–[Storybrooke]–
Snow White is sleeping with David at they’re loft. Suddenly she wakes up into the woods. The Evil Queen is here.
Evil Queen: Did I wake you? And you're so peaceful when you sleep. In fact, sleeping Snow is my favourite Snow.
Snow White: Then what do you want?
Evil Queen: Do you remember your 15th birthday? You wanted a pony. Your father bought one. A miniature horse, really… Tiny as a dog. And he had a trainer work with it for half a year. And then he brought you to the stables, to this sweet little horse. And when you went to it, it did as it had been trained and bowed its head. Another loyal subject eager to honour you. Oh, I've never seen such delight as I did on your face when that tiny horse bowed to you. "This is my perfect day," you said… Your father always made sure you got what you wanted… Plus a little bit more. Well, now I want what I've always wanted... Your heart in my hand. And since your husband has half your heart, I get that, too. You see, that's a little bit more that'll make today my perfect day.
Snow White: Regina put a protection spell on both of us the moment you rolled into town… You can't take them.
Evil Queen: Oh, did I say I would take them? No, I said you would hand them over... Willingly. And this is how I know it will happen.
The Evil Queen gives Snow White a vial.
Snow White: What is this?
Evil Queen: What do you think? Something terrible. You have 12 hours to figure it out… And follow your conscience, or the whole town gets a taste of it. And it will be their last taste of anything.
The Evil Queen leaves.
———–
Zelena is feeding Robin. The Evil Queen comes back at the farm.
Evil Queen: Well, well. Hello, there. Oh, don't you two look pretty and domestic.
Zelena: What terrible things have you been up to? You look like you're having a good day.
Evil Queen: Oh, it's a perfect day. I'm finally getting my revenge on Snow White. And Prince Farming thrown in as a bonus. Soon I'll have their little shared heart beating in the palm of my hand.
Zelena: You seem confident… Is the Dark One helping you? Is that why he dropped by yesterday?
Evil Queen: Yes. It was a... Productive conversation. Lots of give-and-take.
Zelena: What did you give, and what did he take?
Evil Queen: Oh, he wanted the Shears of Destiny, so I fished them up for him… He was grateful.
Zelena: Hmm. I'll bet.
Evil Queen: Oh, now, now, sis. Don't start insinuating anything. We're simply old friends.
Zelena: Of course. I didn't mean a thing.
Evil Queen: Well, I'd love to stay and burp the baby with you, but... I've simply got tons to do before Snow's last breath.
–[Enchanted Forest - Past]–
Snow White calls a gentleman in the forest to sell jewellery.
Snow White: Sir. Sir. Can I interest you in a piece of jewellery?
Gentleman: You don't look like a peddler.
Snow White: I'm not. There was an emergency and I've been forced to sell. That would make a lovely gift for your wife.
Gentleman: I'll give you three coppers.
Snow White: Sir, I'm sure you realize it is worth 100 times that. That is a family heirloom.
Gentleman: I only know of one family with heirlooms that valuable… What is your name?
Snow White: Three coppers would be fine, just fine… Thank you.
She runs away.
———–
David comes back home after looking for a lost lamb.
Ruth: You couldn't find the lost lamb, I see.
David: Oh, well, we found it, but it was too late. The night was just too cold.
Ruth: We can't build up the flock this way. The winters are too long and the flock is too small.
David: The weather, it will turn. And Wilby's the best tracking dog I've ever known. Mother, we'll be fine. I know what the farm means to you.
Ruth: I've been thinking about that.
David: Thinking about what?
Ruth: If we had the money to make this place a success, I'd never leave. But the way things are going, it's... Son, I know giving up isn't in your nature, but I think it's time to admit defeat and sell the farm.
———–
Snow White meets Blue into the woods.
Blue: You only got three coppers?
Snow White: He was onto me. If I'd done anything else, he would've turned me over to the Queen.
Blue: How do you know he won't anyway?
Snow White: Oh, I know his type... Corrupt and greedy. He's just happy to have gotten something of value for next to nothing. He won't tip anyone off.
Blue: I think you might be wrong about that. Run!
The Woodcutter attacks Snow White.
Snow White: Aah!
Blue attacks the Woodcutter. Snow White takes the axe and throws it on the Woodcutter. Blue grows and takes the other axe. The two women are ready to defend themselves. The Woodcutter runs away.
Blue: Who was he?
Snow White: Must be the Woodcutter... Bounty hunter who usually specializes in hunting down werewolves. That nobleman must have tipped him off about the price on my head. Blue, I can't stay here. I have to go. I'm a Princess, a princess without a Kingdom! The forest is no place for me. I have sold everything my parents gave me, and I have just enough to book passage on a boat out of here, out of her reach. Maybe the head of some allied nation will take me in.
Blue: Wait, wait! You're going right now?
Snow White: There's nothing holding me here. I'm headed to the nearest port town. I hear there's one not far from here. Longbourn.
———–
David is ready to go to Longbourn to sell the farm.
Ruth: Thank you, son. Have a safe journey.
David: Of course. I won't return until I find a buyer. Where I'm headed, it's filled with noblemen who see an opportunity. And this farm, they'll see value.
Ruth: How long will you be?
David: Not long… It's only a day's journey to Longbourn.
–[Storybrooke]–
Snow White, David, Regina, Henry, Emma and Hook are at Granny’s. They try to figure out what is in the vial.
David: If we don't give in to her, she'll use that on everyone?
Snow White: Yes.
Regina: So, what is it?
Snow White: She told me to figure it out and that if we didn't give over our hearts within 12 hours, she would use it on the whole town.
Emma’s hand is shaking.
Snow White: You okay?
Emma: No, but I have an excuse. Haven't you heard? The Evil Queen's trying to kill my parents.
David: You said we were alive and well in your vision of the future.
Emma: The Oracle said things could kind of change as we went along, but the only thing that was certain was that I died.
Regina: Speaking of death, I think I know what this is.
Regina pours a drop of water on a tree. It dies.
Henry: Whoa. What kind of potion is that?
Regina: It's not a potion. It's water.
Hook: Oh, I knew it. Never trusted the stuff. Rum would never do that.
Emma: What kind of water?
Regina: From the River of Lost Souls… Gold. She's working with Gold. He brought it back from the Underworld. And now, if you don't give her your hearts, she can destroy the whole town.
———–
Snow White and David are walking in the street.
Snow White: So many people… And if we don't sacrifice ourselves, they all die… Not to mention what happens to Emma. What if all of this just leads to her vision? What if this is just the path to our daughter's death?
David: Don't give up.
Snow White: I'm not giving up. I wouldn't give up. I will fight for her until my last breath… But what if this destiny can't be beat and we're just moving towards it? I don't know that we'll ever get back to normal… The Evil Queen's finally got us.
–[Enchanted Forest - Past]–
David and Wilby are walking into the woods to the town. Wilby finds something.
David: What did you find, Wilby? A cup. Why don't you let me hold your treasure? Come on. We got to get to Longbourn before dark.
Wilby runs to the place he found the cup.
David: Wilby! Wilby!
David runs after him.
David: Wilby! Wilby! Wilby!
David runs to a caravan.
Woodcutter: Can I help you?
David: Oh, sorry to intrude. My dog got something into his head.
Woodcutter: Say, that's my cup you have there. Went over a bump a while back and dropped it. I thought it was lost. Not good for a travelling merchant to be so careless with his goods.
David: Well, that explains it then. Wilby must've gotten the scent of it. My mother says he's a bloodhound in a sweater. Sorry it's a little battered.
Woodcutter: Oh, that's all right. Worth it to see such a fine animal like this. You are a fine little fella, aren't you? Made camp here last night so no brigands would find me.
David: Brigands?
Woodcutter: Oh, yes. I usually never travel this road alone. Say, which way are you headed?
David: To Longbourn.
Woodcutter: Fate has smiled upon our heads. That's exactly where I'm headed. Perhaps we can travel together.
David: That sounds fine.
Woodcutter: Hop on up. I'm eager to get started for the day.
———–
Blue and Snow White are walking into the woods. Blue is trying to convince Snow White to not leave the Enchanted Forest.
Blue: Do you really have to go, Princess Snow? The fairies can help you. Surely there is a way other than leaving your home.
Snow White: Home is where your family is, and by now, that's pretty much just the woman who's trying to kill me.
Blue: There's an old fairy saying. If someone believes in you, you are never alone. All the people love you.
Snow White: Love.
Blue: Love is the most powerful magic in the world.
Snow White: Really? You know that broach I sold? My father gave that to my mother because he loved her… She treasured it because it was from him. After she died, you know what he did? He gave it to Regina because he loved her, too. She treated it like trash. His love meant everything to my mother and nothing to my step-mother. See, love doesn't hold its value. The only thing that's maintained its value this entire time is the broach, and I can't afford to invest in anything less. This? This can buy me something that can actually change my life... A ticket out of here.
Snow White holds Blue.
Snow White: Goodbye, Blue.
Blue: Be careful. Danger can look harmless at first.
–[Storybrooke]–
Emma and her family are at her place with Belle.
Emma: You don't seem shocked that Gold brought some of this back and gave it to the Queen.
Belle: I'm not. He's not acting like the man he could be. I wish I could help. But I-I've looked through all my books for any information on... On how to neutralize water from the River of Souls, but I'm afraid there's nothing… I'll keep looking.
Belle leaves. The Mother Superior enters.
Mother Superior: I'm sorry to interrupt. I came quickly as I could. David called and told me what happened.
Snow White: Can you help?
Mother Superior: Unfortunately, I don't have a way to counteract the Lost Souls water.
David: So we either let the whole town die, or the Evil Queen gets exactly what she's always wanted.
Mother Superior: Maybe. But there is a bit of magic that just might be powerful enough to imprison the Evil Queen… It's a sapling.
David: A baby tree?
Mother Superior: It was created by the first spark of a true love. It's incredibly rare.
Hook: Have you got one?
Mother Superior: We had one, back in the Enchanted Forest. We assumed that it was left behind in the curse, but now we think it might be lost somewhere here in Storybrooke.
Emma: There has to be some, like, magical way to find it, right?
Mother Superior: There is... A spell that could point the way with a sort of beacon. But it wouldn't be visible just to us. If Gold or the Queen or even Zelena saw it, they would know exactly what it was.
David: And then we'd have a race on our hands.
Regina: Maybe not.
Emma: What?
Regina: The Evil Queen and Gold's alliance, there, um, may be more to it than business… Rumple and I... There was always a certain amount of chemistry.
Emma: Regina, oh, my God.
Regina: I know. I... know. Nothing ever happened. But I think we can use this to our advantage.
Regina writes a note.
———–
Zelena receives the note.
Zelena: Thanks for the special delivery.
———–
Zelena enters in Mr. Gold’s shop.
Zelena: Hello?
———–
The Evil Queen and Mr. Gold are kissing.
Evil Queen: Maybe we should take this someplace more comfortable.
Zelena: Yes. Like a bed of lies.
———–
Zelena is turning green.
Zelena: Just let me past.
Evil Queen: No, we need to talk.
Zelena: I don't think so. I saw what you wanted me to see.
Evil Queen: I didn't want you to see it.
Zelena: You lied to me.
Evil Queen: Only because I knew you'd be jealous.
Zelena: I'm not jealous, not of you. Not ever.
Evil Queen: Really? Well, then what's wrong with your neck? Growing moldy?
Zelena: We were supposed to be a team. No secrets. Spa days and sisterhood. We were gonna run over this town together. And now what? He's riding on your handlebars and I'm just sitting in the sidecar?
Mr. Gold: You need to calm down… What's this?
Zelena: Ask her. She wrote it. Wanted to rub my nose in it.
Evil Queen: I didn't write this.
Mr. Gold: No. Someone with your handwriting did.
Evil Queen: Regina.
Mr. Gold: We're being played.
———–
The Mother Superior casts a spell to find the sapling on the docks.
Mother Superior: There, where the light has landed. That's where you'll find the sapling.
David: Regina can magic Snow and me out there to find it. We just need to figure out where we're gonna put the Evil Queen once we've got her.
Regina: My vault. I've taken all the blood magic off the locks, so it should hold her. But there's still a lot of dangerous stuff in there.
Emma: Hook and I can pack it all up.
David: All right, let's go.
Emma: Dad, just be careful, okay?
David: Don't worry. I'm in good company.
–[Enchanted Forest - Past]–
David and the Woodcutter are walking into the forest.
David: I didn't think we'd break so soon.
Woodcutter: Oh, my poor old horse needs a good many breaks. And I like to take a look at the local scenery. Don't think Wilby's complaining, either. Drink up. No more breaks after this. We can make it all the way to Longbourn in one leg.
David: Thanks.
David doesn’t feel alright.
Woodcutter: You all right, mate? Oh, mate, you shouldn't take drinks from strangers.
David falls asleep.
Woodcutter: He's just sleeping. And I have a fun game for you and me to play in the meantime.
———–
Snow White is walking into the woods. She hears a noise and takes a rock. It’s Wilby.
Snow White: Oh, hey. Where did you come from?
Woodcutter: I see you met my friend.
Snow White: The Woodcutter. How did you find me?
Woodcutter: You're nothing but a lost Princess. And I came across an excellent sheep dog. They're great at finding strays. They just need to get a scent.
Snow White spits on the Woodcutter.
Woodcutter: Oh, come on. I'm not gonna kill you. I'm just gonna take you to the queen and get a reward… She'll kill you.
–[Storybrooke]–
Snow White, Regina and David are looking for the sapling.
Snow White: Look. There.
David: That's where the beacon hit. Come on.
Snow White: Hey, you know where we are?
David: Yeah. Where you found me during the curse, when I wandered out of the hospital… Where you saved me.
Snow White: What are the chances?
David: Think it's a sign?
Snow White: I think... I don't know what to believe anymore. Except that it's good to be on an adventure with you again.
David: It's always good.
Regina: Hey, lovebirds. Found something.
Regina makes appears a pickaxe and drills the ground.
Regina: Here.
David: It's a trap door.
David opens the trap doors.
Regina: You ready?
Snow White: Always.
Regina: Then hang on.
Regina teleports the three of them in the hole.
———–
Hook and Emma are in Regina’s vault.
Hook: What is adder's fork?
Emma: Snake's tongue. There was some of that in the thing I had to drink to find Aladdin.
Hook: And you kiss me with that mouth?
Emma: Let's get this up to Henry so he can pack the Bug before the new tenant comes.
Hook: Wait, wait, wait, wait, Hang on, hang on. Look at me, look at me… You're worried about your parents, and that's making this worse, but they're gonna be all right… They're gonna find that magic little baby tree thing and defeat the Evil Queen.
Emma: They're gonna find that magic little tree thing?
Hook: Yeah, that's right.
Emma: What if they don't? What if the Evil Queen gets there first and I'm not ready for a fight?
Hook: All right. Come here… Sit down… I borrowed Henry's book… I wanted to tell you a story.
Emma: Killian...
Hook: Shh, shh, shh. Shush, shush, shush. It's story time.
Emma: Okay.
Hook: Once upon a time, the Evil Queen vowed to kill Snow White and separate these two… But no matter what she tried, they always found each other… And then... They found you… And you inherited the strength of that love. So then, even when they couldn't find each other, you made sure they did… True love can break any curse, and so can you because that's what you're made of. You are the Saviour because you were born of their love. And they're in love today because you brought them together. You... You can overcome these visions. You can overcome anything… Now remember who you are… The product of true love.
–[Enchanted Forest - Past]–
David wakes up.
David: Gabriel.
———–
Wilby leads David to the Woodcutter’s caravan. Snow White is inside.
David: Hello? Is anyone in there?
Snow White: Yes! The Woodcutter locked me in!
David: Big lock on the door.
Snow White: The Woodcutter will be back any second. If he catches you, he'll kill you. You need to go!
David hits the lock with a rock.
Snow White: Oh!
–[Storybrooke]–
David, Regina and David find the baby tree into the mine.
David: There it is.
Regina: Get it.
Snow White and David take the sapling. Snow White and David’s memories come out.
Snow White: Follow me!
David: Snow!
Snow White: Aren't you a real Prince Charming.
David: You... You saved me.
Snow White: I thought I'd lost you forever.
Lancelot: May the love between you always be strong, true, and eternal.
David: If you need anything, I will always find you.
Snow White: Do you promise?
David: I do.
Snow White: Knowing you believe in me means I'm not alone… Come back to me.
They return to the reality.
Snow White: What was that?
David: The sapling.
Snow White: Blue said that it was created from true love. Maybe that's just what it does... Shows you your own true love?
David: As if we needed reminding.
Snow White: David, how much did you see?
Regina: There was something I couldn't quite... This is really sweet, but can we please go and defeat someone? We don't have long.
The Evil Queen appears.
Evil Queen: So true. Time flies.
She takes the sapling.
Snow White: You've won nothing. That sapling is made of pure love. It won't work for you.
Evil Queen: Oh, won't it? Hmm. Well, maybe it just needs a firm hand.
The Evil Queen breaks the slapping.
Evil Queen: Oh, dear. Well, maybe it can be repaired… Oh. Maybe not. Do you want to beat the rush and hand those hearts over now?
David: No, no. We still have some time.
Evil Queen: True. Read a book, pick a flower, rage, rage against the dying of the light. Just do it quickly… I'll see you at the cemetery soon enough… It's a good place for endings.
———–
David and Snow White are at the loft.
David: Granny says Neal's doing fine.
Snow White: She's good with him. He's got a lot of people who love him.
David: Mm.
Snow White: David, we don't have much time… And we have no choice. The town, we can't... We can't let it die.
David: I know.
Snow White: She's going to have our hearts, after all these years. I have no idea what she's gonna do with them.
David: If only we had... Saved the sapling. I mean, did you feel the power in it?
Snow White: Yes. And I keep thinking of everything it showed us, all those memories.
David: Did you hear in the flashes, "Knowing you believe in me, that means I'm not alone"? It's still true.
Snow White: David… That was a memory, but... It was my memory.
David: What?
Snow White: Think about it. Every moment we saw was a memory we shared, except that one… The... The words, handing over the coins. You weren't even there for that.
David: No. You weren't. Or were you?
–[Enchanted Forest - Past]–
David continues to hit the lock.
Snow White: It's no use! Run away before it's too late!
The Woodcutter attacks David.
Woodcutter: Aah!
David and the Woodcutter fight. David is about to loose but Snow White holds the axe.
Snow White: Get him!
David kills the Woodcutter.
David: We did it… Let's get you out of there.
Snow White: Wait! Don't.
David: No, it's okay. You'll be sa...
Snow White: Yes, but it's your safety that should concern you. I, uh... I've made some enemies… If you see my face, there will be a target on your back.
David: Okay… As you wish. After I'm gone, you can let yourself out.
Snow White: Thank you.
David: What are you doing out here alone in the woods?
Snow White: Oh... Trying to survive, and not doing a very good job of it.
David: Well, I'm impressed. You're very resourceful.
Snow White: I don't know about that… Wh-What were you doing on this road?
David: I was headed to Longbourn to sell my mother's farm… I'm afraid we need the money.
Snow White: I have money.
David: What?
Snow White: Yeah, I was going to... Never mind. You should have it, uh, as a reward for rescuing me.
David: No, I can't accept it. Surely whatever you needed it for, you still do.
Snow White: Maybe not. Maybe I am resourceful. There's a... a pretty corrupt nobleman who rides his carriage through my territory a lot… It just might happen that some of his fine cash is liberated as he passes through. I'll find a way.
David: Sounds dangerous. You sure you want to do it alone?
Snow White: I don't feel so alone right now… Knowing you believe in me means I'm not alone.
Snow White gives David the money. When they touch their hands, a light appears and the sapling grows.
–[Storybrooke]–
The people of Storybrooke are at the cemetery.
Evil Queen: People of Storybrooke… My people. I'm so glad you accepted my invitation because this is about you. If Snow White doesn't show up in the next five minutes, I'm going to share a little treat with you all. A taste of water from the River of Lost Souls.
Zelena goes to speak with Belle.
Zelena: Looks like you don't have to worry about that blasted river water, do you? Not since your husband struck a deal with the Evil Queen.
Belle: I don't care about the deals that my husband makes.
Zelena: Are you sure? I mean, wouldn't like to know the rest of what those two have been up to?
Regina comes.
Regina: You ready?
Emma: I actually am.
Regina: All right.
Emma: It's time.
Regina and Emma are about to attack the Evil Queen When Snow White and David come.
Snow White: Wait!
Evil Queen: Well, well, well. Look who's right on time. I should've known you'd show up. Even without your precious sapling.
Snow White: We don't have the sapling, but we don't need it. It's done its work. We know our love is more powerful than anything you can throw at us.
David: And to save the people of Storybrooke, we're willing to do what you ask. It's a sacrifice we need to make.
Snow White: We're going to do the right thing.
Emma: Dad, Mom?
Snow White: Emma, most people go through life never knowing where their paths will take them, but somehow we always do. It's always to each other and then back to you.
Regina: Are you sure?
David: Yes. Lift the protection spell.
Regina lifts the protection spell on Snow White and David’s heart. The Evil Queen rips the heart out their chest.
Evil Queen: I've dreamt of this moment for so long, Snow White. I'd wake up still feeling the grit of your crushed heart clinging to my palms. But that ending isn't poetic enough, is it? I want to give you... My pain... The pain of being alone… And since I couldn't quite accomplish that by killing you... I've come up with something much more cruel.
The Evil Queen gives the heart back. Snow White falls asleep.
David: A sleeping curse? That's never kept us apart before.
Evil Queen: This one has a little twist.
The Evil Queen teleports Snow White.
Evil Queen: You say you always find her. Well, start looking, Shepherd. And let's see what happens when you do.
The Evil Queen leaves.
———–
Mr. Gold is looking the ultrasound picture of his son. Belle enters in the shops.
Mr. Gold: Belle. I've been meaning to thank you for this.
Belle: Zelena told me about you and the Evil Queen.
Mr. Gold: Well, then. I know it's trite to say it doesn't mean anything.
Belle: Oh, I-I don't care about what you do right now or with whom you do it. But she also told me about the shears. Now, that... That I do care about. She said that you're going to use them on our son the first moment you can, the moment that he's born, to cut him off from his future. Well, I won't allow that. You don't get to tamper with his life just to keep him from hating you. I forbid it.
Mr. Gold: Look... The things I do, they're driven by the love of my son.
Belle: That excuse, that... That doesn't work anymore. If you were pure evil, like the Queen, then maybe I could forgive you because that's all you could be… But you... You do feel love, and you could be a good man if you tried. You want your son's love. Don't take it… Be worthy of it.
Mr. Gold: And what if I fail?
Belle: Listen to yourself. That's just you all over, isn't it? Afraid of failing. That's worse than being evil. That's... That's just being too weak to be good.
Belle leaves.
Mr. Gold: Zelena.
———–
David and Emma are looking for Snow White at the loft.
David: Snow! Snow? The woods. Where she sent her before.
———–
David drives to the woods.
———–
David runs to Snow White. Emma drives behind him..
———–
David finds Snow White. Emma and the other come..
Emma: Dad!
Regina: I don't think a kiss is going to do it this time.
Emma: Just let him try.
David kisses Snow White. She opens her eyes.
Regina: How about that.
David falls asleep.
Emma: Dad!
Snow White: David? David? What happened? What did she do?
Regina: She put a sleeping curse on your heart, the heart you share. So now you share the curse. When one of you is awake, the other will be asleep. So, as long as the curse is unbroken...
Snow White: Then we'll never be together.
