Hello all my lovely readers! I have a new update for you! And hooleydooley that last episode was HOT! We need more of that for OutlawQueen. Anyways...my lovely beta snoopydoodles17 has helped me edit this chapter and will be helping for the rest of the story, so hopefully you enjoy it!
-OUATAddict xx
Enchanted forest, the Castle, Zelena's occupation
"She left me in a basket in the middle of nowhere! She gave EVERYTHING to my sister! Why shouldn't I be bitter?!" Zelena finished screaming at Maria.
Maria laughed, and Zelena stepped forward threatening to slap her. "No Zelena, you don't want to hurt me. You're bitterness simply amuses me since the hurt you feel is from the wrong people." Maria said calmly.
Zelena dropped her hand, eyeing Maria suspiciously. "What is it exactly you know Maria? If you're wasting my time trying to spare your life, then I can only guarantee that if that is the case, you will die faster. Now tell me, why does my bitterness amuse you?" Zelena sneered.
Maria shifted position on the chair, rattling her chains trying to make herself more comfortable. It was difficult considering how much her body was aching from the bruises and welts the monkey had given her. She then looked back into Zelena's eyes, ready to speak.
"It amuses me Zelena because Cora wanted you. She wanted to raise you as she did with your sister. But she was betrayed. Just as your sister was. Your bitterness should be directed at those who took everything from your family, not just yourself." Maria said.
Zelena walked a circle around her, toying with the green pendant around her neck. "How do you know this? How do I know you're not making this up?" Zelena questioned, as she came to a stop behind Maria.
Maria shrank in her chair, hanging her head in surrender. "Because I was the midwife that delivered you. Then when your mother married your sister's father, she bound me by magic to ensure her secret was never revealed. Her death means I can speak the truth." Maria murmured shamefully.
Zelena bent down, pressing her lips to Maria's ear. "And if not my sister, then who is it I should want to kill, dear Maria?" Zelena whispered into the old woman's ear.
Maria smiled, turning her head to the witch. "What enemy do you all have in common?" Maria answered, drawing courage from her memories of imprisonment by Snow White.
Zelena stood up, walking around to face Maria. "Who?!" She sneered, impatient with Maria's game.
"The royal family... Snow White." Maria said. She felt guilty, but if Zelena turned her energy on the princess, it would mean Regina would be safe... and the other secrets Maria held to protect Regina.
Maria awoke sometime later to an eerie feel of silence. Zelena had locked her in one of the many bedchambers in the castle, telling her that the monkey would bring her a meal later. So Maria had waited, and now she could sense something had changed whilst she had been asleep. She observed her surroundings, trying to remember which room she had been locked in...she knew it was definitely not Regina's chambers, for Zelena had made a point of keeping her away from that wing of the castle. But as she looked around, Maria realised she wasn't even where she remembered being. What exactly had Zelena done to her?