This was something that I wrote years ago and never did anything with. Don't blame me if it's not that good.
Twelve year old Princess Emma lives in the Enchanted Forest with her parents. She's lived a happy life. She is loved, happy and has an eight year old little brother Prince Leopold. One night her papa wakes her up in the middle of the night.
"Em, wake up." Charming says "There's not a lot of time. Princess, you have to wake up."
Emma groans and sleepily replies, "Papa, what is it?"
"The curse is coming. Your mother is waiting at the wardrobe for us with your brother." Charming explains
Emma rubs her eyes sleepily, "Papa, carry me please."
Charming picks up his sleepy daughter and carries her to the wardrobe.
Emma sits inside the wardrobe with her brother next to her and tears streaming down their faces.
"Mama, papa, I don't want to leave." Leopold cried
"I know, baby, but you have to. This is the only way to keep you and Emma safe." Snow told her son
"Bye mama, bye papa. I love you." Emma told her parents as she tried to be brave "I'll take care of Leo for you."
Snow smiled softly as she kissed her daughter's head with tears in her eyes, "Bye sweetie. I love you." Then she kissed her son's head, "Bye baby boy. I love you."
"Love you too, mama." Leopold replied
"Goodbye my sweet prince and princess. I love you both so much." Charming said to his children before kissing their heads. "Find us." Then he closes the door.
Charming has tears streaming down his face knowing that he won't see his daughter and son again for sixteen years.
Snow hugs her husband, "Everything will be okay, Charming. We'll see them again. They will find us and Emma will break the curse."
Meanwhile with Emma and Leopold. They appear in a strange new world wearing their pajamas and wanting their mama and papa, but they know that they won't see their parents for sixteen years. Until Emma breaks the curse on her twenty-eighth birthday.
"Emmy, where are we going to go?" Leopold asked his big sister
"I don't know, bubba." Emma replied
Emma counted down the years in her head while holding Leopold's hand. They were walking out of the forest trying to find the nearest town. She mentally promised herself that she would never stop believing in fairytales, and she would make sure that Leo didn't either.
On Emma's twenty-eighth birthday, she and twenty-four year old Leopold arrived in storybrooke with Emma's six year old son Henry and Leopold's two year old daughter Eva. Emma and Leopold are walking around the small town with their kids.
Leopold is holding Henry's hand while Emma is carrying Eva. When Emma and Leopold walked past the hospital window, they looked inside. Emma recognized the comatose patient immediately, but Leopold wasn't really paying much attention at first.
Emma smiled softly, "Look Leo, it's papa."
"He looks the same as when we left." Leopold stated
Emma nodded, "Yeah it's because of the curse. He didn't age."
Emma and Leopold headed inside the hospital and walked into their dad's room. Emma planted a gentle kiss on Charming's forehead, "I love you, papa."
Charming awoke as magic coursed throughout the whole town and the curse broke. Charming hugged his daughter and then his son, "I knew you'd find me, my prince and princess."
"I missed you, papa." Leopold told his father
"Mama? Uncle Leo?" Henry asked curiously. Charming looked over at the small child.
"Oh Henry, this is your grandpa." Emma introduced, "Papa, this is your grandson Henry."
Leopold added, "And this little girl is your granddaughter Eva. She's my daughter."
"Grandpa!" Henry exclaimed as he hugged Charming, who smiled as he hugged his grandson back.
Eva smiled, "Gampa!"
Charming smiled and picked up Eva in one arm and hugged her while still hugging Henry. Emma smiled at her father and her kids.
"Okay papa, can we go find mama now?" Leopold asked
Charming nodded, "Yes, son. We will."
Emma, Leopold, and Charming leave the hospital with Charming carrying both of his grandkids. Snow sees her husband, daughter, and son and runs to them.
"Charming! Emma! Leo!" Snow exclaims
Charming runs to his wife, "Snow!"
Emma and Leopold run to their mother and hug her, "Mama!"
Snow hugs her children, "Oh my babies, you're so big now." Then she turns to Charming and kisses him. She looks at the two children in his arms, "And who are these cuties?"
"These two are our grandchildren, Henry and Eva." Charming told his wife. "Henry is Emma's son, and Eva is Leo's daughter."
"Hi grandma!" Henry spoke
Snow smiled, "Hi Henry, it's nice to meet you."
"Hi gamma!" Eva half-yelled
"Hi Eva." Snow said. She looked at Leopold, "Thanks for naming your daughter after my mother."
Leopold smiled as he gave a nod, "You're welcome, mama."
In the Enchanted Forest, Emma is born as the curse is taking effect. Snow and Charming cover baby Emma with their arms knowing it's too late to get her to the wardrobe. Then all of a sudden the curse goes away and everyone is still in the Enchanted Forest with their memories. Snow and Charming look at each other confused.
"What happened?" Snow asked with worry that Regina may have something worse planned for them.
"I don't know, but at least we're still together." Charming replied
The day after the curse broke, Charming is helping everyone find their loved ones. Emma, Leopold and their kids are with Snow at her apartment.
"Grandma? How did you and grandpa meet?" Henry asked
"Well..." Snow began before telling the story of how she stole Charming's ring.
Henry listened attentively. Emma, having already heard and known the story just sat on the couch playing softly with Eva's short fine brown hair. Leopold listened to the story, since he didn't remember it too well.
"Wow grandma, I can't believe you stole grandpa's ring." Henry stated
"In my defense I thought his carriage was the evil queen's. I was only trying to steal back what was mine." Snow explains as Henry nods
Eva looks at Leopold, "Daddy, my's hungry."
"Okay baby, what do you want to eat?" Leopold asked his daughter. Eva shrugged. "Do you want a grilled cheese?"
Eva nods, "Yes pease, daddy."
Leopold turns to his mother, "Mama, would you…"
"Of course." Snow replied "Do you want anything, Leo? Emma? Henry?"
Leopold shook his head, "No I'm good."
"Can I have a grilled cheese too, Ma? And one of your cinnamon toast that you used to make at our castle?" Emma wondered
"Grilled cheese for me too please, grandma." Henry added
Snow nodded, "Okay. Three grilled cheeses and one cinnamon toast coming right up."
Hope you enjoy. Comments are greatly appreciated.
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