Hello guys! I has been a while, huh? Sorry, but it took time for both my friend and I to write/edit this. But at least, this chapter is longer than others are, so you can enjoy it for longer.

Disclamer: I own none of the stories/concepts used for this fanfiction. It's a non profit, just for fun story. OUAT belongs to Adam and Edward, SM belongs to Naoko/Toei.


Second Star to the Right. Straight on till Morning.

Land without magic, years ago

Right after Baelfire fell through the portal he had opened, he landed in a Land without Magic.

"Papa…? Papa…!" – Bae exclaimed, but he soon realized he was now alone, far away from the Enchanted Forest and his father.

Then, he was almost run over by a horse-drawn carriage. Looking around, he saw a monument that reads "Kensington Gardens", and around the corner, there were a couple of people, walking near street lamps.

"What's this place…?" – Baelfire asked himself.

Baelfire then turned his head and he saw London's Elizabeth Tower.

Six months after his arrival into this new world, Baelfire has become a vagrant and was searching food through garbage. When all he managed to find was a half-eaten pear, Baelfire decided to sneak into a home of a seemingly wealthy family. He knew stealing was wrong, but hunger took over him. He entered the home through an open window, and once inside, he found three loaves of bread, which he immediately began to devour. But a dog saw Baelfire eating the bread and started to bark at him. One of the residents, a young girl, came out of her room with a small sculpture in her hands, as to defend herself from the intruder.

"Who are you? What do you want?!" – she asked.

"I mean no harm, I just…" – Bae said, pointing at the bread.

The girl immediately saw that Baelfire was poor and hungry.

"Oh… you're hungry." – the girl stated, to what Bae didn't reply.

The girl took the three loaves and handed it all to Baelfire.

"Here, you can have it all." – she said with a smile.

"I can…?"

"I can't just let you starve!" – the girl said with a giggle – "What's your name?"

"Bae." – Bae just answered.

"I'm Wendy. Wendy Darling." – the girl introduced herself on her turn.

Storybrooke

Neal Cassidy was lying in his bed and then he saw his fiancée Tamara getting ready to go out, while it was only 6:00 am.

"Can we sleep in…?" – he asked with a sleepy voice.

"The marathon is in three weeks and I need to train before then." – Tamara replied as she was lacing up her shoes.

"Go back to bed, I'll give you a workout…" – Neal half-joked.

But Tamara laughed it off and kissed Neal goodbye before leaving their hotel room.
The guardians, worried about Rosalie, met up in the Mary Margaret's loft. None of them has seen Rosalie the last few hours. But more to this, she never came back in her hotel room.

"That's not normal. Where would she have slept this night?" – Athena said anxiously.

"We must look for her across the whole town. We must check any possible location. She couldn't just have left Storybrooke." – Cecilia said.

"We better split in groups, we'll have better chances." – Emily suggested.

And so, Emma, Little Em and Danielle went to the Regina's office, while Alexandra, Athena, Cecilia and Emily in the library. The girls thought Regina could somehow help them, but when Emma, Danielle and Little Em arrived at the office, they saw no one.

"That's weird… she isn't at home, I thought she would be here." – Danielle commented.

"Did she come back home yesterday evening?" – Emma asked, her worry growing.

"Now that you mention it, I… I don't remember." – Danielle said, and soon a flash of panic crossed her eyes – "True, I came back home late after the beans incident and I… I didn't pay attention if Regina was home or not. I fell asleep…"

"So now, we must look for two people?" – Little Em asked – "But who can beat the Evil Queen?"

"No one… Well, maybe except Gold." – Danielle commented – "But why would he do that?"

"He wouldn't. I don't think it's him, his family is reunited and all… He's more concerned about his relationship with Neal." – Emma analyzed – "It must be Tamara."

"I thought you checked her room already?" – Danielle asked – "Why would it be her?"

"And who else would hurt Regina, or even Rosalie? Think about it." – Emma pointed out.

Danielle could only agree and Little Em was convinced about Emma's theory too. So, the three of them went to Neal's room, to check it once more.

London, years ago

In the Darling household, Wendy has been hiding Baelfire from her parents by keeping him in her room's crawl space. One night, Wendy brought Baelfire some leftovers for him to eat. Baelfire held the food up to his face and inhaled deeply, before asking:

"And your parents have any suspicions…?"

"They're adults, they cannot see anything that is not right in front of them." – Wendy replied with a chuckle.

But unbeknownst to both of them, Wendy's parents have eavesdropped on their entire conversation.

"Is that so?!" – Wendy's father, George, said from behind her, making his daughter turn around and face her parents.

"Father, please, let me explain…" – Wendy panicked, as Baelfire exited the crawl space.

"How long were you hiding in my house?" – George asked to Bee.

"A couple of weeks, but he was living on the street and he was starving…" – Wendy started to explain, before being cut out by her father.

"I was talking to him." – he said, before addressing the boy – "Where is your family?"

"My mother is dead, and my father… died as well." – Baelfire lied – "I'm sorry, I'll leave now, Sir…!"

But before he could go out the room, Wendy's mother, Mary Darling, showed sympathy towards the boy, saying:

"You're not going anywhere. A child shouldn't live on streets. You'll stay here, with us."

And so, Mary welcomed him in their home, much to George's shock and Wendy's and Bae's delight.

Storybrooke

In Greg and Tamara's headquarters, which were located around the Storybrooke Dock in a seafood cannery, the two had Regina strapped to a table. Tamara showed to Greg what Killian snatched from Danielle—a magic bean.

"Is that what I think it is?" – Greg asked.

"Yes. Neal told me everything about it, it can open portals." – Tamara replied.

"He told you a lot, did he?" – Greg said, showing signs of jealously.

"Don't be jealous." - Tamara said with a grin, and then pointed at her ring – "As soon as we're done, my engagement to Neal is over."

Greg then showed Tamara a jewel that Danielle had on her before Killian took it from her, and which originally belonged to Regina. Tamara then put the jewel into her pouch, and told Greg that their Home Office would have a field day with all of the items they were sending them. While the two were talking, Hook was standing on the strapped Regina's side. As he brought his hook closer to Regina's face, she said:

"Whatever they're offering you, it's not worth it."

"Well, since they're offering me the ability to kill Rumplestiltskin, I guess it is worthy." – the pirate replied without hesitation.

"Do you trust them?" – Regina asked – "You don't even know who you're working for."

It was at that moment when Greg entered the room, with an electronic box of sorts.

"Is this part of your mission?" – Regina asked.

"That is a separate matter from my mission… a personal matter." – Greg replied as he started to strap Regina to his machine – "It's about my father."

"I already told you, he left the town." – Regina stated once more.

"Why wouldn't he search for his only son?" – Greg said, not believing her words, as he was preparing to enable his machine.

He then asked Hook for help, but Hook refused.

"When you'll plan on killing Rumplestiltskin, and not torturing the queen, you'll find me."

As the pirate left, Greg turned on his machine. Regina asked, seemingly unimpressed:

"Is this supposed to frighten me?"

"Yeah, it should." – Greg replied honestly, before asking – "Where is my father?"

But Regina didn't answer and so, Greg fired up the machine.

London, years ago

The Darling children, Wendy, John and Michael, crowded around their bedroom window awaiting the return of a presence they called "The Shadow". Wendy invited Baelfire to come and wait for it with them. Baelfire got slightly concerned and asked Wendy what this shadow was.

"A couple of weeks ago, around the time you came to our home, this… shadow came flying to our window. But it's not attached to a human body. And… it can do lots of wonderful things!" – Wendy was explaining with excitement – "It can change its shape, fly, travel between worlds… You know why? Because it's magical…!"

As soon as Baelfire heard that magic was involved, he felt obligated to warn them about it.

"Promise me you won't open this window again, that you won't ever talk to this shadow!" – Bae sternly instructed – "Magic is dangerous, it always comes with a price."

"You're saying that because you don't believe." – John said.

"No, I do. That's the point, I saw magic." – Bae replied – "I came from another land, a land abundant with magic."

"Is that true…? That sounds wonderful!" – Wendy said intrigued.

"It's not. And it's what destroyed my family." – Baelfire confessed – "And I don't want it to destroy yours as well. If the shadow comes back, stay away from it."

After a moment, Wendy nodded and said:

"I promise, Bae."

Storybrooke

Emma, Little Em, and Danielle showed up at Neal and Tamara's room at Granny's Bed and Breakfast to search the room "for real".

"Okay, what's going on?" – Neal asked, with a hint of annoyance.

"Where's your fiancée?" – Emma asked, noticing that Tamara wasn't around.

"Tamara is out, running. What do you suspect her of this time?"

"Regina and Rosalie have gone missing." – Danielle replied straightly.

"You girls are being ridiculous!" – Neal exclaimed – "She came in the town to support me as my fiancée, she's not a kidnapper!"

Emma walked over to Tamara's things and she asked:

"Where went she running? And how long is she gone?"

"She left to run in the woods a couple of hours ago." – Neal answered with a sigh – "Does it matter? She's training for the marathon."

Emma knelt to examine Tamara's shoes, and as Danielle approached, she noticed that too. They exchanged a glance, and Emma then turned to Neal asking:

"If she ran in the woods, so why are her shoes tracked in sand?"

"Well, she probably just wanted to run on the beach instead." – Neal suggested – "What does that prove?"

"That she's lying." – Little Em spoke, understanding too, to which Emma nodded.

"If she lied about something insignificant, then she may have lied about something else as well." – Emma said seriously.

Not very convinced, Neal only shrugged his shoulders and said:

"Maybe Tamara just likes to run on the beach?"

But Emma shook her head and replied with determination:

"There's only one way to find out. We're investigating."

London, years ago

Baelfire awakened only to find that Wendy has broken the promise as she was sitting by the window, welcoming the Shadow into the bedroom. He tried to get Wendy away from the Shadow, but she explained:

"The Shadow is from another land. It's from a land with magic, but different from yours. It's called Neverland. There are no grownups and the children never grow old. There, you can do whatever you want, even fly!"

Wendy was obviously very excited, but Baelfire knew it was a bad idea to let her leave with the Shadow. The Shadow grabbed Wendy's hand and prepares to fly away with her. Baelfire tried to keep her inside, trying to make her change her mind.

"Please, Wendy…! Don't go with it! You don't need magic, you have your family here, that's what truly matters in life!"

"I always dreamed about this, you just don't believe!" – Wendy said with a smile, flying away.

Bae called for her a couple of times, but to no avail, because the Shadow soon flew away with her.

Storybrooke

Emma, Little Em, and Danielle took Neal to the beach to look for Tamara. They were walking some time along the coast some time as the girls were looking around, and after a moment, Neal asked with slight sarcasm:

"Where do you believe Tamara's keeping Regina and Rosalie? In a sand castle…?"

"Well, they're must be somewhere." – Emma said.

"It's about my mother and our friend; we'll look for them in the most unlikely places." – Danielle added with determination – "They must be somewhere near."

"Girls, come on…! Danielle, you're feeling guilty, but please think logically!" – Neal said, referring to what Danielle briefly explained about the beans, and then spoke to Emma – "And you Emma, your emotions are clouding your judgment."

Emma sighed a bit irritatingly and said, letting her feelings and thoughts let go, hoping this would the last time they would get into the topic:

"Look… Although I was hurt when you left me behind all alone, and that you found… Tallahassee… with someone else, this is not about breaking you and Tamara up."

Before Neal had a chance to reply something, Tamara happened to run into them.

"Neal…?" – she said as she approached the group – "Hi, what are you four doing here?"

"Oh, we're just… But I thought you're running in the woods?" – Neal asked curiously.

"Well, I start in the woods, but I later run on the beach." – Tamara answered naturally.

Danielle and Little Em exchanged a look, while Emma looked down for a couple of seconds, but forced a small smile. Tamara then asked:

"Is everything okay…?"

"Rosalie and Regina are missing…" – Emma replied.

"Oh my… this is horrible." – Tamara said, seeming legitimately concerned.

"We thought she was somewhere here, but… it seems we were wrong…" – Danielle added sadly.

"I'm sure she'll be found." – Tamara said – "Let me know if I can be of any assistance."

Tamara then pursued her running, and Emma was about to leave the beach. But then, Neal said something which made her stop:

"I really would have come to you that night, you know."

Emma turned around, and faced Neal who was now having a really desolate expression. Danielle then took Little Em's hand and she said her quietly:

"Come on, we better let them talk alone."

Little Em nodded and, even though she followed Danielle, she still looked behind twice. The kid hoped that it was just a private conversation and that it wouldn't lead Emma and Neal to something else.

"I shouldn't have listened to Lux, he talked me into letting you go." – Neal pursued.

"I don't want to hear that." – Emma said, wanting to avoid this heart-to-heart.

"No Emma, I must say it." – Neal protested, silencing her – "I wanted to contact you later. But I… was too afraid."

"What were you afraid of?" – Emma asked.

"That you would never forgive me." – Neal answered honestly, before confessing – "Because I never forgave myself. Every day, I regretted my action. I am really sorry. Forgive me for what I did to you."

Emma smiled back in response, and the two walked to join Danielle and Little Em.

Meantime, Tamara got back to the seafood cannery, where she and Greg were holding Regina hostage, and she told Greg that Emma, Neal and their friends didn't suspect anything and believed that she was just running on the beach. Greg then told Tamara that Regina was not cooperating, but that was about to change. Greg turned the machine on again, making Regina seize in pain.

"You are two fools…" – Regina then said weakly – "…over your heads stealing magic."

"Stealing magic…" – Tamara laughed at Regina's last words – "You think that's why we're here?"

"We're not here to steal magic, but to destroy it." – Greg corrected Regina.

"Magic doesn't have its place in this world, it's unholy." – Tamara added – "We'll clean the world from it."

"You think two people alone can destroy magic?" – Regina asked laughing at them.

"Who said we're alone?" – Greg asked back – "We're everywhere, Regina. You see, after I departed from Storybrooke, most people didn't believe my stories of magic. But some did. Our organization has destroyed magic before, and we'll do it again. Don't you really think Storybrooke is the first time magic crossed over into this world?"

Then, Greg turned his machine on once more, torturing Regina further.

Meanwhile, when no one knew it, Mary Margaret tried a spell Gold gave to her earlier. It consisted to mix Regina's and Mary Margaret's tears together and drop the mixture back in the latter's eye. It permitted her to experience what Regina felt and did, and so they would know where to find her. And so, Mary Margaret co-experienced the electroshock therapy with Regina, making her pass out for a moment. Worried, David knelt to her and when his wife opened her eyes, he asked:

"Mary Margaret…? Are you okay…?"

"It was horrible… It was the worst pain I ever felt…" – Mary Margaret said, clearly bewildered – "Wherever Regina is, she's powerless."

"Did you see where she is…? Did you see who's holding her hostage?" – David asked carefully.

"All I remember is… pain… and screams…"

"Okay… Concentrate, even a small detail could help us find Regina." – David said.

"Hands were strapped down… and feet too… it was cold, and… it smelled sardines." – Mary Margaret described Regina's situation, before breaking into tears.

David comforted her and then called Emma to tell her what Mary Margaret experienced via the teardrop. Emma, Neal, Danielle and Little Em happened to walk by a seafood cannery, and when David mentioned that Mary Margaret remembered smelling sardines, Emma jumped to the conclusion that Tamara was holding Regina hostage there.

"I was right… Tamara wasn't just running. She's in there, with Regina." – Emma said aloud, pointing at the seafood cannery.
Meanwhile, Emily, Cecilia, Alexandra and Athena entered the library. Emily got surprised to see that the door was open, since she remembered having closed it.

"Someone must have broke and entered the library." – she commented – "Look everywhere, check any corner. Tell me if you find anything abnormal."

The girls and the cat nodded and went in different directions as Emily instructed. Soon, Athena found her mistress lying on the floor, behind the furthest shelf. She called for the others.

"Girls! Hurry! Rosalie's here…!"

The three girls came within seconds and they gasped seeing their friend tied up and unconscious. They also noticed that she had been beaten earlier, considering a couple of bruises on her face. Alexandra quickly transformed into Sailor Aqua, while Emily and Cecilia were untying Rosalie's limbs. Athena licked at her face, making her awake slowly. Rosalie opened her eyes and as she was trying to process what was going on, Sailor Aqua knelt to her and said:

"Aquatic Heal."

Within seconds Rosalie got all healed and she thanked her friend. As her friends asked what happened, Rosalie began to explain:

"It's Tamara… she caught me by surprise while I was walking in the park. It was partially because she and Greg Mendell had to get Regina. But it was also because… the two are after magic. They hate everything which has something to do with it. Making Sailor R fail was seen as a victory."

Before anyone could reply anything, the girls got an SMS from Danielle. It told where they were and so the guardians decided to join them immediately. Without waiting more, Emily transformed into Sailor Lightning and Cecilia into Sailor Wind. They then looked at their friend questioningly, wondering why she wasn't transforming.

"Rosalie…? What are you waiting for to transform?" – Athena asked.

"I don't think I can…" – Rosalie said and showed them the cuff on her wrist – "Greg and Tamara put this on me, because it has to ability to absorb anyone's magic. They did the same to Regina, and she got powerless against them."

"We'll see about that." – Cecilia said, trusting in her friend's powers and capacity – "Now, let's help our friends."

London, years ago

The morning after her departure to Neverland, Wendy came back through her bedroom window and woke up Baelfire.

"How long was I gone?" – she asked.

"Just one night." – Baelfire answered.

"I thought it was longer… It's like time goes differently in Neverland."

"And… how was it?" – Bae asked.

"It's an island… there are no adults to tell the children what to do. But there are mermaids, fairies and other creatures…" – Wendy described the place.

But Bae noticed that her previous enthusiasm was gone. So, he asked carefully:

"So, why did you come back?"

"Because…" – Wendy's face took an even sadder expression – "…at nights, all the children miss their parents and they cry for them."

"Why don't they leave?"

"The Shadow doesn't let them. That's why it's called Neverland. Once you step foot on its soil, you can never leave."

"But how did you manage to escape?" – Baelfire asked confused.

"The Shadow let me go. It's only after boys. It's coming back tonight to take one of my brothers in my stead." – Wendy said, and she began to cry – "You said magic was bad, and you were right. It's going to destroy my family."

"No. I won't let anything bad happen to you or your family." – Bae reassured her, taking her hand.

Storybrooke

Emma and Danielle, now in their Sailor forms, followed by Neal and Little Em were looking for Regina around the docks. They soon got joined by the other guardians. Emma was delightfully surprised to see that Rosalie was found and that she was okay.

"Nice to see you back, Rosalie." – Sailor Light said – "But why didn't you transform?"

"They put a cuff on my wrist." – Rosalie explained once more – "It absorbs magic, so I can't transform."

"Is that all? You didn't even give it a try?" – Sailor Light asked – "Where's your determination? You're a careful person, but never I thought you be pessimist."

"She's right. You're not a leader for nothing. You should believe in your powers and try anyway." – Sailor Fire added.

"Alright… I will try." – Rosalie said, hoping that she wouldn't get disappointed.

That was actually what she feared. She didn't want to have hopes up because if it failed, her disappointment would be even bigger and she would be harder to believe. But she had to believe and try. She wasn't a Sailor Guardian for nothing! Regaining self-confidence, she raised her transformation wand and shouted her quote. Then, to everyone's delight, she transformed into Sailor Rose with no trouble and the amount of power broke the cuff around her wrist.

"See? I told you!" – Emma exclaimed in delight, as Rosalie smiled in response – "Now, back to our business. Let's find Regina."

So, they pursued their careful research in the docks. As they all were looking around, Emma asked to Neal:

"You really want to go with me and others? Can we count on you?"

"If Tamara is keeping Regina there, so yes, you can." – Neal answered.

Soon after this, Emma heard a noise, and everyone stopped walking, getting ready to attack (or just disarm) whoever this would be. But soon, they saw that it were just Mary Margaret and David, who decided to search for Regina as well. As Emma sighed in relief, David handed Emma a walkie-talkie, so that they can stay in contact.

"You two search the basement, while we'll investigate the main floor." – Emma instructed.

"I'll come with them." – Danielle said, stepping on the side of the couple – "They'll need magic powers on their side too. It's fairer."

"Good. Oh and… take Little Em with you." – Emma suddenly asked.

"What? Why?" – Little Em asked and frown her brows.

"If Tamara is our enemy, it's dangerous for you to stay with Neal and me." – Emma explained.

Everyone agreed, and so Mary Margaret, David, Danielle and Little Em went to the basement as instructed, while Neal, Emma and others parted in small groups to search the main floor (which was huge).

Meanwhile, in Tamara and Greg's lair, Tamara could see on her monitors that the six guardians have found out where she and Greg were holding Regina. She then told Greg about it and that they needed to go. But Greg refused to leave now, especially when he was on the verge of finding out the truth about his father from Regina. He reminded Tamara that his father was the reason they knew about this town, therefore he couldn't abandon his mission yet. So, Tamara left him there fearing of being discovered. Greg revved up the machine to full capacity, and he said to Regina:

"I'm giving you one last chance. Tell me where my father is."

This time, Regina finally agreed to tell the truth.

"He's dead. I killed him, right after you ran away."

"No, you're lying again." – Greg said, refusing to believe her on this one.

"You can find out by yourself. I buried his body at your campsite." – Regina replied – "Now go, kill me. I just wanted to see the look on your face when I…"

Regina hadn't time to finish her phrase, as Greg turned the machine back on, making Regina scream in agony.

London, years ago

After Mary wished the Darling children and Baelfire goodnight, the four children began to make their bedroom Shadow-proof. Baelfire, after locking the bedroom window, told the Darling siblings:

"Don't worry. The Shadow won't take anyone tonight."

"Thank you Bae." – Wendy said, giving him a hug, after what the four of them got into their beds.

But none of their precautions worked, because as soon as they got into their beds, the Shadow managed to open their window and get in. Baelfire instructed the children to hide in the crawlspace, but Michael stayed outside. Their dog, Nana, barked at the Shadow, which at least temporarily stopped him from taking Michael.

"Michael! Don't go with him!" – Wendy pleaded her brother.

Baelfire ran out from the crawlspace, and stood between Michael and the Shadow.

"You need him? Take me instead!" – he said to the Shadow – "But promise me you won't ever bother this family again!"

So, the boy took the Shadow's hand and they began to fly away. Wendy tried to hold onto Baelfire, but it was no use. Right before Bae went out the window, he said:

"Thank you Wendy, for making me part of your family."

The Shadow then flew Baelfire over the houses of London, and eventually took him to Neverland through the second star to the right.

Storybrooke

Greg was torturing Regina harder than ever and he said:

"This is the end of you! You won't hurt anyone ever again!"

When he was about to shock her again, David Nolan arrived just in time and shot his machine once. Greg turned around, surprised by this and he saw David, with a rather angry Sailor Fire on his side. Before Greg could do anything, Danielle shouted:

"Flaming Arrow!"

And so, she made the machine burn, making it for sure unusable. Then, Sailor Rose used her own attack, to cut the connection between the burning machine and Regina.

"Love Roses Chain!"

"What?! I thought we neutralized you!" – Greg shouted in disbelief that she still had her powers.

"Sailor Powers are more powerful than regular magic, duh! Weren't you informed about that?" – Sailor Rose said sarcastically, satisfied that he made a mistake for once.

Without saying a word, Greg just ran out of his lair. David and Rosalie were about to chase him, but Mary Margaret stopped them.

"We need to help Regina now!" – Mary Margaret said – "Help us bring her home!"

"Hurry up, or she'll die!" – Danielle exclaimed, making David and Rosalie rush to her and help them untie Regina from the table as well as carry her to their loft.

As Emma and Neal were walking, Emma heard her father talk to her via the walkie-talkie.

"Emma, block the exits." – David instructed.

"We'll do it. Is everything okay?" – Emma asked.

"Yes, we found Regina. Mendell was with her and he's coming your way." – David replied.

Hearing that, Emma looked at Neal, saying with bewilderment:

"Greg Mendell…?"

"See? I was right, it's not Tamara." – Neal said.

He turned his back and was about to leave, as suddenly Emma was hit over the head with a crowbar by Tamara.

"Actually, we were working together." – Tamara said as Emma fell on the floor.

"Tamara, what are you doing?!" – Neal asked.

"Magic doesn't belong here, Neal. You of all people should understand my cause." – Tamara answered, aiming a gun at Neal.

"You were lying to me… how long?!" – Neal asked, feeling very betrayed.

"Since the very beginning, the moment I spilled coffee on you." – Tamara answered honestly.

"That wasn't an accident…" – Neal said, understanding everything now – "You had planned everything, our relationship was all a lie."

"True, I never loved you." – Tamara admitted – "But try to understand the importance of my job. It's more important that anything."

"I won't let you do it, Tamara. I'll tell on you the Sailor Guardians. They'll stop you; they're more powerful than anything." – Neal said, truly believing in Emma, his sister Emily and their friends.

Neal was about to leave, but Tamara shot him before he could go far. Just when she prepared to injure him fatally, Emma jumped in and kicked the gun out of Tamara's hand. A fight between the two began. Tamara pulled Emma's hair, so Emma smashed Tamara's face into the wall. At that moment, Emily arrived too, worried after hearing a shot. She gasped seeing Neal badly injured and that her friend was right about Tamara. Emma knocked Tamara to the ground, giving Emily enough time to grab Tamara's gun (not to use it, but to prevent Tamara from doing any more harm). But this wasn't a victory, because Tamara grabbed one of the magic beans and opened a portal between Emma, Emily and Neal before fleeing. Emma quickly grabbed onto a pole in the cannery, grabbing Emily's hand in process, so she could get the pole as well. But Neal couldn't get up because of his gunshot wound. The magic bean started to grow bigger, and Neal fell into it.

"Neal!" – the two girls shouted in unison.

Emma and Emily caught him, grabbing his both hands, before he fell into it completely.

"Girls, you should let me go!" – Neal suggested.

"No, you're injured!" – Emma protested.

"If you fall through the portal, you'll die!" – Emily added, tightening her grip on Neal's hand.

"But if you don't let me go, you will come through the portal with me!" – Neal argued back – "You are Sailor Guardians, you must stay united! The town needs you, only you six can save it!"

"But I need you!" – Emily cried – "I love you…"

It was at that moment that the two guardians lost their grip, causing Neal to fall through the portal, which closed within seconds. Emily started to cry at the lost of her brother, which she quickly came to love, and so Emma hugged her friend, feeling her own eyes turn teary too.

In the woods, Greg was digging ferociously at the place which once was his and his father's campsite, to see if his father was indeed murdered by Regina. His shovel hit something hard in the soil, so Greg started digging by hand. Soon, he uncovered not only a piece of his father's shirt, but also a skull, which shocked and heartbroken him.

In Blanchard Loft, Sailor Aqua was healing Regina with her Aquatic Heal move.

"Now that we removed the cuff, she'll be fine." – Alexandra reassured David, Mary Margaret and her friends – "Her magic should return soon."

Danielle sighed in relief, David and Mary Margaret nodded, and Little Em smiled at the good news. But their joy didn't last long, because moments after Emma and Emily entered the apartment with sorrowful expressions on their faces.

"Girls…? What's wrong…?" – David asked.

"Where is Neal…?" – Mary Margaret asked carefully, fearing to hear the answer.

Emma didn't say anything, and Emily managed to say quietly, her voice cracking due to tears:

"Neal is… dead."

Neverland

Now in Neverland, the Shadow flew Baelfire over a large body of water. Baelfire lit a match, before putting it in the Shadow's face, which caused it to drop him. Coming back to its senses, the Shadow couldn't find Baelfire, and so it retreated to the Neverland island. After Bae floated for a while, a pirate ship found Baelfire him and pulled him out of the water. Looking up at the captain of the ship, Baelfire asked weakly:

"Who are you…?"

"I'm Captain Hook." – the captain introduced himself – "Welcome on the Jolly Roger!"

Later that night, Hook was staring at a drawing of his departed lover, Milah. His shipmate, William Smee comforted the Captain by telling him that he will manage to kill Rumplestiltskin. Hook nodded, before grilling Smee about the condition of their captive.

"The boy had better days, but will certainly live." – Smee answered.

"Where do you think he came from?" – Hook asked – "There are not many ships around, and according to his clothes, he's not from Neverland."

"What if he was abducted by… him, who kidnaps kids from other worlds?" – Smee suggested.

"That's a possibility. But can we be this lucky?" – Hook pondered.

"Lucky?! He may come here, looking for the boy!" – Smee exclaimed, terrified by the idea.

"Mr Smee, this boy could be the key to our surviving in Neverland." – Hook replied calmly.

Baelfire awaited beneath the ship's deck. Hook came in and said:

"Hello. You're lucky that you were saved."

"No, I'm not. I'm captive of pirates, in a land with magic." – Bae disagreed.

"Most children would think themselves in paradise, seeing the magic in Neverland." – Hook commented – "Either way, why would you come here in the first place?"

"I came here to save a family I loved." – Bae answered.

"So, you're a hero!" – Hook said mockingly.

"What do you know about heroes, pirate!" – Bae said with disdain.

"A pirate saved your life!" – Hook responded, not pleased by the boy's comment.

"A pirate killed my mother and tore apart my family!" – Baelfire argued back.

"What about your father?"

"He abandoned me… he's a coward." – Bae said, clearly not liking think about his father.

Hearing how Baelfire qualified his father, Hook got a suspicion. So, he asked him his name, which Bae didn't want to reveal at first. But after some intimidation, Baelfire agreed to reveal his name.

Hearing this, Hook exchanged a look with Smee, and after a moment of silence, he said:

"Welcome on the board, Baelfire. Your pirate life just started."

Storybrooke

Tamara and Greg were walking in the Storybrooke mines with Hook on their side, after they got information from their Home Office about the black diamond. As they were getting closer to their desired destination, Hook illustrated his concerns about their Home Office and who was running it. Tamara replied that they didn't need to know who was leading their operation, because unlike him they believed in the sacredness of their cause. Greg removes one of the dwarves' pickaxes, and Tamara showed him the diamond Hook previously stole from Danielle.

"According to our sources, a pickaxe can activate the trigger." – Greg informed.

"So… you want to destroy the whole town… and everyone who lives in?" – Hook asked.

"Yes, including your nemesis, Rumplestiltskin." – Greg answered.

"Once activated, nothing could survive it and nothing can turn it off." – Tamara added.

"Storybrooke will turn back into woods, like it used to be." – Greg pursued – "We are willing to die for our cause. Are you willing to die for yours?"

"Absolutely." – was Hook's simple answer as he smiled.

Greg then swung at the trigger with the pickaxe, causing an emission of blue energy. The three then aptly ran out of the mines. Meanwhile, the destruction of Storybrooke has already begun as vines creep up the walls of the Storybrooke Clock Tower.

In Mary Margaret's loft, Regina got out of bed and immediately hugged Danielle, who was sitting at her side. As the two embraced, the room shook, knocking plates and vases over.

"Oh no, that's not good…" – Regina said, her expression darkening.

"Why, what is it Regina?" – Danielle asked.

"This is a sign of the activation of the diamond… the trigger." – Regina said.

"No… this means we'll… we'll all die…" – Danielle whispered in horror.

"Then stop this, Regina!" – Emma said, not pleased by the idea of dying at all.

"There's no way to stop this once it's activated." – Regina replied shaking her head.

"Well, think of something anyway!" – Emma protested – "It was your Dark Curse and it's your trigger after all!"

Regina glared at her and wanted to reply something, but Danielle stood between them and said:

"Please, don't argue. That's not the moment! Emily already lost her brother, let's prevent other losses. I'm sure the guardians and I can find some solution!"

At that moment, Hook entered the apartment and said:

"The girl has a point. Her optimism is good to see."

As he progressed further, David punched him in the face, telling:

"That's for your doings on Danielle and Regina."

He threatened Hook by pointing his gun, but he then looked at Little Em who gasped in fear and remembered that this would cause Little Em's existence. So, he put the gun down, and quickly said as an excuse:

"I guess there is no point threatening you, when we'll all die soon."

"And that's because of your doings, Hook." – Emma added glaring at him – "And it was just for your revenge."

"Yes, but it was before they said that I had to die." – Hook replied – "That's why I'm here. My own life matters more than my revenge. So, let's turn that thing off."

"The trigger can't be stopped." – Regina repeated – "All I can do is to slow it down, but this would only postpone our doom."

"But at least, we'll gain some time." – David said.

"Time for what…?" – Mary Margaret asked.

"We could get magic bean back and sent everyone to the Enchanted Forest, before Storybrooke gets destroyed." – David explained.

"But how?" – Emma asked – "We don't even know where Greg and Tamara are."

"I know, and I can help you." – Hook stated.

"You'll sabotage us, we can't trust you." – Emma replied.

"You don't have to. I'll go with him to ensure it doesn't happen." – David said.

After that, they all split up. Mary Margaret, Little Em and Danielle decided to gather the Storybrooke citizens while David and Hook were after Greg and Tamara. Regina and the rest of the guardians would go take care of the black diamond. Before they went in different ways, Regina apologized to her daughter:

"Danielle, before we part… I'm sorry this happened. It happens I couldn't become the person you wanted me to be."

"No, Regina. Don't." – Danielle replied – "It was my fault, I didn't take good care of the diamond. While you made the decision to give it to me, proving that you tried to change."

The two briefly hugged before everyone left the apartment.

Neverland

A boat of boys was sailing through the waters, in the direction of the Jolly Roger. Meanwhile, Smee tried to persuade Hook into giving up Baelfire, but Hook protested, seeing him as the key to his revenge and so, he would not give up the Dark One's son. Soon, the Lost Boys climbed aboard the Jolly Roger. One of them, named Felix, spoke:

"We're looking for a boy; I heard he was seen around. A boy he has an interest in."

"I'm afraid I'll disappoint you. Like you can see, there are only adults here." – Hook denied the boy's presence.

"So, you wouldn't mind if we search your ship." – Felix asked, after what Hook allowed them to.

The Lost Boys descended into the depths of the Jolly Roger to hunt for the boy. Hook followed them down, telling once more that the boy wasn't there. Felix then warned Hook that he was new to this land, therefore unaware of the consequences of lying to "him".

"I suppose you don't know what he does to liars."

"I don't, but I suppose it's something bad." – Hook guessed.

"Oh yes. He can rip someone's shadow from his body." – Felix said in a treating manner.

After a moment, the Lost Boys noted that the boy they were looking for wasn't on the ship and they then left the ship empty handed. They hadn't realized that Baelfire has been hiding.

"I thought pirates only care about themselves." – Baelfire told Hook with a smile.

"Well, you have a lot to learn." – Hook replied.

Storybrooke

Regina, followed by Cecilia, Emily, Alexandra and Rosalie were walking through the streets of Storybrooke in the direction of the mines. Emily then spoke:

"Guys, I… there's something I must do."

"Really, now?" – Regina asked, irritated that they had to waste time.

"I must tell Gold about Neal." – Emily replied simply.

Everyone nodded in understanding, as Emily rushed to the Gold's pawnshop. As she entered, she saw her two parents being here. They could tell that she was about to break in tears, and Gold had a very bad feeling.

"Emily, what's… what's going on…? Tell me…!" – he asked nervously.

"Gold… it's Neal… he has been killed by Tamara." – Emily announced, desperately trying to suppress her own sobs – "He was injured very badly, and right after he fell through a portal…"

Then, Emily could say nothing more as her cries started again. Gold was very shocked and he soon began to cry too.

"No… this can't be happening… not Bae…" – Gold was saying.

Belle hugged her lover and she said him that she was really sorry about this. Belle then hugged her daughter, knowing how close she and Neal had grown. After a moment, Emily said:

"I'm sorry, I… I have to go. Greg and Tamara activated the trigger of Storybrooke. The guardians, Regina and I are going to slow it down, to give us the chance to survive."

Then, she apologized to Gold that she had to go and leave him like that, but he understood. Even in the darkest hours, his daughter always had to remember her mission. She was really a noble person. As she left, Gold and Belle hugged again, while the Dark One was blaming himself for what happened to his son Baelfire.

Hook and David found where Greg was, who had just burnt an accordion folder full of files. The two quickly run after him, as the ground of Storybrooke began to quake.

Neverland

Hook was teaching Baelfire a lesson of how to sail the Jolly Roger. As Baelfire began to sail the ship, Hook noted that he was doing well. After a moment, he asked:

"You told me about your mother's fate. But what happened to your father? You said he abandoned you."

"It's a long story…" – Baelfire simply replied, not wanting to talk about it.

"And I know it very well." – Hook said, surprising Bae – "My father and I were sailing, planning to travel across realms. But one morning, I awoke and he was gone. I found out that he was a fugitive. He ran away in the middle of the night to not being captured."

"He abandoned you?" – Bae asked, feeling sorry and understanding towards the pirate.

"Yes… He did." – Hook said with a small nod.

Baelfire then thought that he could trust Hook in telling his own story.

"Look, if I tell you something, promise you won't tell your crew? They could be scared." – Bae asked, after what Hook just nodded – "My father… I never talked about him because… he's the Dark One. He used to be human, but when I was drafted into the Ogre War, he wanted to protect me. So, he searched for the Dark One's dagger. When he found it, he turned… obsessed with power it gave him."

"He takes his power from the dagger?" – Hook asked interested by this information.

"Yes. It's the only weapon capable to kill him, and the only thing he now truly cares about. He chose it over me." – Baelfire confessed – "My father abandoned me too."

Storybrooke

As David and Hook were walking, David asked:

"Tell me, Hook… All this time, revenge was all you thought about. Why surviving suddenly turned more important than revenge? I know what I'm fighting for: my family. What are you fighting for?"

"For my own life." – Hook replied – "It's enough motivation, trust me."

David shook his head. Captain Hook had a very long way to go before becoming the generous and caring king he had the chance to meet in the 30th century. As the two walked further, they heard someone come and so, they prepared themselves to face their enemies. Around the corner, David spot Greg and pointed his gun at him, ordering:

"Give me the bean."

"You mean… this one?" – Greg said, holding the precious object up.

Right at that moment, Tamara shot at David. Hook and Greg began to wrestle for the bean, while David chased after an armed Tamara. Even though he knew Tamara didn't have the bean, David thought that he should neutralize her, so she wouldn't harm the guardians or anyone else in Storybrooke. While running, Tamara tripped over something, which resulted in dropping her gun. David raised his own gun at her, but Greg knocked him to the ground and ran off with Tamara. Hook ran up from behind David and stopped him from running after them.

"But they have the last bean!" – David exclaimed.

"We can chase them forever, it won't help!" – Hook protested – "We need help from your magical friends, the guardians."

David groaned. He didn't like this, because it was very unsure. But they had no other plan. So, they went to the Diner, and David hoped he could convince everyone and that the Chosen Six really could do something about the trigger.
Meantime, the guardians and Regina treaded along the same path that Tamara and Greg walked in their pursuit of the pickaxes. After a moment, Emma said:

"It feels like the oxygen is sucked out of the air."

"It's not the oxygen, but magic." – Regina corrected her.

They made their way to the glowing diamond, and the guardians surround it.

"We should try our powers over it. Maybe that'll stop the trigger." – Rosalie suggested and then, she shouted her quote – "Love Roses Chain!"

She sent the pink glowing magic chain on the diamond, but after a moment, the chain broke under its power. Rosalie gasped, but the others decided to try too.

"Heavenly River Shine!" – Alexandra shouted, sending a stream of water.

"Supreme Lightning!" – Emily shouted, sending thunders.

"Silver Tornado!" – Cecilia yelled on her turn, a tornado coming from her hands.

But after a moment, the diamond just pushed the girls back, by emitting a powerful wave of magic from its center. As they tried to get up, Emma approached the diamond and suggested:

"I should try with my new Stellar Rod."

A beam of light, with small little star-like sparks turning around it, emitted from the Stellar Rod, hitting the diamond. The guardians and Regina were watching the scene with expectation. She had to succeed. But as Emma was putting all her power into her weapon, the diamond resisted. Within moments, it simply sent back Emma's own light energy straight at her, making her fall with a small moan of pain.

"Emma!" – the guardians shouted kneeling to her.

"It's no use…" – Emma said, getting up as her muscles trembled – "Even my Light can't stop it…"

"There must be a way…!" – Alexandra protested.

"No, there's not." – Regina said, as the girls looked up at her – "The trigger sucks out the magic to take enough power to destroy the town. So, I suggest you to stop use your attacks on it, if you don't want to fasten the process."

"So, what are we supposed to do?" – Emily asked.

"You do nothing." – Regina said – "I shall handle this."

Regina then stood next to the trigger, ready to take some action.

"To slow the process down, I'll have to use all strength and power I possess." – Regina explained.

"You mean…" – Emma asked, and then understood – "When you said goodbye to Danielle before, you were… actually saying goodbye."

Alexandra, Cecilia, Emily and Rosalie looked at each other with shock.

"Danielle knows I love her, doesn't she?" – Regina said, confirming Emma's suspicions.

"Regina, there must be another way!" – Cecilia protested.

"She can't lose you now!" – Emily added, not wanting her friend going through the same thing she was at that moment with Neal's loss.

"Everything what happens is my fault." – Regina replied – "The Dark Curse is mine, so it only makes sense that it'll take my life."

"But what are we supposed to tell Danielle?" – Emma asked.

"Tell her that in the end, it wasn't too late for me to do the right thing." – Regina answered with a sad smile – "Most of people still see me as the Evil Queen. At least, I can die as Regina."

"But I still think we should stay and do something too." – Rosalie commented.

"No. People need you much more than they need me. You still have a bright future to build." – Regina shook her head.

After those words, she put her hands around the trigger and created a magical connection between her hands and the diamond. The slowing process had begun and the guardians had to use their given time wisely.

Neverland

Captain Hook and Smee were having an argument, because Smee was still worried by Bae's presence on the Jolly Roger.

"If you don't surrender the boy to the Lost Boys, sooner or later they'll not only take him away, but they'll also kill you!" – Smee was saying.

"I am the captain on this ship!" – Hook grew angry – "I'm giving the orders! Anyone who disagrees shall walk the plank!"

Soon after those words, Baelfire jumped up from under the deck and slashed at Hook with a sword. Surprised by this new attitude, Hook asked:

"Bae, what's going on…?!"

"I found this on your desk!" – Baelfire replied, showing him the drawing of his mother, Milah – "It's… my mother! Where did you get this?! You're the pirate who killed her!"

Bae began to swipe at Hook again, who once more averted the sword. Once Bae was disarmed, Hook decided to tell him the truth.

"I didn't kill your mother. We fell in love with each other. We ran off together. Your father lied to you, because he's too much a coward to tell you the truth! He ripped out her heart and crushed it on my eyes! And since then, I'm craving for revenge!"

"She abandoned me?" – Baelfire asked heartbroken.

"She regretted this decision every day, Baelfire. We had plans to come back to you once you grow older." – Hook explained – "Maybe us finding each other is fate's way of carrying out Milah's plans. We can live together as a family, like she wanted."

"No!" – Bae protested – "You used me! You wanted to kill my father!"

"Yes, I did." – Hook admitted.

"You ripped apart my family! It's like you were the one to rip out her heart." – Bae said as he started to sob – "Bring me back to my real family, the Darlings."

"I… I can't… Leaving Neverland is impossible." – Hook said in an apologetic way – "But you can stay here, under my protection."

"I rather be on my own than staying with you, pirate." – Bae declined his offer angrily.

Storybrooke

David and Hook showed up at Granny's Diner, expecting to find Emma and others there. Only Danielle was there. David walked to her and asked:

"Danielle, where are Emma and others?"

"They went to the mines with Regina. Why? Did you get the bean?" – Danielle asked back.

"Unfortunately, we didn't. That's why we need you all. You're stronger than them; you have better chances against them than us." – David explained.

It was at that moment as Emma, Emily, Cecilia, Alex and Rosalie entered the diner. Emma had heard David, but she didn't reply because she had to inform others about the situation. Mary Margaret and all the citizens turned to them, expecting them to bring any kind of news.

"Regina will use all her power to slow, or eventually stop, the trigger…" – Emma announced, then looked nervously at Danielle – "But… at the cost of her own life."

Everyone looked shocked and Danielle shook her head, refusing the idea to let her mother die. Little Em was the one to break the silence:

"But… why didn't you girls stay there and do something…?"

"We tried, Little Em, really." – Emma explained – "But none of our moves works on the trigger. It only sucks our power and reflects it to us."

"But you are the Chosen Six! If you go all the six together there, I'm sure you can do something!" – Little Em protested – "You're the most powerful beings, if together!"

"Of course…!" – Mary Margaret exclaimed – "Emma, maybe you did the mistake to not have used your powers as one? I mean, your six powers combined is more powerful as each of yours alone."

"True, and I were absent…" – Danielle commented, realizing that she made a mistake to not have came with Regina and her friends.

"Yes, return there together and try once more!" – Little Em said to Emma.

"But Greg and Tamara still have the magic bean! What we should do is to run after them and save everyone from the destruction of the town! We don't know if our combined powers will work." – Emma protested – "I'm sorry, but your plan is too risky."

"But we trust you, the Chosen Six." – Archie Hopper suddenly said – "We all believe in you, because you saved us several times before. It would be the right thing to do."

"During years we let Snow White and Prince Charming to lead us, we trusted them and we always won." – Ruby then added – "And so we do the same with you, girls."

Emma and her friends looked around, surprised to see Granny, Ruby, Archie, the Dwarves and everyone else ready to take the risk for who they were.

"Let's do the right thing, Emma." – Mary Margaret said to her daughter.

The Diner then violently shook, causing everyone almost lose balance. Emma said nervously:

"But that plan isn't sure… while if we go after Greg and Tamara and take the bean, we'll surely survive…!"

"But Emma, we can't!" – Danielle suddenly protested to her friend – "I killed Cora!"

"You couldn't have done otherwise." – Emma state, even though she was shocked to finally hear her friend say the sentence at loud and so expressing what she really thought about it.

"I did it because it was the easy way…" – Danielle replied, shaking her head – "But it was a mistake. I regret that I didn't rather take the harder path. I could've done something differently… but I didn't. So… let's use the hard path."

"She's right. Otherwise, we'll build our future on Regina's blood." – Mary Margaret added.

After a moment of reflection and looking at everyone, Emma finally nodded and said:

"All right. Let's do it."

"You're crazy!" – Hook protested – "I am going away, before the town is destroyed. You can all die if you please! Regina agreed to die for everyone, so why don't you just let her?"

"No, wait…!" – Little Em suddenly exclaimed and stood in front of Hook, as to prevent him from leaving the Diner.

"So, that's it? You'll only think about yourself?" – Emma asked with irritation and some other feeling Hook couldn't name as he looked at her.

"It always helped me." – Hook said calmly.

"Yes, but someday it won't!" – Emma said – "We will do it, Hook. No matter that it sounds crazy."

"Don't leave the town, be on our side…!" – Little Em almost pleaded, which surprised Hook even more – "You can work with us and be a part of something…"

As the kid was saying those words, her gaze was switching between him and Emma (and the rest of them too).

"… or you can stay on your own and have it end badly." – Little Em finished, pleading him with her eyes to make the right choice.

Since they had not much time, Mary Margaret, David, the guardians and others already left the Diner, not caring much what the pirate's answer would be. Mary Margaret made Little Em to follow her, even though the kid still looked in Hook's direction. Emma wanted to leave too, but Hook asked her:

"Why is the kid so passionate about this…?"

"Little Em wants to exist." – Emma said, her words confusing Hook – "She's from the future. To be born, her parents have to survive now."

"Who are her mum and dad?" – Hook asked surprised and suddenly interested.

"In the future, her mother is knows as Queen Selene… But here and now, she's… me." – Emma said quite nervously.

Hook looked at her very surprised. So, the kid is Swan's future child. Never would he had thought.

"And… her father…?" – Hook asked.

This time, Emma didn't reply. Her gaze went down, refusing to meet his eyes. And Hook could have sworn that Emma's cheeks had a slight blush. But Emma (more or less) composed herself, saying:

"Sorry, but I really have to go now. There's a town to save."

Hook stood alone in the Diner for a moment, wondering why Emma didn't answer. She obviously knew the answer, but why was she so embarrassed? "Why would it bother her to tell me who her true love is? Not that it would change much. Unless… The way she looked at me, how she blushed… as if it was all about me. And Little Em was as if begging me to not go. Would this mean I'm… the father…?" – Hook pondered, turning shocked as the thought crossed his mind, but then he shook his head – "Nah, I surely misunderstood. I'm not Emma's future love and even less the kid's dad. It's impossible… isn't it?"

Neverland

Baelfire asked Hook to drop him off anywhere on the Neverland mainland, ready as ever to leave.

"Do you really think you can survive alone?" – Hook asked.

"I don't have much choice." – Baelfire replied indifferently.

"Now, you have one." – Hook pointed out – "I understand you're upset, but it doesn't have to end up this way. This ship can be your home, your family. It's not too late to start everything over. I can change Bae, for you."

"Those are only words. I know you will never change, because you only care about yourself." – Baelfire replied, not believing the pirate.

After a long moment of silence, Hook said to Baelfire:

"Thank you for reminding me what my real ambition is: killing your father."

Just as he said this, the Lost Boys climbed aboard the ship and began to take Baelfire.

"You won't let me go?" – Bae asked, not believing that Hook just gave him to the Lost Boys.

"What benefit would it be?" – Hook asked, proving Bae's remarks once more.

Right before Baelfire was taken away from the Jolly Roger, Bae shouted to Hook:

"You hate my father so much, that you don't even see you're just like him!"

Storybrooke

Little Em, Regina, Mary Margaret, David and the guardians went down into the mines, where Regina was containing the trigger's magic. She was very surprised and shocked to see them all there, and so she exclaimed:

"What are you all doing here?!"

"You proved me that you're a hero, Regina." – Danielle said with all honesty – "You're ready to die for all of us. But I'm not ready to lose you just right now."

"That's all we're here, we'll use all our powers together to stop the trigger." – Emma explained – "This way, we can all stay alive."

"But that might not work!" – Regina exclaimed.

"We must try." – Emma said with determination.

"We have faith in the Sailor Guardian's powers. Have it too." – Little Em said – "Remember what my dad once said: the Chosen Six are capable of the greatest miracles."

Everyone remembered how King Killian said this during their trip in the future, and this gave them even more hope. The six guardians stood around the diamond, taking each other hands.

Meanwhile, Hook was sailing the Jolly Roger away from the Storybrooke Dock, intending to leave the town and surely stay alive. But as he was progressing further in the sea, the image of Little Em asking him to stay haunted him.

Enchanted Forest

A man was lying at the shore of the Safe Haven. Three of its inhabitants, Prince Phillip, Aurora and Mulan, discovered the body and quickly ran to him.

"Who is he?" – Philip asked curiously.

"I don't know." – Aurora answered.

"Is he alive?" – Philip asked again as he turned the man over, revealing him to be Neal Cassidy.

Aurora listened to his breath to check if he was dead or alive, and she replied:

"Barely. We must help him."

And so, Philip, Aurora and Mulan took Neal to bring him in their castle, where they could help him.

Storybrooke

Storybrooke was now overrun with vines and trees, as it began to transform into the forest it once was. In the mines, the guardians concentrated to reach all their power. The jewels and star on their tiaras glowed, and then the Eternal Crystal glowed brightly as well. With determination and faith in their eyes, the girls shouted their quotes to activate and free all their inner power.
"Light Cosmic Power!"
"Aqua Element Power!"
"Fire Element Power!"
"Wind Element Power!"
"Lightning Element Power!"
"Rose Element Power!"
Then, tightening the grip on each other hands, the Chosen Six shouted in unison:

"SAILOR ELEMENT ATTACK!"

There were six beams of lights emitting from the girls and it hit the trigger in the center, and then a huge blast crossed the mines, knocking Mary Margaret, David, Little Em and Regina over. Above the mines, the shrubbery and vines recoil and buildings got restored. As everyone stood up, they saw that the trigger was completely destroyed and that the guardians returned to their original forms, all exhausted.

"We're alive…!" – David said, hugging his wife.

The couple then went to help Emma up and she said:

"We did it…"

"Yes… you did it…" – Regina said with a smile and then hugged Danielle.

But soon, their joy got interrupted as they noticed that Little Em was nowhere around. As they were calling for her, Emma noticed that Lux T was lying on the ground.

"No… Greg and Tamara… they abducted her." – Emma whispered.

And she was right. Greg and Tamara were walking to the docks, each of them having a tight grip on Little Em's arms.

"Don't worry, kid. We mean you no wrong." – Tamara said, her tone emotionless.

"But you did to everyone I love!" – Little Em replied, while trying to make them let go of her – "You wanted to destroy Storybrooke!"

"True, but that wasn't our endgame." – Tamara replied back.

"So… what was it?" – Little Em asked surprised.

"We came here to destroy magic, Little Em. But then, we found something more important, which changed everything." – Greg said – "You."

David, Mary Margaret, Regina and the guardians were now searching Storybrooke for Little Em. They soon ran into Greg and Tamara who had Little Em. They could only watch how Greg threw the last bean and jumped in the portal with Tamara and Little Em. Emma rushed to the portal, but it closed too quickly.

"No, no!" – Emma shouted – "We must go after them!"

"We don't even know where they went, and that was the last bean…" – Regina said.

"I don't care…!" – Emma yelled at her, as David was holding her to try calm her down – "We have to do something, they took away Little Em…!"

Mr. Gold and Belle arrived at the Dock right at that moment, to discover what has unfolded. Emma, feeling powerless, begged Mr Gold:

"Gold, please help us…"

"You're the Dark One, you surely can do something." – Emily added.

"I can't. It took me ages to cross the worlds to find my son." – Gold replied – "Only a portal can permit cross the worlds."

"So, she's lost forever…?" – Emma asked, feeling tears forming in her eyes.

But then, Belle saw Hook's ship from afar, and as everyone saw it, they for some reason had a little hope. As soon as Hook reached the Dock, Emma asked him:

"Why did you come back?"

"I'm helping you." – Hook answered.

"Well, we already saved the town." – Emma informed him – "But Little Em was taken away by Greg and Tamara. They went through a portal and we must follow them."

"Well, I'm offering you my ship and services to follow them." – Hook said.

"That's great, but how shall we track them?" – Danielle asked.

"Leave that to me." – Gold said, making everyone look at him – "I can bring you where we need."

"Well, let's go then." – Mary Margaret suggested, as everyone nodded.

They all started to board on the Jolly Roger, but before Belle could, Mr. Gold stopped her, telling her that she had to stay.

"Why? No, I want to help!" – Belle protested.

"The town is in danger now." – Gold said – "Greg and Tamara weren't working alone, and other agents will follow."

He then gave Belle instructions on how to cast a cloaking spell over Storybrooke, so the town would be protected while they would be all gone. After Emily and Belle said goodbyes to each other, she left her parents some more time alone.

"You know, Belle… according to an old prophecy, the Sailor Guardians might bring an era of Light, eliminating all darkness from the surface of the lands." – Gold confessed – "And Little Em or the guardians might be my potential undoing but… but despite the potential danger for myself, I must go with them, because of the guardians is our daughter. I must help Emily like I couldn't help Bae."

"I understand…" – Belle said, feeling tears come – "But sometimes the future isn't exactly what we think it is… I'm sure that we'll meet again."

They kissed, before Gold boarded the Jolly Roger and a tearful Belle left the dock.

Neverland

The Lost Boys brought Baelfire ashore and unmasked him in front of some others of the Lost Boys.

"He should do well." – one of them said – "Bring him to others!"

So, they tossed Baelfire over to be with the rest of their captives.

Storybrooke

Sworn enemies, Mr Gold and Hook were now both aboard the Jolly Roger. Mr Gold asked Hook:

"So… you're done trying to kill me?"

"I believe so." – Hook responded.

"If that's true, you can live." – Gold replied with a smirk.

He then used his magic to summon his Magic Globe and asked Emma to pick her finger on it, since she and Little Em were blood related. After Emma did, the globe revealed Little Em's whereabouts. Neither Regina, Mr Gold, David, the guardians or Mary Margaret recognized the location on the map, but Hook instantly did.

"Where is it? Where did they take Little Em?" – Emma asked.

"To Neverland." – Hook answered, not really pleased by the fact.

"Well, the only thing we miss is a portal…" – Mary Margaret commented – "I wish something could bring us help right now."

Lux T suddenly began to beep, confusing everyone. Then, something unexpected happened. A small portal opened above their heads and a something fell from it, right in Rosalie's hands. Everyone looked at it in surprise.
"It's a... letter from Queen Selene!" - Rosalie exclaimed.
"What...? What does it say?" - Emma asked, feeling a bit nervous.
"It says: Dear Sailor Guardians, if what I think happened did happen, you'll need a portal. I joined a magic bean to the letter, it shall take you to Princess Emma. Be careful. Queen Selene" - Rosalie read at loud.
Everyone was stunned both by the fact Queen Selene sent them a letter from the future and that she gave them a way to save Little Em. But then, Rosalie said something which surprised others even more:
"But that's quite funny... I mean, look at the handwriting! Reading that letter was almost a pain to my eyes!"
"What?! Let me see!" - Danielle exclaimed, grabbing the letter from Rosalie's hands - "Gosh, you're right! I almost have to guess each letter!"
Others looked at it too and everyone made comments on it.
"Not exactly the handwriting a queen would have." - Alex said.
"But after all, Queen Selene is no one other than our Emma." - Regina commented.
"Have you finished yet?!" - Emma asked irritated - "I remind you Little Em is still in danger!"

Her friends had a small smirk of amusement, but they still stopped to chat about the letter. After all, Little Em indeed still had to be saved.

Neverland

The Lost Boys were discussing about Baelfire and all the boys they were collecting.

"Our group is growing… but do you think we'll ever find the kid we're looking for?" – one of the Lost Boys asked.

"Of course we will. It might take time, but Peter Pan never fails." – Felix said with a grin.

Felix then looked down at a piece of paper which had the image of Little Em.

Storybrooke

Hook tossed the bean in the water, after what the Jolly Roger sailed full force towards it. David asked Mr. Gold:

"Who are we up against? Who are Greg and Tamara?"

"They are just pawns." – Mr Gold answered – "They have no idea who they're working for."

"And who is that?" – Emma asked.

"Someone we should all fear." – Gold replied.
The Jolly Roger sailed further into the distance until it reached the portal. As the group entered the vortex, it closed and the waters of Storybrooke turned suddenly still.

Neverland, present days

Tamara and Greg, with the unconscious Little Em, arrived at the main shore of Neverland, were the Lost Boys, including Felix, waited. Seeing Little Em, they knew it was a success, recognizing her as the girl on the picture. Greg and Tamara were surprised to see that their Head Office was nothing else but a group of teens, but they had no time to ask questions or express their thoughts.
"That's perfect… it's her." – Felix said with an evil grin – "Now, all we need is the Eternal Crystal."

As he said that, he looked straight at Greg and Tamara, as demanding them give the crystal.


A/N: And that's the end of season 2! (Finally.) I want to thank all my readers for reading and reviewing this story, without what we couldn't have gone so far in writing "Once Upon A Light". Stay tuned for season 3, and... very soon, it shall be the anniversary of OUAL! Something shall come out this day, so keep following. :)