I don't know how long it had been, days? Weeks? I lost count

All I can remember now is that fateful day when the curse struck, and everyone I know and loved was gone
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The ringing of a bell caught Adriana's attention as she was on her way to her parents bedroom, but it was no ordinary bell, it was the curse bell

Adriana lifted up her dress as she raced down the hall to her parents bedroom, running as fast as she could

And suddenly her mothers screams of pain were heard, and she ran down faster

Once she got in the room she noticed her mother clutching her stomach as her father held her up

"The baby, it's coming," Snow strained

"Mom!" Adriana gasped as she made her way to her, helping her father bring her to her bed

Doc came rushing in to see Snows condition, and soon they quickly began to prepare for the arrival of the baby

Snow screamed out in pain, she didn't want to have her baby now, she had to save it

Knowing they couldn't bring the wardrobe to her she had to give birth now

"It's ready," Gephetto Spike as he rushed in, Addy's father was ready to move her but Doc stopped him

"It's too late. We can't move her," Doc spoke

"Mother, you have to give birth," Adriana spoke as she held her mothers other hand

"I-I can't!" Snow cried, it was bad enough she was gonna lose her daughter to the curse, she didn't want to leave her other child without a mother

"You can, please. Before the curse is fully upon us," Adriana begged, and her mother nodded while panting before letting out another scream and clutching her husbands hand

"Push," Charming encouraged as Snow let out a scream, Snow pushed two more time before her final push and screaming louder than before, and the wail of a baby was heard

Snow and Charming smiled as each other as Adriana smiled at them, the baby was a girl

Doc quickly cleaned the baby and got the blanket Andriana had made for the baby, the stitching holding the name 'Emma' in purple

"Addy, grab the swords, quickly!" Her father ordered, Andria nodded and grabbed the swords at the end of the room, grabbing two, one for her and one for her father

She handed her father the sword as he held Emma tightly in his arms

"Mother," Adriana sniffled, knowing this would be the last time she ever saw her mother again

"Adriana, my darling girl. I love you so much, now go, get your sister to the wardrobe," Snow cried, caressing her daughters cheek as she held her hand and let a tear roll down her face

"I love you too," she sobbed, she leaned down as he mother kissed her forehead, her father looked at her, signaling it was time to go

"I love you Snow," he whispered

"I love you too, Charming," She whispered, sharing a sweet kiss before they parted

"We'll be okay, she'll find us," Adriana spoke, wiping away a tear

"Yes, Yes She will," Her father agreed, looking down at his newborn daughter, then to his eldest daughter

The two shared a look before rushing off to get to the wardrobe, the only chance they had at saving their family
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Regina and Emma walked down the hospital, Regina leading Emma to the only person she knew would help, beside Gold

"Who are you taking me to?" Emma wondered as Regina opened up the secret room with a padlock

"You'll see," she replied

Together they raced down the stairs and down a hall, Regina fiddling with her keys before opening up the cell door, revealing the one person Emma thought had left

"Emily?" Emma blurted as she noticed the place blonde hair girl tucked in a corner

Emily's head turned to see Emma, and her face was happy for a split second before she noticed Regina there as well

"Regina," she spat

"We need your help," Regina spoke
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"My help? My help?! Really? Well I remember saying I'd never help you," I spat, glaring daggers at Regina

"It's about Henry," Regina spoke, I quickly stood up on high alert

"What happened to Henry? What did you do to him?!" I demanded as I walked up to her, so close I could punch her

"I-I poisoned him," she replied, that's when a blind rage took me over

I grabbed her by her collared shirt and threw her up against the wall and she cried out with pain

"You poisoned him! You poisoned my nephew!" I yelled

"It was meant for Emma!" Regina cried

"That makes it so much better! You tried to poison my sister and ended up poisoning my nephew?!" I yelled

"Emily! Please, we need your help. I know you must be mad at Regina more than I am now but if we don't do something to help Henry now he'll die," Emma spoke, I growled at Regina before pushing her away from me

"What do we do?" I questioned
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I had gotten a change of clothes, black jeans, a maroon tank top, and my red and black converse

"You believe it now?" I asked Emma as we walked to Golds shop

"Yeah, yeah I do. It's a lot to take in," Emma admitted

"Trust me, I know," I spoke, clutching the jewel on my neck

As we went into Gold shop, his smirk was already placed on his face

"Do my eyes deceive me, or is that the look of a believer?" Gold spoke as his eyes made way to Emma

"We need your help," Emma spoke, getting right to the point

"Indeed you do. It seems quite the tragic ailment has befallen our young friend. I told you, magic comes with a price," Gold spoke

"Henry shouldn't have to pay it," Regina spoke

"No, you should, but alas, we are where we are," Gold spoke

"Can you help us?" Emma asked

"Of course. True love, Ms. Swan— the only magic powerful enough to transcend realms and break any curse. Luckily for you, I happen to have bottles some," Gold spoke

"You did?" Regina spoke

"Oh, yes. From strands of your parents hair, I made the most powerful potion in all the realm, so powerful that when I created the dark curse, I placed a single drop on the parchment. Just a little safety valve," Gold spoke

"That's why I'm the savior, that's why together me and Emily can break the curse," Emma spoke

"Now your getting it," Gold spoke

"I don't care about breaking the curse. All I care about is saving Henry," Emma spoke

"Which is why it's your lucky day. I didn't use all the potion. I saved some for a rainy day," Gold spoke

"Well, it's storming like a bitch. Where is it?" Emma questioned

"Where it is isn't the problem. Getting it is what should worry you," Gold spoke

"Enough riddles. What do we do?" Regina asked

"You do nothing. It has to be Ms. Swan," Gold spoke

"He's my son. It should be me," Regina barked

"All due respect, buts it's her son. And it has to be her. She's the product of the magic," Gold spoke

"Then I go with her, I'm her sister is obvious I'm going with her," I spoke

"Actually, Addy. I have another job for you," Gold spoke

"And what could that be?" I questioned

"I need a specific item you happened to throw down a well," Gold spoke, and I knew actually what he was talking about

"Get them," I spoke, he nodded his head once and went back behind the store, coming through with a box bigger than the one he had in the counter

With a grin, I rubbed my hand over the box, flipping the switches and looking at my beautiful twin blades

I was skilled in almost every weapon, the axe wasn't the easiest to master but swords were my favorite

With royal blue hand blades, sheathed by black leather sheaths

I placed them on my back, closing the case

"I'm off to get my item," I spoke

"What? But he didn't tell us what is was," Emma spoke

"It's better you don't know about it. I'm counting on the both of you to complete your mission. The sooner we get those items the sooner we save Henry," I spoke, giving a final nod to Emma, "I believe in you."

And with that I turned on my heel and set out for the forest

Back in the enchanted forest, I threw my ring I used to control my magic down my secret well, Regina must have brought it over, I woouldn't know I never explored the woods much

But I never exactly where it was, I raced through the forest as fast as I could, Henry's life is at risk

And I stopped, breathing heavily I smirked in victory, quickly running over to the well and looking down, damn

I forgot how deep this was, I grabbed the rope on the side and threw it down, it landed on the floor after a couple minutes

I climbed carefully over the edge of the well, sitting slightly as I wrapped my hands around the rope

I couldn't slide since I didn't have gloves, so I'd have to climb down

I positioned my feet correctly and began to climb down, the farther I went the darker it became

My feet hit the bottom after a bit and I kicked a lantern accidentally, I picked it up and lit it with a match left inside

I shined the lantern leading to different tunnels, only two

I went down the one on the left and listened to my footsteps, lighting the way

I reached the box at the end of the hallway, tied together by multiple chains

These chains were enchanted by my magic, to make sure no one else could use this rings power

I took my swords out and flipped them in my hands, swiftly in one movement swiping them downward and easily breaking the chains

I took them off the box and put my swords back, opening the box that held the ring, I grabbed it and placed it on my finger, shining in the golden light from the lantern

It reminded my of the gleam of the sword when I saved Emma
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Adriana and her father rushed through the halls of the castle, battling guards on their way through

Emma was surprisingly silent as her father held her

Up ahead two guards and killed a guard of theirs, Andriana readied her sword as did her father when the knights turned around noticed them

They advanced at them, Charming taking the lead as Adriana sensed a presence behind her, she whipped around with her sword raised to block a sword coming for her

The knight growled, swinging his sword again which she blocked once more

Adriana spun around and slashed quickly at the knight, cutting in his side with made him slightly howl in pain

She used her magic to push him back, knocking him into the wall and rendering him unconscious

A sudden cry in pain caught Adriana's attention, facing the way it came from a knight stabbed her father threw the back, Andriana cried in pain as she shot her magic at the knight

It knocked him back and sent him unconscious as well

Addy raced to her father as he fell down, she quickly steadied him as he held Emma, Emma beginning to slightly wail

"Dad, Dad just hang on, please," She sobbed, holding his head in her lap

"You need...to get...your sister...to the...wardrobe..." he breathed

Addy let a sob escape her lips, taking her sister from her fathers hands, he smiled at her holding her little sister

"My girls...." he smiled, before closing his eyes and his breathing stopped

Addy had multiple tears rolling down her cheeks, she quickly wiped them away and stood up, sword in one hand, and holding Emma in another

"You're gonna be okay, I'm gonna get you to safety, just hang on," Addy whispered to her sister, before racing down the hall

She quickly made it to the wardrobe, opening it quickly as she heard footsteps approach from the end of the hall

She placed Emma in quickly and looked at her before smiling, kissing her head softly

"We don't have much time, but I'm you big sister Adriana. We won't officially meet till you older but I want you to know I love you, your Mom loves you, your Dad—your Dad loved you. I wish I could watch you grow up, but sadly that's not our happy ending. Find us, Emma. We're counting on you," Addy whispered, watching as Emma mustered what she could of a smile

Adriana whispered a final goodbye before shutting the wardrobe and locking it, as she heard the footsteps get closer

In came the Evil Queen and her knights, smirking upon Adriana, she opened the doors to find nothing there, "Where is it?"

"Where is what?" Adriana questioned, the Queen glared before the knight dragged in her fathers body, roughing dropping him

"Father!" She cried as she kneeled by him, clutching onto him as she tired to hold her tears in

"No!"

Adriana looked to see her mother stumble in, tears spilling off her cheeks as she kneeled by her daughter, "No! No! Come back to me! Please!"

"Oh, don't worry, dear. In a few moments, you won't remember you knew him, let alone loved him," Regina smirked as she got close to the family

"Why did you do this?" Snow wondered

"Because this is my happy ending," Regina spoke

Two knights walked in, "The child?" Regina asked

"Gone, it was in the wardrobe, and then it was gone," one knight spoke

"Where is she?" Regina sneered

"She got away," Adriana spoke confidently, looking at her mother proudly as she returned the same look

"You're going to lose. I know that now, good will always win," Snow spoke

"We'll see about that," Regina laughed, just as the curse began to take apart the castle

The winds circled around the room, as the castle began to fully tear apart, Snow covered Andriana's head as glass began to shatter from the winds

The final glass window shattered and the puff of purple and green smoke engulfed them all

Transporting them into a world with no happy endings
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Suddenly a phone snapped me out of my trans, it was Emma, thank god she's okay, "Hello?"

"H-He's gone," her voice cracked

"No, no I'm on my way!" I cried, hanging up and putting the phone in my pocket

I raced back out the tunnel and to the rope, dropping the lantern and shattering the glass

I jumped on the rope and climbed quickly, jumping on the wall and grabbing on the edge, pulling myself over it and reaching the ground quickly

I landed and ran as fast as I could to the hospital, tears starting to blur my vision

I bumped into a few people as I got to the room and rushed in, breathing heavily and looking at Henry as everyone turned to stare

"No, no, no, no!" I mumbled as I rushed to his side, placing my hand on his cheek as a tear rolled down my face, I grabbed him hand

"Grab my hand Henry, come on Henry. Please, come back to us, to me," I whispered, squeezing his hand only to have it limp in mine

"Please," I cried, looking at Emma with sad eyes and Regina with every hateful thing I could muster, but then it softened

This was Regina's son too, not just Emma's, I looked away from her and kneeled at Henry's bed

"I believe Henry, it took a while to see that but I believe now," I whispered, rubbing my thumb over his hand

Emma stood on the other side of him, her eyes bloodshot from crying, as she leaned down to kiss his head

"I love you, Henry," She whispered as she brought her lips to his head, at the same thing I lightly kissed Henry's hand

A ring of light and wind suddenly erupted, spreading through the room and outward, all was still for a few seconds until Henry gasped

Everyone let out a cry of happiness as he woke up, "I love you, too."

"You saved me, you both did," Henry smiled

"Of course, we're always here do you," I chuckled, a slightly sob mixed in

Suddenly I remembered, the curse is broken, my parents, they remember

"I-I got to go," I suddenly spoke, Henry knew and understood and nodded as I rushed out of the hospital

I raced down the streets, looking around until I spotted them

"Mom! Dad!" I yelled, pure happiness taking me over

"Addy!" They yelled, rushing to meet me

We meet and immediately engulfed each other in a hug

"My girl, my darling girl," Dad chuckled, holding my head and kissing my forehead

"We missed you so much," Mom cried, letting me go to look over my face and holding my cheeks, smiling at me

"I missed you both too," I cried, hugging them once more

"Nic! Oh Nic! Where is he! He's got to be here somewhere, right? Let's go find him!" Mom encouraged, my eyes saddened and she knew something was wrong

"He's not here," I spoke, a tear rolling down my cheek

"Oh, Addy," Mom spoke, holding me close to her as tears fell down my face

"We'll find him, Addy. One day we'll find him," Mom coaxed

Dad held me too, and the tears stopped and a small smile took over my face, I have my family again

And we'll find Nic again, our love can't keep us far apart for long