Ruby was getting the potion ready, but Emily was changing very quickly. Her fur was almost completely black at this point and her eyes are turning from hazel to red rapidly. Regina knew she should get away, but she had no intention of leaving Emily. Ruby was working as fast as she could with many people breathing down her neck. Aurora was silent thankfully. Maleficent was yelling at Regina for not saying anything and Snow was trying to help Ruby, while defending Regina from Mal. Regina was not paying attention to what was going on around her, so she was a bit lost in the situation. She could only hear Emily in agony and Ruby telling her the potion is almost done.
"Done!" Ruby yelled in the room to get everyone's attention. Ruby walked over to Regina. "Are you sure you want to put her through this?"
"If it saves her, yes."
Ruby then bit the side of Emily's neck to draw blood. Ruby spread the concoction over the wound so it will absorb quickly. Regina watched as Emily remained a wolf, but her coat became white again. Then the blackness materialized in front of everyone. Regina sent it somewhere else and hoped it would give Emily enough time to do everything. Emily's transformation was complete and she was taken to her room. All the other ladies left her alone to rest after that stressful transformation.
"What the hell, Regina?!" Mal was yelling at the top of her lungs. "Why did you lie about your daughter in front of her?!"
"She knew that you would make comments about it and she has been put through enough pain to last many lifetimes. I wanted to keep her safe, but it seems like I was wrong. She has a week and I want her to spend that last week with her family. I want her to have a life for the final week of her life."
"What do you mean? We still have a treaty to finish."
"We can finish that now and then send her to do the blood oath. There are so many people waiting for her to come back. She never had someone to love and she never had a family until now. She isn't even 17 yet and she is about to lose herself to darkness."
"Fine. I will give some land up and I will mark it. I sure hope we all know what we are doing."
The map appeared and everyone marked the ogres territory. They thought it should be plenty of space. They all got together to decide that laws that they must follow. They were basic ones about not starting wars or retaliation and all that jazz. Regina had everything written down, so everything about the treaty was done in a matter of a few hours. They all thought it was impressive that they came to an agreement so quickly and efficiently. Everyone was required to go to the meeting tomorrow afternoon for the oath. They all decided to take the rest of the day to relax around the castle and would get ready later. Regina opted to go watch Emily to make sure she was safe and okay. She walked in the room and saw that Emily was standing on her balcony.
"Hey."
"Hi, mom. What happened?"
"Let's just say, it was a sign for you to come home."
"We still have the treaty and I have to-"
"We finished that already. I think you have spent enough time alone, so I was hoping to convince you to go on that date with Tyler when we get back."
"Mom," Emily whined.
"What? I have a right to know about your love life."
"I just don't know if I am ready."
"You can't make him wait forever. If I waited for Emma to make a move, you might have never been born. Go and live your life."
"Fine, but when are we meeting the ogres."
"Tomorrow. We have some time to you think you can show me your art skills?"
"I would love to." Emily made two sets of everything she had appear. Regina watched as Emily drew the sunset with pastels. She did it her own way with paints. Emily saw that her mother was enjoying this. The sunsets looked different from all the other because the sky transitioned from fire to water in mere seconds. Emily got a great idea from that, but she would wait. They worked very quickly to get the colors right. Emily finished first and then cast a spell on her art. Her painting changed between the firey sky to the light blue night with stars. She loved having powers to do this. Regina finished and looked over to see movement on the canvas. She watched as the colors changed and transitioned between moods. She then enchanted her own painting to do the same thing.
They skipped dinner and decided to have a little sleepover in Emily's room. Emily started to talk about Tyler because she was 16 and what else is there to talk about with the person who brought him up. Regina listened and heard the lightness in Emily's voice. She sounded so light and happy. She spoke of him like he was a god like person that passed her by chance. Emily then asked about the Regina and Emma love story. Regina laughed a little, but told it from the beginning. Emma and Regina clashed over Henry and were opposed at first. So many things happened along the way to cause both of them to hate each other, but somewhere along the way, they found love with one another. Regina said she stared to have feelings for Emma when they were about to leave Neverland. Emma was speaking to all the Lost Boys about having family. It showed that she knew what they wanted to have together. She saw the compassion of the Saviour talking to the boys. Emma fell in love with her before that. They were at the mines and Henry was stuck in there with Archie. Emma insisted that she should go down there because Henry needed Regina more. Emma said she saw all the love she had for Henry no matter what happened. They both seemed to find a way to work things out and it blossomed into something magical, as cheesy as that sounds. Regina was the one to ask Emma out and she was the one to propose. Emily laughed a little because she thought Emma would be the man in the relationship. Regina thought so as well, but she was taking too long.
They both fell asleep talking to each other. Regina was happy to talk with her daughter about things that felt important. Emily loved having someone to talk to about her confusing life. Emily was eager to spend some time with Tyler. She was hoping that she would date him soon and her mother pushed her in the right direction.
Regina was the first to wake up the following morning. She saw that Emily was still asleep, so she watched her daughter look calm and serene. She started to stroke her hair and could see that Emily was in complete bliss at that moment. Regina kept like that until Emily's eyes started to flutter open. The first ting Emily saw was the smiling face of Regina in front of her.
"Morning."
"Good Morning, dear. How did you sleep?"
"Well. What about you?"
"I was completely relaxed."
"Why were you looking at me like that?"
"Like what?"
"You looked at me while I was sleeping like I was the most precious thing in the whole world. I have bed head, so I don't see that happening."
"You are the most precious thing to me. You look adorable with bed head."
"Can you not say things like that in front of other people. I have a reputation to uphold as a warrior."
"Okay. What would you like for breakfast?"
"I was hoping for pancakes and berries." Regina waved her hand and it appeared in her hand. "Thanks. What is the plan for today?"
"We will see the ogres at one and then we are going to go home so you can have a dinner date with Tyler tonight. I will keep Snow out of it, so you don't feel uncomfortable, but I will be spying so don't do anything I don't want to see."
"Okay. I need to get all my armor on and then I will meet you at the meeting spot. I was hoping to run there, so I don't have to worry about being late. I seem to have inherited that trait from Emma."
Regina laughed. "I would think so. I will see you around one, so don't do anything without one of us there."
"Got it. See you." Emily used her magic and had her armor on. She used her wolf speed to get to the meeting spot. She was 4 hours early, but she seemed ready to do something. Regina was left to be around everyone else until one.
Emily went back to her kingdom so she could talk with Tyler. "TYLER! Where are you?"
"Emily? What are you doing back?"
"I was hoping that we could do that dinner date tonight."
"Sure. When should I come and get you."
"I will find you, just be ready with two horses."
"Sure thing. Thanks for giving me a chance."
"No problem. It seems like I need to do it now or I won't get a chance later. I have to go, but I will see you later today." Emily ran back to the meeting spot. She took about 3 hours round trip. She was then standing in front of Snow and Regina. Regina had a look that was a mix of worry and amusement. Snow had a look of pure mischief.
"Well, I thought you would have been here, but it seems like you ran off to speak with your boyfriend," Regina said.
"He is not my boyfriend and I am still here early. How did you know I went to see Tyler?"
"Snow got a message from Emma saying she saw you talking to Tyler today. Snow then told me and I pieced it together. Emma was disappointed that she couldn't talk to you, but you ran away with wold speed."
"I had to get here on time. Where is everyone else?"
"They are coming any minute. I used my magic and they are all taking horseback to look more diplomatic. So, can I ask about Tyler, or are we going to pretend he does not exist?"
"He is not part of this equation right now. You can pester me when I leave on the date later today."
"Deal. We have around an hour to do something, so would you and Snow like to have some target practice. I know you are fine, but Snow needs to get better with her speed."
Emily laughed at this. Snow looked fake offended because she knew that was right. Emily helped her out and in an hour, Snow was just as fast as Emily. The ogres then came marching through the forest. Mal, Katherine and Aurora arrived while Emily was helping Snow.
"General Krieg. It looks like we are finally ending this war," Regina spoke.
"So it has, Queen Regina. My knight Sir Berg will be used in the blood oath."
"My knight Ser Emily will be used in the oath. It seems like you have already gone over this agreement."
"We have. It looks better than we could have imagined, so thank you for that."
"Sure. If it keeps our people safe, I am glad to be so generous. Are we ready to being the ceremony?"
"Yes."
Emily and Berg stepped up to the center line. They joined hands and recited the words of the peace. Berg was to start because his people are ht ones who surrendered. "I, Sir Berg of the Ogre clan, vow to abide by all the rules outlined in this treaty. If anyone shall break these rules, I would die an honorable death to ensure the safety and survival of my people. Do you accept these words, Ser Emily?"
"I do, Sir Berg. I, Ser Emily of the Enchanted Forest, vow to abide by all the rules outlined int his treaty. If anyone breaks these rules, I would die an honorable death to ensure the safety and survival of my people. Do you accept these words, Sir Berg?"
"I do, Ser Emily. Now we seal our bond in blood." Each knight cut their hand and placed a significant amount in a golden chalice. Regina and General Krieg both walked over to it and enchanted it with a gift. Regina provided flowers from the north shore and General Krieg provided magic beans. After that, both warriors drank from the chalice and were now tied to the treaty.
"The treaty is done and now we must part. Thank you, Your Majesties, for the generosity and kindness."
"You are very welcome, general. Now, we must get home. I hope to have another conversation soon." Regina sounded almost sickly sweet. Krieg bowed and then left with the rest of his tribe. Regina said her farewells and used her magic to take Emily, Snow and herself home.
"Emily, you have a little time before your date, so I hope you find something nice to wear," Snow spoke.
"I will, now I need to steal my mom to help me."
"Wait? You want me to help you get ready?"
"Yes. It's my first date and I think my mother should help me. Also, get Emma on the way."
Regina walked to find Emma, while Emily went to her room to start freaking out. Emma was in the throne room looking over some documents. Regina smirked because she looked like she was still the sheriff.
"Seems like some things don't change."
"Regina!" Emma sprang up and kissed her with passion. Regina melted into the kiss and broke away for air. "How is everything? Where is Emily?"
"She is getting ready for her date and wanted me to come fetch you. She thinks that her mothers should see her off on her first date."
"i would love to. We have one hour to get her all ready." Emma pulled Regina down the hallways, while Regina was laughing at Emma's eagerness to pick out an outfit for a date. If only she used this much energy when they were first dating.