This fic combines prompts 2,3,5, and 6 and #ECweek5: amnesia, sharing a bed, first date and Regina loses magic. I'll post each chapter on the appropriate day. Let me know what you think!

Chapter 1: Memory

As they were approaching the Queen's castle, a feeling of dread sank at the pit of David's stomach. Capturing the Queen by using Snow as bait had never felt right but ever since his True Love had been wandering around the forest alone, David had replayed every possible negative outcomes. At best, they would fail to capture Regina, maddening her further. At worst… he didn't want to think about the worst case scenario."What is she waiting for?" Grumpy grumbled besides him. "A banquet?" He added while rubbing his hands together for shook his head and rolled his eyes. "Patience. Regina is smart. If she senses a trap, she won't come." He greeted his teeth, sharing the dwarf's concern. The wait was getting on his

Regina watched from the high road as the war raged on. She was on the verge of losing her Kingdom to Snow White. It would be her last chance to kill Snow White and her stupid Prince and she intended to make due on her long last promise to Daniel.

Regina turned around in her saddle when she heard the hoofs of fast approaching horses and a neigh. Her black guards were finally reporting to her. "My Queen, we've received word." Her captain informed her. "Snow White and the Prince have defeated King George. His army has fallen. The Kingdom is theirs."

Regina hid her fear behind her mask. Her last line of defense was gone. "And what of George?" She asked.

"His fate is unknown, but without his forces we are now alone."

A shiver of fear crept down Regina's spine. She had thought she would have had more time to plan her escape and that of her father.

"We cannot defeat them." The soldier continued.

"Do not tell me what we can or can't do." Regina cut. "Where is Snow White now?" She asked nonchalantly.

"Alone, on her way back to meet the Prince."

Regina smirked. "Excellent." She may get her revenge after all. "I don't care how many men you lose. Keep them apart long enough for me to find her. I will not let them defeat me."

Regina launched her black stallion into a full gallop, leaving her black guards to attend to the war. George may be lost to them but her regimen of personal guards should be more than enough to keep the Prince and a bunch of half-witted renegades away from the Princess long enough for Regina to exact her

Snow was running in circles in the woods, luring Regina to her location. They had planned on capturing the Queen alive but she knew David was ready to use his sword if the situation required it.

Her heartbeat fastened as she heard the rapidly approaching hooves of a galloping horse. Looking around her quickly, she failed to see the rock hidden by moss on the forest floor and tripped, falling to the ground in a grunt. As she sat up on the ground, she watched as Regina slowed her horse down to a stop.

The Queen was wearing her armor, a satisfied grin plastered on her face as she dismounted her beast. "Leaving the battle so soon?" She sing-sang. Snow pushed herself to her feet to face her enemy.

"The battle's over, Regina." Snow replied in exasperation while getting the dirt off of her clothes. "Our army is too great. You can't win."

"Well, that all depends on your definition of victory."

"I offer you parley to negotiate the terms of your surrender."

"My surrender?" Regina feigned shock. "Fair enough. My terms are quite simple… Your death." She enunciated before launching herself toward Snow.

"Now!" The Princess screamed at David and his band.

Regina turned around quickly as Blue descended on her. The fairy launched an attack but Regina was quicker and stepped to the side, readying an attack on Snow.

"NO!" David screamed as he ran towards his True Love. As he placed his sword in-between Regina's hand and Snow's chest, Blue sent another wave of magic, which hit the blade. The powerful wave split on contact and striked both Regina and Snow in the chest. Both women went flying through the air in opposite direction.

David screamed as he helplessly watched Snow be impaled by a broken branch. "Snow!" He rushed toward his love. She was already spitting blood and her eyes rolled back as he reached her. "No! Snow! Oh no! No, no, no…" He repeated but to no avail. Snow was gone. His True Love was gone. "Blue do something!" He ordered.

The fairy shook her head. "I cannot bring back the dead." She whispered, horrified.

Enraged, David walked toward the unmoving form of the Queen, the source of all their problems. He wiped his tears away before placing the blade under her throat. "This is the end, Regina. No more." As he was about to slice her throat, Regina opened her eyes and whimpered. The sound had the same effect as a bucket of cold water. He froze in place and looked into two frightened brown orbs.

Regina took the opportunity to crawl away from the group of people armed with swords, bows, and pickaxes. "Who… who are you?" Her voice was shaking. "Please, don't hurt me. If you take me back to King Leopold, you'll be handsomely rewarded."

David exchanged an incredulous look with Grumpy, Happy, and Sleepy. Blue morphed into human shape and kneeled by Regina on the ground. "We won't hurt you." She promised the frightened woman. "Can you tell me who you are?"

"I'm Regina." The woman introduced herself. "I…" She looked around her surroundings. She didn't recognize this part of the woods and it frightened her even more. "Please take me back to my father's estate."

"We will." The fairy reassured. "Do you know what happened to you?"

Regina shook her head. "I was… I was meeting someone in the stables. I remember running but I don't know how I ended up here. Please, take me back." She pleaded more urgently.

ECECEC

A week had passed since Snow White's funeral and David's coronation. With Snow and George dead and with Regina incapacitated, the inhabitants of the Enchanted Forest had turned to him for leadership. But David was too engrossed in his own grief to be able to lead the people effectively, leaving most of the day-to-day decision to his council.

The men, women and cricket assembled around the round table discussed anything from new trade agreements to distribution of food and other supplies to the villages that had almost entirely be destroyed by the war while their leader stayed in a corner of the room, nursing what must have been his third glass of wine this morning.

"We still have to discuss what to do with Regina." Blue announced.

Everyone turned toward David, waiting for him to make the decision. "Your Majesty…" Grumpy called. He didn't like David much but he couldn't begin to imagine the grief the King must be feeling after being responsible for his True Love's death. Nobody blamed him. It had been an horrific accident. But the dwarf knew that David must be replaying the event in his mind over and over again, wondering what he could have done differently.

David slowly turned around. "I'll arrange for her execution." He answered flatly, having only partially been listening to the discussion.

"No." Jiminy answered vehemently. "The woman in the cell is not the Evil Queen."

"I must agree with Jiminy." Blue cut before David could lash out an angry remark. "The woman in the cell is the same one who saved Snow from a runaway horse all these years ago. Evil isn't born, David. It's made. And the Evil Queen hasn't been made yet. The woman who has committed these unspeakable crimes no longer exists."

David threw his goblet across the room, making everyone jump. "She murdered thousands! Are you saying she shouldn't pay for these crimes?"

"She didn't commit them." Jiminy answered. "We are but the sum of our experiences. As far as Regina is concerned, she doesn't remember the Evil Queen. Executing her wouldn't be justice, it would be revenge."

David was seething. "Has it occured to any of you that she's just playing a game? That she knew she was captured and decided to conveniently forget the past eighteen years?"

"She isn't playing." Granny answered. "I've spent enough time with her to know that she truly doesn't remember anything. She's grieving for her stable boy." She remembered the pain on Regina's face when they had told her about Daniel's fate. Nobody was that good of an actor. "Jiminy is right. She isn't the Evil Queen but by treating her this way, aren't we creating the monster? We have an opportunity to right a wrong, here."

David nodded. "We do. We have the opportunity to never let her hurt anyone again. BY EXECUTING HER!" He yelled the last few words. "This is my order."

"And I veto it." Blue looked up at David defiantly. "This was part of our terms to align the Kingdoms. The fairies' help in exchange of equal power at the court. I won't let you kill an innocent woman."

David fisted his hands until he drew blood. "She's your responsibility. Her crimes will be on your head." Without another word, David stormed out of the council's chamber.

"Are you going to take her back to FairyLand?" Granny asked.

Blue shook her head. "She may not remember darkening her heart but she has. She wouldn't be able to pass through the magical barrier protecting our land."

"We need to get her out of this cell!" Granny exclaimed. "Forget about creating the monster. Winter is coming and she won't survive it up there!"

Blue looked at the old wolf. "I'm sorry I cannot help you."

Granny sighed. Of course, Blue would argue to stop Regina's execution but would stop short of actually helping her. "We have a woman who thinks she's an eighteen-year-old girl, who just lost her True Love and is about to get married against her will. So please, tell me how we can at least ease her pain?" The room fell silent. They didn't know how to help Regina and most of them didn't want to go out of their way to figure out how.

EC

"Hi, Regina." Granny greeted as the guard opened the door to her cell. The prisoner was curled up on the floor in the farthest corner and didn't move when Granny placed her tray on the wooden desk. The woman crouched down beside the former Queen and rubbed her arm in comfort. She gasped as soon as her hand came in contact with Regina's freezing skin.

Granny turned around to look at Regina's cot, devoid of any blankets. All she had to fence off the cold fall nights was her thin prisoner shirt. "Get a blanket." She ordered the guard.

The man shook his head. "The King needs to approve the request."

Granny grumbled a few incoherent insults before taking her own shawl and wrapped it around the shaking woman, helping her sit up in the process. Regina tightened it around her. "Thank you." She whispered.

"Let's get you something warm to eat." Granny rubbed the Queen's side to impart some warmth.

"What did I do to deserve this? What don't I remember?"

Granny took Regina into a tender, motherly embrace. "Nothing." The King is just being a royal jerk.