Hook explains that Cora gathered the ashes, which retain some enchantment. She's going to use them to open up a portal. Mulan thinks they should leave Hook there to pay for all the lives lost. Hook insists they need him alive. They want the same thing Cora does -- to get to Storybrooke. He'll offer them the same deal he offered her. He'll help them, provided he can accompany them. He says that while the ashes will open a portal, to find their land, they need an enchanted compass. Hook will help Team Princess find it before Cora does. Snow wisely says this sounds too good to be true. Hook says they'll find out. Holding her knife to Hook's neck, Emma's voice is hushed and shaky. "You tell me one thing, and whatever you say, I'd better believe it. Why does Captain Hook want to go to Storybrooke?" Hook tells the truth: "To exact revenge on the man who took my hand. Rumplestiltskin." (Sic!) I'm still not sure they're after a compass though. We flash sideways to the...

Storybrooke Stables. Present. Daniel is throttling Henry when Regina and Charming arrive. When Regina shouts out the name of the monster who was once her love, he drops Henry. Charming wastes no time in hustling the boy out and ordering him to go. Henry is suddenly down with letting the adults do the heavy lifting and flies like the wind. While Regina is marveling that Daniel is really there, the monster lumbers toward her. Charming shoves her out of the way and struggles to shut the stall door. Charming wants Regina to cast a spell to subdue Daniel, but she refuses to use magic on him. Charming is ready to shoot Daniel, but Regina begs for the chance to talk to Daniel. She rushes at Charming and screams, then quietly begs for a chance to talk to her fiancé. We flash back to the...

Enchanted Past. Night. It's storming as Jefferson and Regina wait outside a tent. When Victor comes out, Regina hands over the chest containing a heart. Victor thanks her. He already had the heart, when he was down in the vault. Ugh. Whatever. It's been a rough week for everyone. Let's enjoy the good, rather than dwell on nitpicks. Victor insists he must perform the procedure alone, and retreats to his tent. Regina wonders if he's doing magic. Jefferson says that supposedly Victor wields a power greater than magic. Regina wonders why they can't watch. Jefferson covers by saying there's much from Victor's land they can't understand. Clearly this is a set-up. Jefferson confirms this again by telling Regina that if Victor can't achieve what she seeks, "...then Rumplestiltskin (sic) was right. It can't be done."