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The next day when Henry was walking to the bus stop for school he saw Cruella standing next to her car and texting on her phone so he decided to say hello.

"Hi Cruella." Henry greeted her politely and Cruella sneered at him,"Your Regina's little brat Henry, aren't you?"

"Yeah. Look, I just wanted to let you know that I forgive you and that there's no hard feelings." Henry replied and started to walk away.

"Forgive me? For what Dahling?" Cruella questioned and Henry turned around,"For kidnapping me in hopes that my moms would kill Isaac. I forgive you and I wish I could have stopped my mom from throwing you off the cliff with her magic. You may technically be a villain but nobody, villains included deserves that and besides saviors aren't supposed to kill unless it's absolutely necessary and it wasn't necessary for her to do that to you." Henry replied.

"On the contrary Henry dahling, it was very necessary. After all I am a villain and she's the savior, a hero but more importantly a mother who was protecting her child from a great evil: The devil. Which is what I am." Cruella drawled.

"Yes but you don't have to be, you could be good if you wanted to. Like my mom. She used to be evil and way worse than you but she changed, she became a hero and you can too but it's up to you to decide. Nobody can make you change your ways, they can't force you to be a hero. Only you can choose, good versus evil, hero versus villain, hated and feared or loved and celebrated. It's all up to you Cruella." Henry told her and Cruella quirked an eyebrow.

"Oh really, you think so, do you?" Cruella asked though expected no answer.

"I know so. I gotta go or I'll be late for school but think about what I said. It was nice talking to you Cruella, maybe I'll see you around." Henry replied with a smile.

"Maybe you will Dahling, maybe you won't." Cruella called out to him with an amused smirk before she got in her car and drove to secluded little spot in the woods at the far edge of StoryBrooke's borders.

"It's about time you showed up, we were beginning to wonder if you'd found a prince and ran off with him." One woman said.

"Yes, what took you so long Cruella? I missed you." Another woman questioned.

"Ugh, quit your whining. It does not matter what took her so long, what matters is that she's here and more importantly alive which she is so both of you, Shut Up!" The third woman added with a devious smile.

"So, did the little believer really bite into our plan?" The third woman, who seemed to be the leader, asked and Cruella nodded with the most evil looking smirk she'd ever had on her face.

"Excellent!" The third woman replied with an evil cackle.

Cruella met with her new allies and then went back to the camp one of said allies had created for her with their magic.

She was lying on her bed with her eyes closed when suddenly she sensed some magic in the air that was neither hers or that of her allies although she had felt this magic before and opened her eyes.

"What the hell are you doing here?" Cruella asked the woman before her.

"I see you've found some new friends Cruella, what would Maleficent and Ursula think?" the woman asked in return.

"Just because you brought me back it does not make us even and they're not my friends, they aren't even real but you would know you created them after all. They are just illusions. As for Maleficent and Ursula, I could care less what they think. Ursula isn't even here and Maleficent went off to play hero like a sheep who follows a shepherd." Cruella snapped and the woman simply raised an eyebrow.

"Yes and I created those illusions so nobody would suspect that I was the one who resurrected you but I think you care far more about what they think than you say you do. Maleficent and Ursula were your best friends so you can say you don't care but you know what I think? I think it kills you that Ursula left without saying goodbye, I think you can't stand the fact that Maleficent chose to hang out with heroes and I think that you're sick and tired of losing. I think you want to join the winners circle but you're too afraid that they'll reject you because of your past-" The woman was cut off by a slap to the face.

"You little miss darkness incarnate know nothing of my past nor have you felt the sting of rejection, what the bloody hell do you know?! You have your first taste of true darkness and suddenly you think you know all there is to know about being branded a villain, I don't think so. You know nothing!" Cruella shouted.

"Relax Cruella, all I'm saying is that according to Regina that is exactly how it felt when she started to wonder if being a villain was really worth it and I just thought that maybe it might be the same for you." The woman clarified.

"Yes well you thought wrong, Princess." Cruella replied.


Author's Note: Okay so I've edited chapter four a bit, I know you guys really want to know who brought Cruella back and I this might give you a subtle hint without giving too much away. Let me know what you think and I hope you enjoy the re-vamped version of chapter four.