Ronno looked around, following Henry through the dense forest undergrowth. Kal was behind him, watching their rear to make sure they weren't being followed. He could hear the roars of beasts attacking his family and had to force himself to keep moving forward. They ventured along the trail they'd used when they went on their hike and turned off as they came to the falls. "According to the map, it's just down here." Henry said. Ronno grabbed him and shoved him into the bushes, pulling Kal along with them. "What?"

"Sssh." Ronno hissed, pointing as a pair of hands landed on the ground in front of them. They crawled forward, dragging a long tail behind them. "Lamia. Devourer of children. Don't listen to anything she says."

Lamia laughed, a rich and beautiful sound. "Come on out, children. I won't hurt you. I just want to talk."

Henry unsheathed his sword and Ronno pulled out the small stick that Regina had given him. He flicked it and it became a large spartan blade. He smiled, but quickly turned serious again.

"She's guarding the cave." Kal whispered.

Lamia continued dragging herself forward. She fully came into view, a beautiful young woman with hair of spun gold and skin perfect and pale. A white band of cloth was the only clothing she wore to hide her breasts from sight, and her lower body, was that of a brown striped shark. She looked around, sniffing the air. "I know you're there. Henry, Ronno, and Kal. Show yourselves."

"Don't listen to anything she says." Ronno warned them again. "Go." Henry shot across the path, disappearing into the bushes on the other side, and Lamia whipped around, searching for them.

"Henry Daniel Mills. Son of the Savior, blood of the great Snow White and Prince Charming. The royal family of heroes. Such noble blood for a prince. And yet, you are still tied to the murderess, the Evil Queen." Lamia taunted. "Some mother. So desperate for love, she stole you, threatened to destroy all of this land for you. So...pathetic."

Ronno angrily took a deep breath and Kal touched him on the shoulder. "We know who Regina is. Don't get angry just yet."

"I'll lead her away, I'm the fastest. Get to Henry, get to the cave and get my dad." Ronno commanded. He took another deep breath and stepped out onto the trail.

"Ah, Ronno." Lamia turned to face him, showing a bit of difficulty in turning around, but he knew it could all be a ruse. "It's good to see you so well, after your own father, your own mother left you, abandoned you."

"Stop trying to distort the truth to anger me." Ronno growled.

"Oh, I'm telling you the truth. How you have two mothers, and one is a killer and the other is stuck on the man who betrayed her. You deserve so much better."

"I have the best moms in the world. Hera cursed you to eat your children and you continued eating others just because you liked the taste. Well, do you want to cut the crap and dig your teeth into a giant goat ass?"

"You know, I would love to see how you taste. And hear Regina and Theresa's screams when I deliver the fur and bones to their doorstep." Lamia leaped towards him, faster than he could move. He turned and ran, but she caught the back of his leg, sending him crashing into the ground.

"Choke on my bones." Ronno screamed as Kal leaped out of the bushes and plunged both tomahawks into Lamia's tail. She twisted around to face him and Henry came from the left, driving his sword straight into her stomach. Ronno got back to his feet and stabbed her in the back. But Lamia swung her tail, hitting Henry hard and knocking him down. Kal leaped onto her back and dug his knife into her shoulder. She started to roll, almost like an alligator and quickly flattened him beneath her. Ronno grabbed onto the hilt of Henry's sword and wrenched it forward, pinning her to the ground. He raised his hoof and brought it down as hard as he could on her forehead, smashing in her face. He stomped on her a few more times until her face was nothing more than a pile of mashed flesh. "You guys alright?"

"Just peachy." Henry said, panting and laying on his back. He quickly got up to help Ronno roll the shark's tail off of Kal and helped him back to his feet.

"Did you hurt your hooves, Little Bro?" were the first words out of his mouth.

Ronno shook his head with a smile. "You were almost a pancake and you're worried about my hooves."

"Hey, someone has got to watch you guys' back." Kal grinned, pulling his weapons back out. "Let's just hope we don't run into any more monsters."

"I'm sure we will." Henry said.

They retrieved their weapons and pushed on until they came to a small cave. Only a foot inside, there was a pair of large steel doors. Ronno easily kicked one of them in and revealed a staircase lit with little candles on each step, leading down into the ground. Kal took the lead then, one tomahawk unsheathed. "Stay close."

Ronno nodded as they descended into the lair of Nitara. There was a long hallway, dark and cold, before they came to a large room, lit with candles and braziers. There were pictures of Theresa all over the floor, all of them ripped in half, some of them burned.

"She's obsessed with your mom." Henry said, looking around in wonder. "I mean, psycho."

"She must believe my Sun and Stars did something to her." Ronno looked up at the roof of the cavern where suns and little stars were painted on the ceiling, only to be crossed out with giant red and black X's.

"Who cares?" Kal asked. "Split up, find Tarrak so we can go help Regina and the others."

Ronno nodded and walked up to a door bolted shut. He kicked the door a couple times, until it broke just enough for him to slip inside. It was Nitara's room. It was grand and expensively furnished with a huge bed in the middle. There were more pictures of his Sun and Stars along the walls, all of them marked out with X's as well. There were words too. Well, a name: Theon, that was marked ouat well. "What in the world?" He muttered to himself, approaching her vanity. It was covered in makeup and other unnecessary things that women seemed to need. What caught his attention was a drawer that was locked. He used a bit of magic this time since he didn't want to risk destroying anything inside. He opened the drawer and inside, were two folded sheets of paper. One was a picture of what looked like Nitara and Tarrak, laughing and smiling. The other, was a picture of a nice looking faun couple, both attractive with blonde hair. He didn't understand it.

"Ronno! I found your dad!" Henry called from the door. Ronno quickly left the room and followed him back to a back room, a very dark room. Kal was lighting the candles around the room. Tarrak didn't look a day older than when Ronno had last seen him. He was on the ground, hands and feet chained and some kind of steel cage around his head, as well as a brace on his injured leg.

"Dad?" Ronno whispered, handing the pictures to Henry as he crouched next to his father. "Dad!" He growled and wrenched off the cage, pulling out the vial to pour down his father's throat. Tarrak started to choke, but Ronno covered his mouth so he wouldn't spit it back out. "Dad, listen to me, you need to get up. Now."

"Ronno?" came the deep question as Tarrak started to come to.

"Is your voice gonna get that deep?" Kal asked, smirking.

Ronno flipped him off as he turned back to waking up his dad. "Dad."

"What are you doing here?" The three of them turned to find Bryn standing in the doorway. He looked at them with confusion. "No one is to come here."

"Bryn, you gave us the key and the map." Henry said. "We're gonna help your dad."

"Mother said not to come here." Bryn said in a monotone voice.

Ronno frowned as he looked into his blood brother's eyes and saw that they were red. Bryn's eyes were blue. "Guys, be careful, Nitara's controlling him. He's under a spell."

Bryn roared and tried to attack, but Kal leaped in the way, slicing open his arm, only to be thrown backwards into the wall. He didn't get up. Bryn turned to Henry, who raised his hands and stepped back. Bryn growled and continued on to Ronno. "He belongs to us-" Henry leaped onto his back, locking his arms around his neck. "Get off of me!"

Ronno shook Tarrak frantically. "Get up, you stupid goat!"

"Do not tell me what to do." Tarrak said, opening one eye with a smirk. "Ronno, what are you doing here?"

"Saving...your...ass." Ronno replied, quickly pulling out the key to begin unlocking his father's shackles and ripping off his brace. "We have to hurry to help the others."

"Others? Your mother?"

"Yes."

Tarrak nodded and quickly got to his feet as the last chain fell away, towering over everyone in the room. His eyes fell upon Bryn and Henry. "Theon!" He roared deeply. Bryn froze, eyes flickering back and forth. "Enough, Theon."

"Theon?" Henry said, getting off of Bryn's back.

Ronno went to check on Kal and managed to wake him back up.

"Come. If there is a battle, then I must be in it. Theon, come." Tarrak commanded. A waistcloth was conjured around his waist, connected at the hips to give him plenty of room to move. He took the lead, punching the other door off the hatch as he angrily walked forward.

"Care to explain some stuff?" Ronno asked.

"Bryn is not my biological son, neither is Bryn his real name. His name is Theon, and Nitara stole him from his parents when he was a baby."

"Why?" Kal asked, giving Bryn a strange look as he followed them, almost in a trance.

"Apparently, we once dated. Then I met your mother, Ronno. Nitara never got over the rejection."

"You don't even remember her?" Ronno asked.

Tarrak scoffed. "No. I don't even care to think about any other woman unless it is my Kalliana. Nitara is just a crazy ass bitch." He suddenly stopped, Henry and Kal both crashing into his legs, and picked Ronno up and hugged him. "I am sorry, my son. I truly am. If I'd been a better father, none of this would've happened."

"I'm sorta glad this happened. Then I wouldn't have met Regina." Ronno said.

"Who is this Regina?"

"Come on, and I'll show you." The sounds of fighting grew as they drew nearer the town square. There was a full on war going on. Zelena was flying around on her broomstick, expertly lighting up furies whenever they strayed too far from the square. Granny and Snow were firing arrows at rapid speed. Ruby was being attacked by Cerberus, who split himself into three giant dogs to try and maul her. Emma was facing off against the Minotaur, ducking and dodging its giant axe, while Theresa and David were trying to kill the hydra.

Ronno looked around with worry when he couldn't spot Regina. Zelena flew down, leaping off her broomstick and slamming into the minotaur, knocking it off its feet. She launched her broomstick like a spear, incinerating one of the dogs attacking Ruby and magically made it fly by again so she could leap on it. She flashed a bright green light as she flew past the Chimera and it reared backwards, opening the way for Regina to slice open its belly with a flaming sword. It roared in pain as Regina moved clear. The snake tail tried to grab her and she sliced it off, grabbing onto the wildly flailing appendage for it to pull her onto the chimera's back. She stabbed the goat in the head and buried her black sword into the back of neck of the lion, finally killing it. "That's Regina."

Emma grabbed the minotaur's axe that was imbedded in the ground and slammed it into the beast's chest. She looked up at Ruby as she broke the neck of one of the dogs with her jaws, only for the other to lock its mouth around her neck. She threw herself backwards into the wall of a nearby store and it collapsed. She tore open its belly and it dissolved into black smoke, just like the Minotaur. They turned their eyes to the hydra.

David was in the process of hacking off two heads. Zelena flew by again and set them alight with green fire, preventing any more from growing back. Theresa meanwhile, was searching for one head, the Immortal head. While the others tried to attack them, there was one that remained upright, that didn't attack. That was the one she went after. She launched herself into the air with vines connected to her feet and grabbed onto Zelena's broomstick as she passed by again. The redhead gave her a quick nod and put on a burst of speed as she flew in circles around the the hydra's immortal head, spiraling up the serpentine neck. Theresa leaped off, dragging the head to the ground and she hit the earth hard, shattering the asphalt and pulled until there was an audible crack that splintered the air and the hydra began to dissolve.

Tarrak frowned. "Where are we?"

"Storybrooke." Henry answered. Tarrak raised an eyebrow at him. "It's a long story."

"Mom!" Ronno yelled, racing forward.

Regina turned and smiled at him as he slammed into her leg. "Are you alright?"

"Just fine. Are you?"

"Oh yeah, but I do think I need to join you on your morning runs. Lacking some cardio." Regina panted.

"My Sun and Stars." He hugged Theresa as she approached.

Theresa kissed his forehead. "Second wave's gonna hit any moment."

"I know. We need to regroup." Regina said. "Plan our next move. There's no telling what she's gonna do next."

Zelena landed next to her. "We need to close the portal. If we shut down the vortex, then she can't bring anything else through." The others gathered around to hear the plan. "Can Nitara use magic?"

"I don't think so." Theresa answered, not even glancing at Tarrak, who was clearly upset by this, but didn't dare try to speak to his ex at the moment.

Regina nodded. "Then we close it, find her-"

"And beat the shit out of her." Theresa said.

"Will you need this?" They all turned as Bryn stepped forward, revealing the circular object that Nitara had been holding earlier.

Regina took it and smiled at him before examining the object. "It looks like a remote."

"Where's the off switch?" Emma asked.

"There isn't one."

"Then what do we do now?"

Tarrak took the object and put it on the ground and stepped on it, shattering it. "Next?"

Regina took a deep breath, looking around. "Next, we clean out the square. Check the basements, the floors, make sure everyone is out. Whatever else comes through that portal needs to be confined here. Ronno-"

"Got it." He said, already racing away with his brothers.

"Theresa, can you set up a barrier powerful enough to trap anything here?"

"Absolutely."

"Good, set it up at the ends of each block."

"We're out of arrows, I have something we can use in the diner." Granny said.

"Get it. Hurry back and be careful."

"You be careful." The old woman retorted with a smile as she and Snow took off.

"The rest of us should help the kids." Regina said. The others nodded and took off to do as she commanded. Except for Zelena. She was staring at the vortex. "Hey, you alright?"

"Our mother left me in the woods...to die." Zelena said softly. Regina moved closer in order to hear her. "A twister picked me up and carried me to Oz." She looked at her sister with a profound look in her eye. "Perhaps I can create another. Inside the vortex. Counter it. Destroy it."

"It's worth a shot. What do you need?"

"I need you and the sheriff and...Theresa." The redhead visibly gulped hard after saying the older woman's name. "When I get high and fast enough, I need you three to slow it down so I can get out."

"Alright then."

"Just one question...are you and her...together?" Zelena asked.

Regina glanced over at the blonde woman as she set up the requested barriers. It was true that at one point, she might've considered actually dating Theresa, because there was some definite attraction. What wasn't there to like about the woman. But her feelings for Ruby and Emma had prevented that, and besides, Theresa was more like a best friend, possibly an older sister. "No. She's just my friend. And also the mother of my son."

"Oh." Zelena smiled. "Good. That's uh, good to hear." She scratched at her nose and turned to head to the portal, when another creature fell through. A warrior wearing full Greek armor, carrying a spear and a shield. "Oh shit." Both sisters immediately began firing fireballs at him like crazy. But he blocked with his shield and charged them, clearly intending to ram Regina with the spear. Zelena pushed her sister out of the way and froze when the weapon entered her stomach.

"Zelena." Regina whispered.

The warrior grabbed Regina by her hair before she could react and launched her at a nearby car, cracking the windshield as she landed hard. He wrenched his spear out of Zelena and Regina screamed as he threw her as well, sending them both straight through it.

"Zelena." Regina placed her hand over sister's bloody abdomen and started to heal it, but she could hardly concentrate to finish the job. Everything was going dark.

"What the hell do you think you're doing sleeping on the job?" The car door opened and Theresa waved her hand, filling them both with her powerful healing energy. She nearly dragged them both of the car and Regina leaned against it, looking up as Tarrak grabbed the warrior's leg and repeatedly and furiously slammed him against the ground, tearing up the asphalt. He pulled out a sword and cut off the warrior's foot and tossed it over his shoulder, letting the man dissolve into dust. Another warrior fell through and he picked up the fallen shield and threw it hard, hitting the second warrior in the chest and nearly tore the man in half.

"Next?" The man asked.

"Are you alright?" Theresa asked, tilting Regina's head back and forth. She turned to Zelena and did the same.

"You saved my life." Regina said, looking at her sister.

"Yeah, let's not make this a sisterly habit or anything. I have a reputation to keep." Zelena replied. She looked at Theresa. "And you saved mine."

"It was nothing." Theresa smirked. "But we still have a lot to do. Whatever plan you're thinking, Regina, we need to do it now."

"Zelena, you still up for this?" Regina asked.

Zelena nodded, taking a few deep breaths. "I got this." She conjured her broomstick in her hand and stepped forward.

"Be careful." Regina said.

"We'll have to wait and see about that, won't we?" Zelena smirked as she shot into the air.

"Where is she going?" Theresa asked.

"To destroy the portal."

"She'll be killed!" Theresa yelled, watching Zelena begin to fly around the vortex, green electricity sparking through the air. "Regina-"

"She can handle herself." Regina said, comfortingly. "Right now, we need to get to work. If she can't close that portal then we need a backup plan. Preferably one that involves us finding Nitara."

"You're right." Theresa sighed, but she didn't take her eyes off Zelena.

"Let's go get Emma so we can be ready to pull Zelena out of the vortex." Regina said, taking her wrist and leading her over to where the others had gathered in front of the clocktower. "Everyone out?"

"Yes Mom." Ronno said. "What's next?"

"I need Emma and Theresa on the next two buildings up there." She motioned. "When Zelena gets high enough, we have to slow down the vortex to pull her-" She was interrupted by the roar of a wolf. They turned as a great dark wolf stalked into the street. "Ruby?"

"No." Nitara appeared on the edge of the street curb, lazily kicking her legs. Bryn ducked behind Tarrak to avoid being seen. "I stole your girl's wolf. She's over there." She gestured to where Ruby was laying on the ground.

Regina felt a familiar rage and lashed out with a bolt of light magic. Nitara simply disappeared and the magic blasted a hole in the building that had been behind her.

"Go to her. I will take care of the wolf." Tarrak said.

Regina poofed to Ruby and almost immediately the wolf rounded on her, back kicking Tarrak with ease. Regina barely managed to grab Ruby and poof them both away before she was ripped apart. She poofed them to the back of the Granny's and tried to wake her fallen wolf. "Ruby. Ruby, can you hear me? Wake up, baby. I need your help. Come on Ruby." She said patting her face.

Ruby's eyes fluttered open. "Regina? What happened?"

"Nitara must've knocked you out. She did something to you."

Ruby suddenly sat up. "My wolf. I can't feel my wolf. Regina, my wolf!"

"It's outside." Regina said, trying to calm her. "She separated it from you."

"How do I get it back?" Ruby demanded. They were interrupted by a scream outside and quickly rushed out to find Theresa laying on the ground, pinned beneath the wolf, one arm flowing with blood as it was locked in the wolf's jaws. Tarrak was holding its head, preventing it from shaking it and tearing off the limb, but at the same time he couldn't pry open the jaws to free his beloved. "Hey!" Ruby yelled. The wolf perked up at the sight of her and immediately released Theresa to charge them, but it wasn't like a dog happy to see its owner. The wolf was mad and wanted blood. Ruby pushed Regina out of the way and grabbed onto the upper and lower jaw of the wolf, and spun it around. "Stop." Ruby growled, looking it in the eye.

"Ruby, what do you want us to do?" Emma called, a spell glowing in her hand, waiting to be released.

"The only way to stop it is to kill it." Nitara appeared behind Ruby and whispered into her ear. "Are you strong enough to destroy...yourself? For the safety of your pack?"

Regina suddenly grabbed Nitara by her hair and wrenched her head back, slamming her elbow into her face. The faun woman tackled her to the ground and landed a bone shattering kick to her rib and turned to Ruby and waved some kind of wand before disappearing. Regina managed to grab her foot before she could do it however, and she disappeared as well.

The wolf turned savage, throwing Ruby effortlessly through the window of the diner and taking off in the direction of the kids. Its intention was clear.

xxxxxx

Regina found herself in some kind of bedroom. It was dark and creepy, lit with only a few candles and she could see pictures all over the walls, along with a name. Theon. All of it marked with red X's.

"Welcome to my humble abode, Evil Queen. So glad you could join me. We have a lot to talk about."

Regina sat up, healing her ribs. "I didn't think you had magic."

"I don't. I'm not a nymph unfortunately." Nitara said. She scowled at the wall. "Pretty, perfect nymphs who get everything they don't deserve."

"You loved Tarrak." She said, rising to her feet on shaky legs.

"We loved each other. We were going to be together. Then he saw her. Everything changed. He disappeared for months, and when I found him again, he could hardly remember my name. He was so in love with her." Nitara hissed. "Then they had a son. A perfect little boy." She smiled. "Little Ronno. A perfect little boy for a perfect mother."

Regina felt sick to her stomach at the sight of the woman, walking back and forth on the other side of the room. She almost wanted to pity the woman, but not as badly as she wanted to punch her in the face. Maybe rip that face off.

"I can't have children." She continued. "So I got a child, for Tarrak. We would've been happy together. But he just wanted her."

"Nitara, I understand what it's like to have your heart broken-"

"Because of Robin?" Nitara asked. "Because one of the women that you're dating brought back his wife and then he just tossed you aside like a game he was done playing with?" Regina's face must've betrayed her surprise, because Nitara chuckled. "Remember, Miss Mills, I'm crazy, not stupid. I do my homework."

"You had Tarrak though!" Regina said. "Theresa kicked him out. He was with you and Bryn, and he had no place to go."

"Because he still loved her!" Nitara roared. "He still wanted her! I was nothing to him, no matter what I did. In his eyes, me nor Bryn, will ever be as good as Theresa and Ronno." She spat their names with such hatred that Regina flinched.

"Bryn isn't Tarrak's son, is he?"

"Of course not." Nitara scoffed.

"Then this isn't about Theresa's power. You just want Tarrak back."

Nitara grinned. "Actually...no. I think I've gotten over him. Now, I just want to see all of your little heads on pikes. I want all of you to burn, to die, to suffer! What better way to do that, than to kill the things you love most...your precious children, then my son and I will go back to our home world and we'll be happy."

"Bryn isn't a monster like you. He's a good boy with a good heart. He just wants to be free of you and your abuse."

"Abuse? I loved my son. But I know you've corrupted him in some way. You and the other heroes. He was always so defiant. But it doesn't matter now. None of it matters, because I wasn't talking about Bryn. I was talking about my beautiful new baby boy." Nitara motioned excitedly to Regina, leading her to where there was a small alcove behind her bed hidden by a thick red curtain. She swept it aside to reveal the small crib where a tiny baby lay, no bigger than a book. He was pale with dark hair already covering his head and a thin layer of golden brown fur on his legs. "His name is Deimos. Isn't he beautiful?"

Regina scowled, remembering from her lessons with Theresa and Ronno what the name meant. "Deimos. Fear and terror?"

"It was my father's name." Nitara smiled.

"That explains so much." Regina said, moving back out into the room, trying to formulate a way to gain the advantage on the faun without alerting her. She needed to get Deimos out of here. Nitara had completely lost her mind, and the boy was only in danger. "So what family did you steal him from?"

"It doesn't matter. They'll never come looking for him." Nitara shrugged as she walked into the room as well, going to her vanity and looking at herself in the mirror. "Soon, everyone you love will be dead, and I'll have everything I deserve." Regina kicked her in the back of the head, shattering the glass. Blood stained Nitara's forehead, but Regina hardly paid attention. She sent a quick message to Robin from her phone before grabbing Nitara and slamming her straight through the rest of the vanity. Now she needed to get them both back to the others. It took the last of her magic, but she succeeded. They reappeared on the street in front of Granny's. She told Snow and David to tie up Nitara, but the looks on their faces, looks of mourning, of complete and utter sadness made her pause. "What happened?" They simply pointed and she took off down the street, rounding the corner to find Ruby on her knees in front of the body of her wolf, crying. "Ruby?"

"She saved us." Ronno said simply as she approached. "But she had to kill her wolf." All of the kids, even Bryn, looked ready to burst into tears as well as Ruby continued to mourn for her wolf. Granny was with her, holding her.

Regina could feel her heart shredding into ribbons at hearing the anguish in Ruby's voice. To kill her wolf, the equivalent of killing a part of herself, must've been devastating. And there was nothing she could do. She walked towards Ruby and kneeled next to her. "I'm so sorry Ruby."

Ruby sniffed. "It had to be done."

"I should've stayed. I should've helped you. I'm so sorry."

"Please, Regina. It's not your fault." She sighed heavily with a soft chuckle. "You should get Zelena out of the vortex."

"Oh shit! Emma, Theresa!" She got up to race back to the others and Theresa poofed them onto a nearby building. The vortex was wildly spinning, electricity flying everywhere. The three women summoned their magic and fired it into the sky. It was a struggle to slow it down, and Zelena ended up falling out of the sky...right into a waiting Ruby's arms.

"Thanks wolfy."

The vortex began spinning wildly and everyone ran for cover. There was an explosion that shook all of Storybrooke to the core. The sky turned pale gray and rain started to fall.

Xxxxx

"Thank you so fucking much!" Zelena growled. "So fucking much!" She wobbled unsteadily and Ruby had to catch her to keep her from falling. "Ugh, my head is throbbing. Where's Bryn?" The boy quickly came forward and Zelena touched the top of his head. A pale green smoke covered him from head to toe. When it cleared, there was a new boy standing in front of them. All of the excess magic that had been pumped into the boy was gone. He was now back to a normal size, standing a little shorter than Henry with a mop of golden hair on his head to match the fur on his legs and his tail. Faint scars still cross crossed his torso and there was one across his eye, but he was still handsome with chiseled features and small horns on his head about 5 inches long. The magic was sucked into a purple sphere in his hand. "Throw that away, will you, dearie?"

"You changed me back." Bryn whispered.

"I did. Now, I think I should go lay down. Everything is still spinning." He smiled and carried her through the shower to Granny's. The kids cheered and played in the rain, and Regina smiled as Emma picked her up and kissed her, spinning her around in a circle. Tarrak grabbed Theresa and crushed her to his chest. Regina was placed back on the ground and looked up a sad Ruby, staring down at the body of her wolf. An idea hit her and she quickly went over to Theresa. The blonde was only too happy to help. It required the rest of their already depleted magic in order to cast the spell on Ruby.

"Regina? What did you do?" Ruby asked, looking at herself as magic cackled along her skin.

"You lost your wolf protecting the kids. So...I gave you mine." Regina said, looking downwards, almost shyly. "I know being a wolf for you is so much more than just a form, but...maybe it's a start, I guess. My wolf form should automatically become the size your wolf was, but I wasn't as strong. You may need to build that back up. But is that okay? I mean, I haven't overstepped, have i? I'm not trying to replace the wolf you lost, but...please say something so I can stop talking." She looked down, rubbing her right arm almost nervously under Ruby's hard gaze. Ruby kissed her cheek and took a step back as she shifted, becoming a massive wolf. She'd adopted Regina's black fur and the scar was no longer present. Regina smiled as Ruby bounced around and let out a long howl. The kids responded by leaping on top of her and hugging her.

"That was a nice thing you did for her, Regina." David said as the queen made Ruby's old wolf disappear. They'd probably bury it later, but for now, they could celebrate their victory in saving the town.

"It was the least I could do after everything she's done for me."

"Did you find Nitara?" Theresa asked, coming to her side as they walked back to the diner. "Is she still alive? Regina, I didn't get my shot at her."

"I didn't kill her. She's at the diner." Regina said.

"Good. Because i'm gonna bash her face in."

"Wait." Regina stopped her before they could go in, allowing everyone else to do so before turning back to the blonde. "She stole another baby...and I think she may have killed the parents."

"You're not serious." Theresa whispered. "What is wrong with this bitch?!"

"She and Tarrak used to date. When he met you, he broke it off with her and she never got over it."

"Tarrak never told me that."

"He was so in love with you that nothing else mattered. She felt betrayed and started to grow crazy when you had Ronno. That's why she stole Bryn, because she can't have children and she wanted to give Tarrak a son."

"This is crazy." Theresa said with a sigh. "You're telling me that all of this is because of me? Wait, why didn't you take the baby?"

"No, it's not your fault Tarrak fell in love with you. And I texted Robin to get him. I needed to get Nitara out of there. We can't let her take that child. She'll beat him just like she did Bryn."

"She won't take him anywhere. After everything she's done, she's going to die."

"I couldn't agree with you more." Regina said. Theresa nodded and lead the way inside the diner. Everyone was sitting down at a table, taking a break from fighting for their lives. Nitara was sitting in the middle of the floor, eyes glued onto Bryn.

"What have you done to my Bryn?" She demanded.

Bryn walked towards her and suddenly rammed his hand into her chest and pulled out the heart. "I think this belongs to me, Mother." He pulled out the heart in his chest and tossed it to Tarrak before putting his own back into his chest and taking a deep breath. "That feels so much better. And you should know, my name is Theon."

Tarrak looked confusingly down at the heart before pulling out the one is his chest. It was undoubtedly Nitara's, as it was darker than the other two. Not black, but almost a dark purple. As though the heart itself was sick. He put his real heart back in his chest and handed Nitara's to Theresa, who immediately gave it a squeeze. Nitara groaned in pain.

"Get up." Theresa commanded. Nitara obeyed. "Do you have any more minions running around that we need to take care of, before Regina and I kick your ass for everything you've done and tried to do?"

"There is an army." Nitara was compelled to answer. "It's waiting for my command down by the lake."

"Army of what?" Theresa demanded.

Nitara smirked. "300 Spartans."

"You've gotta be kidding me." Ronno sighed, laying his head on the table. "We have to kill them too?"

"Is that all?" Theresa asked.

"Yes." Nitara growled. "That is."

"And your newest child? The one you were going to replace Theon with? Did you kill his parents?"

"I am his mother!"

"Did you kill his parents?!" Theresa hissed, squeezing the heart, forcing the faun to her knees.

"Yes. They're dead."

"Then so are you." She scowled. "Follow. Regina, dear, grab a bat or something from Granny. We'll need it."

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Regina looked down at the waiting army with her family at her back. The rain had stopped and the day was bright again. "Why did Granny need an invincibility potion?" She asked nonchalantly. Ruby shrugged, standing next to her.

"She and Snow went out the back of the diner with a bunch of boxes. They said they'll take care of everything."

"I don't have the strength to continue this war." Regina softly.

"Take mine." Ruby met her eyes for a brief moment. "If I die today, it'll be a life well lived. I met the love of my life, and she was a beautiful, badass queen. What could be better?"

"Living with that beautiful, badass queen." Regina retorted, crossing her arms.

"Are you asking me to move in, Regina? I accept. I should go pack." Ruby grinned.

"We're all about to die and you're cracking jokes."

"We're ready to go when you are." Emma said, coming to Regina's other side. "You okay?"

"Just thinking." Regina said. "Any other time, I would've gladly sacrificed myself against an army for my sons. Now…"

"You want to live with them." Emma finished with a nod. "You can. And you will, Regina. We're gonna make it through this."

"Have hope? The Evil Queen should have hope?" Regina asked with a smile. "I suppose there's a first time for everything."

"Regina, do you remember the night of our date?" Ruby asked.

"Of course."

"Do you remember what I told you?"

"Yes?" Regina raised an eyebrow at the woman.

"Good." Ruby kissed the scar on her lip and shifted before taking off down towards the army. "Ruby!"

"What the fuck?! Has she lost her mind?" Emma roared.

Ruby shot down the hill, like a black streak. The spartans turned as she ran past, raising their shields in the phalanx position….opening their backs. There was the roar of an engine and a large armored truck burst out of the trees. Granny was on the back, firing a machine gun while Snow swerved wildly through the damp earth. The spartans were turned the wrong way and couldn't block with their shields. Three rows were mowed down by Granny's gun before they realized what was happening and tried to adjust. Ruby attacked then, grabbing and killing a few of them before running and hiding behind a tree as Granny opened fire again and Snow plowed right into them, running a good number of them over.

"Why am I not surprised?" Regina chuckled.

Kal stepped forward as Ruby leaped onto the back of the truck with Granny and Snow steered them towards the awaiting family. The boy raised his hand and a small ball of light filled his palm, growing bigger and bigger until it shot forward, passing the truck and landing in the midst of the rest of the army. Regina's covered her eyes as there was an explosion of light, incinerating everything in its path. Snow, Granny and Ruby barely made it clear.

"You're a fairy." Ronno asked, trying to be serious, but ended up snickering loudly.

"I'm not a fairy. I'm a warlock." Kal retorted, crossing his arms. "And I just destroyed an entire army. So shut up."

Regina kissed them both on the head. "Fairy or Warlock, it matters not. You got the job done, Kal."

"Thanks QQ."

Regina smiled and lead the way over to the truck as the kids started cheering Granny's name.

"Where is my husband?" Granny asked, pulling ear plugs out of her ears. Ronno's ears and tail went straight into the air as he stepped forward, looking up at Granny, who grabbed him and kissed him all over his face. Ronno grinned and kissed her cheek.

Regina looked at Ruby with a raised eyebrow.

"I can explain." Ruby said.

"Explain how it is your life mission to scare me to death? Or give me a heart attack?!" Regina asked, before leaping into her arms. Ruby was stunned by her reaction and barely managed to catch her without the both of them falling. "You will be the death of me, Miss Lucas."

"If it gets me hugs, I don't care." Ruby replied.

"Now that the threat has been erased?" Emma asked. Regina stepped back to look at her. "Do you think we could start dating again?"

"No." Regina said.

"Oh come on, Regina!" Both of them said in unison.

"It would be unnecessary." The queen rolled her eyes. "I've...I've made my choice."

"What? Who is it?" Ruby asked.

"I will tell you when I find a better time." said Regina. "Right now, isn't it. There's a lot to be done." Regina herself would go on to lead repairs to the town. After a short rest, the magic users were able to return everything to normal with magic and Regina could think of nothing better than going home and falling into bed. She lead the way back home and Robin and Roland met her at the door, Robin holding little Deimos, who was looking around with big gray eyes. Theresa took the child and smiled.

"I think we should find him a proper name before we make any decisions."

"I agree." Tarrak said, looking over her shoulder and making silly faces at him, making the child laugh.

"Pan." Ronno said firmly. "His name should be Pan."

"As in Peter Pan?" Henry asked.

"No. As in the god, Pan. The satyr god."

Theresa smiled. "Little Pan it is."

"My guess is, you'll be keeping him?" Robin asked with a smirk at the blonde woman.

"Who else would take a little faun boy? Besides, what better home could he possibly find than with us?" She replied. She looked at Regina, as though waiting for her consent.

"Of course we're keeping him."

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Read and review! A/N: Not sure how well I did with the whole battle scene, but I couldn't do much else to it. Yes, Nitara is finally dead and maybe our heroes can get a bit of a break. Maybe.