Maleficent's revenge
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"We stopped them." Snow said, both she and Charming allowing themselves a sigh of relief. Their secret could remain just that: secret. Emma need never know the lengths they went to in order to secure her goodness.
"Not quite." Came a cold voice from behind them. Snow and Charming barely had a chance to react. They turned their heads, and all they saw was a tentacle zooming towards them. Then their worlds went black. They were unaware of the knife slicing through their skin. They were unaware that their greatest fear became a reality as Maleficent came back to life right in front of their sleeping bodies. Maleficent only took a few moments to realise what was happening. She saw her accomplices. She saw the sleeping figures of both Snow White and her Prince Charming. She grinned in an almost cat like way.
"Perfect." She purred. "Now I can get my revenge."
The next thing either of the couple knew was a cold, icy feeling piercing their faces. Their eyes shot open. They saw a discarded bucket rolling around the floor in front of them. They tried to move, but it became clear they were tied to their seats. They looked up and saw the queens of evil standing front of them…including Maleficent.
"No." Snow breathed. "No, this can't be possible! You're dead!"
"You'd be surprised what a little blood can do." Maleficent told them. It was only then that Snow and Charming became aware of the tingling sensation in their palm. They'd been tricked. They walked right into a trap that allowed the queens to resurrect Maleficent.
"What do you want with us?" Charming demanded. He felt the cold air hugging tightly to his skin. "Where is my shirt?"
"Oh, that was me, darling. I rather enjoy the view." Cruella told him. Snow growled at her, but said nothing.
"You're in Rumplestiltskin's cabin. He was so kind to lend us the space." Maleficent told the pair. She saw no problem in revealing Rumplestiltskin's loyalty to them, they were, after all, never leaving alive again. "I would have thought the reasoning was pretty clear. I've waited a long time to get my revenge on you two." Snow and Charming were about to tell Maleficent they had paid for their crimes against the dragon queen. They too, had lost a child. But before either could speak, they heard a baby's cries. Snow's heart plummeted to her stomach. She would know her son's frightened wails anywhere. Sure enough, Ursula came through the back exit, carrying baby Neal.
"No!" Charming demanded, struggling against his bonds. "Leave our son out of this. He's innocent, he's just a baby!" Maleficent ignored him, taking the baby from Ursula.
"Oh, I don't intend to hurt him, dears. I intend to raise him. After all, you denied me the chance to raise my own child."
"That's not Neal's fault." Snow hissed. "We didn't get to raise Emma. We paid for what we did to you. Nobody needs to suffer anymore."
"Oh yes, The Saviour." Maleficent said. "Pesky girl. Thank you for reminding me that I need to deal with her soon as well." Charming's mouth formed a snarl.
"You don't lay a finger on our daughter." He warned them. The queens weren't scared by his threat.
"You won't be there to have an opinion on the matter." Maleficent told them. "You'll be here, being your whimpering selves. Then, once I've disposed of your daughter and got your son safely tucked up in bed at his new house, I'll come back here and kill you both too." Snow and Charming both immediately struggled against their binds. They weren't letting the queens of evil hurt Emma or take Neal. Maleficent rolled her eyes.
"Well if you're going to be fidgety." She sighed. She then waved her hand, and the pair fell back unconscious.
"Mom, dad. Wake up. We haven't got long." Snow and Charming both jolted awake. It took them both a moment to remember where they were and what was happening.
"Emma?" Charming asked, relieved. Someone was behind him, undoing the ropes. He turned and saw it was Hook. He looked back to Emma, and saw she was shushing Neal in her free arm. "How did you find us? Are you hurt?" Emma shook her head as Hook freed Charming. He immediately scooped Neal up into one hand and kissed Emma's head as Hook set about freeing Snow.
"I used a tracking potion. Regina's distracting the queens. We've not got long." Emma explained. Hook cut through Snow's ties. She hugged Emma and looked her over, checking she wasn't hiding any injuries. She then took Neal off of Charming hugging him close. "Maleficent's back. Why are they queens so hellbent on hurting you two?" Emma asked. Snow and Charming looked at each other. Now wasn't the time to explain that to their daughter.
"They're villains, Emma. It's what they do." Charming said, taking Emma's hand. "Come on, like you said, we haven't got much time." He began to pull Emma out, with Snow, Neal and Hook following quickly behind. Something wasn't ringing true with Emma, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it. She didn't have time to think about it right now though. She had to get her parents and Neal home, and make sure the house was safe from the queens of darkness.
