He lets her know that Henry is still alive and wants to give her a map to find him. On closer look, they realize it's wolf Ruby, who reverts to human after being covered by her cloak. Hook details the outcome of Ariel's quest; mentioning she and Eric reunited on Hangman's Island in the Enchanted Forest. Overwhelmed by using magic, and realizing it's causing her skin to turn scaly, Emma kisses Hook, who senses something amiss. Emma's secondary necklace, in the shape of a circle, was chosen specifically by Jennifer Morrison herself. ("Dreamcatcher"), Once Merida has pushed Mr. Gold to his limit, she leads Emma to him, but he has since escaped during their absence. ("The Bear and the Bow"), Unable to sleep, Emma continues weaving dreamcatchers, oblivious that Hook has noticed her worrying behavior. Then, he bites into the turnover and collapses. They bond over having powers they can't control and figuring out who they are beyond their titles; Elsa as Queen and Emma as the savior. She gives him mouth-to-mouth resuscitationa "kiss"and has her magic drained away. Emma Swan, also known as the Savior and the Greatest Light,[1] formerly as the Dark One or the Dark Swan,[2] briefly as Princess Leia, and alternatively as Princess Emma, is a character on ABC's Once Upon a Time and Once Upon a Time in Wonderland. Emma tries to apologize for ruining Regina's new-found chance at happiness, but the latter is having none of it. At Regina's house, Mr. Gold reveals Hook has challenged him to a duel to the death. A Geronimo Jackson audio cassette with the same motif is lying on young Emma's bed. To make it up to him, she drives Jefferson home. ", "David, it's Ruby, Emma's in labor, and both Killian and your wife are not answering there phones.". Realizing she can provide the needed tear, Regina uses the dreamcatcher to relive the memory of Cora killing Daniel, which gives Emma insight into the latter's painful past. Seemingly remorseful, Regina arranges a meeting with Emma where she apologizes for her actions due to fears that she will take away Henry. From this, Regina suggests the key to breaking the curse is for Henry to believe in magic as Emma did. At night, the townspeople throw a celebration at Granny's in honor of Emma and Mary Margaret's return. Creating a portal with the dust, Emma arrives in Neverland to stop the Lost Boys from executing Hook before the both of them return to the loft. By making the news public, they hope to draw out the crook. Mary Margaret reassures that after everything she and David went through to be reunited with her, its never too late for anything. They receive an unexpected appearance by Lancelot, who is revealed to be Cora in disguise. Out of frustration, Regina accuses Emma of listening to Hook because he's her "boyfriend", which she is incredulous at the claims. Mary Margret if you would please wait in the waiting room." Regina's lesson commences in the vault, though she devises a better way of pushing Emma to excel by trapping her on a bridge walkway. ("Broken", "Down the Rabbit Hole"), Emma and Mary Margaret are accused of killing Prince Phillip and taken hostage by Aurora and Mulan, who then take them to a survivors' haven. After camping for the night, Rumplestiltskin tells an insomniac Emma that Merida will become the wisp's permanent owner after using it, and it can never be used by another again, as long as the owner's heart still beats. She has more time to be herself, and the unwelcomed feelings return. I said a little louder. Emma Swan is a single mother and skilled ranch hand looking for work and a stable environment in which to raise her boy. From this, Emma tells Regina how she came to the decision of inviting her to the party and discloses what Archie said. ("A Bitter Draught"), While Emma and Hook are at the diner, Henry arrives to show them his compiled list of Untold Stories residents. On the way there, he adopts the code name "Operation Cobra" for their plan to keep the Evil Queen from realizing they are working to break the curse. She is more inclined to take chances with Cora since they have no one else to rely on, and reminds Mary Margaret that they need to get back to David and Henry. One night they spent together. Emma doesn't really mind the way Regina bosses her around or how she always seems to be so tactile around her, but theres always the unanswered question of what are they to each other? Three years later she returns with Emma's baby. He lies to her about the spell being too intense for the town because it'll reduce whole buildings to rubble, so she agrees to meet him at a manor in the forest. I'm fighting for the people I love. Agreeing to the deal, Mr. Gold leaves the hospital empty-handed. After the portal absorbs the egg, the Apprentice cautions Snow White and Prince Charming to keep their child on the right path in life, while their unborn child is thought to be pure as white. He has doubts about being the hero she wants, though she hints there is a secret weapon to help him become that hero. She stresses that no one ever leaves the island without Pan's permission. Again Killian cut the umbilical cord and the nurse let me see my baby girl. Right as we arrived at the hospital, Dr. Whale's was out there to greet us, he tried to get me out of the car, but I leaned over in pain. Upon learning all this, Emma forgives him, stating that she understands and would've done the same thing for Hook. He admits his reasons for hiding, and that he is ashamed of his decision to use the shears rather than face his fate. He refuses to let her go until she makes a hat "work", though Emma only makes an unfinished bowler hat. To Emma's heartbreak, she is told by the officer that Neal ratted her out. Now her life has taken a complete turn. He lists all the reasons why she will fail in this mission, such as her disbelief in her parents, in magic, and herself. This time, however, she sees the handle of the sword that kills her has a red jewel on it. Inside, Emma begins unearthing a creaky floorboard that is interrupted by Henry kicking the door. And as frightening as these changes apparently were, she was surprisingly open and looking forward to them. On the trek back to their allies, Emma considers the possibility of someone using their Dark One powers for good rather than evil. Hook rebels against the subjection by briefly grabbing Emma's wrist, although he is not able to tell her what is wrong. ("Tallahassee"), Throughout the journey, Aurora has been having repetitive, frightening nightmares and wakes up after a strange dream encounter. Coldly, he asserts that wars have costs and considering this is a blood feud that goes back several generations, and the only way to end it is to spill more of it by possibly killing Regina. Afterwards, Emma allows Regina to meet Henry. Emma leaves the two to talk. As Emma departs from the house, she sees Henry peering at her from his bedroom window. ("The Song in Your Heart"), Ten years into the curse in Storybrooke, in 1993, Mary Margaret and David, the cursed Snow White and Prince Charming, regain their past memories and use a pixie flower to locate Emma in the Land Without Magic, where they see her through their side of a portal door as she is sitting on a bed with headphones on. As she drives by Regina's house, Emma spots someone climbing out the window. She finds her family and Merida looking up information on Hades at the library, where she has a meltdown over Hook, whom she knows is unable to move on from the Underworld because of her. ("Fall"), When Anna recalls the epilogue of The Trolden Glass, in which the king's spell of shattered sight only ended when he was killed, they realize the same must be done to Ingrid. Harry is rapidly becoming obsessed with Draco Malfoy and, after a less than promising detention, Draco really wishes he wasnt. As Emma prepares to leave, Hook gives her his ring necklace, which she mistakes as an impromptu marriage proposal. Once again, Emma is exasperated that the impression is she's jealous of Neal's fiancee, and maintains she doesn't trust Tamara for other reasons. In the morning, Emma gives Henry a cover story about Hook and the three head to Storybrooke. Later, when Mr. Gold returns after seemingly fulfilling his fate and offers up the fairy's blackened heart as proof that he killed her, Emma praises him for doing his duty as a Savior. "Ok Emma, there is still one baby that needs to come out. Later, Emma joins up with Mr. Gold, who speedily introduces her to Milah, his ex-wife, as well as Neal's mother and Hook's ex-lover. At work, Emma, bored, throws darts at a board when Regina enters. She tells him Neal has passed away while her parents say the same to Mr. Gold. ("Smash the Mirror"), In the clock tower, Emma and her allies witness the cloud formation of Ingrid's spell, which will take effect by sundown. Upon entering the yellow bug, Henry tells Emma about how he won over Violet with Yaz's "Only You", the same song Neal had used on Emma. However, when Emma reaches the elevator, Killian decides he won't be going with her because there's nothing else that can be done for him. With her and Regina's combined magic, the group break out and run for the portal. As she is walking home, she meets up with Mary Margaret, and begins a conversation with her about David. As she opens the door, David is on the other side. During questioning, Emma asks about a book and drawing that she found on him earlier, but Will claims they mean nothing. She tells Hook about the manifestation of Rumplestiltskin, and to take her mind off of this, Hook takes her riding. About the time when the Wraith causes destruction in Storybrooke, Emma drives her car to somewhere and almost bumps into a man. The group is made aware that even though they are trying to rescue Henry, he himself doesn't know his family is coming. As the pair wait for their bus ride, Emma suggests it'd be cool to have magic powers so she can teleport home. Emma offers Mary Margaret the option of taking her car and leaving for Boston or going back to the jail. The next morning, Emma has breakfast with Henry and as they are leaving, Pongo runs over from Archie's office. With encouragement from him, she eventually confesses that Pan needs Henry's heart to save himself from losing his immortality. The Queen teleports the trio to the woods, where Henry and Hook give her a pep-talk about her ability to find people even without magic. With the war up and coming (plus one other unexpected thing), there just isnt enough time to nurture their hate/hate relationship. On the way there, Emma sympathizes with Hook's earlier sentiments about killing Mr. Gold as payback. Emma escapes, while Cleo later dies. Due to his insistence, she allows him to plan their outing. Emma is confused by the photographic resemblance. Derek nods his head. She takes Mary Margaret's advice by figuring out what is best for Henry, and goes to confer with Archie about gaining custody. Mulan attempts to grab the compass, but then agrees to wait and see if they can contact Henry first. " Birth " is the eighth episode of the fifth season of the American fantasy drama series Once Upon a Time, which aired on November 15, 2015. Emma discovers everyone's animosity towards each other is making the storm worse, but her attempt at getting their attention falls on deaf ears, so she jumps overboard just as a rope pulley snaps and hits her on the head, knocking her out. Afterwards, she goes back to her apartment where other residents of Storybrooke are also gathered in mourning. After the danger is over, Henry is discovered to be kidnapped by Greg and Tamara, but they are not fast enough to stop the duo from taking him into a portal. He's curious about who she really is, but Emma isn't interested in sharing that information. Ruby can only recall one person Dorothy ever loved, her Auntie Em, who died long ago. Emma admits knowing this and having asked Lily to leave because of it, to which her foster father criticizes her for allowing a criminal to be a danger to his children. In the mirror realm, they nearly gain Henry's attention when he hears them calling him, but the Queen draws him away before he realizes anything is wrong. Regina has a hard time discussing her feelings.They're helping each other, one day at a time. As Emma shouts at him to give it back, her new foster mother Ingrid approaches to take the camera and returns it to Emma. While everyone else goes to the library, Regina has Merida stay to guard Emma. On the side of the road, Ashley is going into labor, to which Emma drives her back to the hospital. Tired of her games, Hook calls her out for wanting something from him. Her parents race further ahead in the search for Regina while she and Neal walk the hallways. He invites Emma into his house and offers her some tea. Convinced that they must save the town, Emma persuades Elsa into handing over the pendant in a pouch, though it is actually filled with pebbles. At the graveyard, Emma begins burning away the names when the storm happens. Cleo kicks the glass out of a window before jumping out of it, followed by Emma, and they take off running. Regina thinks it's one of Pan's false leads, but Emma is unable to side with her. Emma changes the subject, taking the sword, and tries to remind him of how she taught him to swordfight in the alternate reality. In order to save everybody in Storybrooke, Regina sends Emma and Henry - the thing she loves most - off to a fresh start in New York. Emma is unsure about helping him, so he gives her his name card. Despite escaping the web after Gideon leaves, Emma is overpowered by the spider, who spins her into a cocoon, causing her to slowly suffocate. On the road, Emma swerves the car after seeing a wolf in the road. Mary Margaret counsels that this theory of hers should not be known by Henry because even if Emma no longer has feelings for Neal, it will drive a wedge between him and Tamara. He remembers pretty much everything from that day. Emma and those who drank the curse fall asleep, but after David and Snow wake up, they awaken as well. Ruby was trying to get a hold of Mary Margret. After drinking it, she passes out and awakens to find herself bound up. Emma and Hook have had this secret romance ever since Neal died. Emma confesses to being what she's always been, an orphan, causing the map to uncover its contents. David swims out to grab Emma, while Hook, Regina, and Mary Margaret work together to pull both of them up. She thinks the vehicle is going to be hot wired, but it is just a borrowed car. ", "No, I can't I need Killian, please I need to wait.". When Regina suggests the dream is about her underlying fears, Emma is reluctant to admit she has issues, until Hook gently prods her into being honest. Dr. Whale was standing there waiting for me to enter the room. She recounts being drugged, waking up in a field near town and crawling her way to the alley. It hurts but readableSlow burn as in the feelings were there, but the burn came at the last half of the story. To find more magic, the Dragon advises that they seek magic with the power of belief. Mary Margaret decides to go back to the jail. Hook refuses to accept this and asks what happened in Camelot, though Emma dances around the question, citing that it'd be no fun to give him a straight answer. Emma then runs off and never returns. Emma decides not to break up the contest and instead enjoys the distraction. The one in which Emma Swan pushes and they all need to come to an understanding. "Hey Regina, what's up? As Emma drives out of Storybrooke with Henry, their memories are altered by Regina. When they learn unwanted news about the baby's health, the couple ask Emma to do something she is unwilling to do. Regina passes out after taking the scroll and awakens with knowledge of the price for stopping the curse. The Queen taunts Emma about her parents' joint curse, to which the fired up Savior jabs her with the sword and cuts her cheek. He nodded and started driving the speed limit. Instead, Merida offers to give her the wisp after she is done with it at the Hill of Stones. Subsequently, Emma and everyone else turns against Mr. Gold by drawing their weapons, but things cool down only when Neal forces him to hand over the box. Henry wishes to know the day's events and after being filled in, he realizes the Frankenstein story is not a fairytale nor does it exist as in the storybook. They reach a cavern known as an Echo Caves where Hook relates his prior experience with the place. She feigns fatigue and excuses herself downstairs, where Rumplestiltskin goads her about liking the magic, especially since the kiss did nothing for her skin. ("Tougher Than the Rest"), The same night of Emma's return, she joins her father Hook, Henry, and Regina in celebrating her defeat of Gideon and their unity as a family. They temporarily stop the creature, but Regina has a more permanent solution by using a hat to send it away. With a breath of relief, she and her parents return to the apartment. ("Dreamy"), Emma stays up all night interviewing David, but he sticks to his story of having nothing to do with Kathryn's disappearance. While browsing Merlin's tower, Emma confronts Regina for taking her role without her consent, but Regina explains her motives for doing what she did and promises Emma that she will free her of darkness with Merlin's help once they unseal him from the tree. Later at the sheriff's office, Emma hears from Regina about Zelena's botched attempt at killing the Black Fairy that resulted in the fairy creating dark crystals by imbuing them with Zelena's magic. While they do that, Emma goes to scour the area near the Toll Bridge with Hook and Regina, but not before she expresses mistrust in her parents. Emma affirms she is better as the Dark One, free of her past closed-minded and judgmental personality, and suggests they can move forward together if he is willing. The Mist Haven version of Graham's sacrifice. Mr. Gold believes that he deserves thanks for bringing Emma to her parents, breaking the curse and saving Henry's life, which she is doubtful he has any credit in. Later, Emma appears before Hook, who accidentally calls her, before she whisks him to the front of her new house. August introduces himself as Pinocchio, the seven-year-old that found her when she was an infant, and to prove his point, he shows her his leg. She nearly killed by it, though Mary Margaret takes care of the ogre by shooting an arrow in its eye. Emma shrugs off her this concern since her only interest is getting Henry back. 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