Crimson Tattoos

Chapter 10

Disclaimers::: I do not own OUAT or its characters, just my imagination.

Emma glared at Neal as they stood up. "What the hell are you doing…" She was so angry and all the years since she last saw him was catching up to her. "You set me up! I went to prison because of you! You destroyed my life you motherf…" She wanted so bad to cuss him out, to make him hurt.

"Why are you here Emma? Shouldn't you be in Storybrooke right now?" Neal asked.

Emma scoffed. "What the hell do you know about Storybrooke? You…" Her jaw dropped as she realized something. "Neal isn't your name is it? What other lies have you told me? You played me the whole time. Pretended not to know me when you did. You knew exactly who I was." She growled.

Neal put his hands in his pockets. "It had to happen." He shrugged his shoulders. "It was the only way for you to become the Savior. So what if you went to prison. That's small potatoes compared to my life. Let me officially introduce myself to you. I'm Baelfire. You probably know who my father is." He smirked.

Emma gave him a cold look. "He's looking for you. He sent me to find you."

Neal shook his head. "I did what he asked me to do. He doesn't need me anymore. Can you tell him you lost me?"

Emma smirked darkly. "I'm not going to do you any favors. What exactly did you do for your father anyways?"

Neal saw that Emma was different. The tattoos she had were a dead giveaway. But he could see the darkness inside her and wondered where that came from. "He knew you were here before and told me to make friends with you, so I did and one thing led to another." He had a smug look on his face. "I just did what he asked even though you're a freak. He told me to keep it up even though I didn't enjoy it with you cause of your… You know. Then he sent someone to let me know my work was done. That I wasn't needed anymore. He told me to set you up so I did. It was very easy to do." It was clear he had no remorse for his actions.

Emma growled as she made a fist and knocked his lights out. She wanted to kill him but knew she needed to get him back with his father. Emma was stronger than this pathetic man. She lifted him up and carried him over her shoulder, moving quickly to get back to the others by taking the alleys.

Henry felt sick to his stomach and was glad his mother hit Neal. He already knew he hated him for what he put her through. He tried his best not to glare at Gold as well. But it was very hard for him. At least he knew the whole truth of what happened. He could feel his brunette mother holding him in her arms.

Regina was furious with the bastard and Rumplestiltskin for what happened with Emma and Henry. She knew the others back home was aware of what had happened, through their blood link. She wanted to hurt Neal and Rumple badly. She then saw Emma arrive with the bastard.

Emma unceremoniously dropped Neal at Gold's feet. "Found your bastard. Let's go home."

Gold stood his ground. "Wake him up. I take it he told you everything."

Emma glared at him. "He did. I'm done with your games. You lied to me and you lied to my son. I did my part of the deal. I owe you nothing else."

"You can't shut me out. You can't shut my son out. I know Henry is his son. He's blood to us. You can't get rid of us so easily." Gold sneered at her.

Henry looked at his grandfather with hate in his eyes. "Family don't go out of their way to hurt each other. He hurt my mom. You hurt my mom. He will never be my father and you will never be my family." He moved away from the men, feeling Emma holding him with Regina. He felt safe in their arms.

"You heard my son. Its time for us to head back and…" Before Emma could finish talking, Killian 'Hook' Jones arrived and struck his hook deep inside Gold. ""Finally got me a crocodile. I hope you die." He looked at Emma and smiled at her before he left.

Neal finally woke up just as he saw Hook leaving. "Was that Hook?" He asked, sitting up. He then noticed his father had been injured badly. "Help him!" He picked his father up and took him upstairs to his apartment. He took a better look at him. "He's not going to survive this."

Emma watched them. "Maybe it's the best thing to happen." She shrugged. Regina smiled when she heard what she said. She couldn't blame Emma for feeling that way after what Rumple put them through.

Regina looked at Emma, not caring if she revealed herself now. "We need to get him back to Storybrooke. If he dies here, and his dagger is back home, it will be dangerous. You need to take his dagger Emma."

Neal looked at the blonde. "Who was that? And who is he?" He asked in regards to Henry.

Gold answered his son. "That was Regina, they put a spell on her so I wouldn't know she was here." He gasped, finding it harder to breath through the pain. "The boy is your son."

Neal grinned when he realized he was a father. "I have a son?"

"You're not my father. You hurt my mother." Henry moved away when Neal tried to make a move to touch his son. "I have parents. I don't need you."

Emma mentally spoke to her mother. ~"We need to create a portal to get back to Storybrooke . Gold has been mortally injured. Can we lift Regina's glamour. Gold knows she's here with us."~

Maleficent did what her daughter asked and when she touched the tattoo where there was a portal on it, she thought about them and soon, they were all transported to Storybrooke magically. Maleficent glared at Gold and Neal, her eyes glowed. She was there with Ingrid and Lily.

"Who the hell are you?" Neal asked.

Emma smirked. "That's my mother, Maleficent. And my sister Lily." She looked at them and added. "Watch them. There's something I need to get." She and Regina vanished in smoke as they arrived at Gold's Pawnshop. It was then, they'd realized Belle was no longer locked up. She was surprised to see them there. "What are you two doing here? Rumple said he would protect me from you…"

Regina smiled. "He's hurt. Now give us his dagger."

Belle shook her head. "I can't. It doesn't belong to you."

Emma stepped closer to Belle. "It's no good to him now. I need it. Give it to me and I will make sure you're protected. Rumple is not a good man. You can't trust him." She could feel the darkness of the dagger calling to her. She followed it to a secret panel Gold had in there. "It's here." She breathed deeply.

"He's dying isn't he?" Belle whispered. "That's why you feel it."

Emma touched the panel, feeling the magic that was protecting the dagger dissipate. She smiled as she opened it. Her darkness was much stronger than Rumplestiltskin's. That was why she was able to get to the dagger. She took it into her hand, looking at the blade where Rumplestiltskin's name was slowly fading away. She took Regina's hand into her own and they left and reappeared where the others were. She walked over to Rumple and smiled coldly at him. "See this?" She showed him the dagger. "Hook did us a favor when he attacked you. But now I'm going to take what belongs to me."

"I won't let you do that Emma!" Neal tried to stop her. Regina used her power to hold him back.

Lily grinned. "Come on Henry. Let's go for a walk." She took him out of there, knowing that her sister wouldn't want her son exposed to what she was about to do.

Rumple looked at Emma. "Do it. You know you want to. Take it. Plunge it into my heart."

Emma gripped the dagger, letting its power guide her. She touched the blade, feeling it vibrate with thousands of years worth of darkness. She cut her palm with a smile.

"What are you doing Emma?" Regina asked.

"I'm making sure all the powers of the dark ones will end with me. There will be no other Dark one but me after I do this. I am the first and the last. Nobody else will have to worry about using this dagger against me after I kill Rumplestiltskin." Once the blade became crimson with her blood, she thrust it into Gold's black heart. She held onto the hilt of the blade and felt all the darkness from Rumplestiltskin become a part of her. Black inky darkness poured into her becoming one with her. Her eyes became black once it was over. Emma stood up and took a step back, yanking the dagger out of his chest. The minute she did this, the dagger vanished and reappeared as a tattoo on her wrist. Forever a part of her now. She looked down at herself, noticing her clothes changed along with her appearance. She had on black skin tight leather pants, her trademark red leather jacket turned black, she had on a skin tight black tank top underneath. She had on black stiletto boots. Her hair white blonde. She looked at Neal and stared him down. "Now what to do with you?" She smirked darkly. "The possibilities are endless."

Neal was taken aback by her appearance and the darkness inside her. It was nothing like what his father had in him when he was the dark one. "You killed my father. And now you want to kill me?"

Regina was absolutely floored by the changes in Emma. "You're so beautiful, so perfect Em-ma." She purred as she moved around her dark swan.

Emma smiled knowingly as she pulled Regina closer and kissed her passionately. "I'm glad you like what you see, my Queen." She murmured.

"You… You're together? I thought you…" Neal swallowed.

Regina chuckled. "We're a family. Of course we're together." She smiled when she felt Emma caress her abdomen.

Neal noticed what was going on and saw that the Evil Queen was pregnant. "And she's okay with you being pregnant with someone else's baby?"

Emma laughed. "Oh the babies belong to me. You called me a freak. You raped me. That's how I got pregnant with Henry. You think my package wouldn't work so well because I also have my womanly parts?"

Regina kissed her wife and then looked at Neal. "Emma is all I would ever want or need. She's my dragon and my wife. You're just a pathetic little man. She's so much more than you would ever be. Our son will never have anything to do with you. I adopted him. He is a Swan-Mills through and through."

Neal eyed them. "You're delusional if you think I won't fight you for custody of my boy. You can have the freak. But I am the boy's father…"

Maleficent chuckled. "No, you're not. You're only a human. A sperm donor is all you would ever be. Emma is not human at all. Her genes are much stronger than yours. He is her son in every sense of the word. She carried him inside her. And Regina raised him. They are his parents. My grandson wants nothing to do with you." She pointed out. "If you try to fight us, you're going to lose. Never ever threaten a dragon."

Neal scoffed. "A dragon? Really? What are you going to do about it bitch?"

Emma growled as she leaped at Neal. Her eyes glowed crimson as her teeth grew sharper and her nails turned to talons.

Maleficent laughed. "Did you think we were speaking metaphorically?"

Neal paled and began to shake. "You're THAT Maleficent? You're really Emma's mother?"

"How many Maleficents do you know? Are you dense or just stupid? Your father made you rape my daughter on purpose. He did it because he knew who and what she really is." Maleficent snarled as she began to shift with Emma.

Regina chuckled as she watched the dragons prepare to devour Neal. She joined Ingrid and smiled at her. "How are you feeling dear?"

Ingrid smiled, never taking her eyes off Maleficent. "Very intrigued. I keep learning something new about our Dragons.."

Regina smiled knowingly. "And now, Emma has come full circle. And so have you." She nodded. "Have you spoken with your nieces?"

Ingrid smiled. "This morning, yes. They were quite surprised too. They're thinking about visiting soon."

Emma joined them after they were finished with their feast. "I have something for you my Queen." She murmured as she gave Regina Neal's heart.

Regina had a wicked smile on her face. She'd collected hearts and crushed them countless times but this time, seeing Emma and Maleficent in their element, they'd awoken a hunger inside her. She realized her babies were hungry and it was time for her to eat. "Thank you dear." She purred before she ate Neal's heart. Afterwards, she pulled Emma closer and kissed her passionately, tasting his blood on her lips.

Maleficent had a dark knowing smile on her face when she saw what Regina did. She joined Ingrid and murmured into her ear. "The babies within them were clearly conceived in dragon form. It makes sense that they would be hungry for raw meat. I won't be surprised if they hunt tonight.

Ingrid bit her lip. "Maybe we should allow our dragons out tonight? I'd love to show you what I can do." She murmured.

Mal smiled at her suggestion. She was intrigued by her idea. "I'd very much like that, darling." She kissed her deeply. She found this woman very intriguing and mysterious. She loved that about her.

After the dragons showered and got themselves cleaned up, Lily returned with Henry from their walk. They brought a guest along with them. They entered.

Emma smiled when she saw Henry first and then she saw her sister. When she saw who she brought with her, she was surprised. "Belle? What are you doing here?"

"I invited her. We ran into her on our walk. She seemed lonely." Lily replied. "I hope that's okay."

Regina came out of the kitchen and smiled. "That's alright dear." She gave Belle a wide smile.

Belle felt unnerved by Regina's smile. But she remembered she was no longer being held by Regina. She looked at Emma and saw that she was now the dark one. "He's gone isn't he?"

Emma nodded. She wasn't going to sugarcoat it. "Yes he is. He won't be hurting anyone again. There won't be another dark one to terrorize our town. But if anyone chooses to cross me they will regret it." She then smiled. "Don't worry Belle. You're safe, I promise."

Lily grinned, looking at her sister. "I'm loving this new look you're rocking, Ems." She moved around her sister.

Regina chuckled knowingly. "And I'm glad she's all mine." She purred sensually.

Belle watched them with interest, noticing several things at once. One, they were not afraid to say what they thought. Two, they didn't hold back or act conservative. Three, Emma looked nothing like Rumple. In fact, she didn't need to hide behind her darkness or use it as an excuse to use her powers. She held herself differently. There were also other factors she noticed. Belle was intrigued by how different Emma seemed.

Lily smiled at Belle, noticing the way she was looking at her sister. Before she could say something about it, her mother and Ingrid joined them. The moment Maleficent made her presence known, she saw the look on Belle's face. "You okay?"

Belle had a wide eyed look on her face. "That's Maleficent. You know what she did to Aurora? I met her on my travels…"

Lily smiled. "I know, she's mine and Emma's mother. You don't have anything to worry about. I promise."

Belle looked at them, realizing she needed to remember that things were different here now. "I thought…"

Maleficent chuckled when she heard what Belle said. "Yes, I put a curse on Aurora. But I didn't kill her."

Belle nodded. "I hear you. I know there are some adjustments I need to get used to. I won't make the mistake of making inaccurate assumptions. Obviously you had your reasons. And that has nothing to do with the here and now."

Regina smiled at that. "You mean that Belle? I hope so dear."

Emma smiled knowingly. "It will take time to get back into the swing of things. But now that you are here, perhaps you'd like to take me up on the offer I am about to give you."

Belle looked at Emma. "And what is your offer?"

Emma brought them to the dining room. "Have a seat and I'll tell you." She waited for everyone to be seated. "You've been around Rumplestiltskin for a very long time but you have a patience that is unlike anything I have ever seen before. I would like you to get to know us and see for yourself that we're not going to be like that imp. You can continue working at the pawnshop or the library if you want to. Think of his death as a clean slate and you will see it had to happen. I know you have questions and I will be more than happy to answer them for you."

Belle nodded. "I do. But I don't want to take up your time. If I have questions at the moment, I will ask. I know you killed Rumple and his son. I don't know why. But you probably had your reasons. I don't know your life story or what happened. But I would like to learn about you and all this and maybe make some better sense of it all. I'm not going to judge any of you because it's not my place to do so." She added. "I do believe things happen for a reason."

They all smiled at Belle. Maleficent spoke up. "Then we'll tell you our story. And then you will get a better understanding of what happened." She prepared to tell Belle their story.