It was night in Storybrooke and Connor and Graham were at Granny's throwing darts at a dart board with the picture of a wolf on it. "I'm telling you Graham it's really weird. This last week James has actually been treating me like his brother. Regina hasn't been such a bitch to me. I mean Henry's still a brat but at least James and Regina are trying" Connor said throwing a dart at the dart board but missing the bullseye. Graham looked at Connor unsure. "Are you sure this isn't like in high school where James just pretended to be nice to and the next thing you know Adam Davis is shoving you in a locker and I have to kick his ass" Graham asked throwing the dart and hitting it perfectly center. Connor shook his head. "I don't think so. I think maybe James wants to actually build a relationship with me" he said. Graham looked at his friend sadly. They'd been down this road before and every time Connor was the one who ended up getting hurt.
"Just be careful man. We both know what your brother's capable of" Graham said. Connor nodded. "I will but I think it's different this time" he said. Graham took another dart and looked at his friend. "I hope so" he said throwing the dart without looking and it landed right next to the last dart he threw. "Nice shot chief" Sydney Glass said from the booth behind Conner and Graham. "I bet you $20 you can't do it again" Sydney said. Connor let out a little laugh. "Are you kidding? Graham is the best shot I've ever seen. He never misses" he said patting Graham on the shoulder. "Really? Let's see then" Sydney said. Ruby was passing with a tray and Graham took a glass off it and drank. He took out another dart, shot it and it landed perfectly above the last two. Connor smiled back at Sydney while Graham just nodded at him. Sydney frowned. Great now he just lost 20 bucks. Graham turned to Ruby. "Next ones on him" he said.
Just then Erica came walking out from the back. Connor smiled at her. "Erica hi" Connor said walking up to her. She smiled at him. "Hi" she said. In just a week Connor and Erica had grown close. It was almost like a father daughter relationship. James kept telling Connor she was bad news and could cause him to relapse but Connor didn't think she was going to cause him to relapse. He liked Erica. He felt protective over her because she had a tough life just like he did. She was 18 and for whatever reason he felt a really strong need to look out for her. "Erica what can I get you" Ruby asked. Erica shook her head and smiled at Ruby. "Nothing I'm not staying" she said. Ruby walked away. She looked at Connor and smiled at him. "I don't think I ever said thank you for getting me that job" she said. Connor shook his head. "I'm not the one to thank. This man is the one who hired you. I just made the suggestion" Connor said pointing at Graham.
Erica and Graham stared at each other. Both could feel an attraction between each other. "OK I got to go. I'm working the night shift. I'll see you guys later" Connor said. Erica and Graham turned to Connor and nodded their heads. Connor left and Erica and Graham went back to looking at each other. Erica smiled at Graham. "I should get going" she said walking to the front of the diner. Graham stood there for a moment then took out a dart and threw it into the wall next to Erica. Everyone turned and looked toward her. "What the hell" she asked angrily. Graham just stood there staring at her. "You could have hit me" Erica said. Graham walked over to Erica shrugging his shoulders. "I never miss" he said. Sydney held out the $20 he owed as Graham passed him. "I think we should talk" he said reaching her. "There's nothing to talk about" Erica said. Graham raised any eyebrow. "Really? I think you feel this very intense attraction between us just like I do" he said. Erica shook her head. "Trust me I don't" she said.
Erica left the diner and Graham followed after her. "If you don't feel anything why are you running away from me" he asked. "I'm not running away from you" Erica said as she continued to walk away from him. "Really because I'm chasing after you instead of you sitting down at the bar with me and having a drink" Graham said running in front of Erica blocking her path. "There can't be anything between us" Erica said walking past Graham and continuing to walk away. "Can we please talk? I need you to understand" Graham asked stopping her. "Why" she asked. "I don't know. Maybe so I could understand why after a week of knowing you I feel this intense connection to you that I can't explain" he said. "If you need to talk to someone go talk to a therapist" Erica said. "I want to talk to you" Graham said. Erica sighed. "Trust me. Use your better judgement and don't get involved with me. It won't lead anywhere good" she said walking away again.
"You don't know what's I like. I don't feel anything. I haven't in long time. Can you understand that" Graham asked running in front of Erica once again. "Not feeling anything? Yea. Like how I don't feel anything for you. I don't want to talk about this anymore. It's a bad idea" Erica said walking away again. "Why" he asked stopping her again. "I'm not really a long term relationship kind of person" she said. Graham walked closer to her. "Look me in the eyes and tell me you don't feel anything" he said. Erica looked him in the eyes. "I…I…I" she stuttered. Graham smiled at her. "See I'm right. There is something here. You feel it to" he said. erica shook her head. "Graham we can't…" she started to say but Graham leaned in and kissed her. That's when it hit him. Memories of the enchanted forest came back to him. He saw a wolf with two different color eyes. Before he could see more Erica pushed him away from her. "What the hell was that" she asked.
"Did you see that" Graham asked. "How much have you been drinking? That was way over the line. Your my boss" Erica said. "I'm sorry. I just…" Graham started to explain but Erica interrupted him. "What? You what" she asked. "I need to feel something. You can't tell me you didn't feel anything" he said. "Listen to me Graham. You are drunk. I get it and yes there is something between us but we can't act on it. You're my boss and it wouldn't be right" Erica said. Graham grabbed her hand. "Let's just see where this thing between us leads" he said. Erica looked down at her hand. Maybe she should take a chance on Graham. He was a nice guy and she felt this strong connection to him that she couldn't explain. Obviously he felt it too. She leaned in and he did the same their lips meeting in a passionate kiss. There it was again. More memories from the enchanted forest came to Graham. Flashes flooded his brain. What the hell was going on?
Over at the station Connor sat behind his desk filling out paperwork when someone walked up to his desk. They cleared their throat and Connor looked up at them. Mr. Gold was standing in front of him smiling at him. Connor got really nervous. He always did when Mr. Gold was around. Not only did he own the town but he was Connor's boss and to be quite honest Mr. Gold kind of intimidated him. "Mr. Gold hi" he said standing up but banging his leg on the table. "Dammit" he said rubbing his leg. He looked back up at Mr. Gold who was just staring at him the smile gone from his face. Connor wished Graham was here. He usually dealt with Mr. Gold. "So Mr. Gold how can I help…" Connor started to ask but stopped when he accidently knocked the files off his desk. "Crap" Connor said leaning down and picking them up. Mr. Gold smiled again. The once strong confident Prince Charming had been reduced to being the weak minded unconfident Connor Williams.
Connor finished picking up the files and placed them back on the desk. He looked back at Mr. Gold. "Where were we" he asked. Mr. Gold picked up the photo on Connor's desk of himself and Kathryn. "You have a beautiful wife Mr. Williams" Mr. Gold said. Connor looked at his boss suspiciously. "Thank you" he said slowly. Mr. Gold looked up at Connor. "You two really are a charming couple" he said. All of a sudden Connor went into a trance. Mr. Gold put the photo down on the desk and smiled at the hypnotized prince. He walked over to him. "Hello Prince Charming or should I say my loyal minion" Mr. Gold said laughing. Connor just stood there staring out to space. He was completely hypnotized. "Now Charming as I said in the cabin the other night you are my secret weapon. You work for me completely do you understand" Mr. Gold asked. "Yes" Connor said robotically. Mr. Gold smiled evilly. "Bow to me" he ordered. Connor obeyed.
"Good now that we know you know how to follow directions on to the important stuff. I need all of the cases you've been working on. We never know what cases might be important to me" Mr. Gold said. Connor picked up the files and handed them to him. Mr. Gold smiled at the deputy and took them from him. "Perfect. I also need something else from you. I need to know any conversation you have with your brother and Regina. You will report your conversations with them to me and you won't even know that you're doing it. Is that understood" Mr. Gold asked. "Yes" Connor said hypnotically. Mr. Gold nodded his head. "When I snap my fingers you will come out of your little trance. I came here to ask some security questions and you were incredibly helpful" Mr. Gold said holding up his hand about to snap his fingers. He looked at the hypnotized prince. "One more thing" he said walking up to his entranced victim.
"I have big plans for you. Your father was wrong. You are very useful but your also a big threat to my overall plans beyond the curse. Don't worry this is only temporary. You will help me bring down you're brother and Regina. You and Emma will also get your memories back and she will break the curse like she's supposed to. You will still be my puppet but once you've worn out you're usefulness and I have no need for you I will kill you" he said. He leaned in close to the deputy's ear. "You don't even know how important you are Prince Charming. Everyone talks about the savior but you are important too. Very, very important. Too bad you will never fulfil your destiny" Mr. Gold said. He stepped back from the deputy. Connor just continued to stare into space. Mr. Gold snapped his fingers and Connor blinked. "Thank you for the help Mr. Williams" Mr. Gold responded. Connor nodded. "I will be sure to check on your shop before I head home" Connor said. Mr. Gold smiled. "Be sure you do" he said leaving.
In the enchanted forest, Snow stood at her father's grave. It was the five year anniversary of his death. This was always a hard day for Snow. She always would go to her father's grave on the anniversary of his death. Charming offered to go with her but she refused. She said it was something she had to do herself. Charming was back at the castle with his mother trying to figure out how to stop the curse that James and Regina were going to cast. Maleficent had told them about how James and Regina stole the curse from her and that it would send everyone to the land without magic. It would destroy families. They couldn't let that happen. Snow heard someone walk up behind her. "Charming I already told you I just want to be alone" she said turning around shocked at who was standing there. Regina was standing there. "What are you doing here" Snow asked. Regina just walked past her. "I'm here to pay my respects to my late husband on the anniversary of his death" she said putting a rose on his grave.
"Don't worry, I'm not here to fight or hurt you. Believe it or not I loved you're father" she said looking up at Snow. She smiled at her evilly. "That was a nice wedding by the way. Too bad me and James weren't invited. Sorry about your choice of husband though. Charming isn't exactly the greatest catch" she said. "I love him. He's my…" Snow started to say but Regina interrupted her. "True love. I know. It makes me sick but I won't have to worry about that much longer because pretty soon you and your beloved Charming won't be an issue for me and James anymore" she said starting to walk away. "Me and Charming know what you're planning. We will stop you" Snow called out. Regina turned around and laughed. "You and Charming will not be able to stop us. No one can" she said. Snow walked closer to her. "Please Regina you don't have to do this. Me and Charming. We're sorry for what happened that night" Snow said. Regina glared at the princess with a deadly glare.
Regina slapped Snow across the face. She grabbed Snow by the neck. "DON'T YOU DARE STAND THERE AND ACT LIKE YOUR SORRY FOR WHAT YOU AND CHARMING DID? YOU DON'T GET TO BE SORRY. ME AND JAMES LOST EVERYTHING WHILE YOU AND CHARMING ARE THE BELOVED HEROES. IT SICKENS ME" Regina yelled at her letting her go. Snow looked at Regina sadly. "We didn't know what would happen" she said. Regina shook her head. "That doesn't matter it still happened and you and your husband are responsible" she spat at Snow. Regina calmed herself down. "After the curse is cast me and James will get our happy ending and you and Charming. You two will suffer" Regina said. "This curse will destroy everyone's lives not just mine and Charming's" Snow said. Regina nodded. "Exactly. You two "heroes" are responsible for ruining everyone's lives. We'll see if your kingdom still loves you two once this curse is cast. Enjoy what little time you have left with Charming" she said disappearing.
Regina appeared back in her castle. "Hello your majesty" one of the guards said bowing down to her. "Where is the king" she asked. "Upstairs in the bedroom" they said. Regina nodded and walked up to their with the guards following behind her. She reached the room and saw James standing there looking at the scroll they got for the curse. Regina looked back at their guards. "Leave us" she said. They bowed and left the room. James looked up and smiled at his wife. He walked over to her and started kissing her neck. "How was it" he asked. Regina rolled her eyes. "About how you'd expect. I did have some unexpected company" she said. James stopped kissing her and looked at her. "Snow White" she said. James shrugged his shoulders. "Makes sense. It is the five year anniversary of when we killed him. Was my brother with her" he asked. Regina shook her head. "No. She was alone. They're worried about our threat" she said.
"As they should be. It gives me such joy to know that instead of them being happy they're worried about us" James said. Regina kissed him. "This is only the beginning. They will pay for what they did to us while we will get to watch them suffer because of the curse" she said unbuckling his scabbard and letting it fall to the floor. James smiled at her. "I love when you talk all evil queeny" he said as he picked her up and carried over to their bed. They kissed each other as James opened her dress and she opened his doublet. He let it fall off his body leaving him in his black tunic. Regina started to get out of her dress. "Congratulations. You're revenge is almost complete" the magic mirror on the wall said. James sighed in frustration. "Do we really have to keep him around" he asked. Regina smiled and kissed him. "I find him amusing" she said putting her dress back on and getting up from the bed. "Well I don't" James said grabbing his doublet from the floor and putting it back on.
"One down, one to go" Regina said walking over to her vanity. He appeared in the small mirror on her vanity. "She has no idea does she" the mirror asked. "That we're responsible for his passing" she asked motioning between her and James. She sat down. "She has no idea" Regina said. "Snow White is to stupid to realize what's right in front of her. Just like my brother" James said walking over to his wife. "They're sickening. I could have ended her miserable existence right there. Believe me it was tempting" Regina said. "It would've sated your soul" the mirror said. James took Regina's hand and kissed it. "Unfortunately the kingdom is still loyal to her and my brother. They're too well protected. They don't know the wretchedness inside them as we do. They don't know what they did to us" James said. Regina saw him getting upset and stood up. She took his face in her hands. "We must be delicate with how we deal with this curse. Nothing can go wrong" Regina said.
"Their demise will come" James said. "What happens if Snow and Charming find a way to stop the curse" the mirror asked. "They won't stop this curse" she said. "They've been able to stop every other plan you two have had" the mirror said. "Trust me. They won't stop this curse. I won't let them. Do you understand" James asked. "Yes but how can you be so sure" the mirror asked. James walked over to the table and poured him and Regina two glasses of wine. "Snow and David are good. "Heroes" if you will. They can't help but to help people and that my dear mirror is going to be their undoing" James said giving Regina a glass of wine. James and Regina laughed and drank. Regina walked back over to her vanity while James walked over to the mirror. "Regina finds you amusing but I don't. Ever interrupt us again and I'll crack every mirror in this castle" James whispered to the mirror so only he could hear. "I'll call you if I need you" James said waving his hand and the face disappeared from the mirror.
In Storybrooke Graham woke up from a dream. He sat up in bed and started breathing heavy. Erica woke up next to him and grabbed his arm. "What is it" she asked. "I had the most intense dream. I was in the woods hunting and I killed a dragon. There was a wolf" he said confused. Erica sat up in bed. "You killed a dragon and there was a wolf" she asked. "The wolf's eyes. One was blood red and the other was black as night. The funny thing is I think I've seen the wolf before" Graham said. Erica kissed his shoulder. "It sounds like it was a crazy dream you had but it was only a dream" Erica said. Graham shook his head. "It didn't feel like a dream. It felt like a memory" Graham said looking at Erica. Erica looked at him confused. "A memory of you killing a dragon come on Graham" she said laughing. Graham got out of the bed. "Graham" Erica said. "I need some air. I need to think" Graham said putting his clothes back on.
"Graham please. Come back to bed" Erica said. "I left my car at Granny's anyway. I'll call Connor to bring me to it" Graham said. "Graham it's late. You're tired and probably still drunk. Please don't leave" she said getting up from the bed and walking over to Graham. Erica and Graham just stared at each other both wanting the other. "You didn't want this anyway. Maybe you were right all along" Graham said. "You're not thinking clearly" Erica said. "I'm fine" Graham said walking toward the door. Erica grabbed his arm. He turned and looked at her. "I don't want you to leave" she said. Before he could respond she kissed him passionately. He saw flashes again. His friend Connor and Mary Margaret kissing but they looked weirdly. They looked like royalty and Mary had long hair. He pulled back from Erica looking horrified. "Graham what's wrong" she asked walking closer to him. "I have to go" he said walking out of the room.
Graham was waiting outside when for what felt like eternity when Connor finally pulled up. Graham got in the car and started telling Connor everything. "I'm telling you man. It was really weird" Graham said. "So what you think you were some dragon hunter in a past life or something" Connor asked laughing. Graham rubbed his eyes. "I know it sounds weird but it felt so real. They felt like memories" he said. "Well you're past life sounds cool. At least you weren't in this stupid town back then" Connor said. Graham shook his head. "Something weird is going on" he said. "Was I there" Connor asked. Graham looked at him confused. "What" he asked. "In your dreams or memories or whatever they were. Was I there" he asked. Graham remembered the last flash he had. He nodded his head. "Yea you were actually but you looked different" he said. "How" Connor asked. "You looked like royalty or something. Honestly you looked like a prince and I think you were with Mary Margaret" he answered.
Connor scoffed. "Now I know it was just a dream. I have never been anything as cool as a prince and I screwed up any chance I had with Mary Margaret so that's not happening" Connor said. They pulled up to Graham's car and Graham got out. He dropped his keys and leaned down to pick them up. He saw a shadow walking over to him and he looked up. He couldn't believe it. The wolf from his dream was standing in front of him. He moved back against the car. "Graham is everything OK" Connor asked. When he didn't get an answer Connor walked around the car and saw Graham leaned up against the car and a wolf staring at him. Connor pulled out his gun and pointed it at the wolf. "Graham move back slowly" Connor said. Graham looked up at his partner and held up his hand. "Put it away" he said. Connor looked at him strangely. "Are you crazy" Connor asked. "Put it away" Graham said again looking at the wolf. Connor slowly put his gun away.
Graham and the wolf stared at each other until the wolf ran away. Connor knelt down next to Graham. "Graham are you Ok" Connor asked. Graham continued to stare at the wolf as it continued running. "Graham" Connor said shaking him. Graham looked at his friend. "That was the wolf from my memory. I told you Connor. Something weird is going on here" Graham said. Connor looked in the direction the wolf ran. That couldn't be the wolf from Graham's dream. It was just a dream. Connor looked back at his friend. Whatever it was he knew Graham wouldn't stop until he found out what it meant and that meant he would have to help him. Maybe this stupid town just got a little more interesting.