After falling through Zelena’s time portal alone, Emma finds herself on Neverland, meeting the acquaintance of one Lieutenant Jones and his brother. But the time spell is torn, and Emma finds herself diving through the years, each time meeting a different version of Killian Jones.
Season 3B Canon Divergence, Lieutenant Duckling, Captain Duckling
Emma has to push against the sheer force of magic radiating off of the barn just to stay standing. The bright ray of orange energy erupting into the sky makes it difficult for Emma to look at it too closely without needing to shield her eyes. Killian is close beside her. He stares up at the fiery beacon with horrified eyes, the luminescence making the blues of his irises look like the storming sea at sunset. It’s a sight she just catches in the middle of all the chaos around her. If but for a moment, she pauses.
“Whatever’s going on in there can’t be good,” Killian shouts over the roaring wind.
“It’s Zelena’s time portal. David left a message. Somehow she died and triggered it.” And Killian is right, whatever Zelena had planned for this portal isn’t some weak spell that they can easily dampen. The portal on the inside of the walls has enough raw energy to make the ground shake, and the walls of the barn rattle where they stand.
Emma takes one last look at the tornado of orange magic bursting from the roof of the barn, then charges toward its wooden entry. A sound comes from Killian’s throat, something a bit choked and exasperated. He lunges forward, grabbing a hold of Emma’s wrist.
It All Starts With a Dance 