Emma's Lost Girl Dilemma

Chapter 8

Disclaimers::: I do not own QUAT or it's characters, just my colorful imagination. Glad you all liked that surprise in the last chapter! Who doesn't love Cruella? Wink wink…

Things are going to get interesting with her around. Maybe her tentacled friend could be around the corner lol. Things are going to happen with Maleficent's friends helping get justice done. At the same time, Skadi is gonna get to know Anita and their families better while Emma is going to start tracking people down and making them pay for their involvement in what happened with Jessica. The triplets will grow fast in this second part of the trilogy. :)

A/N: My work schedule has changed so that's a good thing! Means I will have more time to write Yayyyyy!

Another thing, I always wrote my stories on my iPad but now it's falling apart so I am in the process of putting ALL my stories on AO3 and one new story on there and so I will not lose them and will start doing my work on my laptop instead. :) once I do, I will be able to finish my other stories too. Thank you for your patience.

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Regina decided to bring everyone who needed to catch Cruella up, back to their mansion. Zelena and Lily would stay behind with Cora and Henry Sr. They promised to come back and check on them afterwards. Emma kissed her sister's cheek, promising to come back as soon as she could.

Lily smiled knowingly at her sister, "Remember we still have the bond of twins. I will know what is going on when you all tell Cruella what happened. We will know everything. Your nieces know you are here too." She winked.

Zelena smirked. "And you twin dragons are so lucky to have such a special bond. Now get outta here." She chuckled as she got up and hugged Emma.

"Alright. Congrats you two." Emma grinned as she left with her family.

The moment they arrived and got themselves comfortable, they got drinks and snacks and Henry and Jessica moved to be a part of their conversation, it was time for them to be involved since they were old enough now. This would also give Jessica a chance to learn more as well.

Cruella looked around at everyone, seeing that Emma and Regina were now together. "Before we talk, can I ask? What's going on with you guys?"

Regina smirked. "We found love and got married."

Cruella's eyebrow rose. "And those babies? And this girl?"

Emma chuckled. "We do need to get you caught up to everything. Why don't we just start with the day I killed you? I mean you did have a gun pointed at our son. You honestly thought I would not have reacted the way I did? I'm a mother. All I could think about was getting Henry away from you."

"But I would never have killed him. Isaac made it to where I wouldn't be able to harm anyone, no matter what. I just wanted to get my story changed. I wanted… Needed to get Isaac to take this curse off me! He always wanted to control me, to keep me restrained. He believed my mother's lies about me!" Cruella replied.

"How was I supposed to know that? I never knew what he planned to do… I sure didn't know your background. All I was thinking about at that moment was my son. Until you're a mother, you wouldn't understand that." Emma sighed. "Had I known, things would have been handled differently. Now that we have that out in the open. We need to come up with a way to deal with Isaac. He is a threat to all of us. He played us all. Including you, Cruella. And not only did he do that, so did the Apprentice. Isaac decided that Villains didn't deserve to get their happy ending. He decided that only those so-called heroes should have their happy endings. Guess what? If the Evil Queen and the Savior can defy the odds, then you can too." Emma winked.

"I guess I'll believe it when I see it." Cruella shrugged. "Are you going to explain what is going on between you two?"

Regina smirked as she shared a look with her wife before she answered Cruella's question. "It took some hurdles to find out we were actually True Loves. Remember the Blue Fairy? She set events into motion to distract us from finding out the truth. Robin Hood and Killian Jones were pawns in her plan to keep Emma and I from ever getting close. Lies were told, distractions were placed and well… After Emma killed you, she became the dark one, she sacrificed herself for my happiness. Before she did that, she found Maleficent's daughter Lily. We brought her home. My sister was masquerading as Marian, remember we sent Marian and Robin across the town line in order to save Marian's life not knowing she was actually my half sister Zelena in disguise. We were not in a good place back then. But eventually, we worked out our differences in spite of her being pregnant with Robin's baby. Let's move fast forward…" She gestured for Emma to take over.

Emma smiled and kissed her wife. "I was the dark one for a while, Killian distracted me from my true path. But after I killed him and went to hell and brought him back… Robin died. And I thought I had lost Hook for good. He came back. Robin didn't." Emma sighed. "I was no longer the dark one. Things changed, I changed. Hook tricked me. And I thought Regina didn't need me. I married him. Went on an ill-fated honeymoon. Two weeks later, I left his rum soaked good for nothing ass. I got our marriage annulled. Regina finally confessed her feelings to me. She'd found out from Tinkerbell the exact lengths Blue went through in order to keep us separated. How Robin was never meant to be her true love, and I found out Hook was never meant to be mine. Believe me, I was pissed off. I realized it was Regina I'd loved the most all along, next to our son, Henry. While I was off at the docks reeling from all this information, Zelena came and found me and we had an heart to heart talk before she brought me back here. Blue had stolen Regina's voice. I realized it was now or never since Regina admitted on paper her feelings to me and what happened with the Blue Fairy and everything."

"We shared our true love's kiss and suddenly I could speak! We declared our love to one another. We made love and I got Emma pregnant with our triplets." Regina chuckled.

Emma grinned. "And then we decided to pay Hook back for what he did to us. With Zelena's and Rumple's help, we killed him. When that happened, everything changed."

Maleficent chuckled. "Emma's dragon woke up and suddenly, I realized she was also my daughter. What a wake-up call that was for those Charmings."

"Emma and I got married in the way of the dragon. And then we had a wedding for everyone to witness our love. We went on a honeymoon and when we came back, it wasn't long before our babies were born. A week after they were ready to come home, we got another surprise." Regina smiled as she looked at Jessica.

Emma nodded, "Rumple and Belle stopped by to inform me that I had given birth to twins. That Henry had a twin sister that was stolen from me. I had no idea… They'd knocked me out after Henry was born and they had taken him away to be put up for adoption. While I was out cold, they took my daughter out of my womb and stole her, selling her on the black market." Fire shone in Emma's eyes as she said this. "I vowed then, that I will not rest until all those people responsible for taking my daughter from me, would pay. And I intend to keep that promise."

Maleficent then went on to explain what happened, how she found out the hand Isaac and the Apprentice played in what happened to her, to Cruella, and to Regina and Emma. She left nothing out, sharing everything that Odin told her of what he knew.

By the time they'd finished explaining what happened, Cruella's jaw had pretty much crashed to the floor. Before she could say something, Emma did.

"That was when I told them how I killed you and then Mom proceeded to tell me you would never have hurt Henry. She explained what Isaac did to you and then we realized I had played into their hand when they wanted me to go dark. That you were also a pawn in their game, just like I was." Emma sighed as she looked at Cruella. "I'm sorry about that."

Cruella sighed as she digested everything she'd learned that day. "Good thing I didn't pay you back for what happened. Your mother or grandmother would have sent me back to hell and it would have all been for nothing. You want my help in dealing with Isaac. You've got it. Anything you want or need, don't hesitate to ask." She looked over at Henry. "Sorry for dangling you over the cliffs. I won't do that to you, or your family again."

Henry smiled at Cruella. "I know you won't. Besides I'm no longer defenseless anymore."

Maleficent smiled proudly at her grandson. "He's getting to know his dragon now, just as his sister is."

Cruella nodded and smiled before she looked at Emma again. "I would like to join forces with you and offer my powers of persuasion to ensure those people who screwed with your family will not be able to help themselves when they tell you the truth of what they did."

Emma shared a look with Regina and Maleficent and Ingrid before she nodded and smiled. "I'd like that." They shook on it and in doing so, had formed a new friendship.

Henry grinned, glad to see things were working out for the better now and they wouldn't need to worry about Cruella going after any of them again. It was going to be a fresh start for them all.

Jessica was intrigued by everything she was learning and felt as if she had a newer understanding of what had happened and what they were going to do. She looked at her mother. "Mom, can I ask you a question?"

Emma smiled, "You can ask me anything sweetie. You know that."

Jessica nodded and sighed. "What happened with the guys who tried to have their way with me? What did you and Aunt Lily do, exactly?" She bit her lower lip in anticipation of her mother's answer.

Maleficent had a knowing smile on her face as she turned to look at her daughter.

Regina rubbed Emma's back and smiled at Jessica.

Emma smiled at her daughter. "I did what I had to. I wasn't going to let them get away to hurt other girls like you. We ate them and I have no regrets. Nobody gets away with hurting my family." She reached out and took a hold of her daughter's hand. "I'd do it again in a heartbeat even if it means protecting you, Jessica."

"We all would, dear." Regina smiled. "You're a part of our family."

"That's right darling, we're dragons, well some of us are. It's in our nature. Regardless, you're family and there isn't anything we wouldn't do for you." Maleficent replied.

Ingrid got up and brought them some ice cream. "You're safe, that's all that matters. You have much to learn, and not just about dragons, but about us too." She winked before looking at her parents.

Skadi nodded. "I know I am more inclined to the cold elements, but clearly your mother and Aunt are able to use other elements too. Who knows, you and Henry might have picked up on some of those traits too. We will know with time."

Odin chuckled. "You have a very unique family. Not many people can say that. But at least you know your family loves you. Remember that. Speaking of family, I really need to get back to Asgard. If you need me, Ingrid knows how to find me now."

Ingrid moved to hug her father. "Yes I do and I will make sure Emma and Lily both learn it too as well. Thank you for taking the time to meet my family."

Everyone got the chance to say their goodbyes to Odin before he left. They decided to take this time to check on Lily and her new family.

Ruby and Granny moved back to the diner with Anita and Skadi. They wanted to celebrate Anita's return and to introduce her around. Ruby wanted to introduce her to Elsa so she got a hold of her and made arrangements for them to meet. While she did that, Granny informed Anita about how Emma and her family were going to help them track down their family history and see what happened to Anita's father. Anita was surprised to hear that Emma wanted to do this after seeing the babies she and Regina had. Anita was surprised to learn about the things that had changed in her absence. Upon learning of what happened regarding Jessica and how she'd been stolen from Emma all these years ago, Anita knew there was nothing she wouldn't do for Emma and her family. They were now a part of the same family since Anita was now involved with Skadi.

After seeing the babies were fed and settled in, Emma and Regina were in the den doing some research. Emma found information regarding the brother of the man responsible for taking baby Jessica away from Emma. She turned to look at her wife, a look of shock on her face. "Brother? I don't know about that. Maybe a part of a brotherhood which might make more sense. But I would never had imagine this… Felix and… Malcolm?!"

Regina gasped. "Malcolm? As in… Peter Pan?"

The more they thought about it, the more it began to make sense. They did specialize in stealing children. Not just them, but there was also a connection with the Black Fairy too. It made sense. If Tamara and Greg could find their way to Storybrooke before finding their way to Neverland, Malcolm and Felix could also have been searching for babies in the land of no magic. They could also have easily recruited others to work for them too.

Maleficent and Cruella shred a look before looking back at them. "What did you find out darling?"

Regina turned and told them what happened when Greg and Tamara first arrived in Storybrooke, how they'd kidnapped Henry and taken him to Neverland. "Malcolm is also known as Peter Pan. He is a demon. He also is Henry's great Grandfather. Apparently, he and Felix were responsible for stealing Jessica from Emma."

"As if kidnapping Jessica wasn't enough, he had to know dnap Henry too!" Emma growled, her eyes glowed neon green. "Oh I will bring them down and destroy them."

"I can't help but wonder if those lost boys were also sold through the black market too." Regina pointed out.

Cruella tilted her head. "Looks like we need to find out as soon as possible. I wonder where Ursula is. I should surprise her and see if she would be interested in joining us on this expedition of ours." She had a gleam in her eyes.

Maleficent chuckled. "I think that is a splendid idea darling. I know some others who would like to be a part of this." She had a dark smile on her face as the wheels began turning as ideas formed in her mind. "Oh yes indeed." She purred.

Emma chuckled. "Let's do this. They have no idea what we're capable of."

Regina grinned brightly. "This will be fun." She licked her red lips as her dark eyes twinkled.