7:15 AM AU - Things go a bit differently in the cabin during 7:15 AM. With memories returned, how will this change things?

Face Claim for Narcissa: Eileen Davidson

Face Claims for the three good fairies:

Flora: Maggie Smith

Fauna: Linsey Godfrey

Merryweather: Jackee Harry

New Face Claims:

Lucian Blackwater: Graham Greene

Malachi Wolfe: Scott Adkins

Will Rainwater/Billy Truheart: Lou Diamond Phillips

Monica Rainwater: TBD

Sam Rainwater/Mathias Firebird: Zahn McClarnon

Tigerlily: Sara Tomko(same as the show)

Thanks for the amazing response to this story. It's a lot of fun. I'm glad everyone is enjoying the twists and turns. Season 1 can be very fun to play with. Enjoy this latest and keep reviewing! Here are individual responses to reviews:

JDHReaderWriter137: Yep, Greg ended up getting Regina and she does kind of have it coming. Yep, the curse is about to be broken! Glad you're enjoying!

Jennifer Baratta: Thanks, glad you're enjoying!

Sexystarwarslover: Yeah, it probably wasn't wise to trust Lucian, but he's right about breaking the curse here. This will do it. Yep, she would and she did. Yeah, there's a line to kill Regina right about now. Yeah, Jefferson is reunited with Grace, even if he did have to make a shady deal with Lucian. He wants the curse broken too, but he's definitely up to no good. Yep, Henry is doing this to break the curse and Greg got Regina. Yeah, Graham deserved better. They will definitely be shocked when they find Henry. Glad you're enjoying!

Antimorra: Yep, the curse if finally about to be broken! Yeah, I don't really feel sorry for Regina. She did a lot of really horrible things that most people just seem to ignore or make excuses for. Well, the destruction kind of stopped itself, because there was no magic. The trigger just tore the town apart, but didn't fully destroy it. Regina was just hoping to be gone across the town line, before they could catch her, but crashed instead. Glad you're enjoying!

Grace5231973: Henry was a little too trusting, but he also knows this will work. It's a huge risk and he'll probably get lightly scolded for it. But the curse is about to break, but that's probably not going to fix much. In fact, it might create more chaos. Yeah, Belle wasn't entirely immune, but maybe she will be soon. True love seems to be the answer. Glad you're enjoying. :)

Clarity

Chapter 52: An Apple As Red As Blood

Narcissa growled, as she tried to shut out the banging and screaming on her office door from the citizens outside. This morning, she had awoken to the satisfaction of her win and the fun of evicting Regina from her mansion. But now, not even twenty-four hours later, she was facing a calamity in the town. And her new decorator for her office was late. She looked at the bowl of apples on the desk and angrily tossed them against the door.

"I know you've done something to muck things up, Regina…and I'm going to make sure the entire town knows it," she growled, as she gazed out the window. She spied the dragon atop the Clocktower and the carnage of forest that was now protruding in parts of the town. The people were irate and frightened and expected her to fix this.

"If only there was a way to blame this on Snow…then I could send this mob after her," she muttered to herself, as she debated her next move.

"Even the cursed townspeople aren't dumb enough to believe Mary Margaret Blanchard could do something like this," she realized.

"Damn…this does not factor into my plans," she said, as she saw a peculiar rainbow light wash over the town. The banging on her door stopped at that, but a new feeling of dread filled her. She growled and grabbed her purse, before heading out to figure out what was going on in her town.

Malachi dried some glassware, as Lucian returned to the bar with a smirk on his face.

"You look like a cat that ate the canary," he mentioned.

"It turns out that there was enough magic left in this old feather, after all," Lucian mentioned, as he held up the last feather from an enchanted headdress he wore in his days as Chief of his tribe.

"What are you talking about?" Malachi questioned.

"Only that I bribed the hatter and with the last of my magic, he used his hat to retrieve a certain item. The curse is about to be broken, my friend," he revealed. Malachi paused for a moment and set the glass in his hand down.

"You're sure?" he asked. Lucian nodded.

"Trust me…the Savior is about to break the curse and then the next phase of my plan will begin," he replied.

"Then I guess things are about to get interesting," Malachi said, as a rainbow wave swept over them and Lucian smirked.

"Yes…yes they are," he agreed.

Emma trekked behind her parents, as Snow tracked Henry and hurried up the ridge with her hand in David's. They came to the clearing at the top and she cried out, as they spotted their grandson laying on the ground, unconscious. The wolf whined sadly, as it sat beside him.

"Emma!" they called, as she followed them and David rolled him onto his back. He checked for a pulse and almost choked.

"He's…he's not breathing," he uttered and Emma nearly lost it right there.

"What?!" she cried, as they looked him over.

"He has no injuries…what could have done this!?" Neal cried and Snow saw the answer laying just a few feet away. She picked up the apple and saw the second bite in it.

"It can't be…" she uttered.

"Snow?" David asked, as she turned and showed them the apple.

"An apple? Did he choke?" Neal asked, as he pried his son's mouth open, but didn't see any obstruction.

"No…it's the same apple!" she cried. David's brow furrowed in confusion.

"But how? That apple is back in our land," he replied.

"What apple!?" Emma cried.

"The poison apple…he's under a sleeping curse," Snow revealed.

"How is that possible? How did that get here?" Neal replied.

"Someone…someone had to bring it here," Snow realized.

"Are you saying that person forced our son to eat it?" Neal asked, but she shook her head.

"No…the curse must be taken willingly. When Regina presented the apple to me, I willingly took a bite to save Charming's life," Snow explained.

"Why would Henry willingly take a bite of this apple? He would have known what it was!?" Emma cried, as she was close to hyperventilating and David's eyes widened.

"Because he knew it would break the curse!" he realized.

"What?" Emma asked.

"Emma…it's true love's kiss. That's how you must break the curse," David replied.

"But…I can't," Emma said.

"Yes you can, Emma…you love Henry and you'll break the curse on him, just like your father broke the curse on me," Snow replied. A tear slipped down Emma's cheek, as her parents joined hands.

"I'm not sure how we didn't see it before, but this is how. It's always true love," David said, as they shared a smile.

"What if it doesn't work?" Emma sniffed.

"It will…we believe in you, Emma. We always have," Snow said.

"She's right…I believe in you too. I always have," Neal added.

"You're the product of our true love…you're magic and anything is possible with true love's magic," David added, as they watched their daughter brush her son's hair from his forehead.

"I love you Henry," she said, as she kissed his forehead and a wave of pure, rainbow magic swept over them and continued through the entire town. Henry's eyes snapped open and he took a starved breath. Emma and Neal beamed with smiles, as they gazed down at him. Snow and David let out a breath of relief and a hug, as they held each other close.

"I love you too," Henry said, as he sat up and they hugged him, while sharing a meaningful gaze.

"Don't ever scare us like that again, kid," she gently admonished.

"Sorry…but I knew this would work," Henry replied.

"Where did you get this apple, sweetheart?" Snow asked.

"From Mr. Blackwater," Henry answered with a wince.

"What?" David questioned.

"You got this from Mr. Blackwater?" Neal asked. He nodded.

"Henry…you can't trust him," Emma scolded.

"I know…but we both wanted the curse broken and it was obviously the apple that grams bit into. I knew what was going to happen and I knew you'd wake me," he said confidently, which still stunned Emma that he believed in her so completely.

"Did Mr. Blackwater say how he got this apple?" David asked, as he knelt in front of him.

"He said he made a deal with the Mad Hatter and he used one of his hats to retrieve it from the Enchanted Forest," Henry explained.

"Jefferson again…I almost forgot about him," David said.

"Hey…did you find my Mom at the car?" Henry asked and they all exchanged a glance.

"No…I'm afraid she wasn't in the car when we found it. There is a second pair of tire tracks at the scene and we'll find her, but we were more concerned with finding you first," Emma said.

"Well…if the curse is broken, then everyone remembers now, right?" Henry asked. They smiled.

"Yes they do…so we should probably head back. Lucian may have wanted the curse broken, but I can't see how this plays well into Narcissa's plan," David said.

"She was elected Mayor, baby…I'm not sure we can change that part," Snow replied.

"Actually, an argument could be made that we essentially should have a redo election. Because most of the town wasn't in their right mind and didn't have the real information," Neal said.

"He's right…and now they're going to want someone else to lead them," David replied, as he looked at his wife and she looked surprised.

"Me?" she asked.

"Of course you…you are their true Queen," he replied, but she shook her head.

"I am no Queen…and I wouldn't have a clue how to be Mayor," she argued. He sighed.

"Snow…you're an amazing leader and I don't know what I have to do to convince you of that. Before the curse…we were going to rule with you as Queen," he reminded her.

"But that was before I let my entire Kingdom down and we were cursed," she argued.

"You didn't let anyone down," he argued back.

"She cursed us, because of me. I let them all down…I let everyone down," Snow said, as her eyes rested on their daughter.

"Regina did this…not you and none of us want to live under Narcissa's rule. If you don't want to be Mayor…then you shouldn't be, though I think you'd be great at it," Emma said, surprising her.

"But we need to oust Narcissa, regardless," she said.

"She's right…now that the curse is broken, we need to drive her and her cohorts from town for good," David replied, as he took her hand and they headed back to town. They were all anxious to see what an awakened Storybrooke looked like.

Regina's screams faded, as Greg flipped the machine off again.

"What did you do to my father!?" he seethed.

"I told you…I did nothing. He's alive," Regina claimed.

"You're a liar! I know you killed him!" he screamed.

"I wanted to…I should have, but I locked him away instead!" she retorted.

"Where?" he demanded to know, but Regina was silent.

"Where is he!? Do you have any idea what it was like when I left here after what I had seen?" Greg shouted, as he remembered his father's final words to him.

"Get as far away as you can. You call your Uncle,"

"Everyone thought I was crazy! Except my Uncle! I begged him to investigate and he believed me. But we could never find this accursed town!" he explained.

"That's a fascinating story…but if you let me go, I'll take you to him," she said.

"No…you tell me where he is and then if you're telling the truth, maybe we can talk about letting you live as long as it's behind bars," he replied.

"Fine…he's in the psych ward at the hospital. He's been there…all this time," she claimed smugly.

"You bitch…you kept him locked away!?" he cried.

"I wanted to kill him, but thought better of it. If I had known you'd return, I would have killed him just to see the look on your face," Regina growled, as he wanted so badly to turn the machine back on.

"I'm going to find him and if you're lying…then I'll turn this machine back on full blast when I get back and fry you until your heart explodes!" he shouted.

"You need me to get into the psych ward," Regina reminded him, but he pulled a gun from his belt.

"No…I don't," he growled, as he stalked out and left her there, strapped to the table.

As they arrived back on Main Street, Snow spotted Merryweather and she was happily reuniting with her sisters.

"Oh Snow…honey, it's wonderful. It's finally broken," she said, as they shared a hug.

"I'm so glad…" she gushed.

"Snow!" Red called, as she rushed toward her and they hugged tightly.

"How long have you two been awake?" she asked, as she hugged David too.

"A while…but you're one of the only ones that didn't judge us, despite not having your memories," he said. She smiled.

"When two people belong together, they'll always find a way. I'm just sorry I couldn't see through the curse," Granny said, as she approached them behind her granddaughter. But Snow shook her head and hugged her.

"It's forgotten…you weren't yourself," Snow said.

"Unless she knew about the wardrobe too," Emma replied, as she crossed her arms over her chest.

"What about the wardrobe?" Granny asked.

"Oh…apparently, it took two, but we didn't know that," Snow replied.

"What do you mean it took two?" Red questioned.

"Geppetto, Jiminy and Blue weren't completely honest with us and they put Pinocchio through it before we sent Emma," Snow said sadly.

"Well…they have some explaining to do then," Red replied.

"Mmmhmm…trust me, Blue has enough skeletons in her closet to oust her from power. Flora should be the head fairy," Merryweather said.

"We can settle that later. It's Narcissa that we should deal with firstly," Flora reasoned.

"She's right…and then there is still Maleficent. She flew off and we have no way of knowing where she went and with her goes the true love potion I made," Gold interjected.

"And we still need to find Regina," Snow added.

"What happened to Regina?" Belle asked.

"We don't know, but she wasn't in the car when we found it and there was a second set of tire tracks at the scene. Someone might have taken her…it's not like there isn't a town full of people with an ax to grind against her," David answered.

"Forget the Queen…we have bigger problems!" Grumpy called, as he and all seven dwarves approached.

"What's going on?" Emma asked.

"That outsider…the one running Narcissa's campaign has gone bonkers, that's what!" Grumpy replied.

"What do you mean?" David asked.

"He's at the hospital waving a gun around and demanding to be let down into the psych ward. He's raving like a madman that the Queen has his father locked up down there," Doc replied. He exchanged glances with his wife.

"Locking people up in the psych ward is her specialty," Gold reminded them.

"Let's go," Emma said, as she and David started for the hospital with the others following them…