This prompt is for swanqueen927654 with the prompt: "SQ marriage, but with a twist: Regina and Emma are getting married and before Regina says "I do", she sees Sidney holding a gun aiming at Emma (he's jealous, because Regina chose Emma over him). Βut she reacts quickly, pushing Emma out of the way."

Today was the day Emma and Regina had been waiting for. The whole town was gathered together, no fighting between anyone, to celebrate the marriage of Regina and Emma. The only person not in attendance was the Magic Mirror himself.

Sidney watched from the shadows as Henry took Regina's arm to walk her down the aisle. She looked lovely. Perfect even. Nothing had changed about the loveliness of his queen, even though she was getting married to another. Not that she would.

Peeking into the inside pocket of his coat, Sidney smiled at seeing the pistol resting there. He would win back his queen, even if it meant taking out the Savior. Besides, Emma had changed Regina. She was no longer the Evil Queen she once had been. Now she was nicer, calmer, and in control. She wasn't who she used to be.

Pulling his coat around himself, Sidney walked towards the wedding. The day was nice, and the wedding was of course outside. Regina loved the outside, and Emma loved Regina. It had worked out well.

Everyone was already seated, and the ceremony had begun. Emma had chosen to wear a suit to fit her style better, while Regina was of course in an elegant white gown fitting for a queen. They stood in front of the town, holding hands and smiling at each other like there was no one else in the room.

Sidney walked along the side of the seats, darting in between trees so no one would notice his presence. If anyone saw him, his plan would be ruined and he would never get his queen back. Once they were away from everyone and could talk, she would understand how she had been brainwashed by those around her.

Finally Sidney arrived to his predetermined hiding spot. He pulled the gun out of his coat and peeked around the tree. Regina and Emma were both about to say "I do". Once they did that, there was no going back, and no getting the Queen back.

Sidney stepped out from behind the tree and took aim at the back of Emma's head. Regina's dress would get bloody, but she would have reason for it soon enough. Plus a shot through the head was a quick way to go.

But what he hadn't planned on was Regina being able to see him. Or that just as he fired, Regina would push Emma out of the way and take the bullet herself.

No, Sidney hadn't planned on any of those things happening. But they did.

And as the wedding erupted into chaos and screams, Sidney put the gun away and ran. He couldn't be seen, or he would for sure be the first suspect.

But he had been seen. The only problem was that the witness was lying on the forest floor, passed out from blood loss due to the bullet in her side. As Sidney was running away from the crime scene, an ambulance was racing towards it.

Sitting in the waiting room, Emma was having a hard time figuring out why this had happened. It was her wedding day for goodness sakes. Couldn't she be happy for one day?

Sighing, Emma ran her fingers through her hair. David had been kind enough to drop her off some clothes to change into before going into the station to try and figure out who had fired the shot.

The shot that was supposed to have hit Emma.

"I'm supposed to be the hero, not her," Emma mumbled to herself. "If anyone should be back there right now, it's me."

Doctor Whale had assured Emma that Regina was going to be fine and make a full recovery, but Emma still had an uneasy feeling. The bullet had been meant for her. So why did Regina take it?

Logically, she knew that it was because Regina loved her and wanted to protect her from any harm. But Regina could have died! Then again, so could she.

Emma groaned and sat down heavily in her chair. This was all so complicated. What was supposed to have been the happiest day of her life had quickly turned into a hospital room nightmare. Just like any other time Emma tried to be happy, something always got in the way.

"Emma?" Whale called. "You can see her now."

Emma smiled at him before standing up and following him back to Regina's room.

Even though Regina wasn't awake yet, Emma still stayed in her room. She got comfy in the chair next to Regina's bed and took her hand, kissing the top of it gently.

"You scared me today," Emma said. "Whoever fired that shot was clearly aiming for me, and yet you're the one who ended up with the bullet in you. That seems a little messed up, don't you think?"

Emma wiped the tears off of her cheeks that she hadn't felt until now. "I'm supposed to be the hero. You're supposed to stay safe and happy and nothing bad is supposed to happen to you. You're the queen, and no one would hurt you."

"It wasn't a townsperson," Regina said quietly.

Emma looked up at her in surprise. "You're awake. How are you feeling? Do you need anything? Should I call Whale? He'll probably want to know that you're awake."

"Emma," Regina said, firmly but gently. "Calm down. I feel fine, just sore and a little fuzzy-brained."

"Okay," Emma said. "So if it wasn't a townsperson, than who was it?"

"Magic Mirror," Regina said. Before anything else could be said, Regina was back asleep. Emma stood up and brushed some hair out of her face before kissing her forehead.

Magic Mirror could only refer to one person. And that one person was going to pay a very heavy price.

Sidney saw Emma before he heard the sirens approaching. He decided to go out and talk to her anyway, hoping that explaining himself would get him some kind of pardon and a warning.

"I can explain," Sidney said, his hands in the air in surrender. "I have a logical explanation."

"You do?" Emma asked. "I would love to hear it. Because right now, my fiancé is in the hospital recovering from a gunshot wound that wasn't meant for her."

"And I am very sorry for that," Sidney said. "She wasn't who I was aiming for. By choosing to save your life, she made the choice to give up her own."

"I know very well who you were aiming for," Emma growled. "But thank you for reminding me. And definitely thank you for admitting to the crime, so that now I can arrest your ass."

Emma pulled out handcuffs and quickly walked over to Sidney. She spun him around, not at all gently, and cuffed his hands. The sheriff's car pulled up behind her, and Emma shoved Sidney inside. Then she poofed back to Regina.

It had been 4 months since the shooting at the wedding, and Emma still refused to talk about it. She and Regina had gotten married shortly after Regina had been released, but every time Regina tried to mention what had happened, Emma either changed the subject or shut down.

"Emma?" Regina called.

"Right here," Emma said, walking out of the living room. "What's up?"

"We need to have a talk," Regina said. "Without you shutting down or running away from the conversation."

"This is about the shooting, isn't it?" Emma asked. "Because I really don't want to talk about that."

"I know," Regina said. "But why? Yes, I got hurt and our wedding got moved, but why can't we talk about it?"

"I am the Savior," Emma said. "Saving is what I do. But for some reason you had to go and get shot saving my life."

"That's called love," Regina said. "What was I supposed to do, let you get shot right in front of me?"

"I don't know," Emma mumbled, wrapping her arms around herself. "It would have been easier than having to hold you as you bled all over the place and knowing that I couldn't do anything to help you. What kind of Savior can't save their own wife?"

Regina walked over and pulled Emma's arms away from herself before replacing them with her own. Emma hugged her back tightly, never wanting to let go.

"You are not going to be able to save everyone," Regina whispered. "And that is the hard part of being the Savior."

"I know," Emma said.

"And you know what the other part is?" Regina asked.

Emma huffed out a laugh. "Having to live with the guilt of the people I failed to save?"

"No," Regina scolded gently. "The other hard part is sometimes letting other people save you. Sometimes even the Savior needs saving."

"Fine," Emma said. "You can save me. Just no more getting shot. That's not allowed."

Regina laughed. "Deal."