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EXT. BAR HARBOR — DAY
FADE IN.
Throughout the streets, there are all kinds of cars and
people.
There are plenty of buildings.
One of which is an
apartment building.
INT. BAR HARBOR APARTMENT — DAY
BELLE is making a frittata.
A BLACK MAN enters.
I’m
picturing Jordan Peele.
BELLE
Campbell!
Everything is almost
ready for your date.
And don’t
worry about me.
I’ll be out on the
town!
CAMPBELL
Change of plans.
Noah left town to
get back together with his
ex.
Some farmer named Chuck.
BELLE
What a jerk!
Well, um, you know
what?
Why don’t we just eat this
frittata together.
Just to spite
him!
He laughs.
Her phone rings to "Beauty and the Beast."
BELLE (cont’d)
It’s...Rumpel.
She answers it, and Campbell takes over frittata duty.
INT. GOLD’S SHOP — DAY
MR. GOLD is on the phone.
The look on his face is sheer
panic.
He’s freakin’ worried.
MR. GOLD
Belle.
Check your pulse.
2.
INT. BAR HARBOR APARTMENT — DAY
She looks for a pulse.
BELLE
I — I can’t find it...
INT. GOLD’S SHOP — DAY
Mr. Gold is on the phone.
His worst fears have been
confirmed.
MR. GOLD
’Cause you’re heart’s...not there.
INT. BAR HARBOR APARTMENT — DAY
Belle is on the phone.
BELLE
W — What!?
INT. GOLD’S SHOP — DAY
Mr. Gold is on the phone.
MR. GOLD
You are in grave danger,
Belle.
Someone has your heart, and
he’s going to use it in a spell.
INT. BAR HARBOR APARTMENT — DAY
Belle is on the phone.
BELLE
What, like — like another Curse?
INT. GOLD’S SHOP — DAY
Mr. Gold is on the phone.
MR. GOLD
Not exactly.
But similar.
His
name...is Ansem.
3.
INT. BAR HARBOR APARTMENT — DAY
Belle is on the phone.
BELLE
Wait.
H — How did he even GET my
heart?
INT. GOLD’S SHOP — DAY
Mr. Gold is on the phone.
MR. GOLD
He found it.
On the Jolly Roger.
INT. BAR HARBOR APARTMENT — DAY
Belle is on the phone.
BELLE
HOOK had it!?
How did HE even get
it?
INT. GOLD’S SHOP — DAY
Mr. Gold is on the phone.
MR. GOLD
He must have ripped it out, when he
was a Dark One.
Perhaps on your
way to the...well...
He puts his hand on his chin, shocked.
INT. BAR HARBOR APARTMENT — DAY
Belle is on the phone.
BELLE
Yeah.
To tell you — to tell you I
was leaving...but...the plan was
that I would...NOT meet you if I
were leaving.
She’s so confused, right now.
BELLE (cont’d)
Come to think of it, I WASN’T going
to leave...and I can’t even
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
4.
BELLE (cont’d)
remember changing my mind.
It’s as
if what I was saying
was...scripted.
Like an episode of
television show on ABC.
Yes, that’s one way of putting it.
BELLE (cont’d)
But, I’m fine, as long as I’m not
in Storybrooke, right?
INT. GOLD’S SHOP — DAY
Mr. Gold is on the phone.
MR. GOLD
Didn’t protect me from Hook’s
dreamshade, when I was in New York
to find Bae.
Not to mention, when
you threw me over the town line,
the Darkness started taking its
toll.
And Zelena was able to
glamour herself, although she had
the help of the six-leaf clover...
INT. BAR HARBOR APARTMENT — DAY
Belle is on the phone.
BELLE
Right...
INT. GOLD’S SHOP — DAY
Mr. Gold is on the phone.
MR. GOLD
You’re in danger wherever you
are.
But your heart is in
Storybrooke.
It’ll be easier to
return, if you’re here.
I imagine
mailing it would be rather
difficult.
5.
INT. BAR HARBOR APARTMENT — DAY
Belle looks at Campbell.
BELLE
Can I bring my roommate?
He’s a bit taken by this!
INT. GOLD’S SHOP — DAY
Mr. Gold is on the phone.
MR. GOLD
(smiling)
Of course!
And I’ll have Archie
here, too.
I’ll see you at the
town line.
INT. BAR HARBOR APARTMENT — DAY
Campbell makes protesting gestures to Belle, who is on the
phone.
BELLE
(smiling)
Alright, bye.
I’ll be back soon!
She hangs up.
BELLE (cont’d)
(to Campbell)
What?
CAMPBELL
You didn’t think to ask me, first?
BELLE
We can pack the frittata.
CAMPBELL
You owe me for this.
BELLE
I made you a frittata!
I think you
owe me.
CAMPBELL
Fine.
We’ll go to your —
(jazz hands)
— magical town!
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
6.
BELLE
It really is magical!
CAMPBELL
Yeah, I’ll believe it, when I see
it.
END OF TEASER
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
7.
ACT ONE
EXT. HUNDRED-ACRE WOOD — DAY — FLASHBACK
A YELLOW BEAR in a red shirt is leaping into the air, trying
to reach a honeycomb in a tree above.
He appears to have
fought in many battles.
BEAR
Oh, bother!
An OWL flies down and lands beside him.
The bear stops
hopping and looks at him.
OWL
Are you Sir Winston Pooh?
WHO
fought in the Heffalump Wars?
POOH
Yes.
Hold on.
He resumes hopping.
OWL
You are needed at the castle.
POOH
I just need...a smackerel of honey.
The owl flies up and breaks off a piece of the honeycomb for
Pooh.
OWL
Here.
POOH
Thank you.
OWL
Would you like me to repeat that?
EXT. HUNDRED-ACRE WOOD CASTLE — DAY
The castle is made of wood and has green doors.
KING
(o.s.)
My son Christoph Reuben has been
taken!
8.
INT. HUNDRED-ACRE WOOD CASTLE — DAY
Pooh stands before the King and QUEEN, who are in their
thrones.
They are black.
POOH
Do you know who took him?
QUEEN
They call him...the Backson.
POOH
Alright.
I’ll fetch my crew.
EXT. CRITTER COUNTRY — DAY
A PURPLE, BLUE, AND RED BEAST with horns and a nose ring
walks up to a large tree, not unlike that used to create the
wardrobe that Emma and Pinocchio went through in
OUaT-120.
He is carrying a BLACK TEENAGE BOY in yellow.
He
sets him down.
BOY
Hey!
I’ll have you know, I’m the
Prince!
This must be Christoph Reuben.
And the beast must be the
Backson.
Vines trap him around the tree, which
RUMPELSTILTSKIN is now leaning against.
RUMPELSTILTSKIN
Good.
Now you can create the
portal, right?
BACKSON
Not yet.
I still have much
preparations to make.
Plus, I
can’t even do this until sunset.
RUMPELSTILTSKIN
Well, you best get on with it,
dearie!
BACKSON
You realize there’s only one
chance, right?
This will drain all
my power.
RUMPELSTILTSKIN
And your gift didn’t pass on to
your son?
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
9.
BACKSON
He’s only half-backson.
Plus, he
hasn’t quite learned how to do it,
yet.
CHRISTOPH REUBEN
My parents will send a search
party, mark my words.
Rumpel crouches down.
RUMPELSTILTSKIN
Oh, I bet they will.
After all, we
all want to be reunited with our
sons.
CHRISTOPH REUBEN
What?
Rumpel shifts his eyes some, then quickly gets up.
RUMPELSTILTSKIN
Nothing!
Nothing at all!
After a couple seconds, he does his little laugh.
EXT. STORYBROOKE LIBRARY — DAY — PRESENT DAY
EMMA and HENRY are walking down the street.
EMMA
So, how was school?
HENRY
Good.
I go an "A" on my algebra
test.
EMMA
Oh, that’s good!
Suddenly, the ground starts to rumble.
A sidewalk tile
explodes, and PERCY, THE WHITE RABBIT pops out, followed by
ALADDIN and JASMINE.
ALADDIN
Whoo!
So, THIS is
Storybrooke.
Interesting place.
JASMINE
It is just as Cyrus described it!
Emma and Henry certainly appear surprised to see them.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
10.
JASMINE
(to Emma and Henry)
What?
Bad time?
EMMA
No, it’s just...we would have liked
if you had told us you were coming!
ALADDIN
Ah, well then it wouldn’t have been
a surprise!
JASMINE
Look, some friends of Cyrus’ are
getting married, and they would
like to invite, uh, quite a few of
you!
ALADDIN
And, uh, possibly have the
reception here, in Storybrooke!
EMMA
Umm, what?
HENRY
What are their names?
PERCY
Ah, yes.
Allow me.
He clears his throat and unrolls a scroll.
PERCY
(reading)
You are cordially invited to
Wonderland’s Royal Wedding, between
the White Queen Anastasia Tremaine
and her fiancé Will Scarlet.
EMMA
Will Scarlet!?
HENRY
Like, as in Robin Hood’s merry man
Will Scarlet?
Roland’s honorary
uncle?
Percy rolls up the scroll.
PERCY
Uh, sure.
Well, I’ve got to go
find Princess Ella.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
11.
EMMA
She works at Granny’s.
She also
goes by Ashley Boyd.
He hops off.
JASMINE
(smiling)
So, where can we find those cool
lightswitch thingies we’ve heard so
much about?
END OF ACT ONE
(CONTINUED)
----- CHAPTER BREAK -----
CONTINUED:
12.
ACT TWO
EXT. STORYBROOKE TOWN LINE — DAY
Mr. Gold and ARCHIE HOPPER (with PONGO) watch a car pull up
to the town line.
As Belle and Campbell get out, Mr. Gold
smiles.
Not a grin.
Just a small smile.
One paired with
puppy-dog eyes.
Anyway, Campbell has a FEMALE DALMATIAN of
his own.
Belle, Campbell, and his dog cross the town line.
MR. GOLD
(smiling)
Belle...
Pause.
BELLE
(nods)
Rumpel.
Pause.
MR. GOLD
It’s good to see you.
Pause.
BELLE
Likewise.
ARCHIE
(to Campbell)
So, um, you’re Belle’s roommate.
CAMPBELL
Yes, uh —
(extends hand)
Campbell Green.
Archie shakes his hand.
ARCHIE
Archie Hopper.
I’m the, uh,
the...local therapist!
He smiles.
The dogs bark at eachother.
Not menacingly, but
playfully.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
13.
ARCHIE (cont’d)
(laughs)
I guess they like
eachother!
What’s your dalmatian’s
name?
CAMPBELL
Perdita.
ARCHIE
(smiling)
Pongo!
The dogs start entangling their owners, with their leashes.
ARCHIE (cont’d)
Oh!
CAMPBELL
Well, then!
They try to untangle themselves.
Rumbelle watch them,
smiling.
BELLE
Oh, I almost forgot!
We brought a
frittata!
MR. GOLD
Really?
BELLE
Yeah, well, Campbell had a date,
but he cancelled.
MR. GOLD
Well, he seems to have moved on!
BELLE
So, about my heart...
MR. GOLD
Right, right.
We’re going to find
it.
And return it to you.
Yours
isn’t the only heart in town he
needs.
Henry’s in danger,
too.
And, if my suspicion
regarding a certain quill is
correct, Ella’s already lost her
heart.
Come on.
Let’s go to the
park.
Talk things over that
frittata.
(to Archie and Campbell)
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
14.
MR. GOLD (cont’d)
You coming?
Archie looks at Campbell, who nods.
ARCHIE
Sure!
Archie, Campbell, and their dogs get into the car.
As Belle
and Gold follow, she strokes her hand through his floof.
BELLE
I’ve missed the hair.
He laughs, and they get in.
EXT. HUNDRED-ACRE WOOD — DAY — FLASHBACK
Pooh walks up to a tree with a broken sign near it that
says, "Trespassers will."
There is a a PIG there, looking
between a pink suit and a green one.
POOH
Piglet.
PIGLET
Pooh!
Which should I wear?
The
pink one or the green one?
Pooh closes his eyes and points.
POOH
That one.
Piglet nods and sets one of the suits down, putting the
other one on.
POOH (cont’d)
The prince has been taken.
PIGLET
Christoph Reuben?
POOH
Yes.
We’re going to find him and
bring him back.
VOICE
(o.s.)
Hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!
A TIGER bounces toward them, on his tail.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
15.
POOH
Tigger.
It’s good to see
you.
Prince Christoph Reuben has
been taken, and we need to rescue
him.
TIGGER
Alright.
I’ll let Kanga
know.
We’ll meet you at the Sandy
Pit.
T-T-F-N: ta-ta for now!
He hops away.
POOH
Can you get Eeyore?
PIGLET
I can.
EXT. HUNDRED-ACRE WOOD RABBIT’S HOLE — DAY
Pooh walks up to a small cliff, from below.
There is a
hole.
He pokes his head in.
POOH
Hello?
No response.
He climbs in.
INT. HUNDRED-ACRE WOOD RABBIT’S HOLE — DAY
Pooh’s stuck.
POOH
Oh, bother.
EXT. HUNDRED-ACRE WOOD SWAMP — DAY
A BLUISH-GREY DONKEY with no tail is wandering
around.
Piglet walks up to him.
PIGLET
Eeyore, emergency!
EEYORE
I know...
PIGLET
(gasps)
You heard!?
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
16.
EEYORE
What?
Heard?
Just look at me!
Piglet’s confused.
EEYORE (cont’d)
My tail is gone!
PIGLET
Oh, dear!
EEYORE
Yeah, I had just last night!
PIGLET
Well, what I have is more
important.
Christoph Reuben has
been kidnapped!
EEYORE
Okay...I guess I’ll have to find my
tail later...
EXT. CRITTER COUNTRY — DAY
Rumpel dangles Eeyore’s tail in front of the
Backson.
Christoph Reuben is still tied to the tree.
RUMPELSTILTSKIN
This is what you were looking for,
yes?
The Backson takes it from him.
BACKSON
Yes.
He throws it in a kettle over a fire, and Rumpel claps his
hands, laughing in glee.
RUMPELSTILTSKIN
So.
Now you’re ready, right!?
BACKSON
No.
RUMPELSTILTSKIN
Well, you’re pooping on my parade.
CHRISTOPH REUBEN
He already said it’s not going to
work until sundown.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
17.
BACKSON
Sunset!
CHRISTOPH REUBEN
Sunset.
Sorry.
Just be patient.
RUMPELSTILTSKIN
Just to be clear, you’re not going
to kill him, are you?
BACKSON
Of course not.
I just need his
blood.
Just enough to activate the
spell.
RUMPELSTILTSKIN
Good.
I’m trying to keep my body
count to a minimum, these days.
EXT. STORYBROOKE PARK — DAY — PRESENT DAY
Belle, Gold, Archie, and Campbell are sitting at a picnic
table.
Pongo and Perdita are running around, watched by
their owners.
Belle takes a bite of the frittata.
BELLE
I can’t believe it’s been so long.
MR. GOLD
The sands of time can be so cruel.
BELLE
So, what have I missed?
MR. GOLD
From what I understand, not
much.
Until Ansem, of course.
ARCHIE
Yeah, um —
He pushes his glasses up his nose.
ARCHIE (cont’d)
— everything was pretty calm until
last fall, when the Darkness
returned to town.
We had to send
Henry and Emma back in time to get
something to stop it.
But
something happened to Henry, and
Ansem’s the only one who can bring
him back to normal.
Or something
like that.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
18.
MR. GOLD
It’s very confusing.
BELLE
Right...Perhaps I could do some
research.
MR. GOLD
What I know — and have told
everyone else — he needs seven
hearts in total.
BELLE
Including mine, Ella’s, and
Henry’s.
MR. GOLD
Aye.
ARCHIE
So, what is it you do, Campbell
Green?
CAMPBELL
I’m a remote fashion designer.
He takes out an album and sets it on the table, opened.
ARCHIE
Oh, wow!
He pages through the album.
ARCHIE (cont’d)
These are good.
CAMPBELL
(smiles)
Thanks!
ARCHIE
You say you work remotely?
CAMPBELL
Uh, yeah.
I just, you know, scan
these sketches in and email
them.
I’ll also mail my realized
designs.
ARCHIE
Cool...
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
19.
CAMPBELL
By the way, do you know anywhere I
can stay?
ARCHIE
Well, my place is always open.
Belle struggles to hold in a laugh.
MR. GOLD
Granny’s Bed and Breakfast.
Just
behind her diner.
We can show you.
CAMPBELL
Is it pet-friendly?
BELLE
I’d be surprised if it weren’t.
Emma, Henry, Aladdin, Abu, and Jasmine walk up to them.
EMMA
Hey, Belle!
Welcome back!
(to Campbell)
And welcome to Storybrooke —
He shakes her hand.
CAMPBELL
Campbell.
I’m Belle’s roommate.
EMMA
I’m the sheriff.
Emma Swan.
This
is my son Henry.
He’s also the
mayor’s kid.
HENRY
Long story.
The dalmatians return to them.
HENRY (cont’d)
(to Campbell)
Is this your dog?
CAMPBELL
Yeah!
HENRY
(to Archie)
Huh.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
20.
ARCHIE
(smiling)
What?
HENRY
Nothin’.
BELLE
He already offered him his own
place to stay.
EMMA
(smiling)
Geez, Archie, slow down!
You just
met the guy!
Jasmine waves her hand.
JASMINE
Hello!
(to Emma)
Who are these people?
EMMA
Oh, right!
Of course!
Archie,
Gold, Belle:
This is Aladdin and
Jasmine.
Aladdin and Jasmine:
Archie Hopper, Mr. Gold, and Belle.
CAMPBELL
Jasmine?
As in the Princess of
Agrabah?
JASMINE
Actually, it’s Sultana, now.
BELLE
Well, welcome to Storybrooke!
JASMINE
Thank you!
ALADDIN
Yeah, Emma and Henry were just
showing us around town.
CAMPBELL
Don’t worry.
I hear Granny’s is
pet-friendly.
Abu tilts his head, confused.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
21.
ALADDIN
Oh, we’re just here for the
day.
The White Rabbit will be
taking us back tonight.
CAMPBELL
White Rabbit?
EXT. HUNDRED-ACRE WOOD RABBIT’S HOLE — DAY — FLASHBACK
A younger-looking Percy walks up to the cliff.
Pooh’s still
stuck.
PERCY
Again?
He sighs and shakes his head.
PERCY (cont’d)
Hold on, I’m here.
INT. HUNDRED-ACRE WOOD RABBIT’S HOLE — DAY
Pooh holds out his hands, in relief.
POOH
Oh, thank you!
EXT. HUNDRED-ACRE WOOD RABBIT’S HOLE — DAY
Percy traces a circle around Pooh, and the hole grows,
allowing him to break loose.
PERCY
That’s the fifth time I’ve had to
widen that.
POOH
Oh, bother.
PERCY
"Bother" is right.
He hits Pooh’s stomach.
PERCY (cont’d)
You’ve really let yourself go.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
22.
POOH
Let’s be honest: one does not
simply eat just a smackerel.
PERCY
Clearly.
What brings you here?
POOH
Christoph Reuben.
He’s been
taken.
We need to rescue him.
PERCY
Sandy Pit?
Pooh nods, and Percy traces another hole.
They dive into
it, and it closes, leaving behind a pile of rubble.
END OF ACT TWO
(CONTINUED)
----- CHAPTER BREAK -----
CONTINUED:
23.
ACT THREE
EXT. HUNDRED-ACRE WOOD SANDY PIT — DAY
Percy slams a round rock on a flat one.
PERCY
Order!
Order!
He, Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore, Tigger, and a KANGAROO MOTHER with
a JOEY in her pouch are sitting in a circle.
They will
henceforth be referred to as, collectively, the "Pooh Crew."
POOH
Ring, also.
PERCY
Of course.
He picks up a bell and strikes it with a stick.
POOH
As you have been informed, Prince
Christoph Reuben has been taken,
and we are tasked with rescuing
him.
MOTHER KANGAROO
Do we know where he is?
POOH
I’m afraid not, Kanga.
But we do
know who took him.
There is a
beast.
A beast that is known as —
(tapping head)
— think, think.
(stops tapping)
Oh, bother.
I forgot.
PIGLET
Nevertheless, we need to be
wary.
See if we can track him
down.
EEYORE
My tail is missing, too.
When I
woke up, I saw large prints.
They
were headed toward Critter
Country.
Perhaps, these are
related.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
24.
PIGLET
Critter Country?
POOH
That would make sense.
We should
look there, first.
Percy facepalms.
PERCY
One does not simply walk into
Critter Country.
He lowers his hand.
PERCY
The gophers there pop out of the
ground when you least expect it —
He holds up his hand in a circle.
PERCY
— and throw rocks at you with such
speed, such precision, and such
accuracy that they could knock you
out without a moment’s notice.
The
woozles wield spears sharp enough
to pierce your hearts to their very
cores.
You need to be extra wary
when traveling there.
KANGA
Well, what would you propose?
Let
the prince die!?
PERCY
YOUR husband fought in the
Heffalump Wars!
He died a day
before your son was born!
Kanga is visibly upset by this.
PERCY (cont’d)
Certainly, you must —
TIGGER
— THAT’S ENOUGH!
Percy shuts up.
TIGGER (cont’d)
(to Kanga)
You okay?
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
25.
KANGA
(smiling)
Yeah.
TIGGER
(to the joey)
Sorry you had to hear that, Roo.
ROO
It’s okay.
I can handle it.
Tigger smiles.
POOH
Come on.
We’re going to Critter
Country.
We haven’t a moment to
lose.
(to Percy)
We’ll keep our eyes out.
You can
make us portals, if we sense
danger.
Percy ponders this.
EXT. STORYBROOKE LIBRARY — NIGHT — PRESENT DAY
Emma, Henry, Jasmine, Aladdin (with Abu on his shoulder),
Archie (walking Pongo), Campbell (walking Perdita), Gold,
and Belle are walking.
ALADDIN
(to Emma)
Well, thanks for showing us around
town!
JASMINE
Yeah!
CAMPBELL
Same here!
BELLE
You wanna see the library?
CAMPBELL
Sure.
JASMINE
Yeah, why not?
They enter.
26.
INT. STORYBROOKE LIBRARY — NIGHT
Upon entering, Jasmine notices a lightswitch and flips it.
JASMINE
Cyrus wasn’t lying!
ALADDIN
Amazing...
HENRY
You get used to it.
MR. GOLD
Fake memories help.
CAMPBELL
Right...
He rolls his eyes.
Aladdin starts messing with the
lightswitch, until it stops lighting.
ALADDIN
What did I do?
Jasmine gasps.
Everyone looks at her.
She then
exhales.
An indigo light is glowing behind her.
BELLE
Are you okay?
ANSEM
For now...
He holds Jasmine’s heart up to his face.
Pongo growls.
MR. GOLD
So, you’ve regained your humanoid
form.
(to Jasmine)
Step aside, dearie.
She does, and Gold swings his cane at Ansem’s ankles,
knocking him over, causing him to drop the heart.
He,
evidently, still has no shadow.
MR. GOLD (cont’d)
You thought, that because I don’t
have magic, I wouldn’t be a threat?
He presses his cane on Ansem’s chest.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
27.
MR. GOLD (cont’d)
You thought wrong.
Give back the
hearts you stole.
He kneels down.
MR. GOLD (cont’d)
Please.
ANSEM
(laughs)
Who do you think I am, Mayor Regina
Mills?
He crosses his arms, and some dark energy forms between them
and his chest.
He releases his arms, and everyone is sent
flying back.
He picks up the heart and gets up.
ANSEM (cont’d)
You truly have no idea what I’m
capable of.
He exits.
Gold and Belle get up and exit, as well.
EXT. STORYBROOKE LIBRARY — NIGHT
When Gold and Belle get outside, Ansem is nowhere to be
found.
BELLE
Where’d he go?
MR. GOLD
I don’t know.
Emma exits the building.
EMMA
What, did he just disappear?
MR. GOLD
I’m afraid so, Miss Swan.
INT. STORYBROOKE LIBRARY — NIGHT
Jasmine, Aladdin, Abu, and Henry get up.
Abu climbs back
onto Aladdin’s shoulder.
HENRY
(to Jasmine)
You okay?
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
28.
JASMINE
Aside from getting my heart ripped
out, yes.
Archie and Campbell sit up.
CAMPBELL
Whoa — magic.
Is.
Real.
Okay!
Archie laughs.
The dogs return to their owns and lick their
faces.
ARCHIE
(laughing)
Perhaps I can help you get used to
magic!
Belle, Gold, and Emma enter.
HENRY
(to Belle)
Oh!
One other thing: the
Apprentice is missing!
BELLE
I thought he was dead.
MR. GOLD
He came back.
Belle shrugs.
BELLE
Sounds right.
(to Henry)
What do we know?
HENRY
He’s in the Realm of Darkness.
MR. GOLD
I...might be able to help you
there.
I possess one half of a
key.
The Apprentice possesses the
other.
Henry summons his keyblade and holds it up.
MR. GOLD (cont’d)
I see.
Well, then.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
29.
BELLE
I think I read about a Realm of
Darkness, once.
Let me see what I
can find.
Gold nods.
EXT. HUNDRED-ACRE-WOOD/CRITTER COUNTRY BORDER — DAY —
FLASHBACK
The Pooh Crew are standing in front of a sign: Critter
Country.
On either side of the sign are little statues of
animals.
The members of the Pooh Crew are armed with
swords, except for Roo, who has a slingshot.
They are also
wearing armor and have shields.
POOH
Let’s go.
The pass the sign.
Roo hops up to Pooh.
ROO
You knew my father, right?
Fought
alongside him in the Heffalump
Wars?
POOH
Indeed I did.
ROO
What was he like?
POOH
He was a good man.
Brave.
Died
saving my life.
You have his
spirit, Roo.
Tigger smiles, watching them have this conversation.
He is
walking with Kanga.
EEYORE
Wait.
They stop.
PIGLET
What is it?
EEYORE
I feel something...below.
GOPHERS pop out of the ground.
Most of them are brown, but
their LEADER is grey.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
30.
GOPHER LEADER
Attack!
He throws a rock at Piglet, hitting him in the head and
knocking himout.
The gophers throw some more rocks.
Roo
picks one up and shoots it back.
It hits a gopher, knocking
him into his hole.
ROO
(smiling)
Idea...
The other members of the Pooh Crew ready their shields.
The
gophers’ rocks bounce off them, right back at themselves.
GOPHER LEADER
Ow!
He falls into his hole, after a few other rocks.
So do the
others.
Piglet comes to.
KANGA
Good.
Let’s continue.
They continue walking.
VOICE
(o.s.)
Well, well, well.
A WOOZLE approaches, wielding a spear.
He looks like a
spotted weasel.
WOOZLE
Hey, boys!
We’ve got visitors!
(to the Pooh Crew)
So, you got past the
gophers.
Good!
Let’s see you get
past old Stan!
MORE WOOZLES show up.
They take out their spears and walk
up to the Pooh Crew.
STAN
Follow my lead.
END OF ACT THREE
(CONTINUED)
----- CHAPTER BREAK -----
CONTINUED:
31.
ACT FOUR
EXT. HUNDRED-ACRE-WOOD/CRITTER COUNTRY BORDER — DAY
Stan leaps around, cartwheeling, somersaulting, you name
it.
His lackeys follow suit, as they move toward the Pooh
crew.
KANGA
Roo, get inside.
Roo hops into Kanga’s pouch.
The woozles’ spears pierce the
Pooh Crews’ shields and crack them.
Roo pokes his head out
and shoots the woozle facing his mother, knocking him
down.
Pooh and Tigger take out some woozles, too.
Percy traces a hole and leaps into it.
He emerges behind a
woozle, and kicks him down.
Eeyore kicks one woozle onto
another.
Piglet rams three of them, in succession.
Now,
only Stan remains.
Kanga hops over to him.
KANGA
Give it up.
She grabs his spear and breaks it.
STAN
Why are you even here?
POOH
You haven’t seen our prince, have
you?
STAN
There is a tree.
To the West.
They head west.
STAN (cont’d)
(shouting)
But I’m warning you: the Dark One’s
there!
EXT. STORYBROOKE LIBRARY — NIGHT — PRESENT DAY
Gold, Belle, Emma, Henry, Jasmine, Aladdin (with Abu on his
shoulder), Archie (walking Pongo), and Campbell (walking
Perdita) are walking.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
32.
EMMA
Well, Henry and I are going to head
over to Granny’s for dinner.
You
coming?
CAMPBELL
Well, I have to check in anyway.
ARCHIE
I’m in.
She looks at Jasmine and Aladdin.
JASMINE
ALADDIN
Sure.
Why not?
She looks at Gold and Belle.
MR. GOLD
Thanks, but I was thinking of
taking Belle to a place somewhat
more refined.
BELLE
And where did you you have in mind?
MR. GOLD
It’s called "Be Our Guest."
It
opened up after Snow’s Curse.
BELLE
Hmm...
She locks her arm in his.
MR. GOLD
(to Archie)
We’ll see you tomorrow.
They walk away.
CAMPBELL
(to Archie)
Will they be okay?
ARCHIE
Oh yeah.
They have their ups and
downs, but they’ll be fine.
Heck,
I officiated their wedding.
And
that’s all I am at liberty to say.
33.
EXT. BE OUR GUEST — NIGHT
Gold and Belle are walking, arm-in-arm.
BELLE
(smiling)
You...really took on that guy.
MR. GOLD
(smiling)
Well...
BELLE
Is that what it was like, when you
beat up my dad?
MR. GOLD
Worse.
BELLE
(nods)
Well, a year later, he did try to
send me over the town line.
They reach the restaurant.
MR. GOLD
Well, here we are.
They enter.
INT. BE OUR GUEST – NIGHT
A piano version of "Be Our Guest" from Beauty and the Beast
is playing in the restaurant named after it.
LUMIÈRE is
behind a podium.
No doubt, he is the maître d’.
LUMIÈRE
Bonjour!
It is with deepest pride,
and greatest pleasure that I
welcome you tonight!
BELLE
Lumière!
What are you doing here!?
LUMIÈRE
I run this place!
BELLE
You TRICKED me!
She points to Gold.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
34.
BELLE (cont’d)
His son is DEAD because of you!
LUMIÈRE
The Witch...she trapped in me in
that candelabra!
She made me do
it!
Think of me as her counterpart
to Sidney!
BELLE
You know Sidney?
SIDNEY GLASS gets up and walks toward them.
SIDNEY
Archie has a "trapped in inanimate
objects" support group.
Belle and Gold nod, understanding.
SIDNEY
Having been in that situation
twice...
He holds his arms out.
SIDNEY
(to Gold)
Gaston is also a member.
His legs
got cut off, after he got turned
into a rose.
He exits.
Gold smiles sheepishly at Belle.
MR. GOLD
I —
BELLE
(smiling)
No one gets turned into a rose,
like Gaston!
LUMIÈRE
So, what’ll it be?
BELLE
Do you have a booth?
MR. GOLD
With a view?
Lumière grabs silverware and menus.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
35.
LUMIÈRE
(smiling)
Follow me.
He leads them upstairs to a booth near a window and sets the
table.
Gold and Belle both sit down on the side facing the
window, and he leaves.
BELLE
It’s nice.
Gold nods, smiling.
They start looking at the menu.
He
points to something, and she nods.
Lumière returns with
glasses of water and a tray with grey stuff on it.
He sets
them on the table.
LUMIÈRE
Try the grey stuff.
It’s
delicious.
Will you be having
anything else to drink?
MR. GOLD
We’ll have a nice Cabernet.
LUMIÈRE
(nods)
Okay.
He leaves.
BELLE
It’s good to get some alone-time.
MR. GOLD
(smiles)
Do you remember...when you were
trying to open those curtains...and
they were nailed down, and you
fell?
BELLE
You saved my life.
MR. GOLD
Well, at least saved you from a
broken back.
BELLE
(smiles)
What I remember more is when you
gave me a library.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
36.
MR. GOLD
(smiles)
At the time, I thought it just a
nice gesture.
Something to help
lift your spirits.
Perhaps
increase productivity.
BELLE
And then...
MR. GOLD
I guess there was something there
that wasn’t there, before.
And
now, something’s gone that was
there, then.
BELLE
The Darkness.
MR. GOLD
(nods)
Gives a great chance to get a fresh
start.
For us.
She smiles.
EXT. CRITTER COUNTRY — SUNSET — FLASHBACK
The Sun is setting.
Christoph Reuben remains tied to that
stinkin’ tree, and Rumpel walks up to the Backson (who is
mixing) and grabs his head, pointing it to the western
horizon.
RUMPELSTILTSKIN
It has...begun.
He lets go and the Backson resumes his mixing.
RUMPELSTILTSKIN (cont’d)
Soon, I shall be reunited with my
son, and all your worries will be
done!
(laughs)
That rhymed!
BACKSON
Soon, indeed.
May I borrow your
dagger?
Rumpel holds it up.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
37.
RUMPELSTILTSKIN
(laughs)
You don’t this!
First of all, I
wouldn’t trust anybody with it,
much less you.
Second, its cuts
don’t stop.
Not so great, if we
just want to draw a little blood!
He laughs again and puts it away.
The Backson finds a sharp
rock, which he uses to cut Christoph Reuben’s hand.
He then
wraps it up and drips the blood into the kettle.
He resumes
stirring.
The Pooh Crew runs up to a nearby tree.
POOH
Hey!
He throws his sword and Rumpel catches it.
RUMPELSTILTSKIN
Tsk, tsk.
You really should be
more careful, dearie.
He poofs the sword away, and the Pooh Crew runs up to them.
PERCY
(to the Backson)
Dad!?
BACKSON
Percy!
You shouldn’t be here!
CHRISTOPH REUBEN
(to Percy)
You’re father’s the Backson!?
POOH
Backson!
That’s what it was!
CHRISTOPH REUBEN
Silly, old bear...
RUMPELSTILTSKIN
If you’re here for the boy, take
him!
We’re done with him.
BACKSON
Not quite.
Haven’t you wondered
why I needed his blood,
specifically?
RUMPELSTILTSKIN
Honestly, I don’t care.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
38.
BACKSON
Because Prince Christoph
Reuben...is the key.
RUMPELSTILTSKIN
(laughing)
I don’t have time for all these
weird plot twists!
I just want to
get to a different world!
BACKSON
He must be present the whole time
—
He traces a circle on the tree.
BACKSON (cont’d)
— because, like I said, this will
drain ALL my power.
Percy saddens.
BACKSON (cont’d)
I told you.
This is the only
chance.
The backson drops dead, as a portal opens on tree, not
unlike Percy’s holes.
It starts sucking in.
RUMPELSTILTSKIN
What?
(to the Pooh Crew)
Let me jump through, then you can
have him.
POOH
We can’t take that chance, Dark
One.
Tigger bounces on Rumpel, knocking him down.
RUMPELSTILTSKIN
Hey!
I’m just trying to leave this
world!
POOH
Piglet!
Pooh and Piglet run to the tree to untie the prince.
Rumpel
throws Tigger aside and gets up.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
39.
RUMPELSTILTSKIN
You think you’re so tough, Sir
Winston Pooh?
Get ready for —
He reaches for his dagger but can’t find it.
RUMPELSTILTSKIN (cont’d)
Hey!
Riding Eeyore, Roo is holding the dagger!
ROO
Looking for this?
RUMPELSTILTSKIN
Give that back.
Pooh and Piglet loosen the vines, and Christoph Reuben gets
up.
Right.
In front.
Of the portal.
It sucks him in, but
he grabs onto the edge.
Rumpel catches sight of this, and
it takes him aback.
RUMPELSTILTSKIN (cont’d)
BAE!
He runs over to the tree, extending his arm.
ROO
Once I hand this back, get away
from here, and never show your face
in Critter Country or the
Hundred-Acre-Wood, again!
RUMPELSTILTSKIN
I will.
ROO
Step away from that tree.
He does.
RUMPELSTILTSKIN
No.
No, no, no.
Take all that
back.
Please.
He looks at the Sun, which is almost done setting.
RUMPELSTILTSKIN (cont’d)
Before it’s too late!
Christoph Reuben’s starting to slip.
Rumpel notices.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
40.
RUMPELSTILTSKIN (cont’d)
I can save him!
Kanga hops over to the tree.
KANGA
No.
She grabs Christoph Reuben’s arm.
KANGA (cont’d)
I can.
RUMPELSTILTSKIN
You stupid kangaroos!
I’m trying
to use that portal!
For me!
Once
I go through it, I don’t care what
happens with him!
You have to
believe me!
I may be called the
Dark One, but that doesn’t mean I
want to kill everyone in my sight!
Kanga struggles to pull Christoph Reuben out of the portal,
and her grip slips.
The Sun finishes setting, and the
portal closes.
Rumpel is horrified.
EEYORE
My tail!
He’s looking into the kettle.
Roo hands back the dagger.
RUMPELSTILTSKIN
You want me out of
here?
Fine.
But I’m taking...the
rabbit...with me.
He chases Percy out of the woods —
EXT. FICTIONAL LONDON — NIGHT
— and right into Fictional London!
Percy heads for a
nearby estate.
In fact, it’s Alice’s house from
OUaTiW-101!
He heads out back, and Rumpel follows.
In the
back is a maze.
Rumpel runs into it.
He looks around but
can’t find the rabbit.
EDWIN pokes his head out the back door.
EDWIN
Alice!
Time to come in!
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
41.
YOUNG ALICE
(o.s.)
Okay!
INT. FICTIONAL LONDON ESTATE — NIGHT
Edwin heads for the kitchen, when —
YOUNG ALICE
(o.s.)
Ah!
EDWIN
Alice!
He bolts out the door.
EXT. FICTIONAL LONDON ESTATE — NIGHT
Edwin runs into the maze and finds a book on the ground.
He
picks it up.
He then notices Rumpel.
EDWIN
Who are you?
What are you doing
here?
RUMPELSTILTSKIN
Why, haven’t you heard?
It’s
rabbit season!
EDWIN
Where’s my daughter?
RUMPELSTILTSKIN
Mmm...I may have spooked her.
EDWIN
Get out.
RUMPELSTILTSKIN
Fine.
I’ll just continue my search
for the Curse.
He disappears, just as something shakes nearby.
Edwin runs
toward the source of it.
Elsewhere, Percy is standing near
an open portal.
PERCY
Oh dear.
Oh, dear!
He looks around.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
42.
PERCY (cont’d)
Don’t worry, kid.
I’m coming for
ya!
He jumps in, and the portal closes, just before Edwin shows
up.
He inspects the rubble left behind.
EDWIN
Alice?
END OF ACT FOUR
(CONTINUED)
----- CHAPTER BREAK -----
CONTINUED:
43.
TAG
INT. GRANNY’S DINER — NIGHT — PRESENT DAY
Campbell and Archie are sharing a table (with their
dogs).
Emma and Henry are sharing a table.
Aladdin,
Jasmine, and Abu are sharing a table.
They are almost done
eating.
SNOW, DAVID, and REGINA are also there.
Percy steps out from the back.
Aladdin notices.
ALADDIN
Well, we should probably get going.
GRANNY walks up to their table.
GRANNY
How did you like my food?
JASMINE
(smiling)
It was good.
GRANNY
(to Emma)
See.
Some people like it.
JASMINE
(to Emma and Henry)
We’ll see you in three weeks.
EMMA
Three weeks.
Got it.
GRANNY
Shame Ruby’s not here.
She’d love
to go.
SNOW
Where is she, anyway?
GRANNY
Missed your Curse.
Snow nods, understanding that she did not, in fact, find a
random bean and look for more werewolves.
It’s just neater
that way.
PERCY
I’ll keep a lookout for her.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
44.
GRANNY
Thanks.
PERCY
(to Campbell)
There’s something familiar about
you...
CAMPBELL
Really!?
PERCY
Hmm...do you have a picture of your
father?
Campbell takes out her phone and shows it to Percy.
PERCY (cont’d)
Christoph Reuben?
CAMPBELL
Yeah, that’s his name.
Percy looks at Campbell, smiling.
PERCY
Remarkable.
How’s he doing?
CAMPBELL
He’s good.
PERCY
I’ll be sure to let his parents
know.
(to Aladdin and Jasmine)
You ready?
They look at eachother and nod.
JASMINE
Yeah.
They get up, and he traces a hole.
GRANNY
So, YOU’RE the son of a bitch who
ruined my floor!
REGINA
I fixed it before we went to
Camelot!
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
45.
GRANNY
Still...
Percy, Aladdin, Jasmine, and Abu jump through the hole, and
it closes, leaving behind rubble.
Campbell gets up.
CAMPBELL
Archie tells me you run a bed and
breakfast?
GRANNY
Yeah, I can check you in.
Come out
back.
CAMPBELL
Okay.
They exit, through the back door.
DAVID
So, his dad’s from our world?
EMMA
At this point, I’m no longer
surprised.
EXT. MAINE ROAD — NIGHT — FLASHBACK
A tree explodes and Christoph Reuben is flung out of it.
He
gets up, brushes himself off, and looks around,
bewildered.
He sees a small town in the distance and heads
toward it.
INT. SMALL BOOKSTORE — NIGHT
Christoph Reuben enters.
When the door opens, it rings a
bell, which catches his attention.
We walks up to a display
of Winnie-the-Pooh books and picks one up.
As he pages
through it, a GIRL his age walks up to him.
GIRL
Winnie-the-Pooh.
Good choice.
CHRISTOPH REUBEN
What?
GIRL
Don’t worry.
It transcends
age!
Let me know if you need
anything, okay!
Or when you’re
ready to purchase!
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
46.
He notices her nametag: Darby.
CHRISTOPH REUBEN
Will this cover it?
He takes out some gold.
DARBY
(laughing)
Oh my!
Um, you might want to sell
that first!
CHRISTOPH REUBEN
What?
Suddenly, she notices his outfit.
DARBY
I don’t think we take payment in
gold, but I can check.
CHRISTOPH REUBEN
Who doesn’t take payment in gold?
DARBY
Well, you can always look around,
and we can hold something for you.
CHRISTOPH REUBEN
I’m lost.
I don’t know where I am,
and everything
looks...strange.
Where am I?
DARBY
You’re in Bar Harbor,
Maine.
United States of America?
CHRISTOPH REUBEN
Yeah, I’m definitely far from
home.
I don’t think I’ll be able
to get back any time soon, so I’ll
have to adjust, I guess.
DARBY
Well, there are a couple jewelers
here, who can buy your gold.
Just
make sure you compare prices!
CHRISTOPH REUBEN
Okay.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
47.
DARBY
But, yeah.
Let me know, if you
need me to hold anything behind the
counter.
She smiles and heads off elsewhere in the store.
He looks
around, trying to soak in this strange, new world.
END OF TAG
FADE OUT.