Hey guys I'm back! Now before I got to the story I have to rant about the show. OH MY GODNESS HENRY REMEMBERS, THE CURSE IS BROKEN AND EMMA AND HOOK GO BACK IN TIME! If that isn't a recipe for an awesome finale, then I don't know what is. And of course the show was renewed for another season, making me even happier! Maybe Red can be in more episodes next season and rumor has it Anna, Elsa and Merida are joining the show! Talk about an awesome prize! And of course now all of Hope's influences will be on the show. Speaking of Hope, I just read that Emma and Hook will be meeting Snow and Charming before their wedding so Hope will be having some suspicians and threatening, specifically Hook as she feels Emma's pure good and Hook's almost good but his still dark past, giving her mistrust towards him. And of course, she'll feel like the two of them aren't supposed to be there. I mean, seriously Emma calls them Prince Charles and Princess Leia! Okay, moving on, thanks to grapejuice101, Disney freaks and Amandla123 for reviewing/following/favoring along with all 1,148 readers! I'm really excited for this chapter because Hope and Henry will be together a lot and Hope gets to fight 'Stilskin which is always awesome! Anyways I've delayed this long enough. Enjoy!


I sat beside Henry as we stared at Charming. I was biting my lip, not able to hear anything. I was vaguely aware of Regina leaving to talk to 'Stilskin but that was it. I could still clearly remember Snow's funeral.


I stood beside Snow's coffin. I could barely come here today but I forced myself to. Snow looked beautiful, I designed her dress myself. It was her favorite color, white of course, and had a soft, feather like design. I couldn't stand it anymore and covered my eyes with my hands, crying my eyes out. Sobs soon slipped from my lips until I was giving cries of anguish. I felt Doc's hand on my shoulder but none of them could comfort me. I never felt so lost in my life. Snow was more like my second mother than my cousin and now I lost her. And there was nothing I could do. I vaguely heard Doc say,

"You're too late." Then a voice I hadn't heard in a while spoke,

"No, no!" I gasped and looked up at Charming as he stood in front of Snow's coffin.

"Charming..." I whispered.

"Open it." Charming ordered.

"I'm sorry, she's gone." Grumpy said. Hearing those words, I broke out in sobs again.

"At least let me say goodbye." Charming requested. I heard the coffin being open and only seconds later I felt a warm breeze blow by me. It dried my tears and I felt something swirling in my veins. I uncovered my eyes as Snow gasped.

"You..." She whispered, "You found me."

"Did you ever doubt I would?" Charming asked.

"Honestly," Snow smiled, "the glass coffin gave me pause." I giggled at that, still in a slight state of shock.

"Well, you never have to worry. I will always find you." Charming swore.

"Do you promise?" Snow asked.

"I do." Charming smiled.

"Snow..." I whispered and my cousin turned to me and smiled. "Snow!" I cried, running into her arms and sobbing. "You're really here, really alive." Snow didn't answer, she just continued to stoke my hair and everything felt right for once.


I snapped out of my memory as Henry read,

"'With one kiss, true love's power made everything right again. But this was not the end of their story. It was just the beginning.'"

"I think this time, it'll happen the other way around." Regina said as she came in.

"You think so?" Henry asked.

"I do." Regina said, "Which is why I need you and Hope to stay here and watch David for a little while."

"Where are you going?" Henry asked, me still not being able to speak.

"Mr. Gold and I need to prepare for Emma and Mary Margaret's return." Regina explained, "Coming through the portal won't be easy. We need to make sure everything's in place."

"Really?" Henry asked, "You're really going to help them?"

"I promised you I was going to do better, to be better." Regina said, "So, yes, I'm going to do everything in my power to see to it they come home safely."

"Wow." Henry grinned, "You really have changed."

"Be back as soon as I can." Regina said as she left. I looked down at my hands when I felt Henry's on them.

"Hope, are you okay?" He asked. I nodded. "Come on, I know you better than that. What's wrong?"

"I've...been through this before, Henry." I explained quietly, "You read how numb and cut off I was then and now I have to go through it a third time. A third! I...I don't know if I can handle any more dang curses being cast that we might not survive. I already lost my father to sickness and my mother to a battle. I can't lose my subordinate parents, my cousin or my brother too and to some God dang curse!" By this point, tears were running down my cheeks and I was yelling.

"Hope!" Henry cried and I shut up, "It'll be okay. You guys have gotten through this kind of stuff before and now so have Emma and I. We can survive this because we always find each other and we are good. And good will win! So, no matter what's thrown our way, we'll get through it. As a family." I smiled as Henry finished his speech and hugged him tightly.

"You do understand you're the best metaphorical little brother ever, right?" I asked. Henry laughed,

"Well, it makes sense. After all, I've got the best metaphorical big sister ever." I grinned at Henry and we continued to read to Charming, my faith in him awakening being renewed.

Thank you Henry.


As Henry kept reading, I would occasionally sneak glances up at my parents. It was weird seeing them as ghosts but comforting as well.

"'And yes, she was beyond hope, beyond saving. This was her end.'" As Henry finished the line, Red and the dwarves came in.

"Where are they?" Red asked, "Regina and Gold."

"What's going on?" Henry asked. I suddenly felt a huge wave of cold wash over me.

"Something bad happened." I whispered, standing up.

"All the magic has been drained from the mines." Red confirmed.

"They stole it?" Henry and I cried in unison.

"They snuck in after our shift and took everything." Grumpy grumbled, "Nobody steals from a dwarf!"

"Except the Queen." Doc amended.

"And Rumplestilskin." Happy added.

"We get it!" I cried as Henry said,

"If they're not helping Emma and Mary Margaret that...that means my mom lied to me." I slung an arm across Henry's shoulder and hugged him lightly.

"I'm sorry Hen." I whispered.

"Me too." Red added.

"We need to find her." Henry declared, "We need to stop them. We need to help Emma and Mary Margaret."

"And we will!" I swore before looking at part of my family. They nodded and we took off.


Red, Henry and I found them at the wishing well.

"Of course it's here!" I muttered, remembering the fatal Lake Nostos.

"Mom?" Henry cried. 'Stilskin and Regina turned and it was then I got a full view of the well. Green magic was coming out of it. They were going to kill whoever came through. "You aren't helping Emma and Mary Margaret, are you?" Henry asked.

"I'm helping you, Henry." Regina said.

"What're you talking about?" I demanded. Red stepped forward.

"You're going to kill them!" She cried. 'Stilskin suddenly used magic on her, knocking her out cold.

"Red!" I cried.

"Sorry dearie." 'Stilskin said. I growled and turned on him. I held out my hand and my light shot out of it. The imp barely managed to reflect it.

"I won't let you kill them!"I shouted as I whipped off my bow and pulled an arrow out of my quiver. Since the Curse broke, I've always had them on, along with my sword. I allowed my magic to go into the arrow and shot it. 'Stilskin caught it but it exploded when I snapped my fingers. He stumbled back and I used that moment of distraction to stomp my foot, sending a wave of my magic through the ground. Finally, I swung my arms in a big circle, a ball of light forming in my hands and I shot it at 'Stilskin. He fell off the well but before I could attack him again, I fell to the ground. "Dang my magic still adjusting!" I whispered hoarsely, not being able to move. 'Stilskin, on the other hand, stood up and was once again by Regina.

"Mom, what are you doing?" Henry asked.

"I can't let Cora come through that portal." Regina said, "You have no idea what she would do to us."

"Emma and Mary Margaret are going to defeat her." Henry cried, "They're the ones that are going to come through!"

"Henry, your mother's right." 'Stilskin said, "It's going to be Cora."

"No Henry!" I managed to cry, "Don't listen to them!" I then began to cough like I had asthma. Which I don't. Curse my still adjusting again!

"No! It won't!" Henry shouted, "Good always defeats evil. You should know that more than anyone." I smiled. Henry will never change.

"What I know is that my mother will destroy everything I love." Regina said, "And that means you. And I can't let that happen."

The magic began to increase on the well.

"You can't!" Henry cried, "Stop it!" By this point, I was using a tree for support and couldn't stop Henry as he ran for the well. Regina instead held him back as he yelled, "You can't! You're gonna kill them! Please! No! They're going to make it through, we have to turn it off! You're gonna kill them!"

"Regina please!"I pleaded, "Snow is my only blood family left! I can't lose her too!" Regina's grip on Henry loosened slightly and he made a break for the well. She however got him and held him back, saying,

"Henry! What are you doing?"

"Emma and Mary Margaret are going to come through. I know it!" Henry cried, "You said you wanted to change-to be better. This is how. You want me to have faith in you? Have faith in me." A single tear fell from Regina's eye before she stood tall and walked to the well.

"Regina!" 'Stilskin shouted but she didn't stop. Henry, meanwhile, ran to me and steadied me.

"Thanks." I whispered as Regina held her hands above the well and sucked the spell off it. Then, Regina was knocked back. We watched the well for a few seconds before Henry and I ran forward.

"No!" Henry cried.

"Not again! Please, not again!" I cried.

"I'm sorry, Henry, Hope." Regina sadly said, "I'm sorry." Suddenly, a hand came out of the well and Emma pulled herself up followed by Snow.

"Mom?" Henry asked.

"Henry!" Emma cried.

"Mom!" He cried, running over and hugging her tightly.

"Snow!" I shouted.

"Hope!" She grinned and I hugged her tightly. I closed my eyes as tears fell. Snow was the closest person I had and now she's finally home.

"I missed you." Emma told Henry.

"I missed you too." He smiled.

"I missed you so much!" Emma added.

"Come on, let's complete this hug." I grinned and pulled my cousin and brother into my subordinate mother and my hug. "I'm so glad you guys are finally home!" I grinned as we pulled apart. When we turned, I noticed 'Stilskin slinking away, Regina on the groun and Red coming to.

"What's going on?" Snow asked, "What happened?"

"And why is Gold's face bruised?" Emma asked. Snow turned to me and said,

"Hope..." I smiled proudly at my work.

"She saved you." Henry cut in, gesturing to Regina, "She saved both of you."

"Thank you." Emma smiled.

"Your welcome." Regina smiled back. Red ran up to Snow and hugged her, asking,

"Are you okay?"

"Where's my husband?" Snow asked as they pulled apart, "I need to find him." Red and I led the way back to 'Stilskin's shop, Emma, Henry and Regina following afterwards.


We ran into the shop to find the dwarves around Charming.

"David?" Snow asked before she sat down on the bed and kissed him. That familiar pulse of magic blew through the air, causing the magic in my blood to rush and want to reacte. I forced it down as Charming woke with a gasp.

"You...You did it." He whispered.

"Did you ever doubt I would?" Snow asked, reciting his words to her. The two kissed again and when they pulled apart, Charming teased,

"No. Though the burning red room gave me pause." I basically fell over laughing at that. Henry walked over and hugged me tightly.

"They're really back." He whispered.

"Yeah, Hen they are." I smiled hugging him just as tightly.

"I almost forgot!" Snow cried and turned to me. I looked at her, confused. She pulled out a small box from her pocket and handed it to me. "Happy birthday Hope." She smiled. I smiled at her and took the box. Of course she didn't forget. I thought, She never does. I opened it and gasped. Inside was a bunch of snow belles and a picture of my family. Mother, Father, Uncle Leopold, Aunt Eva, Regina, Snow, Charming, Emma, Henry and me. Tears formed in my eyes as I stared at Snow.

"Thank you." I grinned and hugged her tightly. As I pulled back, she said,

"I like the new necklace, by the way. Who gave it to you?"

"Henry." I answered with a smile and slung an arm across his shoulder.

"Well, you couldn't have picked out anything better." Snow smiled.

"Thanks." Henry grinned. He walked over to Regina then. "I was right." He smiled, "You really have changed." He hugged her and the formerly evil queen cautiously returned it. "Thank you." Emma came in then.

"Emma..." Snow started.

"Looks like we have some catching up to do." Charming said.

"You have no idea." Emma remarked.

"At least things aren't awkward anymore!" I grinned, "That's a bonus!" Emma chuckled lightly as did Snow and Charming. I grinned. Success.

"How about dinner at Granny's? On me." Red suggested.

"As long as it's not Chimera, I'm in." Emma agreed, "Hey, kid. You hungry?"

"Yeah." Henry said. He left Regina's side and as we left, I shot her a sorry smile. We walked down the street to Granny's, me in between Snow and Emma, Henry on Emma's left and Charming on Snow's right with the dwarves and Red behind us. For that moment, everything seemed perfect.

But that moment ended.


Well, there's the chapter! Oh and I forgot to mention that I decided to not use a real actor to portray Jack. He will look exactly like he does in the movie because that's the Jack I'm using. And for when he comes in in Hope: Behind the Scenes, I'm going to say he's just a younger Chris Pine. Also, for Hope: Behind the Scenes, what should the pairings be off screen. I already know Ginnifer and Josh get together but I'm talking about Olivia here. Who should she be with, Robbie Kay, young Chris Pine or a boyfriend she's had in real life? Also, for this story the pairings I have that aren't on the show will be as follows: Hope/Jack, Hope/Peter (briefly), Henry/Grace, Hansel/Emma Overland and possibly Gretel/?. Anyways, that's everything so please review! Oh, and check out my other stories if you have time! Later!