Hey everyone, this is only my second story so hope it's up to scratch. This is an idea I have had in my head since Once started. Hope you enjoy, the story will be told from and older Kaitlin and an older Emma's point of view. As well as, a Mary Margaret's point of view when retelling Snow's memory, if that makes sense. Anyway enjoy. I own nothing to do with Once so no copyright intended.
Snow White's Point of View
As I held my newborn daughter in my arms, I was filled with great joy and also great sadness. You see the early arrival of my youngest daughter meant that I could no longer go through the wardrobe with my eldest daughter Emma, who was only two. I should probably explain what I mean by wardrobe. You see my name is Snow White and I have an evil stepmother, who is determined to ruin my happiness for what I done to her as a child.
As a child I had ruined my stepmother Regina's chance at true love when I confided in her mother that she didn't want to marry my father but the stable boy Daniel. Unbeknown to me Cora, Regina's mother didn't care about her daughter's happiness and instead used the information to kill Daniel in front of Regina. Thus the hatred she has towards my new family and me.
This leads me to the wardrobe. The wardrobe was magic and could take a person to a different land, it was a portal. I had planned you use it with Emma to escape Regina's latest attempt at ruining my life. Regina had created an evil curse that would rip through the Enchanted Forest and transport anyone who lived there to a new land. She had described it as horrible where nobody would have a happy ending. She called it my wedding gift. Now almost 3 years on she was finally enacting her curse.
Desperate for answers myself and Charming my husband, had went looking for Rumplestiltskin,also known as the Dark One to see if he could find a way to stop the curse. I was pregnant at the time we found him, with Emma. He told us that if we got Emma to safety then she alone could break the curse and save the people of the Enchanted Forest. This was how we discovered the tree that became the wardrobe. However as with all magic it had a price, the price being only two people could use it. This meant Charming could not come through.
However on the night I was to go through the wardrobe my youngest daughter who I had named Kaitlin decided to arrive early. We didn't have time to make it to the wardrobe before her arrival, thus I lost my place. I couldn't leave her there, to fate that was unknown. It was hard enough leaving Charming, but I had no choice. Now however my two children would be sent through a wardrobe to an unknown land, so that one-day Emma could come back and save us. Only problem was Rumplestiltskin said it would be on her 28th birthday. That was 28 years before I would ever see my children again and that was only if Emma found a way back to us.
However as I held Kaitlin, I knew we had no choice but to send her and Emma through the wardrobe together. At least I knew they would be safe and not stuck in time. I told Charming to bring Emma to me so I could say Good-Bye before sending her and Kaitlin off. He raced to get her before Regina and her men could enter our castle.
When she reached me, she was crying and begging me not to let her go. I told her to be brave and to look after Kaitlin no matter what; I assured her I would see her again. After that Charming took my two children away from me to get them to safety. I waited until he had left the room before I broke down. After what felt like an eternity, Charming had not returned so I go out of bed to go and look for him. I had to know he was safe and alive if it was to be my last thought before the curse.
As I entered the nursery were the wardrobe had been, I saw him lying unconscious on the ground, there was blood all over his shirt. I ran and knelt down beside him, I kissed him trying to wake him but it was no use. As I desperately tried to wake him Regina barged into the room. She demanded to know where the girls were. I knew then Charming had succeed they had escaped and where safe from Regina at least. She was furious but seemed to take pleasure in the fact that Charming had at least go hurt. As the curse reached us it ripped apart my home, destroying it. I couldn't help myself I yelled over all the banging and said "YOU WILL LOSE REGINA, I KNOW THAT NOW!" she looked puzzled but didn't have a chance to reply. That was the last thing I remembered as Snow White for 28 years.
Our World
Ten years after the curse hit the Enchanted Forest
10 year old Emma's Point of View
"Kaitlin stop making up stories" I yelled at my 8-year-old sister. I swear sometimes she drives me crazy. "But Emma" she exclaimed "I swear I did see a boy who promised us he would help us find our parents, we could leave the orphanage forever. He is called Peter Pan" I had to stop her "Kaitlin Peter Pan is a made up story it's NOT REAL!" after that I ignored anything else she said, I knew we wouldn't leave this place until we were 18.
After that she stopped trying to make me believe, instead she went over to the window and stared out. I let her go grateful she had stopped annoying me. Little did I know that after this night I wouldn't see my sister again, for 16 years.
8 year old Kaitlin's Point of View
As I tried to tell Emma about Peter she wouldn't believe me, instead she just went to sleep. I decided to drop the subject and to let Peter know I would not be going to Neverland with him. As I headed to the window where he told me he would be I started out. A teenage boy arrived and told me Peter had sent for me. I asked his name and he said "I'm Felix" I started to explain to Felix how Emma wouldn't come so I couldn't. I should have ended the conversation there but I didn't. Instead I let Felix talk me into going to Neverland with him, on the promise that once Peter helped me find my parents we could return for Emma. This was not true and I didn't see Emma again for 16 years.
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