Emma had just been born, Prince Charming had taken her to the wardrobe and Snow White was in labour again. Her second baby was about to be born. "Just one more push Snow." Doc encouraged. Soon, a baby's cry filled the air. Doc handed the baby to Snow who held it in her arms. Snow moved her hand so that her baby could take hold of her finger in her small hand.
"My second baby girl." Snow cooed, looking at the baby.
"Here's the blanket." Doc said, handing Snow a blanket similar to Emma's but the name Hadley was embroidered in the side in red. "I must be with my brothers." Doc said sadly,
"You go." Snow told Doc, still looking at her daughter. Doc left and the sound of heels sounded through the room as the Evil Queen strutted in.
"You didn't tell me you were having another baby Snow." Regina said with mock sadness,
"Why are you here Regina, you've got what you've wanted." Snow said angrily, holding her daughter tight,
"I've come here to see your face when it happens. To see your face when you've seen that I have won." Regina gloated. Then, two Black Knights came into the bedroom. "The eldest child?" Regina questioned,
"Gone." One said, "It was in the wardrobe, then it was gone. It's nowhere to be found." Regina's face morphed into one of anger
"Where is she!?" Regina demanded,
"She got away." Snow whispered, looking down at her second daughter. Snow looked up at Regina, "You're going to lose." Snow promised,
"If so I want a consolation prize." Suddenly, the baby in Snow White's arms was gone and in Regina's.
"No!" Snow cried, reaching toward her child.
"I'm going to put her in limbo for a while." Regina said, a violet glow enveloping Hadley. When the glow was gone, so was Hadley. "She'll return to the Enchanted Forest when the Curse breaks, alone, with no one to care for her, she'll die an orphan, unloved."
"No!" Snow sobbed. "Not my baby girls!" Snow put her hands to her face and cried into them. The wind then brought up the roof if the castle, the wind blowing Regina and Snow's hair. "Where are we going?" Snow asked,
"Somewhere horrible." Regina answered, "Absolutely horrible. A place where the only happy ending will be mine." Smoke enveloped the room and they were transported to a land without magic.
TWELVE YEARS LATER
A Pirate's life was one could only appreciate if they themselves were a Pirate, and one such Pirate was Captain James Hook. The man lost his hand to Peter Pan, and despite trying to get revenge on the immortal boy, he still had fun with his crew and loyal manservant Mr Smee. After escaping both the evil crocodile Tick-Tock and a man-eating octopus, Hook was whisked away from the seas to only be thrown onto a desolate, grimy rock in the middle of the ocean. On one particular night, four years after his imprisonment, he needed to get away from his incompetent crew. "Blast those wretched souls!" Hook complained, kicking a rock across the rocky path. "How dare they argue with me! I'm their captain!" Hook stopped when he heard a small whimper, and then a wail that could wake the entire island. Hook ran over and stopped in front of a bundle wrapped in the middle of the road. Hook peered down at the bundle, and let out a gasp when a small hand pushed past the white woollen blanket. Hook inched towards the uncle, and using the side of his hook and good hand, picked it up. Hook gently pulled the blanket down away from the baby. "Look at you." Hook mused. "A child. Well, Harry may need a first mate when he's older. Welcome to the crew…" Hook noticed the red stitching on the side of the blanket. "Hadley."