Once Upon a Time

Previously on "Once Upon a Time"...

- You're up. - Regina, what were you thinking?

How could you bring him here?

He wanted a fresh start, and I'm just trying to help him.

I know when you're lying.

What are you hiding from me?

When I kill Emma Swan, I will finally become a hero.

Defeating the Savior won't be as easy as you think.

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Come on, move that wagon!

On my word... charge!

I-I can't.

Where do you think you're going?

The Ogres... they'll kill us.

We're the only things standing between those monsters and home.

If we run, they'll kill everyone.

How can we possibly win?

This blade... it's called Hrunting.

It was enchanted with light magic

to ensure that whoever carries it into battle

will be hailed a hero.

So, you can either be remembered as a hero

or forever known as the coward

who ran on the eve of victory.

All right, Beowulf.

I'll fight.

To victory!

Aaah!

Aah! Aaaah!

Do your worst!

Y-You killed him.

I killed all of them.

It's a little early for rum, isn't it?

I called your office.

You didn't have an opening.

The bottle did.

I take it you asked David for permission to marry Emma?

Aye.

And what, he said "no"?

Quite the opposite, actually.

He gave me his blessing, patted me on the back,

practically called me "son."

Well, so, what's problem?

Cold feet? 'Cause, I mean, that's perfect...

Captain Hook doesn't get cold feet.

No.

I've since learned something about my past...

something Emma will never understand.

There's not another living soul who knows this secret but me.

I could take it to my grave.

So, why don't you?

Because it would seem that I am broken.

I actually want to tell Emma the truth.

Now, tell me, Cricket, why is that?

Well, maybe because you really are the man

that Emma wants to marry.

If I tell Emma what I did,

she's not gonna want to marry me.

Yeah, but the fact that you want to tell her,

even though you don't need to, means that you've changed.

Do you think Emma will see it that way?

I think maybe you need to find out.

Gideon!

Gideon!

Belle.

Did you find any sign of him?

- No. - There was nothing

in the North Woods, either.

Why am I not surprised you couldn't find him?

Could it be because you were the one who lost him

in the first place?

If you're looking for a fairy to take your anger out on,

perhaps you should find your mother.

Well, since the Black Fairy is trapped in another realm,

I suppose I'll have to make do with you.

The most important thing right now is finding our son.

I think maybe it's best if I continue to look on my own.

I'm beginning to think

we're not gonna find him out here.

Well, why? Where... Where do you think he is?

His heart is set on fulfilling his destiny.

And he can't do that without the sword.

What sword?

The sword Emma shattered when he last faced her.

I don't understand.

Why does he think that... that killing Emma

with this blade will make him the Savior?

He's not the first one to think wielding that sword

would make him a hero.

We have to find him before he gets his hands on it,

before he goes after Emma again.

We will.

You can trust me, Belle.

I've already lost one son.

I won't lose another.

To Rumplestiltskin, hero of The Ogres War!

Is it true, Papa?

You really defeated the ogres?

Aye, Baelfire, it is.

I told you this dagger would change our lives.

Now no one else has to die.

Why are you cheering that monster?

Beowulf.

You lost this at the front.

Rumplestiltskin...

Oh, you've changed

since you hobbled yourself to escape the war.

How did a coward who ran from the war

manage to defeat an entire army of ogres?

I had something worth fighting for.

I know how.

You became the Dark One.

Dark magic comes with a price.

We'll pay dearly for this... all of us.

Papa.

Don't listen to him, Bae.

He's just jealous.

Maybe, Papa, but he's right about magic.

The war's over.

You don't need it anymore.

I can't just give it up, Bae.

It's part of me now.

That's not true.

Beneath those scales, you're still my papa.

You don't need the dagger anymore.

All right, son.

No more magic.

Let's go home.

- Father. - Gideon.

After your little showdown with the Savior,

this is the last place you should be.

Don't worry, Father.

With this, she won't be able to get the best of me again.

Perhaps she won't.

But there's still a few things

you need to learn from your papa.

Not another step!

How did you find me?

Believe it or not,

this is where the other Robin used to come to think.

I thought we already established I'm not that man.

Yes, I-I know, which is why I'm here.

I-I came to apologize.

I-I might have put pressure on you

to be someone you're not.

I'm sorry.

I just, uh...

I-I think it's taking me a little longer

to get used to this world than I imagined.

Well, let me help you. I...

No. Regina, really, that's not necessary.

Says the man who's hiding in the woods,

pointing a bow and arrow at everything that moves.

Well, when you put it like that...

Why don't I meet you at your manse tonight?

Just give me some time to clear my head.

I'm afraid I couldn't take any chances.

You said you'd help me.

You said you were on my side.

I did, and I am.

But killing the Savior, even to destroy the Black Fairy,

you will never become the hero you want to be.

Gideon...

do you know why I became the Dark One?

Afraid not.

I took the power to end The First Ogres War,

to save my first son.

I embraced darkness for good.

But I never became a hero.

Because once you give in to darkness,

it's almost impossible to resist its call.

Not if I become the Savior,

not if I steal Emma's light magic.

And how are you gonna do that?

This is a useless relic, Gideon.

It never worked to begin with.

You know, I thought you'd want to see

the fall of the Black Fairy more than anyone.

Oh, I do...

but not if it costs my son his soul.

I have to defeat her.

I have to save my people from her curse.

Gideon, no one knows more about darkness than I.

If you do this,

giving into darkness can only lead to heartbreak.

Bae?

What happened?

Who did this to you?

You can tell me.

The baker's son.

Well, why did he do that?

So... So I'd look like a monster.

Just like me.

I think it's about time I had a word with his father.

No, Papa, you'll only make things worse.

- Rumplestiltskin. - What?!

There's a creature called a Grendel.

He raided our village,

carried our family and friends off into the darkness.

I'm afraid my monster-slaying days are over.