Chapter I, Waking Up:
Gene's POV -
"You can not run forever, I will find you". "What is your name, where did you come from". "I will tell you where she is, if you do me a favor". "Run, run and do not stop running". Images flashed through his mind, what was happening. His eyes flew open and he gasped, sitting up. Another nightmare had him waking with a start. Gene looked at his alarm, 6:00. He got up and walked into his bathroom closing the door behind him, it was gonna be a long day.
Peter's POV -
Peter ran down the stairs and sat at the kitchen table. He looked up at the clock on the wall, two more minutes and his dad would be in the kitchen. Peter was always the first one downstairs in the morning. He knew exactly when his father went in the kitchen to start breakfast. When he heard footsteps Peter looked behind him, to see his dad walking into the kitchen. "Hey dad" said Peter, "are we having pancakes today?". Gene turned to his son "why are you always the first kid up, you're only ten?" he asked. Peter held up his written schedule for the mornings "it's because I'm the dependable, smart, schedule making one", replied Peter. Gene chuckled and sat down next to his son. 'Why can't he act like all the other kids his age' he thought to himself. Peter looked up at his dad "I know what you're thinking" he said, "it's because the other kids my age are hyperactive, over-sensitive, and can hardly read books without pictures". Gene patted his son on the head and stood up "that's why you're my favorite" he said. He walked into the kitchen and started making breakfast.
Daniel's POV -
Daniel looked in the mirror and grabbed his hair gel. His hair had to be perfect, just the way girls liked it. He had been in the bathroom fixing his hair for twenty minutes. Just when he was finishing he heard Eva yelling at him to hurry up. He was glad he had started getting up earlier so that he could get in the bathroom, before his sister. Daniel finished with his hair and opened the bathroom door. He walked into the hall and Eva ran into the bathroom, locking the door.
Eva's POV -
Eva opened the bathroom door and walked out of the bathroom. She had just finished getting ready to go out with her friends. She was a senior in high school and seventeen years old. Her birthday would be in a couple of weeks. Eva went downstairs and smelled pancakes from the kitchen. She walked in the kitchen and stopped next to her father. She leaned over and whispered in her Dad's ear "do you have the present for Lily yet" she asked. Gene glanced over to the doorway "it's in my secret hiding place, you know the one" he replied. Eva nodded and sat down at the table.
Lillian's POV -
Lillian jumped out of bed and picked out an outfit from her closet. Today was her fifth birthday and she was super excited. When she finished getting dressed she ran down the stairs and barged into the kitchen. When she got in the kitchen she could smell pancakes cooking.
At the Breakfast table -
Peter looked up from his book and pointed to Lily, "that's what the other kids are like" he said. Gene laughed and picked up his daughter. "Happy Birthday Lily" said Gene to his daughter. Then everybody else said Happy Birthday. Lillian wrapped her arms around her daddy's neck and kissed him on the cheek. "I'm five today" she said and held up five fingers. Gene chuckled and replied "I know, and I made your favorite breakfast". Lillian squealed out "yay, blueberry pancakes". Gene put his daughter down and got the plate of pancakes. They all sat down and began on their breakfast.
When Gene was finished with his pancakes the kids were all still eating. "I have something to tell all of you" he said. Eva , Daniel, Peter, And Lily all looked up from their breakfast at him. The two dogs, Bandit and Lady even looked up from their bowls at him. Gene broke the small moment of silence when he said "I know you all like it here, but we're leaving, going somewhere else, we're moving".
Eva and Daniel yelled "what?" simultaneously causing Lady to jump and Bandit to bark. Bandit's bark made Lillian laugh, she called him over and petted him. Then she picked up Lady and took her back to her seat. Peter was excited, because he would be able to see if there was another kid like him. The thing is Peter already knew about it, his dad trusted him enough to tell him. Peter was also the only kid who realized his dad was acting differently. He had been acting a little weird ever since he had that nightmare and received a postcard the next morning. Peter read his father's postcard over and over again, but he never understood what it meant. There were a few words that didn't fit together, and it was from some town he had never heard of. The weirdest thing was who it said it was from, only two letters, A.B.
Gene had calmed Eva and Daniel down after an argument that lasted about an hour. Lillian and Peter on the other hand were excited about leaving. He had at least convinced the other two that it would be good to get away. He had told them that they should at least try it, and if they didn't like the new town they would still stay.
Ready to go/in the car -
Two days had passed and they were all done packing and ready to leave. They were gonna stay in a hotel in the new town for a couple of weeks to see how they liked it. Then, if they liked the town they were gonna move there. "Ready to go" asked Gene, he turned around in his seat and looked at Peter, Daniel, and Lily. Peter and Lily nodded their heads excitedly, and yelled "yes". Eva sat in the front passenger's seat texting on her phone. Daniel was in the back seat with his headphones in.
It was a three hour drive to the "New" town. Before they left Gene had to stop by the Police Department to drop off the keys to his squad car. The kids got bored really fast and Daniel got sick. They had to stop twice so that he could empty his stomach. They ended up having to stop at a hotel for the night, because Daniel was too sick to ride in the car.
The hotel room -
Gene and Peter sat in the small den in the hotel room playing chess. Peter was very good considering his age. After the game was over Peter fell asleep on the floor. Gene picked him up and put him on the small couch, covering him up with a blanket.
Waking up, remembering -
Gene was in one of the beds tossing and turning. He was having another nightmare. 'The musky smell of the dark, dank cell filled his senses. He pulled at the chains binding his wrists. "You won't get out of those chains so easily" a feminine voice sang from the other side of the door. The owner of the voice proceeded to open the large cell door without any effort, the hinges creaking as it opened by itself. She strode into the cell with an air of royalty and power surrounding her. He knew that the power was magic, and that she would use it on him if he didn't cooperate. She closed the cell's door with the same touchless pulse as she had to open it. "Your highness, what would be the reason for you to come and see a "thief" like myself", he asked. The Queen walked closer to him "You stole something that belongs to me, and I want "it" back" she replied. He smirked and looked her right in the eyes "What makes you so sure I still have this seemingly, priceless object". She laughed and countered "because I know you Ryder, you knew about him, and me, you cared about me once you wouldn't have sold "it" or lost it". He looked back into her eyes "You're right I did care about you once, but I'm not telling you where it is" he retorted. She smiled, she still had a few tricks up her sleeve "Ryder, listen to me, if you want out of this cell, I can get you out, all you have to do is tell me "where" you hid it, oh and if you tell me I will also tell you the location of an object worth more money than you have ever seen". He thought it through, "alright, I'll give to you but I need a wrist free from these shackles", as soon as he had said it, one of his wrists was free. He reached into the pocket inside the left breast of his vest and tossed her the object. Regina held the brass ring at eye level to inspect it and make sure it was the real one. She turned it and looked trough it, seeing the enchantment she had put on it, Regina put it away. She turned to him and released his other wrist. He rose to his feet and looked down "I know you think I don't care, but I miss him too, he was good to you, and he didn't deserve to be killed by "her" and taken from you". Regina's defenses left her for a few seconds, long enough to get out two words, "I know". She must not have realized what she was saying, because as soon as she said the words she put her mask back up and hid the tears threatening to fall. "Now go before I change my mind" she said. Ryder took a few steps then stopped "you have something to tell me?" he asked. Regina turned towards him "the object is that belonged to a princess that was taken from her family as a child, and you will find it in Corona, the Kingdom that flys the imperial purple and sun on their flags", she told him. Ryder opened the cell door "thank you" he said then walked away.' Gene popped upwards in the hotel bed. What was with these recurring nightmares they all seem so real, he thought to himself. He laid back down in the bed, the sheets were covered with sweat, and we was still sweating. He got up an went into the small washroom in the bedroom. Gene ran some cold water in the sink and splashed it in his face. He came out of the washroom and went out to his car. He grabbed one of the his smaller bags and took out the book that was in it. He carried closed the trunk and got in the driver's seat of the car. Gene closed his door and looked at the front of his book. He ran his fingers along the gold trim and words on the cover of the wide, thick book he knew well. He had written it after all, every time he had a nightmare he put it in the book. Gene opened the book up to a random page and started reading. The page he read was familiar though, he realized it was his dream all over again. Gene started flipping through the pages, he had forgotten some of the stories he had written. He flipped through a page with a picture of Snow Whit and the Seven Dwarfs on it, he flipped a few more pages then stopped. He was looking at a picture of a blond girl and himself. Gene starred at the picture and he remembered. Memories flooded through him, he remembered everything. He had to get out of here and to that town as soon as possible, because he remembered.
_END of Chapter One_
Sorry, I just couldn't resist posting right before the Finale's end.
So, after every chapter I'm going to ask you who one of the characters I made up is in Fairytale Land, that is until I run out of my created characters.
The question for this week, actually the two for this week:
# 1: Who is Gene Fitz?
#2: Who is the "her" that Regina and Ryder were talking about in the nightmare/memory?
Please criticize all you want, you may also make suggestions for character you would like to see who are not yet in the show, or scenarios you would like to see that never occurred or my rewriting of real scenarios in the show.
Thank You for reading
Okay, so as you can see I didn't post it before the Finale ended because in the middle of the episode I realized what was going to happen with the diamond.
