A/N: This is the epilogue. Thank you again for taking the time to read this fic. It's been a wild, doubtful, worrisome ride, and I do plan on writing another fic. Hopefully I will get better at this with time. THANK YOU THANK YOU for all of you wonderful comments and support. Swen are the greatest, and I'm so proud to be in this fandom.
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Emma was immensely proud of her son, and with a glance at Regina, she saw the pride in her eyes as well. Henry had discovered a giant hidden in the deepest part of the forest, having never come forward after the dirigible's crash. The giant, shocked to know that she wasn't alone, that there was one other left living, revealed an entire jar of beans from a magic beanstalk, willing to share to get everyone from the Land of Untold stories back to their respective lands.
Now, they were standing in front of multiple portals in a clearing, watching as Henry and the giant handed out beans and talked to each and every person, helping them decide to go back to their lands and let their stories play out.
It was well and truly over.
Regina and Emma had woken earlier that day wrapped in each others arms, and after a few languid kisses, they got up, showered, and started their day.
When they'd gone downstairs, they'd made breakfast together, laughing and joking and feeling more joy than either could ever remember feeling. When Snow, David and Henry joined them in the kitchen, it was to the sight of Emma's face and arms covered in flour and Regina wiping one flour-covered hand over Emma's chest, laughing at Emma's yell of "We just showered!", before pulling her in for a kiss and magicking away the mess.
While not the ideal way to break the news to her family, the reaction was better than Emma could have hoped for. Snow immediately burst into tears and rushed forward to hug them both, David clapped Emma on the back with a whispered, "I'm happy for you," and Henry shouted, "I knew I felt something happen last night!"
When his mothers and grandparents turned to face him, Henry exclaimed, "True love's kiss! You two shared it last night, didn't you?" At Regina's blush and nod, Henry surged forward and hugged both of his mothers at once. "I knew it," he whispered. "I knew it." His mothers laughed and embraced him, and Snow and David looked on, with huge smiles on their faces.
"So…the Queen is gone?" Snow had asked tentatively.
Regina shook her head. "No," she began, then she laughed at their horrified faces. "She's right here, inside, where she belongs," she finished, bringing a hand to her heart. "She was right all along. We are not separate, and we never have been. She is part of what makes me…me."
Emma had wrapped her arms around Regina then, planting a kiss to her forehead. "And I wouldn't have you any other way," she declared.
In the next few seconds, Regina was pulled into the first group hug of her life as David, Henry and Snow all enveloped the two women in their embrace.
Emma glanced over at Regina now, standing in front of the portals, and reached over to grab her hand with her own.
"Do you think we'll get some down time, now?" Emma asked cheekily. "I really, really want to just curl up and watch Netflix with you for the next few days."
As if brought on by her words, a roar was heard from above. They both looked up and saw Maleficent and Lily in their dragon forms circling above them. Both went into a dive and landed in the clearing, turning back into their human forms before approaching the Swan-Mills family.
"Have you forgotten something, Regina? Emma?" Mal asked sharply, glancing down at their joined hands. "Word spreads fast here. Your problem has been dealt with. We helped you, now you help us."
"I want to find my father," Lily snapped, "and you promised."
Emma and Regina glanced at each other tiredly. "Netflix will have to wait, Savior," Regina stated.
"Yeah, I know," Emma sighed. "I jinxed it."