"She's a little crazy, but I like her." Charming commented on the way back to the loft.
"Never thought I'd see the day where I'd owe my life to a Mills. No offense, ladies." Hook said as they all filed in through the door.
"I'll let it go this time, Captain Guyliner." Regina sassed, finally embracing her son Henry.
"Mom! Are you ok? What happened?" He clung to his mother, relieved to see her.
"It's a long story, but you can thank Aunt Rhea when you see her." He looked very, very confused.
"Who?" He thought his mother only had one sister.
"We'll explain later, son. Right now I think your mother needs a nice hot bath." Robin's eyebrows shot up suggestively as he looked at her.
"Spare me the details- come on Henry, let's get out of here before we witness something X rated." Zelena pulled him away by the arm, both looking like they wanted to vomit. Henry stopped the pair just outside the loft- he had an idea of how he wanted to bond with his slightly psychotic aunt.
"Aunt Zelena, can we watch the Wizard of Oz?" The witch rolled her eyes.
"If you insist." Henry grinned.
"Awesome. Afterwards we can play the video game you love so much." Henry was referring to Dragon Age Origins- Zelena had been addicted to the RPG ever since watching Henry play it one evening. Being able to use magic in a virtual reality was fascinating to her.
"Excellent- I still need to beat that Archdemon."
"I keep telling you to use your potions and you never listen."
"Potions are for the weak. I have Alistair as a tank and Wynne on mass healing. Not my fault you don't know how to play properly."
"Whatever- just don't ask me to beat it for you."
"Me, admit defeat? Never."
A few months later, things were back to normal in Storybrooke. Regina had repaired her reputation with the rest of the town, her sister was now her best friend, and her relationship with Robin was going strong. So you can understand why she didn't think twice about her missed menstrual cycle.
"Maybe you should go to the hospital, have Whale check you out." Robin suggested, holding Regina's hair as she threw up breakfast for the third day in a row. She shook her head, insisting she was fine, that it was nothing.
"You're being stubborn, love. Call Zelena and let her know you want an appointment." When she almost fainted, she relented and let Robin carry her to the car.
"What's going on this time, Ms. Mills?" Whale entered the examination room, looking like he hadn't slept in days.
"Nausea, muscle weakness, tiredness, nothing special. Let's talk about you instead: you look like hell, Victor." The doctor groaned, rubbing his temples.
"You'd be tired too if your eight months' pregnant wife kept making ridiculous demands at 3 AM while you tried to sleep. I almost wish she'd deliver early- I can't take it anymore: the bitching, the crying, the emotional abuse, mostly the bitching." Zelena was about 4 weeks away from her due date with a little girl they planned to name Kira. Based on what her sister was like on a regular basis, she felt sorry for him.
"Almost at the finish line, yeah?" Robin patted the man on the back. Whale took another sip of his coffee, and returned to his chart.
"I can't fucking wait- now let's run some tests."
"Pregnant? Are you sure?" Regina had a hand on her stomach in shock. She was supposed to be barren.
"This test doesn't lie- why do you seem so shocked? From what Zelena has told me, you two fuck more than we do- speak of the devil." Whale excused himself to take a phone call from said wife, hoping to high heaven that she was finally going into labor. Nope, she just wanted a back rub.
"This is great, Regina. We're going to have a baby." Robin was holding her hand and looked like he couldn't be more in love with the queen.
"I drank a potion long ago to prevent me from ever having a child, to spite my mother. I don't know what- hold on, Rhea just texted me." The couple looked down at the screen, reading the message: Congratulations!
What do you mean? Regina texted back, utterly confused.
Let's just say that when Father removed your curses, he removed all of them, if you know what I mean. I can't wait to meet the little royal! Her sister never ceased to surprise her.
You're my new favorite sister- don't tell Zelena I said that. Say hello to Mother for me.
I wouldn't dare ;) Love you too, sis
See you soon- Zelena should deliver within the month
Can't wait! Until then. Regina put the phone away, laughing. They were definitely looking forward to meeting the newest member of their family. Nine months later, Regina and Robin welcomed a little girl- Princess Elena Regina of Locksley, and they couldn't be happier.
To say that Rumplestiltskin was unhappy about the outcome of recent events would be a massive understatement: he was beyond pissed off. He had lost his power, his influence, and his immortality. This just wouldn't stand with him. Going into his shop, he retrieved a vial containing swirling purple mist and put it in his jacket. He had some calls to make.
"Back again, Mr. Gold? I wasn't expecting to see you again after the massive failure of Project Chimera." Dr. Carter, having received word that the businessman wanted to meet, invited Rumple to his office.
"While I agree that was a failure, what I have in store for you is much better." Rumple pulled out the vial and placed it on the desk.
"What's contained in this bottle is the essence of magic itself. All you have to do is pour it over the target, in your case a soldier, and you will have a new super weapon." Dr. Carter laughed, taking the vial, looking it over.
"This is fantastic news, Mr. Gold. What's your price?" Rumple placed his hands on his cane, and leaned forward a bit, looking the man dead in the eye.
"I have a job for you."