20. Is This Henry Mills?

Complete story — includes the ending

In flashbacks to Henry's senior year of high school, Henry ponders over his next step and tells Regina that he wants to explore colleges outside of Storybrooke. He ends up being accepted to every college he applied to, but having to lie about his life experiences has him doubting about leaving town. In the present day, Regina and Lucy try to thwart Gothel's plot to wipe out mankind. After multiple failed attempts to wake Henry, Regina reveals that the curse took them back in time. When a disbelieving Henry decides to call a phone number listed on his adoption papers, a young Henry picks up on the other line. It is revealed that the curse took them back to the same time period shown in the flashbacks; it is currently Henry's graduation night. The adult Henry gives his younger self some advice, which gives him the push he needs to be okay with leaving home. When Henry finds Regina hurt by Gothel, he gives her true love's kiss, which breaks the curse over the entire neighborhood. Alice finds the strength to defeat Gothel, with her father and Robin by her side. Rumple pays a visit to Facilier's office and their standoff halts when his Wish Realm counterpart suddenly appears and kills Facilier.