MANY YEARS AGO IN AN ICE CREAM SHOP IN A LAND WITHOUT MAGIC...

A castle of snow was shown along with some dolls that were all dressed in ivory gowns as well as suits. There were also other dolls that appeared to be goblins and fairies.

"Elwin, bedtime's soon!" A woman's voice called in the distance as a certain young boy was shown to to be playing with the dolls and snow castle as well as what looked like a giant bunny rabbit.

"Uh-oh! The princess is trapped in the snow goblin's evil spell!" Elwin gasped as he began to make up his own game of pretend with his dolls. "Oh, no, the prince is stuck too! 'Who cares about danger when there's love'?" he then added in a deeper voice and made the prince and princess doll kiss each other though most boys his age didn't often play like that. "The Snow Fairies cry out! What sound does a bunny make?" he then wondered as he picked up his stuffed bunny before shrugging. "Never mind! They wake the Fairy Queen, who breaks the spell and saves everyone! And they all get married!" he then added and laughed as he hugged his dolls of what looked like a chubby bearded man, the bunny rabbit, a tiny sunshine-colored character, and even a winged lady.

"What are you playing?" Ingrid asked out of amusement as she came to check on the boy as he was wide awake instead of being in bed like he was supposed to be.

"The Guardians and The Enchanted Forest!" Elwin exclaimed out of excitement of his game of make believe.

"That's like no Enchanted Forest I've ever seen." Ingrid commented as she came to check on the boy's room to see his school supplies ready to go for tomorrow.

Elwin gasped as that caught his interest. "You've seen an Enchanted Forest?" he then asked her out of bewilderment.

"I have. Once." Ingrid nodded.

"And you never told me this before?" Elwin asked.

"Well, I could tell you now..." Ingrid replied with a small smirk. "If you-" she then started to say.

"Okay, tell me now!" Elwin urged as he climbed onto his bed hopefully.

"Well, all right. I suppose it's time you know if you can settle and listen and go right to bed after this," Ingrid told him with a small smirk. "You have school tomorrow, remember?"

"Yeah, I hear Evie Mills is gonna have a baby brother," Elwin said softly. "I wish I had someone like that to play with especially since you work so hard giving people ice cream while I get free samples." he then added with a small cheeky smirk.

"Are you going to listen?" Ingrid asked Elwin.

Elwin nodded and held his breath to keep himself quiet.

Ingrid chuckled in amusement over that, and she soon began to tell him the story while tucking him in for the night. "Far away, as north as we can go, stood a very old and very Enchanted Forest, but its magic wasn't that of goblin spells and Snow fairies. It was protected by the most powerful spirits of all... Those of air, fire, water, and earth, but it was also a home to the mysterious Narnian people." she then began to say.

"Were the Narnian magical?" Elwin wondered.

"Some of them were, Elwin, and some of them just took advantage of the forest gifts. Their ways were so different from ours, but still, they promised us friendship," Ingrid explained and continued. "In honor of that, a great king rumored to be your grandfather, King Runeard, built them a mighty dam to strengthen their waters. It was a gift of peace and it was said to be a big honor to get to the forest to celebrate it. No one wasn't at all prepared for what the day would bring. They let down the Narnians' guard. They were charmed. And it felt so... magical, but something went wrong. They were attacking the other land known as Misthaven. It was a brutal battle. The fighting enraged the spirits. Narnia turned its magic against Misthaven and there was a voice that saved some very lucky few, including three sisters: Gerda, Helga, and Ingrid."

"You?" Elwin wondered.

"Yes... someone saved me and I was told that the spirits then vanished and a powerful mist covered the forest, locking everyone out." Ingrid nodded.

"Wow..." Elwin whispered. "It's a fairy tale come true."

"You could say that." Ingrid smirked a little.

"What happened to the spirits?" Elwin then wondered. "What's in the Forest now?"

"No one knows, but it's said that the mist still stands," Ingrid explained. "No one can get in, and no one has since come out, but don't worry, we're safe in Storybrooke. It's said though that the magic can wake again and anyone must be prepared for whatever danger it may bring."

Elwin looked amazed and cautious at the same time as he held onto his dolls, having a hard time believing his ears.

"And on that note, how about we say good night?" Ingrid then suggested.

"Do you think the magic will wake again?" Elwin wondered.

"Only The Savior will know." Ingrid told him.

"The Savior?" Elwin wondered.

"Some say this world is far different than what we believe it to be," Ingrid told him before winking at him. "I trust you to know about this, but someone will come save us all from the magic that's expected to come once the time is right for you and your friends in school."

"Wow..." Elwin whispered.

"Yes... the magic was said to hold all the answers about the past, about what we are apart of." Ingrid nodded.

Elwin smiled and yawned a little.

"That's right, my little Snow Prince," Ingrid nodded as she smiled and tucked him in. "Are you all comfortable now?"

"Yes, Mother..." Elwin replied. "Mother?" he then spoke again hopefully.

"I'm sorry, but you can't have a bowl of ice cream as a midnight snack, you'll be up all night." Ingrid smirked playfully.

"Darn..." Elwin pouted and crossed his arms at that.

"How about a song instead?" Ingrid suggested.

"Mm... oki... can I have a sandwich for lunch tomorrow?" Elwin then asked.

"Not an ice cream sandwich." Ingrid smirked.

"...fine, that's fair." Elwin pouted and gave in before yawning again.

"Okay, cuddle close. Scootch in," Ingrid smiled a bit as she held onto him and began to sing him a very special song. "When the winter snow meets the world below, Painting fields of white in the evening light, I will sing my song and it won't be long, 'Til you're sleeping through the night, In my arms you'll be safe from the cold, And the warmth of my love will surround you, By your side I'll stay 'til you drift away, To my winter lullaby, Though the winds may blow over hills of snow, And the frost may bite in the winter night, You will find your place in my warm embrace, And your dreams will soon take flight~"

Elwin enjoyed the song very much as he cuddled into his dolls while getting ready to drift off into a deep sleep until the next morning.

"In my arms you'll be safe from the cold, And the warmth of my love will surround you, By your side I'll stay till you drift away, To my winter lullaby~" Ingrid continued to sing. "Another season passes on its way, Another day has come and gone away, But always know my love is here to stay, Forever in my heart, Too soon for me the years go swiftly by, One day the time will come for you to fly, You'll dream about your life and so will I, The world can wait and see, For now you're here with me~" she soon concluded as Elwin fell into a deep sleep. "Sweet dreams, my Snow Prince... Very soon, your story will be told like everyone else's." she then added quietly.

Elwin smiled as he fell asleep before tossing and turning for a moment.

PRESENT DAY...

Elwin stared off into space while sitting with Lonnie and Mulan.

"Elwin?" Lonnie called, interrupting his quiet moment.

"Oh!" Elwin gasped as that startled him, but he didn't overreact at least.

"We're ready to go, are you?" Lonnie explained and then asked the platinum blonde-haired boy.

"Excuse me, I'm coming," Elwin chuckled nervously as he stood up and came to go along with the warrior mother and daughter until he heard a voice. "...Do you hear that?" he then wondered.

"Uh, what?" Lonnie wondered as she came to join her mother at the diner door to leave for the night.

"Never mind." Elwin blushed as he followed Lonnie and Mulan out of the diner then as it was getting late for them.

Robin was walking along with Goldie, Roland and Regina, and took them to the diner where the party was still kind of going. Regina smiled warmly at Robin, enjoying this time together very much. Robin then let Roland run ahead a little before stopping and kissing Regina warmly. Regina smiled before she walked past them.

"That's The Evil Queen." Ben and Emma's cellmate noted in agitation as she sat with Aurora, Phillip, Phillip Jr, and Audrey for now.

Robin then went and sat with Roland and Goldie.

"It's okay, she's different now... She's not the same person anymore, you'll see," Emma tried to soothe the woman. "I'll-" she started to say and then decided to go and just speak to Regina. "Just stay here," she advised before approaching Regina. "Regina, there's something you should know," she told the older woman. "I brought someone back from the past... This woman, she still thinks of you as..." she said and trailed off as she tried to think of a suitable word.

"Evil?" Regina finished for Emma.

Emma nodded. "I'll bring her over. I already told her that it's okay, but it's a little delicate. And I feel like, if she met you, she'll see..." she trailed off with a small smile.

"I understand." Regina soon said kindly as Robin and Roland came to sit at their respective booth.

Evie smirked a little at her mother.

"You're grounded." Regina told her daughter.

"I didn't even say anything," Evie giggled. "I'm just happy for you. I know no one will ever replace my father, but you could think of it as his love spreading to you to make you love again."

"Oh... that's beautiful." Regina smiled.

"I thought you might like it." Evie smiled back.

Emma then came over and guided the woman over to meet Regina. "Regina, I would like you to meet-" she started to introduce.

"Marian?" Robin gasped in disbelief. He then stood up. "Marian?" he repeated in shock.

"Uh-oh..." Goldie muttered once she realized what was happening.

The cellmate, now named Marian, looked over in disbelief. "Robin?" she then responded in her own shock.

"I thought you were dead," Robin said quietly, his voice thick with emotion. "I thought I'd never see you again," he said as he hugged her tightly.

"And I, you!" Marian replied as she hugged her husband.

Regina just stared at the family reunion blankly, feeling emotionally crushed on the inside as she knew that she couldn't tear Robin's family apart no matter how much she loved him, and it got worse in the next second.

"Mama?" Roland spoke as he came to the woman.

Marian crouched down then. "Roland, oh, my baby... Roland" she lifted Roland up in a hug.

Robin then hugged the two.

"Is that Goldilocks?" Marian asked once she looked over.

"Erm... hey, Marian." Goldie replied as she waved her hand sheepishly.

Roland hugged back, happy to see his mother again as his family was back together.

"Oh, Mom..." Evie frowned in concern.

"You..." Regina spoke darkly as she faced Audrey suddenly as she was clearly pained. "You did this. You hate the villains and our descendants so much that you decided to destroy any hope or happiness I had left as The Evil Queen, didn't you?"

"What?! No! I-" Audrey frowned.

"Don't be mad at Audrey. I just wanted to save her life," Emma said quietly, she then noticed the brunette girl approaching and knew she had better let Regina know Audrey didn't want her to bring the woman, Marian. "Oh, and I know you're upset with me now... but this isn't Audrey's fault, so don't blame her."

"You're just like your mother... Never thinking of the consequences." Regina shook her head at Emma, feeling very hurt as she was left out of Robin and Roland's family reunion with Marian.

"Audrey, I know you don't like the villains and you think they won't change, but you didn't have to hurt my mother." Evie added sternly.

"But I didn't!" Audrey complained. "Really!"

"I didn't know." Emma said quietly.

"Neither of us did." Audrey added.

"Of course, you didn't," Regina angrily told Emma. "Well, you'd just better hope to hell, you didn't bring anything else back." she then stormed out and Evie decided to go after her poor mother.

Audrey began to look and feel very sick to her stomach, almost like she could faint, but she soon sat down suddenly in her seat. Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather noticed that Audrey was in distress and decided to tend to her while Phillip and Aurora looked concerned about their daughter instantly.

Evie sat with her mother in silence, not speaking until her mother would be ready to talk. However, before any of those things could happen, someone else spoke for them as she came to join them.

"Regina."

"Not now, Swan." Regina demanded coldly.

"I'm sorry. When I brought Marian back, I didn't know who she was," Emma tried to explain. "I didn't intend to cause you pain."

"Well, your intentions don't really matter. Because once again, I've felt the brunt of heroism," Regina retorted firmly as Evie looked a bit emotional for her mother. "Always a villain, even when I'm not."

"What was I supposed to do?" Emma defended and asked.

"Well, you were dumb enough to travel through time," Regina retorted. "Maybe you should have left things well enough alone." she then added.

"Mom..." Evie frowned softly, but didn't dare interfere with her mother's anger.

"I am not going to apologize for saving someone's life." Emma defended.

"She was to die anyway," Regina scoffed. "What did it matter?"

"It mattered because she was a person," Emma explained. "And whatever she did, she didn't deseve to die."

"Well, maybe she did." Regina reminded firmly.

"Well, you would know," Emma frowned. "I saved her from you."

"The woman who did that, that was the person I was, not the person I am," Regina reminded the other woman. "I worked very hard to build a future, a future that's now gone."

"You don't know that." Emma countered patiently.

"Well, I know it's complicated enough that his dead wife is back." Regina glared.

"Regina, for that, I'm sorry," Emma sighed as she tried to make it up to her wicked step-grandmother. "If there is anything I can do to help-"

"Miss Swan, the more you try to help, the worse my life becomes." Regina interrupted sternly.

Evie flinched at that, but again, she stayed silent so not to incur any more of her mother's already established anger and sadness. Meanwhile, the Hood family suddenly came out the door to see the dark-haired woman.

"Marian, please, meet her," Robin told his wife gently. "She's not at all what you think. Regina, I want you to meet Marian. I want us to talk about this." he then began to introduce the two women politely.

"Wait, were you two-" Marian began to ask before she began to suddenly sound hysterical. "Are you two together?"

"Well, yes." Evie spoke up softly.

"Marian, please." Robin spoke softly to his wife.

"You and the Evil Queen? Did you let her near my son?" Marian asked her outlaw husband. "Do you know what she's done? The terror that she's inflicted?"

"Ma'am, that's not fair." Evie frowned. "My mother might have been evil in the past, but she isn't anymore."

"And you! You're actually befriending her daughter." Marian then told her outlaw husband, pointing at Evie suddenly.

Evie winced at that as that made her stomach turn slightly as soon as David and Mary Margaret came out of the diner next.

"Is everyone okay?" Mary Margaret asked calmly.

"Well, no one's been incinerated yet, so that's a good sign." David noted.

Evie rolled her eyes at that slightly, unable to help it.

"Regina, you all right?" Mary Margaret asked her step-mother calmly.

"What is wrong with you people? Why are you talking to her?" Marian asked as she kept trying to find an excuse for Regina to be the bad guy no matter what was going on. "Don't you know who she is?"

Killian, Henry, Dee Dee, Doug, and Harry then came out of the diner next.

"Mom, what's going on?" Henry asked out of concern.

"She's a monster." Marian simply stated.

"Stop it." Evie frowned at that.

"No, she's-" Emma began to say as Regina suddenly stormed away. "Regina-"

"We should probably leave her alone and give her some space," Evie advised the others. "I should probably go after her."

"Uh, you want an escort home?" Doug offered with a sheepish smile.

"Oh, um, I don't know... if you don't mind." Evie chuckled sheepishly at the teenage dwarf.

"I never mind with you, Evie," Doug blushed at that. "I'll just tell my Uncle Leroy."

"Well, okay..." Evie nodded before she faced the others as Doug rushed back inside the diner. "Just give my mom some space, Miss Swan. She just needs time to come around and needs her space at the moment. You understand, right?" she then added cautiously.

"I do." Emma admitted.

"Yeah, but what she does in in that space I'm worried about." David piped up at that.

"You don't think she'll become evil again?" Henry wondered with a frown.

"No, Henry, she can't be, she just can't be," Evie shook her head at her little brother. "She's come too far."

"Yeah, I guess that's true." Henry admitted.

"I hope you're right, guys." Emma said to the Mills siblings.

"Of course we are, Emma," Evie smiled softly. "I can call you that, right?"

"Well, if you really want to, that's fine with me." Emma replied.

"Cool." Evie nodded.

"I'll call you Mom sometimes if I'm not calling Regina my mom too." Henry told Emma.

Emma smiled at that as Doug soon came outside to meet Evie.

"Uncle Leroy's gonna give Dee Dee, Uncle Sleepy, and my parents a ride home, but he said I could walk you home." Doug told Evie bashfully as he fiddled with his glasses a little bit.

"Oh, okay, sounds good," Evie nodded before she looked down at her little brother. "I'll be seeing you, okay?"

"Okay, Evie. Good night." Henry told his big sister.

"Night, kiddo," Evie said as she hugged him right away and looked over at the others. "Good night, everybody."

Everyone else then respectively told Evie good night as she approached Doug. Doug looked like he was about to offer his hand or his arm, though he just put his hands behind his back.

"You okay, Doug?" Evie asked out of concern.

"Uh, yeah, I'm fine, I just got a chill... heh... Brr~" Doug grinned nervously as he tried to cover up his shy habits around the blue-haired girl.

"Hmm... okay then." Evie nodded as she went to walk home with him then.

Doug sighed and shook his head at himself before glancing over as David, Mary Margaret, Emma, and Henry all smirked at him. He then kept his eyes low to the ground as he went to walk Evie back home after Regina.

Leroy sat in the front seat as Sleepy drove the car with Dopey, Ebony, and Dee Dee in the back as Dee Dee seemed to already be asleep with music playing on the radio.

"Well, that party went south fast," Leroy scoffed to himself as the car hit something, causing him to scold his sleepy brother slightly. "Easy, Walter. Easy. She needs to be treated gently." he then glanced at the backseat to make sure Dee Dee wasn't disturbed from her catnap and luckily she wasn't.

"You made me designated driver," Walter retorted to his grumpy brother. "I'm gonna drive how I like."

"No beer is worth this," Leroy scoffed as the song on the radio became static and he tried to fix it only to hear no sound at all on any station. "Really? Radio station shuts down after dark now?" he then scoffed to himself.

Dopey frowned in concern while Ebony gently patted him on the head while Dee Dee tried to sleep between them. However, the truck began to zig zag as Dee Dee wasn't the only one met by The Sandman.

"SLEEPY!" Leroy snapped as he then went to take control of the car.

"Careful, Grumpy!" Ebony piped up.

"Don't call me that!" Leroy complained to her.

Dee Dee groaned and stirred slightly.

"Ugh, look at what you guys did now!" Leroy complained as Dee Dee seemed to be slowly waking up.

"Hey! Don't blame me!" Ebony hissed almost like a cat in response.

The truck came closer to an unknown force until the vehicle was suddenly frozen solid through some sort of mysterious magic. This soon knocked Leroy, Ebony, Dopey, and Dee Dee unconscious into the night and no one would ever know as the mysterious force had done that to them.