Author's note: Hey my lovely people hope everyone is alright! So here we have it...the big fight! Be ready for a lot of pain and maybe a few tears.

This chapter starts the last arc of this story and I hope you'll enjoy it! Please review your comments mean so much to me!

A special thank you to Abi for the beta you are truly an angel!


Sometime before the fight


Robin starred at the imp in front of him trying to take in everything he just heard. He always knew Regina was special- had known from the first moment their eyes met, but this still came as a little surprise.

His love was the most powerful light magic witch… well, that was something. Robin didn't trust magic, never had, but since he'd met Regina he had to rethink his opinion. He was trying to understand that part of Regina, was understanding it a little better every day. Regina kept explaining, showing it to him and the more Robin saw the more he became aware of how little he knew about magic after all.

He wouldn't lie, magic was always going to make him nervous, but he was slowly accepting it for what it was; a skill, a power, and like all powerful skills it depended on how you wielded it. Robin trusted Regina- trusted her magic- and was trying to make peace with that part of his soulmate. He had sworn to himself never to force her to decide between him or magic, knowing it would rip her apart. And he loved her far too much for that.

But Robin of Locksley was a smart man who know the lure of darkness all too well himself, and had seen the tight grip it had on Regina often enough. The moments where he could see her, watch all the warmth go from Regina's chocolate eyes, replaced by a coldness that had made him shiver. Remembered all the conversations, remembered Regina's fear that in the end no matter how hard she tried the darkness would always win.

That she wasn't capable of being good.

He had tried over and over again to tell her that good or evil was a choice; that she could be whoever the bloody hell she wanted to be. But fighting against her demons- against her self-loathing- had been one of the toughest challenges Robin ever had to face. But it had been worth every bit of it.

And what Rumpelstiltskin had just told him was proof of what he had known in his heart, likely from the moment he had first looked into those beautiful dark orbs.

"How do we find her?" Robin asked sharply. He needed the imp, but trusting the Dark One was a dangerous deed. Instead of finally giving a straight answer the damn imp only giggled. Robin could feel his blood boil; fear for Regina and their unborn child driving him crazy.

"We can't find her," Rumpelstiltskin told him leaning, relaxed, against the next tree. Robin's gaze fell on the old tree for a moment, memories of Regina against a tree; moaning his name, soft curves, his hands in her silky hair… bloody hell he wanted her back. Wanted to hold her in his arms again. Wanted to go finally home far away from all this.

"But you said…," Robin started, closing the distance between him and the Dark One, ready to punch him- screw the consequences.
"Ah, are we a bit prickly thief?" The wizard questioned, grinning and stopping Robin with a wave of his hand. Robin glared at him, fighting against the magic. "We can't. You on the other hand…," he added softly.

"Me? How? Tell me you damn imp tell me," Robin shouted, tired of playing games. This only made Rumple giggle even more, but in the end he finally gave the answer Robin desired
"She is your prophesied soulmate, Robin Hood. Your soul and hers are connected; no matter what happens you and she will always be part of one another. One soul, so to speak. And with that-," with a swirl of blue smoke a purple stone appeared in Robin's hand "-you can find her. Just think of her, and the stone will poof you to her."

"What do you want for this?" Robin asked, studying the stone in his hand carefully.
"Nothing," the imp replied simply. Now it was Robin who laughed.
"Somehow I don't believe you, Dark One. There is always a catch with you- always a deal to be made. What. . .It?"

"Fierce and smart, maybe Regina's taste isn't so bad after all. But yes, this time there is no price- at least none you'll pay," Rumpelstiltskin answered.
"I won't let somebody else pay my debt," Robin growled. Chances were Regina was the one who had to pay up, and he wouldn't let that happen; wouldn't let that damn imp anywhere near her.

"Take it thief and go. The favor I want won't cost Regina much. Besides, it seems our Evil Queen abandoned her dark deeds for more heroic actions. What I want I can only get from her, but she won't have trouble with it. After all she is now a parent too."

"Parent? You have a child?" Robin asked, surprised. he couldn't picture the Dark One as a father. Rumple seemed to realise he had given away too much, so he only said "Go, or she will be dead before any of us can get what they want."

Worry for Regina won over his curiosity, so Robin nodded and turned his attention to Charming, who had been silently watching their conversation. "Let's go and get Regina and Snow back."

"After you," David replied, holding onto Robin's shoulder. Robin took a deep breath, closed his eyes and thought of Regina. Thought of her smile, of the mischievous sparkle in her dark eyes, of her bruised heart that still held so much love and care. God, he loved her so much.

The next moment they felt a pull, and then everything was covered in blue smoke. When Robin opened his eyes he was in a cave and he had to blink twice till what was happening in front of him sunk in. He had found her; had found his Regina. She was tied up and no one else but the Blue Fairy herself was there- stood in front of her with a cruel smile on her face, about to wave her wand, and all Robin could think was protect her.


Present time


Regina threw one last glance towards Robin before she turned her attention back to that crazy fairy, a fireball ready in her hand… ready to fight. Unfortunately Blue recovered fast from the arrow and as soon as she got the wand back blue sparkles appeared, making Percival as well as four other men appear. And all of these men had one aim… her.

Regina threw magic at them- a fireball hit one of them perfectly and he lit up in flames with a loud scream. She looked around her. Robin, Snow and David had jumped in front of her as soon as they realized the men's target.

Robin was fighting with his knife to her left, the men too close to use his arrows, David (who had given his fiancée a quick kiss before handing a knife over to her) was fighting to her right . She knew she was likely powerful enough to kill all those men by herself, but she was so tired and her entire body ached. That damn fairy that damn… wait, where the hell did that damn moth go?

Regina was distracted just for a moment but long enough for Percival to come from behind and press a knife to her throat. She could feel the cold metal, could feel the pressure, felt his hot breathe on her skin. "You're gonna die today, bitch." She was getting really tired of people trying to kill her.
"Let go of me," Regina told him calmly.

"Ah, and why would I do that Your Majesty? Tell me how much pain were you in, with the poison flowing through your body? It was probably horrible but still not enough. You need to die, and I'm so happy after everything I get the honor of slitting your throat," Percival replied, grinning madly.

Regina took a deep breath and was about to snarl at him and taunt him when he threw her against the wall, the knife still to her throat but now he was facing her and when their eyes locked Regina had to swallow hard.

Had to swallow because she saw herself in his eyes; recognized the madness, the blind rage, the need to make the pain go away and irrational belief that hurting others would make the ache less.

And the coldness… the look of a monster. A monster she had created. Percival was who he was because of her- because she took everything he loved simply because she was hurting.

She still hated him- hated him for being the reason she had suffered through countless nightmares, through burning pain, hated him for putting her family in danger- but nothing could change the fact that this was partially her fault, too. And if she wanted to be better she needed to try to make it right.

"I understand the need for revenge. Vengeance is the only reason why we two are here today. I understand your anger, but I'm asking you to let me go. Not because of me, but because of you. You said I was a monster, and you were right- I am. But right now you're turning into one too. Don't make the same mistakes I did, Percival. Save yourself."

For a moment there was something resembling hope in his eyes- an almost pleading look- but it was gone as fast as it appeared. Now there was only coldness and Regina knew what would happen next, could feel how he increased the pressure of the knife, knew that she should kill him- should defend herself- but she couldn't. Couldn't, because she remembered him now; remembered the young man, his eyes full of pain surrounded by the dead bodies of his family.

Dead because of her. Destroyed because of her broken heart. And in that moment she didn't think about the baby she was carrying, didn't think about Robin or Roland, nor about Snow or Charming. Just about the fact that Percival was right

She was a monster, and monsters needed to be put down.

So she only stood still; never losing eye contact with the young man in front of her, a small part of her still hoping he would make the right choice. That he was better than her.

"Goodbye, Your Majesty," Percival hissed, ready to slit her throat when his eyes suddenly widened first in confusion, and then with realization as he saw the sword that had been ran through him from behind. With a last glance at Regina he dropped to the ground, dead. Regina only could watch; watch him die.

"Regina what the hell are you doing?" Robin's voice took her back to the here and now. He was standing in front of her, holding her hand looking at her shocked and… angry? Why was he angry? She hadn't done anything wrong, anything evil. Not this time.

"R-Robin?"

"Yes, it's me love. Regina, look at me. What is going on?" He still seemed so angry, Regina couldn't understand it. But there was no time to think about it, not when Regina could see out of the corner of her eye the arrow coming towards them- towards Robin and with one smooth move (ignoring Robin's attempts to hold her and ignoring the blood dropping from her throat) she jumped before him, catching the arrow with her bare hands.

"Don't you dare touch him you cockroach," with those words Regina waved her hand and with a loud smack the neck of the man broke and he fell to the ground. It was one thing if Percival (righteously) tried to kill her, it was another if they went after innocents.

All the men were dead lying on the ground. Regina, Robin, Snow and Charming all were ruffed up but the most serious injury seemed to be the cut on Regina's throat.

"Damn Regina, are you alright?" Charming asked softly, worried and grabbing her hand when she didn't react to his question.
"Regina, talk to us. You need to heal that wound, or put something on it," Snow added, far more concern in her voice than she should have for the woman who hunted her for years, Regina thought with a sigh.

"I'm fine," Regina replied dryly, avoiding eye contact with Robin who still looked at her as she had lost her mind.

"Yeah sure, you've been a better liar than this Your Majesty," David muttered, taking a handkerchief out of his pocket and holding it to her throat. It was soaked in blood within seconds, the cut maybe deeper than Regina thought. Regina had to chuckle at Snow's surprised frown that David could touch Regina without getting his hand chopped up. It was almost amusing to watch her step-daughter confused like hell.

Robin still hadn't said a word, only studied her with his intense gaze which made Regina more than just a bit nervous. She could normally read her soulmate like an open book, but she couldn't figure out what was going on with him right now.

"Well that was a fight," Charming mumbled, hugging his fiancée close to him and noticing the strangeness between his two friends. They all just stood there for a moment in silence, slowly realizing how close death they had all been, and that they had, in fact, won. Well, and the slightly insane fact that the Evil Queen had tried to save Snow White.

But they had won. They had defeated… where the hell was that blue moth again? It was at the exact moment that thought crossed her mind Regina saw the Blue Fairy appear from her hiding spot, the wand aimed at her and a cruel smile on her face. Regina recognized the wand immediately; it was the Dark Fairy's wand, one of the most powerful artifacts of magic there was.

It was too late to cast a protection spell- not that one would've been powerful enough. It was too late for everything, it was too late…

Regina only could watch as a strand of magic flew towards her, could feel the deadly power within it, was aware of the damage that kind of spell would do to a human being.

Happiness had been in such close reach, but the Evil Queens of this world didn't get a happy ending, she should've known that. But her time with Robin and Roland- the love and joy she had experienced, the feast with the Merry Men, the feeling of being a part of something, the mission with Charming, knowing that both the man she loved and the other man she had come to see as a friend had her back. The baby… a chance of a real life without pain and sorrow, no blind anger and hatred eating her alive.

A second chance.

But she had to admit it, it was ironic that she would die saving the girl she swore to kill; if everything wasn't hurting so damn much Regina might've laughed. In the end Percival and Blue were right.

She was a monster, and monsters don't deserve happiness. The world would cheer and celebrate her death. The only solace Regina had was that in the end she tried to do the right thing, and at least in the eyes of the people she loved she would die as Regina, not as the Evil Queen. Maybe that was enough.

Regina was frozen in place- fear gripping her heart- waiting for the impact of the magic. Then, it was like time stood still. The impact never came, never came because somebody jumped in front of her and took what was meant for her.

That somebody was Snow.

Regina watched her step-daughter fall down with a dull sound, blood already soaking her white dress. It took a moment for Regina's tired and confused brain to actually grasp what just happened.

Snow White had jumped in front of her and took the magic instead of her; she had saved Regina's life at the cost of her own.

Robin and Regina's eyes locked for a moment, too many emotions in both of them. Confusion in Regina's, relief and dread in Robin's. Regina yelled "Snow!" and dropped to the ground next to her step-daughter

David cradled Snow in his lap, stroking her hair, begging her to stay with them. To Regina's surprise (and utter relief) Snow was still alive, but barely. The princess' breathing was shallow and her skin was deadly pale- blood dripping where the magic had ripped open her skin. She was losing too much blood too fast, a big puddle already forming under her.

"You stupid girl! Why did you do that?" Blue's angry voice came from the corner, but everybody ignored her, all eyes on the dying woman in front of them.

"Snow, damnit. why did you do that?" Regina asked at the same time, her dark eyes finding Snow's green ones.

Despite being in great pain Snow managed to smile at Regina, a single tear falling down the princess cheek. "B-Because I-I love you R-Regina. And because y-you deserve to be h-happy. I-I can't be the r-reason why you l-lose everything a-again, Regina I-I can't."

The words came out weakly but Regina could see in Snow's eyes that her step-daughter had meant all of it. That stupid girl did love her, even after all this.

"You shouldn't have done this Snow. That was foolish," Regina whispered, stroking Snow's cheek gently, and her heart felt heavy as the girl leaned into her touch.
"Y-You always said I-I was a foolish girl. S-So why are you surprised?" Snow asked, smirking. Or something that was supposed to be a smirk

"You never should've loved me, Snow. I destroy everything I touch, you should've known that dear," Regina replied, tears now falling too. She could feel Robin's hand on her shoulder supporting her and she was grateful for it. Losing the girl in front of her shouldn't hurt like this.

"N-No you don't," Snow told her, using all the strength she had to grip Regina's hand and squeeze it as she repeated "No you don't."

She then turned her attention to David and whispered "I-I love you David I loved you from the first m-moment I saw you and I a-always will."
"Snow, no don't, you have to fight," David begged her.

"We'll find each o-other again- we always d-do," Snow whispered, already having trouble breathing as she searched for Robin's eyes "K-Keep her safe and don't y-you dare h-hurt her. Promise m-me," Their eyes locked when Robin nodded and reassured her "Yes, I promise."

"Good," Snow whispered before turning her attention to Regina again. "You h-have to let him, let him, let them love you." Regina nodded slowly, never looking away from Snow. There was a moment of silence before Snow spoke up again, sounding so much younger and more like the little girl had Regina met all those years ago.

"I'm scared, Mama," and that was it. Regina's maternal instincts kicked in and- like she had done many times before when Snow was younger, when the girl had had nightmares- she bent over her and pressed a soft kiss on her step-daughters sweaty forehead, whispering softly "It's okay baby but you have to be brave now. I'm here and…"

"- we can b-be brave together. Nothing stands a chance against both of us ," Snow ended her sentence, the sentence Regina had told her a million times growing up when Snow had been scared.

"No, Regina, there has to be something you can do damnit," Charming yelled, pulling Snow closer to him. "Do something! Heal her! Please Regina, please," he begged desperately.

"I can't David, I don't have the power to do so. This spell… my magic isn't strong enough," Regina replied, tears still falling down.
"Yes it is, you are," Robin told her, taking her hand into his. "The prophecy says you are the…" but before Robin could finish Regina interrupted him.

"The prophecy can't be about me Robin. I-I'm not…I'm…that kind of light magic requires somebody with a pure heart and mine Robin… its dark. I'm nothing more than a monster and that kind of magic is not for people like me," Regina whispered, shaking her head. That kind of magic so pure and good; was everything she was not.

"No Regina, no listen to me," Robin tried again, taking her chin into his hand and forcing her to face him softly "The prophecy speaks of the most resilient heart, and who could that be if not you? You went through so much; lived a life in darkness, full of hatred, but still here you are trying to save the life of your enemy."

"Robin I don't think…." Regina started but Robin wasn't done yet
"You want to tell me you don't love me? That you don't love Roland or our baby with all your heart? That you don't love Snow? That you wouldn't switch places with her if you could? Regina, people who did what you did, who were so deep in darkness, usually don't feel that way. You do- you always did."

"Good or evil is a choice, and you made yours for good when you decided to love again. We all know who you really are, deep inside. You are not the Evil Queen; you are Regina. You just have to be brave now. You can save her, you can proove everybody that you always were more than her."

"C'mon milady. Let's be brave together," Robin repeated what Regina had told Snow and gently wiped a tear away. "You can do this Regina. Nobody choses who you are but you. If you want to be good- be it. I know you can do it, I have faith in you now, you just need to have faith too."

Regina looked at Robin; could see the love, the utter belief he had in his eyes. Her gaze fell on Snow and she saw how her breathing slowed, how the puddle of blood got bigger and bigger, saw the pleading look in Charming's eyes but it was what she saw in Snow's that convinced her to try. She saw the same faith in her that she saw in Robin's eyes, and maybe- just maybe- they were right.

Maybe she actually was more than the Evil Queen.

"You'll never be good enough, you'll never..." what else Regina would've never been was cut short as Robin stood up and punched the Blue Fairy with such a force that she dropped, unconscious, to the ground.

"Nobody cares what you have to say, fairy," Robin hissed, taking his place next to Regina again.

"Okay," Regina whispered and turned her body so she could place her hands on Snow's dying body.
"Okay?" Charming asked hopefully, and then there was silence.

Regina took a deep breath, feeling Robin's hand on the small of her back, anchoring her.

Protect, Regina. Love, Regina. Be brave, Regina. Regina kept up this mantra as she held her hands over Snow, and at first nothing happened but then…

Regina didn't know how or why but she could feel the magic flowing through her; could feel the warmth and caring touch of light magic. It was beautiful and soothing and when her fingertips touched Snow she could see how the wounds closed themselves, could see how the blood disappeared.

How Snow's cheeks got their rosy color back, how the life returned to her step-daughter, and the rush of love she felt… it was breathtaking. Regina thought of every happy memory she had, flashes of the day she met Snow, the time she had spent with Robin, Roland's smile, the feeling of her baby and many more moments. The more she thought about them, the more she allowed herself to feel, the stronger her magic became. Her magic was white and golden- gone were the dark colors of her dark magic. Regina felt light, it wasn't the rush of power she was used to feeling; it was far better. Now as the magic flowed, controlling it was far easier than Regina was used to, and this was the moment when she realized that this was the magic she was always meant to use, the magic she was born with.

There was no fight for dominance like there had been with her dark magic, it was like a dance; passionate but gentle, powerful but kind. Regina kept going and going even though she could feel herself getting tired. The spell on Snow was strong, but Regina had been wrong. She was stronger than the wand's magic- she had never felt power like this, never seen power like this.

With one last wave of her hand Regina stopped the magic, watching how Snow slowly got up with David's aid. Regina herself was glad that Robin was behind her, she was close to passing out. The use of the magic had drained her, and for a second she feared that it had all been too much for her body and fear for her baby made her breathless, but at the same moment Robin caught her from behind and she could feel a warm rush of energy telling her that her child was fine.

Everybody was fine- at least for the moment.

"You did it," Robin said proudly as he helped her up while David did the same with Snow. Both women's eyes locked for a moment before Snow, with a soft squeeze to David's arm, got out of his hold and took few steps towards Regina and then took the risk. She pulled Regina in a hug.

Regina went rigid for a moment, a distant memory of the last time Snow hugged her returning- the hatred she had felt back then. But that was the past, and even though there was a lot of bad blood- a lot of history- between her and Snow they had to deal with, for the moment it was enough. So Regina let Snow hug her, and even pulled her closer.

The hug didn't last long before Regina pushed Snow away gently and avoided her gaze.

"You do love me," Snow whispered, tears still in her eyes.
"You are a spoiled unbearable brat and if there is anybody who is allowed to kill you it's me, not that a fairy with no taste in fashion," was all Regina replied, not ready to admit those words. But they all knew they were true, so Snow simply nodded with a bright smile on her face and said sweetly "You are a bitch Your Majesty."

"Thank you, Regina," David said and was the next one to pull Regina into a hug who again just let it happen.
"Okay Charming, enough. Get your shepherd hands off me," Regina muttered, making David smile fondly.
"Sweet as always, Regina. Too bad I'm slowly getting used to your sharp tongue. It has lost its power a bit." Regina gave David her best evil glare but he merely winked at her.

"Let's get out of her," Robin said, taking Regina's hand. "What are we gonna do with her?" He asked, pointing at the Blue Fairy.
"Kill her," was Regina immediate response, but after a second of hesitation the other three told her no. But… the hesitation had been there.

"Can you trap her somehow Regina? Where she can't get out?" Snow asked, looking thoughtfully at the unconscious fairy.
"Yes I can, but then what?" Regina questioned.

"How about we just do this for now and think about everything else later, after everybody has a good night's rest?" Robin suggested, noticing how Regina was leaning onto him more than necessary which told him that she had reached the limit of her strength.

"Alright," Regina replied, and with a wave of her hand a glowing circle moved around Blue. "She won't be able to get out of this." With that all of them left the cave, ready to finally catch a little break from everything.


Later, they were in their tent; Regina lying next to him, half asleep. The magic had drained her but she seemed content- content with him by her side, his fingers stroking softly up and down her belly.

"That feels nice," Regina muttered sleepily, grinning softly at him. But Robin couldn't return that grin, images of her and the knife on her throat, of her not fighting back, flashed before his eyes. It made him want to shake her. to shake some sense into her, to make her realize how terrifying it was to love a woman who didn't value her own life. To make her realize that she meant the world to him, and losing her would break him. How angry he was, how afraid that in the end some enemy would be able to take her from him, and she would let them.

"Robin, what is it? You've barely said a word since we got back," Regina asked, looking at him uncertainly. Robin remained silent for a moment and then "You didn't fight back."

"What do you mean? Why are you upset with me?" Robin took a deep breath, seeing as that she was actually confused and it made him so angry. And broke his heart.

"Percival put a knife on your throat, and you just let it happen. You are a powerful witch- you know how to throw a punch- but you did nothing. You just stood there, and let him almost kill you."

"So yes, Regina, it is a tad upsetting if the woman you love just lets her throat get slit. Which would've happened, if I hadn't killed him before he could hurt you."

Now it was Regina who stayed silent, and that was what made Robin finally lose it "Bloody Hell Regina you did nothing! You treat your own life like you are disposable, but did you- once, just once- think how I would feel if you died? How Roland would feel? Losing another mother? Regina I love you, but I can't keep going on like this. I can't always fear that you will get yourself killed because you think you don't matter because, damnit Regina, you do! You mean everything to me. And you let this monster-"

"-He is a monster because of me, Robin. I made him and I-I couldn't kill him, not if I am the only reason he is what he is," Regina whispered, so much self-loathing in her dark eyes.

"Did you play a role in him being who he is? Yes- but in the end it was his own bloody choice to be a monster, not yours. As it is your own fucking choice to… I mean, do you want to die Regina? I've asked myself that question since the day I met you… is that what you want? To die?" Robin yelled, fear of losing her making him louder and louder.

Regina didn't answer so he grabbed her arms and softly shook her. Despite being angry he still tried to be careful with his touches. He never would manhandle a woman, especially not Regina.

"You put yourself in danger over and over again, and I can protect you from anything, but not yourself Regina! And then there's the baby…" Robin couldn't get to the end of his sentence because Regina's eyes went wide and if Robin thought he saw self-loathing in them before it was nothing compared to how it was now.

"T-The baby… I-I didn't think- I never would let the baby get hurt I didn't…" Regina's entire body wracked with sobs which made Robin's anger disappear. He pulled her into his arms and held her as she fought against him till her strength left her.

"I-I told you I'll be a bad mother I'm not worth…," that was when Robin stopped her and gently withdrew from her, tipping her chin up so she was facing him "Regina, stop it. You are a wonderful mother, and you are worth it- more than you can imagine. And you said you and the baby are alright, right?"

Regina nodded softly, her hand finding her belly and Robin put his atop of hers, both protecting their unborn child. Robin pressed a soft kiss onto her stomach before he continued.

"But you need to understand that you can't put yourself in danger like that. Not now, and not when the baby is born. We need you and, bloody hell Regina… do you remember when I told you we are a team- that I'm your partner in all this?" Robin asked, tucking a strand of her silky hair behind her ear.

"Yes," Regina answered, her voice barely above a whisper.
"Good. Because we still are, and I'm gonna tell you every day how much you mean to me; how special you are that you are needed that you're worth. Till the day you can actually believe it. And till that day comes… talk to me when the inner voice full self-loathing is too strong, alright?"

Regina closed her eyes for a moment, laid back down facing the opposite direction and said quietly "I just wanted to be good." Robin inhaled sharply as he too lied down and softly turned her over. When they faced each other he pressed a gentle kiss onto her lips before he told her "You are good, Regina. You have done nothing else in the last few weeks but protect the people you love. And I can't tell you how proud I am of you."

"But I'm the Evil Queen and …" Robin silenced her with another kiss before he continued
"She is in the past. Regina, you can't erase what you did by sacrificing yourself. Your death doesn't help anyone."

"But there you have it, Robin. I can't erase what I've done; I can't bring them back, I can't do anything to redeem myself. Why should I have the right to live when…"

"Because everybody deserves a second chance Regina, that's why. True, you cannot undo what you've done, but there are other ways for somebody to redeem themselves," Robin told her, looking straight into her dark orbs which were so full of pain.

"How?" Her question was almost desperate, and once again Robin was amazed how young Regina could look sometimes.
"By making the decision to do the right thing, every day. To help and protect those who can't do it themselves. To be the best version of yourself every day of your life. That is what redemption looks like, milady- not you dying by the hand of some scoundrel."

Regina seemed to consider his words and when she looked up Robin knew that he might have won this battle- but was still far away from winning the war. But it didn't matter, Regina was worth every bit of it.

"Okay I'll try," Regina whispered, and Robin replied before kissing her softly "That's all I can ask for, milady." He only wanted to give her a good-night kiss but Regina deepened the kiss.

"Robin, after all… I need to feel you please," Regina pleaded, and after asking her again if she was certain he kissed her back fiercely. Tongues fought for dominance, the kisses got more and more passionate till Robin stopped and started to press open mouth kisses down her throat. He shivered for a moment remembering how just a few hours ago a knife had cut into Regina's tender skin. She had healed it by now, but the memory would stay forever with Robin.

He found his way down to her breast and freed it from the material covering it, and had to chuckle at Regina's loud moan at his soft touches. She amazed him every time again, how sensitive pregnancy had made his Regina. Robin took a nipple into his mouth sucking it gently at first, but spurred on by Regina's groans he added pressure, his other hand finding the other breast and kneading it.

"Mhh Robin please," Regina cried out.
"Do you like that milady?" Robin teased, rolling one nipple between his fingers a bit rougher than before, earning a low moan from her which he silenced with his mouth on hers. Snow and Charming slept in the tent next to them, after all.

Robin whispered "Take your clothes off, milady, I want to see more of you," he didn't even finish the sentence as with one wave of her hand both of their clothes disappeared.

"Good girl," Robin muttered before he pushed one finger into her without any warning. Her back arched of the bed. He kept up the slow pace but Regina hissed "Two fingers now." Robin would've preferred to keep it up, but he also could see that his love had to fight to keep her eyes open which meant he had to speed everything up a little bit.

He added a second finger and bloody hell she was so beautiful. That was what he whispered into her ear after biting her earlobe gently. She moved against his hand, moaning constantly till she reached for his hand. Robin stopped dead as she softly pulled his hand away. "Regina are you okay did I do…"


"I'm fine Robin but I need you, I need you inside me and I need it now," Regina smirked at Robin to make sure he knew he didn't do anything wrong and pulled him close to her, reached for his cock, pumping it a few times making Robin moan her name.

"Fuck me, Robin, please," Regina bit his upper lip, spreading her legs even further. Robin seemed to get the clue and with another soft kiss he pushed into her. God it felt so amazing- it felt so good to finally have him back and for a moment Regina just could forget everything.

Like always he looked at her for permission to start moving, and like always Regina felt a warmth at the knowledge that he was so caring, so protective of her. Robin started again at a slow pace but like her he needed it and soon thrusts became faster. "Mhh god you're so wet," Robin moaned and his moan got only louder when she replied "Just for you."
"Mhh just like that, Robin can you maybe…," but as always he seemed to know what she needed. He pressed his thumb to her clit before she could even voice her wish. The added pressure drove her almost crazy, she gasped his name and he asked "Good?" and she simply answers with an "I'm close"

He changed the angle a bit, added even more pressure on her clit and whispered "Come for me, beautiful, I love you so much my love, let go for me." And that was it for Regina. She came with a loud scream, again only muffled by Robin's mouth on her.

"God I love to watch you come. That might be the most amazing sight there is," Robin moaned, clearly close to the edge himself and with one last push he came with a loud groan.

When both of their breathing went back to normal Regina snuggled against Robin and let him pull the covers over both of them. They kissed one last time, both trying to be as close to the other as possible and before sleep claimed her Regina whispered a soft I love you which was answered by a gentle kiss on her hair and a I love you too, milady.

Both Robin and Regina- as well as Snow and Charming- slept well that night happy to finally found each other again. Happy to go home and back to their lives, and as all four of them were snoring softly not too far away a fairy found her way out of her prison, ready to enact plan B.

Ready to destroy the woman and all those who were ready to protect her. Blue had never wanted it to go that far, but she had to do what she had to do to protect this realm from Regina.

Even if that meant doing the unthinkable.