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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Special note: Many of you have probably noticed that this one seemed like it's building to a big climax and you would be right. I have made the decision to bring this story to a close. I believe this one has run its course and I'm ready to move on to another big verse I have on the back burner. This story has been very special to me and turned out to be very unique. Part of me is sad to end it, but I feel it's time for this one. It has about 2 maybe 3 chapters left and I'll be bringing it to a close with the Final Battle. I hope you have enjoyed it as much as I have enjoyed writing it. :)
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Special note:
Here are the main face claims that we're dealing with right now. For other minor Gods/Goddesses/characters, see previous chapters:
Gal Gadot as Persephone
Robert Downey Jr. as Hades
Ben Affleck as Prince Eli
Here are individual responses:
Saberius Prime: Yep, it's here! The epic final battle! Enjoy!
Grace5231973: I liked that line too! And it's finally happening in this chapter. He finally dies for good and it's a lot of fun! So many bad eggs die in this chapter. I just knocked them off like flies in a pretty satisfying way. Okay, I'll stop spoiling it, lol. I agree with you, this was one where Belle just needs to let him kill. Yeah, I decided that if people like Regina and Zelena can go good, then Arthur wasn't too far gone either. Yeah, Crowley gets what's coming to her too. :)
Number Ten: Yep, magic has been restored and the Final Battle is here. I thought this was a nice connection into making Henry the author. Yeah, I decided to redeem Arthur and I'm doing something a bit different with Zelena too as you'll find out. Liz is modeled directly after Aleister Crowley and she is of his bloodline.
Jennifer Baratta: Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.
Naomi Blue: Yeah, I decided to redeem Arthur. I'm looking forward to David killing Deimos too and it finally happens! :)
Beth1980: Yeah, I decide to give Arthur a second chance here. Oh, you finally get your wish in this chapter when it comes to Frollo and Deimos. And it is very satisfying. Yeah, it does make a lot of sense that Henry is the author now in this story. I wanted to make those connections. Yep, James is quoting Star Wars. I have to get those in once in a while since I came from the Star Wars fandom before I was writing Once. :)
Dreaming Out Loud
Chapter 131: An Epic Final Battle
The Dreamscape
Twenty-six years ago
"What happened then, Daddy?" Emma asked, as she sat in his lap and he held her. Once again, the people in this world his daughter was forced to live in had mistreated her and he burned inside at not being able to stop any of it. But holding her and telling her stories seemed to stop the tears for the moment and for that he was grateful.
"Well...Mommy did what Rumpelstiltskin asked in exchange for the information he gave. She told him what your name would be," Charming told her.
"Mommy knew already when I was still in her tummy?" Emma asked in disbelief. He chuckled and kissed her blonde head.
"Of course she knew. Mommy and I started planning for you the moment we found out about you," he replied.
"You built my nursery and got my unicorn mobile, right?" she asked. He smiled.
"We did and Mommy knew you would be Emma. Somehow, she knew you were going to be a girl," he replied.
"Mother's intuition," Snow said, as she arrived and they smiled.
"Mommy!" Emma called, as she ran to her and Snow knelt down to catch her daughter in her arms. She picked her up and then leaned down to press her lips to his. David put his arms around them and pulled them down into the chair with him.
"Daddy?" Emma asked.
"Yeah princess?" he asked.
"What did Mr. Rumple mean when he said the stuff about the final battle?" Emma asked curiously. Snow and David exchanged a glance, before looking back at her.
"To be honest, we're not really sure ourselves, baby," Snow said.
"But we do know that it means that someday, we'll be together and I know that if there is a battle, that Daddy is going to fight for you and Mommy," he promised. Snow smiled.
"And Mommy is going to fight alongside Daddy and we'll both protect you, baby," she promised.
"But...I'm the Savior. What if I'm supposed to protect you and Daddy?" she asked. They smiled at her.
"You are the Savior and that means you're going to break the curse, sweetheart. But you won't fight the Final Battle alone," Snow assured.
"Mommy's right. We're going to do it together," Charming added.
Snow and David's lips parted with reluctance, as the door on the dirigible opened. The wind started to pick up, as Hyde emerged with Dracula and his three wives.
"So is that it? You expect to get through all of us or did you bring more help from the Land of Untold Stories?" Emma questioned, as she stepped forward. Hyde smirked and revealed what he was holding in his hand. It was the wrist of a man and he tossed the corpse at their feet. It was Aesop, pale and completely drained of any blood and life. Belle gasped and turned away from the sight and Snow's hand flew to her mouth, as she turned her head away into David's shoulder.
"We had quite a meal on board during our journey. No one survived our hunger," Dracula said.
"But we will soon not need any numbers for what is to come," he said, as the wind started to pick up and it got dark. They looked up into the sky, only to see the sun being eclipsed.
"What is this?" David asked.
"Trouble…" Hades uttered.
"And an indication that we really are in the final battle," Rumple added.
"What do you mean?" Belle asked.
"This is what I saw...in my vision," he revealed.
"Papa Hades...do you know what this is?" Snow asked.
"I'm afraid so, snowdrop," he said gravely, as he looked at his wife.
"How did we not see that this time was approaching?" she asked.
"We have been a little busy," he replied.
"Will someone please tell us what you're talking about?" Regina snapped.
"The planets...they've aligned," Hades told them.
"At last...the moment Lord Cronus was waiting for all this time. It's unfortunate he is not here to see it," Deimos announced.
"You mean he knew about this?" David asked.
"Of course he did...he was waiting for this to make his move," Deimos replied.
"Why?" Snow questioned, as he smirked evilly at her.
"Because now that the planets are aligned, the gateway to Tartarus will be opened! The Titans and all number of demonic entities will now reign supreme upon this world," Deimos announced.
"Yes...the age of heroes is over and the dawn of monsters is finally upon us," Dracula announced.
"Not if we have any say in this," David growled, as he clutched the hilt of his sword. They could only watch though, as the seas began to churn violently and the ground shook beneath them.
From the seas, a giant figure made of water emerged and began swallowing ships and people alike.
"Oceanus...he'll swallow the world's entire water supply in hours if we don't stop him," Poseidon said gravely, as he arrived.
"Then we stop him," Hades said, as he prepared to fight with his brother.
"Be careful…" Persephone pleaded. He nodded and kissed her passionately, before the two used their magic to put themselves in bubbles and flew into the sky to fight the Titan.
The clouds boomed and trembled in the skies above them, as rain began to pelt them. Persephone's hands became alive with lightning, as she prepared for the battle to come. A giant figure emerged, its body swirling like it was made of tornadic winds and it roared violently, as it began to swallow everything in its path, starting with the southern isles.
"Mom…" Snow called.
"It will be okay, Snowdrop. But it's Hyperion and I'm the only one that can stop him," she said, as she flew into the sky to battle the sky Titan.
Unfortunately, the horror wasn't over and a giant snake monster emerged from the ground. With him, he brought dozens of hell furies and gorgons with him.
"Typhon…" Apollo said, as he and Artemis prepared to fight him with Demeter and the other remaining Gods.
"We'll handle the furies and blood suckers," David said, as the fight began.
Henry looked surprised, as the pen glowed brightly.
"What do I do?" he asked, as Annie opened the book to the page with the last entry she had made.
"The pen is magic, kid. It glows and you put the pen to the paper. It will do the rest," she assured, as Liz, looking rather haggard, started toward them again.
"You will give me that pen," she demanded. But Henry put the pen to the paper and the writing appeared. His eyes widened and he looked at the Grimm siblings.
"Really?" he asked.
"You're the new author and she's a threat, so it doesn't surprise me. Put a period on it and it's done," Adrian answered. Henry did so and two hell furies swooped down on her with bone chilling screeches.
"You were always trying to bring hell to Earth...so you should be excited by this, because you're literally about to be dragged to hell," Annie said with satisfaction, as the woman screamed and dug her nails into the dirt.
"No...not this way…" she said fearfully, but she screamed, as she was pulled beneath the ground and the sound soon faded.
"Couldn't happen to a nicer psychopath," Adrian commented.
"The pen is still glowing," Henry mentioned.
"That's because history is happening before our eyes and you get to be the author that records the prophesied Final Battle," Annie said, as Henry turned back to the book and put the pen back to the paper.
Dracula's blood sucking furies terrorized Storybrooke, while they attempted to fend them off.
"How many of these things are there?" Emma asked, as she sliced through another one.
"As many as he needs. If you really want to draw him out, then you and your father need to kill them with fire already," Van Helsing said, as he rapidly fired his crossbow.
"He's right...we didn't get much time to train, so we'll have to improvise," Merlin agreed. They saw David's blade ignite with flames, as he guarded Snow and lit the tips of her arrows on fire. She shot several oncoming furies in rapid succession, obliterating them with one flaming arrow.
"Like that Emma...it's the only way," Merlin instructed. Emma took a deep breath and willed the fire to her weapon as well. But then had a thought.
"Will my fire work with any weapon?" she asked.
"Of course," Merlin answered. She smirked and held her flaming sword with one hand, while she drew her gun in the other. She sprayed flaming bullets into the air, taking out over a dozen in seconds.
"That's more like it...I hope you have more than one clip though," Van Helsing called. Merlin waved his hand.
"She'll have all the ammunition she'll need," he confirmed, as she continued to fire.
"I'm really liking these flaming arrows," she said, as she nudged him playfully, as he continued to send flails of fire into the air from swipes of his blade. He smirked back at her.
"As always...we make an excellent team, my darling," he agreed.
"The best," she agreed, but suddenly, he cried out in pain, as he was hit with a strange black netting that immediately turned to steel. Snow gasped, as he dropped to his knees and she looked up to see Claude Frollo standing there with a peculiar looking blaster.
"It would seem that my portable version of the Promethean chains work as well," he boasted, as he strode toward her.
"Stay back…" she warned, as she threaded another arrow.
"Magic cannot defeat science. No matter what witchcraft or sorcery you or your husband come up with...I am able to find a way to defeat it. But I can cleanse you of your demonry...if you will only submit to me," he offered.
"Do you hear yourself and how insane you sound?" Snow asked in disbelief.
"You think you're good...which makes you more dangerous than anyone," she added.
"I am good! I can rid this and all the lands of magic! Science is superior and I will no longer let you enchant me with your beauty and witchery!" he hissed.
"Yeah...you've definitely cracked," David growled, as he pulled at the bindings with all his might, as Frollo stood before them.
"Stop your struggle...you will not break free this time," he said, as Snow fired an arrow, but shocked her, as he caught it in his hand, which he had outfitted with an armored glove.
"I told you...there is nothing I cannot build to combat whatever you try, dear Snow," he said and she gasped, as he used that metal hand to cup her face.
"Such incredible beauty...you tempt in a way that both enrages me and makes me weak. I can have neither…" he leered.
"And as much as I want you...I can no longer tolerate such distraction. You must die," he declared.
"Like hell…" David growled, as he pulled at the chains with all his might. Frollo brandished a dagger and she gasped, as he drew his arm back with the intention of stabbing her, but instead of screaming for herself, she screamed when a hand emerged through his chest from his back. She turned away from the gruesome scene, as blood gushed and spurted from his mouth, as he fell dead into a pool of his own blood. Deimos chuckled evilly, as he seemed un-bothered by the blood and entrails on his hand. He smirked and she yelped, as he grabbed her arm, pulling her close to him.
"Let her go!" David roared, as he continued to pull at the bonds.
"I've waited far too long for this day…" he hissed and she looked away in revulsion, as he traced a finger along the side of her face.
"And now that having you is finally at hand...I've contemplated exactly what I want to do with you," he added and she tried to calm her breathing to keep from panicking. But as always, he was the most terrifying being they had ever encountered and she never seemed to be able to shake him.
"You see...I could have you right now, like this...but I'm afraid I might break you beyond repair with all that I wish to do to you," he said darkly and she whimpered, as he gripped her arms.
"Get your filthy hands off her!" David shouted, as the chains keeping him bound glowed bright orange and began to melt.
"And that won't do for me...for you are a prize that I want to enjoy for eternity. So that's why I've decided that I can have exactly that...if I make you like me," he said and she gasped in alarm. He smirked.
"That's right...one bite and you will become like me," he whispered in her ear.
"And then the greatest true love story of all time...with die, because you'll become a monster! A monster that your husband will destroy...unless we destroy him first," Deimos said, as the madness in his eyes was truly frightening.
"Never!" David screamed, as the chains dissolved and he was finally free. She cried out, as the monster put her in a headlock and backed away.
"One bite...and she's mine for eternity," Deimos warned. David stopped in his tracks and looked deeply into his wife's eyes. They didn't need words and she knew exactly what he wanted her to do.
Snow growled and stomped on his foot, making him loosen his grip just slightly. But it was enough for her to turn and knee him in the groin. Even with his superior strength, he wasn't immune to that and she tore away from him. Deimos started toward her again, but he was struck with a flaming bullet in the head. He looked at David with wide eyes, like he couldn't believe what had just happened. A normal bullet would have just bounced right off him, but this was no normal bullet.
David squeezed the trigger again and again, pumping him full of fire laced bullets and emptying the entire clip. He made long strides toward Snow and pulled her close with his free arm. She turned away, as his body exploded in Promethean flames and he breathed a sigh of relief, as the flames died and his ashes fell to the ground. He holstered his empty gun, just in time to catch her, as she threw her arms around him.
"He's gone, my darling...forever this time," he promised, as their lips met passionately and he spun her around.
"He may be gone...but I am not," a voice said, as their lips parted and he put her on her feet. As he said that, burning pieces of his three wives rained down around him and he looked on in horror. Emma's feet landed on the pavement and she joined her parents.
"Yeah, but your wives are and that's about to be you," she said, as she looked at Merlin.
"Thanks for the lift. That flying thing was pretty fun," she said. Merlin smiled and nodded, as Van Helsing reloaded his crossbow.
"You've finally met your match, bloodsucker...and I'm so glad I'm here to finally witness your demise," the monster hunter said with grim satisfaction. Dracula barred his fangs.
"We shall see. I will kill you and the wizard and then I shall dine on demi-Goddess blood," he boasted.
"Let's send this one to hell too," David said, as he and Emma charged the King of Vampires.
Rumple and Regina volleyed fireballs at the hell furies and gorgons alike, while James slashed through anything that made it through them. They noticed there was finally a lull and didn't know if they dared to think that might mean they were winning.
"You think that's it or was that just round one?" Regina asked.
"I think we're winning...look," Belle said, as she had been huddled with Henry, as he used the pen.
"Deimos...he's dead," Regina said.
"Gramps did it! And Mom killed Dracula's wives!" Henry exclaimed with excitement.
"Then let's go help get the job done and finally take back our lives," Regina said, as they hurried off further into town to help their family.
Hades sailed into the ocean and then struggled to break free from Oceanus' hydra-like tentacles. He growled and his body lit with blue fire, burning off the leg. It screeched in pain and released him, but the injured tentacle instantly grew back.
"This isn't working…" Poseidon stated.
"Your understatement of the obvious is neither needed or appreciated," Hades snapped.
"You're the former God of the Underworld. Any ideas how to put this one back in its hole?" Poseidon retorted.
"Short of killing it...no. But we couldn't kill the Titans before so I have no idea how to do so now," Hades answered.
"You're the God of the sea...can't you just drown him?" he asked. Poseidon looked at with disdain.
"He's Oceanus...he's made of water!" Poseidon snapped, as Hades' eyes widened.
"If we can't kill the Titans and we can't send them back to Tartarus...then maybe we can banish them somewhere else," Hades said.
"What are you talking about?" Poseidon asked.
"Keep distracting him...I think I know how to banish the Titans and all monsters to one realm and then with our power as the Olympians...we can banish all the remaining evil once and for all," Hades said, as he disappeared in a puff of sky blue smoke. Poseidon rolled his eyes.
"You better know what you're doing, brother," he said, as he armed himself with his trident and launched at Oceanus again.
David's muscles burned in protest, as he fought the King of all monsters. Sweat poured down his face, as he and Emma used all their power to keep him at bay.
"I make Deimos look like nothing...and you will soon fall. Then I shall feast on your blood...and theirs," he hissed.
"Yeah...not happening," David hissed through clenched teeth.
"David! Emma!" Persephone called from the sky and they moved out of the way, as he volleyed a lightning bolt at Dracula, before flying back into the air to continue her battle against Hyperion.
Dracula picked himself up out of the dirt. He was scuffed up and clearly pissed now, as he shook from the after-effects of her lightning attack.
"You may be more powerful than Zeus was...dear Persephone, but it is not nearly enough to kill me," he warned.
"Uh...how do we kill him? Cause nothing is working," Emma mentioned.
"If I knew that, I would have killed the bloody bastard already," Van Helsing commented.
"You're maddeningly unhelpful, as usual. But I do have use for you if you'll come with me," Hades quipped, as he appeared.
"Uh hello...the King of monsters is trying to suck all the realms dry," Van Helsing said, as he motioned to the vampire.
"And I may have a way to neutralize every monster left. Come with me now," Hades snapped. He rolled his eyes and Hades tossed a bean to the ground, creating a vertical orange portal.
"Papa Hades?" Snow asked, as her step-father was quickly asking something of Regina, who promptly disappeared in a puff of purple smoke.
"Don't worry Snowdrop...we'll be back very soon," he promised, as they walked through the portal.
"Looks like Hades is abandoning you all," Dracula goaded.
"Whatever Hades is doing is for the good of this family, which means bad things for you," David said, as he loaded his gun and fired his flaming bullets at the monster. They hit their mark and the vampire hissed in rage, as his skin burned, but he remained, despite the heavy scaring he had endured from their Promethean fire.
"I think we're just pissing him off now…" Emma deadpanned.
"Yeah...but we just need to keep him busy until Hades gets back with whatever he has planned," David said. Dracula charged them, but found himself blocked by a peculiar shield. He hissed and flailed, as he tried to break through it.
"I won't be able to hold him long, but I can buy us time," Merlin said.
"Maybe a layer of fire will help," Emma suggested, as she used her flames to reinforce the shield, as David sided up to Snow.
"Do you think we can really defeat him?" she asked her husband in a worried tone.
"Darkness never truly wins...it only fools us into thinking it does," he told her, as she took that moment to kiss him passionately. He kissed her back, but it was a short lived respite, as Dracula broke through and they were back to their embattled duel with him.
Transylvania
Even without the presence of Dracula, Transylvania was a miserable place. What little happiness the people had was always squashed by them being overrun by monsters. The land was barren and crops did not grow well at all, leading to poverty and starvation. There was no joy or hope in this land and the people had all but given up.
So when Van Helsing returned with the former God of the Underworld, they did not look upon him with hopeful eyes.
"Hurry...gather everyone!" Van Helsing called. But no one moved and eyed them wearily.
"People of Transylvania...I am here on behalf of my wife, Supreme Goddess Persephone, to offer you a new life in a peaceful, prosperous Kingdom!" Hades announced and there was a dull roar of chatter among the people.
"What about the bloodsuckers?" one man asked.
"They are being dealt with as we speak. The Final Battle rages now and my family will be victorious," Hades replied.
"How can you be so sure?" one woman asked.
"Because love will always win against evil. Maybe not here in this land...but in ours, love always wins. And you will be a part of a Kingdom ruled by two of the most benevolent leaders to ever exist," he promised.
"My step-daughter Snow White and her husband, Prince David. They welcome you to leave this barren land for one of prosperity in a place called Storybrooke. Leave this broken land as a place for the monsters to be sealed away and join us," he pleaded, as he tossed a bean down and a portal appeared. He breathed a sigh of relief when they started to walk through.
"Hades delivering hope speeches...yep, I've seen everything now," Van Helsing commented, as he followed the last person through the portal.
"Oh shut up," Hades shot back, as he followed as well.
Hyde walked through the streets of Storybrooke and dropped another lifeless body onto the street. He had drained another mortal in his quest to satiate his newborn hunger for blood. A growling caught his attention though and he turned his head to find a werewolf in his path, an elderly woman with a crossbow, and seven dwarves.
"End of the line, bloodsucker," Granny warned.
"Dwarves...and werewolves, the both of you. I can hardly stand the stench of your blood. But I can still kill you all," Hyde warned.
"We'll see," Grumpy said, as they charged him with their pick axes. Red growled and waited for an opening. She had told them exactly what to do and it appeared that Hyde, while incredibly strong now, was still trying to figure out his new body. He growled, as they chipped away at him with their pick axes, unaware that Snow and David stood nearby in wait as well. The other Gods were handling Hyperion and Typhon, allowing Persephone and Emma to double team the vampire King.
"For the record...I hate this plan," David lamented, but she smiled and kissed his cheek.
"I know, but I won't be in any real danger and he won't be able to resist," she said, as she shot an arrow to get his attention. He turned his head and he practically salivated, as he caught the scent of her demi-Goddess blood.
"Oh Snow White...what a delicious morsel you will make," he hissed, as he started toward her. David let his flames light his blade and then chucked it at the monster with all his might. It struck him in the abdomen and he began to burn. Snow backed away, as he still made his way toward her. But Red took her opening and snapped his head off in her mighty jaws. His body burned in the flames and she spat his head out into the now raging inferno, ending Hyde once and for all. Snow grabbed her cloak from Granny and she phased back to human, before hugging her best friend.
"We still make quite a team," she said, as she looked at Snow and David, as they both hugged her.
As they pulled back, a portal opened and deposited the people of Transylvania onto the streets of Storybrooke.
"Granny...please lead these people to safety while we deal with the rest of this," Hades requested.
"We'll help," Red called, as she and the dwarves led the people off the streets.
"Dark One...do you still have that amulet?" Hades asked.
"You want to release the wraith?" Rumple questioned skeptically.
"Assuming Regina gets here with what I asked her for," Hades replied. Rumple held his hand out and summoned the velvet pouch that the former God of the Underworld wanted.
"We're here…" Regina called, as she and James appeared with Jefferson in tow.
"I brought quite a selection...I hope they're enough," Jefferson said, as he offered up several hats.
"Perfect…" Hades said, as he took the pouch and one of the hats.
"Papa Hades...what are you doing?" she asked.
"We're going to seal away all the monsters in Transylvania and then seal it off, much in the same way we did with the Land of Untold Stories where only a specific key can open a door to it," Hades answered, as he took several of the hats and disappeared in a puff of sky blue smoke.
"Let's keep the bloodsucker busy," Van Helsing said, as they rushed off to help Emma, Persephone, and Merlin.
While they distracted Dracula, Hades put the hats in position. All three began to swirl and having been aimed at Transylvania, they began to suck the Titans in.
Persephone launched several thunderbolts at Hyperion and the sky Titan was sucked through the portal. The first hat fell and Hades burned it with blue fire.
Artemis and Apollo were up next, as they used their powerful arrows to launch Typhon into the portal Hades had opened up with another hat. The portal closed and he burned the second hat.
Finally, Poseidon used his power of the sea to capture Oceanus in a whirlpool. Hades activated the final hat and sucked the water Titan into his new home, before burning the third hat.
"Now for the big one," he said, as his wife joined him.
"Let's end this," she said, as they disappeared and reappeared on the battlefield with Dracula. The Gods used all their powers to bind the King of vampires, while Hades strode toward him.
"You think you can kill me?!" he roared.
"No...you're a monster, so we're going to send you some place where there are bigger monsters that are more than capable of killing you or torturing you like you deserve," Hades said, as he used a gloved hand and slammed the amulet against the demon's forehead. The monster cried out in pain, as the object seared his deadened skin and he finally knew true fear, as the wraith appeared and started to consume him.
Jefferson swirled the final hat and they all stepped back, as Dracula and the wraith were sucked through the portal to Transylvania.
"Burn it…" Hades instructed, as Emma and David did so.
"The only way to access the realm of monsters now is with a magical hat. We must burn them all," Persephone said to Jefferson.
"Feel free...I no longer have need for any of them," the Hatter responded.
"It's over...it's finally over…" Snow said in relief, as David picked her up and spun her around.
"Not quite…" Zelena growled, as she approached them.
"Zelena...don't try anything. You're seriously outmatched," Regina warned. The redhead let out a cry of anguish.
"I just wanted to win...just once…" she cried. And Persephone took pity on her. With a wave of her hand, Zelena disappeared.
"Mother...what did you do?" Snow asked.
"Zelena never really had a fair chance...so I gave her one," she said, as she turned to Regina.
"I erased her memories and gave her a new identity. Maybe in the Land Without Magic, in a new life, she can finally find peace and happiness," she said. Regina smiled and nodded.
"Thank you," she said gratefully. David kissed Snow tenderly and then they hugged Emma between them.
"It's over...now we get our happy ending," Snow gushed.
"I love you, Snow…" he said.
"I love you too, Charming…" she replied, as their lips met again in a passionate kiss. There were still things to figure out and a lot of damage to repair. But evil had finally been defeated and their happy ending could now finally begin…
Just one more chapter. The epilogue will be up soon!