TEXT: [PREVIOUSLY_ON] King Arthur: I dub thee Sir David of the Round Table. Rumplestiltskin: I'm the voice in your head, the Dark One's powers inside you. Rumplestiltskin: She has to die. Emma: She has to die. Hook: Don't. We can find another way together. King Arthur: It is said one of you is the Savior. Regina: I am the Savior. [SCENE_BREAK] Camelot. Past. Many Years Ago. [SCENE_BREAK] ( Poor Village. Young Arthur and Guinevere walk through the village. ) Arthur: Look around. Someday this village, will be the great kingdom of Camelot, and I will be King. Guinevere: ( Laughs ) You have some very strange dreams. Arthur: But they're not just dreams. Come on. ( Arthur and Guinevere laugh and run up to Merlin's tree. ) Arthur: Can I trust you with a secret? This tree... a man is trapped inside of it. A great sorcerer known as Merlin. He spoke to me one night. He gave me a prophecy. Told me I would pull a sword from a stone and become King of Camelot. Guinevre: King Arthur? Arthur: Yes. And you will be Queen Guinevere. ( Hands her a pink middlemist ) And on your birthdays, I'll fill the kingdom with flowers. Guinevere: A middlemist? I love it. Arthur: There's more where that came from. I'll show you. ( Leads Guinevere to a replica of a sword stuck in stone ) Guinevre: Arthur, is that the sword in the stone? Arthur: It's not. We should leave. Kay: ( Walks up and pushes Arthur to the ground with force ) Go on, King Arthur. Pull the sword. Guinevere: Leave him alone, Kay! Kay: His mother must have dropped him on his head before she took off, and now he thinks he's the orphan king. They call Camelot the Broken Kingdom because we have no king and
SUMMARY:
In Camelot's past, Arthur's obsession with Excalibur has taken a toll on Guinevere and leads to a betrayal of trust by Lancelot, as the two seek out the dagger. This leads to a confrontation with Rumplestiltskin, who offers a deal that Guinevere takes and ends up paying the price for at the hands of Arthur. This scenario comes full circle five years later, when Arthur learns of Emma being the Dark One from David after Mary Margaret confides that Lancelot is alive. Unfortunately, David and Mary Margaret's plan to save Emma and help Lancelot is foiled with Arthur arresting Lancelot and using Guinevere to brainwash David and Mary Margaret into doing his bidding. Lancelot discovers that he is not alone in trying to stop Arthur, as he is joined by another cellmate, Merida. Meanwhile, Hook, with the help of Henry, tries to keep Emma from giving in to Rumplestiltskin's manifestations by spending a romantic day with her. Finally, in Storybrooke, Emma tells a reluctant Gold that she has plans to make him a hero and has found the perfect person to help her do the job: Merida.