Cora held up a necklace. It resembled a type of black collar.

"I'm not putting that thing on-" Lisa began as the necklace glowed and suddenly launched itself at her neck. It clicked together and she tried to take it off, but it wouldn't budge "Get this off!" She screamed as it burned her throat. She lost consciousness and fell to the ground as the necklace worked its magic.

Lisa found herself in a dark room lit by a circle of fire that surrounded her. She looked around but saw nothing that would tell her exactly where she was. "Hello?"

"Lisa?" The brunette turned her head.

"Regina?!" She easily shifted and launched herself over the flames to land in front of the former queen. "Is it really you?"

"I'm not sure. I must've fallen asleep watching over Henry. Where the hell are we?" Regina asked.

Lisa grabbed her and hugged her, ignoring the question to feel her woman pressed against her and to inhale her warm scent. "I missed you. Are you alright, did anyone threaten you in Storybrooke?" The wolf was already getting riled up at the thought of anyone touching Regina.

"Relax, Lisa, I'm fine. Just...confused." Regina said, stepping away from her to look around as a long table became visible. A fireplace behind it was lit, illuminating myriad of weapons on the table. "What is all of this?" Regina said, approaching it. She picked up what looked like a metal belt and read the insignia, an uppercase G with swirling vines lacing around it. "Guardians."

Lisa was hurt by the brunette's lack of emotion towards her, but managed to keep it off her face as she approached the table as well. "You know who the Guardians are?"

"Yes, but not much. They're like legends, an ancient order of warriors who protected the world's magic or something."

"Cora said I was one of them." Lisa said. She watched the brunette closely as she examined each of the weapons, trying to read her face, but it was impassive. She had to fight back the whimper building in her throat at Regina's stoicism of the situation. She could care less about being a Guardian, she just wanted her brunette. "You called out to me. What happened?"

"Nothing."

"It was something or you wouldn't have called me." Lisa turned Regina to face her. "Please, Regina, let me in." She looked at the table and flipped it over with one hand. "I don't care about this shit, all I care about is you!"

"It was Daniel." Regina sighed. "Whale brought him back, but...he was in a lot of pain. I had to kill him." She looked down and Lisa wanted to cry for the pain that she knew the other woman was in. "I'm sorry, I just...never had anyone who ever actually cared about me."

"I'm here, Regina. All you have to do is let me in. Please." Lisa said. "I just want you to be happy."

"Why do you care so much?" Regina asked.

"I don't know but I do. I do care about you, more than you know, more than I can express." Lisa pulled the brunette closer. Regina didn't fight her, just looked into her eyes as she forced back her wolf. Regina's scent was so intoxicating. She was so soft in Lisa's arms, so beautiful, so vulnerable. She was so close to finally tasting her brunette, their lips were only inches away from finally touching when her throat began to burn again.

"Lisa?!" Regina screamed as the she-wolf collapsed to the ground, clutching at her neck as the collar burned itself into her skin. Her clothes began morphing as a black ring traveled down her body, changing her clothes into a black leather bodysuit, covered in shining black steel that flexed with her body. The weapons appeared on her body, as though she were going into battle, as though forcing the role of Guardian upon her and Regina tried her best to hold her still, but Lisa was far stronger and in too much pain.

Lisa closed her eyes, they were watering as the pain started to ebb, when she opened them, she was back in the cave with Cora who was looking at her expectantly. "Send me back!" Lisa was on her feet in a second, her forearm across the sorceress' throat and she pulled a dagger out of a sheath at her waist and held it up threateningly. "Send me back, please."

"I can't." Cora gasped.

Lisa wanted to cry. She wanted to scream. She'd almost kissed her, almost tasted her lips, almost tasted heaven. "What did you do?"

"Nothing. The collar was supposed to show you the Guardians, help you ha-" she began to choke as Lisa pressed harder on her throat. "Please."

Lisa sighed and released her, taking a step back, throwing down the dagger in frustration, only for it to reappear in its sheathe. "Why was Regina there? Did you know?!"

"No, I swear it." Cora said quickly, coughing and holding her neck. She looked Lisa up and down in her new outfit with a slight smirk. "You look like a Guardian. Did you find out what were you were guarding? Besides my daughter?"

Lisa glared at her. "I should've asked Regina if I could kill you."

Cora smiled smugly. "Even now you can't, can you? Because of her."

Lisa growled, whipping out a long curved knife from a sheath on her back and pressed it against her chest. "I know you don't have your heart with you right now, but tell me, what will happen to it if I carve your body up and spread the pieces from here to the haven?"

Cora smirked. "You are an impressive woman. Regina would be such a lucky woman, if she truly cared for you."

"She does."

"Has she ever shown it? Have you even kissed her? Such loyalty, wasted on undeserving-" Lisa grabbed her by the throat and slammed her against the wall, shaking the tunnels.

"Don't ever disrespect Regina to my face or I will kill you, simple as that." Cora nodded meekly as her eyes glowed gold with murder. "We're done here." She released the witch and turned to walk back to the others.

"Um no, we're not. You still have something I need. And I have something you need." She said, revealing the heart of Aurora. "What's it gonna be, Guard-" She didn't even get a chance to finish as Lisa suddenly roundhouse kicked her in the face, and caught the heart as it flew out of Cora's hand. She turned and ran as a now enraged Cora began firing bolts of purple magic at her.

Lisa ran her hands over her body, searching for something in the suit to help and she touched a metal band on her wrist that morphed into a shield. "Hell yeah!" She turned and dropped to a knee, deflecting Cora's magic. There was a momentary cease in the barrage and peeked around the shield to see a seething Cora, glaring at her.

"Give that back to me!"

"I don't think so, Mom." Lisa taunted, before launching the shield. Cora ducked and scrambled away, turning to run, just as the shield returned at the press of another button,bashing Cora right in the head. Cora hit the ground and the shield reconnected with the band on Lisa's forearm.

"Lisa, what the hell are you doing?" Emma said, storming down the cavern, stopping dead at the sight before her. "Explain."

"Cora had Aurora's heart. I took it back." Lisa said, approaching the princess. She handed it to her without another word and went to collect Cora, placing her in Rumplestiltskin's cell and shutting the door.

"Okay, what about the new outfit?" Emma asked.

"Turns out I may be something called a Guardian. Look at this shield, I feel like Captain America!" Lisa said, posing.

"Guardian?" Mary Margaret gasped. "That's impossible. All of the Guardians are dead."

"All except one apparently." Lisa grinned. "Did you guys find what we were looking for?"

"Yeah, we have the ink. Let's go." Emma said. "Apparently we have go to some lake and it'll take a couple days to get there."

"Lead on." Lisa glanced back at Cora, smirking at the trickle of blood on the corner of her head. She sheathed the shields with a flick of her wrist and took off after Emma and the others.

Cxxxx

"So, how do you know how to control the suit?" Emma asked, watching Lisa pull out weapon after weapon and sheathe it. She'd already found a bow and arrows, the shield, two swords, a chakram and a dozen different sized knives.

"I thinks it's like connected to my head or something." Lisa said. "I just think of a weapon and it comes."

"Do you even know what happened to the Guardians?" Mary Margaret said.

"Of course not. What happened?" Lisa unsheathed the bow and nocked an arrow in a split second. "I've never used a bow in my life."

"Rumplestiltskin and Regina killed them all." Mary Margaret stepped in front of her and she sighed and sheathed the bow and the arrows dissolved into the suit.

"Okay, so what?"

"So what?! They might've destroyed your family, all that you could've been."

"Miss Blanchard, so what?! I have nothing to do with what happened all those years ago and I don't care. I'm still alive and I have a new bomb ass suit that is freakin' awesome. If they destroyed the Guardians, I'm sure it was because the Guardians were really powerful and they were a threat. I'm okay with that. I can't feel kinship towards people that I've never met and only just found out existed a few minutes ago. I'm happy with all that I am now and all I can still be."

"So you're not angry with them?"

"No, dear. I'm not." Lisa touched the collar around her neck and the suit morphed back into her jeans, boots, tank top and coat. "Why be mad about something that is unchangeable?" She tilted her head, waiting for an answer.

"How can you be so dismissive of something like this?" Mary Margaret asked.

"Because it's the past! The past is gone. Let it go, move on." She scoffed and shifted to go on a quick run. She didn't take long, but she returned quickly just in case Cora decided to send more minions after them. Everyone was asleep except for Emma so the brunette walked toward her and sat down next to her.

"Do you believe in destiny?" Emma asked suddenly.

"You know I don't." Lisa said, leaning her head on the blonde's shoulder.

"Our paths were already chosen for us." Emma continued, staring into the fire. "I was always meant to be the Savior and you're this Guardian person. What decisions we've made has ever been our own?"

"All of them." Lisa chuckled. "The end of the road may be predetermined, but everything in between is us."

"Where do you hope your road leads?"

"Hopefully, someplace fun."

"You want to go to hell."

"That's where all the fun people are. But no, seriously, I have no intention to let this Guardian business change anything about me. As for my road, I'm hoping it leads to Regina."

"You really love her." Emma said.

"I do. But she's a complicated woman and who knows how long it'll be before she realizes what a catch I am and wants to snatch me up before someone else does."

"We both know that could take forever."

"I'm willing to wait. For a woman like tha…" Lisa sat up sharply as a familiar scent wafted over her nose.

"What's wrong? Is it Ogres?" Emma said, reaching for her knife.

"No." Lisa's eyes grew wide as a very naked Regina peered out of the darkness. "Holy shit." She whispered, trying to get a better view of the brunette as she backed away into the bushes. Common sense would say that this was a trap, don't follow the gorgeous naked woman into the bushes. Lisa closed her eyes, attempting to block out the sight.

"Lisa, you okay? You're...whimpering." Emma looked at her critically.

Lisa held her breath and turned her back to the obvious apparition and inwardly called Regina's name. The answer was faint, barely distinguishable. Regina's scent was all around her now and she couldn't hold her breath forever. Her wolf was going crazy.

"Lisa!" Emma shouted, attempting to gain her attention.

Lisa growled and took off in the direction of the ghost Regina, only to receive a hard shot to the chin that nearly knocked her out.

"I am done playing games with you." Cora said, stepping out of the shadows with Regina. She waved her hand and Regina became a very annoyed looking Hook.

"Couldn't you have played the part yourself, Love?" Hook asked.

Lisa rolled her eyes, clutching the side of her head and attempted to get up, but Cora stomped on her back.

"I can see I made a mistake unlocking your powers. Now, it just may prove beneficial to my mission if you are stripped of them. I can bring my daughter you're heart as a present."

"Oh, and I thought we were getting along so well, Mum." Lisa taunted, despite the situation and her better judgement. "You thought I would be your little puppet? I don't think so Mum."

"Hey!" Emma yelled, stepping out of the bushes. "Let her g-" Cora hit her with a bolt of magic that knocked her off her feet.

"Search her for the compass." She snapped at Hook, pressing down on Lisa's back.

Lisa growled in pain before trying to reach her necklace. Cora shot a burst of magic directly into her spine. "I don't think so, dear."

"Got it." Hook announced, rejoining his accomplice.

Lisa growled and shifted, bursting free and tackling the witch. She growled and threatened to rip her apart but Cora poofed herself to safety and grabbed the wolf by the throat.

"You know, I have tried to be kind. I have tried to let you live several times, and since you can't be a tool to help with my ambitions, you are useless." She squeezed hard on Lisa's neck, pumping magic into her before throwing her to the side.

"Lisa!" Emma scrambled to her side. "Lisa!"