Bring her back. Emma: I'm in the Enchanted Forest now, which means Merlin can't be far from here, and the Apprentice told me he can destroy the darkness, so I'm going to find him. Emma: No! He's the only one who can stop the darkness. Hook: Can you make it work? Hook: What if there was a way, a dangerous way, to help your mother? I'm a Dark One! King Arthur: Why, Camelot, of course. Merida: Aye. Rumplestiltskin: Well, learning to be the Dark One, of course. She turns over on her other side.] Six weeks later. Sneezy, what happened? The only way to stop is to be stopped. They're born in a magical place. Use that pen, and write the darkness out of Emma. We're going to break out the Wicked Witch. Zelena's cell. [Hook attempts to take her heart and is blown back by a magical force.] [She turns to Regina.] [Zelena moves over to examine Hook, who is trying to get off the floor.] [whistling]
Emma: Who's there?
Plan: A: a way; Q: What do the Storybrooke residents seek to bring Emma back? A: Zelena; Q: Who is the only person who can help bring Emma back? A: mind; Q: What does Zelena have other plans in what? A: Zelena's magic; Q: What does Regina use to activate the Apprentice's wand? A: a portal; Q: What does Regina create that brings everyone to the Enchanted Forest? A: the Enchanted Forest; Q: Where does the portal that Regina uses to bring Emma back to Storybrooke lead to? A: a bewildered Emma; Q: Who is trying to track down Merlin? A: Merida; Q: Who does Emma befriend while trying to track down Merlin? A: a dark apparition; Q: How does Rumplestiltskin appear to Emma? A: Rumplestiltskin; Q: Who wants Emma to embrace the Darkness? A: Camelot; Q: Where did the residents meet King Arthur? A: six weeks later; Q: How long after the events of the Enchanted Forest do the residents of Storybrooke return to Storybrooke? A: no memories; Q: What do the residents of Storybrooke have when they return to Storybrooke after their quest? A: completely different attires; Q: What did the residents of Storybrooke wear when they returned to Storybrooke? A: a fully-fledged Dark One; Q: What is Emma now? A: her loved ones; Q: Who does Emma vow vengeance on? Summary: The event of Emma being taken by the Darkness has the Storybrooke residents seeking a way to bring her back, and the only way to make it happen is to turn to an unlikely person: Zelena. However, the wicked witch has other plans in mind, only to be thwarted by Regina, who uses Zelena's magic to activate the Apprentice's wand, which creates a portal that brings everyone to the Enchanted Forest. They find a bewildered Emma, who is trying to track down Merlin, and along the way befriends Merida, while being guided by a dark apparition of Rumplestiltskin, who wants Emma to embrace the Darkness. After they meet up with King Arthur in their quest in Camelot, the residents return to Storybrooke six weeks later, with no memories of what happened in Camelot, while wearing completely different attires. And Emma is now a fully-fledged Dark One, who vows vengeance on her loved ones.