Chapter 8
Next day
Standing outside with my sisters and birth Mother I yawn looking at them "What are we doing this early?"
Maleficent smiles at me "We're going to walk you through becoming one with your dragon".
I look at them confused before seeing Emma and Lily shift into dragons, they stand tall and proud "When you shift for the first time, do not fight it trust your dragon they're a part of you".
I nod and look at her "Close your eyes look inside yourself, find your dragon then let her connect with you, your shift will start once that happens you will be able to change at will it's easier then you think just trust your instincts".
Closing my eyes I follow her instructions feeling a tingling cover my body, opening my eyes I notice I'm taller I look down at my body "Awesome huh" I jump looking at Emma hearing her laugh.
She and Lily push their heads to mine and I gasp before feeling like I blacked out after seeing multiple memories flash in my mind, while feeling them hold me up "It's okay, it's a dragon bonding you know everything about us now and us you" Lily says.
I nod seeing Maleficent watching us in dragon form and I feel something shift in me "Ma" I whisper she steps up to me and repeats what Emma and Lily did.
We shift back and I throw myself at her hugging her tightly feeling tears on my shoulder then more arms hugging both of us, I finally feel like I'm home.
Pulling back I look at my Ma and sisters before the door bangs open and I hear cackling "This robe is mental, why would muggles make this?"
I look at Bellatrix coming out with my snuggie on like a robe and a horrified looking Narcissa's looking at Bellatrix as Lily laughs "Oh my God you have a my little pony snuggie?"
Looking at her I raise my brow "It's Twilight Sparkle know your ponies" I say before walking over to Bellatrix taking it and putting it on her front "It goes like this, it's a blanket with sleeves you can keep warm and read".
She cackles more "I can read in the nude and no one would know" She says with an excited look then heads inside "You won't get that back," Narcissa says glaring at the door where her sister went.
I frown "That was in my stuff" I mumble before looking at her "Bellatrix went through my stuff?"
She hums nodding "We did Yes, she wanted to see what strange muggle stuff you had".
I sigh and look at the door "Why won't I get that back?"
She smirks looking at me "Bellatrix hates clothes and now she has a way to lay around naked while still being able to be in public and not have me mad that she's laying around nude in front of guests".
I huff nodding "Great so she stole my snuggie I will have to get another, I'll have to go into London".
Narcissa looks at me confused "Why not transfigur another?"
I look away blushing "It didn't feel the same" I mumble "What all did she pull out anyways?"
She looks at me smirking "The blanket, some books she has taken to read that caught her attention" She says before handing me a book "I did take this away when I saw it was a photo album".
I nod looking at my Ma and sisters as I take the book "Thank you".
Walking over to Ma I hold the book out to her "I know we did the memory sharing but these are the photos I was able to keep when I took my parent's memories that still have me in them if you want to look".
She takes it and rubs the book "Thank you for sharing this with me, would you explain them?"
I nod as we sit on the porch and she opens it showing me as an infant wrapped in a white blanket being held by my parents "This is when they first adopted me they use to have this in a huge copy above the fireplace, They would tell me about the day they first held me, how they knew I was meant to be their daughter and how they fell in love with me when I opened my eyes and looked at them every year on my birthday".
Ma smiles looking at the photo "I'm sure their love is real but it sounds like you bonded with them in that moment, it would heighten their affection and desire to adopt you and take care of you, you wouldn't be able to bond with someone if you didn't feel safe with them".
I frown looking at the photo "So I influenced them?"
She shrugs "In a way yes, you felt a connection to them, felt safe, and your magic reacted when you felt their desire to have a child and that they were planning to adopt you, it ensured you would be adopted and allowed you to feel if they were upset, it made a bond like you and your sisters would have formed when you hatched with myself, it also allowed them to bond almost as strong as we do it's wonderful they where very good, caring, and loving because the bond makes you strive to make them proud the same as it makes them want to make you happy and encourage you even when they don't understand things such as magic".
I relax and nod "So their love was real not just my magic making them love me?"
She nods putting her arm around me "Yes, it was the same as your love for them it can't be faked or forced but, magic can encourage the parent and child bond to take much faster and stronger".
Emma gives a sad smile "I had that bond once with a foster mom named Sarah I learned her real name was Ingrid and she was from Mom's World but by then I was too messed up from the abuse I dealt with growing up so I ran away, I met her again in Storybrook she'd been there waiting for me to show up I wasn't ready for the truth yet, she took my memories I got them back later and I was able to get to know her, Mom encouraged us because she was the only foster parent who truly cared and protected me".
I nod looking at her before feeling Lily nudge me "You were lucky to bond with them, if you want I'm sure between all of us we could find a way to undo the memory spell for you, we would help keep them safe too".
I look to Ma who nods "She's right they should be around to see you finish growing into the woman you're turning into, and should you ever have children they should be around to meet them".
Throwing myself at her I hug her "You'd be okay with this?" I whisper
She hugs me back "Of course I would, they're your parents they raised you, while it was never my choice to lose you or your sisters, they took you in and raised you. I could never repay them for that but I can do my best to ensure they're around for you".