Once Upon a Time

The 7 Men

Dedicated to fellow OUAT fan fangirlicious!! 

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I wondered if I would ever stop falling, or if I would be trapped falling into a bottomless pit for the rest of my life. My eyes were squeezed shut the sound only of my tree's seemed to fill my ears that and the sound of the air I was ripping through spilling into my eardrum and making it scream in pain. 

Was I already dead? Was this what death was? Falling for eternity.... 

But then thud. 

With one final scream I felt my back collide with something and I landed. Hard. My eyes were still squeezed shut, I was to frightened to open them and see what happened and where I was it seemed so unreal what had happened but... I had fallen into a book. I moved my hand to feel what I had landed on but much to surprise all I felt was.... grass. 

I finally managed to regain the strength and I let my eyes flutter open only to see a canopy of pine, maple, oak, and poplar trees towering high above me.

I heard a loud groan beside me and turned my head slightly to see Flynn Mills sprawled on his back looking up at the trees as well looking incredibly hurt. 

"Flynn?" I croaked "Flynn can you hear me." 

Another load groan escaped Flynn's lips but I saw him slowly manage to nod his head "W-where are we?" He rasped. 

"How would I know?" I sighed finally managing to boost myself up so I rested on my elbows allowing myself to take a look around furthering to examine where exactly we were. But my eyes only saw forest, going on for hundreds of acres. "We're in some kind of forest." 

"Thanks tips." He mumbled. 

I sighed then took a big breath before managing to stand up, it hurt sure but I still managed to it. I dusted off the dirt and shook out the leaves out of my curly blonde hair. "Wanna help me up or not?" Flynn snapped still laying on the ground. 

"Not really." 

"You owe me that at least! You slapped me!" 

"You called me a skank." I snapped glaring at him "What did you expect me to do kneel down and say "Oh yes Flynn I am a skank thank you for this great yet insulting compliment!"  

"Just help me up!" He yelled. 

Rolling my eyes I finally walked over and offered him my hand grudgingly, reluctantly he accepted and I pulled him up to his feet before I let out a long sigh. 

"Where the hell are we!" Flynn huffed irritably. 

"Ask that one more time and I'll--" 

"Where the hell are we?" He challenged with a glare. 

I turned to him narrowing my eyes and took a dangerously close step towards him "I've slapped you before Flynn, I'm not afraid to do it again and 100 times harder understand? So stop your whining before I punch you and break your nose!" 

Just then a soft rustle sounded in a bush behind me and I spun around on my heel fast. "Hello?" I called "Who's there?" 

The bush rustled again and I backed away slowly "I can hear you... who are you?" 

Once again it rustled but just then a bright red haired head popped up from the leaves causing both Flynn and I to jump. 

"Sorry." He squeaked "Didn't mean to frighten you."