Here it is the last chapter. I want to thank all of you who read this, your interest turned a little one shot into a 25 chapter story. I hope you enjoyed the ride and I hope you're not disappointed in the ending.


Robin was holding Rumplestiltskin's dagger but Regina was in no mood for this. Before the outlaw could speak another word Regina used her magic to steal his voice and pin his feet to the ground. Without fear or hesitation Regina walked up to Robin and snatched the dagger from his hand noticing the lion tattoo again as she did.

"I can't believe I ever thought you could be my soul mate." She looked at him with disgust. She scanned the crowd wondering for a second if the onlookers were enjoying the show. Her eyes landed on Tinkerbelle and stayed on her for a second and saw the guilt over pushing Regina toward this man. "Today should have been a good day for me. I found out who my true love really is and my son remembered me, but for me happiness continues to come with a price."

Regina turned her attention to her half sister who had not moved from her curled up position on the ground. It actually made her a little angry that no one had gone to help her but what did she expect? No one mourns the wicked and while it was true that woman's heart was still beating one could not truly call her alive. Regina mourned though, party for Zelena and in part mourn for another part of her heart that had darkened because she'd become a murderer again. Of course, that wasn't really Robin Hood's fault, he was the lackey not the mastermind of this. Still, didn't mean he deserved to get off scot-free.

"I have only known three people related to me by blood and all three of those people have died by my hand." Regina held the dagger to his neck. "How would you like to join them?"

Regina watched Robin struggle but he still couldn't move and though he could breath just fine when he tried to speak he merely looked like a fish gasping for air.

"Regina," Emma sounded exasperated. She could tell Regina wasn't planning to actually kill him but the guy looked like he was about to wet his pants.

With a shrug and a flick of her wrist Regina released Robin from her magical hold.

"Bless you, Savior." Robin thanked the blonde once his voice had returned. "I knew you wouldn't let the Evil Queen kill me."

"She's not the Evil Queen anymore, and I'm not just the Savior, I'm also the Sheriff, and you are under arrest for attempted murder and conspiracy to cast a curse."

"I'm not sure that's actually a charge," Regina's smirked.

"Well in this town it should be, it happens often enough." Emma managed to say with a straight face.

"Fair point."

While Emma dealt with Robin, Regina took a breath and stared at the blade with Rumplestiltskin's name imprinted on it. How many lives had he ruined and now she could command him. She tightened her grip on the handle as she remembered her mother's plan to steal the Dark One's dagger. Cora had promised her that controlling the Dark One would allow to get everything she wanted, but she saw Emma checking over Henry.

"Mamma I'm fine." There was a bit of a whine to his voice that reminded Regina of him when he was younger.

What need did she have of the Dark One's dagger? Right now Regina had more than she could ever ask for, certainly more than she deserved.

"Here," Regina handed it to Rumplestiltskin.

He took the dagger tentatively then quickly handed it off to Belle who had joined his side once Zelena had been defeated.

"Rumple?" Belle seemed a bit confused by the gesture.

"Belle, there was a time when this dagger was the most important thing in my life," He admitted. "I said it was Bae but I couldn't give up my power for him not till it was too late. I don't want the same thing to happen with us."

"Oh Rumple," Belle kissed him.

Regina averted her eyes not wanting to intrude on their moment, when she did she noticed something strange. The dagger that had fallen to the ground was now blank. She almost laughed, this was what she had hoped to accomplished so long ago when she'd met Belle on the road and encouraged her to return to Rumplestiltskin, The Dark One was no longer a threat to her or anyone.

"Hey who is gonna turn the monkeys back to people?" Henry asked.

Though the flying monkeys were still standing in the crowd they seemed to have been forgotten once the fighting had stopped.

"Emma?" Regina held out her hand.

"Oh ugh," Emma stammered once she realized what Regina was asking. "Wait. I mean what if I turn them into like flying elephants or something? Wouldn't Mr. Gold be better at this kind of thing?"

"Alas not anymore," Rumple picked up the dagger and smiled, no longer seeing his name. "I am out of the magic business, but I have every belief that you and Regina can accomplish the task. You know what they say, with true love anything is possible."

"So Emma, do you believe in us?" Regina asked.

"I do." Emma took Regina's outstretched hand.

Together they used their magic and turned all of the monkeys back into their true forms. Emma's mouth hung open continually surprised what magic could achieve and that it was real. As the crowd began to thin Emma noticed Zelena was still lying on the ground, alone, not a soul caring what happened to her. The loneliness was a feeling Emma Swan could relate to.

"What's going to happen to her?" Henry looked at Regina and voiced the question that had formed in Emma's mind. "Could you do what you did for us? Could you give her a new life?"

"I…" Regina hesitated. There was a lingering bitterness toward the woman who had tried to destroy her life not an hour ago. Still, it would be quite hypocritical if she decided to hold a grudge when she herself had tried to destroy a number of lives in the past.

"Mom?" Henry pulled at her arm Regina not having answered him fast enough. "Don't you think everyone deserves a second chance?"

"Yes," Regina smiled and kissed her son on the forehead. "Yes, they do."

Regina felt a reassuring squeeze of her hand that let her know Emma agreed with the decision. The brunette went over and knelt down to where her half sister had been left. It was a simple enough spell, just a wave of her hand and Zelena had a new set of memories, a new life.

It took a few minutes for the spell to take effect but eventually Zelena blinked and spoke. "Hello?"

"Hello." Regina greeted her back stiffly. "There was an incident there with the traffic light you um hit your head. Perhaps we should get you to the hospital?"

Zelena looked around a saw the traffic light that was a good distance away but this was Storybrooke she thought, crazier things had happened. "Well I'm feeling alright now, I think I'll just head back home."

"Allow me to escort you." The pirate who was still lurking around offered.

"Hook right?" Zelena asked.

"What gave it away love?" He asked trying to act suave.

Between Zelena, Regina and Emma it was a three-way tie for most exaggerated eye roll.

"You, um, be safe now." Emma told Zelena as she began to walk away.

"Of course Sheriff." Zelena nodded and Emma and Regina watched as she walked away, Hook trailing after her.

"Do you think we should worry?" Emma asked.

"I don't think so, I saw a great deal of her real life I think I gave her a new one she'll be happy with."

"Well that's good to hear, but I was talking about Hook."

"Hook?" Regina questioned,using all of her will power to not tease the blonde about being worried about her boyfriend. Though, had she just continued watching she would have understood Emma's meaning. At that moment Hook place an unwanted hand on Zelena and once the cloud of green smoke dissipated there was a puppy sitting in the pirate's place. "Ahh, I see. He'll be fine I'm sure."

Emma just gave her a look.

"Oh all right." Regina flicked her hand and her own purple colored magic surround the pup and after a second Hook was back to his old self.

Snow came over and picked up the Once Upon A Time book that was still on the ground and handed it to Henry. "I think its time to go home."

"Like back to the Enchanted Forest?" Henry asked excitedly looking at his book.

"Oh um." Snow bit her lip. "That's not what I meant."

"It's okay." Henry tried to hide his disappointment, he had hoped since they'd found a way back to Storybrooke maybe he'd get a chance to see the Fairytale World.

"Is that what you want?" Regina asked nervously the Enchanted Forest had never been kind to her but if Henry wanted it she'd make sure he'd have it.

"Well it would be neat to see what its like." Henry tried not to sound too excited about the idea of a land with castles and ogres and unicorns. "Even if it was just for a little while like when Momma and Mary Margaret went there."

Regina didn't want to tell him that required a level of magic she didn't possess so instead she offered, "I'll try."

"You mean we'll try." Emma reminded her.

"Is this how all of our conversations are going to go from now on?"

"Only if you continue to forget to include me. Face it you're stuck with me."

"Together then?" Regina smiled as she looked into her True Love's eyes.

"Together."

Emma leaned in and kissed Regina, trying to convey in a kiss the promise that together is how she wanted their lives to be. Neither of them having to be alone again, and Henry would get both his mothers with him no matter what world they were in. When there lips parted there was a spark and the ground felt like it was actually moving.

"What's going on?" Henry eyes grew wide and he dropped the book he had been holding as it began to glow.

No one had an answer for him and Mary Margaret clutched David and she noticed there were other things glowing as well, the broken hilt of Charming's sword and a hairpin that had been forgotten until now. Even The Dark One's nameless discarded dagger was glowing.

"Mom? Momma?" Henry gripped both his mothers' hands just as a lighting bolt appeared out of nowhere and stuck the clock tower.

"What the hell is that?" Emma jumped forward shielding Regina and Henry from the nonexistent shrapnel.

The solitary lightning bolt did no damage but something was happening to the clock face. Magic swirled, a mix of purple and light blue before it settled into what looked like a wall of water surrounding the clock.

"That dearies is a portal." Rumplestiltskin and Belle walked over to them. The two hadn't yet gone home.

"Obviously," Regina rolled her eyes. "But to where?"

"My guess, The Enchanted Forrest." Rumple suggested.

"Well," Emma looked between Henry and Regina. "What do you think? Should we go through?"


So what do you think readers? Did they go through? Did they go on magical adventures? Did they have the perfect fairytale wedding or something simple? Do you think Regina cried when Henry offered to give her away and how excited do you think David was when he finally got that father daughter dance? Do you think Henry stayed an only child or did Emma and Regina have that magic baby so many stories talk about? Or maybe they adopted an orphan, a little lost girl like Emma once was. Do you think Henry grumbled when he had to babysit his little sister and the uncle who was of course 13 years younger than him? Or do you think he looked forward to watching said little sister torment his uncle who insisted he didn't need a sitter since he was five and the crowned prince. Did Henry mind that he would never be a king or did he love the freedom to travel the worlds and learn all the stories they had to offer. Did Henry write those stories down in a book that was read by peasants and royals alike? Did the most popular tale of True Love remain the one of Snow White and her Prince Charming? Or did it become the tale of The Savior and The Evil Queen who had a love that transcended realms and broke curses? I'd like to think it was the later.