Queen Regina's Kingdom - Forest - 3 Years BDC

[DarkSideCookie]

Queen Regina's Kingdom - Forest

Events occurring 3 years before Dark Curse

[DarkSideCookie]

(Snow White is currently under the spell of feeling no love, due to a potion she got from Rumplestiltskin to make her forget the feelings she has for Charming)

With sounds of annoyance and silent grunts every now and then, Snow White tramped through the forest. Never had she hated more to be outside in natural surroundings. The ground was wet and muddy - oh, just great for her unnerving seven roommates would expect her to clean the floor and her boots later - and the air was stinking of flowers and grasses. However, this trip was necessary since it was her best chance to kill Regina finally. Snow really had no idea why she hadn't done this before already.

"Dracula!" she screamed into the silence of the forest, not bothering the animals she was startling up with that, even only adding to her annoyance as they made more sounds. "You here somewhere? Answer me if you are!" Snow saw the vampire she once had met here and who was still owing her a favor, as a friend - or something like that since friend didn't sound quite right for anyone she knew at that - yet her voice was full of anger and hatred, less towards him but rather towards everything in general.

[Ariel]

Human lives were full of different experiences. Dracula felt fortunate as well as unfortunate to successfully experience more than what a mere human could possibly go through in their tiny fragment of life. It was one of the rather unfortunate experiences that Dracula had been going through the past few days. An unexpected turn of events that he was devastated to not have for seen to happen hadn't been part of his plan. Yet, Dracula would care to admit that his distraction in which he had invested so much time into was a mistake and carried him away from the main reason as to why he had come to this land. Now with this realization, he could press onward to carry out what he thought was his destiny. However, he found himself in a bit of a daze as he wandered the woods in which he had already seen, processing the events that had unexpectedly unfolded. Being pushed backward a couple of spaces had really knocked him down a few notches, feeling like a sorrowful hound licking his own inflicted wounds.

"Dracula!"  "You here somewhere? Answer me if you are!" 

Dracula stopped in his tracks at the faint yelling in the distance. It wasn't common for someone to want to seek the vampire out. He was the kind of bloke you'd pray to never grace your nightmares, if anything. A frosted cloud emerged from Dracula's exhaling lips, scanning the dewy, colorful woods in silence as he discreetly followed the familiar sounding voice. A swirling pack of bats danced above his head, and with their height advantage they guided Dracula in the direction of the one beckoning his presence until they stopped to form a swarming circle in the air over a young woman. Snow White.

"Here I am, your Grace," Dracula made his presence known as he stepped out from the thick of the tree trunks that populated the forest. Bowing his head in respect to the Princess, Dracula straightened himself up once more as a sparkle of intrigue was noticeable in his cold, darkened eyes, "You seek me out in your travels, but yet you are alone. And dare I might say, I can hear your blood boiling with fury. Tell me, what fears and alarms hold you captive, Princess? Why is it that you seek me out above any others?" Dracula slowly circled Snow White as he questioned her with caution. Typically, Snow White was known to have a reputable sense of good intent. And yet, something was off inside of her and Dracula could not quite place his finger on what or why.

[DarkSideCookie]

Snow had almost been about to send more yelling into the forest when finally a familiar voice was answering her call. Although she was glad that the first part of her plan had worked out, which was to have him show up in the first place, her features remained rather joyless and annoyed.

"Here I am, your Grace,""You seek me out in your travels, but yet you are alone. And dare I might say, I can hear your blood boiling with fury. Tell me, what fears and alarms hold you captive, Princess? Why is it that you seek me out above any others?"

Snow was aware of Dracula's manners and his appreciation for his own little speeches, and while it hadn't bothered her at all in the past, it did pretty much now. She didn't have all the time in the world. Besides, Snow was also annoyed by how he addressed her with her princess' title as if she was some kind of damsel in distress. "You owe me a favor," she came right to the point, without any words of introduction or even gratitude about his appearance. "Remember?"

[Ariel]

"You owe me a favor,"  "Remember?"

Dracula had only met Snow once before, however within the time they spent together he felt as if he had been able to survey her heart. These cut and dry responses she laid out for him felt rather out of character for a woman whose spirit vibrated with compassion and love. She was correct about one thing - Dracula did owe her a favour, and he was intended on helping out an acquaintance who had once helped him out in a dire and necessary circumstance. However, something had most certainly happened to her to taint her heart. Dracula knew that if only he could taste a single drop of her blood, he could easily get to the bottom of what exactly has altered the Princess. Though, he was aware that sort of task would be like taking candy from a baby - next to impossible. 

"You know just as well as everyone who crosses my path, Snow White, that I'm a man of my word. I have every intention of fulfilling that promise. Though, the question that remains is this: what is it you need from me that you cannot seek from your council of Dwarves and creature friends? I had even heard whispers of your...alliance with a certain Prince Charming?" Dracula prodded her with a multitude of questions, hoping to strike some sort of nerve within her to provoke an answer out of her as to what exactly had been going on with her as of late.

[DarkSideCookie]

"You know just as well as everyone who crosses my path, Snow White, that I'm a man of my word. I have every intention of fulfilling that promise. Though, the question that remains is this:

Snow could not only not help it but simply made no effort at all to hide her annoyance at this point. All this talking and beating about the bush while he could have just put it into one single sentence. Yet, when a question came indeed, especially the second, her expression changed at once, bursting out into broad laughter, completely different from how it once had sounded, though.

"what is it you need from me that you cannot seek from your council of Dwarves and creature friends? I had even heard whispers of your...alliance with a certain Prince Charming?"

"A prince? With a stupid name such as Charming at that? Have you dreamed that shit?" Snow asked with ridicule in her voice. "Eh, anyways," she quickly added because she really didn't need more of all this pointless talking, "The dwarves know jack shit about my concern which is to kill the Queen."

[Ariel]

"A prince? With a stupid name such as Charming at that? Have you dreamed that shit?"

Dracula tilted his head slightly at the unnatural tone that escaped Snow. Perhaps he had heard wrong. Or maybe she was in the depths of a breakup? Whatever the case may be between her and this Prince, Dracula figured it was none of his concern. After all, the last thing he needed was to get emotionally invested in this woman's love life whether it was perilous or not. She was capable of taking care of herself anyways.

"Eh, anyways," 

Dracula was thankful that she was just as much not a fan of pressing onward about her personal life as he felt in that moment, their acquaintance status considered. Obviously he would have heard her out if she wanted to talk about it, but he was no therapist. He continued to stand before her in silence as he anticipated hearing the real reason as to why she had come to ask for his help.

"The dwarves know jack shit about my concern which is to kill the Queen."

There it was. Although it was a task Dracula was more than qualified to be an accomplice on, he wasn't satisfied with her decision. Wanting to kill the Queen went against everything that was in Snow White's nature, no matter how much this evil woman had wronged her. "Ah...certainly that is quite a task that not many would expect from you...," Dracula already sensed that Snow immediately rejected his much desired prodding and questioning, so he decided to play along until he could get to the bottom of what was truly raging within her, "...You've created the perfect blind spot, and have come to the right person to help you carry out the deed," Dracula grinned widely, insinuating that he was all in, "So, what kind of death does this Queen deserve? Decapitation? Or something much more...blood curdling and painfully slow? I am capable of committing a most gruesome of death that only exists in the darkest of nightmares." Dracula's eyes lit up as he talked. He spoke of pain and death while exuding a charming flair in his tone, almost to the point where it sounded like their conversation gave him utter joy.

[DarkSideCookie]

"Ah...certainly that is quite a task that not many would expect from you...,"

Snow gave him a look to warn him not to do the beating about the bush thing again. They both knew very well that she was here to get his help in this matter and not getting asked questions about her motives, so she was glad when he went on without any of them, just as she hadn't asked too many questions back at the time she had helped him catching the hell hound; At least as far as she could remember. For some reason, a lot of her memory seemed dull and partly incoherent. Well, memories were for drippy persons anyway.

"...You've created the perfect blind spot, and have come to the right person to help you carry out the deed,"

Snow nodded to that, giving him a silent look that said I knew I could count on you in this matter.

"So, what kind of death does this Queen deserve? Decapitation? Or something much more...blood curdling and painfully slow? I am capable of committing a most gruesome of death that only exists in the darkest of nightmares."

If she wasn't under this curse, the almost joyful tone in his voice as he talked death ways probably would have set her on an alarm or at least made her wonder. But not this Snow White. All she wanted was to get the job done and see the Queen dead.

She shrugged, still in a rather annoyed way. "I don't care, as long as she stops breathing. You can live it all up. My only condition is to be the one who looks into her eyes last." Now, it were Snow's eyes litting up as she talked, something that had never been seen before, at least not while talking about killing someone, not even if that someone was Regina.

[Ariel]

"I don't care, as long as she stops breathing. You can live it all up. My only condition is to be the one who looks into her eyes last."

Dracula watched as this dark spirit lit up behind Snow's eyes, seeking enjoyment of taking another life. His grin grew with intoxication by the dark energy that emulated from her being, drawing a few steps closer into her presence as to revel in this bloody fantasy with her, "Your wish is my command. I shall make her rue the day she was born, and you'll get to watch. All of it." Dracula uttered, aroused by the thought of performing whichever act of death he may choose. And yet, something within him still felt strange. This was not the Snow White he had met before, the very one that considered all walks of life to be precious. Something had taken over her heart, he could feel it. But he knew that interrogation would get him absolutely nowhere to the bottom of her changed heart. The only way to find out what has happened to her was to take matters into his own hands, and he had his ways. But only with perfect timing would he find the answer he was looking for.

[DarkSideCookie]

"Your wish is my command. I shall make her rue the day she was born, and you'll get to watch. All of it."

Once again, a nod replaced a verbal reply to his words. While they were wasting precious time here, Regina might already be on her route, one that Snow had internalized long ago. Usually for reasons of staying out of her way, but not today. It was time to get out of her hiding and straight into action.

"Another condition is that I'll be accompanying you at any time," Snow eventually spoke up again, her tone making it clear that this was nothing she would discuss. She didn't know Dracula very well, but surely his bloodlust. Snow couldn't risk that to get in the way of her first condition if she allowed him to seek the Queen out while she was waiting somewhere in a hideout.

[Ariel]

"Another condition is that I'll be accompanying you at any time,"

"By all means," Dracula agreed with enthusiasm, as he knew that it would not be much fun fulfilling Snow's wishes without her there to revel in her long awaited revenge, "It is, after all, your vengeance you desire. I simply am the one to make sure the job get's done," Dracula nodded in confirmation, wanting to help but not necessarily take Snow's moments from her, "I will follow your lead, until the Queen's very end." Dracula vowed to Snow White as he waited for further instruction on how and where they would proceed first. 

[DarkSideCookie]

"By all means,""It is, after all, your vengeance you desire. I simply am the one to make sure the job get's done,""I will follow your lead, until the Queen's very end."

"Very well," Snow replied without any words of gratitude as she adjusted her bow and, finally, gave him a nod to confirm that their mission would be starting right now. "We're gonna do it like we did last time, with the other monster," she added with no signs of that being a joke. Regina was pretty much a monster in her eyes. A being with no good left inside. "Soon, her carriage will cross this forest on the road over there," Snow started explaining, pointing her finger in one direction. "I will fire an arrow to busy the carter with their horses while you concentrate on the passenger, namely, the Queen. I take it that you can change into your animal form as you wish?"

[Ariel]

"We're gonna do it like we did last time, with the other monster,"

Dracula winced slightly at her remark, but kept silent. He figured that Snow White above all others would typically have a heart for "monsters". The misunderstood. The misfits of society. He was one of them, and had protected many others in his land as well as in this one from unnecessary persecution. Dracula knew what she meant, the Queen was surely evil. But a monster? It felt a tad offensive to him, even for her taste. He let it pass by, as he was already aware that she wasn't acting as her normal self at the moment and continued to listen to the plan.

"Soon, her carriage will cross this forest on the road over there,"  "I will fire an arrow to busy the carter with their horses while you concentrate on the passenger, namely, the Queen. I take it that you can change into your animal form as you wish?"

His gaze followed her guiding finger as she hashed out the details of what was going to happen, and it was sooner than he had thought, "Might I say, this fast paced proposal is giving me just the thrill I needed," Dracula reveled excitedly, as Snow White spared no time in jumping right into the mission, "Yes. My ferociously canine form can absolutely be achieved on the spot as well as many other surprises. But I'll leave those out for today, as I'm sure you'll want everything to run according to your plan." Dracula nodded in agreement, waiting for Snow White to take the lead. They were about to commit murder against the Queen of this land, and typically one would try to talk Snow out of it by now. Though, this Queen meant nothing to Dracula and he had been waiting for the right moment to release some aggression. A good old fashioned bloodshed was perfect.

[DarkSideCookie]

"Might I say, this fast paced proposal is giving me just the thrill I needed,"

Snow couldn't help but slightly grin at his comment, which was pretty unusual for her, when it came to a subject like this; One that meant harm, death even, to another being, no matter if the other one had meant nothing but harm to her for so long. With this poison in her veins, however, Snow was just glad to have found the best partner for assassination like this.

"Yes. My ferociously canine form can absolutely be achieved on the spot as well as many other surprises. But I'll leave those out for today, as I'm sure you'll want everything to run according to your plan."

At that, Snow gave him a look of surprise, curiosity actually, after all. She might be in a hurry with this, but hearing about the count's abilities to make this even bloodier, rose her interest. "What kind of surprises?" Snow asked straightforward while they started their walk towards a higher level to get a better view over the street.

[Ariel]

"What kind of surprises?"

Dracula chuckled to himself at the stark curiosity of Snow's interest in his abilities. They carried themselves through the thick of the forest towards higher ground for their best advantage point, "My dear, you may find that I am full many unpredictable surprises, to which some would look at as either powerful or sinister. Some are simply too much for mere humans to handle. Do you know what that's like? To posses something so powerful that you move people to act upon their emotions?" Dracula poked the question at Snow nonchalantly before peering over at her, "I suppose you do, being on the Queen's infamous hit list." Dracula remarked as he took Snow's question and managed to turn it back around onto her own situation. He thought about Etta as he spoke his revelation of truth. In the end, he willed everything he had to betray her and acted on his own feelings and lost her for good. Although he realized that getting distracted by trying to collect her was a mistake, he knew that he would be thinking about her for a very long time.

[DarkSideCookie]

"My dear, you may find that I am full many unpredictable surprises, to which some would look at as either powerful or sinister. Some are simply too much for mere humans to handle. Do you know what that's like? To posses something so powerful that you move people to act upon their emotions?"

"I..." she started slowly replying in thoughtfulness, but then Dracula went on before she even could finish one thought, turning her question away and to the situation at hand, to hers. He was smart and slightly sinister for sure. Yet, today, that realization brought nothing but a smirk of amusement to Snow's lips.

"I suppose you do, being on the Queen's infamous hit list."

"As for my part," she added, after all, sideglancing at him, "I guess it never was me possessing anything like power. It's more like the Queen's irrational wrath against me moves her to act upon her emotions," Snow explained with a shrug of her shoulders. "So, is there one of your surprises you can share with a mere human, after all?" She grinned a little at him, curious and kind of sinister herself.

[Ariel]

"So, is there one of your surprises you can share with a mere human, after all?"

Dracula hadn't been so quick to indulge in Snow's dire curiosity of what he was truly capable of. He felt as if this prying was not her own, besides the fact that he was aware that she was fairly inquisitive in nature. Though, previously those interests of hers were more pure and light than what she presented to him here in the forest. Nonetheless, Dracula simply couldn't pass up an opportunity to boast about how powerful he was as he turned to grin down at her, "Well, you are most certainly far from any 'mere human' to say the least, your Highness," He remarked as they pressed forward, "Have you heard the rumors of Captain Henry The Heartless?" Dracula questioned Snow, before leading into the depths of what she wanted to know.

[DarkSideCookie]

Snow felt his gaze upon her, assessing. Usually, she would have asked him about the reasons for that, but in her current state, she wasn't interested enough in anybody's thoughts but her own. So she was just waiting for him to go on and launch into an answer, in case she was special enough to him to reveal some of these secrets.

"Well, you are most certainly far from any 'mere human' to say the least, your Highness,"

Snow grinned a little, although nothing like this pure smile that usually was on the princess' features. Right now, she was feeling nothing but pride in his words.

"Have you heard the rumors of Captain Henry The Heartless?"

At that question, she threw him a sideglance, pausing in the action of moving a branch aside. "No, I don't think so," she replied with a shrug then, not curious enough to ask further questions about that backstory, or maybe with enough hope that he would skip that to get to the more interesting part, namely, his secret abilities.

[Ariel]

"No, I don't think so,"

Dracula wasn't sure whether to feel relieved or not that Snow hadn't heard of the infamous Captain, more so for his sake as he was glad to know that what went down between him and Etta hadn't made it in whispers to the inland. Nonetheless, he kept his gaze pointed forward as they walked, showing minimal expression as he went into detail, "Feared by many men, a Captain that most certainly lives up to the name - one who has slaughtered an entire crew of men in the most gruesome ways you could possibly fathom. We sailed the seas together for a period of time, and I assisted the Captain in teaching the crewmates that chose rebellious ways lessons that would strike so much fear into their hearts that they'd be best to never fall out of line again," A malicious joy emulated from Dracula's tone as he reminisced on the good old days being by Etta's side, "I slithered into their minds, made them experience nightmares far beyond what anyone could possibly imagine. I rattled their cores, and quite frankly, scarred them for life. Yes - I can make those whom I want see their worst fears come to life and terrorize minds to the brink of insanity." Dracula explained to Snow as they began to slow their walk, approaching their destination in just a short moment.

[DarkSideCookie]

"Feared by many men, a Captain that most certainly lives up to the name - one who has slaughtered an entire crew of men in the most gruesome ways you could possibly fathom. We sailed the seas together for a period of time, and I assisted the Captain in teaching the crewmates that chose rebellious ways lessons that would strike so much fear into their hearts that they'd be best to never fall out of line again,"

Despite her current state of sensing no feelings of love and empathy, Snow was not as intrigued by the cruel story as her former questioning might have implied. Or maybe there actually was still enough of her true innocent being - somewhere deep in her heart - that brought this slight concern to her eyes.

"I slithered into their minds, made them experience nightmares far beyond what anyone could possibly imagine. I rattled their cores, and quite frankly, scarred them for life. Yes - I can make those whom I want see their worst fears come to life and terrorize minds to the brink of insanity."

At some point then, especially when Dracula turned his telling back around to his abilities, she got rid of this former feeling. Snow put on an almost devilish smile again as she imagined looking into Regina's eyes while she experienced said abilities. But before she could react to any of his words, a sight in the distance made her halt all of a sudden, just like the smile on her face grow. Snow turned her face back towards her partner in crime. "I guess it's time for you to prove that." She gestured towards mentioned crossroad, where now a carriage was entering the forest.

[Ariel]

"I guess it's time for you to prove that."

"Is that a...challenge, dear Princess?" Dracula inquired with a sly grin that stretched upon his face, looking for any opportunity possible to show just exactly what he was capable of, "Because if so, if you've bet on me in any sort of state or fashion, know that you will win. And it will be hefty," Dracula sped up to match her speed, and making eye contact with her once more did he shed a wink in her direction before continuing on the path in front of them, "I will not disappoint you, my friend. I will make sure that the job is done, no matter the cost." Dracula assured Snow with upmost certainty. He could tell that she was obviously under some sort of spell. He couldn't quite gather what it was exactly, only the fact that he was indulging in this new, vengeful Snow White persona. And he had no cause to break or change it whatsoever.

[DarkSideCookie]

"Is that a...challenge, dear Princess?""Because if so, if you've bet on me in any sort of state or fashion, know that you will win. And it will be hefty,""I will not disappoint you, my friend. I will make sure that the job is done, no matter the cost."

Snow reacted with another devilish smile to his words. "Unfortunately, no bets placed, but I should contemplate to make a business out of it." She actually had no intention tasking him with more jobs, but, on the other hand, cleaning up the dwarves' damn hut had never made her see any money either. Why the hell was she still doing it? Oh well, as soon as Regina was dead, there would be no need to anymore, hiding in the forest that was. She could finally get her own place. Hell, she would be queen, rightfully was.

As soon as the carriage came closer, she kept a low profile, leaving the first part of this mission to Dracula.

[Ariel]

As the carriage approached, Dracula followed Snow's lead and crouched lowly. Their profiles were kept discreet. He did not want to make the first pounce out of respect for Snow's wishes. This was her mission, after all. As he crouched cozily beside her, he leaned over while keeping a straight gaze, "So...are you making the first move or would you like me to, let's say, work my magic?" Dracula interluded. He was the least magical of all the beings that existed in this realm. Yet, he was willing to allow the mastermind of the plan to make the call before he proceeded any further, "Because I could cause some real beautiful...nasty bloodshed if this is in my court." He told her. Warned her. Dracula was a man of his word. He was also a showstopper when it came for his time to perform. And boy, did he ever give quite a performance when he could.

[DarkSideCookie]

Snow's eyes were still focused on the carriage in the distance, slowly but surely coming closer, when Dracula, right next to her, spoke up again.

"So...are you making the first move or would you like me to, let's say, work my magic?""Because I could cause some real beautiful...nasty bloodshed if this is in my court."

She grinned a little at that. The count's words sounded intriguing to her, this version of Snow White that was. The other probably would have looked at him in utter shock, even though she wasn't the same girl she had been a couple of months ago. "The stage is yours, count," Snow replied without even looking at him.

[Ariel]

"The stage is yours, count,"

"Let the show begin," Dracula announced grinned widely. As the carriage approached closer and closer, Dracula focused his attention to the carriage to see how many men he would have to combat to get to the Queen. One servant operating the horse drawn carriage, while four horsemen dawning armor and weapons accompanied the carriage to safety with two riding in the front and two riding behind, protecting the royal Highness that rode inside. He knew he needed to create a distraction without spooking the horses, as that could cause some complications in the mission. Closing his eyes, Dracula began to focus and within moments he began to summon a thick wall of fog that began to fill the road. It began to blind the horses and men, bringing everyone to a complete stop in the middle of the road. Confused, the men hopped off of their horses and the carriage was put into park. Dracula could hear the Queen angrily questioning her men, yet was told to remain inside the carriage for her safety. Dracula glided swiftly around the wall of fog that encased them, their drawn weapons on guard and pointing in any direction they heard a rustle or a movement. One by one, Dracula reached through the fog and grabbed each man, giving them each a quick end by breaking their necks. Their screams were momentary before being silenced by death, hoping the Queen heard every blood curdling shriek as she sat securely for now, blindly listening to her trusty protectors get picked off one at a time. Dracula allowed the Queen to linger in terror in her carriage for a moment more before slowly lifting the fog. He waited anxiously behind the carriage for the Queen to be courageous enough to emerge from her safety zone. The fog was all clear, and Dracula finally heard the creaking of the carriage door slowly opening, followed by a pair of heels hitting the dirt road. Once outside, the Queen was greeted by all five of her men, blood pouring from their faces and pooling around their broken, disfigured necks.

"Your Royal Highness," Dracula stepped out from behind the carriage, coming face to face with the Queen who appeared to be shaking with utter shock, "It is a pleasure to finally meet the infamous Evil Queen. Such a shame we have to meet under these circumstances." As Dracula spoke, The Queen began to grow lucid, groggy even as he began to put her under a trance.

"What the Hell is this?! Why are you doing this?!" The Evil Queen's commanding voice boomed with horror as she raised her tone.

"Shh shh shh...," Dracula spoke in a consoling tone as his trance held the Queen completely frozen in place. He walked nonchalantly up to her and placed his hands on her shoulders, forcing her down on her knees on the ground in front of her dead men, "There's no need to yell," Dracula placed a hand on the Queen's cheek, and wiped away a single tear that had fallen down her cheek, "I am simply doing this out of the kindness of my own heart for a dear friend. She is the one you must answer to, not me." Dracula took a few steps backwards and looked over to Snow White, giving her a que to enter to fulfill her wish.

[DarkSideCookie]

Once the count right next to her became silent and obviously focused on his task, Snow turned her gaze back in his direction after all. This version of her was in awe about the mischief, especially when things started to play out rather suddenly. Her eyes followed Dracula's focus then, smirking at his first move. She watched as a thick wall blocked the men's, same as the horses', view. How very useful to gain such abilities, of the dark side that was. Snow remained a silent watcher while the show in the distance went on, with Regina scolding her men from out of the carriage. It gave her pure satisfaction to see, or rather hear, this woman being all angry and frustrated.

Dracula's movement, his approaching them, made her turn her gaze to the side again for a moment, but, right after, back to the carriage, which, only a moment later, was surrounded by dead bodies, Regina's guard. There was something deep inside Snow, the pure heart that slept in her chest due to a spell having sent it in that state, giving her a chill, frightening her even, but said spell was stronger. And so the princess would show only a second of shock in the depth of her eyes, with a mischievous smile following right after, especially at Regina's and the fact that her vampire friend had her in his fangs.

"What the Hell is this?! Why are you doing this?!"

Snow couldn't hear what Dracula said to her on the quiet, but she enjoyed the terror his words and actions brought to the Queen's face, or rather, to as much of her posture she could see from where she hid. What she could see very clearly, however, was the count's look back up in her direction at some point. That was her signal.

With one quick movement, Snow jumped out of her hideout before actually taking her time to approach her nemesis on an eye-to-eye level, even bending down to her, yet only enough to force her directly looking into her face without actually bending. "Did you miss me, stepmother?" she sneered at her, one of her hands casually placed upon the knife visibly on her belt.

[Ariel]

***Queen Regina - Temp Played By Ariel***

"Did you miss me, stepmother?"

"Snow White...," Regina hissed through her teeth as she glared at her step daughter, "I'm glad your reflexes are better than your sense of style. Those boots are hideous," She tried to sneak in a snarky quip even at the brink of death. She managed to calm her nerves to a sensible plane to bring her head back to a more leveled state to reason with Snow who seemed to be in a rather deranged state of mind at the moment, "Is this all you've got?" Regina let a cackle out of her crooked smile as she stared straight into Snow's eyes, "You're not even in my league. You're not going to kill me...you're Snow White. Pure of heart, and kindness as great as any. Nice try, sweetheart, but you can't scare me." Regina proclaimed.

[DarkSideCookie]

"Snow White...,""I'm glad your reflexes are better than your sense of style. Those boots are hideous,"

So even at the brink of death, Regina would use her energy and time on hatred, packed in snarks. Fine with her. Because all she got for this woman today was exactly the same. On Snow's lips, a grin of amusement, of spitefulness to be precise, appeared. But instead of throwing snarks at her as well, she allowed her stepmother to go on, maybe because it was sufficient for Snow to see her suffer, no matter how hard Regina tried to hide that she was. She could see this furrow of exertion on her forehead that always happened to be there when something didn't go well for Regina.

"Is this all you've got?""You're not even in my league. You're not going to kill me...you're Snow White. Pure of heart, and kindness as great as any. Nice try, sweetheart, but you can't scare me."

The sneer on Snow's face widened just some more as she walked even closer, looking down at the queen with victory in her eyes. "Oh, you think you know me, don't you?" A chuckle followed her words, not at all like the pure-hearted Snow White she'd used to be. "But I have news for you, Regina," she added more seriously, and with all the hatred she, right now, felt towards her, "The pure and kind girl has gone. Now, I--- want nothing but to see you suffer and die."

[Ariel]

"Oh, you think you know me, don't you?"  "The pure and kind girl has gone. Now, I--- want nothing but to see you suffer and die."


Regina picked up on a sinister glimmer in Snow's eyes that she had never seen before. A girl that had been always so kind, so pure, now appeared to be tainted by some sort of influence. The malevolent laugh that emulated from her step-daughter even shook her a little. And it took a lot to move someone like Regina.

"This isn't you, Snow," Regina quivered, half filled with utter confusion, "What the hell did this man do to you?!" Regina questioned in a firm and commanding tone, referencing to Dracula who was merely observing the confrontation at this point.

[DarkSideCookie]

The sneer on Snow's features grew even wider at the realization of her actions and words actually doing something with Regina. She surely hadn't expected this. And that the bandit princess would use to her advantage. On the other hand, Regina was anyway fucked right now. With Dracula at Snow's side, the victory had been long hers.

"This isn't you, Snow,""What the hell did this man do to you?!"

"Oh, it is me," Snow confirmed with a sinister grin. Coming even closer, she added, almost whispering: "And ONLY me. Now, it's MY turn, Regina." Slowly and very visibly, she reached for the knife in her boot, her eyes still glued to the Evil Queen.