Abandon manor.
"We have a bigger problem. Gold and these other witches are expecting me. They sent me on a mission to get that page from the book. And if I return empty-handed, whatever suspicions they have of me will be confirmed." Regina said
"Then give them this." Emma said
Emma conjures a duplicate of the page with the door on it.
"Wow. You're getting good." Henry said
"I've been practicing." Emma said
"A forgery? This is Gold we're talking about." Regina said
"Then pull out, and we will protect you." Melissa said
Regina sighs.
"We still don't know what they're up to. It's a bigger risk not to know. (Regina's cellphone is beeping.) That's them. Probably wondering where I am." Regina said
"Mom, the forgery's good." Henry said
"Not good enough. But maybe what we need is a different kind of copy." Regina said
"Because Gold and those witches don't know that the page contains the actual door. All they care about is what the door looks like." Melissa said
"Hopefully, this photo will keep them on their wild goose chase around town. I've got to get going. Bye, Henry." Regina said
"Okay, mom." Henry said
"Sorry. Sorry. Just not sure if... When I'll be back to see you. But don't worry. I'll be fine." Regina said
Melissa's Mansion.
"For years I've been looking for love, peace, and faith." Melissa said
"I know you do." August said
"I don't want to feel like I'm dying ins..." Melissa said
They both dropped on the floor.
5 hours later.
Melissa gasps as the rest wake up.
"What the hell happened?" Tyler asked them
"Must be the sleeping curse." Melissa said
"It was." August said
"Mommy. Daddy. What happen?" Jenna asked her parents
"It's ok sweetie." Melissa said
"Everything is going to be alright." Tyler said
"Oh my God. Baelfire. (They ran upstairs, goes to his room, and sees their son crying. Melissa picks him up.) It's ok. Shh." Melissa said
August started holding his son.
"EMMA'S HERE." Jeremy yells
They walked downstairs.
"How are you guys?" Emma asked them
"A bit tired, but better." August said
"How are you by the way?" August asked Emma
"I'm fine." Emma said
"You forget I know lying." August said
"Not to mention I can touch somebody to see a memory." Melissa said
"It's a long story. It's not really worth getting into right now. Look what Henry found." Emma said
Emma showed them the page about the door and the key.
"You did it." August said
"That's right. Now, what do you say we let out The Author I have some questions." Emma said
Someone ringing the door bell. Jeremy opens the door. It was Mary Margaret and David. They come in.
"Emma, please, think about this. This isn't just what Regina wanted. This is what Gold wanted, too. He was doing it to turn you dark." Mary Margaret said
"I'm not worried about it. Are you? (Emma looked at both of her parents. Emma looked back at August.) Cause now I have some questions about me, and he can tell us everything." Emma said
"If he's the one who wrote your story." August said
"What are you talking about?" Emma asked August
"Something you need to know about this author... He wasn't the only one. There have been many authors throughout time. It's a job, not a person. And the one trapped in here was just the last tasked with the great responsibility." August said
"Which is?" Emma asked again
"To record... to witness the greatest stories of all time and record them for posterity. The job has gone back eons, from the man who watched shadows dance across cave walls and developed an entire philosophy, to playwrights who tell tales in poetry, to a man named Walt. Many have had this sacred job... great women and men who took on the responsibility with the gravity that it deserved... Until this last one. He started to manipulate rather than record. He did something... I don't know exactly what... but something that pushed them over the edge. That's why The Sorcerer and his apprentice put him in there. They're the ones who choose The Author, and they took responsibility for their error." August said
"If they did, and he's still in there." Emma said
"Then that means he still has the ability to alter the book, to alter the course of things." Melissa said
"You sure have come a long way from the woman who wouldn't believe." August said
"Yeah. I have." Emma said
Emma uses the key on the page and the Author escapes. He gasps.
"Oh! Whoo! Oh. It was cramped in there! I couldn't even reach this. And I was parched." Author said
The Author chuckles. He holds a bottle.
"Where did you get that?" David asked the Author
"This? Uh, a nice young couple I met on the road gave it to me. You want some? Sort of nutmeg-y." Author said
"You. You are... are The Author?" Mary Margaret asked the Author
"We've some questions to ask you." Emma said
"I bet you do." Author said
The Author pulls down a curtain rod and runs away while they were distracted.
"Hey!" Melissa said