Snow held Blue's head in her lap as her life force drained out of her. "I'm sorry," she whispered.

"No you're not," Blue replied. "But that's okay. I didn't account for angry archer grandma."

Snow sniffed and made a small chuckle.

"We played our parts, for better or worse," she rasped. "At least I won't be here to see the disaster this child will bring. It doesn't have to be that way, you know." She coughed and dark blood spotted her lips.

"Rest now," Snow said. She looked up into the night sky and gazed at the stars above her as Blue slipped away.

All was quiet for several moments. Snow thought about how rarely she ever had the chance to just appreciate the night sky, especially in Storybrook with the electric lights and other modern distractions. She was certain she could feel the warmth beginning to leave Blue's body. This person she was holding would quickly come to longer resemble Blue at all; just a husk. What was here one moment was now gone. And someone new was waiting at the door preparing to make her appearance.

She looked back at the hospital into the lobby windows.

"What the hell is going on in there?"

As she asked this question to no one particularly Maleficent and her daughter Lily rushed past her.

"What is…?"

"Fairy fight," Mal tossed over her shoulder as she passed.


Nova was on the ground, getting a bed pan slammed on top of her head when someone wearing black leather gloves grabbed her assailant back by the hair. She took the opening and punched her in the nose before scrambling to her feet, grabbing her baseball bat.

"Dragon!" she exclaimed when seeing Maleficent. "Excuse me." She swung her bat into her bloody faced attacker's midsection and gave her a good kick to knock her over.

"I heard you were in charge, who do we beat up?" Mal asked.

"Any fairy in black is fair game, they made it easy on us. And don't let anyone get to the hallway!"

"Awesome!" Lily exclaimed. She grabbed a potted plant from a table in the the corner and smashed it over the head of the first black garbed fairy she saw, spraying earth and green pottery shards all over the lobby.

"That your kid?" Nova asked, tipping her head at Lilly. "I like her."


A few floors above a baby cried loudly, objecting to the sudden cold and light that now surrounded her, not to mention the person aggressively rubbing the afterbirth from her skin. She tipped her head back and yelled bloody murder.

Regina turned from Emma and her eyes lighted on the screaming, slightly blue infant. The color was already beginning to flow into her limbs as she lied on the warming bed, the nurse wiping her clean with white cloths.

"There, looking less blue already. You had me worried there young lady," the nurse cooed.

She felt Emma's hand on her the small of her back, pushing her forward, urging her to take control of the baby while the doctor worked on removing the placenta.

"Is she okay?" Regina asked, stepping towards the nurse. She looked down and saw a dark haired squirming infant whom was still loudly objecting to the situation.

"Just a little too blue not to mention she's a little bit early but she's looking good now," the nurse replied.

"My little princess," she breathed. "You're here."

At the sound of her voice the baby stopped crying and opened her dark eyes to look at her mother.

Regina felt her knees go wobbly and she grabbed the nurse's shoulder to steady herself.

The nurse was also fae, and petite like many of them were. Her sandy blonde hair was up in a pony tail and she wore a blue face mask. She turned and handed the heavy surgical scissors to Regina.

"You ready to the cut the cord?"


They had been outnumbered but a few baseball bats and the addition of Mal and Lily definitely helped turned the tide in the defenders direction. Everyone was minding Nova's directions to not allow anyone to get to the hallway but they were growing tired and a lone figure slipped through. When Nova saw the fairy standing on the white linoleum of the hallway she rallied her strength and leaped at her middle, bringing her to the ground with a tackle.

"Where do you think you're going?" She wrapped her arms around the struggling woman and bit her ear hard. Blood and screams erupted until she felt someone dragging her off; a big somebody. She peering back and saw Jim was easily picking her up with one hand and grabbing the other fairy with his other massive hand.

"Fight's over, you lose." he grumbled at the fairy garbed in black. He carried her by the scruff of her jacket like a kitten out to the front door and tossed her outside like a sack of dirty clothes. Outside David waited with a few emergency deputies (mainly dwarves) who tossed on the handcuffs and set them down on the steps.

Lily watched as her opponent was plucked away in the same manner.

"Aww, it was just getting fun!"

"Speak for yourself," she heard her mother rasp. She looked on the other side of the maroon couch and saw Mal sitting on the floor, holding her nose and her eye beginning to show the pink puffiness of an impending bruise.

"Those little shits can throw a punch."


The baby lied against Emma's shoulder, her dark eyes looking all around her curiously. Regina sat next to her and watched them both. The baby caught Regina's gaze again and stuck her tiny tongue out.

"I think she's sticking her tongue out at me."

The baby's arm wobbled up, holding her open hand to her brunette mother. Regina placed her index finger in her tiny hand and felt the baby's fingers wrap around.

"I knew you would like each other, it's like love at first sight. She's not even interested in me, are you squirmy girl?" Emma rubbed the tiny baby's back and hummed.

"She's been with you for nine months, she needs a break." She rose the tiny hand to her lips and kissed it.

"Ganging up on me already, huh? Look at that hair," she said, running her hand over the baby's wispy dark hair. "I thought it would be a little thicker but of course she did show up a bit early, didn't you Junior?"

Regina rolled her eyes but said nothing. She had a feeling that Junior just might end up sticking.

Emma locked gazes with Regina and her face grew serious. "Thank you, for saying yes nine months ago. You made this happen."

"You did the hard work, not me. I just…" She felt her bottom lip start to tremble and unbidden a flood of tears broke free and cascaded down her cheeks.

"Are you…"

"Just give me a minute," she sniffed. She sat down on a nearby chair and allowed a storm of weeping to overcome her.


Snow and David stood together, looking down at Blue's still form on the steps. David had gotten a silver survival blanket from his patrol car's kit and used it to cover the body. The handcuffed fairies had become very silent and also focused their gazes on the silver shrouded body of their former leader.

"You ok?" he asked finally, his voice tense.

She nodded, her cheeks pink from the cold and tears. "Yea, I'll be ok."

"I'll deal with this bunch, go up and check on our daughter."

The short haired brunette nodded and headed inside. Once there she saw Nova and her group as well as Mal and Lily. Mal looked like she was going to have one hell of a black eye. Nova had a trickle of blood running down her scalp. They had raided the supplies and were bandaging each other up.

"Where's the staff?" Snow asked. "Is everyone alright?"

"We scared the staff off," Nova smiled. "Some of us are definitely going to need stitches."

Snow nodded. "I'll find someone, hold on." She ran down the hall and found the elevator was not working, so she went to the stairs. On the second floor she found Henry standing guard with a aluminum crutch in his hands. She opened the door and came upon him so quickly they both screamed in alarm.

"Henry!"

"Grandma! I—I was told to guard the entrance," He stammered, still tightly holding the crutch.

"Everything's under control. Where are your mothers?"

He led her to the delivery room where inside he found his brunette mother crying her eyes out and his blonde mother holding a tiny bundle.

"Hey guys. Kid, your sister has arrived," Emma smiled.

He looked between both of them, his brows knitted in confusion. "Huh? What? Oh my God! That's the baby! You had the baby!"

Emma rolled her eyes and looked over at Regina, who was wiping at her tear stained face.

"What am I going to do with you two?"


Regina tipped her head back and looked at the roof of the elevator, a deep sigh escaping from her lips. Her eyes were still red from crying and she still wore the yellow surgical gown. She held her bundled daughter in her arms.

"Do you need some more tissues?" Snow asked. "Do you want…"

"I think I'm done, thanks." she said, her voice rough.

"It's a lot, having a baby."

"Yea, I just…I don't know, it was so much. I was overwhelmed, all I could do was cry. She's just…perfect." She looked down at the tiny baby in her arms whom was still looking around.

"Her eyes have been open since she was born," Regina commented.

"Some babies can be that way I've heard. She's ready to get into the world."

"And now she will meet her adoring public. Should I hold her up like in Lion King?"

Snow laughed and put her arm around her shoulder. Soon they were standing in the lobby, surrounded by fairies with busted lips, an ogre, and a couple of dragons who gathered around respectfully to see the new princess.

"I hear I missed a good fight," Regina said. She cleared her throat and a small fist reached up and clenched her yellow crinkly gown. She looked down at the baby and smiled. "Thank you all, for everything you did tonight. I can't imagine what would have happened if you hadn't been here. On behalf of Emma and myself, we are extremely grateful."

"Does the princess have a name yet?" the ogre asked. He was in the back, sitting crosslegged to save himself from hunching down or blocking the view. Regina noted he was wearing the tan work pants and green work shirt they had given him.

"Not yet, but I can tell you one thing. Despite Emma's wishes it is not Regina Jr."


A/N: Thanks again for all the reviews!