The heroes gathered for a meeting to break the news to others about what Regina did. Wish Henry joins them this time. Wish Rumple is nowhere to be found and so is Regina. Her dark book is in the middle of the table. "I have a theory that wherever she is, it's in this book. We have to find her", David said. Rumple flipped the pages of the book. "I don't recognize this realm", he muttered. Zelena looked too. "Me neither", she added. They all took turn in looking at it but none of them knew where that place is. "You do know that place. You are the Dark One. It's just that you forgot it because the other you stripped you of your powers but he didn't. No one can strip you of your powers. It's just suppressed within you", Wish Henry said to Rumple. No one protests about what he said. He spent a lot of time with Wish Rumple to know his secrets. "Don't worry. I'll help you dig in your brain", Zelena said since they're the only ones with magic in the group. Alice is no longer the Guardian.
Snow distributed their assignments and the group dispersed. Wish Henry didn't move on his seat. "Come on, we have to save Mom", Henry said to him. He looked at him like he's a little lost. "You're confused, aren't you?" he asked him and he nodded. "I did all these. But instead of hating me or burning me at the stake, you all accepted me here in your circle. I don't understand why", he answered. Henry smiled at him. "…because we're family. You know when my mom removed her evil half, she did a lot of terrible things too, played with our lives, even tried to trick me into killing my mothers. In the end, Mom realized the truth, that she is a part of her which means she is family. We love each other and we give each other as many chances as we can. It's the same with you. We are different yet we are the same. We are both", Henry said.
Zelena and Rumple went to his castle to check for spell books that can help them. "We're not going to find anything here", Rumple said to her. "Just shut up and let me do the work, okay. In case you forgot, I was the better student than my sister. I can do this", she said. Then she found the book she's looking for. She waved her hand and the ingredients for the potion she is about to make appeared on the table. "Where did you get these?" he asked. Zelena opened the book. "…from my sister's castle, or at least the Wish Realm version of her. It's abandoned", she answered and then started chanting and mixing potion on the table. Rumple waited patiently while she's working. Once she's done, she gave him the bottle. "It's going to be a little bit painful but it won't last long", she said. He looked at her. "What are we hoping to happen here exactly?" he asked. "The other Henry said that you still have your power inside you. It's just suppressed. You need to find a trigger in your memory that will revived your magic so we can save Regina", she answered. Rumple nodded and drank the potion.
He groaned. She's right about the pain. He fell on the floor struggling to control the pain and then it stopped. He is now lying still with his eyes closed like he's sleeping. Zelena sat down and waited for him to come to. It only took a few minutes before Rumple woke up gasping for air. "So?" she asked. Rumple waved his hand and the chair in front of him moved. "It worked. I got my magic back", he answered. She sighed and then smiled. "Good. Now, the realm…where is it?" she asked again. He closed his eyes and dig into the memories of the previous Dark Ones. He opened his eyes. "I know where it is", he said. Zelena waited for the answer she needed. "She's in the Pit", he answered. Zelena's eyes widened when she heard it. "What? She is in the Pit? Why the hell would she even thing about going to that place?" she asked. "I have no idea but we need to move fast now if we still hope in saving her", he answered.
The others are still in Snow and David's castle burning the books Wish Rumple made just to make sure they won't all go dark again. All that remains now is Regina's. Rumple and Zelena returned. "You're back…did you find anything?" Snow asked as soon as they walked in the room. "We did but it's not good", she answered. Everyone's waiting in anticipation. "She's in the Pit", Rumple said. Everyone frowned. "I'm sorry but what is Pit?" Alice asked. She and Robin are still new to the magic department and so is Ella. "The Pit is the darkest corner of all the realms. Some say it is just a myth. No one has ever been there. I only heard stories. No life exists in that realm only darkness", Zelena answered. Rumple went through the book again. "Why would Regina be in there if it's a horrible place?" Hook asked. Rumple continued reading the book. "Before she left, something's changed in her. She looked different. Her eyes were red and her skin was pale. She stopped me from going to her and she said she needed to go so we can all be safe", Wish Henry recalled.
They all went quiet. "It's the darkness that she absorbed. It was too much and it's taking over her. That's why she wanted to leave", Henry muttered. Ella held his hand for comfort. "That's just not it. She didn't just absorb dark magic. She also let go of her light magic and gave it to Henry. She has no light anymore inside. It's just pure darkness. Actually she's more like the Dark One without a vessel, without conscience, without heart and soul", Zelena added. That got everyone scared. "You mean like the Evil Queen when she ripped her out of her?" Snow asked. Zelena shook her head. "The Evil Queen still loves Henry even without Regina. She loved Robin. She even visited his grave", she answered. David sighed. "So Regina is now worse than her evil half…we need a plan", he said.
Robin looked at Rumple who remains quiet the whole time. "What do you think?" she asked him and all looked at him. "I know now why she went there", he muttered. Zelena walked towards him. "Why?" she asked and he turned the book to her. It showed a drawing of a mountain. "Recognize that place?" he asked and she nodded. "It's the Mountain of Doom", she muttered. "What's the Mountain of Doom?" Henry asked. "It's like a ceremonial place of all the dark gods long ago. It's where they make their sacrifices. It was rumored to have a strong dark force among its rocks that is uncontainable. No one can take it. Only the mountain can hold the power", Rumple answered. Hook frowned. "Regina wants to see the mountain? Why?" he asked. Rumple looked at him. "Only light can snuff out light and in saying so, only darkness can snuff out darkness. Right now, Regina is a walking darkness", he explained. Zelena stared at the book. "She is planning on destroying the darkness in her and herself along with it", she muttered.
