Retrospective

Chapter 36

"Do you trust these guys?" Killian asked the savior as him and her followed behind the group in the Dark Forest.

Emma shrugged, eying the dirty blonde haired man who was talking to her wife. "I trust that Robin Hood wants his son to get better. What I don't trust is that he won't try anything with Regina." Her blood heated when she saw said man touch her spouse's back.

Hook huffed in amusement. He watched as the Evil Queen herself swatted the man's hand away from her. "No need to worry, Swan. The woman is as gay as she stubborn."

"Well it's not her I'm worried about." The blonde clarified as they continued to truck in the woods.

The group took off from the Palace several hours ago in search for the village where the Merry Men had seen 'Diana' last. Since they were trucking through wilderness the Evil Queen had changed into something much more practical. It was just a simple burlap dress and deep red cloak.

Apparently Robin liked the new attire and Emma very much did not like that he did. Regina had to admit that she didn't like it either, but the heated glares her spouse sent the man were quite amusing.

"How much longer until we arrive?" The brunette asked the man.

Robin looked around him at the trees. "Should not long. Sherwood Forest isn't far." There was a small pause. "Me and my men, we'll help you the best we can, but if the trail goes cold and there's no finding this woman… will you still help my son?"

She couldn't fault him for asking. She was the Evil Queen after all. "I have two children myself, you know. I wouldn't let your son suffer. Unless of course you or your men try anything to betray me, then anything that happens is on your conscience."

"Two children?" He wondered. "How old?"

Regina nodded. "Fifteen and two. Spread apart, I know"

"Where are they, if you don't mind me asking?" The man questioned her. He had a feeling that wherever they were, they weren't close.

The mayor just shook her head. "They're safe." She wasn't about to give him any details about her life. Even if she were to, she doubted he'd believe her.

Robin eyed the woman next to him. "You know there's a rumor around several villages that you casted this curse. Many people went missing along with you and they've yet to be found."

"That's quite the rumor." Regina played innocent.

"Is it true?" The man asked.

"Don't listen to everything you hear, forest man." The Evil Queen sassed.

Robin nodded his understanding. He decided to change the subject back to her children. "So two children, huh? Boys or girls?"

"Two boys." The mayor informed him. Just talking about them made her miss the daily routine she had back in Storybrooke. She wondered what her babies were doing at the moment, if they missed her or not.

The man chuckled lightly. "Must be exciting."

"It's definitely never boring." Regina smiled.

"Will that be it for you and Emma or are you holding on to hope for a daughter?" He was curious. Being a widower, he had thought about remarrying and expanding, but he hadn't found the right one yet.

The Evil Queen was quiet as she thought about her answer. She did a quick look back to her spouse and gave her a wink before turning back around. She loved her wife more than words could express and the amount of joy their children brought her was almost unbearable.

She imagined never having another child and just having her two boys. Could she be happy with that? Of course she could. They were her world. But there was- admittedly- a small part of her that desired having another child. That last one who would give Charlie a younger sibling and possibly bring her and the sheriff a little princess.

"I don't know." Regina answered the man with all honesty as she shrugged. She really had no idea. As nice as it would be to expand her family, it always came down to the fact that carrying Charlie was so stressful for her. "Only time will tell I suppose." She cleared her throat. "What about you and your wife?"

Robin gave her a closed lip pained smile. "I'm afraid that's not an option. She passed."

The brunette quickly filled with guilt. "My condolences." She lifted a hand up to his arm in comfort.

"Much appreciated."

Emma squeezed herself between the two people without notice and wrapped a protective arm around her wife's shoulder. "Hey baby." She pecked her lips.

Regina tried to hide her amused smile. She had felt the heated glare of her true love on her back and sensed the jealousy from the younger woman. Leaning into the showboating embrace she greeted, "About time you catch up, dear."

Green eyes moved to the man after she kissed the dark hair of her lover. "So how much longer until this village?" She asked the man in charge after making a mental note to ask her wife why there was any touching going on between the two of them.

"Just up ahead." Robin Hood promised.

"Who are we meeting exactly?" The sheriff wasn't about to go into any place blind.

The leader of the merry men cleared his throat. "Over the years me and my men have made many friends."

"Well if you gave me someone else's money I'd be your friend too." Emma cut him off.

It was obvious the woman wasn't his biggest fan. Robin went on regardless. "Anyways, there's this man we know. He lives… well in hiding, mostly."

Dark eyebrows furrowed as Regina looked in his direction. "Hiding? From who?"

Robin shook his head. "I'm afraid I can't say, but he knows nearly everyone who goes through any of the villages. I'm sure he knows which direction your friend went in."

The quiet hum of far away village hustle and bustle rang in the travelers' ears. "I think we've arrived." Regina noted.

All the huts were relatively small. The last time Emma was there she had only seen Cora's dungeon and larges ogres. Seeing several children running around in laughter and citizens doing mundane activities was much better than that.

"Won't people recognize you?" The blonde whispered in her wife's ear.

Regina smiled at the question and shook her head before she hid her face in the shadow of her cloak hood. "Let's hope not."

Emma chuckled as they followed Killian and the Merry Men towards a secluded hut nearly hidden between four trees. "I'll protect you." She vowed.

Dark eyes rolled good-naturedly. "My hero."

Robin Hood knocked on the wooden door. "My knight, our kingdom." He spoke the secret phrase.

Blonde eyebrows furrowed in confusion until the door moved open. Emma's jaw dropped when she saw who was on the other side. "Lancelot." Cora had posed as him the last time the savior was in the Enchanted Forest. She thought that surely he had been killed by the Queen of Hearts.

The black man jerked his gaze to the woman who called his name. He didn't recognize her. "Have we met?" He moved his gaze to the woman beside the unfamiliar one who called his name. Brown eyes widened in horror as he reached for his sword and stuck it under the brunette woman's chin. "We meet again, your majesty."

Emma pulled up the sword she was carrying and pointed it at the knight. "So much for no one noticing you." She spoke to her spouse before addressing the man. "Lower the sword."

Lance shook his head. "No way I'm letting her get away alive. She's done too much."

The sheriff lifted her sword high until it was under his chin. "You're not a killer."

"I'm a knight." The man clarified. "And I'll always kill the enemy."

"She's not the enemy." Emma tried to reason with him.

Lancelot scoffed as he stared daggers into the Evil Queen's eyes. "She's the reason my friends are dead."

Green eyes lit up with an idea. No way she'd let the man even come close to hurting her wife, but killing him wasn't an option. If they were to find Maleficent, they needed his assistance. She just might have a way to get it. "If you're talking about Snow and David they're not dead."

"Lies!" The knight yelled. "No one has seen them in years."

"I have." Emma countered. "I'm their daughter."

Charlie was not having anything. He didn't want anything but his parents and they were nowhere to be found. Belle had no idea how to handle his fussiness. She was rethinking the whole "having a baby" thing.

"Do you want to go to Granny's and get some French fries?" The Auburn brunette tried to bribe him.

The toddler wasn't having any of it. He shook his head violently. "No! I want Mommy and Mama!"

Henry entered the library with a chuckle. "What. A. Baby." He stuck his tongue out at his brother.

"You baby!" The blonde pointed at him with a pout. "Where Mommy?"

The teenager took his brother from his sort of grandmother's arms and kissed his forehead. "Remember that Ma told us they were going on a trip?" He got a nod in reply. "Well they're still on it, bub."

Dark eyes rolled. "They take long time!" He huffed.

Henry smiled. "Yeah, but maybe they'll bring us back something really awesome!"

"Kitty?!" The little boy gasped and squirmed in excitement.

While the quarterback knew that definitely wasn't going to happen, he wasn't about to mess with the monster. "If you're good for Miss Belle, maybe!"

Charlie clapped his hands. "Yay!" He exclaimed.

"But you have to be good, little dude. You know what will happen if moms find out you weren't well behaved." The older brother explained.

"Spankin'!" The toddler's eyes got wide with horror. He'd been on the receiving end of a few.

Henry nodded. "Yep, or no outside fun for a day, so you better butter up Belle and be really sweet."

Charlie squirmed until his brother put him back on the ground. "I wuv you, B!" The blonde grinned and tugged at her stockings until the woman brought him up and into her arms.

"I love you too, Charlie." Belle smiled as she squeezed him. Her eyes met the teenagers. She gave him an impressed look. "You'll have to teach me how you do that." The little one had gone from a hellion to an angel.

Henry laughed. "It's all about knowing your audience." He bit his lip. "So since I helped out with him, think you could let me go to the movies tonight?" His parents had left the former maid in charge of him until they got back.

Belle raised an eyebrow. "The movies? With who?"

"Just some friends." The young man shrugged.

"Will Ava be there?" The woman was under strict order to not let him go on any date-type event.

Henry cringed a little. "Yeah, but so will Nick and his sister." He added. "It's not a date."

Belle nodded. "No, of course not. Emma and Regina said you weren't allowed to go on a date. We both know you wouldn't go against their wishes." She said pointedly.

The teenager didn't even flinch. "Exactly! So can I go?"

"Nice try, Henry, but the answer is no." There was no way the librarian was about to let the young man go out on a loophole.

"Figures." The brunette grumbled and picked up a pile of books to go re-shelf. He had already told Ava he was going, and regardless of the resounding no he got from his grandfather's wife, he'd make it to that party.

Lancelot was standing strong with his sword barely touching the sensitive throat of the Evil Queen herself. He loathed the woman. His dark eyes just peeked to look at the blonde woman. She was brave, he'd give her that, but her claims were impossible. "That's impossible. She killed their child."

Emma shook her head. "She didn't!" The woman stressed. "David used the wardrobe. I escaped and broke it. My parents, they're safe in a different land."

"How convenient they're in another world." The knight said with anger.

"We could take you there if you'd like, but only after you help us." Regina offered, not at all frightened by the sharp blade grazing her skin.

The dark haired man looked back and forth between the two women and found a flaw in the woman's story. "If what you say is true, then why are you with her? Why draw your sword for someone like her?"

The savior felt her blood start to heat up at the insinuation that her wife wasn't worth saving. "Watch what you say about her." She growled. "Now lower your sword or I swear I'll slit your throat before you even get the chance to make her bleed."

Killian decided that enough was enough. He had a child to find, damn it, and the longer they were in the ridiculous standoff the farther away his son got. "We're wasting precious time." He told the black man. "You can either help us or we can kill you." He moved behind the mayor and backed her away from the sword slowly. Once she was safe distance away he took her place in front of the blade. "Your choice."

Lancelot shot a glance at his supposed allies. He addressed Robin, "Why would you bring them here, knowing who she is?"

"She's the only one who can help Roland." The dirty blonde man explained. "And if you don't help them, they won't help him. Please, Lance."

The knight struggled inwardly with the decision. With a thick swallow her turned to meet the determined green orbs of the woman in blue. He saw a certain fire in her eyes that was unmistakably familiar. Going on instinct he lowered his sword and holstered it. "Let's go inside before we draw any more attention."

Emma was more than happy to slide her sword back in place. "Splendid."

Lancelot was watching the Evil Queen closely, but as she sat close to the blonde woman on the couch he was worrying less and less about her possible betrayal. Their relationship seemed to be intimate in a way that completely confused him.

The Merry Men had explained Diana to him to see if remembered her or knew which direction she was seeking when she slipped through the village. Luckily for all of them, he did remember a charming woman by that name. She was a poor pregnant widow that he lent some medicine to.

He really didn't want to help the Evil Queen of all people, but as Robin had informed him, it was for the youngest member of the Merry Men. "I'm not sure if any of my knowledge is accuracy." He just wanted to remind them.

"Well we're kind of low on information so anything at all will work out." Emma told him.

Lance thought back his last encounter with her. "She was around here no longer then a month ago. She said she was headed for the Safe Haven."

Green eyes widened as she recalled that place. He turned to look at Killian who apparently also remembered the events that transpired there.

Regina had never heard of such a place. "The Safe Haven?"

"The place he speaks of, it's a myth." Robin Hood sighed his disappointment. "A tale of paradise. No one has been able to find such a place."

Hook licked his lips. "I know how to get there." He informed everyone. "We can be there by nightfall if we leave now."

The Merry Men looked at him like he was insane. "By nightfall?" Robin scoffed. "Warriors searched this land for days and came up without any clues. What makes you think you can get us there? And even if by some miracle you do, what make you think that this Diana woman even made it there?"

Killian rolled his blue eyes at the man. "I've been to the Safe Haven." He glanced around the room. "And let's just say that Diana probably had a good viewpoint to spot the bloody place."

Everyone but the Storybrooke residents was clueless as to what the man meant. Lancelot looked at the trio he didn't know. Regardless of what the blonde woman told him, he didn't trust them. Not one bit. But that didn't change the fact Emma held the same eyes as his dear friend. He wasn't convinced it was truly Snow and David's daughter, but if it was he didn't want to be the one to send her to her death if she was his friend's daughter.

"Even if you know the path there, great dangers are littered across this land." He pointed out to them. "You'll be putting your lives in danger."

The sheriff shrugged. "We'll be okay."

She sounded so confident, but Lancelot wasn't so sure. "You said you were from a different land. I'm not sure what kind of dangers you faced there, but here-"

"Let's see…" Emma cut him off and started to list the threats she faced. "Oh yeah, there was Peter Pan, The Wicked Witch of The West, The Dark one at one point, some evil Ice Witch, and of course the infamous Cora Mills."

One of the Merry Men, Will Scarlet, was at full alert. "Cora is still alive?" He wondered. He knew the Evil Queen was her daughter, but he had always assumed that his Queen of Hearts had passed.

Regina licked her lips and shook her head. "Not anymore." She told him simply and watched as he visibly deflated.

"I've been here before." Emma went on with her conversation, looking at the black man. "I've seen the ogres. We'll be fine."

The Evil Queen nodded. "She's right." She told the night. "We're more than capable of handling the trip and if we want to make it before tomorrow morning, we should get going."

Lancelot stood up when the trio of near strangers did. "I must insist I travel along."

Regina raised an eyebrow at the tall man. "I must insist you stay." She countered. "We don't trust one another and traveling with someone I don't trust doesn't sit well with me."

"I believe I'm the one who should be worried about trusting you three." The man scoffed. "If she's truly who she claims to be then I can't in conscience let her go into danger without protection."

Dark eyes heated at the mayor looked up and down the man. "I will protect her." She insisted.

Lancelot gave her an unamused look. "Like you said, we don't trust one another."

Emma took her wife's hand and tangled their fingers together to calm the spiking Evil Queen inside the woman. "More bodies never hurt." She assured. While her true love didn't trust the man, she knew Mary Margaret did. That was good enough for the blonde. "We should bring supplies along in case the trip is longer then anticipated."

"I have a carriage we can bring. That should shorten our journey." Lancelot told them.

"Perfect." The savior smiled. "We can get Robin Hood his potion and leave to time M… Diana."

The sun was setting as Killian and Lancelot steered the two horses in the right direction. They had been traveling for a couple of hours and the pirate was almost certain he was going in the right direction. The women were safely in the carriage where the knight insisted they be.

"You said you've been to the Safe Haven before?" The brown-eyed man asked the pirate. "How'd you end up in a different world?"

Hook nodded. "I was working with Cora." He admitted. "Emma and Snow came here after saving Regina. Cora wanted to reunite with her daughter and we both found a portal to their world."

Lancelot was curious about this world they spoke of. Apparently it was where his friends were being held. He was more interested in the words of the man though. "Snow saved the Evil Queen?"

"Emma did, actually." The pirate corrected him. "Snow just refused to be away from her daughter any longer."

The more he heard from the trio, the more he was starting to believe that the blonde was who she said she was. "What's it like? Your world?"

Killian chuckled softly. "It's like no place you've ever seen, mate." He assured him. "Imagine light without fire, cold air inside your house even when it's hot outside, and food without hunting."

The knight couldn't really wrap his mind around all of those changes. "Who runs this world?"

"Now that's a bit more complicated." Hook stated in an amused tone.

Lancelot motioned to the endless forest they had around them. "We've got time."

While the two men shared light conversation outside of the carriage, inside the old time vehicle Emma was moping about being homesick so of course the mayor was trying to distract her with sex. It would be mutually beneficial for everyone. Not only would they pass time with making love, but it was almost certain to give the

"What do you think the boys are doing right now?" The savior asked as the brunette littered kisses across her neck. "Do you think they miss us?"

Regina nodded as she sucked on the younger woman's collarbone and lightly bit at the bone. "Mhm." She said nonchalantly.

Light eyes rolled in slight irritation as she pushed the brunette away from her. "Baby, I'm not feeling it."

The Evil Queen groaned slightly and moved to her side of the carriage. She loathed being rejected. It was a rare occurrence, but when she did it always stung. "Are you still mad at me?" She had to ask.

Blonde eyebrows creased together in confusion. "What? You didn't do anything. I'm just tired and worried about the kids."

"So you're not trying to withhold sex because of the argument we had a few days ago?" Regina pressed.

Emma racked her brain for any argument they may have had. That's when the light bulb went off. Her true love was referring to their conversation about having another baby. To put those fears to rest she shook her head and grabbed the woman's hand. "You think to much, Madam Mayor." She teased. "Really, nothing is up. We're all good. I just feel a little homesick."

Relief flew through the older woman. The last thing she needed was her wife still holding a grudge about a past argument. "I miss them too." She told her and snuggled against the sheriff's side. "I hope Charlie isn't being too bad for Belle."

"With how clingy he is to you?" Emma scoffed. "I'm surprised we haven't heard his cries from here." She chuckled.

Dark eyes rolled with an amused smile. "He's not that bad. It breaks my heart to think that he's sad." She pouted.

The sheriff thought about their eldest. "Well while Char may be sad, I know our other one is taking this time to sneak around with the girls." If he were anything like her he'd be in the empty house making out with his girlfriend.

Regina gasped. "He had better not!" She was heated just thinking about it. "I'll cut a slut."

Emma busted out laughing. "Jesus. Way to be subtle, Gina."

"That's my baby we're talking about." The mayor reminded her lover. "No matter how old he is, he'll always be my handsome little boy."

The whole protective mother side of the brunette had always been a turn on for the savior. She moaned her approval and adjusted them until the older woman was straddling her lap as they sat sideways in the carriage seat. "I thought I was your baby." She gave her best 'innocently seductive' look.

Caramel eyes warmed with lust. "Oh, now you want to make love?"

Emma nodded and slid her hands over her lover's back. "Damn straight. I need to remind you who you belong to."

A dark eyebrow rose in challenge. "I belong to you, do I?"

The sheriff motioned between them. "Left ring finger, Your Majesty. You're mine."

Regina let out a throaty chuckle as her hands moved up to thread through thick blonde tresses. "The Evil Queen belongs to no one, silly dear. She owns."

Emma bit her lip and leered at the woman above her. "Prove it."

"After all this time, you still try and challenge me." Her voice was silky and smooth.

It sent shivers down the savior's spine. She flashed a smug look at her wife. "You love it."

The Queen couldn't deny it. She smirked and yanked blonde hair back before bringing her lips down to meet the helpless ones. A deep groan escaped her as the younger woman's greedy hands squeezed her ass.

It was a silent statement of ownership, and while it felt absolutely delicious, Regina was intent on making a point. She sucked her lover's bottom lip into her mouth and chomped down before yanking back. Only when she heard a grunt of pleasure from the younger woman did she pull away and make eye contact.

Her hands grabbed the lethal ones of her true love and she did a quick spell to tie them above the blonde's head. Her fingers moved to the savior's vest belt. "As your Queen, I must inform you that you're overdressed."

Emma was all too happy to play along. She licked her swollen lip and leered. "Well I'd hate to displease you, Your Majesty." A cloud of blue overcame her and right before the Queen's eyes, her lover was naked.

Regina practically growled at the tempting sight of hardening nipple in front of her. "Your magic skills are improving." She noted with the slightest bit of affection before she started to tweak the pink buds between her fingers.

"Oh God." The blonde moaned and leaned her head back against the back of the seat. Her tied hands were itching to touch the woman on her lap, but she wouldn't break the game they had going. Not when it was making her panties soak.

The mayor was quite riled up herself. She had never found herself to the kinky type. Then she met Emma and she realized how fucking sexy role-play could be. Within a second and a cloud of purple, she was changed into her more natural Evil Queen attire.

Green eyes took in the sight of her dolled up wife. Dramatic black dress with curly extensions and a matching dark hat had juices starting to slicken her upper thighs.

"There." Regina smirked and raked her nails down the younger woman's bare stomach, leaving harsh red marks in her path. "Now I can properly show you just who's in charge."

Emma hissed at the wonderful sting of sharp nails across her body. "You sexy bitch." She groaned.

A dark eyebrow cocked up. "That's Your Majesty to you, dear. My Queen is also acceptable." Plump lips hovered over her wife's. She teased her tongue out to brush over the pink flesh. "Whom do you belong to?" She questioned, her breath hitting desperate lips.

"You." The savior spread her legs the best she could while the mayor was straddling her.

Regina was quick to sneak a hand to cup the soaking mound. She was starting to really feel the ache between her own legs, and feeling the arousal of the younger woman only intensified it. "And who am I?" She rubbed her palm against the hard clit as her lips and teeth abused the sheriff's chin and jaw.

The blonde moaned and tilted her head to happily accept the abuse. She wasn't about to let the older woman win so easily though. "My wife." She answered with a smug tone.

A dark chuckle vibrated against the savior's neck. "Clever." The Queen slid her tongue over her lover's pulse point, driving the woman absolutely insane with lust. The slender finger that slid inside the dripping cunt helped as well. "I guess we'll be doing this the hard way then."

Emma was more then fine with that. She whimpered and rolled her hips under the older woman's weight. She grabbed at her hands as they stayed risen above her. Her pussy was clinching around the digit inside of her, but she wanted more. "That all you got, baby?" She challenged.

"Feisty." The brunette noted with pleasure. Her core was practically dripping. It was doing everything she had not to ride her lover's thigh. "Let's see if I can change that." With little warning she slid two more fingers inside the woman's center, watching with devious joy as her wife's back arched from the seat and towards her. Hard nipples were broadcasted. The delicious sight was too much. She bent her head down and sucked one of the nubs into her greedy mouth.

The savior whined. "Holy mother of shit!"

Regina smirked and lapped her tongue over her wife's breasts. She slowly fucked her fingers in and out of the wet pussy, teasing to the fullest. The pace was enough to get her lover close, but not enough to send her over the edge.

"I wanna come." Emma groaned, flexing her hips for any extra kind of leverage. Her thighs were soaked and she was certain the carriage seat was ruined and covered in her juices.

The Evil Queen wasn't about to let her lover off so easily. She slid her hot tongue up that gorgeous creamy flesh until their lips met in a desperate and passionate matter. Tongues tangled as her pace sped up just a tad. She pulled back form the kiss to look at her quivering wife. "Look at you, so ready for release."

Emma could tell from the opening sentence that it wasn't good news for her. "Baby-"

Regina stopped fucking her true love, but picked up a slow and deliberate rub on her clit. "Ah, ah. Who am I?"

Pleasure rolled through the blonde as she gritted her teeth. Her legs were flexing and her insides felt like they were about to burst out. Her orgasm would be epic and she wanted it more than she wanted to breathe. "My Queen!" She whimpered out.

An evil smirk painted across the mayor's face at the words. She started her thrusts again, but kept them slow and deep. "That's right, dear. And you're my little bitch. Aren't you?" She received a nod so she picked up her pace a bit. The walls around her were slick but tight. No doubt Emma was going to come apart soon. "Tell me and I'll let you come."

"I'm your bitch." The blonde whined and screwed her eyes shut as she bit her lip. "You own me. I fucking love you. Now let me come- Oh God yes!" It started at her core, exploding through every single one of her nerve endings. Her toes curled and she wanted more than anything to clutch at her lover, but her hands were currently tied. Lips moved down to suffocate her as waves of pleasure exhausted her muscles. "Fuck me, fuck me, fuck me." She chanted quietly as the orgasm began to fade.

Regina slid her fingers out of the woman's center and brought her dry hand to swipe blonde hair out of her face. She went from mistress Evil Queen to loving wife like clockwork. "You're so gloriously beautiful when you lose yourself." She told her softly and pecked swollen lips.

Emma half-heartedly kissed back. Her breathing was shallow and her senses were drained of not only fluid but life. "Who knew carriage sex was so great?"

The Queen chuckled as she continued to press soft kisses across her lover's jaw. "You know what would be even better then carriage sex?"

"Carriage oral sex?" The blonde smirked.

Regina nodded and sucked the hickey she had placed on the woman's neck earlier. "I knew there was a reason I married you." She teased.

To the surprise of everyone, the trip had gone without hiccup. When the group reached area Hook knew as The Safe Haven, he stopped the carriage and looked around.

Small and run-down huts were scattered about the area, but no people were to be found. Killian recalled when Cora ripped their hearts out one by one. He knew it was devastating, but he always figured more would come back and make it a village again.

Lancelot hopped off the carriage and looked around the abandoned area. A stream of water was nearby and in the distance he could see fields of crops. "It's beautiful." He stated. "What happened here?"

"Nothing good." The pirate assured the man. He looked around for any sign that anyone had been there recently. He didn't see any, but as birds flew in the sky he saw mountaintops.

The knight accepted the cryptic answer before he went to the carriage to let the two women out. Imagine his surprise when he opened the door to find the blonde in an interesting and quite shocking position between the Evil Queen's legs. He quickly turned away and closed the carriage door. Heat rushed to his cheeks. "My apologies." He then understood why the blonde was so protective over her.

Killian observed the birds for several minutes until he realized they were acting strange. The nearest rocky mountain was the shallowest, but yet the flying creatures flew up higher above that one then any of the others. It was odd and he thought he knew why. Maleficent would- of course- pose as her dragon form to protect their child. He had to get up that mountain.

Just as he took a step forward he heard Emma's voice, "Hook. Hold up."

The pirate pointed to the distance mountain. "She's in there, Swan."

Blonde eyebrows creased together. She wasn't as convinced as he sounded. "This is a big area, we'll look around. All right?"

Hook his head. "No, she's up there!" He pointed. "She'd be hiding with the baby."

"Look around, dude." Emma motioned to all the emptiness. "Just being here is in hiding."

Regina finally stepped out of the carriage and joined the conversation as Lancelot went to check the huts. "Actually he makes a fair point." She told her spouse. "Mal's first child was taken from her. She would take extreme measures to make sure the same thing didn't happen."

Pleading blue eyes turned to his best friend. "We have to get up there."

"Luckily for you, magic is on our side." The mayor stated and in a puff of purple smoke she put them up on the mountain.

There was a narrow crease in the stone that went down. From where they were standing, it looked like a cave. Hook was the first to step towards the pathway.

Emma grabbed his leather coat. "Hold on. We don't know if it's rigged."

Hook was past worrying of traps. He shook off the hand on him and briskly walked into the cave. Despite her reservations, the blonde followed with her wife trailing behind.

The cave was damp, but by the looks of it, someone was staying there. "If some weird magical creature lives here instead of Maleficent I'm going to punch you." The sheriff told her friend.

Killian barely heard her. His eyes caught on a small wooden crib in the corner of the cave. It was almost hidden. "This is it." He whispered in disbelief as his fingers touched the crafted piece of bed. He almost felt like crying he was so happy. His little boy was staying there, safe and sound.

Footsteps were heard behind the trio and all of their heads went from the crib to the blonde witch in a flesh. The infant was resting peacefully in her arms, but the look in her blue eyes was anything but peaceful. "Hook." She whispered out, not believing her eyes.

The pirate stood tall. His emotions were all over the place. "Mal. Or do you go by Diana now?"

Dang was that long! I figure you guys deserve it though for being so awesome! If you don't like long chapters though, I couldn't help it. I don't want Swan Queen to be away from Storybrooke for too long! A lot went down in this chapter but it was all necessary.

Lancelot has been fun to write & I might bring him to Storybrooke just because it would be interesting! Let me know how you liked him here!

You guys are all amazing! Your favorites, follows, & reviews mean a lot to me! I hope you all continue reading & continue to enjoy this crazy ride of a story. Lol.

Next post will be Friday at the latest, maybe Thursday! Until then! :*