Once Upon a Time (2011–2018): Season 5, Episode 6 - The Bear and the Bow - full transcript

Previously on
"once upon a time"...

Regina: Arthur knows
we freed merlin

And he's really not happy
about it.

I've been waiting
for you, emma.

Guinevere: Take this traitor to
the dungeon where he belongs.

Regina:
The crimson crown.

It's used to communicate
through magical barriers.

He must have been trying to
communicate with merlin.

Can you free emma
from the darkness?

Sure.
[ groans ]

How long do you think you can
hold my heart and threaten me?



As long as it takes for me
to get what I want.

The only one who can get me
that sword is you.

I can't be the hero
you want.

What are you doing?

Reminding you what you have
to fight for.

[ whoosh ]

[ men groan ]

[ whoosh ]

Not bad for a bloke

Who spent the last thousand
years in a tree.

Just like riding a bike.

[ whoosh ]

Well, it won't be long before
arthur knows we're here.

How do you know
what a bike is?



Do you really think
all my prophecies

Came true
because of luck?

This way.

Bloody hell.

You really can see
the future.

Bits and pieces, yeah.

Lancelot: Charming?
It's okay.

Mary margaret and I are no
longer under arthur's control.

How did you break his thrall
over you?

They didn't, mate.

I did.

Merlin.

What about me, now?
You here to free me, too?

Merida?
How did you end up
in there?

Long story.

But after what your daughter
did to me,

Letting me out is the least
you can do.

Aye. She's right.

Em would want us
to free her.

Indeed, but much has changed
in the past millennia.

These bars are enchanted
with magic

That I've never
encountered before.

Here.

Try this.

Huh. Well,
aren't you the clever one?

Glad someone noticed.

[ whoosh ]

[ indistinct shouting ]

We best get going.

No, wait!
Wait, I can't leave!

Arthur took my wisps!

They're the only way
I can find my brothers.

Right now those wisps will only
lead you to one thing --

Your death.

I assure you,
we will find another way

To rescue your brothers.

¶¶

We found merlin
back in camelot?

Emma let it slip last night
when she tried to visit henry.

Hook:
If we found that sorcerer,

Why the bloody hell didn't he
destroy the darkness in emma?

You're asking
the wrong person.

Well, we can't very well
ask him.

That's exactly
what we're going to do.

A crimson crown.

You figured out how to make
the communication spell work.

Let's just say
seeing emma rip

Violet's heart
from her chest

Gave me all the motivation
I need.

How does this thing work?
Do we simply speak to it?

It's not that easy.

Not just anyone
can summon merlin.

He'll only appear to someone
who's been chosen by him.

Arthur. Merlin delivered
all the prophecies to him.

So what do you say,
sheriff?

Already on my way.

Wait, wait.

Why are we wasting our time
with merlin

When there's someone here
who can help us?

Who?

Rumple.

If he hadn't brought the
darkness back to storybrooke,

We wouldn't even be standing
here right now.

Rumple may be to blame
for the situation we're in,

But so is emma.

She was seduced by the darkness
just like he was,

So how does that make rumple
any different?

Sorry, love. Crocodile had
more chances than anyone.

And right now we need to give
emma her best chance,

Which means
contacting merlin.

And something bad happens
to rumple...

It's a risk
we'll have to take.

Mm, well,
maybe you're willing to.

I'm not.

¶¶

Forgive me, belle.

Merida: Saw you back there.
You're not half bad with magic.

If I was half as good
as you,

I would never have ended up in
that dungeon in the first place.

Why were you down there?

After I parted ways
with the lot of you,

I followed
the will o' the wisps

To find where the clans
are keeping my brothers.

The wisps led me
to the ivory sea,

So I stole a boat
to make the crossing,

But, unfortunately, the boat
belonged to the wrong fella.

What, arthur?

His men captured me and threw me
in that dank prison.

Shh!

Did you hear that?

Huh?

Hear what?

Nothing.

I just...Needed your friends
to get out of sight.

What? W-why?

So they don't see this.

[ grunts ]

I've pushed him as hard
as I can.

He's at the end
of his tether.

¶¶

You were saying?

[ heartbeat ]

Oh, go ahead.
Crush it.

Better that than helping you
with your dirty work.

Why would I do that when
your job isn't finished yet?

What are you on about?

How am I supposed to train him
when he's not even here?

You confirmed the one thing
I needed to know --

Belle's still someone
he's willing to fight for.

Well, it didn't exactly make him
a hero, now, did it?

It will...

...If he wants
to stop you.

Stop me? From what?

Killing belle.

Now go find her and put an arrow
through her heart.

¶¶

[ birds chirping ]

[ water sloshing ]

Ooh, I was beginning to worry
you might not wake up.

[ gasps ]

Where are you taking me?

Ooh, you got fire.
I like that.

But I don't mean
to hurt you.

Tell that to the bump
on my head.

Without the wisps,

I need another way
to find my brothers,

And that other way...

Is you.

Oh, yeah, you needed magic,
you could have just asked.

What,
and risked getting a no?

Sorry, but I'm more of
a "hit first,

Ask questions later"
kind of lass.

Ah, is that why the clans
kidnapped your brothers?

Hardly.

Those kilted oafs
don't think

I can rule the highlands
without marrying one of them.

I'm not gonna marry someone
I don't fancy

Just to hold on
to me own crown.

After my father's death,
they exiled my mother,

Then kidnapped my brothers
as ransom.

They'll only free them
if I relinquish the throne.

And you don't plan
on doing that.

Would you give up everything
you have ever dreamed of

Just because a man said
you didn't deserve it?

So, what do you say?

Will you help me
show the clans

They messed
with the wrong queen?

Now, where is she keeping you?

[ metal clanking ]

[ grunts ]

[ clanking continues ]

Don't hurt me,
don't hurt me! Please!
[ gasps ]

Please.
Oh, hey, hey, hey.

It's okay.
Dear, it's just me.

It's okay.

Belle?

It's just --
it's just me.

It really you?

Yeah.

She's after me.
Wait, wait.

It's okay.

You're safe now.

It's okay. It's okay.

Hey. Hey.

God, belle.

Thank you.

What?

I meant...

I meant when -- when I --
when I was in the coma...

All I wanted to do
was let go.

After all I'd done,
why did I deserve to live?

And then
I heard something...

...Your voice.

After all the things I've done
to you...

You still stood by me.

Belle.

If it wasn't for you,

I wouldn't even be alive.

Thank you.

[ sniffles ]
come on.

You know,
it won't take emma long

To figure out
where you've gone.

If she wanted to find me,
she would have already.

She wanted me to escape.

But th-that
doesn't make sense.

She kidnapped you.

To turn me into a hero

So I can pull excalibur
from the stone.

Well, so how does letting you
escape do that?

She's coming after you.

Me? W-why?

To force me
to protect you.

She thinks that'll make me
the hero she needs.

Belle, you're in danger.

Okay.

So...So what do we do?

The shop.

There's magic there
that can help us.

¶¶

There's magic in there
that can help us.

We can use it
to find my brothers.

You sure that the witch
isn't home?
No.

And what does it matter?

We're only gonna nip inside long
enough to use her cauldron.

Okay.

Do you know
where that is?

I do.
The southern moor.

Macintosh, macguffin,
and dingwall.

The ones who wanted
to marry you?

Now you understand why I want
to rule on my own.

[ indistinct talking ]

I'm guessing
they're your brothers.

Aye. What do they mean
to do to them?

Lord macintosh:
We've waited long enough.

Because merida has failed

To relinquish her crown
of her own accord,

We have no choice
but to take it from her.

And to punish her
for her treachery,

At day's end,
her dear brothers...

Will be executed.

So they're gonna die
because of me.

Uh, th--that's not true.
We can still rescue them.

No, we don't have time
to plan a proper escape!

I promise we'll find a way
to save them from this fate.

Fate.

That's it.

There's only one way to save
my brothers now.

I need to change their fate,
and I need you to do it for me.

Was that a kick,
my little munchkin?

[ lock disengages ]

Oh, thank god.
I'm absolutely famished.

The only thing this little one
seems to want

At the moment is a plate
of onion rings.

I'm under strict orders
from the mayor

To only feed you local,
organically grown produce.

Well,
isn't my sister sweet?

Go!

[ scoffs ]

[ sighs ]

Trust me, if anyone knows
what it's like

To be pregnant behind bars,
it's me.

The dark swan.

To what do I owe
this honor?

Just wanted
to have a little chat.

Afraid I'm not
in the mood.

I suppose I could be
willing to listen.

So, tell me...

What kind of trouble
do you want to get into?

Eat up.

Dark ones don't judge.

[ chuckles ]

Despite these
greasy treats,

I know this isn't
a social call.

What do you want?

Direct -- I like that.
Take a look at this.

The apprentice's wand.

You're the only one around

Who has wielded merlin's magic
and lived to tell about it.

Aww. It's nice
to be appreciated.

If all goes according to plan,
I'll need your help.

[ gasps ] how exciting.

I can't wait to hear what
you're offering in return.

Your freedom...

And my protection
against regina

And anyone else who wants
to hurt you.

So the dark one's here
to make a deal?

How dreadfully unoriginal.

You see,
believe it or not,

That patient with a mop
loves to talk,

And I hear that you've
been very naughty,

Tearing out that little girl's
heart to break your son's.

[ laughs ] kudos.

That is next-level darkness.
Well done.

You think you're allowed
to judge

After everything
you've done?

No.

But as someone that's been
on the receiving end

Of a mother's betrayal,

I know that those feelings
of hurt don't go away.

They fester.

So have fun
with a lifetime of resentment.

He'll forgive me.
He just needs time.

Even with all the time
in the world,

Some things
can't be forgiven.

I don't believe that.

I killed neal.

Ready to kiss
and make up?

Do we have a deal
or not?

[ sighs ] I've got
my own family problems.

I don't need yours.

I'm trying to turn over
a new leaf.

And with a little one
on the way,

I wouldn't want
to involve myself

With someone that might be
a bad influence.

But thanks for the nosh.

If that's all,
I'd like to go back to my cell.

You will need an ally
in this town --

Maybe not now, but soon.

You'll be back
to take my deal.

I don't think so, emma.

You see, the difference
between you and me is...

I don't mind being alone.

All right.
Coast is clear.

We should go now.

No, no, no. I'm sorry. I-I
can't. I can't go. I'm sorry.

But y-your shop's only
a hundred yards away.

No, I-I'm sorry.
I...

I can't.

You made it out of the woods
and through the mines with...

This isn't just about
you getting back

To your shop, is it?

It's my leg.

It's a reminder
of what I was

When I fled
the ogre wars...

What I continued to be
when I became the dark one

And what I still am
is a coward.

But you've told me why
you have that limp before --

Because you walked for days
on a broken foot

Just so you could return
to your son.

Do you know how the foot was
broken in the first place?

Because you broke it

So that baelfire wouldn't
grow up without a father.

Rumple, you may have made
many mistakes in your life,

But this isn't
one of them.

I have always seen the man
behind the beast, all right?

But now -- now I see
something else, too --

A hero.

And you -- you just need
to learn to see him, too.

¶¶

Uh...

Uh, where did you learn
to do that?

When I was but a wee devil.

I refused to believe a bow
was just something

My mother tied
to my curly locks.

[ arrow thwacks ]

My father agreed.

He said learning to fight
was essential

Whether you wore a dress
or a kilt.

He was a wise man,
that king fergus.

I wish my father had been as
supportive of my adventures.

He wasn't just supportive.

He taught me everything I know
about shooting --

Said to me, "lass,
if you remember

What you're fighting for,

You will never
miss your target."

Well, it looks like
it was good advice.

Aye.

Now,
is my potion done?

Yeah, a-about that,

Do you know what this potion
will do to you?

Think I would ask you to make it
if I didn't?

But it'll turn you
into a...A bear.

No, it changes fate
is what it does.

The spell of mor'du,
they call it.

Legend says that witch
used it

To change the fate
of a prince,

Gave him the strength
of 10 men.

So you think that turning
yourself into a bear

Will make you strong enough
to rescue your brothers?

I know it will.

This isn't the first time
I've seen this magic in action.

But, merida, you don't need
magic to change fate.

How would you know?

I just watched you
split arrows

Without blinking an eye.

You can make
your own fate.

All you need is your wit
and your bow.

Well, isn't that a better way
to prove to the clans

That you're worthy
of being their queen?

Afraid that's where
you're wrong, missy.

[ bell jingles ]

Okay, come on.

[ breathes deeply ]

See? I knew
you could make it.

I should've known better
than to argue with you by now.

Here.

Now, what did we
come here for?

[ gasps ]

[ bell jingles ]

I told the dark one you wouldn't
be daft enough to seek shelter

In your own shop, but she said
you wouldn't be able to resist

The pull of your magic.

Merida, you --
you don't have to do this.

No, I tried to fight it,
but I couldn't.

So now her fate
rests in your hands.

[ gasps ]

Hook: What the bloody hell
is taking so long?

Patience, pirate.

If these spellbooks
are correct,

As soon as arthur adds the
crimson crown to the cauldron,

He should be able to make
contact with merlin.

Then we'll be speaking with him
before you know it.

David told us everything.
And you're willing to help?

After everything you've done
for us, it's the least I can do.

What are you waiting for?

Perhaps it's best
if I do this alone.

Back in camelot, merlin
delivered his prophecies

To me from inside a tree.

But I'm afraid he only delivered
them when I was alone.

This is too important
to risk.

Come on.
Let's leave him to it.

[ door opens ]

Did it work?

Afraid not.

I thought the spell was gonna
make contact, and then it...

Just fizzled out.

[ sighs ]

Stop me, you coward.

Be the hero we all need.

I ca-- I can't.

I ca--
I'm sorry, belle.

No, I am...

For what I'm about to do.

¶¶

Okay.

Come on. She's not gonna stay
passed out for long.

What's that?

We may not outrun
her arrows,

But there's somewhere
where this can keep us safe.

[ indistinct talking
and laughter ]

Hand over the potion.

Why do you need magic
to save your brothers?

[ indistinct talking continues ]

Tell me, or this ends up
on the rocks.

Fine, if you must know.

Not long ago,
dunbroch was attacked.

It was an enemy
from another land.

My father fought
side by side

With all the clans,
and I with him.

As he brought us
toward victory,

I saw a helmed knight
heading straight for him,

His sword raised.

My father
didn't see the knight.

It was up to me.

I had the enemy
in my sights.

I notched an arrow,
pulled back the bowstring,

I took a breath,
steadied my hand,

And let the arrow fly.

But I missed.

And the knight ran
my father through.

My father is dead
because of me.

No, it's not your fault.

What do you know of it?

I lost my mother
in the ogre wars.

I blamed myself, too,

Until I finally realized
the truth.

It wasn't my fault.

I forgave myself.

You have to learn
to do the same.

I can't.

The clans, they lost faith
in me that day.

That's why they don't think
I can lead.

[ sighs ]

Now, can I have
the potion, or not?

[ sighs ]

Thank you.

Now let's kick some arse.

What --
where are we going?

The only place we'll be safe
from emma

And her quivered friend.

Wait. You're taking us out
of storybrooke.

This is anti-transformation
powder.

This will keep us safe
from any ill effects

From crossing
the town line.

No, no, we can't leave,

Not while there are still people
we care about in this town.

Belle, I used to be
the dark one.

I know emma better
than she knows herself.

She will keep coming
till she gets what she wants.

Well,
we'll stop her together.

Didn't you see what happened
back there?
Yeah.

I couldn't even protect you
from merida.

Rumple, stop the car.

What?

Now!

¶¶

[ tires screech ]
belle!

Belle!

Belle. Belle.
What are you doing?

Come back in the car.

No.

Please.

[ sighs ] no.

You know, running never made
anyone a hero, okay?

Well, don't --
don't you get it?

I'm not a hero.

Well,
you've been brave before.

When?
During the first ogres war?

Let me tell you the truth
about that day.

I didn't...Cripple myself
to get back to my son.

I did it
because I was scared.

Rumple.

I joined the army to prove
I wasn't a coward.

But when I seen
the wounded

Coming back
from the front lines...

I didn't want to die.

I'm a coward, belle.

And that's never
gonna change.

Please come back
in the car, eh?

Th--this is the only way I know
how to protect you.

Come on, come on.

Protect yourself,
you mean.

No.
No.

Belle.

Belle!

[ sighs ]

[ engine turns over ]

You should have followed
your wee sweetheart

Over the town line.

O-okay.

He's not my sweetheart,
and I'm not scared of you.

Ah, but you should be,

Because now the dark one's
not taking any chances.

She's making me
drink this.

¶¶

[ groans ]

[ roaring ]

[ roars ]

Men, today, we cement the rule
of our three clans.

With merida's brothers out of
the way and merida in hiding,

The dunbroch claim to the throne
will be erased!

[ scattered cheers ]
merida: Not if I have
any say in it.

¶¶

Merida?

Let my brothers go,

Unless you want to end up black
as well as blue.

[ scoffs ]
you and what army?

This one.

Just you wait.

In a moment, you're gonna be
very, very sorry.

Did you mix it right?

Yes.

But I-I switched the potion
with water.

What?

What game are you playing?
Where's the real potion?

You defeat the clans
with magic,

The people still won't
follow you.

You need to defeat them
as a queen.

If you wanted to teach me
a lesson,

You should have done it
before we were surrounded.

I knew you wouldn't
face your fear

Unless you didn't have
a choice.

I know you can do this.

Lord macintosh: Enough, merida!

The only way you and your
brothers live out this day

Is if you relinquish
your crown.

After everything
my father did

To create peace
between the clans, never!

Clan dunbroch is the rightful
leader of the four clans,

And I am the sole
and rightful queen!

Then you leave us
no choice.

¶¶

[ echoing ] fire!

Noooo!

[ indistinct talking ]

You saw what I can do
with an arrow.

Do you really want to see
what I can do with a sword?

Now let them go!

¶¶

You too?

You're lucky someone once
taught me the value of mercy.

[ sobs ]

¶¶

Hi, love.

It's okay. It's okay.
Everything's gonna be okay.

Mother's gonna be so happy
to see you.

¶¶

[ growling ]

Aah!

[ roaring ]

[ breathing heavily ]

Merida, listen to me!

Don't do this!

[ roars ]

[ roars ]

No, no!
She'll kill you!

Rumple, run!

No, belle!

[ growling ]

I'm not running this time.

No!

Go!

[ roaring ]

No, no.

[ sniffing ]

[ growls ]

Do your worst.

[ roars ]

[ grunts ]

[ groaning ]

[ breathing heavily ]

How...

H-how did you know that would
transform her back?

I didn't.

[ sighs ]

I knew you had it in you.

You saved me.

Actually...

...I think you saved me.

Sure I can't help you
on your friends' quest?

It's the least I can do.

No. Thank you
for your offer,

But your kingdom needs
their queen right now.

What will you do about the man
you love -- or loved?

Still don't know.

All I can do is hope
that I get home

And find a way
to save him.

But, succeed or fail,
I do know one thing --

I won't give up.

You don't strike me
as the giving-up type.

[ chuckles ]

Well, I, uh -- I do hope
our paths cross again.

Thank you, belle...

...For everything.

Come on.

¶¶

Everything all right?

You tell me.

I have the strangest sense
of déjà vu right now.

You know, I've always wanted
to try one of these.

The last time
I had the chance,

It was in the hands of a little
girl with sticky fingers.

[ echoing ] don't.

I'm sorry.

You.

You remember.

Well, I'm flattered.

You were the usher...

At the movie theater
when I was a kid.

How is that possible?

You were still stuck
in the tree back then.

It doesn't matter
how I got my message to you.

What's important is --
do you remember what I said?

You said something
about excalibur,

And you told me --

That one day,

You would have
the opportunity

To remove excalibur
from its stone.

Well, I hate to burst your
bubble. Someone beat me to it.

Perhaps, but the sword will
return to whence it came.

And now that the darkness
is within you,

It's more important
than ever

That you heed the rest
of my warning.

Leave excalibur alone.

The fate of everyone
that you love rests upon it.

He bested me
fair and square.

I was getting worried.

For a moment,
I thought I was

Going to have to drag you
down here myself.

No. A hero never runs away
from his problems.

Now...

As a former dark one,

I know you won't stop
wreaking havoc

Till I pull that sword
from that stone.

Good.
We understand each other.

And I also know that

You won't be able
to resist making a deal.

So how about
I pull excalibur

In exchange
for merida's heart?

And my brothers -- I want to
know what happened to them.

You really think you're in
a position to make deals?

That's exactly
what I think.

[ bones crunch ]

[ heartbeat ]

[ groans ]

I was finished
with this anyway.

[ breathing heavily ]

And her brothers?

They're fine,

Safe and sound
by her mother's side.

Now get on with it!
Belle: Wait.

What happens if he can't pull it
from the stone?

Then you will be sweeping
his remains from the floor.

You were his maid once.

Belle...

Just in case
this doesn't work,

I want you to know that I am
sorry for everything.

If I had to do it
all again,

I would make sure I was the man
you deserved

Right from
the very start...

...And I would change
everything for you.

It's never too late.

¶¶

Well, well.

A deal's a deal.

Now,
you may have excalibur,

But you've made one mistake
in all of this --

One terrible mistake.

You've turned me
into a hero.

There are heroes
all over this town,

And none of them have been able
to stop me yet.

Well, that's because
none of them...

Are me.

You've checked over that spell
a dozen times, regina.

Well,
I did everything right.

Arthur should have been able
to communicate with merlin.

Unless he didn't want to.

The crimson crown.

Arthur threw it
in the fire.

He sabotaged the spell.

He lied to us.

I guess he didn't realize
magical toadstools don't burn.

But why wouldn't he want us
to contact merlin?

[ sighs ] we need to talk to
merlin now more than ever.

Unfortunately,
we need someone he's chosen.

The apprentice is dead.
We're out of options, love.

Regina: Perhaps not.

There is one other person
in storybrooke

Who was chosen by merlin --
the author.

Are you sure
you're up for this?
I'm fine, mom.

It's just I-I know
you've been through a lot.

The person who ripped out
violet's heart isn't my mother.

But emma is still
in there somewhere,

And I'll do anything it takes
to get her back.

You can do this, lad.

¶¶

Merlin?

If you're receiving
this message,

Then things are worse
than I feared.

I don't believe this.

We're getting merlin's
voicemail?

There is only one person

Who can help you
defeat the dark one now.

Her name is nimue.

Who's nimue?

If you want to destroy the
darkness, then you must --

No. The dark one's
found me already.

What the hell did emma do
to him?

¶¶