The pair spent the next few days in the hidden room in the vault, completely oblivious to the chaos raging in Storybrooke, but neither really cared. They spent the time having sex and trying to come up with ways to clear Regina's name. On the night of the full moon, Lisa was forced to leave her refuge to take her wolf form and the first place she visited, was Archie's grave. She hadn't attended the funeral and went to pay her respects.
"Lisa." Ruby stepped out of the bushes. "I thought you'd come here."
Lisa shifted back into a human and looked at her sister. "What?"
"I'm sorry about this, about everything."
"No need." Lisa said curtly, turning to leave.
"Wait." Ruby ran to stand in front of her. "We know Regina didn't kill Archie. He's alive."
"No shit."
"Listen, there's been a lot going on while you were gone. Everyone's looking for you guys."
"I told you all that Regina was innocent, but that didn't matter right, because 'she's incapable of love and change'."
"Lisa, I'm sorry. I did see Regina but, clearly, it was someone else."
"Apology accepted. Now, if you don't mind, I want to finish my Run alone and in peace." She shifted and took off again. When she returned to the vault, Emma was sitting on the steps waiting for her. "What the hell do you want?"
"To apologize."
"Apology accepted, now leave."
"This is where you've been staying?" Emma asked. "We checked this place."
"I know, I saw. Now go away, I don't want to talk to you."
"Yeah well, I think we should talk. We shouldn't just throw away everything we've been through because of Regina."
"Regina has done nothing, besides give me something to live for." Lisa said darkly. "In fact, she is the only thing stopping me from kicking your ass again. She doesn't need your parents swarming around her place trying to find their daughter's broken body."
"Lisa-"
"Why do you suddenly not trust me?" Lisa interrupted. "You keep going on and on about the last 10 years of our friendship, and yet, you didn't believe me."
"Because I was concerned that you're judgement was a little cloudy because all you do is fawn over Regina. She was a suspect in a murder investigation. Wouldn't you take the fall for her in a heartbeat?"
"Emma, you did the worst possible thing you could've done. My wolf was threatening to overwhelm me. You threatened Regina. If my wolf overpowered me, you'd all be dead. You know how I feel about her, you know how much I am in love with her and you...threaten her."
"Only because you don't give a damn about what she's done."
"What's she's done is done. It's the past. It's over. She's trying to change, for her son. You know, the son you gave up, the son she's been raising, the son who's turned his back on her."
"Don't talk about Henry, you don't even care about him anymore."
"That is literally the stupidest thing you've ever said to me."
"It's the truth."
"You know what, Emma, just go away please. You're starting to piss me off. It's a full moon, so that wouldn't be a good idea on your part." Her wolf was getting more annoyed than anything. It wanted to be back with Regina, and so did she.
"Emma!" Snow and Charming came running towards them.
Lisa rolled her eyes but looked up as Regina stepped out of her vault. Something about the sight of her, cloaked in moonlight, triggered something within the she-wolf. She heard a sound like thunder and collapsed to the ground.
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When Lisa opened her eyes, she was a in clearing, covered in moonlight. The rest of the surrounding forest was dark, but she could see people and wolves running through the trees. She slowly stood up, prepared for a fight.
"Relax child." Anita appeared before her. "It's time."
"Time for what?"
"For you to answer your destiny." Anita turned and motioned to another woman in the clearing as she appeared. She was beautiful and looked as though she were clothed in moonlight. Her eyes glowed bright gold and her dark hair waved slightly in the small breeze.
"Welcome Lisa." She said as Anita pushed her daughter forward.
"Um, who are you exactly?"
"I am the Wolf goddess, Rhea, mother of all werewolves. I brought you here because there is much that must be done. Regina's actions in casting the Dark Curse have set into motion, powerful things. Things that must be stopped."
"If you're going to hurt Regina-"
"No, I won't hurt her, and your attitude is quite... pleasing. You would fight a god for this woman?"
"No one is going to hurt her."
Rhea exchanged looks with Anita. "She's perfect. You, are a part of a great prophecy, one that had been long forgotten. There will be three, one born of light, one of dark, and one with the balance of both within her heart. They will decide the fate of magic. That is why you are a guardian, to protect magic. Without it, there would be no werewolves, no Storybrooke, no Enchanted Forest...no Regina. We cannot keep you here to train you, and even if we could, there would not be enough time. So, I will give you my blood. You will have my memories, my instincts, my powers."
"You're going to turn me into a god?" Lisa said with a scoff.
"Yes." Rhea said with a very serious expression. "You are my daughter after all, and I cannot think of a better wolf to bestow this gift upon."
"This is crazy." Lisa ran a hand through her hair and turned away from them. "Why can't I just be me?" She asked. "First I'm a werewolf, then I'm a guardian and now, I'm going to be a god? What the hell?"
"We are all born onto a path. That path may not be what we think it is, and it may not lead where we want it to go, but at the end of that path, at the end of our journey, we are given our happy ending." Rhea said. "This is a lot to process, I am aware. But there is no other werewolf as strong as you, with a heart so loyal that you would fight a deity to protect your mate." The goddess smiled then, seemingly amused by that.
"She's not my mate. I don't know what the hell she is." Lisa muttered.
"Do you accept this gift?"
"What should I expect?" Lisa asked.
"Your werewolf abilities will be much stronger and you will possess magic. You must find your own place in the prophecy. That place, will decide what your powers shall be specifically."
"Okay, so I'm guessing Emma is in this somehow. Big surprise. She's the light one, the Savior, whatever. So I'm one of the other two. Dark or half dark. Great options." Who's the third person?
"You will be even stronger than the Dark One, than Regina, than Cora, than the Savior. Remember, the wolf is the most powerful animal on earth." Rhea continued.
"I'm pretty sure a lion could rip a wolf in half with very little difficulty."
Anita smirked. "Hold out your tongue, daughter."
Lisa looked skeptical, but stuck out her tongue.
Rhea nipped her finger, drawing blood and touched it to her tongue.
Pain like no other ripped through Lisa's head. Memories of battles, of training, of facts from everything that had to do with werewolves and guardians and magic, all of it was pushed inside her mind. Her eyes turned silver and she clutched at her head.
"Welcome to godhood. Use it wisely. Protect our people." Rhea said.
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Lisa opened her eyes. Regina was standing protectively over her, arguing loudly with the Charmings. She stood up and pushed the queen behind her. "Alright, listen up!" She roared. "You three are really starting to piss me off. Just go home. Just go away and leave us the fuck alone."
"Lisa-" Snow began, but was cut off by a snarl of annoyance.
"You know what, you seem to have a hearing problem. So listen to this. Emma, not everything is about you. Not everything is about our friendship. I don't give a damn if you are the Savior. Fuck off. Snow, I cannot tell how much the very sight of you makes me want to kill something. You are so annoying, the sound of your voice makes me want to rip off my own ears. Every day, it's hope this, hope that. Fuck your hope, and fuck you. Charming, all I can say to you, is grow a set. Stop doing whatever you're irritating ass wife says and think for once. And Regina..." She turned to face the brunette who was trying not to laugh. "You get your fine ass back into that vault." She looked back at the Charmings. "Any questions? No? Emma, you feel like throwing some more magic? No? Alright then." She smirked and snapped her fingers, making the three idiots disappear.
"Where did you send them?" Regina asked.
"I have no idea. Hopefully they're still alive...somewhere. Eh, worry about it later. But I was very serious about you getting back into the vault. I may be a newbie at this god thing, but there is one thing I do know how to do."
"And what's that?" Regina asked with a smirk.
"Make a queen scream."
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