𝓞𝓷𝓬𝓮 𝓤𝓹𝓸𝓷 𝓐 𝓣𝓲𝓶𝓮

2×11 - The Outsider

–[Storybrooke]–

(Mr. Gold's car comes to a stop in front of the town boundary. He gets out and then pops the truck, where Smee is bound and gagged inside. Mr. Gold removes the gag and leads Smee over to the town line.)

Mr. Gold: This will only take a moment.

Smee: Don't...push me over. If I cross the line, I'll lose my memory. It's a cruel fate.

Mr. Gold: A fate you were more than willing to bestow upon Belle.

(Mr. Gold kicks Smee to the ground and takes his hat.)

Mr. Gold: You've had this rag since the day we met. Why is it so important to you?

Smee: My grandmother made it for me when I was a boy. It's always brought me good fortune. What difference does it make?

(Mr. Gold pours a potion over the hat, causing it to glow with magic.)

Mr. Gold: Oh... All the difference in the world. It's your only chance.

(He throws the hat back to Smee, who quickly puts it on.)

Smee: What do you mean, my only-

(Suddenly, Mr. Gold pushes Smee over the town boundary. A surge of blue magic pulses through his body, and then stops.)

Mr. Gold: What's your name?

Smee: William Smee.

Mr. Gold: And who am I?

Smee: Rumpelstiltskin. The Dark One. I remember everything! How can this be?

Mr. Gold: Well, it seems our little experiment was a success. Now go.

(Smee flees the scene.)

Mr. Gold: I have a trip to plan.

———–

(Several of the Storybrooke residents are gathered around a casket and a tombstone. It reads 'Archibald Hopper – Friend and Conscience'. Mary Margaret gives a eulogy to the crowd.)

MMB: Some of us knew him as Archie. Others, as Jiminy. But we all knew him as a true friend. And though, he may now be gone, he will always live on inside of us. Reminding us to be our best selves, to do the right thing, to always fight for what we believe in. So, we shouldn't think of today as a goodbye, just as a way of saying... Archie, we'll be listening.

(Marco walks up to the tombstone and lays Archie's umbrella against it.)

Marco: I miss you so much, my friend. Well, at least... You are in a better place.

———–

(In the hold of Hook and Madeline's ship, Hook is interrogating Archie, who is still tied up while Mads watch.)

Archie: Wait! No, please, don't! Wait! Please! Please!

Hook: Shh... As your patient, the Dark One must've told you all manner of secrets. Where is his dagger?

Archie: I don't know anything about a dagger.

Madeline: No, you don't, do you? It's his weakness. Now, tell us, does he have any others?

(Archie doesn't respond.)

Hook: Very well. I've always wanted to dissect a cricket.

(Hook digs his hook into Archie's forehead.)

Archie: No! Wait. Wait. Please.

Madeline: Ah... That's more like it. Now tell us, Cricket, what is his weakness?