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14 Years Ago
"Emma!", Zelena yelled as she ran after the two year old blonde, not to mention naked two year old. It was time for her bath and the girl somehow always wanted to run a marathon before going to her bath. So right now Zelena was running after the girl who was running in the play room where all of the other children along with Glinda were playing. It wasn't that the girl was very fast. Sure she was fast, but Zelena had scoffed at herself more than once and twice for choosing to wear heels that day. And it wasn't like the floor was the cleanest floor in the building.
"Emma please come on, you are dirty", Zelena begged and Emma screamed in happiness as she ran around the room, all the other children laughing at her, while Glinda simply grinned at the redhead. Zelena groaned and closed her eyes.
This calls for drastic measures
"Oh Emma", she sang making the little girl look at her.
"Look what I got", she said taking a toy from the floor. That seemed to get the girls attention and surprisingly all the other children's as well.
"Do you want this toy in your bath?", Zelena asked and Emma nodded happily and walked closer to her foster mother.
"Ducky ducky", Emma said holding out her arms and Zelena smiled wider as her plan seemed to work, but just as Emma stood right in front of her, the girl screamed and ran out of the room, not even sparing the toy a single glance, making all the children including Glinda laugh. Zelena rolled her eyes and stood straight before taking off her high heels and running after the girl.
"Come here you little marathon runner", she said as she finally had caught up with the girl and taking her into her arms, both girls laughing lightly. After their moment, Zelena carried Emma upstairs to take her to her bath. And after a couple of minutes Emma were sitting happily in the tub, with Zelena sitting beside the tub, washing the girl's body.
"You love bathing don't you little munchkin?", she said and smiled wide as Emma jumped in the tub in excitement. Zelena loved these moments with Emma. The small moments where she had Emma to herself. The moments where she got to know the real Emma behind the big smile and big sea green eyes. After the bath, Zelena brought Emma down to the playroom where all the children were still playing. She sat the girl down and let her play with some cars.
"You're falling in love with the little one", Glinda said as she sat with one of the newest babies in the system. Zelena turned to her and smiled as she walked over to the bench and sat down beside her. She looked down at the small boy in the woman's arms and smiled at him.
"Have you heard from the workers? About his parents?", she asked after a couple of moments, but Glinda shook her head.
"Not yet. They are still searching", she said. Zelena sighed and squeezed the woman's shoulder before turning to look at the children playing. She couldn't help but keep an eye on Emma. She knew the girl was just like the other kids. No family to take care of them. And yet, Emma was special to her. She was her little girl. She had a much closer connection to Emma than she had with any of the other children. She loved Emma like a daughter.
"She has you so wrapped around her little finger", Glinda said and Zelena turned to her and smiled.
"She does. And I'm proud of it"
Present Time
Zelena walked inside Emma's room surprised to see no one. It was early morning and apparently no had arrived before she did. She sighed and walked over to the bed standing beside it as she looked down at Emma.. She looked down at the blanket in her hands and let her hands caress the stitches of Emma's name feeling tears in her eyes once more.
"Oh Emma"
"Zelena", Regina said and the sister turned to her smiling weakly.
"What's that?", the brunette asked pointing at the blanket in her sisters hands as she walked inside. Zelena looked down at the blanket swallowing a lump.
"I found it in my box I forgot at Robins. I forgot that I had brought it home with me the day Emma ran away from the foster home", she said and Regina softened looking down at the blanket.
"It's beautiful"
Zelena smiled and nodded.
"Emma was wrapped in it when we found her in her basket in front of our door", she said and Regina nodded taking in the information.
"Can I ask you something?", Regina asked after a couple of seconds and Zelena looked at her waiting for her to continue.
"When you worked in the foster home and Emma was there, did you ever thought about adopting her yourself?"
Zelena looked surprised at her sister. She certainly did not expect that question to pop up. She looked down at Emma and brought her hand to the girls small one, caressing it gently with her thump.
"I wanted it more than anything in the world", she answered her sister honestly and Regina felt her heart ache for her sister.
"What stopped you?"
"It was against our policy to get our feelings attached to the children. But how could we not not? They're children. All love able. And to me, Emma especially. I wanted to adopt her the moment I saw her on the front steps. She just had me wrapped around her little finger from the moment I looked into her beautiful green eyes. But I didn't have the courage to do it. I was afraid Emma didn't want me as her mother. So I kept it to myself. And when I finally got the courage to ask her if she wanted me to adopt her, she had already ran away. I never saw her again after that", she finished and Regina stood with tears in her eyes, a few of them already rolling down her cheeks.
"I'm sorry", she said and Zelena turned to her with a small smile.
"You don't have to. She's your daughter now. And I couldn't be more happy for the both of you. I'm just glad that I have Emma in my life again. I'm glad you have found each other"
Regina smiled at her sister and brought her arms around her hugging her tight. They pulled back and Regina went over to the other side of the bed to sit down in the chair, while Zelena sat down in the chair right behind her, her hand still clinging to Emma's.
"Did you come here alone?", she asked after a couple of minutes in silence and Regina turned to her with a small smile and nodded.
"I couldn't sleep and decided to go over here. Mother is with the boys at home at the moment. Rex called and said that he would come along with Maura, Jane and lieutenant Gold. Apparently they have some words that needs to be disgusted with us", she said and Zelena nodded and thought about what the lieutenant could want with Emma. They were never told what it all was about before Emma collapsed in the interrogation room.
"Do you still want to adopt her?", Regina asked letting her curiosity getting the best of her. But this time Zelena didn't turn to her. She kept looking at Emma and Regina could see the love her sister had in her eyes. A mothers love. And that was enough answer for her.
"Yes", came the response, in almost a whisper form the redhead and Regina sighed and looked down dealing with her thoughts.
"But I won't do it, because she's your daughter now. And being her aunt is more than I could have ever hoped for. And it's not that a title would change my love for her. I love her more than I have ever loved a person before, and i can't imagine what my life would look like if I ever lost her again"
Regina looked up at her sister and smiled sadly at her before turning back to Emma.
Please wake up soon
Rex and Jane along with Maura walked inside the station and was met by Ruby at her desk who sat and spoke with David and Mary Margaret.
"David. Mary. Nice to see you both again", Rex said and the two officers stood and hugged the man tight.
"It's nice to see you too Mills. I'm sorry to hear about Emma. How is she doing?", Mary Margaret asked and Rex smiled at the woman's care.
"Thank you, she's stable. Better than she was before I guess, but she's still not woken yet", he said and Mary smiled sadly at her.
"I'm sorry to hear that. Call if you need anything alright?"
Rex nodded and smiled at her before turning to Ruby who smiled back at her. He walked over to her and hugged her tight, the woman instantly hugging him back, a big smile one her face.
"How are you?", she asked in a whisper into his ear and Rex nodded.
"Better. My heart is breaking, but better", he said and Ruby nodded in understanding.
"Detective mills. Welcome back. I'm sorry about your niece. How is she doing? Any news?", lieutenant Gold asked walking out of her office and Rex pulled back from the hug with his partner and smiled sadly at.
"She still hasn't woken up yet, but she's getting better", he said and lieutenant Gold smiled at him.
"I'm glad to hear that. I will forever be traumatized by the sight of seeing that poor girl collapse in my interrogation room", she said and Rex nodded in understanding. And to everybody's surprise, himself included, he walked over and brought his arms around his boss. The lieutenant stiffened for a moment before relaxing into the hug and hugging the man back. But after a few moments it became awkward and the woman cleared her throat.
"Detective"
Rex blushed hard and pulled back.
"Right. Sorry", he said with a nervous charming smile and Milah smiled at her friend before clearing her throat.
"But is want to speak with all of you. Nolan and Blancherd. You got till the end of the week. Impress me. The rest of you, follow me", she said and walked over to the screen room. The three detective's and Doctor followed the lieutenant into the room, the doctor closing the door behind her.
"What's going on?", Rex asked and lieutenant Gold took a deep breath and shared a look with Ruby, receiving a nod, before turning back to one of her best detectives.
"How much does any of you know about The Dark One?", she started and the couple furrowed their eyebrows while the Doctor looked up deep in thought. The lieutenant noticed the woman's action and looked at her expectantly.
"Yes doctor?"
They all turned to the doctor who looked back at them.
"I have hard of the title. It's a leader from some sort of organization?", she said more like a question and Rex and Jane furrowed their eyebrows.
"I'm sorry, have I been gone for a while or? Who the hell is The Dark One, and what organization are we talking about?", Rex asked getting impatient. Lieutenant Gold sighed and walked over to the screens turning them on. After second some pictures came up of all different kinds of cases. Murders, robberies and so on. All unsolved.
"What is this?", Jane asked and Ruby nodded at her boss.
"Ruby?', Rex asked expectantly, but Ruby simply held up her hand.
"Just listen"
Rex sighed and turned to his boss.
"This is cases that is currently unsolved. And the only reason for that is that all these has one thing in common. B613"
"B6 what?", Jane asked with a lifted brow and Maura moved closer to the screens immediately recognizing some of the cases.
"You seem to recognize some cases Doctor Isles", lieutenant Gold said and Maura nodded turning to the woman.
"I do. The one in the top left corner. Harry and Brittany Hampton. They were found dead in their apartment, along with their three children", she said and Rex widened his eyes at the news. What the hell was this?
"What is B613?", he asked turning to his boss and said boss sighed.
"B613 is a government agency. It's an illegal agency, but it's so secretive that no one can capture any of their assassins"
"Assassins? What is this? Assassins creed? Cause I can't remember seeing two Frye twins hopping around and killing blighters!", Rex said and Jane rolled her eyes at her boyfriends childishness. He was such teenager with a gamer dream.
"B613 is an agency that hires assassins to do the dirty work for them. Like killing people who are a threat to the agency"
Rex shook his head and sat down in one for the chairs. Jane, in the mean time, turned to Ruby and looked at her knowingly.
"That's why you asked us to look into Sara and Ethan's Swan's case", she said and Ruby flinched at the woman. Lieutenant Gold widened her eyes and turned to her detective.
"You did what?!", she asked and Jane suddenly realized that the boss didn't know. She looked at the younger detective with an apologetic look receiving a sigh in return.
"Yes I did. And I did it because it may have something to do with Emma. We both believed that. So asked Jane to help looking into the case", she said and Milah sighed but nodded in acceptance.
"Do you still have their bodies?", Jane asked turning to her best friend and Maura turned back to her.
"Yes. I can call Susie and ask her to make the delivery of the bodies here to New York", she said and both Jane and Milah nodded.
"You do that doctor Isles. Detective Rizzoli, a word please", Milah said and both Jane, Rex and Ruby furrowed their eyebrows for a moment and shared a look before Jane followed the lieutenant back to the woman's office. She closed the door behind her and sat down in one of the chairs in front of the desk.
"Is everything alright lieutenant?", she asked and Milah smiled at her.
"Apart from everything that's currently going on, then yes, everything is fine. But I just have a few question I need answered", she said and Jane nodded in understanding.
"I understand that you and detective Mills is having some sort of a relationship?", she started out and Jane nodded without hesitation.
"We do. We have for the last month ", she said and Milah raised an eyebrow.
"The last month. That's when you were both working on the Liam Jones case together", she said and Jane nodded.
"Yes"
"I can sense some feelings got explored at the time", she said and Jane chuckled.
"You can sort of say that", she said and Milah couldn't help but smile as well.
"Yes?", she said trying to get the woman to explain further. Jane sighed and cleared her throat.
"Well. After Rex and his family had moved to Boston, we went to high school together our senior year and we fell in love. We dated for eight years, before he and his family moved back here to New York", she said and Milah raised an eyebrow.
"Eight years? That must have been through all the police academy years", she said and smiled and nodded in pride.
"That's correct sir"
"Well I must say I'm impressed. It's very rare to see a teenage couple last that long"
Jane smiled shook her head. It was indeed very rare.
"Yeah, well Rex is the perfect guy for me. He always have been", she said with a small voice and Milah smiled at the woman.
"I can imagine. He's a very charming man. Has been since he started here"
"Really?", Jane asked curiously and Milah smiled and nodded.
"Indeed. I always thought that he had a little crush on me, by the many times he blushed every time I spoke to him", she said and Jane chuckled.
"I could imagine he would. Rex doesn't really have a type when it comes to girls", she said and Milah smiled at the detective.
"Of course he hasn't"
Jane chuckled. She must admit she loved this side of the woman.
"Now. To the more serious matter. I asked for reason after all", Milah said and Jane nodded smiling at the woman.
"Of course"
"So now that I know how close you are with my favorite detective, don't tell anyone I've said that", the woman said and Jane made a motion with her hand to close her mouth and throwing the key away. The woman smiled and continued.
"But now that you are so close with him, I want you to look out for him. This case with Emma's parents is obviously going to be a very emotional journey for Rex, and normally I wouldn't give him the case simply because it's, exactly as I said, too emotional", she said and Jane nodded in understanding. The lieutenant was right. This case would be too emotional for Rex, since Emma is now his niece.
"And therefor, I'm asking you, detective Rizzoli, to look out for him. Be there for him. Calm him down when he get's angry. Comfort him when he get's sad. There's a reason I wouldn't normally give him the case. He would loose himself in it, but because he's a good detective and Emma's uncle, I need him on board. He's the huge key to fix this. So I'm asking you to keep an eye on him", she finished and Jane nodded understanding the woman completely.
"I understand sir. And I will do anything I can to be there for him", she said and Milah smiled at her before standing from her seat.
"Thank you. That's all I'm asking for. And... If you could keep this conversation between us, yes?", she said and Jane did the motion with the key once again, making the woman smile. Jane had Rex' humor, definitely.
"Thank you", Jane said making the lieutenant look up at her with furrowed eyebrows.
"What for?"
"For caring about him", she said before walking out, leaving the lieutenant to her thoughts.
The Dark One sat in his seat watching as the lieutenant told her detective's and he doctor about B613. The man stood and threw the remote control at the wall, making it break into pieces. He sighed and sat back down looking at the screens. He turned to another screen that was currently showing Emma laying unconscious in her bed in the hospital. Two women were sitting down with her, each one on the girls two sides, both caressing her hands.
"Sir", a voice said and the Dark One turned to the voice only to see one of his guards.
"Yes?"
"Our prisoner has asked for a meeting", he said and The Dark One sighed and nodded.
"Alright then. Get him in here", he said and the guard nodded and walked back out. A couple of moments later the doors opened once again and two other guards walked inside, with August in the middle, his hands cuffed.
"August. My boy. You look better", The Dark One said and August rolled his eyes.
"Wish I could say the same", he said and The Dark One eyed the boy for a moment before standing from his seat. Oh how he loved when his prisoners became fierce.
"And how can I help you my dear friend?", he asked and the boy sighed.
"I want to know how she is"
The Dark One ignored the boys question as he walked over to a table by the wall and poured some whisky. He stopped and turned to the boy.
"Whisky? Anyone want any?", he asked, but no one answered and the man shrugged and closed the glass bottle before turning to the boy, the glass of whisky in his hand.
"I am sorry I wasn't listening", the man said and August rolled his eyes once more.
"I want to know how Emma is. Is she safe?", the boy asked and The Dark One took a sip as he turned to the side and pointed at the screens.
"You tell me", he said and August turned to see Emma in the hospital bed. His eyes widened in horror and immediately turned back to the man.
"What did you do?!", he asked and The Dark One raised his free hand.
"I didn't do anything my friend. But it seems like your little sister here, is sick", he said and August felt tears in his eyes. He looked back at the screens and noticed the two women in the girls room. He recognized the brunette from the trial. She was Emma's attorney. The other woman seemed a little more unfamiliar and yet not. He recognized her from the trial as well, but he felt like he had seen her some other place, but couldn't quite put a finger on it.
"Well, if that was all", The Dark One said and the guards took a hold of August.
"No wait!"
"Too late. I'm bored", the man said and waved his hand. The guards followed August out of the room who screamed back at the man.
"WAIT!"
The Dark One smiled as he listened to the boys scream and turned back to there screens looking at Emma.
"What happened to you my Emma?"
