Dark Swan Redemption

Third Stage: Bargaining

Killian kicked his feet and tried to pry Regina's hands away from his neck. This made Regina squeeze harder, causing Killian to slow in his movements.

A deep shrill came from Mary Margaret "REGINA!". She stood up and ran over to the scene, she tried pulling down Regina's arm but it wouldn't budge. With a swift motion of her other hand, Mary Margaret went flying back, landing on top of David. Regina then directed all of her attention on to Hook.

"Now you listen to me, lover boy. It would give me immense pleasure to watch the life drain from your body. Actually I have thought about doing this on many occasions. But right now we need to focus all our energy on Emma, and bringing her home. So stop being an ass and start contributing. Or I will end your pathetic life, understood?" Said Regina as she loosened her grip around his neck. Hook twitched his head in confirmation. Regina instantly dropped him to the floor and walked into the kitchen. David stood up and offered a hand to Mary Margaret. She rubbed her head, as she looked around the room. Her stomach sunk when she saw Hook on the floor. Hook moved his arm and a flood of emotions ran through her. She sighed and frantically looked around the room for Regina. Her eyes stopped at the kitchen, she made her way over to the room.

"Are you and your husband alright?" Asked Regina as she sipped her drink. Mary Margaret looked at her with a puzzled expression.

"No thanks to you" Mary snapped back

"Listen, that was my last ditch effort to get Emma back. I thought if she could sense Hook dying that she would come and save him or at least watch him die."

"And what makes you think she would have?" Mary poured herself a drink and waited for Regina's response

"Because your entire bloodline has never given up on love. So I thought if I took the love away, she might appear but apparently she doesn't feel it anymore"

"Or she doesn't love him as much as you think" Mary Margaret grabbed her glass and started to walk over to the men.

"Wait, what do you mean?" Regina followed her, eager to continue the conversation. Which is a first when it comes to Mary Margaret, normally she wants to bang her head against the wall 5 minutes in.

Regina would have loved to repeat what was just said to her, to Hook. She would take great happiness from seeing the pirates love life fall apart. Instead she sat down and waited for someone to speak. She made eye contact with Hook, he held eye contact for a second and looked at the ground.

"Now that we know what we are capable of, can we please get back to finding my daughter?"

Hook and Regina, simply nodded their heads and continued to think of different ideas. After a few moments Regina's face lit up and Mary noticed.

"Does it involve violence Regina?"

Regina's face fell and she looked down. She mentally crossed out all the plans that involved any sort of violence. That left her with no ideas and no further options to explore. The room fell into an anxious silence. Everyone was working hard to find Emma, the glue that has basically held the group together. Without her, the cracks were starting to show and Regina is sure that she might revert back to her old ways, if she has to deal with Hook again. In the end, David called it a day and sent everyone home. Regina walked home with Emma on her mind. Again. Every time she glanced up, she would see Emma standing around a corner. Her pace fastened to catch up with the figure in the shadows. But once she was there, Emma was gone without any evidence she was there at all.

I'm going mad, there is no way I'm seeing Emma. She's not even here. Get out of my head!

Regina let her feet do the walking, not paying attention anymore, in fear of seeing her again. Suddenly she stopped in front of the clock tower. She looked up and saw the moon rising over the tower, with a blue tinge. She walked over to the door and pulled it open. To her surprise, it was unlock. I must tell Belle about this, she must be more careful. Her feet kept walking, all the way up to the top. She peered out of the glass window, overlooking the town, watching the residents interacting and continuing their life as if nothing had happened. Please come back Emma, I miss you. Regina mindlessly climbed the stairs up to the roof and stood on the edge. She looked around and Emma was no where to be seen. Regina sighed and looked down at the ground, thinking hard about her next decision.

"If you won't save your pirate, maybe you will save me!" Regina yelled out into the night. A heart beat later, Regina took a step off the ledge, falling to the ground below.