Regina was in the mayor's office when Snow comes in with a worried look on her face. "Snow, what's wrong?" The Good Queen asked. "Blue told me to give you this." She said, giving a piece of paper to Regina. Regina reads the paper. Her face changes to a worried look. "What did Blue say?" Regina asks her friend. "Blue said that uniting all the realms needed a cost." Snow says to Regina. "Regina if every curse we were put under will be re-casted, then we won't remember who we or loved ones are." Snow tells Regina. "We need someone willing enough leave their loved ones behind and go through the town line with the kids because once the curse hits, their parents won't remember who they are." Regina says. The two both agreed to tell all the realms about what will happen in two days.
The next day, Regina was at Granny's diner, eating. She looked around, seeing people from different realms spend time with their loved ones before the Dark Curse hits. Minutes later, Emma enters the diner and sits in front of Regina. "So did your parents said goodbye to each other?" Regina asked. Emma nodded, she tells Regina that the other Hook gave Snow something, so she could still be with Neal.
"Was anyone willing to leave their loved ones and Storybrooke?" The Good Queen asked the Savior. The Savior nodded. "Who?" The Queen asked, wanting to know who the brave soul was. "The Princess of Arendelle." Emma answered. "Said that she's used to being separated from people for a long time, she also said that she can get Hope and Lucy out of here." Emma says. Emma tells Regina that she taught Anna how to drive her bug. Regina tells her that she will remember who she is but doesn't know if Emma will remember who she is after the curse hits. She tells Emma that the curse will be broken on the same day it was broken years ago. "We need to wait 28 years for the first curse to break." Regina says. She hands her other sandwich to the Savior.
"Can't finish it all. It can help you get your mind off what's going to happen tomorrow." Emma accepts the sandwich.
The next day, Emma, Regina, Hook, Elsa, Kristoff, Henry, Ella, and Lucy arrived at the town line, they see Anna, wearing modern clothes, waiting for them. She got there on reindeer. Emma drove her bug inches before the line, got out, and gave Anna two keys. "One of them is the key to my apartment in New York." She tells the princess. She tells her that Hope is inside the bug along with the two storybooks. "Read them to her so she knows who her parents are." Emma tells Anna. "I will." She gives the princess an envelope full of money, and then goes over to Hook and hugs him, she turns around and sees Lucy giving Henry and Ella a hug goodbye and she runs over to the bug. They hear thunder banging, telling them that the curse is about to come. Lucy enters the bug. Before Anna could enter the bug, Elsa comes to her and gives her a hug goodbye.
"Be careful out there." The queen says to her little sister. "This isn't a final goodbye." Anna says to her. "I know, but when you return here years later, I won't remember who you are." The sisters gave each other another hug goodbye. Kristoff comes over once the sisters stopped hugging. "I'll see you again, feisty pants." The ice harvester tells his fiancée. They kiss. Anna enters the bug, Regina walks over to Emma, "I know why you allowed her to take Hope." Emma looks at her friend.
"The same reason why you gave up Henry. To give her a best chance." Emma nodded, telling Regina she's right. Anna begins driving out of town as both the green and purple smoke mingle and engulf all the realms. Once they cross outside of town, the line on the ground is no longer visible. Lucy looks from where they just came from. Anna glances down at her briefly and looks at Hope. Meanwhile, the curse is spreading through the remaining parts of town and engulfs the group that are watching the bug drive away.
Regina wakes up in her bedroom just like when she woke up in Storybrooke on the first day. She looks out of the window, sees the town of a new and updated Storybrooke and it is now a city and realizes that the new Dark curse have started. Regina walked down the street. The day was beautiful. The trees were changing colors and the sun was warm despite the chilling nips of autumn air. She didn't mind the cold. She walked down the street, head up high, enjoying the calm despite all the noise going on around her. Cars and school buses rolled up and down the street; people were heading to work or just getting an early start. They peppered the sidewalk, heading in all sorts of directions, each one with their own agenda. Likewise, she had an agenda of her own, only it seemed to be at a more casual pace than that of the people around her. Halfway to her destination, she ran into the town's therapist, Archie Hopper, walking his energetic Dalmatian companion. She stopped and smiled at them both, greeting them with a bright hello.
Then, she sees Marco struggling to repair a sign, she walks past by Ruby and Granny arguing. She walks past people who were from different realms know under the curse. She walks to what once were the realms were now different areas of the new Storybrooke. She headed to the mayor's office and when she went there, a familiar face greeted her. It was her sister Zelena, but under the curse, she was now Jade Greenes, she was the mayor's assistant and she was reserved and opposite of what Zelena is.
"Good morning, madame mayor." She says to the mayor. "Good morning Jade." Regina sits on her chair. "What's on my schedule today?" She asks her assistant. "You will be meeting with the new sheriff at the sheriff station near Forest Lane this afternoon." Regina thanked her assistant. "Do I have anything on my agenda for the morning today, Ms. Greenes?" Jade said no but told the mayor that she will have a town meeting with all the citizens of Storybrooke welcoming their new sheriff the next day. Regina thanked her assistant.
Regina waited for afternoon to come and headed to the sheriff station. Inside, someone with blonde hair and wearing a red leather jacket was waiting there for her. She sees the mayor. "Your Majesty." She says, curtsying to her. Regina smiles, "You remember." The Savior nodded. "The curse did one good thing here. It installed more cells in the station." Emma says looking at the two levels filled with jail cells. Regina tells Emma what the re-casted curse did to the other Realms. "I have an idea." The new sheriff says to the mayor. She whispers her idea to Regina. "Ms. Swan, as the Good Queen of the Former United Realms and Mayor of this new Storybrooke. I like this plan of yours." They shook hands and set their plan in motion.
"How about we go to Granny's and get ourselves some hot cocoa with cinnamon, Ms. Swan?" Emma smiled at the mayor and left the station. The next day, people crowded the Town Hall, waiting to meet the new sheriff of Storybrooke, they go inside and sat down, waiting for the meeting to start. A few minutes later, it starts, and Regina and Emma walk to the stage. Regina stands in front of the podium.
"Hello, citizens of Storybrooke, I would like to meet the sheriff of this city, Emma Swan." The citizens in the room applaud as Emma waves to them. Regina signals Emma to speak. "Hi, as a new townsfolk and sheriff of Storybrooke, I would like to get to know something all about all of you. For the next several days, the mayor and I will go door-to-door and talk to you and tell me all about you. We will write what you tell me on a file so I can remember." Emma tells the audience. "I hope that any of you don't have the ability to alter memories, otherwise that would be a problem." She joked, the audience laughed, not noticing the wink exchange between the mayor and the sheriff. "Thank you and have a wonderful day." The audience leave the city hall.
After several days, Emma went around the new Storybrooke and got to know the citizens of Storybrooke, new and old. Regina told her that some of those who were part of the curse, their personas from the Dark Curse are different from this curse and she gives Emma the addresses for the people that Emma will interview. Emma finds her true love, Killian, whose cursed persona was James Hook. They learn from him and from other people that James has lived in Storybrooke for as long as he can remember. He lost his hand working as a fisherman, and then picked up a job as a bartender at the local watering hole, The Rabbit Hole. He's a gambler by nature and very popular with the female residents of Storybrooke. Others even told Emma that before she became the sheriff of the city, James was often on the wrong side of the Sheriff's jail cell for disorderly and drunken conduct, but there were no hard feelings involved. James also tells Emma that his twin brother lives at the house in front of his with his daughter.
Emma goes to the other house and interviewed the cursed personas of the Wish Realm Hook and Alice. Under the curse they are Jason and Merefith Rogers. Emma learns that Jason was born without a hand and he used to drink, Jason also tells Emma that grew up without a mother and with an absent father, but he and his brother were always there for each other and James would look out for Jason because he would get bullied by other kids. He also tells Emma that he and James also had a brother named Liam, who dies because of an illness. He met his wife a few years ago and Meredith was born later.
He explains that he and his wife were driving home late at night during a strong storm after a party and Jason lost the control of his car. When he woke up in the hospital, he found out that he had lost both his hand and his wife in the accident. He used to go to the bar and blame himself for what happened, but his daughter would help him control his drinking. Emma then asks Jason to tell her about his daughter. Jason tells Emma that Meredith is the nicest girl you will ever meet. She will talk to anyone and knows how to make any frown turn upside down. She is known to burst into a bit of giggles at any given moment. She's the one you know to call if you are in any amount of trouble and certainly lives the high road. Meredith is strangely optimistic, even in times where you wouldn't expect anyone to be.
After interviewing the three people, Emma asked Regina to help her find Snow and David. Regina leads Emma to the Blanchard Loft and Emma interviews Snow, now Mary Margaret Blanchard. Emma learns that her cursed mother is still a teacher and she was the same person she was when she was cursed. Regina also tells her after Emma's interview with Mary Margaret that her mother visits the hospital to take care of the patients and tells Emma that her father is not in a coma and he works as a vet.
Emma then headed to Hyperion Lane and went to a house with the numbers of 815, and then she knocked on the door to interview the person who turned out to be Henry, who under the curse is Hal Henriks. She learns from other people and from Hal that he is one of the city's taxi driver, and he is one of the friendliest people you could ever meet. He is always that shoulder to cry on, he will listen and be there for you. He also is that natural leader, but only takes control when it is absolutely needed. Another good quality is that he is optimistic all the time. He only sees the good side of situations, and hopes for the best. Hal is also very charitable, his passion is in helping other people. He helps others so much, he often forgets to think about himself. That is one of his best qualities, is that he is so selfless and doesn't do anything for him.
As she interviewed all the people of Storybrooke, she learned what the curse had done to the other people who were not part of Regina's curse years ago. She goes to the house by the docks and interviews Arianna Thetis or Ariel. Arianna tells Emma that she is the music teacher at the the local high school, she is a very kind person, and wants her students to succeed. She will happily help them with any assignments they are finding difficult. She says that she isone of the best singers in town and will sometimes perform at Mickey's, but would rather not. She prefers swimming in the lake, but will visit the pool sometimes. Then, when she leaves the house she sees Prince Eric on the docs, cutting fish heads. She heads over to him and interviews him. He tells her that his name is Eric Bering. He tells him that he is someone who never stays in one place. Though he has lived in Storybrooke his whole life and has explored every part of Storybrooke, he dreams of one day travelling the world and seeing all there is to see.
She then headed over to a brown colored house on the corner of Desert Lane. Emma knocked on the door and a black haired woman opened the door and Emma starts interviewing her. Emma knows this woman as the Princess of Agrabah or Jasmine, but under the re-casted curse, she is known as Jessica Gilmer. She tells Emma that was born to the wealthy businessman and his wife, though all the money in the world could not save her mother's life, who died in childbirth. When her father decided to retire, she took advantage of her position and asked for the chance to take over, which her father agreed to. She decided that she needed to take some time before her father's retirement to learn more about the world outside of her sheltered life,. With her father's blessing she took off to Storybrooke a lived in the city. She tells Emma she lives her life the way she wants to. She doesn't want to go by any rules, it is about her and she will write her own story. She doesn't want to live by some dream that every one seems to be hung up on.
She headed over Yellow Drive and stopped in front of a rainbow colored house. She knocked on the door and the cursed persona of Dorothy or Angela Brick answered the door. Emma then started the interview. Angela tells Emma that she is a pharmacist at Dark Star Pharmacy in Storybrooke, she says that the customers' favorite part about the grocery store is their interactions with her, because she is someone who always knows exactly to how to brighten up a gloomy day.
Then, Emma headed over to Bear Street where the cursed persona of Merida lived. Emma knocked on the door and the cursed Merida answered the door. They sat in the kitchen and they started the interview. She tells Emma that her name is Nita Bowman. She teaches survival skills that include archery, tracking, and campsite set-up. Emma asks her what she does in her spare time, Nita tells her that she drinks at The Rabbit Hole and reads up on Scottish history, because she finds herself drawn to the topic. All in all, her life in Storybrooke is a busy one, and she likes it that way. Then, her mother came in the kitchen and sees Emma interviewing her daughter and asks her if Emma can also interview her too. Emma nodded and after she interviews Nita, she goes to the living room and interviewed her mother, her name is Emelie Bowman. She owns and works at a daycare. Her favorite thing to do is put on little magic shows for them, with her specialty being pulling a rabbit out a hat
Several minutes later, Regina gave Emma a call to tell her that there are only four people left for Emma and her to interview. Regina suggests for each of them to interview two people to make it faster. "Text me those who are left and I'll choose who to interview." Emma types to Regina. Regina texted Emma the addresses and place where the remaining people live and work. Emma sees that three of the remaining people to interview were Elsa and Kristoff , so she chose those two and Regina chose the remaining two who were Lily and Tinker Bell.
Emma sees that the cursed Elsa and Kristoff live by each other at Snow Road and headed over there. She looked at the two houses and went to the house with reindeer antlers on the door. She knocked on the door and a sandy blonde pony-tailed man answered the door and sees the sheriff and invited her in to do the interview. He tells her that his name is Chris Harvester as a brown Great Dane walked over to his side. He tells Emma that he is a gym teacher at the gym and when he's not at work he likes to lock himself up with his music. He is a guy who can play any instrument he can touch, one instrument he likes playing is the lute. He tells Emma that if he wasn't a gym trainer, he would be a composer, but knows he will never be that good. Before she leaves for the house next door, Chris stops her, "Are you going to Liz's house? The blue house?" Emma nodded. "I can tell you about her. Elizabeth "Liz" Frost. She is awkward and is nervous around people, but not me because I'm her best friend. She works at Any Given Sundae." Emma writes it down on Liz's file. "She also can't help listening and dancing to Ice Ice Baby." He tells Emma that Liz is a very reserved person and keeps things to herself.
Emma says goodbye to Chris and goes outside and walks back to the sheriff station. As she walked back, Regina texted her to go to Granny's.
One year later, Emma finished her sheriff rounds and returns to the station. She sees Adan Threets or Aladdin in one of the cells. She goes to his cell, "Mr. Threets, I thought you learned your lesson?" She says to him. "Well, you know me, I never learn from my mistakes." He says to her, Emma could smell the alcohol from his mouth. "I'm guessing the mayor brought you here after seeing you sleeping on her property." She says to him. "Yep." She then returns to her desk sees some application papers for more sheriffs on the desk and works on that. She reads one application with the name Walter Raines and reads his application on why he should be sheriff.
One of the computers gave a bell sound, letting Emma know someone sent her an e-mail. She checks the computer and sees an e-mail that had the name "First walk". Emma clicks on the mail. There was a video and a message on top.
The message says, "Your parents missed your first walk, you missed Henry's. You're not missing Hope's first walk. You're welcome Grandma. There's more to come - Lucy." Emma watched the video and sees Hope with the help of Anna walking. Emma smiles. As several years pass, Lucy sends more and more pictures and videos of Hope to Emma, letting the Savior know that Hope was okay.
11 years later, Emma is in her sheriff car, reading files. Regina walks up to the sheriff car, with box in hand.
"Good evening sheriff." Regina says to Emma through the open window.
"Good evening madame mayor." She looks at the box. "What's in that box." Regina opens the box, revealing a muffin inside.
"Happy Birthday, Sheriff. You're making a lot of changes in this city." Emma smirked.
"I'm doing more than changing things in here. Let's just say I'm like a matchmaker."
Then, they see Hal and Jacinda leaving Granny's and they crossed the street, heading to Hal's Toyota.
Hal and Jacinda are about to kiss when the sound of an engine is heard in the distance. A woman on a motorcycle turns the corner and parks across from Jacinda and Hal. There is a large wooden box on the back of her motorcycle. Emma and Regina watch from afar, smiling. The woman takes off her helmet and approached Hal and Jacinda. The woman had strawberry blonde hair and wore glasses.
"Is this Storybrooke?" She asks them. Hal nodded.
"Uh, you're staying?" Hal asks her.
"That's the plan. Just looking for a room or two." She tells him. Just as she says that, a yellow bug appears and stops by the woman who goes to the driver and whispers something to them. "Hey, what's the name of the place?" She asks them.
"Granny's Bed and Breakfast is just up the road – another two blocks." Jacinda tells the woman. The woman thanks them. She turns around and walks back to his motorcycle. "Hey, I didn't catch your name." Hal says to the stranger. "Well, that's because I didn't give it." She says to them. She drives off and the yellow bug follows after her, leaving Hal and Jacinda alone. The stranger and the yellow bug driver drives past Emma and Regina. "Long time, no see, Princess of Arendelle." Emma says.
Regina then looks up to the clock tower which has never moved during the years. Emma joins her. They wait for something to happen and then the clock starts moving and the duo smile.