Enchanted Forest Present.
Emma, Mary Margaret, Melissa, Mulan, and Aurora are walking back to the haven.
"I don't know if I can do this. I'm not a very good liar." Aurora said
"Oh, it's not really a lie, Aurora. Lancelot did die an honorable death, and Cora did escape. All true." Mary Margaret said
"Just leave the particulars to us." Emma said
"There's no reason to cause unnecessary panic amongst your people." Melissa said
Melissa can smell blood.
"What is it?" Mulan asked Melissa
"I can smell blood." Melissa said
The five of them enter the area below the guard tower, where they find piles of corpses strewn across the field.
"Oh my God." Emma said
"This can't be… Our land… We were protected here – hidden. How did the ogres find us?" Mulan asked in confusion
Mary Margaret notices that the bodies have bloody chests.
"Ogres didn't do this." Mary Margaret said
"What?" Mulan asked Mary Margaret
"Cora did. Their hearts… They were ripped out. This is her magic, twisted and evil. We have to stop her." Mary Margaret said
"Too late. She killed them. She killed them all." Mulan said
"Well, we have to stop her before she hurts anyone else!" Mary Margaret said
"I see someone." Melissa said
Melissa rushes towards a stack of bodies and debris, under which she sees someone waving a hand.
"There's someone under there." Aurora said
Melissa lift something heavy and Emma helps free the person, who has one right hand and not a left hand.
"Please." Hook said
"It's okay." Mary Margaret said
"Please, help me." Hook said
"It's okay. You're safe now." Mary Margaret said
"We won't hurt you." Melissa said
"Thank you." Hook thanking them
Storybrooke Present.
Outside of Granny's Diner,
Dr. Whale approaches David. He punches Dr. Whale in the face. Both Elena and Jeremy walking with the carriage and spot David and Dr. Whale who looks exactly like John.
"John." Elena said
"I'm sorry. But the two of you are confusing me with somebody else." Dr. Whale said
"No. It's our fault. We thought you look like someone else." Jeremy said
"A friend?" Mr. Whale asked both Elena and Jeremy
"A Relative." Elena said
Enchanted Forest Present.
Mulan, Emma, and Melissa are watching Hook from a distance.
"Have you seen him before?" Melissa asked Mulan
"Yes, I've seen him around. He's a blacksmith. Came to our camp a couple months ago. Said he lost his hand in an ogre attack." Mulan said
"It doesn't make any sense. Why would Cora leave a survivor?" Melissa asked again
"Doesn't make sense." Emma said
"You think he's lying?" Mulan asked Emma
"I think Cora's tricked us before. I don't want that to happen again. Here you go." Emma said
Emma hands him a cup. Mary Margaret and Aurora also join them.
"I can't thank you enough for your kindness. Fortune, it seems, has seen fit to show me favor." Hook said
"An island full of corpses. You're the only one to escape. How exactly did that happen?" Emma asked Hook
"She attacked at night – slaughtered everyone in one fell swoop. When she started ripping out people's hearts, I hid under the bodies of those who had already been killed. Pretended to be dead myself. Mercifully, the ruse worked." Hook said
"So much for fortune favoring the brave." Melissa said
"It was all I could do to survive." Hook said
"I'm going to let you in on a little secret. I'm pretty good at knowing when someone is lying to me." Emma said
"I'm telling you the truth." Hook said
"We should leave here in case Cora decides to come back." Mulan said
"We should start searching for a new portal back to Storybrooke. I only got about five minutes with my husband, not to mention my grandson." Mary Margaret said
"You have a grandson?" Hook asked Mary Margaret
"Long story." Mary Margaret said
"I want to get back to my daughter." Melissa said
"Aren't you young to have one?" Hook asked Melissa
"I'm 19 and I'm practically an adult." Melissa said
"Well, I know this land well. I can guide you." Hook said
Emma draws a dagger and holds it to Hook's throat.
"You're not going to guide us anywhere, until you tell us who you really are." Emma threatens Hook
Mulan ties Hook to a tree in the woods, while Emma, Melissa, Mary Margaret, and Aurora stand by.
"I already told you. I'm just a blacksmith." Hook said
"Right." Melissa said
Emma whistles. "You don't want to talk to us?" Emma asked Hook
"Maybe, you'll talk to the ogres while they rip you limb from limb." Melissa said
The ogres can be heard approaching.
"Come on." Emma said
The five of them go to leave, but Hook calls out to them.
"You… You can't just leave me here like this!" Hook said
"What if he's telling the truth?" Aurora asked them
"He's not." Emma said
"Good for you! You bested me. I can count the amount of people who've done that on one hand." Hook said
"That supposed to be funny?" Emma asked again
"Who are you?" Melissa asked Hook
"Killian Jones, but most people have taken to call me by my more colorful moniker...Hook." Hook said
"Hook…" Mary Margaret said
"Check my satchel." Hook said
"As in, Captain Hook?" Emma asked again
"Ah, so you've heard of me." Hook said
"Every children the world has heard of you." Melissa said
"You better hurry up. They're getting closer." Emma said
"Unless you want to be dinner, you better start talking. Maybe I can take you out of those ropes and drain your blood source. Oh, on second thought. Let the ogres have you." Melissa said
"Cora wanted me to gain your trust, so I could learn everything there is to know about your Storybrooke. She didn't want any surprises when she finally got over there." Hook said
"She can't get there." Melissa said
"We destroyed the wardrobe." Emma said
"Ah, but the enchantment remains. Cora gathered the ashes. She's going to use them to open up a portal. Now, if you'll kindly cut me loose." Hook said
"No. We should leave him here to die. To pay for all the lives that he took." Mulan said
"That was Cora, not me." Hook said
"Let's go." Emma said
Once again, the five turn to go, but Hook stops them.
"Wait. Wait! You need me alive." Hook said
"Why?" Melissa asked again
"Because we want the same thing – to get back to your land." Hook said
"You would say anything to save yourself." Emma said
"Why should we trust you?" Melissa asked again
"I arranged for transport with Cora. But, seeing how resourceful this is, I'll offer the same deal. I'll help, if you promise to take me along." Hook said
"How are you going to help us get home?" Emma asked again
"The ashes will open a portal, but, to find your land, she needs more. There's an enchanted compass. Cora seeks it. I'll help you obtain it before she does." Hook said
"So, Cora won't make it to Storybrooke, and we'll be one step closer to getting home." Melissa said
"Sounds too good to be true." Mary Margaret said
"There's only one way to find out." Hook said
"You tell me one thing, and whatever you say, I better believe it – why does Captain Hook want to go to Storybrooke?" Emma asked again
"To exact revenge on the man who took my hand… Rumpelstiltskin." Hook said
Emma and company are traveling through the forest with Hook in tow.
"Up ahead. We'll find the compass just over the ridge." Hook said
"Do you get the feeling he's leading us exactly where Cora wants us? That this whole thing's a trap?" Mary Margaret asked her daughter
"It's definitely a trap. As long as we know they're trying to play us, we can..." Emma said as her mother finishes her sentence
"Stay one step ahead of them." Mary Margaret said
"Exactly. (They come to the edge of the forest, where they see a beanstalk in the distance.) Let me guess – the compass is up there?" Emma asked Hook
"Oh, yeah." Hook said
"So, how do we get to it?" Melissa asked Hook
"It's not the climb you need to worry about. It's the giant at the top." Hook said
"Great. First of fairytales, enchanted forest, and now this." Melissa said
"I can see that you're new." Hook said
"Didn't believe at first. Until someone show me the way. (Melissa holds him in a choke hold and lifts him up.) If you so much as cross us. I will rip your heart out and let you eat. Got it?" Melissa threatens Hook
"Yes. Indeed." Hook struggling
"Good." Melissa said
Melissa drops Hook and he started coughing.