A prisoner long forgotten

Chapter 13: Dying for the one I love

"You! How did you get out of your prison?" Rumpelstiltskin glares at Regina who is still holding her hands up ready to throw a fireball if needed.

"I got out for the same reason you thought I was never going to get out of there. I have found my true love!"

Rumpelstiltskin's eyes couldn't hide the fact that he did not see this coming, he had forgotten about Regina. He did thought she would never be able to get out of there. The prison bars were protected with magic of the dark one and the blue fairy only the strongest of magic could break through the barrier. The most powerful magic is true love and if Regina had found it.....than this was going to be difficult.

"Well dearie how wonderful, do you mind telling me who your true love is. I do want to meet the handsome fellow who could fix your cold and broken heart."

Regina couldn't help but smile at the words of the dark one. Emma had indeed fixed her broken heart. She waved with her hand and Emma was transported from the bonfire to standing next to Regina.

"Yes she is indeed handsome, but I prefer to call her beautiful." Regina grabs Emma's hand and gives it a kiss locking their eyes in this small but perfect moment. Regina sees the handcuffs on Emma's wrists and removes them. The handcuffs couldn't be taken off by light magic but only by dark magic something Regina knew all too well.

"You and HER!" Rumpelstiltskin cries out. "You are true loves! How ironic!" The women were looking at Rumpelstiltskin now. He was getting angrier with the minute but they didn't look away they were going to face everything together.

The dark one puts on a brave face but he was panicking. The evil queen with the product of true love, who also share true love. He had to destroy them, they could be his undoing, they were powerful enough the destroy him.

Emma felt a herself getting colder. Her heart was racing but her longs weren't taking in any breathes. Her vision was becoming blurry and her grip on Regina's hand was none existed.

"Emma?" Regina asks feeling the changes. Emma looks at Regina but her legs are too weak to keep her standing. She sinks to the ground, she can't breathe.

"Emma!" Regina cries reaching for the blond before her head hits the ground.

"What are you doing, IMP!" Regina spits holding Emma in her arms shaking her trying to wake her up.

"Just making sure she dies." Regina puts Emma head down gently and stands up facing Rumpel her eyes turning a dark purple.

"YOU WIL NOT TAKE HER AWAY FROM ME!" Regina yells.

The people who were gathered in the courtyard were panicking at seeing the two powerful sorcerers arguing. They were pushing and pulling black guars down so they could escape the courtyard.

It was complete chaos when Neal finally came by. His neck was sore and he had a headache. He looked around for the person who had done this to him when he saw his father and Regina.

"Father! Who is this witch!" He asks running to Rumpelstiltskin.

"This witch is someone I had forgotten about a long time ago. But that doesn't matter I will destroy her nevertheless." He flicks his wrists and a Regina was throw across the courtyard falling on her knees. She could feel the sting of the fall and the skin of her knees was red with blood.

Regina creates a fireball and throws it at Rumpelstiltskin head who had enough time to lower his head losing his focus on the spell he was casting on Emma.

Emma opens her eyes and gets up. Regina is happy to see her love standing up again. She wants to run to her and hug her but she has to dug when Neal is waving his sword in the air missing Regina's head by a hair. When Regina is recovered again from the surprise she feels a sharp pain in her side where Neal has just stab her.

Regina cries out clutching the wound with her hand. Emma feels anger boiling inside of her, she doesn't think she just feels a white light escaping her hands hitting Neal and sending him flying. He lands on top of several black guards who's spears were extremely sharp piercing through his skin and his heart, killing him at impact.

"NOOOOOOOOOOO! You killed me son!" Rumpelstiltskin screams using his magic to grip Regina throat and lifting her up in the air choking her.

Regina has to loosen her grip on her wound and her blood spills to the floor.

"REGINA!" Emma cries her vision becoming blurry from her tears.

"LET HER GO!"

Emma clutches her hands into fists. Her heart beat is thrumming in her ears, it's like she can hear her blood flowing through her body, no not her blood her magic. She closes her eyes and breathes in when she opens her eyes again they are filled with a light white and purple gleam.

"I said LET HER GO!"

The darkness in her voice doesn't escape Rumpelstiltskin, he takes a step back letting go of Regina. And in that moment he knows, he is going to die.

The energy that is released is so bright and so powerful that it does not only kill Rumpelstiltskin but the castle walls shake and fall down. Even the cage that her parents were kept in is destroyed and Emma can see the shocked expression off Snows face when she is looking at her former step mother.

"REGINA!" Emma crutches down next to the brunette taking her head and putting it gently in her lap.

"Regina..." Emma whispers. The brunette has already lost to much blood, her face is pale and her eyes are starting to become glassy.

"Emma....I need you to now." Emma shakes her head.

"No you're not saying goodbye, please don't." Regina lifts her hand and cups Emma's cheek.

"I need to say this Emma, please...." Tears are streaming down Emma's face but she nods.

"You saved me, you fixed me and you love me. I will always be with you no matter what happens. You have healed my heart and I have given it to you, I love you Emma. I will always love you." Regina's voice is hoarse and speaking is becoming difficult.

"Regina?" Snow and David are looking at Regina with shocked eyes.

"Snow, I need you to know that I love your daughter and I have put the past behind me. Please be the parents that she deserves and let her make her own life. I'm sorry for everything I put you through and I hope that one day you can forgive me."

Snow and David are crying, nodding and promising. Regina turns her look to Emma again, she wipes away the tears on the blonds face with her thumb.

"I'm sorry Regina, I should have never come here without you, if I wasn't this stubborn all of this wouldn't have happened." Regina shushes Emma.

"Don't blame yourself, I rather died for someone I love that to die without loving someone."

"I love you Regina, I always will." Emma whispers in her ear closing the distance between them and kissing those pink lips one last time.