Once Upon a Time

Previously on "Once Upon a Time"...

- I'm Emma, by the way. - Lily.

While your precious Robin

thinks it's his wide-eyed wife, it's actually me.

One phone call from me,

and your beloved dies at the hands of your sister.

Now forget all this and run along home.

So, I'm headed to New York now.

And if you breathe one word of this to Zelena,

I take this heart and squeeze.

: Cruella can't kill anyone.

: Emma doesn't know.

Which means Gold wants her to...

Aah!

What brings you here?

The Author... he has violated the rules.

He has changed things.

The savior...

he made me channel her potential for darkness

into Maleficent's child.

There must be a way to undo it.

I'm afraid not.

What's done is done, my apprentice.

But what now of the girls, their fates?

Remain entwined,

as they always were and always shall be.

Of course.

Our concern now is The Author.

I have taken care of that, master.

Our mistake has been rectified.

He is in the book,

where he can no longer alter our world...

only record what happens.

You must see to it there is no more damage.

The Author must never be allowed to toy with fate again.

I'll miss her.

Furs and all, I'll miss her.

She was good to me... in her way.

Made me who I am.

Well, someone had to die at the savior's hands.

Did they?

We won't have what we need to rewrite the book,

to secure our happy endings,

until Ms. Swan has completed her journey.

The savior has taken the first step down a dark path.

And we have to make sure she stays on it...

for both our sakes.

: I'm going after Gold.

He made this happen. He needs to answer for it.

Careful. Don't go off half-cocked.

Hook's right. He wants you angry.

Yeah, well, I am angry.

That doesn't mean he's gonna get what he's after.

Do I wish I could change what I did to Cruella? Yes.

But that's regret, not darkness.

I think we've all done things we regret.

Right now, we need to focus on one thing...

how to keep Gold and The Author

from causing any more damage.

I might be able to help with that.

It now appears we have a common foe...

Rumplestiltskin.

He resurrected you.

To help himself, not me.

Cruella's death only confirmed that.

Oh. Now you want to turn on him before he turns on you.

I knew Gold couldn't keep the dragon

on her leash for long.

What do you want?

Nothing from you.

But your daughter, I hear, has a talent for finding people.

Yeah, I do.

Who do you want found?

My daughter.

She's alive?

Yes.

She survived the journey to this land...

The journey you sent her on.

You want to prevent Rumplestiltskin

from achieving whatever he wants.

What better way than leaving this town and helping me?

I'm not running away from Gold.

It's not running from him. It's hindering him.

What do you know about her?

Just what the Dark One showed me...

that she was banished to this world 30 years ago,

to a place called Minnesota,

where she was adopted by a couple.

And they named her Lilith.

No.

Emma? What is it?

_

Lily.

: Mom said I could have it!

- Flashlight... - (Zach): No, she didn't!

Batteries... Canteen...

I want it! I want it, too!

- Matches... - Both of you... stop it!

How's the checklist going, Em?

Good, I think.

Uh, what's "G.O.R.P."?

"Good Old Raisins and Peanuts." It's trail mix.

Haven't you ever been camping before?

I've never even been on a vacation before.

Not everyone was lucky enough

to grow up the way that you and your brother have.

Emma, we're just happy

that you're gonna spend your first family vacation with us.

So am I.

Oh. I almost forgot... Sleeping bag.

- Oh. - (Chuckles)

- Emma, wait. - (Breathing heavily)

Lily?

What are you doing here?

I know I'm probably

the last person you want to see right now.

But, I... didn't have anywhere else to go.

What's wrong? What happened?

It's bad, Emma.

I know I've lied to you before,

but I really need your help.

Why should I trust you now?

Because I am in big trouble.

You once said we'd be friends forever.

Did you mean it?

'Cause I did.

: Emma?

Who's this?

This is... Lily.

My friend.

You never told me that you had friends in the neighborhood.

- (Chuckling) - My foster family just moved here.

I thought I would surprise her.

Ah.

Well, Lily, would you like to join us for dinner?

Ain't fate a bitch?

You know this girl.

How?

She was my friend.

Oh, the one you told me about.

Who you said you pushed away?

How is this possible?

Of all the kids in the world, the one I end up friends with

is the one my parents banished?

Emma, there are powers beyond our understanding,

and your parents messed with them.

So the only friend I ever had

wasn't even my friend by choice.

I know.

It hurts, doesn't it?

I've been there, too.

- Yeah? - You think it was a coincidence

that I just so happened to adopt the savior's son?

Our actions are our own, but fate pushes us.

Maybe it's time to push back.

How?

Well, I have to go to New York

to rescue Robin from my insane sister,

and you have to find this girl to redeem your parents

and show Gold he's wrong about you...

that he can't change you.

What do you say we help each other?

What, like a road trip?

Well, if that's what you want to call it.

I'm okay, Regina. I don't need a babysitter.

But maybe I need you.

You lived in New York.

I've barely been outside of Storybrooke.

How about it, Swan?

You're letting them leave town?

For our purposes,

where the savior turns dark is of little consequence.

I'm confident her latest mission

will darken her heart faster than we ever could.

Now, if you'll excuse me,

there's something I need to take care of.

: Be good, kid.

I'll see you when I get back.

Be careful, Swan.

As someone who started on the side of good and went dark,

take my advice... Vengeance is tempting.

The darkness always is.

Resist it.

Why couldn't you?

I didn't have anything to live for.

You have your parents, Henry...

You.

Aye... Me.

And I, you.

That's what's kept me on my path now.

Use whatever it takes to stay on yours.

- Emma... - Take care of Henry.

Of course.

Did you get what you needed?

I'm not going into a land without magic without bringing some of our own.

The Snow Queen's scroll... in case we have any trouble

getting through the cloak put around this town.

Sounds good.

Let's get out of here.

- (Cellphone chirps) - (Sighs)