Zelena has succeeded. Her time altering spell comes to a close in a barn outside of Storybrooke. The heroes rush to stop her, but they are too late. Emma has lost her magic and all looks hopeless.
Regina hangs up in the air, struggling mightily. Zelena holds her up, clearly enjoying the moment. Regina looks at Robin finds the hero in herself. She moves her arms and white light fills her palms.
"What are you doing?" asks Zelena, the panic clearly in her voice.
Regina smiles at her sister. "Changing." she says. In a monumental effort she releases a beam of white magic at her sister, throwing her on the floor. She approaches her fallen foe with a smile on her face and grabs her green gem. Zelena collapses on the floor, green energies escaping from her. She's powerless.
The heroes walk out, but Gold isn't done yet. He uses his magic to pull Zelena towards him. He has murder in his eyes and seems ready to kill her.
Regina stops him. "No! Enough! This ends now." she says, holding up the dagger. "Heroes don't kill." she says.
On the floor, Zelena tries to throw in a last insult. "So, you're a hero?"
Regina smiles at her. "Today I am."
Gold scowls at Regina, but he can't do anything without his dagger. He bends down towards Zelena. The heroes all look very worried, but he simply goes for the pouch hanging from her belt.
He turns his back to the fallen witch and opens the pouch. Everybody watches in anticipation as he reveals an enchanted heart. He holds it in his hand and looks around in the barn. Suddenly they hear the cry of a raven. Everyone looks up to the source of the sound and spot a small cage on the wooden beams above their heads. In it is a black raven.
Gold smiles and waves his hand. The cage disappears into a cloud of purple smoke and the raven flies down. Before it lands it changes into Melody again. Mr Gold approaches her slowly and holds her heart in his hand. He takes her by the shoulder and rams his other hand in her chest. She looks utterly revolted for a moment, but when he withdraws his hand she smiles.
Her face lights up and she looks up at him. The sudden barrage of feelings and emotions is too much for her. She breaks down crying in Mr Gold's arms. Everyone looks on in pity when Melody just hides her face in her mentor's jacket and lets all of the pain out.
"The dog's feelings are hurt, oh dear." quips Zelena.
"Shut it Zelena!" shouts Emma. "You've done enough damage for one day."
Mr Gold is still holding her but it seems like she's not even aware he's there. She freezes and has Zelena in her sights. Gold whispers things in her ear, but she ignores him. She steps out of his embrace. Gold doesn't look comfortable at all, you can tell he's nervous.
"Mel?" he asks. "Calm down Mel."
The color of her eyes starts to change. They turn bright green.
"Oh no." Mr Gold mumbles. "Everybody run!" he shouts at the heroes standing by the barn door.
"You locked me up for months!" Melody shouts. Her voice has turned into a raspy roar. She walks to Zelena, not in the least hindered by Mr Gold's efforts to stop her. She just pushes past him like he was a fly and keeps going. She drops down on all fours and stares intently at Zelena. Her skin now turns in a bright purple color and she develops scales. She grows in size rapidly. Her hands in front of her become bigger and the tips of her fingers turn into pointy black nails. Smoke starts to come out of her nostrils and it's that last thing that seems to scare Zelena the most.
"Regina." she begs. "Regina, give me my magic back! She's gonna kill me!"
Regina steps in front of her sister. She bares her forearms and let's the magic flow.
With a roar Melody shifts into a large purple dragon. She doesn't fill the entire barn but it's close. Fire burns between her teeth and her green eyes are fixed on Zelena. Regina stands in between the two and looks up in awe. She has never seen Melody change into a dragon. She didn't even know she could do this.
The dragon's tail sweeps the floor. It hunches like a cat ready to pounce. Then, Mr Gold appears right in front of the mean looking snout and puts his hand up. The dragon growls and smoke comes out of her nostrils.
"Down girl." Mr Gold says. "Calm yourself Melody."
The dragon roars right in his face. The sound is deafening and spit flies everywhere, but Mr Gold doesn't move.
"Now, that was unnecessary." he scolds her as he wipes away the dragon's spit. "Calm yourself down immediately."
The dragon growls, softer this time. Mr Gold puts his hands on his hips and says sternly "Change back at once."
The dragon in front of him suddenly jumps forward. The unexpected action bowls Mr Gold to the side and before Regina can act, she's pushed aside into a nearby pile of hay. The dragon lands on top of a terrified Zelena. She screams out in fear at the top of her lungs.
The dragon puts her front paws next to Zelena's face and she roars right in her face. All those large and pointy teeth are right in front of Zelena's nose. The sound is deafening and everyone in the barn holds their head in their hands. Before anybody can do anything to stop her, the dragon jumps up right through the ceiling and flies away.
Wooden splinters and beams rain down on the heroes holding onto each other. David cradles his son in his arms and looks up at the massive hole in the ceiling. "I'm glad Midas didn't pick that dragon for me to kill back in the Enchanted Forest." he quips at Emma.
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Mr Gold sits in his shop for a moment. He waits patiently until she comes back. The doorbell rings. Someone's come into the shop. He walks out of the back office. There she stands, waiting for him. Melody looks tired.
"I'm sorry I hit you." she says, eyes not quite daring to meet his.
"That's ok, dearie." he answers. "Now, are you up for a little trip?"
She looks up at him. She doesn't quite understand what her mentor wants to say. He smiles at her.
"Because I'm getting married." he explains.
The end