A/N guys this can be seen as a stand-alone or a possible sequel to my other fanfic 'The night Caller' but its entirely up to you: D enjoy and please review!

Emma sat in her bed chambers staring aimlessly at an apple that sat on her dressing table, she looked up into the mirror and stared at her dull expression of sadness her emerald green eyes had lost their usual shine, even her golden curls seemed to be lifeless this particular morning. She sighed and sat back on the chair thinking of StoryBrooke. The world had begun to change since the curse was broken and the old traditional world had begun to shine through, being a princess was something Emma didn't want to be and she was haunted by the ghost of a previous relationship.

"Hey Emma" A voice called at her doorway, Emma turned her gaze from the shiny red apple and looked upon Henry who was leant against the doorway with a grin on his face. "How cool is this place Emma? I mean I just had a lesson about dragons and other mystical creatures!" He shouted with excitement walking into the room and flopping onto Emma's bed. Emma half smiled and turned her chair to face Henry who bounced on her bed excitedly. "Come on Emma we should go exploring!" He grinned, Emma sighed shaking her head.
"I can't kid, I've got a fighting lesson" Emma said sadly-she actually would have enjoyed going exploring with her son. Henry pouted.
"Okay then" He said his tone now sadder. Emma shrugged and stood up patting him on the shoulder.
"Perhaps some other time" Emma said trying to cheer him up. Henry nodded his smile returning. Emma smiled at his enthusiasm and picked up her jewel encrusted sword which leant against her dresser.
"I'm off to slay a dragon!" Emma said in a mocking voice widening her eyes at Henry and swishing the sword playfully, Henry laughed at Emma. Emma smiled.
"Later kid" Emma said with a wink turning to leave.

"I don't understand why I've got to learn how to fight; I mean I've got a mean right hook. There was this one time right when I was a bit drunk in a bar and…" Emma said trying to change the subject. But James cut her off.
"You're the saviour, you need to fight Regina when she comes back" James said sternly pacing around Emma and shaking his head as Emma mimed shooting herself and then hanging herself. Emma then stiffened as she heard Regina's name.
"Regina's gone James, sorry dad" Emma said leaning her weight onto her sword blowing her fringe up. James sighed.
"We don't know where she is Emma and your purpose was to defeat her and we need you ready for that day" He said almost shuddering at the thought. Emma nodded now nervous of seeing Regina once again. The last time she had seen her they had be warring over Henry, Emma rubbed her arm in memory as she also remembered Regina's gentle touch as the two once made love. Emma smiled to herself as she thought of those moments.
"I don't want to fight her, why can't we just talk?" Emma whispered thinking of a delicious memory. James rolled his eyes.
"Regina was never about talking, even if she was a mayor" James chuckled but then grew serious. "Come on Emma we need to practice" He said withdrawing his sword from his belt. Emma then rolled her eyes and braced herself for James's attack with a smirk. Emma's sword clashed with James's and the two sparred for quite some time
"Come on Emma focus!" James shouted lunging for Emma, Emma dodged the attack and swiftly hit his sword out of the way. Emma sighed as the swordplay became boring
"This is so futile! I wouldn't even be able to touch Regina-she has magic!" Emma shouted now becoming breathless. James chuckled.
"giving up are we?" He shouted hitting Emma's sword from her hand. Emma jumped away like a cat that had been scolded as the sword hit the ground.
"Emma.." James groaned exasperated at Emma's attitude and lack of focus.
"I'm not cut out for this!" Emma growled. "I never was" She spat kicking the dirt. James sighed.
"Emma you are my daughter and I know you can do this" James said trying to reassure her, he then pulled her into an embrace and sighed into her hair.
"We'll practice some more tomorrow" He said kissing her on the top of her head. Emma rolled her eyes and groaned, the training was becoming tiresome. James pulled away from the embrace and smiled down at Emma and gently patted her shoulder and left. Emma stood alone in the middle of the courtyard staring down at the sword that lay on the ground she sighed and thought about how it would be her in a battle against Regina-this frightened her very much. Emma gently picked up the sword and put it back in her belt. Today was going to be a long day. Emma shifted around the courtyard kicking the dirt creating small dust clouds; Emma looked up through her long eye lashes and saw two guards were watching her. Emma felt her fists clench in anger-she was sick of being watched, followed and told what to do by everyone.
"I'm outta here" Emma growled quietly and stormed off in the direction of the castle gates. The castles gates loomed over Emma in a claustrophobic way. Emma breathed in with confidence and waded through the crowd of people within the small market area trying to go unnoticed. Some people whispered as Emma passed them but Emma kept silent and continued to walk through the busy market. Emma grinned as she stepped out of the castle grounds flexing her feet within her shoes feeling the freedom that she missed heavily.
"Free at last" Emma whispered closing her eyes, deep within her Emma felt her inner child want to bolt down the path towards the forest. Emma opened her eyes and felt herself running towards the forest.
"Yes!" Emma shouted charging down the path never looking back at the castle.

Emma wandered into a clearing within the forest, she had to be lost but she didn't care. She was just happy to be free of the castle and her overbearing parents. Emma pulled out her sword and started to practice lunging with it.
"So we meet again" Emma growled reciting a line from one of her favourite films, she closed her eyes and held up the sword and hummed the theme music from the film.
"Indeed we do" A cold voice spat which sent a chill down Emma's spine, Emma automatically dropped the sword in shock and it clanged as it hit the ground, she spun round and met cold dark brown eyes which burned through into her soul.
"Regina..." Emma gulped stepping closer to her sword. Regina stepped out from the clearing her eyes cold and murderous, her hair was neatly clipped up and she wore a long black dress with black leather boots which went up her whole legs. Her lips were the deep scarlet red they had always been and her teeth shone brilliantly in the light. Regina simply nodded in acknowledgment to Emma's surprise; Emma quickly glanced down at her sword.
"I wouldn't Princess" Regina hissed stepping forward flexing her fingers to warn Emma of her magic. Up above the clouds began to rumble and sure enough cold icy rain began to fall. The two women looked up as the rain crashed down now drenching them.
"Regina just leave" Emma spat her wet hair sticking to her face, Regina chuckled a dark low laugh and continued to step forward. Emma swiftly bent down and picked up her sword holding it up to threaten Regina. "I said back off" Emma growled narrowing her eyes, Regina grinned and stepped forward, the tip of the sword pressed gently into her chest.
"I dare you" She purred, Emma gulped and glanced between the tip of the sword and Regina's gaze. "You ruined everything" Regina said coldly, "If you had just eaten the turnover" She spat. Emma cringed at the memory of Henry lying unconscious in the hospital.
"I had feelings for you" Emma whispered suddenly changing the subject, Regina's eyes softened but she still kept her tone.
"Things change Miss Swan" She said her cold mayoral tone coming back. Emma sighed and nodded remembering the conversation she had once with Snow White.
"It's not the destiny I wanted Regina" Emma said sadly. Regina nodded and exhaled in sadness.
"Well it's not exactly what I wanted either" Regina said. Emma smiled softly and pulled the sword back slightly.
"Then let's stop fighting" Emma said stepping forward to touch Regina's hand. Regina whipped her hand away from Emma and gritted her teeth in anger.
"That's just what you want, all of you" Regina growled. "To defeat me" Regina said.
"Regina I want to stop the fighting and maybe be with the Regina that I made love to and she to me!" Emma shouted. Regina froze, "You're too consumed by revenge" Emma pleaded. Regina nodded slowly and then suddenly shot Emma's sword from her hand.
"I will not be talked down to!" Regina snapped, Emma watched as the sword hit a tree and then the floor.
"Regina please" Emma whimpered holding her hands up. Regina stepped forward with a dark gaze.
"Perhaps I can destroy the saviour once and for all" Regina growled energy building in her hands. She then shot a bolt of energy at Emma. Emma defended herself quickly with an unexpected burst of light from her hand which blasted the two women back. Emma slammed into a tree and slid down it with a groan and Regina landed in a bush with a thud.

"You have magic?!" Regina hissed sitting up holding her forehead whilst gritting her teeth. She then froze not recognising her own voice. "What?" She whispered jumping again at her voice. She then held her hands up in front of her and widened her eyes realising they were Emma's and not hers- after all how could she forget the delicate hands that once caressed her body?. Regina then scrambled towards a puddle and looked into revealing very worried face of Emma's in the reflection. "What the…" She whispered amazed.
"Crap Regina that bloody hurt!" a voice said that sounded much like her own. Regina looked up and stared in amazement at her own body stood right in front of her with a confused expression painted on its face. Regina widened her eyes and then went back to examining the face in the puddle not sure of what she was seeing.
"AHH!" Emma screamed as she looked down at her leather clad boots. "What the hell has happened?!" She shrieked. She then pursed her lips in shock as she heard her words in Regina's strong voice, she then widened her eyes and also threw herself down to floor also inspecting her reflection in a puddle. Of course as she expected Regina's face stared back at her. Emma looked up and stared at the blonde who sat in front of her.
"Fuck! We've switched!" Emma shouted. The blonde then looked up at her with an expression that Emma recognised-the scowl of Regina Mills.
"Really Miss Swan? I hadn't noticed" She said with biting sarcasm, although her tone was not as scary in Emma's voice. Emma knelt down and sighed. The black dress dug into her sides which made her wince.
"How do you think we switched?" Emma asked running her fingers through her now glossy brown hair curiously. Regina sat up from the puddle dusting mud from her hands in disgust.
"I have no idea" She spat looking down at her clothes with a frown sighing angrily at Emma's lack of fashion sense. Emma sighed and clicked her teeth which made Regina look up in anger her now green eyes burning a hole in Emma's soul.
"Would you PLEASE refrain from doing that!" Regina growled. Emma stared back unsure of what she had done.
"What?" Emma asked innocently.
"Biting my teeth together, you will look after my body as if it were your own" Regina snapped pointing her finger. Emma laughed.
"Come on Gina it's only a little biting of the teeth" Emma laughed rolling her eyes. Regina exhaled angrily as Emma addressed her by her 'pet name'. Emma then shied away realising her mistake, Emma then grinned as she looked down at the perfectly sculpted chest of Regina's body.
"Well on the lighter side at least we can appreciate the others bodies" Emma teased stroking her hand on her hip running her finger up and down the way Regina used to enjoy. Regina rolled her eyes.
"Stop caressing my thigh and keep your hands to yourself" Regina sighed.
"Don't you mean your hands?" Emma laughed teasing Regina holding up her hands. Regina stood up her teeth gritted together in anger.
"Think back to what happened when we changed" Regina said trying to ignore the seductive thoughts that lingered in her head. Emma nodded glancing back to the puddle pulling faces and laughing at the expressions that Regina's face could do.
"Well you struck me with your magic" Emma said sticking her tongue out sniggering at the reflection. Regina nodded her now blonde curls bouncing as she did so.
"And you defended me with white magic!" Regina said snapping her fingers. Emma nodded not really listening as she impersonated Regina in the puddles reflection.
"But that shouldn't have done it alone" Regina said pursing her lips trying to think. Emma turned and shrugged.
"Wow Regina how the hell do you wear these boots?" Emma said standing up and trying to walk in the high boots like foal trying to take its first steps. Regina sighed.
"I would much rather not be able to walk then have no fashion sense" Regina snapped trying to wrack her brains.
"I feel like a dominatrix" Emma grumbled holding onto a tree for support. Regina shot her a cold look but it was still softened by her new face.
"You don't frighten me with my face you know Regina" Emma said still holding onto the tree.
"Oh shut up and think!" Regina scolded becoming irritated. Emma nodded.
"Well it was very warm when you struck me, could that be it?" Emma whispered trying to take another step. Regina bit her lip.
"Warm?" She asked herself, suddenly the sky rumbled which made Regina laugh out loud.
"The lightning!" She beamed. "It must have struck when you countered my spell, therefore resulting in this!" She said. Emma nodded uninterested staring down at her breasts with a wicked grin.
"So cool" She whispered saucily.
Regina rolled her eyes but decided not to argue knowing in this body her threatening demeanour did not work.
"We need to change back" Regina hissed trying to get Emma's attention. Emma nodded.
"Damn right we do, I feel like something out of a Tim Burton movie" She whispered looking down at the gothic dress that fitted her too well. Regina stared at her with a confused expression.
"Not the best reference" Emma mumbled remembering Regina's lack of knowledge about the contemporary world they used to live in.

"There she is!" A voice shouted breaking the women's concentration, the two stared in horror as a troop of guards rode towards them.
"Oh crap!" Emma shouted her eyes wide in horror. "They'll kill me!" She squeaked. Regina sighed.
"You've got to leave! I'm not being forced to stay in this body" Regina hissed. Emma raised an eyebrow
"And what's wrong with my body? I don't remember you complaining that one time when-" Emma began.
"Wrong time and place!" Regina snapped cutting her off.
"I can't outrun them!" Emma said panicked. Regina rolled her eyes now anxious of the impending guards.
"Use my magic! Think of my castle and you'll be able to go" Regina said her tone becoming nervous. Emma nodded and began to concentrate. Regina turned back in the direction of the guards.
"We'll have to reconvene another time when we can get this sorted, use mirrors. They can act as portals and we can communicate" Regina urged. Emma nodded and sighed trying to concentrate on Regina's castle.
"Go now!" Regina shouted pushing Emma. Emma braced herself whimpering nervously and disappeared in a cloud of purple smoke. Regina then found herself left alone. Come on Regina you can act like EmmaRegina thought to herself turning to meet the guards.
"Princess are you okay?" One of the guards asked with a worried tone. Regina nodded and tried to smile.
"Yes" She replied clearing her throat.
"We'll need to inform the king that Regina is back. We had better ready the army" The other guard said sternly to his colleague. Regina nodded trying to hide her panicked expression.
What do we do now?Regina asked herself and agreed to leave with the guards, but her thoughts could not help but focus on Emma. Somewhere deep down inside her she hoped that she was alright.