Ok guys so I hate AU. I only did it because I ran out of stuff to write and I was desperate. Please don't leave me AU prompts because I won't do them and I feel bad not doing prompts.

This chapter is for Guest with the prompt: "Going back to Fish the dog, he gets hold of one of Regina's potions and suddenly has the ability to talk. Whether the effect is permanent or not is up to you."

If you don't remember Fish, refer to Day 180.

Even though Regina had wanted to change Fish's name, he had ended up keeping it. There was too much of a history behind it, so it had been the family decision to let him keep his name.

Fish was a pretty well behaved dog, but every once in awhile he got into more trouble than he probably should have. His long sheepdog fur shed all over the place, much to Regina's dismay, and he was constantly eating things that he shouldn't be.

In the end, it was his love of eating things that got him in trouble. Regina had been brewing a potion and had messed up along the way. She had tried doing it from memory, but something didn't seem right.

She had left the potion on the island to go get her potion book and check what she had done wrong, not noticing that Fish had been patiently waiting for her to leave. Once Regina was out of sight, Fish trotted over to the island and put his paws up to give him better access to the potion.

He sniffed the potion, sneezing as some got in his nose. It didn't smell off. And anything that was on the island had to be edible, right?

Making his final decision, Fish grabbed the vial of potion and dumped it onto the floor, dropping the vial before licking up every last drop. He didn't feel any different, but the liquid hadn't had any taste. How disappointing.

"Fish!" Regina scolded, walking back into the room carrying her book. "What did you do to my potion?"

Fish whined guiltily and looked down at the floor. Regina sighed and put the book down before waving her hand to get rid of the broken glass. "You are trouble walking on four fluffy legs."

Fish looked at her and wagged his tail hesitantly. Regina laughed and scratched behind his ears in his favorite spot. "I suppose your cuteness makes up for it. Now go bother Henry."

Happy once more, Fish trotted upstairs to Henry's room. Henry was at his desk, working on his homework. He wanted to get it all done before dinner so that he could spend the night with his moms, but math was proving to be more difficult than usual.

Fish walked into the room, nudging Henry gently to get his attention. "Hey Fish," Henry said with a smile. "I gotta get my homework done, okay? Then we can play."

Wagging his tail, Fish laid down next to Henry's chair. "I like that plan."

Henry jumped and looked down at Fish with wide eyes. "Did you just say something?"

Fish looked up at Henry and tilted his head. "Me?"

"Yes!" Henry exclaimed. "You're talking!"

"I am?" Fish asked. "That's odd. I've never done that before. Maybe it's that weird liquid that I drank off of the floor."

"Oh no," Henry groaned. He ran downstairs, Fish right at his heels. "Mom! We have a big problem!"

"What's going on?" Regina asked, pausing in her potion work. "I can't really talk right now. I need to finish this potion."

"This has to do with the last potion that you made," Henry said. "The one that Fish drank."

"What about it?" Regina asked.

"It tasted really good!" Fish said, tail wagging furiously. "I'm sorry for putting my paws on the island though."

"He can talk," Regina said with wide eyes. "The dog can talk."

"Yeah," Henry said. "That wasn't supposed to happen, right?"

"What wasn't supposed to happen?" Emma asked, walking into the kitchen.

"I can talk!" Fish said, trotting over to greet her. "I'm so happy to see you! I haven't seen you since you fed me breakfast this morning!"

"Fish can talk," Emma said, staring at Regina. "What the heck did you do?"

"He drank one of my potions," Regina said.

Emma looked down at Fish. "Will it wear off?"

Regina shrugged. "Eventually. But for now, we have a talking dog."

"Perfect," Emma said. "Come on Fish, let's go for a walk. I'm sure you can tell me lots of embarrassing stories about what Regina does when I'm not home."

"Of course!" Fish said, following her to the front door. "Where to start!"

"Emma!" Regina called, running after her. "Don't you dare go anywhere with the talking dog!"

Henry rolled his eyes. Only his family.