Emma Swan, Bella Swan coincidence I think not!

Finding out the truth

"normal speech" 'thoughts'

Emma's POV - 3 month before

It's been a few weeks since Maleficent returned from the 'dead' and so far it seems she is looking for something but is failing and each day I see her she is sadder then the day before. 'Maybe I should speak to her and offer my help?' I sit for a little while longer in Granny's Diner, my hands wrapped around a still warm mug of coco, just letting myself think.

"Hay, can I get anything else for you Emma? Or maybe just a person to talk to?" I look up to see Ruby stood there in her work uniform with a pitcher of coffee in one hand, "yeah, um could I just get a bear claw to go please?" I watched as she walked back to counter grabbing a pastry bag and tongs putting a single bear claw in the bag.

I down the rest of my drink and stand up to meet Ruby at the counter seeing her hold out the bag for me "thanks Rubs" giving her a smile I take the bag paying for the pastry. Walking out of the diner door only having one location in mind to walk to, letting my mind drift through thoughts I hardly notice where I am until I nearly trip over a fallen log. Looking up all I see is forest, beautiful green forest, going back to the log I nearly fell over sitting down and just listening to the different sounds of the forest, I come here to clear my head and think, and with the whole Maleficent being back thing there has just been thoughts and moments that haven't made sense to me.

In the past few weeks that Maleficent has been back I have only bumped into her once and since then I've been on edge but not because she is back but because something just feels different, something animalistic and pure instinct driven, it terrifies me most of the time it's difficult to control but it seems no one has noticed or if they have they haven't said anything. 'Maybe I should talk to Ruby? As bad as it sounds she's the best with these things and her wolf side can help as well.'

A sudden chill runs down my spine and a warm feeling spreads over my back but mainly on my shoulder blades it feels like a fire has just erupted. A scream echoes round the forest and I'm left breathing hard on my hands and knees, sweat clinging to my skin and little droplets falling from my face "what 'huff' the hell 'wheeze' was that?" I say as I try to even out my breathing but the inferno is still there and it's only getting hotter, the pain begins to blur out my other senses my hearing and vision are completely gone, so when I feel arms wrap around my waist it's understandable as to why I flinch 'did I scream as well?'

I try to fight against the arms still around me but even with my sight gone I can tell the world is spinning, feeling my side collide with a solid surface? Object? I finally give in and everything is just gone my mind blank of any thoughts, it's truly a terrifying experience just everything going and being left in a void like state. But with everything leaving the inferno won't leave but it has now spread down to my upper arm and that's when I'm truly gone giving into the flame that's burning me.

Maleficent POV

Now I didn't expect that a calm walk in the forest could turn into sprinting towards a sudden pull finding it went in the direction of the pain filled scream but finding a shivering sweat covered savior was not what I was expecting. Her body tense and her shoulders especially twitching every now and then. She is just in her signature tank top and jeans and because of the tank top it was clear to see the dark red patches over her shoulder blades, seeing this I sprang into action by wrapping my arms around her waist.

This only causes her to scream again along with a powerful flitch that jerks her whole body causing her to fall to the hard forest floor her body quivering harder than before. Then everything but the twitching stops and her breathing gets even harsher if that's possible, a fire like glow begins on her left upper arm the shape circular but spiked in places.