In Fairy Tale Land....
Hook goes into Belle's chamber to find out if she knows where rumple is. She doesn't, so he leaves her be. Hook gets confronted by Regina to do a task for her. He is to rip out her mother's heart. He is to bring a dead man with him into the world and return with her mother, dead. She enchants his hook to allow one heart to be taken, makes Jefferson's hat spin and off he goes. When he gets to Wonderland (Just as I thought!) he finds her as the queen of hearts. He tries to rip out her heart, but she doesn't hide her heart in the same place as others. She tries to rip out his, but he explains Regina sent him. She makes a deal with him that if he gets her close to Regina he can live throughout the curse she is sending forth. (Again, no wonder Regina's father was hiding in Wonderland and she left Jefferson there as the mad hatter). Regina kisses her mother goodbye and Hook wonders why Cora didn't kill her. She hopes to put back the pieces of Regina's life after the curse breaks in 28 years and they resume their quest. She protects them from the curse and I guess everyone else on that island. Makes sense. When the curse is broken that is when they reconvene.
In Fairy Tale Land, present day....
Aurora leads them to Rumple's chambers and no squid ink in site. However there is a scroll that says Emma over and over again. Aurora then traps them in there as Cora and Hook show up and steal the magic compass. They realize, she has Aurora's heart and she is being controlled by her. They leave and Snow realizes to blow the ink off the scroll and it breaks them free. They leave Aurora there but head off to find Cora and Hook. They have already put water back in Lake Nostros and throw the ashes in. It starts a portal, but Emma and Snow and Mulan show up. First Hook gives the heart back and Mulan runs it back to Aurora. (Her and Mulan try to find Philip's soul, although I felt like a lesbian vibe there). Emma and Snow fight Cora and Hook and knock them out long enough to steal the compass and drop through the portal. Meanwhile, Hook and Cora use the dead bean to find a portal as well.
In Story Brooke....
David is still under the sleeping curse. Gold realizes that Cora and Hook may come through the well, so he takes all the fairy dust with Regina and curses it. Whomever comes through will die, including Snow and Emma. Henry puts a stop to this and tells his mother to fix it. She does and he is happy with her again. Emma and Snow come through the well and all is happy. She breaks the curse with David and they kiss as well. Regina is left without Henry as they all rejoice without her.
The Kickers....
1. Cora and Hook are on their ship and sailing through to Storybrooke.
2. Emma feels like there is a plan about her, but funny enough her heart could not be ripped out by Cora.
3. Next season will be wicked! We will look for Baelfire, we might see Henry's dad and maybe some more characters, YAY.