Present day, Storybrooke

Without a better idea, Robin and Henry took the Apprentice's wand to Blue. She had agreed to hide it without telling the other fairies. While she trusted them, the fewer people who knew about it, the better.

Henry and Robin were relieved that Blue was confident that she would be able to use the wand to open the portal to Wonderland. She would test it out later on when she believed it would be safe to do so just to be positive.

Henry furrowed his brow in thought. "But why wasn't I able to make it work? I'm the author now and I have the heart of the truest believer."

Blue gave him a small smile, putting her hand on his shoulder. "Because this is a very powerful and special wand. It requires its user to have extensive magical training."

"I guess that makes sense. Could you teach me Blue?" He was sure he had untapped magic inside him, so why not harness it and help out. He was getting older and hoped he'd soon be included more.

Robin and Blue exchanged surprised and alarmed looks. Blue hadn't seen any sign that Henry had magical potential, but wasn't sure how to tell him. Her eyes pleaded to Robin to help her say no.

Robin patted him on the back. "Let's wait until your mothers return. Right now we have more pressing matters to attend to and I don't really want your mothers getting upset at me for putting you in harm's way. Besides, Blue is very busy, I'm sure."

Henry huffed and looked down at his feet. "Fine," he said curtly.

Robin and Henry left and were walking down the street.

"They will be home before you know it and then you can talk to them about it. They placed you in my care for the time being and I intend to honor their trust."

Henry was silent. The scowl on his face was slowly disappearing and he became lost in thought. They were almost back to Regina's when he spoke. "So what's our next move in Operation Rabbit Hole?"

"Operation Rabbit Hole? I like that."

Robin wasn't sure what their next move was, but he didn't have much time to think about it before there was a muffled voice call his name. He looked around confused.

"Robin, is that coming from your pocket?"

Robin reached in his pocket and pulled out the mirror Regina had given him. Sure enough the sound was coming from there. Regina appeared in the mirror.

"Regina!" Robin smiled. For a moment nothing else existed. He was just thrilled to see her, but then he noticed the worry on her face. "What's wrong?"

Henry leaned in to see the mirror. "Hey mom."

They saw Regina looking around in a mild panic. "We have a little problem. We're stuck in a time loop and I've lost the Apprentice's wand."

Henry piped in. "Mom! We found the wand right after you left. It never made it through the portal."

Present day, Wonderland

Hook's realization about the sun had been the clue they needed to figure out that they were simply walking in circles through no fault of their own as they were in a time loop. David's watch would reset itself every half hour back to the thirty minutes before.

They'd stopped walking. It was pointless to keep walking and get nowhere only to tire themselves out for no good reason.

Regina was very annoyed. "Time must already know we are here."

"But why put us in a time loop?" Snow asked.

Regina crossed her arms and looked at Lily. "That's a good question." She knew it wasn't Lily's fault she couldn't remember and the memory potion she'd given her before they came didn't work. Whatever happened to Lily's memories, it was no ordinary magic. It was something much much different. Regardless, Regina was still annoyed to some extent at Lily and her mother. What had they done?

It was clear to everyone now that Lily's memories were going to be much more important and critical now that they were being targeted.

Everyone tried to rest while Emma and Regina attempted to break whatever spell they were stuck in.

Regina realized she'd lost the Apprentice's wand and let out a long stream of curse words. As soon as they were able to move on she would be able to find it. That would have easily freed them from this time trap. It was some of the strongest magic she'd ever come across.

Emma hadn't used magic since she'd rid herself of the darkness. She felt it in her though. Stronger than ever.

Killian and David were sitting on the fallen tree chatting when Killian felt a strange vibrating sensation flowing through him. It felt like he was purring. He turned to look at Emma who was using her magic. When she stopped, the vibrating stopped. When she tried something different it started again.

He got up and walked over to her.

Emma smiled as their shared heart sensed that Killian was walking up behind her. She loved that even though they had hardly spent a moment apart since the engagement a few weeks ago, that his heart still sped up and he relaxed the closer they got together.

She reached her hand out and grabbed his without turning around as she watched Regina attempt to break the spell.

"No such luck I take it?"

Regina turned frustrated. Not at Killian, just at being stuck. She glared at him.

Killian pulled Emma a few steps away from Regina. "Emma, what does it feel like when you are using your magic?"

"Oh, um, I hadn't really thought about it but…I guess I kind of feel like a buzzing sensation throughout my body. Like my magic has an electric force. Why?"

Killian smiled at his beautiful Swan. "Well, kind of felt it myself."

Emma's eyes widened and she took a deep breath. "Man this shared heart thing is kinda intense."

"Does that frighten you love?"

She looked at him and her eyes smiled as one side of her mouth turned up. "It should, but because it's you…it doesn't." She looked around and thought for a moment. "Do you think it means you have magic now too?"

"I highly doubt it. Besides what would I need magic for?"

Belle had been looking through her book and overheard their conversation and got up at this last bit and walked towards them.

"Emma, your magic comes from being the product of true love. Your heart. It's quite possible Killian may now have some too."

Killian shook his head. "Look what I did last time I had magic. I know I was the Dark One and that greatly influenced me, but I would rather not contemplate my having magical capabilities."

Emma rested her head on Killian's shoulder. It was a comfort to both of them.

Regina walked toward the three of them. "I should have brought some things from my vault. I don't know what I was thinking coming to Wonderland without certain things."

"We didn't think we'd be targeted before we even did anything. Just like when we were sent back to the Enchanted Forest and we weren't expecting the Wicked Witch to have taken over." David called from his perch.

Belle thought a moment. "Wait. Regina. Didn't you bring a mirror with you imbued with magic to communicate with Robin and Henry?"

Regina grabbed her mirror and called Robin. She was quite glad to see him and Henry and glad to know where the wand was. Unfortunately she wasn't sure a portal would open while they were stuck and if it did she worried that it would extend to Storybrooke so she told them to not have Blue open a portal just yet.

Henry and Robin were walking to Regina's vault while they talked. She was hoping that her mother's spell book might have something that could help.

"Regina?" David called. "My watch didn't reset."

Snow's eyes lit up and she grabbed his wrist to look. "Let's see if we can keep walking. Continue talking to them. I think that's what's doing it!"

Everyone quickly got up and began walking. Regina spoke with them and then passed the mirror to Emma so she could speak with Henry.

After an hour of talking and walking without finding that they were walking in circles still and David's watch resetting they realized that they were free of the spell.

It must have been the connected magic of the mirrors and Storybrooke not being in a time loop that broke the spell.

They disconnected the mirror. Regina had given them instructions to look through her mother's book and the library for information on Time and time spells.

A few months ago, Wonderland

Maleficent and Lily had managed to leave the small town without drawing attention to themselves.

As they left the inn the saw the White Rabbit passed out just outside the tavern door.

"I don't understand why we have to walk. I know how to fly now, safely. It'll be so much faster." Lily complained.

Maleficent wished her daughter would realize the severity of the situation. "Because that would get us immediately recognized."

"Why are you so worried about that?"

Maleficent sighed. "Time has a particular grudge against me for what I did the last time I was here. I sort of pissed him off. A lot."

"Ah, here's the powerful Maleficent I'd heard about. What'd you do?" Lily grew very excited.

Maleficent began to tell her daughter the story of her brief time in Wonderland in the past.

Not too far behind them, a small dormouse stopped following them and jetted off towards Time's palace.