Transformation - Part 2

Regina glared at the black dragon that was swooping around Storybrooke.

"We really need to get someone to get rid of the reptiles," she muttered. Emma gave her a look, before turning to Gold.

"So, you've dealt with dragons before. Do you know what's going on?" she asked.

"Well, it seems as though Lily's powers are spiraling out of control." Emma rolled her eyes.

"Yeah, I got that. But do you know why?" Gold paused for a moment, narrowing his eyes.

"Well, it seems like your blast of light magic coupled with an event that was highly stressful may have caused Lily to snap."

Maleficent rushed out of the pawnshop, looking around for her daughter.

"Where's Lily?" she demanded, whirling around to scan the town.

"You just missed her," Rachel commented. Maleficent stopped her wild search to stare at the young girl.

"And who are you?" she asked. Regina knew she should step in before things got messy.

"Long story short, she's a savior that can help us." Maleficent was about to ask another question, but Regina held up her hand to stop her.

"Later. Right now we need to save the town from the flying barbecue." Maleficent gave her a look, but did not say anything.

"Lily is still struggling to find out about her past life. Maybe she found something that was too shocking for her."

"Really? She still doesn't know who her father is?" Emma asked, in disbelief.

"It doesn't matter," Regina said, stepping in. "This is going nowhere right now. Meanwhile dragon Lily is destroying the town. We need to stop her before we figure out what's wrong."

"Regina's right," Gold added, pointing towards the forest. "Lily is heading towards the well. I'm guessing there's a reason for that." They all seemed to find that reasonable.

"I'll go get Hook and my parents," Emma said, running towards her slug bug. "They should be here."

"Wonderful, the whole hero crew," Gold muttered, quiet enough so that only Belle and Maleficent could hear.

"What is Emma doing?" Zelena asked. "Doesn't she know she's not the savior anymore?" Luckily, only Regina heard.

"Just because Emma's not the all mighty savior doesn't mean she can't be a hero," Regina said, looking after the blonde.

"Meanwhile, why don't we track Lily to the well. Maybe we can see why she's going there." They all nodded, and split up to go to the well. Zelena and Gold simply magicked their way, with Gold taking Belle as well. Regina transported Henry before she turned to Rachel.

"Time for your first lesson. I want to see if you can teleport." Rachel looked at Regina, with disbelief very clear in her black eyes.

"Sure, and while we're at it, let's see if I can revive the dead," Rachel said. Regina smiled sarcastically.

"It's not that hard. Just think of the place you want to go. Imagine it in great detail. Then focus your energy on it. As hard as you can." Rachel still looked doubtful, but obeyed. She closed, her eyes, her focus practically radiating off of her. Regina could instantly tell that she was being very inefficient, but they could work on that later. It took a full thirty seconds for anything to happen.

A small swirl of white magic began circling the young savior. She was also sweating heavily, and looked incredibly pained. The white swirl grew, looking like a white whirlpool. Regina decided to help her, adding her own purple magic to the mix. This was mainly to get Rachel acquainted with magic. Although, from her display at Granny's, she was already pretty skilled. Not as instinctive as it had been with Emma, but still impressive.

Regina added more purple smoke, swirling it around Rachel. It began to build, until Rachel disappeared in the cloud. Now, hopefully she had gone to the right place.

Emma burst into the apartment that had been her home for the first 5 years in Storybrooke. Snow and Charming were both tending to Neal.

"Mom, dad," Emma greeted, running in. They both looked up in surprise. However, because they were trained heroes, they knew something was wrong right away.

"Explain on the way," they both said in unison. Emma nodded, rushing back out of the house. She couldn't help but think how much easier it would be with magic.

"Stop it," she muttered. That part of her life was over. But she would not be a coward a retreat now. Snow and Charming managed fine without magic. They all ran to the car, with Emma getting in her slugbug with Snow, and Charming taking the pickup.

"So what's happening now?" Snow asked. Emma decided to go with the condensed version.

"Lily's dragon powers are going out of control. Something about a traumatic and overwhelming experience mixed with the blast of magic." Snow nodded, turning her eyes back to the road. Emma quickly drove to her own house, where Hook would be waiting. When this was all over, she would seriously need some comforting with her husband.

"Hook?" Emma yelled out from the car. A few seconds passed before Killian came out of the house. He saw Emma's panicked expression, and his speed increased significantly.

"What's going on luv?" He asked, nodding at Snow.

"Short version? Lily is out of control. We need to go to the well right now." Hook nodded, hopping in David's pickup.

Rachel's fear was overwhelming her. It threatened to choke out all common sense she had. She stared up at the dragon, flying overhead, and she felt like vomiting.

"Has she gotten bigger?" Zelena asked, squinting to get a better look. Well that question definitely didn't help.

"So, do we have a plan?" Rachel asked, trying to sound as confident as possible. She did a pretty good job, considering that on the inside she felt like a jellyfish.

"Well, hopefully we'll just be observing for now," Regina said. Henry walked over to stand next to Rachel, and look at the dragon.

"We'll find a way to defeat her," he said, optimistic as always.

"I don't think that Lily will feel like socializing," Maleficent said, looking up at her daughter. Rachel was about to say something, when a river of fire suddenly swept through the trees. Rachel gasped, and dropped down to avoid getting roasted. She hopped back up, and realized that everyone was looking to her. They expected her to be the savior. Fear crept through her, consuming her every thought. She backed up, breathing heavily.

"I can't do this," she whimpered, backing up even more. Finally, her fear flooded to the surface, and she ran, not even caring about where she went. She just needed to get away.

Sorry about the delay in updating. I was working on other stuff. But here it is.

Next time… Rachel must learn how to be a hero before Lily spirals even further out of control.