Enchanted Forest Present.
Emma, Mary Margaret, Melissa, Aurora, and Mulan are still in the woods. Emma holds up a picture of Henry in front of Aurora's face.
"The boy you saw in your dream – is that him?" Emma asked Aurora
"Yes. That's Henry." Aurora said
"That's impossible. It was a dream." Emma said
"How can you dream about Henry?" Melissa asked Aurora
"I have no idea." Aurora said
"Maybe it wasn't a dream." Mary Margaret said
"What?" Emma asked again
"That room… I've been there." Mary Margaret said
"When I told you about it, you didn't say anything." Aurora said
"You were terrified. I didn't want to make things worse by telling you I thought it might be real." Mary Margaret said
"A room in a dream is real?" Mulan asked Mary Margaret
"The sleeping curse. It has to be. I went through it, Aurora went through it…" Mary Margaret explain
"Henry's been through it because I wouldn't believe him." Emma said
"Emma…" Mary Margaret said as Aurora interrupt her sentence
"What else did you lie about?" Aurora asked as she accused Mary Margaret
"I was… I wasn't lying. I was protecting you." Mary Margaret said
"What did he say – Henry? In the… In the dream?" Emma asked again
"He just said his name. He… And then, I woke up, and… It was over." Aurora said
"Emma. It's going to be okay." Mary Margaret said
"We are so far from okay." Emma said
"No. We have a way home now. We have a compass. And the wardrobe ashes are still with Cora. I need to see Jenna again." Melissa said
"Any attempt to steal from her would be suicide." Mulan said
"Not anymore. We can stop her." Mary Margaret said
"How?" Mulan asked again
"I don't know. But I know someone who does… Rumpelstiltskin. He'll know a way." Mary Margaret said
"Henry. We can talk to him. Now we can communicate." Emma said
"Wait, wait." Aurora said
"Oh yeah, Princess. You're going back to sleep." Melissa said
The group is walking through the forest.
"How close are we?" Melissa asked them
"Henry could already be waiting in that Netherworld." Emma said
"We planned to meet back there in two hours." Aurora said
"You're not going to leave him waiting. What if he's-" Emma said as Aurora interrupt her sentence
"He was fine." Aurora said
"There. That looks like relatively safe high ground. We'll set up camp there. Aurora, you'll settle in and find Henry – get the information we need from Rumpelstiltskin. And we do this fast, in and out. It's still dangerous out here. (The group has set up camp, and Mulan watches over Aurora as she sleeps.) We'll see them again. This will work. (Melissa is sad.) You ok?" Mary Margaret asked Melissa
"I'm just worried about my little Jenna." Melissa said
"I promise you that we'll get home as fast as we can." Mary Margaret said
"I don't want anything happening to her." Melissa said
A noise is heard in the woods.
"What was that?" Emma asked them
"I don't know. But I've a bad feeling." Melissa said
Cora's zombies have invaded the camp. Mulan draws her sword and fends them off. Elsewhere, Emma, Mary Margaret, and Melissa are also fighting off the zombie horde.
"Emma, watch out!" Mary Margaret said
A zombie tackles Emma to the ground, causing Emma to lose the compass. It rolls a few feet away. Another zombie comes along and picks it up.
"The compass. The compass! (Snow shoots the zombie with an arrow, causing the compass to fall back to the ground. Emma scrambles to grab it.) Any idea how to kill these things?" Emma asked them
"There's one way." Melissa said
"And that is?" Emma asked Melissa
"Traveler magic. Incendia. (Fire.)" Melissa said
Melissa burns the zombies with fire.
"Nice one Margaret." Mary Margaret said
I had you to thank. Where's Mulan?" Melissa asked them
"Aurora! (Melissa, Emma, and Mary Margaret sees Mulan in trouble. They hear a rustling in the bushes. Snow draws an arrow, but stops when Mulan emerges.) They took her. Aurora's gone." Mulan said
The crow reaches the group in the forest, and sits on Mary Margaret's shoulder. Everyone draws their weapons.
"Wait." Mary Margaret said
The crow caws, seemingly 'talking' to Snow. The crow then flies off.
"What the hell was that?" Emma asked her mother
"It's Cora isn't it?" Melissa asked Mary Margaret
"We have until sundown to bring her the compass. If we don't, she'll kill Aurora." Mary Margaret said
"Give it to me." Mulan said
"No." Melissa said
"Hold on, Mulan. Just give us a minute to consider." Emma said
"There's nothing to consider. A compass is not worth Aurora's life." Mulan said
"We need a plan to get back Aurora and keep the compass." Mary Margaret said
"My vow to Phillip was to protect Aurora. That promise is all that is left of him, so it shall be done." Mulan said
Mulan attempts to grab the compass out of Emma's hand.
"Hey. Hey! Margaret and I climbed a beanstalk for this. You go get your own." Emma said
"Give it to me!" Mulan said
"No." Melissa said
"Mulan. Mulan. Give us a few hours, please. If we haven't defeated Cora by then, you can have the compass." Mary Margaret said
"You can't hope to defeat her. We no longer have access to the Dark One's assistance." Mulan said
"Yes, we do." Mary Margaret said
"How? Aurora's gone." Mulan said
"Aurora isn't the only one who's been under a sleeping curse. I can go back to that Netherworld." Mary Margaret said
"The door to that place is closed. You said it yourself." Mulan said
"There may be a way… A way for me to go back into a deep slumber. One that can let me access it again." Mary Margaret said
"Another sleeping curse?" Melissa asked again
"No, not another curse. I don't need one. I've been under already. I need to go into a sleep where my natural defenses slip away – where my mind stops protecting me." Mary Margaret said
"How?" Melissa asked again
"The sleeping powder… If I inhale it, I will fall into a deep enough sleep that I should be able to do this." Mary Margaret said
"I used the last of it on the giant." Mulan said
"Then make some more." Mary Margaret said
"The poppy plant is extremely rare in this kingdom, but I know of a place that may grow some more. It's a bit of a journey from here." Mulan said
"Can we make it by sundown?" Mary Margaret asked Mulan
Mulan nods.
"We have to hurry. (The group is still traveling through the woods to find the poppies.) Once we crest this ridge, we'll be near the woods of the dead. The last poppies in this realm have taken seed there." Mulan said
"You okay?" Emma asked her mother
"Yeah, I'm fine." Mary Margaret said
"Hey. Wait. Wait. No, no, no. You look nervous." Emma said
"This Netherworld… How bad is it? What's it like?" Melissa asked again
"It's like you're, um… Lost, drifting in the dark. No one to talk to, nothing to do. Except think of all the people that you love, and how you'll never see them again." Mary Margaret said
"Henry was lost in that dark too because of me." Emma said
"What are you talking about?" Mary Margaret asked again
"He tried so hard to convince me I was the savior." Emma said
"Stop it. Nobody would've believed Henry's stories." Mary Margaret said
"I did." Melissa said
"I know you did. But I should have." Emma said
"Okay. You want to play the blame game? If I hadn't told Cora about Regina's true love, Cora never would've killed him. Regina wouldn't want revenge. The curse? Never would have happened. We could spend all day trying to figure out why each of us should feel guilty, but it will not help us get home." Mary Margaret said
"And me and Jenna would've never even met either one of you." Melissa said
"You really think we're going to make it back?" Emma asked again
"If there's one thing your father's taught me, it's not to give up. Now, it's time for me to go back to sleep." Mary Margaret said
"It's Regina." Melissa said
"What?" Mary Margaret asked in confusion
"Regina. That's who we should blame." Emma said
The group has finally found a single poppy in the forest.
"It's beautiful." Snow said
"I'll use my dagger to crush the seeds. We're doing this the old-fashioned way. (Mulan is grinding up the poppy with her knife, while Mary Margaret sits down and prepares.) The powder's nearly ready." Mulan said
"How long will the effects last?" Mary Margaret asked Mulan
"It's difficult to say. Maybe an hour, or much less." Mulan said
"Well, I shouldn't need much time. As long as Henry's in there when I am." Mary Margaret said
"I'll be right here. Say hi to my son for me." Emma said
"Good luck." Melissa said
"Thanks." Mary Margaret thanking Melissa
The poppy powder is finally ready. Mulan holds the handful of powder up to her face and blows towards Mary Margaret. She inhales it, knocking her out. When David arrives in the Netherworld, he finds himself in a dark room, lit only by a single torch. He picks the torch up and begins to wander. All of the walls around him are mirrored. Emma, who is sleeping across from Mary Margaret. Melissa stays awake and watches Snow.
Meanwhile Snow wakes up as she comes out of the dream.
"Hey. Hey, you okay? (Mary Margaret suddenly stands up.) What… What happened?" Emma asked as she was worried about her mother
"Please. Just tell us." Melissa said
"He's all alone." Mary Margaret said
"Henry? What? Is he okay?" Emma asked again
"No. David. He went under a sleeping spell so he could see me. He thought that my kiss would wake him, but it didn't. And now he's trapped." Mary Margaret said
"Okay, slow down. David is trapped in there?" Emma asked again
"I have to get back. There's only one way to help him." Mary Margaret said
"True love's kiss." Melissa said
"Yes, but… It won't work in there. We have to get back." Mary Margaret said
"We will." Emma said
"Now you're so sure?" Mary Margaret asked her daughter
"Yes. You told me to have faith, and now I'm telling you. We will make it back." Emma said
"Did you get the information?" Melissa asked Mary Margaret
"It's Rumpelstiltskin. He said the key to stopping her is in his jail cell." Mary Margaret
"Then let's go get it." Melissa said
"There's something else too. But it's for you." Mary Margaret said
"What is it?" Melissa asked in confusion
"Your brother and sister is in storybrooke and Jenna is ok." Mary Margaret explain
"Elena and Jeremy? They're in storybrooke?" Melissa asked again
"Yes." Mary Margaret said
"Let's get our stuff...now." Melissa said
Emma helps her mother up, who goes to retrieve her things. She checks her pockets, then becomes frantic.
"The compass is gone." Emma said
"Mulan is gone too." Melissa said
Mulan is running through the forest, when an arrow zooms past her head, hitting a tree. Melissa, Mary Margaret, and Emma appear.
"That was a warning shot. Try to run, and I promise the next one won't be." Mary Margaret said
"How did you find me?" Mulan asked them
"I know a thing or two about tracking." Mary Margaret said
"So do I for that matter." Melissa said
"All we want is the compass." Emma said
"Very well." Mulan said
Mulan goes to draw her sword, but Mary Margaret tackles her to the ground before she gets a chance.
"Give me the compass." Mary Margaret said
"And seal Aurora's fate?" Mulan asked again
"We learned how to overpower Cora. Once we get what we need, we will defeat her, and Aurora will be free." Mary Margaret said
"Another journey – just as I predicted there would be. Our best chance to save Aurora, is to make that trade now." Mulan said
"Not going to happen, Mulan. Without that compass, we can't get home." Melissa said
"I hope you're prepared to use that arrow." Mulan said
Snow draws her weapon back, but Aurora's voice stops her.
"Stop!" Aurora said
Aurora appears.
"Okay, don't take this the wrong way, but how the hell did you get here?" Melissa asked Aurora
"Let Mulan go. I said, let her go!" Aurora said
Mary Margaret get's off of Mulan, and Aurora helps her up.
"Were you followed?" Mulan asked Aurora
"I… I don't think so. Cora may know I'm gone, but she didn't see me escape." Aurora said
"How did you escape?" Emma asked Aurora
"It was Hook. He let me go." Aurora said
"Why?" Melissa asked again
"Because for you and Emma. He said he wanted to prove to you, that you should've trusted him. That if you had trusted him… (The five are still talking in the woods.) Did you find a way to stop Cora?" Aurora asked them
"Yes. We did." Emma said
"Where are we going?" Aurora asked again
"Mostly Rumpelstiltskin's cell." Melissa said
"Great. Then lead the way." Aurora said
The group sets off.