* I just wanted to say that I am so sorry if the topic of this story has offended anyone as that was never my intention and I am not sure whether I should continue or not.. :( please comment what you think!*
"Hello ladies."
Emma was surprised, after all he did kidnap her but Regina on the other hand...this was totally unexpected for her! She didn't think that he would have it in him to ever point a gun to her head but everyone's got a dark side... Emma and Regina just stood there until the brunette decided to speak.
"Well Jefferson... This doesn't seem at all like you! " Regina smirked trying to seem unaffected by the whole situation.
"Ahh Regina... Out of all people, who would have thought that you would be the one to underestimate someone!"
Emma was wondering why Regina would be making a conversation with this man right now seeming he had a gun to her face but the blonde finally got the idea that she was using it as a distraction. Emma walked towards the door indicating to the students that this was their chance to escape and surprisingly the Hatter didnt even notice because he was too focused on Regina.
"So what are you going to do, Hatter? Kill me?"
" Oh! No, no, no! What a silly question! I'm not going to kill you, no I am going to give you a fate worse then death. You are going to wish you were de-"
"RUN!" Emma shouted as she bashed open the door and the children start running towards it, automatically Jefferson pointed the gun straight towards the door where the kids where running out.
"I will not let you kill those children!" Regina yelled as she jumped in front of the last 5th to run out the door, taking a bullet to her shoulder. She screamed out in pain as the bullet entered making her fall over a chair that was already tipped over by the stampede of students. In all the chaos, Emma had gotten one of the base ball bats that were behind the door set up for PE and hit Jefferson in the back of the head giving him a concussion.
"Come on, he won't be out for long. We have to get you out of here." Emma said while she helped Regina up. They walked to an empty classroom that was not to far away from where they were.
Regina groaned as she sat against one of the walls.
"Let me have a look at that." But Regina pulled away not sure whether to trust the blonde or not.
"Look, I just want to help you. I need see how bad it is." Regina reluctantly leaned toward the blonde. The bullet wound was on her right shoulder and it was deep. Bruising was already forming around the hole and she was losing blood quickly. Emma got up and looked for something like a first aid kit around the room somewhere but there was nothing so she settled for an old art smock in the corner. She ripped one long strip out of it.
"I am sorry but this is going to hurt, you ready?."
"Yes, just get it over with." Regina closed her eyes as Emma tied the material around the wound tightly to stop the blood and tied it at the end.
" Ok, so what's the plan now?" Regina asked but Emma was clearly staring at the brunette's wound on her bare arm with blood quickly soaking the cloth and that was when she realized that they didn't have much time.
"Uhh... Well I was thinking- maybe we could... I have no idea." Emma sighed in defeat, they were in the middle of the school with possible multiple criminals with weapons running around them, students in classrooms terrified and a Regina with a bullet through her arm.
Regina spoke up. "Well we can't stay here forever now can we. I say we continue what we were doing before, we rescue the children from as many classrooms as possible and then find a way out for ourselves."
"Are you sure, I mean with your shoulder and all?"
"Yes, Ms. swan. I am fine." Regina snapped.
The two got out of the classroom they were in and headed for another place where victims were hiding. The library was next. They walked in and found that the windows were smashed, there were books lying everywhere and papers sprawled across the floor. From what they could see, there was no one in the library so they were just about to walk out but a small voice stopped them.
"Help.." The voice was very weak but it was enough for Emma. She turn around and headed towards where the voice was coming from and that was when she spotted it. It was a middle aged teacher with long brown hair wearing a blue blouse that went with black pants. She was being held down buy a large desk with a small 5th or 6th grader stuck with her.
"Regina!" Emma called as she tried to get help from the brunette who was currently sitting down as she was losing blood fast.
"Thank you!" The teacher let out a relieved breath.
Regina walked over and helped try and pull the desk of them but they were getting no where fast.
The girl started to whimper as she must have broken at least one of her ribs from the impact of the desk. Regina sat by her and tried to comfort her.
"What's your name, sweetie?"
"Bri..Brid..Bridget. My name is Bridget."
"Please, Sherif. Don't worry about me. Help her out first." Said the teacher.
Regina groaned as she tried to lift up the fallen desk as it was much heavier then she thought it was so Emma came away from the teacher to help her. Once the desk was up Emma went straight to the girl.
"Are you ok kid?"
"I can't move! My stomach hurts!"
"I know, but you have to try for me ok. Otherwise this could be a lot harder then it needs to be."
"..Ok."
"Regina, go take a seat with her at one of the desks." Emma watched as Regina took Bridget to a chair to sit at while Emma helped the teacher.
"Ok ready?" Emma asked the brunette still under the desk.
"Yes, just get this thing off of me!" Emma let out a groan as she picked up the desk with as much strength as she could get, lifting it just enough for the teacher to get out.
"Thank you!" The teacher said gratefully and she scrambled to her feet.
"Your welcome, now we just have to find a way to get you guys out..any ideas?" Regina and Bridget walked over from their position on the desk. The former Queen was trying not to show weakness but her wound was obviously causing her pain.
The group sat, contemplating any safe ideas that they had to get out but none came to mind. At first, Bridget's idea of 'running for it' seemed stupid but now that it's a last resort, it's a good plan. The hatter probably wouldn't be out for much longer so if they were going to do this, they had to do it quick.
The teacher, Bridget, Emma and Regina formed a gathering outside the library doors. They decided that the best way to do this was for them all to run straight to the doors. Regina and Emma had planned to stay before hand but now that Regina was losing a lot of blood, the job was only getting more dangerous.
"On the count of three. One...two...three!" Everyone ran as fast as they could to the pair of doors which were about 50 metres away. They must have been making a lot of noise as Emma noticed that their footsteps were echoing in the halls and that was when one echo turned into a loud thump. While running, Emma turned around behind her to see what the noise was. Behind her was Regina laying unconscious on the ground.
She should have taken more notice of her condition! She had just been shot for god sakes!
Emma made a quick stop and turned backwards to help Regina and sat down next to her.
"Come on Regina! Wake up!" Emma was leaning by Regina's side, panicking. Should she leave her enemy or 'former enemy' behind and keep running or should she stay here and help the wounded brunette? Regina started to stir but nothing to dramatic. The teacher up ahead realized that Emma and Regina were no longer following them.
"What happened!?" She asked as she stopped just before the doors.
"Just keep running! When you get out those doors please find Henry and tell him that his mothers love him!" The teacher gave Emma a sad and understanding smile before she continued running out the doors and to her safety.
"Regina, if you can hear me open your eyes!" The brunette opened her eyes slowly and started to regain movement of her body and sat up. Emma was too caught up in her relief that the figure standing behind her went completely unnoticed. The figure had something big and heavy in its hands that came smashing down on top of Emma's head and that was when everything went black.