"As much as you'd like to deny it, I believe I've found your weakness, Savior," taunted Zelena.

"Don't listen to her, Emma," said Regina. "She's trying to distract you. Focus on your magic."

Emma raised her gun, pointing it at Zelena. She knew that she had support, with Killian on her left, and her father and Regina and Robin on her right. The witch wasn't going to get away with stealing her little brother.

"Give Leo back," she warned, "Or you'll have more than a gun to worry about."

Zelena grinned. "I will? You see that well, Emma? Do you know what's in it?"

Emma glared at her.

"The Waters of Oblivion. Legend says that all it takes is one drop, and any person who is touched by it will be cursed into a deep sleep. Shall we test it out on? You certainly could use some rest. Or perhaps your pirate, What are you without him to support you.? A weak, pathetic lost girl."

"Emma, don't listen to her," said Killian, gripping his sword tightly.

"And you, Captain, even after she broke your heart repeatedly, even though she'll never trust you, you still fight loyally by her side. That will be your downfall." Then she flicked her wrist, and water from the well surged out.

"No," cried Killian, forcing emma out of the way, getting drenched in the process.

The effects of the water were instantaneous.

"Killian!" cried Emma, falling to her knees to catch him has he fell. "What have you done to him?" she demanded.

"He'll die unless you save him, Emma," said Zelena. "Perhaps a kiss will do. In any case, it doesn't matter. Soon you will cease to exist. Your brother, your father's courage, Regina's heart, and Rumple's brain will serve their purpose, and your last thoughts before you'll be wiped from existence will be of your pirate, and how you failed him, and also failed everyone else."

Then she disappeared in a puff of green smoke.

"Regina, help me," shouted Emma. "Help me bring him back."

"I don't know if I can," said Regina.

"We have to try. Without him, none of us would even know who Zelena was. I wouldn't be here. I can't lose him."

Regina glanced at Emma, crumpled on the ground beside the pirate. "Focus you magic, Emma. Think of what you want to happen, focus your emotion, and you might be able to revive him. But he'll be weak."

"As long as he's alive it doesn't matter," said Emma, placing her hand on his damp chest and focusing everything she felt for Killian, feelings that she still wasn't quite ready to acknowledge. All she knew was that she couldn't lose him. Not now. Not ever.

After a moment, Killian took a gasping breath. "Swan?"

"Killian," she said, "Why did you do that?"

"I couldn't let her hurt you, Emma."

Emma felt the relief rush over her. Everything he ever did was for her and her happiness. God know he wasn't perfect. He had made mistakes, but he loved her, and he had been there for her ever since she'd returned to Storybrooke. "I'm sorry I said I couldn't trust you. I need you."

"It's okay, love," said Killian. "We don't have much time. We must stop Zelena and save your brother."

Emma gripped his hand, puling him up. He leaned on her a bit.

"It will take a while to regain your strength," warned Regina. "Don't do anything reckless."

Killian's eyes flicked from the Regina and back to Emma's. "I make no promises."

-/-

"Handle the prince, the Savior and her pirate," said Zelena to her flying monkeys.

"I'll take care of my little sister. Nothing will disrupt the casting of my curse. Everything must be prepared ."

The monkeys nodded and screeched, flapping their wings and heading towards the barn.

Zelena ginned. She was so close to victory that she could taste it. "Come, Rumple," said Zelena. "We have work to do with our little prince."

-/-

Zelena was nowhere to be seen.

"She's drawn a circle in the ground," said Regina, looking at the vast and ancient symbol. "One ingredient for each of the compass points. And we're all here exactly where she wants us. We'll have to sabotage the spell. It's our only chance."

"And how do we do that?" said David.

"Leave that to Emma and me. My magic is lighter now, if combined with Emma's we should be able to defeat Zelena. You and the pirate will take care of any flying monkeys."

"What about the Dark One?" said David.

"He's served his purpose," said a voice behind them as Zelena appeared. "I'm glad you could make it. I would hate for you to miss the grand finale."

"You're not going to cast this spell," said Regina. "Not if I have anything to say about it."

"You're no match for me, sis. Haven't you learned your lesson already?"

"She might not be," said Emma, stepping up beside Regina, "but we are."

"I told you before, i don't deal with amateurs." Then she turned and sent a wave of magic in Regina's direction.

Regina poofed away only to materialize behind the witch.

"Get them," cried Zelena, and her winged simians appeared out of nowhere.

David slashed one of them with his sword.

"Rumple, take care of the pirate like you've always wanted to," shouted Zelena, clutching the dagger, and deflecting a blast from Regina.

Rumple, for once, looked rather displeased to have to use magic on the pirate. He blasted Killian against the wall.

"Killian," said Emma, running and retrieving his sword. A flying monkey screeched, and dove towards her. Emma raised Killian's sword. "Oh no you don't," growled Emma, striking the abomination with the sword.

Zelena, meanwhile was blasted back by Regina's white magic.

She jumped to her feet. "Enough! Rumple, knock them all out."

"Emma, think of the story of how your parents met," ordered Regina.

Emma closed her eyes and visualized the story from Henry's book, not even stopping to consider the peculiar demand. Regina knew what she was doing.

But then thew were all knocked unconscious.

Zelena placed an object at each point of the circle and stood near the center. She recited the ancient words, and looked up to the stormy skies. "Take me back for my happy ending!"

-/-

They woke up shortly afterwards, to Rumple standing over them.

"What happened," demanded Emma.

"Zelena cast her curse. Everyone is gone, save for you and your pirate."

"Why am I still here?"

"You're the Savior, and the pirate's life was not directly influenced by what Zelena wants to change."

"We have to stop her," said Killian, moving to his feet and taking his place beside Emma.

"There might be a way," said Rumple. "Thanks to Regina's quick thinking Zelena couldn't go as far back as she wanted. I can send you and the pirate back in time with her. And you will have to ensure that your parents meet and fall in love. You'll have to make sure that everything happens as it should."

"Let's do it," said Emma and Killian together.