Cruel Princess (No. 20)

Chapter Eleven - Homeward

Chapter Eleven - Into the Deep

Season 2 - Episode 8

There was an Enchanted forest filled with all the classic characters we know.

Or think we know.

One day, they found themselves trapped in a place where all their happy endings were stolen.

Our World.

This is how it happened...

Killian manages to make his way down the beanstalk. When he jumps down, he finds Cora waiting for him. "My dear Captain. It seems you've been on quite an adventure," Cora comments, glaring at him. "The compass, please."

"Yes, that. Well... Matters grew complicated," Hook sighs, feeling foolish about getting caught off guard by Octavia. "It's eluded me for the moment. The details of the affair are a bit of a bore."

"Really? Stealing my protection spell and climbing the beanstalk without me might seem like a bore to you. But to me, it's a betrayal," She sneers.

"I was going to bring it to you. Our agreement remains. We are going to Storybrooke together. I'll get it back," He promises her.

"I don't have time for your games," Mrs Mills snaps. "I've crossed through too many worlds to be brought short at the brink of success. Who was it who bested you?"

"Your Daughter – Octavia. Rest assured, it won't happen again," Killian tells her.

"No, it won't. You chose her, and the consequences of that decision," Cora warns him.

"Oh. Are you going to kill me now? Go ahead. Try," He retorts confidentiality.

"So brave. No, I'm not going to kill you. I have something far more satisfying in mind," She argues. "I'm going to leave you here with your thirst for revenge unquenched, while I complete our journey without you."

"There's no need to be rash. We can... Discuss this," The Captain scoffs, trying to stop her rash decision as he needs to fulfil his desire for revenge against Rumpelstiltskin.

"Your pretty face buys you a lot, but not my time. It's too valuable," The red-haired woman replies.

"I can do this. I can get it back. You need me," Killian argues.

"No, I don't. You've had your chance. Now, it's my turn to do this. The right way," Cora says, and he lunges towards her, but she disappears in a puff of smoke.

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Cora reappears in a hut with several drawers filled with hearts. She takes one out of its box and blows on it, causing the rest of the hearts to glow. The drawers slide out, and the hearts beat louder. Still holding the heart, Cora steps outside, with the corpses of her victims strewn across the field. "Rise," Cora instructs them, and they begin moving, then stand on their feet. They start marching into the woods.

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Emma, Octavia, Mary Margaret, Aurora, and Mulan are still in the woods, trying to process what Sleeping Beauty told them about her nightmare. Emma holds up a picture of Henry in front of her face. "The boy you saw in your dream - is that him?" Emma asks her.