Find Your Fairytale

by SnowPrincessEiry

Imagine starting out living a normal life only to have something happen that changes it forever. Rie Meagher is an example of just that. Her life started out normal - well, as normal as a girl with magical abilities can get - only to have it flipped upside down. Since then, she has had to face seemingly endless trials put before her and her family.

1. Story Breakdown

Story Breakdown

DISCLAIMER:

1: I DO NOT own Once Upon a Time, it's characters, or storyline. Once Upon a Time, story and characters, is owned by both Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz.
2: I DO NOT own the OC twist on Wilhelm Grimm, his design, or this concept of him. This twist belongs to Will Clark.
3: I DO NOT own any of the music featured in my stories.
4: I DO NOT own The Snow Princess or the various stories with that name. Nor do I own the The Snow Princess story that inspired my OCs and their story; Ruth Sanderson's retelling of the The Snow Princess fairytale.

OWNERSHIP CLAIM:

1: I DO own Eiry Meagher and her story. I own the images you may see attached to this fanfiction or any of my other ones - it is either my own personal art or commissioned artwork from another artist. Be respectful, and DO NOT steal it.

STORY NOTES:

1: This story is built around a roleplay with a friend, and has pieces from it's previous form, Snowfall; it's based off of the episodes, and starts off at the season 2 finale And Straight on til Morning.
2: I know a lot of Pan's fans hate that he was made to be Rumpelstiltskin's father, but I hold a lot of respect for the series, though I have not always agreed with their decisions, but I am not changing anything that is canon material. You can choose whether or not to read because of this choice, but I am not going to show disrespect to the creators by changing it.
3: Bold-italic phrases will indicate Eiry's thoughts or the thoughts of others while in their point of view. Italic-underlined phrases will indicate when someone is using telepathy as a means of communication.
4: Anytime you see "()" it will indicate when someone, in their point of view, is reliving a memory. When you see "..." it means the point of view has shifted to another character.
5: The music will be credited in the author's notes. If you see any lyrics while Eiry is present, it will more than likely be her singing them. If you see the lyrics in "***," it represents the chapter theme.

CHARACTERS' NOTES:

Name: Eiry Meagher [Meyer]
Name Interpretation: Majesty of the Snow
Majesty of the Snow is an artistic interpretation play on my name, Eiry. Snegurochka, my biological/birth mother, was the original Snow Princess, passing the title down to me, after she died.
Nickname: Rie [Ray]
Rie is a play on words as it consists of the first three letters of my name - Eiry. Rie is my preferred name, though, but I don't argue when certain people want to address me by my birth name.
Age: 17/13
My story begins as I venture to Neverland in effort to rescue my little brother, before I lose him forever. I do have a tendency to reflect on my past, before and after my first time in Neverland.
Hair: Red with 2 White Streaks
I was born with a full head of red hair, but the white streaks indicate two important pieces of my past, where the life of a loved one was lost or in danger of being lost. One, found in my right side, in my bangs, appeared with the passing of my foster mother. The second, located on the middle of my left side of my head, happened when my little brother was facing death after taking a bite of a poisoned apple turnover.
Eyes: Amethyst
My unnatural eye color was caused by a magical birth defect. When my mother had conceived me, and learned of her pregnancy, a certain situation lead to her life deteriorating. Because of the magic that preserved her life energy, it fused into the magic already coursing through my my veins, and changed my eye color. However, like many other countless children, was born with grey eyes. After six months, my eyes changed to a more purple-ish hue. While I aged, my irises shifted between different shades of purple and violet, finally settling on the amethyst color that is commonly seen. Regardless of it being a birth 'defect,' my eyesight was never affected. Their shades do change from time to time depending on my emotions.
Gender: Female
Family...
1: Mother Spring and Father Frost - Grandparents; Snegurochka/Lady Snow - Mother - Deceased; Lel - Father - Unknown
I never knew my father, he left as soon as he found out my mother was pregnant. Being the original Snow Princess, my mother, Snegurochka, died because her 'true' love was untrue, he left her behind after her pregnancy was announced. She would have died of a broken heart but she fought so she could have me. Unfortunately, my mother died after naming me.
2: Riley and Danielle Benson - Foster Parents; Chris, Jordan, Leon, Caleb, Zane, Zeke, Travis Benson - Foster Brothers
Brought into the care of the Benson's shortly after I turned two months old. Riley only had wanted boys, but because Danielle wanted a girl to raise, as she wasn't fertile, I was fostered. During my life in that home, I had a hard time coping with the boys as they were all older by a good few years. They picked on me for being scrawny, and for being a girl. The ridicule was kept to name calling thanks to Danielle. Two months before my thirteenth birthday, Danielle faced a return of breast cancer - she was in recession from before I was fostered. I did everything I could to help her, the only one who cared about me, when I wasn't in school. Riley was drinking a lot more and tended to argue with the weakened woman, but regardless of this, she held up well against him. A week before my thirteenth birthday, Danielle gave me advice I would always live by: "there is darkness everywhere, my darling, but always try to look deeper. The darkness may just surprise you. And remember to never loose hope." That night she died. Riley drowned his sorrows in booze, the boys did all the could to be strong, but I wasn't afraid to show my grief. I was given time off of school to deal with the loss. The morning of my birthday, I encountered one of the world's evils Danielle spoke of and left.
3: Snow White - Adopted Mother; David "Charming" - Adopted Father
After running away, I found something incredible, without realizing it; a wormhole. This wormhole brought me to a new world; the Enchanted Forest. I encountered various fairytale characters here, however they weren't all like the fairytales I grew up reading about. Their lives had twists, very much like my own. I felt at home in this world. I gained bonds with countless people, but the two most iconic to me was Snow White and Prince Charming. Charming, whose real name is David, was weary of me in the beginning, where as Snow trusted me instantaneously. After a proposal of a trial stay of six months, I gained his trust a week later, and began living with them full-time. From that point on, they acknowledged me as part of their family. Their adopted daughter. I aided them with their wedding preparations and was even appointed as the ring bearer, on their wedding day, later in the third month. Two weeks after their marriage, Snow was pregnant, and I couldn't wait to be a big sister. During the next two months, I assisted around the kingdom, like I had since the day of my arrival. However, one day, on my sixth month with them, Snow asked me to join Red on a trip to collect some berries - which was an errand Red ran a lot. After collecting berries, we were pursued by the Evil Queen's horsemen. Red told me to run, that she would meet me at the cliffs we had encountered earlier in the day, and lead them away. Upon my arrival, which was in the late night hours, Red still hadn't arrived. I was still hopeful, though it was fading fast. After waking from a nightmare, it was within the early minutes of the eleventh hour, I heard a strange cry. I looked around only to find nothing. I turned around and saw a shadow, not a shadowed figure, but an actual living shadow. This shadow was the end to my happiness. He was the beginning to my never-ending nightmare in Neverland.
4: Mary Margaret Blanchard - Mother-figure; Mr. Gold - Father-figure; Henry Mills - Brother
After escaping the curse, I found myself in a town surrounded by people who bared great resemblances to people in the Enchanted Forest. Holding the key to my safety, I made my way through the town, coming across a pawn shop. I entered skeptically and came across the owner of the town, Mr. Gold, the cursed self of the man who saved me from Peter Pan. I hastily handed him the cane over to the man, who graciously accepted it. He automatically knew I wasn't from Storybrooke, as he admitted that he hadn't seen me around before. I became weary as he began mentioning the mayor, Regina, who I knew as the Evil Queen back in the Enchanted Forest. Regardless of his tie to Regina, he promised to keep me safe, as a favor. He said that he felt like he owed me, though he never told me why. I graciously accepted it and went to explore more of the town, bumping into a woman who was the cursed counterpart of my adopted mother. I immediately broke down into tears and, shockingly, this woman comforted me. I told the woman, Mary Margaret Blanchard, my story, excluding the parts about the Enchanted Forest and Neverland. She seemed to understand, and invited me to stay with her til I got situated. She often debated about informing Regina, but ultimately decided against it. She home schooled me, as it protected me from Regina. One day, on my fifteenth birthday, I went to Granny's like I did every morning, to indulge in some hot chocolate. I saw a little boy, no older than eight years-old sitting alone, looking rather lonely. I went over to his table and sat with him. He continued to stare into his hot chocolate. I smelled cinnamon and smiled, asking him if cinnamon in hot chocolate tasted good. This seemed to catch his attention, briefly, and he admitted it did. I asked Granny to put a stick in my cup, which she did so happily. He went back to staring off, and I felt I needed to do something, so I began to sing a song I knew. As soon as the lyrics began, he watched me carefully, listening intently. I finished the song and smiled once more to him. The boy introduced himself as Henry Mills, Regina's adopted son. I didn't care for his mother, but I knew that this boy and I would form a bond not even the strongest of magic could shatter. Every time Henry would feel sad, I would make it snow, and we would have fun in the snow together. His favorite thing to do in the snow was building a snow woman, Princess Snow. As we did this, I promised that I'd always be there for him. When I was 16, I was told that I was accepted into a high-standard private high school in Boston, thanks to Mr. Gold's influence, and had to leave Storybrooke. However, I promised to return home when I was done. Before I left, Mr. Gold put a piece of paper in front of me to sign; it was the title of the town. I was curious, so I asked. He simply said that it was the right thing to do since Storybrooke was basically my kingdom - many of the townspeople were the Earth-bound counterparts to the people from my kingdom back in the Enchanted Forest. He and I were the only ones who knew that he wasn't affected by the curse - I mean he IS the Dark One and obviously the Dark One would know how to avoid the affects of the Dark Cruse. While I was gone, Henry and I would email each other every day. When I returned to Storybrooke, I had learned that he was brought to the one place I had hoped to leave in my past... Neverland.
Personality: Emotional, loving, and motherly. Intuitive and cautious. Imaginative. Protective. Superstitious. Unpredictable. Playful. Fiesty and passionate. Protective. Skeptical towards strangers and will usually judge based on first impressions. Sometimes clingy and hard to let go. I can hold a grudge.
Need to Know: I can use snow and ice magic, I was born with the ability, though it wasn't assured till I was six years old. I also dabble in plant-related magic, such as blooming, because of my grandmother, discovered when I touched a wilting flower in my foster mother's garden.
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Though I was born Russian, I have picked up on my foster family's British accent. I wear a pallet consisting of light blues, white, and pale grays.

Name: Wilhelm Grimm
Name Interpretation: Strong-willed Warrior
Nickname: None
Age: Unknown
Hair: Dark Brown
Eyes: Left: Brown, Right: Purple
This is known as heterochromia. Layman's terms: two different colored eyes. In Wilhelm's case, he wasn't born with the defect, it was caused but the concentration of magic that had been summoned in the accident which had occurred over a hundred years ago.
Gender: Male
Family...
1: Jacob Grimm - Brother - Deceased
Wilhelm and Jacob were always close growing up. They attended school together and always shared the same roof. One day, as Wilhelm and Jacob were working - doing research and archiving their stories - they came across a spell. Unknowing of the spell's power, or legitimacy, Wilhelm read out the spell. The spell destroyed Jacob and since then, Wilhelm has been on his own, trying to use the dark magic he was cursed with in the name of good.
Personality: Witty, stubborn, and a fast talker, but loyal, honorable, and trustworthy. Feigns stupidity on occasion to read people better.
Distinguishing Marks/Features: When in full garb, white mask with red swan. When not, black leather eye patch over his right eye.

MISC NOTES:

1: Every fairytale character in Once Upon a Time has a twist - some bigger than others. Eiry is my interpretation of The Snow Princess from author Ruth Sanderson. Unlike her fairytale counterpart, Eiry was born half mortal, as her mother was the original Snow Princess. She inherited the ability to control snow/ice from her. Like other magic users in Once Upon a Time, Eiry's magic comes at a price, however this price only occurs when a true love of hers dies or faces death. The price: her heart freezes and she will be stuck in an eternal frozen slumber. Like the Dark Curse, once the freezing of Eiry's heart begins, it cannot be stopped, but it CAN be reversed after it is completed. The key to freeing her from the death-like sleep: an act of true and selfless love. Being that Ruth Sanderson's The Snow Princess isn't as well known as Hans Christian Anderson's The Snow Queen, Eiry is labeled 'Snow Queen'. Though there is a major difference between the fairytale characters, Eiry knows the difference, and accepts the title as she is the age of an unofficial queen. Wilhelm is my friend's interpretation of one of the famed fairytale authors Wilhelm Grimm, of the Grimm brothers. He has put a unique spin on a real person, making him his OC. He was cursed with dark magic after uttering the spell which ultimately killed his brother Jacob, and now walks the realms as an immortal. More about each character will be revealed as we go, not just for you, the readers, but me as well. Isn't character development amazing?
2: As stated above, Eiry does consider Rumpelstiltskin to be a father-figure in her life, as she does a few difference Once Upon a Time characters. The reason why he's so father-like when it comes to her, well, that will be revealed in a later chapter. Understand that I have spent the two years(more than, actually) to build her character and the storyline around her. Eiry is not only an OC to me, people, she's an extension of me. I may not look like her, have the same backstory/history as she does, I may not be able to use magic, or be involved in the Once Upon a Time universe, but we do share the same heart and personality; being the extreme empath I am, my emotions connect with hers in the situations she faces, even though I am the person who puts her in them(that also adds to my empathy towards her). My friend, Will, inspired me when I was at a stand-still in the story by introducing me to his OC, Wilhelm Grimm. Gods, I adored him and his twist. I knew he'd be a good character, and I was right; I loved him so much he became part of this story, and now is helping both Eiry and I grow even more.
3: With all the time I have put in to build Eiry's character - what connections she has, her history/backstory, how she is written, and her as a whole - well, these are all my choices, you see. She is my OC, after all. Being her creator, I have every right to write her as I want, and frankly, I enjoy who she is and how far she's come; I'm bloody proud, especially when looking at the evolution from how she was when I wrote the original story to where it's at now. And before I'm criticized by my choices, please note that this is MY story, with the collaborative help from my friend, and our decisions. If you don't like the decisions, or choices, we make, don't read it - plain and simple. I realize people won't like the decisions we make, but they(Wilhelm and Eiry) are OUR characters, and this is OUR story/twist on the canon storyline. We are trying to make them Once Upon a Time oriented as possible by interweaving them with the canon characters; that is how Once Upon a Time works: complicated and interwoven storylines, yes? I really shouldn't have to explain such things, but some people need to understand this(though it should be obvious). If you have a problem: PM me, don't bloody make a review* because you aren't happy with a decision I made with MY OC, or my friend with his. If you don't like my story: let it go, Elsa, and move on to a different fanfiction.

*An anonymous reader(either they didn't have an account or they were too lazy to sign in) had posted a review on this chapter criticizing my decision of having Rumple be a father figure to Eiry WITHOUT reading the story. Please be advised fellow fanfictioners(readers and/or writers), I know Rumple does stupid crap that endangers innocent people, especially the people Eiry, in this case, cares about most. That decision was made because Eiry believes she can save him. Will she? Well, obviously not in the canon universe, but she CAN be a voice of reason, or at the very least his guilty conscious. I know that the darkness in him keeps him from remaining a good man. I am not stupid, I am up-to-date on the episodes; I know what's going on. However, here's some advice for future reference: READ the story before criticizing the hard work of the author(s). Is that not obvious? I have since then removed the review I am referring to because of how ignorant it was, and how much said ignorance affected my friend and I as this story's creators.