Hi guys. Just a short one today, this is my own prompt, just something that came to me when I saw the promo for last weeks episode, hope you enjoy.

It was written before last weeks ep aired.

Thanks as always to Geli.

Not mine.

My own musings over speculation for 4x15.

Regina strode with purpose, her heels clicking across the pavement as she reached the hideout of The Queens of Darkness. She walked with determination, the shock and sadness had worn off. She shook off the feeling of his lips on hers and his hand in her hair, forcing herself to remember it was just a lie. The Robin that had appeared to her was an illusion, something that had been used to toy with her emotions. And now that the cold, hard truth of that had hit her like a icy bucket thrown in her face, her sadness and longing now gave way to another emotion.

Anger, burning hot anger she had not felt in a long time.

Once she reached the door to their hideout she pushed it open, allowing it to slam shut as she stepped inside, effectively making her presence known. She saw Maleficent rise from the table she sat at with Cruella and Ursula and smirk as she glanced at her with arms crossed over her chest, ever the picture of poise and arrogance. Regina was about to change that.

"Regina." She spoke in her sickly sweet tone. "Glad you decided to join us. We were beginning to think you had lost your ner – ."

Her words cut off as Regina lifted her hand and sent her flying through the air, slamming her with force into the wall at the other side of the small room, the impact sent bits of plaster tumbling to the floor.

"Reg – ." Maleficent tried to speak but her words were cut off as Regina flexed her fingers causing her former friend to clutch at her neck, trying to find a way to release the magical chock hold Regina currently had on her.

She was fully focused on Maleficent but out of the corner of her eye she saw Ursula and Cruella charge forward, trying to come to the aid of their leader. A lift of Regina's other hand sent the two slamming into the other wall, she glanced briefly in their direction and smirked evilly as she saw them try to struggle in vain against her magical restraints before turning her attention back on Maleficent whose face was beginning to turn redder due to the pressure on her throat.

Rumple was nowhere in sight and for that Regina was grateful, these three she could handle but there was no way she could have dominated Rumple as well as the three witches.

She abruptly lowered her hand and sent Maleficent crashing to the floor with a thump. Her former friend let out a groan of pain as she landed on her back. She attempted to get up but her movements were sluggish and before she had had a chance to barely move Regina had conjured restraints that magically bound Maleficent's hands and feet, making her unable to move though it wasn't from lack of trying. She was vaguely aware of Cruella's and Ursula's cries of outrage as they struggled to free themselves. She was completely focused on Maleficent, after all she was the guilty party. Regina felt the sting of betrayal through her anger. Regina knew she was not innocent in her crimes against Maleficent but her former friend had cut her so much deeper than Regina would have ever imagined doing to her, even in her most evil state.

She slowly approached Maleficent's struggling form with purpose, glaring down once she was hovering over her. She lifted her leg until the heel of her spiked heel was hovering just over the other woman's jugular and felt a spark of triumph as she saw her eyes widen in fear. Her voice was dark as she spoke, her true Evil Queen voice and not the act she had put on earlier to fool the queens. She could feel her former self bubbling below the surface, struggling to unleash her full wrath on the one who dared to wrong her.

"I may be a little rusty Maleficent but believe me when I tell you this."

She pressed her foot down a little more so her heel made contact with the other woman's throat and she took pride as she heard her breath gasp out in fear before she continued.

"You ever use him to manipulate me again you can forget about your happy ending. I will unleash on you a fate that will have you begging me for your death, do I make myself clear?"

She eased up the pressure on Maleficent's neck to give her the opportunity to speak. The fear stayed in the other woman's eyes but she tried to keep her voice strong as she spoke. She failed. Regina could hear the shake in it.

"No need to be so touchy Regina, I was merely reminding you what you had to gain if you aligned yourself with us."

Regina bent at the waist to bring her face closer to Maleficent's face and she darkly spat the words as she felt her anger only raise at the other woman's reasoning.

"Oh I know what I'm fighting for believe me. I don't need you to trick me into taking drugs so you can invade my mind to remind me what I'm fighting for."

Regina felt the sting of betrayal once again but also shame at how stupid she had been. She couldn't believe she had let her guard down enough to take the Aspirin Mal had offered her at face value. Her lapse in judgment had allowed the three witches to invade her mind, dig deep into it until it revealed to them what she desired most. She felt violated but the worse of it all was that she felt her feelings of her soulmate have been violated. How she felt about Robin was sacred to her, something she kept between the two of them that couldn't be soiled or tainted by her past self and they had taken that from her. She shuddered inwardly as she remembered the feeling of relief and warmth she felt at seeing him again, touching him, kissing him and hearing his voice only to have those feeling snuffed out as it dawned on the that it wasn't real, that it couldn't be real. The harsh reality had slammed into her, leaving her with a feeling of deep despair and heartbreak before it gave way to another emotion: pure rage at the one's who dared use the man she loved against her.

She was brought out of her thoughts by Cruella's angry voice as she drawled.

"Told you we couldn't trust her, she's a good little hero now."

Regina smirked in Cruella's direction before flicking her wrist and smiling wider as she watched the other woman's head snap to the side from the magical slap she delivered to her cheek. She relished in the grunt of pain and the crack the impact made. Believing she had made her point she focused back on Maleficent, leaning further into her face as she asked again darkly.

"Have I made myself clear?"

Maleficent glared up at her but had no choice but to nod in understanding. Believing she had made her point Regina turned and walked away without another glance in their direction.

"You will regret this Regina." She heard Ursula spit at her retreating form.

"Save it Fish Queen." She answered her mockingly without looking back. "Unless you want to find yourself as Granny's next daily special."

Once she had reached the door, she flicked both of her wrists before pulling open the door and walking out. The last thing she heard was Cruella's and Ursula's Groan's of pain as they dropped to the floor with a crash.