They were walking in main street in a hurried pace, trying to find Jeremy.
"Melissa, slow down. We need to talk about this. We need a plan." Tyler said
"The plan is to find Jeremy before he resurrects all of those bitches and sons of bitches. You think dealing with one is bad." Melissa said
Leroy joins their group with Happy, Walter, Doc, Mr Clark, and Bashful.
"There's more than one Dark One?!" Leroy said
"It's a long story." David said
"Well, no matter. There's seven of us." Leroy said
"Six. Dopey's still a tree." Happy said
"We may be down a dwarf, but we're ready to fight." Leroy said
"You won't have to. It's my fault in the first place. I'm going to take care of this." Melissa said
"You think you can talk him out of this?" Emma asked her sister
"There's no talking. We have to hit him with everything we've got." Regina said
"He never wanted to become the Dark One in the first place." Hook said
"But he did because of me. None of that matters anymore. (Melissa stops and turns to face the group, who also stop walking.) Regina's right. We need to hit him with everything." Melissa said
"He's your brother." Hook said
Melissa looks sad that it has come down to this.
"My brother died back in Camelot. Now all there is, is the Dark One. So, no matter how hard this might be...we need to split up, find him, and stop him...no matter what it takes." Melissa said
Melissa is in Gold's shop looking for Jeremy. She walks into the back room, and doesn't see him still.
"Damn it. No sign of Jeremy! Think the next stop is the cave." Melissa said
Jenna is outside of Gold's shop. She's crying.
"Mommy, help me!" Jenna said
Melissa comes outside and sees that Nimue is about to walk through her daughter.
"Jenna, don't move!" Melissa said
Raises her hand to stop Nimue.
"Too late for that." Nimue said
Nimue walks through Jenna, before disappearing in a cloud of smoke. Melissa runs towards her daughter.
"Jenna! Jenna, are you okay?!" Melissa asked as she was worried about her daughter
"I tink so." Jenna said
The rest of them walked up towards Melissa and her daughter, who are still in front of Gold's shop.
"What just happened to us?!" Regina asked in confusion
Gold walks up to the group.
"I think I may have the answer to that. Check your wrists." Gold said
Regina, Robin, Snow, Emma, Hook, Tyler, August, Henry and the dwarfs check their wrists, while Melissa checks on her daughter. They all have the same mark.
"What is this? What does this even mean?" Melissa asked Gold
"This mark is Charon." Gold said
"Charon? He was the ferryman in the old myths. He navigated a boat...to the Underworld." Henry said
"Smart lad. You see, the Dark Ones only have a... a temporary pass into this world, like a like a tourist visa. The only way for them to stay...is to trade places with living souls." Gold said
"That means us?" Hook asked Gold
"Exactly. (Gold points to the moon.) And when the moon reaches its peak, the ferry from the underworld will arrive...and drag us down there." Gold said
"That doesn't sound good." David said
"Speaking as one who's died and been there, it's not." Gold said
"So, how do we stop it?" Emma asked Gold
"We can't. The Underworld is worse than you can possibly imagine. It's gonna make you wish the old stories of fire and brimstone were true. It's gonna make you wish for death. And then the realization will hit... that death has already come, and this fresh torture is all that's left." Gold said
"You're scaring Jenna." Melissa said
"And Henry." Emma said
"We should all be scared. This is Death itself. This is a fight we cannot win." Gold said
"I'm not marked. I'm not going to give up. There has to be something we can do." Melissa said
"You're right. There is something. Use this time wisely. Use it to say goodbye." Gold said
Gold walks back into his shop, leaving the others standing in the road.
At the lake.
Jeremy is standing looking out to the lake, and he hears Tyler approaching behind him.
"Thought I might find you here." Tyler said
"I'm not hiding." Jeremy said
"You can't go through with this, Gilbert." Tyler said
"Oh, "Gilbert"? No. Or was it that one time. What was it that you called me when I was in my sophmore year while you were in your junior year? What was it? "Crack head." Jeremy said
"You think Melissa betrayed you. But do you really think dragging her everyone that she cares about to the underworld is the answer?" Tyler asked Jeremy
"This is the guy who abandon his daughter and turning into a hybrid." Jeremy said
"I'm not that person anymore. You maybe the Dark One, but we both know you aren't that kind of person that I once knew." Tyler said
Tyler gasps for air. Jeremy magically choking him.
"No...more...talking. (Jeremy walks towards Tyler and stops in front of him, still choking him.) Whoever you think I am, that's not me anymore. You've got no idea the kind of person I truly am." Jeremy said
Jeremy stops choking Tyler and walks away.
Mystic Falls. Past.
Woods.
Both Jeremy and Tyler are together. Jeremy shoots a can with a crossbow and hits it.
"Nice shot!" Tyler said
"So what's the point of this again?" Jeremy asked Tyler
"The point is I'm pissed at Caroline and Bonnie dumped your ass. The point is to get drunk and shoot stuff." Tyler said
"Profound. Alaric finds out I took this he is gonna use it on me." Jeremy said
Jeremy reloads the crossbow.
"So what's the deal with that? He is like your guardian now?" Tyler asked Jeremy
"Sort of, yeah. I think he feels responsible for us." Jeremy said
"Do you like him?" Tyler asked again
"Yeah. Yeah-I like him. (Jeremy aims the crossbow.) You wanna move out of the way?!" Jeremy asked again
"I'm a hybrid, Gilbert. You can't kill me unless you cut off my head or rip out my heart. And you're not gonna do it with that lame ass crossbow! Go ahead! Take a shot! Unless you don't think you can hit me." Tyler said
Jeremy aims the crossbow and shoots at Tyler. Tyler catches the arrow.
Storybrooke Present.
Melissa, August, Jenna, Emma, Henry, Hook, Regina, David, and Mary Margaret are in Regina's vault and looking through the books, in an attempt to find a way to undo the Dark One's marks.
"Gold has to be missing something, right? There has to be a way to escape this mark." Henry said
"Maybe Gold's right. Maybe this is a fight we can't win." Mary Margaret said
"Don't say that. You're Snow White. You don't know how to give up. Hope is in your blood. I'm not losing my daughter. Or any of you. Baelfire won't have a father." Melissa said
"And I don't want to spend what could be my last moments in a book. I want to make the most of my moments with my family." August said
Melissa hugged her husband and stop hugging him.
"Dinner at Granny's. That's what we should do." Henry said
"Yeah. (David closes the book he is looking through.) Dinner at Granny's. That's a great idea." David said
Melissa looks down at Neal.
"What about Neal? He'll be left here all alone." Melissa said
"Then he won't be alone, Melissa." Mary Margaret said
"That's right. He'll be with you." Emma said
"I will not give up on all of you." Melissa said
Mary Margaret turns and hands Neal to David.
"Melissa, we're almost out of time. And time is what's most important...time with those we love." Regina said
Emma hugged her sister and stop hugging her.
"You're trying really hard. And I hope you succeed, but... promise me that you'll... come meet us at Granny's, come say goodbye." August said
"I promise." Melissa said
Melissa shed a tear. August hugs his wife again.
"I love you, Melissa." August said
"I love you, too." Melissa said
Melissa stopped hugging her husband. She kissed him. Then she hugs her daughter and stops hugging her. August, Jenna, Emma, Henry, Mary Margaret, David, Regina, and Henry leave Melissa alone in the vault. A few moments later, Tyler enters.
"We're giving up." Tyler said
"Not tonight. Not ever. If I can destroy the Dark Ones, no souls will be owed, and all of you will be free." Melissa said
"How can we?" Tyler asked Melissa
"Do you remember the bromance you had with Jeremy?" Melissa asked Tyler
"Yeah. I remember." Tyler said
"I have to find a way." Melissa said
"To get rid of the darkness, you still have to put it in someone...and sacrifice them. Who?" Tyler asked again
"Me." Melissa said
"No. I'm not going to let you sacrifice yourself." Tyler said
"We don't have a choice for that matter." Melissa said
Gold's shop.
Gold stands up and walks into the main part of the shop, and comes face to face with both Melissa and Tyler.
"We're closed. Please, go away." Gold said
"No. We're not going down without a fight. I bet there are a lot of people in the underworld who would be thrilled to see you again." Melissa said
"I deserve it. And it doesn't matter. There is no alternative." Gold said
"There might be, but I will need Excalibur." Melissa said
"The only possible way Excalibur would be of any use would be if..." Gold said as Tyler finishes his sentence
"If Melissa takes all the darkness into herself...and uses the sword to destroy it." Tyler said
"And herself. (Gold looks at them for a few moments, before going into the backroom. The sound of a sword unsheathing can be heard, and a few moments later, he walks back into the main part of the shop, holding Excalibur.) Excalibur was always destined... for the hands of a true hero." Gold said
Gold holding the sword out for Melissa.
"That's it? You don't want to make a deal or something?" Melissa asked Gold
"No. (Melissa takes the sword from Gold.) You're a brave witch, Melissa. (They turn and starts to leave, but Gold's voice stops Melissa.) But it might not work." Gold said
"Why not?" Melissa asked Gold
"Well, that blade...it chooses who it finds worthy. And it chooses its miracles." Gold said
"It doesn't matter to me. Right now all that matters is I need to be with everyone that care about while I can be." Melissa said
"I'll catch up with you later." Tyler said as he leaves
Mystic Falls Past.
Tyler is sitting on a stump, drinking; Jeremy shows up behind him, aiming at him with a crossbow.
"Don't do it, Jeremy." Tyler said
"Why not? You stabbed my back, I stab yours." Jeremy said
"I didn't stab you in the back!" Tyler said
"Is that why you wanted to hang out? To get me off the vervain?" Jeremy asked Tyler
"Klaus asked me to. I never thought he would try to kill you." Tyler said
"It's Klaus, Tyler! What did you think was gonna happen?" Jeremy asked again
"He doesn't care about you. All he wants is to get his family back. (Jeremy shoots; Tyler catches the arrow.) What the hell?" Tyler said
"Whenever Klaus wants something, someone ends up dead! You think about that next time before you blindly do whatever he says." Jeremy said
Jeremy turns around and leaves.
"Jer! You should get home. Stay inside. Klaus isn't gonna stop until he gets all those coffins back. He is not done with you." Tyler said
Storybrooke Present.
In Granny's diner.
Melissa is round the back as everyone are in the main part, celebrating their last moments together. She is holding an envelope in her hands. After everyone that she cares about for a few moments, she places it down on a bench the duke box.
"I'm sorry. It's the only way I can make up for what I've done." Melissa said as she leaves
From across the street, in a darkened ally, Jeremy watches as Melissa leaves Granny's diner. Nimue appears behind him.
"You know what you need to do." Nimue said
The Cave.
Melissa arrives at the cave late at night. She grabs a shovel and start digging. She pulls out Excalibur, unaware that her brother is standing right there.
"Sorry, Mel. But I can't let you use that sword." Jeremy said
Jeremy blocking his sister's path.
"If I don't do this, everyone encluding August, your niece and nephew will die." Melissa said
"And if you do, you'll die. Now hand it over. I don't want to hurt you." Jeremy said
"Now you care what happens to me?" Melissa asked her brother
"Like it or not, we're family." Jeremy said
"You said Jeremy was gone." Melissa said
"Well, if it weren't for what you made me, I would never have become the person that everyone wants me to be." Jeremy said
Melissa has tears in her eyes.
"This is not who my brother wanted to be. Revenge didn't matter to him." Melissa said
"Losing Elena." Jeremy said
"I lost her too." Melissa said
"You should've let me die." Jeremy said
"I'm sorry Jer. I couldn't watch one more person I love die. My own brother." Melissa said
"Because of that, you get to watch everyone die." Jeremy said
"No!" Melissa said
Melissa runs forward and attempts to stab her brother with Excalibur. Jeremy disappears in a cloud of black smoke, and appears behind her. Turns to face him. Attempts to strike him again, but he disappears again. Only when she turns around, she is face to face with "Henry")
"Aunt Melissa, wait!" Henry/Jeremy said
"Henry. (Henry/Jeremy takes the sword from Melissa, before Jeremy changes back into his normal appearance.) Jer! Don't do this!" Melissa said
"It's too late for that, Mel. Enjoy the time you have left with the rest of them." Jeremy said
Jeremy disappears in a cloud of black smoke.
At Granny's diner.
Henry is fussing over Neal, while Snow and David watch on with sad smiles on their faces. So did August, Jenna, Hook, Emma, and Regina. After a few moments, August gets up and places the dirty plates on the counter top, before noticing Melissa's letter.
August opens the letter and reads it.
"Guys?" August said
Emma stands up and walks over to August.
"What's wrong?" Emma asked August
"It's Melissa." August said
"We got to stop her." Emma said
"I'll watch Neal. You guys go." August said
They were about to leave, but Nimue and two dark one's have appeared in the diner. Henry gets up from his seat.
"You don't have to worry. Jeremy Gilbert already seen to that. Which means there's no way to stop your trip to the underworld." Nimue said
Nimue uses her magic to activate the marks on their forearms. They all groan in pain, before they are surrounded by a bright light.
Mary Margaret, David, Emma, Hook, Henry, August, and Jenna are transported to the lake where Nimue arrived, and Robin, Regina, Tyler and Gold are already there. They are surrounded by numerous Dark One's. Both Regina and Emma moves towards Henry. Jeremy emerges from behind the dark one's and walks towards the others, carrying Excalibur.
"Look. The S.S. Purgatory." Jeremy said
Jeremy indicates to the lake, where fog is appearing. From behind the fog, Charon appears on his boat, ready to take everyone who is marked to the Underworld. Melissa runs out from behind the Dark One's, and runs to her family and friends, clearly distressed.
"Guys! (Melissa ran towards them. Her brother looks slightly saddened for a few moments.) I'm sorry! I tried!" Melissa said
"We know. It's okay." Emma said
Tyler walks up to Jeremy.
"Cut the crap. You can't just sit back and watch them die." Tyler said
"What makes you think that I care?" Jeremy asked Tyler
"You tried turning yourself into a vampire because of what happened to Anna. But failed. When you lost Bonnie, all that guilt you were feeling. You tried killing Elena cause you were in that hunters possesion. It was a hunter's curse. You have to ask yourself the same question. What kind of person do you want to be?" Tyler asked Jeremy
Jeremy still stands with the Dark One's, and Tyler is back with Jenna. The Charon is ready to take them to the Underworld. Nimue steps forward.
"It's time." Nimue said
"No, you're not taking the people that I love!" Melissa said
Melissa moves forward, ready to fight, but Nimue magically chokes her.
"I might not be able to kill you, but I can stop you from interfering." Nimue said
Nimue continues to choke Melissa, preventing her from fighting. Mary Margaret, David, Regina, Robin, Emma, Hook, Henry, August, Tyler, and Jenna watch on helpless. As Melissa is choked, she keeps looking at her brother. After a few moments, Jeremy's eyes widen as he sees his sister being hurt. He finally understands that he can't go through with this.
"Leave my sister alone!" Jeremy said
Jeremy turns to face Nimue.
"What do you think you're doing?" Nimue asked Jeremy
"Doing the right thing again." Jeremy said
Nimue still choking Melissa.
"You can't stop us." Nimue said
"Yes, I can." Jeremy said
Jeremy raises Excalibur, and slowly, all the Dark One's are absorbed into the sword. Melissa watches on shocked, as she sees her brother take all the darkness. The marks on the sword is now glowing red.
"You can't do this." Melissa said
Jeremy is straining because the darkness is a lot of handle.
"There's no other way, Mel. The darkness won't stay trapped in Excalibur much longer. Take it." Jeremy said
Jeremy turns to face his sister. Melissa is upset.
"No!" Melissa said
"You have to help me, Melissa. Take it." Jeremy said
"It should've been me." Melissa said
"They need you more. If anyone deserves to go to the underworld, it's me. So let me make up for it now by being strong." Jeremy said
Melissa has tears falling from her eyes.
"You promised Elena." Melissa said
"I know. Let me die a hero! That's the brother I want you to remember, please!" Jeremy begged
Jeremy is holding the sword out for his sister, and she slowly steps forward, trembling herself. Melissa takes the sword from her brother. She steps back and is shakily holding the sword as she can feel how powerful the darkness is. She steps forward.
"I love you my brother." Melissa said
"I love you too, sister. (Jeremy seeing how distraught his sister is, he nods at her encouragingly. Melissa steps back, but can't bring herself to kill him. She shakes her head.) It's okay." Jeremy said
Melissa finally musters up the courage to drive the sword through her brother. Jeremy cries out in pain, and his sister begins to sob, as she hugs him. Immediately, he tires to comfort, despite having a sword through him. Everyone else watches on sadly. A bright light surrounds both Jeremy and Melissa, and once is disappears, she's no longer the Dark One and is back to her normal self. She steps back and removes the sword from him, which quickly disintegrates. She then turns back to her brother and sees that the wound on his stomach has re-opened. She reaches for the wound.
"No. No. No." Melissa panic's
Jeremy collapses. Melissa catches her brother and lowers him to the ground, but she passes away before she has the chance to lay him comfortably. As everyone watches on wards with sad looks on their faces, she sobs over his body, not letting go.
Jeremy is now on a stretcher and the paramedics are getting ready to take his body away. The paramedics begin to wheel away Jeremy's body, Melissa starts to sob again. She turns to her sister, as her sister comfort her, before pulling her into a hug, her husband put his arm around her, Tyler, Jenna, Regina, Robin and Henry watch from a distance, all wearing similar glum expressions.
The next day.
Melissa is waiting at the counter in Gold's shop, when the door opens and Gold enters and closes the door behind him.
"Now, you see. This isn't the library or Granny's or some bus station, Miss Booth. This is my shop. Unless the sign says "open"... you're not invited." Gold said
Gold walks towards Melissa and stands behind the counter.
"Maybe I was invited. I'm hearing voices. It's the dagger isn't it? It's calling to me." Melissa said
"You're upset, imagining things." Gold said
"No, I'm not. It's here. You have it, don't you?" Melissa asked Gold
"Yes, I do." Gold said
Takes the dagger out of a rag and lays it on the counter top, which once again has "Rumplestiltskin" written across it. Melissa looks shocked.
"You're the Dark One again. How?" Melissa asked again
"Had hoped to keep that secret. Wasn't expecting you to hear it. But then, most ex-Dark Ones are dead." Gold said
"How is this even possible?" Melissa asked again
"When you came to me, asking for the sword, I seen an opportunity. A chance I had never imagined would present itself again. As fate would have it, a small vial of magic was close at hand. One sprinkle... and I knew I could get it all back. I turned the sword into a conduit. So that while your brother thought he was destroying the darkness, he was actually... moving it. Channelling it someplace safe." Gold said
A sequence is shown of him pulling Excalibur out of the cupboard and pouring a potion of the sword.
"Into you." Melissa said
"He had no idea. And now...things are as they should be." Gold said
"Jeremy sacrificed himself, and you took that from him! You took my own brother away from me." Melissa said
Melissa get's angry and starts to punch him. Gold uses his magic to stop her.
"You don't have your traveler magic anymore. And do you honestly think that you can hurt me? I now have the combined power of every Dark One who ever lived... including you." Gold said
"You found a loophole, betrayed us all again." Melissa said
"It's what I do. It's the man I am." Gold said
"Since you're the dark one again and got your power back... you're going to do something for me." Melissa said
"And why would I do anything for you? Oh, wait. I don't care. (Gold tries to rip her heart out. He realize she doesn't have her heart in there.) What the hell?" Gold said
"You think I'm that stupid. I know you're still a chicken. I may not have my traveler magic back. But I do have fairytale magic. Regina taught me a few things back in the enchanted forest. Like ripping my own heart out. And I bet that I can tell Belle everything." Melissa threatens Gold
"Don't test me." Gold said
"Don't test me. Blackmail is such an ugly word. You really want to take that chance? Because she will, once again... know the kind of man you really are?" Melissa said
"What do you want, Melissa?" Gold asked Melissa
Melissa is now at the Blanchard apartment. Emma, Hook, Tyler, Mary Margaret, David, Regina, Robin and Henry are there. Emma puts her sisters heart back in her chest as she groans. Tyler is shocked.
"You're going to hell?" Tyler asked Melissa
"To the underworld. Yes." Melissa said
"That's quite a distinction." David said
"I'm getting my brother back. This isn't fair to Jeremy. Gold tricked him. Everything he gave up was based on a lie." Melissa said
"Melissa, you know how this works. It's a one-for-one trade. To get him back, someone else will have to die." Emma said
"And you just got back from being the Dark One. You can't give in to darkness again." Mary Margaret said
"I'm not. Jeremy didn't deserve to die again. I remember the second time he died. I'm going to bring him back and I'm doing this right. I learned my lesson. So whoever is backing down then raise your hand." Melissa said
No one raises their hands.
"Uh, forgive me if I'm missing the obvious, but, um, how does one get to the underworld?" Robin asked Melissa
"Trust me. I got that covered." Melissa said
It's night time.
Melissa, Gold, Emma, Hook, Mary Margaret, David, Regina, Robin and Henry are by the same lake where Charon appears. Both Melissa and Gold are by the waters edge.
"Do it." Melissa said
Gold and cuts his hand on the dagger.
"Are you sure about this?" Gold asked Melissa
"Do it. (Gold turns his hand so the blood drops into the water. The fog and Charon appears. An invisible walk way in the water comes. Melissa steps onto it first and Emma, Hook, Mary Margaret, David, Regina, Robin, Henry and Gold follow, and the group walks towards the boat.) Siblings stick together no matter what. I'm going to find you." Melissa said