[So this is my idea I have had for a very long time. I am introducing a character I made up into Storybrooke when the second curse hits during the missing year. It is an Outlaw Queen fic with most of the characters mixed in. Hope you like it! -L]

PS I don't own anything but Riley, she is all my idea.

She woke up with a start. She was lying on the forest floor, but it wasn't the forest she called home. Not Sherwood Forest and definitely not the Enchanted Forest. This was different and she couldn't tell what it was. She pushed herself off the ground and brushed the dirt off of her brown pants and green jacket. So where is everyone? She thought. And on that she started heading through the woods.

Keep it together. She thought to herself, they have to be here someone. If you somehow got thrown into a new land they must be here. As she walked through the forest she could see smoke ahead. She picked up her pace and heard voices. She could hear Little John's laugh quite clear now, so that must mean…"Robin!" she screamed as she ran towards him.

"Riley! Oh thank god your okay. Where did you end up?" Robin said taking a good look at her to make sure she was all right.

"Just a couple miles south of here. What happened? Where are we?" Riley said very confused of this entire situation.

"I don't know, some strange magic is here I can feel it," Robin said looking around at his Merry Men making camp. And in that moment Little John notices Riley and comes jogging over.

"Riley you're back. Good to see Robin's little sister made it through okay." Little John said giving Riley a huge hug.

"Yea well I'm glad too," Riley said with a half-hearted smile. "I think I'm going to explore the area a bit, see what's around." Robin did not like this idea at all and she could see it written all over his face. Here we go again Riley thought.

"Riley, we just got here. We have no idea where we are a-" Riley cut him off.

"Exactly! While you men make camp, I'll go and explore the area, see where water is…you know, get the lay of the land. Since no one knows even where we are. And don't even try and stop me because I am already gone." And with that Riley ran off, took the closest weapon she could fine (a bow and some arrows) and was off exploring this new land.

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Riley took her time exploring this new land. Much of the forest was kind of the same. It wasn't as full and rich as the Sherwood Forest, and there weren't as many animals running around. But she didn't really think twice about that. When she came to a clearing she saw something very odd. It was a very large path with some sort of odd stone (what she didn't know was that it was just a road). She walked on is and learned how smooth the surface was. It's a road she thought. Well this is much better than those dirt ones we have back in our land she thought as she picked a direction and started walking in. Very quickly she came across a sign, NOW LEAVING STORYBROOKE.

"Storybrooke," she said, "Well I don't want to leave so I guess whatever this place may have is the other way." And at that Riley set off for town. It didn't take her very long before she was on main street by the library and Granny's Diner. Everything was so much different than back in Sherwood Forest. She was taking it all in, looking everywhere, when she smacked into someone.

"Oh my god I'm so sorry," Riley said looking up and it was the Evil Queen. "You're majesty, I am truly sorry." Riley said bowing her head.

"It's fine dear, and please, call me Regina," Regina said extending her hand. "Have you not been here before?"

"No. What happened? What brought us to this strange land?" Riley said with the same confused look she gave Robin.

"Well someone brought us back here, and I'm not sure who. It seems most of our memories of the past year have been wiped." Regina said explaining the predicament they are all in. "What's your name and where are the others?"

"I'm Riley and the others are back in the forest setting up camp. It's kind of what we do." Riley said. She went into detail about the merry men and how they stole from the rich to give to the poor, but she never did much of that because Robin didn't want to put her in danger after what happened with Marian. She mostly took care of Roland or when out and explored the forest. Riley eventually talked about Robin, the theif Regina called him, and how he was basically the leader of everyone. "You really should meet him." Regina just nodded. "I should actually get back. My brother is probably freaking out about how long I have been gone," Riley said with a chuckle.

"Well if you need anything, here, this is where I live. It's just down that road on your left. You can't miss it." Regina said with a smile as Riley turned and left.

Wow she is nothing like I remember of her Riley thought She is actually nice. I wonder what happened to her to make her change… And with that Riley was on her way back to the forest to tell everyone what she discovered.

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"She was wonderful Robin. You have to come with me into town tomorrow," Riley said telling Robin of her experience with the Queen.

"Riley, I don't know. We still have a lot to do around here before-" Riley interrupted Robin again.

"Please Robin! Just come and see the town. It's amazing. And maybe she will be there and maybe she won't. She did kind of remember who you were anyway," Riley said hoping it would get Robin's attention, and it worked.

"Well why not. I'm in. Tomorrow morning we will head into this Storybrooke you speak so fondly of."

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"There are more people in this curse than the last one," Regina said to Snow, Charming, and Emma.

"How do you know?" A very pregnant Snow said.

"Well I met this girl today, well more like she ran me over taking the town in," Regina chuckled. "She didn't even know where we were or anything of this land. She said there were many more people at her camp in the forest. She is part of those Merry Men that ran a muck in the enchanted forest."

"Oh I remember them," Snow said, "What's his name… Oh Robin Hood. He helped me out once or twice when I was on the run from you." Snow said with a chuckle. "He's kind of cute," Snow said so that only Regina could hear.

"He probably smells of forest and I haven't even met the man yet." Regina said give now a disapproving look. "The girl was nice though. I could sense the love for adventure in her. She seems very independent."

"You got all of that from a talk with the girl," Emma said to Regina. "How old is this chick anyway?"

"She looked about 16. A little rough around the edges, beautiful, and smart," Regina said to Emma. Snow and Charming gave each other a look and just shrugged it off. "I want to find her. See what else she knows about what happened to us during the missing year. Maybe they can help."

"Wait, she remembers the missing year," Charming said.

"Well, no. But they weren't here during the first curse so they might know what they were plotting or who they were even after. We need all the help we can get here." Regina said to everyone.

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"Okay so this is what she called Main Street. Look there's a library and something called a diner," Riley said with such enthusiasm. Robin could see the sparkle in her eyes. He hasn't seen that is a long time.

"You have to save her Robin. You can't just let her die!" a young Riley said. Riley was in tears. Her mother was dying.

"Riley, I can't do anything. She is too sick. We told you this was most likely going to happen." Robin said trying to calm her down. Hushed and reassuring sounds finally calmed her down.

"It's not fair. She's not going to see me grow up." And with that their mother died. Riley was only nine years old, too young for her mother to die. After that, that sparkle that was always in her eyes faded away.

"You seem to really like it here already," Robin said as Riley was looking in one of the store windows.

"What's not to like! Look at these clothes Robin. They are nothing like the ones from are land. And the people, they just seem better…nicer." Riley said with a huge smile on her face.

"Riley, you can't just base your liking of a town on one brief meeting with a woman who used to be the Evil Queen. She could have been playing you." Robin said trying to reason why the girl.

"Come on Robin, you'll see. Let go into this diner and see what it is." Riley basically pushed Robin into the diner. There was a bunch of people in there, it was lunch time so it was pretty busy. Even in the crowd though, Robin's eye immediately fell on the most beautiful woman he has ever met. Those big brown eyes, raven black hair, and beautiful red lips were perfect. All he could do was stare and Riley caught on quite quickly. "Why don't we sit over there? There is a table open." Riley said pushing Robin towards Regina. She was sitting with Snow and Charming discussing something he could not hear. Granny came over and looked up and saw the familiar face.

"Robin my boy, its good to see you again." Granny said giving him a hug.

"Granny! I never thought I would see you again. How is everything?" Robin said.

"Just fine. I see you actually made it through this curse. I swear if I find out who did it, I'll sick Ruby on them." Granny said with a laugh. "And this can't be little Riley can it?"

"Why yes it is," Riley said with a smile. "I think the last time I saw you I was probably about nine."

"ah yes. You were with your mother. Is she here?" Granny said looking around. Riley's eyes looked down and lost that sparkle Robin had loved to see again.

"Actually she died a little while after we last saw you," Robin said looking up at Granny.

"Oh I'm sorry. I didn't know." Granny said giving Riley a rub on her back. "What can I get you guys? It's on the house. Not that you had any money to pay right," Granny laughed.

"What ever is most popular on your menu and make it two." Robin said.

"Two burgers and fries it is. I'll be back in a little bit." Granny left to go to the kitchen.

"Are you okay?" Robin said to Riley who had grown very quiet.

"Yea. It's just no one has mentioned mom is a long time. I miss having someone like that around." Riley said taking a sip of water the waitress had left for them. They talked a little about the new land before Riley said in a whisper "So I saw you noticed the Queen."

"I- I don't know what you're talking about." Robin said looking around to see if he was still there. And she was. Regina was still talking about something with the Charmings.

"Please Robin. I know that look. You think she is beautiful don't you. You haven't looked at anyone like that since Marian." Robin blushed at the comment. "I'm going to go get her!" Riley said standing up.

"Wait- what!" but it was to late. Riley had already left the table and was on her way to Regina's.

"Regina, hi." Riley said not really inturruping their conversation cause Charming had gotten up to talk to someone else.

"Riley!" Regina said with a smile. "It's good to see you again. This is-"

"Snow White. I know. My brother helped you a couple times when you were running from… well her," Riley said with a chuckle.

"Yes, I do remember you. You were much smaller then. Always getting into trouble." Snow said.

"Yes well I gotten older but the trouble thing still sticks." Riley said with a smile. "I want you to meet someone Regina." And with that Riley turned to Robin and waved for him to come over. Robin got out of the booth and walked over to the table running a hand through his hair. "Regina this is Robin Hood, my brother. Robin this is Regina." Regina couldn't take her eyes off of him. He was quite handsome and when he smiled she got butterflies in her stomach. How was this stranger having such an effect on her Regina thought.

"It's a pleasure you meet you, your majesty." Robin said giving his head a bow.

"Please," Regina blushed, "call me Regina. I am no longer Queen here," she said with a smile. Riley could see the connection between them. Maybe they met during the missing year Riley thought.

"Snow its good to see you again," Robin said taking her hand.

"You too Robin. I couldn't thank you enough for how you helped me before." Snow said giving him a smile. "You know what, we are having a party tomorrow to welcome everyone back to Storybrooke, you two should come."

"I-I don't know.." Robin stuttered looking at Regina. She gave him a reassuring smile.

"We would love to come!" Riley said smiling back an forth between Regina and Robin.

"Sounds great. It's actually at Regina's house do you know where it is?" Snow said getting out a pen to write on a napkin.

"No-" Robin started to say.

"Yes. She told me yesterday where to go," Riley said. Robin looked at her with shock and shook his head and laughed.

"We should get going back to camp. They are probably wondering where we are." Robin said putting an arm around Riley.

"Ugh okay," Riley said, "We will see you tomorrow! Bye." She had that sparkle back in her eyes and Robin, Snow, and Regina noticed it as she started walking out of the diner.

"I just wanted to say thank you for inviting us." Robin said turning back to Snow and Regina.

"It's no problem Robin, really. She seems really excited about it," Regina said.

"Yea. I'm happy to see that sparkle in her eyes again. I haven't seen her like this is a very long time. What time should we come over?" Robin said looking at Regina. God she is beautiful he thought.

"Umm say around 6. Everything should be in full swing by then," Regina said looking up into his blue eyes.

"Robin are you coming!" Riley said from the doorway.

"Yes, I'm coming," Robin said to her. "I'll see you two tomorrow. Thanks again." Robin said and left the diner with Riley. He had to admit, he was looking forward to tomorrow.

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[Tell me what you guys think! I have a whole idea with what I am going to do with this. I will kind of stick with the story but I have a lot of my own ideas. Reviewwww! –L]