–[Fairy Tale Land – Past]–
(A young Cora arrives home to find her father passed out drunk on a wheelbarrow of sacks of grain. Next to him, is another wheelbarrow full of sacks of prepared flour.)
Cora: Father. Father!
Miller: What? I'm resting.
(She grabs the bottle from his hand and smashes it against the ground.)
Cora: You're always resting. The flour was due to be delivered this morning. I, for one, would like to be able to eat this week.
(Cora takes the wheelbarrow of flour and heads towards the castle.)
———–
(Cora arrives at the castle and begins unloading the flour. A young Eva is there, along with King Xavier, Henry I, Isabelle, and the rest of their escorts. As the royal party walks past, Queen Eva trips Cora, causing her to fall on her face and drop her bags of flour.)
Cora: You stupid, foolish girl!
King Xavier: What happened here?
Queen Eva: Oh, the peasant fell. As they do.
King Xavier: Are you alright?
Cora: I'm fine.
King Xavier: Not you. Eva. Are you alright, Eva?
Queen Eva: Well, she ruined my slippers.
Henry I: I don't think the girl meant any harm.
King Xavier: You shall receive no money for the flour, and you will apologize to Eva.
Cora: Apologize? The wench tripped me.
King Xavier: Curb your tongue. This is Princess Eva from the Northern Kingdom, our honored guest. She's a very important woman.
Cora: She's a girl.
King Xavier: And who are you, miller's daughter? What's your name?
Cora: Cora.
King Xavier: Then kneel, Cora.
(Cora reluctantly kneels.)
King Xavier: Now apologize. Apologize, or this will be the last bit of flour we'll take from you. There are other millers out there.
Cora: I beg your pardon, Princess Eva.
King Xavier: Stay down until we have passed. You are where you belong.
–[Storybrooke]–
(The New York group is sailing on Hook and Madeline's ship towards Storybrooke. The twins, Olivia, and Neal are steering the ship, while Emma tends to Mr. Gold below deck.)
Emma: You don't look comfortable.
Mr. Gold: The poison racing towards my heart will have that effect.
Emma: Tell me about this, uh, knife of yours. Cora and Regina... If they do have it, they can make you do anything?
Mr. Gold: Indeed.
Emma: Like... Kill us all?
Mr. Gold: Yeah. You're hoping I bleed to death now, aren't you?
Emma: You're Henry and Izzy's grandfather. We're family now. I'm going to save you.
Mr. Gold: Oh, I feel so reassured.
———–
(In Storybrooke, David is talking to Mary Margaret on his cell phone.)
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FanfictionThe season's plot follows the breaking of the curse and the introduction of magic by Rumplestiltskin / Mr. Gold into Storybrooke in the first season finale, with the characters having to deal with their dual identities and new emerging threats.
