"We didn't just come back," Regina Mills whispered, her eyes sharp and cold. "We were brought back. And whoever did it took something from us."
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As the town gathered, a hooded figure lurked in the shadows. Emma gave chase, her heart pounding against her ribs. She cornered the figure in the woods, but instead of a witch, she found a flying monkey—a winged beast that shrieked before transforming into a cloud of green smoke. The Green Shadow [S3E13] Witch Hunt
The episode ends with a chilling realization. Zelena isn't hiding in the woods; she’s hiding in plain sight. She introduces herself to a pregnant Mary Margaret as " Zelena ," a friendly midwife ready to help with the new baby.
In the present day, Emma and Regina teamed up to smoke out the "Wicked Witch." They announced a public meeting, claiming Regina was brewing a memory potion to restore what was lost. It was a bluff—a lure to see who would try to stop them. "We didn't just come back," Regina Mills whispered,
She found the intruder in her own bedchamber. It wasn't a monster or a king, but a woman with a chillingly familiar smile and skin that shimmered with a sickly green hue.
As Zelena walks away, the camera lingers on her neck. There, tucked away, is the pendant—the source of her power. The hunt has begun, but the heroes don't realize that the "witch" is already inside the house, waiting for the perfect moment to take everything they have left. Emma gave chase, her heart pounding against her ribs
The residents of Storybrooke woke up with a hollow ache in their chests. They were back in Maine, but a full year of their lives had been wiped clean—a blank canvas where memories should have been. Emma Swan, now the Sheriff again, looked at the townspeople and saw only fear.