The final battle was not what it might sound like, a battle, a sword duel, no it was a fight Emma had to fight alone against her soul, against her faith. The dark fairy had remade Regina's curse, but in her own way. Henry was awake but Emma wasn't.
Her family was stuck in the Enchanted Forest: Snow White, Charming, Hook, but also Regina, Luxe and Geppetto. The latter were also blocked because the black fairy knew that they were the true love of August and that this one being transformed back into a puppet, it was therefore not in her plans that they wake him up and that August tried to do. once again believe Emma in her destiny.
Rumplestiltskin, meanwhile, was awake in Storybrooke but preferred to double-play to manipulate his mother who had become the town's mayor and Henry's adoptive mother. Gideon ran the shop with his father and the dark fairy had decided to lock Belle up in an asylum so that Rumple wouldn't find her. Her goal was to make Emma forget all belief and burn the storybook so that all the magical kingdoms are destroyed one after another and that she has no family left. Emma was in a mental hospital. Henry was trying the best he could to help her remember but no matter how hard he tried, no one could stand his delirium.
In the Enchanted Forest, they were in Snow White and Charming's wedding hall. Regina was very worried about August and Henry.
"We are going to find them, she wants to play with our family but she will not separate us, a fate has never stopped us, it will not be different today, we will get our family back, no matter where they are", Snow reassured.
Hook and David decided to go get a magic bean to join them, but it was by climbing the bean stalk that everything began to fall apart because Emma had decided to burn the storybook. Following this, she decided to return home to Boston.
Henry walked into Granny's hotel and with all his might destroyed the door to bedroom 2. He saw August distinctly all in wood and took his hand in despair.
"She doesn't believe it, I don't know what to do. What would August Booth will do?"
He had the idea to fight against the black fairy himself but before leaving, he looked at him one last time.
"I promise you your nightmare won't start again."
Henry decided with a mirror to show it to Regina and the others that he would never give up fighting. Regina and Luxe were worried but they smiled, finding him very brave. Emma joined him at the town hall, she wanted to be the heroine he wanted her to be and this stopped the destruction of the kingdoms.
Knowing what the Black Fairy had inflicted on Belle and his son, Rumple didn't hesitate for a second to kill her, which broke the spell. Everything went back to how it was before.
With two exceptions, Gideon was still being manipulated into killing Emma and August was still a wooden puppet. Belle and Rumple tried to get their son's heart back and Luxe, Geppetto and Regina left the others and headed for the inn. Luxe was distraught to see her father like this. She hadn't realized all the pain he had been through.
"Do you really think the true love kiss will work?" Regina asked.
"Why wouldn't that work?" Geppetto growled
"Maybe it's like Frederick who was turned to gold, Abigail couldn't kiss him."
"I've never seen you fail, Regina"
"But, I'm not her true love, true love destroys all spells, it's the most powerful form of magic in the world"
"But maybe in his case, it takes several. He needs to be forgiven by the people he loves, Luxe cried. Three. He had to be sincere, selfless and brave. Each of us corresponds. to one of those qualities with him. Brave for grandfather, selflessness for me and sincerity for you, Regina "
"Well for a girl who doesn't know anything about magic, I find you very smart," Regina added.
"I spent several hours in the Enchanted Forest, it surely came from there," she laughed in tears.
Geppetto started, grabbed his son's hands and kissed his fingers.
"I love you, my son, I am so proud of who you have become"
August's legs and arms began to turn to flesh. Luxe took his grandfather's place and sat down next to her father. She kissed him on the forehead.
"I love you, dad. I'm so happy to know you."
August's stomach and neck began to turn to flesh. Regina stroked his shoulders and placed her fingers on his face. She put her lips to his wooden lips.
"I love you, August. Thank you for everything."
For him to become all in the flesh again, it took time. Regina started to doubt, but hardly a bad thought, it occurred to him that August became himself again. He looked at her lovingly, she started to laugh and hugged him.
"I love you too but you should stop doubting, my soul."
"I promise" she smiled with tears in her eyes and kissed him forcefully to finally feel his real lips.
Geppetto helped his son up and August hugged him and grabbed his daughter's shoulder towards him.
"Gideon ... We have to help Emma," Regina exclaimed wiping away her tears.
They arrived in the main street. August smiled at Henry, once again proud of him. Regina wanted to intervene but the biker took her hand forcibly.
"She will get there, it's her destiny, it's up to her to change it"
The sword fight raged between the two until Gideon wanted to give her the final blow and kill her like in her vision but he disappeared. He had become a baby again and was in his parents' arms as if his whole story had never existed.
Peace and a happy beginning had finally arrived in this city. The book appeared and Henry looked at it, moved. Luxe touched his shoulder and kissed him.
"Thanks Henry," she said, stroking his cheek. Henry blushed and hugged her.
August, Regina and Emma looked at each other, happy for their children. Henry opened the book to its last page and a sentence appeared
"When Good and evil both did the right thing, faith was restored. The final battle was won "
"That's all ? No « the end »?" Emma noted.
"Of course. Because this isn't the end. I mean, maybe of this book, but it isn't the « end » end" August remarked hugging Regina tightly.
"Believing in even the possibility of a happy ending is a powerfull thing, but living with that kind of belief, that's the most powerful thing of all", Snow White reassured
August had fulfilled his promise the first time he spoke to Regina, she didn't need a happy ending with the help of the author, and she had proof of that today, in part thanks to him.
"We get to keep going on. We get to keep doing what we love with the people we love. An ending isn't happiness. Being together is" the princess smiled
"May I ask a question," Luxe asked. « apprentice's wand you could go back to your world? Don't you want to? "
Everyone was speechless. Emma started the discussion
"You know, me, I've always lived in this world, Henry too, you too and August too, our life between us four has never belonged to the enchanted forest"
"And also, the Prince completed , the Enchanted Forest has never helped us, here the evil queens are normal people, the prince and princesses are not above everyone, there is no hierarchy, anyone can be whoever they want. "
"But, don't you miss your country?"
"After everything that happened to us, when we were there, we always wanted to find a solution to come back because this is our home town", Snow White added
"Neal taught me one thing, Luxe," Emma said , "you really feel at home when every time you leave this place you want to go back and everyone here feels that for Storybrooke, but it doesn't. don't stop going there when you want for the holidays, "she laughed.
They were all moved that the magical troubles were no longer there, that they would finally all be entitled to happiness and peace for a long time.