Chapter 1: The Void Within
A/N: * Everything is canon in Twilight up until this point when Edward and the Cullen's left in New Moon
* Once Upon a Time canon is a little different, Hope is Emma and Regina's child.
* This is set after season 7 of Once Upon a Time so Regina is Queen. Therefore, the time period of Twilight I have set as current day as well.
* No wish realm Henry, I have one story with him in it and he is kind of too hard to write and include, too many Henry's. Lol
* Also, there is magic outside of StoryBrooke for the purpose of this story.
Forks, Washington
Edward had left Bella in the woods with a promise that she would never see him again. October, November, December, and January passed before Bella began to wake up, it was as if time had passed yet stood still at the same time.
It wasn't until one day in February at the breakfast table that Charlie slammed his fist down on the table, "That's it, Bella! I'm sending you home."
Bella looked up from her cereal and stared at Charlie in shock, she hadn't been listening to what he was saying. She was still stuck in her head; how could the Cullen's leave her after welcoming her into their world after pretending to love her and care about her?
Bella looked at Charlie blinking trying to process the conversation, "I am home." Bella mumbled, confused.
"I'm sending you to Renee, to Jacksonville." Charlie clarified.
I couldn't think as to why Charlie would want to send me away, someone else wanted to get rid of me, abandon me. I hadn't missed school or work, my grades were perfect, and I never broke curfew.
Charlie sighed, "You didn't do anything. That's the problem. You never do anything."
"Do you want me to get in trouble?" Bella asked.
"Trouble would be better than this…this moping around all of the time." Charlie declared.
Bella blinked and tried to think back on her actions of the past four months, she had tried to be careful about being morose, including any forms of mopping."
Bella continued down the dreaded conversation with her dad about her actions since the Cullen's had left. She should have felt that this conversation was coming as it was inevitable. She had thought that she had done a good job of hiding the void, the emptiness that she felt inside. It felt like something more than just the hole that the Cullen's had left, she felt as if something else was missing as well. Bella barely avoided Charlie mandating that she saw a therapist by making a promise that she would make plans with her friends before leaving to go to school.
Bella was true to her word, once she arrived at school, she sought out Jessica to ask her to the movies later that night. Jessica was hesitant as why Bella would ask her and Bella put on an act that she hoped Jessica would buy, which in the end she did. They had decided on watching a zombie movie, Bella ended up having to run out of the movie because the zombie creatures reminded her of herself, she barely recognized herself anymore, she functioned as if she was somewhere between the living and the dead. Bella decided in that moment, she would rejoin the living so after the movie ended her and Jessica were to go to dinner, as they were walking to a restaurant Bella saw some bikers on their bike.
As they were walking past, she heard catcalls and one grungy man in leather sitting on his motorcycle said, "Hey sugar want a ride?"
Bella hesitated and thought if she wanted to live, why not start now? This seemed like it could be fun. Bella looked down the street past the stranger it was when she saw an image of a brunette woman with medium length hair, dressed regally, shouting at her, "Hope Isabella Swan, if you don't stop this nonsense right now!" Bella recognized the woman's voice and her face. She couldn't place from where and who this woman was but, it was in that moment she felt a piece of the dark void inside of her fill in.
Bella needed to hear the strange yet familiar woman's voice again, she needed to see her face again. So, Bella got on the bike with the stranger who offered her his helmet, as she directed him in the direction of the strange woman. As they were riding down the street Bella saw the brunette woman appear again however, alongside her appeared a blonde woman with long hair dressed in a white tank top and black jeans. "Bella, you are in so much trouble." The blonde woman said with a smirk on her face. When Bella saw the two women together, familiarity seized her, and seeing the blonde-haired woman standing next to the brunette woman with her hands on her hips and an air of authority about her, another missing piece clicked to fill the void inside of her.
Bella shook her head to clear her thoughts as realization dawned upon her that she was on a motorcycle with a stranger. She shouted for the stranger to stop, got off his motorcycle, and headed back to her friend.
"What is wrong with you Bella?!" Jessica exclaimed.
Bella shrugged, "I thought I saw someone I knew."
Jessica shook her head at Bella, sighed, and simply responded, "Let's just go home."
Bella nodded her headed in agreement as they walked to the car. When Jessica dropped her off at home, she noted that Charlie's cruiser wasn't in the driveway and went upstairs to her room. Bella put her pajamas on and laid in bed.
Bella laid in the bed thinking about the two women she had seen. Who were they? Why had they seemed familiar? More than familiar? Bella sighed, she had to admit to herself that she was losing her mind. First, Edward dumped her, the Cullen's left, and now she was seeing strangers warning her not to do anything dangerous. If Bella were honest with herself, she was more upset that the Cullen's left than Edward breaking up with her. Bella finally closed her eyes and drifted to sleep when she couldn't think anymore.
"Hope." Regina said looking at her daughter. Bella looked at her Mom with tears in her eyes.
"We're sorry you have to do this. But you and Henry are the only ones. The cast is coming to take us back to the Enchanted Forest. The curse is written that in one year your memories will return, until then you will be placed with a family and have a normal life." Regina said.
"You can do this, kid. We believe in you and love you. I wish we could go with you but, we can't. Henry will find you when it's time." Emma added.
Regina turned her head to look at Henry, "This isn't your first curse. You two will have each other. We will take care of Ella and Lucy. I'm sorry that you have to lose time with your family, my little prince."
Henry blushed and chuckled, "I'm not so little anymore, Mom. It's okay, I know you and Ma will look out for Ella and Lucy. Just like I will be sure to look out for Hope. That's what we do, we save each other."
All of the Swan-Mills and Charming family stood there together, Regina, Emma, Henry, Ella, Lucy, Snow, Charming, Neal, Regina, Zelena, Robyn, and Tilly stood in the town center holding hands as they watched the red magic race towards them as it took StoryBrooke with it.
Bella felt someone shaking her awake, she was slow to awaken, and when she opened her eyes, she saw Charlie. "Bella are you okay? You were screaming."
Bella looked around and took her surroundings in, she remembered everything. So, who was Charlie? Who was Renee? How were people who weren't fairytale characters affected by the curse? She needed to find Henry and until then she needed to act as if everything was okay. She hadn't been doing a good job of that. Bella looked at Charlie and plastered a sheepish smile on her face, "Yes, I'm fine. It was just a nightmare."
Charlie nodded his head and grumbled, "Good night."
Bella for the first time in a long time felt relieved. She knew who she was, where she belonged, her mom was Queen, her Ma was the Savior, her brother was the Author, her grandma was Snow White, her grandpa was Prince Charming, her Aunt Zelena was the Wicked Witch of the West, her Aunt Ruby was a true shifter, and she was a fucking Princess. Bella reached out for her magic and felt it wash over her, she held a fireball in her hand and smiled. Fuck the Cullen's, my name is Hope Isabella Swan-Mills and I have a curse to break.