This is my idea of season 3B. Here, you can see the pictures: media/set/?set=a.706546712712860.1073742402.528035687230631&type=3

First published fanfiction. English in not my native language, but I worked very hard on this story to be as good as possible. Hope you will enjoy it.

Please give me a chance. I am so excited how this story will be welcomed! :-)

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She was walking slowly down the quiet streets of Storybrooke, one foot after the other, concentrating. Her heels clicking, her every breath leaving her body in heavy misty clouds. She was on her way to meet Zelena, alone at night-time, without any idea of what to really expect.

She stops, her red gloved hand flat against the wall of someone's house or shop. Fingers clothed in bright red leather flexing then extending. It was cold and dark, she could even feel it inside of her.

She didn't want to do this.

She could be happy this time, happy and good, with her family and friends. But The Wicked Witch was getting more and more wicked with every passing day, she was threatening everyone in Storybrooke. And Regina was the only one in town, who could stand up against her.

Yes, there was Emma, too but the witch hasn't been able to figure out the blond's real magical capabilities, yet. And Regina wanted to keep it that way, as long as it was possible. And the faries, they just weren't a match for Zelena, not even Blue. It didn't matter though, because she was here to protect everyone. It seemed her redemption succeeded, thanks to her growing efforts and the much needed support she got from many in the past year. She wanted to do good. But still, she didn't know if the price would be too much this time, or if she really was strong enouth against Zelena.

She was sure she would be, under different circumstances.

Her free hand closed her red and beige flowery scarf more securely around her neck and adjusted it down to her cleavage. Than her hand slided lower, and stopped below the only button of her black leather coat. How did she get herself into this?

She took a deep, calming breath.

Of course she knew how. She only wished it would't make everything so much more complicated. And cursed herself right after, because she should be happy, no matter the circumstances, her biggest dream is about to come true.

She smiled with all her heart, her eyes filled with moisture. Her red glowed hand, which she didn't hold to the wall for support, remained all this time on her belly. She looked down, many emotions crossing her face. She was so close to crying, both in happyness and frustration. But she had to stay strong. If she wanted to take The Wicked Witch's challenge, whatever it really was, she may have to revert into her old evil self, at least outwardly.

She arrived to a corner, fromwhere she could see a group of people gathering on the main street. She spotted Emma, Snow, David, Bell, Tink, Granny and some of the dwarfs.

They shouldn't be here.

That was the exact place where Zelena wanted to meet her. They had to leave while they could. Anything could happen here, it would be dangerous.

With these thoughts in her already overstressed brain, she quickened her steps towards the mob. She had to convince them to leave. Why were they even here? She, herself didn't tell anyone about this late night rendezvous.

As she was approaching them, she saw David talking to the others around him, making expressive gestures with his arms. Then suddenly everyone looked past him, frightened. Because there she was. The Wicked Witch in all her Storybrooke glory, black outfit, the pointed hat in place, with green gloves, but sans her green skin. Something shineing in her hands immediately cought Regina's attention.

No, it can't be. Rumpelstiltskin's dagger... How could she have it?

And was she...? Yes, ... yes, she was followed by someone closely.

No. Nononono... That can't be him.

Regina came to a halt. Red glove joining red lips with a gasp. It was indeed Rumpelstiltskin. She had to turn around, because this proclamation was what made everything so much more complicated. She had to put herself together before she faced this living nightmare. She against The Wicked Witch and The Dark One.

She was fighting the bitterness that coated the surface of her throat. She didn't have a choice, she had to go there and find out what the redhead wanted. She had to stand before the other witch and look powerful, like an equal opponent, who she can fear of. That was her only chance. Some Evil Queen-ness would help her case. She needed her mask desperately to hide her growing worry and fear. And to delay the revelation of her weakend state, more likely the revelation of the cause of her weakness, whitch was nothing simplier but the state of being with child.

"Oh, here she comes!" She was forced out of her thoughts, and was greated with Zelena's big, content smile. Everyone followed the witch's gaze and saw Regina approaching.

"You should go now. Please, leave this to me." She told them briefely locking eyes with Emma, Snow and David, then stepped right in front of her enemy.

"Ah-ah." Zelena shook her head, while wagging her index finger. "I like them here. But don't worry dear, I'm not going to hurt any of them. I am only here to offer you a deal. But before I could offer you that deal I had to know two things. First I wanted to know if you are desperate enough to come here in order to save these people. If you are brave enough to face me alone, good enough to fight me for other's happyness. And I am proud of you sister, you proved your selflessness. You don't know how happy this makes me. I am sure now, that you are going to take my offer."

The way she smirked was a sickening reminder of the late Cora Mills.

This was nonsense, Regina had no idea where Zelena wanted to get with all of this. She visibly shrugged when she called her 'sister', they won't ever be anything like sisters, every time she addressed her that only made an uncomforable knot form in the pit of her stomack.

Now, despite herself she was at a loss for words. She looked at Belle, who seemed beyond herself, she could do noting else, just stealing glances at Rumple and fighting back her tears. She was a sad sight. Close to the girl stood Snow, who shook her head slightly every now and then, not believing what was happening. And she was caressing her unborn child, the way Regina did with hers only minutes ago. Maybe this time she could protect Snow's baby instead of separating her stepdaughter from her child. Then her eyes met with Emma's, who seemed to have been watching the Regina all this time with a slight frown. They were still staring at each other when finally Regina spoke with forced steadiness, her deep voice even lower than usual.

"You are right. I will take it. Just tell me what it is."

"Regina, don't." Emma cut in, worry never leaving her eyes.

It was sweet, if Regina wanted to be honest. Only it wasn't the time nor the place.

"I can make my own decisions." She didn't want to be this rude with Emma, though it was so easy to get back to her old self, to let the anger and frustration take over.

"If you two are finished let me prove the other thing, before I tell you my offer." She took a step closer to Regina, getting within arm's reach of her. "You look different, dear. You have been paler these past days, and, I don't know, I have a feeling, an intuition." Her tone was frighteningly steady, her eyes sweeping the other woman from head to tow.

"What. Do. You. Want?!" They could almost see lightning flash from the former queen's eyes.

"I just have to check." With that Zelena started to call her magic into her hands, staring viciously at her new found sister's stomack.

"No!" Regina cried in fear, and tried to take a step behind, only to find out, that Zelena's magic kept her in place.

"Leave her the hell alone!" Emma appeared between them from nowhere. She took Regina's hand in hers, and was ready to call her own magic, to join their forces if neccessary. She wouldn't let the other mother of her son get hurt.

Zelena kept scanning Regina's midsection, while the queen also felt Emma's magic radiating into her through their joined hands. It was overwhelming. She looked at Emma with scared eyes as her knees started to shake. Zelena's magic was invading her body, it forced it's way inside her. She tried to fight it, she tried it with all she had, but she just got herself more tired. All she managed to do was to suppress Emma's magic back, in order to keep it unnoticed from the other woman.

She felt someone else's presence on her right. Big hands closed securely on her forearm. She was grateful for the assistance, because her body started to feel heavy. The combined magic made her feel like floating, floating in between two different forces.

"You okay, dear?" She heared the high pitched voice from afar, and felt a cold hand on her cheek.

"Don't touch her!" Sounded near her ear, and she felt Emma pull her out of the witch's reach. The Savior was now pressed tightly to Regina's left side, her right hand no longer holding her left, but folded around Regina's leather covered waist, keeping her upright. She must have been out of it for a moment, she realised. She made out David's features on her right, he was the one who came to help to support her.

Regina muttered something - which Emma thought must have been something like she is fine - while she tried desperately to stand on her own, pushing herself out from the two Charmimgs' grasp. Emma had never seen this much fear on the brunett's face.

"It is finally confirmed." Zelena grinned, victory shining through all her teeth. "You are pregnant dear, as I suspected."

She was walking up and down in front of them due to her growing excitement. "So if you want to keep your loved ones - especially Henry, as I assume - safe, you have to do what I tell you to do. Most importantly your child will be mine after it is born, so I can get my happy ending, just like you got yours with Henry. From now on we are going to live with you in the manor, like a happy family." She gestured towards Rumple than back to Regina. "The three of us."

"Don't worry love." She continued after a heavy pause. "We won't hurt you, 'till you behave of course." She laughed satisfied. "Now, do whatever you like on your last day of freedom, I will wait for you tomorrow at midnight at the mansion. You better show up or there will be consecvences. I suggest you use your day well, because after tomorrow I'm going to tell what you can and can't do."

With that she disappeared in a puff of smoke, taking Rumpelstiltskin with her. Her laughing still echoing between the buildings of the Main Street, making everyone standig there shiver.

TBC

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In the next chapter we will meet with Robin and Henry, too. Also more Emma-Regina conversation.