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"You're a spoiled little princess, who doesn't deserve anything she got!"
"And you're just an orphan, who should've died on the street!" I gasp loudly, and launch a fireball to Regina's smug little face. She dodges and returns the favour. I catch it. The dinner is in ruins around us, and all the customer have fled outside.
"Stop it! You should be friends!" Snow yells at us.
"Friends!" I scoff. "She only cares about herself! If it was her choice she'd left me in the Underworld!"
"You're right! You endangered my entire family!" I prepare to blow her backwards, but Emma interferes by stepping in between us.
"That's enough!"
"Get out of the way, Emma!" Regina screams, but Emma shakes her head, and waves her hands.
"Gold was right. You're not yourselves." A pair of handcuffs appears around my wrists, and I struggle to get free. Regina has them too. I begin to scream at Emma again, but I'm engulfed by a white cloud.
1 hour earlier
"We're meeting the Charming's at Granny's", Regina concludes. She's called Snow, and Robin picked up Henry and Roland.
"All right, let's get going then!" I'm excited to see the dinner, and if it's different from the Underworld.
"Yep, we're ready to go", Robin confirms. Roland walks up to me and tugs my skirt. He looks up with big blue eyes, and I just feel my heart melting. I lower myself to his eye level.
"Who are you?" he asks.
"My name is Rae, I'm a friend of Regina", I say cheerfully. He knits his brows together in confusion, thinks for a bit, and then nods in agreement, gets up and walks away. I laugh, and Robin shakes his head with a smile.
"Strange little fellow huh?" I nod, trying to contain my laughter. Regina smiles as well, and then transports all of us and the car to Granny's, to the confusion of Roland, who is now running around in circles. Henry picks him up, and we enter the dinner. Emma, Snow and Charming are already waiting for us in a booth. We sit down with them, and I end up next to Emma, who looks rather terrible.
"Hey." I squeeze her hand. "How are you?"
"Not okay", she sniffs, and she grimaces. "But it'll get better."
"Of course it will. If you ever want to talk, I'll be here for you." She nods, and I let go of her hand.
"Rae!" I look up in surprise, and Regina looks at me with irritation.
"I was telling Snow and David how you discovered Persephone is missing?"
"Oh right. Yes, we have a problem." Snow sighs.
"Again", she replies, looking tired of it all.
"Well, we don't necessarily have a problem, Rae just happens to think Persephone is secretly evil", Regina puts in nonchalantly, but I feel quite attacked. What? Don't go blaming this on me!
"Excuse me? 5 minutes ago you still thought it was possible", I protest.
"Hmmph. Not really", Regina huffs. Robin looks to the two us with confusion.
"Is something wrong with you two? You've been acting rather odd", he admits. I shake my head, but glare at Regina, who doesn't reply at all.
"All right. Spit it out you two", Snow decides, looking at us stubbornly.
"Fine. I think Rae is being childish. Persephone helped us get here", Regina starts.
"What? How am I being childish? You're the one making sarcastic comments!" Emma is paying attention now as well, and is getting ready to intervene.
"Right. Blame it on me. Once again."
"Again? I never blamed you for anything." Regina raises one eyebrow. Then someone approaches from another booth.
"Can you people keep it down?" Rumplestiltskin looks rather annoyed, but I won't be bullied by the imp.
"Pleasure to see you again as well imp. This is none of your business", I snarl.
"Rae!" Emma warns.
"What?" Rumplestiltskin looks between me and Regina, and then he gasps.
"I understand. You two are antied", he states.
"We are what now?" Regina asks indignantly.
"You've been cursed. Miss Swan please come with me." Emma and Rumplestiltskin disappear in a gray cloud. Snow gasps, and Charming stands up to pull his sword.
"Sit down Farming, they're gone", Regina comments, clearly not interested in Emma's wellbeing. Not that I am.
"REGINA! That's enough", Snow scolds Regina. Then Emma returns, walking through the door.
"Emma are you okay?" Charming asks, and Emma nods. But I've had it.
"Who cares. Regina, you cursed us!?"
"No! Why would I do that?" She stands up to be dominant over me, but I won't let her. She practically raised me, I know how to stand up against her.
"I don't know? Because you're the Evil Queen and you always will be!" I am standing as well by now, and we're practically nose to nose. Regina gasps.
"Take that back", she hisses. I slowly shake my head and smirk.
"No." Regina screams, and blasts magic at me, launching me into a table. This causes everyone to flee out of the dinner, except for the Charming's. Robin takes Henry and Roland, and brings them outside. But I don't notice, because my eyes are blinded with anger, as I roar to Regina and I throw a salvo of knives at her, but she dives of the way.
"You're a spoiled little princess, who doesn't deserve anything she got!"
"And you're just an orphan, who should've died on the street!" I gasp loudly, and launch a fireball to Regina's smug little face. She dodges and returns the favour. I catch it. The dinner is in ruins around us, and all the customer have fled outside.
"Stop it! You should be friends!" Snow yells at us.
"Friends!" I scoff. "She only cares about herself! If it was her choice she'd left me in the Underworld!"
"You're right! You endangered my entire family!" I prepare to blow her backwards, but Emma interferes by stepping in between us.
"That's enough!"
"Get out of the way, Emma!" Regina screams, but Emma shakes her head, and waves her hands.
"Gold was right. You're not yourselves." A pair of handcuffs appears around my wrists, and I struggle to get free. Regina has them too. I begin to scream at Emma again, but I'm engulfed in a white cloud.
"WAAAAAAAAA!" I launch myself against the bars once again, but it is futile. The handcuffs neutralized my magic, and I just don't have the strength. Regina gave up 10 minutes ago, and is watching me from the other cell with a bitter face. Then finally something interesting happens. Emma walks into the sheriff station, and I stop my useless fighting.
"Let me out", I growl, looking at her with danger in my eyes. Regina shoots up as well, and walks to the cell door.
"Yes, do what the street rat says please dear, I did nothing wrong." I scoff, and Regina glares at me. Emma looks at both of us with unbelieving eyes.
"You are better than this."
"I am. She's not. She's the bloody Evil Queen for God's sake!" I exclaim in despair. Regina tries to hit me, but I jump to the other side of the cell. She gives up and turns back to Emma, looking at her with such big, adorable eyes that Emma almost buys it. But the she shakes her head, and turns her back to us.
Emma's perspective
This is crazy. I've never seen such insanity in someone's eyes. Rae looks like a wild animal, willing to stop at nothing, and Regina like cunning cat, n everything out of everyone. Is this what they were like before the curse? If so, Regina did indeed earn the title of Evil. And people are right to be scared of Raena. She is terrifying.
Back to Rae's perspective
Emma leans on the desk in front of the cells, and she looks like she is having the worst day ever. Then I hear a door open, and the family of idiots enters. Snow and Farming. Great. More idiotic talk. Like Regina and Emma wasn't enough.
"How are they?" Snow eyes both of us with such concern it almost makes me gag.
"Only getting worse. Gold should be here any minute." As if called, Rumplestiltskin appears in the room, making Emma jump in fright. Regina chuckles, and I must admit it was indeed really funny to watch.
"Speaking of the devil", Charming reacts, getting a smirk from Rumplestiltskin.
"Luckily you left him behind in the Underworld. The same doesn't go up for his cheat full wife."
"HA! I TOLD YOU!" I exclaim.
"Oh my god, Raena stop", Regina complains.
"Oh dear, it has gotten worse has it?" Rumplestiltskin looks at Emma, and she nods in defeat. Help, she lip-syncs.
"Of course. Raena, Regina, please listen to me." Regina lifts her chin, and I tilt my head slightly.
"I want to help. Truly. Please put your arms through the bars", Rumplestiltskin pleads us. I don't really care what happens, as long as I get away from these people, so I stick my arm through. It seems Regina thinks so to, and she puts her arm through as well, though a bit more hesitant. Rumplestiltskin opens the little suitcase he brought, and takes out two needles, filled with a red substance. I eye it suspiciously, but I don't want to seem like a coward, so I keep my eyes open when he injects. Of course Regina doesn't give a kick either.
"What does that do?" Emma asks slightly scared.
"Watch." Rumplestiltskin motions towards us. I don't feel anything, and I look at Regina and she's confused as well. And then... Pain. Like never before. It feels like it's ripping apart my very self, and I scream so loud, I don't hear anything else. Not Regina crying in pain, or Snow, Charming and Emma calling our names in worry, or Rumplestiltskin laughing. Nothing. Black. Silence. Painless. Hell? Or maybe just death. Who knows. Who knows...
I want to play a little game of guess. What do you think the injection does? Let me know please!