Camelot.
Six weeks ago.
Its night time, and Melissa can't sleep so she is whittling dreamcatchers. There are voices whispering to her.
"Do you hear it? A sweet sound. A strange sound. Let's go have a look, shall we? (Melissa walks down a long corridor, towards the room where the voices are coming from. It's Regina's room, and the box which holds her dagger is sat there.) So that's where it's coming from... Your dagger. Since Regina left it in her room, I say, uh, finder's keepers. (She attempts to take it, but is stopped by a magical barrier.) So she put a spell on it. That's nothing for you. Shatter it." Rumplestiltskin said
"No." Melissa said
"It's calling to its other half." Rumplestiltskin said
"Shut up." Melissa said
"Your friends cannot protect you." Rumplestiltskin said
"Stop it." Melissa said
"Save yourself before it's too late." Rumplestiltskin said
"GET OUT OF MY HEAD!" Melissa yells
Melissa turns around and tries to use dark magic to get rid of Rumpelstiltskin, but it narrowly misses her husband who has just appeared. She rushes forward, worried she hurt her August.
"Calm down. (August slowly approaches to his wife.) There's no one here. It's just us. You and me." August said
August pulls his wife into a gentle hug. Melissa watching Rumpelstiltskin.
"He's inside my head. I can't get him out. He's here. He's always here. And he's not gonna go away." Melissa said
"We'll figure something out." August said
Melissa is now laying down, and is surrounded by all of them. She's holding her husbands hand, whilst everyone else watches on worriedly.
"We heard yelling." Emma said
"Is she going to be ok?" Mary Margaret asked August
"She said that Rumpelstiltskin was in her head." August said
"It's getting worse. With Arthur. It turns out he might have a way to help Melissa." David said
"We can't…" Mary Margaret said as her husband interrupt her sentence
"If we give him the dagger..." David said as his wife interrupts his sentence
"David, listen to me. We can't trust Arthur." Mary Margaret said
"What are you talking about? Who told you that?" David asked his wife
"Lancelot." Mary Margaret said
"Lancelot? Lancelot is dead." David said
"That's what he wanted Cora to think, but he outwitted her." Mary Margaret said
"Mom. Dad. Not right now. Ok." Emma said
"Emma's right. Given the state that Melissa's in, anything could set her off. She needs rest... Somewhere quiet and away from prying eyes." Regina said
"Come on." August said
August helps his wife to stand. They leave.
In the forest.
"I told you that I've been seeing Rumplestiltskin. Or at least something that looks like him. I almost crushed Merida's heart because of his voice. I've never been scared my entire life. But I am now. I'm scared of what I'm turning into." Melissa said
"We're gonna get through this." August said
August wrapped his arm around his wife and kissed her on the head.
Storybrooke. Present.
Gold is tied up behind Melissa.
"I remember how the darkness feels. But you don't have to give in to it. You just...you could just set me free." Gold said
Melissa turns to face him.
"The only one who can get me that sword is you." Melissa said
"I can't be the hero you want." Gold said
"Not so innocent Gold. Of course you can. You're like a dull knife sitting in a drawer. But don't worry. I have just the thing to sharpen you up." Melissa said
"What?" Gold asked in confusion
"We'll call it my secret weapon." Melissa said
Melissa walks towards her truck, where she has Merida tied to the front.
"I should have trusted my gut when I first met you." Merida said
"You're right. I should have trusted my gut, kept that heart of yours." Melissa said
Melissa takes Merida's heart.
"Oh! Now you're gonna kill me? You coward!" Merida said
Melissa takes away Merida's ability to speak.
"I'm no coward and that means no more talking. Go pick up the bow. You see, there's a guy I know. You wouldn't like him. He's a real coward. But for me to get what I want, that needs to change. I need you to make him just like you. I need you to make him brave." Melissa said