The Evil Queen casts a spell trapping classic characters in time in the modern town of Storybrooke, Maine. The only hope of breaking the spell rests in the daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming, who is prophesied to return on her 28th birthday, meanwhile in the real world, a young woman is surprised when her estranged son knocks on her door on her 28th birthday.

Mary Margaret discovers that August has been hiding away from the others and is completely made out of wood, and Emma is shocked when Neal invites Tamara to come to Storybrooke.

Mr Gold tries to jog Belle's now cursed memories, and Emma is torn over whether she would stay in our world or go back to fairytale land when it's revealed that Anton's magic beans have begun to grow.

With the aid of Hook, Regina attempts to put a plan in motion that will help transport herself and Henry back to Fairytale land.

Emma, Mary Margaret and David go in search of Regina when they discover that she - along with some magic beans - have gone missing.

In the season finale, the inhabitants of Storybrooke brace themselves for the end when Greg and Tamara detonate the trigger Regina had placed within the curse.

Unfriendly mermaids threaten those searching for Henry in Neverland; Henry and another escapee from Peter Pan's encampment go on the run; a still-recovering Neal travels the enchanted forest with Mulan in search of Emma's and Henry's fates.

Peter Pan offers Emma a map that will help her find Henry, but she must come to terms with who she is in order to use it; Mr. Gold gets unexpected advice; Charming works to stop Snow from accepting a deal from the Evil Queen.

In their continuing quest to find Peter Pan's hideout and save Henry, Hook suggests tracking down Tinker Bell in the hope that she will lead them straight to his camp.

Mr Gold makes a decision to confront Pan, but will he go there to save Henry or give in to the prophecy that the boy will be his undoing? Neal finds himself back in Neverland and in the custody of one of Pan's most loyal Lost Boys.

With the deadly Dreamshade coursing through David's body and close to death, Hook takes him on one last journey to find a sextant that could help them decipher a map that would lead them off Neverland.

Back in the Fairy Tale Land that was, when Ariel saves Snow White from drowning in the ocean's depths, Snow returns the favour by helping her new friend get acquainted with Prince Eric.