There was nothing to stop Maleficent's grief. Her sadness, her rage, her anger, all of it just came pouring out and there was nothing her family could do to stop her. Lily had to take Ruby and Belle across town lines to be absolutely sure they were safe, and then she had to make sure her mother was safe. She had never seen Maleficent cry before, had never seen her break down. Even after getting stabbed and shot out of the sky, she hardly seemed to care. But now, Mal was broken and Lily couldn't help her. Honestly, she felt just as weak. Her mother was gone, and the other was in such a deep mourning it broke her heart. Zelena captured all of the culprits and brought them to the station, stuffing them all into cells. Emma immediately tried to get at Robin.
"He did it!" The blonde hissed, glaring at the thief. "How could you?!"
"This was never supposed to happen." Robin snapped. "You honestly think I would intentionally hurt Regina?!"
"Your men attacked her! You killed her!"
Zelena silently watched the exchange, watching as they berated and blamed each other for the loss of her sister. She couldn't properly grieve right now because of them. Because her sister didn't die, she was murdered. "She never wanted either of you." She said. The room fell silent and all eyes turned to her. "You killed my sister because of your envy, your greed! She didn't want you! Why couldn't you leave us in peace?!"
"I am her soulmate. We belong together, she said so herself." Robin said firmly, probably believing every word he spoke, as if Regina's rejections and disregard for him didn't matter. The only that mattered was this fairy dust soulmate crap.
"You're an idiot! A bland, tasteless, boring, idiot!" Zelena almost screamed. "The only reason she thought you were her soulmate was because of that lion tattoo. Without that, she wouldn't have given you the time of day and you know it. It might be different if you were slightly interesting, but you're not." She turned to Emma. "And you, stalking her, following her, calling a thousand times. She said no! She said she wanted nothing to do with you! Why continue?"
"I love her." Emma said softly.
"Loved. Because thanks to all of you she's dead! Not only that, but you kill her child as well-"
"Henry is her child." Emma glared at her, as if trying to hold on to this ridiculous fantasy.
"Henry was never her son. He broke her heart, he treated her like shit and you and your stupid family took him away. He's not her son and never will be. The child you killed would've been a better child to her than Henry ever was. He doesn't deserve his last name." She almost laughed when Emma threw herself at the bars of her cell trying to get at her. "It doesn't matter now because again, Regina is dead. And you all, who supposedly love her more than anyone else, will carry that burden forever. I hope you drown in it. I hope you suffer." She teleported back to the hospital to see if she could find Mal. The dragon was still in Regina's room but the doctor had rolled in a small bed. In it, were broken eggshells and the small form of a baby... "Mal…" Mal took a deep breath, blinking back tears as she laid eyes upon her youngest daughter for the first time. Sadly, her daughter would never grow up, would never know her mothers and her aunt and her sister. There was no future for her. It was taken, ripped from her by fools who just couldn't take a hint.
"What do I do?" The dragon whispered.
"Huh?"
"To punish those who did this. Death is far too easy." The blonde let out a shaky sigh and caressed her child. She made a gesture to the doctor and he took the bed away. "My baby, dead. My wife, my mate, dead. What do I do?"
Zelena came to kneel in front of her friend, her leader, her mentor, the woman who had taught her more than her mother ever had. "Mal, let's leave. We can take Regina and your baby and bury them, put them to rest and we can build a life somewhere else. Regina wouldn't want us to just stop."
"All that we've done in Storybrooke-"
"We can still work on it. Maybe even come back one day. But we can't stay here like this. You can't. Please."
Mal sighed deeply and Zelena took her shaking hands and kissed them. "So be it. But the ones who did this...must pay."
"They already are. They're at each other's throats."
"It's not enough." The older woman looked away for a while before standing up. "Release me. I must...destroy things." Zelena nodded and stepped back. The dragon left the room and Zelena looked down at Regina. By now they had unhooked her from the machines and cleaned her up, but all the color had drained from her. Pale, lifeless, cold, it made her sick to see a woman so vibrant and full of life, who had fought so hard, be reduced to so little.
"They'll pay for this. I promise."
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By the time the sun was setting that day, the Queens of Darkness had packed up to leave and Maleficent had expended her energy in destroying parts of the town and the forest. The dragon sat behind the wheel of Regina's Mercedes at the town line, silently thinking of the past weeks and the recent revenge she had been able to obtain. She wouldn't kill Emma or Robin. Death was too easy of an end. However, both did receive wounds that would never heal, reminders of crossing the Mistress of All Evil, reminders not to fuck with the Great Beast. Both endured severe burns to their right arms that would never completely heal. Emma would walk with a permanent limp now after Mal shattered her knee and ankle and Robin...would never shoot a bow again. She just didn't understand it. Common sense would tell you stay away from the wife and mate of a dragon. She'd already broken their jaws, paralyzed them, what more could she do to them to get them to leave them alone? She didn't want to kill them, what with Henry and Roland being in the way but…
"Hey. Stop thinking so hard." A soft hand reached over to touch hers and she looked over into the passenger seat. "You, my dear, are quite the little actress." Regina smirked, one hand rubbing their stomach where their little baby was safely tucked away.
"Blame Lily, it was her idea. A positively evil one. Can't imagine what the idiots will do if they find out you're still alive."
"They are not my concern." Regina gave her hand a squeeze. "Never were. They can do what they want. We, however," She held up the map. "Have some mothers-in-law to find. After I get the baby out of my stomach of course."
Mal smiled. Emma and Robin lost their minds when they lost Regina the first time. Mal taking her away for a vacation and then returning, only to find Regina married and pregnant, made them even crazier. So their solution was to take Regina away completely. Let them eat their hearts out, drown in their own guilt, thinking they had killed the Evil Queen. Although, with all the wards and protection charms Mal had covered her in, Regina could step on a landmine and be perfectly fine. "I love you. I don't ever want to think about losing you."
"Don't. I have fought my entire life for a happy ending. Now that I bagged me a rich Milf, I can live the high life." Regina grinned.
"What's a milf?" Mal frowned.
"You. Duh. Where to first?"
"I'm thinking France."
"The city of love. I agree. Are we buying a house overlooking the Rhine? We would have to learn French."
"Then we will learn French." Mal said, starting the car. She honked twice and Lily and Zelena honked behind her. "Shall we?"
"We shall."
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A/N: You guys really thought I was going to kill Regina? And her baby? I would never... Well, we're far from done so enjoy the happy times for now.
