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CHAPTER 6 – THE CONFRONTATION

A week and a half later, Regina was still in the hospital. Now, she, Emma and Mr. Gold spend half of the days devising their plan against Cora. They had the Blue Fairy's help and the dwarves finished building the cell where she would stay until Emma achieved the necessary power to finally defeat Cora.

Regina hasn't told Henry about her pregnancy yet, thus the only who knew were Archie, Emma, Snow, David and Dr. Whale. Granny had noticed something different in Regina, but she thought that it was impossible, and then she forgot about it.

Regina was worried because she had doubt if that amount of magic wouldn't hurt her baby. She was two months pregnant now. She knew she was powerful, but a baby is so fragile and she couldn't share her concerns with anyone. Henry was her biggest concern and for him, Regina would do anything, no matter the price.

Everybody was in alert. In recent days, Mr. Gold and Regina realized that the protection spell was getting weaker and wouldn't last more than a few days. They need to run with their plans and make it work.

The cell was ready. It was in the abandoned mine which was a great advantage because it was full of fairy dust. It prevented dark magic and the only one who could enter in that cell, without losing hes powers, was Emma. Regina and Mr. Gold were powerless inside the mine.

Two more days had passed and it was just a matter of hours until the protection spell disappeared completely. Emma, Snow and David were very nervous. Regina was too, but she was more afraid for her son's life. It's time to put their plan in action. Everyone knew it and was prepared for it, or so they thought. Nothing could fail, nothing could go wrong because their plan had been meticulously calculated. Every step, every option, everything was thought through.

Regina disappeared in a cloud of magic and appeared next to the mine. She knew that it was only a matter of minutes until her mother appeared. She was afraid that Cora would notice her pregnancy but she still acted as nothing was different.

As planned, Cora appeared a few minutes later. Regina still seemed surprised, even though she knew Cora was really there.

"You? I thought we stopped you, how did you get through?" Regina asked scared.

"Determination," Cora said approaching Regina. "I had to see you, I need to tell you that I know why you sent me through the looking glass and I know why you tried to have me killed and it's... it's all alright." Cora said with tears in her eyes.

"Oh, I think it's not alright."

"I love you... I just, I've always shown it in all the wrong ways."

Regina felt like a child again. She looked into her mother's eyes and saw that Cora loved her, but she had done so much to hurt her that it seemed so hard to go back. Regina really fears and hates Cora, but she is just a girl who wants to be comforted in her mother's lap.

"And I never should have made you marry the King."

There were tears streaming down Regina's face now. She closed her eyes and lowered her head trying to think of what to do next. Mr. Gold and Emma, who were watching the scene from afar, didn't understand what Regina was doing. They didn't understand what they were talking but it couldn't be a good thing because Regina didn't look angry anymore. Cora could take advantage of this moment.

"I'm so sorry. When you cried over my coffin," Cora took a slight breath. "It all changed".

"You framed me... for the Cricket" Regina said.

"Temporarily... so you could see what these people really think of you."

"You made an airtight case, anyone would have believed it."

"I didn't want you to reject me. Not again."

"You want me broken." Regina said disappointed.

"Receptive."

Regina couldn't believe what she was hearing. This woman, who should be her mother, was manipulative. She thought of everything and she made every situation favorable of herself no matter the price and no matter how many people would suffer because of that.

Mr. Gold and Emma were determined to intervene as quickly as possible. The plan wasn't going as planned and it seemed like Cora was deceiving Regina.

"You're the most manipulative of-" all bitches in the world. It was what she wanted to say but she controlled herself. She remembered what she had come to do and would do so. No matter what her mother said, she never will regret it.

"No, I won't even listen to you. Come with me, we're going to the mine."

"What are we going to do there?"

"We are going to get something I need and then you will come with me to the town and tell them everything you know."

"And then you'll let us start over?"

"I don't see that happening, mother, but I'm… I was trying so hard to be worthy of Henry and I deserve the same thing from you." Regina said tearfully.

"You're right. For you, sweetheart, anything."

Mr. Gold and Emma finally saw when Cora walked with Regina toward the mine. Mr. Gold was waiting attentively the moment when Regina will cast the first flame of magic against her mother. Cora is very powerful and probably won't be stopped by this spell, but then Mr. Gold would enter with another blast of magic and would paralyze Cora. Finally, Emma would transport Cora to the cell inside the mine with magic. She'll use a spell that seemed simple but actually is very complicated. First because Emma didn't believe that she could use magic by herself and second because Emma hadn't learned enough.

Mr. Gold knew it would be harder than Regina and Emma really thought. Cora easily could feel her power decrease as she approached the mine and unless she was very focused on Regina, she would realize that it had all been a conspiracy and then the things would be more complicated than they were expecting.

Regina could feel her magic weaken as she neared the entrance of the mine, it couldn't be good. She was nervous and afraid that her mother discovered their plan to arrest her. She would be furious and wouldn't hesitate to hurt Regina or whom she loves most, Henry. What if Cora noticed the bulge of Regina's belly? What if she found out that she was pregnant? She would do everything to get Regina to abort the baby because, after all, to Cora, a baby means love and love is weakness.

When Cora and Regina arrived at the entrance of the mine, Regina was afraid she wouldn't be able to cast her spell on Cora. She looked to Cora again and her eyes were so full of love and regret. What if she was truly trying to change? What if she was really sorry? No, she couldn't deal with it now. She couldn't risk her precious son's life, her children's lives.

"You know what, mother? Once you taught me something that I never forgot. Love is weakness and I spent a large part of my life believing you but now, with Henry, I realized that you were wrong. I know that love is strength. Henry gave me strength to change and I'm getting better because I love him so much. Love isn't weakness, mother. I'm so sorry that you don't realize it." Regina said it and then she cast a spell on Cora who was frozen in her place.

Cora glared at Regina. How could she do this? She would pay dearly for it.

Cora took a few seconds to break the spell. She was faster than they were expecting. Regina began to feel that her magic was weak, while Cora's seemed to be intact. Cora was furious.

Mr. Gold appeared and cast another spell against Cora but she managed to divert it. She looked at Regina, who was pale and frightened, she could feel the hatred coursing through her veins along with the magic.

"Ungrateful daughter! You never could handle me, Regina, and you will never be able to!" Cora said fiercely as she prepared to launch a flame of magic against Regina.

Cora wasn't expecting what she saw. At the moment Cora reached out her hand to cast the spell on Regina, the brunette wrapped her hands around her belly instinctively to protect her child. Then Cora noticed the bulge on Regina's belly. Yes, she was pregnant, her daughter was pregnant. A dark smile appeared on her face when she saw her daughter taking her hands off her belly as quickly as possible in an attempt to hide what Cora had already noticed.

"Oh my, Regina. Don't tell me that the Evil Queen is pregnant. Foolish Girl." Regina didn't believe what she heard. Her mother found out and now she was unsure of what to do. The fear gripped her. "Love is weakness, Regina!"

Mr. Gold didn't know about Regina's pregnancy yet and was perplexed with what Cora had discovered. Regina was pregnant. She had been different lately, her magic was different and he didn't know what it was, but this? He definitely wasn't expecting it. Like Regina, Mr. Gold was speechless.

"No mother. Love isn't weakness!" Regina shouted. Now she no longer cared to hide her pregnancy anymore and rested her hands protectively on her belly. Emma, who was watching everything from afar, didn't know what to do. The plan wasn't running as planned and Mr. Gold wasn't attacking.

Then, with a flick of Cora's hands, Regina was flying and Emma watched in shock when Regina fell to the ground a few meters away from Cora and she was writhing in pain. She had to act.

Cora came toward Regina, who struggled to rise, ignoring the blurry vision, and raised her in the air to make them stand face to face.

"Stupid girl! How could you do that? Who was the madman who got you pregnant? A baby, Regina, really?!" Cora yelled angrily at Regina.

"Stop mother, you're hurting me, please stop!" Regina said and now it was possible to see tears dripping freely down from Regina's cheeks.

"You won't have this child, Regina, do you hear me?" Cora growled.

She kept squeezing Regina who was screaming and crying by the lack of air that her mother was giving her.

Emma ran to Mr. Gold who was watching the scene still immobile.

"Gold, what are you doing? You should be helping and you are standing here. Hell, are you blind? She's hurting Regina, please do something!" Emma yelled at him.

As if he was awakened from a trance, Mr. Gold looked at Emma and finally realized what was happening around him. He had been out of his mind since he discovered that Regina was pregnant. Then he acted.

"Emma, are you prepared? Listen, I will cast a spell on her and you'll transport yourself and Cora into the cell in the mine. You just have to focus on the place where you want to go, okay? Cora will be powerless inside there, but you must be quick." Mr. Gold said quickly.

"Let's do that!" Emma said.

Mr. Gold approached Cora and took advantage that she was distracted with Regina and launched a new burst of magic against Cora. Luckily for him, Cora froze and he gave a warning glance to Emma as if telling her that now it was her turn.

Emma appeared alongside Cora and touched her on her shoulder as she concentrated on the lessons that she learned in the recent days. She focused on the place where she wanted to go and closed her eyes. When she opened her eyes again, she couldn't believe what she saw. She and Cora were inside the cell. She quickly left the cell and some of the dwarves who were waiting for them locked it.

Cora leaned over and tried to use magic against them but was surprised when nothing happened. She couldn't feel her magic because something was blocking the magic flowing through her body. She was furious. Regina had tricked her, it was all part of a plan and they will pay dearly for it.

Mr. Gold was observing closely when Emma touched Cora and closed her eyes. He held his breath for a few seconds until the two women in front of him disappeared. When that happened he saw Regina falling carelessly on the floor and having difficulty trying to breathe. He walked up to her where she was writhing, crying, pressing her hands on her belly and trying to breath when Emma reappeared and ran towards them.

"Regina! Regina!" Emma yelled.

Still having trouble breathing and feeling weak, she didn't answer.

"Regina, are you okay?" Emma said approaching and trying to lift her. Mr. Gold was just staring at her.

"Do something, Gold." Emma yelled. "Regina, can you stand up? Please answer me, are you okay?"

Regina didn't answer yet, she was still recovering herself. Emma helped Regina up who was leaning on her arms. Then Regina looked furiously to Mr. Gold.

"You just stared, why you didn't do anything?" Regina shouted.

"She managed to dodge my magic, Regina." He said quietly.

"And why don't you tried again? YOU'D LET HER KILL ME, YOU IDIOT."

"I thought we had a plan but you lied to me, you didn't say anything about your pregnancy" Mr. Gold said irritably.

"That's none of your business, it doesn't concern you and it would make no difference in our plan, why do you think I'd tell you?" Regina yelled.

"WOULD MAKE NO DIFFERENCE IN OUR PLAN? This changes everything, YOU STUPID! Your spell on Cora didn't last five seconds." He yelled.

"Okay, enough! She's locked up, we did it! Now Regina, come with me, I'm taking you back to the hospital." Emma said.

"I don't want to go to the hospital, I want to go to my home!" Regina said irritably.

"No, you're going to the hospital and you will let Dr. Whale examine you because you don't look fine, you're pale and you're pregnant!" Emma ordered and by the way she looked, Regina saw that she couldn't argue with her, because now she was too weak for that.

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