Disclaimer: I do not own Once Upon A time or anything from it. This is simply for the fans entertainment and the antidote for my bordom.
Basic Summary: Following the last episode of Once upon a time with a few twists but goes mainly by canon. No SwanQueen or DragonQueen. Canon pairings. Maleficent is back and out for vengance against Snow white, Charming and anyone who stands in her way. Snow never told Regina that Maleficent lost her child because of them or that Mal was back at all. Regina runs into Maleficent on her way home from work and Mal is surprisingly only slightly angry that Regina held her captive for twenty-eight years. Regina invites Mal over to her place and Mal reluntantly accepts, not sure whether or not to trust Regina despite that they were friends back in the enchanted forest. Mal tells Regina that she's going after Snow and her family and why, Regina attempts to talk some sense into her but Mal is insistant.
Regina was sitting in the living room talking with Maleficent when the doorbell rang,"Its open." Regina called knowing it was probably Emma.
They heard the door open and close again before Emma walked in with tears streaming down her cheeks. She walked over to Mal and hugged her which was unexpected but Mal hugged her back none the less.
"I am so so sorry for what they did to you because you didn't deserve that Mal, nobody deserves that. If it were me I'd be pretty pissed off too." Emma said in between sobs before releasing her and sitting next to Regina across from her.
"Its not your fault Emma, you didn't do this so don't blame yourself." Maleficent told her with a small smile.
"Emma, what happened and why are you crying?" Regina asked.
"They could've saved us both but they were so damn determined to make me a hero. They claimed that they would love me no matter what but then why wouldn't they just let fate take its course. I mean, if I'd been a villian instead would they really have still loved me because right now it seems like they didn't want to be the parents of a villian. Is that what they meant when they said they'd save me but they wouldn't become like Mal to do it. Regina I'm so confused and I can't see why they would hate Mal so much, honestly its no wonder you wanted to kill them or at least my mother because right now I could see myself wanting to kill her." Emma explained and Regina snickered.
"Emma dear, you couldn't kill anyone or anything especially not you're mother. You've never been like me and even if you were, well it would be their loss because good or evil you'd still be better than they ever were." Regina told her as Emma layed her head in Regina's lap.
Regina stroked Emma's hair endearingly,"Come on Emma, don't cry. They don't deserve your tears, they're not worth it. It'll be okay and it will get better I promise so quit blaming yourself because its not your fault."
"Yes it is, if she hadn't been pregnant with me than she never would have been so determined to make me a hero and Maleficent would still have her kid and you would be Henry's birth mother. At least you'd take better care of him than I did, everything is my fault because I'm the saviour and I'm supposed to stop things like this from happening." Emma wallowed in her momentary self-hatred.
"Emma, stop it! you're being rediculous, you weren't even born when all this happened so there was nothing you could have done and how exactly would I have been Henry's birth mother because if you never exsisted than neither would Henry. As for being the saviour, you know as well as I do that even the saviour can't save everyone. Now, I don't want to hear anymore of this blame yourself everything crap. So cut it out." Regina attempted to keep a straight face but she couldn't keep the smile from breaking free.
"Listen to me, when I needed someone to believe in me nobody wanted or even tried to give me a chance but you did. You and Henry gave me a second chance even when I didn't deserve it and when it would have been easier not to but you did. Now back then I would've denied this but Emma I couldn't have redeemed myself if it wasn't for you and Henry but you believed in me when nobody else would and I know I might not always show it but I'm more grateful to you than you'll ever know so don't do this to yourself because I know from personal experiance that this is exactly how it starts." Regina explained and Emma looked confused.
"How what starts?" Emma asked,"How becoming like I used to be starts. You start by blaming yourself for everything and when that dosen't make you feel better then you start blaming everyone else and before you know it, you're trying to kill everyone you feel has ever wronged you when deep down you know nobody wronged you and you're just trying to find an excuse to release your anger wherever and on whoever you can. Don't do it Emma because trust me its not worth it, I know you're angry and confused but going to avenge Mal by killing your parents is not the way to do this." Regina explained in more detail and Emma nodded.
"Okay, thanks guys." Emma sat up and hugged Regina.
When Emma pulled back Regina reached up and wiped the remaining tears from Emma's eyes,"I don't imagine you want to go back there right now so why don't you just crash here tonight?" Regina offered and Emma wasn't sure what to say.
"I don't want to intrude and what about Maleficent?" Emma asked and Regina snickered and shook her head.
"Oh for crying out loud Emma, your not intruding and Mal can crash here too if she wants to. Come on it'll be fun, like a slumber party or something childish like that." Regina said just to tease Emma.
"Childish huh?" Emma asked with a smirk before sticking out her tongue,"How's that for childish?"
"Hey at least I'm not obsessed with grilled cheese from Granny's." Regina retorted and Maleficent just scoffed at them.
"Honestly and you say you're not childish Gina because you look pretty childish to me right now." Mal shook her head at them bickering over who was more childish.