Heyy everybody! You guys have a nice Christmas? Me neither! :P

Okay first order of business I would like to thank everyone who read and reviewed my story, it really means a lot. But I'm changing the way this story is written completely. The plot is still the same but I was gonna make it kinda like Rapunzel and Emma was gonna be a helpless damsel in distress but we all know that's not the Emma Swan we know and love so I'm changing it!

I'll try and update regularly but it's hard because I have exam's to study for and I have to stay behind in school for tutoring so by the time I get home I'm frazzled out my mind.

Anyway enough about me let's get back to the story; I might leave a little note at the start of chapters that tell you to listen to a song while reading that chapter and you don't have to but it just adds to effect. No song for this one however.

This is just a recap of Anton's back story from 'Tiny'.

Anyway enjoy!

I hate my life.

Emma Swan thought to herself as she was pacing back and forth in her cage- yes cage, she is forced to stay in an over-sized bird-cage for the rest of her life because of something her idiot ruler, King James, did.

We're getting ahead of ourselves, let's start from the beginning.

Once upon a time there was an evil king called King George who was a cold-hearted ruler who showed no mercy to anybody, not even his own people. He only wanted power and didn't care who or what he had to... let's say "take care of" to get it.

His son wasn't any better. King George was so obsessed with having an heir to the throne when he was gone so they could carry on his legacy yet his wife could not bear children so he was reduced to asking 'The Dark One' Rumpelstiltskin for a favour: To get him a son that would be a great ruler.

Thus came Prince James and he grew up to be just as arrogant and as prideful as his father.

One day King George paid his son a visit as his kingdom was falling deeper and deeper into bankruptcy only to find him with a tart of a woman, who was dressed in revealing white undergarments, beneath him on his bed.

"I didn't know you had company, James." He said clearly not caring about what activity he was interrupting.

"Father." Prince James lifted his head to acknowledge him but still not getting off the girl on the bed, whom he then turned to and tried to introduce them both.

"This is my father the King. Father this is-"

"I don't care," The king interrupted sharply. "The kingdom is teetering on bankruptcy, the name of your latest dalliance is of little concern to me."

"Pleasure to meet you too, your majesty." The girl smirked but it was quickly hidden by James as he proceeded to kiss her again. If his father seen the smug little smile on her face, she would be beheaded in an instant. Not that he cared about her life but he hadn't even bedded her yet.

"Good. Day."

James could tell the King was quickly getting more irritated so he finally got up, leaving the girl on the bed, and offered him a drink.

"There will be time for that later. Right now, there's trouble afoot. I just received word that there was a giant running a mock in the outer village." His misery was directed at his son, as if it was HIS fault that a giant was in his kingdom.

James ignored the judgemental look upon his fathers face and poured himself a drink.

"I thought giants were extinct" He walked back over to the mystery girl who was now also up and getting her clothes.

"I'd love the chance to battle one." The girl added in hopes the King would ask her to 'handle the situation' for him and she would finally have a title above her name. No more having to sleep with men to show her power, no more judgemental stares as she walked in a tavern with practically just a corset and breeches, no more vicious rumors being spread about her. All of that would be over with just a single stab to a giant with a poisoned sword.

Sadly her dream was short-lived when the King replied,

"No, no killing. Not yet anyway." He still looked at her with disgust but now he had a minute shred of respect for her.

"This giant could be of use to us." King George continued and yet again looked at his son with a frown.

"Tell me what needs to be done." James said then took a swig of his drink, he could tell immediately that this was a job for him and him alone to do. He constantly needed to prove himself time and time again to his father so he could prove he is right for the throne when the time comes and if slaying one simple giant was the key to getting the throne then so be it.

Like father, like son.

Meanwhile in a castle on top of a beanstalk that grew higher than the clouds, there was a family of giants. The last giants in their race. Despite giants being a peaceful species they were all viciously murdered by the humans who were out to steal their treasure and magical beans which is why the eldest brother of the giants, Arlo, was very cautious of the humans and didn't let his brothers outside the castle walls.

All the giants ever did was plant magical beans and count their treasure that they didn't even use, it was a very boring life. Well for Anton is was anyway. He often found himself wondering what would happen if he just took a bean and visited the human world, plus it's not like anyone would miss one tiny, insignificant bean. Arlo was always scolding him for having an interest in human trinkets hidden in the treasure room but he couldn't help himself! Every new thing he found that the humans made just made his want to meet them stronger. One day instead of doing his choirs (that consisted of planting beans, checking the soil temperature and being bored to death) he snuck into the treasure room and found a little golden trinket hidden beneath many gold coins. He picked it up and inspected it.

Basically it was a golden triangle with a curved dent in it. It had the most enchanting designs carved into it and strangles that went from the dented curved to the bottom corner of the triangle. He experimentally strummed one of the strings and heard one of the most angelic sounds he had ever heard in his whole life which was saying something as he had lived a very long, boring life. Anton tried make the sound again but found it to be difficult as his huge finger was bigger than the actual instrument itself. He hugged in annoyance.

I wish I was human so I could hear that noise all the time. He thought bitterly.

But before he could grumble on the subject he heard someone ringing the bell that meant dinner was ready. He quickly pocketed the golden triangle and joined his brothers in the dining room.

"You're late, Tiny." The giant holding the dinner bell said disapprovingly. He took his seat in-between him and Abraham, keeping his head down to the floor so he didn't see Arlo's gentle but disappointed look.

Every since he was a young giant he was teased about his size as he was the smallest giant in the family and his stupid brother, Abraham, came up with the nickname 'Antiny' for him which later he just shortened to 'Tiny'. That nickname irked him to the point he nearly threw Abraham out of the castle and down the beanstalk where he would plummet to his death. Obviously he didn't do that because despite them annoying the turkey out of him, he loved his brothers dearly and he knew they felt the same.

"Missed you out on the fields, Tiny." Abraham teased him the second he sat down.

"It's Anton." He said apathetically, almost as if he had said this a hundred times (actually it was a hundred and two times but who's counting?). All the giants at the table started grabbing different kinds of food from the plates on the tables and putting it on their own.

"You're just so damn tiny, TINY." He spat gleefully at Anton before digging in to his food. Anton shot him a glare that if looks could kill then he would be on the floor by now.

"Enough squabbling!" Arlo bellowed at his brother who were acting like animals. They might be giants but they still have table manners. They all ceased grabbing for food and calmly started to eat what was on their plate and listened to Arlo's speech.

"Now today we celebrate after a century of hard labour, the time of the bean harvest has finally arrived-"

The giant's all cheered (except for Anton who just sat there quietly eating his dinner) at his words, some were even banging their fist's against the table from excitement.

"Yay." Anton cheered unenthusiastically but at least he was joining in.

"But," Arlo continued. "Is a blossom more than its root? Is a harvest more important than a hard day's work?" He glanced towards Anton for a split second.

"No. Each has value just as each of us... Has value." He paused for dramatic effect then raised his goblet high and stood up.

"Here, here!" He toasted and watched as his brothers followed his example but all the good cheer was suddenly forgotten when a gold human object fell out of Anton's robe and clattered against the table with a bang.

"You've been spending time in the treasure room haven't you?" Arlo plastered on a fake smile to try and keep the mood calm but inside he was roaring with anger, why must his brother always have to disobey orders? He told him specifically not to go near that room!

"No." Anton lied keeping his head down but it was like he could feel his brother's all-knowing stare so quickly changed his answer to, "Maybe..." He sat back down in his seat (followed by his brothers) and tried to defend himself.

"So say that I was, so what?" He waved his hand flamboyantly in the air as if trying to dismiss the conversation.

"Your fascination with the humans and their artefacts is misguided, no good can come of it."

"How can you say that when you've never even been to their world and you wont even let any of us go down there." He motioned to the rest of his brothers who were just eating their dinner quietly and listening to the argument.

"Have you forgotten what the humans did? Why we no longer trade beans with them? They weren't content traveling between the realms, they had to conquer and pillage!" Arlo was starting to lose his calm façade and was slowly beginning to raise his voice.

"Just because a few humans did some bad stuff doesn't make them all evil!" Anton could tell his brother was getting more and more worked up but maybe if he could make him see that humans weren't what he thinks they are then they could go down and meet with them.

They don't abide by the same laws that we do, Anton." He finally sat down and took a deep breath and once again put on a calm exterior.

"We giants foster life, they destroy it. That is why they must never know that we still exist or that we still grow the beans." He took a swig from his goblet

"But why do we growing them if nobody ever uses them?"

Anton's question seemed to visibly stump him and the rest of his brothers too. It took Arlo a few seconds to think of a reply which wasn't exactly a good one.

"It's what we do."

"We don't do anything with them!" Anton retaliated. This argument was making him grow more and more annoyed at his brother.

"It is the labour that makes us who we are. Not the fruit that it yields." He replied faster this time. Arlo gave him a dismissing look after that which clearly stated that the conversation was to be done with now.

Anton resisted the urge to roll his eyes. Instead he just reached to pick up his golden triangle but was stopped when Abraham pulled it out of his reached and inspected it just like he did in the treasure room but un-like Anton he was doing it not-so-gently.

"What is this? A human toy?" He asked with a mouth full of meat. He was probably getting gravy stains all over the divine patterns with his greasy fat fingers.

"Put it down." Anton said like a mother telling her child to put down a piece of candy they wanted to buy. Instead doing what he was told, Abraham crushed it in his hands and smirked when he seen his brothers face fall. The golden instrument gave one last scream as it was crushed then it was dropped to the ground.

"Not much fun, is it?" Abraham said like he was talking about the weather.

"Abraham, that is enough." Arlo scolded him but it only fuelled the anger inside of Anton's heart. He was such a hypocrite! Arlo was the one that was giving him in trouble for being in the treasure room and finding the trinket in the first place so now that is it broken he wants Abraham to leave him and his 'human fascinations' alone? Well he was having none of it!

Anton stood and ran out of the dining room with his brothers yelling for 'Tiny' to come back. He kept running until he reached the hole in the floor that the beanstalk grew into and started to climb down it.

The giant had walked around all day not knowing where to go or how to talk to a human without startling them. At one point he found himself near a small village but as soon as they saw him they started to scream and frantically run away. So he turned in the opposite direction and continued his journey. He stopped when he spotted a large tavern that he could easily hide behind if any humans saw him so he let his curiosity lead him and looked through a tiny window on the highest floor (which wasn't very high, he had to crouch down to see through it) and watched the humans drink, laugh and enjoy each others company. He sighed, knowing he could never do any of that and he started to walk away from the tavern and into the woods.

However before he could even reach the woods, a voice stopped him.

"If you want some ale, you should ask!"

He looked around but seen nothing until he looked down to see a young man walk over to him with a gorgeous woman. The man was dressed in expensive looking, black clothes with a sword attached to his belt. He had short blonde hair and a mischievous smirk that woman probably went wild for. The woman was dressed very similar to the man standing next to her and not at all like a woman but like a stable boy with a small waist and curvy legs. Her dark hair contrasted with her ocean blue eyes that were so bright he didn't even need to bend down to see them.

They were most likely married.

They'll serve anyone who can pay, my friend." The man yelled up at him so he could hear him, a cocky sway to his hips as he continued to walk over while the woman just followed him with so much grace it could put a swan to shame.

Anton slowly made his way over to the two humans with a cautionary look on his face.

"I'm James, prince of this realm. I wanted to make sure you received a warm welcome." James smiled up at him kindly.

"I'm Anton... I'm a giant." He said wanting to share about himself but didn't really know what to say. James started to laugh and the woman next to him just grinned and folded her hands together. She looked like a true beauty standing with a lady-like posture.

Oh great, the first conversation a giant has with a human in over a decade and I ruin it. Anton scolded himself in his head but continued to listen to the human.

"I can see that. What brings you to our land?" The prince asked, still wearing the kind smile. He placed his hands on top of the handle on his sword casually (if this giant was violent and he needed to take him out immediately), it was an action that Anton seemed to miss.

"I've always been fascinated with your customs, I just... Wanted to see it for myself."

The word 'fascinated' tasted like venom on his tongue as it reminded him of the argument he shared with his brother. He briefly wondered if they even missed him.

"Well we would be more than happy to show you around." James said, unknowingly interrupting his thoughts. Him and the woman glanced at each other and smiled as if they were sharing some secret joke.

James regained his composure and checked the giant over head to toe as if he was inspecting him.

"Of course there's the matter of your size..." He trailed off a little.

"I'm too small from back home, I'm too big for here." Anton said dejectedly but before he could complain anymore the woman quickly chirped in.

"Don't despair, Anton. I have something that may help you." She grinned up at him and reached into her back pockets. Her voice was even more perfect than her looks. It was soft but full of pride and admiration. The giant was so astonished by her lovely voice he found himself unknowingly moving towards her and going down on one knee to hear it better. When he did lean down he got an eyeful of her rather exposed chest. Yep, definitely not a stable boy.

"What is it?" He asked her quickly, trying to banish the inappropriate thoughts from his head.

"Magic. A piece of mushroom from a far-off land I, I once slayed a jabberwock that was terrorizing a village and they, they couldn't pay me in gold so they paid me with this instead." She stuttered out. Anton thought it was adorable how humble she was being about telling him something that not a lot of people could ever hope to do in their life. She handed him the mushroom that looked like a spotted breadcrumb in his hand and continued speaking. "If you eat it, it will change your size. It's effects are temporary but we have more... I'm pretty sure this one makes you smaller." She added as a side note with a small, devious smile.

"Pretty sure?" He asked getting a little worried. He didn't want to get bigger and accidentally crush her and James, not after they have been so wonderfully kind to him.

"Well I haven't had the occasion to try it but the wise woman who gave it to me swore by its power."

"Go on, Anton! Give it a try." James encouraged him. He seen the woman nod her head once in agreement.

"I have no way to repay you for your kindness." The giant said dumbstruck. He always knew he was right about the humans when he said they weren't all evil, he couldn't wait to tell of his experience's with his brothers and prove them wrong.

"No need. If it makes you happy that's all the payment we desire." She glanced at the prince again to see him smiling in agreement with her.

"Well then at least tell me your name." Anton asked with a soft smile. He knew her name would be as breath-taking as everything else about her.

"Jacqueline, but most people call me Jack." She gave a sinister smirk but he just thought it was the moonlight playing tricks on his mind, she was probably just smiling as sweetly as before.

"Nice to meet you, Jack." He swallowed the mushroom whole and felt himself start to shrink.

When Anton returned to his castle that night he wasn't planning on staying.

After he had shrunk down to human size he went into the tavern with Prince James and Jack and they all had a drink. They were simply having fun and telling story's of their great adventures (or at least James and Jack were, Anton just told them of funny things that had happened when him and his brothers were planting the beans... Okay he told them of the funny thing that had happened when planting beans and it was that Abraham planted it two centimetres away from where it was supposed to be planted and started to cry) and they even played some drinking games. Jack had won all of them.

Anton was gazing dreamily at her when his thought-track was interrupted by one of James's guards pulling him away for, what looked like, a heated conversation. The giant looked confused for a second before Jack answered his silent question.

"The kingdom is gravely in debt to a neighbouring kingdom, they only accept gold and magic beans: Possessions we do not have." She said looking solemnly.

Her face was clouded with sadness and her beautiful blue eyes welled up with unshed tears. Anton quickly told her that he could give James some gold and beans since none of the giants used them anyway. Jack's tears suddenly disappear and were replaced by the brightest smile he had ever seen. She through her arms around him and called him her hero.

This day can't possibly get better. He thought as he returned her hug and started to blush.

When James returned Jack repeated what he said to her.

"Well in that case, the kingdom owes you. How about after you get the treasure we meet up and I take you to my father and have you dubbed my personal knight. You, me and Jacqueline will go on adventures together and help others in need of help." James said with a charming smile. When he seen Anton hesitating he continued, "And of course that means no more boring life. We can travel all the realms like you always wanted too."

After an encouraging (and very seductive) smile from Jack he agreed.

That is how Anton found himself taking (stealing was a harsh word. After all, he did technically own it) treasure from the treasure room.

All was interrupted when he was caught by his brothers but before anyone could decipher what happened there was something breaking into the castle.

Humans.

Not just any humans, Jack and James.

Arlo started to panic so Anton tried to calm him down by telling him that he knew these humans and they were his friends. They overheard and denied it, telling him they were only using him to get to the beans. They then ran away together to find where they beans were planted.

The giants did all they could to stop the humans but alas it was not enough. Arlo ran up to Anton and informed him that the humans had killed both

"Anton, you must protect the beans from the humans by destroying them all

Meanwhile James was filling a sack full of any treasure he could get his hands on and Jack snuck up behind the elderly giant and stabbed him in the foot. He roared with pain and angst before picking her up like she was nothing more than a twig and returning the favour.

"JAMES!" She called out to her lover who hadn't even battered an eyelash at her call for help, he just watched her get stabbed then continued filling up the sack when the giant dropped her on the ground. He followed her lead and soon, he too, collapsed to the ground.

Anton came back and the look of fear in James's eyes was clear as the giant fell to his knees next to his brother and cradled his head in his lap. The young prince took this as his cue to leave and started to make an exit but a pained voice stopped him in his tracks.

"James! Please." Jack was on the ground clutching her stab wound with one hand and the other reaching out to him.

"I'm sorry, Jack. I have a kingdom to run." He quickly glanced at Anton and Arlo lying next to her. "I'm sure you understand." He sprinted to the beanstalk carrying the sack over his shoulder.

Jacqueline made one last noise of a woman dying of, not only a stab wound festering with poison, but with a broken heart. The hand that was reaching out for James just sagged in defeat next to her sword. She looked up at the ceiling with one last thought.

At least I got to slay a giant.

With that she died.

"Anton. The poison. It's in my blood... Did you..." Arlo was taking short, struggled breaths and could not concentrate as the poison was heading towards his heart and he could feel every. Slow. Movement it was making inside his body.

"All destroyed, the fields and every last bean." Anton answered immediately. He could see him fighting to stay conscious but they both knew this were his last words of wisdom so Anton listened carefully and waited patiently for him to catch his breath.

"Oh good." For a second there was pride in his eyes because Anton had actually done a job out in the fields and in five minutes no less. "Good, that is what's important." There was peace on Arlo's face and Anton knew he would be closing his eyes forever any second now.

"No. Everyone else is dead you can't die too!" He gently shook him trying to keep him awake. "Please!"

"I know your path is hard but someday you will know what road to choose and when you do you will need this, a preserved cutting from the stalk, plant it. new beans will grow."

"You had me salt the land, nothing can grow here." Anton said confused.

"Then you will find... New land." Arlo finally shut his eyes and went limp in Anton's arms.

"How? Arlo? ARLO?" He cried over his, now dead, family of giants. He was officially the last in their race... It was all the human's fault!

"JAMES I WILL GET YOU FOR THIS!" Anton bellowed to the sky swearing his revenge.

Now at the bottom of the beanstalk and walking towards his castle, James felt a cold shiver run up his spine and the earth below his feet grumble. He tried to tell himself it was nothing but that didn't stop him from picking up his pace a little