Potential
A guest asked for a oneshot of Snowing finding out that the Chernabog was after Emma not Regina.
I think deep down we knew it was a possibility. Thankfully, everyone just assumed that the person with the greatest potential for darkness in their heart was Regina. But only ourselves and the Queens of evil knew differently- that monster was after Emma. We had fought so hard to keep that secret from her. We didn't want our daughter knowing that she could have been evil. More than that, we didn't want her to know the sacrifice we made to keep her heart pure. I couldn't work with Maleficent. I know because of us she lost her child, but I wasn't risking the wellbeing of ours. As soon as Maleficent told us that I was pregnant my world shifted. Emma became my gravity. My world revolved around her. I didn't want her to know what we'd done for her- it would ruin her. It would ruin the bond we'd worked so hard to create. I just wanted to protect her- Charming did too. We hated lying to our daughter, but it was the only way to keep her safe. Our hearts may have been forever tainted by what we done, but both hers and her little brother's are whole and filled with goodness. We would do anything for either of our children, and right now protecting Emma meant I could no longer be the pure, innocent Princess I had once been. I had to be fiercer than that. I realised now that the line between a hero and a villain was a lot blurrier than I once thought it to be. Because of me Maleficent lost her child. Yet it wasn't something I could entirely say I regretted. Yes, if I could think of another path we could have taken I would have gone down it straight away. But there were only two choices: evil or the wardrobe. How was I to know the wardrobe would lead to so much pain? That Geppetto would lie about the number of spaces available? If I could go back and choose the evil option knowing it meant I would keep Emma would I? No, I wouldn't. Because I would be risking her heart, and neither me nor Charming could ever do that. That Chernabog could target Emma all it wanted, but for all her heart has the potential for darkness it will never become dark. Myself and Charming will never let that happen. I will protect my daughter's innocence. I am her mother, it is my job. No matter the cost to my own heart.