~*•Regina Vs Maleficent, Cruella & Ursula In Season 4B•*~ 

\'Once Upon a Time\' prepares for a Maleficent nightmare

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Now that the Snow Queen has vanquished herself, Storybrooke will have to prime itself to fight a new front of evil on "Once Upon a Time." For the next half of Season 4 the town will have to deal with a trio of evil: "Sleeping Beauty\'s" Maleficent (Kristin Bauer van Straten), "101 Dalmatians" Cruella de Vil (Victoria Smurfit) and "The Little Mermaid\'s" Ursula (Merrin Dungey). 

However, Storybrooke\'s already resident Evil Queen (Lana Parilla) is only worried about one of these new villains, and it is the one she\'s closest to. 

"I think Maleficent is more of a formidable foe because she\'s a powerful sorceress so I think she fears what Maleficent is going to bring to Storybooke and the potential danger of having this sorceress/dragon beast coming back," Parilla explains to  Zap2it. "She\'s not as threatened by the other two." 

That does not mean that there isn\'t something to fear when it comes to Cruella and Ursula. Parilla hints that there\'s also a backstory with them and Regina as well. "In regards to Cruella and Ursula -- [Regina] knows of these women. They too have a history with her, but not as close or as tight as Maleficent\'s," she says. 

Regina and Maleficent\'s relationship was explored a little in Season 2, before Emma slays Maleficent in her dragon form. Now the sorceress will be returning and Regina their history will be reexamined. "They were once friends so you\'ll see there\'s an episode coming up where you\'ll see their back story and how they met," Parilla says. 

It will be old ties versus the new Regina when the evil three arrive in town. These are Regina\'s people and she\'s not about to let anyone near her throne. "[Regina] is going to take that sort mayoral position where she\'s going to protect everyone if there is any sort of havoc that is caused by these women," explains Parilla. 

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The Spell of Shattered Sight reminded Regina -- and fans -- how good it can be to be evil though. Reuniting with old friends in the face of adversity may be Regina\'s best temptation to return to the dark side and everyone will have to choose which side of that moral line they fall on. 

"Who is everyone going to root for -- heroes or villains? That\'s what this episode [on Dec. 14] is all about," Parilla says. "Regina is going to have to pick a side and I think that\'s going to play out throughout the season." 

Find out which side Regina chooses when the "Once Upon a Time" fall finale airs Dec. 14 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC. 

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