Storybrooke Scandal - A SwanQueen story

Preperations

~*~ Regina's pov ~*~

All the preparations had been made to get me back to the Enchanted Forest. Zelena would open the portal for me, and then it would be up to me to find Emma and get her back to Storybrooke. I would figure out my way back together with her, so my main concern was just getting there.

I carried a small bag along and Snow looked at me seriously.
"Get my little girl back." She said while Charming put a hand on her shoulder and I nodded at the two.

"It will be fine. I will bring her back, whatever the cost." I said and Zelena moved closer.
"It's nearly time..." She said and David held out his sword.
"Take this, just in case your magic fails you." He said and I smirked.
"You forget the Enchanted Forest is my playground." I chuckled softly, but I took his sword and looked at it. "But I'm sure you will sleep better if I took this along." I smiled gently at the pair and then looked at Henry who was quite worried about me.
"Please, don't do anything stupid..." He said and I chuckled a little, giving the teen a hug.
"I won't turn evil again... I promise." I said and kissed the top of his head. "Will you believe in me?" I asked and he nodded, looking into my eye deeply.
"Yeah, I will. Please get Ma back." I put my forehead against his and nodded.
"I'll be back before you know it."

"Regina, get ready." Zelena spoke and I let go of Henry, quickly turning to the circle my sister had drawn once more.
"Open it." I said and the woman nodded, using her magic to activate the spell, opening the portal once more.

"Good luck, sis." She said and I smiled, nodding to her before jumping in.

~*~

I landed on my two feet and quickly looked around me once I landed, assessing if there is any danger waiting for me. I didn't spot any and put the sword down slowly.
"Time to blend in..." I said and waved my hands, replacing my clothes with something more... Me. I grabbed the bag that I dropped and slung it over my shoulder before putting the sword on my hip and heading out to find that pesky little sewer rat called Robin Hood.

I had no idea where they would have landed so I had no choice but to go looking for them by foot. I headed into the direction in which I knew my palace would be and start from there. As I looked around the forest, nothing much had changed since the last time I was here. It was familiar, the trees and bushes... 

Eventually I found a place where the ground was pretty banged up, probably from where Robin and Emma landed along with his stuff. I looked around for any other signs of disturbances but couldn't find any. After all, a month had passed since they came here. It would be a miracle if it had all remained the same. I kept moving towards my palace and sighed as I knew this was going to take quite a while if I were to keep going on foot. I groaned a little in frustration and picked up the pace, trying to get through the forest a little faster. I couldn't believe my luck when I ran into an arrow stuck in a tree. I slid my finger over the wood before pulling the thing out of the tree. I inspected it closely and smirked as I knew this had to be one of Robin's.

I held up the arrow and used a locator spell on it, releasing the item as it suddenly took flight and guided me right to where Robin would be hiding. I hurried up and ran after the arrow as it guided me through the vast forest until it dropped at a village. I hid behind a tree and looked around carefully. It would be strange for Robin to be at a village if Emma is his hostage. My mind then started sliding off to all the hideous and gruesome images of my Savior no longer being alive. I grit my teeth and shook my head. There was no way in hell that Emma would be killed by this snake. 

After putting on somewhat of a disguise, I went into the village, looking for Robin. It wasn't particularly difficult as he was, of course, getting drunk in a tavern... I went inside and moved to sit next to him.
"You should know that it's been 30 days since I've last seen you, and I'm still just as pissed, if not more." I said softly while my face was hidden under a hood. The man turned to me slowly and I could tell he was startled.
"Regina?" He asked carefully and I looked at him with a smirk.

"You wanted to see your Queen...? Well here she is." I got up and grabbed him by the collar before throwing him out of the tavern. "You and I are going to have a little chat~" 

~*~

Robin was groaning while he was bound to a tree. After having punched him in the jaw a few times, just to make myself feel better really, I started to question him.
"Where is Emma?" I started out calm. He spit out some blood and chuckled.
"I don't know where the bitch went... After I told her what I was going to do, she just up and left..." He said and I punched him again.
"She just left? Really... I'm surprised you let her run off then. You're pathetic..."
"She used her magic..." He said and I cocked an eyebrow. Sure enough, Emma did know how to teleport. She wasn't always successful but surely she was able to.

"Great..." I paced up and down a few times, thinking of the places she might know here. There weren't many... I know she knew where the White Kingdom was, having been to the castle once. She did tell me about that, but otherwise, I had no clue.

I turned back to Robin and punched him again.
"I can't believe you took Emma away from me... You asshole."
"Why don't you let me go and we will battle it out hmm?" He looked at me all smug. I smirked and grabbed the sword David had given me.
"You know what, that's a fine plan." I said and cut him loose, taking a few steps back. "Lets begin shall we?" I said and before he could utter another word, I used my fire and enveloped the sword with it. I then charged forward and stabbed him right through the chest. "That's what it feels like, when you take Emma from me." I whispered it into his ear as he drew his last breath. I pulled back the sword and looked at his lifeless form on the ground.
"With your death... My darkness dies as well." I said and put the blade back in its sheet.

"Now... Lets go find Emma..."