Hey guys! Sorry about the late delay, just bear with me. Oh and this chapter's flashback moment is focused on 4x17, when Snow and David takes Lily from Maleficent.

Storybrooke

"Sweetheart don't slouch," the Evil Queen said as she entered the back room in Sophia's shop. "Posture is self-respect and if you don't have it no one will give it to you," Sophia, now in her true Evie form, was tied up in one of her chairs. It would have been easy for her to get out if the Evil Queen did not put that infernal cuff that blocked her magic. She loath that thing. "Don't roll your eyes at me," the Evil Queen scold.

"Why? Cause you're my mother? You're only the bad parts of her. You're not even a real person."

"You will treat me with respect," the Evil Queen hissed.

"Or what? You took my magic away. I have nothing else," Evie argued.

"Not true. You have Lily."

"How do you know if I want her? You don't know me. I'm not the same girl who craved for her mother's attention. You killed her," Evie tried to muster as much venom in her voice as she could. She didn't hate her mother for what she did. It wasn't her fault, but she couldn't let the Evil Queen know that. She had to protect Lily too.

"It was your own fault," the Evil Queen said nonchalantly.

"Be that as it may, you left me to die."

"You said you forgave me," the Evil Queen turned around and started grabbing vials from the shelves. Evie didn't like where this was going.

"I forgave Regina not you," Evie bite her lip as the Evil Queen started to mix the stuff in the vials together in a bowl. Over the last three decades Evie had been improving on her magic, especially when it came to making potions. If anything, she was great at them. That is why she and Morgan opened the Black Cauldron in the Land of Untold Stories. But what the Evil Queen was doing was scaring her. She had never mixed ingredients together like that and worried what she had in store for her. "If you're going to finish the job, do it before Lily comes back. I don't want her to see my die."

"So you do care about her?" The Evil Queen taunt her. "No, I am not going to kill you. Despite what you think, I am glad you are alive," she dipped a spoon in the bowl, grabbed an empty vial, and pour the white liquid in the clear container.

"So you can have another chance with me? I don't want it," Evie shook her head.

"I would love to have a second chance with you," the Evil Queen walked towards Evie, "but I must do a few things. And when I am done, you will want to be by my side," she stood on the side of Evie, stroking her cheek.

"What are you going to do?" The Evil Queen lifted Evie's chin and waved her hands over her. Evie tried to move with no avail. Her breathing shallowed as the Evil Queen opened her mouth and poured the white liquid into Evie's throat. She closed the young witch's mouth making her swallow it. Once swallowed, the Evil queen lifted the spell.

Evie leaned forward and coughed. "No, no," she shook her head vigorously. "What did you give me?" She asked, scared of the unknown. Then out of nowhere, pain coursed through her stomach. She leaned forward as she pain spread throughout her body. She could feel her nails pierce through the palms of her hands, tears threaten to fall free as she began to scream from the pain. She was in so much pain that she did not noticed the Evil Queen was still beside her with her hands over her. A blue light quickly engulfed Evie. As fast it came, it was gone, going into the Evil Queen.

Evie's head fell as the pain lessen. She slowly opened her eyes, seeing that the Evil Queen was standing in front of her. She looked up with defiance in her eyes. "What did you do to me?" she asked in between breaths. "What did you do to me?" This time she yelled. "Oh god I don't feel good," she curled up into a circle as nausea hit her. The Evil Queen grabbed Evie's hand and turned it over. Fear ran through Evie as she saw a blade in the Evil Queen's other hand. "No wait! AAAWWW!" The Evil Queen sliced through her palm. She conjured another vial and the blood ran into it.

"I gave you your powers and," the Evil Queen waved her hand over Evie's and the cut disappeared, "I just took them back," She got up and walked away.

"Do I scare you that much?" Evie asked in between breaths. She knew her mother and the Evil Queen was a part of her mother, but still couldn't believe that she would take her powers. She wanted to believe there was a small part of the Evil Queen that loved her and wouldn't hurt her. Once again she was let down and was forced into reality. The Evil Queen cared for no one except herself.

"Hardly," she tightened the vial and placed it in her jacket pocket. "Snow White took your father from me and I will take something of hers. And your magic will help me. As well as Robin's and Lily's."

"Wh-what? Why? And whose Robin?" Evie's eyebrows grew close in confusion. She tried to remember if she knew a Robin, but failed.

"My niece."

"But. But you don't have a brother or sister," her voice was full of confusion. Evie was pretty sure she didn't have an aunt or uncle from either her mother or the king.

"I do. An older sister. But enough of Zelena. She did her part and is no longer needed. I have your blood and powers; all I need is your sister's magic and the real fun will begin," a sinister grin appeared on the Evil Queen's face as chills ran down Evie's spine.

"Don't you dare touch her," Evie struggled to get free. "If you love her, then don't do this. Leave her alone."

"Evie I thought you knew better. Mother knows best," before she had a chance to say anything, the Evil Queen waved her hand over Evie's face. Hard as she tried, Evie could not make a sound. "There much better," the Evil Queen smiled.

Not a moment after, a cloud of purple smoke filled the room. Evie's blood ran cold as the smoke cleared. It was Lily, holding an unconscious Snow.

Enchanted Forest

The moon had only just risen as she rode her trusted steed. Evie just past the village she used to visit many years ago when she lived with Maleficent. The smile could not hide on her face. Evie was almost home. She had considered Maleficent's home as her own. Not to say that she did not love her mother's castle. She had fond memories in that castle, but also ones of horror. Evie had time to reflect on her six-day trip that a home wasn't a place a person live. It was a place where the ones' you love live. A place of acceptance. Although her mother and grandfather lived in her mother's castle, without a doubt, Maleficent's castle was more home then her mother's. However, soon that would change. Soon, she would have a new home with everyone she loved.

By this time in a few days' time, everything would be different. The Evil Queen would be gone. Evie would have her family together. Hopefully, her little brother or sister would be born. This was their second chance and she would take it. She would never be alone.

Torin stopped as they saw Maleficent's castle. They were so close. In another thirty minutes or so, they would arrive at the castle and make final preparations to the potion. She would send word to her grandfather to meet her near her mother's apple tree and give him the potion. Then, she and Mal would enact the spell. Evie's grandfather would take her mother and they would live happily ever after. Simple.

Evie pulled the reigns on her horse and they continued their journey. It was quiet for the next few minutes as Evie thought about her new life until Evie saw a flash of light from the corner of her eye. She was conflicted. Her head told her not to go. To continue to Maleficent's castle and stick to the plan. But something inside her told her to go. She wanted to brush it off as curiosity and go on her way. It wasn't that. She couldn't explain it. It was if she was drawn to go towards the light. As if instincts told her to go. She could make out three figures in the woods, one obviously had magic.

Torin seemed to sense his master's confliction and made the decision for her. He turned and headed towards the light. Evie's mother once said the bond between a horse and their master was a strong one. If you took care of it and love it as your own, then the horse would do the same. Evie knew that he was only looking out for her.

As lighting struck, all her senses screamed to leave. This was a bad idea. Torin, regretting his idea, turned around. Evie patted his side and urged him to continued towards the light. They come this far, she had to know what was it. She heard voices arguing. One sound familiar, but it couldn't be. Snow couldn't be there. She had no reason to be there.

Evie gasped as a pink light shown who were the three figures. One was indeed, Snow's. The other was Prince James, or Charming as Snow called him. The final one was an old man Evie had never seen before. Her heart tightened as she heard a crack and a baby's cry. No, it couldn't be. It can't be. No. No. Evie snapped the reigns and Torin didn't not move in fright.

"Charming it's a baby," Evie could hear Snow yell. Evie, knowing that Torin could not help her, jumped off and ran towards the light. How could she do this? Why would she take Maleficent's child?

"We can still save it," Charming yelled back. Evie used her magic to clear the path and saw it was indeed Maleficent's egg. She ran as fast as she could to her sibling. She had to save them.

"What have you done?" Evie looked up to see Cruella and Ursula there. She didn't slow down her speed even though the cavalry had arrived.

Then, time seemed to move slow as the baby was pulled in to the magic vortex. Her voice was stuck in her throat as she saw the baby disappear from her world. Soon Ursula and Cruella followed. No, she couldn't stop. She had to save her sibling. She couldn't leave them. With the little power she had left, Evie ran as fast as she could to the portal. Her heart tightened as she saw the portal closing. So, in a last-ditch effort, Evie jumped to the portal. However, her effort was in vain. She landed in her right arm where the portal once was not a moment ago.

She failed. She couldn't protect her little brother or sister. They were gone.

"Evie! Evie, are you all right?" Evie couldn't feel Snow as she pulled her in an embrace. She couldn't feel the pain throbbing throughout her arm. All she could feel is the pain of loss. Loss for a love one. A void that nothing could fill.

"What happen to them? Where did that portal send them?" Charming asked the old man in red robes. Evie desperately looked up. If he knew where they went, then she could go rescue them. She was planning to use a magic bean to start their new life. Evie would use it to save her sibling.

"Where they belong," the man replied. Anger flooded Evie for his vague answer.

"No," Evie shook her head. Snow tried to hold her closed, but Evie pushed back. She didn't care for the shock look on Snow's face. She wanted her sibling back. "We have to get them back. We have to get the baby back."

"I'm afraid its lost to you forever."No, it can be. I can't lose them. Memories from the past few months flooded her mind. From the moment Maleficent told her she was pregnant to a few moments ago when the baby fell into the portal. Gone. There was no going back. All those precious moments were painful memories of a world of what might had been. She would never see her sibling grow up, their first steps, first word, any of it. It was gone.

"But congratulations," Evie angrily looked up at the old man. How was this a happy occasion? "Your child is now pure of intent. And heroic of spirit." No. No. They couldn't have. No. not Snow. She would never. Evie looked up to her older sister as she had done many times when they were children. There were rumors that Snow was pregnant. Evie just brushed them off as rumors until now. Her sister was pregnant. Her sister did whatever magic and banished her other sibling to God know where. It was her fault. It was her fault. "It is now up to the two of you to guide it. But keep it in the light," the old man walked away, leaving the three of them alone.

"Evie," She flinched when she felt Snow's hand on her shoulder.

"Don't," holding her right arm in pain, Evie got up and walked away from her sister and her husband. "Why?" She asked, not bearing to look at them. "Why would you do this?"

"Evie," Snow took a step closer, "we didn't know the baby was going to be sent to another world."

"And that made it okay?" Evie asked harshly.

"Evie try to understand that we did this for our child."

"By what?" She quickly turned around and saw fear in her Snow's eyes. She didn't care. All Evie felt was pain for the loss of her younger sibling and from the look in Snow's and Charming's eyes, something was wrong. "What did you do?" Anger rose as neither Snow or Charming looked at her. Instead they looked at each other, unsure what to do. "Answer me Snow! What did you do?" Evie yelled as she stepped closer.

"We transferred all our daughter's darkness into Maleficent's," Charming said. How could they? How could they do this to an innocent child. Her sibling. Evie never got a chance to know what it was. Did she have a brother or a sister?

Her eyes locked on to a forgotten object on the ground. Evie kneeled and picked up the object as Charming was trying to explain why they did it. Evie didn't care why they did it, only that they did. Once Evie picked up the object she knew what it was. A piece of a dragon egg. A piece of her sibling's shell. The only thing she had left of them. Evie held on to the only thing she had left of her sibling to dear life.

"Evie," she looked up as Snow was trying to get her attention. Her eyes locked on to Snow's as she stood up. Anger replaced sadness and loss as she thought about what Snow did.

"I don't ever want to see your face again," Snow stepped back in shock at Evie's outburst. "I want nothing from you. Either of you," Evie looked at Charming then to Snow. "My mother was right; all you do is ruin everyone else's happiness so you could have your happy ending. Well I'm done. I tried to help you as much as I could, but you still had to take this from me," Evie was too much in pain to care that she hurt Snow. She just wanted to leave this land, find her sibling and hopefully have Mal and her mother come with her.

"Evie look at me," Snow pleaded, wanting to fix this. But Evie wasn't having it as she pushed her away.

"No," she screamed. "You're nothing to me," Snow froze as Evie walked away. Evie wasn't the only one who lost a sibling that day.

As Evie reached Torin, her noble steed brushed his head against her to try to comfort his master. She pet his nose as she tried to hold back the tears. "It's okay. It's okay," she repeated over and over, not sure if she was trying to comfort him or telling herself that. Evie looked back one more time before she climbed on Torin. Snow was hugging her husband, crying. More likely crying that she lost Evie, but Evie didn't care. She had to check on Mal.

Storybrooke

Lily stood in the kitchen doorway, staring at Evie tied up in the chair. Her eyes pleaded with Lily, begging for her to get out. A small part of Lily felt bad for her, she wanted to release her. But she didn't. She couldn't. Not until all of Emma's darkness was gone.

"Don't worry about her," the Evil Queen said as she came back from the back room with a few vials with things Lily wasn't sure what was in them. "She will forgive you after all this is done. It's in her nature," she began to mix stuff together as if she was making a drink.

"Are you sure? I mean," truth be told, Lily didn't know the future hold for her. She barely knew Sophia, let alone Evie. She didn't know that she existed a month ago. From what she heard from her mother was that Evie meant a lot to her and Regina. That Sophia was the sister Morgan never got to have. From what she saw with Sophia, she was tough and didn't want anyone to fall into darkness. Forgiveness, Lily wasn't sure about that.

"Lily," the Evil Queen stopped what she was doing and gave her a concerning look. "We're so close. Don't you want this? Don't you want a life where you are not seen as a villain? Don't you want to make the right choices? This is the right choice." Was it? Was this really the right choice? It felt right, getting her revenge on those who did her family wrong and removing this darkness from herself. But she had been wrong before. Even though she was mad at, well everyone, she didn't want her family to get hurt. Even Evie.

Lily started to question her decision as she looked over to Evie. Their eyes met. Lily almost said no to the Evil Queen and took off with Evie. Almost. But she didn't. Something inside her told her that to stick with the plan. It will all work out in the end.

"You're right," the Evil Queen smiled and continued her work. Truth be told, she wasn't that bad as people made her out to be. She expected their plan involve a poison apple or at least an evil crackle. Man, she really needs to stop comparing her mothers to their Disney counterparts. The Evil Queen wasn't cruel to her. She was motherly. Lily didn't fully trust her, but was happy that someone was on her side.

"How was she like?" The Evil Queen stopped what she was doing and gave Lily a confused look. "Evie. How was she like in the Enchanted Forest? You said that she was naturally forgiving."

"I know you want to know her," the Evil Queen sighed, "but now isn't the time. I need you to text Emma on Snow's phone. The sooner we do this the better." Lily was taken back for a moment, but understood it was no time for getting to know each other. They had a few things to do before they both got what they wanted.

Lily left the room and went to the back room. She had to ignore Evie's pleading eyes and went straight to Snow. For someone who just regained consciousness, she was very much wide awake. Snow struggled to set her hands free from the rope that tied them together from behind. Like Evie, Snow was gagged and could not speak. Not that Lily wanted to hear anything from that woman.

She reached into Snow's beige cardigan and grabbed her phone. She was lucky that Snow didn't have a password. She went to Emma's name and send her a message, telling her to meet her in front of the clock tower in half an hour. Lily turned off the phone and placed it in our pocket. She tried not to look at Evie as she passed her.

Did Lily felt bad of what she was doing? To a point, yes. She would admit that. She didn't want to hurt Evie or Emma, but what choice did she have. She wanted a chance that everyone else had and she had to do whatever it took for her to get it.

"What's that?" Lily entered the kitchen as the Evil Queen poured a red liquid into a vial. It almost reminded her of blood.

"Our ticket to get that extra darkness out of you," she placed the vial in her pocket of her black leather jacket. It almost looked like a corset top from the front, but it went down to her mid calves. Lily couldn't understand how the Evil Queen could wear all that leather.

Lily looked down at her pocket as it made a beep sound. She pulled out Snow's phone to see that Emma replied. she felt a tinge of guilt as she read the message. If Maleficent went missing, Lily would be worried like Emma was. "Ready?" Lily looked up and nod her head. It was now or never. "Good. Now let's go get Snow. Time for us to get our happy ending."

Little that Lily knew of what real plans the Evil Queen had in store for her. If only she had listen to her gut. If only she set Evie free.