Lost Girl, Lily

Young Lily

Note : This was written before Lily was revealed to be Maleficent's child.

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Once upon a time in the Enchanted Forest, long before the Dark Curse was cast, there lived Will Scarlet and Anastasia.

Will and Ana, young as they are, had a daughter named Lily.

The young couple, burdened by poverty and the lack of relative support, could not fulfill their duties as parents, and as a result, the child was neglected.

In the night, pipe music streamed in young Lily's ears as the sound lured her to the Pied Piper who brought her to Neverland.

Will and Ana searched everywhere for their daughter, fearing only the worst as the days passed, not even having so much as a trail to track. Overtime they grew closer to depression until one day, Anastasia found a flicker of hope behind the hushed tones of the village maids.

What if they had a second chance? A chance to start over and move on from their injuries?

There was rumor of a place somewhere far only few have come to witness. A land in another realm they call Wonderland. Sounds curious, isn't it? Must be wonderful. To get there, a magical mirror was required to create a portal. But they were poor and without magic - they could never get their hands on such thing.

Until the day Will found the Merry Men: a band of thieves, and good ones at that. Will was welcomed into their troop after passing a test, wherein he learned that this group weren't all thieves are; they steal from the rich and give to the poor. But that's not why Will joined at all, isn't it? He's set his sight on one thing: steal a magic mirror, the Looking Glass - there's said to be one in the Forbidden Fortress.

Will returned to Anastasia, mirror in hand, hearts on their sleeves, ready to jump in head-on, and nothing, not even her deprecative mother could stop them... Except for themselves.

After spending a brief period in Wonderland, the couple became antsy, their resolve weakening. How do you start a new life if you can't even support yourselves? What were they thinking running off to a new land in hopes of their lives becoming better? Her mother was right: they cannot live only on love. They had to leave, for even in the Enchanted Forest, their lives were better than this.

Their plan: steal the Crown Jewels and leap back into the Looking Glass where no one could chase them; start anew with their smuggled treasure.

Unfortunately for Will, the Red King caught Anastasia in the process and offered her not condemnation, but the Crown itself and the King as hers to wed.

During the wedding preparation, Will paid Ana a visit asking her to come back with him to the Enchanted Forest; resume their plan with a promise of an even better future than what they had. He was willing to do everything to make them happy, but more importantly, to make her happy. He gave her until dawn to think about his offer; if she doesn't show up, he'll leave alone.

In the moment, Ana was too weak to think about about all the possibilities she could have lost with Will, and gave in to the King's temptation instead. But she remembered she loved Will dearly, and decided to pack the jewels with her before it's too late.

But indeed, it was too late. Cora, the Queen of Hearts and Ana's new friend, had to interfere: she came to Will while Ana was getting ready. Having a heart is a liability, is it not? The Queen enticed him to give up his heart for her collection; she wanted him gone so that she could have Ana all to herself: the daughter she always wanted. And to think she'd used the same tactic that drove her own daughter away...