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(Mulan ties Hook to a tree in the woods, while Emma, Snow, and Aurora stand by.) Hook: I already told you. I’m just a blacksmith. Emma: Sure you are. (Emma whistles.) Emma: You don’t want to talk to us? Maybe, you’ll talk to the ogres while they rip you limb from limb. (The ogres can be heard approaching.) Emma: Come on. (The four of them go to leave, but Hook calls out to them.) Hook: You… You can’t just leave me here like this! Aurora: What if he’s telling the truth? Emma: He’s not. Hook: Good for you! You bested me. I can count the amount of people who’ve done that on one hand. Emma: That supposed to be funny? Who are you? Hook: Killian Jones, but most people have taken to call me by my more colourful moniker – Hook. Snow: Hook… Hook: Check my satchel. Emma: As in, Captain Hook? Hook: Ah, so you’ve heard of me. Emma: You better hurry up. They’re getting closer. So, unless you want to be dinner, you better start talking. Hook: Cora wanted me to gain your trust, so I could learn everything there is to know about your Storybrooke. She didn’t want any surprises when she finally got over there. Emma: She can’t get there. We destroyed the wardrobe. Hook: Ah, but the enchantment remains. Cora gathered the ashes. She’s going to use them to open up a portal. Now, if you’ll kindly cut me loose. Mulan: No. We should leave him here to die. To pay for all the lives that he took. Hook: That was Cora, not me. Emma: Let’s go. (Once again, the four turn to go, but Hook stops them.) Hook: Wait. Wait! You need me alive. Emma: Why? Hook: Because we both want the same thing – to get back to your land. Emma: You would say anything to save yourself. Why are we supposed to believe you now? Hook: I arranged for transport with Cora. But, seeing how resourceful you are, I’ll offer you the same deal. I’ll help you, if you promise to take me along. Emma: How are you going to help us get home? Hook: The ashes will open a portal, but, to find your land, she needs more. There’s an enchanted compass. Cora seeks it. I’ll help you obtain it before she does. Emma: So, Cora won’t make it to Storybrooke, and we’ll be one step closer to getting home. Snow: Sounds too good to be true. Hook: There’s only one way to find out. Emma: You tell me one thing, and whatever you say, I better believe it – why does Captain Hook want to go to Storybrooke? Hook: To exact revenge on the man who took my hand… Rumpelstiltskin.