In the woods of Storybrooke.
August's trailer.
"But the curse broke." Mary Margaret said
"Not for me. When it lifted, I could move again. But I stayed like this. This is my own punishment. Not the Queen's. I did this to myself." August said
"August, I'm so sorry. But you don't have to hide. There are people in Storybrooke who care about you. Emma, your father, Melissa…" Mary Margaret said as August interrupt her sentence
"How are they?" August asked Mary Margaret
"They've miss you." Mary Margaret said
"I know. But I can't let them see me like this." August said
"Please reconsider. They could all use you back. There's been a lot going on. Henry's father returned. Emma found him. Melissa was trying to find you." Mary Margaret said
"Wait, Emma and Neal? They're back together again?" August asked again
"Uh... Uh, no. Actually, he's engaged to someone he met in New York." Mary Margaret said
"I was hoping... That's my problem. Hoping. Hoping that things can still work out. Hoping that I can find redemption for the mistakes that I've made. But maybe some things you just don't come back from." August said
"No matter what you've done, you deserve a second chance. A second life for that matter. Melissa was never going to give up on you." Mary Margaret said
"That's easy for you to say. You've never had to worry about forgiveness and redemption. You've never needed it." August said
"August, it's time to stop feeling sorry for yourself. Come back to town with me, we'll find Marco and Melissa…" Mary Margaret said as August cuts her off
"You expect me to face them like this? A wood pile of failure?" August blaming himself
"Don't say that!" Mary Margaret said
Mary Margaret meets with Emma, Melissa, and Marco.
"Hey. What's up? Why the urgent phone call?" Emma asked her mother
"Mary Margaret?" Melissa asked Mary Margaret
"It's August. I found him." Mary Margaret said
"Oh my god." Melissa relieved
"My boy? He's alive?" Marco asked Mary Margaret
"Yes, but... he's completely wooden. He's been living in an abandoned trailer down near the toll bridge." Mary Margaret said
"What can we do? Can we help him?" Emma asked again
"Please tell us?" Melissa asked again
"I know someone who might be able to-Mother Superior." Mary Margaret said
"Yes. Yes, The Blue Fairy. She helped once. She can help again. She must!" Marco said
They leave the restaurant.
Convent of the Sisters of Saint Meissa.
"I know about August. He came to me shortly after the curse broke and asked if I would return him to what he was." Mother Superior said
"Why didn't you?" Melissa asked Mother Superior
"Because what he was is what he is. (Mother Superior looked at Marco.) Do you remember the morning I found you on that beach all those years ago? The day I turned your son into a real boy?" Mother Superior asked Marco
"Yes. It was the happiest day of my life." Marco said
"I told Pinocchio so long as he remained brave, truthful, and unselfish, he would stay a real boy. But I'm afraid he did not. That is why he changed back. And that's why there's nothing I can do for him." Mother Superior
"It's true he's done some things he regrets. We all have." Mary Margaret said
"If there is still a path of redemption for August, it is one that he must travel on his own. No one can force him, or it will not be true." Mother Superior
"Don't despair, Marco. I know there's still hope for your son. There has to be. And Melissa?" Mary Margaret asked Melissa
"Yeah." Melissa said
"For the both of you. Please don't give up hope." Mary Margaret said
August's trailer.
Someone knocks on the door.
"I told you to leave me alone!" August said
Opens the door.
"Hey. Long time. (August's trailer.) Not much of a decorator. Then again, I guess a man made of wood doesn't require much." Tamara said
"You can see me? You believe?" August asked Tamara
"Do you think I would have chased down someone called the Dragon if I didn't?" Tamara asked August
"I don't understand. What are you doing in Storybrooke? How is this even possible?" August asked again
"What I'm doing in Storybrooke doesn't concern you. But I need you to do something. And after what you pulled in Hong Kong, you owe me." Tamara said
"What could I ever do for you?" August asked again
"Leave. It's a simple request considering what I'm about to offer you." Tamara said
"No. You're going to explain this. Did you follow me? Are you like me?" August asked again
"Magical? No. I'm quite human. But forget for a second why I'm here and who I am and instead ask yourself the more important question... how? My cancer was a death sentence, remember? Yet... here I am." Tamara said
"The Dragon. The liquid in the bottle... it worked." August said
"It cured me, August. And it can cure you, too. I still have some of it left. The bottle's in my apartment in New York. You can go get it. All I ask... is that you leave Storybrooke now and never return." Tamara said
"Neal. You're the fiancee. Are you and Neal here for the magic? Are you two trying to take the magic from Storybrooke?" August asked again
"Neal has nothing to do with any of this. Okay? He knows as much as you do. Actually, now you know a lot more. So do we have a deal?" Tamara asked again
"I can't leave without knowing what you're doing here." August said
"Sure, you can. And you will. You're the same man I left in a Hong Kong gutter... a man willing to do anything to save himself. And that's what I'm offering, August. (Keys jangle) Salvation." Tamara said
"I don't care about myself. And I'm not leaving." August said
"Why not? Unless you're...(Tamara figured it out why he doesn't want to leave.) Of course. That's why you don't want to leave." Tamara said
"I don't know what you mean." August lies
"I think you do." Tamara said
"You leave her out of this. She has nothing to do with it." August said
"So pretty much. You fell in love with a hybrid. Oh...sorry vampire-witch." Tamara said
"Leave her alone." August said
In the woods on their way to August's trailer.
"This is all my fault." Marco said
"Our children make their own decisions, Marco. You can't blame yourself for anything that's happened." Mary Margaret said
"Yes, I can. And you should blame me, too. The wardrobe I built for you. The one that transported Emma to this world-she did not go alone." Marco said
"Of course she did. The wardrobe only had enough magic to transport one person." Mary Margaret said
"No, that was a lie I made The Blue Fairy tell you. It had enough magic to transport two, and it did-your daughter... and my son... Pinocchio." Marco said
"I could have gone with her? With Emma?" Mary Margaret asked Marco
"There is no apology I could give that could ever make up for what I did. But I am so sorry." Marco apologize
Mary Margaret slaps Marco
"Mary Margaret. What're you doing? He's apologizing." Melissa said
"No, no, that's okay. I deserve that." Marco said
"No, that wasn't me. Marco, I am so sorry. I'm not myself. You just made a mistake. I would have done the same thing for my child. I forgive you. You were protecting your son." Mary Margaret said
"No. I burdened him with a weight no child should have to bear, and I called it love." Marco said
"I think it's part of my fault too." Melissa said
"Why would you say that?" Marco asked Melissa
"If any of this wouldn't have happened. If my daughter and I could've just stayed at New York with a good life and..." Melissa said as Marco finishes her sentence
"Then my boy would've never met you. You were the biggest part of my son's life. He fell in love with you. You just have to tell him that." Marco said
They find August's trailer shortly after this, but he is nowhere to be found in his trailer.
August goes into the Sheriff Department looking for someone to help him.
"Emma?! Melissa?! Hello?! Is anyone here?!" August asked
Using the phone there, he calls Emma with Melissa who's out in the woods.
"Emma Swan." Emma said
"Emma, it's August." August said
"It's August." Emma said
Melissa has a worried look on her face.
"If August is still at the station, he's not picking up." David said
August bumbles out of the Sheriff Department.
"August! August!" Melissa said
"Oh! My child. My boy. My boy. What happened to you?" Marco asked his son
"I'm so sorry, papa. And you too Melissa." August said
"No. There is nothing to apologize for. Everything is gonna be all right." Marco said
"Emma." August said
"August." Emma said
"Emma... She's... (Gasps) She..." August said as doesn't say anything anymore
"Oh, no. (Voice breaks) Not again." Marco said
Both Melissa and Marco sobbing.
"No. No. No." Melissa said
Neal appears.
"August?" Neal said
"No. It can't end this way. He was supposed to get a second chance." Mary Margaret said
"What happened?" Neal asked them
"Someone killed him to stop him from telling us something. He used his last dying breath to warn us. I will not let that be in vain." Emma said
"Brave... truthful... and unselfish. (Normal voice) Brave, truthful, and unselfish. Don't you see what this means? That's what August was supposed to be. There's still hope. We need The Blue Fairy." Henry said
"I'm here, Henry." Mother Superior said
"What does Henry mean?" Mary Margaret asked Mother Superior
"I was able to turn Pinocchio into a real boy after he sacrificed his life for Marco's and Margaret. If his actions today were indeed brave, truthful, and unselfish, then you're right. There's a chance. But..." Mother Superior said as Marco cuts her off
"But what?" Marco asked Mother Superior
"There's a catch. But Melissa has to do it." Mother Superior said
"I don't know what you mean by that?" Melissa asked in confusion
"One question and this is for the honest truth. Do you love him?" Mother Superior asked Melissa
Melissa touches his face and still crying.
"Don't you dare leave me." Melissa said
Melissa kissed August and then he turned back into a normal person. He breathes again.
"Melissa." August said
"Yeah." Melissa relieved
They kissed again. Tamara appears.
"Honey." Neal said
"It's... it's true." Tamara said
"Do better this time, August." Mother Superior said as August looked at her
"August? I have to ask you a question. I need you to think real hard, okay? Before you turned back into a man, you were trying to tell us something very important. Do you remember? You were trying to warn us about something." Emma said
"I can't remember. I'm sorry." August apologize
"It's ok." Melissa said
"Come on my boy. Let's take you to Granny's for some food. We can talk about your life." Marco said
"Ok Papa. (August looks at Melissa.) I'll see you tonight." August said
"Ok." Melissa said
Melissa kissed August one more time. Then he leaves with his father.
Melissa's Manor.
August knocks on the door and Melissa uses her vampire speed to open it.
"Hi." August said
"Hi. Uh...Emma is babysitting Jenna for the night." Melissa said
"It's a big place." August said
"Ruby found it for me. Living in a hotel was getting to cramped up." Melissa said
"So. What do you want to do?" August asked Melissa
They both smiled at each other. So they run upstairs, went into her own bedroom and make love with each other.