A tale of political intrigue, scheming enemies, new friends, and new love brings an entirely new dynamic to Storybrooke. Set in Season 2, this is a WIP Slowburn with lots of plot. A new civil war is brewing. The small town in Maine is being pulled apart at the seams. Emma, Regina, Henry, and others fight to save their homes and new love. SQ, RB, SW.

On the way to Neverland,Emma is troubled by the moments in the mines she and Regina had at moment of Regina's self-sacrifice that changed everything,even Emma herself.With understanding her upbringing gave her,the Savior decides to save not only Henry but his mother as well. Doing so will take her and her family through harrowing challenges of love,duty,conflict,and magic.

Something is amiss in Storybrooke. Regina has awoken from her coma, and she and Emma are in love. But magical things are amiss in Storybrooke. Can Emma and Regina get to the bottom of things? Can Regina ever really change, or be forgiven by the townspeople? SwanQueen

"Love doesn't work that way. Love...true love...is magic. And not just any magic, the most powerful magic of all. It creates happiness." An alternate dimension of our lovable characters show up in Storybrooke! Story goes AU quite quickly! For starters Regina is caring for Baby Snow White! Cora's still alive! There are 4 Snow's in town...and Regina is Snow's biological mother!

No matter what Regina does, Henry just clings to the dream of a perfect life for himself & who he believes his "real" family to be. So when another child is in need of the love Regina has to give, is it wrong to allow herself that chance at happiness? As some relationships crumble and fall, others bloom & start to grow & everyone learns that happy endings are never what they seem.

A/U Swan Queen Fairytale Land: All Souls Night was a night of magic, when the veils between worlds were their thinnest. It was a time of magic and fertility and all things unusual. Princess Emma meets a strange woman around the fires and finds herself ensnared in a lustful trap she's not sure she wants to escape with a beauty whose face she has never seen.

Emma meets a stranger in a bar while out with Ruby.

After absorbing her own death curse, Regina finds herself on the cusp of life and death. With seemingly no one left who cares about her, she isn't all that certain which outcome she's rooting for. Will Henry and Emma give her a reason to fight? SwanQueen

In one realm, Regina struggles to hold onto her son and make peace with her past. In another, Emma struggles. An interlude after Hearts Left Bleeding spanning the years until they meet again.

Ten years ago, Regina was kidnapped by the Home Office, and put through three years of torture. When she finally returns home, she's been dramatically changed - both mentally and physically. With the HO threatening to return for her, it will be the ties she has to her son and the rest of her family that will keep her strong. Pre SQ/ Henry-Regina, Regina-Snow. Post Ep 2x20.

During an ambush gone wrong for outlaw Emma Swan, she meets a young Regina, on her way to an arranged marriage to the king. A friendship blossoms between them even as Regina begins to fall to dark magic and both are forced to make choices about who they're going to be- to each other and to themselves- and where they can possibly go from there.

Once upon a time, there was a castle with a curse upon it that belonged to a fearsome beast-sorceress. A young woman ends up trapped at the castle with its inhabitants. What will she discover about this strange place, it's odd residents, and it's even more mysterious mistress? Can she break the curse? Beauty and the Beast re-tell, Swan Queen

What happens when Emma is the one to eat the apple turnover? And what happens when her True Love is revealed to break the Curse? Swan Queen romance! Rated M for Adult themes, language, and some violence.

When Mr. Gold told him it would separate the evil from his mother's heart, Henry'd had no idea he meant literally.

Set at the start of season 2. Instead of the wraith, Rumplestiltskin goes for something a little more personal, sinister, and slower when it comes to killing Regina. He curses Regina and Emma stays by her side as Regina wastes away. They have roughly a month to find a cure for a curse without one. If anyone can do the impossible, it should be them. Maybe. SwanQueen

In the aftermath of the season finale, Emma discovers she did bring something back with her from the Enchanted Forest past which could cost Regina more than Emma ever imagined. But will it open her eyes to something else. Not a great summary, I know. T for now, but could go M later.

She wasn't always alone. Her heart wasn't ice, it was kept warm against the frost of hatred by a few burning embers of friendship and loyalty. Her heart was weak, but willing to love. My first fic, AU FTL and OUAT. Eventual SWANQUEEN.

Post Curse Swan Queen

Princess Emma was meant to meet her true love at the ball, it just wasn't meant to be her. Swan Queen AU in FTL. On Hiatus until I decide if this ship and this show is worth all the toxic hurt that come with it. Thank you to all that have read, it remains up because despite everything I love this story.

AU Every night when Queen Emma falls asleep she becomes Emma Swan, or is it the other way around? When she meets beautiful Regina in both worlds simultaneously, she begins to question all she's ever believed.

A Season 2 Finale AU. Emma and Regina could not stop the diamond from exploding but their magic still saved Storybrooke, with some unexpected consequences. The Dark Curse has been re-enacted and Emma and Regina are the only ones who remember what has happened. Old enemies and new alliances threaten Storybrooke and only True Love can restore what has been lost. SwanQueen.

Post-midseason finale, one year later. An amnesiac Henry returns to his grandparents' castle in the Enchanted Forest, where he quickly grows fascinated with the mysterious sorceress who's training his mother in magic– and who's the one person in the castle he's forbidden to ever meet.

Edited re-post. AU: Upon their return to the FTL, Regina is banished to a small cabin in the woods. With wards keeping her from entering the Charming's Kingdom, she comes up with a desperate plan to get herself in, even if it is only once every full moon, for just a short few hours. Swan Queen, Regina Mills, Emma Swan.

Regina is given a blessing that will allow her a second chance at a new life. However, banishing someone's history comes with unexpected consequences and now it's up to Emma and Henry to find a way to bring her back, preferably before Cora overcomes her sleeping curse or anything else goes wrong in town. When has anything ever been that simple? Swan Queen eventually.

[Swan Mills family Hunger Games AU] Emma and Henry are forced to return to the Hunger Games for a second time- where friends are foes, the world around them is trying to kill them, and Regina Mills may be their undoing or their salvation.

The air is damp. A chilling breeze nips at her skin, exciting the light hairs on the nape of her neck; it hurts- sore from being slumped over for an indiscernible amount of time since she had been fading in and out of consciousness. She can feel her back ache as she straightens her spine, whimpering in mild pain at the injustice of such a position.

Here, in this land, kings fight to the death to secure their riches and power; a Queen rises from the depths of hell to regain control of her kingdom amidst threats from old and new alliances; a Princess strives to understand this new world and her role in it, and a young Prince finds himself torn between two families. SwanQueen.

/AU/ "Have we met before?"... "I don't know Madame Mayor, have we?". Emma is a 'Traveller', Regina is something Emma always seems to return to. SwanQueen.

Post s1. The Curse breaks and everyone returns to the Enchanted Forest. Regina is imprisoned. Emma eventually finds her but cannot free her. Regina is punished each time she speaks to Emma. But surely its worth it? SwanQueen! Some divergence from s1 plot. Increased to M rating for language and violence.

Emma Swan meets the evil queen, raising her son in a fairy tale land inexplicably located in Maine. Soon she's a prisoner in the castle, embroiled in royal politics and a curse with no end in sight, and navigating a volatile relationship with a queen who's determined to see her dead. (It'd be helpful if she wasn't so attracted to her, probably.)

Vampires and werewolves own the night, feeding off humans without recourse. As a Hunter, Emma Swan is dedicated to their destruction for her own reasons. But after the son she thought dead appears at her door sprouting fangs and walking in daylight, everything she thought she knew is thrown asunder. Especially in Storybrooke, Maine, governed by a mayor who is more than she seems.

The queen's favor is given to few, even fewer when the queen has a reputation for being heartless and cruel. A traveler has been having dreams about searching for something that no longer exists in this world, except where you least expect to find it.

Set after Welcome to Storybrooke. Regina is in a dark place after the death of her mother and Henry walking away from her. She locks herself away in her house, shutting out the world. She is ready to completely give up when an injured puppy ends up in her backyard. She saves the puppy ... or maybe the puppy saves her. SwanQueen.

Post S2 finale. In the aftermath of saving Storybrooke together, Regina and Emma come together to rescue Henry, and perhaps each other, but they can't do it alone. They're going to need help along the way, and maybe just a little bit of hope, faith and trust. Pre-SQ . Involves the entire group on the Jolly Roger and the relationships and histories represented there.

The Curse has been broken and Regina has lost everything when Rumplestiltskin reminds her of a promise she made a long time ago. To get back what she lost, Regina has to make a sacrifice. It all comes back down to one thing: Emma. Is love really weakness and does magic always come at a price? [SwanQueen]

Companion piece to A Fine Line: When Emma and Regina return to Storybrooke, Regina begins to realize she was never truly alone in that town.

Sequel to All That Follows. Certain events have led to the recasting of the curse, only this time, things are different. Fighting to keep Henry's love and her last bit of happiness, Regina is unprepared to finally realize the cost of the curse. With help coming from unexpected places, she must decide her fate and face some of her most terrible demons.

The curse breaks and Regina is held prisoner by the citizens of Storybrooke to be made to pay for her crimes. But she is no longer the same person she once was: Emma gave her back her heart and a gift she never believed would be possible.

In an act of desperation, Regina casts a spell that takes her back to the day Henry leaves for Boston. She wants to keep Emma from ever entering Storybrooke, but when she takes Henry's place, she finds herself completely unprepared for the woman who answers the door. Regina has a chance to do it all again, but no matter what, she can't escape one fact. All magic comes with a price.

It seems people are always using others to get what they want, and Storybrooke is no different. Everyone judges Regina when she uses magic, but then turn to her when they need help. What would happen if she gets fed up being used by the town and refuses to use magic anymore. It could lead to some very dangerous consequenses. Does anyone care enough to help her through it?

Prompt from pink-akubra: When Regina disappears after the death of her mother, Emma needs to find her. When Henry's walkie talkie goes missing, Emma is desperate enough to believe that Regina has it and is listening on the other line

A.U. At the prospect of being forced into marraige Emma leaves the castle and the life she knows behind. Along the way she gets dragged into an adventrue that seems more like something out of a legend. Will she triumph where so many before her have failed? SwanQueen.

Magic is unpredictable now, but it still comes at a price. After the curse breaks, a desperate Regina casts a spell, accidentally erasing her memory back to the day Daniel died. But all of Storybrooke will pay this spell's price. Is it truly justice to punish someone for crimes they don't remember? Can Regina come to grips with what she became? In FTL, Cora's origins and beyond.

Prompt from WaLe: Beauty and the Beast Swan Queen - When Emma saves her father's life from being captive by Regina, an evil witch placed under a curse, Emma spends her time getting to know Regina and begins to realize there is more to a person than magic

Post Curse FTL AU - Not everyone ended up where they should have; Unlikely alliances form, but deception comes in many forms (Swan/Queen)

Set in S1-mostly. What happens when a new evil winds up in Storybrooke? Fantasy, romance, angst, family matters, spells, and monsters. All that, rolled up in the big ball of emotional turmoil that is Emma and Regina. Swan Queen.

"…you turn your back on the world." Regina curses herself with new memories and crosses the town line so she can find a life of happiness, obliterating Regina Mills entirely. What she hadn't counted on was her darkness following her, going by the name of Emma Swan. ("Sometimes the darkness is so great, only darkness can save it." Dark Emma/Saviour. Swan Queen. Post 2x16

When Regina returns home from Gold's shop after the return of Emma and Snow, she finds Henry waiting for her. But not the Henry she knows, a Henry seventeen years old, from the future. As Cora and Hook arrive in Storybrooke, Emma, Regina, and their allies must join with this familiar time traveler if their to survive the dark battles he knows are just on the horizon.

Upon Regina's banishment, the small town of Storybrooke becomes protected once again by an enchantment that prevents anyone from leaving or entering Storybrooke. Emma and Regina find themselves on the edge of the town, wishing for a way to the other side.

Emma and Regina are dating. Henry is not okay with that. Do they make the ultimate sacrifice for their son?

"She doesn't even remember her family! How am I going to explain this to her when she hates me!" She was falling apart now. The way the women in the other room had just looked at her, with such disdain. That wasn't her wife. That was the Mayor, the Evil Queen maybe…but not her wife. (story re-edited 5-15-18)

(Swan Fire/Thief, Swan Queen) Emma knew that just because you believed in something didn't make it true. Regina knew that just because you wanted to believe in something didn't make it real. But they both did anyway. (Post Cricket Game; Cora's return to Regina; weakness and belief. A tale of belief, trust and hope.) *Important edit made 12/5/2013

Set right after 2x02, this story is inspired by Regina's sad look as she lets Henry go. Set to keep her promise, Regina has to find a way to get Emma and Snow back to Storybrooke, while preventing her mother from following. Of course that's more difficult than any of them might wish. And that's not even taking their growing feelings for each other into account.

SwanQueen multi-chapter. It was difficult to describe, but in a way... she felt connected to Regina now. They had been at each other's throats consistently since her arrival in Storybrooke and yet she felt the most unusual pull to her.

To pay for her crimes, Regina accepts exile from Storybrooke. Five years later, on Henry's 16th birthday, Henry and Emma find her. Post QoH. SQ. Semi-graphic.

Regina puts her life on the line to rescue Snow and Emma from the old world (and Cora), but due to the lengths she'll go, she'll need the Savior to save her as well. Non-romantic friendship SQ.

When Snow loses her ring down the kitchen sink, it throws a wrench into the already complicated relationship between Emma Swan and Regina Mills. Set post finale. AU because of magic!Emma, amongst other things. Swan Queen

Emma finds it difficult to adapt to the White court: She has her foot permanently in her mouth, the manners of a peasant and a family that covets Snow's throne is out to eliminate her. There is only one person capable of teaching Emma what she needs to survive: the very same Regina Snow has kept secretly imprisoned for the last year. Set in FTL 1 year after the curse breaks. AU

My very own season 2. Magic has returned to Storybrooke, and Regina seizes her opportunity for revenge. But plans go awry as an unexpected enemy surfaces, leaving the townspeople reeling in the wake of a tragic loss. No Swan Queen, but lots of good Emma/Regina, Regina/Henry and Emma/Henry moments to come. Plenty of Snow/Charming/Emma as well.

This is the sequel to The Debt. Read that story first or this will make little sense. Emma prepares to head home to Storybrooke filled with questions, anger and pain about Regina's actions, as she figures out what to do next. Swan Queen again ... eventually.

The people of Storybrooke want to find a way home, but Regina has other plans. A threat against all of their lives forces everyone to work together. The question is, can they overcome the betrayal, loss, and the grudges they've carried for years, to finally find their happily-ever-afters? A Season 2 story. Lots of good Regina/Henry, Emma/August, Snow/Charming. Some FTL included.

NOW COMPLETE. When Emma repays the favour owed to Mr. Gold, she finds it is the key to many things in Storybrooke, including her heart. Rated M for later chapters. SwanQueen.

StoryBrooke is changing and the old world is returning! Remi a teenager has awaited this moment for years. She has always wanted to get to know her true Mother Regina, but when Regina rejects her Remi realises a whole plot was made to forget her. What does Mr Gold have to do with it? Can Remi succeed? and what of Wonderland? Alternates between StoryBrooke and The Enchanted Forest

The curse is breaking, and Regina is determined not to let it happen. Putting the last of her magic into a poisoned turnover, however, does not go quite to plan...

What if when Sidney cut Emma's brakes, the accident hadn't been so minor? And how will one little incident cause everything to unravel? / Eventual Swan Queen

Entombed in ice burns a flame so powerful that it hides the Enchanted Forest's greatest treasure. An unwilling knight with a foretold destiny must face the flames and the tides of war to save the world she's never known and the woman that awaits her beyond the flames. Swan Queen, Alternate Retelling of the Once Storyline, ReginaxEmma, SnowxCharming etc.

Magic has returned to Storybrooke. The town has regained their memories. The want Regina d e a d. Shockingly a mysterious person steps in to safe Regina's life in a slightly unconventional way. All characters will be showcased, but this mainly revolves around Regina.

Set just after the curse breaks, Emma hunts down Regina, who is preparing to flee. Sparks will fly. Eventual Swan Queen.

Set immediately after the season 1 finale finishes. Magic has returned to Storybrooke. Can Regina and Emma find each other again after all that has been revealed or will the dark sins of Regina's past tear them apart? SQ past revealed in future chapters

Emma Swan expected to spend her birthday alone not with a kid claiming to be her son and certainly not being dragged into the land of fairytales and held prisoner by an Evil Queen. Swan Queen Emma/Regina.