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It had been four days since Lily had arrived in Storybrooke and Maleficent still hadn't come around to tell her and Regina the truth. She was too happy to have her child back and too afraid she'd lose her. Lilith was a grown woman yet she was fragile and Maleficent didn't want to risk rousing her inner dragon – she was pretty sure that that wouldn't end well. She couldn't wait much longer though; the resemblance between Lilith and Regina was so striking, she was surprised no one had figured it out by themselves yet. They deserved to hear it from her.

"Lily," Emma jogged up to her friend who was just strolling down Main Street on her way to Granny's where she would meet her mother.
"Hey," she smiled at her blond friend who fell into stride beside her.
"So," Emma said. "I was wondering, did Maleficent tell you who your father was yet?"
Lily huffed and shook her head. "She hasn't. Says she doesn't know who it was. Did she really sleep with so many people?"
"Well, I guess dragons can have an… um... appetite?" Emma said blushing and the two started laughing, not noticing Regina who'd just stepped out of the library where she'd looked for new comics to take home to Henry. The woman had heard every word and was now hurrying into a deserted alley, almost falling to the ground. She pulled her knees to her chest and started crying. She so hadn't been Maleficent's only one. More like one in a hundred… And gods it hurt. How could she have been so naïve?
Meanwhile the two friends had almost reached Granny's when Emma had an idea.
"Lily," she exclaimed. "Your mother may not remember but maybe we can still find your father. Do you have anything of his?"
The brunette shook her head before a thought hit her. She pulled her necklace out from under her shirt and said, "It's not a stone. I recently learned it's a part of my egg's shell. Maybe…?"
"I don't know," Emma answered but looked hopeful nonetheless. "Regina taught me how to do a locating spell in case Henry ever went missing and she was in some way inaccessible. You never know what happens in this town," she added in explanation to her childhood friend.
"Regina should be at work right now, but how about we ask Blue for a locator potion?"
Lilith nodded eagerly. She itched to know who had been her father. And maybe, just maybe, she was lucky and he was somewhere in Storybrooke right at this moment.
Together the two headed in the direction of the convent, all thoughts of Lily's meeting with Maleficent forgotten. This was more important.

"You know how to activate the potion?" Blue asked after Emma had poured the blue liquid over Lily's necklace.
Emma nodded and concentrated. For a long time nothing happened but then suddenly the necklace rose into the air, shimmering pale blue.
"We did it," Emma said and quickly hugged her friend. "He must be in Storybrooke, Lily. Else it wouldn't have worked. Your father's alive and he's close."
Lily laughed but couldn't quell the nervousness that was rising in her chest. What if he didn't want her? Could she live with that knowledge?
"Lily," Emma said, squeezing her shoulder in reassurance. She knew exactly what Lily was afraid of. "He will love you. Go."
The savior knew that Lily needed to do this on her own. She smiled at the fairy when she saw Lily follow after the flying necklace.

The convent was a little far off so Lily found herself walking for 15 minutes before she reached the rest of town. The moon shaped pendant was glowing a bright blue now that she'd reached the town's center – her father couldn't be far.
She followed it into an alley between the library and the bakery but was distracted by Regina who sat in a corner on the cold floor, clutching her knees to her chest.
"Regina," she softly said so as not to startle the woman.
The woman quickly wiped her hand over her eyes, looking up at a worried Lilith.
"Are you alright, Regina?" she asked, slowly sitting down next to the distraught mayor, lightly touching her arm.
The older woman nodded. "I… I am quite alright dear," she sniffled and quickly got up from the concrete. "I should probably head to the office though. I'm rather late already." Regina shot the woman a grateful glance. "Thank you for asking though, Lily."
Lilith stood up as well. "Are you really alright, Regina? It's obvious you cried."
The woman laughed but it sounded more like a sob. "I am. Don't you worry your pretty head about me." She gave a small smile and made to go when she heard Lily gasp in shock.
She turned around. "What's the matter, dear?" she asked the young woman.
"No," Lily breathed out. "This can't be… How? No…"
"Lilith," Regina stepped closer to her, Lily never failing to watch the necklace follow in her wake. "You're starting to scare me, Lily. Talk to me." Regina placed her hands on her shoulders.
The young woman had turned ghastly white, staring at Regina with a mix of conflicting emotions. "Lily…"
"Mom?" the young woman just whispered, reaching out with a hand and grasping the necklace that was now floating over their heads.
Regina was confused and scared as hell by now. Had Lily just called her mom? She must have mistaken her for Maleficent in her shocked state. She wrapped her arms around the trembling brunette and concentrated on Maleficent. Her blond curls, the beautiful blue eyes, her creamy skin, the sharp teeth. Purple engulfed the two women and seconds later the alley was deserted once more.

"Mal," Regina urgently called out. They had reappeared in her own house but Regina didn't have time to think about the why of Maleficent's visit. The woman in her arms was still shaking, repeating one word over and over: Mom.
"Maleficent!" Regina called again and the woman finally came around the corner, taking in the situation. "What happened?" she asked hurrying to take Lilith into her arms.
"I was searching the whole town for her, where did you find her?" she wanted to know from Regina who just shrugged her shoulders.
"She actually found me," she supplied. "She seemed normal until she started acting strangely all of a sudden."
Maleficent saw the pendant that still glimmered blue clasped in Lily's hand and groaned. "She found out," she said more to herself than to Regina. "Oh gods. Lily?"
The young woman was still staring off into the distance. Maleficent shook her shoulders, Regina just standing aside waiting for an explanation.
Then Lily came back. She moved her head to look at Maleficent with fiery amber eyes. "You knew," she growled, storming out of the back door and into the woods.
"Regina, no!" Maleficent yelled when the woman ran after Lilith. Lily would transform into a dragon and she was certain she wouldn't be in control as shaken as she was. "Stop, Regina!"
She hurried out into the forest as well, hoping she'd get to Lily first. She could kill Regina. And it would destroy both of them, Maleficent knew.

"Lily," Regina called out, running through the woods, stumbling over several branches and rocks. The young woman was in distress and she needed to find her. She didn't know why she felt so deeply for Lily nor did she care. She only cared about finding her.
The next rock she stumbled over made her fall to the ground. She hissed in pain and raised her hand to her head. She smelled it before she even felt it. Blood. 'Great,' she thought. 'Just fucking great.'
She shuffled onto her knees, pulling herself up to her feet with the help of the trunk of a tree. Then she saw it.
It looked like Maleficent except it was smaller and had bright yellow eyes instead of green.
Lily had turned into a dragon.
"Lily," Regina gently said, taking a few steps closer. "I bet this is terrifying but you can change back. I know you can." She stepped even closer; she could almost touch the dragon's black scaly legs now. "I told you, you could defeat the darkness inside of you, Lily. You can do this." She took the last step and wrapped her arms around the dragon's leg, hoping to calm it down.

When Maleficent finally reached the clearing, she saw Regina flying through the air, landing on a rock with an audible thud. "Regina," she hurried to the woman, taking her into her arms, tears dripping from her blue eyes onto her face.
Dark brown eyes weakly fluttered open. "Why am I getting a feeling of déjà vu," Regina croaked at the blonde, making both of them laugh despite their pain. "Go after Lily," she said. "I'll be fine but she needs you more than I do now."
Maleficent was hesitant to leave Regina but knew her daughter probably hated herself for hurting Regina. She needed to keep her safe. With a last glance at Regina who'd closed her eyes again she hurried off to where the younger dragon had flown off to.
"Lilith," Maleficent carefully approached her daughter when she found her. She'd transformed back to her human form and was sitting on a fallen log, crying into her hands.
"Don't come any closer," she warned her mother, baring her teeth. "I am a monster."
"No, oh no baby you aren't," Maleficent ran to her daughter's side, wrapping her up tightly in her arms. "You are anything but."
"But I…" Lily started but was harshly interrupted by her mother.
"You hurt Regina, yes. And I know you hate yourself for it. But you weren't yourself, Lily. The first time a dragon transforms is always the hardest and you shouldn't have been alone. I should have told you that Regina is your other mother. It is no wonder it troubled you the way you learned of your heritage." Maleficent loosened the embrace to look into the brown eyes that were so much like Regina's. "You are no monster. End of discussion. And now we should head back to your mom and take her home."
"Is she…" Lily didn't finish the question, too worried about the answer she would get.
"She will be alright," Maleficent reassured her although she was concerned as well. She'd hit her head pretty hard.

When they got back to the clearing, Regina was still where she'd left her and her eyes were still closed. Fear constricted Maleficent's heart but she forced herself to hold it together for her daughter's sake.
"Gina," she whispered, bending down to the woman, touching her face.
To her relief the eyes opened, weakly smiling up at her. "Did you find her?" she asked the woman, trying to lift her head to look for Lilith.
"I'm here," Lily walked to where Regina could see her but didn't meet her eyes.
"Why are you crying, dear?" Regina grabbed Maleficent's hand and pulled herself up, steadying herself with a hand on the dragon's shoulder. "It's just a scratch. I'm perfectly fine, see?"
Lily nodded although she didn't believe one word.
Maleficent then took her daughter's hand and teleported them back to Regina's manor.
At Regina's the blonde motioned for Lily to wait in the living room for her while she helped Regina up the stairs and into her bed.
She fetched a bottle of aspirin and a glass of water from the bathroom and watched Regina gulp the pill down.
The former queen moaned. "It'll be better soon," she said to Maleficent, curling up under her covers. "Just a little headache."
"Regina," Maleficent said with a smile on her full lips. "You know we both know it's more than a little headache."
"Suit yourself," Regina only muttered. "I've survived worse."
"I know you did," she responded, guilt lacing her voice. Regina made to close her eyes but Maleficent stopped her.
"Regina, there is something I have to tell you," she started and Regina grinned knowingly.
"I already know. I knew when I couldn't think about anything else than getting to her. Lilith is my daughter," she simply stated, looking into Mal's blue eyes for affirmation.
"I'll expect an explanation tomorrow, dear," she said when Maleficent opened her mouth to say something. "I am really tired."
Regina yawned and closed her eyes. Then she opened them again. Dark brown eyes uncertainly met blue.
"Was I the only one, Mal?" she asked quietly.
"Oh Regina, it was always only you," the dragon softly replied. "Who else would I invite to my bed? It's always been you."
Regina nodded slightly, closing her eyes again. "Good," she mumbled before succumbing to sleep, a bright smile adorning her gorgeous features.