Once Upon A Time: Goldilocks comes to Storybrooke

Chapter 55 (Flashback)

Goldilocks's head emerged from the water. She took a deep breath of fresh air and closed her eyes, feeling the breeze on her face. She then opened her eyes and observed her surroundings.

She was definitely not in Neverland anymore. Instead, she was in a kingdom, where there were little houses lined up in rows, and in the centre of one of the streets she noticed a huge maypole. She saw a castle as well. It was huge, with blue piers. And a huge wall around it.

"Peter told me not to swim out of Neverland's waters," Goldilocks whispered. "But - ahh well, I'm here now!"

Goldilocks swam to the docks and managed to lift herself up. She sat down and took off the necklace Peter Pan had given her. Her golden mermaid tail disappeared, and it was replaced with her legs.

Goldilocks splashed the water with her toes for a moment, smiling, trying to get the feeling of her legs back. Then she stood up and walked into the kingdom.

She knew this wasn't The Enchanted Forest, but she had no idea where she was. All the people looked friendly, but she couldn't muster up the courage to ask any of them where she was.

Goldilocks turned her head towards the maypole, before suddenly finding herself face down on the floor, a small pain in her back.

"Oh, I'm so sorry!" Goldilocks then felt someone grab hold of her arm and quickly pull her upwards. "I didn't mean to fall into you, I wasn't looking where I was going!"

"And I was looking in the opposite direction, so it was partly my fault," Goldilocks said as she turned around to face the person. They were taller then Goldilocks, and had ginger hair in two plaits. The person was wearing a simple light green dress with a white blouse.

"Sorry, I was just rushing," the ginger girl panted.

Goldilocks observed her for a moment. "Yes, I can see that," Goldilocks smiled, and the ginger girl laughed.

"Why? Is my face red?" The ginger girl touched her cheeks. "My sister always says after I run my face gets really red, even if it's only for about ten seconds!"

Goldilocks nodded, quite taken back by all this talking.

" - Anyway, maybe I'll see you later on," The ginger girl patted Goldilocks's shoulder before walking off.

"Yeah - maybe," Goldilocks murmured, for she was thinking about turning into a mermaid again. She was lost, and she didn't deny it.

"Wait - please - " Goldilocks turned around, and so did the ginger girl. "Where am I?"

The ginger girl have a little laugh. "You're in Arendelle! Why? Have you never been here before?"

"I can't say that I have," Goldilocks shook her head, remembering when Peter Pan told her that mermaids could swim to other realms.

"Oh, well I'm Anna," the ginger girl walked forwards to shake Goldilocks's hand.

"Goldi-Georgia," Goldilocks quickly changed her mind.

"Well Georgia," Anna was still shaking her hand. "As princess of Arendelle, I welcome you to our kingdom! What brings you here?"

"Princess!?" Goldilocks whispered in panic.

"Don't worry about it," Anna waved her hand. "Well, I should really lock you in prison for not curtseying, but as you're new here I'll let you off."

Goldilocks's eyes widened with horror even more.

"I'm joking, I'm not sending you to prison," Anna laughed at Goldilocks's worried face.

Goldilocks breathed a sigh of relief.

"I wouldn't be able to send you to prison anyway. That's my sister, Queen Elsa's, job."

"...What?" Goldilocks asked.

"Georgia, I'm joking," Anna laughed again.

"Right - " Goldilocks took a small step away from Anna, feeling wrote intimidated. "Actually, my father came to Arendelle - it was several years ago, but he died in a ship wreck."

"My father died in a ship wreck too," Anna said. "And my mother."

"I'm sorry," Goldilocks said. "Anyway, did you know him? His name was Rodger, I think he delivered something to your parents - when they still reined. I just never met my father, he died before I was born."

"Rodger?" Anna ran the name through her head a few times. "No, I'm sorry, I can't say that I did know him."

"Oh," Goldilocks's heart sank. "Okay. Thanks anyway."

"Sorry," Anna said. "I can always ask my sister if she knew him."

"No, no that's okay, don't worry about it," Goldilocks did her best not to look too upset. "I - err - I'm probably going to have to go-"

"Go?" Anna asked. "Go where? Didn't you say this was your first time in Arendelle? Maybe I could show you around?"

"That's very kind of you, but no thank you. I have to get back to Neverland." Goldilocks turned on her heels and strode quickly to the docks.

"Wait, what!? Neverland? Georgia wait up!" Anna ran after Goldilocks. "Where's Neverland? What's Neverland?"

"Just a - realm I've been living in for a while," Goldilocks said slowly, not wanting to tell Anna too much.

"Well, I have never heard of Neverland before, so hopefully I can save you some trouble by telling you no boats are going there," Anna told Goldilocks.

"Oh, I don't need a boat to get to Neverland," Goldilocks said as she reached the edge of the water.

"Then how are you planning on getting there?" Anna asked curiously.

Goldilocks turned to Anna and smiled. "I'm going to swim."

And with that Goldilocks quickly attached the necklace onto her neck and jumped head first into the ocean.

Anna watched in bewilderment as Goldilocks's head popped up our of the water, with a beautiful, golden tail that sparkled in the sunshine.

"Whoa-awesome!!" Anna shrieked with excitement.

Goldilocks laughed, swam in a circle to show off her tail, before waving goodbye to Anna, and swimming across the realms, and back to Neverland.