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***Introduction***"What do you mean there is a kid running alone over town and why are you calling me about it?"Emma frowned. Her phone had been ringing non-stop , for the last twenty minutes. Everytime she tried to ignore it and continue sleeping , the caller would just hit redial and make that dream impossible.David was on duty today , there was no reason she shouldn't have been able to sleep in. But the little voice of the Savior spoke in the back of her mind that this could be serious , so she picked up the phone despite how tempting it was to let her eyes droop back closed.She was annoyed before , but she was really annoyed now. This whole thing of them calling her repeatedly and waking her up on her day off , after she hasn't been having very good sleep lately ; just generally scaring the shit out of her and making her think something was really wrong , all to tell her there was some kid running around town.If Emma were on duty that day , she would completely understand the phone call. But she's not and she sees no reason that this concerns her in any way , unless the kid is trying to rip everybody's hearts out and steal their happy endings.Last she checked , this was probably the town with the most minimal level of dangers she had ever visited and she had gotten around quite a bit before settling in Storybrooke. While there were a few more Villainous souls milling about , there was a doubling in numbers of the "good" people hanging around watching them and just waiting for them to make a wrong move.The most worry Emma had was that there was a young kid running around on their own with no signs of a parent and yes , that should have been a phone call made to the Sheriff's Department. That should have been a phone call made , to report to the Officer on Duty."I mean , there is a little kid no more than what I would guess to be two or three-years-old and she isn't just running around over town. She's at the Sheriff's Station and she's terrorizing the place , I cannot get her to listen and I have no idea who she belongs to."Ruby informed her , on the other end of the phone. Again , sad story ; but why was she the one getting a call? Lock the kid in a cell and look for a parent or guardian , Emma wanted to say."And I am calling you because everytime David gets near her , she tries to bite him. That last time , she got him and he had to leave to go get stitches. This kid's teeth are sharp , Emma , I don't think she's human."How does one bite from a kid that small cause someone to need stitches? To inflict that sort of damage , this kid would have to have a powerful set of jaws--Emma sat up in the bed."Ruby , can you get close enough to get a look at her wrist?"Emma asked , dread pooling in her stomach."Uh , I think so. Maybe , hold on."Emma waited a second and Ruby's heels could be heard clicking across the room , she tapped her fingers against her knee."Alright , I can see her wrists. What am I looking for?""Does that kid have a birthmark in the shape of a star?""Yeah , she does. How did you know?""I'll explain more , when I get there. Keep her there and give me five minutes , to get dressed and cleaned up."Emma flung the covers off of herself , rushing to the bathroom to get ready for the undoubtedly stressful day she was sure to have.For one thing , that kid that bit David was either her old friend , Lily Page and that brought up so many questions and concerns ; the main three being 1) how did she go from a bitter thirty-something-year-old woman to a child? 2) why was she alone and at the station? and 3) why was it happening , now?Emma kissed her day off goodbye and headed to the station , dreading what she was going to have to deal with. Adult Lily was a nightmare and she had never been all that easy to deal with , as a teenager ; she could only imagine what a pain in the ass toddler Lily was , she groaned.The Savior part of her was welcome to go away , anytime it wanted to. That part of her volunteered her for things she would have just assumed to have went the other direction , to avoid getting involved in.If not for being the Savior , she would have gladly left the town to deal with the undoubtedly demonic child that was Lily. But no , her parents had to breed her to be Swan Jesus of Storybrooke! She wore a scowl on her face , the entire way from her room at Granny's to the Sheriff's Station. Just because she was going , it didn't mean she had to be happy about it.Lily bit David and caused him to need stitches , what was the thing gonna do to her? Her old self whispered it wasn't too late to run away , but she was already here now and she sort of owed it to the Dragon to TRY to help her or at least figure out what was going on."Kid , watch where you're pointing that fire! Catch the official documents , not my new outfit!""Or she could just , you know...NOT breathe fire in a closed indoor space!"Emma suggested , as soon as she walked through the door into the Station and was met with the sight of a confirmed Demonic Lily using her 'gifts' to breathe fire and aim it scarily well at the tall werewolf. Impressive skills , but disturbing and not at all helping the bad feeling Emma always got in her gut ; when it came to any version of Lilith Page.This was going to be a long fucking day , already.
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***Chapter 1***"I love you and all Emma , but I've dealt with about as much of this-"Ruby all but ran around the desk , to avoid crossing paths with the demonic woman turned into a child. She sent an apologetic smile at her friend , motioning to the terror that had taken her advice about setting flames to the important official documents. Regina was going to be so pissed."As I can take. Good luck! Oh , and David said that since you were coming , he was taking the rest of the day off. Neal's got some kind of stomach bug going on , I'm going to run to the Pharmacy and get him some medicine ; for Mary Margaret. Call me , if you need anything."Emma shook her head , that kid WAS a stomach bug. She hated thinking that way , but she couldn't help it. They didn't take care of their first child , why did they have to go out and have another? Hell , forget that question. After what they did to Maleficent and her child , why were they able to reproduce again at all?They were already pregnant with her by that point , there was no fixing that. But afterwards , they had all the say in the world and magic should have stepped in as a birth control there. Emma thought , bitterly while almost literally tip-toeing across the room."Hey , Lily ,"Emma tried her best to coo , but she really wasn't that great at it. Admittedly , she had been around very few young children and baby talk was not a skill of her's. But then again , she didn't actually recall having any skills dealing with younger kids.Henry was different , he was a teenage boy whose only major needs were food to throw in the bottomless pit he called his stomach and a good book to read. Occasionally , he would play a video game and need another player. But for the most part , he pretty well had his own life and did his own thing without much need of her. He could take care of himself and what few things he could not do for himself , Regina was right there in her Super Mom gear ; he had very little need of Emma and that was just fine.Mary Margaret had tried to get Emma to stick around for the Mommy and Me classes held in her and David's apartment , as either some sort of bonding exercise with Neal or adding another babysitter to her list one.Emma always found a way to get out of the classes , no way was she going to sit there and watch her mother learn how to take care of another kid. And honestly , she could not stand the other women in the class or their children all that much. Besides Ashley , of course and even her kid was rotten.But with that said , even if Emma did attend those classes or have any other experience taking care of a younger child ; Emma seriously doubted any of it could prepare her for this experience. Lilith Page was something else entirely , on her own. There was no preparation for dealing with her , there were no warnings or tricks in the books.Lily , as an adult could not handle her emotions and act right half the time. What was the child version of her going to be like? This was a form of Lily Emma had never met , she had no idea what to expect and she felt like looking up any old notes on her from her actual childhood would help here.The Lily that experienced her childhood back when it was the time to experience her childhood did not have the element of magic , like she does in Storybrooke. That Lily that was a toddler all those years ago was a completely different person , than the toddler that was destroying her office right now.Past kid Lily didn't have the ability to breathe fire and bite people so hard that they caused them to need stitches bad enough it qualified as an excuse to go home , from work. That Lily wasn't anything like this little Hellion she was dealing with right now. And yet , Emma would still rather be here than buying medicine for the screaming brat at David and Mary Margaret's.__________________________________________________________________"Come on , Lily , stop that!"Emma groaned , when Lily started running in and out of the cell. Each time that kid ran in and out , she slammed the door and the clang of the metal made Emma want to stab a hole in her ear drums with a pencil.Lily had stopped catching things on fire , when she acknowledged Emma was there. But before Emma could even dream of relaxing for a fraction of a second , she was already rushing into some new trouble she found to get herself into.While Emma was sweeping up the ashy remains of Lily's....lovely mother's files - and yes , she had briefly contemplated that this kid knew more than she was letting on while doing so- Lily was finding the g!n David left in his desk.Emma had never moved so fast in her life without magical aide , to rip it out of her psychotic little hands , a fear piercing her heart she had not felt in a long time. Why did he leave that thing here? He knew Lily was there! Sure , his hand was probably hurting like a bitch and bleeding ; but he would have had worse problems to deal with , if Lily had gotten away with that weapon and escaped out the door with it!As little as Emma knew about kids , even she knew not to leave a loaded firearm within their reach. She scribbled a note on her desk calendar , to hold a class on g!n safety.It was good to have a way to defend yourself , but only if you were responsible enough to use it and took care with putting it away. Emma took her's with her at all times and she never left it out , where Henry could get to it. He was old enough to know better , sure. But what if like he had a really bad day or was dealing with things he didn't talk to anybody about? Emma wasn't taking those sorts of risks and if David was willing to , he didn't need to be carrying.Emma tucked the weapon away in its holster and strapped it to her hip , pulling her shirt down to conceal it. It wasn't that she worried about going out with it , she had a permit and she was the Sheriff. If anybody in town was supposed to carry one , it was her. Despite the magic being brought back , there were still very mundane crimes that required mundane defense. But with that said , Emma did not want Lily seeing it again and having any temptations about taking it back.Anyways.Lily pouted , obeying Emma. Again , Emma wasn't sure just what the kid knew and what she didn't. Like she could one hundred percent see her old friend taking advantage of her new small and "innocent" form , to wreak havoc she wouldn't get away with as an adult.Lily got into trouble as an adult and brought on a fair bit of chaos , but even she couldn't have gotten away with swooping into the Sheriff's Station and biting an officier and setting legal documents on fire. A child would get by with it because they were you know , a kid and they *supposedly* knew no better. And Emma knew her friend had the master mind to think something like that through. Evil? Yes. Stupid? Far from it.But with that theory out in the air and as much sense as it made , something still felt off to Emma. For whatever reason , Emma's gut told her that Lily had not planned this or had a hand in this at all. The fact that she was raising all kinds of Hell , that was just Lily being Lily. Young or old , she was literally born to be an evil little shit. Partially thanks to the Charming duo , partial credit given to the MISTRESS OF ALL EVIL that gave birth to her!Speaking of the Devil , where WAS Lily's mother right about now? Surely , she couldn't be too far behind. Maleficent was the entire reason Lily came to Storybrooke at all and one was rarely seen without the other , so what was the deal with this time?A small part of Emma wondered if this was work of Maleficent's , but she shut it down quickly. If Maleficent had done this , she would have never let the kid out of her sight. She barely let ADULT Lily out of her sight , for very long. So , the concept of her going through efforts to not only de-age her child ; but to let her run wild all by herself , that just didn't sound right.This was not either Dragon's doing , so Emma needed to find out who WAS behind it and what their motives were. Very few people possessed that sort of power and of the ones Emma didn't rule out pretty much immediately , none of them were the type to do anything out of the "goodness of their hearts"."Where is your mommy?"Emma doubted she would get an answer , but she had to ask while she debated on texting Regina for a way of contacting the elder Dragon."I dunno. Daddy said she left , didn't want me no more."Daddy. Emma sighed , dreading that her theories were confirmed that this kid really knew nothing about anything adult Lily did. It was sad , it would have almost been easier to deal with her had it been the other way around. But when was anything she got stuck dealing with ever easy?"That woman isn't your mom and that man isn't your daddy , you have a real mom that is here and loves you more than anything on this earth. She wants you very much and she would not have left you."Emma couldn't say many nice things about Maleficent -mainly due to not actually having known her very well - but she would always speak highly of her , as a mother.Maleficent loved her child more than anything and it showed , that woman would move Heaven and earth for Lily and everybody who met her knew it. Lily could do the worst things on earth and for the most part , she had ; and Maleficent would still be there , loving and supporting her.That familiar pang of jealousy creeped back up on Emma and she squashed it immediately. She refused to be jealous of Lily , ever again. Any version of her."Where is she?"Lily asked , curiously. Emma shrugged , pulling out her cellphone."Sit down in that chair and behave yourself for maybe two seconds , then we might find out."Emma pointed to the chair Ruby usually sat in that she had pulled up next to her own , Lily obeyed surprisingly easily and plopped down in the chair."My butt hurts!""Here."Emma took off her jacket and folded it up , motioning for Lily to stand up for a second. Once the kid stood up , Emma laid her jacket in the chair and Lily plopped right back down on it with no further orders to do so.Lily was wearing an over-sized t-shirt that belonged to adult Lily , so this development was recent and she confirmed the theory that her friend had not planned this. Lily would have planned well enough to change into clothes that fit , she had that much faith in the brunette."Here goes nothing."Emma sighed , calling Regina. Maybe Regina knew a cellphone number or something for Maleficent. And if not , she guessed she would go out and look for her. With Lily , of course. One eye would search the town , the other would watch the demon she had somehow found herself being a (temporary , hopefully) babysitter to.
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"Regina , pick up , I know you keep your phone on you all the time."Emma huffed , as the phone rang and yet another call went unanswered. It was Regina's day with Henry all to herself and while Emma was sure the Mayor did not want to be bothered , she was in a position about like Emma and she did not get the pleasure of letting the phone ring either!As Mayor of this fairy tale shit show , Regina should have been called even if Emma did not need something from her. Being as she was the one that ran this town , it would do her some good to know that Satan had entered Storybrooke in the form of a toddler. A very feral toddler , at that.Lily grabbed a pen off of Emma's desk and started scribbling all over her paper work , Emma shook her head. On the one hand , Lily did not need to be doing that. That was official paperwork that had to be sent in to Town Hall , for Madame Mayor to review. But on the other hand , it was better for the kid to ruin a few papers than to go around biting people.There was always a situation where things could be worse and Emma was just thankful that for once , she wasn't experiencing it to learn that lesson! Normally , Emma had to go through the worst of the worst. Maybe the fates were having some pity on her , who knew? Whatever the case , she wasn't ruining it by questioning it too much. It was after all , her day off.Emma sighed , giving up on the former Evil Queen. There were other people she could call , she huffed and dialed the number to the Pawn Shop. It would more than likely be Belle that answered , what with how far shoved up Gold's ass she had been lately ; but Emma hoped it would be Gold , as funny as that sounded.Gold knew a way of getting in touch with just about anybody and as long as the price wasn't a literal kidney or something drastic , like the life of some unborn future child she may have ; she would be willing to consider paying it , if it meant getting a hold of this kid's mother and relieving herself of babysitting duties."Ah , Miss Swan , to what do I owe the pleasure?""Rumpel , who is it?"He literally just said "Miss Swan"....Emma made a face , Lily just happened to look over at the same time and made a face right back at her. Emma stuck her tongue out , Lily did the same."It's Emma , Belle ,""What does Emma want? Is everything alright?"Nosy , much?"If you would give me a moment to find out , I would be able to answer those questions!"Ah , there's that snappy Gold everyone knew so well! Emma snorted , she actually preferred him to the meek coward he had softened up into to make his wife happy.She understood why he was changing , Belle wouldn't let him back in the door otherwise. But still , it didn't make it any less pathetic and she respected him somehow more when he was plotting to screw everyone over in the background.Anyways...."Would you happen to know a way of getting a hold of Maleficent or maybe know of someone who does? Other than Regina , I mean."Emma cut to the chase , smelling a fight brewing that she just really did not have time to sit there and listen to. It was a shame , too. Gold Vs Belle was always entertaining , nothing quite like watching the all powerful Dark One shrink before the delicate little Librarian."You might would try Ursula or Cruella , dearie , Maleficent never gave out her contact information to me. To my understanding , she wanted about as much to do with hearing from me as Bae did once upon a time.""That's fair. Do you have a number for either of them?""That I do have , let me get out my phone that I used in the outside world. I had them on the speed dial , when I was living with them."It was still weird to think that the whole time Gold was exiled , he was crashing in an apartment with the "Sea Bitch" and Cruella De Ville. But in this case , it worked out that he had been.Gold finally dug the phone out and with Belle standing undoubtedly close by , he listed off two different sets of numbers. Emma wrote them down and thanked him , before hanging up.He did not ask for anything , in return of the information and she wasn't sticking around long enough to offer anything or give him a chance to think up anything."Let's see if either of these two will answer. If not , me and you are going on a walk and we will just find that Dragon ourselves.""Dragon?"Lily asked , her brown eyes widening in amazement. Emma nodded , ruffling her hair."Yes , the Dragon."Lily moved closer to her , apparently deciding that now that they were looking for a Dragon ; Emma was her friend , Emma was fine with that as long as the kid didn't bite her. She was not above slinging the kid across the room , if she had to. Any other kid , maybe. This one , nah.Emma dialed the number of Ursula , first. If she could get away without talking to Cruella , that would be wonderful."Hello?"Yes , an answer!"Hey , Ursula , ol'...pal of mine..."Why must Emma make everything awkward? It was a life skill. If you find something you're good at , stick with it."What do you want , Savior?""Can you not just call me Emma? I'm not just the Savior. I do other things , too.""Like what?"...."Shut up. That's what."Ursula snorted , Emma scowled."Do you happen to know how to get in touch with Maleficent?""Maleficent? Really , you're looking for her? Ha!"Ursula cackled on the other end , so loudly that Lily heard her. Lily made the most annoyed little expression , Emma held the phone between her ear and shoulder."Yes , I am. It's important , please help me. I don't want to have to call Cruella!""Oh , you most definitely do not want to call Cruella , she certainly will not help you and I can assure you she wouldn't know how to reach the Dragon ; anyways , these days!""Again , do YOU have any way of getting a hold of her?"Emma didn't have the time nor the patience for this crap! Lily would only behave for so long."Yeah , I have a number for her. Whether or not she still has it or will even answer , that's the question. Get a pen ready and I'll give it to you. If it doesn't work , try looking in the woods."Emma jotted down the number and hung up , without wasting a second for goodbyes. She and Ursula were not exactly what you would call friends and from what she got out of that phone call , Maleficent wasn't all that close to her either!"Well , are you ready to talk to your Mama?"Emma asked , turning to look at Lily...who was not sitting in the chair next to her anymore. Shit."LILY?!"Some of Emma's anxiety died down , when she heard the little girl's giggles still inside the Station. She dialed the number Ursula gave her , while she searched every nook and cranny of that Station to find the kid.Straight to voicemail. Fuck , this was not her day!"I guess I'll go find the Dragon all by myself , then. Since my friend has gone away..."Emma said , loudly and pouted. Not two minutes later , Lily emerged from her hiding spot under the cot in the cell and rushed to the door."No! I go find the Dragon!""Not until you take my hand , you aren't!""Okay!"Lily dragged her feet all the way over to Emma and pouting , she took the blonde's offered hand."And I don't want you trying to run off , you got that?"Emma didn't trust the Villains still planted in Storybrooke with the child of the Dragon who was quite literally a child , again. Lily as an adult could be used as leverage against Maleficent , if a time called for it. But a young , innocent , and pretty well incapable of caring for or defending herself Lily was a whole other ball game.There was no telling what the twisted minds of the likes of say , Cruella or maybe even Ursula -if caught in the right mood- would do to that kid. Emma wasn't taking any chances of anybody hurting Lily or any chances of Maleficent hurting her , for letting Lily out of her sight."Got it!""Somehow , I don't really trust you. So , we're going to do this."Emma got out her handcuffs and she locked one around each of their wrists , tying them together. This way Lily could only move so far away from her."Ma!"Lily whined , Emma rolled her eyes."Get over it , kid , you're a flight risk."Emma mumbled under her breath , where the Dragon's enhanced hearing probably still heard her."Literally."How Emma ended up spending what was supposed to be her day off handcuffed to a de-aged Lily Page out in the woods and essentially the middle of nowhere , to look for the mother Dragon ; she couldn't have told you. All she knew was this was not her plans for the day! She didn't really have any plans , but they would not have been this!
__________________________________________________________________"MALEFICENT! COME OUT ALREADY , YOU OLD BITCH!"Emma yelled , as loud as she could. Maleficent may not even be out here , who knew what the Dragon actually did during her free time?"I have to pee!"Lily was doing the "potty dance" , Emma groaned. This was the fifth time , in less than an hour. Lily didn't even go the last couple of times , she just stood there behind a tree and giggled."Do you? Do you really? Because if you don't go this time , I swear I will make you chug a bottle of water and you will pee to make up for every time you made me stop ; for those false alarms!"Emma threatened , very seriously. Lily whined , nodding."Yes , Ma! I gots to pee!"Why this kid kept calling her 'Ma'? She wasn't sure , but she wasn't fighting that battle at the moment. Lily could call her whatever she wanted to , as long as she stayed close by and out of trouble until they could find Maleficent."Alright!"Emma moved over to a really big tree or what looked like a tree within the quick glance she spared it , at least and turned around and covered her eyes while Lily squatted and did her business."Ah!"Lily's scream caught her attention , Emma jumped and looked to see what was going on. The tree started moving....because it wasn't a tree , but a DRAGON'S LEG. Well , it looks like they found Maleficent or Emma seriously hoped it was her and not some other Dragon , anyways. At least with Maleficent , she would **hopefully** get over the fact her daughter just peed on her leg and move on to the problem at hand. Anybody else probably wouldn't be so understanding or forgiving , she cringed.
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****Chapter 3****"Leave it to you , the one time you actually do have to pee and you do it on a Dragon's leg! Even as a kid , you are evil!"Emma groaned , moving to stand in front of the evil little gremlin her frenemy had taken the form of protectively. The kid was the Devil , just like the adult version of her was ; but Emma was the Savior and she had decided that meant she had to save all things.Just because someone else chose to be bad and do bad things , that didn't make them any less worthy of life than anybody else. Emma was tasked with protecting people , not playing some kind of God role. She wasn't going to fuck up her karma , over any of these people."I'm not evil!""Well , you sure ain't a ray of sunshine , kiddo!"Emma huffed , watching as the Dragon was enveloped in a familiar cloud of purple smoke and her anxiety began to die down as she recognized the human form of none other than Maleficent beginning to reveal slowly."*You* let a child relieve themselves all over the creatures of the forest's legs , but *she* is supposed to be the one in the wrong here? You Charmings never can accept any responsibility for your part in things , can you?"Maleficent sneered , flicking her hand and magically cleaning her leg off."She did it on purpose , I swear she did and when you find out who she is ; you'll believe me because it is exactly something she would do!"Emma huffed , moving out of the way to reveal a pouting Lily. When adult Lily pouted , she looked pathetic. When toddler Lily pouted , she looked absolutely pitiful and Emma *almost* felt bad. Had Emma not seen that kid's lips twitch a little in that familiar way they did , when a smirk was trying to form , Emma would have felt bad."A child cannot help that they have to urinate , it is a perfectly normal body function and not one that they have any control over. Children only know that when they have to go , they must go. It is our place as adults to guide them and you guided her to my leg , so it is *your* fault.""You take care of your *grown* ass daughter , for a few *weeks* and suddenly you are some wise expert on parenting. Ha! If you're so wise and so good at this guiding stuff , then why the Hell is your kid a kid again and why was she running around the Sheriff's Station this morning with no one watching her and you nowhere to get a hold of? Huh?!"Emma snapped , digging out the key to the handcuffs and unlocking them."Because of your guidance or should I say , lack there of? Your grown daughter somehow became a child , again and I somehow get stuck babysitting on *my day off* and I get stuck guiding *your* responsibility around to her mother who nobody can get to answer a phone or anything else."Emma poked Maleficent in the chest , beyond annoyed now."And with that said , that technically makes it *your* fault that she peed on your leg. You're right , she's not evil. She is not bad and it is not her fault at all. You are!"Emma finished her rant and Maleficent crossed her arms , humming."That was all well and lovely , but while you were throwing your little tantrum ; the child you claim is my daughter - I have yet to confirm the theory , so I am not taking immediate responsibility - just took off her pants and ran in the direction of that little town you do such a...good job protecting.""Damn it , Lily! Get back here and put your pants on!"Emma yelled in frustration , running after the mischievous toddler. Maleficent snorted , grabbing the pants that Lily had taken off moments before and followed after the Savior.Maleficent did not know if this child was really her Lilith or not , but her day had started out very boring and it was entertaining watching Emma try to keep up with the kid. She had no problems at all following behind the chaos and making fun of Emma along the way."You tell her , Swan!""Shut up , Maleficent!""Darling , if you keep talking to me in that tone , I might just get the impression you don't like me very much at all...."Maleficent teased , pouting."I don't! I don't like you or your demonic child either one!"Emma huffed , Maleficent smirked."Oh , but we just love you!"Maleficent blew a kiss mockingly , Emma rolled her eyes."Bend down a little and do that again , but aim it towards my ass this time!"Emma sassed , lunging forward and picking Lily up before the kid could run away again."If I ever get close enough to kiss your ass , you will wish I didn't because I will bite the damn thing."Maleficent sneered , helping Emma get Lily - who was whining and kicking - to put her pants back on. Emma hooked the cuffs back around the girl's wrist , when she placed her back on the ground."Honey , let's not argue in front of the children ,"Emma huffed , Maleficent came up behind her and whispered in her ear."But I like to argue with you , you get all red in the face and huffy. I just love watching you get all worked up. And you keep insinuating we have children together and I will get the impression you want that.I will be more than happy to put one in you , if you truly wish for it , my dear Swan."Maleficent purred , Emma blushed."Why don't you go on , you horn dog?!"Emma groaned. Maleficent had a habit of flirting with her and teasing her , that was nothing new at all. She just didn't think the Dragon would do it , while they were in this situation. That was what she got for underestimating the older woman , she guessed."Alright , you enjoy handling this mess yourself....""Oh , no , get back here! Now! Come on , you made this mess and you are going to help me deal with it!"Emma held up Lily's wrist , so Maleficent could see the birth mark that gave away the fact that this was definitely the Dragon's daughter."If that really is Lily , then we need to figure out who did it and why."Maleficent sobered up."It is , we have established that much. And no shit , Sherlock!"Emma huffed , Lily giggled."Shit!""Do not say that!""Do not correct my child!""Somebody needs to , you don't! And for the record , that attitude she shows is from my darkness ; as you point out so often and that makes her half mine and I will correct her all I damned well please!"Emma stuck her tongue out at Maleficent , Maleficent looked at her."Yes , Daddy , whatever you say , Daddy. Oh , and she got free , again. Go get her , she is after all , half-your's..."Maleficent smiled sweetly , batting her lashes. Emma looked down and saw that Lily did in fact , get away again and groaned."Ugh , I'm going to end up taking both of you over my knee before this day is even half over with!"Maleficent bent over and stuck her butt out , Emma rolled her eyes."Spank me , Daddy , I've been naughty!""Spank your damn self , we got an actual kid on the loose! And don't call me Daddy! You weirdo."Maleficent smirked and stood up straight , her eyes glinting mischievously."Feel like taking a flight , my dear. It will make it easier to search the ground."Maleficent's eyes glowed and Emma debated for a moment , before shrugging."Alright. But if I pee on you , just know you deserved it because I have nervous bladder and you had the idea to make me fly."Emma warned her , Maleficent rolled her eyes."If you pee on me , you won't worry about hearing any lectures because I will throw you off my back and feed your sorry carcass to my youngling. Oh , and , Emma?""What?""Be prepared to get on my back....Daddy.""Okay , Mommy!"Maleficent backed away a few spaces and transformed right there in the middle of town , Emma just barely avoided getting squashed. She climbed on the Dragon's back and wrapped her arms around her neck , clinging for dear life.She wasn't sure what was worse in this whole situation : Lily being a toddler on the loose , Maleficent going full Dragon right there in town , or the Sheriff getting on said Dragon's back and looking for that kid. Or you know , the whole calling Maleficent calling her Daddy."EMMA?!"Snow White's lovely voice shouted , in horror and Emma decided it was probably the Sheriff getting on the Dragon's back that was the worst part.Just as she went to holler something back , Maleficent politely spit a ball of fire out at the former White Queen. Emma rolled her eyes , she saw that one coming."Was that necessary?"Emma huffed , Maleficent's scaled head shot her a look that said very clearly "I thought so." She shrugged , could have been worse. Much worse. Emma put that out of her mind and set off to the original task , looking for Lily.