Neverland was a dark and eerie place, even from afar. Lisa stood upon the deck of the Jolly Roger, watching the island grow closer. She touched her Guardian necklace and felt the magical pulse as a silver line traveled along her body, transforming her clothes into the black armored bodysuit of the Guardians. She tapped her bracer on her right arm and it turned into a large silver shield. She opened her left hand and a long sword blinked into existence. She closed her fingers tightly around the hilt as she added a pauldron and long black cape to her attire, giving herself a more fearsome look. If Pan was as clever as everyone seemed to think he was, he would be gunning for her especially. She needed to be prepared.

"I never thought I would see one of those suits again." Regina said, coming to her side, looking over her with an approving smirk. "You look good in it."

"Thanks. I should probably practice some more with it when we get home. Until then, this'll have to do." Lisa replied. She rolled her shoulders anxiously.

"Pan must know we're here." Regina said. "We might have to fight our way onto the beach."

"What do you know about a prophecy?" Lisa asked, turning to look at her mate. "About three people. One with-"

"One is light, one is dark, and one who is a perfect balance." Regina interrupted. "It's known by few and those that do know it think it's just a bunch of baloney."

"Me and Emma are two of those heroes. What kind of evil are we supposed to save the world from?"

"I don't know, dear. I wish I did. Perhaps Mother could offer some insight when we get home."

Lisa nodded and turned back to the water, but she couldn't help asking, "Did you and Gold kill all the Guardians?"

"Obviously not." Regina said. "You're here, aren't you?"

"True." Lisa looked back at the heroes as they stepped above deck, equipped for battle. "You ready for this?"

"Yes. I'm ready to get my son back." Regina nodded firmly as the Jolly Roger hit the sand bank. Lisa and Emma were the first to hit the beach. The others descended, everyone wary of an attack. None came. In fact, they were greeted by none other than the man boy himself. Peter Pan. He did not address the irate mothers looking for their son. His gaze stayed focused on Lisa. He wasn't a bad looking guy. He was actually quite handsome with rather fantastic eyebrows...but he kidnapped Henry. So he needed to die.

"Welcome to Neverland, Lisa. I've been waiting for you."

"Oh yeah?"

He smiled and nodded. "We have quite a bit to talk about."

"If it isn't about you giving back Henry, then we have nothing to discuss." She replied.

"I'll give you back the boy...after we talk. That's all we have to do. You have my word. He is unharmed, well entertained. However, I should warn you. The longer you make me wait, the longer he stays here. The longer he stays...the less he will want to leave. It's your decision." He folded his arms behind his back and waited.

Lisa glanced at Emma and Regina.

"No. It must be a trick."

"What choice do we have? Storm Neverland and kill all the Lost Boys?!

Regina glared at her and Lisa stepped forward. "Let's talk, Pan." Peter Pan nodded, teleporting the werewolf away. They reappeared in some kind of cave where Pan took a seat on a rock and made a bowl of water appear on a table in front of her. "What is this?"

"Apparently you are going to be one of the heroes to save us, according to the prophecy. This darkness will threaten all of the worlds, including mine and I am no fool. I won't be able to protect my domain. So I want to know if you're ready, because I don't think you are. While you are too busy fucking Regina, the woman who destroyed what life you may have had with your family, you should be learning to use your gifts. Entire worlds rest upon your shoulders. Are you ready to bear that weight?"

"Don't talk about Regina." Lisa growled. "Where is Henry?"

"Do you honestly believe she loves you? After spurning your advances for so long and only accepting them when she had no one left and only becoming your mate when she was on her deathbed. The Evil Queen is using you, as she uses everyone else."

"I've heard this all before." Lisa rolled her eyes. "Where is Henry?"

"You're not alone." Pan said. He waved his hand, shedding light on the wall behind him. It appeared to be some kind of glass prison. Trapped within was a man, wearing Guardian armor, accented with silver. He was quite handsome, with dark, lush hair that was neatly swept back on his head and he had a neatly trimmed beard, as well as a hole in his stomach. His eyes were closed and he was floating, encased in the glass, as though frozen in time. "This is your father. Lord Marcus Chevalier, Grand Guardian, the best of the order. You were always meant for greatness, Lisa. I saved him and brought him here, where he has waited for you since. e is the last full Guardian and he's going to train you. To get you ready for the monumental task you must complete."

"This is touching and all, but why didn't you stop Regina if you could?"

"Because you needed to fulfill this prophecy." Pan stated matter of factly. "Look into the water. Look at the life you could've had, were it not for your so-called mate."

Lisa growled low in her throat as she looked down. The water depicted a lush valley with a great castle in the very center. There were other Guardians training and sparring with various weapons, reading in vast libraries, talking and laughing in a gorgeous mess hall or riding horses in a beautiful stables. The scene switched to a large office. Her mother, Anita was there, smiling at the man who was apparently her father, but she could see some similarities. She saw herself as a teen, laughing and joking with friends, training with her father, Running with her mother and her pack. It was a beautiful life, but she was not convinced it was meant for her. "If you continue on this path, see what will happen." Pan continued. The scene was of Regina's mansion. The beautiful brunette was practically glowing, rubbing her swollen pregnant belly. When the scene changed again, she was holding a little babe out to Lisa, their little one, their daughter. Then everything became dark as darkness started to engulf the worlds, tearing everything apart.

"Stop!" She snapped, but she couldn't look away as they went back to the Guardian castle. This time, the lush valley was burning and the castle was crumbling. Black Soldiers were pouring in. The Guardians were better fighters, but they were overwhelmed by the sheer numbers constantly being thrown at them. Regina and Rumple were leading the charge, slaughtering the Guardians and walking over their corpses without a second glance. Lisa knew the Evil Queen was ruthless, but this nearly made her throw up. Blood was everywhere. She could hear the screams, practically smell the smoke. Her father was running with her. Anita met Marcus and quickly took baby Lisa away while Marcus turned to fight, but it was not to be. Lisa was nearly taken by Rumple, but Marcus conjured some kind of portal and sent her through before Rumple could kill her. He told Anita to run and Marcus went up against two of the most powerful magical practitioners, on his own. For a while, he seemed to be holding his own, beating Regina in swordplay and deflecting their magic, but he was eventually overtaken. He did manage to stab Rumple with his sword and stun him with a hard bash of his shield. Regina had been trying to sneak up on him to end him and nearly got her head cleaved off. Marcus' sword made contact, slicing part of Regina's lip. That scar that she loved so well, was made by her father's sword as he fought for his life. Regina ran him through and presented the bloody sword to her army like some sort of prize. Lisa pushed over the bowl and threw up all over the floor. "No more."

"What's it going to be then, Stone? Fulfilling your destiny or trying to choose a new one and dooming billions of lives?" Lisa sat down, shaking as she fought to get the images of her head. Pan teleported in front of her and offered his hand. "Surprisingly, in this, I am not your enemy." Lisa looked at his hand before taking it and the man boy helped her back to her feet. "Think on what I have said, what you have seen. I will return tomorrow with Henry and Marcus when you are ready." With that, Lisa found herself back on the beach where the Jolly Roger was docked. Regina was pacing furiously, kicking sand as she went while Emma sat on a rock nearby, tapping her leg. Lisa walked forward, dispersing her Guardian suit and pulling off the necklace.

"Lisa!" Regina quickly ran to her and hugged her. "Are you alright? What happened?"

Lisa's eye was drawn to the scar. She wasn't sure she would ever be able to look at it the same way again. "Regina...did you...did you kill my father?"

"Why do you ask?" Regina asked, becoming guarded almost instantly.

"I saw it. I saw it all." She gently cupped the queen's chin, using her thumb to caress the scar. "I know how you got this. I saw it."

"Lisa-"

"This prophecy must be big if it has Peter Pan on edge. He said that you were only using me and that I'm not ready for this. He's right."

"Lisa, you know how I feel about you. I love you." Regina said.

"I'm not ready for this." Lisa stepped away and continued down the beach, ignoring the queen's calls. Even her wolf was confused. She sat down in the sand with a sigh and dug her hands into her hair. She'd never asked for any of this. Why couldn't she just have a normal life and a family and just spend her days in ignorant bliss?

"Lisa." Regina said, not far away.

"Go away, Regina. I need to think."

"Why? What happened?"

"Pan showed me the day you attacked the Guardian Tower. I saw it all. My father is alive and Pan wants him to train me so I can be ready to fulfil this stupid prophecy."

"Marcus lives?" Regina said breathlessly.

"Surprised?"

"Well, what about Henry?"

"Pan is bringing him tomorrow." Lisa stood up and moved to walk further away.

"Lisa, why won't you talk to me?" Regina demanded. "Surely Pan doubting our relationship has not made you doubt me?"

Lisa whipped around. "Do you want to know what else he showed me? He showed me the perfect world, where you and I are together and we have a child, a daughter. If I choose that path, then everything else gets destroyed!" She sighed. "And if I don't...it may never happen. If I be selfish this one time, the world perishes and if I don't...my world, the one I want, could cease to exist."

"All of this could be something Pan just made up." Regina supplied.

"Why would Pan show weakness if he didn't have to?" Lisa hissed. "He's afraid. Whatever this darkness may be, if it has Peter Pan, the boy who apparently never fails, scared so shitless that he's trying to help me...then we have a fucking problem."

"You still don't have to make a decision like this on your own." Regina said softly.

Lisa sighed again. She didn't want to upset her mate, but her presence wasn't exactly helping. She walked past her back over to Emma. "We need to talk. Now." She lead the blonde a little ways down the beach, away from the others, and told her about the prophecy. "I assume you are the one is light and I'm one of the others. The third one of us needs to found so we can get this prophecy over with."

"How do you know?"

"It's what everyone thinks anyway." Lisa shrugged. "A wolf moon goddess or whatever the hell she was, came to me in a dream and told me. That's how I got this powerful magic. She gave it to me so I could be strong enough to fight."

"So what are you asking?" Emma asked. "To choose your happiness over the fate of the world?"

"To trust Pan. I don't, but it makes sense that he's trying to make sure whatever darkness we have to fight, won't win. He said so himself that he's not our enemy. He's not playing a game." She glanced back over at Regina, once again pacing. Lisa could feel her agitation. "We've had our differences when it comes to Regina, but now we need to start working together."

"Then why aren't you telling her this as well?" Emma tilted her head. "Lisa, when it comes time, we're gonna be the ones to step out on the battlefield, but what we decide affects the entire world. We shouldn't leave them out of this. We don't know much about this prophecy or magic or anything of this world. We need Regina and Mom and Dad...and your dad. We're gonna need them all."

"I know."

"Regina can handle herself and she has faith in you."

"I know." The werewolf looked up at her mate once again. Regina was walking away down the beach, still prickling with annoyance. She teleported in front of the queen. Regina stopped just before crashing into her. "Regina-"

"Why does the minute something happens, you doubt me or push me away?" Regina demanded, glaring at her. "I love you. I am your mate. Why won't you trust me?"

"I do. But in this, I don't have a choice, and...I didn't want to crush your hopes of having a life together." Lisa looked, pretty sure of how pathetic she sounded. All she wanted was to be with Regina, and fate was steadily pushing her towards a destiny she didn't want. Regina deserved to have a life too, a good future. "And if I am a lost cause, I don't want you to waste your life on me. I mean, I just got you to be mine, Regina and I don't want to let you go, but if I have to-"

"You don't get to make that decision." Regina roared. "You bonded with me, so any decision that has to be made should be made together. No one is going to decide my fate without my input, got it?"

Making her mate angry was not her intention, although she expected her fury. Regina teleported back to the ship and Lisa felt her anger and hurt. The pain felt like her own because she was the one who caused. She looked down at the Guardian necklace in her fist. It was time to start acting like it instead of playing dress up. She put the necklace back on. Tomorrow would seem take forever to come. When it finally did, she was ready and she wasn't ready. She was ready to get Henry and take him home. She wasn't ready to meet her father.

Pan appeared at the edge of the forest. Henry came running out into Emma's arms. Regina looked stung that he hadn't come to her. He did at least turn and give her a hug for acknowledgement. Lisa hardly noticed. The manboy waved his hand, conjuring the giant glass prison. Her father's wound was gone, replaced by a thick scar. The prison cracked and Marcus hit the ground, the air rushing in and out of his lungs causing him to start coughing. She warily stepped forward and took his arm to help him up. His Guardian armor had retreated into its collar form, leaving him in nothing more than baggy brown pants stopping just above his knees. Her father was a powerfully built man, complete muscle that seemed like poetry in motion as he looked around, finally noticing her standing next to him. "Who are you?"

"My name is Lisa, and...I'm your daughter." He frowned immediately. "Before you get upset and think I'm lying." She activated her Guardian collar. "My mother's name was Anita. You and she sent me through a portal so as not to let Regina and Rumpelstiltskin kill every member of the order."

"She's telling the truth." Pan added.

"He saved you, because I need your help. There is a prophecy-"

"The Prophecy of Three. I am aware." Marcus said in a deep voice that surprised her. He tilted his head, looking at her. "You look like your mother. Can you…"

"Change into a wolf?" She smirked. "Yes, I can. I know this weird and all but…"

"Indeed it is, but I trust you'll explain it." He smiled. He had a beautiful smile.

Lisa gestured to Emma. "We're two of the Three. We haven't found the third one of us yet, but we need some training, some help."

Marcus nodded slowly but didn't take his eyes off her. "My little girl found me." He smiled. A few tears managed to escape him and she swallowed nervously before giving him a hug. He wrapped his arms around her and swept her against his chest. "My little girl. I'm so sorry."

"It's okay. However there's a much better place we can do this."

Marcus nodded again and looked up. His eyes fell upon Regina. "What the hell is she doing here? How are you still alive?" He moved towards her and Lisa and Emma both tried to hold him back. He pushed them out of the way and Regina raised her hand to defend herself, but Marcus merely anulled whatever spell she had been trying to cast and grabbed her by the throat, lifting her off the ground. Charming attempted to intervene, receiving a hard boot to the chest that knocked him off his feet. "All of those people...dead, because of you. Young, innocent lives snuffed out forever because of you. All that I had built and worked for, gone...because of you." He took a step forward and launched Regina through the air. She landed hard on her side and Lisa knew at once that her arm was shattered when she tried to catch herself. She shifted and stepped in front of Marcus, baring her teeth threateningly. "You're defending her?"

"She is my mate!" Lisa roared. "My heart and my soul and I will defend her to the death. Even against you. Please, calm yourself."

"She murdered our entire order!" Marcus roared. "Her and that bastard Rumpelstiltskin. I should've taken every Guardian under my command and destroyed your empires."

Regina remained silent as she healed her broken arm. There were no words she could utter that would assuage this situation in any way. She had murdered nearly the entire Guardian Order. She had to tried to kill Chevalier and Lisa. She had done many thing she wasn't proud of as the Evil Queen, and there were so many dead that were stricken from this world by either her hand or command. Innocent lives lost. Lisa curled herself around her, offering herself for warmth and comfort. Regina buried her face in her shoulder, but she didn't cry. She didn't say anything. She didn't need to. The queen stood back up and Lisa reverted to her human form and faced her father again. She felt a sudden pain in her chest and everything went white.

The others stared at Lisa as she changed. Her eyes glowed hot white and her clothes turned into a long white dress. "Marcus." Even her voice was different.

"Rhea." Marcus gasped and dropped to one knee in a bow. The others, unsure of what to do, copied the motion. Everyone except for Pan. "My lady, I-"

"You are angry. You have just cause to be. But there are bigger things at stake than your anger. The queen will pay for her crimes in due time, as she has already suffered because of her own actions. Your daughter stands before you, with hope in her heart. Teach her. Train her. She will need every lesson to succeed. She needs her father. It is not a command, nor request. I ask you for much, I know."

"I will comply."

"Look into your heart, Marcus. Forgive for now." There was another flash of light and Lisa returned to normal.

"The hell just happened?"

"The goddess, Rhea, spoke through you." Regina answered. "I was skeptical before...but I suppose this does prove you are what you say you are."

"At the end of the day, we have little say in our fates." Marcus said. He sighed and Lisa raised her hand, healing him any injury, cleaning him up and filling his being with rejuvenating energy. He activated his Guardian collar with a flourish and rolled his shoulders. "I suppose I'm back now."

"Welcome back." Lisa dipped her head before leading Regina up to the Jolly Roger. The others followed and she looked back at Pan, standing alone on the beach.

"I don't know much about you." Marcus said, coming to her side and leaning against the side of the ship. "I don't know what you see in Regina, knowing her past deeds."

"I can't and won't justify her actions." Lisa looked up at him. "But I love her. I've worked pretty damn hard to get here so I'm not letting her go."

"You are just like your mother, so I don't expect you to." He smirked slightly. His smirk slowly faded. "However, I do not know if I am strong enough to keep from killing her in her sleep, much less forgive her."

"She sleeps with me. Try it and find out."

Marcus only smirked again. "You know, you wouldn't have beaten me."

That made Lisa laugh. "You against me? As if. I have the powers of a god."

"The arrogance of one as well." He looked out over the dark water as the Jolly Roger sailed away from Neverland. "It seems as though I've been gone only a moment."

Lisa touched his shoulder. "You have a lot to be caught up on. But you should get some sleep. I want to start training as soon as possible. That means tomorrow. Good Night."

"You will regret that." He called.

"I'm sure." She went below deck, feeling a strange fluttering in her heart. That was her father. She'd just spoken with her father. Never before had she believed that she would ever actually get to meet her parents and now she'd met both of them. Regina was sitting on the bed waiting for her when she entered their cabin. "Baby, you alright?"

"I'm fine." Regina said, obviously lying. "You were right." The queen whispered as Lisa sat next to her. "It's never going to be easy for us."

"Nothing easy is worth doing, right?" Lisa leaned her head against the brunette's shoulder. "We'll get through it. Just like we always have."

"I'll never be free of what i did, no matter how much good I do. I'll never be a hero."

"First of all, who gives a damn about being a hero? Certainly not me. You should want to be you and if naturally who you are is not a hero, then fuck it and be yourself."

"But Henry-"

"Regina, your entire life you have lived for someone else. Your mother's queen, Snow's mom, Leopold's wife, And now Henry's Savior. Be yourself and stop trying to please Henry. You nearly died to save him, that should be enough."

"He is my son." Regina whispered, as though she were trying to convince them both if this fact.

"And he'll always be your son. As much as I love Emma, I don't like her taking Henry from you. He is your son, you raised him for 10 years. He's young, but he knows what's right and what's wrong. If you have to go through all this bull just to prove yourself to him, then maybe he isn't worth your time." Regina looked at her like she was crazy. "Eventually, Regina you're going to get tired and he's going to get it in his head that you'll do whatever he asks just to please him. It'll be a bad situation for the both of you." She knew it was hurting Regina to even be considering letting Henry go, to simply entertain the notion that he wouldn't be in her life anymore. As much as Lisa loved the kid, the way he treated Regina was just ridiculous, and if he wanted to be with Emma, then let him. She pulled Regina into her arms and laid down. "Sleep my queen. Things will look better in the morning."

"Seriously?"

"Probably not, but what's the harm in being optimistic?"

"Last night you were ready to throw everything away because of fear."

"We might have a chance now."

"Let's just wait and see what you have to face first."

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The next morning was a blur of pain. Lisa landed on her back more times in the morning than she ever had in her life. Marcus out her through the ringer, although he was careful not to actually do her any harm. Other than her pride that is. Regina watched silently from the sidelines, smirking slightly. Emma was thrown into the mix and she fared even worse.

Rhea gave you her memories. Regina said telepathically. Use them.

Lisa took a deep breath, panting as she remained on one knee after a tough shot to her leg. Emma laying off to the side, catching her breath while Marcus patiently waited for them to recuperate. She thought it was fun, sparring with her dear old dad. Although now she just wanted to kick his ass. She was the big bad wolf and she was supposed to show it. If she actually won something today, that might earn her some brownie point with her woman.

Drawing on the goddess' strength came more easily than she thought. She picked up her shield and stood up. Marcus attacked first and her body reacted accordingly, as though it needed no direction. She ducked and spun, catching him across the chin with her elbow. It was a back and forth battle for a few minutes and Lisa even surprised herself. Even so, she made a mistake by opening her guard and a boot to her chest sent her flying backwards through some crates.

"Almost had me." Marcus panted, checking his nose to see if he was bleeding. He extended his hand to help his daughter to her feet. "One day, you'll get there."

"You know what, I'm done for today. I can't feel my ass...or anything else for that matter."

"You'll feel better once you get in the habit." He assured, gently rubbing her back. "Then you'll be as good as your old man."

"You're gonna have to work out more." Emma said. "And actual exercise instead of just being Regina's legs all the time."

Lisa let out a loud, sarcastic laugh and nonchalantly tossed her shield, tripping the blonde. "Regina, let's go. We have like a 3 day trip back to Storybrooke and I'm gonna need a massage. And maybe a blood transfusion, I might have some internal bleeding." Regina rolled her eyes and pushed her below deck.

"You seem to be getting along well with your father." The queen commented.

"He's pretty cool. Thinks he's hilarious even though he isn't, but isn't that wilth like all dads." Lisa touched her necklace, dispersing her suit and removed her clothes. She conjured a giant tub, filled it and climbed in, moaning as her aching muscles settled. Marcus was still angry with Regina and it was easy to tell he didn't approve of her relationship with his daughter, but he still desired a good relationship with Lisa. He was playing nice, although he refused to acknowledge Regina's presence.

Regina watched her lover start to splash around the water as she started cleaning herself. She couldn't seem to reach her back so the queen volunteered. She moved away the door and heard the lock click. Regina looked at the door before turning back to her mate as she stood up, magically drying herself and smirking, waving her hand to get rid of the queen's clothes and replacing them with her favorite red dress.

"Regardless of how dark the world may be, or how bleak the future may seem. I know where I can always find comfort."

"In my arms?" Regina asked. She was magically transported across the room and onto the bed.

"I was thinking of a place…a little lower." Lisa slowly rose up between her legs, pushing them apart so she could look at the queen's naked center, waiting and ready for her to taste. "There is no better place to be after a good workout...or any time of any day."

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