A/N: okay so the first part of this chapter will be from no one's pov then near the end I'll signal who's it is enjoy ♡

Emma had awoken. She looked around and saw the broken world she was in. Henry lay unconscious, Regina and Zelena lay on the floor beside each other... but they weren't breathing. She was confused. She got up and regained her balance, first going to check Henry.
"Hey kid," She spoke softly. "Wake up,"
She pulled him up gently as he woke up.
"Mom?" He asked, rubbing his eyes to get used to the bright light of the outdoors. "What happened?"
"I'm just as confused as you are." She took a deep breath and looked behind her. "Wait here." She instructed him.

She slowly approached the two bodies lying on the cold, hard ground and checked them. And then she gasped. How would she tell Henry? How could she tell him? His mother was dead, and there wasn't anything they could do.
"Regina..." She whispered as she saw her pale body. "Regina I'm sorry," Tears began to slowly fall. "I'm sorry I didn't stop you, I'm sorry I didn't stop Zelena, I'm sorry all of this happened," She paused for a moment then uttered the words. "I'm sorry I ever came to Storybrooke."
Henry saw her from behind and didn't want to move, but he slowly got up and moved towards her. He went and bent down next to her and put a hand on her shoulder.
"Henry," She tried to tell him but it was hard.
"What's wrong?.." He asked woriedly as he looked at Regina. "She's okay, isn't she?"
"Henry," She repeated. She held him tightly and told him. "She's... gone."
His mouth opened in shock and he also began to cry.
Emma dried her eyes and told Henry to wait in the car, and so he did.
She kissed Regina's head gently and whispered in her ear before getting into the car and driving back to Regina's house.

"Henry, you have to stay here." He agreed to this and went inside to find Robin, who had gone to Granny's, so Henry stayed and Emma went to find him.

She walked slowly into the diner, her face slightly covered to save her from a million questions about her tears. She looked for Robin and found him sitting on a bar stool drinking.
"Stressed, huh?" She said as she sat next to him.
"How'd you know?" He asked.
"Lucky guess..." She replied.
"I'm just so worried about Regina, if she's al-" He paused for a moment. "Hey, weren't you with her?" He wondered.
"About that..." She began. "Robin, I need to tell you something important. Regina... she's gone."
"What do you mean? Did Zelena drag her into that portal or something?" He asked, confused.
"No... Regina... she's dead, Robin." She told him. But someone had overheard.

"Hey everyone, the Queen is dead!" Leroy had shouted for all of the diner to hear. Everyone cheered except for Emma and Robin.
Emma felt her feelings build up inside of her until she couldn't hold it back any more. She stood up.
"EVERYONE SHUT UP!" She shouted. "REGINA'S DEATH IS NOT SOMETHING TO BE HAPPY ABOUT! SHE DIED TO SAVE EVERYONE. SHE STOPPED ZELENA FROM DOING... WHATEVER THE FUCK SHE WAS DOING! AND NOW REGINA IS DEAD TOO. SHE SACRIFICED HERSELF TO SAVE YOU ALL, TO SAVE YOU FROM ZELENA. SO STOP CELEBRATING, GET SOME SENSE AND PLEASE, JUST UNDERSTAND, REGINA IS NOT EVIL, SHE'S NOT A VILLAIN, THAT'S HER PAST. REGINA MILLS IS A HERO AND EVERYONE NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND THAT!"
She stopped and breathed heavily to regain her breath from all of that shouting. She quickly stormed out of the diner to her car with Robin.
She pushed her foot down onto the pedal and drove off.
"Whoa, Emma, slow down!" Robin said panicked. She ignored him and carried on speeding down the streets. Eventually they arrived.
Robin quickly got out of the car and ran to his fiancée.
"Regina..." He spoke quietly but softly, yet his voice was broken.
There was no reply. He bent down next to her and held her limp body up. She was pale, but her bright red lips still stood out, along with her smoky eyes. He brushed her hair away from her face and kissed her gently on the lips.
"Regina..." He spoke. "If I knew that it was the last time I would ever see you... I would have made it a lot better. I'm sorry Regina."
"Robin..." Emma began. "Don't blame yourself. It's my fault. I shouldn't have taken her or let her do this."
"No, Emma. It's Zelena's fault. But like you said, she died a hero. She saved everyone. There's nothing we can do," He sighed. "Oh god. Everything's going to change now."
"Yeah." She said.

(a few days later)

The citizens of Storybrooke, or at least most of them gather around Regina's family mausoleum.
"Mayor Regina Mills," Mr Gold began. "Was strong, powerful and lost. She never knew exactly what she wanted in the end, she had one thought and made that her goal. If only she knew that she would have failed, I know I could have told her, but then none of this would have happened. But really, all she wanted was love. Someone to love, and someone to love her back," He glanced at Henry, who kept his eyes fixed at his feet. His mother was dead, and he had regrets about everything flowing into his head, but he tried to conceal his tears and stay strong. But everyone knew he really wanted to cry.
"But she got that," He continued. "She got Henry, and Robin, and Roland, even the Charmings, and she loved them all. She finally had a family, and she was happy. She died a hero, and so we must let her die this hero."
Henry held Emma's hand as she walled forward to Regina's coffin with him. She let go of his hand. Emma felt feelings that she hadn't felt before.
Henry looked at his mother's pale face and touched it gently.
"I will always love you," He whispered silently as he kissed her cheek. He then took took a red rose and placed it into her hands, before turning around and burying his head into Emma, who carried him back.
Robin then approached the coffin and saw his fiancée, dead. He still had those regrets, but he kept on thinking about how she died a hero. He kissed her on the lips, and then turned around to hug his upset son.
"It's going to be okay, Roland." He whispered to him.

They then placed the coffin inside the mausoleum and locked it tightly. It's not as if anyone would need to go in there anymore anyway.
There was also a small service for Zelena, as they thought it was the right thing to do, no matter how wicked she was. Gold had still admired her for her strength though, and he did mention that.

"So this is it," Henry said to Emma as he packed his things up.
"What're you doing?" She asked him.
"Packing... aren't I going to live with you full time now?"
"Yes you are. Here." She told him.
"Wait, really?" He was unsure whether to be happy about this. He could, after all it was his home and he loved it ever so much there, but the memories of Regina, especially of those years before Emma.
"Yeah," She replied. He smiled. He realised that it was his home, and any memory of Regina was better than none.

(a few more days later)

[Robin's POV]

I sit in Granny's and think about her. All of the time we spent together, how much she loved me and how much I loved her. She had always loved the apple pancakes here.
I decided to order some for Roland and I, no matter how much it had hurt. I missed her. A lot. And everything is so hard without her, she was always in control, so organised, so... perfect. I think about her a lot, her brown eyes, her dark hair, her red lips... oh that sexy red lipstick she wore. And the way she kissed. She was a great kisser indeed. My hands move to my lips as I think about how much I miss her lips on mine. How much I regret not making love with her enough. More regrets begin to full my head when all of a sudden the pancakes arrive. I smile at Roland, who is sitting opposite me as we begin eating.

[Emma's POV]
[at midnight]

I slowly walk to Regina's mausoleum. Why so late? So no one knows.

I walk up to the door and carefully unlock it.
'It's all about the tumblers,' I think.
Eventually it opens and I step inside. I close the door properly behind me and follow the stairs. I sneak around, trying not to make much noise. I take a few steps forward and turn left and there it is. The coffin with the name Regina Mills engraved onto the plaque. Gold of course. After all she was a queen.
'And a bit more refined' I smile. Everything I do seems to remind me about something to do with her. I slowly lift the lid and see her face.
"Regina," I whisper. "My Queen, My... my majesty... Madame Mayor, The not-so-evil queen, the best mother, the best lover," I pause. Did I really just say that? I shrug. My feelings can get the best of me. It's Regina and there isn't anyone else here. We're alone and there's things I need to say.
"Regina, I feel things around you. And you make me feel good. You are part of the reason I stayed in Storybrooke. And, I never told you this, but I think I love you. Wait, no, I do love you. I'd love to be with you, I really would. In fact, if Robin and Hook hadn't ever come to Storybrooke we would be together. Although I still like Hook, I will miss you forever. You'll always be my best friend and the sister I never had. Life will be... dull without you and your sass. (and ass, damn that booty is hot,)" I whisper with a small giggle. "I'll miss you Regina, I really will. And I'll see you again. Soon. Don't worry, I won't do anything stupid. Of course I'll look after Henry and everyone else. I'll take your job. It won't be easy but I'll try. I'll stay happy and I will make sure everyone else is. And that's my promise to you. It's long, I know but I don't care. I'll see you again, Regina. I know we will."
I sigh as I place the lid back on top of the coffin and leave the mausoleum as I had found it. I dry the tears from my eyes and sneak back home before anyone realises I'm gone. Tomorrow I start my promises to Regina. And I'll keep them forever.

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A/N: the end :')
I honestly loved writing this fanfic and I hope you all enjoyed reading it! So you can interpret the ending in different ways, if you ship OQ then Robin's POV is probably your fave but SQ shipper probably prefer the Emma POV. And for people who ship both like me well let's enjoy both POVs ;)
So I will be writing more fanfics in the future and if you're interested, please follow me, or leave a message on my message board or comment on here any suggestions to fanfics. I'm thinking about doing a SwanQueen OITNB-style fanfic next, followed by some other fanfics that I don't know yet xD. But comment if you like the sound of the SQ one.
Anyway I'll shut up now and I just want to say thank you all sm for reading and hope you enjoyed it! ♡