–[On the See - Past]–
Killian, Liam and their father are travelling on a ship. There is a storm.
Killian: Father, Father!
Brennan: It's all right, son. I'm here.
Brennan lights a candle.
Brennan: See? There's nothing to be afraid of. Now... Remember, whenever you feel scared, all you have to do is look inside. We're all braver than we think if we just look deep enough. Before you know it, you're gonna be a man, so I'm just trying to prepare you 'cause then you're gonna have to answer life's big question. What kind of man are you going to be?
Killian: I want to be just like you.
Brennan: Well, that's a nice answer, son. Now, close your eyes and find that brave part deep inside yourself, hmm? And you don't have to worry about a thing. Your father will watch the light for you. Just go to sleep, Killian… Go to sleep.
Killian is waking up.
Killian: Liam? Liam, wake up! Father's gone!
Killian opens the door.
Captain: Are you looking for your father? Look out there. He rowed away an hour ago.
Killian: Rowed away? Why?
Captain: Your father ain't what you think. He's a thief, a fugitive from the law. He heard there were soldiers waiting at the next port, so he bought my old rowboat... And left.
Killian: Why would he leave us?
Captain: How do you think he paid for the boat? He traded you and your brother into my service.
Killian: No! No, he wouldn't do that!
Captain: Now you know what kind of man your father really is.
–[Storybrooke]–
Mr. Gold meets Hook into the woods.
Hook: It would appear I've won.
Mr. Gold: Oh, did you? Last time we fought, this sword ended up at your neck.
Hook: You won a battle, not the war. I took the dagger from you, and now you have nothing and never will.
Mr. Gold: Watch it, pirate.
Mr. Gold attacks Hook but he escapes.
Hook: Aah! There's the Rumplestiltskin we know and love! This is why Belle's left you, isn't it? She knows just what kind of man you really are.
Mr. Gold: And what kind is that?
Hook: The kind who loves his power more than anything... More than her, more than your dead son, which is why it's so bloody satisfying to take it away from you. Mmm, remember how good it felt?
Mr. Gold: Power is only as good as the one who wields it. And you've done nothing but parlour tricks.
Hook: Oh, is that right? Well, I think you're really gonna like what's next… The trick where I finally get my revenge.
———–
Emma, Mary Margaret, David, Regina, Henry and Robin a walking on the street.
David: Emma, slow down. We need to talk about this. We need a plan.
Emma: The plan is find Hook before he resurrects all of the Dark Ones. You think dealing with one is bad.
The dwarves join them.
Leroy: There's more than one Dark One?!
David: It's a long story.
Leroy: Well, no matter. There's seven of us.
Happy: Six. Dopey's still a tree.
Leroy: We may be down a dwarf, but we're ready to fight.
Emma: You won't have to. I'm going to take care of this.
David: You think you can talk him out of this?
Regina: There's no talking. We have to hit him with everything we've got.
Mary Margaret: Well, it's not his fault. He didn't want to become the Dark One.
Emma: But he did because of me. None of that matters anymore. Regina's right. We need to hit him with everything.
Mary Margaret: This is a man you loved.
Emma: That man died back in Camelot. Now all there is, is the Dark One. So, no matter how hard this might be... We need to split up, find him, and stop him... No matter what it takes.
———–
Regina and Robin are looking for Hook on their side.
Robin: Come on. This is the fastest way to the harbour.
Regina: And you think we'll find Hook just sipping rum by the sea? He's not exactly a pirate anymore.
Robin: Once a pirate, always a pirate. Take it from a reformed thief, old habits die hard.
Zelena appears.
Zelena: Certainly do.
Robin: Careful who you sneak up on.
Regina: Get out of our way, Zelena. We don't have time for this.
Zelena: I'd like to have a little chat about my daughter.
Robin: Our daughter.
Zelena: About that. I've worked up a teeny alteration to our custody arrangement. I've decided to grant myself sole custody. See, I'd like to raise her by myself without you two getting in the way. I'm going to teach her how to be wicked.
Robin: You try and take my daughter from me...
Zelena: Oh, come on. There's no point in us fighting over our darling baby girl because, soon enough, you'll both be dead, and... Then I can just take her.
Regina: What do you mean we'll be dead?
Zelena: Ask them.
Ancients Dark Ones come.
Robin: Dark One, stand back!
———–
David and Mary Margaret are about to get in their truck.
David: Come on. We can cover more ground in the truck… Behind you!
Ancients Dark Ones approach.
———–
The dwarves are surrounded by Dark Ones.
———–
Emma looks for Hook at Mr. Gold’s shop.
Emma: No sign of Hook! Think the next stop's Jolly Roger.
Henry: Mom, help me!
———–
Emma gets off of the shop, Nimue is attacking Henry.
Emma: Henry, don't move!
Nimue: Too late for that.
Nimue passes through Henry.
Emma: Henry!
Nimue disappears.
Emma: Henry, are you okay?!
Henry: I-I think so.
Everybody joins Emma and Henry.
Regina: What just happened to us?!
Mr. Gold: I think I may have the answer to that. Check your wrists.
Emma: What is that?
Mr. Gold: That... Is the mark of Charon.
Henry: Charon? He was the ferryman in the old myths. He navigated a boat... To the Underworld.
Mr. Gold: Smart lad. You see, the Dark Ones only have a... A temporary pass into this world, like a like a tourist visa. The only way for them to stay... Is to trade places with living souls.
David: Meaning us?
Mr. Gold: Exactly. And when the moon reaches its peak, the ferry from the underworld will arrive... And drag us down there.
David: That doesn't sound good.
Mr. Gold: Speaking as one who's died and been there, it's not.
Regina: So, how do we stop it?
Mr. Gold: We can't. The Underworld is worse than you can possibly imagine. It's gonna make you wish the old stories of fire and brimstone were true. It's gonna make you wish for death. And then the realization will hit... That death has already come, and this fresh torture is all that's left.
Emma: Gold, you're scaring Henry.
Mr. Gold: Good, because we should all be scared. This is Death itself. This is a fight we cannot win.
Emma: No. I'm not marked. I'm not going to give up. There has to be something we can do.
Mr. Gold: You're right. There is something. Use this time wisely. Use it to say goodbye.
———–
Regina meets Hook at the harbour.
Regina: Thought I might find you somewhere with a view of the sea.
Hook: Oh, there's no use in hiding now.
Regina: You can't go through with this, Killian.
Hook: Oh, "Killian"? No "Captain Guyliner," no "One-Handed Wonder"? Where are the bon mots tonight?
Regina: I understand you think Emma betrayed you, but do you really think dragging her family to the underworld's the answer?
Hook: This from the woman who enacted the dark curse to punish Snow White for telling a secret. You of all people should know how far someone will go for revenge. And, unfortunately for you, so do all the people you've killed who are waiting for you in hell.
Regina: I'm not that person anymore.
Hook: Oh, tell yourself what you want, love.
Regina: You may be the Dark One, but we both know you aren't the man you were when I recruited you to kill my mother. When I... Tested you... And when you…
Hook prevents Regina of speaking.
Hook: Not... Another... Word. No, we agreed we would never speak about this again. Don't test me again. Whoever you think I am, I'm not. You've got no idea the kind of man I truly am.
Regina: Unh!
–[Enchanted Forest - Past]–
The Evil Queen meets Hook near her castle.
Hook: If I'd known you were gonna take as long to do your hair... I'd have had another goblet of wine.
Evil Queen: I think you've had enough. I want you sharp for what you must do next.
Hook: Aye. I will kill your mother, and in exchange, you will bring me to a land without magic, where I can finally get my revenge on Rumplestiltskin.
Evil Queen: In... Deed. But first... I need to know what kind of man you are. You don't know my mother. She's an expert at one thing: exploiting weakness. And I need to make sure you have none.
Hook: Well, she sounds lovely. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
Evil Queen: Shut up… And get in the carriage.
Hook: Ah, a test, is it? I've been a pirate for over 100 years, and my hook has tasted the blood of dozens. Whatever your test, trust me... I've got the mettle for it, love.
–[Storybrooke]–
At Regina’s vault.
Henry: Gold has to be missing something, right? There has to be a way to escape this mark.
Mary Margaret: Maybe Gold's right. Maybe this is a fight we can't win.
Emma: Mom, you're Snow White. You don't know how to give up. Hope is in your blood.
Mary Margaret: And I do hope, Emma, but... I don't want to spend what could be my last moments with my nose in a book… I want to make the most of my moments with my family.
Henry: Dinner at Granny's. That's what we should do.
David: Yeah. Dinner at Granny's. That's a great idea.
Emma: What about Neal? He'll be left here all alone.
Mary Margaret: He won't be alone, Emma. He'll have you.
Emma: I will not give up on my own family.
Mary Margaret: Emma, we're almost out of time. And time is what's most important... Time with those we love… I know you won't stop trying. And I hope you succeed, but... Promise me that you'll... Come meet us at Granny's, come say goodbye.
Emma: I promise.
Mary Margaret: I love you, Emma.
Emma: I love you, too.
They leaves, Regina enters.
Regina: So, I hear we're giving up.
Emma: No. Not tonight. Not ever. If I can destroy the Dark Ones, no souls will be owed, and you will all be spared.
Regina: How?
Emma: Do you remember the promise you made in Camelot... To do whatever was necessary to get rid of the darkness?
Regina: I don't like where this is going.
Emma: I need you to keep that promise now. And I need you to swear not to tell anyone else.
Regina: But to get rid of the darkness, you still have to put it in someone... And sacrifice them… Who?
Emma: Me.
———–
Belle enters in Mr. Gold’s shop.
Mr. Gold: You got my message.
Belle: Look, I... I told you that I...
Mr. Gold: O-okay, here, here. This will save you from harm when you're crossing the town line.
Belle: A-am I going somewhere?
Mr. Gold: Well, that's up to you. You've always wanted to see the world. Well, all of it is right out there, the other side of that town line. Go when you can. See all the wonders you've dreamt of, and when you've tasted it all, maybe one day you'll come back. Go today and have a life.
Belle: Is something wrong?
Mr. Gold: No. No, no, no, no. Nothing's wrong. I just want you to... Live out your dream… Okay, look... Here. You... You take the car, say goodbye to your father, and then start living.
Belle: I knew there was a hero in there.
Mr. Gold: Goodbye, Belle.
Belle: Yeah.
Belle leaves. Regina and Emma enter.
Mr. Gold: We're closed. Please, go away.
Regina: No. We're not going down without a fight. I bet there are a lot of people in the underworld who would be thrilled to see you and me.
Mr. Gold: We deserve it. And it doesn't matter. There is no alternative.
Emma: There might be, but I will need Excalibur.
Mr. Gold: The only possible way Excalibur would be of any use would be if...
Regina: If Emma takes all the darkness into herself... And uses the sword to destroy it.
Mr. Gold: And herself.
Mr. Gold gives Emma Excalibur.
Mr. Gold: Excalibur was always destined... For the hands of a true hero.
Emma: That's it? You don't want to make a deal or something?
Mr. Gold: No. You're a brave woman, Emma Swan... But it might not work.
Emma: What? Why?
Mr. Gold: Well, that blade... It chooses who it finds worthy. And it chooses its miracles.
Emma: It doesn't matter. Right now all that matters is I need to be with my family while I can be. Come to Granny's with me.
Regina: No, I can't. Robin and I need to protect Roland and the baby from Zelena. I'll catch up with you later.
–[Enchanted Forest - Past]–
The Evil Queen and Hook enter in a tavern.
Hook: So, just a man? That's the only description I get?
Evil Queen: Oh, I'm pretty sure you'll know which one I mean. Face him, and you'll prove you have what it takes to face my mother.
Hook: I'm not sure I see...
Man: Pirates ain't welcome here!
Evil Queen: Ah.
Man: Get out, pirate.
Hook: Ah. Ahh. Well, it seems we are at an impasse.
Hook is about to fight but the Evil Queen kills the man.
Evil Queen: Oh, for heaven sakes. Not him… Him.
Hook: Father?
–[Storybrooke]–
Regina and Robin joins Zelena at the Mayor’s office.
Zelena: Gina! Robbie! Come on in.
Regina: What do you think you're doing?
Zelena: At the moment, I'm trying to decide what colour would look best on your walls. I mean, my walls. Kelly? Hunter? Pistachio? Oh, my God, I just realized that all three of those work as baby names. It's all just coming together… Cheeky.
Regina: You're not moving in, sis.
Zelena: Well, perhaps I'm slightly premature, but in an hour, you'll both be dead, then everything that's yours... Will be mine. And, of course, I get the baby.
Robin: No. You see, our child deserves her best chance.
Regina: And that's not with you.
Zelena: Oh, yes. The withered knob of that sad old man. Uh, if memory serves, the last time you tried to use it, you weren't powerful enough to make it work.
Regina: If my memory serves... Last time, I didn't believe in myself. But now I do, as does everyone in this town. So, let's go somewhere, just the two of us.
———–
Regina teleports Zelena and herself at the clock tower.
Zelena: Oh, such a letdown. I thought you were gonna use the thingy.
Regina: Oh, I am. So you better hang on.
A twister appears and snuffing out Zelena.
Zelena: Aah! I am not done! You will see me again!
Regina: Somewhere over the rainbow! Enjoy Oz, Witch.
———–
Mr. Gold is watching Belle leaving the town.
———–
Emma is watching her family having a good moment at Granny’s. She lets a note.
Emma: I'm sorry. It's the only way I can make up for what I've done.
———–
Hook is watching Emma leaving Granny’s.
Nimue: You know what you need to do.
–[Enchanted Forest - Past]–
At the tavern.
Brennan: Look... I don't want any trouble, but we're closed, mate.
Hook: Why might I cause trouble? Because I'm a dirty pirate? Or because I'm a boy whose father abandoned him on the high seas?
Brennan: Killian.
Hook: Aye. But it's Captain Hook now. You once told me I had to decide what kind of man I wanted to be. Well, Father... This is who I became!
Brennan: How is this possible? I left nearly a century ago.
Hook: We both found a way to cheat death.
Brennan: That we did. Your brother?
Hook: Liam... Was not so fortunate.
Brennan: But you... Look at you. You grew up. Where have you been?
Hook: Neverland. I was biding my time until I found a way to kill myself a Crocodile. It's a tale of woe and revenge but one that you don't need to be concerned with. It's your tale that matters. So, tell me, father, where does a scoundrel like you run after he's sold his sons into servitude?!
Brennan: Oh, I'm sorry, Killian. Truly, I am. I ran. I didn't get far. Not long after I left you and Liam, I got caught and put under a sleeping curse.
Hook: A sleeping curse? How the bloody hell are you awake now?
Brennan: How does anyone break a curse? True love's kiss.
Hook: Who could ever find a way to love you?
Brennan: My nurse. I could hear her speaking... As I slumbered. Her voice was so kind, so gentle. She made me see the error of my ways… I fell in love with her. And she with me. She changed me. I just... I just... Wish... That I'd known her when we were together. You could've had the father you wanted. The father you deserved. I'm so sorry.
Hook: Where is this woman?
Brennan: A few years... After we married... She fell ill… The plague. She never recovered.
Hook: I came here to kill you, Father. Your life was the price I had to pay to finally get my revenge… But we've both lost too much.
Brennan: You're going to spare me?
Hook: In a manner of speaking. The world must believe you're dead. The Queen, everyone must think I killed you. I can secure you a letter of transit to take you far from this place. Maybe you can start again.
Brennan: You'll come with me?
Hook: No, you see, I had a love, too. And she was taken from me. You can't destroy the plague that took yours, but I can destroy the plague that took mine. I must continue on.
Brennan: I hope you find peace... Son.
Hook: We must hurry. Any delay will arouse suspicion. I'll bring the letter of transit tonight.
Brennan: Actually... Would it be possible... To bring two?
Hook: Two?
Brennan: My wife and I... We had a son.
–[Storybrooke]–
Emma comes back at her home to pick up Excalibur. Hook waited for her.
Hook: Sorry, love. But I can't let you use that sword.
Emma: Why? So you can get your precious revenge? If I do not do this, everyone I love will die.
Hook: And if you do, you'll die. Come now, hand it over. I don't want to hurt you.
Emma: Now you care what happens to me?
Hook: Like it or not, I owe you.
Emma: For what?
Hook: Well, if it weren't for what you made me, I would never have become the man I always wanted to be.
Emma: This is not who Killian wanted to be. Revenge did not matter to him.
Hook: Oh, it did. You just briefly distracted me. Well, now I can finally make the Crocodile pay.
Emma: Even if it means becoming the thing you hate? The thing you spent centuries trying to destroy?
Hook: If you didn't want me to change, you should have let me die.
Emma: I'm sorry. I couldn't watch one more person I love die.
Hook: And now, because of that, you get to watch everyone you love die.
Emma: No!
Emma attacks Hook.
Emma: I will protect my family, even if I have to kill you to do it!
Hook turns into Henry.
Henry: Mom, wait!
Emma: Henry.
He takes the sword and turns into himself.
Emma: Killian. Do not do this.
Hook: It's too late for that, Swan. Enjoy the time you have left with your family.
He disappears.
———–
At Granny’s, Mary Margaret finds Emma’s letter.
Mary Margaret: Oh, no. David?
David: What's wrong?
Mary Margaret: It's Emma.
David: We got to stop her.
Nimue: You don't have to worry. Captain Hook's already seen to that. Which means there's no way to stop your trip to the Underworld.
———–
Nimue uses her power to bring all the marked people near the pound in the park.
Regina: Henry? Are you all right?
Henry: I-I-I think so.
Mary Margaret: Neal's back at the diner!
David: Roland and the baby where are they?
Robin: They're safe. They're with the fairies. They'll take Neal, as well.
All the Dark One stand around them.
Henry: So this is really it.
Hook: I'm afraid it is, lad. Look. The S.S. Purgatory.
Charon’s boat comes.
Emma: Mom, Dad! Henry! I'm sorry! I tried!
Mary Margaret: We know. It's okay.
Regina: It's time to drop the act. You can't just sit back and watch another family be destroyed to get your revenge.
Hook: What makes you think I can't?
Regina: Because of what we swore to never speak of again. I know the real reason you don't want to talk about what you did to your father.
Hook: I believe we've already had this conversation.
Regina: But this time you're going to listen because if you don't... You're gonna regret it for the rest of your life, which, in your case, means forever. So, you have to ask yourself the same question you did that night. What kind of man do you want to be?
–[Enchanted Forest - Past]–
Hook brings the letters of transit to his father.
Liam: I'm scared, Father. I don't want to leave here in the morning.
Brennan: I know. But we'll be okay. You and I will find another home. What matters most is that we're together. We can face anything that way. Now, it's late. Close your eyes. And remember... Whenever you're scared, all you have to do is look... Inside. We're all braver than we think if we just look deep enough. Sleep tight. I'll see you in the morning, Liam.
Brennan follows Hook outside the house.
Brennan: Thank you, Killian.
Hook: You named your boy Liam. After my brother, after the son... You abandoned. Was he really that easy to replace?
Brennan: I wasn't trying to replace him. I was trying to honour him, to honour you both. So I'd remember never to make the same mistake.
Hook: No, people don't change. I saw what you said to him in there! It's the same thing you said to me! It was a lie then, and it's a lie now!
Brennan: Killian, please, it's not true. I have changed. I would never leave him.
Hook: But you would leave me.
Hook burs the letters of transit.
Brennan: Killian, please, what are you doing?!
Hook: Deciding what kind of man I want to be. You see, if the Queen discovers that I've deceived her, I might not get what I need, and I can't have that… You're just not worth it.
Hook stabs his father.
Brennan: Killian... It's never too late. You can change. Be a different man.
–[Storybrooke]–
Near the pound.
Nimue: It's time.
Emma: No, you're not taking the people I love!
Nimue strangles Emma.
Nimue: I might not be able to kill you, but I can stop you from interfering.
Hook: That's enough!
Nimue: What do you think you're doing?
Hook: Being the man I want to be.
Nimue: You can't stop us.
Hook: Yes, I can.
Hook traps all the Dark Ones in Excalibur.
Emma: Killian, you can't do this.
Hook: We both know there's no other way, love. We have to hurry. The darkness won't stay trapped in Excalibur much longer. Take it.
Emma: No!
Hook: You have to help me, Swan. Take it.
Emma: I can't. It should be me.
Hook: Your family needs you. If anyone deserves to go to the Underworld, it's me. You were right. I was weak. So let me make up for it now by being strong.
Emma: I don't want to lose you.
Hook: And I don't want to lose you. But you have to let me go. Let me die a hero! That's the man I want you to remember, please!
Emma takes Excalibur and kisses Hook.
Hook: I love you.
Emma: I love you, too.
Hook: It's okay.
Emma stabs Hook.
Hook: Aah!
The darkness leaves Emma and Hook. Excalibur is destroyed. Hook’s former cut reappears.
Hook: Aah.
Emma: Oh, no. No.
Hook falls and dies.
———–
They takes Hook ‘s body and Emma cries in Mary Margaret’s arms.
———–
At Mr. Gold’s shop.
Mr. Gold: Get out. We're closed.
Belle: Rumple?!
Mr. Gold: What are you doing here?
Belle: H-Henry called. He told me everything. You lied to me... Again.
Mr. Gold: Belle, I...
Belle kisses Mr. Gold.
Belle: For the first time, you were truly selfless. You know, I don't need to see the world to know what I want anymore… What I want is to be with you.
———–
Emma is laid on her cough and hears the sound of the dagger.
———–
Mr. Gold receives a text from Emma.
———–
Mr. Gold enters in his shop.
Mr. Gold: Now, you see. This isn't the library or Granny's or some bus station, Miss Swan. This is my shop. Unless the sign says "open"... You're not invited.
Emma: I think I was invited. I hear whispering. It's the dagger. It's calling to me.
Mr. Gold: You're upset, imagining things.
Emma: No, I'm not. It's here, isn't it? You have it, don't you?
Mr. Gold: Yes, I do.
Mr. Gold shows the dagger to Emma.
Emma: You are the Dark One… Again.
Mr. Gold: Yes. Had hoped to keep that secret. Wasn't expecting you to hear it. But then, most ex-Dark Ones are dead.
Emma: How is this possible?
Mr. Gold: When you came to me, asking for the sword, I seen an opportunity… A chance I had never imagined would present itself again. As fate would have it, a small vial of magic was close at hand. One sprinkle... And I knew I could get it all back. I turned the sword into a conduit. So that while Hook thought he was destroying the darkness, he was actually... Moving it… Channelling it someplace safe.
Emma: Into you.
Mr. Gold: He had no idea. And now... Things are as they should be.
Emma: Hook sacrificed himself, and you took that from him!
Mr. Gold: Do you honestly think that you can hurt me? I now have the combined power of every Dark One who ever lived... Including you.
Emma: You found a loophole, betrayed us all again.
Mr. Gold: It's what I do. It's the man I am.
Emma: Well, then, Dark One... Now that you have your power back... You're going to do something for me.
Mr. Gold: And why would I do anything for you?
Emma: Because I still have magic. And I'm willing to bet I can get to Belle and tell her everything before you can kill me.
Mr. Gold: Don't test me.
Emma: Don't test me. You really want to take that chance? That she will, once again... Know the kind of man you really are?
Mr. Gold: What do you want, Miss Swan?
———–
At the Charming Family’s loft.
Mary Margaret: You're going to hell?
Emma: The Underworld.
David: That's quite a distinction.
Emma: I'm getting him back. This isn't fair to Killian. Gold tricked him. Everything he gave up was based on a lie.
David: Emma, you know how this works. It's a one-for-one trade. To get him back, someone else will have to die.
Mary Margaret: And you just got back from being the Dark One. You can't give in to darkness again.
Emma: I won't. I'm giving in to love. I'm doing this right. I learned my lesson. I'm taking a page out of your book. You two share a heart. So will we.
Regina: It could work.
Emma: It will work.
Robin: Uh, forgive me if I'm missing the obvious, but, um, how does one get to the underworld?
———–
Near the pound.
Emma: Do it.
Mr. Gold cuts his hand with the dagger.
Mr. Gold: Are you sure about this?
Emma: Do it.
Mr. Gold pours a drop of his blood in the water. A fog appears, Charon’s boat comes. Emma and the other walk to it.
Emma: Hook, I will find you. I will always find you.
