Caught In Neverland

The Apple

The Queen was elegant and desirable. By all who gazed upon her. To see her, was to want her. Her long shiny black hair, that grazed the sides of her hips as she would spin and look at herself in the mirror. She was gorgeous, and she knew it. The way her tight dress hugged her body, made her feel adored. By the only one that mattered to her. Herself. Her castle was draped with fur skins of beautiful animals that she had her huntsman kill for the rugs and blankets. Depending on the day, You could either find her in her vault, her garden area where she kept her special apple tree she'd had since she was a child, or on the streets of the nearby villages. Looking for excuses to arrest people for looking at her, or rip out their hearts. She left children alone. Hopefully they could learn from their pathetic parents mistakes. That was all she could hope for, and that is what she would tell herself everytime she saw a child that was rude to her. "Devil child! How dare you act that way to the Queen!" Then she would shew it away like an animal. Expecting it to learn how to behave.

Today, happened to be one of those days. She had had a bad morning, and all she wanted was to rip out some hearts, and smile. Just once. However many that took was not her fault. They should learn to control their children, and them selves. Then maybe the numbers wouldn't be so high.

"I knew I'd find you around here, Regina..." Regina turned around to see Snow behind her on a horse, along with 4 guards trailing behind her, and one beside her. They both looked at eachother for a long moment. "My darling Snow" She said then stuck her finger in her throat making a gagging motion. "To what do I own the pleasure? My darling daughter." She said the last part daughter with a long, drawn out hiss. A hint of hatred, and a dash of disdain. "Well, mother, it seems we have a visitor in our midst. From another land, looking for you in particular." "ME? Why, I can't imagine why a stranger would be looking for me... Was she green? Hahaha." Regina laughed. Snow rolled her eyes. "No, Regina. It's a child. He calls himself 'Peter Pan' have you heard of him?" "Yes, I believe I have. From... Neverland is it? I knew a fairy from there once. Disgusting little fly she was. I snapped her into oblivion. Kept asking me for favors. Little bug never knew what hit her."

Regina loved her own humor. Which was why she smirked and half chuckled to herself everytime she said something evil. "Ok, so. Here's the deal." Snow said to her. "No. No Snow, no deals! We made our truce and you are now on my castle grounds." Snow hated what she was about to do. She walked up to Regina, and held her hand. "Please mother. I need your help." Regina looked down at Snow's hand covering hers, and felt something inside her soften. "This person looking for you needs your help with something. Please help him, but I'll only tell you why I want you to help him, if you promise not to make it a revenge idea, please Regina." "You have my word Snow, now what does he want?" Snow nervously spoke the next part. "He has my daughter. In a sleeping curse." "He has Emma, huh. Fine. She is the closest thing I have, or will ever have to having a grandchild. What do you need me to do?" SnowWhite pleaded. "Please mother. Just help her. Help him help her. Just give him whatever he needs." Snow replied. "I will see what I can do." Regina said, as she spun on her heels and walked over to her mirror. Admiring this moment. Snow was asking for a favor.

Over the years, she did grow to care for Snow and Emma. She knew the accident that happened when Show was a child was exactly that. An accident. Snow had loved her own  mother and didn't want Regina to lose her mother. Cora, (Regina's mother) had manipulated Snow into telling a secret, that had got Regina's fiance killed. It was horrible. But over time, Regina learned Snow was just a child. Children make mistakes. She could never forgive her, but they could still talk. If needed. Regina was, after all, the closest thing to a parent that Snow had left. "When should I be expecting this little brat?" Regina practically spit out that last part. "Right about now." They both looked over to the balcony that over looked the garden and he was standing on the landing. Peter Pan. "You have my daughter!" Snow yelled to him. "You don't listen very well." Peter said to her. "Tell me about it!" Regina said, shaking her head. "Mom!" Snow was suprises at that remark, but the Queen just laughed. "What! I think if you had listened a little better as a child, alot of our problems would be non existent. Just sayin'." Snow just stood there, jaw dropped staring at Regina. Finally Peter spoke up. "There seems to be alot of animosity between the two of you, and one of you, that I know of, has magic. Should I move to a safer distance?" He started to float back a few feet from where he was. Regina ignited a fire ball in her hand, and fire was jumping from her hand to the ground. "I think you need to tell me where my granddaughter is, and fast, before I fry you into a buttery sauce and marinade my dinner with your remains." She blew ice in his direction and it caught his feet creating a block of ice on them heavy enough for him to come down to them. "Talk!" Regina looked down to him. He snapped his fingers, and the ice shattered, leaving Regina and Snow speechless. "Ya, I have magic too. Clearly." He jestured to the fact that he was flying. "So,as I was saying, you don't listen very well. As soon as you saw me as a threat, you forgot everything I had told you about my 'friend'. I care for her. I did NOT poison her. But I know who did. I would not have come all this way if I didn't want to help her." Snow began to soften, but was still furious that a little brat had her daughter. "I want you to take me to her... OW!" Regina elbowed snow. "We, want you to take US to her." "Not possible. I have to allow you in my land, and I wont. So, you need to figure out another way." Peter said. "Go ahead Regina. Fry him." Snow said. "No you dont, then you'll never find her." Peter said in an angry tone. Did she just threaten him? "Ok children." Regina said, speaking to both Peter and Snow. "I have an idea, but you need to follow me, and I can tell you exactly what to do." Regina began walking into her castle. Swaying her hips as she walked. Peter tilted his head, and watched as Regina walked away. "And then God looked over all that he had made and decided it was GOOD!"  Snow slapped him in the back of the head.  "Peter!"

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Good chapter, and Peter seems to like watching Regina walk away. My goodness! Lol thanks for reading, and don't forget to leave a comment.

-Xniera