Chapter 1
Cassiopeia (Cassie) is Snow White and Prince Charming's kid, Emma's twin sister and Henry Mills' aunt (she went through the wardrobe right before Emma as there wasn't enough space for both of them at the same time) came to Auradon instead of the world without magic.
Mal is Maleficent's daughter and Lily's twin sister (both she and Lily were cursed. Lily with Emma's potential for darkness and Mal with Cassie's) came to Auradon instead of the world without magic.
Evie and Jay are Regina and Daniel's twin kids (thrown into a portal by Cora after she killed Daniel).
Carlos and Uma are Cruella and Ursula's twin kids (kidnapped and thrown into a portal by Hook when Ursula ran into him again as he was still upset about the loss of his revenge).
Harry and Lonnie are Hook and Milah's kids, half-siblings to Bae and aunt/uncle to Henry (thrown into a portal by Rumplestiltskin after killing Milah).
Gil and Ben are Belle and Rumplestiltskin's twin sons, half-brothers to Bae and uncles to Henry (thrown into a portal by Maleficent, Cruella and Ursula in retaliation to tricking them into stealing the Dark Curse for him).
"'Sup, Harry?" I asked my best friend as I entered the stupid fish and chips shop Uma's mom, Ursula, owned. The place is trash but if I said that to her she'd be pissed.
"What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be with your brother and his little gang?" Uma asked before laughing.
"Like I'd hang with Jay by choice. He's not even good at stealing. And he's not my brother. Jafar wants me to look out for him so I have to hang with him, Evie, Carlos and Mal—that gang of wannabes. Just came to say bye. Jafar, Maleficent, Evil Queen and Cruella got letters saying Prince Ben's first official proclamation is to give those from The Isle a chance to be different from our parents. Mal, Jay, Evie, Carlos and I are supposed to start school at Auradon Prep tomorrow and I won't get a chance to say bye before we leave." Uma looked pissed at my words.
"Why are you going there? You hate Auradon."
"'Course I do. Out of you, me, Harry, Gil, Mal, Carlos, Jay, Evie, Lonnie and Ben all coming through those portals sixteen years ago, Ben was chosen as Belle and Beast's heir and we were all shipped off to live on The Isle even though we're not even from this realm. Other than Lonnie, who was adopted by Mulan, of course. But, Jafar wants me to help the wannabes to steal Fairy Godmother's wand. They wouldn't be able to manage it without my help."
"True. We'll see you again soon, though, right?"
"'Course. Like I'd choose to stay in Auradon of all places." Uma, Harry and I smirked at each other before I left.
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Ben and Audrey (I already hate that girl but she'd be hot as a villain if she got rid of the pink) had just introduced themselves to us and were showing us the statue of his father when I saw it. "What's that?" I asked as I pointed at the large beam of gold light coming from the woods behind the school.
"There's nothing there," Audrey said. "Delusional much?"
"No, there's a beam of gold light," Mal said.
"Right behind the school," Evie continued.
"In the woods," Carlos said.
"It's kind of weird," Jay finished.
"They're telling the truth, Audrey," Ben said. How the fuck can this girl not see it? Is she blind or just stupid? I started running towards the light as fast as I could and I've always been a really good runner. I heard the others calling after me and two people chasing me. One is probably Carlos as he's the fastest of the four but the other could be Jay or Ben. He seemed like he genuinely wanted to get to know us but Audrey's a bitch. I lost them as I made it into the woods. I kept running towards the light. When I found the beam of light, I heard whispers coming from it. It was telling me to go into the light and I couldn't resist. I walked into the golden light. Everything was really bright for a second before the light disappeared completely. Where did it go? Where am I? There's no woods here.
"Where'd you come from?" A voice from behind me asked. I turned around and saw a little boy. He couldn't be older than ten. What's he doing out here by himself? "I'm Henry."
"I know this might sound weird to you, Henry. Or even like I'm crazy but I came through a portal and don't know where I am. I'm Cassiopeia Athena White but I go by Cassie."
"Really? That means you're my aunt. My mom is your sister, Emma. You're in Storybrooke. Everyone here is cursed by the Evil Queen. She adopted me. No one here knows who they are and I'm the only one who ages. But, I have a plan to bring my mom back here."
"Wait... All the people from the Enchanted Forest are here?"
"Yeah."
"Well, I ended up in a different world sixteen years ago. If my twin sister has a son whose..."
"Ten."
"Ten, then there must've been some sort of time delay on the portal. Maybe that happened to the others."
"Others?"
"One random day, sixteen years ago, me, Ben, Lonnie, Harry, Gil, Uma, Jay, Evie, Mal and Carlos came through different portals and ended up in the world I just came from. Harry and Lonnie came from the same portal, I came from a different portal, Mal came from a different portal, Ben and Gil came through the same portal, Evie and Jay came through the same portal and Uma and Carlos came through the same portal. Jay and I were adopted by that world's version of Jafar, Ben was adopted by Belle and Beast, Lonnie was adopted by Mulan, Evie was adopted by Evil Queen, Mal was adopted by Maleficent, Harry was adopted by Hook, Gil was adopted by Gaston, Uma was adopted by Ursula and Carlos was adopted by Cruella. Do you have any idea who could be their parents? We were all given names by our adoptive parents but, instead of going by 'Jas' like Jafar wanted, I have an eidetic memory so I remember my real parents and my real name."
"How do you know they're also from the Enchanted Forest?" Henry asked.
"I don't know for sure but I feel a connection through people with my magic. I can't feel it here just as I couldn't on The Isle but that's because there's no magic here or The Isle. I could feel a connection through those that didn't come through the portals and a separate connection through those that did. I think those who come from the same land are the reasons for those connections. I can't be sure about Harry and Lonnie as Harry, Uma and Gil were still on The Isle and I haven't seen Lonnie since the day we all came through the portals so my magic couldn't reach those four but the others definitely."
"And you're sure about Uma and Gil because they came through the same portals as Ben and Carlos!"
"Exactly. You're pretty smart for a kid."
"But, since Harry and Lonnie came through a portal on the same day as the rest of you, whilst you can't be 100% sure, you could theorise that they're also from the Enchanted Forest."
"That's my point, kid."
"So, where's the portal you came through?"
"I don't know. I came through and then it disappeared. It'll probably come back, though. It felt a little unstable so it'll probably come and go randomly. Only get two more uses out of it before it fully disintegrates, though. Each time an unstable portal is used, the more unstable it gets before it destroys itself."
"I could use your help in finding my mom," Henry said. "I know how to but I don't want to travel to see her on my own in case I get in trouble as I'm just a kid but there isn't an adult that lives here that can leave Storybrooke. If I go with you, I won't get questioned."
"Sure..." Henry and I hung out for a little while and he explained to me about who lost a kid/kids, how and which of the others he believes is whose kids. We talked a little about growing up and he really wanted to meet the others. Especially Evie and Jay as he really wanted to meet his mom's kids. I saw the portal appear again and told Henry I had to go through it to see if the others wanted to come back too. I had to give them that chance. I promised him I'd come back as soon as possible.
I went through the portal and it was dark outside. Luckily, I now have magic as I'm in Auradon so I use my magic to teleport to Mal as I just know the others will be with her. I was right. The others look at me in shock. I'm clearly in Jay and Carlos' room. But, Ben and Lonnie are here too. There are three beds so Ben must have the other one and Lonnie must just be chilling here too. Maybe she's the only one, other than Ben, who doesn't hate us because, like Ben, she came through the portals too.
"What the hell?" Jay yelled.
"Shh, keep your voice down," I whispered before I told them everything that happened from the moment I saw the portal to now. "I'm going back. The portal hasn't disappeared yet. Once I go through it, it will never reappear again. So, you can come with me to the new world our parents are in and never return or stay here and never see them, me and whoever comes with me again."
"Sure. I'm in," Lonnie said. I wanted to question it but Lonnie seems like the type to do whatever she wants so... Sure.
"Cool."
"I'll go," Mal said. "That version of my mother can't be worse than this one. I want to find my real mother and my sibling. Henry's book only said Maleficent lost a set of twins. Not how or their genders?"
"Sorry. That's all it said."
"Me too." Everyone looked at Ben in shock. "What? Am I not invited? My parents live there too. I want to know them and my brother if Gil really is my brother. I love my adoptive mother but my so-called father here is never happy no matter what I do. He even told me he regrets adopting me. I don't want to put up with that for the rest of my life. He even pressured me into dating Audrey to unite the kingdoms. He rules over the UNITED States of Auradon but apparently, that's not enough! I can't stand her! She's so selfish!"
"Okay, cool. With you on our side, it'll be easier to steal the limo we got here in and the button for the barrier so we can offer Uma, Gil and Harry the same," I said and Ben nodded.
"I'll go," Evie said. "I'm tired of the Evil Queen pressuring me to find a Prince. I don't even like guys... I kinda like Uma." Everyone but me looked shocked at that.
"You what!?" Mal yelled and Evie flinched. "I know you like girls but Uma!?"
"I didn't tell you because you hate each other. But you're my best friend."
"I'll go too but, since we're admitting to crushes, I kinda like Gil," Jay said.
"We know," everyone but Ben and Lonnie said.
"You're not subtle," I said to Jay's shocked face.
"I'll go. You've seen how the Cruella here treats me and Harry and I are dating," Carlos said.
"... In the spirit of getting along with each other..." Ben started.