After dropping Henry off at her parents house, Emma drove out to Regina's. She hadn't really been invited to their little war table but she was almost just killed over whatever was going on, so she believed she should at least be clued in.

The mayoral villa was still covered in snow when she parked, still looking like a mini winter wonderland in the middle of Storybrooke. Luckily, the driveway was cleared off. When she knocked on the front door, Lily was the one to open it. There was yet another pinprick of irritation seeing her former friend in Regina's house. She didn't know why it bothered her so much, but it did. Perhaps it was irritating seeing someone else be welcomed by the former queen while she was still trying to repair their relationship. She didn't know how she and Lily managed to build such a strong bond to where the brunette was practically living with them. Maybe it had something to do with Maleficent but considering how Regina forced Lily into her first dragon transformation, she didn't get it. Lily crossed her arms and tilted her head. The young dragon was dressed simply but comfortably in a black t-shirt and gray sweats. Again, too homey for Emma's liking.

"What do you want?"

"I want to know what's going on with this poisoner."

Lily sighed. "What's that got to do with you?"

"He sent someone after me. He just tried to kill me half an hour ago." Emma retorted.

Lily sighed again and closed the door. A minute passed before she opened it again and Emma stepped in. "Wipe your feet." She said. Emma glared at her back and did so before following her into Regina's home. She hadn't been inside since the renovations and she found herself looking around in wonder as she walked. Lily led her to the living room where the others had gathered. Kilgharrah was standing in the middle of the room, listening to Mal and Zelena talk about the poison maker. Regina and Ingrid were both seated on one couch, both wrapped in a blanket. Elsa, Tink and Anna were on the other couch while Aerrick leaned against the wall. Lily went to sit next to Ingrid, crossing her legs. Emma heard people moving in the kitchen and assumed it to be Ruby or Belle. They were the only ones missing from this little group.

"We believe that this is two people." Mal said to Kilgharrah. "One man made the poison, another made the deal."

"And you are sure the Dark One has nothing to do with this?" Kilgharrah asked.

Regina let out a little laugh. "Gold isn't the only one who likes to make deals and he would never sign off on going after a dragon. He wouldn't even go after Mal. He knows dragons are immortal and don't like to let things go. He wouldn't want to spend the rest of eternity fighting one."

"And you are certain he meant for me to kill her?" He gestured to Elsa. "Why? Arendelle is too far away to mean anything to anyone in the Enchanted Forest."

"We don't know why." Zelena replied. "We can't even find the bastards, but within half a year, two different men from two different kingdoms that should have nothing to do with each other have tried to attack the queen of Arendelle using poison from the guys you've been chasing. We thought it could've just been two guys trying to make some money selling poison, but their original plan with the Southern Islands could have started a massive war and made them a lot of money selling to Arendelle's enemies. Now, you come here looking for Elsa?"

"We did find them." Mal added. Emma moved across the room to sit on the couch arm next to Anna, listening intently. "We found the farm the poison maker was using."

"And you did not kill him?" Kilgharrah growled.

"We sat on the farm to see if the partner would show himself. He did not. Not long ago, we went to the farm and found it in ruin. Everything had been burned or destroyed. The house and the plants. I found a piece of Merlin's cloak in the rubble."

Kilgharrah only shook his head. "Merlin has been gone for months, almost a year now."

"Doing what?" Mal asked, but the other dragon only shrugged.

"Doing whatever he does. How the hell should I know? But this is not something that would concern him. As I said, a war in Arendelle would not reach all the way across the ocean and if it is a vendetta against your friend, it doesn't explain why I was poisoned."

"As we said, these men sell poison to others. They may have sold it to someone who hates you."

"Which could be anyone." He growled, as if that didn't surprise him.

"They probably involved you when Elsa made Mal Arendelle's champion." Regina finally spoke up. "What's the best way to take out a dragon?"

"With another dragon." Ingrid added.

Emma raised her hand. Zelena rolled her eyes when she noticed. "Yes, Savior? Why are you here again?"

Emma pointed at Kilgharrah. "He just tried to kill me and my son because of all this. I feel like I should know what's going on. So if you don't mind, start over please." Mal did, starting with the invasion, with the occasional chime ins from everyone else. Emma fought the urge to glare at Regina as she listened to how bad the attack actually was. She figured it had been downplayed, but to hear it was another thing entirely. Then came Elsa's decrees meant to punish the Southern Isles, Weselton and their leaders and essentially kneecapping them and all of their allies. After that was the banquet and yet another assassination attempt, then finding the poison maker's house and collecting information until it was burned down.

"As far-fetched of an idea as it was, I think Lily might be right." Emma said finally. "If everything was cleared out before the fire, then this person isn't done. Also, you're treating these two people as if they're working together and have the same motive. The person making the poison could be just that, a poison maker. He might be in it for the money or he could just be an apothecary making whatever people need from him. He may not even know what the other person does. The other guy could be the one with the problem with Elsa. What if the information Kilgharrah got is right and this second person is changing his appearance and masquerading as someone else? He could have noticed you watching the farm and decided to get rid of the poison maker before you moved on him."

"It's a lot of what-ifs." Lily growled, crossing her arms again. "We don't know anything about the guy or where to find him. Elsa might be right. We may have to wait until he makes another move."

"That's all we've been doing." Mal replied. "Waiting for him to try to kill her. He tried to send half the world after her with that invasion." She paused to look at Elsa. "You should probably check with your spies in the other cities again to make sure that the war you tried to stop doesn't happen. That would be fun to fight but not that good for you. Anyways, now he sends a dragon assassin after her? I don't understand it. We have to be missing something." Silence followed her words as everyone tried to come up with some reason someone wanted Elsa dead so badly. Emma didn't know the reason. If Arendelle was particularly rich or powerful, she could see why someone would go through the trouble, but she didn't think the city was.

"We start over then." Ingrid sat up, with some difficulty. Lily had to give her a little push from behind. "Elsa and I will go through the archives again. We will search every scroll, every book, every record for anything unusual. Any mention of a weapon, of magic, of wealth or enemies that we may not be aware of. Anna and Kristoff will go see the trolls to see if they know anything about anything. Kilgharrah, will you work with Mal and talk to the people who led you here to Storybrooke?" The dragon dipped his head. "After that, you should go to Camelot and see if you can find Merlin and talk to him."

"Actually, Belle and I will help Elsa with that." Zelena said. "You and Regina are on bed rest."

"I can still read."

"Nope. No more activity. You've both already fought in wars and almost drowned in Ahtohallan. You don't get to do anything else." Ingrid and Regina both glared at her. "Lily, Tink, you're on guard duty." Lily saluted and Tink merely nodded.

"Drowned?" Emma said, frowning at the thought, but Zelena just waved the matter away.

"We survived. It's fine. Any objections?"

When no one spoke up, they made plans to start the next day. Regina had been silently watching Mal when she finally asked what the dragon was thinking.

Maleficent smirked. "Great Dragon, how about a deal?" Kilgharrah's eyebrow flicked and he looked at her with interest. "You were manipulated by this man, sent on a wild goose chase that sent you after the wrong person. They wanted you to go after Elsa. How much would it cost you to become her protector?" All of the women in the room looked at Mal, all of them either confused or curious about her proposal.

"She has powerful magic of her own and you to protect her. Why does she need me?"

"It's not a matter of need. You were sent after her. You could've killed her. You almost killed Emma and her son. I know you. You don't like letting slights go. Especially ones that could've led to you killing two innocent women and a child." Kilgharrah let out a soft growl but he looked sad almost, regretful. "Pledge your allegiance to Elsa and Arendelle. I'll pay you from my hoard. He sent you to kill Elsa and you turn around and make her stronger? He'll think twice about doing it again." She paused to let that sink in before continuing. "Also, there could be a big war in the future. Lots of enemies to fight. A fun time for people like us."

"Explain." He commanded, eyes lighting up instantly.

"The invasion of Arendelle came from the Southern Isles and Weselton. They were repelled and Elsa dispensed her justice, cursed them and exiled them. However, we were concerned about the repercussions. Eogan of the Southern Isles has twelve brothers, each one has been married to another kingdom or another influential noble family and we were worried that all of them could be pissed about his brother's loss and subsequent treatment. All of those people coming for Arendelle? It would be a war beyond anything we've seen in years. Elsa's decisions may have put any thoughts of retaliation on hold, but I doubt they are truly gone. Eogan didn't seem like a man to let things go no matter what. It may take years for them to recover and try again, but we have years."

Kilgharrah slowly nodded. He was quiet for a moment as he thought. Eventually, he turned to face Elsa and conjured something shiny and gold in his palm. He bowed as he presented it to her. Elsa hesitantly accepted it and she quickly turned it over when she realized what it was. "One of my scales. It is a promise. If Arendelle ever needs me, you need only call." He stood up. "If this war of yours does come to fruition, do not do it without me."

"I accept." Elsa said.

"Why don't you just call all your dragon friends?" Emma asked.

"I was just thinking about that now actually." Mal smirked. "But finding them would take fucking forever."

"You could call my dad." Lily suggested. Mal instantly poofed her away. They heard a scream from outside and a thud.

"She's right, but I'm not about to do that."

Kilghrarrah laughed heartily at the dragons. "I will return tomorrow and we can begin our search." Mal waved him away, seemingly annoyed now at the reminder of her ex. The Great Dragon teleported away just as Lily teleported back in, glaring at her mother as she retook her seat on the couch.

"Is that all?" Emma asked. "Anything I can do?"

"I think we have it covered, Savior." Zelena answered.

"You guys talked to Gold yet?"

"Nope and we won't. We don't need the imp in our business."

"I get that, but he might know something-"

"You can do what you want, Savior. You can talk to him but do not do so on our behalf." Zelena said, waving the matter away. "There is a reason heroes and villains hate him."

"On to happier things!" Mal called out, conjuring a trio of blankets in the air. Each one was a different color and the names of Regina's and Ingrid's future children were written on them. Livia's was the red one, August's was the gold and Bjorn's was blue. "What do you think?"

"I love it, Mal." Regina gave a tired smile. "You should paint the names on the wall too."

"It will be done." The blankets floated down to the expectant mothers so they could feel them.

"Didn't you have a friend named August, Emma?" Ruby asked as she walked into the room. "August Boone or something?"

"Booth." Emma corrected her.

"Who?" Regina demanded.

"August Booth? Geppetto's son-"

"Goddamn it, Emma!" Regina suddenly snapped. Ingrid and Mal both flinched at her sudden rage. "Ugh, my son is going to have the same name as Pinocchio!"

Mal scoffed. "Nobody you know even knew that. Relax. Don't change it." Flames sprang to life in both of Regina's hands, surprising even her and she quickly extinguished them.

"That's going to be a problem if that continues." Regina all but growled. She held out a hand to Mal, who bent to help her up. "I'm going to bed."

"Do you want me to make you something?" Mal asked.

Regina smiled and touched her arm. "Feeding me is not the answer to everything, my dear dragon. For now, I just want to sleep. Teleport me?" The dragon teleported with Regina and Emma got up to leave. Elsa and Anna waved bye to her and Tink rose to walk her out.

"You and Regina are doing better?" The fairy asked, joining her outside.

"I don't know. Maybe, but I have a lot of work to do to repair that relationship. I'm just glad of the chance."

Tink hummed softly. "And you're okay after today?"

"Yeah. It's not the first time I've almost died." Emma smirked. "Probably won't be the last. I'm gonna check on Henry though and then talk to Gold. I know you guys don't like it but he did have a lot of information back in the Enchanted Forest and kept tabs on a lot of people."

"You're right and I know it. Just hate having to go to that son of a bitch for anything."

"I agree, but information is information. Don't worry. I won't be making any deals today." She turned to get into the car.

"Hey, Savior, you know you can talk to me if you need to, right?"

"Are you going to be my fairy godmother?"

"If I need to be."

Emma smiled again. "Thanks, Tink." She didn't have the best hopes for that relationship considering Tink was more Regina's friend but she was glad of the support. After she left the mayoral villa, she stopped by her parents' house to check on Henry. He was fine of course and immensely interested in helping her with getting to the bottom of why the dragon attacked them but she put an end to that lest he start another 'operation'. She left him there to go speak to Gold.

The Dark One was behind the counter as usual when she walked into the pawn shop. "How can I help you today, Sheriff?" He asked, putting away the book he'd been reading.

"I want some information, Gold. Just to let you know, I almost got killed by a dragon this morning so I am not in the mood for deals and games."

"A dragon? Maleficent or Lily tried to kill you?"

"You don't know?" She frowned.

"Is there something I'm supposed to know?" He asked, watching her closely.

"Regina and the others have been trying to find a man selling poison to Elsa's enemies. He's tried to kill her a few times now and this morning, he or the people he works with, convinced Kilgharrah that Elsa tried to kill him. He came here and almost killed me and Henry in his search."

Gold instantly frowned. "Kilgharrah? The Great Dragon?"

"Maleficent called him that, yeah."

"It's a wonder you survived. I can count on one hand the number of people who have crossed him and lived to tell the tale."

"He's not the problem. The problem is the poison maker. Do you know anyone like it? It seems like he has a vendetta against Elsa, but it also seems like he's like you, mixed up in a lot of peoples' business."

"Me?" Gold said, feigning innocence. "I don't need to use poison and I don't need to fear it. What makes you think I know anything about the man?"

"Must there be a reason, Dark One? Do you or don't you?"

Gold turned around, pulling another book off the shelf. "Is that the mess Regina and the others have been dealing with?" He shook his head. "I know I was never the best teacher but I would think she would know how to track down and kill one man."

"As I said, they don't know who he is." Emma sighed, leaning against the counter.

"And you'll be willing to pay the price for this nugget of information?" He tossed the book to the side before pulling out another one to sift through it.

"Depends on the price." She replied, watching him pull out another book. "Problem?"

"The man you speak of sounds familiar, but whether it's the one you're looking for is another story. I may have to get back to you."

"Fine. What's the price for it then?"

He turned back around. "Answer a question for me."

"That's it? What do you want to know?"

"How's Belle?" He asked softly.

Emma was a bit surprised by the question. She didn't know what kind of relationship Belle and Gold had now or what her relationship was with Zelena and Ruby. She didn't really spend a lot of time with any of them but from what she could tell, Belle was happy and healthy and well cared for. "She seems great. She's going to the castle archives with Elsa and Zelena tomorrow so I'm sure she's pretty excited about that." Gold gave her a genuine smile at that.

"Of course she is."

"I'm really not the person to ask about it though. I barely see her as it is."

"It's better than nothing."

With that done, she texted Regina about Gold, picked up a pizza and went back to her parents for a quiet evening with the family.

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Regina soon realized how boring bed rest was. Even though she got to spend plenty of time with Ingrid and she was able to still do some of the things she loved, she wasn't able to do much else while carrying around two babies. Also being guarded by two dragons and her surprisingly overprotective sister was starting to grate on her nerves. On top of that, they found nothing new on the poison maker. Mal and Kilgharrah spent weeks chasing down leads and visited Camelot but Merlin wasn't there. Apparently he went on little quests all the time and there was no telling when or if he would return and Gold's search only turned up old and sparse leads that went nowhere. On that front they were screwed, but on another things were finally looking up.

One could not describe the joy Regina felt when her water finally broke and she was taken to the hospital. She'd had a maternity room prepared for her and Ingrid a month ago, but they'd had to go a bit above and beyond when Regina's magic started going haywire and had to send Mal and Zelena to reinforce the building with enchantments. That's why she wasn't really surprised when she arrived and found that her sister and best friend had actually reserved and remodeled four rooms in the maternity ward just for them. Two were standard rooms for the birthing and the other was two rooms put together for the recovery. It was fully furnished with beds and couches, a coffee table, floor to ceiling windows, a private bathroom, and a magical fireplace because gods forbid the dragons ever stay in a place without one. It was tastefully color coded similar to her own home.

"Was this really necessary?" Regina asked, taking a seat on one of the couches. "The doctors of this place actually let you put in a fireplace?"

"Absolutely and no, but it's a magic fireplace, Regina. No one's in any danger and I just like having one around." Mal replied, putting her bags on a table nearby. "Do you need anything?"

"I'm fine. I'm just ready to meet my children."

"I'll go talk to the doctor and nurses to make sure they know who will be occupying this room. Having the Evil Queen as a patient should terrify them a bit."

"Former Evil Queen." Regina called over her shoulder. The dragon soon returned and sat with her.

"You don't want to call Ingrid?"

"We already talked about it. We're both nervous and we don't want to make it worse for each other." Right now, she was just a bit giddy and anxious. There was no pain so far, but she expected that to change soon. Now that the births were close at hand, her nerves were going wild just sitting here doing nothing. There was also a little fear that she was trying to ignore. Many women, in this world and the other were claimed in their birthing beds and she didn't want that to happen to her. She didn't want anything to go wrong. "Mal, do me a favor."

"You want me to lock Zelena and Lily out? Done."

Regina smirked. "No, Dragon. That's not what I want. Well, Zelena maybe. Lily can stay."

"What is it?" Mal turned fully to look at her, head tilted and bright blue eyes fixed on hers.

"This is my first time, you know. And uh, I don't expect anything to and I'm not afraid truly, but…" She swallowed and reached out. Mal immediately reached back, folding both of her warm hands over Regina's own. "If something goes wrong-"

"Nothing will go wrong." Mal said firmly.

"I know, but if something-"

Mal took her by the chin and looked her in the eye. "I promise you, Regina. Nothing will go wrong. No one will have to make the choice you're thinking about." Regina took a shaky breath and nodded. "Good. I won't let anything happen to my dearest friend and my godchildren. Now come here." Mal moved closer, putting her arms around Regina, who sank into her warmth with a sigh. "You will meet your children. They will be everything you wish them to be and more. They will be strong and fierce and beautiful and fearless like their mothers. I will teach them to conquer kingdoms and destroy worlds."

"Mal." Regina said in warning.

"What? I will. You can't stop me."

She couldn't help laughing at the silly dragon who was most likely completely serious. Dragons were amazing creatures but so odd at the same time.

"Please don't do that."

"I will consider it. They may not like conquering. I'm fine just teaching them magic or how to fly or painting. Perhaps they will be sweet like Ingrid or like you were when you were a princess."

"Am I not still sweet?"

"To Ingrid maybe. You wouldn't let me buy the cribs I wanted to get you."

"I liked the ones we have better-"

"But these looked like little dragon eggs, Regina! They were adorable!" Regina actually leaned back when she heard the dragon whine. "What?"

"Mal, you could always have children of your own, you know."

"Ugh." The dragon's face instantly morphed from happy to disgusted. "With who?"

Regina shrugged and moved to get up. Mal gave her a little push from behind and she waddled over to a table for a cup of ice. "You and Ruby could make dragonwolf babies."

That only made the dragon giggle. "They would be unique. They would probably end up being furry dragons or wolves with scales…which sounds absolutely amazing. However, I don't think your sister would let Ruby go just to see what kind of babies we would make."

"Maybe she might join." Regina laughed.

"Your sister is crazy. That child would destroy the world."

There was a soft knock on the door and Mal quickly rose to answer it. Anna walked in, carrying one of Ingrid's bags. Ingrid waddled in after her on Lily's arm.

"What happened?" Regina demanded. "Are you alright?"

"Fine. Baby Bjorn didn't like being left behind." Ingrid replied, putting a hand on her hip. "He's been dancing on my organs for the past half hour and my water broke. I hate to judge him already but I think he's going to be a troublemaker." Regina smirked as she took Anna's place and walked them both to the couch where Ingrid all but collapsed. "I am so tired of being pregnant, Regina."

"Me too."

"Well, you won't be in 24 to 48 hours so you're almost there." Lily said.

"Anything we can do?" Anna asked. "Elsa promised to be here soon and Zelena's on her way."

Both pregnant women waved away her concerns and settled in to wait for a little while longer. A couple of nurses came in periodically but Regina cared little for their poking and prodding. It was a few hours before the contractions started and it took everything in her not to burn the hospital down. Usually her pain tolerance was pretty good. She'd been tortured before after all and was up walking around in just a few hours, and while she was able to keep from cursing at her talkative sister, she couldn't stop the bursts of fire that sprang from her palms when there was a burst of searing pain in her abdomen. Mal quietly rubbed her shoulder and held her hand, not bothered by the flames at all or Regina's attempts to break her hand.

It would seem Baby Bjorn truly didn't want to be left behind because Ingrid too started experiencing contractions as well. Regina was almost irritated that she couldn't do anything to help her lover who wasn't quite as used to pain. She even had to be taken to another room because her magic was so volatile and the nurses feared that they were only making each other anxious and uncomfortable.

"Ingrid will be fine, Regina." Mal said. "Zelena, Anna and Lily are with her."

Regina nodded. "I know. I kno- oh fuck!" She growled as another contraction hit and she could've sworn that one of the babies just kicked something important. "I know that she doesn't like pain."

"Who does?"

"No, I mean- you know what I mean!" Regina huffed.

"I do." Mal replied, looking down at Regina's phone. "Ingrid's not made of snow, my dear. Even if she is, there's nothing to be done about it now."

"I hate when you're right." Regina hissed.

"You must hate me a lot then."

"I do. Aaaahh!

Mal snorted and called for a nurse. "I believe she is ready to pop."

The doctor and nurses leaped into action. Mal had to lift her into the bed and she was wheeled out. The pain was excruciating and her head started to ache. Mal went with her, holding her hand tightly. The dragon looked out of place in her black pantsuit since she refused to wear the scrubs and booties and caps provided. None of the hospital personnel had the courage to say anything to her and it brought a smile to Regina's face when she saw a couple of them attempt to reprimand the blonde, only to run away when Mal looked at them. Still, the dragon's complete calmness and steady patience was a balm to her being.

"Alright, your majesty. It's time to start pushing!" Dr. Colville called from her between her legs and she resisted the urge to kick him. She didn't really know the man, apart from him being the least annoying doctor in Storybrooke.

"You can do this, Regina." Mal squeezed her hand in support. More than that, Regina felt her sharing her magical energy. She felt it healing, rejuvenating and energizing her for what was to come.

It was a grueling three hours before Regina was finally able to rest. Mal used magic to clean her up and alleviate the exhaustion and aches that made her body feel like lead. The dragon was purring as she was moved once again and taken back to the recovery room and moved to a new bed. It was there that she was able to finally meet her children. She was also greeted with another surprise that Ingrid was already there, holding little Bjorn. Zelena was still using magic on her, healing and cleaning her. Isn't magic amazing?

Regina held out her arms to Mal, who placed their first born in them. Livia. Her beautiful little girl. She was so tiny and plump and perfect. She already had fuzzy dark hair on her head and she was definitely the loudest, only soothed when Regina gently rocked her in her arms. After a few minutes, Mal took her to hold and Zelena moved August to the crook of her arm. The witch was trembling. Whether it was excitement or nervousness, Regina wasn't sure. August was quiet. He and Livia took more after her. Both had her skin tone and dark hair. It wasn't until Mal turned down the lights that August opened his eyes a little and she caught a glimpse of purple.

"His eyes are purple?" Lily said. "Regina, did you have sex with a Targaryen?"

"Ha ha." Regina scoffed. "That's his magic, Miss Page. Mine is similar." It was a fear of hers that the children would be born with magic that was already strong and active. It wasn't that she didn't want them to have magic, it just worried her about teaching them so young, having to try to get them to understand how to turn the magic off and on.

"Show him." Mal suggested.

Regina arched an eyebrow, sharing a glance with Ingrid before she felt her eyes change colors. August was watching her and when she changed her eyes back, he did the same. His eyes were blue, as bright as Ingrid's.

"Maybe you can help with this one." Ingrid grinned, holding out Bjorn. They switched babies and Ingrid moved back to the bed next to hers.

Bjorn was the biggest of the trio and he took after Ingrid in every way. Fair skin, blonde fuzz on the top of his head and she thought she saw blue eyes but he wouldn't keep them open.

"Look at his hand." Anna giggled.

"His hand?" Regina tilted her head, examining his tiny fist that seemed curled around something. She carefully opened his fist and she was surprised to see him holding a ball of ice. "What? Why-" The ball of ice started to get bigger and frost covered his fingers. She took the ice ball from him and another appeared. She looked at Anna as she held up a small bowl full of more ice balls. "What?" She looked at Ingrid, who laughed at her confusion.

"He makes them if you don't hold his hand."

Regina arched an eyebrow as she allowed Bjorn to hold one of her fingers. The frost on his fingertips melted away. His hand wasn't cold at all. "Well, Ingrid, you and Elsa will have one baby to teach."

"That's the only one we know for sure." Ingrid replied without taking her eyes off of August.

"This is good information to add to my notes." Mal cut in with a grin, purring softly as she held Livia against her chest who had fallen asleep. Regina smiled at the pair. She understood her daughter completely. The dragon's extra warmth made her the perfect cuddle buddy.

"Notes?" Zelena said.

"Yes, she claimed she wanted to study our children." Regina answered.

"I told you they would be powerful. Two bloodlines such as yours…"

"Hmm. Interesting." Zelena's eyes narrowed at Livia.

"No!" Regina snapped, holding out her hands to the dragon for her daughter. "Or I will be revoking godmother and aunt privileges."

"No, Regina." Mal whined, turning away.

"I am her aunt though. You can't just-"

"I can do anything I want." Regina replied with a playful glare at her sister.

Zelena pouted and crossed her arms. "Okay, but I will be the magic teacher then."

"Hah!" Mal laughed.

"Maleficent, you can't be everything!" The two devolved into a whisper fight and Regina ignored their bickering as she looked at the son in her arms.

All of her children were so beautiful, so perfect. She could only imagine the people they would become. She would do better for them. She would give them everything, teach them everything. She would make sure they knew that they were loved beyond measure and she would destroy anyone who tried to hurt them. Her heart literally ached at the thought of how much she loved her children. She wanted so much to be a better mother to them than she was to Henry. Hopefully it wouldn't be too much-

"Hey." Ingrid called softly. Regina looked up at her, watching as the blonde moved to her bed. The blonde was smiling so hard it must've hurt. She leaned forward and Regina did the same, letting their foreheads touch. "We did it."

"We did." Regina smiled.

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