AN: See chapter 1 for story notes and summaries.

Ships: Snowing, Rumbelle, Swan Believer, Swanfire, Daddy Charming, Mama Snow, HadesxPersephone, Mama Persephone, and a delightful Golden Mad Charming BroT3. :)

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Here are the main face claims that we're dealing with right now. For other minor Gods/Goddesses, see previous chapters:

Gal Gadot as Persephone

Robert Downey Jr. as Hades

Vincent Irizarry as Deimos

Ben Affleck as Prince Eli

Drew Barrymore as former Queen Serafina

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Note: There was some confusion about when Zelena killed Eva and I'll admit it is not very clear. Basically, Zelena appeared during the time in which Persephone found out she was pregnant and Eli was going to run off with her. But then Zelena killed Eva, making Eli realize he couldn't. Then Zelena disappeared, because at that time, she was actually around ten. It's confusing, but it's time travel so I took some liberties.

Here are individual responses:

Beth1980: I think retaining their memories even with a reversal of the spell is definitely a possibility, because this spell will not be without consequences, probably good and bad, even if it's reversed. Yep, hopefully Zelena will see the light. On the other hand, this is Zelena, so she'll probably just blame everyone else. Yes, hopefully Regina will fare better and truly realize that going after Snow was misguided and wrong. I know, right? I'm loving Papa Hades. Yeah, Henry may still not be able to reign Regina in this time and George is the worst. Definitely why I believe James deserves a second chance. No wonder he became what he did with a father like George. Glad you like the Snowing scenes and that they still echo canon. Glad you liked the Hades and Persephone scene too. Yes, Emma is still watching everything, but probably mostly like a movie. She's probably not seeing day to day and just the significant things. Yeah, Frollo's plan is good and that's not good for Snowing. Regina's reasoning for revenge makes a lot more sense here, but you're right, innocents will still get caught in the crossfire. The Underworld looks like Storybrooke. Basically Underbrooke, but at this point, Snow has no idea what Storybrooke is. I think you'll enjoy young Snowing versus trolls. Ha, yep, for that troll, Hades didn't play around. It was straight to the river. Do not pass go. Do not collect two-hundred dollars, lol. :)

BooksinmyDreams: Glad you like the early Snowing romance, because there is much more in this chapter. :)

Naomi Blue: Yep, they will intercept, but I have a bit of twist. ;)

Grace5231973: It is a really good plan that Frollo has, but yes, he underestimates them. And I have a couple of twists, one of which I think you'll enjoy. Yes, please cheer for Regina. This is revenge we can get behind.

Saberius Prime: Yep, Snowing is on the way to the rescue. And there's a lot of excitement in this chapter. Glad you're enjoying it.

Number Ten: Fate is a terrible thing. Regina is still on the same path, but she has a better reason for revenge this time I think. Yeah, I don't blame Rumple too much. He's wrong, but he wants to find his son. Yeah, you should watch 6x7 if you haven't.

Jennifer Baratta: Glad you enjoyed them!

Reconzilla117: yes, there are a lot of twists and turns in this story! Glad you're enjoying.

Theinferno1536: I would say it's real time for everyone else, but for Emma, since the dreamscape can feel like minutes when hours have passed in real time is seeing the important events in everyone's lives like a movie. I think that's the best way I can describe it. Emma has the ability to make the decision to reverse the spell up until the point she's born. If Snow were to go into labor before she made the reversal, it would be too late and the spell would stick.

Dreaming Out Loud

Chapter 99: Really Do Come True

After sending Stardust out of view, because it was known that Trolls didn't like horses, let alone Unicorns, David cautiously approached the bridge, as the hulking, ugly, foul smelling trolls emerged from beneath the bridge with menacing glares. One of them growled and raised his blade, causing David to put his hands up in a surrendering manner.

"Easy...we mean no harm," he assured.

"Humans...they're lying if their lips are moving," one of the trolls hissed to the other.

"All we want is passage across this bridge and we have gold," he offered, as he held up the small pouch.

"No one passes this bridge," the troll growled.

"Everyone has a price. Take a look," David offered, as he tossed the bag of gold at them. The Trolls gathered around and the leader looked up with skepticism. He was clearly impressed by the amount.

"Where does a peasant like you get gold like this?" he questioned.

"My parents send their goods with me to sell at the markets. Mother's pottery and blankets are very popular," he responded.

"No one pays for vases and wool with this kind of gold," one of the trolls hissed.

"It's a set up," the other hissed to their leader.

"What would I be setting up? I'm just a kid from a small farm," David replied.

"And who is she?" the lead Troll asked curiously.

"She's with me...just my girlfriend from a neighboring farm," David claimed and Snow felt her heart skip a beat at the mention of being his girlfriend. Even though she knew it was part of his ruse, it was certainly a lovely notion and she couldn't help but remember the sapling they had watched grow right before their eyes when their hands had brushed. She wondered about that, as she knew magic when she saw it. In fact, she was anxious to consult mother about what it could mean, but her attention was captured again when the Troll snapped at him.

"She's no farm girl…" he accused.

"Pretty...something tells me she is worth more on the market than your stupid pottery," the leader leered, as he started to go around David, but he blocked the way.

"If the gold isn't enough...I have more. But you can't have it unless you take your eyes off her now," David growled protectively, surprising Snow a bit. She knew they were friends, but it had probably crossed his mind that she had been nothing but trouble for him.

"What else do you have?" the Troll asked, intrigued. David dug into his pocket and extracted a ring, much to Snow's curiosity and she saw the way he was looking at it. She saw that it would pain him to part with it and she almost opened her mouth to tell him not to, for it was obvious that this ring was some kind of heirloom. But then her father's life still hung in the balance and she felt both guilt and fear eat at her. Was she selfish for being okay with him giving up the ring for her father's life? A man he had never met?

"A ring?" the troll asked gruffly.

"An enchanted ring," David claimed.

"And what's so enchanted about it?" the Troll asked skeptically.

"It's been passed down in my family for generations and it's said that whoever possess it will find the thing they love most," he claimed, recalling the story his mother had told him just recently when she had insisted that he have it…

Flashback

About Six Months Ago

David gazed up at the stars on that breezy evening and sighed deeply. It had not been a very good night, for he and his mother had gotten into a bit of an argument. At dinner, she had not so subtly mentioned that a girl from a neighboring farm had come of age and her father had suggested a union between the two of them. He was quite considerably wealthy and while they weren't dirt poor by any means, they still had to work very hard to live as comfortably as they did.

But he wasn't having any of it. He had met her a few times and it had been like carrying on a conversation with a parrot. This girl had been conditioned to be whatever a suitor wanted her to be. Her father had raised her to get the best deal, which wasn't uncommon at all in well off families. The only reason he considered David a good match for her was because Mama Sera's land was quite valuable and David knew the man had his eye on it. But he wanted no part of a loveless marriage of convenience. He didn't care how much money or what kind of dowry she came with, he wasn't marrying someone he didn't love.

He heard the door open behind him and found Ruth standing there, looking a bit sheepish. Mama Sera had probably had a long talk with her, for she herself had once been handed over to a man in an arranged marriage. He didn't know a lot about Mama Sera's past, except that she had been married off by her father to a King twice her age and that he was a very cruel man. She had barely escaped with her life and to this day, the King thought she was dead, which was the only reason she was still alive. He wondered a lot about that. He wondered why the King would marry her, only to later want her dead. But then he was just glad Mama Sera ha escaped and come to them, for she made his Mother and him very happy.

Ruth sat down beside him and sighed.

"I'm sorry David...I was wrong to push you into something like this. I...I just don't want you to struggle the way your father and I did. I was only trying to make sure you had the best, most comfortable life possible," she admonished.

"I know Mother...I'm sorry too. But I can't marry someone I don't love. You found love with Mama Sera and I want that...I want true love. Don't you think it's the one thing I can afford myself?" he asked. She smiled and hugged him.

"Yes...I want that for you too, more than anything. I just let my fear get the best of me for a moment," Ruth answered.

"But your Mama reminded me that sending you off to marry someone you don't love with your whole being would only cause you pain and then cause us pain," she replied, as she opened his palm and placed a ring in it.

"Isn't this the ring father gave you?" he asked.

"Yes...and at one time I believed that true love followed this ring," she mentioned.

"I lost that faith a bit after your father and I fell out of love. I tried giving it back to him the day I took you and left, but he refused to take it back. He said that the ring still followed true love. I didn't believe him, but I put it back on my finger and we walked out. I figured I could pawn it in the village," she responded. He smiled.

"And instead, it led you to Mama Sera," he surmised. She smiled.

"This ring is magic, my son...there's no explaining it, but it will lead you to true love...I feel it," she urged, as he stared at it.

"I hope so Mother...I really hope so," he replied, as he gazed up at the stars, but failed to notice one twinkling above him.

"And you expect me to believe some old wives tale?" the Troll hissed. He shrugged.

"Believe it or don't believe it. If more gold is what you want, then I'm certain that's what it will lead you to," David replied.

"And if this ring is so magical...then why would you give it up?" he questioned.

"Because it already led me to her," David claimed and Snow took a sharp breath at that, as her heart quickened, but then she chided herself. She had to remember that this was all just a ruse to get them past these Trolls. The Troll scoffed.

"Sentimental fool...you'd be better off with the gold," the Troll said, as he accepted the ring in addition to the gold.

"Go...before I change my mind," the Troll said, as David took her hand and Wilby trotted beside them, as they almost made it to the other side of the bridge when one of the Trolls grabbed Snow's cloak and pulled her back. She yelped and David was there to pull her away from them.

"What the hell? You have the gold and the ring," he growled.

"Which takes care of your passage, but not hers," The Troll growled back.

"She's with me," David growled and Snow's cheeks colored, as she felt him pull her close by hooking his arm around her waist.

"Let's see what she has to offer in this pack for us," the lead Troll hissed, as he took it and they started rifling through it.

"No…" Snow cried, as they found her pin.

"What's this?" one of the Trolls said.

"Something that no farm girl would have. This...this is of royalty," he said, as they looked up at Snow.

"Run…" David said, as he pushed her ahead of him and she did as he asked, quickly making it to the other side and then sighed in relief. The Trolls wouldn't venture much further beyond their bridge.

"We made it!" she said to Wilby and then turned back, expecting him to be there. But he wasn't.

"David?" she questioned, as she hurried back and saw that the Trolls had detained him. He was on his knees with a blade to his throat and she gasped, as the Troll prepared to kill him. And the thought of him dying made her heart shatter in a way she wasn't expecting or prepared for. But she pushed that feeling away momentarily, as she looked at the dark fairy dust that Daddy had given her. She had been saving it for King Arawn, but the thought of letting David die made her want to die. And without a second thought, she descended on the Trolls and tossed a handful of dust on two of them. Confusion marred their features for a moment, until they were reduced to harmless and rather gross looking snails. David looked up at her in shock, before taking action quickly and elbowing the Troll in the abdomen. He ducked out of the way and Snow hit him with the remaining dust, as he was doubled over. He was also reduced to a snail and he breathed heavily, as he looked at her with a warm gaze.

"You saved me…" he uttered.

"Seemed like the honorable thing to do," she responded.

"But...I know you needed that dust to save your father," he said.

"Not at the expense of your life…" she replied, as they made their way across the bridge, after he retrieved their gold and most importantly, his mother's ring.

"I...I know all of that stuff about the ring that you told the Troll was just a ruse, but I do actually care for you," she admitted.

"Except that it wasn't," he revealed.

"What?" she asked.

"It wasn't a ruse...the story behind that ring is true," he admitted.

"Oh…" she replied.

"And it has led me to you...I don't think that was an accident," he claimed, as they stared at each other for several moments, both aware of the growing tension between them.

"We need to go...it's almost dusk," she said. He nodded, as they hurried onto the castle, but were now incredibly aware of their budding feelings.

Eli saw the guards arrive at his cell and knew the time had come. He hoped and prayed that Persephone had found their daughter and was refusing to let her anywhere near this. He would gladly give his life if that were true, but he had a bad feeling that his daughter would show up and he would be forced to watch Arawn take away the only thing that mattered to him.

"It's time, Your Highness," the Knight said and if Eli didn't know any better, he could almost detect a note of sympathy in the man's voice. But they were still leading him to the gallows and the first thing he noticed upon entry to the courtyard was the bonfire that had been built with a stake in it. For Snow. These evil people had built this awful clamor of broken wood and burning material for his beautiful, precious little girl.

"King Eli…" Arawn bellowed, as he was brought before his Throne, while the Duke and Frollo sat in smaller thrones beside him.

"You have been charged with treason against your own Kingdom and sentenced to death. Have you anything to say?" Arawn questioned.

"Only that I am an ally to the Queen of the Underworld...and someday, you shall come there and will receive a fate worse than death at my hand for trying to harm my daughter. That is my promise to you," Eli hissed.

"Oh, but my promise to you is that I will do more than try to harm her. Commence with the execution!" he ordered. He was still a bit disappointed that the Princess hadn't made her presence known yet, but Frollo assured him that she would show.

Eli was led to the guillotine platform and he was placed in position. Eli's face was grim as he accepted his fate and Arawn gave the signal. The blade dropped, but suddenly changed into flowers, which fell harmlessly on Eli's head, much to everyone's surprise.

But Arawn smirked, as two figures emerged from the shadows.

"So...Persephone has returned for her former lover," Arawn stated.

"I've also come with a message for you, Your Majesty," she hissed.

"Then by all means...enlighten me," he requested.

"We are not enemies you want to make and you will call off your hunt for my daughter...immediately," she demanded.

"And if I don't?" he asked.

"Then you'll earn a trip to my domain and I will not be merciful," Hades answered.

"My, my, that is quite a threat...except that I know that your powers are not as strong here in the mortal realm," Arawn claimed.

"Oh trust me...I have enough magic here to deal with you," Hades growled.

"Me...perhaps. But I doubt you have the necessary power for your brother," Arawn claimed. Hades' brow furrowed in confusion, but he didn't have time to speak, for a blinding hot pain embedded itself in his back. Persephone cried out, as she saw one of Zeus' lightning bolts sticking out of her husband's back.

"Papa Hades!" a voice cried and the fear seized the three parents, as Snow emerged from the woods, with a young man following her. Frollo smirked evilly, as he was proven right and the guards descended upon her and the young man.

"Snow!" Eli cried.

"Snow...stay back! You have to run from here!" Persephone cried.

"Seize her!" Arawn ordered, but Snow started picking them off with arrows and David relieved one of the fallen soldiers of his sword, as he began fighting them with Snow.

But more lightning crackled from the sky, hitting the ground in a frightening display. Persephone turned her head and saw Zeus emerge from the sky.

"What have you done?!" Persephone cried, as she glared at him.

"I'm here to reign you and my demon brother in...as well as your spawn," Zeus hissed.

"Snow has done nothing...and I can prove it!" Hades growled through the pain, just as Demeter and Artemis arrived.

"This is going to hurt," Artemis warned, as she prepared to pull it with a magical hand.

"And I'm sure you'll enjoy that," he quipped.

"Still making jokes even with a lightning bolt sticking out of your back," Demeter commented with an eye roll.

"Lovely to see you too, Demeter," he commented in return and then cried out, as Artemis extracted it and Persephone used healing magic on his wound to seal it, relieving his pain. But they were immediately all stricken immobile by Zeus and Deimos' power.

"Eli...get her out of here!" Persephone cried, as he rushed to Snow and started prodding her back toward the woods, as David followed them, while fighting off more Knights. But more soldiers arrived and they were overtaken.

"Excellent...tie her to the stake!" he bellowed, as the Knights dragged her to the pile of broken wood.

"NOOOO!" David screamed, as he managed to break away from the Knights and rush to her, but he was immobilized, surprisingly Frollo. The man held a peculiar and fantastic sort of weapon like they had never seen. It was a long, cylindrical rod and it shot a beam of purple magic, which stunned them all.

"David!" Snow cried, as he fell to his knees in pain, as Frollo continued to assault him with the weapon.

"Stop!" she pleaded, as he collapsed to the ground.

"What hypocrisy is this?!" Persephone cried.

"You seek to destroy those with magic and yet you wield it yourself?" Hades accused.

"Oh, this is not magic, demon...this is science," he claimed.

"It is far superior to magic and unlike magic, it is pure of sin and evil. Science is knowledge and far superior to the disease and abomination of magic," Frollo added.

"Looks like two sides to the same coin to me," Eli commented, as he struggled with his captors, while the former Judge and now Royal Vizier made his way toward them.

The evil man felt stirrings in him that he had not felt since his lustful obsession with a gypsy woman in Kingdom of his birth. That obsession had nearly got him killed and he felt those temptations stir in him again. Snow tried to back away from him, but was not permitted to. She gasped, as he put his hands on her face, forcing her to look at him. Frollo felt the lust churn in him strongly, as her beauty entranced him.

"You really are the fairest of them all…" he commented, as she felt revulsion at his touch.

"You better get your hands off my daughter…" Eli growled, as he continued to struggle against his captors.

"Hair as black as night...lips as red as a rose...and skin white as snow," he uttered in the creepiest manner Snow had ever heard.

"You tempt in a way that I have not been tempted in a very long time, Snow White," he told her.

"But I will not let another demon lead me astray. Burn her at the stake!" he ordered, as she was tied to the stake.

"No...please don't do this!" David pleaded, as his eyes teared and his heart filled with fear for her.

"You poor boy...I see she has put you under her spell as well," he said.

"I'm not under a spell, you delusional bastard...I love her!" he shouted and then realized that he had said it aloud. He looked at Snow, whose face was aglow with surprise, sorrow, and overall happiness shining through, even as tears slipped down her cheeks.

"I...I love you…" he confessed, as tears slipped down his cheeks too.

"I love you too," she confessed in return.

"This isn't fair...I can't lose you when I just found you," he cried. She sniffed, as his words positively broke her.

"Then you'll find me again...someday," she promised.

"Commence with the execution!" Frollo ordered. David and her family cried out for her and she clenched her eyes shut, waiting for the pain. But the torch that would light the bonfire beneath her was extinguished and this was followed by a high-pitched giggle. The magic suspending the Gods and Goddesses by Zeus was also released, much to Zeus and Deimos' surprise.

"What is this?!" Frollo demanded to know, but then he cried out in fright, as a small man with leathery skin was before him.

"Rumpelstiltskin…" Hades uttered, flabbergasted that the Dark One would intervene to help any of them. It was no secret that some of the Gods did not like an immortal that rivaled their powers, yet was not one of them. Rumple made his familiar hand gesture that he always did upon his introduction. David pulled away from the guards and hurried up to free Snow, quickly lifting her away from the bonfire and their eyes met, conveying the love they were now just discovering was between them.

"What is this?! Seize that creature!" Arawn ordered, referring to the Dark One, but he was alarmed to see all his soldiers suddenly turned into toads.

"Why involve yourself in this, Dark One?" Zeus demanded to know. It was uncharacteristic of the imp to intervene in the affairs of others, unless there was something in it for him.

"That's my business, bolt boy," Rumple quipped, as he turned to Persephone.

"I owe you a favor...for eliminating that contract. I'd say this makes us even," he said, revealing his reasoning, though he would have stepped in anyway, for he needed both Snow and her Charming alive and procreating. But he wasn't about to tell anyone that.

"It does. Thank you," Persephone said, as the imp disappeared in a puff of smoke.

"This isn't over…" Zeus growled.

"For today...it is and I promise you will pay dearly for what your part in trying to kill our little Snow," Demeter promised, as she whisked them all away with a snap of her fingers. Frollo seethed at their escape.

"We will never no peace until we rid ourselves of these demons!" he declared.

"Then we will do so. Perhaps not today...but this war is far from over," Arawn declared.

They reappeared in the meadow near her mother's summer cabin, which was protected by magic and they would be safe there for the time being. Snow and David stared at each other, as she was still in his arms. Stardust appeared too, thanks to Hades and stood dutifully nearby Snow and David.

"What you said…" she started to say.

"I meant it all...I love you," he confessed. She grinned.

"I love you…" she confessed again, as they realized they weren't alone.

"Daddy…" Snow said, as she rushed to hug him.

"Oh Snow...coming back for me was extremely dangerous," he chided, though it was without a firmness behind it.

"I couldn't let them kill you," she responded.

"And now you're free…" she added.

"Yes, but not safe here for long. Neither of you will be," Hades chimed in, as Snow hurried to hug him and her mother.

"But the summer cottage is protected with nana's magic, isn't it?" she asked her grandmother.

"It is sweetheart, but Arawn will stop at nothing to find you," Demeter replied.

"And now that we know Frollo is dabbling in his own type of sorcery, there is really no telling what he is capable of," Persephone added.

"But I thought Frollo said he hated magic," David chimed in.

"He claims to and also claims to use science, whether he'll admit it or not, alchemy is sorcery," Demeter clarified.

"Yes and first and foremost, he's a politician so you can count on him being rich in hypocrisy," Hades added.

"So this place will not be safe for long," Persephone agreed.

"She's right honey...we can't take any chances. The Underworld is the safest place right now, until this war can be ended," Eli agreed.

"But Papa Hades said there was proof I didn't kill the Queen?" she asked. He nodded and produced his oracle.

"I have it right here and we will attempt to show Arawn the truth. However, I'm not sure he'll believe it coming from me," Hades stated.

"We could send Apollo with the message. If Arawn will listen to any God, then it would probably be my twin," Artemis offered. Hades nodded. Apollo was well known to mortals as the averter of evil. He had stopped many wars through his prophetic abilities and most mortal laws had been created by and given to humanity by Apollo. If there was a go between for Gods and mortals, it was Apollo.

"That's a good idea," Persephone agreed. Tears filled Snow's eyes, as she looked at David, who looked sad as well.

"But...we want to be together," she cried, as she went to him.

"It's okay...you're safety is the most important thing," he replied, as he cupped her face in his hand.

"And it won't be forever…" he added.

"He's right sweetheart and you two share true love, so there will be no separating you for long," Persephone agreed.

"I don't want to say goodbye to you," she whimpered.

"Then don't...because I have faith that we'll be together soon," he replied, as they finally shared their first kiss. When their lips parted, David pressed his forehead against hers, as they attempted to memorize everything about each other in those few moments. She sniffed and looked back at her parents.

"What about you, Daddy? Where will you go?" Snow asked. Eli smiled at her and kissed her forehead.

"I'll be fine, sweet pea. Like you said, I'm free now and I can leave the Kingdom until the war ends," he responded.

"And I will see you soon too," he promised. She nodded and saw her Papa Hades wave his hand to produce two horses, one for her father and one for David to get home. She returned to the arms of her new love and they kissed again.

"I love you...and I'll find you again. I will always find you," he promised.

"I love you and I'll find you again too," she promised in return, as she joined her mother and Hades. David watched in amazement, as a three-headed dog emerged from a cleft in the Earth. The center head nuzzled Snow gently, before prodding her onto his back. Hades and Persephone got on his back as well, before he disappeared. Eli looked at the young man that was in love with his daughter and held out his hand.

"Thank you for saving her…" he said, as they shook hands.

"I love her...you don't have to thank me. I'll protect her with my life," David promised. Eli gave him a smile, before getting on his horse and riding off. David picked Wilby up and got on the one Hades had provided for him. He would return home now with an incredible story to tell his parents and he only hoped that he would soon get to introduce them to the woman he loved...