Once Upon The Underworld (Once Upon A Time)

Chapter 7: "I Won't Let You Ruin It!"

Emma's POV:

It was later in the day when my parents and I returned to Mary Margaret's apartment. Storybrooke definitely seemed the same now. The red fog had cleared and if I hadn't know better, I'd say things were back to normal. We were still and the underworld and Killian was still back with Milah and they still had what I'd always dreamed of for us. What I'd always dreamed of in general. A family. I peered out the window to find Izzy walking down the street with her mother. I rushed out of the building and approached them. "Hi, Emma!" Izzy said cheerfully, and Milah just flashed me a disapproving smile as she hurried her daughter along. If only it were that easy. I followed them until I stopped them on the street corner. "How could you not tell me?" I snapped at Izzy. "You knew she was your mother," I pointed to Milah, "and you knew Killian was your father! If you could've just told me that, maybe I would have been able to approach him better!" "Emma, I-" she started. "No! Forget it. Just when I thought I could finally get things back on track, you decide to go and keep secrets." Izzy's face contorted and she seemed generally apologetic. "With all do respect, Emma," she said. "Getting my family back together was a little more important to me than making sure you can be a know it all." I clenched my teeth together, trying to find the words to say. But they just wouldn't come to me. "She's right," Milah snarled. "I've waited centuries to have Killian and my daughter back, and I won't let you ruin it!" "I don't understand, Izzy," I sighed, sitting down on the sidewalk. "If you were here at the same time as your mom, why didn't you go to her before now? Why did you have to wait so long?" "Because!" Izzy said persistently. "We might be a family, but we'd still have the void that only my dad could fill. And now he can. I never meant to hurt you. After all, you should know perfectly well about family voids." I turned away and walked back to Mom's apartment building. I never thought I'd say it, but I'm pretty hopeful that what Gold's talking about, this so called enacted revenge, will hit Milah and her "darling Izzy" hard. Real hard.

Regina's POV:

I scrambled through drawers and flung open cabinets. "Everything better still be here," I huffed to myself. My vault had clearly been ransacked, by someone who clearly didn't know who they were messing with. "Dark underworld demons," I muttered. So far all of my important magic was still there. A few replaceable valuables were missing but that was okay. I'd eventually find them and get them back, though it wouldn't be the end of the world if I didn't...eh, bad choice of words. In the quietness, I heard a clacking coming from the upper level of the vault. It sounded almost like high heels. I ran behind the nearest wall and hid. I'm usually not one to hide from a fight, however I should better prepare myself before I go making duals with demons. The clacking noise continued for a minute or so, nearing with ever second. I held my breath. Finally it stopped. "Whew," I breathed, walking back out into safety. The last thing I remember was hearing a familiar laugh and feeling a sharp blow to my head before everything went dark.

{Sorry for the relatively short chapter. Comment who you think found Regina.}