Once Upon A Time there was a land called the Enchanted Forest, holding all of the fairy-tale characters we know.

Or think we know...

One day, they found themselves trapped, stuck in a place where all of their happy endings were stolen away from them for what was thought to be forever.

Our World.

This is how it happened...

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"You're too late."

"No!" Prince Charming yelled, "No." he looked down sadly at the image of the beautiful blue-eyed, brunette in the glass coffin in front of him, his Snow White, "At least let me say goodbye."

The Seven Dwarves slowly opened the lid of the glass and backed up as Prince Charming stepped forward and pressed his lips to the beauty's, before slowly pulling away.

She gasped for air and finally spotted her prince, "You found me."

"I will always find you." he smiled, "Did you ever doubt I would?"

"Truthfully," she sat up, "The glass coffin gave me pause."

"Well, you never have to worry," he paused, "Because I will always find you."

"Do you promise?"

"I do."

"And do you, Snow White, promise to take this man to be your husband and love him for all of eternity?"

"I do."

"Then I now pronounce you husband and wife."

"Oh, how lovely." the doors swung open and there stood The Evil Queen, Regina, "Sorry I'm late."

"It's the Queen, run!"

"She's not a Queen anymore!" Snow White announced as she grabbed her new husbands' sword and aimed it directly at her, "She's nothing more than an evil witch."

"No, no, no." Prince Charming warned, "Don't stoop to her level, there's no need." he aimed his focus on the woman in all black, "You're wasting your time, you've already lost." he said, "And I will not let you ruin this wedding."

"Oh, I haven't come to ruin anything." she tilted her head, "On the contrary, dear, I've come to give you a gift."

"We want nothing from you." Snow White stepped forward.

"But you shall have it." The Evil Queen made no move towards her, "My gift to you is...this happy, happy day." she paused, in her step, "For tomorrow my real work begins. You made your vows, now I make mine." she continued walking, "Soon, everything you love, everything all of you love will be taken from you forever. And out of your suffering, will rise my victory." she announced, "I will destroy your happiness, if it's the last thing I do." she whirled around and started walking away.

"Hey!"

She turned around again and the prince attempted to kill her by throwing his sword at her, but she disappeared into a cloud of smoke before it hit her.

It was Emma Swan's twenty-eighth birthday and she was sitting all alone after her night in her apartment, looking at a lit candle on a cupcake she had gotten herself, when there was a knock on the door. She was very confused on who it would that was knocking on her door at this hour, she didn't have any friends or family, but she answered it anyway.

She looked down and saw a kid, "Uh, can I help you?"

"Are you Emma Swan?"

"Yeah." she looked around for an adult that may be his parent, "Who are you?"

"My name is Henry." he said with a smile, "I'm your son."

Emma was thrown off by his words which gave him time to push his way through the door, "Nice place."

"Hey, kid!" she exclaimed, "Kid. Kid. I don't have a son." she protested, as she closed her door, "Where are your parents?"

"Ten years ago," he paused, "did you give a baby up for adoption?" he noticed her tense up, "That was me."

"Okay, kid, I'm calling the cops."

"Then I'll tell them you kidnapped me."

"And they'll believe you because I'm your birth mother..."

"Exactly."

"Fine." she huffed, "Where do you live? I'll take you home."

"Fine." he sighed, "We have to down to Ravine Avenue."

"Alright, let's go."

"Come on, Emma!" Henry yelled excitedly as he ran up the stairs to the apartment of someone they would soon become very familiar with, "Here we are."

"This is your mom's house?"

"No." he knocked on the door, "We need to get another person."

"Kid!" Emma huffed, "You told me I was taking you home."

"No I didn't." he said innocently, "I said to drive this way, I didn't mention anything about my house."

"Can I help you?" a woman with apple green eyes and red hair answered the door.

"Does Nicoletta Ramirez live here?"

"Yes. One second." the woman stated, looking over her shoulder, "Nicoletta!"

"Yeah?" she yelled back.

"There are some people here for you!"

Nicoletta swung her bedroom door open and walked to where her friend was, "Who is it?"

"Some kid and a blonde."

"What?" she gently pushed her friend out of the way, "Can I help you, kid?"

"Are you Nicoletta Ramirez?"

"Yes."

"Great." Henry grabbed her hand and began to drag her down the stairs along with Emma, "Off to Storybrooke we go!"

"What's a Storybrooke?" Nicolette asked the blonde, "Is this your kid?"

"I have no idea what a Storybrooke is," Emma said as she nearly tripped over the curb, "And yes, biologically he is, but I gave him up for adoption and he somehow found me!"

"Did you seal the records?"

"Yes!" she nearly yelled, "But somehow the kid found me!"

"Well, that sucks for you!"

"Oh, thanks."

"Kid!" Nicoletta yelled, "Kid! Stop! Hold on a second!"

Henry came to a halt, "Yeah?"

"Where are we going?"

"Storybrooke."

"Okay," she leant down to Henry's level, "Where is Storybrooke?"

"Storybrooke, Maine."

"Is that where you live?"

"Yes."

"Okay." she huffed, looking at Emma, "Let's get you back to Storybrooke."

"Well, that was crazy." Emma sighed, "I'm sorry about Henry. He just showed up on my doorstep and then dragged me to your house."

"Don't worry about it." Nicoletta looked back at Henry in the backseat of the car, "He's just a kid, it happens."

"I didn't introduce myself," the blonde sighed, "I'm Emma. Emma Swan."

"Nicoletta Ramirez." the raven-haired beauty introduced, "You can call me Nika or Remi." she looked at Henry, "Does he always read? Hey, kid, what's that book you're reading?"

"I'm not sure you're ready."

"What do you mean we're not ready?" Emma asked, "We're not ready for a book of fairy-tales?"

"They're not just fairy-tales." Henry said, "They're real. Every story in this book actually happened."

"Of course it did." Emma muttered.

"Use your superpower." Henry suggested, "See if I'm lying."

"Superpower?"

"Oh, Nika, she can tell when someone is lying." he explained, "She said it's like her superpower."

She gave Emma a pointed look, "Really?"

"What? It's true. It never steers me wrong." she defended, "And just because you believe something doesn't make it true."

"That's exactly what makes it true." Henry argued, "You two should know that more than anyone."

"Oh, really?" Emma asked.

"Why's that, kid?"

He looked between both of them, "Because you're in this book."

Nicoletta sighed, "Oh, child, you have problems."

"Yep." he said, "And you're gonna fix them."

And that's how three of the most important people of our story met...