The world came crumbling down for our heroes. They just watched one of their friends died in cold blood right in front of them. Snow attempted to run but David got a hold of her and stopped her as she screamed 'no'. Things are like in slow motion in Henry's eyes as he looks around. The eyes of shock of his entire family and the eyes of anger and revenge of his mother is the only thing he can see. "He did it. He succeeded in twisting her", Rumple muttered like everything is a déjà vu for him. "What the bloody hell are you talking about?" Hook asked him. He looked back at him. "Regina just crushed the heart of an innocent, Captain. In the law of the universe, that is a crime. She darkened herself once again just like when she started to become the Evil Queen", he answered. That woke up everyone. It's what Wish Rumple wants all along and now he got it.
Regina stared at Ruby's lifeless body. She frowned at the mixed emotions she's feeling. Yes, she's angry but at the same time, she's feeling a bit of sadness and she can't understand why. Zelena just stared at her sister. "Well done! Well done! Now you know what it feels like to cause pain on the person who caused all of your suffering. Would you like me to show you how to inflict more pain? More suffering?" Wish Rumple asked the now drowning revenge Regina. Henry is shaking his head to her telling her to say no. "Teach me everything", she answered. "Mom please…you don't want to go through this again. Trust me. He is taking advantage of your situation. You already survived all of these", Henry still tried to convince her but it is hard to pull her now that she tasted darkness once again. "I think we're done here", Wish Rumple interrupted when he saw that somehow he's getting through her. "No, wait!" Henry said but he already took her elsewhere.
They are now back in their castle feeling defeated and broken hearted because of Ruby's untimely demise. Snow is still crying on her chair while her husband is comforting her. "I still can't believe it. I heard all the stories about Aunt Regina but I never imagine in my life that I would live to see it happen again", Robin muttered. Alice is by her side. "Well, I met her other version here and I know how terrifying it will be if she became like that again", Hook said. David scoffed. "I bet your Evil Queen here has nothing on her. The Wish Realm Evil Queen got defeated and became powerless and as you can see Regina didn't", he said. Zelena is staring into blank space. "Mom, are you alright?" her daughter asked her. "No…Regina is not going to be like that again just yet", she answered and she got everyone's attention. "What are you talking about?" Snow asked. She looked at them. "Didn't you see her after Ruby died? She was looking at her like she's feeling sad about killing her like a part of her was sad despite not remembering who she was", she answered.
That gave everyone a tiny strand of hope. "Yeah, I saw that too. It's like somewhere in the corner of her mind, she remembers her but then she couldn't reach it. I've felt that way back when we're still cursed in Hyperion Heights, like I can remember but then I can't", Alice said. Rumple listened carefully. Then Henry remembered something. "I think you're right. Before they disappeared, she's looking at me like she's understanding what I was saying but then he saw that too and he hurried to take her away", he said. Wish Henry gasped. "…it's because he doesn't want her to actually remember everything. He only wants her to remember the darkest parts of her life", he added. Everyone's adrenaline is rising. They can now see a chance to save her. "All we need to do now is find her trigger. Everyone has a trigger to remember everything find that and we will get her back", Rumple said. "Now, the first question is, where the hell did he take her?" Zelena asked.
Wish Rumple and Regina are inside a giant room hidden from anyone surrounded by spell books. Regina threw one of the books against the wall. "I don't get why we are wasting time reading here. You said you'll teach me how to get my revenge not became a bookworm", she exclaimed in her frustrations then stopped after she said that. She frowned at the déjà vu she's experiencing. "We are here not turn you into a bookworm. We are here to explore a certain spell. A spell that will get your revenge and mine", he said. That confused her but she chose not to protest. Wish Rumple opened an old book and smiled. "Now…come with me. We got some work to do, dearie", he said.
He briefed Regina on their goal with the spell he's pertaining to. He showed him the list of ingredients they need and they spent the whole day gathering it. When the night came, he took her to a small village. "What are we doing here?" she asked curiously. He smiled and then looked at her. "We're here for our one last ingredient", he answered. She frowned. "The heart of the thing you love most", he added. That confused her but then he pointed at the man buying in some fruits. She looked at him and recognized who it is. It's Eleazar. "No. I will not do it. You want me to kill him?" she panicked. "You want your revenge remember? You want to make them all pay? Well dearie, revenge is never going to be easy. The mistake you did back then was you took too long to cast your curse and in the end they broke it. I am here to help you but if you change your mind and you don't want to make Snow White pay, we can go home now", he explained. Regina is now torn. Voices are battling inside her head whether to do it or not. Eleazar went home carrying a basket of fruits. He halted when he saw Regina in his living room. "Coraline, you scared me. I didn't think you will come back here. How's the work on bringing back your memory going?" he asked her but she's not answering. "Are you okay?" he asked again. "No, I'm not", she answered and then knocked him out.
Back in Wish Rumple's castle which the hidden room was revealed to be located, Eleazar is tied up in a chain against the wall. He opened his eyes and saw that he's in a castle. Wish Rumple is working on mixing the ingredients while Regina is pacing back and forth. "Calm down, dearie. You are just exhausting yourself", he said to her. She stopped walking and then looked at him. "How is this going to work exactly? How is this going to give me what I want?" she asked impatiently. "This spell will rip the heroes what they value most, light. All their hard works to defeat darkness will turn into dust and we, the ones who always loses, will finally win and have our happy ending", he answered and then laughed excitedly.