A/N: I am back! Here is your song - Dark by Stone Sour.
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Chapter 11 – Dark by Stone Sour
During the several days of practicing with magic, Regina struggled to memorize her spells with her teacher, Rumpelstiltskin. She was frustrated with her magic but felt her power to gain more on herself. She was in duel with the dummies in the circle. Rumpelstiltskin tilted his head and demanded her to gain more power but didn't want her to overtire herself with the magic. He knew that Regina had a lot of potential like his other student, Emma.
Ella looked at Neal and sent him to overlook on their map for their battle with Cora Mills. He nodded and whisked with his small army. Ruby whipped her newbies to run in their laps around the ballroom. Zelena was busy with her illusionists to create the protection on the vampires and werewolves from the powerful attacks from Cora's army. They knew that they had something in their magic but couldn't find any source.
Well, Sidney was dead because he was one of Cora's spy to spill the secrets from the young blonde woman, Emma Swan. They had no idea how powerful Emma was to them but had some glimpses on her life few times. Nobody knew her life expect several people in her circle. Until, the day came to them and they were frustrated with the powerful messages from their enemy. But it was no threat to Emma and Rumpelstiltskin at all.
Emma stood on the top of the platform and observed on the practice duels between werewolves and vampires included the illusionists who helped them out with injuries. The blonde vampire licked her fangs and had been called by Rumpelstiltskin once again. She ran in 2 seconds flat and stood beside her mentor then watched Regina's sweat dripping on her face with a reply.
"How is Regina?"
"She is frustrated." Rumpelstiltskin informed her quickly and demanded her to stop the duel then gave her a two hours break. He looked at Emma then nodded and left to find his wife, Ella. Mr. Mills was with Ruby and practiced on his hybrid wolf. Regina finally sat down on the ground and conjured the water bottle by her magic then drank from it. Emma gave a little smirk while walking toward her with a response.
"I see you have been practicing on your magic."
"It's difficult to be a sorceress. How did you do that?" Regina asked.
"Well, I'm a vampire. I could do some magic but not a lot of it like you did in your practice."
"I am curious. How did you find us quickly?" The brunette girl looked up at her and inquired with her curiosity. Emma pursed her lips and used her hearing skills to hear something outside their practice skills. She immediately knew it was Zelena who was screaming and whipped her running skills. Regina was shocked that she didn't get her answer but went after her to find out what's going on.
Ella and Rumpelstiltskin felt their tickles and looked at each other then went to find Emma and Regina against Zelena who was screaming. Neal and Mr. Mills were there as well. They were watching the Wicked Witch of the West struggling with her powers. The blonde vampire caught her mentor's eyes and nodded toward Zelena. He nodded and twisted his spell to stop Zelena's struggles.
Zelena slowly calmed down and fell on the ground. The illusionists were confused with their boss and looked up at Emma with their frightening faces. The young blonde vampire looked up at the armies and glanced at her small circle but the noise caught her ear. It was Snow White.
The queen marched herself with her quivers and bows. She was dressed in her hunting clothes and arrived in a regal way. Emma bowed her body down and gestured her to see Zelena on the ground. Snow looked at the redheaded woman there and went to check on her. Regina widened her eyes when she saw a small figure in a faraway land and tried to find Emma's arm but she was closer to her.
Emma felt tingles in her body and it startled her by gripping her forearm from Regina's hand. She looked at her and followed a gaze of point to the small figure in a faraway land. The young blonde vampire immediately knew that it was Cora. Rumpelstiltskin felt same way and put a protection spell on their dome. She walked to the barrier and saw Cora's smirk.
Regina's face went pale when she saw her living mother and started to cry. Emma turned around to see the brunette girl crying. Mr. Mills gripped his fists when he was facing his former wife in their barriers between them. Ella tried to pull him out of their meeting. Cora immediately looked at her brunette daughter and sneered at her.
The blonde vampire came to hold Regina in her arms and sent Neal to collect their armies away from Cora Mills' touch. Ruby howled when it came to her hearing senses and helped Neal out. Others went inside their safe haven that Cora couldn't see in their dome. Mr. Mills sneered when he sent a glare at his former wife and walked with Ella to check on his daughter.
Emma sent her army to give a protection around her safe haven. Rumpelstiltskin helped them to use magic with Zelena and her illusionists. Ella and Ruby agreed to have their watch every three rounds to check on the perimeters. They ensured that they had everything to protect the Mills family away from an evil enchantress.
They were frightening about the battle to be closer but they had only few days to practice their skills. The blonde vampire knew that they were not ready to fight against Cora's army and stayed behind with Regina and Mr. Mills. Ella and Rumpelstiltskin discussed with Neal about the battle plans but they were more scared for Regina.
For Regina, she was still crying in Emma's arms and held her arms around her waist. Mr. Mills looked at them and gave a frown. The blonde vampire looked up at him and rubbed the brunette girl's back. They were still quiet while hearing Regina's crying but they were angry at Cora because she caused the problems for Regina to find out that she was alive.
Finally, Regina fell asleep and the blonde vampire looked down at her. The older man sighed and went relieved that his daughter was sleeping and stayed safe with Emma. He nodded at them and left to find Ruby for more duels. She stared at the beauty of Regina's face and carried her to their bed then stayed there while they were snuggling together.
Rumpelstiltskin came in and found them on the bed. He smiled and cleared his throat. Emma looked around to find him by the entry point and nodded. Rumpelstiltskin looked at his hands and explained. The blonde vampire stared at her mentor and listened to every word.
"We have a plan to battle against Cora and her army. It's not easier for you and Regina to have your own powers to duel with that person."
"Why is that?" Emma sneered at him while embracing Regina. He winced at her tone and bowed his head down to the ground then continued.
"Because if you use your power to use the spells that Cora won't recognize then you will be exhausted without Regina. If Regina do it alone, she will die after several tries. I promise you that I won't lie to you, my loyal friend."
"I recalled that you said that we do it together to battle with Cora. It will be more powerful to defeat her. Is it true?" She turned around to face the sleeping raven-haired girl in her arms and asked.
"Yes, your royal highness." Snow said while walking through the entry point and found Rumpelstiltskin and Emma there. Regina was still sleeping in the blonde girl's arms on the bed. Others looked at the regal woman in a hunter's clothes. Emma and Rumpelstiltskin looked at each other and gulped.
"Is that all, Rumpelstiltskin or what's else I need to know?" A young blonde woman raised her brow at her mentor and Snow kept her guard up while she was watching them in her distance. Rumpelstiltskin shook his head and left immediately. The queen looked at the raven-haired girl and continued.
"I believe that you two are in danger, I can't promise."
"What can you promise me? Where is David?"
"He is with Ruby to take over his duties with his army. I can't guarantee you on everything I can do for you and Regina. But the only thing is I know about your magic between you against Regina's mother." Snow said while tilting her head. Emma gripped her free fist behind Regina's back and narrowed her eyes at her majesty then inquired on her behalf.
"What's else?"
"The Seven Dwarfs are here and Ursula too. Need me to get them immediately to see you?"
"No. Go with them to Zelena if she need some help with illusionists and vampires. I am sure that Zelena need more hands than I do."
"Yes, your royal highness." The queen bowed her head down and retreated out in the tent. It left the blonde vampire and Regina alone there. She was thinking about her plan to protect the brunette girl because she was swearing to her pledge of her honorary guard, Regina's father. Regina stirred in her arms and moved her head on the crook of Emma's neck. Emma looked down at the innocent face and couldn't move at all but embraced her tightly.
In the field, Neal was barricading beside the illusionists and werewolves. Rumpelstiltskin stomped on his way to find his wife, Ella who was practicing her magic with Zelena. Ruby and Henry Sr. discussed with their army then planned on the retreat to attack on Cora's army in their battle. They were worried about Regina in their behalf and tried to do their best to support Emma on their side.
Snow looked around in the field and sent herself to see her husband beside Ruby. David heard his wife's footsteps behind him and turned around to see her with his smile. The queen bowed her head at him and continued. Ruby and Henry Sr. were listening to their conversation.
"Regina is in her rest. Emma is still awake since the accident happened. I got the news from Rumpelstiltskin and it's nothing impossible to fight with Cora's army. Believe me or not, they have something in their sleeves. I cannot tell Emma about this plan because I'm afraid that she would do something stupid and worse."
"Listen to yourself, Snow. You are a queen of your land. We know that you have a power than Cora. She is an evil sorceress because she has a dark magic inside her. I mean, Regina didn't know that she has a magic too. I can't find my truth that which magic Regina will use in the battle." David informed his wife while crossing his arms over his chest. The captain of the werewolves looked at Henry Sr. who was swallowing a lump in her throat.
"This is a big problem for us." Ruby said. Neal walked to them while he was studying on his army and heard their conversation after he arrived. Snow looked at him and gave a nod. Rumpelstiltskin was not far from them but went to find them anyway. Ella was behind them and nodded.
They looked at their armies who were still practicing their battle skills. Zelena appeared in her green smoke and spoke lightly. Others looked at her with a grim face. The majesties were guarding their faces with the stone faces.
"My illusionists are completely ready. What about yours?"
"We have a plenty of time to do something that regards Regina and Emma's protection." Snow said.
"I agree." Rumpelstiltskin inquired. David and Henry Sr. nodded. It left Ella, Neal and Ruby in this conversation but left no messages from them. Zelena looked around in the field and informed.
"Now, we are almost ready for the battle but are you sure that Emma and Regina have enough powers to defeat Cora?"
"We need more help from others but I know yours would do it well." Ella responded. The Wicked Witch of the West looked at her and nodded then vanished on her green smoke. Others sighed and decided to practice themselves on their time with their armies.
In the tent, Emma was busy with her plans on the nightstand while she was laying down beside Regina who was still sleeping in her arms. She was worried about her battle against Cora but didn't know if she could do that with Regina since she received the bad news about their powers. Their magic was more powerful than Cora's powers but it was impossible if they didn't do it together. It would put them in a high risk.
The blonde vampire focused on her plot while Regina was dreaming in a strange way. She didn't feel the quiver on the bed or hear the moans from the brunette girl on the bed. Emma was struggling with her plans but needed Rumpelstiltskin's help on their final battle. But it was on her own at this time.
The raven-haired girl was whimpering in her dream. It was an eerie way but odd at the first. She felt more scared when it came to her haunted dreams since she met Emma as a vampire. Regina didn't realize that she had a bounded dream like Emma was growing up in her times with her parents when she was younger.
In her dream, Regina was in her white dress and sitting on the high chair. She was stuck in a lot of ropes around herself on that chair. The raven-haired girl opened her eyes and found herself in a dark room but it was empty. It was just her and her chair that roped herself. Regina looked around the chair and found that it was still empty and black.
She couldn't see anything in the dark place but the light was still beaming above her. The music just got loud. Regina whipped her head to follow the sound from her right side but found nothing there in her sight. It was getting louder again. She turned her head to the left side but there was none at all.
The music got loudest but it didn't hurt Regina's ears. The brunette girl shook her body to get out of the chair but stayed still. She was sneering while she was trying to get her wrist out of a tight rope but looked up at the dark figure in the front of her. Regina gasped and frantically tried to get out of the chair.
The dark silhouette came closer. Regina screamed while she was scared to face the dark figure in her eyes but shut it quickly. The music just slowed a tune down but in an eerie way. The raven-haired girl listened to a voice that sang from her distance and furrowed her brows. She knew that voice but never heard that song before in her whole life. The first verse came out in a dark melody but in a rock way.
It's way past midnight
There's a howling wind
Oh God what can it be?
Something out there evil
And it's coming straight for me
The house is dark and very cold
I know there's no one here
Why am I scared to death
Just petrified with fear
She opened her eyes and found Emma there. The blonde vampire was standing in a punk and rave in long max dress. It was in the style of EMO Novelty and Gothic Dark. She was wearing her red turtleneck coat and black lace dress. Her hair was in an updo bun but her makeup was very darker and a black goth style. Her eyes were blood red. Emma was wearing her high heels. Her mouth moved like a velvet way to strangle someone in her hands. The second verse came out.
'Cause I'm shakin' and I'm thinkin'
Of something evil lurking
And waiting for me in the house
'Cause I'm shakin' and I'm thinkin'
Of something evil lurking
And waiting for me in the dark
The dark
Regina heard her heartbeat when she looked up at the pale woman in front of her. Emma slowly curled her lips to smirk at her. The lights were blowing up like the fireworks in the ropes. The raven-haired girl looked around herself and watched the light bulbs exploding everywhere then heard a piano coming out in a rock way. The blonde vampire cat walked around the chair and sang like Meryl Streep in In The Woods – Last Midnight Music Video with a third verse.
When I opened up the door
And snapped on the switch
The room was filled with light
Then something black and very fast
Fled upon my sight
What I feared most as a child
Was the coming of the night
Now my horrors have become quite real
My nightmares breathe new life
Emma cackled after singing a line – 'My nightmares breathe new life'. She turned around and walked a little far from Regina. The brunette girl was startled by a new voice and panicked out when another figure came in her bloody red gown with a mischievously smile. It was her mother, Cora. She flicked her wrist to explode the light bulb while she was walking to her. Regina tried to find Emma but failed because her head was trapping in one place to see Cora in a straight way. The fourth verse came out from her mother's mouth and it went boom by the drums.
'Cause I'm shakin' and I'm thinkin'
Of something evil lurking
And waiting for me in the house
Yes, I'm shakin' and I'm thinkin'
Of something evil lurking
And waiting for me in the dark
Dark!
Cora reached her hand on Regina's chin and tilted upward to look at her. The raven-haired girl started to whimper when she felt a tight grip on her chin. She tried to listen to the blonde vampire's voice but couldn't find her everywhere. The light bulbs kept exploding on the repeat as the piano and drums continued in the dark room. Regina stared at the cold eyes of her mother and listened to the fifth verse which Emma was singing in her ear with her velvet voice.
What is it in the house
That the darkness brings to life?
I sense their eyes upon me
As I grab a butcher knife
Whatever it is that waits for me
It hides beneath my bed
And if I try to sleep tonight
By morning I'll be dead!
The brunette girl didn't realize that she had her tears while looking at her mother's icy eyes then whipped her head when Cora pushed her grip away. She watched the brunette woman's retreat back where she came from the dark room. Regina looked up at the blonde vampire who was tilting her head at her and started to cry. Emma flicked her wrist to stop exploding the light bulbs and waved them out of the dark room. They landed in another room that had a lot of mess everywhere. The sixth verse came out with a smooth voice from the blonde vampire.
'Cause I'm shakin' and I'm thinkin'
Of something evil lurking
And waiting for me in the house
Yes, I'm shakin' and I'm thinkin'
Of something evil lurking
And waiting for me in the dark
Regina heard the scratch on the chalkboard and whipped her head to find Emma who was holding a bloody red rose in her hands. The blood was dripping down on the ground everywhere. She looked up at the board and gasped. The words made her feel nauseous. The blonde vampire was chuckling and singing in seventh verse. It got a soft melody but it had a rock edge in it.
'Cause I'm shakin' and I'm thinkin'
Of something evil lurking
And waiting for me in the house
Yes, I'm shakin' and I'm thinkin'
Of something evil lurking
And waiting for me in the dark
The light bulbs flicked everywhere. The brunette girl was still crying. Emma strode toward her and Regina stared at her bloody face. She was swallowing a lump in her throat and closed her eyes. The blonde vampire dropped the bloody red rose on the raven-haired girl and retreated but never returned. Regina heard the last verse and dragged herself into a dark twist after the light bulbs exploded in the air.
'Cause I'm shakin' and I'm thinkin'
Of something evil lurking
And waiting for me in the house
Yes, I'm shakin' and I'm thinkin'
Of something evil lurking
And waiting for me in the dark
Finally, Regina shot up in the bed and hardly breathed at all. She looked around herself and found out that she was in her tent. The raven-haired girl realized that Emma was not there and decided to send herself to find her outside of her tent. She briskly walked while looking for her but spotted Emma with Rumpelstiltskin in the middle of the field. Others tingled in their veins and knew that Regina was behind them.
The brunette girl reached her hand on the blonde vampire and Emma turned around to smile at her. Rumpelstiltskin looked up from the map. Zelena was silently chatted with Ella about the attack plans. Regina was focusing on the blonde vampire and ignored others in her vision. Regina brought her tears and whimpered.
"I had a bad dream. You are not there with me back there in our tent. I need you."
"Oh Regina. Here." Emma said while opening her arms and Regina leaned forward in her embrace. Others heard her crying. The blonde vampire looked up at her mentor and nodded. The raven-haired girl snuggled and walked back to the tent with Emma. Zelena and Ella were looking at them and smiled at the beautiful sight of Emma and Regina. They knew that it was a true love between them.
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