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CHAPTER 26 – DARKNESS

Her arms were weakening, her vision was blurring and then her legs gave way. The darkness engulfed her.

Regina opened her eyes slowly. The light of the place immediately forced her to close her eyes again. She was dizzy and disoriented. She was fighting against the drowsiness. She was feeling pain in the arms and wrists and her back was hurting more than normal. With much effort, she tried to focus the blurred vision on something around her. She could see nothing, only light coming from a high window on one wall.

Where am I? What happened? Still trying to focus around the room, she noticed a table, a chair or two and other things that she could not identify at that time. She closed her eyes again and groaned. Keeping her eyes open and lifting her head was already a huge effort.

Opening her eyes again, she saw a shadow leaning against one of the walls. She squeezed her eyes trying to focus, trying to figure out what that object was and then she froze.

There was a person there, someone was watching her. She could not identify the face in the darkness, but her eyes shone with the light of the window.

"What is... what... who is there?" she managed to ask with great difficulty, because her throat was still dry.

As expected, Regina had not appeared at training this morning. David and Emma agreed that she would not appear. The last day had been exhausting for everyone, especially for her.

They turned and made their way to the police station. They still had an invader to find.

Archie woke up early that morning. Sleep did not come easy. He thought about calling Regina, but preferred to wait, he did not want to wake her or annoy her more than she already was.

He sent some messages to her in the morning. When he received no answer, he automatically understood that she was still asleep or was still angry.

Emma picked Henry up at school so they could have lunch together. They found Snow and Archie and after a few minutes, David joined them.

"Where is Regina?" Snow was the first to ask.

"I don't know, I haven't seen her today." Emma replied shrugging.

"I sent a few messages, but she didn't answer me. I think she's still mad at me about yesterday." Archie admitted.

"Maybe she's just resting, yesterday was quite a day for all of us, but especially for her." David admitted.

Henry was silent. Something was out of place and he could not understand what it was.

The man stood up and started walking towards Regina. Slowly, his face and body was being revealed until he was ahead of Regina, finally became visible and with a sickly smile on his face.

Regina's eyes widened with horror.

"You bastard." she shouted.

"I said I wasn't leaving until I find my father and I will not." The man admitted.

Regina was furious. In a rage, she threw her body forward in an attempt to attack the man, but was restrained by her arms that only now she realized, were tied behind the chair, making her position extremely uncomfortable considering her condition.

The man laughed in the failed attempt of the woman.

"Madam Mayor, not worth fighting, you will only get out when you answer me where, exactly, is my father?" The man spoke seriously, the tone a bit annoyed and scary.

If he only knew.

"I told you, he's not in town, he left town soon after you!" She spoke with a voice as secure as she could hold.

"You don't dare lie to me, Regina. WHERE IS HE?" The man shouted the last sentence upon her face, startling her more than she could imagine.

Against her will, a tear made its way down her cheek. And then the fear came. Shit! She was never afraid. She was the Evil Queen, the Mayor of the city and the woman who could intimidate an entire city with just one look. She should not be afraid, she would not feel afraid, but this was different. She had two precious things to care and worry for. She had to ensure the well-being of her girls. And she would. She was a fighter, she does not give up.

"Look, we can stay here as long as it takes. The faster you speak, the quicker you will get out of here." he tried to calm himself.

"I don't know where he is." the woman said flatly.

"I don't want to hurt you, Regina, but I'll do it if you don't cooperate."

Then she laughed deadly.

"You're crazy." She smiled dangerously. "You know who I am?"

"Don't worry, Regina. I know exactly who you are and what you are capable of."

"No, I don't think you know. You wouldn't be keeping me here if you knew what I'm capable of."

"You're talking about your magic, Madam Mayor?" The man said sarcastically and Regina realized it.

"I'll kill you!"

"No, you will not!" So he approached her, grabbed her chin and held it until her eyes were at the level of his. "Because if you would do something... if you had magic, you would have already left here."

Regina moved her face in horror. She realized that he knew about her magic.

"Don't ever touch me again or-"

"Or what?" the man challenged.

Greg was walking through town with his phone in hand. He did not know what to do. He did not want to get violent, because the woman was pregnant, but he was furious. He wanted an answer that only Regina could give to him.

An intense exchange of messages with his "her" was happening.

"I got her. She isn't saying where he is, she says she doesn't know, but she's lying. I don't know what to do."

"Make her talk"

"But I don't want to hurt her, she's pregnant."

"She's pregnant? Why didn't you tell me this before?"

"I didn't know it was relevant. I came to find my father and I'll leave town only when I find him."

"And if she doesn't talk? And if she doesn't know where he is? And if he is already dead?"

The answer came instantly:

"Then I'll kill her"

"No! Dying will not be enough... you need to think about the years you suffered alone... living in foster homes. She needs to pay for what she did"

"But what will I do? Soon they will realize that she is missing"

"Get her out of town. They can't leave the city without losing memory"

"How do you know that?"

"You know I did my homework, don't you?"

"I love you"

"I love you too"

Greg returned to where he was keeping Regina. It was around 4 pm.

"She hasn't answered any of my messages yet." Archie said sadly. "She was furious with me yesterday, but what can I do? She is the mother of my children, I have to worry about them."

"You worry too much, I bet she is at City Hall, angry and behind a lot of paperwork and also thinking about the problems that this invader is causing in town." Emma said trying to reassure the man.

"Where were we, Madam Mayor?" Greg pulled out a chair and sat in front of the woman.

She had not eaten nor drank anything since the day before. She was hungry, her stomach was growling and her throat was dry.

"Will you not answer me?"

"I've said... I do not know where he is" she said in a dangerously low voice, anger once again taking care of her.

"You're lying... I think you need an incentive to start talking, what do you think?" The man said with a grim smile on his face.

He pulled a knife from his pocket and started playing with it in his hands. The reflection of the object reached Regina's eyes and sent a sudden fear through her spine.

All she wanted now was her magic working properly. Work. Work. Dammit. Work! She almost let out the mantra that kept repeating in her head as her fingers moved in an attempt to make her magic work.

"It's not working, is it?" The man asked, approaching her. "It's horrible to feel powerless to protect the people we love. Trust me, I know!" He said and began to pass the knife on her face, down her neck, passing between her breasts and then coursing Regina's belly.

She could hardly breathe.

"Where is he?"

"I already said I don't know." She was getting desperate and the tears had already won her numerous attempts not to cry.

"I had to go into every place of this damn town looking for where he might be, but I could not find him."

"It was you? You idiot. You caused an uproar in the city. Stupid bastard." She screamed.

"WHERE IS MY FATHER?" The man shouted, his face almost touching Regina's.

"She isn't at City Hall. I better go check if she's okay." Archie admitted, concern was taking over him. A whole day and no answer. It was not normal, even when she was angry.

"You want me to go with you?" Snow offered.

"No." Archie replied quickly "I... I'll just make sure she's okay. Thank you, Snow." Archie thanked her and left, taking Pongo.

Archie was standing more than 15 minutes at Regina's door. He knew she was slower lately and would take some time to go down the stairs and open the door, that is, if she was not asleep, but this was too much. He had already beaten so hard and so often called on her cell phone that she would have awoken. Concentrating, he began to hear the barking coming from inside the house and felt relaxed for a moment. Everything was fine. So Pongo started barking violently against the door, scratching at it in an attempt to enter.

"Calm down, Pongo." Archie tried to calm the dog, but he was just getting more nervous. He never saw Pongo that way. "Regina, come on, open the door." he continued slamming and no answer came.

He circled the house and grabbed a spare key that Regina had saved for Henry, if he needed. Henry had taught Archie where the key was hidden. He returned to the front door and entered the house, calling for Regina.

The violent barking of Perdita could be heard throughout the house, but no sign of the dog. As they entered the house, Pongo ran up the stairs, followed by Archie.

"Regina, are you there? I texted you all day and-" Archie stopped talking when he entered Regina's bedroom and found Pongo scratching at the door of her closet. He opened it and found the other dog alone. She was locked in?

The dog passed him sniffing around the room, jumping on the bed as if she were looking for her owner. Only then, Archie took note that the bed was unmade. Regina never leaves the bed unmade. Her cell phone was on the nightstand beside the bed. His eyes widened. He ran and picked up the phone. 8 missed calls and 7 messages. She did not actually read any. Dammit. What happened to her?

He picked up his own phone, struggling not to drop it to the floor due to nervousness and dialed the first number that came to mind.

"Emma." the man spoke exalted. His voice did not hide the panic.

"Archie? What happened?" The blonde woman asked worriedly.

"It's Regina. Something happened, somebody did something, she is not at home and her cell phone is here." the man could barely breathe to speak.

"Calm down, Archie. Speak slowly. She must be somewhere, she forgot the cel-"

"She didn't leave, something happened, I came and... and Perdita was locked inside Regina's closet. The door is all scratched up, like she was trying to get out for a long time. Regina wouldn't leave Perdita locked up at home... something happened."

"I'm coming."

"Where is she?" Archie entered in Mr. Gold's store yelling at him. Emma, Mary Margaret and David were close behind.

"I don't know what you're talking about." The man smiled confused.

"Come on, Gold. Where is Regina?" Emma asked irritably.

"Our Queen is missing?" he asked, one eyebrow raised.

"Don't play dumb, Gold. Where is Regina? What did you do to her?" David asked, taking the lead of the conversation.

"How lovely of you, all concerned about the number one enemy of your wife, huh?"

"Don't play with me, Gold. This is not the time for jokes. Where is Regina?" David asked.

At this time, Belle entered the room, frowning in confusion.

"What happened to Regina?" Belle asked.

"She's missing. Someone did something to her." Archie replied quickly and nervously. Everyone in the room gave an angry look at Mr. Gold and Belle realized that.

"Do you have anything to do with it, Rumple?" Belle looked at him, disappointment was invading her features.

"No." The man rushed to respond. "I haven't seen her since yesterday, I swear Belle."

"I don't believe you." Emma admitted.

"Use your superpower to know if I'm lying, then."

Emma looked at him once more. He was really telling the truth. He hadn't done anything with Regina.

"Where is she? Who would hurt her?" Archie asked innocently.

"Well, I can make a list of people who would like to get revenge on Regina if you want." Mr. Gold said.

"No more games, we have to find her." Snow offered.

"She has magic, she wouldn't let anyone hurt her. She is the most powerful woman in the city, after Cora. I can't believe someone would risk messing with her." Mr. Gold said.

Emma swallowed. "She has magic, she wouldn't let anyone hurt her". SHE HAS NO MAGIC. Her brain was screaming and now the concern was taking care of her. She should have told someone, Regina should not have been alone.

"She may be hiding. Yesterday wasn't the best day for our Majesty."

"She's not hiding. Someone took her, I'm sure. She wouldn't leave Perdita locked up and she would have taken the cell phone with her. She isn't stupid." Archie almost cried.

"Hold your horses, cricket!" Mr. Gold said.

The hours passed quickly. Regina was exhausted and the position she had stayed in all day was extremely uncomfortable.

"I... I'm thirsty" she said and felt her throat hurting.

The man grabbed a glass, filled it with water and gave it to her. In another situation, Regina would never accept the glass of water, but she knew the man needed her. He would not risk poisoning her.

She took advantage of every sip. She was starving and her body ached.

"How long do we still have to stay here" he asked annoyed "I just need to know where he is"

"I already told you that I don't know" she replied quietly, her voice lower than normal.

A few more minutes of silence settled between them. The man was playing with the knife.

"You know, they should already be looking for me." She said.

"Then we'd better hurry things." He said and picked up a gun that was on one of the tables in the dark room. Regina's eyes sparkled and her breathing became irregular.

"What do you think you're doing?" She asked scared.

The man approached her face. Regina could feel his breath. He began playing with the gun pointed at her face, but when he realized that pointing the gun to the woman's belly had a greater effect on her, he took advantage of it.

He pulled the trigger once.

She shuddered. She could almost feel her heart stopping. When nothing happened, she sighed with relief and even scared. She opened her eyes to find the man laughing at her.

"You idiot!" She screamed.

"You know, you are a very tough woman. I like women like that." He smirked and grabbed her chin, trying to kiss her.

Regina tried to shift, but the man's grip was stronger. Their lips met and she was furious. The man walked away with a scream when he felt the woman biting his lower lip. She bit so hard that blood came out of his lips.

"YOU BITCH! NO MORE JOKES!" He was furious, but Regina would not relent. She does not like to show weakness and she would not.

He approached once more and held her chin again. He was staring at her angrily.

"WHERE IS HE?"

"I already told you!"

"What am I going to do with you, huh?" The man said and started down the gun on Regina's clothing. She was still wearing her nightgown. Not those beautiful silk dresses she used to wear before, but more comfortable clothes.

He began to unbutton the buttons of her nightgown and Regina realized what the man was trying to do.

"I already told you not to touch me" she said angrily, and then she spat in his face.

"I think I'll pick up your son, maybe with him here you'll say something!" The man threatened, wiping his face fiercely. He was now shaking with rage.

Regina felt her heart freeze. Not Henry. He can't hurt Henry.

"No, please!" She began to cry and her strong woman mask disappeared before him.

"This is the last time I'll ask, Regina, or your precious son will pay for your mistake. WHERE-IS-MY-FATHER?"

"HE'S DEAD!" The woman yelled and widened her own eyes when she realized she had spoken it aloud.

"What?" The man turned to her with his eyes wide, hands shaking and very nervous. "What did you just say?"

"HE'S DEAD!" Regina shouted once more.

The man looked at her and Regina had no time to react when he hit her forehead with a gun butt. With the blow, she fainted with an open wound on her forehead and blood started to flow through the wound.

"What have I done?" The man spoke aloud.

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