Set in the Finding You Always universe, but it is absolutely not necessary to have read Finding You Always to enjoy this Halloween fic.

When Henry, a virgin, lights the Black Flame candle in his Grandpa Gold's shop on Halloween night, he accidentally brings the return of three witches. But these aren't the Sanderson sisters. This brings the return of the Black Fairy, along with Yzma and Cruella De Vil. The three proceed to wreak havoc on Storybrooke. It's up to the Charmings, Golds, and Regina to thwart their plot and make sure their stay isn't permanent.

This is set a few years after the Final Battle in that fic and before Henry leaves Storybrooke to travel the realms.

In Finding You Always, Snow and David have 5 children. Emma, twins - Leo and Eva, who are all grown. Then they have nine-year-old Summer and three-year-old Bobby.

This story will be 3-4 chapters.

It's Just a Bunch of Hocus Pocus

A Finding You Always Halloween fic

Part 1

Storybrooke, Maine. To the rest of the Land Without Magic, they didn't exist on any map and for the residents of this small, unusual town, that was just fine. They were people from a magical realm; people that this land believed to only be characters in stories. Fictional and two-dimensional. If they were to know the truth, most wouldn't be able to understand it and others would only try to exploit them.

But despite the fact that their magical town had seen a lot of harrowing times, the last few years since the Final Battle had been won had been very peaceful. And that was thanks, as always, to their town's leaders.

The Charming and Mills-Hood families had a long history of standing on the front lines to defend their town and their people. So when peace settled in Storybrooke, it had been a very welcome thing for these embattled families.

When it came to the holidays, Storybrooke was known to go all out and a lot of that was because their Mayor, Snow White, went all out. Some would probably say overboard, but not Snow. She loved the holidays and her family, so she never failed to see that they always celebrated fully. So, as always, the upcoming party at Town Hall had the town buzzing in anticipation. And the costume shop was very busy with all the townspeople seeking the perfect costumes. And the Charmings were no exception.

Henry Nolan browsed through the racks, looking for his costume this year, but nothing seemed right. He had no idea what he wanted to be and honestly, he wasn't all that excited this year. He was eternally grateful that there was no more danger to the town...but if he was being completely honest, Storybrooke had become a bit of a bore. He loved his family, but nothing ever really happened anymore and he would be lying if he said he didn't miss the adventure and occasional chaos. At least when there was that, he wasn't having to deal with a bunch of bullies at school. Somehow, monsters and witches were much more easy to deal with than real people sometimes.

Because of who he was, school wasn't always easy. He knew his Mom knew a bit about that, as did his Aunts and Uncles. But he still felt a bit alone at this. They were all incredible fighters with various magical abilities. Henry was just a writer with a really famous family. A family that still had critics and the children of those critics were currently taking delight in tormenting Henry lately. He hadn't told anyone, because he knew it would only make things worse.

"And what pray tell is the purpose of this?" Hook questioned, as Emma smirked at him in amusement.

"It's hair gel. If we're going to go as Danny and Sandy from Grease, you'll need that for your hair," Emma explained. Hook still looked confused.

"I'm sorry...but you want my hair to be greasy?" he asked. She chuckled.

"Yes...you're a greaser and I'll be wearing these," she replied, as she held up some tight leather pants. Henry rolled his eyes at the look in Hook's eyes at that.

"No…" he heard his father say, as he and Tinkerbell were rifling through the costumes nearby.

"Neal…" she cooed.

"As much as I love you that you want to go as yourself in this," Neal leered, referring to the very short and glittery green dress.

"I'm not putting on tights and going as a mass murderer," Neal refuted, as he put the Peter Pan costume back on the shelf.

"Well, people in this land think Pan was good," she reminded.

"Then people in this land are idiots," Neal retorted. She sighed.

"Okay fine...we'll keep looking," Tink agreed, as she put the Tinkerbell costume back on the rack. But Neal picked it up again.

"No...let's get this one for you," he said.

"Why? I'm not going to wear it for Halloween, so what's the point?" she asked.

"Cause there are other places you could wear it," he said in a husky tone. Tink rolled her eyes and Henry wrinkled his nose. He really didn't need to hear that.

"Wow…" he heard his grandfather say and turned to see his grandmother in a Wonder Woman costume.

"You like it?" Snow asked.

"Oh, I love it," David replied, as he put his arms around her. His grandfather was sporting some Viking-esque armor at his grandmother's insistence.

"You do know that Thor never knew Wonder Woman, right?" he asked. Snow smirked and tugged him close, kissing him passionately.

"He does today...and tonight…" she purred, making Henry roll his eyes again. Honestly, he loved his family, but they were so embarrassing! He wished that for once his grandparents wouldn't make out in public like they were teenagers in heat.

"Really guys…" Emma complained too when she saw her parents. Their lips parted and they shared an amused look, until David turned to find someone right next to him in a Cruella De Vil mask. David jumped in fright, causing most of them, Henry included, to snicker in amusement. He visibly shuddered at the sight and Regina laughed, as she removed the mask.

"You still visibly shudder. That will never not be funny," she cackled.

"Oh yeah, haha, I'm so glad my being scarred by that woman is amusing to you," David complained, as he shuddered again when she held up the mask.

"This is a thing of nightmares," David complained, as he tossed the mask away. Snow took pity on him and put her arms around his neck.

"Oh my poor Charming...I can kiss it better though," she cooed, as she kissed his cheek. Regina rolled her eyes at that.

"You know, it's your brother that should really be scarred by her," she reminded.

"Can we not bring that up? I have enough of my own nightmares about it," James complained, as they shared a laugh at his expense.

"Hey kid...you pick a costume yet?" Emma called, as she turned to him.

"Nah...I'm not really feeling anything here. I think I'm gonna go get some air," Henry said. She frowned.

"Are you okay?" Emma called.

"I'm fine Mom…" he promised, as he left, leaving her still wondering what was bothering him.


Henry walked along the streets of Storybrooke, idly thinking about his life. He knew hiding his problems from his family was wrong, but he also knew exactly what would happen if they found out about the bullying. They would take action for him, because they loved him and that's just the kind of family he had. People of action that fought injustice. But Henry knew that wouldn't really help him. He somehow had to find a way to stand up to people himself and honestly, that scared him a bit, which made him feel pathetic. He was the grandson of Snow White, Prince Charming, and the fearsome Dark One. And he couldn't even stand up to a couple of bad seeds that loved to bag on him.

"Henry!" Summer called, as she caught up to him.

"Summer...what are you doing?" he asked in exasperation.

"I wanted to come with you. Mommy and Daddy said it was okay," she confirmed. He sighed.

"Fine…" he replied, as they kept walking. That was another irritant sometimes. It was really hard to find alone time with such a large family.

"Where are we going?" she asked.

"To Grandpa Gold's shop. I thought maybe he might have a better idea about what I should be for Halloween," Henry replied.

"You should be Captain America like last year!" she chirped.

"And why is that?" he asked.

"Because you're a hero! Like Mommy and Daddy, and Emmy," she replied. He scoffed.

"Trust me Summer...I'm no hero," he refuted.

"You got that right," a voice said. Dread filled Henry, as he turned to find two of his schools biggest jerks standing there. Devon Rivers and Steve Carny. Their fathers had once been Black Knights and though his Aunt Regina had given up her revenge so long ago, Rivers and Carny had gone on to be followers for King George and thus their hatred of his grandparents knew no bounds.

"Leave us alone," Henry grumbled, as he took Summer's hand and started walking again. But the two punks got into their pathway again.

"What's the matter, Nolan? Still on that crap that the pen is mightier than the sword?" Rivers questioned.

"What do you expect, Rivers? His family is full of freaks...so it's only fitting that he's a freak too," Carny hissed.

"Whatever…" Henry grumbled, as he pushed passed them.

"Oh come on...let's have some fun," Rivers called, as he grabbed Henry's bag off his shoulder. He sighed.

"Give it back," he demanded.

"No," Carny hissed back.

"Give Henry back his bag or I'm telling my Daddy!" Summer called. Henry closed his eyes, as they laughed hysterically.

"Aw...she's gonna tell her Daddy the Sheriff. Man, you're so pathetic, Nolan. Do you really need your gramps to come fight your battles for you?" Rivers questioned.

"No...now give it back and leave us alone," Henry demanded.

"Nah...I think I'll keep it and maybe that jacket too," Rivers said.

"This was my Dad's...I'm not giving it to you," Henry refuted.

"Which means it was probably already stolen," Carny snorted, making Henry fume.

"You're bad...we're going to see Mr. Gold and I'm gonna tell him what you're doing!" Summer cried, making them laugh again.

"Summer stop!" Henry snapped and her eyes widened innocently. Henry never snapped at her.

"Just stop…" he said, as he took the jacket off and tossed it to them.

"There...you've got what you want. Now leave us alone," he said, as he tugged her along by the hand, leaving the two bullies laughing behind them.

"Henry...are you mad at me?" Summer whimpered. He sighed and stopped, as he knelt before her.

"No...I'm not mad at you," he promised.

"How come you haven't told Emmy and your Dad that those boys are being mean to you?" she asked.

"It's not that simple, Summer. I know you think that would help and that telling your Mommy and Daddy works for you. But it won't for me...it'll just make things worse. I know you don't understand...but you will someday," Henry promised, as they continued on until they got to Gold's shop. Unsurprisingly, it was closed for the day. His grandfather was probably enjoying the day with Belle and Gideon, so Henry found the spare key that was hidden up on the door frame and went into the shop. He loved looking through all the cool things his grandad had and he had a feeling he would find what he was looking for there.

"Hey Henry," a voice said, as he turned to find Violet in the doorway. His cheeks colored instantly.

"Hey...Violet," he stammered. She smiled at him.

"You okay?" she asked.

"Uh yeah...just looking through Grandpa Gold's stuff. I didn't really find anything I liked at the costume shop," he replied.

"Me either...can I look with you?" she asked.

"Sure," Henry answered, as they looked around.

"That's a really cool candle...do you know what it does?" Violet mentioned, as she pointed it out. Henry's brow furrowed, as he looked at the candle that sat behind the counter.

"I don't know...I've never seen that before. But I can find out," Henry said, as he looked at the item number on it and then went about looking it up in his grandfather's records.

"The card says it's called the black flame candle. And when lit by a virgin on Halloween night, it will revive three witches with unfinished business," he said, shaking his head at that.

"Does it say who the witches are?" Violet asked. He shook his head.

"No...but I doubt they'd be a threat. I mean, my family has enough magic to combat just about anyone," he replied, as he suddenly got a look on his face.

"Which is why...maybe we should light it!" Henry decided.

"What?!" Violet exclaimed.

"Think about it! What a great story it would be and seriously, Storybrooke has been lacking that lately," Henry said.

"But Henry...reviving three witches could be dangerous," Violet warned.

"How? So we revive three old hags that probably think pulling a rabbit out of hat is real magic. It'll probably be fun and like I said, it'll make a great story," Henry said, as he picked up lighter.

"I don't think you should do that, Henry," Summer said.

"I think she's right Henry…" Violet warned.

"Relax...if it was dangerous, my Grandma Belle would never let Grandpa Gold have it out in the open. For all we know, it's a Halloween prank," Henry said, as flicked the lighter on. Summer gasped, as he lit the wick and the flame turned black. The lights in the shop flickered and then went off.

"See...nothing happened but some flickering lights," Henry said, as suddenly the lights sparked back on and the street lights outside the shop sparked violently. An evil laugh made chills slither down Henry's spine, as the shop door slammed open, revealing three figures in the doorway.

"I'm back...and much sooner than expected," Fiona gushed, as she looked around her son's shop.

"Though I didn't expect my great grandson to be the one foolish enough to be lighting mysterious magical candles," she added.

"Oh...it feels so good to be back," Yzma agreed.

"You have no idea, dahlings...I've been in that crummy Underworld much longer than you and mummy needs a good belt," Cruella complained, as she looked around the shop for alcohol.

"First thing is first, Cruella...and that is making sure our visit is permanent," Fiona reminded.

"You can't...this card says that you can only return on Halloween night, so when the sun comes up tomorrow, you'll all be dust again," Henry said, as he guarded Summer and Violet. Fiona laughed.

"That is true...unless we get what we need to sustain us," Fiona responded, as her eyes landed on Summer.

"Once we gather the ingredients for this very special potion...we shall suck the life force from all the children in Storybrooke and achieve immortality!" Fiona said. Henry's eyes widened, as they grabbed for Summer. But he picked her up and ran out of the shop.

"You'll never get it done. My Mom and grandparents will stop you again!" Henry called. But Fiona only smirked and Henry watched, as the sky darkened, as Fiona took a hold of the black flame candle. The wind whipped around them, as the candle sucked up wisps of magic.

"What are you doing?" Violet called.

"Simple dahling...she is sucking up all the magic in Storybrooke. Now only the three of us will be able to use magic and the rest of your family will be powerless," Cruella cackled and Henry swallowed thickly.

"This is really bad," Summer whimpered.

"Yeah...I really screwed up," Henry lamented.

"Maybe...but there's no time to worry about that. We need to find your Mom and your grandparents," Violet said. Henry nodded, as they ran off back toward the costume shop.

"Split up and find them. Bring any children you can capture back here. Then we will suck the lives out of as many children as we can and eternal life will be ours," Fiona ordered, as the three of them descended upon Storybrooke, intending to cause chaos...