Chapter 1: Welcome to Storybrooke
It's 1983, the first days of the curse. Regina has just met Owen and Kurt Flynn. Regina goes to Mr. Golds shop feeling conflicted.
"I'm not happy," Regina says as she walks in.
"I believe Dr. Hopper's office is down the street," Mr. Gold says sarcastically.
"I don't want to talk to him. I want to talk to you," Regina says.
"Well madam mayor, what is it you want?", he asks.
"This town isn't the deal we made," she says.
"I'm sorry, I don't know what your taking about," Mr. Gold responds.
"No, you wouldn't," Regina says back. "I was supposed to be happy here."
"Well forgive me, but your the mayor, the most powerful person in town. Why would you be unhappy?", he asks.
"Tell me, what exactly do yo want?", he asks when Regina doesn't answer him.
Regina stares at this g lass mobile hanging in the shop. "Nothing you can give me," she says and walks away.
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Back in the fairytale land, a young Regina is walking to the stables where the stable boy, Daniel, is grooming the horses. Regina walks in with a look of panic on her face.
"There you are! I thought today we could learn," Daniel says before Regina interrupts.
"I can't ride today, I won't be able to for a while," Regina says with tears in her eyes.
"Has something happened?" Daniel asks.
"Something has happened." Regina then starts to cry. "I'm pregnant," Regina says.
"Regina, that's wonderful! We're going to have a baby!" Daniel says excitedly as he picks her up in the air. Regina then turns away.
"Regina, why are you upset? I thought you would be happy," Daniel asks.
"Happy? I couldn't be more thrilled! I'm just... just, oh Daniel, I'm so scared!" Regina says tearfully. Daniel then goes to hug her.
"Shh, shh, it's okay," Daniel says while caressing the back of her head as she buries his face in to his chest.
"My mother, if she finds out, Daniel, I don't know what I would do! And the King! He is a kind man, I don't wish to hurt him!"
"If he's as kind as you say, surely he'll understand. And your mother can be strict , but it's our baby; she can't do anything," Daniel says.
"You have no idea what she is capable of", Regina says tearfully.
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Back in storybrooke Regina finishes dinner with Kurt and Owen. Regina and Owen go in the kitchen to make Apple turnovers.
"So how come your not a mom?", Owen asks.
"It just didn't work out that way, I guess," Regina says with her eyes full of tears.
"It's too bad, you would be really good at it," Owen says.
"Thank you, Owen," Regina responds sincerely.
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In the fairytale land in the middle of the night in the stables. Regina is laying up against a wall about to give birth with Daniel there to help.
"Come on, Regina! Just one more! One more push!", Daniel tells her.
Regina pushes with all her might and the baby is out.
" It's a girl!", Daniel says lovingly.
"Is she okay?", Regina asks.
"She's perfect," Daniel says. "Our little Lucia."
"Lucia!", Regina exclaims in admiration as tears of joy roll down her face.
"That's the name we chose, right? For a girl," Daniel confirms.
Suddenly Regina has pain in her abdomen.
" Ohhhhh!", she screams. "Daniel what's wrong?!", she asks.
"There's another baby!", Daniel says.
" What?! Ohhhhh!"
" Regina, I need you to push," Daniel tells her.
"I can't! I can't, I'm to tired!", Regina exclaims.
"Regina, I know you can do this! I love you so much! Just a few more pushes and we'll have another baby," Daniel tells her.
" Ok... ok...", she says gathering her strength.
Exhausted, Regina pushes with all her might.
" Keep going! You're doing good! Almost there!", Daniel says. "Just one more," he tells her.
She pushes one last time and the baby is here.
" It's another girl!" Daniel says.
"Is she okay?", Regina asks.
"See for yourself, Mama," Daniel says as he hands her the babies.
"Daniela," Regina says looking at the second baby.
"What?", says a confused Daniel .
"Her name is Daniela, after her father," Regina says.
"I love you," Daniel tells her, caressing her face and wiping away her tears with his thumb. "I love you, my sweet girls," Daniel says as he kisses the twins.
Regina smiles and laughs through her joyous sobs as she looks at Daniel and their beautiful babies lying in her arms.
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Back in Storybrooke, Owen runs to the border. The cops are right behind him as he is trying to explain that this is where Storybrooke is. The cops tell him there is no Storybrooke.
"You don't believe me!", Owen says feeling helpless as the police try to console him.
"I'll find you dad, I promise! I won't stop looking!", he yells.
Regina is by the border where Owen is and wants to reach out to him, but can't.
As the cops take Owen away Regina stands by heartbroken with tears in her eyes.
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In the forest of Storybrooke, two girls if 17 years are laying by the well. One has medium dark hair while the other has shorter shoulder length dark hair.
"Where are we?", Daniela asks.
"I guess this is where the curse brought us to," Lucia answers.
"So next we find Mama?", Daniela asks.
"No,not yet. First we need a place to stay and hideout," Lucia says.
"Why not stay here?", Daniela suggests.
"Do you really want to asleep in a forest?"
"Good point," Daniela responds.
They walk to the inn that Granny owns.
"Hello! We would like a room, please," Lucia says.
"Okay! Here is your room key, last one on the right."
Just then Daniela waves her hand in the air to make Granny forget what she saw. Being the product of true love, the twins' magic remained untouched by the curse.
Once in their room, Lucia yells, "I can't believe you used magic!"
"What was I supposed to do?", Daniela says.
"You know I hate I when you use magic!", Lucia tells her.
"You used magic to bring us here!", Daniela says back.
"Touché," Lucia says knowing that this argument wasn't going to get them anywhere.
"So what's next?", Daniela asks.
"We observe. We learn from what we see," Lucia says. "Then we can start finding out about mother."
"I wish we can just go now," Daniela says.
Lucia then sits next to Daniela and pits her arms around her.
"We'll find her, Dani. We'll find her!", Lucia tells her.