A/N: Happy Holidays! Here is the long talked about Christmas story that is set in the universe that began in last year's Christmas story. I tried to sum up many of the stories' events here, but you are probably going to be lost if you haven't been following. This story is completely divergent from canon post Queen of Hearts and a lot of the show's events did not happen in this universe. That being said, I hope you enjoy the story and what I have planned for this years Christmas story.

Here's What You Missed In Storybrooke:

A lot has happened since last year's Christmas. Regina's Christmas present to Henry and Emma sent the Charming family on a vacation to Disney World. Their vacation was cut short when Cora killed Rumplestiltskin to become "The Dark One" and she and Hook made their way to "The Most Magical Place On Earth." Emma and Regina united in more ways than one to defeat Cora and the day was saved.

The trip wasn't all fighting however, Snow found out that she was expecting a child, Henry met his father for the first time, and Emma and Regina fell in love. The family, along with Neal, returned to Storybrooke welcomed as heroes.

Back in Storybrooke, things were heating up between Mulan and Aurora, Grumpy proposed to Nova at the cost of her wings being removed, Whale found a family with Jefferson and Grace, Snow and Charming decided to name their son after the great warrior Lancelot, Regina, Emma, and Neal had "the talk" with Henry, and Ruby and Belle moved in together.

Regina and Emma used their combined magic to destroy the town line, which brought Tinkerbell, Rapunzel, and Ariel to Storybrooke. On the night of Nova's bachelorette party, Nova and Tink broke into Gold's shop and accidentally unleashed a curse that caused everyone to swap bodies. Snow, or Whale, went into labor and Lancelot was born. Emma, Regina, and Blue teamed up to reverse the curse and a few tears were shed in the process. Soon everything was back to normal and Grumpy married Nova in front of most of the town. Sparks flew between Neal and Rapunzel and Belle caught the bouquet at the reception. As Grumpy and Nova drove out of Storybrooke to their honeymoon, Nova thought she saw something green run past their car.

And That's What You Missed In Storybrooke.

As the snow fell over the town square, the town's citizens once again gathered to decorate the enormous Christmas tree. Everyone was present and accounted for, besides Grumpy and Nova, who were still on their Honeymoon. A year had passed since the most memorable Christmas that Storybrooke had witnessed in its entire history. So much had changed over the past year, for better or worse. Circumstances had also brought many newcomers to their town. Almost everyone was looking forward to Christmas this year, whether it was to relive the magic of last year's Christmas or to experience the magic for the very first time.

The fairies walked around serving hot chocolate, while Snow, Charming, Emma, and Regina walked around helping those that in need. August and Neal were showing Rapunzel and Tinkerbell how the Christmas lights worked. Archie and Henry were passing out ornaments to the dwarves and Ruby and Belle worked on stringing the lights.

However, it seemed that Christmas cheer hadn't spread to everyone. Though they were participating in the decorating, Mulan, Whale, and Tinkerbell seemed particularly unhappy. Aurora noticed and kept asking Mulan what was wrong, but Mulan just brushed her off. Aurora was starting to get annoyed and took her frustration out on Ariel who kept breaking the ornaments as she examined all of the "thingamabobs." Ruby and Belle had to pull her away after the former mermaid started to cry and Eric yelled at Aurora.

Jefferson wasn't having much luck either on the other side of the tree. He and Grace had tried their best to cheer Whale up, but nothing seemed to work. Jefferson was worried about him, and he wouldn't give up so easily. Tinkerbell watched the decorating, looking unimpressed with the display.

Soon, the tree was done and Snow flicked on the switch that lit up the whole tree. Everyone took a step back and admired their work. "Good job everyone," Regina smiled. She was going to say something else, but her words were cut off by Pongo's booming bark.

Everyone turned to look in Pongo's direction and found that the Dalmatian was barking at a smaller brown dog that was walking through Town Square. "Whose dog is that?" Emma asked the town. Nobody stepped forward and Charming went over to pick it up. At the sight of Charming coming towards him, the dog ran away quickly and towards the town forest.

Regina wished everyone a Merry Christmas and the crowd dispersed, everyone going back to their homes. Charming went to look for the stray dog and Regina, Emma, and Henry stayed behind to clean up.

The brown dog ran through the forest until he reached a hilltop. At the top of the hill was a cave that was bolted shut. The dog slipped through a hole that had been dug and he made his way into the cave. He found himself face to face with his owner. He was an odd looking fellow with a foul stench and an eternal scowl on his face. His body was covered in green fur and he reached out his hand to pet his dog with his long fingers.

"Welcome back," said the creature. He stepped back to show off his Santa suit, "Do you like it? I made it myself. You wouldn't find a better one on the rack"

He walked over to a telescope poking out of the cave. He put an eye up to the eyepiece and looked down at the town. He scowled at the lit tree that could be seen clearly. He smiled and looked down at his dog. "Max, don't flinch. Our plan will be a cinch. This Christmas will belong to the Grinch."