So I just recently started watching Once Upon A Time and was hooked! (No pun intended). Anyway, I'm a Captain Swan shipper (I like Ruby with Hook too) but was surprised that there weren't a lot of Hook/OC fics so I decided to make my one. I don't usually create a character that is related to one of the main characters from a show because it's sort of hard for me to work my imagination up from there, but I decided to give it a try with this one (um...spoiler?). This first chapter is sort of like a prologue, but I hope you enjoy it anyway.

DISCLAIMER: Any characters, dialogues, settings etc. you recognize from the show are NOT MINE! I just own my own OC(s) and ideas!

p.s: I changed twenty-eighth birthday to twenty-seventh. Not a huge change, but still...:P

Chapter 1: "Prophecy"

"Rumplestiltskin! I have a question to ask" the guard called

The Dark One smiled to himself. "Oh I'm sure you do, but it's not your question dearie" he said as he approached the stalactites "It's their question. The newlyweds" he said as his eyes trailed to the two figures that were covered by their cloaks. "Snow White and Prince Charming, what an honor it is to have you both come visit my lonely cell" he said with a high laugh.

Both hesitated but stepped into the light and removed the hood of their cloaks. "We're here to ask about—"

"The queen's threat" Rumplestiltskin said, cutting him off "Yes, I am well aware of why you are here"

"What do you know? Tell us!" Charming demanded

"Mm, anxious aren't we? The queen has really gotten into your heads hasn't she?" he replied to the Prince with a smug smile "I will tell you what I know...for a price" he sang

"What do you want?" Snow asked finally

"The name of your unborn children" Rumplestiltskin said "Both of their names of course" he added simply

Charming and Snow exchanged bewildered looks before looking back at the Dark One. "'Both'?" Charming asked, causing Rumplestiltskin to turn his attention back to him. "What do you mean by 'both'?" he said seriously. Snow held her husband's hand tightly as she too anxiously waited for his response.

"Oops!" he said gleefully "Did I forget to mention that you are going to be having twins?" he laughed, gazing down at her protruding belly

Both of them widened their eyes before they gazed down to her abdomen. Snow exhaled in shock as her hand let go of Charming's and went over her stomach protectively. Only he would know how many children they would have. Charming turned and ran both of his hands through his hair. Snow felt happiness and fear at the same time. Happiness because she was going to have two children. Fear because of Regina's threat and how it threatened not just her and Charming's life now, but their children's. Twins she thought to herself.

"Oh you needn't worry though. You will have no trouble telling them apart. Though twins, they won't be very...identical" he said in delight "So, do we have a deal?" he asked

"Y-Yes" Snow managed to say, still drained in shock.

Rumplestiltskin exhaled slowly as his mouth turned into a wide grin. "The queen has in her hands...a very powerful curse and the time is very near. A prison worse than mine. We will be trapped in a place where time will standstill. We will suffer in eternity as everything we hold dear will be taken away from us"

"How do we stop it? How do we protect ourselves?" Charming asked seriously, growing anxious with every word Rumplestiltskin spoke

"Oh we can't dearie" he said simply, before his eyes fell back down on Snow's stomach. "But they can" he said

Snow looked down and then back at Rumplestiltskin. "My...my children?" she asked questioningly

"Yes, your infants are our only hope. Only together can they be the saviors. Our saviors" he rasped "Get both of them to safety and they will return to us in their twenty-seventh year, only then will the final battle begin"

Rumplestiltskin closed his eyes as though he was having another vision. Charming clenched both his hands tightly into fists. "That's enough. We're leaving" he said, entwining his hand with his wife's. The guard began to lead them out of the dark cave when Rumplestiltskin gasped and clicked his tongue disapprovingly. Both of them stopped and turned to look back at his cage.

"Oh my, how terrible" he murmured, his eyes still closed.

"What?" Snow asked, letting go of her husband's hand and walking back to Rumplestiltskin's cell. "What is it? What do you see?"

He giggled. "Twins, but one's life will not be spared as you fail to save one of them"

The color drained from Snow's face as she felt her heart drop. "Fail? Save? What're you talking about?" she said

Charming quickly strode to his wife's side and gently gripped both of her arms. "Snow? Snow, listen to me. Don't listen to him, he's lying" he told her. Charming held her face in his hands. "Nothing's going to happen to either one of them, you understand? I won't let it. I promise I won't let anything happen to our children" he said softly, as her tear-filled eyes met his. By her expression, he didn't know if he convinced her or not.

Her mouth turned into a small smile. "I want to leave" she said softly

Just as she turned to follow the guard out, Rumplestiltskin reached through the stalactites and grabbed her wrist. "Ah, ah, we made a deal missy"

Charming unsheathed his sword and swung it on his hand, making a cut across the top of it and he pulled back. "Next time I'll cut it off" he snapped

Rumplestiltskin ignored him and continued to stare at Snow White. "The names, dearie. What are the girls' names?" he said, climbing the stalactites eagerly as he waited for her answer.

"Emma" she said quietly

"And...?" he asked

Snow pursed her lips. "I...I don't know"

He laughed his high-pitched laugh. "Oh yes you dooo" he sang "You can't lie to me, dearie; you have no reason to. We made a deal. What's the other girl's name?"

She swallowed before putting a hand over her stomach. "Morgan" she answered without looking at him. Without another word she began to walk out of the cave alone. Charming was about to follow when Rumplestiltskin reached through the stalactites again and pulled him against it.

"Don't make promises you can't keep, dearie" he whispered to him quietly "Especially when you are the one that fails to save one of them"

"What?" Charming said, puling himself away from the pointed rocks.

"Oh, have I forgotten to mention?" he said gleefully "To be more specific, you fail to save one of your own daughters" he laughed

It took everything in him not to reach for his sword and stab him between the rocks. Though even if he did, he knew it wouldn't do the Dark One much harm. He didn't say a word and stormed out of the cave. Rumplestiltskin's laugh echoed off the stone walls. His words stuck to him and he felt weight on his shoulders. You fail to save one of your own daughters he had said. No. He refused to think about it. He wasn't going to let anyone die. Not Snow and especially not his unborn daughters.

O-0-o

Rumplestiltskin sat in the corner of his cell and watched the small black mouse scurry its way around the apple. The edges of his mouth twitched up in a grin. "We're alone in here, dearie. There's no need to hide" he said, stepping out of the corner. He waited as the black mouse turned into a puff of smoke and in its place stood Regina.

The queen smirked. "I assume you know why I'm here" she said, absentmindedly unraveling the piece of paper she had in her hand. "This curse you gave me isn't working. What did I do wrong?" she demanded

The Dark One chuckled. "So worried..." he muttered "Like Snow White and her new husband"

The smirk on her face vanished. "They were here?" she asked

Rumplestiltskin approached the stalactites. "Oh but of course. They came here asking about you and the curse. Your threat has them very...rattled" he said gleefully

Regina approached the other side of stalactites in two long strides. "And what did you tell them?" she asked in a dangerously low voice

"The truth of course. That there is no escaping the inevitable and nothing can stop it" he replied enthusiastically, making Regina's mouth turn into an evil grin. "Well, perhaps with the exception of their unborn babies"

As quickly as the smirk appeared on Regina's face, it disappeared. "Babies?" she asked

"Yes. Why, Snow White is carrying twins. Though, they won't be very, how shall I put this...?" he said, drumming his fingers on his chin "Identical" he said with a gleeful laugh. Regina simply glared back at him. "You see, no matter how evil or powerful a curse is, all of them can be broken. Both of the children together, they are the key to breaking it"

"Well, I'll have to take care of that, now won't I?" Regina told him "If they are both the key together, then I just have to get close enough to one of them"

Rumplestiltskin threw his head back and laughed. "Killing an infant? Tsk, tsk. Even I am not that cruel, dearie" he said

"Perhaps," she said "Killing one or both of them to make Snow White and Prince Charming suffer"

He licked his lips. "Even if you do plan on killing those poor babies, you'll never be able to make it inside the palace"

Regina narrowed her eyes and smirked. "I'm getting the impression that you have something better in mind" she said

Rumplestiltskin smiled widely. "The choice is entirely yours dearie. Death...or suffering through the struggle between good and monstrosity. Your choice" he said. The edge of Regina's mouth twitched. Both options sounded equally pleasing. Killing both infants and watching Snow White and Prince Charming suffer. "However, there is the matter of enacting the curse" he added, causing her to remember why she had come here in the first place.

"What did I do wrong?"

O-0-o

From her window she could see the purple and black smoke as it swallowed everything it touched. The bells rang loudly from outside, but they were drowned out by Snow's own screams of childbirth. Charming held her hand with one of his and balanced a baby Emma in the crook of his other arm as Snow tried with everything in her to push her second girl out.

"Almost. You're almost done! Push, Snow! Push!" Doc said. Snow screamed at the top of her lungs in pain one final time. Doc smiled and quickly wrapped a blanket around the baby, but quickly fell when he held the baby in his short arms and Snow noticed.

"What? What is it?" Snow asked worriedly

"Something's wrong. She...she's not crying, Snow" Doc told her

The room turned deadly quiet. Right now, the curse happening outside didn't matter to them. The only thing that did was the pale and quiet baby in the dwarf's arms.

"No...No! NO!" Snow cried out hysterically

Charming felt as though he would throw up as he continued to hold Emma protectively in the crook of his arm. Snow was hysterical and tears threatened to slip from the corners of his eyes. For the first time in a long time, he didn't know what to do. He had to stay strong for Snow; he knew that much no matter how much he wanted to yell out too. His wife let go of his hand and tried to sit up.

"L-Let me see h-her" she cried

Doc didn't argue as he wrapped the purple blanket around the baby and gently placed it in Snow's outstretched arms. Her eyes were closed and she was only a little smaller in size compared to Emma. Snow looked down at her baby as tears rolled off her cheeks.

"Oh Morgan" she whispered, stroking her daughter's pale cheek

Doc silently stood by the side of the bed. "Snow, these things happen sometimes..." he said sympathetically, but even he didn't know what to say to comfort her or her husband.

Charming was quiet. He was in as much shock and sadness as Snow was if not more. Had this been what Rumplestiltskin meant? A stillborn? He thought, but was interrupted when one of his guards stood in the doorway.

"My lord, perhaps...perhaps I can help" he said

Snow and Charming stared at him for a long while. "How?" Charming asked

The guard removed his helmet and stepped inside the room. "As the dwarf said, these things do happen, but that doesn't mean she is dead. I know a little magic, enough to save your second child" he explained

Snow and her husband exchanged looks. Hope glistened in both of their eyes. Right now they didn't have too many options. It was almost too good to be true. Charming took Morgan from Snow's arms as she took Emma from his. He walked around the bed and stood in front of the man. "What's your name soldier?" he asked

"Claude" the man answered

"Claude," Charming repeated "We don't have much time. Whatever magic you know please use it to help my daughter" he said

He nodded to the prince and carefully took the small bundle from the prince's arms when Geppetto ran into the room. "The wardrobe is ready and the queen has crossed the bridge. We must hurry!" he urged

Snow breathed deeply. "You have to get them both to the wardrobe. It's the only way"

"Your Highness, but the wardrobe only takes one" Claude said

She reached out for her husband's arm. "That's why you have to put them both in at the same time..." she said, placing Emma in his arms "...together"

"We don't know if that will work" Charming told her

"We have to try. We need to have faith that they'll come back for us. It's their best chance" she said, squeezing his hand. Snow didn't want to part ways with their infants anymore than Charming did, but if both were the saviors then that's what they had to do. Snow craned her head around to look at Claude. "Save her. Please save my daughter" she said softly.

The man nodded as Charming gave his wife one final kiss and grabbed his sword. "The nursery. Do whatever magic you need to save Morgan and then we'll place them both inside the wardrobe" he explained to Claude, to which he nodded. Charming left the room first and Claude followed behind him.

They fought their way through the corridor as Regina's men stormed into the palace. Charming suffered a wound on his shoulder, but they made it to the nursery where the tree was sitting in the middle of the room. They barricaded the door the best they could before gently placing the sick infant on the ground. Charming cradled Emma in his arms and anxiously watched as Claude's hand lingered over the baby's head and spoke something in a different language. A haze of green smoke appeared around her that made Charming all the more anxious. A baby's cry echoed in the room. But it wasn't Emma's.

Charming walked behind Claude as he stood up with the purple blanket in his arms. She was alive. The relief made him dizzy. "Thank you" Charming said breathlessly. Voices from the other side of the wall told them more of Regina's guards had broken through. "The wardrobe" he said, turning to the tree. He opened one of its doors and gently placed Emma inside before turning to Claude and outstretching his arms. "Give her here" he said quickly

Claude grinned. "I would your Majesty, but...I'm sure the queen wouldn't be pleased if I did that"

"What?" Charming said in confusion.

"Rumplestiltskin told her that only together both girls can be the savior. She didn't want anything standing in the way of her being victorious"

Charming's eyes fell on the bundle in the crook of Claude's arm. "What have you done!?" he demanded

"Nothing. The child is healthy. The queen sent me here to do something else" he said, removing a silver hunting knife from his boot.

"NO!" Charming shouted, grabbing his blade and swung it at the man's arm, deflecting the knife as it brushed against the infant's shoulder. The prince swung his sword again and the knife fell from his hand. As Claude lunged for the knife, Charming stabbed the man in his side and at the same time was able to grab Morgan from his arm. Claude yelled out in pain as Charming pushed his aside with his foot. The door shook as two loud bangs came from the other side. The prince wasted no time and placed her next to Emma inside the wardrobe. He stroked his finger against her cheek as her tiny hand wrapped itself around one corner of the blanket.

"I'm sorry we couldn't have more time. Take care of each other" he told them quietly, before shutting both doors of the wardrobe.

Please take them both. Please work he silently prayed, pressing both of his fists on the small door. The guards would be breaking through the nursery door any minute now. He grabbed his sword and stood up, waiting for them to break through. A weak groan at the end of the room turned his attention to Claude who was lying in a pool of his own blood. Charming approached him.

"Your plan failed. As will the queen's" he told him, holding the sword at his neck

A weak chuckle escaped the man's lips. "Oh, I didn't fail. The queen didn't ask me to kill her" he said with a weak laugh "No, she gave your child a fate worse than death"

Charming's sword landed on the ground with a clang as he grabbed the man by the collar of his shirt. "What did she ask you to do" he demanded

Claude's mouth turned upward in a smile, showing his bloodstained teeth. "She didn't ask me to kill her" he said "All I had to do was touch her with the blade and she would be cursed. A small mark...and the curse will enact itself...when the time comes" he said, his breathing faint and husky "Y-You were too...b-busy saying g-goodbye...to notice..." he chuckled, tapping a finger on his shoulder.

Charming turned to look at the knife and saw the smallest hint of blood on the edge of the blade. Before he could turn back to the enchanted tree, the door burst open and two of Regina's soldiers stormed in. Before Charming could reach for his sword one of them approached him and plunged his own weapon into his side. The pain was too much, causing him to fall on his knees and on his side. The other soldier walked to the wardrobe and broke the latch before breaking the door off the hinges, but the inside was empty.

They were gone.

Okay, sorry if anyone seemed OOC, if they did I hope they weren't too different. I am following the storyline, but I'll try not to stray too far from it. So that was the first chapter, like I said it was sort of like a prologue. Thoughts? Like it? Review and let me know what you think!