Hey, this is chapter one of my first fic for Regal Cricket, I hope you enjoy it.

Regina had never been so scared in a long time. She'd experienced fear, but now everything was beyond terrifying. The recognizable face staring at her, with their cold eyes made her shiver. This person that had kidnapped her,and without warning, disappeared with her by magic. Within a few seconds before she could react, she had appeared here. On this huge ship. With the person she would hope to never see again. Her mother.

"WHY, WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?," yelled Regina, as all of the emotions from the past, mixed in with the present, got too much.

"You could of been a remarkable Queen. You could have ruled and got on with your life, instead of mourning over that stupid stable boy...what was his name? Daniel.," said Cora, sweetly.

Rage spread all around Regina. "NO, YOU DON'T GET TO SAY HIS NAME, YOU DARE TO SPEAK HIS...NAME," Regina screamed, tears betraying her.

"You have always had such weakness Regina, I was helping you become powerful, so powerful. But you then got rid of you're own mother. Such a terrible thing to do. Then of course, I was lucky enough to meet Young...well, not young anymore, Snow and her daughter Emma. Then I came here and of course, it was so simple what I had to do. No..not do anything to that child..he isn't in on this situation. I decided to do some digging, of course. I spotted you right away, talking to that man. You seemed pretty mad at him...if looks could kill, I could say," said Cora, grinning as Regina finally realized what she was on about.

"Y-you killed him. It was you-you KILLED HIM," Regina said, feeling herself beginning to lose all that she had learned to control. She felt her arm automatically raise, ready to push her mother with all the power in her magic that she had.

Her mother was too quick, and Regina suddenly felt herself being raised in the air, feeling the familiar sensation that had happened so many times.

"Why must you jump to silly conclusions dear? I never killed him, no. I simply killed another citizen in your petty town, went to the bugs place using a little spell to change me into you. Then he went unconscious under my spell and I changed the poor citizen into him, leaving them in the bugs place,ready to be found. Of course, that mutt nearly gave me away," said Cora, like it was the most casual thing to talk about.

Regina was shocked. He was alive, breathing, living. Archie was alive...and she had him. "Where is he?," Regina asked, with venom in her voice.

"Oh, under there," said Cora, pointing to the ships wooden flooring. "Oh, I am feeling nice today, so I won't mind if you were to join him," said Cora, happily. With that, a figure joined them. Hook. He was in on this too?

Cora lowered Regina and Hook grabbed her arms. The entrance to the bottom of the ship, opened. Hook prodded Regina to walk down the steps. "So nice to see you again milady," said the pirate standing at the back of her. Regina looked around to him while walking. "What the hell are you doing here?," said Regina, angrily.

"Now, now...none of your business," he said. "The hell it is, when you're working with her," spat Regina. Hook turned her around, then held his hook to her neck. "I suggest...you keep that pretty little mouth shut if I were you," he said, digging his Hook into her chin, drawing blood, grinning. "Milady. Have a nice reunion," and with that, he shoved her into the ground. He walked up the stairs, then shut the latch.

Regina gasped as she felt the pain at the back of her head from her fall. She touched it then pulled away as she felt the pain. She looked at her hand. It was covered in blood.

She felt a pair of hands pull her up gently. Regina looked up. "Archie?," she whispered. It felt like a dream. Before he could reply, she pulled him into a hug. wrapping her arms around his neck.

"I thought you were dead. Everyone thought I killed you. I can't believe your here, I am so sorry..oh no you're hurt, what did she do to you? Are you in-," Regina was cut off. "Regina! Shh, calm down. I am a little beaten, but I'll be fine.," whispered Archie.

He really did look beaten down. He had a wound on his head, all types of bruises on his face. His hands showed signs of being tide up really hard with the proof of the bleeding red marks around his wrists.

Regina lost it. She felt the tears come at once. She made this happen to him. Her mother wanted revenge on her, and she had used him as part of it.

"Regina..hey please, don't..it's not you're fault ok. Don't think that," said Archie in a quiet raspy voice. He could read her like a book.

He grabbed hold of her hands and held them, hoping to calm her down. Instead she leaned onto him, hugging him again.