She's Back

Regina

She's suppose to be dead. This darkness that I took from myself is suppose to be long gone, I'm suppose to be free, free to raise my son, to defeat this monster Mr. Hyde, this is the last thing I need.

"What do you mean she's back?!" I growled at the large man in front of me, his scar across his face making me internally tremble with fear.

"The Queen cannot be destroyed! You stupid girl, you just took every dark, and inhuman part of yourself and gave it a mind, a heart, and the ability to obliterate this whole town, because you know better than anyone that she can kill masses of people like this at the drop of a hat." He smirked before vanishing in front of me, I turned and saw my son shaking next to me, trying his hardest to hide his fear for my sake, but I knew he was terrified that the old me would return, the part of me that I told myself would never meet my child, no matter what.

"Henry, go and get Roland, then gather everyone." I said snapping out of my trance, he swallowed and gave me a wary look, gently walking up to me.

"Roland is gone mom, they took him back to the Enchanted Forest." He said gently, making my heart stop, my emotions rushing through my body.

"He's gone? WHO TOOK HIM?!" I yelled, he flinched back and gave me a scared look, I calmed down and moved closer, gripping his shoulders.

"Henry." I said a bit quieter, but just as nervous, he exhaled and bit his lip. "The Merry Men were sent back, they were scared when Rumple tethered the magic so they asked Zelena to send them back." He admitted, making my blood boil, she sent my son away without telling me, my one piece of Robin was gone.

"Mom? Mom!" I heard my son calling me as I stalked out of the street and over to the bed and breakfast where my sister was staying with her baby.

I burst through the door and found her sitting with Robyn nuzzled in her arms sleeping. "HOW COULD YOU TAKE MY SON?!" I screamed, making her frantically jump up and place her baby in the crib next to the bed.

"Regina let me explain-." She started, but I cut her off and slapped her on the face hard, making her stumble back.

"ROBIN IS DEAD! I LOST THE LOVE OF MY LIFE AND NOW I LOST THE ONE THING THAT I HAD LEFT OF HIM! ROLAND DESERVES A MOTHER, SOMEONE WHO CAN CARE FOR HIM PROPERLY, IN A HOME, BUT THANKS TO YOU HE IS GONE, AND I CAN'T HELP HIM BECAUSE YOU MADE THIS CHOICE WITHOUT ME!" I screamed, my eyes filling with tears as I stormed out, passing my family in the lobby and rushing out to the cold street, my anger getting the best of me before slowly subsiding, something that had always been much more difficult with the darkness inside of me, but now it felt lighter, my heart easing up in my chest, the tight feeling not as intense.

I wandered over to the back of the diner and crossed my arms, trying to figure out how I would get Roland back and save my family from my darkness.

"Hey, are you alright?" Snow asked quietly behind me, leaning on the gate connected to the planter. I shook my head and refused to face her until I got my emotions in check, inhaling slowly until the burning feeling of tears vanished.

"No, my son is gone and apparently the Evil Queen isn't gone, and she's on her way here, and I just don't know what to do, everything is different right now, I don't know if it's because I'm just Regina now, or because of everything that happened this week..." I started, trying not to tear up again, but the grief started to hit me again, making my heart contract in my chest, thinking about my deceased soulmate.