Here it is! The next few chapters should not follow the episodes the way this one does, but I thought some things from Shatered Sight could be used, and some things could be changed.
Enjoy, lovely reader!
Chapter 12
Black Queens and White Ones
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Hell, that's what the morning sky looked like. A purple, glittery hell bringing darkness from above. The all family and it's extensions (in the persons of Elsa, Anna and Kristoff) were gathered in the clock tower as the sun was rising. It had been impossible to remove either Emma's ribbon or the one Elsa was wearing. The Snow Queen was surely responsible for this but they didn't quite know what the ribbons were for.
"When is it going to happen?" David asked.
"I give us three hours. Tops." Regina answered.
"We could hide...?" Anna tried, not sounding very convinced.
"It's magic, dear. It doesn't care about ceilings or walls. No, in a few hours, all of us will be our worst selves."
A heavy silence fell on them. Everyone was thinking of what their worst selves could do, but Emma's mind was on one thing only. The Evil Queen was coming back to town. Eviler than ever. That was enough to make her want to go hide in that ice cave and never get out. She wasn't the only one scared out of her mind. There was no time the evacuate the town or find a way to put everyone to sleep and people were freaking out. Red ran to them, breaking the crown like an arrow.
"Regina, you need to help me!" she barked.
"Ruby calm down, we will find a solut-" David intervened.
"You idiot," Regina interrupted him. "She is not scared for herself but for every one else."
"You need to lock me up. Put me to sleep. Whatever you want but if I turn this town is going to be butchered."
"Go into an empty room, I'll lock you in,and prevent everyone from entering. Henry, we'll do the same with you. Run to my office and wait for me there. Not a word! You go now!"
Henry obeyed, looking scared out of his mind. After locking Red and the boy, Regina turned to Emma.
"I'm going to lock myself into my vault. The Snow Queen wants you and Elsa, you will probably be immune to the curse. Until the curse in broken, do not come anywhere near me."
"Are you sure there is nothing in there that we could use? Or that you could hurt yourself with? Maybe we should just put you in jail in case..."
Regina put two soft hands on Emma's cheeks. The blonde was freaking out and the gesture did not really reassure her. Not with people watching.
"I'll be fine. You will figure out a way to fix this. You're the savior remember?"
"Is this like a real job here?" Anna asked, Elsa quickly grabbing her by the wrist to silence her.
"Ok. I'll fix this."
Regina smiled and Emma almost kissed her. But they were in public and despite the imminent threat to their lives, she couldn't get herself to do it. She saw the pain in Regina's eyes but even that didn't push her hard enough. She just couldn't.
After locking away her parents and giving her baby brother to Anna, Emma lead Elsa to Gold's as the spell was falling down on the town. Indeed, the two blondes where immune to it's effect. They went around the empty shop, trying everything to get ride of the ribbons and free their magic.
"It's not working! Nothing is."
Emma threw down the knife she was holding.
"What's our other options?" Elsa asked. "Cutting our wrists of?"
Emma looked up to the other blonde. She was starting to think it might come to this. The town was in total chaos and every second she spent hesitating someone she loved might get killed. She had a brother, a son, two parents, a lover and a all bunch of friends here and their lives depended on her acting fast.
"You're not seriously thinking of it, are you?"
Emma didn't answer but looked down at the knife. What would happen if Henry got out of the mayor's office? What if the Evil Queen found him?!
"There is no point Emma."
The two blonde jumped and found the Snow Queen's refection talking to them through one of Gold's mirrors.
"Then stop the curse and I won't have to do it!"
"I can't stop the curse. No one can. It will live as long as I do, and cutting your wrist won't free you from that ribbon."
"Well if I have nothing to lose, I'll take the chance."
Emma took the knife and rose it above her arm.
"It's useless Emma!" the Snow Queen shouted in panic. "The ribbons are bound by love and only by hatred can they be removed. You can cut your arm if you want, it will reappear on your ankle."
Emma froze, a crazy idea crossing her mind. The odds of I succeeding were very, very slim, but if everyone was meant to die, she had nothing to lose anyway.
"Emma were are you going?!"
"To the vault. To find the Evil Queen."
As they were approaching the thumbs, Emma felt fear rushing through her veins. She had seen Regina as the Evil Queen twice in the past and she really, really didn't want to face her again.
"Listen, you can't stay here. If I succeed, I will be able to get it and out, still keeping Regina inside. But I might free her accidentally."
"And you might not get out."
"Yea. That too. But we don't really have another option."
"Regina seems to love you more than hate you. Are you sure you're not taking useless risks?"
"Regina might... like me. But the Evil Queen doesn't. And Henry and Neal are out there. I need to figure this out."
"Be careful."
Elsa pulled her into a hug and Emma found herself hugging her back. She had grown more attached to the queen that she had though. Then again, she was the only one she wasn't lying to.
Carefully, heart biting like crazy, Emma put her hand on the door, modifying the spell to allow herself in. She walked down the stairs, ready for a fight. Regina needed to attack her and she needed to be really mad when doing so.
"Wow! Little late for Halloween," Emma said as she found the Evil Queen in her black dress, cleavage reviling a lot and just not enough.
"Finding what you were looking for?" Regina asked, looking crazy and scary at the same time.
"Yea, you. I'm tired of this bullshit. I'm the savior and I don't know why I slept with you, but I'm not getting anywhere near you ever again. You're a monster and Hook is teen time better in bed. Even with one hand."
"You bitch!"
It worked. Regina blasted a fire ball at her and Emma got out of the way just in time, letting her wrist take the shot. The ribbon burned again leaving an ugly and painful burn on her skin. Emma jumped forward, racing for the door, but her feet froze on the grown. She fell forward, hearing Regina's hills right behind her.
An invisible hand pulled her up and threw her against a wall.
"What do you think you're doing? You're not getting out of here Swan. I want to see you suffer!"
"I know you don't Regina. I'm sorry for what I said. I needed you to take the ribbon of."
"Silence! I don't care for your excuses. I should have done this year-"
A blast of power threw the Evil Queen of her feet. Emma ran for the door once more but the stone walls closed in front of her, trapping her in the vault. A force pulled her backwards, making her slid into the main room where candles were burning madly.
"Regina I'm sorry. I..."
"Shut up."
Two invisible hand pressed down Emma's neck as the Evil Queen was slowing sitting on her chest, looking at her with blood lust.
"You took everything from me. My victory, my son, my happy ending and even my chances of true love. Now. I. Will. Watch. You. Die."
Emma suddenly stopped fighting. She wouldn't beat Regina like that. The brunette had always had the power. There was no point struggling.
"You won't do it. I know you care about be," Emma managed to breath out, starting to see lights dancing in front of her. "I know you don't really want to kill me. I'm sorry I hurt you. I didn't want to get Henry away from you, I didn't want to bring back Marian, I don't want to hurt you. I care about you, Regina. I love you."
"LIAR!"
Emma's survival instinct were screaming for her to move, be she stayed put. This was the only way to win this battle.
After making Emma's neck crack, Regina suddenly pulled away, jumping on her feet and taking a few steps back as if the blonde's body was fire. Emma rolled on her side, holding her neck and coughing enough to make her through and lungs burn.
"You don't love me! If you did you wouldn't hide like I'm your shameful little secret. The whore you hide under your bed!"
"Regina that's not..."
Emma felt hand push her up on her feet and slam her again the wall. She wasn't breathing well, fireflies still dancing in front of her. So when Regina rushed to her lips, making their mouths collide with a painful clang of teeth on teeth, she thought she would faint.
"You will be my new toy, Savior" the Evil Queen let out, holding Emma's face in her strong grip. "Like Graham was. I'm keeping you here and you will serve me."
"You don't need to lock me in. I will come back."
"Like I'm going to believe you."
Regina's teeth suddenly plunged in Emma's neck, making her scream in pain. The Queen's leg pressed between her thighs, sending an unwanted wave of heat in her body. Emma had fantasized about this Regina, about the Evil Queen, and it wasn't helping.
"Regina you need to let me out. I will come back to you. But I need to save Henry. I... Oh Fuck!"
The boy's name had made Regina burst into some sort of wired over reaction. Emma's pants had jumped across the room and the brunette's gloved hand was pressing on her sex.
"Stop it..." Emma gasped pitifully. "I have to save every one. I have to save you."
"You're no savior here, Miss Swan. You're just my whore."
Regina's hand pinched one of her nipples through her close as a finger started circling her entrance. The worst was that Emma was wet. Really wet. She wanted this. The wanted to give in to the Evil Queen. Let the woman fuck her brains out. Let the savior and it's responsibilities outside the vault. Let the world crumble to pieces while she was having the time of her life.
"Then let me tell the all universe. Let me tell every one that I'm yours. That I'm your whore and I sleep in your bed. Let me tell them your are My Queen."
The words made Regina freeze. Emma could feel her dilemma, her worst self fighting with her hopes and desires. This was her chance. Emma let out a wave of energy, letting her anger and frustration burst like thunder. Regina flew across the room as her powers released the blonde. The queen crashed against a wall, moaning in pain.
Emma didn't hesitate a second. She rushed out, grabbing her pants and blowing up the stone wall blocking the entrance. The jumped out on the vault and raced away from it.
"Emma are you OK? Did it work? Wow... Do I want to know?" Elsa asked, seeing Emma buttoning her trousers.
"Yes, yes and no. Show me your ribbon maybe I can..."
"Wait."
Elsa's rose her hand and snow appeared. Apparently the power of the ribbons were gone, burned away with Emma's third of the fabric.
"SWAAAAAAAAAAAN!"
As the scream pierced the night, Emma and Elsa jumped forward, running like the devil was on their hills. They didn't know if the vault was still containing the Evil Queen and right now they had better things to worry about. The Snow Queen's lair was near the beach and getting there took them longer that expected. People were trying to kill one another all over town, and it didn't make for an easy drive. The second they entered the ice chamber, Emma blasted energy at Ingrid.
"Elsa a little help please?"
The Snow Queen didn't look hurt at all and stayed perfectly unmoved smiling at them.
"She won't. For the same reason you're not really trying to hurt me. You know you once loved me. You both know I'm family."
"Elsa!"
"I... I can't. She's my aunt."
"We don't have a choice. If we don't end her the down is doomed!"
The second Emma was going to attack Anna arrived running behind them, a paper in her hands.
"Wait! You need to hear this! All of you! It's from mother. It must have arrived here with me and Kristoff. It says that she's sorry for trying to get rid of your powers Elsa. And that she regrets not accepting you for who you are. And she talks about you Ingrid."
"Silence! You don't know the first thing about me. Leave me and my sisters alone!"
The Snow Queen made a menacing movement but both Elsa and Emma threw themselves in front of the redhead, stopping the queen.
"Elsa is my sister," Anna continued, walking around them get to her aunt. "And my mother wanted you to know that she regrets putting you in that urn. That she regrets making Arrendelle forget about you. She says : I let Ingrid hide when I should have celebrated her for the person she was."
"Enough!"
"I loved her so much," Anna continued reading.
"You're lying! My sister hated me. She called me a monster!"
"My sisters deserve to be know. In a cave, in the north valley, you'll fine the urn..."
"Shut up!"
Spikes of ice rose front the ground, straight to Anna. Emma screamed and blasted some kind of power, throwing the redhead out of reach. She turned to the Snow Queen and... Found her impaled on ice, the white of her dress stained in red.
Elsa had her arms in front of her, the tips of her fingers still sparkling with snowflakes.
"I... just wanted... a family..."
Ingrid's hand fell, letting two purple rocks roll on the ice.
"Elsa... Elsa wake up," Emma called after a moment of shock, gently pulling the queen away from the horrid sight. "Elsa we need to get Anna out. She's unconscious. She doesn't need to see this."
But nothing happened, the queen just staring in horror, tears rolling on her cheeks. Emma pulled away, going to Anna who seemed simply knocked out. She took the redhead in her arms, carrying her out of the ice chamber before coming back for Elsa.
"I did this.. I killed her."
"Elsa, take Anna back in town."
"We can't leave her like..."
"I'll take care of Ingrid..."
"But I... I..."
"Look at me. You need to get your sister out of here. Anna doesn't need to see this. The spell is broken. Take her away."
Elsa nodded, looking half unconscious herself. She walked out in silence, the sheriff making sure she didn't forget Anna on her way back to town.
Emma then walked back into the room, making the ice melt and gently laying the Snow Queen's body on the ground. Without a warning, sadness washed over her, making all body shake and her eyes overflow with tears.
The purple rock was shinning at her feet. And she remembered.
