***NOTE*** Alrighty everyone, my apologies for taking actual centuries to finish this but y'know. Adulting sucks and life is hard sometimes BUT! Here it is. The final part!
"You know, Savior…" Cora sighed, watching as Emma struggled against the magic hold inflicted on her. "You could have just left. Turned around in that awful little car of yours and saved yourself from this." She continued. "But instead you decided to open your big mouth and ruin my work… And for that... You'll pay."
"I didn't do anyt-" the blonde started, cut short by the force of Cora's hand ramming against her chest.
"You made Regina fall in love with you. You weakened her so you would be able to kill her and take her place on top." Cora said, her voice dropping. "But you won't win, Savior."
"STOP!" Regina's voice roared from the direction of the door behind Cora's back, her hands sparking blue.
Smirking and slowly turning her body, arm outstretched with her hand around the blonde's heart, Cora let out a small chuckle. "I'm sorry, Dear but you know what I have to do." she said arily, "I can't have you swooning over another peasant, so, this is for your own good." She finished pulling her hand back from the blondes chest, only to find that she couldn't rip her heart from it's place.
The blonde laughed while taking in shallow breaths of air as the witch's magic faltered and resulted in her collapsing to the tile floor. "Nice try… Mother." She said, waving her hands as a cloud of purple smoke revealed the cloaking spell she had placed on both herself and Emma.
Not missing a beat, Emma threw a vial of squid ink at Cora as the older woman raised her hands toward her daughter. "Not so fast. You aren't going anywhere." Walking past the frozen woman, Emma helped Regina to her feet. "Are you okay?"
Nodding, the mayor took a breath and waved her hand, a large mirror appearing behind Cora. "I'm fine." she answered before turning to her mother. "I'm sorry, Mother. I have to do this… I can't be who you want me to be. And I can't let you take Emma and Henry from me."
"It isn't that you can't, Regina, but you won't. I've seen you reach a high potential, my dear, and now you're ruining everything I've done for you… for the daughter of a peasant." She snarled in Emma's direction.
"Regina we don't have long befo-" Emma began before Regina nodded, cutting the blonde off with a slight raise of her hand.
"I know." Waving her hands again, the mirror began to shimmer behind Cora. "I have to do this, Mother. You'll be without your power, or a way to return to this world or any land with magic." Regina began to explain as Cora laughed.
Glaring between Regina and Emma, Cora continued her low laugh. "Dear, I'll find a way back, trust me. And when I do, your precious little Savior will be the first to go… and then I'll deal with you." She threatened.
Making a pushing motion with her hands as she turned her face away, Cora's laugh faded as she was thrust backward into the mirror, disappearing in the shimmering glass. As soon as the witch was gone from the frame and her laughter was no longer audible, Regina let her hands drop, the glass immediately reflecting the two standing alone in the room briefly before disappearing in a cloud of purple.
Emma called Mary-Margaret after their ordeal and asked her to watch over Henry for the night with the excuse of having things to do. Mary-Margaret tried to push further but gave up and agreed to keep her grandson entertained for the night with the promise that she come home the next day. Regina laughed once Emma informed her of the deal and shook her head. "She knows. I'm sure of it."
"Yeah, probably. But at this point I don't really care who knows about us, Madam Mayor." The blonde teased, smiling at Regina as the two stood side by side at the pier, watching the night clouds glide across the sky and moon.
Smiling to herself and looking down at the fishes swimming lazily underneath them, Regina sighed happily when she felt Emma's arms wrap around her waist from behind. "Mother was right, you know…"
"About?" Emma asked, feeling her heart beating so hard against her ribcage that she was surprised Regina couldn't hear it.
"About how I seem to have fallen for the "daughter of a Shepherd'." Regina replied, turning in Emmas arms to look at her.
Grinning, Emma gave Regina a small squeeze and sighed. "I guess that means I've fallen for a Queen… what ever shall I do?!" Emma teased, trying not to laugh. "Such feelings are forbidden! Maybe I'll just have to go find a smelly pirate to…" She started before being cut off by Regina's lips pressing to hers.
Pulling away after a few seconds, Regina playfully pushed Emma back "Listen, you. I refuse to love someone who wants to be covered in fleas and stink of stale rum." she grinned.
"Deal." Laughing Emma pulled her in for another kiss. "I love you too."