Hi guys, so this is my first Evil Charming fic and my second OUAT fic. This story came to my mind while I was watching Jack and The Beanstalk: The Real Story. So I hope you like it.


Cora Mills had never felt such pain as she had this very moment. But she knew it would get worse by the minute as she had more contractions. She was about to bring her baby into the world. "Henry, make it stop, please." She whimpered out to her husband as she squeezed his hand tighter while another contraction came over her like a wave.

King Henry gave his wife of one year a sympathetic look as he tried to ignore the shooting pain going through his hand. "Cora, darling, just a little while longer and it will be all over. Soon we will be able to hold our child."

They both looked up as they heard the door to their chambers open; they saw an old woman walk through. Relief washed over Henry as she walked over to check on how his wife was doing.

The healer looked up at her and said "Your Majesty, it is time for you to bring this baby into the world. You need to push, now."


In a different time and place another mother-to-be was going through the dame experience. Ruth Nolan was lying on a hospital bed in Maine doing the same thing, pushing her baby into the world. She had one hand gripping her husband James' hand and the other clenched in a tight fist around the sheets beneath her. "I-I can't, no more." she breathed out as she looked over at her love.

James' thumb traced soothing circles on her hand he was holding. "You're almost done, just one more big push our baby will be here, okay? You can do this, I believe in you and our child is counting on you sweetheart."

That's all he had to say for her to push as hard as she could. Then a few moments later they both heard a loud cry come from the tiny bundle the doctor was holding. The doctor looked over to James and asked, "Would you like to cut the cord?"

James nodded as he walked over and cut it. He couldn't take his eyes off of the face of his baby. He was beautiful.

As the baby was getting cleaned and measured the doctor said, "Congratulations on having a very healthy baby boy." He walked over and placed the baby into the waiting arms of his mother. Ruth tore her eyes away from her son's bright blue eyes and looked at her husband with a tired smile on her face. "What shall we name him?"

James ran a finger over his son's soft cheek. "How about David, David Nolan."


The old doctor had a puzzled look on her face as she cleaned and evaluated the newborn. "Hmmm"

Henry looked over at the doctor and fear filled his voice as he asked, "What is wrong?

She glanced over at him as she tried to concentrate her magic on the baby. "It would seem that your daughter has only half a soul, Your Majesties."

Confusion etched both Henry and Cora's faces as Cora asked "H-How can you be sure?"

"Magic dear, it would seem your daughter will be blessed with a soul mate." The witch doctor muttered something and the King and Queen saw a black colored smoke envelope their daughter like a cloud. They heard the baby sneeze as it subsided and the doctor continued to speak, "In her eighteenth year, Regina will meet her soul mate."


So the rest of the chapters will not be this short, it's just the prelude after all and obviously I took some liberties with Ruth's husband's name lol, and some other things. What do you guys think? Should I continue it? Feedback would be much appreciated whether it's good or bad.