(Cora places her hand on his chest and over his heart.) (Once again, they kiss.) (Rumpelstiltskin magically produces a contract. -[Fairy Tale Land - Past]-
(In the tower, Cora is attempting to spin straw into gold without much success. Cora and Regina... Fail, and you die. I have to become the Dark One. I, for one, would like to be able to eat this week. Mr. Gold: For a rainy day. Rumpelstiltskin watches from the audience, as she brings a strand of gold to the King for appraisal.) [SCENE_BREAK]
(Mary Margaret is sitting on the steps of Regina's mausoleum with her head in her hands.
Plan: A: Cora; Q: Who wants to be The Dark One? A: reality; Q: What is Cora's desire to rid herself of Rumplestiltskin one step closer to becoming? A: a dying Mr. Gold; Q: Who does Cora and Regina try to overpower? A: Mary Margaret; Q: Who is tempted by dark magic? A: the fairytale land; Q: Where did Rumplestiltskin agree to offer his services to a younger Cora? A: the king; Q: Who calls Cora's bluff? A: her bluff; Q: What does the king call when he orders Cora to follow through on her boast of being able to spin straw into gold? A: gold; Q: What does the king order Cora to spin straw into? Summary: Cora's desire to rid herself of Rumplestiltskin in order to take his place as The Dark One takes one step closer to becoming reality as she and Regina try to overpower a dying Mr. Gold, and Mary Margaret is once again tempted by dark magic. Meanwhile, in the fairytale land that was, Rumplestiltskin agrees to offer his services to a younger Cora - for a price - when the king calls her bluff and orders her to actually follow through on her boast of being able to spin straw into gold.