ENCHANTED FOREST - PAST
Prince Charming was attempting to break the lock on his cell with a rock. Unsuccessful, he slid to the floor and said, "I will find you, Snow. I will always find you."
Two guards arrived and one said, "It'll be hard to do that without your head. Get up. The Queen is looking forward to your execution." The two guards shackled him, hauling him out of his cell and into the hallway. As they were walking, Prince Charming slumped to the ground. "Get up! On your feet.
Prince Charming got up and attacked the guards. After incapacitating them, he fled down the hallway. Farther down, he encountered another guard who was armed with a bow and arrow. Another guard arrived.
"Shoot him," a guard ordered.
The archer-guard took aim but, instead of shooting Prince Charming, shot the other guard instead.
"Who the hell are you?" Prince Charming asked.
The guard removed his helmet, revealing that he was the Huntsman. "A friend. I don't know you. But I know Snow White. I know a little of Captain Sparrow."
"Is she okay? Is Jackie?"
The Huntsman unlocked Prince Charming's shackles. "The Queen was traveling to meet her. Her fate is in a precarious place. You must hurry. Follow me. I can get you out. I'll try and stall the Queen. The rest is up to you." The Huntsman hands him a bag and a sword. "Your weapon and some provisions. Good luck."
"You're not coming with me?"
"I cannot. I gave up my heart so that the Queen would spare Snow's. Don't let my sacrifice be in vain. Find her."
STORYBROOKE - PRESENT - HOSPITAL
Henry was wheeled in on a gurney as Emma followed. Dr. Whale and several nurses attended to the boy.
"Henry, can you hear me? Come on, Henry. Wake up, please. Come on, Henry. Come on. You can do it," Emma begged.
"Ma'am, let me take you to-" a nurse began.
"No, I am not going anywhere!"
Dr. Whale studied the boy. "There's no pupil response. What happened? Did he fall? Hit his head?"
"He ate this. I think it's poisoned," Emma said as she held up a baggie containing the turnover.
"His airway is clear. Did he vomit? Any convulsion or disorientation?"
"He took a bite of this, and then he just collapsed. So, run the tests for arsenic or bleach or Drano, or whatever could've done this to him!"
"The boy is showing no symptoms that would suggest neurotoxins. So, whatever's going on, this is not the culprit."
"Well, what else could it be?"
"I don't know. That's what I'm trying to find out."
"He's going to be okay, though, right?"
"Right now, we just need to stabilize him, 'cause he's slipping away. Is there anything else that you can remember? Any little detail?"
"I already told you everything. Do something!"
"Look, I understand you're frustrated, Miss Swan, I do. But I need something to treat. And, right now, there is no explanation. It's like..."
Emma dumped the contents of Henry's backpack onto a table and saw her son's book. "Like magic."
She picked up the book and her mind was filled with memories from the Fairy Tale World, especially the time she was sent to the Real World as a baby. When she came to, Regina frantically rushed into the room.
"Where's my son?" Regina demanded.
"You did this," Emma said as she grabbed Regina and dragged her to a storage room.
Emma threw her against a storage rack and continued her attack while Regina tried to defend herself. Emma managed to pin Regina to the wall.
"You did this!" Emma yelled.
Regina glared. "What the hell are you doing? Stop this! My son-"
"Is sick because of you! That apple turnover you gave me? He ate it!"
"What? It was meant for you!"
"It's true, isn't it?"
"What are you talking about?"
"It's true, isn't it? All of it."
"Yes."
"I was leaving town. Why couldn't you just leave things alone?"
"Because as long as you're alive, Henry will never be mine!"
"He'll never be anyone's unless you fix this. You wake him up!"
"I can't!"
"Don't you have magic?"
"That was the last of it. It was supposed to put you to sleep!"
Emma released her grip on Regina. "What's it going to do to him?"
"I don't know. Magic here is unpredictable."
"So... So he could..."
"Yes."
"So, what do we do?"
"We need help. There's one other person in this town who knows about this... Knows about magic."
"Mr. Gold."
"Actually, he goes by Rumpelstiltskin."
ENCHANTED FOREST - PAST
The Evil Queen was pacing in her chambers. The Huntsman arrived and the Evil Queen asked, "Where is he? The prisoner!"
"Escaped," the Huntsman replied.
She magically threw the Huntsman into the wall. "A palace full of guards, and you let him escape?"
"I did my best."
"You failed. And do you know what happens to people who fail me, Huntsman?"
"'I'll find him. You needn't worry. Leave him to me."
"That won't be necessary. He's mine." The Evil Queen saw Prince Charming through her mirror. She waved her hand, and Prince Charming was warped through a portal.
---
Prince Charming was transported to a clearing in the middle of a forest. Lost, he began to run in a random direction. The forest he was stuck in was extremely vast. Prince Charming arrived at another clearing, where Rumpelstiltskin was waiting.
"Lost, are we?" Rumpelstiltskin asked.
"What are you doing here?" Prince Charming questioned.
"I'm just here to help."
"Well, no need. I'll be fine."
"No, I don't think so. This is the Infinite Forest. There's no way out. Well, except... My way."
"I want nothing from you."
"Not even this?" Rumpelstiltskin held up a ring.
"My mother's ring. It was just... How did you get it?"
"The same way I get everything I want – magic. The same magic that allows me to do... This." Rumpelstiltskin flipped the ring and caught it in his hand. The jewel on the ring now glowed. "This ring is now enchanted. The closer you get to Snow White, the brighter it will glow. Interested?"
"Give it to me."
"Ah! It's not something for nothing, dearie. Time to make a deal."
"No! No more deals!" Prince Charming drew his sword and attacked Rumpelstiltskin. However, Rumpelstiltskin simply caught the blade with his hand. Prince Charming drew back again, but found that Rumpelstiltskin had disappeared.
"Over here." Rumpelstiltskin appeared behind him, now armed with a sword. Prince Charming lunged at him. The two dueled briefly, until Rumpelstiltskin disappeared and reappeared again. "Persistent." The two continued to duel. Rumpelstiltskin eventually gained the upper hand and held the sword against Prince Charming's neck. "Had enough?"
"Never." Prince Charming struck back and ended up cutting Rumpelstiltskin's face, which he magically healed instantly. Rumpelstiltskin again gained the upper hand and got Prince Charming disarmed on the ground.
"Looking for this? So brave. So gallant. So pointless. Bravery won't get you out this forest, dearie. Magic will. Trust me. This is a deal you want to make, because we both want the same thing."
"What's that?"
"Why, you and your true love to be together, of course."
STORYBROOKE - PRESENT
Mary Margaret was leaving Granny's Diner and was heading to her car.
David approached her. "Hey."
"David," Mary Margaret said.
"I was wrong. About you, about me, about... Everything. I didn't believe in you, and I wish I had a good reason why. But, it's like I keep making these wrong decisions, and I don't understand why they keep happening. You know, ever since I woke up from that coma, my life hasn't made a lick of sense. Except for you... And what I'm feeling? It's love, Mary Margaret."
"David, why are you here?"
"Because Kathryn put a down payment on an apartment in Boston. She's not going to use it, but I am. Unless, you give me a reason to stay."
"David... I can't."
ENCHANTED FOREST - PAST
In the forest, Rumpelstiltskin held up a vial of the bottled 'true love' and said, "Behold. The most powerful magic of all... True love." Prince Charming tried to grab it. "Ah! Careful. This is all I have left of it."
"What do you know of true love?" Prince Charming asked.
"Well, not so much as you, perhaps, but not so little as you might think."
"You? You loved someone?"
"It was a brief flicker of light amidst an ocean of darkness."
"What happened?"
"She died. That's the thing about true love, dearie. It can slip through your fingers. It's the most powerful magic in the world. The only magic powerful enough to break any curse. It must be protected at all costs."
"I don't understand. What exactly is it you want me to do?"
"I want you to help me protect it by putting it in a safe place for me." He produced an egg shaped container, which he put the vial in.
"And where is that?"
"Inside the belly of a beast, of course." Rumpelstiltskin shut the egg container and tossed it to Prince Charming.
"Why hide it?"
"Let's just say, I'm saving it for a rainy day."
STORYBROOKE - PRESENT
Emma and Regina entered Mr. Gold's Pawn Shop.
He looked up. "Do my eyes deceive me, or is that the look of a believer?"
"We need your help," Emma said.
"Indeed, you do. It seems quite the tragic ailment has befallen our young friend. I told you, magic comes with a price."
"Henry shouldn't have to pay it," Regina replied.
"No, you should, but alas, we are where we are."
"Can you help us?" Emma asked.
"Of course. True love, Miss Swan... The only magic powerful enough to transcend realms and break any curse. Luckily for you, I happen to have bottled some."
"You did?" Regina questioned.
Mr. Gold continued looking at Emma. "Oh, yes. From the strands of your parents' hair, I made the most powerful potion in all the realm. So powerful, that when I created the Dark Curse, I placed a single drop on the parchment. Just a little safety valve."
"That's why I'm the savior," Emma realized. "That's why I can break the curse."
"Now you're getting it."
"I don't care about breaking the curse. All I care about is saving Henry."
"Which is why it's your lucky day. I didn't use all the potion. I saved some... For a rainy day."
"Well, it's storming like a bitch. Where is it?"
"Where it is isn't the problem. Getting it is what should worry you."
"Enough riddles," Regina told him. "What do we do?"
Mr. Gold turned to her. "You do nothing. It has to be Miss Swan."
"He's my son. It should be me."
"All due respect, but it's her son. And it has to be her. She's the product of the magic. She must be the one to find it."
Emma nodded. "I can do it."
"Don't trust him," Regina warned.
"What choice do we have?"
"That's right, dearie," Mr. Gold agreed. "What choice do you have?"
Emma turned back to Mr. Gold. "Where is this magic?"
"Tell me, Your Majesty, is our friend still in the basement?"
"Oh, you twisted little imp. You hid it with her?"
"Oh, no, no. Not with her. In her. I knew you couldn't resist bringing her over."
Emma frowned. "Who is 'her'?"
"Someone you should be prepared for. Where you're going, you're going to need this." He opened a large box on the counter, revealing a sword and a scabbard.
"What is that?"
"Your father's sword."
HOSPITAL
Emma spoke to a comatose Henry whilst holding the book. "Henry... You were right about the curse, I should have believed you. I'm sorry." She placed the book under Henry's pillow. "For when you wake up." She kissed Henry on the forehead.
"You know where to meet?" Regina asked.
Emma nodded. "Yeah. Don't be late." She left Regina and Henry alone.
"I'm sorry..." Regina apologized.
Jefferson and Nevaeh were lurking in the shadows, and the former spoke up. "Pity, isn't it? There's nothing harder than not knowing whether you'll ever see your child again."
"Jefferson, Nevaeh, now is not a good time."
"For you," Nevaeh retorted. "Well, for us, it's the perfect time. We're here to collect. Where... Where is she... Our daughter?"
"Emma was supposed to eat that apple, and she didn't. As far as I'm concerned, that makes our deal null and void."
"Veah and I did what you asked, and you're going to screw us over again?" Jefferson said.
"Look at it however you want, Jefferson. The fact is, I'm done with you and your wife."
"But I'm... I'm not done with you," Jefferson and Nevaeh told her.
"What are you two going to do? Kill me? I know you both want to, but I also know you two can't."
"Do you?"
"Yes. You two don't have it in you. Now, if you excuse me, I have to save my son." Regina left the room.
Nevaeh glanced at Jefferson and said, "I have a way to get back at her."
"How?" he asked.
"Are you up for pretending to be someone else?"
"Always, dear. What did you have in mind?"
"We'll need some scrubs. We have the opportunity for a checkmate against the Queen."
"Do we now? Lead the way, my dear."
Nevaeh and Jefferson walked through the halls and snuck into the lounge. They both grabbed a pair of white nurses scrubs and put them on.
"Where now?" Jefferson asked.
Nevaeh put a finger to her lips and pointed down. Jefferson nodded, understanding. The two left the lounge and made their way to a staircase that would let them descend to the lowest possible level.
---
Emma knocked on the door of August's room at the inn.
"August?" Emma called. "Please open up. I know you're in there. Open the door."
"I can't," August replied.
Emma broke down the door and found August laying in bed, almost completely turned to wood.
"No," Emma said. "What's happening to you?"
"You can see it now," August realized. "You believe."
"Yeah. I-I do, but... H-how do I stop this?"
"Break the curse."
"I'll try -- I promise. But I got to save Henry first, and I need your help."
"No, you don't."
"Yeah, I do. This is all too much. I-I just... Talked to the Evil Queen and Rumpelstiltskin about a quest to find magic. I can't do it, August. I can't. No normal person can."
"Luckily for us, you're not normal. You can save Henry. You can save all of..."
The remainder of August's body turned to wood.
"August?" Emma asked.
LIBRARY - OUTSIDE
Emma was waiting for Regina. She had her sword with her. Regina arrived, and they entered the building.
"What is this place?" Emma wondered.
Regina frowned. "Would you like a tour, or shall we just get to it?"
"Lead the way."
Regina walked up to a wall and placed her hand on it. The wall raised, revealing an elevator. The elevator door opened.
"Whoa," Emma said.
"Get in," Regina told her.
"After you."
"It's a two-man job. The elevator's hand-operated. I have to stay up here and lower you down."
"And I'm just supposed to trust you?"
"I don't think you have much choice in the matter, Miss Swan."
"This battle I'm supposed to fight... Who is it? What is down there?"
"An old friend."
"Then why don't you go talk to them?"
"Because her punishment here was different than everyone else's. I trapped her... In a different form. She doesn't want to hear from me. You have to trust me on that."
"Okay. I will go down there. But let's be clear about something... Your Majesty. The only reason you're not dead it because I need your help to save Henry. He dies? So do you."
"Well, then let's get on with it. Now, this is what you're going to have to do."
Emma entered the elevator and was lowered down a shaft.
ENCHANTED FOREST - PAST
Maleficent sat on her throne in the middle of a large chamber. From behind the throne, Prince Charming ambushed her, holding his sword against her throat.
"Where is it?" Prince Charming demanded. "Where is the beast that reigns over this castle?"
She magically threw him across the room and said, "That would be me. But, beast is so harsh. I prefer Maleficent."
"I'm going to need a smaller egg."
"Such a shame. So handsome." Maleficent waved her hand, extinguishing all of the candles lighting the room. In the darkness, she laughed.
"Show yourself, witch." Behind Prince Charming, Maleficent had transformed into a fire breathing dragon.
STORYBROOKE - PRESENT
The elevator arrived at the bottom of the shaft. She found herself in a cavern and started to walk through, when she came across Snow White's broken glass coffin. The wall behind her wasn't a wall, but Maleficent in her dragon form. The dragon woke.
ENCHANTED FOREST - PAST
Prince Charming hid from the dragon behind a pillar. While the dragon searched for him, he noticed a glowing weak spot near its head.
"Come on!" Prince Charming shouted, drawing attention to himself.
STORYBROOKE - PRESENT
Emma readied to fight the dragon and rejected the sword. "To hell with this." She dropped the sword on the ground and drew her gun instead. She shot it at the dragon, which did nothing but provoke it.
ENCHANTED FOREST - PAST
Prince Charming continued to be chased by the dragon. He managed to scale a set of stairs, giving him the chance to jump onto the dragon's neck below. The dragon struggled against him, but he managed to hold on. He positioned himself and plunged the egg container into the glowing weak spot near the dragon's head.
STORYBROOKE - PRESENT
She ran from the dragon, which fell down a large gorge in the cave. She looked over the edge to find the dragon nowhere in sight.
ENCHANTED FOREST - PAST
With the egg securely inside the dragon, Prince Charming escaped the castle by jumping through one of the windows. He landed in the water below.
STORYBROOKE - PRESENT
The dragon flew up from the gorge.
HOSPITAL
Mary Margaret read an excerpt from the book at Henry's bedside. ""And yes, she was beyond hope. Beyond saving. This was her end. Prince Charming saw his beloved Snow White in her glass coffin, he knew all that was left was to say goodbye. He had to give her one last kiss. And when he did, true love proved more powerful than any curse. A pulse of pure love shuddered out and engulfed the land, waking up Snow White and bringing light to the darkness." Henry... When I gave you this book, it was because I knew... I know life doesn't always have a happy end. But I thought..."
The machines monitoring Henry started going off.
"What is it?" Mary Margaret wondered. "Dr. Whale?"
"Nurse, get her out of here now!" Dr. Whale ordered.
"What is it?" Mary Margaret repeated.
"His heart rate's falling. Come on, Henry."
Dr. Whale and the nurses tried to resuscitate the boy.
---
Jefferson and Nevaeh, disguised as nurses, entered the psych ward in the basement.
He handed the nurse at the station a tea. "Your tea."
The nurse took it. "Thank you. What's the commotion upstairs?"
"There's a sick boy," Nevaeh answered. "He took a bad turn." She subconsciously put a hand to her still flat stomach.
"How tragic. Is there any hope for a..." The nurse passed out.
"Recovery?" Jefferson and Nevaeh finished. "Doubtful."
Jefferson took the keys and walked down a corridor with several doors on each side, followed by Nevaeh. They walked past a patient who was mopping the floor. They passed a door labeled S. Glass. Jefferson turned to one of the doors and unlocked it. It was Belle's room.
"Come with us," Jefferson told her.
"Who are you?" Belle asked. "Why are you doing this?"
"My name is Jefferson, this is my wife Nevaeh, and we need your help to do something that we can't. There's a man. His name is Mr. Gold. All you have to do is tell him where you've been, and that Regina locked you up."
Belle frowned. "Wait a minute, what?"
"It's very important," Nevaeh said. "Mr. Gold's going to protect you, but you have to tell him Regina locked you up. He's going to know what to do. You understand?"
Belle nodded. "Yes, I-I have to find Mr. Gold."
ENCHANTED FOREST - PAST
Prince Charming swam to shore, where Rumpelstiltskin was waiting with a fire.
"Impressive, dearie," Rumpelstiltskin said. "Very impressive, indeed. Come warm yourself."
"I have done what you've asked," Prince Charming told him. "Return my ring to me."
"Of course – you're in a bit of a rush. How rude of me." He took out the ring. "With this... Prince Charming... You will find her." Rumpelstiltskin handed Prince Charming the ring.
"Thank you."
"Something's missing." Rumpelstiltskin magically transformed Prince Charming's outfit into something more 'princely'. "Now, you're ready for your big moment."
"Why do you want us together? What do you get out of it?"
"I'm a fan of true love, dearie. And, more importantly, what it creates."
STORYBROOKE - PRESENT - LIBRARY - BASEMENT
Emma stared stunned at the dragon. "Really?"
The dragon attacked and Emma, again, attempted to shoot it. She dropped her gun and spied the sword on the ground near her.
She rushed over to pick it up and yelled, "Hey!"
When the dragon turned to her, she threw the sword towards the dragon's belly. The dragon disintegrated into pieces of ash, with the egg container resting neatly on top of the pile. Emma picked it up.
ENCHANTED FOREST - PAST
Prince Charming rode on a horse along a long stretch of land towards a forest, with the ring glowing the closer he got. In the forest, he met several dwarves gathered around a glass coffin.
"You're too late," Doc said.
Snow White was lying inside the coffin.
"No. No! At least let me say goodbye," Prince Charming begged.
The dwarves removed the lid of the coffin. Prince Charming kissed Snow White, which caused the spell she was under to be broken. A pulse of magic spread throughout the land. She woke up and gasped.
"You found me," Snow White said.
"Did you ever doubt I would?" Prince Charming replied as the two of them went for a walk along the shore.
"How did you do it?"
"With this. It's my mother's ring. It... Led me back to you. And now... I never want it off your finger." He got down on one knee to propose." Will you marry me?" He placed the ring on her finger.
Snow White held her hand up. "What do you think?" They kissed. Snow White broke away.
"What is it?"
"There's the little matter of your father and my stepmother."
"Ah. That. I'm open to suggestions."
"Here's one – let's take back the kingdom."
"How?"
"Like we shall do everything... Together."
STORYBROOKE - PRESENT - MAIN STREET
David was packing up his truck. He looked at the clock tower one last time, then drove off.
LIBRARY - BASEMENT
Emma was heading up the shaft in the elevator when it suddenly came to a halt.
"Regina!" Emma yelled. "What the hell was that? Regina!"
Emma looked up and saw Mr. Gold leaning over the edge of the shaft.
"Miss Swan?" Mr. Gold called. "You got it?"
"Mr. Gold. What are you doing here?"
"I've come to check on you. I'm glad I did. Regina abandoned you and sabotaged the elevator."
"What? I'm coming up."
"Now, there's... There's no time for this. You can't possibly scale the wall and carry that."
"Yeah? Well, I can try." She climbed on top of the elevator with the egg.
"No, you can't. Just toss it up. Your boy and girl are going to be fine. I promise. We're running out of time. Toss it up."
"You hold onto it. I'll be right up." She tossed the egg up to Mr. Gold and once he had it, he left. "Mr. Gold? Gold!"
Emma scaled the shaft and arrived back in the library. There, she found Regina gagged and tied to a chair. Scarlet, who had unknowingly followed them, was gagged and tied to a post.
"Regina. Scarlet," Emma said, ripping the tape off her mouth and began untying her before doing the same to Scarlet.
"He tricked you!" Regina cried. "How could you give him that?"
"Where is he?"
"Gone. Gold. He manipulated all of this."
"Come on. He can't be that far."
Emma and Regina's cell phones rang.
Emma checked the caller ID. "It's the hospital."
Scarlet nodded. "Go. I'll clean this up."
HOSPITAL
Regina and Emma arrived at the hospital and rushed to Henry's room. They arrived in time to see Dr. Whale and Mother Superior leaving the room.
"We did everything we could," Dr. Whale said.
"I'm sorry," Mother Superior told them. "You're too late."
Emma entered the room, where two nurses were unhooking the machine from Henry.
MR. GOLD'S PAWN SHOP - BACK ROOM
Mr. Gold unlocked the egg container. He took out the vial of 'true love' and pocketed it. He heard the bell ring at the front of his shop and quickly hid the egg. It was Belle.
"Um, excuse me? Are you Mr. Gold?" Belle asked.
"Yes, I am," Mr. Gold replied. "But I'm afraid the shop's closed..." He saw Belle.
"I was, uh... I was told to... To find you and... Tell you that Regina locked me up. Does... Does that mean anything to you?"
"You're real. You're alive. She did this to you?"
"I was told you'd protect me."
He hugged her. "Oh, yes. Yes, I'll protect you."
"Um, I'm sorry. Do... Do I know you?"
"No. But you will."
HOSPITAL
Emma, Regina, Dr. Whale and Mother Superior were gathered in Henry's room.
"No... No..." Regina said.
"I love you, Henry," Emma whispered.
Emma kissed her son on the forehead and the spell on them broke. A pulse of magic spread through Storybrooke. Henry woke up and gasped.
INT. CAR
Nevaeh asked, "Where is she? Jefferson, where is she?!"
Jefferson shook his head and took her hand. "I don't know, darling."
When the pulse of magic hit, their car flipped over. Jefferson let out a small groan, glancing at an unconscious Nevaeh whose fingers sparked gold, then faded.
"Veah? Veah?! Nevaeh!"
INT. HOSPITAL
Henry replied, "I love you, too. You saved me."
Regina's eyes widened. "You did it."
The pulse of magic woke everyone in the town. Soon, a crowd gathered in Henry's room.
"Henry... What's going on?" Emma asked.
"No..." Regina muttered.
Henry looked around and said, "The curse. I think you broke it."
"That was true love's kiss," Mother Superior told him.
"No, no..." Regina said again.
Mother Superior turned to her. "If I were you, Your Majesty, I'd find a place to hide."
She turned to her son. "Henry... No matter what you think, no matter what anyone tells you, I do love you." She ran from the room.
STREET
David turned from the edge of Storybrooke and saw Mary Margaret in the street. "Snow!"
"Charming," Mary Margaret said.
The two ran towards each other.
Mary Margaret smiled. "You found me."
"Did you ever doubt I would?" David asked.
The two of them kissed.
MAYOR'S HOUSE
Regina sat in Henry's room. She took one of his pillows and cried into it.
WOODS
Belle and Mr. Gold were walking through the woods.
Belle stopped. "Wait."
"No, no, we're very close," Mr. Gold told her.
"Rumpelstiltskin, wait. I-I remember. I... I love you."
The two of the hugged.
"Yes. Yes, And I love you, too," Mr. Gold replied. "But, hey... There'll be time for that. There'll be time for everything. But first... There's something I must do."
They reached a well at the edge of the forest -- the well that was connected to Lake Nostos.
"What is this?" Belle asked.
Mr. Gold glanced at her. "This is a very special place, Belle. The waters that run below are said to have the power to return that which one has lost."
Mr. Gold approached the well and dropped in the potion vial. A thick purple smoke began emerging from the well and started to spread.
HOSPITAL
"Henry... What's going on here?" Emma asked. "If the curse is broke, why didn't they go back?"
Henry frowned. "I... I don't know."
A nurse dropped the tray she was holding after looking out the window. Emma went to see what the problem was.
"Are you okay?" Emma asked, looking at something outside.
MAYOR'S HOUSE - HENRY'S ROOM
Regina moved to the window and saw the purple smoke from the well spreading over the town.
HOSPITAL
Emma and Henry watched the purple smoke take over Storybrooke.
"What is that?" Emma wondered.
"Something bad," Henry said.
Scarlet stared at the smoke and felt something she hadn't felt in twenty-eight years. She looked down to see wisps of red flowing from her fingertips. She smiled and said softly, "Where are you, Will?"
WOODS - WELL
Mr. Gold and Belle were still watching the purple smoke pour out of the well.
Belle frowned. "I-I don't understand."
"We're in a land without magic, Belle," Mr. Gold explained. "And I'm bringing it. Magic... is coming."
"Why?"
"Why? Because magic... Is power."
---
The purple smoke engulfed Storybrooke. Regina, still observing from the window, smiled. Storybrooke citizens gathered together and Mary Margaret and David hugged each other.
The smoke wrapped around the clock tower as the clock struck 8:15.