Once Upon a Time

Whoa!

And just who might you be?

I'm the man who's going to relieve you

of that chest full of gold you are transporting.

You and what army?

Well, I'm glad you asked.

Your choice.

Save your lives or the gold.

Retreat!

Smee?!

Those arrows took a lot longer to light than discussed.

It wasn't easy lighting all of them by ourselves, captain.

Maybe if we had an actual army...

And share in the spoils?

I think not.

I got to say,

it's good to be at your side again, sir,

and...

not as a rat.

Well, that's a lovely side effect

of the curse breaking for you, I'd imagine.

I did like the mobility, but being a human is good, too.

What did I tell you, mates?

You don't need a ship to be a pirate.

One more, one more!

- Oh! - To the most clever and

dastardly band of pirates to ever set sa...

Stride on the open roads!

To Captain Hook!

Hey!

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait!

The boys and I chipped in...

- Mm-hmm. - And got you something.

Oh. Mr. Smee.

How did you know?

Enjoy.

To Captain Hook!

To Hook!

Come on. One more.

I don't... understand.

Your men took care of me.

And tomorrow you shall tell them that you had a grand time.

Good night.

Aah.

Move, and I'll slit your throat.

Not a good plan for you.

I'm guessing you don't know who I am.

I know exactly who you are, Captain Hook.

Well, then, I'm at a disadvantage.

My name's Ariel.

And you're gonna pay for what you've done.

Once Upon a Time S03E61 "The Jolly Roger"

I've seen enemy battle plans

that were easier to decode than this.

Let me see.

All right, it says

"Take screws 'E' with washers 'D'

through bar 'C' using wrench 'F'", which is...

not provided.

Why don't you just call Marco?

He's really good at this sort of thing.

- No! - No. We're fine.

Should we even be doing this?

Ever since the showdown between Regina and the Wicked Witch,

we haven't seen Zelena or Gold at all.

Shouldn't we be focusing on her next move?

We are. We just can't stop living.

And this crib is a statement.

We're not gonna lose another baby.

And, thanks to me, you won't.

I'm finished.

So? Did it work?

Were you able to put up a new protection spell?

One that can't be undone by blood magic,

which means Zelena won't be able to put her hands on that baby.

Any idea why she would want to?

The number of spells involving baby parts

would surprise you. That greenie is clearly one twisted witch.

- But as long as we're in here, we're safe. - That's useless.

I think we need to stop playing defense

and start taking the fight to her.

Did you not see how I barely outwitted her yesterday?

She has magic... powerful magic.

I have magic, too. You've seen me use it.

I just can't always control it.

But if we teamed up, if you... taught me...

Now, why does this feel so familiar?

I'm ready this time.

Okay.

But if we do this, we do this my way.

This isn't drinking stale coffee at a stakeout or...

whatever you did as a bail bondsperson.

This is a way of life.

You have to fully commit to it.

Not a problem.

Meet me at my vault in one hour.

And no complaining. I'm doing this. It's the only way.

- And yes, I will be careful. - We know.

Don't worry. We'll watch Henry when he gets back from the store.

Actually...

I'm not sure that's the best idea.

What? What is it?

Well, you guys are tired. You need to rest.

I'm pregnant. I'm not sick with the flu.

Yeah, I know. It's just, um...

Well, it's...

"cradle cap."

Last time you guys had him,

you overwhelmed him with baby tips.

He's 12. He's doesn't want to talk about pregnancies.

It's not fun.

- Oh, we're fun. - Well, I'm just saying maybe Henry disagrees.

No!

He'll get there.

You got to remember, he doesn't know who you are.

Well, if we're not fun, who is?

Captain Hook. Captain.

It's about time, Mr. Smee.

You know how much I abhor waiting.

What is it that's so urgent?

It's just, um, me and the men were talking about

how we haven't seen much of you

since we all ended up back here.

Is there a point to that rather odd observation?

What's keeping us from crewing up again...

Hitting the high seas, getting back to pirating?

You mean other than being attacked

and turned into flying monkeys?

Have you forgotten? There's no safe passage out of this town.

You've already been a rodent, Mr. Smee.

Does life as a simian interest you, as well?

Of course there's safe passage. We could outrun them.

Not with that torso of yours.

If we had a fast enough ship. The Jolly Roger, for instance.

You still haven't told me whether you found her

during the time none of us can remember.

What happened during that time isn't important.

Because you remember.

Is our ship okay? What... What happened to it?

My ship.

All you need to know, Mr. Smee,

is that the Jolly Roger isn't here.

So there will be no outrunning of anything.

I mean, what if we found another ship? Any one of these...

Mr. Smee, I've tried letting you down easy.

Now let me be more direct.

I have no intention of leaving this town.

Captain, I agree with you this place has its bright spots.

I have never tried anything quite like frozen yogurt before.

But the Wicked Witch is here.

And with that sort of danger,

what possible reason do you have to stay?

My reasons are my own.

Question them again at your peril.

Sir.

Wait here, okay?

Didn't he used to be a rat?

Aye. In many ways, he still is.

To what do I owe the pleasure, Swan?

Um... I was wondering if you could take care of Henry again.

If you want to get close to me, you just need to ask.

There's no need to use the lad as an excuse.

Why am I not surprised you're making this about you?

I need your help,

'cause Regina needs to train me in magic.

We think together, we might be able to defeat the Wicked Witch.

That's the first reasonable plan I've heard

since this all began.

Magic is a part of you, Swan.

Don't forget... I was there

when Cora tried to steal your heart.

I saw the power inside of you.

It's about time you embraced it.

It's what makes you the Savior.

I'm not embracing anything.

I need to learn magic to defeat Zelena

and make sure everyone here is safe.

After that, I'm done.

Done with what, exactly?

He doesn't belong here, not anymore.

He belongs in the real world, in New York,

and the life that he remembers.

It was good.

And it didn't involve vile villains.

What about the life you remember?

You can't just pretend like this never happened.

Trust me.

I spent the last year trying to do just that...

Return to the person I used to be

- and it didn't work. - Why?

What happened over the last year that you're not telling me?

It matters not. Just take it from me just this once.

No matter how much you wish

you could go back to your old life...

You can't.

We can't just sit back and do nothing.

You're right.

We can be as fun as...