Something Wonderful (Merlin x F! Reader) (Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarves)

Chapter 11 (Canon)

Hello everyone!
So sorry this has taken absolutely foREVER, but I felt that I owed you all your promised endings (even if they're half a year late).
This is the ending that is closest to canon. It will be posted along with the ending that does not go into the events of RSATSD (fanon ending). Both versions will start the same way, but end differently.
I hope you all enjoy!

MERLIN'S POV
The rest of the team insisted on coming with me to save (y/n), and since some extra help could be useful I allowed them to.
Getting past the giant wall separating King White's castle from the rest of Fairy Tale Island was the problem, but we were able to succeed with the help of Pino, Noki, and Kio's wooden robot.
The heist required an absurd amount of stealth. Jack's cloak was big enough to cover most of our bodies we decided to use it to our advantage.
Everything was going according to plan. The seven of us finally made it to the end of the castle where we presumed the dungeon was. A giant rock was stationed next to it, so we hid behind that.
"Alright, what's next?" I lifted the cape so I could get a good view of everyone's face.
"Simple. I distract the guards with my charming looks while you six get the lady," Jack purred, whipping his hand mirror out of who knows where to take a peek at his reflection.
Ignoring Jack's idea, Hans piped in; "I feel like we should figure out where (y/n) is before we do anything. Once we know where she is we can go about things easier."
"You're right, Hans," I nodded towards him. "(Y/n) has probably been through the dungeon well enough to know where possible escape routes and entrance points are."
"Well what are we waiting for?!" Arthur boomed, to which the rest of the team shushed him simultaneously.
"Arthur?"
We all turned to the meek voice.
(Y/n).
Her fingers delicately wrapped around the bars bearing into the ground to her basement cell, and her (e/c) eyes showed something I hadn't seen from her in a while: fear. They brightened at the sight of the group
"Merlin!" She cried out quietly, reaching her hand out. Without a second thought I leapt forward and knelt by the cell. Taking her hands in mine I kissed her palm and took in her presence. She was here.
Alive.
"(Y/n), I thought I'd never see you again," I whispered, reaching my arm through the cell to take her cheek in my hand.
"Me either," she smiled, her eyes pooling with tears.
"I won't let you go... I promise.."
Suddenly, I felt a yank on my coat that pulled me out of (y/n)'s grasp.
I looked up to face an angry looking guard, and from the sound of it, other guards had taken the rest of the group as well.
This was my doing. I didn't even think before going to see (y/n).
But if this meant the end, I'm glad I got to see her one last time.

THIRD PERSON POV
Click. Click. Click.
That sound was etched in King White's mind like a prayer; however a prayer couldn't save him from the mistakes he'd made leading up to this point.
The clicking of heels got closer and closer, until the woman behind the noise emerged from the dark cave of the dungeon.
Regina.
She made her way to the thrones that were built to address dungeon captives, and sat down. King White peeked over her and looked at the empty throne on her left.
Snow's throne.
This was for her.
His thoughts were broken by the sounds of struggling. He lifted his chin to see the Fearless Seven being taken towards the space in front of the thrones, being tossed like potato sacks for the royals to spectate.
Merlin whipped his head towards the two, his eyes bright with rage.
"Let (y/n) go!!"
How sweet. He didn't even care about his own freedom, he focused on the princess instead.
What a shame that he wouldn't get what he wanted.
"Now boys, enough struggle," Regina cooed, tapping her fingers against her throne.
The boys looked up as if they were hypnotized by the woman.
"We know that (y/n) is going to cause destruction, and that you will be expected to save the island. However, we can't have you doing that if there's a conflict of interest," she spoke, eyeing Merlin. "So we'll have to it that your memories are erased of her."
Immediately, the seven started shouting. Protests and screams demanding to see the princess.
Regina lifted a finger, and all went silent.
"There's no need to protest, boys. It's already in motion," she smirked. "As soon as you were in my sight, a curse was to be put on you. In twelve hours, (y/n) is to transform you seven, and as a result, you will be helpless to the kingdom. Nobody will be able to stop what I am planning."
King White frowned. Planning? What is she on about?
"I will hold the power of the red shoes," she spat, more to herself than to anyone else.
Those shoes belong to Snow.
"Wha... Regina this wasn't the plan!" White boomed, standing up. He was quickly toppled over, the power of Regina's control overcoming him.
"It is done," she growled, and White couldn't feel a thing.
He was paralyzed.
He mustered up enough strength to look at the seven boys.
Blank faces.
Their memories were being wiped.
No thoughts of (y/n) would emerge ever again.