"We need to educate the town," Henry said, walking into the living room.

"What do you mean?" Emma asked. "Educate them in what?"

"Disney movies," Henry said. "None of them have ever seen their own stories before. Or at least, the Disney version of them."

Regina laughed. "That would be because they would all be horrified at how inaccurate it is. There are several pieces missing to all of the stories."

"But they should at least know," Henry said. "I bet some of them might actually like it."

"Yeah, because my parents loved watching 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'," Emma said sarcastically. Regina burst out laughing. Snow and David had not appreciated watching that movie. At all.

"Okay, so take it as an opportunity to laugh at everyone's reactions," Henry said.

"Oh, true," Regina said thoughtfully. "That might actually be fun. Especially since Aladdin and Jasmine are in town too."

Emma sighed. "I'm outnumbered, aren't I?"

"Even if you weren't it wouldn't matter," Henry said. "Mom's the mayor, and whatever she says, goes."

"Very true," Regina said. "Now, let's schedule a movie night."


More people showed up than they had thought. Snow and David had agreed to come, but only if "Snow White" was out of the showing. Regina happily agreed. She didn't care much for the movie either.

Henry had decided that "Peter Pan" would be a fun one to show, since things would be so drastically different. And he really wanted to see Hook's reaction to himself.

Emma had picked "Aladdin" as a way to welcome the street rat and the princess themselves to town. And freak them out a little.

Regina had chosen "Cinderella". Emma was a good friend with Ashley, and the Disney version was slightly less troubling. Cinderella really did have a Fairy Godmother, not some creepy man who wanted to steal her first-born child.

They had decided to start with those three, and then see how the town was feeling. Shock was pretty much certain.

And that's exactly what happened. Shortly after "Peter Pan" ended, those who knew what had happened in Neverland went berserk. The movie was entirely different from the real story, and they didn't like that one bit.

Once Emma had gotten up in front of everyone and assured them that Disney twisted the stories to how he wanted them, they continued with the movie night.

Jasmine and Aladdin didn't really appreciate their movie, but they agreed that it had been a lot more accurate than "Peter Pan". Emma was thankful for their reactions to the whole thing. After all, they had never known what a movie was until recently.

As "Cinderella" played, Emma watched Ashley. She seemed amazed at the story, and how accurate it was, until they got to the Fairy Godmother scene. Her eyes filled with tears, and Emma wondered if she was silently wishing that her story had played out that way instead of the real way it had.

"Should we turn it off?" Regina whispered.

Emma shook her head. "I don't want to call her out like that. It'll be fine."


The movie finished, and people seemed genuinely happy with how it ended. After all, Cinderella had gotten her prince. And lived happily ever after.

Everyone packed up their lawn chairs and headed to their cars, except for Ashley. She handed her daughter off to her husband before heading over to where Emma and Regina stood.

"This was fun," Ashley said. "We should do it more often."

"I'm glad you liked it," Emma said. "I wasn't sure there for a moment."

Ashley smiled. "I was just wishing that my story had played out like the movie. That my Fairy Godmother really had been just that. A fairy that wanted to help me because I was a kind person who had been pushed around for too long. And instead, I almost lost my daughter."

"Every story has its rough patches," Regina said. "Trust me."

Ashley smiled. "Oh believe me, I know. Anyway, thank you both for tonight. We should do it again. I think the town liked it."

Regina and Emma shared a smile. "You should really be thanking Henry," Emma said. "It was his idea."

"You bet it was," Henry said proudly.

Ashley laughed. "Well, thank you. Some of us needed the hope that those movies provided."

As she walked away, Emma put an arm around Henry and ruffled his hair. "Good idea, kid. Turns out that the town actually liked it."

"So we can do more of them?" Henry asked.

"Sure," Regina said. "We can do more Disney movie nights."