regina rolled her eyes. Oh how they loved to flatter and flirt. It annoyed her sometimes. But it always warmed her heart to be reminded how loved she was. The Evil Queen had never known this love and never would. "I hope I don't ruin the mood by saying this, but… I love your daughter."

Jefferson chuckled. "And she loves you. You are a wonderful mother, Regina."

"Hopefully I'll be a mother to our children soon."

"Of that, I am certain. But don't worry, we'll keep having sex to make sure you get pregnant."

"Of that, I am certain." She smirked.

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At the behest of Granny and Belle, Regina was tasked with collecting everything left in Isaac's mansion. With the help of her family, it was relatively short work. Standing in her former house was almost surreal to do without sitting in her throne-like desk chair, which Eugenia Lucas now occupied. Belle was seated on the couch near the fire, looking through the stack of papers she had brought. "I believe that all of Isaac's work has been undone with the breaking of the curse." Regina said.

"Except?" Granny asked.

"My mother seems to be a part of two stories. Neither one has ended and neither has been undone, except….the part where she dies."

Belle looked up. "And I am assuming she is on her way to find you."

"I believe so, yes." Regina said, with a respectful dip of her head.

Granny stood up. "You can stop the chaste act, Regina." She walked around to clasp the brunette on the back. "I'm guessing you have a plan. Let us in on it."

Regina smiled and shook her head. "No."

"No you don't have a plan or no you won't let us in on it?"

"I don't have a plan. Even now, I cannot defeat my mother. I'm not strong enough for a full out battle. We barely survived the last time."

"You didn't have an army last time." Granny replied. She steered Regina over to her desk and pulled out a book and placed it in her hands. "In this book is the name of every person in Storybrooke and every person knows exactly who you are, Regina. Daughter of Cora and Henry. You're a warrior and a fighter, and any one of those people would fight at your side."

"We're not in the Enchanted Forest anymore." Regina sighed.

"That doesn't matter. Do you think Cora can be saved? Can be redeemed?"

"No."

Belle stood up and walked towards her. "Depends on which Cora comes to Storybrooke." She handed Regina a half drawn page that she must've skipped over. It was a picture of her mother sitting on a red throne, wearing silver battle armor, her hair playing around her shoulders. The Vorpal Sword was laid across her lap. "If this Cora still exists, then perhaps we can bring her to us. Have her do the dirty work for us."

Regina scrunched up her nose. "I don't even know that woman."

"That doesn't matter. We don't need you to know her, we just need her pretty little sword to strike your heartless mother right in the chest...or even better cut off her head." Belle took the page and placed it with the others. "We should call an Inner Circle. Our thoughts alone should not determine the fate of so many."

"Allow me to assemble them." Regina said. "Madame mayors." She dipped her head again and had to duck a swing from Granny. She smiled and went to retrieve those that had been selected in case there a council was needed. The Inner Circle would consist of Maleficent, Lily, Ruby and Peter, Zelena, the Queen's Men and Regina herself. She wasn't sure if Snow and Emma were allowed to be in the circle and instead waited for direction from the mayors before inviting them. Their presence was merely tolerated and Regina suspected that more than the imminent threat of her mother would be discussed this evening. When Emma arrived however, she brought with her Robin and Mulan as apparent backup.

"Where's Archie?" Snow asked as they sat down at the round table that been conjured.

"Why do we need a bug?" Zelena replied, conjuring trays of fruit and small pastries, as well as wines and champagnes. A pair of waiters who Regina did not know moved to pour them glasses.

"Archie is wise. That's why he was on our council." She said, glancing at a disinterested looking David.

"We have the wisdom of ." Regina said. "As well as a century old dragon." Maleficent smirked. "The cricket will be fine missing one meeting. He is watching Henry and Grace for me."

"Then let's get down to business." Belle called. "We should get some of the uninteresting things done before we go after the big fish. Snow." She said, writing something on a piece of paper as she spoke. "You are the White Princess and your blood is royal. You hold a lot of sway with some of the people. Some believe you still should be the mayor."

"Really?" Half the table asked...even Snow.

"Astonishingly enough, yes. That's why we allowed you to be here. At the very least we're going to need you to convince them to trust in our decision."

"I can't just tell someone who to follow."

"You can. It's been done before. Why do you honestly think they followed you before? Because your father was the king."

"She has a good heart. She would've attracted a following." Regina vouched in her defense. "What's next on the ballot, Belle?" Numerous eyebrows rose at her statement but discussing Snow and her annoying fanatics were not why they were there. Belle nodded and continued. There were several proposed motions in the ballot and several properties would end up changing hands.

The Rabbit Hole would be given to the wolf pack for their den. Granny's would be expanded and still under Eugenia's control. Jefferson's old mansion would be given to Maleficent and Lily to become their new lair. A changing of the guard at the sheriff station would be underway as well. Killian and David opted to quit their jobs in order to focus on Regina and their soon to be growing family. Regina rolled her eyes at them. In their place, Lily would take position as deputy. Emma didn't look too pleased at the decision. Lily only this decision, Regina was named as the resident magic maester. All things magic would be brought to her and she, Zelena and Maleficent would have the former library and now renamed the Storybrooke Vault, as their base of operations. A small settlement would be built in the woods, or conjured as it was easier than collecting the dwarves for any kind of construction, for Robin and his Merry Men. It was far too cold for them to be living in tents and the bed and breakfast could barely fit them during the storm.

"Now for the big fish." Granny said. "Cora might be coming back and we need to set up a defense just in case. We all know if she returns then she'll do so breathing fire." She glanced at Mal and Lily when they scoffed, offended. "Pardon me, but you know the witch. She'll stop at nothing this time, now that her daughters are here. Both of them."

"And the daughter of her mortal enemy." Ruby added, looking at Snow.

"We could set up patrols." Peter suggested. "I can have a squad of wolves run the border every night if need be."

"That won't be necessary." Regina smiled. "Although thoughtful. I have enchanted the border so if anyone comes or goes I will know."

"Doesn't matter why she's coming." Zelena scoffed. "Everyone is in danger with her around. Anyone or anything that interferes with her plans will be destroyed."

"That includes elderly, children, people who have never had a dark thought or picked up a weapon in their lives." Mal finished. "The Wicked One is right. Our power should be enough to protect the people, but defeating her…"

"You're telling me you can't?" Emma demanded. It was the first time she had spoken since the meeting began, having sat quietly and nursed a glass of wine. "The fucking Dragon Queen can't defeat one woman?"

Mal's eyes flashed with dragonfire. "Perhaps, you stupid overpraised inferior spawn of idiocy, but she studied my spellbook. She studied my breed, my people, my very ancestors probably. Cora is not a fool. She is cunning and patient." The dragon sighed and magically poured herself more wine. "And she knows all my spells, all my tricks."

"Change the spell then." Granny said. "Any suggestions from the Queen's Men?" She looked up over at the silent trio around Regina.

"Well, I can't jab her with my sword or ram her with my ship." Killian commented.

Jefferson shrugged. "I have no magic except for my hat and even if we were to send her to another realm, she would only return, angrier than before."

David remained silent. He looked at Regina for a moment, then down at her stomach, as though trying to picture the image of Regina, heavy with their child. The child he would need to protect. He turned to the others. "The borders are sealed, enchanted, impassable. If anything, Cora is going to come through a portal. Wherever the magic in Storybrooke is strongest is more than likely where she will be. The Dragons are our strongest magical defense, you need to be ready at a moment's notice. We will be too. The three of us will protect Regina and Zelena. Ruby, you and your wolves will have to keep the peace should any chaos erupt. Everything is going to happen quickly. We're not going to wait for her to try and corrupt anyone with sweet words and promises. Cora is what she is and what she is will never change."

"Heartless." Regina said softly.

"And what about the savior?" Ruby asked. "Surely she could keep the peace while we do what we do best and that is rip things apart."

"The Savior's symbol has changed." Belle answered. Emma looked up at her, almost glaring.

"What?"

"You saved us from the first curse, Emma. That's what we needed a savior for. After that, well, you haven't done much. The Evil Queen was never actually defeated." She gestured to Regina sitting across the table. "Neither was the Wicked Witch." She nodded to Zelena. "Regina broke the last two curses and Rumpelstiltskin was brought down by those three there." She motioned to Killian, David and Jefferson.

"So the Savior is no longer needed? Then I'll take my son and go."

"You will not take my son anywhere!" Regina roared, rising to her feet. Mulan's hand went to her sword. Emma smirked a little, apparently thinking she had the upper hand.

"She's not taking him." Killian assured her, meeting the blonde's eyes evenly.

Regina refused to sit, struggling not to conjure a fireball and roast the woman where she sat. David stood up and put a hand on her shoulder, urging her to sit. She scowled as she did so. It would seem that since Emma couldn't have Killian she was going to be a pain in the ass instead. She reached over to the pirate and burned a mark onto the side of his neck. With that done, she motioned to one of the waiters to pour her some more wine.

"We'll prepare as best we can." Granny said loudly, retaking control of the meeting.

"We do have another solution." Belle announced, passing out the copies of the warrior Cora from the storybook. "We do have another savior we can call upon. This is an alternate Cora from a story Isaac changed. Now I don't know if this Cora still existed but according to the book and a message she wrote, her story isn't over. Perhaps Jefferson could bring her into Storybrooke to fight the evil Cora."

"The effects of Isaac's meddling." Robin commented from his place behind Emma as he looked over her shoulder. "More stories that have been messed with."

"It doesn't matter." Regina snapped. "Whether this Cora or I kill my evil mother, she is going to die if she dares to show her face." She looked Jefferson. "Of that... I am certain."

"It can be done." Jefferson said with a nod.

"Fine then. Be quick about it." Granny nodded. "Meeting adjourned." The meeting came to a close and everyone rose to their feet to leave. Regina was approached by Robin.

"How've you been?"

"Much better than you it would appear. Selling yourself to the savior." she hissed automatically.

"She's only trying to help. The two have your differences and your past arguments but should we not all work together for the good of your town and its people? Should you not make peace with your allie?"

Regina laughed and met his eyes. "We only 'make peace' with our enemies, Hood. Mother taught me that. She taught me many things."

"Yes, I know, love is a weakness." He replied, folding his hands behind his back. "I am here if you need me, Regina. For anything."

Regina looked up at him. The love shining in his eyes turned her stomach. It was a love that would never be returned. "Robin-"

"You don't have to say anything."

"But I do. If this were another life…"

He smirked. "You would still choose your three men. We both know it, and I accept it."

She nodded. "Good then. I have to go fetch my son. Bring Roland by sometime." Robin bowed deeply and she rolled her eyes at him. She turned around, noticing that she was being discreetly watched by all three of her men. She checked the time on the wall. They had gone almost 3 hours without sex. That was a new record. No doubt they would start up again as soon as they arrived home. She motioned for them to follow and strode towards the door. Emma tried to reach out and touch Killian but she screamed when the mark on the pirate's neck glowed, sending a shock to her hand and arcing straight up her arm.

"What the hell, Regina?!"

Regina turned around around the door. "I told you, Miss Swan, not to touch my pirate again." She looked at her men. "Let's go boys." She called. They had a lot of sex to have.

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