3x09 Save Henry and Izzy

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SCENE: The Enchanted Forest. Past. It is the day the Dark Curse is cast by the Evil Queen. Grumpy sounds the warning bell atop the royal castle.

Grumpy: (Shouting) The curse! It's here!

SCENE: The Enchanted Forest. Past. Blackened smoke spreads all throughout the land as the Evil Queen rides to an unknown destination in her carriage.

SCENE: The Enchanted Forest. Past. In a dungeon, Rumplestiltskin grips the cell bars.

Rumplestiltskin: (To Evil Queen) I'm waiting!

(She materializes outside the cell in a thick dark smoke.)

Rumplestiltskin: What took you so long?

Evil Queen: (Turns around) You know what took so long.

Rumplestiltskin: Oh, yes. The curse. You did it.

Evil Queen: That's right. I did it. And I wanted you to know it before you, like all the other pathetic denizens of this wretched land, forgets everything.

Rumplestiltskin: How did it feel?

Evil Queen: Watching the curse cloud form? Felt like victory.

Rumplestiltskin: (Giggles) How did you feel to kill the thing you love most? Ripping the heart out of your father and aunt? How did that feel?

Evil Queen: It was the price of the curse. How it felt doesn't matter. They would have understood. I took my life back. I had to. I won.

Rumplestiltskin: And yet, here you are. Feeling the need to gloat. Something's missing, isn't it, dearie?

Evil Queen: Not at all. I have everything I want. Nothing can stop me now.

Rumplestiltskin: (Giggles hysterically) Not quite.

Evil Queen: What does that mean?

Rumplestiltskin: The savior, the child of Snow White and Prince Charming. (The Evil Queen scoffs.) She can stop you. She can break the curse.

Evil Queen: Well, looks like getting rid of a baby made my to-do list.

Rumplestiltskin: Of course it did. But even if you succeed with that, you have an even bigger problem. Now there's a hole in your heart and someday you will come to me to fill it.

Evil Queen: You underestimate your powers of foresight. (Begins walking away)

Rumplestiltskin: And you underestimate the price of what you've done! (In a sing-songy voice) You shall see! You will come to me! There is more you need!

Evil Queen: (Angrily) Your taunts will get you nowhere! I know you too well. You want to make another deal. Well, I won't.

Rumplestiltskin: (Laughs) A deal? You already promised me a good life in this new land. What more than I want from you?

Evil Queen: Oh, to be let out of this cage. To be let out of our last deal. To escape the curse.

Rumplestiltskin: But why would I desire that, dearie? I'm exactly where I want to be. (The Evil Queen looks at him in confusion.)

SCENE: Neverland. Present. Skull Rock. Emma and Regina are persistently trying to shake Henry and Izzy awake, but they remain motionless.

Emma: Oh god, are they unconscious?

Regina: Henry, Izzy, can you hear us?

Olivia: They're passed out as soon as their heart went into Pan.

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