The Forgotten Girl

by 23a

When Hook and Milah ran away together, they never expected a child. But they still loved her. And when the Dark One put their family in danger, they had to send her away, and drink a potion to forget about her. But when years later in Neverland she comes across her Papa there to rescue a boy, she will find a way back to her family - and into their memories. Has sequel.

5. If I Ever

I was getting anxious. I'd been in Storybrooke for a day now. A day too long. I'd been watching my Papa; I'd also been watching Baelfire, since he was my half brother. I wished I could tell him, but I had the distinct feeling that he might not believe me. I had to tell my Papa. He needed to remember me. I was trying to find a way to get him to remember when I noticed Bae going into Granny's. He was sitting at a booth - alone. My guess was, he was waiting for Emma. Unfortunately, Emma wasn't interested. I liked Emma; she seemed smart. She was the only one who had realized that something was off about Henry. Well, duh. Pan switched bodies with him. I couldn't even tell them, because then they'd question who I was and I couldn't tell them that either. I had no idea what to do, so I went to sleep again, hoping to find the vision that would explain why my Papa didn't remember me. I finally did.

"Milah?" She looked at him, her eyes full of tears.

"Yes?"

"Elizabeth still isn't safe."

"What now?"

"He's the Dark One, Milah. He'll find her if he ever finds out about her."

"What are you suggesting?"

"To avoid him finding out, we have to forget about her." He held up a bottle. "If we drink this, we won't remember who she is."

"Okay."

They drank. The vision dissolved. I saw my father fighting with the sorcerer, saw them go back to the ship, saw him kill Mama. And that was it. That explained everything.

I was furious. I was absolutely furious at Rumpelstiltskin. I mentally added him to the list of people I hated. It now read:

1. Peter Pan

2. Isabella

3. Charlie

4. Rumpelstiltskin

Then again, Mama had left her family. She had done a terrible thing, and paid the price for it. And it seemed to me that Rumpelstiltskin was different now than he had been before. And he hadn't always been bad. He had become the Dark One. I promised myself - If I ever got that desperate, I wouldn't stoop that low. And if I ever did, I'd become darker than I'd ever thought possible.