The Girl With a Rose on Her Forehead -Once Upon a Time Fanfiction-

Season 5: Episode 12: Souls of the Departed

Azelea as a young child was in the flower garden with her mother. They were picking sunflowers and gently placing them in the basket between then. It was peaceful, the birds were chirping and the wind was blowing gently around them. "Boo!" Alex shouted, jumping up from behind some of the flowers, startling Azelea and she cried out, falling over. Alex started to laugh as her mother covered her own giggles, trying to hide her amusement from her embarrassed daughter. "Alex! That really scared me!" Azelea said with a frown as she sat up and dusted off herself from the fall. Her twin brother didn't seem guilty even in the slightest as he walked out of his hiding spot and pulled his pouting sister into his arms for a hug. "But it was the perfect opportunity. What kind of brother would I be if I passed that up?" He asked innocently. "A good one." Azelea said pouting, but not removing herself from her brothers comfort. "You have one of the best brothers around Azelea. He is going to be your protector one day." Their mom said, smiling at the rare moment of sweetness between the twins. "Going to be?! I already protect her!" Alex said with a proud smile, standing up and puffing out his chest. "That's the spirit young warrior!" Their dad shouted, coming up from behind Alex and grabbing him under his arms, swinging him around as the young boy laughed. The two boys settled and their father put Alex back on his own two feet. "You two, are going to be together for the rest of your lives." He said, getting both Alex and Azelea to look at him. "You," He pointed to Alex. "Have the very important job. of protecting the most powerful flower enchantress of all time." Azelea blushed at her fathers words. "I'm not the most powerful yet." She said. "But one day you will be. You both have magical hearts birthed from our pure love. Making both of you strong." Their mother said. "But you have a pure heart, and a flower enchantresses heart...you have so much power within you to do so much good. But there will be people who try to use your good magic for bad things." She said with a frown. "Which is why I'll always be there to protect you!" Alex said pulling Azelea into another hug, which quickly turned into a wrestling match between the twins. Their mother and father watched with smiles, entertained by their children.

-Azelea's Pov-

I opened my eyes, confusion seeping over me. What was I dreaming about? The memory was fuzzy in my head as I awoke and sat up. I was laying on the floor in my flower shop...no, the last thing I could remember was walking on the water towards the boat that was going to take us to the..."Underworld." I said standing up, my body was slow to wake up. But I pushed myself and I looked around, seeing dead flowers and trees in pots all around the shop. "I guess it would be odd if they were alive." I said to myself, before walking out of the shop. I was in a place that looked like Storybrooke...but it wasn't. Where was everyone else? "What's going on?" I asked out-loud. "My god. It is you." I heard someone say behind me. I turned and paused. "Who-I know you." I said confusion filling my mind. "Yes. you do." The woman said walking to me. She had a kind smile, and a flower crown on her head. Her hair was like mine, and she had the same eyes as my mother. "How do I know you?" I asked. "You've never met me. But you are my family...I've come to warn you." I blinked. "Warn me? About what?" I asked. "You are going to a place where no Flower Enchantress has ever gone before. I know I can't stop you because you want to save Kilian Jones. But he is not the only person you will be saving." I took a step towards the woman, an odd feeling in my chest grew as she took my hand in hers. "I doomed my family the day I made a deal with The Dark One. I am unable to fix my mistakes. But maybe you can. Save your family from the Underworld. I know you can." She said, smiling with pride as I felt "I'm so proud of you my darling grandchild."

-Emma Pov-

I woke up and gasped. Sitting up with the help of Mary and David. "Emma, are you okay?" Mary asked as she brushed the hair out of my face. I looked around in a panic, seeing that I was still in the boat that we had gotten in. "You passed out, both you and Azelea did." David explained. I looked over to see Azelea still knocked out in Regina and Robin's hold. "Yea, I'm fine." I said looking over the teen. "Good. Because we're here." Mr.Gold said as he sat at the front of the boat. Everyone looked in front of the boat as we arrived to the underworld. My gaze stayed on Azelea who started to toss in her sleep. "She's waking up too." I said, getting everyone's attention as Regina and Robin held onto Azelea. She opened her eyes and jumped up into a sitting position, breathing heavily as she looked around in confusion. "Your alright. Just passed out, like your sister." Robin said calming her down. Azelea looked over to me, and I gave her a knowing look. "No. It wasn't just passing out..." The teen said thoughtfully. "Who talked to you?" she asked me. I paused for a second, looking over to Henry before saying, "Neal...you?" I asked. "My grandmother apparently." She said. "Wait...Neal is in the underworld?" Henry asked, sounding upset. "No, no. He isn't. He was just trying to warn me." I explained. "Warn you about what?" David asked. "He obviously didn't want us to come down here...but I have to get Killian." I said, before turning to Azelea. "What did your grandmother say to you?" I asked. The teen didn't answer for a few seconds. "Basically the same thing." She lied, but only I could tell with my lie detector skills as the boat finally stopped. "Well with that boost of re-assurance let's go into the underworld." Regina said with sarcasm as everyone started to get out of the boat. I decided that I would ask Azelea later about what she saw. She obviously didn't want to tell everyone. For now we needed to focus on Killian.