Emma was startled awake the following day by a loud and obnoxious noise outside her room, she'd been dreaming about the blue-eyed man from the day before and had also been enjoying it far too much. She grumbled and climbed out of bed wiping her bleary eyes, when she got to the door she opened it and frowned at the people gathered by her door all of which included her mother, father, baby brother and those she called her aunts and uncles.

"Yes?" She asked.

"Emma..." Snow chastised.

Emma hadn't realised yet but this day was the day in which she was going to explore the realms and regions with Pinocchio and Mulan and that was why everyone was gathered outside her room, their Emma was officially going on her own first personal adventure. As the realisation hit her she blushed immensely and looked down at the nightgown she was wearing.

"I'll just get dressed quickly." She said as she closed the door on the parade of her family.

She found a pair of trousers in her drawers and a top that would be suitable for allowing everyone in to her bedroom, when she was dressed and ready everyone entered and greeted her. The first person to come to her was her best-friend.

"So it's take two on gatherings isn't it?" Pinocchio whispered in her ear.

She slapped his arm lightly and frowned at him.

"Be quiet." She hissed.

Her family and friends came around to hand her things they thought she'd need on her journey, Red gave her a cloak designed to stop her getting cold as she climbed the realms, Granny gave her riding boots to keep her feet warm in the weather, The dwarves gave her a dagger that would fit perfectly in her boots for protection if the need ever arose. Gifts kept coming from various members of Emma's family all of which would help her on her travels. The last gift given to her was a necklace from Gepppetto.

"You are taking Pinocchio, please look after him." Geppetto said as he pressed a kiss to Emma's cheek.

"Of course I will Geppetto!" Emma smiled and took ahold of his hands and squeezed.

Geppetto nodded clearly satisfied that her best-friends father had such good faith in them when really Pinocchio and Emma together wrecked havoc often. As Emma's family dispersed she thought about everything that had led her to this decision, the tales of her parents and how they came to be and their helping of all of her adoptive family members. As the last of her friends and family left her parents made their way over to her, Snow had tears welling up in her eyes as the realisation her daughter was officially grown up hit her.

"Oh Emma..." Snow hiccuped.

"Please don't cry." Emma said as she bit her lip to stop herself from joining her mother.

"It's just, you're so grown up now." Snow sobbed.

Charming placed a hand on Snow's shoulder and rubbed circles, He'd miss his little girl but she needed to do this for herself and they both knew it.

"It's not a goodbye Mum, I'm just going on an adventure." Emma said as she wiped tears from her eyes.

Snow engulfed Emma in a bone crushing hug and sobbed on her daughters shoulder, which earned her a throaty sob from her daughter in return. Charming and Pinocchio watched on as Snow fussed over her daughter and the bag she wanted her daughter to take with her including various necessities for a young woman. Charming cut in when the fussing became to ridiculous and took his daughters hands in his, she was so much like her father and yet so much like her mother it was startling.

"I know you can take care of yourself but I have one request, take care Emma and write often." Charming pulled his daughter into a hug and kissed her forehead fatherly.

"I will." Emma nodded wiping her face again.

It was beginning to get overly emotional, and even though she was in tune with her emotional side this amount of crying was not good for anyone. Emma picked up her little brother and gave him a hug, kiss and pep-talk.

"Okay Mr. I'll be going away for a while so I want you to take my place and cause havoc." She whispered to her little brother.

He gurgled at her and pulled on the braids she still had her hair in. She smiled at the little bundle and kissed his head before giving him to her mother. She hugged her father one last time.

"Don't let your mother know but I told Mulan to not follow you." Charming whispered in his daughters ear.

Emma's eyes widened, her father trusted her to do this on her own or well with her best friend and partner in crime. She sniffled and nodded and hugged her mother one last time.

Emma picked up the bag she was going to take with her, she made her way to the stables and she and her best-friend got on the horses that had been readily saddled up for them. Emma's was her own horse, Billy who was a pure white stallion and Pinocchio's horse was a brown mare called Madeline they'd housed for him honorarily.

They kicked their horses and raced off into the afternoon, ready to start what they hoped would be their greatest adventure.