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* ReallyRoyaltyReveal: Turns out Jack and Jillian are royalty on their mother's side, making them Prince and Princess to the kingdom of Charm. [[spoiler: In other words, Jack is Prince Charming. [[''Disney/{{Tangled}}'' Does that ring a bell?]]]]

* ReallyRoyaltyReveal: Turns out Jack and Jillian are royalty on their mother's side, making them Prince and Princess to the kingdom of Charm. [[spoiler: In other words, Jack is Prince Charming. Does that ring a bell?]]

* ReallyRoyaltyReveal: Turns out Jack and Jillian are royalty on their mother's side, making them Prince and Princess to the kingdom of Charm. [[spoiler: In other words, Jack is Prince Charming. [[Disney/Cinderella Does that ring a bell?]]]]

* ExactWords: One of the boys will betray May, and the other will die. [[spoiler: Unfortunately for the Wicked Queen, the Mirror didn't actually say that one of the boys would betray her ''for the Queen'', although that was certainly the intended implication, as the image of Jack hanging his sword over Phillip's head shows, and [[CrowningMomentofAwesome Jack takes advantage of this and pulls off a]] HeroicSacrifice [[CrowningMomentofAwesome to make sure May and the others escape.]]]]

* ReallyRoyaltyReveal: Turns out Jack and Jillian are royalty on their mother's side, making them Prince and Princess to the kingdom of Charm. [[spoiler: In other words, Jack is Prince Charming. [[Disney/Cinderella Does that ring a bell?]]

* ReallyRoyaltyReveal: Turns out Jack and Jillian are royalty on their mother's side, making them Prince and Princess to the kingdom of Charm. [[spoiler: In other words, Jack is Prince Charming. [[Disney/Cinderella Does that ring a bell?]]]]

* ReallyRoyaltyReveal: Turns out Jack and Jillian are royalty on their mother's side, making them Prince and Princess to the kingdom of Charm.

* TookALevelinBadass: Jack takes ''several''.

* GuileHero: ''Jack and his father.'' [[spoiler: They both pull off a daring plan to finish off the Wicked Queen by stealing her heart and stabbing it. Jack's father in particular is said to be ''the'' sneakiest, cleverest, most shrewd person to ever live.]]

* FishOutofWater: [[spoiler: Jack finds himself in the real world, and the first he sees is a car driving straight at him. His horrified reaction at thinking he's facing a metal monster is only the beginning of his exploits. He even finds out about his father and grandfather's adventures, and his reaction to seeing his family, known for outwitting and outplaying everyone just to win, be regarded as heroes is one of stunned shock.]]

* FishoutofWater: [[spoiler: Jack finds himself in the real world, and the first he sees is a car driving straight at him. His horrified reaction at thinking he's facing a metal monster is only the beginning of his exploits. He even finds out about his father and grandfather's adventures, and his reaction to seeing his family, known for outwitting and outplaying everyone just to win, be regarded as heroes is one of stunned shock.]]

* GuileHero: ''Jack and his father.'' [[spoiler: They both pull off a daring plan to finish off the Wicked Queen by stealing her heart and stabbing it.]]

* HeroicSacrifice: Invoked by Jack. As he has his sword over Phillip's head, as the Mirror predicted, he instead cuts out May's chains and triggers a series of events in which he dies by his own sword, but saves May and the others in the process. He gets better, though.

* ExactWords: One of the boys will betray May, and the other will die. [[spoiler: Unfortunately for the Wicked Queen, the Mirror didn't actually say that one of the boys would betray her ''for the Queen'', although that was certainly the intended implication, and [[CrowningMomentofAwesome Jack takes advantage of this and pulls off a]] HeroicSacrifice [[CrowningMomentofAwesome to make sure May and the others escape.]]]]

* ExactWords: One of the boys will betray May, and the other will die. [[spoiler: Unfortunately for the Wicked Queen, the Mirror didn't actually say that one of the boys would betray her ''for the Queen'', although that was certainly the intended implication, and [[CrowningMomentofAwesome Jack takes advantage of this and pulls off a HeroicSacrifice to make sure May and the others escape.]]]]

* AlmostKiss: spoiler: Almost happens between Jack and May in the final chapter, but they get interrupted by Jillian
* BigDamnHeroes: Ensues for the main characters after the Wicked Queen is defeated
* ChekhovsTimeTravel: Turned out Jack was the one that had stolen the Wicked Queens heart after he'd accidentally traveled to May's world six months in the past.

* ModestRoyalty: May and Jack are still dressed modestly after they learn of their royal blood
* PimpedOutDress: May and Penelope get one each.
* ReallyRoyaltyReveal: Turns out Jack and Jillian are royalty on their mothers side, making them Prince and Princess to the kingdom of Charm

* YouCantFightFate: If the Wicked Queen hadn't intervened, May's Cinderella story might have occurred, including meeting Jack at a ball, but they meet and fall for each other anyway.]]

* spoiler: BigDamnHeroes: Ensues for the main characters after the Wicked Queen is defeated
* spoiler: ChekhovsTimeTravel: Turned out Jack was the one that had stolen the Wicked Queens heart after he'd accidentally traveled to May's world six months in the past.

* [[spoiler: AlmostKiss:]] [[spoiler: Almost happens between Jack and May in the final chapter, but they get interrupted by Jillian]]
* [[spoiler: BigDamnHeroes:]] [[spoiler: Ensues for the main characters after the Wicked Queen is defeated]]
* [[spoiler: ChekhovsTimeTravel:]] [[spoiler: Turned out Jack was the one that had stolen the Wicked Queens heart after he'd accidentally traveled to May's world six months in the past.]]
* EveryoneIsRelated: [[spoiler: Turns out Jack and Jillian are related to Snow White by marriage, as she is wed to their maternal uncle, and May's great grandfather was the Wicked Queen's uncle, making them distant cousins.]]
* [[spoiler: ModestRoyalty:]] [[spoiler: May and Jack are still dressed modestly after they learn of their royal blood]]

* [[spoiler: ReallyRoyaltyReveal:]] [[spoiler: Turns out Jack and Jillian are royalty on their mothers side, making them Prince and Princess to the kingdom of Charm]]
* [[spoiler: RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething:]] [[spoiler: May takes it upon herself to track down the remaining royal families of the kingdoms the Wicked Queen took over. She also decides that if there are kingdoms with no surviving royals left, they'll have presidential elections so the common folk can pick their leaders.]]

* [[spoiler: YouCantFightFate:]] [[spoiler: If the Wicked Queen hadn't intervened, May's Cinderella story might have occurred, including meeting Jack at a ball, but they meet and fall for each other anyway.]]

* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: While not published at the end of the book, James Riley did write and post an epilogue on his [[http://james-riley-author.tumblr.com/post/79935824068/once-upon-the-end-epilogue tumblr page]] taking place at Phillip's coronation.

* [[spoiler: BigDamnHeroes:]] [[spoilers: Ensues for the main characters after the Wicked Queen is defeated]]

[[spoiler: *ReallyRoyaltyReveal:]] [[spoiler: Turns out Jack and Jillian are royalty on their mothers side, making them Prince and Princess to the kingdom of Charm]]

[[spoiler: SecretlyRoyalty:]] [[spoiler: Turns out Jack and Jillian are royalty on their mothers side, making them Prince and Princess to the kingdom of Charm]]

[[SecretlyRoyalty]] [[spoiler: Turns out Jack and Jillian are royalty on their mothers side, making them Prince and Princess to the kingdom of Charm]]

In the final conclusion to the Half Upon a Time trilogy by James Riley, Jack, May, and Phillip have gone their separate ways expecting they will fulfill their destinies. Instead, they're all in for some thrills and surprises as they prepare to face the Wicked Queen once and for all.