Synopsis: In order to have a peaceful Christmas the
Charming, Swan, Mills, Gold family decide to leave Storybrooke behind and
travel to the other side of the world – where they see a pantomime with a
familiar story.
Note:@woodelf68 gave me a prompt for Rumbelle is Hope but I had already
started my entry and couldn’t work it in. I promised I would write another fic
using it. I’m sorry it took me a while. I hope you enjoy 🙂 Warning, there is a
side order of minor Hook bashing, I just couldn’t help myself. It’s post season
five and basically tooth-rotting fluff.
The prompt was for a daughter and my head canon (until show canon says otherwise) is that she is called Nadia. It means ‘Hope’ and I thought that rather appropriate. I also have head canon for the name of a son, but that will have to wait for another fanfic I guess.
Prompt: Rumplestiltskin is teaching their little girl to dance by having her
stand on top of his shoes. Belle watches unnoticed from the doorway until their
daughter spots her.
Wow, I didn’t expect something so long! Where to start? I think the only way that I could see Belle and Regina actually becoming friends. let along Regina being allowed the honorific of ‘aunt’, would be if Regina really stepped up at some point in a crisis involving Nadia, either actively saving the little girl from some danger or staying with Belle and helping her out when Rumpel couldn’t be there for some reason. Which would have given them time to talk, with Regina genuinely apologising for keeping Belle captive all those years.
Neal Nolan is really a tongue twister of a name, isn’t it? I don’t have any problem with Robyn being given as a name to honour her father, except for the fact that it was so contrived, with Robin not giving his own daughter a name. I get that she came much earlier than expected, but for pete’s sake, when the baby comes, you name it! More than a week or so just became ‘wtf?’. But I couldn’t choose a better substitute than Eleanor/Ellie, as Eleanor was a popular name, a queen’s name, during the time that Robin Hood lived. It seems like one he might have considered. And I like names that give you a choice how you want to be known once you’re grown up; either the more formal full name or a shorter nickname. I do understood that calling her Robyn might be a constant painful reminder of her father’s death to Regina, but maybe she kept it as a middle name?
England! I can’t believe someone didn’t quash Belle more firmly when she suggested a transatlantic trip with four children under five! And one more on the way for Snow, omg. And I love that you remembered Johanna and used that name for their second daughter; it’s both pretty and makes sense that Snow would think of it. But then I thought, despite their curse memories of this world, Snow and Charming and Regina and Belle don’t really have any practical experience or knowledge of travelling in this world. Henry’s old enough that Emma doesn’t really have to worry about looking after him, and Hook probably doesn’t care, only Gold knew just enough to really think ‘not the best idea’. But it obviously is turning out great and actually – with Henry soon to go off to college, away from home, making new friends and then a job afterwards – who knows if he’d have time or desire for a big family vacation after that? He’s young enough here to still enjoy himself as a kid and have the adults deal with all the arrangements and paying for things. And he’ll certainly remember it more than the little ones. The panto was a lot of fun, I enjoyed reading it. And omg the wands, and Nadia knocking everyone on the head with it and Rumpel hoping the battery would wear out soon. These were very ‘real’ kids! And the dance scene was as sweet and fluffy as it could be.
Oh wow this is some comment 🙂 You have totally made my week. I’m so glad that you liked it! I don’t know what the correct comment etiquette is but I’m going to respond. You took the time to write a review and I really appreciate it.
Eeek I’ve just realized I’m practically writing an essay in response explaining all my character heacanon. I’m going to make that a separate post because there is a lot of it.
Anyway, I nearly didn’t write this fic because the premise is patently ridiculous. How do you get the whole gang to travel halfway around the world, when they never leave town? I’m from England and I go to panto every year and the idea just wouldn’t leave me alone. I checked and the US doesn’t have it, so I just sort of hand waved it to make it happen.
In reality, a last minute transatlantic christmas vacation, with four kids under five would never happen. Somebody would have totally quashed it. I do love the justification you gave though about nobody really understanding how difficult it would be, plus it being Henry’s last trip before college because that does make total sense. Yeah, let’s go with that 🙂
I have to call “Neal Nolan” his full name because of Neal, Henry’s dad. I always have Rumple refer to him as Bae, but obviously anyone else would say Neal and it just feels so wrong to not specify that it’s the Charming baby I’m talking about, not Rumple’s son.
In regards to Robyn, it’s just because of the nature of her conception, just calling her Robyn feels so wrong to me. I definitely think that Robin should be honored. I didn’t specify in the fic but her last name is Locksley because she is her fathers daughter. Your reasoning is exactly why I picked the name of Eleanor/Ellie as the substitute.
Yeah I kinda figured Snow and Charming would have more kids, I don’t know why, it just seems to me like Snow would want that. Calling their next daughter Johanna, keeps with their trend about honoring people they lost.
They were very ‘real’ kids? Wow. I don’t know kids at all, which is why they didn’t really talk at all because I have no clue how kids talk. I’m really glad that they seemed real.
