Welcome to a Nightmare

Prologue: A Happy Beginning No Longer

A/N: Another twist on the Black Fairy's curse. If you've read my previous work called "Her Collection," you'll notice that the first chapter is very similar to the one in this story, but that is where the similarities end. Crystal, Rumplestiltskin's daughter comes back for Emma and Killian's wedding, only for Storybrooke to be cursed in more ways than one. Try to picture the alternate future from Back to the Future Part II.

A happy beginning now is ours A happy beginning now is ours..."

The bells are heard across town, it's almost like the toll of a funeral procession. Anyone who was not on the rooftop could hear the glass shaking or see the black smoke emanating from the town landmark. Gold looks up from where he is sitting in his shop, the sparkling black clouds slowly making their way up the street. He sucks in a deep breath, his mother's words echoing in his head. At that moment, he wonders if he did the right thing all along.

Meanwhile, upstairs in the shop, Belle is desperately trying to reach her step-daughter on the phone, warning her not to come back into town at the risk of being swept up by the curse. She paces back and forth while Gideon continues to stare out the window onto the darkening town. He knew what was happening and despite everything that he had been through in his life, he was very much afraid. His father had reassured him that their family would be protected, but the young man knew much better than to trust his grandmother. Belle had sensed her son's worry and was attempting to contact Crystal, who has been out of town but was coming back for Emma and Killian's wedding. If there was a chance that the curse could be broken, someone, no matter who had to stay away.

Unfortunately, the ensuing powerful magic made the phone connection faulty. There is a quick sigh of relief when there's an answer.

"Hey B-Belle," a familiar voice says from the other end.

"Crystal, listen to me!" she says in a panicked voice, speaking as loudly as she can.

"W-What's going on?"

"Don't come here!" Belle screeches. She can hear the static and the ground beneath both she and Gideon begins to shake. The light dims drastically.

"W-What... y-you're... breaking up."

"DON'T COME HERE! The Black Fairy's curse... she was not defeated. She cast her curse..."

"L...I'm..." Belle doesn't even hear the words of her stepdaughter as the curse engulfs the house and the family.

Back at the wedding, the party members huddle together, preparing for what was coming. Snow and David cling to Neal tightly. Regina has her arm around Henry while Zelena holds onto her daughter. The wind picks up drastically as the Black Fairy's curse moves towards the rooftop wedding.

"Where do you think it's taking us?" Killian asks, holding Emma by his side. The two remain embraced, fear in their hearts.

"It doesn't matter," Emma says, trying to remain hopeful. "Wherever we end up, we're gonna win."

Just then the black smoke engulfs everyone.

Disclaimer 1: Any and all characters, locations and situations mentioned in every chapter and the entire story belong to their prospective owners. Any characters that I create are my own.

Disclaimer 2: I do not own Once Upon a Time, or any of the related characters, locations or scenes/situations. The tv show franchise is created by Adam Horowitz and Eddy Kitsis and owned by ABC and Disney. This story is intended for entertainment purposes only. I am not making any profit from this story.