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The Apprentice

Chapter 1

"Amazing Emma!" Charming said as his daughter Emma shot her arrow at the target, hitting it perfectly. "You will become a great warrior!" He added.

"Come on you two, time for lunch!" Snow called.

It was a calm afternoon and James and Emma were spending it outside shooting arrows. Emma was a natural. At ten she could out shoot anyone, including James and Snow. Granny often praised her for it for she was also a skilled marksman, but Emma stayed humble about her talent and often snuck out at night to practice.

"Come on over Snow, we just set up a new target! Come try it out!" James yelled back.

"Fine." She said and made her way toward them.

"Where is it?" She asked.

"You see that small black circle with a small red dot? That's it." Emma said, pointing toward a target which was quite far away.

"How could you guy's hit that? I can barely see it." Snow said, squinting to see the small target.

"We don't know yet. We've been waiting to try it out with you." Charming said.

"Ah, how charming." Snow said with a smile, looking at her husband and daughter. "Well, you know, if Emma doesn't hit this one it would be her first time missing."

"Oh, come on, I've had to have missed at least one shot so far." Emma said, not believing her mother's statement.

"Nope, even when it was moving you've always hit your target." James said, his voice full of pride.

"Well, I've never hit something this far." Emma said.

"Well, who wants to go first?" James asked.

"I will." Snow said and took her bow and arrow from James. She slung her arrows over her shoulder and took her stance. She raised the bow and pulled back the string. She breathed out and let go of the string.

The arrow flew through the air until it hit wood but because of the fact that the target was so far away, they couldn't tell where the arrow hit.

"Ok Charming, your turn." Snow said as she backed up. Standing next to Emma.

James got into the same position as Snow and shot the arrow.

"Ok Emma, your turn." He said and stepped back.

Emma took her stance, her feet placed firmly on the ground. She aimed her arrow slightly away from the target and let go of the string. The arrow flew through the air and hit wood.

"Well, let's go down there and see if we hit something." James suggested and they started to walk to the target.

"Still on your streak I see." Snow said, indicating towards Emma's arrow that was firmly stuck into the black part of the target.

"You two also did pretty well." Emma said, pointing towards the arrows that were stuck in a wall of wood that was put behind the target to catch arrows that missed it. "I'm just happy that I hit something." She added.

"Well come on, lunch is waiting." Snow said.

As they were making there way towards the castle Snow heard something.

"What's that noise?" Snow asked to no one in particular. They all stopped to listen when they saw knights in black armor.

"Regina's men! Run!" James yelled and started a duel with two of the knights. But there was no where to run. The knights had surrounded them and were quickly closing in.

Emma quickly grabbed her bow and an arrow and shot it at one of the knights, hitting his neck, killing him. She then quickly took another arrow and shot a knight which was trying to join the fight against James in which he was already out numbered.

By now Snow had drawn her bow and was shooting men who were getting too close to her family, but what she failed to notice was that there was a knight that had sneaked behind her. The knight grabbed her and slung her over his shoulder. Snow screamed, half out of fear and half out of surprise. She started pounding him with her fists on his back.

Emma herd her mother scream and quickly shot the knight in the head without remorse. She reached back to get another arrow but there were none left. The knights quickly noticed the fact and went to grab her. Two men lunged at her but what they didn't know that Emma always had a knife in her belt. She pulled it out and slashed it at there throats, killing both of them. But the men kept on coming until she grew tired and slow. The knights jumped at the chance and grabbed her. Pulling her away from her family.

"Emma!" Snow screamed as all the knights left with her daughter.

"Mom!" Emma screamed back.

"We will find you!" Charming yelled as Emma disappeared.

"Emma…she's gone!" Snow cried as she fell to the ground.

"We will find her." James said, hugging his wife.

"Oh, how sweat." A voice said, coming out of no where.

"Regina!" Snow said with loathing in her voice. "Where did you take her!?" She screamed.

"Now why would I tell you that?" She said with a sly grin.

"Why are you doing this?" Snow sobbed.

"Well, isn't it obvious? You daughter is the product of true love, because of that she is quite powerful. The type of power that cannot be taught by you." She paused. "Just look around," Regina said, indicating to the fifteen dead bodies on the ground. "Three of them were killed by James and two of them were killed by you. Who do you think killed the rest?"

They both were silent.

"I'm the only one that can teach your daughter how to use her powers. Well, I'm the only one that's not locked up that can teach your child."

"And you'll use that power for yourself!" James accused.

"I'm tired of talking to you. It's time to meet my new student." Regina said with an evil smile.

"Wait I'm not done talking to you!" Snow yelled and lunged at her but The Evil Queen disappeared.

"Emma!" Snow cried.

"Don't worry, we'll find her. We'll always find her." Charming said and hugged his wife.

Emma was in a corner, shivering when Regina walked into the dungeon.

"What do you want with me?" Emma demanded.

"Your power." She replied with a smile.

"What power?"

"You really don't know? Well, I guess it's time to tell you. You're the product of true love, because of that you have magic."

"Magic? But I've never used magic." Emma countered.

"Because you don't know how. I can teach you how to use your powers and more."

"Yeah, for yourself." Emma said, looking away.

"It's ether you become my apprentice or you'll be locked in this sell forever. Anyway, if you chose to be my apprentice you will become more powerful then anyone. Even the Dark One." Regina paused. "So what's your decision?"

"What would you teach me?"

"Well, magic of course!" Regina laughed.

There was silence.

"I'll do it, I-I'll be your apprentice." Emma said, looking at the ground.

"Well then. Guards!" The guards came running. "Take her to her room" She ordered and then vanished.