TITLE — HAPPILY EVER AFTER*
status: available
faceclaim: kat graham* / haley lu richardson*
oc: nala / winnifred 'winnie' pooh
fandoms: once upon a time / teen wolf
love interest: derek hale / stiles stilinski
first appearance: teen wolf season 1
last appearance: teen wolf season 6B
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ONCE UPON A TIME, IN the land of the Enchanted Forest, a blood feud between a Queen and a Princess dominated the realm. Their quarrel placed so many innocents in the crosshairs, something that one side hated beyond belief. Snow White — more specifically, her still beating heart — had been the object of the Evil Queen's desires for years on end. No one knew for certain why the Queen was so adamant on seeing Snow White six feet under, but all the people of the realm could agree that they wanted the battle to end.
And it did, in the most unexpected way.
The Evil Queen cast a curse. A terrible, dark curse that tore all of the inhabitants of the Enchanted Forest from their home and swept them away in a storm of purple magic. Both of them remember (and they would certainly never forget) the moment they were snatched from their homes, their friends, and whisked off to somewhere new. But something happened. Instead of arriving, memories altered, in the cursed town of Storybrooke, two individuals fell from the hurricane and landed somewhere else entirely.
Nala of the Pridelands, former girlfriend of King Simba, was of the finest Lionesses and hunters the pride had. She was fast, agile and a natural born leader. Many found it a shame when the love burning between her and the King sizzled out into dying embers, because Nala would have made an excellent Queen. And even after she broke things off with Simba, the pride still looked up to and respected her for all that she had ever done for them. So when the violet mists came rolling over the horizons, they all circled the King and his former lover before being swept along with the tide.
Winnie the Pooh, best friend to Christopher Robin, loved her home in 100 acre wood. The honey addict spent her days wondering through the forest, listening to the sweet songs of birds and feeling the sun on her fur as it pierced through the green canopy. She watched as the boy grew into a kind and intelligent man who never forgot the friends he left behind in the forest of his childhood. Neither Pooh nor her friends understood what was happening when the waves of purple crashed over the wood. They tried to run from the devastation, yelling "Heffalumps" and "Woozles" as they went. But in the end, the violet waves caught up with their small fleeing forms and swept them up in an undertow.
Nala and Winnie did not know what was happening. No one did. One minute they were both safely in their own homes, the next, somewhere else entirely.
But instead of arriving, memories altered and lives changed, in a town where time had been frozen, Nala and Winnie ended up in a place completely different. Because instead of landing in Storybrooke, they appeared on the other side of the country, in the town known as Beacon Hills. They most certainly weren't in the Enchanted Forest anymore.
Dazed and confused, the two stumbled into town. And luckily were then found by the Sheriff of Beacon Hills. He helped the duo get onto their feet in a new and completely different realm, oblivious to the fact they were actually characters in stories he knew incredibly well.
But it soon became apparent to Nala and Winnie that they weren't the only two unique people in town and that Beacon Hills was in fact overrun with werewolves and the supernatural. So it's no surprise to either of them when they are somehow dragged into it all. Neither of them expecting to both find someone that was their happily ever after.
If you don't particularly like this summary, feel free to edit it to your liking.
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epigraph:
"Anyone who tells you the fairytale isn't real just hasn't found it yet, or they settled for less. But that's their story, not yours.
Let yourself believe in your fairytale."
- butterflies rising
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quotes:
"I'm mad at you, what can you possibly say that will make me even consider listening?"
"I have honey."
"Go on."
winnie pooh and stiles stilinski
"This is meant to be my story? It's a load of antelope dung."
"Nala, it's just a movie."
"But most of it never happened that way, they twisted the tale. I stand by my statement, the 'Lion King' is antelope dung."
nala and derek hale
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about:
fullname: Nala / Winnifred the Pooh
age: unknown (physically 25) / unknown (physically 16)
family: Nala: Simba (ex-boyfriend)
The Pride
Winnie: Christopher Robin
Tigger
Piglet
Eeyore
Owl
Rabbit
Kanga
Roo
Other unnamed family
nala
Beacon Hills alias: Nala Smith*
Nala was a fierce warrior back in the Enchanted Forest before she got swept up with the curse. She becomes a deputy in Beacon Hills and helped to try and catch Derek when he was a fugitive. Despite having adjusted to her environment, part of Nala will always want to return to the Enchanted Forest, it was her home. She's very protective over Winnie and quickly learns to love her as a sister/mother figure.
winnie
Beacon Hills alias: Winnifred 'Winnie' Smith*
After Winnie and Nala were found, Winnie was enrolled into Beacon Hills high. She's never been to school before, having only heard such a word from Christopher Robin who had mixed emotions about the subject. Winnie's not the smartest bear in the wood but slowly she starts to learn. She's good at making friends and is so sweet and kind, it's refreshing for Lydia to be around such a person. She tries and helps Stiles the best she can.
abilities
Nala is a lioness in the Enchanted Forest and Winnie is a bear so they becomes similar to werewolves in this new land. Nala is a were-lion and Winnie is a were-bear or something along those lines. They have claws, healing, strength, speed, stamina, no glowing eyes though because they're not supernatural and they can't be poisoned by wolfsbane or mountain ash. You need proper Storybrooke magic to fight against them.
If you would like to know any other details about Nala or Winnie, please private message me and I'll be more than happy to answer any questions.
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notes:
• Nala and Winnie are swept up with the curse but fall out of it and land in Beacon Hills. They don't now each other beforehand. Because they didn't arrive in Storybrooke, they both have their memories intact.
• Nala quickly becomes a mother/sister figure to Winnie and they look out for each other no matter what.
• Winnie's name is actually Winnifred but she prefers Winnie and if someone calls her Winnifred they soon regret it. She may look like a bundle of pure joy but she could claw your eyes out if she wanted. She's 99% of the time a peaceful person who tends to get stuck in her own head and drift off a lot. She's curious, a ball of happiness and rather clueless.
• Nala is brave, protective, a leader. When both her and Winnie are dropped into Beacon Hills, she takes charge. They both know nothing of technology, so that's certainly interesting.
ACT ONE
teen wolf season 1
• Nala and Winnie turn up about half way through this season and immediately bump into Sheriff Stilinski who takes in the confused people. He gives Nala a job and helps get Winnie enrolled in the High School. Lydia befriends Winnie and Stiles is immediately suspicious of her. Nala helps to try and track down Derek when he's a fugitive. Winnie's with Jackson when he finds Lydia.
ACT TWO
teen wolf season 2
• Winnie sticks with Lydia and wants to help find her which is how her and Nala are dragged into the supernatural mess. Everyone is shocked when Winnie reveals who her and Nala are. Nala and Derek have some tension because she helped to try and arrest him. Winnie just wants to help Lydia. Nala and Derek are growing closer. Winnie is helping Stiles and Scott and lot more and Stiles starts to like her and she shares more of her past. Peter is certainly intrigued by the thought of fairytale characters being real and even Deaton has a hard time believing it.
ACT THREE
teen wolf season 3a
• Nala and Derek are sort of in a relationship. She's there to support Derek with Cora and is trying to balance being a Deputy and helping with the supernatural. Ms Blake becomes a friend instead of Derek's girlfriend. Winnie is getting closer to Stiles. Nala finds Derek when he's injured. Sheriff Stilinski isn't amused when Stiles puts one of his deputies and Winnie on the board and declares they're fairytale characters. Winnie is Stiles' anchor when he sacrifices himself. Winnie and Nala end up admitting the truth to him.
ACT FOUR
teen wolf season 3b
• Winnie is the first to become friends with Kira, because these two sweet babies need to be BROTP. Winnie senses something's wrong with Stiles before anyone else does. Nala and Derek's relationship is getting stronger and Noah is being cautious around Nala it is bombarding her with questions. Winnie's heart breaks for Stiles during the whole nogitsune thing. Stiles does NOT sleep with Malia at Eichen house. At the end, Winnie's glad Stiles is back to normal but is saddened by their losses.
ACT FIVE
teen wolf season 4
• Nala leads the teenagers on a rescue mission to find Derek. The dead pool have Nala and Winnie ranked pretty high (you can decide how much) because they're literally from a whole different world. Nala and Derek stick together whilst Winnie sticks with Scott and Stiles. Winnie helps Liam the best she can. After Derek almost dies, Nala doesn't want to leave him and ends up going with Derek whilst Winnie moves into Isaac's old room at the McCall house.
ACT SIX
teen wolf season 5a
• Chimeras are in town and an old friend of Scott and Stiles is back who Winnie immediately doesn't like. To her Theo is just suspicious so she helps Stiles investigate. When she reads Valack's book she hallucinates the full effect of the curse hitting 100 acre wood. Winnie likes Jordan and so did Nala so she's surprised when they find out he's taking the bodies and then helps Lydia to figure out what he is. Stiles doesn't tell her about Donovan because she's Winnie the Pooh, she symbolises sunshine. But she finds out and is completely on his side so she's mad at Scott for not believing.
ACT SEVEN
teen wolf season 5b
• Winnie's there to support Stiles when his father is hurt and doesn't want to leave his side. They both go and visit Lydia together and Winnie's really upset because Lydia was the first friend she made that wasn't from the Enchanted Forest. The whole Beast of Gévaudan thing intrigues Winnie because it's the king of thing she would expect from the Dark One in her own realm.
ACT EIGHT
teen wolf season 6a
• Ghost Riders are in town and Winnie is the last to see Stiles before he's taken where they confess their love to each other. Winnie losing some of her memories is like experiencing part of what the others in Storybrooke had to. She knows someone is missing but can't figure out who, she just knows she needs them. Winnie brings back Stiles with a little help from Scott.
ACT NINE
teen wolf season 6b
• Stiles is off at FBI training, leaving Winnie behind in Beacon Hills. There's the Nogitsune now and Gerard and Monroe stirring up trouble. Winnie is horrified by what they're doing and both Gerard and Monroe treat her as if she's worse than the others. Winnie's such a kind person so it hurts her to see all this hate and pain. She's overjoyed to be reunited with Nala and then they all go off at the end, happy and together, to try and take down Monroe and save the supernatural.
• Maybe a epilogue can be written about a reunion with Winnie, Nala and the people from the Enchanted Forest. Maybe Regina's light curse guided them to Storybrooke. It would be nice to see them both retuning home, even if it is for a little while.
(A small scene edit that I made for this book that you can have if you want and if you would like, you can add text to it.)
IMPORTANT — anything not mentioned in this timeline is up to you to develop, giving you space for your own ideas. Also, if you have any questions, please private message me, I'm more than happy to answer them.
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