… everyone remembered

Not the first time.

It's happening, again, and it's not the first time. The curse, the spell, or whatever it is, is broken now, and Henry saved the day, thanks to Regina's courage, and now, things are back to normal.

Are they ?

That's a serious question that Snow White asks to herself, because she is not really sure of the answer.

Because yes, she remembers. But not only the good things. Not the one she should know.

She remembers who she truly is, that she is not that, this terrible Evil Queen who hurts people. That she doesn't rip out hearts, doesn't kill people, but loves Charming, and that she never intended to hurt him, in any way.

But, whereas she knows it, she also remembers what happened in the Enchanted Forest. This sort of world. The evil and twisted world.

The murders. The killings.

The way she treated her daughter, and it hurts her, even though it wasn't her fault. And she admires Emma's courage for being so determined to save them, and she loves her daughter even more than before.

But, in a way, that's not the worse, because everyone is alive, and her and Charming didn't really kill Hook or Ruby.

It never was, and never will.

And, of course, there was something else.

What she remembered would haunt her for a time. What she had with Ruby came to her mind, and yes, it was very disturbing.

Strangely, more than killing her.

She had a kind of relationship with Ruby. Without any love or tenderness, but just sex and passion.

Yep, she did sleep with her best friend as she was the Evil Queen.

And the worst of it is when she sees Ruby again, as they understand each other, just by seeing the other, they both know one thing.

Terrible and awful thing.

They didn't hate it.

In fact, they even adored it.

And that was the problem.

Snow remembered everything, the kissing, their "relationship", them being together, sleeping together, and her also torturing Ruby (a little, before the strangers came), and killing her. These two last one were her worse memories.

They looked at each other, embarrassed, because that was not how they really felt.

Because it hadn't been them, not their true self, but a broken and wicked version of Snow, the same for Ruby.

Except that it did happen, and that a version of them had want this to happen.

So they were very confused, not knowing how to react.

But Snow knew something.

They wouldn't talk about it, because it was over, and she felt happy that Charming knew nothing about it.

And she felt also relief by the fact no one of the two of them would ever evoke it.

She didn't regret that.

It wasn't the first time she remembered after a curse was broken.

But it was the first time that she wanted to forget.

§§§§

All of this had been terrible.

That was Killian's first thought as he woke up. And sort of… resurrected from death. In a way.

After Charming killed him.

Well.

Terrible was the good word to qualify all of this, and he was happy that it was finally over.

And yes, he had someone to find, someone who may still thought he was dead.

Emma.

He tried not to think about the fact that he was dead for a time, and went to find her.

And as he did, he told to himself that he definitely hated curses.

§§§§

He hadn't been the only one to die. Regina did also, and she came back to life.

Her first thought was Henry was right. She saw him, waiting her to wake up and she smiled, as her memories took their right place in her.

She took a great breath, stand up, and hugged her son in her arms. Henry, responded to her embrace.

Emma was there also, smiling at them, being a little nervous, waiting for someone else to appear, a thing that happened some minutes after.

Emma and Henry didn't remember, because they didn't forget, and in a way, they had been the one who were the more cursed.

So, loosing the people they loved in the reversed Enchanted Forest had been terribly painful. And when she saw that both Regina and Killian were alive, the Savior couldn't help but smiling at it.

Because they found each other again, despite the curse.

§§§§

When he woke up, that is to say that he remembered, David felt terribly sorry and also ashamed because of what he did. But, as there was no consequences, he didn't last for long.

But surely, he wasn't the only one to feel bad.

§§§§

Oh, the pain.

He really didn't miss it.

Rumplestiltskin should have expected it when he asked to the Author to rewrite the story.

The thing that maybe, it would not end good. That again, the curse would be broken, and that everything would come back to normal.

And he didn't want it to happen.

That was selfish, cowardice, and many other things that an honorable man wouldn't do.

But yeah, he never pretended he was that sort of man.

He would be able to contain it, for a time, he could still stay himself and not to turn definitely into the dark One.

But for what time ?

§§§§

She was angry. She really was, angry because of the Author, and because of Rumplestiltskin.

But that was a thing Belle had to confess to herself, she still loved him.

So, when she saw him being almost dying, of course she tried to do something.

She couldn't save him, but at least, she would try to stop it, stop the darkness in him.

Well, that was going to be a long and harsh battle.

Because despite all her efforts before these day, she never succeeded to do it.

§§§§

Regina was blaming herself now. What she did to Zelena was terrible, and, as she just found Robin again, she felt happy, but knew that what they did would have consequences.

At first, there had been this strange man, looking for her half-sister.

(Oh, well, she didn't know how many troubles he was going to cause to her.

At least, not yet.

But she would.)

And there were her remorse, even though she did worse than that before.

She had to tell them, she though.

She really had to.

§§§§

Everything was okay now, Henry thought. It was not the first time it happened, and Henry knew that maybe it wasn't the last (who knew, after all ?). But he was happy, and satisfied. And relieved.

Things were good now, everyone remembered, everyone had been saved.

Everything would be good now, right ?

Or maybe not…

Maybe they still had something to do.

Maybe that later they should fight.

And destroy the darkness.

But not for now.

Now, they were just happy to be reunited, and together.

They had a little time, before they had to fight.

And someone had still had to make a confession about what she did.

And of course, they wouldn't take this really goodly.

Because, make disappear someone from the story and almost destroy someone wasn't really good.

(What a euphemism…)

And Regina and Robin themselves knew it.