The Locksleys One-Shots

I want my Mama

"Regina, we have a little problem here." Little John told the queen. He had come back from the forest a few hours ago because the Merry Men were having a problem and they thought Regina could help them. Little John had been sent to tell her about it as the others stayed in the Enchanted Forest. "What's wrong? Is Roland okay?" Regina asked immediately thinking about her little dimpled merry man. "He's fine. Well at least physically. He is actually the problem." Regina's heart broke. Roland had lost his father not so long ago, and she was sure he missed him almost as much as she did. "How can I help?" She asked, hoping there was a way to solve this problem. "He... Well he's... He's asking for his Mama" Regina felt the guilt consume her. He wanted Marian, but he couldn't have her because she had killed her. "Oh" she said softly. "Hasn't anyone explained..." her voice trailed of at the thought of him not knowing his mother was dead. How could he understand his father was gone and not his mother? They had even used her as an example when they told him his papa had died. And Marian had been gone for years and Robin only for a few weeks. "That's the thing. He's not talking about Marian."

The wind was cold in the camp, making all the Merry Men worried about Roland. It was about to rain and he refused to leave the tree he was leaning on. His back was against it and he held his stuffed monkey close to his chest, also right under his nose so he could smell it. Home. He missed it a lot. The games with his his papa and Gina, the movies curled up on the couch, Henry reading to him, Gina tucking him in at night, playing X-box with Henry and of course, losing because Henry was the master. But most of all, he missed the comfort it all gave him. He finally had a family like every other kid. He had a papa, a mama, and even a big brother! He had hoped he could become one himself, and that dream also came true. But it had all ended. His perfect family had been destroyed in a few seconds. One moment he had it all, and the next, nothing. Only his most prised possession, and the only memory of his home right now. The monkey. He brushed the tears away from his face and brought his knees closer to his chest. As close as he could anyway, considering the stuffed Monkey he was clinging on to.

"Hey buddy, what's wrong?" Will asked, crouching in front of him and putting a hand on his shoulder. "I-I miss my home. And-and I want to g-g-go back with my m-mama" he sobbed. "Oh Roland, you know your mama is up in heaven with papa, watching over you-" Will started, though not really knowing what to say next. Roland's eyes widened and the terror was obvious in them. "Gina's dead!?" He asked with a shaky voice, his nails digging even harder into his stuffed monkey, if that was even possible. "What-? I... Uh... Oh! No, no, Gina is absolutely fine. She misses you too you know." "Really?" Roland asked hopefully. "Really." Will assured him.

"Oh" was all Regina could say when Little John told her what Roland had said. "Actually, Roland hasn't moved from tree. I'm sure he is there right now." Regina woke up from her trance "What!? You left him there to sleep under a TREE!? In the STORM!? I gave you tents for a reason!" She screamed at him. "Well to be fair, he didn't sleep, and it didn't rain. And, he didn't want to move..." Little John tried to explain himself. "You know what? I'm going there right now." She said, walking away to find a way to reunite herself with her little merry man.

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A few hours later, Regina came back with a magic bean in her hand. She opened a portal and jumped inside, only thinking about the little dimpled boy who she would see soon.

Regina looked around, and recognised where she was thanks to the smell. Forest. She thought, her eyes tearing up at the thought of Robin. She shook her head and looked around, searching for Roland, who was probably leaning against a tree, based on what Little John had told her. She looked around for the little boy and found him sobbing, his head buried in the stuffed monkey Regina had given him in the Enchanted Forest. She felt her heart shatter once again as she approached him. She sat down next to him on the floor, though he didn't notice. So she wrapped her hand around his shoulders and pulled him close. "Hey, sweetie. It's okay. I'm here," She whispered. Roland looked up at her with wide eyes, his mouth open as he gasped. "Gina?" he sniffed. "Yeah, it's me" she answered. The curly-haired boy jumped on her, hugging her tightly and burying his nose in the crook of her neck. Regina hugged him back, glad to have her son back. They stood still that way for a few minutes, until a drop of rain fell on Roland's hair. She pulled away and held his shoulders. "Come on sweetie, we're going home."

Heyyyy! I'm alive! Sorry for not updating in such a long time but I'm back and I have plenty of ideas for these one-shots. I'm not sure if I'll be able to update in some time but I'm actually working on 8 more one-shots. Thanks a lot for reading and voting and if you want anything specific to be written just let me know and I'll write it! P.S: I know it's kinda short but all the other one-shots are much longer. Bye!!