Eyes of the Dragon

Chapter 7

Disclaimers::: I do not own OUAT or its characters, just my imagination. So the big moment is coming soon! Or is it? Lol I'm just being mean vbeg

Emma gasped when she felt Regina's hand on her leg. That touch alone was doing things to her. It caused her stomach to begin clenching. Her body began to heat up. "Regina…" She whispered hoarsely.

The brunette chuckled huskily. She could feel her own magic swelling whenever she touched Emma. It called to her and was very intoxicating. She closed her eyes and breathed deeply before looking at her. Her eyes were dark. "Her name. Say it Em-ma." She reminded her.

Emma smiled darkly, the blonde's eyes smoldered and glowed much to Regina's delight. "Maleficent. That's the name that screams the loudest in my head, in my heart, and in my soul."

Regina took a deep breath and exhaled as she smiled. "Oh yes indeed. She was my mentor and my only friend." She looked at her. "I think it's high time we paid her a visit. You can come with me, but wait until I say you can reveal yourself." She wanted to make sure Maleficent was willing to hear her out first. "If you are indeed Mal's daughter, she will know it and so will you."

Emma stood up. "We're going to see her now?" Her heart rate increased at the prospect of seeing her mother for the first time. She hoped this reunion would go well.

The mayor smiled knowingly. "Unless you'd rather wait until tomorrow? I will need to call Granny and see if she can keep an eye on Henry in case we get back later than expected."

"Okay, I want to see her. I've waited long enough." Emma smiled feeling nervous.

"Good, and then tomorrow I will call Graham for you and put in a good word. I will help you straighten things out." Regina promised as she got up and made a call to Granny before she grabbed some keys. "Let's get this over with dear." She took them to the library which was under the clock tower and she unlocked the door, letting her in.

Emma followed her inside and went with her to what appeared to be a wall with intricate designs. She watched as Regina touched it in a certain way and the wall moved, revealing what appeared to be an elevator. Emma was impressed with the way it had been designed to hide the elevator. "Wow, thats beautifully genius!"

Regina smiled knowingly as they moved into the elevator. She pressed the lowest level. "When we get there, please hide behind the boulder next to the entrance of this elevator. You will hear everything that's being said. Wait until I say it's okay to come to us."

Emma nodded. "You don't need to tell me twice."

Regina grasped her hand for a boost and smiled when their magic entwined again only this time, it felt like Emma had given her a stronger boost of magic. Regina moaned softly, feeling her body crave more from her. But she got control of her thoughts and soon, the door opened.

Emma had heard and felt what Regina did and it caused that sensation to flare up at the pit of her stomach. Flushed with these sensations, she moved to hide behind a boulder. She noticed this was no ordinary basement at all.

Regina found herself wondering why she was feeling this way every time she was around Emma. She took a deep breath and after seeing that Emma was in place, she smiled and winked at her before she moved deeper into the cavernous surrounding. "Maleficent? It's me, Regina. We need to talk…" her eyes began to adjust to her surroundings.

The dragon woke up when she heard her old friend. She growled deeply, wanting nothing to do with her. She was not in the mood to see her or talk with her. She grumbled.

Regina heard her and pushed again. "Mal, old friend of mine. I want a truce. You were right to warn me about the curse…"

The dragon roared, spewing flames as she turned to face the evil queen. She was clearly still very angry with the brunette. She roared again, preparing to roast her.

Regina ducked behind the nearest boulder. "Maleficent please! I'm sorry. I really do want to make amends with you. But I can't as long as you keep doing this. I may have some important information for you."

The dragon changed into a beautiful blonde woman who looked very regal. "What kind of information do you have that will save your life?" She smiled darkly at Regina. She looked like she wanted to eat her.

Regina smiled at Maleficent when she changed. "First things first. I want us to talk. It's very important. I'm here to make it all worth your time." She promised.

"You think I should trust you? After everything we've been through. You did this to yourself. You think I care?" Maleficent spoke coolly.

Regina sighed. "I don't blame you for being upset. I would like to let you out of here. But we do need to talk. I have questions and I want you to tell me the truth. Tell me why you didn't fight me harder when I stole the curse from you?"

The dragon stared at her for a few minutes. "Do I have your word that what I say, you will not use against me?" She had a hard time trusting her.

Regina sighed. "I get it. You're wary of my intentions behind the question. I don't want to fight with you anymore. I know exactly what you are capable of. I just want to know why you made it so easy for me to take the curse from you. When I bound you, why didn't you try to turn into a dragon and stop me?" She had wondered about that for a long time.

Maleficent stared at her former friend, debating with herself on whether or not to tell her. She looked down. "Because… I was pregnant."

Regina inhaled sharply. It made sense. "Why didn't you tell me?"

Maleficent gave a wistful smile. "Would it have made a difference? You were hellbent on making Snow White suffer. Would you have given me a chance to tell you why I didn't want you to do this? After the first time you failed, I planned to tell you. But then I saw the look in your eyes. You were too far gone. I knew you wouldn't hear me out. So… I had to do what it took to protect myself, to try to protect my babies."

Regina gasped. "Babies? How many did you have? Where are they?"

Emma gasped softly when she heard that she'd had more than one baby.

Maleficent smiled sadly. "I had two. Two daughters. They were stolen from me. Ripped from me, before they hatched."

Regina's heart broke for her old friend. "Who did this to you? Can you tell me what happened?"

Maleficent sighed heavily. "It was Snow White and her Charming. They took my babies from me. Snow White was pregnant. I begged her not to take them away from me. I begged, mother to mother. But they wouldn't see reason. I begged for mercy. But they claimed they would bring my babies back. They lied." Maleficent's eyes flashed angrily.

Emma heard everything Maleficent said and she felt angry. She felt pissed off that this had happened. She wanted to hurt those people for putting them through all this pain and heartache.

Regina was taken aback. "Snow did this to you?" She whispered, wondering if she was to blame for what happened to Maleficent and Emma and the other missing daughter. She then remembered she had come with Emma. It was time to do what she had come to do. "Mal… I might know who one of your daughters is."

Maleficent gasped. "What? You know one of my daughters? How?" The dragon asked as she moved closer, hope in her eyes.

Regina swallowed. "A lot has happened since then. But she's here. She came to this town two days ago and we've run into each other. I'm afraid we got off on the wrong foot at first. Ten years ago, I adopted a baby boy and it turns out that Emma is his birth mother. Maybe it's better if we talk to you more about this together. Emma wanted to meet you…"

"Emma? That's what they named her? How did you know she's…"

"Your daughter?" Regina smirked. "I followed her last night. We got into an argument and she reacted by turning into a dragon."

Maleficent finally smiled wickedly and chuckled, feeling proud of her daughter. She would have loved to see the confrontation between them. "Then what happened next?"

"We worked things out this morning and had a long talk. Maybe it's better if you ask her yourself." Regina smiled as she turned around. "Emma? You mother would like to meet you."

Emma took a deep breath as she moved away from her hidden spot. She moved to where her mother's scent was growing stronger. She took a deep breath when she finally saw her. "Mama?" Her scent was so familiar.

Maleficent bit back a sob when she saw Emma. She felt a tear break free as she stepped closer, inhaling deeply. She smiled, knowing this was her baby. "Emma. You're so beautiful baby!" She reached out to her.

Emma moved into her mother's arms and hugged her tightly, feeling her mother's love washing over her in waves. She closed her eyes, breathing in her scent and memorizing it, feeling her mother do the exact same thing. For the first time in forever, she finally felt as if she belonged.

Maleficent held Emma in her arms for a long time, never wanting to let go of her again. "My baby. I'm so glad to have you here where you belong. I've never stopped loving you, missing you so much." She murmured softly, kissing her daughter's head lovingly.

Regina smiled, glad that she did the right thing getting mother and daughter reunited. "How about we take this to a more comfortable area so we can talk some more and you two can catch up." She took a hold of both blondes and the three of them vanished in smoke and appeared at Regina's home.

Maleficent sighed deeply, feeling her own magic return a hundredfold. She glowed and moaned at the sensations overtaking her.

Emma grinned wickedly. "That's exactly what happened to me two days ago."

Regina's eyes widened in realization. "Now I see what you and Henry were talking about. Dragons are born magic. They are truly magical beasts. Whereas, magic was taught to me. There is a magical barrier in the caverns below the library so that explains why you and your mother are reacting to magic in a very huge way."

Maleficent chuckled. "That makes perfect sense. So Henry? That's not your father right Regina?"

The brunette smiled. "That's my son, Emma's biological son. We share him now. So he is your grandson."

Emma smiled, liking it that Regina said they shared a son.

Regina caught the way Emma was looking at her and winked at her, smiling at her before she took her hand into her own.

"I have a grandson." Maleficent grinned. She was so happy to hear that. She then saw the way her daughter and old friend were holding hands. Her eyes widened in surprise at the way their hands were glowing. She had heard of this a long long time ago. This was truly powerful magic at play.

Emma saw the way her mother was looking at them. "Mama, are you okay?"

"Mal?" Regina looked at her.

Maleficent shook her head. "You've got very powerful magic together. I've heard of this before…"

Regina nodded. "We've noticed that something happens when we touch each other. Due to my curse, this place is not supposed to have magic and I lost my magic when I set this curse into action. But since Emma arrived, things have started happening around here. Whenever she touches me, my magic comes back. Time is no longer frozen here. Dragon magic is obviously the most powerful here. I don't know why it's affecting me this way when it shouldn't."

Maleficent smiled mysteriously. "I think I know why."