Saving the Wicked

Chapter 1

Disclaimers::: I do not own OUAT or it's characters, just my colorful imagination. I've decided to write another new story for another fan. Lynkfan this is also for you. Thank you for sharing your ideas with me and trusting me to write this story.

This is a WickedSwan story… We've noticed there just isn't enough stories like this out there and it was a coincidence that I was thinking of writing a wickedswan story when Lynkfan contacted me and shared ideas with me. :) Trust me, after this story, I have every intention of writing more wickedswan stories in the future. Don't get me wrong, I am a HUGE swanqueen fan. (I usually write mostly SQ ff and have written two or three DQ stories) I also like some dragonqueen, dragonswan… We need more of those too. But I cannot write a story without a dragon or two in it. Wink wink. Gotta have my Maleficent in it! Also a HUGE fan of the Queens of Darkness as well as Zelena and Frozen. Absolutely love Ruby! And ofc our Reigning Queen Regina! She's the absolute best! Gotta love her! Well I love my villains! Lol

Anyways, with Zelena having so much in common with our Emma, I'm surprised there are not more stories with WickedSwan! I hope you all will enjoy this story. This takes place where Regina finds out that Zelena is alive and masquerading as Marian and living with Robin. Maleficent reaches out to Emma for help to find her daughters. And when Emma finds out who Mal's daughter is, she will drop everything to help bring her childhood friend home. I know this sounds like the beginning of a lot of my stories, but trust me, this version will be different LOL

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Regina Mills paced back and forth, feeling extremely peeved. Ever since Mr. Gold had revealed to her that something was going on with Robin, something he clearly knew about, thanks to her older half-sister, Zelena. Gold knew exactly what was going on. And just now, he had suggested she call Robin. Which she did, only to have heard Zelena herself at the other end of the phone. Regina had been taken by surprise to find out Zelena was in fact alive and had been masquerading as Robin's dead wife, Marian. Regina wanted to end Zelena right now for all her deceit and lies. Knowing that Zelena deliberately went after Robin in order to hurt her, was the last straw. She wanted to go to Robin and rescue him from her sister.

Unfortunately, she wasn't the only one having a bad day.

Emma Swan was having a truly horrible few days. Her parents were obviously keeping secrets from her. She had tried to get them to open up to her, but ever since Cruella and Ursula arrived in their town, in Storybrooke, Maine, her parents were behaving strangely around her. They refused to be honest with her or to tell her what was going on with them. Now that Maleficent was also back, her parents were in panic mode. They were constantly looking over their shoulders, expecting Maleficent and her goons to jump out and attack them. Emma knew it was clear something had happened between her parents and the dragon. That much was very obvious. That was a few days ago.

And now finally, after a few days had gone by with her parents refusing to open up to Emma, her parents were sitting down with her at the station and were confessing to Emma everything they put Maleficent and her daughters through. Emma was thoroughly shocked and utterly dismayed that her parents would resort to doing something unforgivable like separating a mother from her babies. She couldn't conceive such a notion of them actually cold heartedly stealing them and putting their daughter's darkness inside them. Not when they were always all about being the heroes and seeing themselves as being better than the villains. Emma couldn't believe what she was hearing coming from them. "How could you go and do something like that?! Why the hell would you want to do that to her daughters? Put my darkness inside them?! What did they do to deserve it?! What the hell?!" She felt as if her blood had turned to ice. It was as if they had become strangers to her. She didn't know who they were. Not anymore.

"We didn't want to involve you in our mess! They're monsters! What difference would it make if we put more darkness in them?! Please Emma! You need to understand…" Mary Margaret tried to justify their actions.

"Emma, your mother and I… We didn't think…" David started.

Emma scoffed and snapped. "No you didn't think! You didn't want me involved?! Well it's too late! You made it my business the moment you did this. You both did this!" She glared at David and Mary Margaret. "You decided my fate because of visions you had of me supposedly ripping your heart out and killing you?! You didn't want someone tainted with darkness as your daughter. You wanted me good and pure like you?! Oh hell no! I've grown up being abandoned all my life over and over again because nobody wanted me, they couldn't handle a freak like me! They couldn't handle someone they couldn't...wouldn't understand, all because I didn't meet their expectations. They couldn't accept me as who I am! Damnit! And neither could you." Emma was very furious. The lights began to flicker.

"Oh Emma!" Mary Margaret moved and tried to take Emma into her arms.

Emma pushed her away. "No! You're just like them! You basically wanted to create me into this picture perfect image of the perfect daughter you wanted to have. And the moment you were threatened by the possibly I wouldn't be like you, you fucking had someone take away my choices, my decisions to make. It was up to me to decide who I wanted to be. Not you! You're such hypocrites!"

The Charmings gasped at what Emma threw in their faces. Mary Margaret grew indignant. "Emma! I'm your mother!" She couldn't believe what her daughter said of them and she didn't appreciate what her daughter was saying.

Emma gave them a cold look. "I don't care." She stormed out of there, wanting to get away from them and she didn't know how to deal with their terrible secret which had finally been revealed to her.

Mary Margaret looked at her husband, tears streaming from her eyes as her shoulders slumped. "She hates us."

David shook his head. "She's just upset right now. This was a huge thing we kept from her. What did you expect?" He hugged her tightly. "Don't worry, we're a family and we will fix this." He hoped they would be able to work things out with their daughter.

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Maleficent chose that very moment to pay a visit to Mr. Gold. She needed information only he could give her, regarding the whereabouts of her babies. She wanted to know who they were and if they were indeed alive. She wanted to know what happened to them after they were sent through a portal all these years ago. She eyed the imp. "Come on! You owe me! I need to know what happened to them!"

Gold had an impassive look on his face. He never cared about anyone except himself and Belle whenever it suited him. "I owe you nothing. You failed to get me what I wanted."

"That's not my fault. You know what it's like to be a parent, to wonder what happened to your child after he went through that portal. All the years of wondering whether or not he survived. Please! I need to know." Maleficent hated having to beg. But she would when it came to her children. She had missed out on the chance to watch them grow up, to see and hear them take their first steps, say their first words. All the important milestones in their lives, she missed every single one of them and that infuriated her to no end. That was precisely why she wanted to make those Charmings pay since they were responsible for what happened to her precious babies. She had every intention to make them suffer for their actions.

"It might not be pretty, what happened to them." Gold warned her.

"Please. I just need to know. You know who I am, what I am capable of. I have to know what happened to them." Maleficent insisted.

Gold sighed. He knew the feeling all too well. He nodded at the dragon. "Very well. Do you have anything that belonged to them?"

Maleficent nodded and reached into her pocket, in the palm of her hand two baby rattles were shown, one purple and one indigo blue. On one rattle was a star, the other rattle had the moon. "I never had the chance to give them these."

Gold eyed the dragon before he went to work and helped her find out what happened to her babies after they fell through the portal.

The first thing she saw was how her babies clutched each other within the egg they hatched from. They stayed together until they tried climbing out. They then crawled away from the egg that had protected them from harm. As soon as they got far enough away from their egg, one of the babies had a magically developed birthmark of a star on her wrist. They saw the other one just starting to form on the other baby's wrist, they saw an outline of a crescent moon beginning to form before it ended and then it changed and they saw the other daughter being adopted. Her adoptive father had named the baby with the star shaped birthmark, Lilith Page but called her Lily. The other baby was then placed into the foster care. They heard a woman speaking. "There's something odd about that one. Bad things seem to happen around her. The other family she was with brought her back here. I suppose we'll have to keep trying." The woman seemed nervous around the baby which was clearly blonde like Maleficent. She had blue green eyes and dimples. The next time they saw her as a little girl, barely two being taken from a house that was engulfed in flames. Her foster parents screamed that she was a demon child. Then it changed and they showed Lily with her father. Lily was pouting and wasn't happy being with him. Her adoptive mother had just died and her father was blaming her for what happened to his wife. Then it ended. Maleficent had tears threatening to fall down her cheeks. She was happy to know her babies were still alive. But she wanted to know more.

"Wait! What's my other daughter's name?" Maleficent asked. She was angry that those people didn't know how to handle her daughters. That was because they were more than they could handle. Being truly magical children, they had no business growing up in the land of no magic. "How will I find them?" She wanted her daughters back. It didn't matter that they were all grown up now. She wanted to be reunited with them.

Gold knew exactly who the blonde child was. But he wanted to see how long it would take before the truth of who she really was would come out. "Your blonde daughter is much closer than you think. She has a certain bond with Lily that will be revealed once Lily returns. But I do know someone who will be able to find Lily and bring her home. Once she comes home to you, your other daughter will make her presence known. Only then, will you know who she is." His eyes twinkled with mischief.

"Who will help me find my daughters?" Maleficent was eager to being her babies home. She'd waited for a long long time and now the possibility of having her babies back soon, was giving her hope.

Gold smiled at the dragon. "Her name is Emma Swan." He almost giggled when he said her name. "Finding people is something she's very good at. In fact, she found my son for me."

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Regina called Emma and asked her to meet her at Granny's diner for brunch. She knew the Charmings and Emma were at odds with each other right now and they had begged Regina to help them get Emma to talk with them. Although Mary Margaret had confided in Regina about the part they played in what happened with Maleficent and her daughters, they had finally confessed everything to Emma upon Regina's advice. But they were afraid they lost Emma for good with how angry she was about the whole thing. Regina said she would try to talk to Emma even though she had issues of her own. She wanted to help since Emma was her best friend and they did share a son together, Henry. It wouldn't do to have his mother and grandparents fighting all the time.

Emma relented when Regina called her. The brunette explained that Henry was there with them and wanted to have a meal with his family. "Fine. I'll be there soon." It didn't take her long before she arrived. Clearly, she'd been at the station when Regina called.

Emma barely looked at her parents but smiled at Neal who was happy to see his big sister. She then moved over to Henry and ruffled his hair. "Hey kid. I'm here." She murmured before looking at Regina. Ruby brought over a drink for the Sheriff who took it, happy to have her drink ready. She sat down as David tried to talk to his daughter.

"Hey, I'm glad you're here Emma…" David started. "We really need to talk and…"

His daughter ignored him and started talking about what's been happening in town lately with the whole Queens of Darkness situation. Emma noticed that since she'd killed Cruella and Ursula had already left town, the only one left was Maleficent. She wondered if the dragon would cause them any more trouble. That was what she asked Regina just as the door to Granny's diner opened and the bell chimed.

"I'm not here to cause problems. I'm here to talk with you Emma, because I hear you are good at finding people." Maleficent strode into the diner, having heard what Emma said.

Emma turned around to look at the dragon. She stood up to face the older blonde. "Yeah, I am. So who did you want me to find for you?"

Maleficent smiled. "My daughters. I want you to find them and bring them home to me."

Mary Margaret's mouth dropped in surprise. "They're alive?"

Emma sighed and rolled her eyes at her mother, their earlier fight remembered with that remark. Oh yes, she was still very angry with her parents. At the same time, she knew she wanted to help Maleficent to get her daughters back. She wanted to undo the mess her parents created all these years ago. "What are their names?" She asked, her attention back on Maleficent.

Maleficent could feel the tension in the air between Emma and her parents. She had a dark smirk on her face when she looked at the Charmings. A part of her was glad to know they were having problems now. Well it was going to get much much worse and soon. She had a feeling she could trust Emma to help her. "I only know the name of one of my daughters. I have yet to find out who my other daughter is. But I was told that once you bring my daughter home, the other one will soon follow and make herself known, something to do with a bond shared with her twin." She explained. "Her name is Lilith Page. But she is called Lily."

Emma's jaw dropped in surprise as her eyes widened once she heard Lily's name. She was clearly in shock when Maleficent revealed her daughter's name. It was almost comical, the look on her face. Emma gasped and then ran out the door to the station. Her parents and Regina called after the retreating blonde.

Maleficent saw the whole thing unfold and Emma's reaction piqued her curiosity. What was that all about? Did Emma know something about Lily? She couldn't help but wonder why she reacted that way. She'd find out soon enough.

Mary Margaret pouted as she looked at Regina. "And we never even had a chance to resolve things with Emma." She was very disappointed that they never had a chance to talk with their daughter. It was Maleficent's fault! She glared at the dragon, upset that Maleficent had interrupted their time with Emma.

Regina was annoyed with Mary Margaret. Something had clearly happened with Emma and with Mal asking for help to find Lily, it was clear that Emma knew something. "Just stuff it Mary Margaret! I'm going to find Emma." She got up and threw her napkin on her plate. She told Henry to stay with the Charmings and that she would be back. Before she left, she looked at her old friend. "I'm sure she will help you find your daughters." She knew Emma was the type of person to go out if her way to help people.

Maleficent nodded before she looked at the Charmings with a sneer on her face.

Emma was looking through a microfilm of old newspapers until she came across a picture of Lily. She knew it was her down to the star shaped birthmark on her wrist. It was like she had gone back in time, just thinking about Lily. She was feeling nostalgic.

Regina found her friend and saw what Emma was looking at. "You found her? Is that Lily?" She asked.

Emma nodded. "I knew her. Back when we were teenagers. She was my best friend. How can it be? How would I know I would befriend the daughter of my parents' worst enemy? They were responsible for what happened to her. Putting my darkness in her? And her life was hell all because of me?!" The lights began to flash and break around them.

Regina sighed. "Fate's a bitch ain't it? You were meant to meet her." She was surprised at the lights bursting around them. She knew Emma was powerful. Clearly she was a force to be reckoned with when she was angry enough. An idea formed in her head. "Listen Emma…" She distracted her enough to prevent her from going into a full on rage. The blonde sheriff turned and looked at her. Regina smiled, glad to see Emma had calmed down. "You know I was thinking, since I found out Zelena is alive and masquerading as Marian… How about we take a road trip together? You find Lily and then afterwards, we go get Robin away from my sister?"

Emma looked at Regina, surprise in her eyes. "You want a road trip together? You and me?" She never thought Regina was much for things like that, but she knew with the right reason, she would do it.

"Sure, why not? I mean we do share a son, I am certain we will get along together for this. Kill two birds with one stone. You get Lily, I get Robin back from my crazy sister."

Emma finally smiled and nodded. "I'm going to make some calls and find out where Lily's living at and then once I do, we can get the show on the road." She was happy just to get away from it all, even just for a short time. It would give her the much needed space she needed away from the Charmings.

Regina smiled as she hugged Emma. "I'm really sorry your parents did this to your friend. I know Mal will be happy knowing you're going to find her daughters."

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Emma made some calls and finally got the address of Lily's last known place of living. She let Regina know they were going to leave right away. They made arrangements for Henry to stay with the Charmings until they got back. They ran into Hook just as they prepared to give Maleficent the good news.

The pirate noticed the bags in the car as he arrived. "You're leaving? I came to see if you would like to come with me on me ship. But clearly you have other plans with the evil queen." Killian replied. His breath stank of rum and he was barely standing up straight.

Emma glared at the pirate, not appreciating what he called Regina. When he was this drunk, he behaved very repulsive. She never went for guys like him. Not when she preferred women. Hook had been trying nonstop to get into her pants. "That's none of your business. Go back to your ship and sleep it off. You stink. Unless you want to sleep it off in a cell reserved with your name on it."

Regina smirked at the pirate, knowing how much he hated her. Still she found it amusing how many times Hook tried to woo the fair skinned princess Emma Swan. She just enjoyed watching Emma turn him down every single time.

Killian tried again to get closer to Emma and went so far as to cup her breast into his hand.

That did it. Emma made a fist and clocked him hard. He crashed to the floor, knocked out cold. She then called for David to haul his ass to jail to sleep off the rum.

Emma then turned her attention to Maleficent who had found the whole thing very entertaining. She got a kick out of watching the younger blonde knock out the filthy rum soaked pirate. The dragon had truly enjoyed seeing this side of the savior. That one was a spitfire and she liked it. "So… I found Lily's last known place of residence. We're going to leave today to find her and bring her home to you."

Maleficent beamed happily. Regina had told her about what happened when she found Emma and how Emma had known Lily. It had amazed her and she now knew why Emma was extremely upset with the Charmings. She loved the irony of it all. How their daughter ended up being friends with her own daughter. She knew that should Emma ever need her help with anything after this, there would be nothing she wouldn't do for her. "Thanks Emma. I appreciate it. Please keep in touch with me and be safe, you two."

Granny had their food ready for the trip and Emma and Regina were more than ready to leave when Mary Margaret stopped them. She had run in after making sure Henry was at his friend's house. She had wanted to catch Emma before she left.

"Emma please! I don't want you to leave upset like this. Why do you want to help them? You should leave things alone! Don't do this…" Mary Margaret tried to convince her daughter not to go. She didn't want Emma to help her enemy. She did not want her daughter anywhere close to the dragon and she did not like the idea of her daughter going on a trip with Regina either. She wanted them where she could keep a close eye on them.

Emma pushed past her petite mother. "No! You don't get to tell me what to do! You did this! You are the reason why Maleficent doesn't have her daughters. You separated them from their mother! I will never forgive what you've done! Lily was MY best friend! I'm bringing her and her sister home whether or not you like it!" Emma snapped, the lights flashed dangerously right then and there, much to the surprise of Maleficent.

Regina took Emma by her arm, distracting her as they left the diner and got into Emma's yellow beetle. She knew it would be better for them if she got Emma away from Mary Margaret. Seeing how angry Emma was, she knew if she didn't, things were bound to get out of control. They then left to find Lily and rescue Robin, not knowing what this trip would bring to them. They had no way of knowing their lives were about to change.

Maleficent smirked at the Charmings. "When my daughters come home, we will deal with you two, once and for all." She thought back to the power she sensed coming from Emma and found herself wondering why it felt familiar to her.

The Charmings tried to apologize to the dragon who in turn refused their apology and told them their apology wasn't good enough. She would never forgive them. She let them know it was not her forgiveness they needed. Dejected, the Charmings left. They felt lousy. Emma was angry with them, Maleficent wouldn't forgive them. Regina had her own issues with Robin and Zelena. There was a sense of impending doom. And they didn't know what to do about it. All they knew, was they needed to protect Neal from what was coming their way. They had no idea what was going to happen, but they would try harder to resolve their issues with Emma when she got back. They would worry about the dragon and her family later. Or at least they would try to.