Inside the magic bean's portal.

Emma, David, Mary Margaret, Melissa, Gold and Regina hold tight to ropes on the Jolly Roger with Hook at the helm as the ship crosses through the portal. They finally land on the waters of Neverland. The group looks around in confusion.

"Is that it?!" Melissa asked Hook

"Aye, Neverland." Hook said


Hook, manning the helm, slows the ship as Regina notices.

"Why are you slowing down? In case you didn't know, my son's life is in danger!" Regina said

"Oh, I know, my hot-headed Queen. The plan is to bring us to the far side of the island, link up with the widest part of the river, and.. then we sail right through, take him by surprise. The irony..." Hook said

"What irony?" Regina asked Hook

"Oh, I spent more time than I care to remember trying to leave this place to kill Rumplestiltskin. And here I am, sailing right back into its heart with him as my guest of honor. It's not quite the happy ending I was hoping for." Hook said

"Greg Mendell said something funny to me. He said I'm a villain, and that villains don't get happy endings. You believe that?" Regina asked again

"I hope not, or we've wasted our lives. (Hook looked at Melissa.) How come you've learn all of this?" Hook asked Melissa

"New life and all. (Hook gives Melissa a look.) Neal kind of dragged me into it. He knew that I needed something new in my life. A new chapter. Letting somethings go. Realized part of my life sucked over there in Mystic Falls." Melissa explain

"People always wanted to start a new chapter in their life." Hook said

"I know that you didn't. You spend all of your time looking for revenge. Same with Regina." Melissa said

"Standing right here." Regina said

"Well, sorry. But it's the truth." Melissa said

Everyone sees Gold standing at the helm garbed in his old Rumplestiltskin outfit.

"Oh, that's a great use of our time—a wardrobe change!" Hook said

"I'm gonna get Henry." Gold said

"We agreed to do this together." Regina said

"That's right." Melissa said

"Actually, we made no such agreement." Gold said

"Why are you doing this?" Melissa asked Gold

"Because I wanna succeed." Gold said

"What makes you think I'm gonna fail?" Emma asked Gold

"Well, how could you not? You don't believe in your parents, or in magic, or even yourself." Gold said

"I slayed a dragon, I think I believe." Emma said

"Only what was shown to you. When have you ever taken a real leap of faith? You know, the kind where there's absolutely no proof? I've know you some time, Miss Swan. And, sadly, despite everything you've been through, you're still just that... bail bonds-person, looking for evidence. Well, dearie, that's not gonna work in Neverland." Gold said

"I'll do whatever it takes." Emma said

"Well, you just need someone to tell you what that is. Sorry, dearie, our foe is too fearsome for hand-holding. Neverland is a place where imagination runs wild. And, sadly, yours doesn't." Gold said

Gold spins his cane, which falls to the deck. In the next second, he is gone from the ship and only his cane remains.

"Bastard." Melissa said


Neverland.

On the Jolly Roger.

Melissa is writing in her diary and sitting on the balcony. Regina walks towards her and sits with her.

"Watcha got there?" Regina asked Melissa

"Oh...uh...(Melissa shuts her diary.) It's a diary. It was a gift from my sister." Melissa said

"I thought kids and teenagers do that. Write their diaries." Regina said

"Adults can do it too." Melissa said

"I wanted to say thank you for staying with me for the trigger. You and Emma, I mean." Regina said

"Well, it looked like you needed help." Melissa said

"So, those words like incendia or phasmetoas." Regina said

"It's phasmatos. It means spirit. Incendia means fire." Melissa explain

"How can a part witch like you been teaching yourself like that? I mean I've seen what happened back there." Regina said

"With experience I'm not very good with magic. I'm still new at it. Sometimes I want to have some fairytale magic. Like you and Emma." Melissa said

"Tell you what. What if we can help each other out?" Regina asked again

"What do you mean?" Melissa asked Regina

"If I can help you with your magic. Maybe one day you can have fairytale magic like me." Regina said

"Thank you. I can let you borrow my spell book sometime. Teach you the Phasmatos kind of deal." Melissa said

"Deal." Regina said

"I think this will be a beautiful friendship." Melissa said

Both David and Mary Margaret struggle to control the ship. They are fall towards the left and then the right. Regina and Melissa approaches them.

"What the hell are you two doing?" Regina asked both Mary Margaret and David

"Trying to keep it steady." Mary Margaret said

"Hold on!" David said

Hook comes running towards them. He helps them control the steering wheel.

"Prepare for attack!" Hook said

"Be more specific." Regina said

"If you've got a weapon, then grab it." Hook said

Hook is thrown against the wall. Screeching can be heard from the ocean.

"What's out there? A shark?!" Emma asked Hook

"A whale?!" Melissa guessed

"A kraken!" David guessed

"Worse. (Screeching underwater.) Mermaids." Hook said

A group of mermaids swim towards the Jolly Roger. They are trying to keep the boat steady.

"Mermaids?!" Emma asked again

The mermaids get closer to the ship and continue to screech.

"Great. Another fairytale creature exist." Melissa said

"Yes, and they're quite unpleasant." Hook said

"You think?" Melissa asked Hook

One of the mermaids submerges from the water and hits the boat.

"I'll try and outrun them." Hook said

"How many of them are there?!" Emma asked again

Several mermaids bash into the Jolly Roger with their tail.

"I'm gonna say about 15 of them." Melissa said

"I will not be capsized by fish!" David said

David grabs a spear, a chain, and gun powder. He puts it into a cannon and aims it at the mermaids.

"Emma!" Mary Margaret said

Mary Margaret signals her daughter to come to the back of the ship.

"What are you doing?!" Emma asked her mother

"Fishing! (David lights and fires the cannon, while Emma and her mother throw a fishing net into the ocean.) We caught one!" Mary Margaret said

"One? There are dozens of them." Regina said

David fires the cannon another time.

"Incendia. (Fire.)" Melissa said

Both Melissa and Regina create fire to scare the mermaids. The mermaids scatter away.

"There. They're gone." Regina said

"Not all of them." Mary Margaret said

Regina teleports the mermaid to the ship. The mermaid is flopping on the jolly roger.

"Get that thing off my ship!" Hook said

"Not until we get some answers." Melissa said

"We have a hostage." Regina said

"I hate to say it, but I'm with Hook. Those things just tried to kill us." David said

"No. We need to find out why." Melissa said

"How? By torturing her?" Mary Margaret asked Melissa

"No." Melissa said

The mermaid picks up a seashell and blows into it. Emma covers her ears.

"What the hell was that?" Emma asked the mermaid

"A warning. (There is a loud clap of thunder.) Let me go... or die." Mermaid said

David snatches the seashell from the mermaid.

"What is this? What did you do?!" David asked the mermaid

"Let me go." Mermaid said

"Not until you tell us. Or we make you tell us." Regina said

"Threatening her isn't the way to motivate her." Mary Margaret said

"Well, I'm all out of fish food." Regina said

"Fighting isn't the way." Melissa said

"Doesn't matter if you get her to talk. You can't trust her. Mermaids are liars." Hook said

"Of course they are." Emma said

"Second option. Me. (Melissa bends down and puts her hands on the mermaid head and trying to see a vision but got noting.) That's weird I couldn't get anything from her." Melissa said

"Her and her friends will come right back to kill us." Regina said

"Oh, I don't need my friends to kill you." Mermaid said

"What the hell does that mean?" Melissa asked the mermaid

"It means you'll kill yourselves. Now let me go." Mermaid said

A storm begins to surround the ship. Lightning and thunder starts.

"What the hell?!" David said

"It's a storm. She called it. Don't let her go. She'll swim off and leave us all to die. At least with her, we've got leverage." Hook said

"What we're going to be is dead." Regina said

"Hold on. I'm gonna turn around. (Hook turns the ship around.) I've outrun many a storm." Hook said

"Make it stop." Melissa said

"Or die." Regina said

"We are not killers!" Mary Margaret said

"Yes, you are. And you brought this death upon yourselves." Mermaid said

"No we didn't. You're the ones who were interfering. Now stop the damn storm." Melissa said

"No." Mermaid said

The ship looses balance. Everyone is caught off guard. "Keep your grip, pirate." David said

"It wasn't me, mate! It was the ship! We're taking on water!" Hook said

"Now may I resume killing her!" Regina said

"No!" Both Mary Margaret and David said

"You kill her, and her kind will have a personal vendetta on us." Mary Margaret said

"The queen is right. They've already tried killing us." Hook said

"Stop! That's enough! We need to think this through!" Emma said

"I already have! (Regina turns the mermaid into wood.) There. That should stop the storm." Regina said

"Regina!" Emma said

"What the hell did you do?! (Everyone turns around. A huge wave forms in the distance.) What have you done?!" Melissa asked again

The ship ascends the wave and everyone grabs a rope. Water soaks the ship and everyone gets wet. Both Hook and Emma struggle at the helm to control the ship.

"I thought you said you could outrun a storm." Emma said

"I don't think that's the storm." Melissa said

"No. It's bloody damnation." Hook said

"Why would you do this?" Mary Margaret asked Regina

"You're going to blame me?" Regina asked Mary Margaret

"You turned the mermaid into wood." Mary Margaret said

"Stop." Melissa said

"I did something about it, which is more than you can say." Regina said

"Undo your spell. Bring back the mermaid." Mary Margaret said

"Please stop." Melissa begged

"And what? You'll win her over with your rainbow kisses and unicorn stickers?" Regina asked again

"Considering that your plan failed, at least we can try." Mary Margaret said

"Such a naive princess!" Regina said

"And you are such a..." Mary Margaret didn't finish her sentence

Mary Margaret she punches Regina.

"That your best?" Regina asked again

"Not even close. I'm so tired of you ruining my life." Mary Margaret said

"I ruined your life?" Regina asked again

Melissa felt something. She couldn't control it.

"I SHOULD'VE NEVER LISTEN TO THE BOTH OF YOU." Melissa yells

"What's stopping you? A hybrid bitch who's trying to hide herself. Her true face." Regina said

Melissa's veins and fangs appeared. Regina punches Melissa and the three of them started to fight with each other. Both David and Hook start fighting.

"Stop it! (Emma looks to the lightning and thunder while the others keep fighting.) It's not the mermaid. It's us. If you don't stop fighting, we're all gonna die. Don't you see, we're causing the storm. (She looks to the lightning and thunder while the others keep fighting.) Hey! Stop! You need to listen to me." Emma said

Emma jumps off the side of the ship.

"Emma!" David said

"Emma!" Snow said

"No!" Melissa said

"Oh! (A pulley strikes Emma in the back.) Emma!" Mary Margaret said

"Regina! Get her up here!" Melissa said

"I can't. Not in this storm. I can't even see her. I'll just bring up water and half her leg. Melissa can you get her?" Regina asked again

"No. I can't float a person. I'm sorry." Melissa apologize

David wants to jump in the water.

"Wait!" Hook said

"She'll drown." David said

"And so will you. Let me help. (Grabs a rope.) Here, tie him. (David jumps in the water and rescues Emma.) He has her! Pull! (They pull.) I've got it." Hook said

"Oh!" Mary Margaret said

"Emma..." David said

"No. No." Mary Margaret said

Melissa bites her wrist but Emma coughs. The storm clears.

"I told you." Emma said


Neverland's Island.

Emma and her allies get onto the shore.

"We don't have to do it this way. I can fix the Jolly Roger. My magic is powerful enough. We can execute the pirate's plan." Regina said

"Sneak attack? Let's not be naive. Save your magic. We'll need it later, because Pan already knows we're here." Emma said

"It's time we stop running. Gold was right. This land is run on belief." Melissa said

"All of us have been too busy being at each other's throat to be believers. I was as wrong as anyone else. It's time for all of us to believe. Not in magic, but in each other." Emma said

"You want to be friends? After everything that's happened between all of us?" Regina asked Emma

"I don't want or expect that. I know there's a lot of history here, a lot of hate." Emma said

"Actually, I quite fancy you from time to time, when you're not yelling at me." Hook said

"Well, I'm still new here so you know...a hybrid." Melissa said

"We don't need to be friends. What we need to now is the only way to get Henry back is cooperation." Emma said

"With her? With him? No, Emma. We have to do this the right way." David said

"Stop it. Ok. We need to try to get along. What I did on the boat. I don't know what the hell that came from. But I did something that I'm not proud of which is why we need to stick together. We need to act as a team." Melissa said

"She's right. We need to succeed. And the way we do that is by just being who we are—a hero, a villain, a hybrid, a pirate. It doesn't matter which, because we're going to need all those skills, whether we can stomach them or not." Emma said

"And what's your skill, "savior"?" Regina asked again

"I'm a mother. And now I'm also your leader. So either help me get my son back or get out of the way." Emma said

Emma pulls out her sword and everyone follows her.