Okay, so I know that you are all worrying about the way this story is going, especially after what the show did to OutlawQueen, but don't worry, I just felt that we needed a little drama and that this would provide it.

Thank you all for your support, now lets see how Regina copes with her new powers.

"Regina! No! Where is she? Where is she? Emma!" Robin asked as he picked up the dagger from the ground and looked around. "Emma where did she go?"

"I have no idea." She shook her head.

"That's not good enough! Emma, you talked her into this and now she's gone and you're telling me you have no idea where!"

"Robin, I know you're upset mate, but it's hardly Emma's fault is it?" Killian asked, reaching out to take Robin's arm.

"Killian, don't." He pulled his arm away violently "You're not the one standing here without your soulmate, are you?" he snapped. "You're not the one who's love just got sucked into a large void of darkness!" he gestured to the sky.

"Rob, we'll find her." Conrad reassured.

"Yes we will, I know who we need to go to." Zelena sighed.

"Stiltskin." Robin stated through gritted teeth.

In the Enchanted Forest, Darkness seeped out from the vault of the Dark One and Regina appeared. Looking around she groaned "You have got to be kidding me." She stepped down off the podium and looked down "What the hell am I wearing? Oh my god." She pulled a disgusted face as she took in the tattered, off white material. "This is the ugliest thing I have ever seen and I have seen some sights in my life."

"Talking to yourself dearie?" She whipped around to see Dark One Rumple. "They say it's the first sign of madness."

"Then call me mad, because I'm seeing you." She rolled her eyes "And you're not real." She whispered before, using her magic to change her outfit into something more sophisticated, a dark blue gown that hung to her every curve. "Now that's more like it." She stated walking past him, her skirt swishing as she went.

"Using the magic already, that was quick for someone who doesn't want to be consumed by the darkness. My job might not be as hard as I first thought."

"Oh that wasn't the Dark One's magic, no, no, no, that was my own magic, which I seem to still be able to access. So, if you'd excuse me, I'm going to go and find some sort of way to get out of this godforsaken place and back to my family."

"Oh dear me, haven't you been paying attention, there is no way."

"What are you talking about?" She furrowed her eyebrows.

"I had to use you to initiate my dark curse, the only way to get back is either with a portal or the dark curse and you dearie, you have neither."

"Well then, I suppose I'll just have to wait for them to find me, and they will, Robin will find me. As for you, you can just scoot along, you're not real."

"You can't get rid of me that easily, as you said I'm not real, which means that I'm in your head."

"You mean that I will have to put up with you until I get rid of the darkness?"

"Afraid so." He replied doing his usual hand gesture. "I'm afraid dearie, that you are stuck with me."

"Oh kill me." She moaned, walking straight through him and weaving her way between the tall trees.

"Don't you just want to use magic to travel to, wherever it is you want to go?"

"No, I actually fancy a nice, peaceful, walk, without your annoyance, so if you would like to just disappear for, maybe, I don't know, forever then that would be great thanks."

"Ooh you always were a feisty one, and I love it." Rumple provided a high pitched giggle.

"Now that is something that I haven't missed, do you know how grating that is? You sound like a little girl gushing to her friends about how she got kissed on her first date." she snapped. "Now go." She moved her hands and Rumple's image disappeared. She sighed in relief and rubbed her face. "Okay, where the hell am I?" she looked around and could see nothing but trees. "Well this is just perfect." She hitched up her dress and began to walk in the direction she thought was suitable.

After five minutes of walking and still only seeing forest she got tired and used her magic to transport her to her castle. As soon as she was there, she flopped down on her bed and stared at the ceiling; this hadn't been what she expected, to be transported back to the very place she had been trying to avoid, without her family and as the Dark One. She found it hard to believe that it was only the night before when Robin proposed to her, it seemed like a lifetime ago now, all she wanted was to be wrapped in his arms again. Remembering something she looked down at her left hand, to her relief the ring was still there; carefully she slid it off to get a better look, she noticed something that she hadn't previously, the inside of the band was inscribed 'true love is the most powerful magic of all'. "Oh I hope you're right Robin." She cried kissing the ring and slipping it back onto her finger.

She turned around and cried into her pillow, she couldn't keep up this front, not when there was no one to see it, so she let the tears flow, she wondered how many times she had cried into that exact same pillow. This room had been her sanctuary; the place she would come to just let out all the emotion. A lot of the tears had been because of Daniel; some of them would be guilt, but most were just pure hatred for the person she had become. She had been in mourning not just for the loss of Daniel, but for the loss of herself.

But then, through Robin, fragments of her previous self slowly began to emerge, until she was nearly all Regina; there were still parts of her that would never return. The innocence was gone, she was no longer an inexperienced child, she had been through too much for that side of her to ever come back. She prayed that Robin would find her soon, she didn't know how long she could sit in her room, but she would, if need be she would stay there for the rest of her life, waiting for him.

"Rumpelstiltskin! Where are you?" Robin barged through the door of his shop. "Where did it take her?!" he demanded. Robin was in a state of panic, he thought that it would simply be a case of kissing her and the darkness leaving, he didn't know that it would be a game of chase first. She was alone, with no one, no one to make sure that she didn't do anything that she might regret, or stop her from using the Dark One's powers; for all they knew, she already had.

"Regina?"

"Yes Regina? Where did the darkness take her?"

"Maybe try some manners." Gold taunted.

Robin slammed his fist down on the counter, causing Rumple to jump. "Don't toy with me, where is my fiancé?"

"Fiancé?"

"Yes, where is Regina?" Rumple laughed, until he felt Robin's hand surround his neck "Tell me where she is."

"I'm powerless." He argued, without the darkness he was, he was simply a man with a limp.

"Robin!" Emma yelled coming in through the door. "Robin, put him down."

Robin snapped out of his trance and dropped him "He's taunting me Emma, he knows where she is and he won't tell me god dammit!"

"Oh, I think he will, if he ever wants to see his wife again." Belle stated coming out of a backroom. "Rumple, where is Regina?"

"Dark Forest, at the vault of the Dark One's, that's where every new Dark One is created."

"The Dark Forest? Do you mean she's in the Enchanted Forest?!" Robin asked, sharing a worried look with Emma.

"Yes."

"Oh god."

"You should worry, because being alone in that forest tends to get the better of you, she may have already given in to the darkness."

"No, she won't have."

"What she doesn't realise is, her powers are interlinked with the darkness, so anytime she uses her own magic, she is in fact using the darkness also."

"That doesn't sound good." Emma shook her head "We need to get to her."

"Agreed. But I don't think that everyone should come, it wouldn't be unfair to have them all traipsing to the enchanted forest." Robin stated guiltily.

"Well, I'm coming." Zelena snapped as she came in through the door. "She's my sister and I'll be damned if I'm going to stay here while she's in danger."

"Okay, Emma?"

"Did you even need to ask, she's my best friend and I'm not going to let her lose her happiness, or you."

"Well if Swans going, so am I." Killian stated.

"And if Zelena is going so am I." Conrad added.

"So we're agreed the five of us go."

"Hey, what about us?" Charming asked.

"Henry and Roland are going to need people to look after them while we're gone." Robin argued.

"Henry is not going to be happy that we're leaving him here." Emma shook her head; she could only imagine her teenage son's reaction.

"I know he's not, but Regina wouldn't want him to come, she'd want him to stay here where he is safe, we don't know what we're up against."

"You're right." She nodded. "Should we tell him?"

"No, I think it's best we just leave."

"What? So we have to tell him that his mother is the new Dark One?" Snow complained.

"The longer we stand here talking about this, the longer my sister is alone in the Enchanted Forest, possibly being corrupted by the darkest magic in all the lands." Zelena snapped, sizing up to Snow.

"Should you really be going in your condition?"

"I'm pregnant, I haven't got some life threatening disease."

"Zelena." Conrad rose his eyebrows.

"Sorry, but we need to go, now." She turned to Robin "Now, do you have anything of hers, something that will lead us to her?"

"Um." He thought for a minute, before reaching for his bow. "My present from Regina."

"That could work." She nodded "Let's go."

"Snow…"

"Don't worry Robin, go find her, we'll take care of Roland."

"Thank you." He nodded "Thank you."

They all went back out into the street where Zelena wielded the wand and a door appeared. "This should lead us to the Enchanted Forest." She nodded. "After you."

One by one, they all made their way through the door, leaving Snow and Charming behind. After they had all disappeared, the portal flickered and too vanished.

Snow looked at her husband "I hope they manage this."

"They will, something tells me Robin won't give up till he gets Regina back." He hugged her "Come on, I suppose we have to go and explain to the boys what's going on."

"We need to go and pick up Neal first." She stated.

"Yeah, of course." He nodded as they began to walk back to Granny's to collect their son.

Regina simply lay on her bed, she had got past the crying and was now onto the stage of trying to sleep, something that wasn't happening any time soon. After two hours of just lying there she sat up "Rumple! Where the hell are you?"

"Right here dearie." He appeared leaning against her dressing table, causing her to jump somewhat.

"Why can't I sleep?" She asked bitterly.

"Oh Dark Ones don't sleep."

"What?" She spat. "Are you telling me that I have to be awake with this burden until Robin finds me here?"

"Precisely right." He pointed to her. "That is if he comes, you never know he might just find a new woman to replace you."

"Robin would never do that, we're soulmates. Just because Belle decided to move on to greener pastures." She smirked evilly, standing up off the bed and immediately wishing she hadn't, having to sit back down.

"Dizzy your majesty?" He giggled impishly.

"No." She frowned shaking her head "I'm fine."

"No you're not, I am formed from you, I know that right now you feel nauseous."

"Don't you ever give up?"

"You, summoned me." He reminded her.

"I don't need you anymore, you told me what I needed to know, now leave please."

"Ooh so I see the darkness hasn't taken away all your manners."

"Go Rumple."

She lay back down on the bed and put her hand over her stomach, why did she feel so sick, she mused that it must be the effect that the darkness was having on her, her head was pounding.

"That will be a side effect." He sniggered.

"What are you talking about?" she asked "Of the Darkness?"

"No, no, not of the darkness."

"Of what then?" She asked frowning as she looked up.

"Your condition."

"What condition? What are you talking about?" He was beginning to get on her last nerve, why couldn't he just tell her straight. "Tell me imp, what are you talking about?"

All of a sudden he disappeared and she heard whistling as the door to her bed chambers swung open, she came face to face with a girl with strawberry blonde hair, who must have been aged somewhere between Henry and Roland. Upon seeing the queen, she let out a loud gasp and stopped in her tracks, dropping her wicker basket.

"What are you doing in my castle?" Regina asked standing up and managing to stay up this time.

"I, um your majesty, I am, I, please don't hurt me." She whimpered.

"Hurt you? Why would I want to hurt you dear?" Regina questioned tilting her head.

"I know who you are, you're the Evil Queen."

Regina let out a laugh "Was, the Evil Queen, I don't go by that name anymore." The girl backed up a little. "Why so scared dear?" Her smile dropped. "What's your name?" she asked, perching on the ottoman at the bottom of her bed. "You have no reason to fear me." She stated softly.

"Giselle, mam."

"Giselle?"

"Yes mam."

"Come, sit." She tapped the seat that she was sat on.

Out of fear the girl approached her. "So Giselle, where are your parents?" she asked, looking at the young girl who was clearly terrified.

"Dead." She nodded.

This pulled at Regina's heart "I'm sorry." She reached out to comfort her and the girl pulled away. "Why do you fear me so?"

"I told you, I know who you are."

"Who am I?"

"The Evil Queen."

"No, wrong." Regina stood up "Zero points to you. Call me Regina, the Evil Queen, she's gone and she's never coming back." She nodded. "So then, Giselle, who takes care of you?"

"Nobody."

"What? You're alone?" This girl was an orphan, she had clearly seen that the castle was abandoned and sought refuge within its walls.

"I do have my friends though."

"Friends? Well that's something." Regina smiled.

"Oh, you have a pretty smile." The girl stated.

"Why thank you, but you have yet to show me yours." Regina chuckled. Giselle, flashed her a weak smile. "Oh no, that won't do, that's not a proper smile, where are your teeth? It's all in the teeth, see." Then there was a small squeaking noise and Regina narrowed her eyes "What was that?"

"It was my friend." The girl stated as a small chipmunk scampered onto her shoulder. "Pip." She smiled properly.

"Pip?" Regina pulled a disapproving face "Your friend is a vermin rat?"

"He isn't a rat, he's a chipmunk."

"Yes of course he is, and he's probably ridden with disease." She shook her head thinking of the illnesses a creature such as this one could carry, and with medicine as it was in the Enchanted Forest, this girl would probably die if she caught anything. "Dear, he could make you very ill, do you understand?" she asked softly, leaning down in front of her.

"Why would he do that? Pips my friend."

Regina sighed and reached out for her hand "He won't mean to, but he carries diseases, they won't hurt him, but they could hurt you, do you understand?" Giselle shook her head "Okay, let me tell you something, when I was about your age, I had a pet rabbit." She stated.

"Oh, I have plenty of rabbit friends too." She nodded.

"Is that so?" Giselle smiled at her. She weirdly reminded Regina of her sister, it was probably just the blue eyes and hair, but she could imagine Zelena looking like that when she was younger. "Well I found out that he was sad."

"Why?"

"He wanted to play with his other rabbit friends."

"Kill the chipmunk its vermin." She turned to see Rumpelstiltskin again. "It's a pest, kill it."

"No I will not."

"Regina?" the little girl tugged on her sleeve "Who are you talking to?"

"No one dear."

"Kill the pest, and the girl while you're at it."

Ignoring Rumple, she turned to the girl "Would you like to go for a little walk in the grounds?"

"You can't walk away from me dearie."

"Watch me." She muttered "So?"

"Yes, I would like that." She smiled as they began to walk out of the bedroom.

Then it was Snow she was reminding her of, so easily trusting. When she looked at the girl again it was Snow she saw, and she felt a strange feeling that she hadn't felt in years, the need to destroy Snow White, see the life drain out of her rosy cheeks, watch her lifeless body fall to the ground, avenge her Daniel.

Slowly her hands moved upwards, before Regina resurfaced. No! What was she thinking, this wasn't her, this was the darkness, the darkness was corrupting her thoughts, making her want to hurt people. She dropped her hands and let out a loud gasp "No."

"Regina?" She was back to being Giselle again and Regina was well and truly shaken up. "Are okay?"

"Yes dear, would you like to wait for me near the large apple tree in the courtyard, I will follow you out." She smiled "Don't look so worried, I will be your friend."

The girl smiled and nodded, before skipping off down the corridor. When she was sure the girl was gone Regina turned around "What was that?" She yelled at Rumple.

"You know that control you were mouthing off about earlier, it slipped, you wanted to kill that girl."

"No I didn't, this darkness will never make me kill anyone, especially not a child!"

"You are powerless to stop it."

"I stopped it then."

"You nearly didn't, the darkness is taking you over."

"No, I can't allow that, I won't allow that, I won't allow anyone to get hurt."

"You wanted to strangle that child, till she had no breath left in her body."

"No! That wasn't me."

"I never said it was you dearie, but it will be soon, when the darkness fully takes over."

"It can't." She tried.

"Oh it can and it is, not only is it taking over you but everything."

"What?"

"Everything that's a part of you, physically."

"I have no idea what you are talking about."

"Soon you will."

"How about right now?" she snapped.

"All in good time dearie, enjoy your time with the little street rat, don't fight the urge to kill her, nobody will miss her."

Regina glared at him before shaking her head, holding onto the white feather she walked out of the room. "Don't worry Roland, I'll be back soon." She whispered.

The rest of the heroes came out of the portal at the vault of the Dark One. "Regina?" Robin called "Regina!"

"She's not here." Zelena shook her head.

"But she has been." Robin stated spotting the footprints that headed off into the woods.

"Trust Regina to become the Dark One and still be wearing heels." Emma laughed.

When no one else joined in she abruptly stopped. "Not a great time to make jokes love." Killian stated.

"Sorry." She shrugged "just thought the mood needed lightening a little."

Robin wasn't paying attention but just followed the tracks until they came to a sudden stop. "No."

"Robin what?"

"She must have used her magic." He shook his head. "The tracks are gone."

"Where do you think she'd go?" Killian asked.

"This is Regina; I know exactly where she'll be." Zelena stated. "Her castle. My magic can get us there."

"Good, of course she was going to use her magic." Robin shook his head. "I just hope she hasn't done anything else."

"You came." The little girl smiled.

"I said I would." She replied wandering over to her and sitting down on a marble bench, which was cold, but she barely felt it.

"How can you sit on there? It's freezing." Giselle rubbed her arms in attempt to keep herself warm.

"I guess I'm immune to the cold." She nodded.

"But it's really cold, I can't even see your breath."

Regina furrowed her eyebrows and let out a deep breath. "Oh. Well, like I said I don't feel the cold." she usually did, this must be another trait of the Dark Ones.

"Okay." She smiled, feeling satisfied with the answer she moved on "why are you here alone miss Regina?"

"I'm waiting for my ..." She paused for a minute "my prince to come and rescue me."

"But I thought that you were the queen, wouldn't that make him the King?"

"Yes, I suppose it would, okay then I'm waiting for my true love to come and save me."

"What's he saving you from?" The girl asked, moving closer as Regina pulled her onto her knee.

"This castle, this world." She lied, not wanting to scare the child away with talk of the darkness.

"Why though? What's so bad about this world?"

"It's not my home anymore, my sons aren't with me, they are in this new completely different world."

"What's so special about this world?" She questioned running her little fingers through Regina's raven locks. "Apart from your sons."

"Everything, it just has everything, my whole life is there."

"Do you think your sons would want to be my friend?"

"Do you know what, I think they would."

She smiled before looking down "too bad I have to stay here."

Regina's heart broke, this girl was totally alone, she had no one, no one loved her and there was no one to care for her, teach her everything she would need to know.

"Regina you were telling me about the rabbit."

"Yes, yes I was, he was sad, so I released him back into the wild and he was happy again."

"So I should let Pip go?"

"Yes, he should be with his own kind, as should you."

"There's no one around here for miles."

Regina nodded, she was probably right, the second curse had swept up a lot more people than the first, without Cora's protection bubble, nearly everyone was in Storybrooke.

"Okay, well then how about you come with me, to this new world?"

"Really?" She looked up smiling "you would really want me to come with you?"

"I'm sure we could find some family in Storybrooke willing to take you in."

"Oh thank you Regina, thank you." She hugged her tightly.

"Okay dear." Regina hugged her back. Then Gold was there again sat on the wall that ran around the apple tree. "You're not real." She stated.

"Regina who do you keep talking to?" Giselle asked looking around.

Quickly coming up with something she stated "I can see spirits, it's a gift of mine. Sometimes the spirits can be nasty, but they can't hurt you."

"Really?"

"Yes really."

"Me nasty?" Rumple pointed to himself before making an insanely over the top reaction. "Oh I'm hurt."

"Go away Rumple." She spat. "Leave us alone."

"His names Rumple, that's a silly name." She laughed.

"Isn't it just, you should see what he looks like." Regina smiled.

"Kill the brat Regina, you know you want to. She's Snow White all over again, she'll make you lose Robin." Rumple sniggered.

Regina took a deep breath and lifted her off her lap. "Shall we go see what we can find to eat?"

"Robin will die Regina, you'll lose him, you'll lose everything, just like you lost Daniel. You will be the one killing him, you'll be the one who kills Robin, just like you killed Daniel. He died because he loved you and Robin will die for the same reason."

"No, you're wrong, I don't believe you, you just want me to use the darkness, you want me to submit to it, let me tell you something right now. I will not lose Robin and I will not fall prey to the darkness, however hard you try to make me to." She sized up to him. "So please, leave me alone."

"Gina, it's okay." The little girl reached out for her hand. That was the nickname Roland used for her, and it worked to calm her somewhat, "he's only a spirit, he can't hurt us." She smiled sweetly.

"You're very right, did anyone ever tell you how clever you are?"

Giselle shook her head. "That's a pretty ring." She stated, looking at Regina's left hand that was in hers. "Is it a promise ring?"

"Yes."

"From your King?"

"Mhmm."

"What's his name."

"Robin."

"King Robin."

"Oh don't call him that, it will only work to feed his ego." Regina laughed. "Prince of thieves." She chuckled.

"Prince of thieves? Robin?"

"Yes."

"Robin Hood?" The little girl asked her eyes growing wide.

"Yes." Regina nodded.

"Whoa, your prince charming is Robin Hood, that is so cool."

"Yes, I suppose it is."

"My mamma told me that Robin Hood once saved my life."

"What?" Regina asked furrowing her eyebrows. "Robin saved you?"

"Mamma said that there was a fire in our village and my father was away, apparently he saved me from a burning hut."

Regina felt herself welling up a little bit, that sounded just like her Robin, he was always one to put other people's welfare above his own. He risked his own life to save others, he was kind and good, he did have honour, something that had surprised her when she first met him, but right now she wasn't surprised that he had done this at all.

"Your prince is a hero miss Regina."

"Oh I know." She nodded "Let me let you in on another secret." She knelt down beside her "He helped make me into a hero too." Regina smiled.

"Yes, you're too pretty to be a villain."

"Oh thank you, but I'm not as pretty as you, you are simply adorable." All of a sudden Regina felt a jutting pain in her abdomen and gasped as she lost her balance.

"Regina?"

"I'm fine dear, I think I just need to lie down for a moment."

"Okay, come on."

Regina didn't know what was wrong with her, maybe it was just the darkness, but Rumple seemed to think it was something else, she has no idea what he meant by that. She closed her eyes and placed her hands on her stomach, she wanted to sleep, she was exhausted, but Rumple had told her that she couldn't sleep, not as long as this evil was within her. She couldn't stand it, it was torture, sheer torture; having complete control of your actions one minute and then losing it the next.

Giselle lay down next to her "Are you sure you're alright."

"Absolutely certain, now I'm sure you can find better things to do than lie here with me."

"No, I want to stay with you, I'm tired too see." She yawned.

"Okay, well, I suppose you can sleep here."

"The spirits might get me, I need to stay here." She cuddled up to Regina.

"Don't worry, I won't let them, you just sleep."

"Thank you for being my friend Miss Regina."

"And thank you for being mine Miss Giselle."

"Do you really think she'll be in there?" Robin asked as they appeared in the courtyard. He looked up at the cold metallic castle and it was safe to say he hadn't missed it. In the Enchanted Forest he and Regina hadn't exactly seen eye to eye, he knew that in the Enchanted Forest it was different, there she was immediately perceived as the Evil Queen and everyone judged her as such.

He hoped she was in there, if she wasn't he had no idea where she might be, this could lead to them having to summon her, something he didn't want to do. "Come on let's go and find her." Carefully they opened the large door and made their way into the massive entrance hall, there was glass everywhere, the building looked so clinical, so sterile, devoid of any personality; something that was the complete opposite to their house back in Storybrooke. "Regina." He called, his voice echoing through the castle, bouncing off the walls. "Let's split up, I'll go alone and you two just go in couples."

"Robin are you sure?" Emma asked.

He scoffed "Of cause I'm sure, this is Regina we are talking about, she's not going to do anything to me." He shook his head before making his way up the metal stair case.

Robin needed to think, he hadn't been thinking straight since she had disappeared, she was the Dark One, the woman he loved had become the Dark One. He didn't even want to think what it might mean if she wasn't here, because he didn't have a clue where she was; she wasn't the only one who was scared, he was too.

"Regina." He called as he peeked into each room on his way to her bedchamber. Coming to her door he took a deep breath, pushing it open he immediately saw a figure on the bed. It clearly wasn't Regina; it was a child a little older than Roland. The curtains to the balcony were blowing in the wind, it was now the middle of night so was pitch black outside.

Moving over to the bed, he looked at the little girl who had a head of strawberry blonde hair, what was she doing in Regina's bed? Carefully he touched her arm in attempt to wake her to ask her.

What he hadn't expected was the little girl to shoot up and scream, "Regina! The spirits are getting me! Regina help!"

So what did you think, not too bad right?

Giselle is based on the character out of the Disney film Enchanted for those who hadn't already guessed.

Thanks for reading.