Lisa watched Regina get dressed after another crazy lovemaking session. The brunette fixed her hair and looked over her shoulder at her naked wolf. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing." Lisa smiled as she stood up, waving her hand and dressing herself in her usual black jeans and a fitted black tanktop. "Everything is perfect. I have you, what could be better?"

Regina smiled and entered her arms. "So, you're a...god, now?"

"I'm a part of some kind of prophecy or something. I don't know. You're going to have to show me how to use this magic though."

"I will." Regina kissed her lips. "I promise."

Lisa grinned.

"Mom?" They looked up through the mirror as Henry entered the vault, calling for his mother. "Mom? Can I come in? Please?"

Regina looked conflicted for a moment, before stepping forward to open the secret door. Henry stepped cautiously inside and embraced his mother. Regina sighed deeply as she closed the door and Lisa smiled at the heartwarming sight. "Henry, I'm so glad you're here. I missed you so much when…" She pulled away to look her son in the eye. "I have to let you know I had nothing to do with Archie.

"I know. I always knew." Henry said.

"I was framed. I don't know how. It just seems like everything...You knew? How did you know?"

"Simple." Henry was suddenly engulfed by a cloud of purple smoke. When it cleared, Cora was standing in his place. "Because I did it."

"Mother." Regina whispered, looking at Cora as though she'd seen a ghost. "You. I thought we stopped you. How did you get through?" She snapped, taking a few steps back, bumping into Lisa, who put a protective arm around her and bared her teeth.

"Determination. I had to see you." Cora answered. "I needed to tell you that I know why you sent me through the Looking Glass. And I know why you tried to have me killed. And it's...It's alright."

"I don't think so." Regina responded.

"I love you." Cora said quietly. "I just… I've always shown it in all the wrong ways. And I never should have made you marry the King. I'm so sorry." Both women were fighting back tears at this point, but Lisa didn't interrupt, watching the scene play out carefully. "When you cried over my coffin, it all changed."

"You framed me. For the cricket."

"Temporarily, so you could see what these people really think of you."

"You made an airtight case. Anyone would believe it." Regina snapped.

"I didn't want you to reject me. Not again."

"You wanted me broken."

"Receptive." Cora countered.

Regina laughed. "You are the most manipulative…"

"Bitch?" Lisa muttered.

Regina continued. "No. I won't even argue. Come with me. We're going to town. Lisa, mind getting the car?"

"It's the middle of the night." Cora said as Lisa magically put on some shoes.

"I don't care. We'll wake them up. Emma, and Henry, and the two idiots, and you can tell them how you lied. You owe me that."

"And then you'll let us start over?" Cora asked.

"I don't see that happening, Mother. But I am...I was trying so hard to be worthy of Henry. And I deserve the same thing from you."

"You're right." Cora nodded. "For you, sweetheart, anything."

Regina looked at Lisa. "Let's go, wolfy."

Cora touched her shoulder as she moved to follow. "Lisa, I am sorry, for what happened between us in the Enchanted Forest. Despite most of what I did, I was interested and knowing who you are, and the connection you have with my daughter."

Despite the hurtful words, she'd uttered while she was locked up, Lisa never liked to dwell on the past. Besides, she had Regina, there was no reason to be upset. Cora was indeed a manipulative bitch, it just was who she was...and she would keep a close eye on her. Lisa grinned. "No problem Mom."

"What happened between you two in the Enchanted Forest?" Regina asked as they walked out to the car.

"She shot me with some magic. I bashed her in the face a few times with my shield." Lisa said.

"I chained her to the wall and she locked me in a cage." Cora added.

"Nothing special." Lisa smirked as they climbed into the car and started the drive to town.

"Nervous?" Regina asked her mother.

"Not about owning up to what I've done. It's just, these carriages are strange." Cora said with a chuckle.

Lisa grinned as the woman looked around in wonder.

"And something's irritating me." Cora pulled out a piece of red clay with a handprint in it and the words For Mommy. "For Mommy." She laughed. "That used to be you."

"When were you in my house?" Regina demanded.

"I haven't had the pleasure." Cora lied.

Regina rolled her eyes. "That was in my house. You think I don't know where that was? It's one of my most treasured possessions."

"Well, let's be honest. Taking me to be pilloried by the town might gain you some points, but as long as Emma and her parents are here, he's not really yours. Not like he was when he made things for his one and only Mommy. You've been too bad for too long, and now they see you as a snake. Even your little wolf back there will be seen as such for standing by your side. You don't want their love at all. What do you want?"

"My son back." Lisa could feel the mix of emotions from Regina and she reached forward to place a hand on her shoulder.

"And I want my daughter back." Cora said as Regina pulled over. "I meant everything I said earlier. I am so sorry. I can do better. I won't push you away again. Let me into your heart. Together we can get him back again."

Regina gasped softly, eyes sparkling with unshed tears and leaned across the seat to lay her head on her mother's chest. Cora wrapped her arms around her and stroked her hair. "How?"

"I have a few thoughts."

Regina sat up abruptly. "Stay here. Lisa, get out of the car." She got out and turned to face the confused wolf as she did so as well. She grabbed her and kissed her. "Go away."

"What?"

"I can't let you continue this. You are loyal and strong and courageous, and...I can't let you stay with me, not knowing what will happen. You deserve your family and friends and happiness. That's not with me. Mother is right, I've been too bad for too long. The idiots already don't trust me. I can't let you go through the same thing."

"You're not letting me do anything. You don't have a choice. I'm coming with you and doing whatever you need me to do. Even if I wanted to leave you, I couldn't Regina. I love you, my wolf would never let me part with you. Besides, I'm a fucking werewolf, a Guardian and a god. I don't care what anyone thinks and I don't need their approval or trust. As long as I am with you, I am content." She smiled as Regina and leaned her forehead against her chest. "You're also incredible in bed, so that's a plus." Regina laughed and hugged her.

"I can still hear every word you're saying." Cora called from inside the car. "That was information I was quite happy not knowing."

"I don't why you're making such a fuss, Mom. I'm sure you are too." Cora raised an eyebrow at her smirk.

"I don't deserve your loyalty." Regina said.

"You deserve a lot more than my loyalty, but right now, this is all I can give." Lisa replied.

"Are you sure?"

"Absolutely. Just never try to send me away again. Please."

Regina nodded. "I promise I won't."

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The next morning, the three women returned to the mansion and Regina departed to gods knows what, leaving Lisa with her mother.

"Mama's pretty hot with her hair down." Lisa commented as Cora walked into the living room, properly dressed for this world. Her hair was down and brushed and she was sporting a black pantsuit.

"Why do you refer to me as your mother?" Cora asked with an annoyed look.

Lisa crossed her legs, "Because it annoys you."

Cora raised an eyebrow and sat down on the couch next to her. "You are a strange woman, you have all of this magic, all of this power, surging around inside you, and you don't care?"

"My concern is Regina, keeping her and Henry safe." Lisa replied. "I don't care about a prophecy or power. Never needed it."

"Never wanted it?" Cora asked.

"No."

Cora sighed. "So intriguing. You and Regina have become one?"

"I suppose you could say we're together, but we haven't actually...voiced it. But that doesn't matter, she knows how much I care about her. And I know she cares about me. And in turn, I care about you, Mom."

Cora chuckled. "Oh really?"

"Of course. I mean, I must feel something towards you or I would have killed you a long time ago. And I'm sure you would've killed me. Regina still loves you, so I shall try my best to protect you as well as her and her son." Lisa said with a smile.

"You gave up being a hero, for us?"

"I never really liked heroes, to be honest. Villains were more complex, definitely sexier, just plain better in my opinion. Figures I would myself find myself falling in love with the baddest and sexiest of the bunch." She grinned as she thought of Regina, her Regina.

"She is lucky to have someone like you."

"She's lucky to have someone like you too."

Cora laughed. "What are you talking about?"

"You're her mother and you're trying to change, trying to do better. You messed up before, and you're trying to fix it by helping her. At least, that's what you seem to be doing."

"You don't really trust me, do you?" Cora asked, looking her in the eye.

She shrugged. "Not completely, but that's because you've hurt Regina before...and you tried to kill me...several times. Care to make me change my mind?"

Cora smiled. "Perhaps. Before you try to ask for my blessing for my daughter's hand, I need your powerful nose to find something."

"Anything for you, Mother." Lisa smirked as Cora rolled her eyes.

"We need to find a dagger. The Dark One's dagger."

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