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Full Summary: Karina Jones has lived a very complicated life over the past few hundred years. She started with a rough childhood that transitioned into even rougher teenage years. With her life taking so many unexpected turns it was almost a relief to be swept up in the Evil Queen's curse. Only, when Emma breaks that curse Karina finds her past rushing up to meet her, because not only is the father that she hates trying to find her, but so is Peter Pan, looking to play more games. She crossed him once before and now he wants to repay the favour. Karina finds herself torn between who she used to be and who she can be. With more and more complications arising everywhere she turns, Karina finds her life is about to get even more complicated.

Lost Girl

~ Prologue ~

Almost two hundred years earlier…

"Karina, I need you to listen to me very carefully." I stare into the deep ocean blue eyes of my father and smile, despite the serious tone in his voice. I reach up with my tiny hand and grab onto the golden earring in his ear, tugging it slightly, all the while smiling even more. My father gently grabs my hand and places it down by my side. "Now is not the time for games, sweetheart. I need you to stay down here in your room until I come to get you, do you understand? I have to go out for a little while and I need to know that you're safe."

"Ok papa." I smile, my young mind not fully grasping just how serious this all is. My papa gives me a tight, twisted smile and then pulls me into his warm embrace. I tuck my face into his neck, breathing in the smell of rum and his leather duster. Growing up the smell had always brought me comfort because I associated it with my papa, my protector and the man who loves me the most in the whole wide world. Even when mama hated me, he loved me and he kept me safe.

"I'll be back as soon as I can, I promise." He looks deep into my eyes, the same colour as his own, nods to himself and then turns on his heel and walks out the door. I decided to settle down and play with some dolls my papa had bought me on one of the many trips ashore. I don't notice how much time passes until I hear shouting from above on the deck.

I frown and get up, intent to check on the source of the noise. The promise I had made my papa is the furthest thing from my mind as I creep up the stairs to the main deck, hiding behind some barrels. I can see that my papa is back and so is Milah, the lady who isn't my mama, but my papa likes. Looking closer I can see a man with strange looking skin has his hand inside of Milah's chest, moments later he pulls out her glowing heart.

Despite myself, I gasp and my eyes go wide as I stare at the glowing organ. "Milah! No!" Papa shouts and runs to catch Milah as she falls to the floor. Moments pass when suddenly the funny looking man crushes Milah's heart. She lets out a sharp gasp as her eyes close, going limp in papa's arms.

"Papa!" I shout and jump out from behind the barrels. Crew members try to grab me, men who have been like family to me shout my name; however I am too fast for any of them as I rush to my papa's side.

I watch as his eyes go wide with horror and he casts his gaze between me and the man. "Karina! Don't! Go back!" Being so young, I don't listen and suddenly I have an iron tight grip on my shoulder, holding me to the man.

"Papa?" I whimper, as I try once again to step towards him, only for the man to hold on tighter, causing severe pain to run down my shoulder and arm. My heart pounds in my chest and I can barely hear anything over the frantic beating.

"You may be more powerful now, demon, but you're no less a coward!" Papa snarls as he slowly gets to his feet, murderous intent shines in his eyes. "Hiding behind little girls. For God's sake, she's only five years old! Let her go!"

"I'll have what I came for now…" The man replies as he ignores my papa's words.

"You'll have to kill me first!"

"Ah, ah! I'm afraid that's not in the cards for you, sunny boy." The man taunts and then swift as lightning pulls out a blade and cuts my papa's clenched hand off. Papa falls to the floor, yelling in agony as he clutches his arm to his chest. Then as the man picks up the hand he places his sword at my papa's neck, "I want you alive because I want you to suffer, like I did. I lost my wife and my child, so now you will lose the same." He lets out a malicious laugh as he sheaths the sword.

Then, when his back is turned papa picks up a hook and stabs the man in the chest with it. "Killing me is going to take a lot more than that, dearie!"

"Even demons can be killed, I will find a way!" Papa's eyes settle on me, his eyes pained. Once again, I try to move over to him, but the strange man stops me, more pain travels down my arm and I wince.

"Well, good luck living long enough." The man replies sinisterly and just as my papa launches himself at me, his arms reaching out the grab me both the man and I disappear in a cloud of dark red smoke.

A/N: This may be a slow start, but I wanted to show what started Karina on her path. The next chapter will start at the beginning of 2x01 when the curse is broken. This story will eventually evolve into a Pan/OC story; you will just have to bear with me until season three. Please take a moment to review!