13. Ill-Boding Patterns

Complete story — includes the ending

During the First Ogres War, Beowulf leads a fearsome charge on the battlefield in the Enchanted Forest of old. After every last soldier had been slain, Beowulf surrenders to death just as Rumplestiltskin intervenes, killing all the ogres. Hailed as a hero in the village, Beowulf is irked by Rumple's new title. He creates a ruse to lead Rumple to his demise. Fearing he would not be able to follow through on protecting the villagers without Dark Magic, Rumple bestows his dagger upon Baelfire as an insurance policy. Following a turbulent exchange and threat to frame Rumplestiltskin as a murderer, Beowulf retreats. Feeling the pressure of his threat, Bae commands his father to kill him. Rumple later doses Bae with a memory potion to erase the ordeal from his mind and restore his innocence. In Storybrooke, Gold recognizes a familiar pattern in Gideon, who makes strides in his quest to kill Emma at the cost of the Blue Fairy's vitality. Hook worries about the repercussions of telling Emma his secret, after Emma unknowingly forces a proposal after happening upon Hook's engagement ring. Wish Robin attempts to flee the town before being stopped by Regina. The Evil Queen escapes her reptilian confinement and indoctrinates Robin.