Chapter 7: Battle of the Villains

(*FLASHBACK TO THE ENCHANTED FOREST*)

The sun had set over the Enchanted Forest. The Evil Queen stood at the top of her castle looking out at the night sky and the kingdom she used to rule. She'd been crafting her plot for revenge ever since Snow White was ten years old. Now she was all grown up, married to Prince Charming, and the new Queen. Regina hated her more than ever. She had the Eye of Life tucked away in the castle, but did not use it. She needed something even more powerful to truly get her happy ending. This was to be the dark curse, which she would cast very soon. Regina turned around and saw Rumplestiltskin standing a few feet away from her.

"What do you want now?" Regina asked.

"I've come to warn you." Rumple said. "Do you remember Missy?"

"Yes." Regina said. "She tried to take the Eye of Life from me...twice."

"She's going to try it again." Rumple said. "This time, she will not be alone. She's bringing a powerful witch with her."

"Who?" Regina asked.

"The Queen of Hearts." Rumple said. "It didn't take long for me to figure that out."

"When are they coming?" The Evil Queen asked.

Suddenly, there was a cloud of magic smoke that appeared in the center of the room. When it cleared, Missy and Cora were standing there.

"Mother." Regina said in a hateful tone. "I told you to go back to Wonderland and stay there."

"You have never been my master Regina." Cora said. "I left because I chose to leave, not because you told me to. Now I am back, because I choose to be."

"How do you know Missy?" Rumple asked.

"Cora and I go back ages." Missy said. "She knew me before I became Missy."

"I think you know why we're here." Cora said.

"Then you know I won't let you take it." Rumple said.

Regina then opened her palm. Then, the Eye of Life magically appeared in her hand.

"If you want it," Regina said, "come and get it."

Missy then took out a laser gun and aimed it at Regina. Cora summoned magic balls of fire to do the same. Rumplestiltskin raised his hands, causing a magic bubble to form around himself and Regina. Cora then threw her fireballs and Missy shot her laser blasts. The fire and lasers hit the magic shield, but could not break it. Rumple's magic was strong. Rumple then let the shield down. The Eye of Life then started to glow in Regina's hand. She then held it up to her lips and whispered into it. Then, Cora was consumed by a powerful magic smoke and disappeared back to Wonderland.

"Why'd you send her away?" Missy said.

"I want her to live out the rest of her days knowing that I beat her." Regina said. "You on the other hand can die right now."

"I don't have a problem with that." Rumple said.

"Make no mistake." Missy said. "You'll see me again some day. Before I go. Here's a parting gift and some advice. Don't blink. If you close your eyes for even a second, they'll kill you."

Missy then teleported away from the castle and back to the 3W Institute. Then, three Weeping Angels suddenly appeared where she was previously standing.

"Is this a joke?" Regina asked. "She sent us statues."

"Then why did she tell us not to blink?" Rumple asked.

Rumple and Regina then looked at each other with confused expressions. When they turned back to look at the statues, they found that the angels had moved to be just a few feet away from them. This frightened both the Dark One and the Evil Queen.

"They move if we don't look at them." Regina said. "Do what she said. Don't even blink."

"How do we get rid of them?" Rumple asked.

"I'll take care of it." Regina said.

The Eye of Life then started to glow in the Evil Queen's hand. She then lifted it up to her lips and whispered into it. Suddenly, the three Angels became surrounded by a blue aura. Then, the three statues started to crack all over. Soon, the three Weeping Angels shattered into hundreds of tiny pieces that sprawled across the ground. The Eye of Life had done the impossible. It killed a Weeping Angel.

"Hopefully she'll stop coming." Rumple said.

"What if she doesn't?" Regina asked.

"You can always repel her with the Eye of Life." Rumple said before disappearing in a cloud of magic smoke, leaving the Evil Queen alone to clean up the crushed Weeping Angels on the floor.