A/N: Hi! For those of you who have just started reading, this fanfiction is a Captain Swan story set to the plot of the movie Stardust. I originally wrote the Prologue and first four chapters on Tumblr, but I thought I'd move the story over here when I made this account.

Updates will probably be super sporadic, but I promise that I will finish this story. Also, just so you know, the rating will remain the same throughout the whole thing.

Sorry for this super long author's note. I'll try to keep them as short as possible from here on out. Enjoy!

There is a town in Maine, a town called Storybrooke, which to the causal observer appears to be as normal as a town can possibly be. Its residents go about their daily lives — eating, working, sleeping, loving — with scarcely a care in the world. Hardly any of them can remember anything of interest happening in their quiet little town, and most of them prefer it that way.

However, there is a legend that the town of Storybrooke is the one place on earth where the realm of Magic spills into our own. It sits at the edge of a large forest, which is separated from the rest of the town by a Brooke. It is said that if one crosses the Brooke, they will find themselves in the Kingdom of Misthaven, a land of enchantment and adventure.

Since the very beginning days of Storybrooke, there has been a law that no one shall cross the Brooke and go into the forest, and a guard has always been stationed at the Brooke's edge to prevent people from doing just that. But the guards have very seldom been needed. Hardly any of the citizens of Storybrooke — whether because of the law, fear of the unknown, or blatant disinterest — have attempted to cross.

However, there was a boy many years ago who did cross the Brooke, which was something that no one in living memory had ever dared to do before. His courageous decision (or as some would say, stupid impulse) would set in motion the events that would lead to one of the most epic love stories of all time.

And that, dear reader, is where our story begins.