Through flashbacks, we see the Black Fairy taking baby Gideon into her realm. She steals the book Belle left for him. As Gideon grows older, he makes a friend. Both boys are trapped in cages, but Gideon's managed to get his book back. The Black Fairy is not happy with the development. She threatens Gideon's friend, but he's not strong enough to stop her. She leads him away. As Gideon continues to grow, Black Fairy messes with his mind, and makes him think he wants to hurt people.

In Storybrooke, Emma is freaking out over what Gideon did to Killian. They make a deal: he'll give her the sword, and a spell to bring Killian back, if she agrees to help him take out the Black Fairy. Rumple explains that she's his mother and the creator of the Dark Curse so Emma agrees to help. Gideon sets up the portal to bring Killian back, but a giant spider comes out of it. The two try to fight it off, but then Gideon turns on Emma. He's the one who brought the spider. He needs her to die so he can use her power to get back to the Black Fairy's realm.

Another flashback shows the Black Fairy taking Gideon's heart after he tries to help his friend once again. She wants to use him to kill the savior. Once Emma dies, the portal will open, and she can come through to the real world. As Emma's fading, Gideon starts to open the portal. But Rumple arrives and saves her. She tells him and Belle that their son is evil and there's no hope for him. The Black Fairy surprises Gideon at the clock tower. Emma was close enough to death to allow her to slip through.

Trapped in the Enchanted Forest, Killian attempted to gamble with Blackbeard for a bean. In exchange, he'd give him the Jolly Roger. Blackbeard cheated at cards, but then Killian explained he had to go back to Storybrooke to get the ship. Blackbeard insisted on tagging along. Thanks to Gideon, Killian couldn't travel back to Storybrooke, and ended up in Neverland instead. Blackbeard knocked him out and left the island on a rowboat as the Lost Boys hunted Killian. 

Regina's trying to undo the sleeping curse. Henry starts to draw random shapes and passes out. Regina takes him to see Isaac for help. The former author wants his freedom in exchange for helping. Regina agrees. They take him to the town line and give him a van so he can go to New York. Isaac suggests they come with him. Henry realizes they're in the final chapter of the story. Isaac tells them the savior needs to fight the final battle and no one should be around for that.