Hey Guys Happy Halloween! I hope you like this chapter, its the most intense one this far and I had fun writing it. And sorry its long, but theres a lot you have to know, so important.

Evie was trudging through the forest. Her dark hood prevented the wind from hitting her face. Her curly hair was in a messy braid, tucked into her hood. She picked up the hem of her dark brown skirt with one hand as she crossed over the fallen tree, in the other hand she held an empty basket. She wore a white long sleeved shirt tucked in a black corset top. Evie heard a noise from above and looked up to see a large dragon flew past her. It must had been Maleficent. She told Evie earlier that she would be gone a few days. Evie thought it had to deal with the unexpected visitors that came by earlier that day. Ursula, Cruella, and Rumpelstiltskin. Two of the three visitors gave Evie bad vibes so she stayed far away from them as possible. Ursula on the other hand seen not as bad as the others, but still Evie stayed away. She couldn't leave the castle fast enough. Whatever Maleficent had in store, Evie wanted to stay out of it this time.

Evie continued on her journey, eying the abandon cabin to her right. It was once owned by this elderly couple who passed away over a year ago from old age. At least they had each other.

This wasn't Evie's first time to go into the village alone, in fact she had been doing so for about a year now. So much had change in a year. She was stronger, wiser, but still a procrastinator.

From the cabin, there were three villages near it. One to the left, one to the right, and one straight on for another few miles. Evie rarely headed towards to that one. Maleficent told her to go to the one to the right, but Evie didn't want to. She like the village to the left, they were friendlier. Besides, there was a bigger bookstore there and Evie had been dying to read this one book about an ogre and a bean stock. She had forgotten the name, but would know it when she saw it.

After a few minutes of silence, Evie could see the town from a distance. It would take her about a thirty-minute walk to get there. A smile crept onto her face. Back at her father's castle she was just Evie, the queen's daughter, in Maleficent's castle she was her apprentice. But out here she was Cordelia, the young granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mills, the couple who lived alone in a cabin in the woods. Delia for short. As sad it was that no one knew the couple died over a year ago, Maleficent and Evie used this to their advantage and Evie posed as their granddaughter from the couple's only son who lived on the other side of the kingdom. Maleficent told her it was a way to ensure her safety. People would want to harm a princess or an apprentice of Maleficent more than a peasant girl who was helping out her elderly grandparents.

Once Evie arrived to the village, it felt like she was home. Everyone welcomed her with open arms. They asked her about her grandparents and how she was. Evie heard rumors about an evil queen and how she had been destroying villages looking for a bandit. Evie tried to ask about it but the villagers were afraid to speak it out loud. She shrugged this off and got the things Maleficent told her to get.

Evie saw the last place she needed to go before she headed to the bookstore and left for the day, the fabric store. Maleficent told her that she had to make her own clothes until she learned how to make them with magic. Evie was getting better, but still needed practice. She was good when it came to changing color, just not creating texture. Evie was looking at this lacey material that she could use for a corset top when she felt a presence behind her. Maleficent had once told her that feeling presence would come more naturally to her as her powers grew. And eventually she would know who was around her without even looking at them, it would take time.

"Delia," a voice called out for her from behind. Evie turned around to see a man who was only two years older than himself. He had beautiful tan skin and light brown hair. Although Evie had no feelings for him other than platonic, she did love his hazel eyes.

"Dominick," she yelled out as he came closer to her. Dominick was the blacksmith's eldest son and the first friend she made here. Her first friend she had ever made. He was a nice guy, hanged around with a bunch of jerks in this town, but still a nice guy none the less. Evie knew he had a crush on her, and she felt bad that she didn't felt the same. But she did love the attention he gave her. She had never been given that attention back at her father's castle, she was the spare child. Here however, Dominick had eyes only for her, so if that made her a bad person for wanting to come to that village so a guy that she would never court would make her feel special for a few moments was evil, then she was rotten to the core.

"How are you today m'lady?" He wore a goofy grin that Evie could help but to smile back.

"I am fine. How are you?" Evie looked back at the fabric, deciding if she should buy it or not. Money was no object to her, but she couldn't be excessive or she would blow her cover.

"I am well, but I would be better if you would do me a meager favor," Evie kept her grin, deciding she was going to buy the fabric and placed it in her basket with the other things she purchased.

"Yes and what is that?" She asked, still looking around at the fabric.

"Allow me to escort you to the dance next week," Evie froze when she heard what he said. She knew about the fall festival the village had every year. There were games, food, everyone would celebrate that winter was coming and prayed that it would be a good winter. The festival ended with the fall dance, where many people who were coming of age were to gather and socialize. For many, a promise that one day that they would marry.

"I'm not sure Dominick. I would have to ask my grandparents if it is all right to go," she lied. Evie had told Dominick that she only saw him as a friend, either he was stubborn or hard headed, but Dominick didn't seem to get it.

"I understand. Should I ask them?" Many people were afraid to go to the abandon cabin. That was her doing. Evie cast a spell to make it so people were afraid to go to the cabin and never venture there. It was a way so no one knew the truth of her.

"No, it is fine. I will ask them and tell you on my next trip here," she smiled up to him.

"Great," he let out a breath he didn't know he had. "Excuse me miss," Dominick called out to the woman who owned the shop. "I'll pay for what she has," he pointed to Evie. Evie was in shock, no one had ever done this for her.

"Dominick no," she said.

"Delia, please. It's my money and I'll do what I want with it," he handed the money to the owner. "Your family needs the money," Evie smiled and thanked him. The couple could hear Dominick's father calling out to him. Typical, Dominick would sneak out to see Evie. He gave an apologetic look and ran back to his father. Evie chuckled and left the store.

Evie started to head out of town, it would be a long walk back to the castle. She wanted to take Torin, but decided he would cause too much attention to herself. Besides, she had too much to worry about than her horse. Evie had finally found the spell.

The spell that can show the past. It took Evie months to find the spell, but it was worth it. It required a lot of focus and energy and Evie believed that she was ready. And tonight would be perfect. Maleficent was gone so Evie didn't have to worry about her interrupting the spell. Evie would be all alone in the castle, except for the guards.

Evie stopped in mid step, realizing she forgot to go to the book store. Looking back at the village, Evie was debating if she should go back and get the book or should she go back home. Deciding that she didn't want to wait till next week for the book, Evie headed back to the village.

When she arrived, there was an ominous, but familiar presence. The whole village was gathered at the center. Quickly, Evie lowered her hood when she spotted her mother's guards. Something wasn't right, she could feel it.

"Now! Which one of you will tell me where is Snow White?" A voice boomed throughout the village. Evie knew this voice. She pushed her way through the crowd, hoping she was wrong. She stopped behind a woman who was in front of the group. Evie eyes widen in shock. It couldn't be. "Snow! Where are you?" Regina yelled out to the crowd.

"My queen the bandit Snow White isn't here," Dominick stepped out of the crowd. Evie couldn't believe this; her sister was a bandit. And what was her mother wearing? It looked like she was going to a funeral with all that black.

"Oh is that so?" Regina pouted. She eyed the young man before she plunged her hand into his chest. Evie gasped and dropped her basket as Regina pulled Dominick's heart. "Snow. Where are you?" the queen singed out loud. "No? Oh well," an evil grin appeared on her face as she squeezed his hear. Screams could he heard throughout the village as Dominick collapsed to the ground. Regina let go of her grip and ashes of Evie's friend's heart poured to the ground.

"This is what happens to anyone to is caught aiding the bandit. The punishment for treason is death," tears were rolling down her cheek. Picking up her basket, Evie pushed her way to the back of the crowd and ran into the forest. Evie ran past the cabin; she didn't know how long she ran but she collapsed in to the ground. Evie couldn't believe what she saw. Her mother killed her friend. Tears blurred her vision, she tried to calm her breathing, trying to make sense of what she saw.

Storybrooke

The Evil Queen closed her eyes and a cloud of dark red smoke surrounds her. Once gone, the Evil Queen looked like Regina, down to the red shirt, black pencil skirt, and black blazar Regina was wearing. A door closed and the Evil Queen looked around. No one was there. Someone must have entered the diner. Fixing her blazar, the Evil Queen went into the diner.

She eyed the whole restaurant until her eyes landed on a blonde hair woman sitting across from her daughter. If she had to be honest, the Evil Queen was not impressed by Maleficent's new wardrobe. It looked like something off a fifties detective movie. But the Evil Queen wasn't there to insult Maleficent's style. Rather she knew what Regina felt for the Dragon Queen even if she didn't know it yet. It would devastate Regina if Maleficent had lost faith in her, or better, against her. Maleficent was more fun when she was the mistress of all evil, the Evil Queen just needed Mal to remember that.

With her head held high, the Evil Queen walked towards the mother daughter couple. "Is this seat taken?" She asked, her eyes never leaving Maleficent. Even in that pantsuit and in this diner, Maleficent was still the most beautiful person in the room. The only thing that the Evil Queen regret from her time in the Enchanted Forest, other than killing her father and what happened to Evie, was not fighting for Maleficent.

"Regina," Maleficent said in shock. "I thought you were busy?"

"Change of plans," she sat next to Maleficent in the booth. "We'll handle it tomorrow," the Evil Queen could see Maleficent was glad at this. The Evil Queen was glad that she could still make her smile, even though she would hurt her. Not needing the menu to know what to order, the Evil Queen looked at Lily. She had to admit, the young woman looked like Maleficent, despite the hair and eye color. She definitely had Maleficent's smile. Perhaps she should get Lily on her side too, make her remember what those heroes did to her.

All of the Evil Queen's ideas came to a halt when she saw it. Evie's necklace. Maleficent's brat had it. But how? And why? It didn't belong to her; Lily didn't know Evie. If anything, it belonged to her. She was Evie's mother and she should have the only thing left from her daughter. Not this hot headed beast. "Where did you get that?" the conversation Maleficent and Lily had stopped as Regina voice growled in anger.

"Regina?" Maleficent question, but warn her not to do anything stupid.

"Where did you get it?" The Evil Queen ignored Maleficent. Her eyes never left Lily.

"My mom found it and gave it to me," Lily replied, confused at Regina's sudden change in mood.

"You gave it to her," the Evil Queen roared at Maleficent. Maleficent was in shock as well at her dear friend's sudden change. "It wasn't yours to give Maleficent. Evie was my daughter! You don't have the right to give away the last thing of her," Maleficent was as white as a ghost as the Evil Queen yelled at her. The whole room was quiet, the Evil Queen could feel everyone's eyes staring at her, but she didn't care. She didn't care that her cover was blown. She wanted to know what gave Maleficent the right to do something like this. Regina may have not remembered her daughter, but giving away that meant something special to the young girl was unacceptable.

"Evie?" Lily question to no one in particular. "Was that your apprentice mom?" She asked her mother. Then a sudden thought popped through Lily's head. "You had a daughter?!" Lily asked in shock, but neither of the two woman paid her any attention.

"Regina, how much do you remember?" If looks could kill, Maleficent would be dead all over again. Knowing that this was going to get messy, Maleficent gave her daughter a quick glance to tell her that everything would be all right and that she needed to trust her. Not giving Lily a chance to understand what her mother meant, Maleficent used her magic to transport herself and Regina in the alleyway behind the diner so she wasn't too far from Lily and no one would get hurt. "Regina how much do you remember about Evie?" She asked again, but this time more forcefully.

"Everything," the Evil Queen's voice held so much venom in it. "It's your fault she's dead," All Maleficent could see in the Evil Queen's eyes were hate, vengeance, and pain. The same look she had back in the Enchanted Forest was coming back all at once, this time directed at Mal. If Maleficent could take away the pain of losing a child she would, no mother should ever feel that way. Not even the Evil Queen.

"Regina I know it's the pain talking. This isn't you-"

"Pain!" The Evil Queen interrupted Mal. "You think its pain? I've been in pain for the past thirty years replaying that moment over and over again. But no more, Snow and band of heroes will pay for what they did," Maleficent felt the alleyway grew dense as the Evil Queen's voice grew deeper with more hate. All light and joy have been sucked out of the woman in front of her, and now what was left was an empty shell.

But something didn't settle right with Maleficent. Regina said she mourned Evie for thirty years, but that wasn't possible. Maleficent knew that Regina didn't remember her daughter, and if she did, there was no evidence to show that she did. If fact, the last time Regina looked this way was during her Evil Queen reign. Then something snapped inside Maleficent. "You're not Regina. You're the Evil Queen," she said, realizing that she was face to face with Regina's other half.

"And the slowest horse wins the race," the Evil Queen slowly claps her hands. "I must ask; how do you remember Evie?"

"I could ask you the same thing," Maleficent replied defiantly.

"Regina's deepest darkest secret lies in me," the Evil Queen pointed to herself. "You had no right to give your brat Evie's necklace."

"First of all, she's not a brat. She's my daughter," Maleficent stood her ground, making sure that the Evil Queen knew that she wasn't afraid of her. "Second, I had every right. Evie gave it to me before she went to see you. Before you killed her," for the first time in thirty years, Evie's fate had been spoken out loud. She was dead. Maleficent had never wanted to say it, it made it more real.

But it did happen, Regina killed her daughter. The only thing that was left of Evie was the black hood she was wearing before she went to see Regina. When Maleficent went to find the girl, there was blood. So much blood no one could had survived. Maleficent searched day and night, but couldn't even find the girl's body. She had to admit to herself, Evie was gone.

"I might have been the one to end her life, but if you would had protected her like you said you would, then she would still be alive. And perhaps you wouldn't have had to spend twenty-eight years trapped in a cave in your dragon form. Alone," those words stung. The Evil Queen was right, if Maleficent wasn't weak, Evie would still be alive. Her daughter wouldn't had grown up in a strange world alone. She wouldn't have to be alone. "I'll spare you and your wedlock child alone once you give me the necklace and leave well enough alone."

"Don't you dare threaten my daughter you bitch or else," Maleficent growled.

"Or else what? You run to those heroes. Or better yet, you become a hero," the Evil Queen's laugh roared throughout the alleyway. "Face it Mal, you gotten soft," the Evil Queen pinned Maleficent to the brick wall behind her. Maleficent wanted to blast the Evil Queen, but couldn't, thinking it may hurt Regina as well. "The fire has finally died out," the Evil Queen whispered in Maleficent's ear and vanished. Maleficent let go of the breath she didn't know that she was holding in. she had to find Regina and tell her the truth.

Enchanted Forest

Evie sat in front of the fire in the main room, she couldn't believe what she saw. Her mother killed her friend without a second thought. Snow was right, her mother wanted Snow dead. She couldn't believe this. Did Maleficent know about this? Would she not tell Evie what was happening to her family? When Maleficent came back, Evie would have to ask her.

She looked down at the spell. All she had to do was recite the spell in front of a mirror, focus on what she wanted to know and the mirror would tell her the truth. Evie knew she shouldn't had enacted the spell, not that night. Not after what she saw. But maybe if she found out who killed her father, maybe her mother wouldn't want to kill Snow. It was the most logical illogical thing she could think of. Her mother must think that Snow killed her father. That had to be the only reason why her mother wanted to kill her. What else could it be? Evie's mother love Snow so much, the grief of their father's death must had pushed her over the edge. And if Evie were to find the real killer then her mother would have to stop this man hunt.

Evie tried to rationalize her mother's actions. She knew not everything is what it seemed. Evie got up from the ground, picked up the forgotten lighten candle, and walked into the hallway. All she had to do was pick a room that she or Maleficent never use and use the mirror in there. Evie had thought about this moment. How the murder was an enemy of her father's or in a worst case scenario her father had a vengeful mistress that was upset that she wasn't queen. Far fetch she knew, but Evie had to prepare for the worse even if it was really out there.

Evie entered one of the many unused rooms and place the candle on the ground. She grabbed the sheet that prevented the mirror from collecting dust and pulled it down. She placed her hand on the mirror, closed her eyes and started to chant the spell she memorized. It felt like her strength was draining out of her the more she said the spell, she wanted to give up. Then, out of nowhere, Evie heard voices. She quickly opened her eyes and saw her father's palace in the mirror. Tears welt in her eyes as she remembered this day, her father's birthday.

Everyone was happy, there was a celebration throughout the kingdom for Evie's father. Well almost everyone. Evie was upset that her father had just said Snow was his greatest gift. Evie saw herself leave the party, but the mirror didn't follow her and her father, but of Evie's mother. She looked miserable. How could Evie had never notice her mother was upset? How long was she was upset and why? What made her that way? Evie's mother got up and left the party as well. She wished that she would had went to her mother in her time of need.

Evie's mother wasn't the only one to leave the party, but the genie as well. He followed her into the gardens. Something in the pit of Evie's stomach was telling her something was wrong.

"Not in the festive mood?" he asked the queen. Evie's mother turns in shock that someone followed her to her special place.

"No one seems to notice my absence," she chuckled weakly, trying to cover up that she was crying.

"I noticed," the genie replied. "Such a lovely tree."

"Yes it's from my childhood garden. Well the tree and I share something in common. Neither of us can leave the palace and neither of us truly belongs. No matter how hard I try to please the king he will never love me as he loved his first wife," Evie had no idea her mother felt that way. She hated to see her mother so unhappy, Evie wished that she would had known or could had done something. "I'm trapped by the memory they used to share."

"I know about being trapped more than anyone," the pulled something out and handed it to her mother. "Maybe this will lift your spirts," a smile crept as she admire herself in the mirror the genie gave her, "so you can see yourself the way I see you."

"How do you see me?"

"As the fairest in all the land." How could he flirt with her mother? She was a married woman.

The scene changed to the genie in her garden, waiting for someone. Evie was shocked that her grandfather gave the genie a box, saying that if he loved her mother then he would give her this box. Swiftly, the genie ran to her mother's room with box in hand. He opened her mother's door and her mother jumped into his arms, confessing her love to him. Evie was confused, how could she? How could she love someone so quickly? How could she love another man while married to her father? Did she ever love him? Did her mother lover her? Because if she never loved her father, then a part of Regina didn't love Evie. A tear escape as Evie thought of it.

Her mother seemed heartbroken as she confessed that the king knew that she loved another. Evie's mother opened the box to reveal the Agrabah viper, a very poisonous snake. Evie's heart dropped when her mother revealed that she planned to kill herself with the snake. Tears flowed down her cheeks, knowing that she was not enough for her mother. That her mother would leave her to escape her "prison" and leave Evie to suffer. How could she be so selfish.

But it never came to that, the genie stopped Evie's mother from committing the biggest mistake in her life. But the hero quickly became the villain once the genie suggested to kill the king. That he would kill Evie's father.

Once again the scene quickly changed to the genie sneaking into her father's chamber, opening the box of the two headed viper. It slithers up her father's bed. Unexpecting his fate, her father remains asleep until the genie was next to him. Feeling a presence beside him, the king opened his eyes to see the genie apologetically looking down at him. Then the viper came behind her father and both heads attacked either side of her father's neck.

Evie screamed, trying to let go of the mirror, not wanting to see no more. But her hand won't let go as hard as she tried. She pleaded to the mirror to stop, but it continued to show that murder apologizing to her father that he loved her mother so that's why he had to die. That monster. Those monsters.

With one final scream, Evie used all her magic to let go of the mirror. The image of her father's death vanished, the only thing the mirror showed was Evie on the ground, clutching her head and crying. Her mother wasn't a monster because of the king's death, she was a monster even before that.

Suddenly Evie felt an arm around holding her, trying to comfort her. Evie looked up to see who it was, know well it would not be Maleficent. The mistress of all evil was not the type of person to give hugs. She was taken back for a moment to see her mother trying to calm her down and asking her what was wrong.

Anger and hate were the only Evie could feel towards the woman she called mother. She pushed the older woman away from her and quickly got up. "Don't you dare touch me!" Evie yelled to her mother. Regina was taken back, never hearing her daughter raise her voice at her.

Before Regina could say anything, Evie continued to yell. "Get away from me! What is wrong with you?" at this point, Evie's hands were shaking uncontrollably in anger. "You. And. Him," Evie said in between breaths.

"You killed my father you monster," Regina froze in place as Evie continued to yell. Not that Evie noticed, she was angry. Angry at her mother for being so heartless. For the genie killing her father. For herself for being so blind and not seeing the truth until it was too late.

Regina tried to get up, but Evie screamed at her. "NO! No," Evie shook her head. "I want you gone. NOW! This is my home and you don't belong here. You never loved anyone. You never loved me. The only one that you do love is yourself," Evie wasn't sure if she was crying because she was hurt that her mother didn't love her or in anger. All she wanted was for her mother to leave. She didn't care that she was hurting her, for in Evie's mind at that moment, Regina had no heart.

"Didn't you hear me?" her voice rose. "I WANT YOU GONE NOW!" Evie yelled as all the windows and mirrors broke. Evie stormed out of the room, leaving a shock and frighten Regina. As Evie ran to her room, all she could hear were the crunching of broken glass as she ran. At that moment, Evie didn't care that Maleficent would be upset with her. she just wanted to be far away from the woman she called mother. Evie slammed the door and fell on her bed, wanting this whole day to be a nightmare.

So. I told you it was intense. Poor Evie. I want to know what you guys think? I know it's a lot to take in. Evie knows that her mother is the Evil Queen and want her sister dead. And Evie is dead, its too much. But please tell me what you think in the box below. And if you haven't, favorite and follow this story. Also, for you Witches of East End fans, I do have a Halloween story out so you can read it. And if you don't know about the show, go on to Netflix and watch it. Its great even though it got canceled. I do have a fan fic for that one as well and if you're curious please go check it out. And with that, I will see you guys next month, bye guys.