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Chapter 1

"Charming," Snow said in a worried voice.

"What's wrong snow?" Charming asked.

"The baby is coming," said Snow in a worried voice.

"We have to get to our bed chamber!" Charming exclaimed. He let Snow lean on him as they hurried to their bed chamber. Pausing only momentarily to get Doc from Charming's study where he had sat studying some herbal medicine books.

"Charming, what if Regina acts on her threat, what if—" Snow started, voice terrified.

"You do not need to be focusing on that right now! If she does try anything, the guards are ready. Right now, you need to focus on giving birth," he said, entering their bed chamber.

Doc hurried in behind them to help begin. An hour later, Doc shouted, "Push! Push one more time Snow."

"I can't!" Snow cried out between her screams of pain.

"Yes, you can Snow. You are one of the strongest women I know you can do it so push," Charming soothed. After one more push, Emma was brought into this world.

"Doc where are you going with my baby?" Snow asked concern tinting her voice.

"To clean her off Snow," said Doc as he walked to the wash room. After a few minutes doc brought her back in the room wrapped in the pretty blanket that Granny made for her. "Snow, James, I'd like to introduce to you, your daughter." Doc handed them Emma and then left the room to give them some privacy.

"She's beautiful," Snow said, smiling up at her husband.

"Just like her mother," said Charming as he leaned in to kiss her on her forehead.

Snow looked down at her sleeping daughter. "I love you Emma, so much." She then kissed her forehead.

"Um, Snow? Can I please hold her now?" Charming asked nervously.

"If you must," she teased. They spend the next hour just holding Emma while she slept, then they decide to put her in her crib so they could get some sleep. "Goodnight baby Emma—" Snow started.

"We love you so much," finished Charming. Snow leaned against his chest as he gave her shoulder a squeeze. They walked over to their bed in the separate room and climbed in. As Snow fell asleep, not even a single thought was given about Regina's threat.

Somewhere in the Enchanted Forest, the Evil Queen was about take her revenge. "Your majesty," said the magic mirror.

"What do you want now?!" Regina demanded in an angry tone as she paced back and forth.

"The child has been born," said the mirror.

"Is it a boy or girl?" Regina asked.

The mirror replied, "A girl." At this moment, the Huntsman walked in.

"Huntsman is the room ready for my guest?" Regina asked him voice calm.

"Yes, your majesty, the room is ready. Do you want me to gather up the army?" the Huntsman asked.

"No, I am going to take a silent approach on this one. Snow and her Charming should be sound asleep by the time I arrive, and when they wake up in the morning, their precious little girl," she paused and grinned maliciously, "will be gone." She rubbed her hands together excitedly. She ruined my happiness now I ruin hers, Regina thought. "Father, prepare my carriage!" Regina called.

"Yes, your majesty," her father, Henry said.

Within moments, Regina was in her carriage speeding towards Snow's palace. Her evil smile was getting bigger and bigger as she got closer to the outskirts of Snow's kingdom. "Stop!" Regina shouted to the driver. She stepped out of carriage. "Yes, this is close enough," said Regina.

"Yes, your majesty," said the driver. Regina knew if she got too close someone might see her and alert her presence to Snow; then it would be impossible to get to the child. Regina decided instead that she would transport herself into the child's room. She did so, and then proceeded to walk very quietly to the crib in the middle of the room and look down on the newborn child. She bent down and carefully picked her up and saw that the child's name was on the blanket. "Emma," said Regina. "I am going to keep the name, but I am your mother now. I will raise you to despise Snow and Charming, teach you magic, and one day, yes, one day, you are going to kill them," Regina said softly then transported back to the carriage. As they rode away Regina wished that she would see the look on Snow's face when she found the empty crib.

The next morning, Snow awoke to the sound of birds chirping loudly, so she decided to go feed Emma. She was surprised that Emma didn't wake up last night crying. She walked in the nursery and looked down. Her daughter was not there. "Charming!" Snow screamed.

Charming woke up immediately and came running to the nursery. "What's wrong Snow?" he asked in worry.

"Emma…she…she's gone," Snow said with tears in her eyes.

author Note

i want to thank SnowandJames4eva for editing the chapter and making it better.