The Dragon's Secret

Chapter 10

Disclaimers::: I do not own OUAT or it's characters, just my colorful imagination. Ooohhh so now Maleficent needs to talk with her daughters, more specifically, Emma about Ingrid. Emma needs to tell their mother about her experience with Ingrid. Will they get closer to the truth of who their other parent is? How will Elsa react to the fact she's actually Emma and Lily's sister? How will the twins react to finding out they have another sister?

Sorry for not posting for a while. I'm going to try to alternate between stories to finish some of them while working on the newer stories. Thank you for your patience. :)

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Regina looked at Maleficent with surprise. "Well then, you really do need to tell Emma and Lily the truth. They have a right to know what is going on. You also need to talk with Emma about Ingrid and decide what you're going to do with all this information. We need to find out what's going on with Ingrid and whether or not she knows anything about this."

Maleficent sighed heavily. "I know you're right. But I'm just afraid of the mess it could turn into if it turns out Ingrid isn't the other parent. I want her to be their parent more than anything because her brother did this just out of spite or something. I don't know why he would trick me into believing I was with Ingrid. I still should have known. I mean they smell different."

Regina put her hand on her mother in law's shoulder. "It's not your fault Mal. You were deceived. It happens to the best of us. Emma knows that feeling very well. Both your girls do. If you're afraid of what they will think of you, don't be. They love you. Come on. Talk with them. It might make you feel better once you do." She smiled, nudging the older dragon towards the other room where her daughters were waiting for them.

Maleficent nodded and allowed Regina to lead her back to the other room. She looked at her daughters hoping they wouldn't judge her. She knew Lily had said she wouldn't. But she hoped Emma was of the same mind. She didn't want to lose her girls so soon after finding them.

Emma and Lily shared a look when they saw their mother had returned. "Mom, are you okay?" Emma asked.

Regina looked at them and looked at Mal before answering for her. "She has something to share with you both." She then assured the older dragon. "You need to remember you have family here with you. You're not alone anymore." Regina joined her wife.

Maleficent nodded and gave Regina a small smile. "Thank you." She then took a deep breath before she looked at her daughters. "I spoke a little bit about this with Lily when you two were mating. But I didn't tell your sister enough because I wanted to wait until you were here with us before I could share what happened with you both."

Lily nodded and replied, "You're talking about our other parent. You wanted to wait until Emma was here to tell us both at the same time." She smiled.

Maleficent nodded. "Right, and when you asked me if your other parent knew about the two of you, I said it was a sticky situation." Lily nodded, remembering their conversation earlier. "Well, the truth is, when I was with your other parent, I thought I knew who I was with at that time. But it turned out to be her brother who was disguised as her. When I found out, I was extremely pissed off for being deceived like that. I'd been with my lover a lot that whole week. And that morning too… But that night, I sensed something was off when we were together again. I noticed she smelled different. That was the only time. But then I realized afterwards what really happened and tracked that scent down all the way to the God Loki. Turned out he had made love with me in disguise and when I confronted him about it, turned out that my lover was his long lost sister. She never returned so I never could tell her about her true identity. I never had a chance. Loki was mad about her. Not liking it that his adoptive father, Odin had an affair with another goddess, Skadi and later married her. She's my lover's real mother just as Odin is her father. Loki was jealous when Odin favored Skadi. She's the first Ice their daughter was born, he was part of the reason why she didn't know who she really was and was separated from her parents. I was so mad about him, wanting to force him to tell me where he hid my lover. And then it wasn't long before I found out I was pregnant." She sighed, watching their faces.

Regina was also learning new things about this lover of Mal's. She was fascinated to learn that Emma's and Lily's other parent was a God or Goddess. A daughter of the first Ice Goddess. But then it made sense with what she also learned about Elsa. She was looking forward to learning more of what Maleficent knew.

Emma was deep in thought about what she was learning. While digesting the information she had received, she was intrigued by what their mother was sharing with them and at the same time very disgusted with what Loki did to their mother. But never did she once blame Maleficent for what happened. "And who is this female lover who could also be our parent?" She asked. She had a feeling she knew what Maleficent was going to say next. She just wanted to hear her say it.

Maleficent looked down at the floor as she answered her daughter. "Ingrid. I really hope she is your parent and not Loki. I mean I was with Ingrid 95% of the time and only with Loki once." A part of her wanted to destroy that god for what he did to her.

To hear her mother say Ingrid's name sent Emma back to when she knew her as a teenager and then again when Ingrid was there as was Elsa and Anna. "Ingrid. You think it's a possibility we could do a blood test to confirm whether or not she could be our other parent? She always said she felt a certain bond with me, a connection. If she weren't our other parent, I don't think she would have felt such a strong connection to me." She pointed out.

"You knew Ingrid?" Lily was surprised to hear what Emma was saying. She wanted to hear more about this Ingrid.

Maleficent finally had hope that shone in her eyes. Hope that Emma would be right about the possibility of Ingrid being their other parent. "I didn't know there were tests that could be done. Well maybe there is a way using magic. Could you tell us more about how you know Ingrid?" She was curious and Regina had also advised her to ask Emma about it.

Emma smiled and nodded. "After that last big fight Lily and I had, I ended up going back into the foster system. You know I've been in and out of way too many foster homes. Too many to count. I had never stayed in the same place for long. Nobody had ever come close to ever wanting someone like me. Not until I met Ingrid, when she became my foster mother. She knew I wasn't like anyone else. After spending all my life being moved from foster home to foster home, facing abandonment and rejection all my life… constantly. You can imagine I was thinking the same thing would happen to me all over again and I would be back in the system yet again awaiting another family only to have to go through it all again. Lily and I were both about 15 or 16 years old the last time we saw each other. Anyways, Ingrid knew I wasn't like anyone else. Yet she wanted to adopt me. I had thought she was planning to send me back when I saw the papers she had from social services. But then she said she wanted to adopt me and was sending in an application to become my mother and she told me if I wasn't ready to have her be my mom, she was willing to be like a big sister for me. But then she caught on to me having magic, having these powers… And she tried to get me to use my powers in more revealing ways. I freaked out, thinking she wanted proof of my magic so she could put me away. I didn't know she was like me, that she had powers too. So rather than staying and finding out, I ran away. I didn't see her again until after about three or four years of living here in Storybrooke, when I found her at Any Given Sundae. Learning she was here too and she had stolen my memories of finding out she was here… I guess she just wanted to see me here and happy. Maybe she was afraid I would run away again. I had a real bad habit of doing things like that all my life. Even when I just moved here. I almost ran away a few times. I never trusted anyone. I trusted someone once and he got me pregnant and framed me for a crime he committed. So trust didn't come easily to me." She explained. "But at least Ingrid never hurt me. She was probably the closest thing I ever got to having a real parent even if it were for a short time. That is, until now." She smiled. "She did return my memories and she tried to do the right thing by destroying herself in order to break the curse she put on this town and the people living here. I wasn't affected by any of it, neither were Anna and Elsa… Her nieces."

Maleficent moved closer to Emma and hugged her tightly when she heard her story. "I'm so sorry you went through all of that. I still remember what you told Regina that day you found out you were also my daughter and Lily's sister. But at least you found Lily and reunited with her before bringing her home where she belongs. I love you both so much! Those Charmings should never have messed with us. They will be dealt with. But we need to find out if Ingrid really is your other parent. We will do that first thing tomorrow, right after breakfast. Tonight however, I will see if there is a revealing spell I can use to find out when we talk with Ingrid. I want to know what happened to her to make her leave after spending that week of making love together. I also want to confront Loki again and see if I can reunite Ingrid with her parents. Also… About Elsa…" She sighed again.

Regina smiled and nodded at Maleficent, encouraging her to tell them about Elsa. "It's okay, Mal. Tell them."

"What about Elsa?" Emma asked gently.

"Just that um… Ingrid isn't her aunt. They are too much alike for that to be the case. She's her other parent, she's your sister. I mean… With the way Ingrid and I were together like that…" Maleficent paused.

Emma's eyes widened in surprise. "You got her pregnant? How do you know that if you hadn't seen her since?"

"Because Loki told me after I found him a second time. But before I could do anything about it… I was trapped under the library until the first time you and I met, and then Rumple brought me back. And now here we are." Maleficent concluded.

"Sorry about that." Regina cringed at the memory of what happened.

Emma huffed slightly and shook her head. "I still can't believe Rumple had me destroy you, even knowing you were my mother. Ugh! I still need to pay him back for what he did."

Lily was surprised to hear that Emma had killed their mother before. "You did that to mom?" She looked at their mother. "And that Rumple guy was able to bring you back how?"

Emma groaned. "If I knew she was my mom, I would have told him to go fuck himself. Probably would have killed him for suggesting that."

Maleficent chuckled softly. "But you didn't really kill me darling. We're immortal. I was simply in another form waiting for the right time to come back. Rumple just hurried the process and helped me back faster. Of course he did it with every intention of telling me about who you really were, Emma. Otherwise I would have gone on believing that Lily was the only daughter I had. And then Rumple gave you back your powers, the essence of who you really are, darkness and all. When they put your darkness inside your sister, they didn't take it all out. As a result, your darkness continued growing more stronger the older you got. We'll get him and deal with him together." She promised. "In the meantime, you and your Regina have so much to celebrate." She chuckled and winked knowingly.

Emma grinned as she took Regina into her arms and kissed her deeply. She saw that Zelena and Henry had been listening to everything they were talking about while enjoying their dinner. "We sure do." She murmured, caressing her wife's abdomen happily.

Lily grinned. "Our family's growing bigger now." She winked.

Henry heard what they were saying as he moved closer to them. "What are you talking about?"

Zelena grinned. "I believe they just said your mom's pregnant." She moved to Regina's side. "So we're both pregnant. That should be fun." She then winked at Emma, realizing they had more in common after all. She felt she'd learned more about Emma and the dragons since they started talking about Ingrid. She was intrigued by everything they talked about. She was also looking forward to getting to know her sister in law even better.

Regina smirked at her older sister. "Fun indeed." She then turned and kissed Emma deeply before they felt Henry move in for a hug with them.

"I think that's great!" Henry was thrilled with the news. "But how do you know this soon?" He was curious.

Maleficent chuckled. "Because our family is unique. We're immortals, and if your mother and Aunt are indeed the daughters of Ingrid, fertility is one of the powers they have. And since your parents shared their true love's kiss, your mom became fertile again and your mother was able to sow her oats so to speak." She winked.

Zelena had a huge grin on her face as she watched her nephew's reaction. Chuckling when she saw how red his ears were getting. "Hey, at least you're gonna be a big brother. We will definitely get more ice cream tomorrow." She winked at him as she ruffled his dark head.

Regina and Emma laughed softly as they watched their son taking the explanation from his grandmother. He was old enough to understand things like that.

Soon, they finished making plans for what they would do the next day and agreed to have breakfast at Granny's in the morning. They also left Cruella and Ursula a message to meet them there in the morning especially since they had news to share with them. Tomorrow night, the dragons would go hunting as a family. That was something they didn't want to put off any longer. They were looking forward to what the next day would bring to them.

Emma and Regina went to bed for the night as did Henry and Zelena. Lily soon went to sleep while Maleficent stayed up to create the revealing spell she needed in order to confirm whether or not Ingrid was the other parent of their daughters. She was also looking forward to finding out more about Elsa soon and had a feeling Ingrid would help them with that. Soon, she was done creating that particular spell. She put it where she knew it would be safe and then went to sleep.

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Morning came and they got dressed and ready before they all arrived at Granny's. They were more than ready to get this day started. So many things were about to happen and Emma was actually looking forward to seeing Ingrid again as was Maleficent. Lily had yet to meet her but she was looking forward to it.

Maleficent had her potion ready just in case. She poured them in Emma's and Lily's drinks to see who their other parent was. Once they saw Ingrid, if there were signs pointing to her, they would see it. The twins agreed to do this, wanting to know for themselves if Ingrid was indeed their other mother. Maleficent couldn't help but to be nervous about the whole thing. She wouldn't rest until she got the truth.

Cruella and Ursula met them shortly afterwards and they were happy to see them. Some of the other people in the diner were uneasy about the fact Zelena was back in town. The redhead smirked, amused with the way they were reacting to her presence. She found herself gloating at times. She couldn't help herself. She prided herself at being Wicked.

Maleficent smiled at her friends. "Good morning darlings. Emma and Regina are now mated and expecting a dragon baby or two." She was so proud of the fact, looking forward to being a grandmother again soon. This time, she would not miss out on any of this.

"Ahh! Congratulations darlings!" Cruella beamed happily as she moved over to them and hugged the happy pair. Ursula followed suit. "This calls for a celebration!" Her tentacles came out as she hugged them at the same time.

Zelena was all smiles at this. "Proud aunts here!" She laughed, sharing a knowing look with Lily. She remembered their announcement the previous night. "At least my little green bean will have someone to play with. Now if only we could send Robin back over the town line, I will be happy." She rubbed her abdomen.

Regina smiled knowingly. "He better go back to New York, back to Roland if he knows what's good for him. Or else…"

Zelena smirked. "Or else he becomes chow for your wife." She finished.

Lily grinned, having overheard them. "But wouldn't that solve your problems easily enough?"

Maleficent had a wicked smile on her face. "Only if he insists on sticking around. Someone needs to tell him he needs to get out of here if he has any hope of surviving for that boy of his."

Emma chuckled. "Now that we're mated, if I see him trying to get into your personal space again, he won't be safe from my dragon."

"Don't I know it, Em-ma." Regina smiled darkly. She loved seeing Emma dragon out. And she was already annoyed with Robin. "I guess we will have to wait and see if he is stupid enough to try again."

"He did say he was going to fight for you Sis." Zelena reminded her.

"Let's hope he doesn't show his face until after we deal with the Ingrid situation." Regina replied. She really didn't want to see Robin any time soon.

They finished eating and then Zelena got up. "Time for ice cream." She winked knowingly at Henry as they all got up and prepared to head over to Any Given Sundae. It was time to find out whether or not Ingrid was the other parent of the twins.

Maleficent was extremely nervous about seeing Ingrid again after all these years of being separated from her lover. She didn't know what to expect or if Ingrid would remember or would have the answers to what happened to her in the first place. At the same time, she was very hopeful after what Emma had shared with her about her first hand experiences with Ingrid.

Emma smiled knowingly at her mother. "I'm sure everything will be okay. Whatever happens today, we will get to the bottom of this and deal with this as a family. We love you mom. You're not alone in this." She hugged her.

Maleficent smiled and kissed Emma's cheek. "Thank you darling. Let's do this." She hugged Lily before they finally arrived at Any Given Sundae.

Zelena and Henry entered first and smiled at Ingrid. "We're back and we brought our family with us."

Ingrid lit up when she saw Henry and then looked at the time, surprised to see how early they were there. Usually she didn't open her ice cream shoppe until 10 in the morning. But today, she had decided to open up earlier for some reason. "Here for some early frozen treats?" Her eyes sparkled.

And then Ingrid noticed Emma. She gasped and it was as if she were gravitating towards her. "Emma!" She breathed and was all smiles when she saw her. She then looked at the other brunette standing next to Emma. She remembered seeing that little video Emma had of Lily. Emma had told her a lot about Lily when she was under her care. "Is this Lily?" She smiled as she finally stood in front of them. For some reason, she couldn't tear her eyes from either one of them. She couldn't help herself as she hugged them tightly.

Emma smiled and nodded. "Yes, this is my sister, Lily. Who would have thought we would end up being sisters?" She smirked as suddenly it was snowing inside Any Given Sundae. The spell was working in their favor. The snowflakes changed to different colors. It was a beautiful sight to behold.

Maleficent gave a little sob of relief when she saw what was happening with Ingrid and their beautiful daughters. "Oh Ingrid…"

Ingrid gasped when she looked at what was happening inside her place of business and then she heard a familiar voice, she looked and locked eyes with Maleficent. "What… Mal?" Her eyes widened in surprise when she saw Maleficent there. It was as if the years were rewinding and suddenly she was starting to remember things that happened a long time ago. She felt weak in the knees.

Emma and Lily grinned as they made room for their mother to have her reunion with Ingrid.

Maleficent moved swiftly and took Ingrid into her arms. "I'm here now. I've got you. My Inzie." She murmured.

Ingrid melted into Maleficent's embrace. "What happened? Where did you go? Why is it snowing rainbow flakes in here?" She knew it wasn't coming from her. But it seemed to be coming from Emma and Lily.

Emma shared a look with her sister and they laughed happily. Emma replied, "Your wish came true. You're our mom."

Maleficent laughed through her tears. "They're our babies, Inzie. You gave them to me."

Ingrid gasped when she realized what was going on. "Our children? I really gave them to you? No wonder I've always felt such a connection to Emma and when she showed me that video of Herself and Lily… I'd hoped to…" She looked over at their daughters and it hit her hard. "How did we get separated? I don't remember… What happened?" She wanted to hold them in her arms again and moved over to them, she wrapped her arms around them, not wanting to let go of them again. She still felt as if there were a fog in her memory. But she remembered everything else.

Maleficent was feeling very emotional as she moved to join in the group hug. There was so much she needed to tell Ingrid. She wanted to make up for the lost time. "You deserve to know what happened. We need to talk about this. Oh Inzie, I've missed you so much!" She kissed her deeply and passionately.

Suddenly, a wave of rainbow lights moved out from them, enveloping their daughters before spreading out through Storybrooke.

Ingrid gasped when that happened and it felt so right. She then realized her mind was now clear. "Someone took me… He was mad at me… And then… I don't really remember much… But he claimed that he was my brother. He said he was going to take you away from me. He said my father ruined everything…" Her eyes widened as she remembered something else. "I was pregnant…"

Maleficent nodded. "After you disappeared, I confronted Loki. He was your brother… He was jealous of you, jealous that your father favored you and your mother. He stole you from them when you were a baby. But when you grew up and we got together… He found you again and stole you from my arms. He did something bad and violated me that night." Maleficent felt fury building deep inside her. "I wanted to kill him and he refused to give you back to me and then I was trapped after giving birth to our daughters… Yours and mine. Before I was trapped, he informed me that you were with child and that he'd taken your memories away. I wanted to find you and rescue you… But then things happened. I've never stopped loving you, missing you… And then our babies were stolen from me…"

Regina knew that they needed to talk. "Why don't we take this somewhere else? You could take a break so you can spend time with your family." She suggested.

Ingrid nodded. "Yes you're right. I think that's a good idea. I want to know what happened." A part of her wanted to hunt down the people responsible for separating them from each other and taking their children away. But she needed more answers before they could do that. She moved and turned the open sign to closed, leaving a note saying they would be closed for the duration of the next three days.

Regina then moved to Emma's side and soon, all of them left in a purple cloud of smoke as she brought them back to her mansion.