Custody- part 2
CharmingsDaughter asked for a oneshot of a sequel to Ch2601 "May Muses 21: Custody" where we see the trial.
Just to make it clear to everyone, the idea for this is that Regina did not raise Emma from infancy. She used her powers as mayor to gain legal custody of Emma after she stumbled into Storybrooke as a child and found out her name.
Seeing how smug Regina looked surrounded by her team of lawyers angered Snow and Charming beyond belief. She had already cost them a decade of their daughter's life. Why was she so determined to keep Emma from them now? Of course, Regina wasn't to know that, no matter what happened in that court room, Emma was coming home with them. It pained them to think that she was trapped away in some room in this very building with only a police officer for company. They hadn't even been allowed to see her.
Snow and Charming were both grilled by Regina's fancy lawyers on laws they knew next to nothing about. How could they? They weren't the laws of their world. They had to be careful as they answered questions surrounding Emma's birth, although the practice provided by Rumple ensured they stuck to the story.
They both fought to keep their cool as Regina completely defamed them during her questioning. She made herself out to be an innocent mayor, looking out for the best interests of a random little girl whose parents had willingly tossed her aside. Snow and Charming knew losing their tempers wouldn't help their case. They had to remain calm. So remain calm they did. Their revenge on Regina could wait until Emma was old enough to properly break the curse.
The judge didn't take long to decide on the verdict.
"Having taken all sides into consideration, I have decided that it is in the best interests of one Emma Swan to be placed in the custody of the biological parents, who seem to have been wrongfully removed from her life." Snow and Charming whooped in delight. Regina stood fizzing on the spot, but Snow and Charming didn't care. All that mattered to them was that they had got their little girl back.
