Once Upon A Realm
Chapter 3
Storybrooke
The meeting continued until Regina decided that they should break for lunch, Granny had set up a nothing short of a feast.
Regina watched as Lord Tyrion walked over to Granny and quite politely asked the Old Werewolf for a thick raw stake.
The old woman had glared down at the little man her hands on her hips yet Grannies stern look didn't seem to faze the Dwarf at all in fact he matched her gaze.
"Once you have had a staring match with Lady Olenna Tyrell, you can stare anything down!" Chuckled Tyrion's tall Brother.
Regina turned and looked at him she raised an eyebrow "Lady Olenna Tyrell?" She asked she noticed that he suddenly looked at little uncomfortable "I probably should say the late Lady Olenna Tyrell, I offered her poison rather then drag her back to Kings-Landing in chains and give my Sister the opportunity to have the old woman torn to pieces" He said as he watched his Brother give a bow to Granny who had handed him a thick raw stake.
Regina blinked a few times "Why would you drag her back to this Kings-Landing?" She asked Jaime sighed "Lady Olenna poisoned Cersei's first Son Joffrey at his wedding feast, to prevent him from starting to abuse her Granddaughter Margaery, though Cersei got her revenge two years later when she blew up the Great Sept of Baelor killing her Son, Grandson as well as her Granddaughter Margaery who had since married Cersei's last Son Tommen a few months later" Sighed Jaime.
"Cersei ended up loosening all her children two to poison and one took their own life after Cersei blew up the Sept, what was is unforgivable to me was the fact she had her self crowned Queen while her Son lay forgotten on a table in a side room, she then had him cremated and his ashes buried in the ruins of the Sept" Said Jaime, Regina could fell the pain in his voice "You must have been close to your Nephew's and Niece" She said softly Jaime looked at her what he said next shocked her "They weren't just my Nephew's and Niece, they were my Children as well" He said Regina blinked a few times "Your Children?" She asked.
Regina's voice didn't squeak she told her self Jaime nodded "Yes mine as in I sired them" He answered his voice sounding tired and almost relieved to tell the truth.
"With your Sister?" She asked.
"My twin Sister".
Regina blinked a few more times, she honestly didn't know what to say about that, though she had never committed incest she had done by far worse things as her time as the Evil Queen.
"Is that common in your realm?" She asked.
Jaime chuckled and shook his head "Only among the Targaryen's the last Targaryen King is known as the Mad King he married his own Sister, his parents were also Brother and Sister though I believe that the Mad King and his Sister's parents were much happier in the marriage, they even married for love, where as Queen Rhaella didn't have much of a choice in the matter, he married her determined to carry on the family tradition of 'keeping the blood line pure' he was near obsessed with having 'pure' Targaryen children".
"She bore him an heir and a few years later she become pregnant again but miscarried late into the pregnancy it was the first of many miscarriages, it would be almost ten years before she carried a baby to term but it was a boy the King was not very happy for another male child but it was only after a few more miscarriages, a few still births and a few babies dying days, weeks or months later before she finale bore a girl but it cost her, her life but by then it was too late the Targaryen reign was over the Mad Kings heir was dead as was the Mad King" Said Jaime.
Regina looked at Jaime he didn't have to tell her what he had done she called almost read it on his face.
"Was he that Mad?" She asked avoiding saying what she suspected he had done, Jaime nodded "One life for a quarter of a million, he intended to blow the city up with something called Wildfire, he'd had caches of it hidden under all the major thoroughfares, he ordered me to kill my Father and bring him his head when Father came to Kings-Landing with his army, the Grand Maester convinced the King that Father was there to help so he opened the gates, Father came in and the sack of the city began" Said Jaime.
Jaime sighed deeply before he continued.
"Father had the heirs wife and young children murdered" Said Jaime softly.
"He presented the children's bloody bodies wrapped in crimson cloaks to hide the blood too the new King, he then gave him Cersei for a wife, though there was no love between them, he never stopped loving the woman who he had practically started the rebellion for, the man was a drunkard and would sleep with any woman he could get his hands on" Said Jaime.
Regina opened her mouth to say something when she heard a deep sigh she looked to where the sound come from and saw Tyrion holding a plate which held a bloody stake.
Tyrion looked up at his Brother, he shook his head Viserion was poking his head up and was staring at the stake.
Jaime looked down at his Brother "What is the point of denying it any more?" He asked.
Tyrion blinked a few times and gave a shrug "I suppose your right, there are no more children whom it can hurt" He said Regina saw the look on Jaime's face, so did Tyrion.
"Oh fuck".
Regina could only blink a few more times, she figured it was probably best not to tell Snow about the twincest that was going on between Jaime and his Sister.
It might just cause Snow's brain to go in to melt down.
Suddenly Viserion gave a screech, Tyrion grinned at the dragon whom was glaring up at him from the baby wrap "All right, all right" He said as he waddled over to the table.
Tyrion put the plate on the table and pulled out a sharp knife and cut the stake onto bite sized chunks.
Viserion climbed out of the baby wrap and waited till all of the thick stake was cut, Tyrion grinned at the dragon and nodded.
A few moments later he belched fire at the cut up stake.
With some of the stake chunks still on fire Viserion began to rip into them, his needle sharp teeth ripped the thick stake chunks easily, Regina watched as Viserion gulped down the now smouldering chunks.
She gave a slight flick of her wrist to extinguish a few things on the table that had been set on fire.
Regina almost groaned as a Knight of Camelot walked over "That monster murdered Sir Derek for safety of every one here it must be destroyed!" Yelled the Knight.
Tyrion looked at the Knight, the knife held in his hand ready to defend Viserion if need be.
Even Jaime placed a hand on the pummel of his sword, Regina took a deep breath ready to tell the Knight that, that was not going to happen when before any one could act the Knight rushed forward with a dagger and punched Tyrion in the face knocking him down.
Jaime yelled and began to rush over to the Knight but he stopped as the Knight screamed in pain as his arm was suddenly on fire, he fell to the floor desperate to extinguish the flames, then suddenly there was a hiss the Knight stopped moving the flames it seemed forgotten as Viserion now stood on the Knights chest.
For a short while man and dragon stared at each other, then suddenly the dragon belched flames, the Knight screamed as his face was hit with the white hot flames but the next scream that came from the Knight was even more pain filled as Viserion tore into the man's throat and face easily ripping at his chain mail as it melted.
Every one from Storybrooke with the exception of Rumpelstiltskin, Belle and Regina watched in horror as Viserion ate the now dead Knight.
The air was filled with the sound of snapping bones.
Regina could only watch as the dragon tore at the body.
Her eyes went over to Snow who was staring in horror as the dragon continued to rip at the corpse, Hook looked green, Emma looked a little uncomfortable yet not as bad as Regina thought she would be but then Emma did have all the memories of all the Dark Ones before Rumpelstiltskin, so no doubt she had far worse things done by previous Dark Ones to compare it to.
Belle ever the kind hearted woman had walked over to Tyrion and was helping him sit up, Rumpelstiltskin hovered close by in case Viserion thought that Belle was a threat to Tyrion.
"Are you ok?" Asked Belle as she dabbed Tyrion bleeding nose and lip with a clean hanky.
Tyrion flinched as she dabbed his lip, he gave a nod "Yes My Lady I've had a lot worse" He said as he indicated to his face.
Belle looked at his face and saw the almost hidden scar across his face, she gave him a soft smile as she helped him stand up "Thank you My Lady" Said Tyrion.
Belle looked over to as Viserion blasted the corpse with more flames before he began to rip at it.
"He's too dangerous!, he has too be caged up or something" Cried out Snow her face pale and a little tinged with green as more bones snapped.
"I doubt you'd find a cage strong enough to hold him, after all he is a Valerian Dragon" Said a new voice every one turned to see Maleficent standing off to the side.
For a moment Viserion looked up from his meal he looked at Maleficent he gave a hiss, he then roared at her, Maleficent smiled at him and took a few steps back once she was away Viserion gave a snort before he began to rip at the smouldering dead Knight.
"Mal, I'm surprised you're here" Said Regina to her sometime friend, the Dragon sorceress gave a shrug "Valerian Dragon's were thought to be extinct for well over three hundred years, I wanted to see one, their flames were said to be the most powerful of all the breeds of Dragon" She said as she watched the small Dragon rip away more seared flesh.
"The idiot attacked Viserion's rider a foolish thing to do, Valerian Dragons were known to be very protective of their riders" She said as Maleficent looked at Tyrion who was shaking his head "You're mistaken My Lady" He said Maleficent smiled at him "Valerian Dragons didn't let just any one ride them they picked their riders" She said.
Snow was shaking her head too horrified to listen to any explanation that caging the miniaturised Dragon would be useless.
"She's right Valerian Dragons were the biggest of the Dragon's, their fire was also the most powerful, they were also very intelligent unlike other breeds they were known for choosing Human riders from time to time" Said Belle.
"How do you know all this My Lady?" Asked Tyrion.
Belle smiled down at him "I did research, I have a number of books on various Dragon breeds in my library" She said Tyrion stared at her "Would it be possible for me to look threw those books? He asked.
Belle grinned at him happy to meet some one who seemed to like books as well "Of course the library is right over" She said pointing over to the clock tower.
Tyrion smiled at her his green eyes travelled over to the library. "Though there is something that should be addressed" Said Maleficent.
Regina looked at her "And what is that?" she asked the dragon sorceress smiled at her "Your shrinking spell won't last for very long he'll start growing soon, Valerian Dragons have their own kind of magic" She said.
Regina blinked a few times then looked back at the Dragon, it was then she noticed that he seemed to be a little bigger then he had earlier.
"Do you have a means to get them back?" She asked, Maleficent gave shrug "No, but I believe Rumple's little maid maybe able to help with that with her books" She said before she turned away and walked down the street.
Regina huffed at Maleficent's little help, she then turned back to look at the dragon who had by now devoured a third of the Knight.
Snow looked even more horrified as the dragon shoved his head in to the scorched hole that was now in what had been the Knights stomach, she watched in horror as the dragon sucked up the intestines like it was spaghetti.
She looked at David who looked as sicken as she was "David we have to do something!" She cried out.
She blanched as she saw what she thought might be a kidney or a liver was torn out and swallowed whole.
David didn't know what to do, the dragon continued to rip at the corpse his eyes travailed over to the other new comers, what was probably most shocking was the fact that they didn't seem at all bothered or horrified by the sight of the dragon ripping a man a part and eating him.
He figured their realm must be a very violent place for them not to be fazed by the horror before them.
His eyes went over to the dwarf who was standing next to Belle with a bloody nose and lip, he was talking to the librarian both seemed to be having a very animated conservation about something or other.
"Who's the little Felly then?" Asked Bronn.
David turned and looked at the lanky man who seemed as unfazed by the horror before him.
"That's Belle she's married to Rumpelstiltskin, she also runs the library" He answered.
Bronn chuckled "Oh she'll have a friend for life now, the Halfman likes a library" He chuckled as he took a bite out of an apple.
"The stupid bastard deserved what he got, what did he think was going to happen when he attacked Lannister, the dragon has been his company all day, it was obvious to any one the dragon would be protective of him" Said Yara Greyjoy.
David could only stare at the woman at her cold demeanour at the fate of the Knight.
Snow looked at David her eyes pleading with him to do something, yet David doubted there was anything he could really do.
Regina finale stepped forward and spoke "I think we can continue this tomorrow" She said as she looked at the gathered parties everyone nodded.
Emma grabbed hold of Hook and half dragged him from the area, David did the same with Snow who was half sobbing pleading with him to stop the horror of what she had just seen.
Regina turned and looked at Jaime she gave him a soft smile "Same time tomorrow then, I'll convince what's left of the Camelot Knights to stay away and not to get any more stupid ideas" She said Jaime returned her smile and nodded.
Still smiling Regina turned and walked away, she was still smiling as she entered her office she almost couldn't understand why she was still smiling yet she felt she enjoyed smiling and seeing Jaime Lannister return her smile.
Meanwhile back in Westeros, Kings-Landing, the Red Keep.
Cersei fumed she glared at Qyburn, behind her off to the side silent and still stood the thing that had become Ser Robert Strong or as he was formerly known as Ser Gregor Clegane.
"Your magic hasn't worked! You said the Targaryen whore would be sent far away, in fact you said all my enemy's to my rule would be sent away! All you have managed to do is send one of her dragons away and half my army!, What good are you!" She screamed at him as she continue to glare at the former Maester.
"I am sorry your Grace but you have so many enemy's the magic could only remove so many" He said as he looked back at the scroll in his hand.
Cersei glared at him, her green mad tinged eyes settled on the scroll that he was reading, she smirked as she made her decision.
She half turned and looked at Ser Robert "Ser Robert kill him and bring me the scroll undamaged!" She commanded.
Qyburn blinked and looked over his mouth fell open he stared in horror as Ser Robert stomped forward and with practiced easy unsheathed his broad sword and made his way over to the former Maester.
"Your Grace!" He called out as he stepped away from the creature he had created, he saw absolutely no sympathy or compassion in the dead red eyes that were under the helmet.
"I have no need for a failure, I will in act the spell" She said Qyburn continued to step back away from the fast approaching monster.
"The spell is very complex your Grace, if you say the words wrong only the Gods know what you could do to the realms!" He pleaded Cersei looked at him it was then that Qyburn truly for the first time saw the utter madness in her eyes.
"The Gods don't care, they didn't care when that old bitch Olenna Tyrell killed my golden boy Joffrey, they didn't care when that whore Ellaria Sand killed Myrcella, they didn't care when Tommen jumped from his chambers window, they didn't care when the little monster tore open my Mother to be born, they didn't care when he fired those cross bow bolts into my Father, so I don't care about the God's or the realms, the realms can burn for all I care, all that mattered was my child but that to is now gone" She said.
Qyburn watched as Cersei placed a hand on her now empty belly, he figured that her miscarriage must have been the final thing to finally push her off of the edge and into the abyss of the raging insanity that was inside Cersei.
"Your Grace!" Pleaded Qyburn he gasped in shock as he finale hit the wall, he stared as the walking dead Mountain stomped over to him.
Cersei stared on as Qyburn cringed as the Mountain grabbed the former Maester by his scrawny neck and effortlessly lifted him off the floor, Qyburn struggled to pry the hand that had clamped around his throat then with a simple squeeze of his hand, Qyburn's neck was crushed then as though throwing away a half eaten chicken bone the Mountain tossed the now dead former Maester, he then bent down and picked up the scroll that had fallen from Qyburn's hand as he died.
The Mountain handed the scroll to Cersei.
Cersei opened the scroll, she couldn't understand the spell but she could read the words and the ingredients, she walked over to Qyburn's table.
Glancing at the scroll as she dumped the ingredients into the bubbling cauldron, Cersei frowned as she tried to remember what Qyburn had said about thinking about something she gave a shrug and continued to dump the ingredients in to the cauldron, she would get Jaime back and her army she would remain Queen, no foreign whore would take her throne she was Queen she would always be Queen, she hadn't lied to Qyburn the realms could burn for all she cared all that mattered was her and Jaime as she had once told her golden boy Joffrey any one who was not them was the enemy.
It was still true even now, any one who was not her or Jaime was the enemy even her own family had turned on her.
Her Aunt Genna had gathered the remnants of the Lannister armies and had them stationed in and around Casterly Rock.
The contents of the cauldron slowly turn green as Cersei thought of Casterly Rock she continued to read the scroll not paying any attention to the cauldron as it bubbled violently, with a mad smile Cersei began to chant the words, she still didn't turn around and looked at the cauldron suddenly the world turned bright green then nothing Cersei turned expecting to see Jaime standing there but was disappointed to see only the Mountain standing there silent as always.
She screamed her frustration and with surprising strength she over turned the table spilling the contents of the table onto the floor.
With another scream of frustration she threw the scroll to one side and left, the Mountain silently followed.
For a short time nothing moved in the room, then a pale small hand picked up the scroll.
Qyburn's Little bird opened the scroll after a few minutes the Little bird lift the now dead Hands laboratory and decided to leave Kings-Landing and to head for Casterly Rock as that seemed to be where the spell was going after all the Little bird had seen the massive keep of the Lannister's in the bubbling cauldron.
Done
What'll happen, will the Westrosi return to Westeros, will the Storybrookers go on a journey?.