A Swan Necklace

Chapter 19:

"Rebecca..." Emma says quietly, her voice cracking slightly. The queen is bloodied and bruised as she fell to the floor. Her dress is tattered and her hands tied together by an extremely tight rope.

"Emma..." She croaks out.

"Now that you both have become acquainted, I can kill you both." King George crackles. Regina smirks happily and so does her mother. The three of them are already getting on her nerves but it will never help that the dark one took her powers. She is completely screwed.

"Throw them both in the dungeon." Regina demands. Two brutal soldiers rip her from the ground, carrying her tightly by her shoulders as she lets her feet drag behind her.

Why is it that whenever I finally have something good, something becomes worse?

Emma squeezes her eyes shut and soon she is thrown to the cold stoned floor of the dungeon, Rebecca thrown in the cage also. Emma slides over to the queen side, inspecting her wounds as the queen only stares past her shoulder. "I'm sorry, Emma."

"What? What for?"

"I was suppose to protect you, your mother made me promise to and I seemed to fail. You already endured so much and for this--" the queen motioned to the room around them and Emma only bites her lip. "To happen.. I'm sorry."

"Don't be." Emma pulls her into a hug. "You gave me a home, a family. And that will forever be the only thing making me happy."

"We will always welcome you into our family, Emma." Rebecca says softly.

"Now I must do what has to be done, I have the dagger. I just need to find the right moment. Rebecca I will fix this." Emma says, the blade cold against her ankle.

"Okay, be careful Emma. Promise me." Rebecca asks.

Emma nods and soon clicking of heels on the stone flooring approach them, a grinning Regina staring down at them. She points to the guard following her to unlock their cell, he approaches and Emma spits at him with a menace on her lips. He growls back before unlocking the cell. The guard grabs Emma's hair in a death grip, pulling her out of the cell. Regina grins, scraping her skin with a sharp manicured nail.

"Come along." Regina sashays away, her gown swishing against her legs as the guard pushes Emma to follow. Her eyes never leaves Rebecca's until the queen is out of view. They walk down the dark and cold corridor, the silence broken only by Regina's clicking heels and Emma's chains.

Once arrived in the throne room, she is thrown to the floor and Emma holds back a painful groan unwilling to show weakness in front of her enemies.

"Emma, Emma, Emma. Look how your life ended." Cora flourishes. "See how love was your downfall? See how it is a weakness? Love killed you, Emma."

Emma's emerald eyes hold a raging fire as her eyes meet the cruel step mother she has been raised by.

"Love didn't kill me. It saved me. I don't care, if I die today. I don't care because I know with every fiber of my soul that you will loose. And my kingdom will rise. Killing me will not stop my reign. It will only grow. Love will rule." Emma hisses, her voice growing louder after each word.

Cora and Regina share looks, before laughing menacingly.

"HA! You silly girl!!" Cora laughs. "My wonderful daughter, the honour is yours... kill your pathetic step sister."

Emma holds her head high, keeping her gaze upon Regina as she steps closer, a blade in her hand. Her step sister holds it tightly against her throat, a tiny graze already appearing, blood already falling until... Emma's hand tightens her hold on the dagger that was held in her boot and stabs it fast into Regina.

Regina cries out, the blade in her hand falling as her body falls back. Emma stands as guards surround her. Cora's eyes widen as a soft no falls from her lips.

"what did you do?!" Cora screams, holding her dying daughter in her arms.

"I neutralized Regina's magic with squid ink. She will die without her powers to save her. I am sorry but I had to do whatever was necessary to save my kingdom." Emma explains as the guards grab her arms.

Cora's eyes turn dark but before she does anything, all of the doors fly open. Her family and army racing through.

Emma's eyes widen with relief when she sees him.

"Emma!!" Killian cries, pulling her into his arms. She sighs into his shoulder, holding onto him tightly. She didn't think she would ever see him again. Her heart beating quickly within her chest. A tear of happiness drips down her cheek as she relaxes in is arms.

Liam, Ruby as her wolf self and everyone she has learned to care for takes care of Cora and her guards.

"Are you hurt? Are you okay?" Killian asks, touching her scarred neck.

"I am now. I was only scratched." Emma says then she notices his hand---or hook. She cradles his wrist in her arm, worried gaze on his injury. The hook is cold under her touch yet fits him perfectly. "Regina did this?"

"Aye but I am fine, love." Emma smiles sadly at him before kissing the metal and then pulls him into a tight hug. He kisses her hair and rubs her back. "I love you, my beautiful Swan."

"I love you too." Emma whispers.

They part and began moving back towards the dungeons.

Her happiness finally taking place.