A/N: First, I do not know how much the ABC and the producers know the level of anger that's out there in terms of Regina. Thankfully, there's fanfiction that can correct it...even if they won't

There's some Maleficent/OC Slash here. Plus Regina finds out about someone close to her.

Disney/ABC owns OUAT.

Boston 11:58am. The day after.
Boston Common

Holly's POV

God it feels so good.

It's been so long since I had a woman's arms around me. Anyone's, outside of Maddie's. But these arms feel so good. So so good.

So do her kisses. So sooooo good.

Mallie Crow was doing everything possible to make me feel good (that you could do in broad daylight without giving Boston's...ahem...Finest something to do). She held me, kissed me she joked with me, we shared the same favorite program. We're pretty much perfect.

And it's really the perfect capper to the perfect week. Falling in love with a fairy-tale character.
And the most evil one, at that! (But...she explains...the only one good enough to be played by "Angelina God-damned Jolie" That, by the way is an exact quote...)

I even did not mind Maddie tagging along. She just smiled at us all the time...I think she approves. We've been a team ever since our mothers died. Six years ago. Mallie and I talked about it while we were talking about the Common. Trading war stories about how she was pretty much shunned because she didn't follow fairy rules or something like that...she told me she was like Lindsay Lohan without the drug problem.

I talked about my mom...she was the most beautiful woman in the world...my sister Angie would tie for that. She was a television reporter for a local network affiliate...not owned by the biggies, but it had one news show surrounded by reruns of Spin City and Buffy..

But that station had a pretty decent news department. Mom was working on a big story...something about some activity in the Northeast. She took a private jet chartered by the station one night...she didn't tell me where she was going, she just kissed me goodbye as she always did when she was off playing Big Time Investigative Lone Wolf reporter.

I got the call later that night. They found what was left of the plane in the middle of Popham Beach State Park. The plane was definitely forced down. They never found her body.

I was dealing with that when I got another call just one day later. My sister, Angie had just found out about mom. She was a single mom herself she wanted to be alone so she dropped Maddie off with me and got in the car and drive off. The police say that she probably was crying so hard she didn't see the truck until it was too late.

And I have been fighting family ever since because they wanted Chicken but Angie had it in her will that I would take care of Maddie. Chicken's been with me ever since. In fact, I was in the middle of filling out adoption papers when this whole thing started.

Mallie asked me about my mom's name.

Her name was Anita.

Storybrooke General Hospital 12:21p
Regina's POV

As mayor, there are some things you have to do. There are store openings, approve ditch diggings and accompany the Sheriff to investigate the mini-crime wave that has hit your little town.

I created Storybrooke from whole cloth, created the perfect little town in a time ahead of ours. I created it to be quiet, peaceful, crime-free (save for the occasional red-light running and anything that Dwarf Leroy would do after the second bottle).

But two attempted murders and a kidnapping in one day...well, the curse does have a way to make sure you don't leave. Sometimes you get amnesia. Other times it's almost losing your grandmother. Today, it's going face to face with your past.

It started out with us seeking out Ginger, the blind witch who was telegraphing the dreams that led us all to Boston in the first place. I don't know if she was working for Gold, had a falling out, or what. All I know...and a few others, is that we all had a new dream last night. It was five queens who were defending a whole kingdom from a menace that I am still trying to figure out (though I know that it was surrounding this kingdom...was it Storybrooke? I don't know) I knew three of the Queens...myself, Emma, and Snow. The other two, I do not know how. One was the young girl we met in Boston...the one who was so infatuated with me (stop, blushing, woman...), Holly. The other I cannot possibly understand why she was fighting on our side.

Cora.

Well, nothing from Ginger, basically because she was sleeping in her hospital room and Dr. Whale was being very very protective of her.

Blue met us at the hospital. There was nothing yet on Nova. Only that the shadow people grabbed her and they went into the night. The Blue Fairy and Grumpy had a long talk last night...more like a long cry, it seems. They decided that they would work together to help find the younger fairy. Blue would fairy-out and do a flyover tonight...

Next order of business: Ian Gold, aka Rumplestiltskin. Emma seemed pissed that he was in the hospital at all. She was jealous that she didn't get her hands on him first. An opinion I definitely sympathized with.

However, the imp was still in a coma. In and out of one since he was admitted. Belle was outside of the room. She hadn't moved out of that chair since they brought her from her house where he collapsed. The woman was almost catatonic, so questioning her was not going to work.

For me it was all a delaying tactic. What was next was something I didn't want to do, but had to...although Emma didn't think so.

"Baby, do you really want to do this?"

"Emma, I have to see it for myself. It could be a mistake...or a hoax...or a million other things..."

"Or it could be real..."

Our foreheads were touching. If there was any doubt that I love this woman, at that moment, it disappeared forever. She told me if I wanted to go in, she'd be with me. I said I wanted to.

Room 173.

Emma went first, I followed.

There was the tube helping him breathe, the heart monitor, thankfully, kept a steady beat. I came close to the sleeping body. I looked into his face and I quickly indicated I wanted to leave, and my Emma obliged.

When we went outside, my head collapsed into Emma's chest. I was loud and wailing and inconsolable.

It was Daddy. He was alive.

Daddy.

My...Daddy...

Boston/The hotel parking garage
Holly's POV

We came back home. Chicken was in the backseat, I was driving, Mal was in the front passenger seat. She seemed nervous...apprehensive.

"I'm going to go get Maddie ready for bed; it will be good for her to be back in her own bed after everything that has happened. I'll be down in a bit." I told Mallie

"Good night Mallie. Will I see you in the morning?" Maddie asked clearly digging for dirt.

"I hope so Maddie. Sweet dreams little one." Mallie said to her softly.

Once we were upstairs and I got the bath water to the perfect temperature, I began to brush out Maddie's long curls while thinking about all that has happened lately. The other day I was dying, fearing what would happened to Maddie once I was gone, she has already lost her mother and her grandmother, I couldn't put her through that. Thanks to Regina, I won't have to worry about that anymore.

"Auntie? Is everything going to be okay now?" Maddie asked with these big sad eyes.

"It will be Chicken, I promise."

"What's going to happen when Mallie goes back to Storybrooke, or wherever she came from?"

"I assume I will go back to work and you will go back to school."

"Won't you be sad when she leaves?"

"Yeah...but that's life. I was sad when I left North Carolina after college but I got a lot more in return, so I can only hope that there will be something very exciting when she does go."

"I want you to be happy."

"I am happy Auntie, I have you!"

"I love you Chicken, now get in the tub and de-stink!"

Once Maddie was all cleaned up I tucked her into bed. Normally at bedtime I would read her a story but since we basically lived a fairy tale the last few days and we had an evil fairy tale character sitting downstairs I figured it was best to skip the story and just say goodnight. I knew I had to go back downstairs to talk to Mal try to figure out how she felt and how long she thought she had before she had to go back to Maine. I secretly prayed that she would be able to stay here for a long time since I pretty much fell in love with her but she didn't need to know that.

"I'm back." I announced as Mallie was looking at pictures on the wall

"Is this your mother and sister?" she asked looking at a picture of my family on the wall

"Yea that's them." I said with a tinge of sadness in my voice

"Your mom, she looks like someone I once knew."

"Interesting...too bad my mom was no fairytale character."

"Is that Maddie?"

"Yup that is Maddison Anita Bailey when she was only 3 months old."

"She was cute, just like her Aunt." I blushed almost bright red. That didn't stop me from what I had to ask.

"Listen Mallie, I truly love spending time with you but realistically how long can this last? You already said you have to go back to Storybrooke. You seemed apprehensive in the car, do you have to go back soon?"

"I do have to go back."

"When?"

"Unfortunately I have to go sooner than I had anticipated."

"Tonight?"

"As soon as possible. I was thinking in the morning."

My heart took a bit of a leap. A window of opportunity. At least I hoped. Well we have tonight. Let's enjoy it."

At that point, the older blonde seemed even more anxious. "There is something I need to discuss with you."

I knew it. Why would this be different? That's usually what's said before the person I fell for just happened to remember the wife/husband/partner and the 25 kids. Deep breath. Hollz. Let's get this overwith so I can back to my room and cry for another week...smile,...at least..

"Okay… what is it?"

"I want you to come back to Storybrooke with me."

Those 10 words repeated themselves in my ear. This never happened to me...I mean me wanting someone...and they wanting me back? My state of disbelief was at maximum, and the words "what's the catch?" were about to come out. Instead...

"Are you crazy? I have Maddie to take care of and I thought only fairytale characters could go there? I am no fairy tale character." At my response Mallie laughed which just pissed me off...

"Oh silly! First, you have abilities that I didn't think existed outside of Storybrooke, and I want to find out more...and I am sure you do, too. Plus, dear...I do want Maddie to come as well! I know you are a packaged deal and I adore that child."

Makes sense, I'll admit...but...

"Okay...but that doesn't solve the whole me-not-being-a-fairy-tale-character problem"

At that point, Maleficent shifted into sass-mode: "Dear, first, we are not 'fairy tale' characters. We're just humans and other beings who just happen to come with abilities and baggage that you don't have. Then someone writes exaggerated stuff about us. 'Gina and I are not THAT evil, and Snow White is hardly a saint." Then, those voluptuous lips of hers formed a shit-eating grin: "And don't worry...I will transport us there."

At which, Princess Holly the Practical stepped in: "Look...I can't just pack up and move tomorrow morning. I have a job that I want to get back to, Maddie has school...and besides...we just met!" I was totally in love with this not-so-evil woman but was definitely not going to share this tidbit.

"You can work at the hospital in Storybrooke they always need good nurses and assistants, and there is a school there. Snow's an excellent teacher .Maddie will be with Henry, Regina and Emma's son, they'll be the best of friends..."

I cut her off...I needed more info….."Okay I get that but where are we going to live? How am I going to get all my shit there and my car?"

"Don't worry you'll stay with me. I have a nice space under the town library. I can transform a room for Maddie it'll be what every girl dreams of. I will get your car there the same time as us and I will get the rest of your belongings there shortly."

"I don't know Mal..."

"Holly...Will you please take a leap of faith on me?"

"Why should I?"

"Because..." Mal was really nervous now. I was almost afraid to ask...

"Because what?"

"I...I think...Holly...I think...I...love you."

Oh shit there it was she said it but I still couldn't say it back. She looked at me with those light blue eyes, and we stood for the longest time looking at each other. Then we came closer...closer. And then those incredible lips met mine.

Oh, God, yes. There were fireworks. Roman candles. Firecrackers. Kisses like hers were thought to be illegal in 27 states and the District of Columbia. When our lips separated, I felt that I was hit by a Mack truck. Then a Peterbilt. And just for good measure, a Ford F-150. There was only one thing I could say...

"Okay well I guess we are going to Storybrooke."

Mallie kissed me again. "Good, let's um go to bed. Shall we?"

"We shall."

We spent that whole night feeling each other's bodies and kisses and the passion between us was unforgettable. I finally fell asleep around 1:30 am after Mallie gave me the rundown on "portal jumping" she convinced me that we would have plenty of time in the future to get to know each other's bodies better.

Good thing I'm a quick learner...

"Good morning Auntie! Mallie!"

"Good morning Chicken." I mumbled and Mallie wished her a good morning in a much more cheerful tone, for someone so evil she is awfully cheery in the morning.

"So Mallie should I call you Auntie too!" Maddie said with a quick giggle.

"Okay that's enough Chicken. Listen we need to talk."

"Mallie's leaving isn't she?" Maddie, the true observer.

"Yes but we are going with her!"

My niece then reacted like someone who just won the Powerball jackpot: "No shit! I can't wait! We need a change Auntie!" Mal immediately began to laugh.

"Looks she takes after you, babe!" Mallie said in between laughs.

"Chicken! Watch your mouth!"

"Yeah, Auntie. So where are going to stay there? Are you and Mallie in love?"

"We are going to stay with Mallie, she says she is going to create you a bedroom for you...and are we in love? I smiled at the evilest woman who ever lived and I answered.."Yeah."

I looked at Mallie through the corner of my eye and saw her face light up. That was the closest she would get to me saying those three words for sometime.

"Well, we need to get ready. Pack a few bags and put them in the Scion and then I will all of us. Sound good?"

"Sounds good." Maddie and I both replied. I ran over and gave Mallie a quick kiss on the lips before telling her that I would do the dishes after I packed but she told me she would take care of it and just like that I was off to pack to start what could be a new life in a town that doesn't exist and all its citizens are fairytale characters.

Somedays, you just are that lucky.

To Be Continued