Crystalfaith's Creations

This episode starts off in a weird looking castle and someone in a dark cloak is taking food to a prisoner. The cloaked figure turns out to be Hook and the prisoner turns out to be Belle. Belle thinks he is there to kill her but he says he's there to set her free. He wants information on how to kill Rumpelstiltskin and she doesn't know and Hook pulls a douche bag move and says, "Then I'm not here to rescue you." and hits her. He calls her useless and is about to kill her when Regina appears and takes his hook.

She explains only she can help him kill Rumpelstiltskin. She says if Hook helps her she will help him. She then explains the curse and tells him she doesn't want this one particular person to follow her to this new land, her mother.

Back in Storybrooke David is still under the sleeping curse. Regina says he needs true love's kiss, but Gold is doubtful they will make it back because Emma and Snow can only defeat Cora with the squid ink and that they aren't even certain that David was able to pass the message along. They both admit that neither one of them want Cora to come through the portal and Gold says that they must destroy it. Regina realizes that if they destroy it, whoever tries to come through it will die. Gold just says that no matter what happens the result will be a win-win situation because either Cora will be dead or Emma and Snow will be dead and Regina can once again be the only mother to Henry. He says that if they were to die it'd have been an "accident" and Henry wouldn't be angry with her because she was trying to bring them home. Regina says she won't lie to him and is trying to be a good mother. This ticks off Gold to which he replies that if Cora comes through Regina won't be able to be a mother and everyone will be in jeopardy.

Then it goes to the Enchanted Forest in Rumpelstiltskin's Cell. Snow reminisces telling Emma that this was the place where Rumpelstiltskin told her and Charming that Emma would be the savior. Then Aurora finds a very long scroll and Emma's name is written over and over again. They're all puzzled, especially Emma.

Back in Storybrooke Henry is reading to Charming. Regina walks in and asks Henry to stay and watch David because she and Gold have to get the portal ready for Emma and Snow's return.

Then Gold and Regina go down to the mine where all of the magical diamond things are. Gold pulls out a wand and absorbs all of the magic from the crystals.

Then it goes back to the Enchanted Forest and Regina has enchanted Hook's hook so he will be able to rip out Cora's heart. Hook learns he is going to this other land immediately. Regina reveals a fellow named Claude that will be going with him. He's dead, but the rules are 2 go in, 2 come out and vice versa. Regina puts down the hat and Hook is in Wonderland.

Hook is caught and brought to the Queen of Hearts. He says he's looking for someone by the name of Cora and she immediately stands up. They "talk" alone and Hook tries to rip out her heart but he can't. She tells him that he's foolish to believe that she would keep her heart where everyone else does. She then reaches into Hook's chest and begins squeezing his heart. He tells her that Regina wants her dead

The scene goes to Emma,Snow, Aurora and Mulan in the cell. They're looking for the ink, but only find the jar that held it. Out of frustration Aurora throws the jar at the mechanism that is holding the gate open and it falls, locking them in it. Cora and Hook are there and the compass is whisked away from Emma. Cora also lets on that she has Aurora's heart and that Hook was the one who took it. Emma asks Hook not to do this and he basically tells her she should have trusted him and he ended up killing the giant. He calls Emma useless and says he's done with her. (It sounded more like he liked her because of his tone)

Next it goes back to Storybrooke and Leroy and Ruby discover the crystals are gone. Ruby and all the other miners go to Gold's shop but only Henry and David are there. Henry realizes that they are using magic and Regina lied to him.

Back in the cell, Emma is trying to break out of the cell. Snow reminds her good always wins and they have a short conversation.

Then we see Hook and Cora and learn they are going to Lake Nostos. Hook points out the lake is dry and she swirls her fingers and water shoots out of the ground.

The scene quickly jumps to Hook in Wonderland with Cora. Cora tells Hook that he is going to help her and she will help him get what he wants. She explains to him that the curse will not allow them to know who they really are and she will protect him from it. She wants Hook to get Cora close to Regina so Cora can rip her heart out.

Next we see Cora "dead" and Regina wants to be alone with her. Regina tells her mother sorry but she had to kill her because love is weakness and Cora was her weakness, and that's why she couldn't take her to the new land. Regina lays a rose on her chest and says goodbye. Then Hook comes in and asks what hapened and Cora simply says there is a change in plans.

Cora realizes they need to protect themselves from the curse and sets up this force-field type thing. Here we also learn why only a small portion of the kingdom was left untouched by the curse. Cora says that Regina does not need her and that there will be a savior that will break the curse in 28 years and those in the Enchanted Forest under the protection of the force-field will be frozen in time until the curse is broken and then they can continue their quest. I just want to know how she knows this.. Maybe she's in cahoots with Rumpelstiltskin. She says after the curse ends Regina will lose everything and will need her.

Then Back in Storybrooke, Regina and Gold are walking to the place the portal will open. Regina makes a comment about Emma and Snow coming through and Gold just replies that he doubts it will be them.

Back in the cell Snow is staring at the scroll and realizes Emma's name is written with the squid ink. She blows on the paper and the words start rising from the page. The ink allows them to escape from the cell and Aurora decides to stay behind because Cora has her heart and she can't be trusted. Mulan promises to come back for her.

At the lake, Cora and Hook are ready to open the portal. They dump in the wardrobe ashes and this happens.

Then Regina and Gold are at the well and start to block the portal. Dark clouds form overhead as Gold creates a storm to begin the curse. He directs the energy and a green lightning bolt shoots down and swirls in the well. Gold says that it doesn't matter who goes through the portal. No one can survive it.

Back at the lake Cora and Hook are just about to jump in as an arrow knocks the compass out of their hands. A fight ensues as Snow shoots arrows and Cora hurls fire. The bag with Aurora's heart gets knocked into the air and is about to go into the portal but Hook saves it. He tosses it to Mulan and she decides to go and take Aurora her heart. She also gives Snow her sword because it deflects Cora's magic. Hook and Emma sword fight for a moment before Emma falls down. I think it's funny because Hook says, "Normally I prefer to do other more enjoyable activities with a woman on her back." Then Emma realizes she is laying on the compass and shows it to Hook which distracts him. This allows her to get up and she punches him with the compass in hand and knocks him out.

Back at the portal in Storybrooke Ruby and Henry arrive. Henry is shocked and disappointed. Ruby realizes it will kill Emma and Snow and Gold swooshes her back and knocks her out. Regina and Gold say that Cora will come thorough but Henry keeps insisting that Emma and Snow are coming through saying that good will always defeat evil.

Back at the lake it is now Cora vs Emma and Snow and when trying to fight Cora keeps disappearing.

They try and make a break for it but Cora appears in front and pushes them back with her magic.

Cora walks up to Snow and says that she's going to give her daughter everything she's ever wanted, Snow's heart. Just then Emma pushes Snow out of the way. This was a truly jaw dropping moment! For Emma and for me!

Cora calls Emma foolish and says that love is weakness. As she tugs to pull out her heart she discovers Emma's heart won't come out and Emma says, "No. It's strength." Then a sort of forcefield comes out of Emma and Cora is pushed back.

Emma is like Oh my God. What was that and Snow basically says lets talk later when we get home. Then they link hands on the compass and jump in the portal.

At the other side of the portal Henry is freaking out trying to get them to stop the curse. He tells his mom if Henry needs to have faith in her, she has to have faith in him. Then Regina draws it out and looks like she's being possessed.

Some sad music plays in the background as they think that Emma and Snow were killed. But then we see a hand!

And out pop Snow and Emma! I love how Emma tells Regina thanks and then that her mother is a piece of work. Haha

Then Snow runs home to wake up Charming. She kisses him... BUT IT DOESN'T WORK! Just kidding :)

Emma goes to talk to Gold and makes a comment about the game being rigged, referring to the scroll and the fact he could have gotten out. He tells her he didn't use it so everything would happen the way it was supposed to. Emma reminds him that he created the curse and knew everything would happen and that she was the savior. He tells her that he didn't create Emma, he just took advantage of what she was, a product of true love and that is why she is powerful. Emma then realizes Gold doesn't know about what happened between her and Cora. She tells him about how Cora tried to rip her heart out and couldn't and that something inside of her blasted her back. Gold just says it's magic and he didn't do that. She did.

Back in the Enchanted Forest, Mulan puts Aurora's heart back in. Aurora then tells Mulan that Cora told her when a wraith consumes a soul it can be reunited with its body. Then they go off to save Phillip.

Then Cora and Hook are standing at the edge of the lake and Hook pulls the bean from the giant out of his pocket and says that the lake has magical properties.

In Storybrooke, Henry walks up to Regina and tells her she really has changed. Then everyone goes to Granny's for dinner and Regina is left standing alone.Gold walks in and says, "Congratulations. You've just reunited mother and son. Maybe one day he'll even invite you to dinner." I truly do feel bad for Regina. I think she has a good heart on the inside.