"Maybe this was a bad idea..." Mary Margaret sighed as she sat in David's truck as he drove them to look around for Regina while baby Neal was with Ashley. "If something happened to Regina--" She began to worry.
"No, like you said, she'll be fine," David tried to reassure his wife and himself. "She could take care of herself..."
"Look!" Mary Margaret yelled when David slammed on the brakes, and they pulled off to see a sheriff's car burnt, smoke still surrounding it.
David shut off the car as the two of them got out of the vehicle. "That's one of my sheriff's cars..." he sighed as they looked around the car. "What happened?" He asked with a slight scoff.
"Maleficent happened."
The Charmings turned at the familiar voice to see Regina, who appeared out of nowhere and looked a little hungover.
"And that is her idea of a good time." Regina sighed, squinting as her eyes were still adjusting to the sunlight.
"Regina... Are you okay? What happened last night?" Mary Margaret asked her as she sighed to herself.
"I had to prove myself... which meant some drinking... some burning, and lots of destruction. Sorry about the car." Regina sighed as David glanced back to the burnt car. "And you really shouldn't be here. Next time, we have to meet covertly... I only got away because I told them Dreamy has a doctor's appointment to check on her and baby Liam--" She continued.
"Next time? You didn't find out what they're planning?" David asked her, furrowing his brows.
"It was one night." Regina scoffed at him. "But I did find out they're hiding something, something incredibly powerful." She added.
"Well, what is it?" Mary Margaret asked her.
"I don't know." Regina sighed, crossing her arms over her chest.
"So, the only thing you accomplished was property destruction?" Mary Margaret asked, sounding disappointed instead of worried like she had a few minutes ago.
"I accomplished trust." Regina corrected Mary Margaret. "Last time, I had to come to Maleficent. This time, she'll come to me."
"I don't want to do this, Killian... I still don't know where my mom is." Dream sighed, feeding Sebastian his bottle while they waited in the room for the doctor to come in and check on baby Liam.
"The others will find her, love... We had this scheduled to check on the lad." Hook tried to comfort her, standing by the bed. He held Evangeline, who was so observant as she looked around the room.
"I know... But--" She sighed when Hook moved his hand to her shoulder.
"Living a normal life, remember?" He asked her as she sighed.
"Like that could ever be possible in this town." Dream scoffed, looking at the door as the nurse walked in to the do ultrasound.
Gold turned away from the fire in his cabin, which was far in the woods of Storybrooke, to see Maleficent, Cruella, and Ursula walk in. "Well, where have you been all night?" He asked the three women with a scoff.
"Don't be nasty," Maleficent said, hanging up her jacket. "Regina came to find us. We had some catching up to do." She added as Cruella closed the door behind them.
"Regina?" Gold asked with a scoff, furrowing his brows.
"Yes. You know, the mother of the daughter you tried to kill?" Maleficent added with a devious smirk.
"I'm well aware... What was she after?" Gold scoffed again.
"She was sniffing around for information." Ursula scoffed, looking at the crackling fire.
"I assume you didn't tell her I'm what you're hiding?"
"Oh, we were careful, Darling. She doesn't know a thing." Cruella told him as he nodded.
"Very interesting plan, bringing us all together..." Maleficent said, recalling the first time Gold tried to bring the three of them together to help him with one of his devious plans.
"My plan's just beginning. But Regina does present an intriguing possibility." Gold smirked a bit.
"Do you really think she'll help us?" Maleficent asked.
"Heartbreak turned her into a monster once. And now her heart's been broken anew... Plus, the reality of her daughter dying slowly. She's lost another love and is in great pain." He smirked, looking between the three witches.
"As you and I both know... Pain always makes you stronger." Maleficent smirked.
"Indeed it does." Gold nodded, sighing to himself, recalling the pain he felt over losing Belle and Baelfire again. "When war hits Storybrooke, everyone's gonna have to pick a side... including Regina." He added.
"And what war is that?"
"Oh, the one we're about to start." Gold chuckled, looking at Maleficent. "And tonight... we're gonna throw the first punch." He smirked, poking the firewood with the metal poker.
~season 4, episode 15: "Enter the Dragon"~
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