Did you really think I'd leave you hanging? Nah, I'm not that mean lol. I feel the need to put a warning on here, but don't want to give a lot away. It's going to get dark, so please don't read if you have triggers. I don't want to list them because I don't want to give a lot away, just proceed with caution if you have triggers. I will say, it didn't get as dark as I had thought it would, but that's because I just couldn't do anything too horrible to Regina.

I also want to say I am in no way anti-religious. I'm all for people having their religion, faith, beliefs so long as no one is hurt by them. Personally, I belong to the Lutheran ELCA and they accept all, including LGBTQ+ and I'm thankful for them. I have nothing against any other religions, so long as (like I said) no one is hurt by them. These 'conversion' camps are usually run by the extremists that do hurt others. Anyway, just please don't come at me saying I am anti-religion because that is not true at all.

Chapter 9

No one got any sleep that night at Cora's house and the next morning, the woman was on the phone to her lawyer. "I need this done right away. Regina is in danger." She said and sighed. "How would you feel if your daughter was taken somewhere to be tortured and you could do nothing about it?!" She was quiet for a moment and nodded. "Thank you. I'll be right in."

Emma looked over from the table. "Are they going to fix it?"

Cora sighed. "I have to meet with them, and they have to meet with Henry's lawyers. This is bullshit!" She closed her eyes. "Sorry, Emma, I'm not yelling at you."

"I know you're not; you don't have to be sorry." Emma said. "Would it make it easier for you if I went home?"

"No, honey." Cora said, going over to hug the girl. "I like having you here if you like being here. Do you think your mom would come with me today?"

"I'm sure she would. I'll call her."

"I can call her, but thanks."

Mary did end up going in with Cora and while they were gone, Lilly came over and sat with Emma, trying to comfort her and Zelena. "Regina's strong, and she only has to be there for a little bit while Cora gets this taken care of."

"Yes, but who knows what they'll do to her in that time, and what if Cora can't get this taken care of right away?" Emma asked and then felt bad as Zelena let out a sob. "I'm sorry, Zee."

Zelena leaned onto Lilly who was hugging her. "It's okay; you're right, it just hurts. Regina doesn't deserve this; no one does. I hate my father! I hate him with all that I am!"

"Would he undo it if you asked him to?" Emma asked, biting her lip.

"No. He will only try and tell me why what he's doing is right." She sighed. "I already tried that."

"I just wish I could reach out to Regina and tell her how much I love her."

Zelena bit her lip. "I mean…I heard them say where she was, and I have the keys to my dad's old car that's in a storage shed."

Emma chewed her own lip. "How would we do this?"

Lilly tapped her foot. "We say that we want help. We tell them we are admitting ourselves. We get it, we get her, and we get out."

"Do you really think it could be that easy?" Emma asked.

"With four of us? Yes." Zelena said. "Look, I'll go by myself if you two don't want to get in trouble."

"No, I'm coming with." Emma said and looked at Lilly. "You should probably stay though. Your aunt won't like this."

"I don't care; I'm going with. Regina may be your girlfriend, but she's my friend too."

Emma nodded. "Okay, so we're doing this."

"Yes." Zelena stated. "We should leave a note."

Emma nodded and grabbed a piece of paper and a pen. "We're sorry but we couldn't just sit and wait. We trust you, Cora, but we needed to get Regina. I know we're going to be in trouble, but honestly, it's worth it. She's our sister, girlfriend, and friend and we can't leave her there alone. Please don't be too mad and please don't try to stop us. We love you,

Emma, Zelena, and Lilly."

"Sounds good. Now let's go." Zelena said, grabbing the keys.

It didn't take more than a half hour and they were in the car, gassed up, had caffeine and were on their way. Emma found the camp Zelena heard them talk about and the navigation told them it was about a four-hour drive. The three girls were quiet as they were all lost in thought for what they had to do once there.

Regina awoke gasping as ice water was thrown over her. "What the hell?!"

More water was thrown on her. "Do not swear." A woman's voice stated. "Get up now."

Regina wiped at her face and sat up, the room spinning around her. "I feel sick."

"If you're sick, that's no concern of mine. Get up and follow me." The woman leads Regina outside and to a cabin. "This is cabin 4 where you'll be staying. Inside, you have bed 3 and the wardrobe has your uniform in it. Get dressed and be back out here in five minutes."

Regina went inside and found her bed and wardrobe. She sighed as she got dressed in the brown pants and long-sleeved shirt. She then put the shoes on and came outside. "I need to use the bathroom."

"Shut up." The woman said and then started walking. "The bathrooms are over here. Five minutes." She said and Regina sighed, going into a stall. After washing her hands, she dabbed some water on her face and then went to the woman. "Okay sinner, let's go."

Regina grit her teeth and followed the woman, thinking it may be easier to just go with the program than fight it. So long as she could tell herself that she knew the truth, she would be okay. Regina was taken to a larger cabin and could smell breakfast. Her stomach growled as they walked in and she saw bacon, eggs, pancakes, and toast and she couldn't stop herself from smiling.

"No, newbie, not for you." The woman said and smirked. "You have to earn the good stuff. Until then, you get plain, cold, porridge." She took a bowl and handed it to Regina before filling her own plate with the good stuff. Regina swallowed and followed the woman to a table. She figured with the smells; she could trick herself into thinking she was eating something good.

Regina looked around and noticed all the sad faces and how young they were. She was sure the one boy wasn't more than ten years old and he looked miserable. She took a couple spoonsful of her breakfast and was able to swallow it, though it was almost sticky and was hard to get down. "What's going to happen to me?" She asked quietly.

"You're going to be fixed, lost one. How that's done is up to you. After breakfast, I take you to see Gary. You'll have a session with him, and he will decide what you do next."

"Is he a doctor?"

"No, he's a speaker of God which is better than a doctor."

Regina swallowed, not liking the sound of any of this. She pushed her bowl away and waited for the woman to finish eating. "What's your name?"

"Tamra, but you will call me ma'am. I am your guardian while you're here and I help decide if you get rewards or punishments. Now, take our trays to the table over there and let's go see Greg."

Regina did as she was told and once in Greg's office, she sat uncomfortably on the sofa. Greg looked over some papers and then looked at Regina. "So, I see here that you are under the delusion that you're in love with a female. You have been told by your father how that is against the laws of God and nature, yet you continue to be with this girl." He looked up at her. "She is the devil, Regina, and she's tempting you."

Regina shook her head. "Emma is not the devil; Emma is the sweetest person I know."

He stood and slammed his hand on the desk. "That is exactly the kind of attitude your father is trying to correct!" He came over and stood in front of Regina. "You must cleanse yourself of these evil thoughts. Obviously you cannot do that on your own, so we must help you." He nodded to the side where Regina hadn't noticed the two goons standing. "Come with me."

Regina watched them and knew if she didn't follow him, they'd force her. So, she stood up and followed him through a door and down some steps. She was grabbed and forced to sit on a chair where the goons tied her legs and arms to it. The chair then tilted back and Regina closed her eyes, not sure what was going to happen. "Do you love Emma?"

Regina swallowed. "Yes."

As soon as she said it, cold water was poured over her head and she gasped for breath. "That's the wrong answer." He said, sighing. "You are dirty and need to be cleaned. God hates you, Regina, and you must suffer."

An hour later, Regina was a sobbing mess and Greg finally put her chair back down. "Please." She gasped, hating that she was begging this man for anything.

"That's enough for now. Tamra will take you to clean up and then you'll go to group."

Regina was exhausted as she followed Tamra to her cabin to change into dry clothes. After changing, she was taken to an open field where the others were sitting in circles. "This is Regina. She's new and is dirty." Regina looked down though she could swear the others looked at her with sympathetic eyes. "That's Desiree, James, Kim, Colton and Avery. They are becoming clean. Jake will be your leader."

Regina sat between James and Kim and kept her head down. Jake gave a nod and looked at the group. "Let's fold our hands and bow our heads." Once everyone did, he lead them in a prayer that basically talked about how horrible they were, but how good they wanted to be and Regina really started hating herself more and more. They then went around and talked about where they were in their life and where they were going. James talked about how he had a boyfriend, but now he realized that was a sin and he wanted to find a good girl.

When it was Regina's turn, she sighed. "I have a girlfriend." She licked her lips. "And I love and miss her so much. I can't wait to get away from here and be with her and live a life of sin with her forever!" She could swear she saw the others silently cheer her on, but Jake was not having it.

He pointed to some others from the other group running and looked at her. "Five laps."

If five laps were what it took to get out of this damn conversation, then five laps are what Regina would do.

Cora felt lighter than she had in hours as she and Mary came back to her house. "I can't believe I got this taken care of so quickly. I can have Regina home by tonight." Her lawyers had done what they were paid to do and got Henry's rights taken away along with getting a court order for the "camp" to release Regina into Cora's custody. "Can I take Emma with me?"

"Of course. I'm sure she'll want…" Mary stopped as she saw the note on the table. "Oh shit. Those girls." She sighed.

"What?" Cora read the note and shook her head. She got her phone out and called Zelena. When she didn't get an answer, she pinched the bridge of her nose. "Zelena call me right away. I got the court order and I'm going to get your sister, but you need to stay away from that place. Call me."

Mary called Emma and by the third time trying her, she sighed when Emma finally answered. "Where are you? You need to pull over at a rest stop and stay there. Cora got the court order, but you need to stay away or there's no saying what could happen. Emma, I get why you did this, but you should have waited."

Emma sighed. "I'm sorry, I just couldn't stand to think of what she's going through."

"I know, but baby, tell Zelena to pull over and wait for us."

"Fine." Emma told Zelena what was going on and told her mom where they were.

"Get something to eat and wait for us."

By the time the sun was setting, Regina was exhausted and couldn't wait for her bed. Unfortunately, Greg had other ideas for her. He had called her into his office and lead her through to another room. When she saw the bed with straps on it, her heart started pounding from fear. "You've been a challenge, Regina, and challenges aren't okay here. You will submit to us, to me, and you will rid yourself of these sinful thoughts. Now, lie on the bed."

Regina shook her head and tried to go for the door, but she was stopped and taken to the bed where her wrists and ankles were tied to the corners. "Please don't hurt me."

"Oh, I'm not going to hurt you; I'm going to fix you." He said as the goons left the room. Greg smirked at her and stroked her cheek. "You need to know what your body was made for. It was not made for another woman, my child, it was made for men; you were made for men. It is my job to show you how it should be."

"You can't! It's rape!"

"No, it's not. You see, your father signed all the documents saying we could use any means necessary to fix you." He said as he ripped her shirt apart and grabbed at her breasts. "I'm fixing you." He repeated as he ran his hands all over her and pulling her pants down. "Fixing you."

Regina felt sick and closed her eyes as she felt him touching her. "I'm not broken!" Regina yelled out as she felt him get between her legs.

"You are broken, and I will fix you!"

Just as he was about to enter her, red lights started flashing along with loud alarms going off. "Damnit!" He yelled and got off the bed, fixing his pants. He talked to one of the goons and then glared at Regina before taking her restraints off and letting her fix her clothes. Her shirt was torn, but she held it together as she was taken to his office. Once there, she felt such a relief when she saw her mother, Emma, and Zelena. "Mommy." She cried, going to her mother and holding onto her tightly.

"Oh baby. What did he do to you?"

"Nothing I wasn't allowed to do." Greg said, eyeing the police officers. "I don't know how you got your lawyers to work so fast, but you're taking home a dirty and broken child. She should stay here until she is fixed and clean."

Emma glared at him. "You are the only dirty one here and you're the one who needs real help! The day you get arrested and sent to jail will be the best day for anyone who has ever had to be here. You're a horrible person!"

"You must be Emma; the devil child. I can see the dirt in you from a mile away. One day, I will rid the world of sinners like you."

"Not today, Greg." Said sheriff McCoy. "Be ready to hear from us again. You're little camp is going down."

Cora just held Regina and lead her to the car. "Baby, are you okay?"

Regina shook her head; her whole body was shaking. "He was going to…Mama he almost…" She held onto Cora tighter and Cora looked at Zelena. "Can you drive to the rest stop and then maybe Mary can drive from there?" Mary and Lilly were waiting at the rest stop with Henry's car and would decide who rode with who once they were all there.

"Yeah, of course."

"Emma, do you mind if I sit with Regina?" Cora asked.

"Not at all." Emma said, though she felt sad that Regina hadn't even looked her way yet, she did understand the girl was going through a lot. "Regina, take my jacket." Emma said, taking it off and handing it to her.

"Thank you." Regina said, letting her mother put it on her. "I'm sorry, Emma I just…I need my mom."

"It's okay." Emma assured her and got in the car. She completely understood where Regina was coming from and would do whatever it was she wanted.

Cora and Regina sat in the back as Zelena headed out. Regina stayed cuddled with her mom, thanking her lucky stars they came when they did. "You're safe now, my baby girl." Cora kept cooing to her, and after a bit, Regina's breathing was normal, and she felt a bit more relaxed.

Everyone was quiet on the drive and when they met back up with Mary and Lilly, Emma moved to Henry's old car that her mom would be driving while the three Mills women stayed in Cora's car. Emma was quiet and Mary kept looking over. "Emma? What is it?"

"Nothing." Emma said, looking out the window.

"It's not nothing."

"It is nothing. Compared to whatever Regina went through, it's nothing."

"Honey, your feelings are valid too." Mary said. "Are you upset that she didn't come to you?"

Emma felt tears on her face, and she closed her eyes. "Yes, but I know that's stupid and selfish."

Mary reached over and took Emma's hand. "It's not stupid or selfish, Emma, but I think Regina's actions are normal. She just spent almost 24 hours having who knows what said to her and about you while having who knows what done to her. I'd like to think that if it were you in that situation, you'd have come to me as well."

Emma sniffed, knowing her mom was right. "Yeah, I probably would have. I'm being stupid."

"No, you're not. Emma, right now we have to all go at her pace. She may want her mother now, but in a few days, she'll want you."

"I know. Please don't tell anyone about how I'm acting."

"I won't, but there's nothing wrong with how you feel."

Regina yawned, fighting to stay awake. "Do you think Emma hates me now?"

"Why would she hate you?" Cora asked, rubbing her back.

"Because I just…mom I couldn't go to her. I know I should have, but I just couldn't. Right before you came, that man was about to…he was touching me and was going to rape me, mom. For whatever reason, the thought of Emma touching me made me feel sick and I feel terrible for that. I was only there a day and they fucked me up."

Cora held her daughter. "They did not fuck you up. Yes, they put you through things, but nothing that can't be healed with time and work. I've already got a session booked for you with a real therapist, Regina. Emma is amazing and she will completely understand."

"Then why did she leave?" Regina asked, her voice small.

"Probably because she thought you'd feel more comfortable with just us. Honey, this is new territory for all of us, including her. Right now, she only wants to do whatever is right for you, but no one knows what that is, not even you, and that's okay."

Regina gave a nod and then looked out the window. "Do you happen to have my phone?"

"Yes." Cora said, handing it to Regina.

After a bit, Zelena looked back at her mom. "Am I in trouble?"

Cora sighed but shook her head. "You're an adult and while I wish you all would have been patient; I also cannot punish you for wanting to help your sister."

"What do you mean?" Regina asked. "Why would you be in trouble?"

"Your sister, Emma and Lilly decided to do a rescue mission while I was with my lawyers. They took your dads car and were driving up here. I'm not really sure what their plan was, but I've given it a lot of thought and decided not to punish your sister."

"What was your plan?" Regina asked.

"We didn't really have much of one." Zelena admitted. "Just get there, get in, get you, and get out. We were going to admit ourselves and say we needed and wanted help."

Regina was touched at that. "I'm kinda glad that didn't work out. I don't think it would have been that easy. It means a lot to me that you guys would do that. Who's idea was it?"

Zelena shrugged. "All of us actually."

"Thanks." Regina said, gent touching Zelena's shoulder. "That means a lot." She then looked at her phone and wrote out a message. "Emma, I love you so much. Please believe me when I say that hasn't changed at all. I'm sorry I went to my mom, but I had just been through something really bad that I will tell you about, I just couldn't at the time, and I needed her in that moment. I understand if you're upset, but I really hope you forgive me."

Emma looked at her message and quickly sent a reply. "Hey, don't you dare apologize for going to your mother for comfort when you really needed it. I only switched cars because I thought maybe you'd feel more comfortable talking about things without me there. I'm sorry if that was the wrong thing to do; I honestly just want whatever is best for you. If that means you need space, I'll give you space. If you want me with you, I'll be there. If you want to talk, I'll listen, but if you don't want to talk, we don't have to. It's honestly whatever you want. I love you forever."

"Thank you so much, Emma. Right now, I honestly don't know what I want or need, but I love knowing you'll be here for me no matter what."

"You would do the same for me, Regina." Emma sent, smiling softly. Emma didn't know what the future held for her or for Regina, but she knew in that moment, she'd do anything for the girl who at one time was so many classes above her.

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This is the last "official" chapter, but there will be one more that's an "epilogue" of sorts. This prompt went in a completely different direction than I planned for it to, but I'm happy with the results and hope you are too.