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: Throughout the episode, Emma struggles with her fading magic (lost in the previous episode), making her feel sidelined during the final confrontation.

In Storybrooke, Mary Margaret (Snow White) goes into labor. Zelena needs the newborn—the product of "true love"—to complete her time-travel portal and rewrite history so that she, not Regina, was the one raised by Cora and taught magic by Rumplestiltskin. [S3E20] Kansas

Long ago in Oz, Zelena rules with envy. Her reign is challenged when a young girl named Dorothy Gale arrives via a cyclone. Glinda, the Good Witch, believes Dorothy is the "one" mentioned in a prophecy—a powerful savior destined to defeat the ultimate evil (Zelena). : Throughout the episode, Emma struggles with her

: While Zelena is powerless in her cell, Rumplestiltskin—seeking vengeance for the death of his son, Neal—breaks his promise to Belle. He sneaks into the cell and kills Zelena. As she dies, her body turns to stone and shatters, but her green life-force escapes, traveling to the clock tower and activating the time portal anyway. Key Character Developments Long ago in Oz, Zelena rules with envy

: Rather than killing Zelena, Regina chooses the path of a hero. She spares her sister’s life, hoping she can eventually find redemption, and locks her in a cell.

: This episode is the definitive proof of her transformation. By using light magic, she proves she is no longer the Evil Queen.

In the Once Upon a Time episode "" (Season 3, Episode 20), the story weaves between a high-stakes labor in Storybrooke and the origin of a legendary rivalry in Oz. It marks a turning point for Regina’s redemption and the climax of the Wicked Witch's plan. The Past: The Arrival of Dorothy