The Miller's Daughter

After the Johanna's funeral, David got a call from Emma and she told him that Hook had attacked Gold and poisoned him. They were able to subdue Hook and Emma, Henry, Gold and Henry's father, Neal were coming back on Hook's Ship.

David, Mary Margaret, Gwen, Tamera and Fallon were at the docks to meet the group. Neal and Fallon helped Mr. Gold off a dingy they used to come ashore. Mary Margaret walked with her daughter, "Are you okay?" she asked.

"Yeah," said Emma, "Yeah, we're alright."

David took over for Fallon. He and Neal headed to David's truck with Gold, "Uh, I drove a ship," said Henry.

"Did you now?" asked David.

"Yeah, my dad showed me how."

"That's…me," said Neal.

They put Gold in the bed of the truck and he said, "Thank you, thank you."

"Is Cora trying to control you with the dagger?" asked Gwen.

"Oh, you'd know if she was, cause most of you would be dead by now."

"Well, then we'll just have to take the fight to her before that can happen," said Mary Margaret.

"We will," said David.

"And this time, we finish it."

"Mary Margaret..." said Tamera.

"Tamera," said Mary Margaret, "She needs to be stopped. She needs to be killed. This is our family. We are going to protect it."

"Of course we will," said David, "but what you're talking about goes beyond that."

"Does it? Because she is the reason you've never met my mother."

"I know. I know what happened to Queen Eva, and I have zero problem with Cora dying for it. But not by your hand, and not out of vengeance."

"Why?"

"Because you wouldn't be able to live with yourself. You have the purest heart of anyone I have ever known. That's who you are, and that's who you're going to stay."

Just then Emma walked up to Gold, "You okay?"

"Ah, I'm beginning to feel a bit stronger," said Gold, "Take me back to my shop. There's magic there that can protect us."

"Let me guess. I get to go with Tamera and Fallon," said Henry.

"You got it, kid," said Emma.

"We'll keep him safe," said Fallon.

"Thank you," said Mary Margaret.

"Don't look so worried," said Henry, "You'll stop Cora. You won't let her get away."

The group arrived at Gold's Pawn Shop. They set Gold in the back part of the shop to rest. Emma walked in with an empty glass container, "Emma, did you find it?" asked Gold.

"Yeah. There's nothing in it," said Emma. She shook the container and there was a clinking sound, "What the hell?" She stuck her hand inside and took something out.

"Invisible chalk," said Gold, "Use it in the front doorway. Draw a line. The rest of you, you might want to prepare for battle."

Emma went to draw the line while David and Gwen checked outside for any signs of Cora or Regina.

They walked back in the shop and David said, "We're all clear outside."

Gwen could feel the tension in the room between Emma and Neal, "Everything okay? Neal and Emma both nodded.

Gwen and Emma walked in the back room, "I drew the invisible line," said Emma, "I…think. What now? You cast a protection spell?"

"No, no," said Mr. Gold, "You're going to do that for me. I'm relying on you."

"I can't cast a spell. I can spell 'spell'."

"You can. It's in you."

"How? Here? Like, from my brain?"

"Just try," said Gold. Emma closed her eyes and tried to concentrate. But Gold snapped at her, "Stop thinking!" said Gold. Emma rolled her eyes then Gold continued, "Conjuring magic is not intellectual endeavor. It's emotion. You must ask yourself, 'why am I doing this? Who am I protecting?' Feel it." Again, Emma closed her eyes. This time, a barrier of magic rose around the shop. "Oh, yeah. You feel it?"

"Yeah… I think I did," said Emma.

"Good girl. Very good girl."

David, Mary Margaret and Gwen kept a lookout out front while Emma and Neal stayed in back. David looked over at his wife and he could tell she was uneasy about something. "What's wrong?" asked David, "Did Gold tell you something?"

"No," Mary Margaret said quickly, "I mean, he just said that Cora's determined to hurt us."

"I won't let that happen," said David. "We'll do whatever needs to be done."

"You're right. You're absolutely right."

Just then there was a shudder. Gwen looked through the blinds and saw Regina and Cora standing in front of the shop. "It's them." Gwen grabbed a sword from behind a counter while David headed in the back to get Emma and Neal. She didn't even take her Jewel off her belt. She knew her magic would be no match for anything that Regina and Cora could conjure.

A few moments after they came from the back the front door flew opened and Regina and Cora walked in. Emma, Neal, Gwen and David all had swords drawn. "Regina. Think about what you're doing," said David.

"Don't talk to me," said Regina. No one saw Mary Margaret sneak out the side door. Regina formed a fireball in her hand. David stepped forward and deflected with his sword. Regina waved her hand and threw him out of the front door.

"David!" shouted Emma.

Gwen stepped forward and got ready to lunge at them. But she, suffered the same fate as her brother, Regina waved her hand and threw her out the front door and locked it.

David and Gwen were both knocked out for several minutes. When they came to they didn't see Emma, Neal or Mary Margaret. Gwen tried the door and found it locked. David took out his cell phone and called Emma, "David?" she asked, as she answered.

"Are you safe?" asked David.

"For now. I've got the spell up in the back room."

"Is Mary Margaret okay?"

"She's not with you?"

"No. Where the hell is she?"

Gwen and David started to search Storybrooke for Mary Margaret. They ended up at the graveyard and they saw Mary Margaret sitting on the steps of Regina's vault with her head in her hands. "Mary Margaret!" shouted David, "Are you okay?!" he asked as Gwen and David knelt next to her, "Are you…"

Mary Margaret kept looking down. She couldn't look at her husband or her sister-in-law, "What did you do?" asked Gwen, as she and David stood.

"You were right. This isn't me," said Mary Margaret, as she kept looking down, "I used an enchanted candle on Cora's heart then I gave it to Regina. When Regina puts the heart back in Cora's body, it will kill Cora but save Gold…" David and Gwen stood there dumbfounded. Mary Margaret continued, "I thought I could handle it but… Now…" She looked up at them, "We've got to stop Regina… Come on!" Mary Margaret stood up and started to run out of the graveyard.

The three of them got to Gold's shop, as fast as they could. They ran in to the back room and Mary Margaret shouted, "Regina! Stop!" But, it was too late. Cora was dead in Regina's arms and Gold was standing over them alive and well.

Regina looked up at Mary Margaret with hate in her eyes, "You did this."

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