Chapter 1

My breath caught as none other than Pan walked out from the back room of Rumplestiltskin's shop with characteristic nonchalance, acting as if he owned the town. How the bloody hell was he here? How did he get out of the Underworld?

He took a deep breath before speaking, "Ah, my favourite people, Heroes." He spat the word out like it was an insult. "All reunited, I see."

"How the hell are you here?" Emma spat back.

"Your darling Rumple was more useful than I had hoped, see, he was rather helpful in getting me back to the real world and he was so kind to give me the power I deserve too."

"What did you do to him?" Belle's voice shook as she asked him.

"I don't think explanation is necessary, not when I have this." He pulled out the Dark One dagger from his belt, however instead of Rumplestiltskin being engraved into the metal, on it was written 'Peter Pan'.

"You are the Dark One now?" Even Regina's voice wavered while challenging the new Dark One.

"Isn't it obvious, Regina love?" His eyebrows shot up, "I am now more powerful than any of you could imagine, and that is exactly why I am here." He walked up to me, "see, when Captain over here was saved by his 'true love' and brought back from the Underworld, I was given an opportunity. There was a whopping great hole in the fabric between here and the Underworld, meaning that with a given sacrifice, I could easily make my way back up. I wouldn't call Rumplestiltskin the most willing sacrifice, but it was easy enough once I got hold of the dagger. It was a win-win situation. I am alive, he is dead, and I have inherited all of his power, and that is why I'm here. Revenge. You were the ones who sent me away to the Underworld in the first place, so I am here to get back for it. You ripped me away from my true love, my power, so now I will rip you away from your true loves too."

He walked past all of us, enjoying how he was in charge now. He began at Belle, who stood to the other side of the room, tears running down her cheeks at the loss of her love. "I do like what the previous Author attempted, what with creating an alternate dimension in which none of you got happy endings, yet it was too weak. I am ready to cast a curse which will send you away to the Enchanted forest, and it will be like none of you even met." He ran his fingers down Belle's cheek, "Oh, Belle, you will be stuck in your father's hold once more, and you will have never met dear Rumple. The only part of the world you will have ever seen is the inside of your palace walls, like a caged bird."

He walked along to Robin and Regina, who stood with their hands interlaced. "The thief and the queen, what a combination. You, Robin Hood, will still be a thief, grieving at your wife's death and living alone. All Regina will be to you is the queen of the knights which you fight every day, in an attempt to stay in the forest. And, Regina, you will still be wrapped up in the grief of your lost love and your father, and will never know love again."

Now he stood in front of Emma's parents, with a wicked smile. "Dear Snow, you will be in your castle, alone. After that brief relationship with that random shepherd, you gave birth to a child, which you abandoned since it would be improper for a queen to have a bastard child. You never saw the shepherd again, after he abandoned you when he found out you were with child, and you will never love again. The shepherd, after leaving Snow white, spent the rest of your miserable days slaving away on a farm."

He leaned in right to Emma, his grin even larger. "And this is the best part. The bastard child of the queen never knew her parents and was abandoned by the roadside. She was raised by a group of wandering bandits, and became one herself. She has never experienced love, and dear Henry won't even exist. She spends her days stealing from travelling folk and her heart is colder and as yielding as a piece of slate. The feared bandit, Emma Swan, doesn't have the ability to love."

He then finally stepped in front of me, fire gleaming in his wicked eyes. "I lied. This is the best part. Captain Hook, after all we have gone through, you are the one who will suffer the most, for betraying our partnership. This time, you will know everything, remember everything, when no-one else does. Your darling girlfriend won't even know you, and you have always, and always will be, just a pirate."

With a flick of his hand, Black smoke began filling the room; the curse. I pressed my lips against Emma's for the last time.

"I love you." I said to her.

"I love you too," was the last thing I heard before my vision went entirely black.

"Are you well, Cap'n, you seem a touch queasy?" I opened my eyes to see the Jolly Roger around me, in the harbour that was unmistakably one of the Enchanted Forest. Smee stood by my side on the deck, and I was now wearing my old coat and red vest. I was a pirate once again, and I knew that I needed to act the part so as not to arouse suspicion.

"I am fine, Smee. What isn't fine is you questioning your Captain. Go back to your work at once." I shivered at the memories of my pirate days, and how I acted, but I had to put the front back up again, for my own safety.

I walked off the deck, so I could look around the town and get my bearings straight on what this new Enchanted Forest is like. I began to feel anger creeping in as I thought of Pan's words; Emma would never know me, and would never be able to love. We had had but a few hours together after our return from the Underworld, and we had been forced apart once more.

Hordes of white knights, which must have belonged to Snow White, suddenly flocked the town square, dragging a girl into the centre so everyone could see. Much to my surprise, I recognised the girl. She was Lily, the lass who Emma had befriended as a child and is Maleficent's daughter. A man strutted in behind them, who appeared to be of higher rank than the other soldiers.

"Good Townsfolk, this girl has been found guilty of associating with a disgusting, murderous villain. On the queen's orders, this is what happens to criminals. The man stepped up to Lily and drove his sword through her as if it were an everyday procedure. She fell to the ground, and he stepped back towards the increasingly large crowd. "Let this show you that if you associate with criminals, you become a criminal too. If any of you catch suspicion of the whereabouts of this villain this girl helped, do not hesitate to come forwards. The name of this villain, is Emma Swan."

A/N

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-Sophie