A/N I don't know if anyone's going to be interested in this story, but i was inspired by a swan queen edit on Tumblr by Quinnfabrai.
I think i know where i want to take the story, The first chapter is a small look into Emma's past, how she came to the present and the second chapter will look into Regina's past.
I do not own the characters of once upon a time, I apologize for spelling/punctuation mistakes.
Once Upon a time, Queen White and her prince, of the light kingdom, Had a baby girl.
They named her Emma and she was the most beautiful baby in the land.
The following years past quickly. to quickly for the Queen, she wished Emma could stay young forever and not know of the harsh realities of life.
Emma had a loving childhood, her child years were spent learning to read and write and playing games with her best friend Ruby, who was the cook's granddaughter, she was the same age as Emma and meet when they were seven years old.
She also loved the outdoors, exploring everywhere she could go, her long blonde hair blowing in the wind and at the age of eleven she started to watch her father practice with his sword, with the other knights of the kingdom.
She would watch her father in awe as her father glided easily through the air with his sword.
Once she was 14, she knew she wanted to follow in her fathers footsteps. she would practice with a stick as a sword in the stables regularly.
She never wore dresses, unless it was a formal occasion and when she told her mother, that she wanted to be a knight of the kingdom, she rejected the idea instantly and for many months, refused to even talk about it.
However Emma was head strong, but she also had the kindest heart. It took her a year, of persistance and her mother catching her sword playing. For her mother to allow her to practice with her father.
"The princess is growing up fast" one knight said, to Emma's father, as he and Emma were softly, sword playing
"I know, I should have known when she was eleven, that she would want to be like me"
"whys that?"
"She would watch me and always ask, about what Knights do" he smiled
"Father" Emma smiled
"Sorry Honey, but I guess the signs were always there"
"I am just glad mother is letting me practice with you, it took me ages to convince her"
"That is true, your mother is very stubborn and doesn't want to see you hurt"
"I know father" she smiled
For the following years, Emma leaned of the kingdom, the ways, what is expected of a Queen and her best friend Ruby, had moved away into a local village, she found work in a bar and Emma barely saw her, so Emma spent all her free time seeing to the horses and training with her father.
At 19, Tensions with the dark kingdom had built and the Queen allowed her daughter to learn about warfare, how to defend their home and how to attack an enemies castle. She wanted her daughter to be able to defend herself, if something was to happen to her or David.
This is when she meet Graham, he was a huntsman, slightly older, rouged looking but handsome.
She spent many hours for the following three months, going through information from various sources, it became tedious, but she was determined, she wanted to be the best knight in the kingdom, after her father.
The day after Emma's 20th birthday, her mother sat her down, in her bedroom, which was plain white and only had a bed, wardrobe and dressing table within
"Honey, I am proud of you, I know I didn't support your choice at first, but I couldn't bear to see you unhappy, I am glad I let you practice with your father"
"Thank-you for understanding, in the end" she smiled
"I do have a condition, if you are to become a knight" she said sternly
Emma's eyed widened, she hadn't expected there to be conditions
"You must find a husband, one which is acceptable to the political system of our kingdom"
"A husband?" Emma spat. appalled
"yes, preferably one that is high standing and capable"
"I haven't even had a boyfriend, let alone a husband" Emma spat
"I thought you and Graham, had an understanding?" she tilted her head
"No, his my friend" Emma stood walking to the window
"my maid, tells me she saw you kissing"
Emma's face slightly reddened
"I kissed him once, but its nothing, I felt nothing. I'm going to my room" Emma snapped, walking off
Emma spent the next months, training hard, she wasn't going to let her mother's condition, distract her and she went up against follow swordsman and beat them easily
Her father agreed to her pitting her skills, against follow knights of the kingdom and at first she found it difficult to match them. She needed more strength, so she took to running and lifting objects, to build her muscles and six months later, her parents noted the change in Emma's body image.
She was more toned, her upper arms, had more muscle. Her mother keep telling her, she needed to keep her femininity, but the blonde was having none of it. She was still pissed that she had been told to find a husband.
A month before Emma's 21st birthday, there was a security breach, and for the first time, Emma was in the middle of a proper fight, a dozen men, had got into the castle grounds. Emma grabbed her sword and with her father and five other knights, managed to defeat the intruders within minutes.
"Emma, Emma" a shout came across the grounds, it was her mother, running towards her, she hugged her and checked her other
"I am fine" she said, as her father and two knights came to stand next to her
"My Queen, your daughter has the courage of a thousand men" a knight said and bowed his head
"You have proven your bravery and skill Emma, you will become a knight at the age of 21" her father said proudly
Emma grinned and hugged her father
"My Queen, what shall we do about these men" the Knight gestured to the men on the floor, in various places
"Find out who they are, where they have come and I want to know how they managed to get into the grounds" she said seriously and began to walk inside
Thanks for reading