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Once Upon A Time Episode Guide
plan, they admit that they don’t know of a way back to Storybrooke. Furious, Tinker Bell warns
them that no one escapes Neverland without Pan’s permission, and informs them that Pan killed
Tamara and Greg. She points out that if he’ll do that to his own employees, he has much worse
in mind for them. Tinker Bell storms off and Emma admits that she’s right. David asks Hook
how he escaped, and the pirate says that he stole a portal from Pan that he sailed through. The
only person who has left Neverland without Pan’s permission is Neal, and Hook suggests that
they find out how he did it.
Gold approaches Pan’s camp and uses a spell to put the two Lost Boys sentries asleep. As
Gold picks up one of their spears, Neal runs out of the forest and Gold assumes that he’s a trick
of his subconscious like Belle. He prepares to stab him with the spear, figuring that the vision is
there to test his resolve, and Neal pleads with him to spare his life. When Neal calls Gold ”papa,”
Gold realizes that he’s real and Gold approaches the camp and knocks out the two Lost Boys
on guard with a spell. He picks up a spear just as Neal runs out of the jungle and they stare at
each other in shock. Gold figures that he’s a vision like Belle and prepares to stab him, and Neal
explains that he survived. His father doesn’t believe him and figures that he’s a vision sent to
test his resolve to sacrifice his life for Henry, but Neal calls him ”papa.” Focusing, Gold realizes
that it really is Bae and admits that he thought he lost him forever.
Rumplestiltskin returns home with a crown for his son only to discover that he has left. The
Dark One goes to the village of Hamelin and finds the townspeople gathered in the square. When
he approaches them, the sheriff explains that a mysterious Piper lured their children from their
homes playing music that only they could hear. Rumpelstiltskin says that he will find the Pied
Piper and make him pay for his transgression with his life.
Neal explains that Robin Hood helped him to get to Neverland, and wonders why his father
is alone. Gold explains that the stomach to do what has to be done, and wonders if Neal does.
After confirming that the sentries are only sleeping, Neal says that he won’t kill the Lost Boys
but he’ll do whatever it takes to rescue Henry. He asks his father if he’s really willing to kill
himself, and then explains that there’s another way. They go to the shore and Neal uses a conch
shell to summon a giant squid. Neal then uses the spear to harpoon the creature and beach it
in the water, and tells his father to harvest the squid’s ink. The ink will temporarily paralyze
any magical creature, even Pan. Gold wonders how Neal will get close enough to apply the ink to
Pan, and Neal says that his father will distract Pan long enough to give him a clear shot with a
crossbow.
Hook leads the group to a hidden cave and opens it with David’s help. As the others go in,
Hook warns David that the latter is getting weaker and he should tell his family. David doesn’t
see the point because there’s nothing that can be done to stop the dreamshade poison. Hook
hesitates and then says that there is indeed no hope, and David says that he wants his family to
focus on rescuing Henry. Inside, Hook strikes a light and shows them drawings that Neal made
on the wall. Emma realizes that Neal lived there during his time on the island, and Hook figures
that something in the cave holds the secret to Neal’s escape.
That night, Rumplestiltskin takes up station on a rooftop and waits. Eventually, the pipe
music echoes through the village and the male children crawl out of their windows and go out
of town. Rumpelstiltskin follows them and finds them wearing masks and dancing around a fire.
He calls for Bae but gets no answer, and sees the Piper. Walking over, Rumplestiltskin yanks the
pipes out of the Piper’s hands and Pan removes his hood and says that he’s glad to see his old
friend again. He explains that he was lonely in Neverland so he has come to collect lost children to
take back with him. Rumplestiltskin warns that he won’t get Bae, but Pan says that only lost and
abandoned children hear his music, just like Rumplestiltskin did. Bae is a part of the Lost Boys
now, and Pan asks what Rumpelstiltskin will do to get his son back. Rumplestiltskin promises
to kill him, but Pan realizes that he could hear the music because he fears being abandoned by
Bae, just like everyone else he ever loved abandoned him. Pan says that they’ll let Bae choose,
and that he’ll let Bae go if he chooses to go home with his father. Rumpelstiltskin refuses but
Pan points out that if he is sure that Bae loves him then he should have nothing to fear.
As the Lost Boys dance around the fire, Pan goes over to Henry and tells him that they are
celebrating Henry coming to bring back the magic. As they talk, Pan plays his pipes but is
surprised to learn that Henry can’t hear the music. Felix returns to the camp and Pan goes over,
and the Lost Boy tells him that Neal escaped and Gold is on his way. Pan figures that Gold and
Neal will come for Henry and then the fun will really begin.
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