True Love Will Prevail
Chapter One: A Curse to Los Angeles
Everyone in the Enchanted Forrest was bracing for the Evil Queen's curse to take over all their happy endings. The last few days before the curse happened, they had learnt that the only person that could save them would be Emma, Snow and Charming's unborn daughter; product of true love.
They realized the only way that could happen was if Emma and Snow went to another world, one where the curse wouldn't affect them. And so, they started to build a magic wardrobe that could transport them to this world said to have no magic at all.
While the preparations were taking place, Snow went into labor and gave birth to her beautiful daughter. They soon both realized that this meant that only Emma could go through the portal, since it was only built to hold one person. As much pain as it brought them, Snow and Charming decided that they had to sacrifice watching their daughter grow up, since it was the only way that the curse could be broken.
Sad that they would have to send their precious child away, they held her for what they thought would be the last few moments before the curse begun. But the curse never arrived.
After days passed, they were confident that something had gone wrong, and that despite what they had though was their fate, the Evil Queen's plan failed. The kingdom was safe.
Everyone returned to their lives before the curse, living happily with Snow, Charming and Princess Emma as their leaders.
Emma grew up to be kind-hearted and brave just like both of her parents. She was polite to everyone around and was always looking for ways in which she could help those less fortunate.
The first few months were hard, people were still looking behind their backs, still fearing that the Evil Queen would come back once more. But as years went by, those uneasy feelings eventually were dismissed and the kingdom regained it happiness. Everyone thought she had finally given up her revenge to live her own life, and no one was curious enough to prove that statement wrong.
It had now been twenty-eight years after the day everyone wanted to forget. The Charming's were throwing their yearly ball to celebrate their daughter, and everyone in the kingdom was getting ready to attend the party.
Emma was standing in her room looking at herself in the mirror. She was wearing a long beautiful red dress. She run her hands down the sides of the dress and tilted her head slightly to the side, as if she wasn't convinced with it.
"Emma…" said Snow as she walked into the room. She too was wearing a beautiful light blue dress. "You look so beautiful, it's perfect"
"Are you sure? It doesn't convince me" Emma replied turning around to look at her mom.
"No matter what you wear, you are still going to look beautiful"
"You are only saying that because I am your daughter" Emma said rolling her eyes and moving to sit on her bed. She had grown up to see the true love that her parents shared, and as years went by, she had started to lose hope that there was a true love out there for her too.
"I say that because it is the truth" Snow said, "Now come on, lets start heading downstairs people are already gathering up and I'm sure they all want to see you"
Emma got up and gave her mom a faint smile. They both starting walking towards the ballroom where Charming was waiting for them along with a few of the people that had already gotten there. Emma gave her dad a hug and then went around greeting everyone else.
"Are we really not returning to Neverland, Captain?" asked Smee as they docked the Jolly Roger in the Enchanted Forrest's port.
"Aye. We are pirates, Smee. Remaining young forever was not worth it. It was time we stopped working for Pan and started working for ourselves once again" said Hook. "Now, lets go find that old tavern we used to stop by all those years back, and get a drink."
With that said, the men left the boat and headed to the nearest tavern, one that had become one of their regulars stops while at the Enchanted Forrest years back.
They walked inside and Hook tossed some gold he had acquired on his way to the bartender. She was young, with beautiful long brown hair. "Keep the rum coming" he said giving her a wink.
As minutes went by, the ballroom started to fill up. Once everyone had arrived, they all took their seat in their designated tables. Charming, Snow and Emma were standing in the front of the room.
"I want to thank everyone for joining us tonight," said Charming "This is a very special day as not only it is the birthday of our beautiful daughter Emma, but also it also marks another year of being safe in this kingdom. It is because of all of you that we are able to keep bringing happiness to this kingdom, always keeping the dark out and the light in. And it is for this reason that every year we are glad to host this ball, so that not only you can get to know your queen to be, Emma, but also to remember that no matter how much evil tried to take over in the past, good will always win."
The doors in the back of the ballroom suddenly opened. "I am afraid that is not quite true"
"Regina?" said Snow in disbelief as she walked closer to them.
Emma looked at Snow, confused. "Regina? As in the Evil Queen" she asked. Charming nodded. "But I thought she was gone"
"Oh Emma, look at you, all grown up, ready to be a perfect new queen" the Evil Queen said. "It is such as shame that it will never happen"
"What are you talking about?" asked Charming taking a step-in front of Snow and Emma. "Why are you back, why now?"
"Well you see, as we all know, exactly twenty-eight years ago my curse failed. My revenge failed. The revenge that I deserved because of your mistake, Snow" she said looking straight at her. "For a long time, I couldn't understand why it didn't work. But then I realized what had gone wrong."
She turned around and took a walk around the ballroom, where all the guests still sat petrified from what was happening. Their worst nightmare was back, after they had thought it was gone forever.
"It was actually thanks to everyone here that I am finally going to get my revenge once and for all. When I tried the first time, you were warned. You knew what was coming. And Emma here was going to save you all with that magical wardrobe of yours" she said turning back to face the Charming's. "But this time it is too late."
"Regina, what have you done?" said Snow coming from behind Charming and standing in front of her. "Why now, after all these years?"
"Oh Snow, now is the perfect time. There is no savior anymore, don't you see. The curse will be here any minute now, and all the happiness that you have had will now be ripped away. You are all going to a land with no magic, with no way to save yourselves and come back to the life that you cherish the most" she answered.
"Emma will always be the savior" Charming said. "She will bring us back"
You could start to hear thunder coming from outside. Through the windows, you could see the green smoke quickly approaching the castle.
"Don't you realize? She will be just as cursed as the rest of you" Regina said. "She will not remember anything from this life. You will all have new memories, and that will prevent you from ever knowing what you had. So, think about it, if you don't know you are cursed, and there is no savior, how will you ever return to this land?"
"Regina please don't do this" Snow said.
"Thanks to you Snow, I have nothing left to live for in this world but my revenge for taking the love of my life. In this new world, not only I can start over but I can watch you miss what you once had. I can watch you be miserable without your daughter"
"What are you going to do to me?" Emma questioned fearfully.
"I am afraid Emma, the happiness you provide to your parents is one that has to be taken away just like your mother took mine. But don't worry, you will live. Unfortunately, my dear, you will be alone" Regina said.
The thunder got louder, and the green smoke was nearly upon the castle.
"Mom, Dad" said Emma hurrying to hug her parents. Before anyone could say anything else. The curse filled the room, and in a matter of seconds, they were all gone.
Beep, beep, beep
Emma groaned. She turned around in bed and stretched her arm out to turn her alarm off.
"Ugh" she groaned looking out the window. "Another wonderful day in Los Angeles"
A/N: Here is the first chapter! I hope you guys enjoyed it. More Killian to come too; this was just the introduction to the story! Present day from now on with Emma's and Killian's POV! Super excited for what's to come and I hope you are too!
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