A/N: hey guys this scenes the only one in the FTL, the rest is in SB, Let me know if you want me to continue!:)
Once upon a time, there was an enchanted forest filled with all the classic characters we know.
Or think we know.
One day they found themselves trapped in a place where all their happy endings were stolen.
Our world.
This is how they got their happy endings back.
In a dark castle in another realm, an evil queen relaxed in her throne, watching the happy lives of her swore enemies through her magic mirror. Snow White was now well into her pregnancy and it seemed that every day Prince Charming came home with a new addition to his collection of toys for their little bundle of joy- a daughter, she guessed, judging by all the pink.
It made her sick.
Maybe it was because true love and a family was something Regina wanted for herself more than anything, but knew not how to obtain. She had, at one point, had a family (though her relationship with her mother was one based on fear rather than love, they were a family nonetheless), but her parents were dead now, both at her hand, both for separate reasons. Killing her mother had been a pleasure to her, killing her father a pain.
She had even tried adopting those children she found in the forest, but they declined her offer, preferring to live with their father- a man who could not offer them half of what she could.
But then again, maybe her hatred for Snow White was the source of her disgust with the royal family. Either way, she felt the need to watch every move of their happy little married life. She felt it would make their downfall all the more delightful for her.
"Do you have it?" Regina asked without looking away from the mirror. She knew he was there; she had had enough experiences with him to know he did not announce his presence until he wished to do so.
He appeared seemingly out of nowhere, carrying with him a vile of an opaque blue concoction.
"Looking for this, Dearie?" He asked with his evil grin as he approached the throne of the Evil Queen, keeping a safe distance away from her.
Upon seeing the prize she had been dreaming of for the past year, Regina's eyes lit up like a greedy child's. She reached out to claim the beaker as her own, but was rejected by Rumpelstiltskin's quick hands as he pulled it back, denying her the long sought after prize.
"Ah-ah-ah, not so fast there, Dearie" he scolded, "We still have a bit to go over before I hand this great power over to you. As you know-"
"Yes, yes. All magic comes with a price" Regina mimicked in a nasally tone. "But what is there to go over? You promised me an unbreakable curse that would wipe the memories away of all who lived in the enchanted forest. Have you lied to me, Rumpelstiltskin?" Regina asked impatiently.
"There is a strict set of rules and restrictions that come along with this curse, and, unfortunately, no owner's manual"
"Of course not- I am a man of my word. The curse will make the memories of all of your subjects whatever you wish for them to be. It will affect everyone currently living under your rule. But there is one small weakness to this curse. It is made of the most powerful force in this world and many other worlds as well- true love. True love is the only thing powerful enough to bring back these people's memories. Should true love be expelled back into the area under the curse's power, the curse would be weakened for 12 hours, during which time people's memories will be restored, only to slowly deteriorate again. If the curse can remain unbroken throughout those 12 hours, however, it will become permanent, and nothing will be able to break it."