From 4.05 "Breaking Glass", in flashback, Young Emma, Young Ella and Young Lily were running from Lily's father's car.
Freya/Priscilla: (voice over) "Previously on Worlds Colliding (Once Upon a Time)."
Young Emma looked at Young Lily. "I'm Emma, by the way. This is my sister, Ella."
Young Lily shook their hands. "Lily."
From 4.18 "Heart of Gold", on the phone, Zelena spoke to the others. "While your precious Robin and Derek think it's Derek's wide eyed ex, it's actually been Faye the entire time."
From 4.18 "Heart of Gold", in Neal's apartment, Zelena poured a potion onto Faye's hand.
Zelena: (voice over from 4.18 Heart of Gold) "I cooked up a surprise for Derek, Saphira and Faye."
Faye pulled her hand back in pain, gasping. "Mother, what the hell did you just do?"
Gold looked at the others. "One phone call from me, and your beloved Derek and Robin die at the hands of Zelena. Faye is still just as insane. And Faye can still suffer just as much s Derek, Robin and Roland."
From 4.17, 4.18 & 4.19, there were flashes of Freya and Jefferson struggling to control their madness, and flashes of Grace losing control of her powers.
Gold: (voice over from 4.18 Heart of Gold) "Freya, Jefferson and Grace will continue to lose control to Cilla and Jefferson's madness, to Grace's Illusionist powers, until they stand down from my plan."
From 4.17, 4.18 & 4.19, there were flashes of Gold completing the link reversal spell on Lisa and Blake to Dark Bringer and Light Being, and how much they had both changed since it began.
Gold: (voice over from 4.18 Heart of Gold) "To use Blake's darkness to turn Lisa completely dark so she can do what I need her to."
From 4.19 "Sympathy for the De Vil", in the woods, Alcina, Regina, the Matthews and Belle confronted Gold. Regina was holding Belle's heart.
"This was Belle's idea," Tori told him.
"So that's why we found a spell that could make her stop loving you," Mathias told her.
Alcina walked closer to give Gold a cold look. "So I'm headed to New York now. With Tori, Saphira and Mathias. And if you breathe one word of this to Zelena, or if you have whoever you have looking after Faye to kill her, Robin or Derek or Roland, you won't have anyone left to love you."
From 4.19 "Sympathy for the De Vil", in the Hatter House, Freya was explaining. "Mathias if Maleficent's son. Saphira and Faye are her granddaughters. Tori's her daughter-in-law."
From 4.17 "Best Laid Plans", in the dining room of the Hatter House, Maleficent looked at the Matthews. "Saphira, Tori, I was warned that Mathias and Lily being around each other could have dangerous effects on all the darkness inside each other, but if he was having such a tough time controlling his inner darkness before he had you two, what do you think Lily has been going through this entire time, alone?"
From 4.17 "Best Laid Plans", in the street, David looked at Snow. "Lisa is strong enough as a Light Bringer who can't physically harm anyone because of how pure she is, but if they turn her dark, and switch her light for Blake's darkness, then she will be nearly unstoppable. Someone as pure as Lisa will not be able to handle Blake's darkness for long before she does something we'll all regret."
From 4.19 "Sympathy for the De Vil", on the cliff, Cruella had used her power to turn Dragon!Saphira and Dragon!Mathias against the others, threatening Henry.
Snow: (voice over from 4.19 Sympathy for the De Vil) "Cruella can't kill anyone? She's defenseless."
Lisa used magic to push Cruella away from Henry. Due to the cliff shaking because of Grace's magic, Cruella fell off the cliff, falling to her death with a scream.
David: (voice over from 4.19 Sympathy for the De Vil) "The others don't know. Which means Gold wants Lisa to..."
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Flashback
Enchanted Forest
Night - Vault
Apprentice walked down the stairs toward the last Enchantress and Illusionist, the ones who had locked Isaac away.
"What brings you here?" Enchantress asked.
"The Author, he has violated the rules," Apprentice answered. "He has changed things. The Savior and Protector, he made me channel their potential for darkness into Maleficent's children. There must be a way to undo it."
Illusionist shook her head in answer. "I'm afraid not. What's done is done, Apprentice."
"But what now of the children, their fates?" Apprentice asked.
"Remain entwined, as they always were and always shall be," Enchantress answered.
Apprentice sighed. "Of course."
"Our concern now is the Author," Illusionist told him. "We will take care of that. Our mistake will be rectified. He will be put away, where he can no longer alter our world, only record what happens."
"We must see to it that there is no more damage," Enchantress told them. "The Author must never be allowed to toy with fate again."
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Now
Storybrooke
Day - Cemetery
At Cruella's funeral, Isaac put the napkin from Murray's stained with her lipstick on her coffin. "I'll miss her. Furs and all, I'll miss her. She was good to me, in her way, made me who I am."
Gold walked closer. "Well, someone had to die at the Bringer's hands, to turn her from Light to Dark. I never knew that Grace would be partially responsible for it, though."
"Did this have to happen?" Isaac asked.
"We won't have what we need to rewrite the book, to secure our happy endings, until Lisa has completed her journey," Gold pointed out. "She's taken the first step down a dark path, and we have to make sure she stays on it, for both our sakes."
Gold looked across the cemetery toward where Freya was standing. Freya was glaring at her father angrily, turning to leave.
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Granny's Diner
The heroes were gathered.
"I'm going after Gold," Jefferson told them. "He made this happen. He needs to answer for it."
"Careful, Jefferson," Killian warned. "Don't go off half-cocked, nearly mad with insanity."
"Hook's right," David agreed. "Jefferson, Gold wants you and Freya to go completely insane, make Grace lose complete control, and make Lisa lose herself to Blake's darkness."
Freya shook her head in anger. "Yeah, well, it's working. That doesn't mean he's gonna get what he's after."
"Do I wish I could change what I did to Cruella?" Lisa asked. "Yes, but that's regret, not darkness."
"What we did," Grace corrected. "Cruella wouldn't have fallen off that cliff if my powers weren't out of control."
"Grace, Lisa, it's not your fault," Ella told them. "Either one of you."
"Anyway, I think we've all done things we regret," Rose told them. "I may not have done something bad, but I know one thing that I definitely regret. And it's letting you guys talk me into letting out that damn Author in the first place."
"So that Gold couldn't make you do it," Henry replied. "We were protecting you, Rose."
"Right now, we need to focus on one thing," Ella told them. "How to keep Gold and the Author from causing any more damage."
Maleficent walked in. "I might be able to help with that." Tori, Saphira and Mathias were a little awkward to see her for the first since she had revealed to them that they were family. Everyone else looked from them to Mal awkwardly. "It now appears we have a common foe, Rumplestiltskin."
"He resurrected you," David told her.
"To help himself, not me," Maleficent told them. "Cruella's death only confirmed that."
"Oh, now you want to turn on him before he turns on you," Killian told her. "Well, you certainly sound like the Matthews. Now I see where Mathias, Saphira and Faye got it from when they were all villains. Even Tori."
"Shut up, Hook," Mathias replied.
Saphira, Tori, Lisa and Blake smirked. Maleficent chuckled.
Regina looked at Mal. "I knew Gold couldn't keep the Dragon on her leash for long."
"What do you want?" Snow asked.
"Nothing from you," Maleficent answered. "But from my family, I know Tori, Saphira and Mathias are leaving soon to look for Faye, Derek, Robin and the little boy to bring them back to safety. I want you to look for my daughter."
"Mathias's sister?" Blake asked. "Saphira and Faye's aunt. Tori's sister in law?"
"She's alive?" Snow asked.
"Yes," Maleficent answered. "She survived the journey to this land, the journey you sent her on."
"What do you know about her?" Mathias asked.
"Just what the Dark One showed me," Maleficent answered. "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."
Emma and Ella realized who they were talking about, in shock. "No."
"Ella?" Killian asked. "Emma? What is it?"
Emma and Ella couldn't answer. Emma stood, walking away.
Ella stood, taking Mathias's arm. "Mathias? Can I see something?"
"Bloody hell are you doing?" Mathias asked.
Ella looked for marks on Mathias's arm, finding a star like mark on his hand like the one that Lily had on her wrist, in shock.
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Flashback - 1999
Mankato, Minnesota
Day - Foster Home
Young Emma, Young Ella and their foster family were preparing for vacation.
A boy named Max complained to his brother Zach. "Mom said I could have it!"
"No, she didn't," Zach told him.
Young Emma was searching through things. "Flashlight, batteries, canteen."
"I want it," Max told his brother.
"I want it, too," Zach replied.
Young Ella was helping Young Emma look for supplies. "Matches."
The mother Katie stopped the two boys from fighting. "Both of you stop it."
The father named Bill walked over to the Swan girls. "How's the checklist going, girls?"
"Good, I think," Young Ella answered. "Uh, what's 'G.O.R.P.'?"
"'Good Old Raisins and Peanuts'," Katie answered. "It's trail mix."
"Haven't you ever been camping before?" Zach asked.
"We've never even been on a vacation before," Young Emma answered.
Bill gave Zach a look. "Not everyone was lucky enough to grow up the way that you and your brother have. Emma, Ella, we're just happy that you're gonna spend your first family vacation with us."
Young Ella nodded. "So am I. Oh, Emma, we almost forgot sleeping bags."
Young Emma snapped her fingers. "Right. Come on, help me get them."
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Garage
Young Emma and Young Ella were searching for sleeping bags, hearing a noise, finding Young Lily.
"Emma, Ella, wait," Young Lily told them.
"Lily?" Young Ella asked. "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," Young Lily told them.
"What's wrong?" Young Emma asked. "What happened?"
Young Lily shook her head. "Emma, Ella, it's bad. I know I've lied to you before, but I really need your help."
"Why should we trust you now?" Young Emma asked.
"Because I am in big trouble," Young Lily answered. "You once said we'd be friends forever. Did you mean it? 'Cause I did."
Bill walked in. "Ella? Emma? Who's this?"
"This is... Lily," Young Ella answered. "Our friend."
"You never told me that you had friends in the neighborhood," Bill told them.
"My foster family just moved here," Young Lily told him. "I thought I would surprise them."
Bill nodded. "Ah, well, Lily, would you like to join us for dinner?"
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Now
Storybrooke
Day - Sheriff's Station
Emma was sitting at a desk.
Regina joined her. "Ain't fate a bitch? You and Ella know this girl? How?"
"She was our friend," Emma answered.
"Oh, the one you told me about," Regina realized. "Who you said you pushed away?"
Emma nodded. "How is this possible? Of all the kids in the world, the one Ella and I end up friends with is the one our parents banished, and the way that we met Mathias in the Enchanted Forest after falling through Jefferson's hat and making sure he was brought to Storybrooke to reunite with Tori and Saphira, and then everything with Faye..."
"It was like fate," Regina finished. "Emma, there are powers beyond our understanding, and your parents messed with them."
"So the only friend Ella and I ever had wasn't even our friend by choice," Emma told her.
Regina sighed. "I know, it hurts, doesn't it? I've been there, too."
"Yeah?" Emma asked.
Regina gave her a look. "You think it was a coincidence that I just so happened to adopt the grandchildren to the Dark One, Snow and David, nephew and niece to Alcina, Freya, Jefferson, you Emma, Grace's cousins, and Ella's kids? Our actions are our own, but fate pushes us."
Emma considered this seriously.
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Road
Alcina and the Matthews were already starting to head out of town, but they were stopped by the Hatters, getting out of the car, sighing.
"What do you think you're doing?" Saphira asked.
Blake smiled innocently. "We're going with you. Surprise."
"Why?" Mathias asked.
"Because last time we decided to bring darkness into town, didn't turn out very well for us, did it?" Jefferson asked sarcastically. "Lisa and Blake are going with you. Not me, Freya and Grace."
"Plus, this way, they can be far away from Papa in a land without magic," Freya told them. "They'll be safer."
Lisa smirked. "Also see the Daphira reunion."
"Daphira?" Alcina repeated.
Lisa held out one hand. "Derek." She held the other. "Saphira." She put her hands together, smiling. "Daphira."
Blake nodded. "Plus, this way, I can finally meet Faye."
"No, you're not going," Tori told them. "It could be dangerous out there. There's no magic to protect you."
"They're going," Grace told them. "They can't be in this town without Grandpa getting to them. Please take them with you."
"We're not taking no for an answer," Lisa told them.
Freya gave her a look. "Lisa. What she's trying to say is please." She sighed worriedly. "Ally. Tori, Saphira, Mathias. Please. So that they're safe from Papa."
"You guys have to go to New York to rescue Robin, Derek, Faye and Roland anyway," Grace told them. "And you're also going to find Lily. We can redeem all of us if you take Lisa and Blake with you and show Grandpa that he's wrong about Lisa. That he can't change her."
"What, like a road trip?" Alcina asked.
Jefferson shrugged. "Well, if that's what you want to call it. How about we make today the day we all beat fate?"
Alcina and the Matthews gave in, nodding.
"Get your stuff ready," Saphira told them. "We'll be on the move soon."
Lisa and Blake nodded in agreement.
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Gold's Car
Gold was sitting in his car.
Isaac got into the passenger seat. "You're letting them leave town?"
"For our purposes, where the Light Bringer turns dark is of little consequence," Gold told him. "I'm confident everyone's latest mission will darken her heart faster than we ever could. Not to mention the darkness Mathias and Saphira will both feel when they're around Lilith, and Faye being around her, for that matter. Tori and Alcina and Blake are certainly going to have their hands full." He saw Belle and Will walking together. "Now, if you'll excuse me, there's something I need to take care of."
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Street
Alcina, Matthews, Lisa and Blake were saying goodbye to everyone briefly.
"You guys be good," Alcina told them. "We'll see you when we get back."
"Be careful," Killian warned. "As someone who started on the side of good and went dark, take my advice. Vengeance is tempting. The darkness always is."
"Thanks for caring for us so much, Hook," Blake told him. "We know that the only reason why Gold could take your heart in the first place was because you were trying to save me and Lisa from being locked in the hat, so thanks."
Killian smirked, nodding.
Mathias smirked sarcastically. "Aw. Looks like Hook does care after all."
"Shut up, Mathias," Killian replied.
The others smirked. Ella smiled slightly, wrapping an arm around Killian, who also wrapped an arm around her, as she laid her head on his shoulder.
Henry and Lisa embraced for the short goodbye.
"Resist it," Henry told her. "The black in your hair, the darkness in you right now does not define who you are. You have everything to live for right here. You have Aunt Freya, Uncle Jefferson, Grace, Blake, Rose..."
"You," Lisa told him.
Henry smiled. "Me. And I have you. Use whatever it takes to stay true to you, Lisa."
Lisa chuckled. "Thank you, Henry."
Henry and Lisa kissed goodbye for now, embracing again.
Rose smirked, clapping. "All right. Light Believer. Grace and I've been waiting for a moment like this for what feels like forever."
"Is everyone giving names now?" Blake asked. "That started with me, but I will give you that one, Rose, since it's a good one."
Rose smiled. "Thanks, Blake."
Alcina embraced both her sisters. "Gina. Cilla."
"Take care of yourself, Ally," Regina told her. "Be careful out there with Zelena and whoever's out there to kill Faye, Derek, Robin and Roland."
Freya sighed shakily. "And take care of Lisa and Blake for us."
Alcina nodded reassuringly. "Take care of yourselves. Gina, Rose, please make sure that Cilla and Jefferson don't lose it, and that Grace's powers don't get out of control."
Rose nodded. "You got it, Aunt Ally."
"We don't need babysitters," Jefferson told them.
Alcina gave a hug to Henry, Rose and Grace as well. The Matthews waved.
Snow walked closer worriedly. "Mathias--"
"I just found out that my mother is Maleficent, who is grandmother to Saphira and Faye, mother in law to Tori, and that Faye is alive, still insane, being threatened by my sister-in-law's husband, while Saphira's boyfriend Derek and his family are also being threatened, also finding out I have a sister," Mathias told them. "Forgive me if all I want to do is get out of this town and find my sister and save Faye, Derek, Robin and Roland."
David nodded sadly. "Of course. We just wanted to tell you we're sorry."
"Blake?" Ella asked. "Did you get what you needed?"
Blake pulled out two scrolls. "I'm not going into a land without magic without bringing something of our own. The scrolls that helped me and Mother come to this town in the first place, in case we have any trouble getting through the cloak put around this town."
Emma nodded. "Sounds good."
Blake looked at his family worriedly. "Are you sure you guys are gonna be okay without us?"
"Don't worry about us," Freya told them.
"Yeah, plus, we're the adults," Jefferson told them. "It's our job being worried about you."
"Technically, Blake and I are the Divine Pair, so it's, like, our real job/destiny to worry about all of you," Lisa replied.
They chuckled.
Grace held Blake and Lisa in a tight embrace, who both chuckled. "Just be careful out there, okay?"
"We will," Blake answered.
Freya and Jefferson embraced Grace, Blake and Lisa. The others smiled at the sight of their family still as close as can be even with all of the damage going on inside themselves.
"We'll take care of them," Tori promised. "Let's get out of here."
Emma's phone beeped.
"What is it?" Rose asked. "Aunt Emma? Something on Lily?"
"Yeah," Emma answered. "One of our contacts found an address. But it's five years old."
Ella looked at the message.
"Ella?" Killian asked. "What is it?"
"This is in Lowell, Massachusetts, which is less than 30 miles outside of Boston, which is where Emma and I lived five years ago," Ella answered. "Lily, Emma and I grew up in Minnesota, separated as kids, and ended up living less than an our apart as adults?"
Snow sighed. "Fate. You're connected. It's been pushing you together."
"It may have been pushing us together as kids, but..." Ella trailed off, sighing. "Last time Emma and I saw her, we're the ones who pushed her away."
Rose frowned. "What exactly happened between you two and her?"
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Flashback - 1999
Mankato, Minnesota
Night - Foster Home - Dining Room
The foster family and Young Lily were having dinner.
Bill was giving prayer. "We are thankful Lily could join us to be our guest, and let these gifts to us be blessed. Amen."
The others spoke together. "Amen."
Katie looked at Young Lily. "Sorry about the takeout, but with all the packing..."
Young Lily smiled. "Hey, I love it. The whole vibe. Homework, chore wheel, house rules. Like Norman Rockwell blew up in this place... Ella and Emma seem really lucky to have ended up with you guys."
Bill chuckled. "Well, we are lucky to have Ella and Emma in our family."
Max noticed Young Lily's scar. "What's that?"
Bill gave him a look. "Max. That's not polite."
"It's okay," Young Lily assured. "It's just a birthmark."
"So, Lily, tell us, how did you, Ella and Emma meet?" Katie asked. "It was a group home?"
Young Lily nodded. "Uh, yeah, back in Falcon Heights. We hit it right off. Best friends forever."
"It's a shame you three were split up," Bill told them.
Young Lily looked at the Swans. "Yeah, Ella and Emma were the first people who ever really understood me, you know? Like we were meant to come into each other's lives."
"Can, uh, we get seconds?" Young Emma asked.
"Max, can you pass me the gravy, please?" Bill asked.
The three girls stood, leaving the room.
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Kitchen
The three girls walked in.
Young Emma looked at Young Lily. "What are you doing?"
"Making a good impression," Young Lily answered.
"By lying to our foster parents about how we met?" Young Ella asked.
"Would you rather I told them the truth, that you were shoplifting pop tarts and I was giving you tips?" Young Lily replied.
"We were hungry, and--" Young Emma started. "I mean, that's not the point. We're finally in a good situation. I don't want you to mess it up for us."
Young Lily nodded. "Yeah. No, it's nice here."
Woman: (on TV) "In skyline, a local tom thumb robbed by two armed assailants is the subject of an intense police investigation. Both suspects had their faces obscured by masks. If you have any information, please call the Mankato we-tip hotline."
Young Emma and Young Ella could see that Young Lily was one of the masked people on the surveillance footage on the TV, looking at her in shock.
Young Lily was worried. "I can explain."
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Now
Lowell, Massachusetts
Day - Apartment Building - Hallway
Matthews, Alcina, Lisa and Blake were exploring the building.
"Why did Regina force me to help her go through the trouble of creating Storybrooke when she could have used my power to curse everyone to live here?" Lisa asked.
Mathias knocked on a door.
A landlord walked closer. "Yeah?"
"Oh, sorry to disturb you," Mathias told him. "We're just looking for Lilith Page. Is she around?"
The landlord shook his head. "No, she ain't around. Not for years."
"You know where she moved?" Saphira asked.
"Guys, she ain't moving nowhere," the landlord told them. "She's dead."
"What?" Saphira asked in shock.
"Car wreck a couple years back," the landlord told them. "Pretty sure she was drunk. Not that anyone missed her. I mean, she was a weird one. Kept to herself. 'Course, she had one of those personalities that you wanted to stay far away from. A real loser."
Mathias pushed the landlord against the wall angrily. "She was my sister."
Tori pulled him away worriedly. "Mathias. Mathias! Mathias, hey. It's not worth it." Mathias let go of the man, letting him fall. Tori stepped over to Mathias worriedly, gently guiding a hand along his arm, singing softly to help him calm down, making sure he was fine. Mathias relaxed, sighing heavily, leaning his head on hers, closing his eyes. They sighed in relief. "Hey. You okay?"
"I'm fine, Tori," Mathias told her. "I'm absolutely fine."
Mathias walked away. The others exchanged a surprised look.
"Mal told Tori, Saphira and Mathias about the dangers of Saphira, Faye, Mathias and Lily being around each other," Alcina told them. "That they would both be darker than they'd ever been because of four sets of darkness between them."
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Storybrooke
Gold's Pawnshop
Belle was with Will. "So, uh, you sure you don't mind? David and Mary Margaret just need me to watch the baby for bit." She kissed him. "Bye."
Belle left.
Gold showed himself to Will. "When you walk into a man's home, you should ask if you've been invited."
"If you've come here to hurt me, you best get on with it," Will told him. "But I warn you, I'm scrappy."
"All right, scrappy," Gold replied. "Believe it or not, you may be of some use to me. You're a thief, and I need something stolen."
"And what might that be?" Will asked.
"Belle's heart," Gold answered.
Will tilted his head. "Already in the process of doing that. Sorry, mate."
Gold glared at him. "As close as you think you have grown to my wife, you're clearly not close enough to realize the truth. Her heart is gone."
Will frowned. "You mean it was ripped out of her chest? Who the bloody hell would do that?"
"With her permission, Regina, Tori, Saphira, Mathias and Alcina," Gold answered. "It was Belle's idea. They have my family, Freya, Jefferson, Grace and Rose, caring for it in their home. Now I need you to go and get it back."
"Give it to you?" Will asked. "Not likely, mate. If they did this because it was her idea, then it's what she wants, and I'm not helping you do something that is against what she wants."
Gold walked closer threateningly, pushing him against the wall angrily. "No, you're mistaken. I'm not asking."
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On the Road - Van
In the van, Mathias was driving. Tori was in the passenger seat. Saphira, Alcina, Lisa and Blake were in the seats behind them.
"Papa?" Saphira asked. "You wanna talk about what happened back there?"
"Nope," Mathias answered.
"You nearly put that guy through a wall," Saphira told him. "You were like that back in the day. But you haven't been like that in a very long time."
"Look, I know what you're thinking, but what happened back there wasn't darkness," Mathias told them. "It was missing the chance to meet my sister. Can you understand that?"
"Mathias, we know what Maleficent meant when she said it could be dangerous for you, Saphira and Faye to be around Lily," Alcina told him. "That show of darkness back there wasn't just you. It was something else."
"I'm guessing that means Lily's still alive," Saphira told him. "And she's closer than we think she is."
Blake got an idea. "If that's what's happening, then we can use it to find Lily."
Tori nodded in agreement. "Mathias? Follow the darkness you're feeling. I'm sure it'll lead us to Lily."
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Coffee Mug Diner
The van arrived outside, and the group got out, walking inside.
Older Lily, going by the name of Starla, was standing at the counter. "Hey."
"Hey," Tori told her. "Coffee and a pack of Advil. Make it two packs."
Lily went to get them. "Tough day?"
Saphira sighed. "You don't know the half of it."
"I'll leave the pot here, then," Lily told them. Mathias saw the birthmark on Lily, touching the mark he had like it on his hand that Ella had pointed out earlier. "I'll be right back with your Advil."
Lily walked away.
Alcina looked at Mathias. "What's wrong?"
"It's her," Mathias answered.
They looked at him in surprise.
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Flashback - 1999
Mankato, Minnesota
Night - Foster Home - Garage
Young Lily was crying, begging for Young Emma and Young Ella to understand. "It was my boyfriend's idea, okay? I swear. One minute, I think we're making a snack run, and the next, he tosses a gun at me and tells me to watch the door."
"A gun?" Young Ella repeated. "Are you out of your mind? You didn't have to go along with him."
"I know, I know," Young Lily told them. "I--I don't know how to explain it. It doesn't matter what I do. It's like every decision I make seems right, but it's wrong."
Young Emma shook her head. "You got to leave. The police are probably looking for you right now."
"You're my only friends," Young Lily told them. "I don't have anywhere else to go."
"You can't stay here," Young Emma told her. "Look, Ella and I've got some allowance stashed away. It'll be enough for a bus ticket."
Young Lily shook her head. "No, I can't leave without my stuff. It's at the house I was squatting in with my boyfriend."
"Forget the stuff," Young Ella told her. "Forget him. Emma and I'll give you some clothes."
"No, you don't understand," Young Lily told them. "There's this necklace, and it's the only thing I have from my birth mother, and I cannot leave it behind. I can't. You got to help me. I would go, but my boyfriend is the last person I want to see right now."
Young Emma scoffed.
Young Ella gave her a look. "Emma." She looked at Young Lily. "I'll get your necklace."
Young Emma shook her head. "Then you're gone."
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Now
Day - Coffee Mug Diner - Outside
Tori, Saphira and Mathias went to talk to Lily.
"Hey, Starla?" Saphira asked.
"Is something wrong?" Lily asked. "Did I bring you decaf by mistake? I'm so sorry, I always get the pots mixed up."
"Starla isn't your name, is it?" Saphira asked. "Lily."
"How do you know that?" Lily asked.
"This mark," Mathias answered. "I have one just like it, but it's on my hand."
Mathias showed the mark.
Tori took a deep breath. "I know that this is a lot to take in, but... Mathias here is your brother. I'm his wife, Tori. And this is our daughter, Saphira. We came here hoping to help our family, including you, and including our other daughter Faye."
Lily looked between them, nodding. "No, you're right, it's a lot to take in, but... I believe you. I've been looking for my family for a long time, so, yeah."
"We thought you were dead," Saphira told her. "What the hell happened to you?"
"I got into trouble, uh, with some bad people a couple years ago, and I needed a fresh start," Lily answered. "But I've been careful. How did you find me?"
Mathias shrugged. "Fate?"
"What?" Lily asked.
"It's complicated, but we can explain it if you come with us," Tori told her. "We just need you to trust us."
"Look, I'm glad you came to find me, but I've moved on from the family that I never had," Lily told them. "I'm fine."
"You're living in the middle of nowhere under an assumed name," Mathias replied. "We can help you."
"I don't need your help," Lily told them. "And my life is great, thank you very much. I have an awesome daughter and a loving husband. The last thing I need is for my so called family to come into my life and just blow it apart, so if you'll excuse me, that's my daughter's bus."
"Lily, I'm sorry, but we literally just found out about you," Saphira explained. "Otherwise we would've come sooner."
Lily shook her head. "You don't need to apologize. I figured that whatever family I had, they didn't know who I was, so that's not on you." She walked toward the bus. "Hey, sweetie."
Lisa, Blake and Alcina walked up to the Matthews.
"So it was her," Blake told them. "Looks like her life's not so bad after all. No worse than Tori, Saphira, Mathias and Faye, anyway."
Near the school bus, Lily looked at a random girl. "You know me from the diner, right? Free burgers for a week if you smile, take my hand, and walk around the block with me, but you have to decide now."
Lily walked away with the girl. The Matthews watched them go in suspicion.
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Storybrooke
Hatter House - Living Room
Maleficent was here with the Hatters and Rose.
"It's okay," Rose told her. "Tori, Saphira, Mathias, Aunt Ally, Lisa and Blake are gonna find Lily, and Faye. You'll finally get to meet your daughter and your other granddaughter."
Maleficent chuckled. "I'm not really used to people being so nice to me."
"Well, if you're gonna be family to the Matthews, you might wanna get used to it," Rose told her.
They chuckled. Snow and David walked in.
Freya gave them a look. "Snow. David. Now is not the time."
"I know, Freya, but we need to be here," Snow told her. "Maleficent?"
"No, Priscilla's right," Maleficent told them. "Go, now. I don't want to see either one of you."
"Just hear us out," David told her. "Please."
"We realized we've been so concerned about earning Ella and Emma's forgiveness that we forgot the person we hurt most," Snow told her.
"So you're here to apologize?" Maleficent asked. "I'm afraid I'm not the one whose forgiveness you really need."
Snow nodded knowingly. "Mathias and Lily, and by extent Saphira and Faye since they took in all the darkness from Mathias, and Tori, since her life has been destroyed by it too."
"They were innocent," Maleficent told them. "It's them you need to apologize to."
David sighed. "We tried to apologize to Mathias before he left with Saphira, Tori, Alcina, Lisa and Blake to get Derek, Faye, the others. But he didn't want to talk to us."
Jefferson scoffed. "Of course he didn't. Not after all that Tori, Saphira, Mathias and Alcina have to deal with Faye, Derek, Robin and Roland, and Lily, already."
"But we will apologize again," David told them.
"We will do everything we can to make it up to them," Snow told them.
David nodded in agreement. "Whatever it takes."
"Do you think that'll be enough?" Maleficent asked. "Well, you've been all been worried every time the Dark One has created a monster like Regina, Alcina, what he made me do to Priscilla, Jefferson and Grace, what he is doing to Lisa, but you two forget, that's exactly what you did to my Mathias and Lilith, to Saphira and Faye, and by extent, Tori."
Grace sighed. "So, if she won't forgive you... why would they?"
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Coffee Mug Diner - Outside
The Matthews walked toward the van. Alcina, Lisa and Blake followed.
"Tori?" Alcina asked. "Saphira? Mathias? What are you doing?"
"We just swiped 'Starla's time card," Saphira explained. "It has her real address."
"But she said she didn't want our help," Lisa told them.
"And she's been facing the darkness that Mathias, Saphira and Faye have been facing for all their lives," Tori told them. "With Mathias and Saphira around her, do you really think Lily should be out there after what we saw Mathias do earlier?"
"Something's wrong," Mathias told them. "We have to go find her."
"Fine," Lisa told them. "Then we'll help her."
Blake nodded in agreement. "Sounding more like yourself, Lisa. We're gonna get her back with her family. And we'll help Saphira, Faye, Mathias and Lily control whatever darkness flares up in each other when they're around Lily."
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Flashback - 1999
Mankato, Minnesota
Night - Squatting House
Young Ella and Young Emma went to the house to find the necklace.
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Foster Home - Living Room
Young Ella and Young Emma came back.
"Lily?" Young Ella called. "Lily? Lily?"
Bill and Katie walked in.
"Emma, Ella, where have you been?" Bill asked.
"We were just in the garage, looking for a lantern," Young Emma told them. "Where's Lily?"
"We were hoping you could tell us that," Katie told them.
"She broke into my desk and she stole our vacation money," Bill explained.
Young Emma realized. "That's why she sent us for this, to get us out of the house. We had no idea, I swear."
"We called your social worker, and she told us that you and Lily were never in the same group home," Bill told them. "She said that you know each other because you were both caught for stealing."
Young Ella sighed worriedly. "We can explain."
"We also called the police once we realized that the money was missing," Bill went on. "You know what they said? Lily is a suspect in a robbery."
"We know," Young Ella told them. "And that's why we told her she had to leave."
"You knew?" Bill asked. "You brought a criminal into our home, you endanger our children?"
"'Our children'?" Young Emma repeated, hurt that they hadn't been included in that.
"Emma, Ella, he didn't mean it like that," Katie told them.
"No, I think he meant it exactly like that," Young Emma told them, grabbing their bags, handing one to Young Ella. "Ella, let's go. We're out of here."
They started to leave.
"Emma!" Bill told her. "Ella! Wait!"
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Now
Day - Lily's House
The group walked in.
"No kid's stuff," Lisa told them. "No sign of a husband."
"Okay, well, if you want me to admit you were right, well, you were right," Alcina told them.
"Can't blame her for running off," Blake admitted. "She just found her family who were about to say they're Dragons, Siren, and Siren/Dragons descended from Maleficent."
Lisa nodded. "Yeah, that might have been tough to swallow."
"Yeah, it's not gonna be simple," Alcina agreed. She found something hidden in a room. "Guys."
"What?" Lisa asked.
"It might be simpler than we think," Alcina answered.
They walked closer to see that Alcina was looking at a board that described almost everything going on in Storybrooke.
Tori was stunned. "Son of a--She knew. She already knew."
Blake looked at the Matthews. "And she was looking for you."
"She was looking for Snow and David, too," Saphira added. "She knew everything. She wants revenge."
They heard Lily outside rummaging through the car to get the scrolls that would let her into Storybrooke before getting into her own car and taking off.
"Really?" Lisa complained. "Lily!"
Lisa ran outside.
Blake ran after her to make sure she didn't do anything she would regret. "Lisa!"
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Outside
They ran outside the check the van.
"The scrolls," Mathias told them. "They're gone. She wanted a way into Storybrooke. Now she's got one."
Alcina got into the driver's seat. "Come on."
"Alcina, what are you doing?" Lisa asked.
"Saving three families today," Alcina answered. "The Hoods, Charmings and the Matthews. Get in."
The others got in. Alcina sped them away.
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Storybrooke
Hatter House - Living Room
Gold walked in to talk to his family. Jefferson and Freya were very angry to see him, trying to control their madness.
Jefferson tilted his head mockingly. "My, my. I spy with my little eye. Something that is way past it's prime. Some people have no manners. And you certainly have none."
"You always feared Jefferson's madness would destroy me, Papa," Freya told him. "But you never would have guessed that you would be the one to send both me and Jefferson spiraling into it. Did you?"
Gold sighed. "Priscilla--"
Freya gave him a cold look. "Do not 'Priscilla' me. Not after what you did to me. Not after what you did to my family."
"Looking for your wife's heart?" Rose asked. "Sorry, Grandpa. Not gonna happen."
"Why don't you come inside and get it?" Grace asked mockingly.
"I'm smarter than that, dearies," Gold told them.
Rose smirked. "That's right. The protection spell we put up. So you could never again come into this house after what you did to Aunt Freya, Uncle Jefferson, Grace, Lisa, Blake, Aunt Ally, Tori, Saphira and Mathias right in this very house."
"We're done, Grandpa," Grace told him. "After everything you did to us? We're far past done. So very, very far past."
"Well, it wasn't my intention for you to be partially responsible for Cruella, Grace," Gold told her.
"But I'm still half the reason she's dead," Grace replied. "Because of you."
"Do you honestly think I meant for you to kill her?" Gold asked.
Jefferson was struggling not to lash out from madness. "No. But your intentions did include mentally and emotionally torturing me, Cilla and Grace so you could physically and emotionally torture Lisa and Blake just to get what you want. To turn her dark."
"Tori, Saphira, Mathias, Alcina, Lisa and Blake are tracking Lily as we speak," Freya told him. "Then they'll head to New York to save Robin, Derek, Roland and Faye. Then the Hoods and Matthews will be reunited and all fine. And so will Lisa and Blake."
"Really?" Gold asked. "Now, did you ever think that Mathias would lose himself to darkness around Lily far sooner than Lisa would be able to turn into the Dark Bringer? How do you think Saphira and Faye will react around Lily if Mathias and Lily will lose control around each other? Don't you think seeing Mathias, Saphira, Lily and Faye lose control of their inner darkness around each other would also make Lisa lose control of her own?"
Grace glared at him. "You can try to scare us all you want. Whatever happens with Tori, Saphira, Mathias, Faye, Lily and Maleficent, they will be okay. And whatever happens with Lisa and Blake, we can and will fix."
Rose conjured Gold's dagger from his jacket into her hand. "Which is actually why we kept Belle's heart here. To lure you to us so we could get this. And luckily for me, I'm stronger than most sorceresses. And I can and will make you tell us how we fix Lisa and Blake. Can't I, Grandpa?"
Gold became worried. "You wouldn't."
"You had Maleficent try to turn Jefferson and me insane so that we were so distracted with controlling our own madness so we couldn't help Grace control her magic, and we couldn't help Lisa control Blake's darkness," Freya told him angrily. "Threatened Faye, Derek, Robin and Roland. The family to Alcina and her unborn children, your other daughter. What the hell did you think was going to happen?"
Jefferson took the dagger from Rose, holding it up toward Gold. "So, tell us." He tilted his head mockingly. "Dark One. How do we fix the link between Lisa and Blake so we can help them get back to normal? Oh, and tell us how we can use that link so that Blake will be able to control himself in this town without suffering like he's been suffering ever since you brought the Queens to this town. Go on. The judges are waiting for an answer."
Gold tried to calm them down, trying to fight the control of the dagger. "I understand that you're angry--"
Grace stood angrily, trying to make sure that the cuff on her wrist stayed sealed so it wouldn't let her use magic. "Oh, we are so past angry, Grandpa. Mama and Papa have gone mad from rage. Just like you wanted them to. And because of you, Lisa and I killed someone. This is happening because of what you did. So you only have yourself to blame."
Gold sighed heavily, nodding. "You're right, Grace. What I'm trying to do with the Author will fix all of this. I promise."
Freya scoffed, shaking her head. "You can't fix everything, Papa. Not after what you did. Now tell us the truth. How do we fix Lisa and Blake?"
"You might as well tell us now, Gold," Rose told him. "Because we're not giving you Belle's heart."
Gold chuckled. "No, no, Rose, you misunderstood. I already have it." They turned around to see Will run away with the box with Belle's heart. "Your protection spell might keep me out, but it doesn't account for the common thief."
"Whatever," Rose told him. "You still can't leave until you tell us how to fix the mess you made."
"And you will tell us," Grace told him. "Because Papa has your dagger. You have no choice. And since we have your dagger, we can command you to call off whoever you have waiting to kill Faye. And whoever would likely kill Derek, Robin and Roland. If Zelena didn't."
"Come on, Gold," Rose told him sadly. "You wanna start making amends? Start now. What you did destroyed your family. Only you can start to fix it. Please."
Jefferson tossed the knife hand from hand sarcastically, holding it up to control him. "I command thee, Dark One. Call off whoever is going to kill Faye, Derek, Robin and Roland. Call off Zelena. And tell us how to fix Lisa and Blake. Oh, and tell us if you know of a way to help make sure the darkness inside the Matthews doesn't ruin Tori, Saphira, Mathias, Lily, Faye and Mal if they're together."
Gold fought the control of the dagger for a moment longer, but couldn't fight it for long. "Okay. Fine."
"There," Freya told them. "Now it's not so hard, is it?"
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On the Road - Van
The group was on the way back to Storybrooke at breakneck speed.
"We have to stop her," Lisa told them.
"We will, but we can't go in with a head full of steam," Blake told her.
"Really?" Lisa asked. "Tell me, Alcina, Saphira, Tori, Mathias, what are your plans for Zelena or whoever is willing to kill Faye, Derek, Robin and Roland, a nice chat over tea?"
"That's different," Saphira told her.
"How?" Lisa asked. "If Zelena lays a hand on Derek, Robin and Roland, and if anyone else lays a hand on Faye, you'll destroy them, right? Right, so we'll have to do the same thing to Lily."
"Careful, Lisa," Blake told her. "You're starting to sound like--"
"Like what, a villain?" Lisa finished. "This is the real world, Blake, there are no heroes and villains, just real people with real problems."
"Enough," Tori told her. "We'll do whatever it takes to save everyone. Including you."
Lisa sighed, looking away, looking like she was just now realizing what she had sounded like, worried but numb all the same, and because she had started to give into darkness, more of her hair turned black.
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Flashback - 1999
Mankato, Minnesota
Night - Bus Station
Young Emma and Young Ella were sitting, waiting.
Young Lily arrived. "Ella? Emma?"
Young Emma scoffed. "Of course you knew where to find us. You knew your little stunt would get us kicked out. Just do me a favor and stay the hell away from me and Ella."
"Is that how you say thank you?" Young Lily asked.
"For what?" Young Ella asked. "Ruining our chance to be a part of that family?"
"For setting you free, chore wheel," Young Lily answered. "With this cash, we can go anywhere and do whatever we want."
"Emma and I wanted to stay there," Young Ella told her. "They cared about us, Lily."
"The moment they found out the truth about you, they turned on you," Young Lily told them. "They were frauds."
"You're the fraud, Lily," Young Emma told her angrily. "You play the orphan card, but you have no idea what it's really like. You think it's fun pretending to be a runaway. This is our life!"
Young Lily sighed. "Ella, Emma, it's not like that."
Young Ella handed her the necklace. "Here, here's your stupid necklace. Now just go back to your lake house and your credit cards and your family and leave us alone."
"I can't," Young Lily told them. "They kicked me out."
Young Emma scoffed. "Right."
"Ella, Emma, it's true," Young Lily pleaded. "I don't know how to explain it, but... Ever since you left, everything has gotten worse. My life, no matter what I do, is just wrong."
"And that's our fault?" Young Emma asked. "Maybe try making better choices."
"I do, I swear, but every time I try, it just blows up in my face," Young Lily told them. "It's like I'm cursed or something."
"That's stupid," Young Emma told her.
Young Ella gave her a look for being too mean. "Emma."
"It's true," Young Lily told them. "It's like my whole life is darkness, and... when you're around, things are brighter. Ella, Emma, please don't walk away again. I'm begging you. Please help me."
Young Emma shook her head. "We're done helping you, Lily. We're better off on our own."
Young Emma took Young Ella by the hand, leading her away.
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Now
Day - On the Road
The group in the van nearly caught up to Lily in her car.
"There she is," Saphira told them.
When Lily saw them, she went faster.
"Alcina," Mathias told her.
Alcina nodded. "I got it."
Alcina sped up the car, swerving around Lily's car to stop her, making the van face her. They all got out of the cars. The Matthews ran up to Lily.
"Hey!" Blake told her. "You know. You know everything."
"Yeah, I learned it all," Lily answered.
"How?" Saphira asked.
"Does it really matter?" Lily asked. "It doesn't change anything. The so-called Charmings screwed all of us over before we were even born, Mathias. And you passed on that darkness to Saphira and Faye. Tori already had darkness so it was worse for them. And the minute I get to Storybrooke..."
Lisa hit Lily. "You lay a hand on our friends, I end you!"
Blake pulled her back. "Lisa, stop!"
"Yeah, and how are you gonna do that without your magic, Light Bringer?" Lily asked. "I feel the darkness inside burn me brighter than it ever has before because Mathias and Saphira here. Because we weren't supposed to find each other because this would happen. Tori and Faye will have the same fate." Lily punched Saphira. Saphira blocked another move, punching Lily in the face. Lightning and thunder fell. "Your friends who did this to us are monsters. They banished me and Mathias, doomed to destroy Saphira, Faye and Tori's lives, and now here you all are, ready to die for them, because you're so perfect. Well, they deserve to be punished, and there's only one way to stop me, and you know it." Lily lunged at Lisa and Blake, who both grabbed her and threw her down. Lily tried to attack Lisa again. Mathias pushed Lily down and away from Lisa to protect her, aiming a gun, lost to the darkness just like Lily was when they were so close. "Of course it ends this way. This just makes too much sense. This is the reason why they didn't want me around Mathias, Tori. Around Saphira and Faye. Faye may have lost her family in you just like I did, and you, Tori, Saphira, lost each other repeatedly because of what those so-called heroes did, but I had nothing, no one, Mathias."
"We're just trying to stop you from doing something you'll regret," Saphira told her.
"You can't," Lily told them. "Thanks to those 'heroes', Saphira, Tori, Mathias, Faye and I are all hardwired for bad decisions. So come on, just put me out of my misery. You know the truth. We all know my life isn't worth saving when I don't have anyone like you have each other, and if you let me go, I will destroy everything. It's what I do. So come on, be the heroes and end this right now before it even starts. Come on, Mathias. You want to stop the darkness from taking you over again? To stop it from taking over Saphira and Faye? To protect them and Tori? Only way to do that is kill me."
Tori became very worried. "Mathias. Put the gun down. If you pull that trigger, you will be the one who ruins your life this time, and our family's and everyone else's."
Mathias was completely numb, trying to fight it. "I have to protect them, Tori."
"Then lower the gun," Alcina told him. "Everyone needs a hero, not a murderer."
"I'm already a murderer," Mathias replied.
"You were one," Alcina told him. "You're not anymore."
Saphira slowly stepped closer. "Papa. We came too far for this. I feel the darkness raging inside too. But we can fight it, together." She looked at Lily significantly. "As a family."
Tori sang softly to slowly calm everyone down. Once Saphira was calm enough, she could sing along to help Lisa, Mathias and Lily calm down. Lisa was stunned by what she had done, turning to Blake worriedly, who embraced her protectively in worry. After a long, painful moment of the darkness fighting for control and Mathias finally being able to overcome it, he lowered the gun. Tori sighed in relief, taking the gun away, wrapping an arm around either Mathias and Saphira to help them control it. Because of the Siren Song, Lily was even starting to calm down though her being so close to them with all their darkness inside was making her want to fight back more, though she fought it off.
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Flashback - 1999
Pittsburgh
Night - Bus Station
The Apprentice arrived next to Young Lily. "That's a lovely necklace."
"Thanks," Young Lily told him.
"Did you ever notice how it compliments the birthmark on your wrist?" Apprentice asked.
"How did you know that?" Young Lily asked.
"I know a lot of things, Lilith," Apprentice told her. "Don't be alarmed, child. I can see that you have may questions. Fortunately, I have many answers."
"Answers?" Young Lily asked.
Apprentice nodded. "About who you really are and why your life has always felt so... wrong."
"And who am I?" Young Lily asked.
"A victim of the unfortunate vagaries of fate, for which, I'm afraid, I am partially responsible," Apprentice answered. "In fact, I shouldn't even be telling you this."
Young Lily scoffed. "You're crazy."
"You are not as responsible for your own misery as you would believe," Apprentice told her. "The deck has been stacked against you, Lilith, and it's not your fault. Nor the fault of your family. Everything you will be harder, and I owe it to you to let you know why. I owe you the truth."
Young Lily nodded. "Okay, Yoda, enough riddles. What's the truth?"
"Let's start with the necklace," Apprentice told her. "It isn't exactly a stone, but it did belong to your mother. Would you like to hear about her and your brother, and the family that he came to have?"
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Now
Day - On the Road
Lily looked at the Matthews. "Why didn't you just kill me when you had the chance? I would have."
"I like to think you wouldn't have," Tori told her.
"Isn't that the point of the fact Mathias and I are pretty much the Anti-Savior and Anti-Protector?" Lily asked. "Wonder what that makes Saphira and Faye, and you, Tori, besides Sirens, Dragons, Siren/Dragons."
"I'm sorry," Mathias told her. "I couldn't control it."
Lily shook her head. "Neither could I. I never wanted to hurt the family I had lost, Mathias. You, Saphira, Faye, Tori. I just wanted to hurt the family that made me lose you. I just... never thought that what we felt would be so intense."
Mathias sighed. "Neither did I."
Lisa, Blake and Alcina walked closer.
"News from home," Alcina told them. "We just lost our leverage over Gold, but Freya, Jefferson, Grace and Rose had hold of his dagger for a moment."
Blake smiled. "They got their answer about how to fix me and Lisa. All we have to do is get home and they can do the spell."
"Rose and Grace can do the spell," Lisa corrected.
Blake nodded in agreement. "Right."
"But we should get to Robin, Derek, Roland and Faye, now," Alcina told them.
Mathias looked at Lily. "Coming?"
Lily was surprised. "You still want me to?"
"Yeah," Tori answered. "You're family."
Saphira chuckled. "It's time for you to meet Faye."
Lily considered, smirking, nodding, taking the hand Saphira offered her, standing. They all walked toward the cars.
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Storybrooke
Night - Gold's Pawnshop
Will walked in.
Belle had takeout. "There you are. I brought you dinner from Granny's. Hey, Will. Is something wrong?"
Will nodded. "Um, Belle, there's something I need to show you."
Will showed her the heart.
"You have my heart?" Belle asked. "Why do you have my heart?"
Gold walked in. "Because I forced him to get it back from Priscilla, Jefferson, Grace and Rose."
Belle gave him a cold look. "Okay, I gave them, Alcina, Tori, Saphira and Mathias my heart so that you couldn't destroy their lives by going after Faye, Robin, Derek and Roland, because of what you did to Faye, Freya, Jefferson, Grace, Lisa and Blake. What are you doing here?"
"I wanted to be certain that you got your, uh, heart back," Gold answered.
"And you forced Will to do this?" Belle asked.
Gold sighed. "We share one thing in common, we both care for you. Belle, I need to say something."
Belle shook her head. "I'm not sure I want to hear it."
"Please, please," Gold told her. "I'm not asking for forgiveness. I spent every day of our marriage deceiving you, when I should have been trying to make you happy, and now it's too late. My heart is nearly black, and if I continue hurting you, and my family, and yours, then there's no hope for me." He took Belle's heart. "I'm gonna return this to you, Belle, but he's the one who's gonna protect it, because I've proven unworthy." He returned Belle's heart. "Goodbye, Belle."
Gold left the shop. Will took Belle's hand. Belle walked away, conflicted and upset.
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New York
Neal's Apartment
Alcina knocked on the door. "Robin? Robin, open up!"
Robin opened the door. "Alcina? What are you doing here?" He saw that she had a baby bump showing, in shock. "My Gods. Alcina..."
Alcina managed to smile breathlessly, nodding. "Yeah." Alcina and Robin embraced tearfully at finally being reunited and him knowing about the pregnancy, holding each other close happily. "I missed you."
Robin was in shock, but very happy. "And I you. You... you're..."
Alcina smiled, nodding. "Yeah."
Derek heard the voices from nearby, walking over. "Robin? What's going on?" He saw who was there. "Alcina? Why are you here?" He saw the baby bump. "Oh. Bloody hell."
Alcina chuckled. "Nice to see you, too, Derek."
Saphira walked in. "Not nearly as happy as I am to see you. Derek..."
Derek smiled in shock and relief. "Saphira."
Saphira and Derek embraced, laughing lightly.
"I missed you so much," Saphira told him.
Derek laughed in surprise. "I missed you."
The others walked in.
"We can explain everything," Mathias told them. "But first, where's Clarissa?"
"We have to act fast," Tori told them. "Clarissa is not who she says she is. She's Faye."
"Faye?" Derek repeated. "But she's dead. We all saw that."
"Somehow, Zelena and Faye tricked us and went back in time," Saphira explained. "Derek, they went back and Zelena killed Clarissa. Faye took her place to get back here."
"Now all of you are in danger," Lisa told them. "Derek, Robin, Roland, Faye."
Robin was in complete shock. "No, this is madness."
Faye/Clarissa arrived. "Robin, Derek, what's going on? And what are they doing here?"
"It's over, Faye," Blake told her. "We told them everything."
Faye/Clarissa smirked, using water to pour over herself to morph back to herself, flashing a smile, raising her eyebrows. "Well, then I guess the jig is up, Blake. Bloody hell. You lot really had to ruin my fun of being an actress, didn't you? Oh, Aunt Ally's pregnant. That is so adorable. Robin and Derek are uncle and father to a couple more, and more than you think."
Lily was stunned to see what she had done. "Tori. Saphira. Mathias. What the hell was that?"
"That was Siren powers," Mathias answered. "Lily, meet Faye, your niece. Faye, meet Lily, your aunt."
Faye raised her eyebrows at them in shock. "Another aunt? Are you kidding me? Bloody hell. How many does that make now? Aunt Gina, Aunt Ally, Aunt Belle, now this Aunt Lily?"
Lily nodded sarcastically. "Nice to meet you, too, Faye."
"Don't mind Faye, she's just a little insane," Blake told her.
Faye perked up. "Oh, you must be Blake, the Dark Being." She looked at his white clothing in confusion. "Are you sure you're the Dark Being? I mean, you look nothing like how I pictured you. I expected you to be darker. Or at least cool."
Blake looked at her, offended, saying 'Fatale' in a mocking tone. "Well, I'll have you know, Fatale, that I'm not technically the Dark Being at the moment, but if I was, we'd be having a much different conversation."
Faye smirked in amusement, mockingly and smug. "Wow, that's the best you got? I'm shaking. That was the weakest threat I've ever heard. I'm sure I could take you out with a single wave of my hand."
Lisa stepped closer threateningly, protective of Blake. "Why don't you come over here and say that to my face?"
Blake pulled Lisa back. "Lisa, I can take care of myself. Now I know how you feel when I get too overprotective of you."
Faye looked at Lisa in shock. "Lisa? You look completely different. What the hell happened to you?"
"Enough, Faye," Tori told her. "Enough. Where's Zelena?"
Zelena walked in. "Right here, Tori. Hello, Mathias. Saphira. And apparently Faye's aunt, Lily. Oh, pregnant sister Alcina. Lisa and Blake."
Derek and Robin were completely shocked to see them both alive again.
"Come on, Derek," Saphira told him. "We have to get you, Robin, Roland and Faye out of here. Gold has someone watching out for you all ready to kill Faye."
"What?" Zelena asked. "That twisted little imp. We had a deal. He wasn't to hurt Faye."
Faye stayed where she was, looking down.
"Faye," Mathias told her. "Get your stuff. Let's go."
"Faye?" Alcina asked. "What are you doing? Come on."
"I--I..." Faye trailed off, sighing, looking down.
"Just get your stuff," Lisa told her impatiently. "Just come with us. Come on, Faye. Let's go."
Zelena smirked. "Faye, do you want to tell them, or should I?"
"Tell us what?" Blake asked. "Faye?"
Faye gave Zelena a look, speaking to the others. "If you remember the spell that Mother here used to create me thanks to the DNA from Mother Tori and Father Mathias to create me into something like Sister Saphira? She did the same spell to me... only with Derek's DNA. A form of punishment for trying to have a family with all of you, and in her words to help me finally beat Saphira and Derek."
They all realized what she was saying but was horrified and in denial.
"What are you saying?" Derek asked.
Faye glared at Zelena. "I'm pregnant."
Everyone reacted in shock, some in denial.