This is the sequel from my first story called 'What Could Have Happened'. Regina decided to save Emma by taking the darkness into herself. That one sacrifice didn't come easy, the price was one that none expected. Or maybe, she did.
Once again, Regina felt the familiar pull of her dagger and she growled, trying to resist control. She did not like being controlled. The brunette let herself go and closed her eyes for a moment, when she opened them again, she was is the same room as yesterday. Part of her wondered if Leopold had decided to make her appear on that room because he knew what had gone down there.
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"What do you want?" She asked, impatience in her voice. She didn't even look around to try and look for Leopold. "I want to know why did you not bring my daughter to me" he said as he stepped into her line of vision. "I will not be bringing Snow to you. I don't know who you are anymore and I will not let you hurt her" She answered, her relationship with Snow White had changed dramatically. Regina was sure that after what had happened that morning, Snow would want to talk to her.
"As far as I know you want to kill my daughter" Leopold sneered. Regina chuckled darkly, "Things change. I want you to stay as far away from Snow as possible" and her voice turned serious again. "And how will you do that, pray tell?" "Like this" and with the flick of a wrist, Leopold was flung back and the dagger clattered to the floor. Regina took a few steps until she was hovering over the metallic weapon and bend down to grab it. It was so comforting to Regina, for the first time, holding something that was ultimately hers. In all her years of using magic, she never expected to be the Dark One, she had always though that Rumplestiltskin would always be the Dark One, an ever-present presence in her life even tough it was for the worse.
She lifted her gaze and looked at Leopold, he was barely getting up from where Regina had thrown him as he glared daggers at her, but when he realized that Regina had her dagger and that he would not be able to control her, his smirk fell. "You see, my dear Leopold, I know that you have a spell on the dagger so that I cannot call to it. But do not fool yourself, I will break it and you will go down" she said. Her Evil Queen smile present sending shivers down the older man's spine. He unnerved her, and she was glad.
"I'll be back for you" he yelled before burgundy smoke engulfed him and he vanished. Regina sighed in relief, she really did not feel like having an epic magic battle with Leopold, how he got his magic was still a mystery, but she'll find out. She always did. She went back to her office and grabbed her phone and dialed Emma's number, "Can you meet me at Granny's Diner in ten minutes?" She asked over the phone.
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