Established Evil Charming: This is my first EC fic, but I loooove David/Regina so I had to write something for them! It gets a little dark I suppose, so be ready for that.

Regina squirmed uncomfortably where she was lying awkwardly on the cold floor of her kitchen. It had come from nowhere, the blast that had lifted her off of her feet and caused something heavy to fall on top of her. Her face was distorted with pain and confusion, what had caused this? As she groaned and tried to catch her breath, she looked down to check on the three month old baby girl in her arms. Seeing that the infant was unharmed filled her with inexpressible relief. However, the baby was beginning to cry and Regina attempted to comfort her while trying to assess the seriousness of her own injuries. It had been a cabinet that had landed on top of her legs, the contents had spilled all around her and some glasses had smashed but as far as she could tell nothing had cut her or her daughter.

"Shhhhh Kaelyn, it's ok," she said gently. "You're alright." She rubbed the back of the baby's head consolingly. They had been very lucky, just as she was falling, Regina had managed to secure the baby so she would take the hardest part of the fall. Otherwise little Kaelyn might have been crushed. There were tears of pain in Regina's eyes but she blinked them back as she tried to shift her body out from underneath the heavy piece of furniture. When she couldn't free her legs, she carefully placed Kaelyn on the floor and tried to pull herself out using her arms. After a few minutes of excruciating pain, she sighed in exasperation and gave up, having exhausted all of her energy. Allowing herself to rest against the tile, Regina looked around and listened closely to see if anyone else was coming. David wasn't home and she didn't actually know where Henry was. Sometimes he would just run off without telling her. He was usually with Emma but he could be anywhere.

"Henry!" She called, just in case he was home. If he was, she hoped he hadn't been hurt as well. Had the explosion, or earthquake or whatever it was affected just their home or had it been all of Storybrooke?

There was no reply. She tried again but still there was silence. Her whole body was starting to shake now, presumably from the shock of the accident. "Hello? Is anybody there?" No one could hear her. A panic rose up inside her and she wondered where David was. Had he felt it too? She hoped he would somehow know that she and their baby were in danger and would come to their aid. Regina could see no possible way of getting out of this alone. She returned her attention to Kaelyn who was flailing and crying on the floor about a foot away. Regina reached out and delicately took the infant back into her arms. As she held her daughter close, she tried to remain calm, but the throbbing in her legs was getting worse and worse. Sniffing, she tried not to cry as she wondered what was going on. Looking up at the counter she could see her cell phone, but it was impossible for her to reach it.

Closing her eyes she tried to relax in hope to stop the shivering. Kaelyn had finished crying and was staring at her mother with those wide blue eyes of hers that so resembled David's. Sensing the gaze, Regina blinked her brown eyes open and stared sadly back at her baby. "What are we going to do now, hmm?" The baby smiled at the sound of Regina's voice and seeing this, Regina was finally able to calm down a little.

After a few minutes of lying in tentative silence she noticed something that made her blood run cold. She could smell smoke. None of it was visible yet, but it was obviously getting close. Regina began to struggle again, she needed to get free or it could cost both her and Kaelyn's lives. Unfortunately though, she still couldn't release herself. She tried even harder than before but nothing worked; she couldn't keep from screaming as she struggled because her legs by now were killing her from the strain. Looking up towards the ceiling she could now see the smoke slowly billowing into the room and fear welled up inside her.

Somebody had to come to their rescue; her life had finally regained meaning. She had the family she had always wanted and she was even making amends with Henry. It couldn't just end now, not so soon.

Kaelyn was murmuring quietly, unaware of the danger that she and her mother were in. Regina deepened her hold on her, more to comfort herself than anything.

"David where are you?" She practically sobbed.

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It had felt like an eternity, but in reality it had only been a few minutes. The room was getting very warm now and it was quickly filling with smoke. It was easier to breathe where Regina and her baby were since they were underneath the majority of the smoke, but it was becoming increasingly difficult. Regina was trying to shield Kaelyn from the smoke, while trying not to breathe in too much of it herself. She had called for help a few more times but there was still no response.

As she stared down at the beautiful baby girl she and David had created together, tears streamed down her face, making a mess of her perfectly applied mascara. She had only felt this helpless twice before. The first time was all those years ago, when she had held Daniel in her arms after her mother had so mercilessly killed him; and the second was when she had been unable to save Henry when he was in a coma. Now Kaelyn's life was at stake, and there was nothing Regina could do to protect her.

"Mommy's sorry honey," she whispered to the baby, placing a soft kiss on her forehead.

Suddenly the mayor could hear the crackling of the fire and she looked up to see bright flames inching their way across the walls. She surprised both herself and Kaelyn when she couldn't help but let out a frightened cry. Please don't let us go this way.

There was a sound coming from somewhere above, something separate from the sound of the fire. Regina's gaze turned upwards but she couldn't quite make it out. Was it a voice? Her heart sank when the realisation hit her. It was Henry, calling for help. He had been home after all. No! Not Henry too, please let him get out... She thought to herself. Fresh tears began to fall as she tried to yell back to him, but she couldn't make out any response over the roar of the flames. She had never been more disappointed in herself in all her life, both of her children needed her help and she couldn't do anything to save them. The brunette was crying soundly now and she clutched her baby even closer. Why did the universe insist on destroying everything she loved? Why wasn't she allowed to just be happy for once?

There was a bang from direction of the front hall but Regina kept her eyes shut tight, assuming something else was crashing to the floor. But then she heard it. His voice; and her heart soared at that oh so familiar sound.

"Regina?! Are you in here?" David yelled into the flames.

"David! We're in the kitchen!" She answered, the shouting causing Kaelyn to cry again. The amount of breath required to shout had caused her to inhale some of the smoke and she began to cough violently.

Once she was able to regain her breath she spoke softly to Kaelyn, "Shhh honey it's ok, Daddy's coming to save us." Regina beamed at the little girl through tear filled eyes, and then glanced back to the door where David was just entering, also coughing from the heavy smoke from the hallway.

"Regina!" David exclaimed in shock, seeing his wife and baby trapped under the heavy furniture. "Are you ok? What happened?" He asked in worry before covering his mouth and nose with his arm as he hurried to lift the heavy cabinet off of Regina.

"I don't know, it happened so fast I don't even know where it came from. All of a sudden I was just thrown to the ground and the next thing I knew I was stuck under this damn thing." She flinched as the cabinet slightly pulled against her leg as David pushed it onto its ornate feet. When she was finally free Regina smiled a little and breathed a sigh of relief. She tried to sit up and found it very difficult, but David was at her side instantly to assist her. She threw her arms around him, careful not to squeeze Kaelyn between the pair of them.

"I thought we were going to die..." she choked, the agony showing clearly in her expression. "I thought I was never going to see you again."

"It will take a lot more than fire to get between us," he smiled while returning her embrace briefly, but affectionately. Regina smiled meekly in return. "We need to get you two out of here. Can you stand up?"

She attempted through much pain and difficulty, but it was no use. She shook her head, her eyes full of fear and worry. "No," she whispered.

"Don't worry," David said consolingly while wrapping his arms around her. "I can carry you." Regina nodded and quickly placed one arm around his shoulders, while securing Kaelyn against her chest with the other. "We'll get you to the hospital sweetheart; you're going to be fine." David kissed the top of her head and she gazed up at him through tear filled eyes before inhaling shakily and leaning her head against his shoulder.

"And how's our little princess? David asked as he easily lifted up his wife and daughter.

"I think she's ok," Regina smiled down at Kaelyn. She felt so much safer in her husband's arms, despite the flames that were still threateningly close.

However her face soon fell and she lifted her head to look back up at David, "but Henry's upstairs. He's all alone, he must be terrified. We need to go and get him!"

David concernedly glanced down at his wife. "Is he in his room?" He asked, coughing again from the thick grey cloud that surrounded them.

"I don't know," she breathed. Her eyes were filling with panic and worry again.

"I'll find him," David assured her, carefully manoeuvring around some debris. "He'll be alright, you have to have faith. He will be fine."

This however did nothing to comfort Regina, she wanted nothing more than to run upstairs herself and rescue her little boy. However her recent injuries prevented even the consideration of such an idea. Instead Regina buried her face against David's shirt for comfort, leaving tearstains and traces of dark make-up on the soft fabric. They were passing through the front hallway of their home and she wasn't ready to see the damage just yet.

I'd love to hear what you guys think of the first chapter! I will try to update soon