DISCLAIMER: I do not own any of "The 10th Kingdom" characters (You know who I mean.), and I'm not making money out of this story. All the other characters are made upon my own imagination, and they do not exist in real life.

AUTHOR'S NOTE: This story takes place after the original by 25 years. Wolf and Virginia have a son named Andrew, who is 25 years old. Edna is Andrew's girlfriend, and she's 22. Emma is her twin sister. As for the rest of the characters, you'll recognize the original "10th Kingdom" characters, and you'll know who the others are through the story.

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FAMILY TIES

CHAPTER ONE

She ran through the forest trying to find her way home. It was almost midnight. Some one, or something was chasing her. She hid behind the tree, and looked around to see who was it. But there was no one there. It was dark, although it was a full moon night, but the trees didn't let the moon light reach the ground. She couldn't see where she was heading, she just kept running.

'If I could find anyone who would help.' she thought, and breathed heavily. Suddenly, she heard a growl behind her. She turned around to see yellow eyes staring at her in the dark. "Who... is...it?" she asked, in a shaky voice. The yellow eyes kept staring and growling at her. She was shaking.. of fear and cold. She took a step back, and the yellow eyes took a step forward. "Please don't hurt me. I just got lost. I didn't do anything bad." A tear fell on her cheeks. She was scared.

"Who are you?" he asked, dryly. She couldn't see his face, it was too dark.

"My.. name.. is.. Emma." she replied, as she took another step back.

"Looks like you're scared, aren't you?" he smiled. She could see he sharp white canines that shined in the dark.

"What are you?"

"It's interesting when someone could know that I'm a 'thing' and not a person."

"I'm sss..sorry. Who are you?" she asked. But the yellow eyes didn't reply. He came close to her, and stood right in front of her. She closed her eyes tightly. She could feel his breath on her face. So, she knew that he was so close to her. But why hasn't he done anything to her yet? What was he waiting for? She kept standing there, her eyes closed, and she was shaking.

He sniffed the air around her. "Don't be scared young girl. I won't hurt you." he lifted her face with his hand, and she opened her eyes to meet his yellow glowing eyes. "I know that you're scared. And I know that you're not a trouble maker. I won't hurt you." he said softly.

She kept staring in those eyes. She felt like she saw them somewhere, but she didn't dare to ask him if they met before. She couldn't see his face. Even though he was standing so close. "I just want to go home." she said, with tears filling her eyes.

"I'll let you go. But remember. You won't get to your house anymore. You're out of your dimension. You're in a new world." He said and disappeared. Leaving her standing there all alone in the dark.

She looked around her. All she could see was trees. No path, no light. She started to walk. She didn't know where to. She kept thinking of what that man just said to her. 'You're out of your dimension. You're in a new world'. She stopped and looked to the sky. She could see the moon. She could hear howls. "WHERE AM I?!" she screamed as loud as she could, and she fell on her knees and started to cry. "Why did I get out of home! Why did I think about racing?". There was no one there to calm her. She kept crying.

Suddenly, she felt the howls getting closer. She turned around, but didn't see anything. The moon lit the area around her now. But there was no one there. Then, she heard growls. It was different this time. It wasn't the same growl she heard a while ago, and this time, it wasn't one. There were too many growling sounds around her.

"Oh God. Wolves." she said and started to run. A wolf ran and blocked her way. She stopped, and turned back. She saw another wolf approaching. She was surrounded by five wolves. All growling at her, and getting closer. She couldn't run. "SOMEBODY HELP ME!" she screamed. One wolf attcked her from behind. She fell on the ground and tried to get him off her back. But she couldn't. "HELP!" she kept calling for help. The other wolves joined the first. Ripping her clothes off her, and biting her everywhere they could. She was screaming in pain.

Suddenly, the wolves started to attack someone else. She raised her head to see familiar yellow eyes, who was fighting the wolves all alone. She sighed in relief and lost consciousness. The man faught the wolves and they ran away one after other whimpering in pain. He breathed heavily, as he walked to her side. He knelt near her and shook her a little. She didn't respond. He carried her and walked to his hiding place.