The New Queen of Darkness
Chapter 10
Disclaimers::: I do not own OUAT or it's characters, just my imagination.
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Regina invited them to her home so they could begin making plans. It was time to start on the plan to find Lily and bring her home to be reunited with Maleficent and Emma. But at the same time, she couldn't keep her eyes off of her wife, relishing the fact this woman was hers. She couldn't stop thinking about how Emma had dealt with that imp. She was so glad Rumple was out of their lives now. He no longer controlled and limited what she was allowed to do or not.
They sat around the dining room as Emma made some calls to find out where Lily was now living. They were amazed at how easy Emma made it seem. But now that she had acquired the powers of all the dark ones of the past up to this present moment, she had the knowledge she needed in order to pinpoint the exact area they would be able to find Lily.
Maleficent was impressed. "It's a good thing you killed that little man. You know he would have made it harder to find Lily all because of his obsession with deals and favors." She smirked knowingly.
"You're right about that, Mal. He always made things more difficult. And just so he could get what he wanted." Regina agreed.
Emma chuckled. "Now you have me. I will make things much easier all because we're family."
"That includes us right?" Cruella asked.
"Of course darling." Emma smiled darkly. "Us girls need to stick together don't we?" She said in perfect imitation of Cruella as the others chuckled.
Cruella smiled at Emma. "Right you are." She agreed.
"Well now that I know where Lily is, we need to decide when to leave. I know once we bring her back, we will be paying a visit to the Charmings." Emma smirked darkly. "And what of the Apprentice?" She asked. "Do you need my help in finding him?"
Maleficent chuckled. "I know where he is. He doesn't live far from where I used to live."
Ursula and Cruella shared a look before they looked at them. "What about the author? Rumple mentioned he is responsible for what happens to all of us. Perhaps he also had a hand in what happened to you and your family. He also made sure those pesky heroes got their happy endings."
Cruella nodded in agreement. "The game is rigged. The villains never win."
Emma had a dark determined look on her face. "We'll see about that." She looked at her wife, sharing a look with her. "It's a good thing we might know some people who can help us find that author. I won't rest until I can do something about this. We're going to turn the tables this time and see to it those Heroes are knocked off their high and mighty feet."
"I can't wait to see that happen." Cruella laughed.
Ursula smiled wickedly. "That will be something to see."
Maleficent grinned wickedly, "I love the way you think darling." She had a proud smile on her face.
Regina chuckled as she kissed her wife. "I absolutely love it! Speaking of which, we need to pick up our son soon. He'll be at Granny's soon."
Maleficent nodded. "Why don't we all go? Maybe have dinner together. Give everyone a chance to see Emma as who she's always meant to be." She couldn't help but to be so proud of her daughter and was looking forward to seeing Lily soon. She couldn't wait to have her whole family there with her, preferably the sooner, the better.
Emma nodded, "Let's do this. I'm thinking tomorrow is as good a time as any to get my sister."
Regina took her wife's hand as they moved together. "Then we'll leave first thing in the morning. I'm sure Maleficent will be wanting to spend time with her grandson while we're gone."
Maleficent nodded and smiled, "I would absolutely love to!" They left for the diner. She was looking forward to spending time with her grandson and getting to know him better.
When they arrived, the people of Storybrooke steered out of their way, seeing all the Queens of Darkness there in the diner, but what shocked them the most was Emma Swan. She no longer looked like their beloved Savior. They could clearly see that Emma was no longer the same. But other than the fact she was now the dark one, they had no idea that something else had lurked deep inside Emma until Maleficent woke her up literally by giving to her what had been stolen from her at birth. Emma had always had magic, but now she was a force to be reckoned with just like the other Queens of Darkness.
Having partied with them the other day, Ruby wasn't as fazed as the others. But she was surprised to see that Emma was different, darker. She moved up to their table. "Emma?"
Emma chuckled softly at her friend. "Hey Rubes. How is Belle doing?" She asked.
Ruby tilted her head. "She's feeling a little better. At least better than this morning."
Emma smiled. "Good, I'm glad. Tell her she no longer has to worry about Rumple. I know it will take time for her to get used to life without him bothering her again. If she has questions, send her to me. And don't worry dear, I'm nothing like him. Just better." She gave her a friendly wink. She was doing this to assure her friend that they were still good.
Ruby nodded and smiled. "Thanks for letting me know."
Just then, Henry arrived and saw his parents. He stopped when he saw his blonde… Now white haired mother. "I saw it in the book. Why did you do it?"
Emma turned to look at her son. "Because it's something I had to do, kid. Rumplestiltskin was never supposed to be the dark one. He would have died and then the darkness would have found another victim and things would have gotten out of control. I'm able to handle it so much better than he ever was able to. I won't die and best of all, there will never be another dark one like him again. I'm the last dark one and nobody else will be able to use the dagger or kill me with it. He abused his powers to hurt our family and I had to do something about it. But kid, I'm still your mother and I love you and your mom so much."
Henry could see his mother was telling him the truth. He ran into her arms and hugged her tightly. "I love you too ma! I'm glad you won't be like Grandpa."
Regina smiled knowingly as she joined in the family hug. "I love you too! And everything will work out for the better, just remember that and trust in that."
As soon as Henry sat down with his family and Ruby took their orders, Emma and Regina explained to Henry about what they were going to do to bring his Aunt Lily home and informed him that he would be staying with his Grandma Maleficent while they were gone. Henry was glad to hear they were bringing his aunt home and he was looking forward to spending time with Maleficent so everything worked out well. The plan was set into motion.
After they got their food and drinks, Ruby decided to take a break to check on Belle again and to give her the news about Rumple. She wasn't too sure of how she would react to the fact he was gone for good. She knew her friend always had a soft spot for Rumple despite all his shortcomings. And she'd been hurt way too many times. He had broken her heart over and over again, yet she'd been extremely patient with him until that day she banished hin from Storybrooke. When he came back for a short time, they'd fought all the time. And now, Ruby would need to break the news to Belle. A huge part of her was glad he would no longer be around to hurt her friend again. Belle deserved so much better than that.
"So ye killed the crocodile?" Killian asked as he came into view. He could clearly see Emma was the new dark one.
Emma's eyes grew dark when she heard the pirate. "Yes I did. Are you mad that you couldn't kill him?" She smirked then. "Your ego is bruised." She could see how upset he was. "Believe me, you wouldn't have been able to handle it. You don't have what it takes, Pirate. Stick to what you know. Just be happy knowing your Milah's death has been avenged."
Killian glared at Emma. "I should have been the one to do it. Not you, Swan." He then eyed Regina before looking back at his ex girlfriend. He was still bitter about the fact that Emma left him for the Evil Queen. He wasn't ready to let go of Emma just yet. He wanted to fight for her. He knew the last time he'd come with Mary Margaret and David, he had been too angry and hurt to say something to Emma. Instead he had run off instead of staying to fight for her. He wasn't willing to accept that Emma and the Evil Queen had shared a true love's kiss. That just didn't happen. Not for villains. "What do you see in the Evil Queen? What does she have that I don't? You belong with me not that bitch!" He snarled, not caring that everyone in the diner could hear what he was saying.
Henry jumped up. "Don't call my mom that! Leave them alone! They are true loves! I saw their kiss. You don't get to call my mom names. I don't like you… You dirty Pirate!"
Emma stared darkly at Hook. "She's everything you're not. We share a son. She is everything I love. You are nothing to me. Wasn't seeing us in our skimpy robes that morning enough for you? Knowing we marked each other. That wasn't enough?" Emma smirked. "I will never be yours. She's my mate, my lover, my wife. She's mine and I'm hers. Henry is our son. Ours. You and I would never work out. You don't even know me. You don't know what I've been going through. Did Mary Margaret tell you why everyone hates her now? Did she tell you what she did to me and my family? Did she tell you the truth about me?"
"What are you going on about? Mary Margaret and David are a mess right now. They said you attacked them when all they ever wanted to do was love you. You attacked then unprovoked. They said those Queens of Darkness brainwashed you and told you to hurt them. Why are you with them anyways? And now look at you, the new dark one? You joining their club love? Cause from where I'm standing, your parents are right about the whole thing."
Ruby scoffed when she heard what Killian said. "You weren't here Hook. You don't know what happened. I do. I heard everything that bitch Mary Margaret said. So don't go running your mouth off without hard facts."
Emma smirked darkly. "They're not my parents. Obviously they told you nothing but lies. More lies! I don't have to explain myself to you. But Hook, you wouldn't be able to handle the truth if it bit you where the sun don't shine. Yes I'm the dark one, yes I'm with the Queens of Darkness. But what you don't seem to grasp is they are MY family. All of them." She knew what she had to say next was liable to scare him away. She didn't care. "The truth is, Maleficent is my mother. I'm her daughter. I have a sister that I'm bringing home tomorrow. Snow White and her Prince Charming are responsible for stealing us from our mother before we hatched." She saw the look of confusion on his face. She laughed darkly, "We're dragons like our mother." Her stomach began to rumble, hungry for something else other than the food she was eating. The food there was not giving her the sustenance she needed right now. She had other cravings for things they couldn't give her there. The Dragon in her was very hungry.
Maleficent smiled darkly at the Pirate as she stared at him. "It's the truth. And dragons are very territorial and possessive of their family and friends. If you try crossing that line again with my daughter. She will have you for dinner." She looked at her daughter, seeing that something else was going on with her. She could hear her daughter's stomach rumbling. She inhaled deeply and smiled wickedly when she found out what else was going on with her. "Pirate, you might want to run. She's very very hungry and not just for this food. She's eating for two or three now."
Regina's eyes widened in surprise at what she heard Mal say. She looked at Emma and pulled her closer. "You're pregnant?" She smiled widely as she put her hand on her abdomen. "We're having a baby?" She was over the moon right now, wanting to celebrate with her wife.
Emma looked at her mother and realized it made sense. She grinned as she kissed her wife passionately. "Looks like it. I love you so much my Queen." She winked at Henry before she turned to look at Killian. Her eyes glowed hungrily as she stood up. She was really hungry.
Cruella and Ursula were excited at this bit of news. "We're gonna be aunties!" They grabbed Henry and hugged him as he beamed happily at the news. He was looking forward to being a big brother.
Killian's eyes grew wide as he realized he needed to get moving. He ran out of there, not looking back.
Emma took off after him, turning into a dragon as soon as she got out of the diner.