Disclaimer: I don't own either Once or Buffy, I'm just playing with the characters for a bit.

A/N: So Not beta'ed all my mistakes.

Interlude – A Wish Granted

Outside a very young princess's bed chamber window hovered a young fairy. This young fairy had just taken over patron hood of King Xavier's family line from her teacher. Izzy the fairy was excited for a chance to grant a wish for Princess Regina. Izzy knew that the Princess was lonely, that was one of the reasons she was waiting outside the window. It didn't help that the Blue Fairy was standoff-ish about this particular line of royals and had stated that all wishes granted must first be run by her. Izzy didn't know why the Blue Fairy wasn't all that willing to help these royals but Izzy was looking forward to proving the Blue Fairy wrong. Izzy didn't think of the consequences of going against the Blue Fairy.

Little did the young Fairy know that the Dark one was nearby. Rumplestiltskin was close enough to see the little fairy but far enough aware where Cora couldn't sense him. This was one thing the Dark One learns after his first apprentice, that student and master could sense the other's magic. Rumple watched silently as the little fairy waits outside Princess Regina's room. This was one time that Rumple thought maybe allowing that meddlesome Blue retch take care of things.

Inside the room a little girl entered wondering what she did to upset her mother. All Regina wanted to do was go to the stables to see the horses but Mother wouldn't let her. Princess Regina was a lonely little girl and she heard that the new stable master and his wife had a young boy around her age. The Princess just wanted to make a friend, because even at 3 summers old Regina was being put through etiquette lessons by her mother. On top of all the lessons the little Princess had to go to, Regina was not allowed to be overly friendly with the servants that worked in the palace that included the children of the servants.

Prince Henry silently entered to find his daughter with a tear stained face. He spoke softly, "Little One, what is wrong?"

Regina looked up, "Nothing."

Henry studied her before saying, "I do not believe you little one."

Regina sniffled, "I just want someone to play with like a baby sister," biting her lower lip she added, "It's no fun growing up without some to play with. I just wish I had someone like that."

Henry sighed softly as he gather his daughter into his arms, "I wish you could have that to, my darling."

Outside the window Izzy smiled because she heard both wishes. Granting these wishes was going to take a little of her fairy dust and about 9 months. Rumplestiltskin didn't hear what was wished for but he watched as the little fairy blew her dust unseen onto the Prince.

The next time Prince Henry lay with his wife. Unbeknown to either the wish magic took effect. What neither the Prince, nor Izzy knew was that Cora had taken a potion to ensure that she wouldn't get pregnant again after producing an heir in Regina.

What none of the Enchanted Forest's magical inhabitants knew was that an even higher power came into play to insure the wishes were granted. This higher power needed a champion to be born to help rebalance both the world that it oversaw but also in the Enchanted Forest that had been thrown out of sync by the two minor powers of the Dark One and the Blue Fairy.

A few months later Cora was starting to feel ill, the King brought a healer in to check over his son's wife. The kingdom learned that Princess Cora was with child again. The entire kingdom rejoiced at the news while Cora was enraged by this news.

Cora's due date drew near as Regina and Henry were getting the nursery ready for the newest addition. Early on in the pregnancy Cora had tried to silently abort the child; she was hoping to miscarry so that she could focus on Regina and her daughter's ascension to being Queen.

The witch found out quite quickly that some other power was making sure that this child would be born. Cora had even called Rumplestiltskin to help get rid of the growing baby inside her, but even the Dark One's power couldn't do anything. Which confused Rumple, given that he thought that it was the young fairy's doing and he has had no trouble undoing any other fairy magic.

A week before the winter solstice, the newest heir was born. Henry and Regina were overjoyed at the new arrival. Cora had passed out from the ten candle marks that the labor of the newest member of their family took.

Henry looked down at his older daughter asking, "Little One, what should we name her?"

Regina smiled up at her daddy replying, "I think Faith, because you and I, Daddy had faith so that's what she is."

Henry chuckled, "Very well then," looking down at his youngest daughter who the midwife placed in his arms, "Hello Princess Faith."

The day the newest Princess was born was also the day the Blue Fairy banished Izzy to Neverland. Once Izzy entered Neverland an old sprite greeted her, "Hello young one."

Izzy replied, "Um… hello, my name is Izzy. Who are you?"

The sprite answered, "My name's Tinkerbelle… well actually that's my title but I have been here so long that I've lost my actual name. But never mind that you are just the help I was looking for."

Izzy gave an unsure smile, "I'm sorry. But what am I to help with?"

Tink replied, "My magic is losing its grip and once it does I die. I need someone to take the title of Tinkerbelle once I do, and young one, you are a very powerful little fairy. I believe you will hold the title with pride."

end A/n: I hope I didn't completely confuse anyone.

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