Hi so a happy New Year to all...
I seriously wondered about posting this fic however here it is...if you think it's awful then tell me and I will mark it as complete if you want to see more of this story please let me know.
This story came up when I watched the ending clip from Going Home, this is a mix of the Pilot and that episode. I wanted to write about how Henry would look after his family and then it exploded into the Next Generation Once Upon A Time characters and this is kinda what happened.
Each one of the Next Generation has their own little introduction story that is posted on my profile-so please if you like this check them out, this story is like a crossover with Once Upon A Time In Wonderland.
The Characters are-
Henry Mills-Parents-Emma Swan and Neal Cassidy-(Adoptive Mother Regina Mills)
Roland Hood-Parents-Robin Hood and Maid Marion
Grace Jefferies-Parents-Jefferson and OC
Neal Nolan-Parents-Snow White and Prince Charming
Liam Jones-Parents-Emma Swan and Killian Jones
Allison Mills Hood-Parents-Robin Hood and Regina Mills
Lasey Gold-Parents-Rumplestilskin and Belle French
Rebecca Lucas-Parents-Ruby Lucas and OC (Stepfather Victor Whale)
Matthew Scarlett-Parents-Will Scarlett and Anastasia Tremaine
Hailey Djinn-Parents-Alice Liddell and Cyrus Djinn
Shae Arendelle Frost-Parents-(Adoptive Mother)-Elsa of Arendelle and (Biological Father)-Jack Frost-(DreamWorks Version)
Like I said please let me know if you think this is worth continuing
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The Thirteen Year Curse
Once a prophecy that the Next Generation of the Once Upon A Time characters will defeat her causes Maleficent to cast her own deadly curse forcing the unlikely trio of Henry, Grace and Roland to take the children and hide them until one day they can free their parents from a time frozen Storybrooke and defeat the wicked witch. (Kinda crossover with Wonderland)
Chapter 1-
Once Upon A Time,
An evil witch by the name of Maleficent, smarting some suspected over the destruction of her pet unicorn wrote a curse modified from the Dark Curse she had had in her possession and the sleeping curse that she had once created and given to The Evil Queen.
It was a curse that would strip the inhabitants of a small town called Storybrooke of their memories putting the only people who could ever stand a chance in a deep sleep.
To prevent this the residents of this small town took the difficult decision to protect their children against the curse by sending them over the town line with three guardians in the hope that on their eighteenth birthday they would all find their way back into the sleeping town and break the curse.
However when the curse is mysteriously broken three years to early it becomes a matter of life and death for the residents of Storybrooke, find their children, break the curse and protect them from Maleficent wrath.
Except that might be difficult when their children don't know who they are…
The banging at 3 AM, is what first throws Henry Mills out of bed and the now eighteen year old knows without a shadow of a doubt that this is it. He staggers upright reaching for his boots and his jacket. He had slept out of sheer exhaustion in his jeans and jumper and he reached blearily for his phone.
So it seemed Maleficent was coming back from the dead-again, Henry didn't understand it, this was probably the sixth curse in his lifetime but this…this one was different.
However you'd think the bitch would let him have more than two hours sleep…
In a corner of an apartment hidden behind a chair Liam Killian Jones the second son of the saviour and the only son of Captain Hook held his hands over his ears and squeezed his eyes shut as the banging of the thunder clouds got louder and louder. He wanted Mommy and Daddy but they were off fighting 'the dragon lady' and he had been told to wait for Henry.
Suddenly the door of the apartment shot open and Liam winced before looking up "Henry" the five year old shouted scrambling into his brothers arm and Henry ruffled his head "Come on kid" he said picking up Liam's stuffed crocodile he couldn't sleep without and pressing his head into his shoulder "Let's go" Henry whispered.
Turning sharply into the Main Street Henry winced people were running about, bodies on the floor, and screams. He ducked down into the mines before running into a tall fluffy haired man of sixteen hurrying two girls by the hand.
"You got Liam"? Roland Hood asked breathing heavily and Henry nodded "You have Allison and Lasey" he said pointing out the two five year olds Roland was holding. "Yeah" he said breathing heavily "I think Charming got to Neal in time, Uncle Will and Aunt Ana have Matt and Hailey-I think Cyrus and Alice are meeting them-Rebecca and Shae I think are with Grace"
He looked at Henry who shook his head. He didn't want to dwell on what was going to happen. He didn't want to wonder when he would next see his family. He had to remain calm.
He was the truest believer after all.
"Well they did plan for this" he said grimly following his step-brother down the steps into the lower area of the mines. "Henry" came a shout and he managed a smile as Grace looked up from where she was wrapping a bandage around her grazed father's arm. "Everyone here?" he asked smiling and she nodded her eyes bright.
"Kid" came the voice of his mom and he looked around. His mom was a mess, her blonde hair in a straggly ponytail and a cut on her forehead. "Liam" she said bending down to hug her son, "Were all here" she said pulling the three of them into the darkness.
In the corner of the room was Henry's grandpa and Belle and Lasey skipped off to join them not the least bit deterred by what she had seen on the way down pressing herself into her father's side. Alice and Cyrus were there making sure their daughter had her small backpack on securely, Henry watched curiously as Cyrus placed a kiss into his daughter's brown hair and Alice whispered words to her.
Next to them Will Scarlett and Anastasia were bent down to their son Matthew's level. He pretended not to see the Red Queens hands shake as she buttoned her son's jacket up and Will's defeated expression.
His half-sister Allison was on his other mom's Regina's hip and her father Robin was talking sharply to Roland, Emma had given Liam to his stepfather Killian Jones (Captain Hook) who held his son close.
Neal was with his father Henry's other grandfather and his grandmother Snow White his eyes wide and frightened.
There was a noise and Henry moved out the way just to see Elsa and her…well her baby daddy…Henry supposed it was the best political way to describe the relationship, Jack Frost both moved to their daughter Shae. Followed by them was Ruby Lucas the mother of Rebecca. Henry suspected that Granny was guarding the doors and Ruby's on off boyfriend Victor Whale was treating the wounded resistors upstairs.
He felt something slip in his hand and he turned to see Grace watching him her blonde hair mused. "We can do this" she muttered and Henry nodded absentmindedly "I suppose we will have to" he muttered back and she smiled at him.
Suddenly there was an almighty crash and everything stilled "So" Regina said her voice crisp "She knows were down here" Emma swallowed heavily "We need to get to the mirror" she whispered scooping Liam up.
The mirror was a big thing made of the fragments of Snow White's coffin and a mixture of all other magical properties, the frame made of what was left of the Enchanted Wardrobe, the ashes being restored to wood with magic, it acted as a portal to the other side of the Town Line.
"You know the plan" David said turning to Henry "You, Grace and Roland will take the children across the town line and keep them safe until they can come back and break the curse" he paused thinking back to the time when he had sent another child through the wardrobe. Now it was the mirror. "Fifteen years" he muttered and Henry nodded once.
"Kid" Emma said hugging him close and Henry let her wondering if there was a way he could take out his heart and bury it to stop this, it wasn't right, it was all over his body like an itch. "Henry" Regina muttered pressing a kiss into his forehead.
And then he stepped through the mirror.
He was followed by Roland and then Grace both in various states of disarray emotionally. He couldn't afford to break yet though. Henry knew that if he did he wouldn't make it through the next few hours.
Emma blinked watching her tall strong son walk through the mirror his expression closed off and guarded. They had had a long talk with him about what he had had to do and Henry hadn't liked the idea of leaving them alone to whatever Maleficent had planned for them. Grace and Roland followed rather quickly. Roland hugged his father, let Regina kiss him before following. Neither one of them looked back. Grace hugged Jefferson once before turning around and leaving her head held high.
Which left the parting with her other son.
Liam was still curled in Killian's arms and Emma caught his eye. "Liam" she said stroking back his messy brown hair "I need you to be brave ok?" she said and Liam nodded watching her intently "I need you to be good for Henry"
"Aye Liam" Killian said his eyes meeting hers the despair real and raw. "I want you to remember that Mommy and Daddy always love you" he curled one arm against Emma's chest and pulled her close. When they pulled apart he dropped Liam to the ground and gently led him to the mirror. Liam looked back at them and Emma smiled trying not to show how her heart was breaking or how Killian's other hand was shaking.
And then he stepped through the mirror.
Regina paused bending down to Allison's level as another crashing noise sounded closer. "I love you baby" she whispered and Robin nodded smiling through his teeth, Allison paused again her brown eyes wide before she walked through the mirror followed by Lasey and Neal both looking more confused than scared.
Will pressed a kiss into Matt's hair one of his hands curling around his wife's and Emma watched through her tears as Cyrus wrapped his arm around Alice as she struggled against her emotions. Hailey ran through the mirror followed by Matt and through the glass Emma could see them congregate with Henry before the screen grew misty again.
Elsa managed to keep her composure as Jack gently lead Shae to the mirror but she seemed to wilt against his side when she left and Ruby watched with a frightening amount of calm as her daughter followed.
Looking around Emma saw all these broken families and her splinted heart throbbed before it the pain was replaced by something that felt like anger.
Maleficent was going to pay for this.
Henry took a deep breathe when finally Rebecca arrived. Most of the kids were in the car and he thanked God that there wasn't much thinking that had to come next. His grandfather had multiplied that enchantment he had used to find his son so that he, Grace and Roland would be able to remember who they were when the time came to break the curse that was steadily impending.
It had been a long three months, from the discovery of Maleficent being alive, to the discovery of the crossover between the Dark Curse and the Sleeping Curse, to a discovery of an ancient prophecy that eight children will be the ones to destroy the witch, to the real terror that the only people standing in the way of Maleficant's wrath were their unsuspecting children the eldest being Neal who turned six in a month.
Henry still wasn't sure how the eight of them could stop a curse when they couldn't even stop eating copious amounts of ice cream (not that he ever encouraged that) but the decision that he should take the children and hide in New York until they were old enough to break the curse, was ludicrous.
Eight saviours?
Eight people depending on him.
And how was he supposed to act like it was all normal when he knew better than anyone that it wasn't. Hell he was related to at least four of these children.
"Get them into the car" he muttered to Roland who nodded. He could only thank God that his mother had had the plan to set up thirty different accounts stacked with enough cash so that for the next thirteen years he wouldn't have to worry on that level and a house clocked with enough spells to give Henry a headache.
However if there was one thing that he didn't like it was running away.
For the people in Storybrooke the next few hours were filled with screams and cries but very little resistance from the other residents, she had won and the town knew it, knew that they were utterly defeated however when Maleficent did eventually win it was with a flawed plan.
"Where are they?" she spat spinning her staff around and the guards she had posted at the thick metal door trembled in fear.
"How… I had the whole town barricaded" she sat down heavily. "No matter" she mused to herself "I have their parents asleep for all eternity in the dungeons where I was once kept" she drilled her fingers against the chair in the Town Hall "I can find them" she comforted herself "I can find them"
Meanwhile in New York Henry Mills sat down heavily on the floor of the six bedroom apartment that his parents had paid and protected for him and their children. Most of the kids were asleep and Grace and Roland had passed out from adrenaline and exhaustion but he still couldn't sleep.
If someone could ask him right now what the hell he was feeling he wouldn't be able to answer. The only thing that kept him sane was the notion he had held onto since childhood.
Good always wins.
So let me know if you think this is worth pursuing.