Beyond the village walls and straight across the river, hidden behind the large oak trees of the dark forest, covered by moss and boulders, there was an opening to a hidden world belonging to a captured treasure. For as long as she could remember, Emma has been trapped here in an endless cycle of transformation, from dusk til dawn she is swan unable to speak to those she loves and seeing them suffer from her the tree tops, which she cannot move past since a barrier prevent her from flying far away. It is not until the sun sets that she is able to be human once more as soon as the water touches her skin. If the sun sets and the moon shines before she reaches the lake, then she is forever trapped in the body of a swan.
When she was turned two a grand celebration was held to honor her, since she was the only child of Snow and Charming, they wanted her to be showered with love. But when everyone had gone, and she slept in her crib, the Evil Queen made her presence known to snow
"Well. Well. How are you dear?"
"How are you here?! You .cant. Use magic!"
"Well it seems that I CAN. Now give me the child"
"I'm not going to GIVE YOU MY CHILD, LEAVE. NOW"
"NO. ...I'll just take her"
"REGI-"
With a quick movement of her hand, snow was frozen and saw her young Emma being taken in the hands of her enemy and gone with a puff of purple smoke
"NO..."
For 18 years, the kingdom searched and searched for the princess but known could see that she was trapped in a bubble of the Evil Queens design, to forever see the pain in her mother's eyes and the desperation in her fathers, as well as the slight emotion of abandonment when they had a second child. Over the years, the search dwindled from an entire group of soldiers to a handful, hoping to get something in return if she were found. Her rescue went from one out of love to one of greed, at this point she had no hope and wasn't sure if she even wanted to be found after years of being alone.
For 18 years there was no hope. For 18 years Emma was alone. For 18 years she was alone and in all that time her heart hardened due to the solitude but that all was to change when a young man rode his horse into the kingdom.
As he rode I to the front gates, Snow and Charming stood at the bottom of the stairs who have been called in "a matter of urgency" as their adviser said because the young lieutenant had information on the whereabouts of the Evil Queen and her growing army as well as possible way to find the princess, involving a golden liquid to locate her.
"Are you sure that this can find her?"- Snow said
"There is a chance that can...but the blue fairy is not certain"
"Snow we have to be rational here...many have come to claim they know how to find her. We don't know if he is any different"-charming spoke sending a glare to the lieutenant
"I can assure you. not like the others, she is our only hope to defeat the Evil Queen. I would not come here against my brothers wishes if I was a bit least certain that'll work"
With hopeful eyes, snow turned to charming "we have to try, she has been gone too long. We CANT give up hope"
Charming being unable to see his true love cry or feel saddened spoke once more
"Alright. But i wish to know the name of the man who has given us this information"
"Killian jones"
"Well then, I have something to ask of you. Find her. Bring her home. And you shall be rewarded"
