First, I said I would tend to the other three stories I'm growing. I lied. But don't worry, I'm still thinking up lascivious things for Handcuffs (which I have decided will be it's own decadent universe), Cold (it will NOT mirror what's on TV...for instance one bad guy in a good one in mine...at least...), Righteous Flock 2, and my Heroes crossover. I will be working on them soon.

Next, thank yous.

Holly: just for being there.

: just for being there.

FannyBrice: Well, there will be much WickedWolf in this one.

karjens44: Yes, I think they blew it when they could not give Z a chance. By the way, Bex' following is about as strong as Lana and JMo's right now.

Guest #1: I've always believed that Zelena could have been redeemed. And could you imagine a WIckedSwanQueen team up (against a big bad, or course. Down with those evil thoughts now...!)

OutlawQueenFTW: I'm actually thinking of a one-shot where one of the ladies gets to do WIthout Me.

GothicPhoenix: It's your responses I really want to get to, because they lie at the very heart of what I am trying to accomplish. And I know that this will anger some, but neither Z or ngrid are EVIL. They, like Regina, made bad choices. My belief system notes that even the most evil of us deserve redemption. This story did not set out to be about Ingrid or the Frozen crew. But they are part of it, and they are, at least here, family. Family sticks together. Family loves one another, and as you will see in this chapter, the true love of family is the most powerful magic of all.

We're not done, but thank you all for your support, especially as this continues. Your reviews and comments are very welcome.

Updates. By now you probably have figured out that this story and any other stories that I write veer sharply from what you see on TV. Just as obvious here in this story and in others that are right set Sarah aka Ingrid, as well as Zelena, are not evil, or if they were redeemed. I know some people who are wedded to canon may not like this, but this is my story and my vision..

Oh, and I just read Lily Sparks review of "Fall." I will love these characters forever. The show, on the other hand, pretty much done

Triggers: another mention of suicide. Pardon any mistakes...

The usual disclaimers...

Enjoy...


Life With Mom and Dad, Vol 2.

Regina expected a big hug, and small smile, and a loving kiss when Emma walked in the room after the faint in the vault. However, and she ran and instead of walked, gave Regina for a long, loving kiss, and then...looked worried.

"It's Zelena... "

Gold and Belle were with Baefire. Snow and Charming we're sitting with Cora. That left Elsa with a highly distraught Ruby. Zelena lay on her hospital bed connected to the various sensors that showed the witch's progress...or in this case, lack of it. Life, indeed, seem to be slipping away from the red headed witch, and Ruby was beside herself. Repeatedly she had kissed Zelena, thinking that True Love's Kiss would work as it had so many times for so many of her friends. But not now. And Ruby was puzzled because she knew she loved Zelena. And that Zelena loved her in return. Ruby had proof of that.

Suddenly, the room filled with humanity. Regina, Emma, and Sarah came in first, all three clearly distraught. They were followed closely by Dr. Whale and Blue. Snow followed in shortly, having left David with the revived-but-resting Cora Mills.

Emma tried to comfort the waitress, but Ruby gave the Sheriff a letter that she found on Zelena in the tomb.

Essentially, it was a suicide letter.


My sweet Ruby,

If you find this letter, it means that I am probably already gone.

I am done so many horrible things in my life, said I felt if I was going to end it, I wanted to give back something two people I should have cared about more. I know that back in Oz only two people ever tried and failed. But I also so with my powers, and how bi necklace can amplify them, I seek I might be able to pull it off.

I'll start with Neal first. His death was my responsibility and his the most recent, so it won't take much of my strength. Cora and Henry Sr. would be the hardest. The Lazarus Blessing, as you may know, reverses the death cycle and reattaches the spirit to that person, memories and all. And the longer a person has been gone, the more power that's needed. So I will try to revive Cora first, and then, if I have anything left, I will try to bring back Regina's father. But if I can't it's alright, because one way or another, I will die knowing that I have at least done something to reverse some of the wrong I had done.

I have a lot of regrets, my little Wolf, but right now my biggest regret is not having met you sooner. Maybe thing would have been different. Maybe we would have had more time.

We never really kissed. I mean really kissed. I never kissed you, my pup, like woman should be kissed. You deserve that. I wish I could deserve you. But I can't.

Take care of my sister. And yourself.

I love you.

Z.


The letter was passed around the room. It had become clear that what Zelena was on was a suicide mission. And that she may have succeeded. The sobbing became contagious as everyone read it. the heaviest sobs came from Regina. It was a miracle that her half-sister brought her mother back, and she knew that magic has a price, but losing more family was more for her to bear.

Regina moved towards the bed and sat next to her sister. She said nothing, but grasped her sister's hand and both to Zelena's heart. Regina simply looked at the redhead and a tear fell, landing on their hands.

Emma then laid her hand on Regina's, not just as a sign of love for her girlfriend, but also because the sheriff had become fond of wicked witch. Ruby laid her hand on the other pair. And at each time a tear fell on top of the hands of the women shedding them,

Elsa added her hand, followed by Sarah's, entwining her fingers with her niece's. Emma looked into the Snow Queen's ice and whispered "Ingrid..." Ingrid smiled back. Again, tears landed on the hands.

Snow added her hand. She was one of the first to want to give Zelena a second chance, even though many disagreed, including David. But Zelena won them over, not by being a bleached over person attempting goodness, but just by being herself. And again, tears fall on hands.

The women did not see the man with the can walk into the room. They did not see him pick up the paper that held the note and read it. The man silently moved to the bed where the women were sitting with their hands on the heart of Zelena. And just like the women did, Mr. Gold laid his hand on the others. A large tear fell from his eye.

The moment that tear hit the back of Gold's hand. A glimmer appeared. The glimmer grew quickly and spread on the pile of hands that suddenly could not be moved. The light permeated the area where Zelena's heart lay, then started to cover her body, the the bed, then the whole room, Those who were not touching Zelena's body were transfixed at it all, but later everyone would say that this silent, intense glow engulfed all who touched it in feeling of tranquility...a peaceful feeling they could not comprehend.

And when that golden light lifted, so did the hands on the heart. A heart that started to beat more normally. Sensors that threatened to flatline suddenly showed normal pulses. Breathing became normal.

Then blue eyes fluttered. And though, eventually she would see all of the people around her, Zelena's orbs settled on three: her sister's, her lover's, and Emma's.

The medical expert in the room rushed to the bed to check vital signs. The magical expert tried to explain what had just happened. "An act of True Love." Blue explained that the light that covered Zelena was a healing light that could have only have occurred as the result True Love.

"But who would be Zelena's True Love..?" Regina was puzzled, for she thought true love could come from just one person. But Blue smiled, a rare true smile from the enigmatic fairy/nun. It came from all of you. And everyone's smiles became wider as Dr. Whale gave his updated prognosis: "Whatever happened, it worked. Zelena is going to recover." The redhead smiled at that, then she looked around. There was Gold who mouthed, "I forgive you...and thank you." Snow White, who was still silently crying. Elsa and Ingrid, the latter smiling at the Sheriff who had just called her by her Arendelle name. Zelena smiled at Emma, then beamed towards her sister.

Finally her gaze stopped at Ruby Lucas, to whom Zelena spoke her first words: "Hello pup."

The pup smiled through tears. "Don't you scare me like that again." And with that, Ruby kissed Zelena gently on the lips, while her family looked on with joy.

And that included the Blue Fairy, who now knew that Zelena had found her True Love. Her family. The town of Storybrooke. Her family.


TBC: Volume 3 next.