The Lost Realm (Once Upon a Time/Peter Pan)

Chapter 31

I am awoken by the too familiar sound of the dungeon door opening.

A large group of guards walk in. They grab us and we head to the throne room.

Once inside I feel my chest tighten. In front of us is a wooden block with a curve cut into it, presumably for our necks to go, and a pillow beside it, most likely for us to kneel on. She couldn't have picked a magical way to kill us, no she'd prefer to use the goriest way possible. She is the definition of pure evil.

I look past the torture setup to see Regina sitting upright in her chair. A jolt goes through my body as I notice the man dressed in all black standing next to her. A black mask covers his face, and in his hand he holds a large axe. It is like something out of a horror movie.

I keep my eyes straight ahead, in fear of making eye contact with my family. If I see any of them cry, I'll cry too. And the last thing I want is to show Regina my weakness.

"Well, I guess this will officially end of history, or what could have been." Regina says, zero remorse in her eyes. "I apologize for Pan and our good huntsman's absence. I wanted minimal people to witness your departure. See I do have a heart."

"Please you just don't want them to see your full treachery," I mumble under my breath, not even caring who detects it.

The queen stares at me.
"Don't think I don't have ears Miss Arabella," she snarls at me.

I roll my eyes and she seems to drop the conversation.

"Well I guess all that is left is to decide the order in which the executions shall take place. I might even let each of you say goodbye, that is if you have someone to say goodbye to," Her eyes once again show no emotion, becoming portals into her cold heart.

She rises from her alter and precedes towards us. The man in black moves beside the wooden block and stands at position.

I freeze as I realize her body is directly in front of mine, her dark brown eyes staring into my soul.

"I was going to make you go first my dear Snow, but they say the most painful thing in the world is for a mother to see her child die. So what a better person to start with than your smart mouth daughter here."

My frozen body becomes numb, and I feel myself begin to lose control. I've always known death, but I've never felt it like this. Maybe that's why it is like a star, it's small until it comes close to you.

"Well go ahead, get those sentimental goodbyes out of the way."

With that I turn to my right and hug each of my sisters, tears springing like waterfalls.

I hug Hook and Drew, despite knowing them for such a short time.

Lastly I hug Papa charming and mama Snow. It's terrible what fate has done, bringing us together only to tear us apart. If only I'd accepted my sisters were enough, if only I'd never asked questions. Maybe I'd be in Ms.Smith's class hearing about her one hundred cats instead of facing my own execution. But no, my curiosity will become my destruction.

I slowly walk and kneel on the pillow, then carefully place my neck on the block.

This really is the end, no more magic could save us. My sisters' powers were compromised, and who I thought was my protector had turned out to be a murderer.

The executioner gets into his position and lifts his axe.

"NO!!" I hear Ana scream, breaking through the chorus of sobs echoing throughout the room.

"Do it," Regina commands.

I take in a sharp breath. My last breath.

The dark figure pulls his axe to the ground with all his force. I close my eyes.

It misses.
I hear the voice that now only haunts me in my most desiring nightmares. His voice says,
"Run."