It's been months of peaceful Storybrooke. Everyone's living in harmony. It's been some time since the incident of Peter Pan and Neverland happened followed by Regina and her quest to survive the price of the Resurrection Scroll. Now everything is fine…or so they thought. Inside Granny's, the people of Storybrooke are doing their usual routine before going for their individual jobs. Emma and Hook are having their breakfast when they suddenly saw Regina walks in along with Gold. It would have been normal if this is a usual scene but it's not. They are very much engaged in a serious conversation. Sometimes they would even lean on each other's ears so no one will hear them. This got Emma curious so she got up on her chair and went to them. "Gold! I never thought I would see you here at this hour", Emma greeted. Regina and Gold stopped their business. "Well, Belle is being busy at the library so I wanted to have to-go for today", he said with a smile.
Granny handed him and Regina their orders. "Thank you, Granny", Regina said as she took her to-go breakfast. "Oh, Mom is going to cook later for dinner. Are you coming?" Emma asked her. Regina looked at Gold then back to Emma. "I'll try if I can make it", she answered and then they both leave, leaving Emma wondering. Hook went beside her. "What's the problem, love?" he asked her. "I don't know. I just felt something odd with those two like they're hiding something", she answered. Granny scoffed by the counter. "You think them getting takeouts was odd? Try seeing them here late at night having coffee or drink. That is extremely even for my taste", she interjected. Hook and Emma looked at each other and then through the door as they watched Regina and Gold walked together.
Inside the Charming's abode, Snow is busy listing everything she needs for the night while David is getting ready to go to work. "You think this is enough?" she asked her husband who just smiled at her. "Honey, you probably listed the entire stock of the grocery store in there. You'll be fine", he answered while laughing. "I know. It's just I'm nervous about Regina. I grew up with her in the Enchanted Forest and I know how she throws a dinner party. Even here in Storybrooke, she knows how to do an excellent family dinner. I just don't want to disappoint", Snow explained. David sighed and went to her. He put his hands on her face. "Just be yourself. You can't be Regina because you're two different people plus you can't make fireballs with your hands", he said and they both laughed. "What I'm trying to say is, have fun and you'll be fine", he added.
Emma walks in agitated. That broke the moment for Snow and David. "Have you seen Regina? Did you tell her about tonight?" she asked her. Emma nodded. "Yeah, I told her. She said she'll try to make it", she answered. David frowned. "Why? Does she have a present engagement? She can invite Robin if she likes or Zelena. She's family now too", he said. Emma shook her head. "I think the present engagement is with Gold", she said. Snow and David got confused. "Granny said they have been spending a lot of time at the diner late at night just having coffee or drink and talking way too seriously. I just saw them earlier grabbed takeouts together", Emma explained. Snow smiled. "What's wrong with that? Rumplestiltskin and Regina have known each other for too long. Even though they have tried to kill each other a number of times, they're still friends", Snow said. "I don't know. I just got this weird feeling", Emma said. David nodded. "…like they're hiding something?" he asked and she nodded.
The day went by so fast. Regina and Gold are in the middle of the woods walking. Regina is holding an old book as they go. "You've been quiet. What's wrong?" he asked her. "Emma. You saw the way she looked at us earlier. People are noticing, Rumple. We need to find a better way to talk", she answered. Gold shrugged his shoulders. "We have a good alibi. We're friends for a very long time and we're just hanging out", he said. Regina looked at him. "Does that really work for Belle?" she asked and he nodded. "Why am I even surprised?" she muttered and then looked back at the path. Then they both stopped. "It's here", Regina said. Gold looked around. "This way", he said and she followed him. They went in front of an old tree. "This is it", he said to her. Regina put her hand over it and feels it. Gold watched her as she moves her hand from left to right then she pulled it back. "It's very old. The magic in it is small but I can still feel it", she said. "That's right. This tree has been forged by the first witch", he said.
They stepped back and Regina opened the book she's carrying. The pages are brittle indicating that the book is extremely old. The letters on it aren't in the English alphabet but she knows how to read them. She ran her fingers through the characters and then looked at Gold who nodded at her signaling to do it. Regina inhaled deeply and then blew on the page. Black powder floated into the air. She raised her right hand and the book disappeared from her left. The black powder circled her right hand as the wind blew harshly. Regina is muttering some sort of spell but it's inaudible. Gold drew out his dagger and joined the incantation. Regina used her other hand to manipulate the black powder around her right hand while Gold is using his dagger on it. The two looked at each other and then together they threw the black powder onto the old tree.
The tree lit up with white and golden lights. Regina stared at it in wonder. "Such a marvelous sight, isn't it?" he said to her. Then the lights disappeared yet the tree is now sparkling like it has glitters all over it. "Ready?" he asked her and she nodded. "Seems like I don't have a choice, do I?" she answered sarcastically and he smiled. "Let's go, dearie", he said and together they walked through the tree and disappeared. A few feet from them, Emma and Tinkerbell came out from hiding. "What the hell was that?" Emma exclaimed in disbelief. They have been watching them since they got into the woods. Tinkerbell studied the tree very carefully. "It can't be", she muttered. Emma looked at her. "What is it?" she asked her. Tinkerbell looked at Emma. "You don't know what this is?" she asked her back and Emma shook her head. "This is the Tree of Life. It has been in the heart of the Enchanted Forest for a very long time and no one has been able to touch it, let alone see it", she explained. Emma looked at the tree. "Well, I'm looking at it right now", she muttered. Tinkerbell looked at it as well. "It must've been brought along with the curse. The question now is, what do Regina and the Dark One wanted with this", she said. Emma shook her head. "No. Right now the question is, where did they go?" she corrected.