The Dark Legacy

A Foreboding Feeling

The Dark Legacy

MackenzieW

A/N: This is a rewrite of my fanfiction as I was not happy with how it was going and felt I could do so much better. I hope you all enjoy this new version. Thank you so much for your patience.

A/N 2: This is a sequel to my other fanfiction, The Prince of Darkness. I highly recommend reading that first to understand why Robin has magic, his connection to Camelot and the custody arrangement between Robin, Regina and Zelena.

Disclaimer: I do not own the characters and recognizable plots from Once Upon a Time. If I did, you bet Robin would still be alive.

Chapter 1: A Foreboding Feeling

Robin flipped the burgers on the grill with one hand and took a sip of his beer with the other. He looked over the bottle at Will, waving his friend over. "Can you see who wants cheeseburgers and who just wants plain hamburgers?" he asked.

"Sure," Will replied. "I can tell you I want a plain hamburger, burnt."

"I'll drop it into the charcoals just for you," Robin replied, rolling his eyes.

Will gave him a cheeky smile and a thumbs' up. "Thanks, mate! I'll be right back with everyone else's orders."

Robin watched his friend walk away and smiled. It had been awkward between them, mostly on Robin's side, for several months after the Dark One had been destroyed. He recalled everything he had done while possessed by the great evil, sometimes waking from a nightmare in a cold sweat. The phantom feeling of holding Will's beating heart in his hand combined with the memories of beating his friend so badly he ended up in the hospital gave him some of his worst pain. Guilt continued to gnaw at him and he did his best to make it up to Will, who had been very forgiving about everything. He had reminded Robin that he had once betrayed the legendary thief and that Robin had still forgiven him. They worked at their friendship and were on even better terms.

As always happened when he thought of his sins as the Dark One, his mind turned to what he considered the absolute worst—putting Regina in mortal danger. Often at night, his conscience tormented him with the images of her in his arms, bleeding out and struggling for air. He watched again as the light dimmed in her eyes and she grew limp in his hold. It squeezed his heart and made him feel like he was dying as well. His actions had almost cost him the woman he loved and he still was unable to forgive himself for that.

Phantom panic rose inside him and he glanced over to where Regina was sitting. She was dressed in a flowy red sundress that still did little to hide her baby bump, especially as she was almost at nine months and her due date was in a few weeks. Happiness radiated from her as she spoke with Mal and Mary Margaret, gently rocking Haven as the baby girl slept in her carrier, and relief spread through him.

She was fine as was the daughter growing inside her.

Will returned, grabbing a beer from the cooler. "Seven cheeseburgers, four hamburgers. Yes, that four includes mine."

"Then that's five, including mine, and seven cheeseburgers. Thank you, Will," Robin said, pulling out the cheese. He placed slices on seven different hamburgers before closing the grill cover again.

Picking up his beer again, Robin took a long swig as his eyes scanned the yard. Little John chased Henry and Roland around, stomping around like a giant or an ogre as the two boys worked together to take him down. Despite the age gap, Henry never appeared to mind playing with Roland and for that, Robin was grateful. Roland had been through a lot of change in the past year and a half—from being transported from the Enchanted Forest to here in Storybrooke, having the memories of his mother who was really just Zelena in disguise erased, losing Robin to the darkness, moving in with Regina and Henry, gaining a little sister and about to gain another one. It certainly was a lot for the little boy.