Stolen Darkness
Chapter 28
Disclaimer::: I do not own OUAT or its characters, just my imagination. The previous chapter was pretty hard for me to write. But it needed to be done. Now we will see how our family will deal with the evil that had been done to Emma.
Morning came around and they decided to let Henry skip school. He was too worried about his mom and wondering about what his sister was like. Zelena and Belle decided to do whatever they could to help Henry get his mind off the whole situation. They treated him to ice cream, and took him out for fun on the town, allowing him to do things that would make him happy, or at least distract him from moping around. It was clear that Zelena loved her nephew. Henry smiled at her and knew she would be a great mom to his cousin once she was born.
Granny and Ruby had made sure that everyone had plenty of food for their trip. Ruby and Lily had promised to stay in touch. Ruby hugged Emma, wishing her luck with finding her daughter. She made Emma promise to call if she needed her help.
Emma gave a small smile. "Thanks Rubes." They had all gotten inside the SUV that Lily had rented for them.
"We got to get going." Maleficent announced as they got inside the vehicle. Emma and Regina got in the back seat. The driving arrangement was fine with Emma because she knew she was too unstable to drive right now.
Regina reached out and took Emma's hand into her own. She couldn't wait to make those people pay for the hell they put Emma through and Katie… She was looking forward to meeting Emma's daughter. She hated it that those bastards had kept Katie from her mother and vice versa.
Maleficent knew she would have a very hard time behaving once she saw her daughter's tormentors. She was a dragon through and through and she didn't think she would be able to hold it at bay. She knew firsthand what it was like to have a child stolen from her. She smirked, dark thoughts invading her mind. It was a good thing those Charmings had left the party when they did. Had they not, she would have gone after them just for the reminder of what they had done to their family. Emma's forgiveness be damned. Hell she doubted Emma's forgiveness would have held true had they stayed. Because Emma now knew exactly how Maleficent had felt when they'd taken Lily from her, and Emma.
Lily focused on the drive, using the GPS to lead them to the airport. She knew she needed to be strong for her sister. But it was hard especially because of their bond as twins. She turned on some music and the music mirrored what they were all feeling. They made several stops on the way. They had stopped for food before they arrived. They had bought 4 tickets one way and then five tickets for the way back. August had helped them to obtain the tickets. It was a very surreal experience for Lily considering that they were going to the place where they had first met in Minnesota. She couldn't help but to be upset that she had not been there for Emma when this ordeal happened to her. She blamed herself. Had she not lied to Emma in the first place, Emma would not have endured that hell in the first place.
Emma shook her head out of that funk when she felt her sister's mental torment and pain. "Don't Lily. Please." Emma said hoarsely. Being the dark one, she knew the dark thoughts Lily was having. And she didn't like it one bit. She knew her sister was angry with herself. When they were in line. She moved to her sister and hugged her tightly. "This is not your fault Lily. You didn't do this to me. They did. I don't want you to go blaming yourself. If they had not done this to me, they would have done it to someone else. We are going to put a stop to this and bring my girl home. I know it feels weird to go back to where we met. We need to do this together. This time we ARE doing this as a family. I am happy to have you and mom with me and my Regina so we can face my demons together."
Lily felt better when she heard what Emma said. And she could feel her love. It made her feel so fiercely protective towards her. "God I love you Emma!" She knew she would do anything for her, her nephew, and for her nieces. She chuckled softly. "You have a good head start in the kids department. I really need to catch up." She smirked as she rubbed Emma's belly.
Emma laughed softly. "I get a feeling that will happen for you soon enough." She had a knowing smile on her face. She smiled when Regina hugged her from behind and kissed her ear. She leaned back, feeling such comfort at her presence. She drew strength from her and sighed deeply.
"I am so happy to be a part of this with you. I cannot wait to meet our daughter, Katie." Regina murmured. "Just think, she will be here when we welcome our daughters into our life together, our family finally whole."
Emma practically melted at Regina's words. It touched her deeply when she said 'our daughter'. "Regina… It means a lot to me...our daughter. I love you for saying that."
"Because it's true baby. It's not her fault what happened to you. How she came to be does not make her any less our daughter. She is a part of you not them. She didn't ask for this to happen any more than you did. You both are victims in this, and survivors. She is going to get a whole lotta love in our family." Regina promised as she kissed her wife deeply.
"She sure is." Maleficent smiled knowingly. "Just wait until Katie finds out just how truly special she is and just what kind of family she has." Her eyes twinkled.
"How did I get so lucky?" Emma smiled. She loved her family so much. There was absolutely nothing she wouldn't do for them and vice versa. Soon they checked their bags in and made their way through the security checkpoint. Soon they made it on the plane and took off towards Minnesota.
A few hours later, they landed. Emma was getting very restless. They had rented another SUV, not wanting to waste any more time. Regina got behind the wheel this time as Emma put in the address of her last known address in the GPS. She was surprised her old foster family was still living at the same place. Her hands shook slightly, not looking forward to revisiting the place that had given her nightmares.
Maleficent noticed. "Why don't you come sit with me back here? Let Lily sit up front and let me hold you baby?" She suggested.
Lily smiled, understanding what their mother and Emma needed. "I think that's a good idea." She agreed as she changed places with Emma before they took off towards the foster home.
Maleficent pulled Emma closer and wrapped her arms around her daughter, kissing her head lovingly. She smiled when Emma put her head on her mother's shoulder, inhaling deeply, drawing from her strength. "I want you to remember something baby girl. You are not the same girl they drugged or beat up or raped. You are not the same person they held captive and tied up. When you see them, remember who you really are. They cannot victimize you anymore. They cannot hurt you or drug you and they as hell cannot rape you again. You are MY daughter. Lily's sister and Regina's wife. You are not alone anymore. You are going to get your baby girl out of there. And remember, you are much stronger than you were before. You're the Dark One and you can be a scary dragon bitch too." Maleficent smirked evilly. "They have nothing on you." She winked.
Lily laughed when she heard what their mother said. "Fucking A! We'll smoke their asses."
Regina laughed evilly. "Oh we sure will. This is going to be fun!"
Emma grinned wickedly, glad that Maleficent reminded her of what she could do, and who she was. "Thanks Mom. I love you and I cannot wait to show them a thing or two." She had the fire back in her eyes. She looked to see the house she had lived in from the time she was 15 until she was 17. Her eyes grew dark as she saw that they were home. They parked at the curb across the street and they saw a school bus park there and let the high school kids out. Then she saw Katie for the first time. She gasped, seeing her walk to the house and go inside. "She's beautiful!" She breathed.
