Emma sat at the kitchen table and looked down at the dark wooden top, deep in thought. She was sitting in the house of her parent's home, the Charmings' Kingdom. She felt that the God and Good magic was mocking her- they had to be for her to end her life up here. Being a servant to the murder's daughter, or was that her husband, the bastard and asshole Leopold. Emma didn't know what to believe or who to believe. Father Henry was not going to lie to her; there was no reason for it, and he was the man of honor. Despite losing her faith in good magic, Emma still respected him and everyone around her who fought with her. Father Henry Mills had been like a father to her, and for that, she wasn't going to thank anyone. No one had nothing to do with it nor did he have anything to do with the kindness and love that was shown to her by Granny – the older woman had looked out for her and became her adopted aunt just as her daughter, Ruby. Emma seldom bestowed the honorific 'aunty' to anyone she didn't feel was deserving of that honor, but she felt Granny had earned that tile. Respect was earned as far as she was concerned.

"What are you muttering to yourself about, child?" Granny come around the table and sat down. She set down the tray table that had some toast and two eggs on a plate for her to eat.

"I wasn't thanking anyone for Father Henry and you," Emma explained with a slight smile as she ate when she saw Granny's exasperated look.

"You must not mock them."

"Really? Why not?"

"The good side, and the good magic and the allies are the mighty—"

"Oh, they who just sits on their hands, you mean. They didn't help me or my parents against the Evil Queen and King Leopold and Queen Bitch?!" Emma flayed he rhands up in the air. "They are responsible for not listening or helping us and they did fucking nothing to save their precious Snow White, my mother!"

"We prayed this day would not come, Emma. We fought hard and your parents gathered the entire round table to hold the fort."

"But what did that get us?! It got us war, it got us death!"

Granny put her arms around Emma's shoulder and leaned in for a kiss when Emma returned eating her breakfast. "You have not lost everyone. You have me and Father Henry, and even Ruby. The dwarves and the entire Kingdom at your side. We love you a great deal."

"Hmmm." Emma nodded and then gazed at Granny with a smile, "I love you too Granny and I am sorry that I wasn't able to bring you out before they took the throne when they force you to work with those demons."

"Not all of them are demons, especially young Regina."

"Demon's spwan."

"Emma!"

"What's It's the truth!"

"We need to have a talk about that later," showing her another tray, "take that tray up to Regina. She should be up now even through they had a late night."

"Why?"

"Why, what? Why should you take up the tray? You are taking it up to her because you are her maid now."

Emma sighed, "yeah, yeah. I know that, but why did they have a late night?"

Granny smiled at Emma, "Sometimes, even in war zone, there is some happiness."

"Ewwww, I did not need to know that" Emma groaned with disgust as she got up and took the towel from Granny's hands to wipe her face then left the kitchen with the tray when Granny was quiet chuckling over Emma's silliness.

Emma was still giggling when she approaches the steps. Two soldiers were standing at the bottom of the stairs; both were smoking and were standing around casually which she finds it strange. She passed them without a word and was a little curious as to why they were not at the top of the steps as they had been the previous day. Emma cast a backward glance at the soldiers, who were oblivious to her curiosity. Hm, that is odd, but maybe it is not usual they were up there yesterday. Wonder if they thought I would kill the bitch. She adjusted her hold on the tray. Taking a sniff of the flower in the mini vase, she approached Regina's room, which was the furthest away from the stairs. The door to Regina's room was slightly ajar.

Emma was about to tap and enter when she stopped cold. She could hear the bed creaking, but there was something else- a low moan, almost the sound of a wounded animal, and that anger her. It sounded like she was in pain, and she wishes she could pull King Leopold off of the bed. She glanced behind her wondering if she should call the guards from downstairs. She put the tray on a nearby chair and was about to enter to fight but she stopped just as her hand touched the door. She heard a man's low and deep voice and she frowned and leaned the towards the door, placing her hands very lightly against it. The creaking, the low moans and the man's voice made Emma's eyes widen. She wanted to break into her room when she finally understood what was going on. She thought of him to be burned and exploded into flames. She glanced around to see why the guards were not coming up since they apparently knew what was going on. She took another step back, and the floorboard creaked, making her eyes hut eyes tightly and grimaced. Fortunately for her, the sound was not going to be heard by the two people inside the room. She took the tray and hurried down the corridor and down the steps to get as far away from the place as possible. She knew something is coming…

The two guards heard her coming down the stairs and looked up with matching smirks. As Emma passed them, she listened to the soldiers laugh and making grunting noises. She looked back and stuck out her tongue at them, which only made them laugh harder. Emma entered the kitchen and put the tray down on the table with a loud bang, causing the vase with the flower to come crashing to the stone floor.

"Argh!" Emma yelled and shook herself all over. She put her hands over her eyes as she angrily boiling mad and wanted to protect Regina as she transforms into man.

"Emma! Emma!" Granny hurriedly entered the kitchen and ordered everyone out then 5 of the maids and servants ran out of the kitchen. Emma had now found where Granny kept the liquor and brought up the bottle to her lips and took a large swallow. The liquid burned her mouth and she grimaced. He yelled at herself again.

Granny looked at the tray minus the vase and then back at Emma, who is now a man, shaking her head and boiling mad and hitting everything. "What are you doing?"

"I am trying not to walk up there and fucking kill Leopold for what he's doing to her, that's what."

"How are you doing that? By drinking my liquor?"

"Yes, but it is not working. Argh." Emma screamed then sat down slowly in the chair next to Granny and put his head down on the table. "He hurt her…"

Granny put her hand on his shoulder, "what did you see?"

Emmett lifted her head and gazed at Granny, "did Father H tell you?"

"I have been advised to look out for you in case of magic mishaps," Granny answered.

"Don't they believe in locking the door?"

"That door doesn't lock."

"Why not?"

"I don't know, but it doesn't lock anymore. When they moved in, they made several changes. That's why they placed two security guards at the top of the stairs. They are here to protect Regina."

"Well, those two idiots were at the bottom of the stairs today. They did nothing!"

"They must been ordered to be at the bottom of the stairs by King Leopold."

"She was in pain! I was about to storm the room!"

"Oh," Granny replied, a tiny trace of a smile was trying not to develop into a full-blown laugh at Emma's expense.

Emma looked up with a scowl. "Don't let at me. It doesn't mean I don't know what sex is but I do know what he is doing to her!"

"I am not saying you don't know, but do you realize how do you become a man?"

"Fuck you. It's not like that!"

"King Leopold and Queen Regina are married, so it is customary for them to engage in sexual intercourse. Queen Regina has a duty to her husband," reminded Emmett of their relationship status.

"That just going to make me sick," Emmett shuddered and put her head back down on the table, letting her forehead touch the wooden surface. "She was in pain and never mind him, he was having a great time."

"Men always have a great time."

"She didn't sound like she was enjoying it, Granny."

Granny smiled, "what did she sound like?"

"She sounded like she was in fucking pain! It didn't sound good to me. She was like a wounded animal just before they were put down. She was in constant pain."

Granny could read him well, "you can't kill him, Emmett."

"I don't know what you mean," Emmett replied keeping his head down and worrying about Regina and her well-being. Emmett got up and about to fight with King Leopold for Regina. Her hatred for Leopold increases when he was looking around the room for a weapon.

Granny realizes what he is about to do, "Emmett, you can't continue to hate. It will eat you up."

"It won't eat me up," Emmett replied quietly. "I am on a fucking mission of vengeance and taking back my Kingdom. That is what will keep me doing. I wake up every morning and all I think about is killing them. It's better than waking up and wanting to be daed."

"You can't kill King Leopold or Father Henry's daughter. It is not time yet."

Emmett lifted her head and gazed at Granny, "you know about that?"

Granny smiled affectionately at Emmett as if he is her son, "the gray-haired ones in the village remember Regina. Regina is the splitting image of her mother when she was younger. I remember the day he was banished from his home when he was given Cora the throne."

"She is?"

"Oh yes, Regina was a gorgeous girl, and all the boys and girls wanted to marry her. She used to be a gentle girl with a good heart. Ruby and Regina became great friends years ago."

"So, the …," Emmett stopped when she saw the disapproving look, she was getting from Granny when she's about to cuss to Regina. "she's … you know."

"Father Henry did love Cora and he proposed to her when she was just a miller's daughter. Cora had an affair with his father when they got married."

"Oh," Emmett whispered, muttered to himself then angrily looked up, "if that was the case then why does the fucking bastard have her upstairs and treating her like shit?!"

"I don't know, I didn't ask her. When you help Regina bathe, you are not to say anything about her scars. She feels self-conscious about them. You would feel the same way if they were your scars."

"All right, I won't mention them," Emmett nodded. "Why do I have to help her bathe? I do not want to see her naked."

"You are Regina's maid, and it's your job. As for Emmett, you'll just have to learn to control your magic. You need start practicing your magic again."

Emmett sighed then she was puzzled when she said, "Regina is cursed in some ways."

"What do the fuck do you mean?"

"She was abused as a child; Cora uses lashes and magic upon her when she was young. She had a hard upbringing."

"Father H told you?"

"She deserves some happiness, Emmett."

So, is that why I shouldn't kill her and the bastard, because of her life with Evil Queen and all that?"

"No, you shouldn't kill her or King Leopold because they haven't done anything to deserve your wrath. Don't forget King Leopold is your grandfather and I bet he is being controlled by Evil Queen. Remember your true enemy, Emmett."

"She laughed when my mama was dying."

"My son," she grabbed his hands, "you can't kill Regina. If you do, all the work she is doing with Father Henry will be in vain."

Emmett stared at Despina for a long moment, "how do you know about that."

"Father Henry told me. He not only told me to look out for you but for Regina as well. I couldn't do it on my own. That's why I need your help. We all need your help, Emmett."

"I'm thwarted at every turn," Emmett muttered. "I am not going to like them."

Granny hid her smile at his denial regarding Regina, "no one is asking you to like them. You just must help her and the rest of us to help those people escape and take back your Kingdom."

"All right."

"Breathe for me, Emmett. Can you do that?"

Emmett heavily breath in and closes his eyes to calm himself, "okay…."

"Good. Why don't I make you something to eat and get Regina something else since those eggs are cold by now?"

Emmett sat back down on the chair, "she going to need her strength."

Granny chuckled as she got up from the table to make breakfast for Emma and another for Regina. Emmett watched her while trying to calm himself down to transform back into his female form.