Stolen Darkness
Chapter 9
Disclaimer::: I do not own OUAT or their characters, just my imagination. This is a WHAT IF type of story. This takes place after Snow and Charming stole Maleficent's egg and the consequences of their actions. I hope you enjoy!
Emma looked at Maleficent. "I am? I had this dream last night. I dreamt about you and that's what you also told me in my dream." She looked away for a moment. "I killed you. Why did I do that? Why did they trick me into doing that when… When you could be…" She couldn't finish the sentence.
Regina looked at Emma and realized she had obviously experienced something else when she had that dream. "I'm sorry, if I knew… I would not have let you face her like that."
Emma gave a start. "Is there something you're not telling me?"
Maleficent looked at Emma. "Let's wait until we get back to where… Where your pa… Pare… Ugh just wait until we get there. Everything will be explained I promise darling." She put her arm around Emma's shoulders as they headed back.
Emma couldn't help herself. She found herself leaning into Maleficent when this happened.
Regina watched. With interest and saw a single tear fall down Maleficent's cheek. She smiled.
They finally arrived. Thankfully Henry had not noticed yet what happened with Maleficent or his mother.
David opened the door and Mary Margaret hugged Emma and then Henry. "Oh I am so glad you are okay! Where is Cruella." She asked.
Regina answered. "She's dead. She won't be bothering anyone anymore."
Maleficent moved inside. She didn't care about the glares the Charmings were giving her.
David spoke up. "You can go now. This is a family matter we have to deal with."
Regina shook her head. "Mal has every right to be here. Emma needs to hear the truth from the two of you. She needs to know about your involvement in Lily's disappearance."
Mary Margaret's eyes widened. "Henry, go to your room." She then pleaded with Maleficent. "Please. This is not the right time. I know we made a mistake…"
Emma looked at her son. "No, go to Granny's ask Ruby to give you ice cream or whatever you like. I will meet you there later." She didn't like how Mary Margaret was telling her son what to do. It just didn't feel right. Henry nodded. "Okay, love you ma, mom." He left.
"Emma, don't listen to Maleficent. You know she is a villain… You can't trust what she has to say." Mary Margaret insisted.
Emma stood up straighter and took a deep breath. "No Mary Margaret. It seems to me that there is something you do not want me to know. And that makes me trust you even less. There is a reason why Maleficent has been waiting to talk with me. She has been patient long enough and has waited until now. So please tell me what you know about Lily. What did you do to her. You know I can tell when you lie, so don't bother trying to cover the truth."
"No Emma. If I tell you… Everything will be ruined!" Mary Margaret cried.
Regina stepped forward. "If you don't tell Emma. I will. Maleficent told me the whole story and I am very appalled by what she shared with me. Emma trusts me. I will not break her trust. She deserves the truth!"
Mary Margaret tried to hug Emma but Emma shrugged her hands off and stepped back. "Tell me now. It is not up to you to decide what I am allowed to hear or not. You have not been a part of my life when I was growing up. I am an adult. I decide for myself. So talk. I will listen."
Maleficent stood closer to Emma, letting her know she was there with her by her side.
David nodded. "You're right. It's time we told you the truth." He stopped Mary Margaret from protesting. "We need to tell her. It's time to stop hiding the truth. It is bound to come out."
They nodded. "I had these visions when I was pregnant. David had a vision too and saw you as a baby. But I saw you as a young girl. You looked so angry. Like you do right now." She whimpered. "I tried to reach out to you but you tore my heart out, killing me. I saw your darkness and it scared me. I knew we had to do something so you wouldn't be dark. So you wouldn't be evil. It frightened me. We went to the Apprentice and asked for his help to rid you of the darkness. He said we needed a vessel for that darkness and that's when we knew the perfect way to get rid of your darkness…"
Emma sighed, already knowing how the rest of the story was going to happen. She looked at Maleficent and saw the look in her eyes, the fury for her so called parents, but when Maleficent looked at Emma, all she saw was the love of a mother.
"My Nuri." She said softly. Emma heard her clearly. She glared at Mary Margaret. "So you decided to condemn Lily by overflowing her with MY darkness. How dare you! Lily didn't deserve that! She didn't deserve that life she led. All the trouble that followed her because YOU cursed her!"
"Emma… You sound like you knew this Lily… But how?" Mary Margaret was surprised. "There's no way you could…"
Even Maleficent was surprised. But before she could ask, Emma continued.
"Because I did! I knew her. Our paths crossed. She was my best friend! She kept getting into trouble and did not know how to deal with it. I tried to help her but my family that I was with wouldn't hear of it. That night I turned my back on her… I wish I hadn't because had I known who she really was to me… I would have taken her and run! That night my fake family found out about her, they kicked me out and I ended up back in the foster system. I've been in and out of foster homes so many times and its YOUR fault!"
"But why would you defend someone who was nothing but trouble?"
Emma snapped. "Because she was my sister!"
The Charmings gasped at the announcement. "But she isn't Emma… She's not related to you…"
Maleficent wrapped her arms around Emma. "Yes she is. Emma is my Nuri. She is the other baby you took from me. She is my daughter. You didn't listen to Rumple's warning that all magic comes with a price. And the consequences of your actions led to this moment. Maybe Emma broke the curse, but if she did, she simply absorbed your real baby's powers when you poured Emma's darkness inside my Lily. You absorbed Nuri inside and your real daughter is stuck in limbo. Take a look at her. She looks nothing like either one of you. Now you know how it feels to have your baby taken from you."
"You're lying! This is preposterous. It cannot be true." David exclaimed. "Leave us. Get out!"
Emma put her hand up. "Be quiet. She isn't lying. Everything she has said is true. I should know. I know because I dreamt about my mother last night. I was laying under cover by the cabin in the woods where Rumple and the Queens of Darkness were meeting. I went there just in case Regina needed my help. I fell asleep and dreamt about meeting with Maleficent there. It was then that she revealed to me the truth of my identity, of my birth and your deceit. She showed me what you did to me and my sister Lily. Did you know she named me Nuri? I saw and experienced other things in that dream. Some things did not make sense but I am sure they will become clearer with time." She looked at Regina. "You were in my dream too. You told me that the truth was in my heart. That if I ever had any doubt that I would know it if I looked at my heart. I don't know how that is possible because I still remember when your mother tried to take my heart, she couldn't. I don't think being a result of true love applies here. It has to be something else. Maybe it is a different form of true love that made it impossible for Cora to take my heart out."
Regina was surprised at what she was hearing. "I am not sure. I will need to find out. Maybe we can make sense of this at another time. I am so glad you found the truth about who your mother is and that you have a sister. I can't wait to meet her." She smiled. "I am going to call Robin. Maybe we can meet later tonight… Come for dinner?" She asked Maleficent and Emma. They nodded, "We will be there."
Mary Margaret looked at Emma. "We still need to talk…"
"No we don't. I am going to get my son and then tomorrow I'm going to go find my sister and bring her home."
Hook looked at Emma. "You've been through a lot. Maybe I will see you once things settle down." He was willing to give her space.
"Thank you. I'm sorry I haven't been better company. We will talk when I get back." Emma hugged Hook. Soon, she and Maleficent left and got Henry Back from Granny's and they headed over to Regina's home.
