Hey there! So, this is my first fanfiction. I hope you like it!

CHAPTER 1

There was exactly one thing of which Charlie was certain- someone had taken her father.

He had not left them all in the dead of night, contrary to the rumors surging throughout the kingdom. Her father may have started out as a ruthless pirate, but he was devoted to his family now, and he would rather die then abandon them.

Not to mention, her parents were in Love. Not just any love- Love with a capital L. True Love.

Charlie saw it every time they looked at each other- a longing for each other even when they were standing right next to each other, a selflessness that would cause either to throw themselves in front of a train rather than let the other get hit, a completion of self they experienced when they were together.

There was no way, Charlie knew, that Killian Jones would ever leave Emma Swan.

And he certainly would never leave his children. If there was one thing- or rather, two things- Killian Jones loved more than his wife, it was his children. Prince Liam, Charlie's older brother, was a blonde heartthrob devoted to his army and his family- not unlike how Charlie imagined her grandfather when he was young. Though the two men were very different, there was a love and mutual respect between father and son that could never be denied.

And then, of course, there was Charlie- Princess Charlotte Marie Jones when she was in trouble. She was stubborn and tough, and when she loved, she loved absolutely. And, not unlike her father, she loved to sail- a true pirate at heart. Charlie was, without a doubt, a total Daddy's Girl.

And Killian loved them both- too much that he would never leave them.

Which left Charlie with one conclusion. He had been taken.

And she had a feeling that she knew who had taken him.

Though there was no proof of any struggle from the night Killian disappeared- even his half of the bed sheets had been tucked into the bed frame, as if they had never been touched in the first place- Charlie had had a dream that night.

As she tossed and turned in her bed, an image of a tumultuous sea appeared to her- monstrous waves that would send even the most fearsome pirate running home. However, one ship was out in the storm, and on the deck of the ship was a woman who was completely green. Charlie had heard tell of this woman from a movie she had watched as a child with her uncle Neal, and she found it strange that this woman was around so much water- wasn't it, like, bad for her or something? Charlie couldn't quite remember.

"Charlotte Jones," the woman called out, and even in her sleep Charlie cringed. "You sure have grown."

Charlie found herself standing on the deck of the ship with her. "Wh-who are you?"

The woman smiled largely. "They call me Zelena. And I'm going to take everything that you love most."

Charlie woke up with a start. By the time the sun rose over the horizon, her father was gone and her mother had put on her brave face- the face she took out when she tried not to cry, when she tried to be strong for her children.

"Don't worry, kid," her mother had said. "It'll all be okay."

But Charlie doubted even her mother believed that.

()()()

Maps spread out on her desk, lantern light slowly burning until dawn. Her father's own sword rested next to the flickering flame. She hadn't been outside in ages- she only obsessed over how to find a certain green sorceress. This, Charlie realized, was how most people slipped into gradual madness.

A knock on her bedroom door. "Charlie! Open up!"

"Go away, Leo!"

"I'm not going to let you hide in there forever!"

Charlie groaned, and relented. She yanked open the door and Leo Hood, bow and arrow strapped to his back as always, enveloped her in his arms.

"I was so worried about you, Lottie!" Leo said, using his pet name for her that only he was allowed to use.

Charlie rested her head on his shoulder, trying to ignore what had happened between them just a few days before her father had disappeared and focus on what really mattered- Leo was her best friend, and he was here now.

He stroked her hair lightly, his touch gentle and caring. "I'm so, so sorry about your father, Lottie." It was then, Charlie figured, that he saw the maps on her desk. He pulled her out of his embrace, putting his hands on her shoulders. "Charlie… what is all of this?"

Charlie straightened up, suddenly realizing that she had been crying. "See, I… I'm going to find him, Leo. I'm going to find my father."

Leo studied her for just a moment before nodding. "Okay. But I'm going to help."

Charlie was stunned. "You… You're not even going to ask any questions?"

"Of course- I know your dad didn't leave you. He'd never do that to you and Liam and your mom. In fact, I came here to help you- and get you out of this room. Do you know how long you've been in here?"

Charlie shrugged her shoulders. She'd stopped keeping track of the hours.

Leo chuckled dryly. "If you can't remember, it's been too long."

"Are you going to help me or not?"

"Of course. Now, what exactly do you have in m-"

In a puff of green smoke and a monstrous groan of thunder, a green-skinned woman appeared. Charlie instinctively drew her sword, and Leo quickly took his bow and arrow from off his back, drawing it with lightning speed.

"Hello, children."

Charlie was stunned. "How the hell-"

Zelena smiled. "Oh, I think you know how, Charlotte. It's called magic."

"What have you done with my father?!"

"Oh, nothing that you need to worry about. Soon enough, you'll be with him too!"

"Zelena," Leo said through gritted teeth.

"You know her?" Charlie said incredulously.

"Unfortunately," Leo nodded, not taking his eyes off the witch.

"Long time no see," Zelena cackled. "Little lion." And with a flick of her fingers, Charlie's sword was flying into her hands, and Leo's bow was thrust from his hands. She tackled Leo into her arms, holding the blade of Charlie's sword millimeters from his throat.

"Leo!" Charlie shouted.

Charlie looked wildly around her room, looking for something- anything- that could help them. Her eyes stopped to rest on a magic bean that sat on her nightstand, a gift her father had given her when she was young.

"Princess," he had said quietly. "This is a very special bean. It's a portal, but, see, it only works when you need it most, and you don't decide where you want to go- it takes you where you need to go."

Charlie had thought that he was just saying that so she wouldn't use it, but every time she tried, the bean just sat there. She had grown to think that her father had just made that story up, a fictitious fairy tale in a world of real ones.

But Charlie was desperate. If she and Leo could only just escape…

Charlie rushed over to the nightstand, sword still in hand, and grabbed the magic bean. Immediately it began to glow a bright yellow color, and she dropped it in surprise.

A swirling golden portal opened into the floor, threatening to swallow up the entire room. Zelena's grip on Leo loosened in surprise, and he kicked her away, grabbing his bow and arrow from the floor.

"Come on!" Leo shouted over the deafening rush of wind. "We have to jump!"

Charlie grabbed her father's sword off her desk and jumped into the portal with Leo in one fluid motion, just as Zelena smiled, standing there contentedly.

Why wasn't she pursuing them?

"Oh, Charlotte," the witch smiled. "Why should I kill you when you can do it for me?"

The portal closed around Charlie and Leo, and everything became a swirling storm of gold.

Thoughts? Good? Bad? Should I keep going? Any ideas? Thanks for reading!