Once Upon a Time

Previously on "Once Upon a Time"...

- Who's there?! - I'm just a voice in your head.

Think of me as your guide.

Someone needs to watch me.

You're the only one who will do what is necessary.

I'm King Arthur of Camelot. We've come to find you.

Merlin prophesied your coming here a long time ago.

- We're back. - I was just walking into Camelot.

- How long were we gone? - Six weeks.

Our memories are gone.

Why are you doing this?

Because I am the Dark One.

Come on. Someone's got to see what this new curse does.

Any volunteers?

I don't want to turn into a monkey.

I like remembering who I am.

I'm afraid one of us is gonna have to dig down deep

and find the courage to see what happens

when we step over that line.

Not it.

Dopey.

I'll take your silence as bravery. Good for you.

Come on.

Stop!

Sorry, sister.

We can't stay in Storybrooke as long as Emma's the Dark One.

Snow Queen, Pan, Trio of Terror.

We can handle villains like that.

But Emma?

She was one of us.

She knows how we beat bad guys...

Hell, she beat most of them for us.

So tell me... how do we stand a chance against her?

If you're dumb enough to cross the line, be my guest.

Who's gonna save us if we stay... you?

Go on. Do it.

Now, if you'll excuse us.

Oh, no.

- Oh. - Well, that's new.

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Wow.

Wow is right.

I am so not dressed for this.

His Royal Highness, King Arthur.

And now allow me to introduce the loveliest creature

in all of Camelot... my Queen, Guinevere.

Your Majesty.

The pleasure is ours.

We have been awaiting your arrival

from the moment we heard Merlin's prophecy.

Well, we hope you haven't been waiting too long.

Only a decade or so.

Ah, sorry.

I'll wager it's been worth the wait.

And as a bonus, it's given us more than enough time

to prepare a ball in your honor tonight.

Oh, see, told you we should come.

Look what we've been missing out on.

I like any party I don't have to cater.

So do we.

Is this really necessary?

You're lucky you're not locked in Granny's freezer.

Take it off.

or I tell Arthur he just welcomed

the Dark One into his...

What's that, sis?

I can't hear you.

No one here knows who we are, and it's gonna stay that way.

So you can either behave and pretend

to be my mute handmaiden

or go back to Granny's

where you can rely on Doc for prenatal care.

We don't have time to waste on a bloody dance.

I'm not going to go dark in one night.

I'm not willing to take that chance.

Your Majesty...

When are we gonna start our quest to find Merlin?

Wh... find him? We don't need to find him.

We know exactly where he is.

So, the most powerful sorcerer in all the realms

is stuck inside a bloody tree?

I said the same exact thing the first time I stood there.

And you think we can get him out?

Oh, we don't think... we know.

Merlin's prophecies are never wrong.

Why are you so eager to free him?

Our home is being threatened by...

It's called the Dark One.

The Dark One.

Yes, we're well aware of that demon.

That is bad.

Well, I pray Merlin can help.

But, first, we must free him from his prison.

It is said one of you is the Savior.

So which of you is it?

I... I am the Savior.

I'm the one who's going to free Merlin from that tree,

and then we can take care of the Dark One.

And all go home.

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True love's kiss.

I need to know why it didn't work

for you and the Bloody Crocodile.

Why, it did work, the first time.

It awoke the man behind the beast.

But Rumple got scared of a life without power,

and he chose power over love.

He pulled away from me, and in that moment,

the darkness forever regained its grip on him.

You know, a curse isn't a curse anymore

when the afflicted wants it.

That won't be a problem with Emma.

Killian, wait.

I know you think you can handle a dark...

I've battled him for centuries. I'm still here.

But you were trying to kill him.

And now, well...

It's far easier to hate a dark one

than it is to love one.

Be careful.

Emma Swan, Emma Swan, Emma Swan.

Henry.

Mom?

You don't have to be scared of me.

What happened?

Why are you like this now?

It's complicated.

I'm sorry, Mom.

Whatever happened in Camelot,

I'm sorry we failed you.

I know what I said last night, but, Henry, you didn't fail me.

Everyone else did.

Get away from my son.

What's the matter, Regina?

Are you afraid Henry will learn the truth

about what happened in Camelot?

If the truth is so important to you,

why did you erase our memories?

It's a curse, Regina.

I know, but what I can't figure out is why.

If I wanted you to know,

I wouldn't have erased your memories.

You know we won't stop until we get them back.

It's not going to happen, Regina,

because I did learn from you, and I built this curse

without the one thing you need to break it...

A savior.

Hmm.

Well, we'll find a way. We always have.

Yes, with me.

Now you're on your own.

You can do it, Mom.

You can be the Savior.

It's not going to happen.

You don't think I have it in me?

I know you don't.

Well, you're wrong.

I can protect this town.

We'll see about that,

because there's a problem headed to Storybrooke

that only a savior can solve.

It's too bad there isn't one.

We just can't leave him there. He'll starve.

What do trees eat?

- Sunlight? - He liked tacos.

Yeah? How the hell are we gonna give a tree a taco?

Yeah.

Didn't anyone ever teach you

not to mess with a dwarf and his pickaxe?

Didn't anyone ever teach you to kneel before a king?

Now, tell me where am I

and how the hell did I get here?

A curse?

That brought you to our realm

and wiped the last six weeks from your memory.

Who would do that?

We weren't completely honest with you on the way to Camelot.

Our daughter, Emma, was...

Is the Dark One.

She cast the curse.

You lied to me?

You let me lead the darkest of souls

into the heart of my kingdom?

We thought Merlin would be able

to destroy the darkness inside her.

Well, obviously that didn't work out.

- Where's the Dark One now? - Emma.

She's here in Storybrooke.

Well, then there's only one way to defeat her...

The Dark One dagger.

Defeat isn't exactly what we had in mind.

She's our daughter, and...

Well, she has the dagger.

I'm afraid you and your knights

aren't the only ones that Emma dragged here from Camelot.

Little John said he ran into some of your subjects in the forest.

- Are they all right? - They' a little shaken up,

but there may still be some of them out there.

I'm gonna round up the merry men and search the East Woods.

I'll take the dwarfs. We'll start in the West.