User:Schroeswald/I Am Moana

"I lost my sister through a curse. It led me to realize that I needed to create a group to cast a spell that will rid the worlds of its problems, and I want you to join it."

- Moana to

”I Am Moana” is the seventh episode of Season Eight of ABC’s Once Upon a Time. It was written and directed by Schroeswald. It is the one hundred and sixty-second episode of the series overall, it premiered on August 13, 2018.

Synopsis
A mysterious woman arrives on the scene. Wilhelm goes after a new land to take over. Ivy and Henry search for a cure for Anastasia and in the past Moana is imprisoned.

Recap
Leroy and Astrid are sailing through the ocean when they see a beautiful island and decide to stop at the island for the day. The moment they step on the island they see a puddle and look confused. The puddle reforms into Moana and attacks them. They pass out and she walks into the water before melting into it with the boat.

We see a bustling French city that we are told is the Grimm Realm 100 years ago. Moana is there absorbing the bustle of the city and hears the bells of the city and seems excited. Suddenly she sees Esmeralda appear through a portal. She is intrigued as she follows her into a building filled with unusual sights where Esmeralda offers to be a magic user for the circus.

Snow starts to awaken in the forest and sees two shadowy figure talking about something, she crawls up to see who it is. She is shocked to hear Regina say something about keeping her alive, and the Robin argue that it would be best to kill her.

We see the city again, it is the Grimm Realm but it is only ninety years ago. Moana and Esmeralda are spending time together and discussing their lives. Esmeralda says that she was from the Enchanted Forest but was chased out of town by bigoted fools but she was able to escape to this, much more tolerant realm. Moana says that she has lost the person she loved most, her sister and that she has been gathering a group of powerful witches to cast a spell to improve the world and invites Esmeralda into the group. Before she can respond Frollo appears in the doorway and announces that the circus is being shut down. Church guards walk through the door and arrest them all.

We see a beautiful kingdom that appears to be a chess board, each piece a magnificent castle, with one part white, another red and the middle a wasteland. In the Castle of the White Queen Wilhelm appears with a Dark One Dagger, this is the real one as it has all of the darkness in it. He approaches the White Queen and before she can do anything Wilhelm stabs her with the dagger. The darkness surrounds her and her robes and crown turn black. Around the White Kingdom castles turn black while some people in white clothes fleeing into the red kingdom. One Black Pawn then moves two spaces forward.

Moana and Esmeralda are in their cell and discuss what happened and Esmeralda accepts to join her group. Moana then turns her hand into Maui’s Fish Hook and regrows her hand. She uses it to pick the lock until it unlocks and lets them go. They run from the cell into a hall where they meet an army of guards. Esmeralda knocks out a few of them but Moana grabs the rest with water and begins to choke them. Esmeralda begs her to stop but she doesn’t. Esmeralda is shocked to see the hate and anger in Moana’s eyes.

Regina, Henry and Ivy are watching Anastasia and they wonder what they can do. Henry thinks that it might be possible that his grandfather had something so he says that he will go. Ivy quickly volunteers to go with him while Regina resigns herself to keeping watch of Anastasia. They go to Mr. Gold's shop and search hard for something. They brush by each other uncomfortably several times but they can’t find anything. Ivy eventually leaves the shop, blushing.

Esmeralda and Moana are rushing towards a fountain that Moana says she can use to open a portal to the most magical realm to find a new member of their group. Before she can open the portal Frollo and his troops appear to stop her. Frollo thanks Esmeralda for telling them where they were going. Moana asks why she betrayed her and she responds that she is too dangerous to keep free, and that she is sorry.

Moana, Esmeralda, Frollo and his guards are on a boat near the island. Esmeralda uses her magic and the fish hook to trap Moana while Frollo uses the crucifix to trace the line to slightly increase the power of it. Moana yells that she will get her revenge, that not all of her is trapped but they ignore her. Esmeralda asks for what Frollo promised her and he gives her a magic bean and tells her to take any of the prisoners she wants, just to leave and never return to the Realm.

Zelena and Emma are still arguing when Ruby tries to break them up by saying that it's ridiculous for them to argue for five days they still argue about what they did until a nearby fountain starts to bubble. Moana appears with it on a raft that looks like hers from the movie and offers to help them with their troubles. They asks her who she is and she answers “I am Moana”.

Starring

 * Lana Parrilla as Regina/The Good Queen
 * Colin O’Donoghue
 * Jennifer Morrison as Emma Swan
 * Ginnifer Goodwin as Snow White
 * Rebecca Mader as Zelena
 * Andrew J. West as Henry Mills
 * Rose Reynolds
 * Tiera Skovbye
 * Adelaide Kane as Drizella/Ivy
 * Daniel Brühl as Wilhelm

Guest Starring

 * Azra Akin as
 * Charlize Theron as The
 * Lee Arenberg as Leroy
 * Amy Acker as Nova/Astrid
 * Vincent Cassel as
 * Kat Graham as
 * Yael Yurman as Anastasia
 * Meghan Ory as Ruby/Red

Trivia

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Trivia

 * The title card features a wave overtaking the United Realms and the title.
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Episode Chronology

 * The United Realms events are set directly after Hearts. The events are several decades before  and a hundred years before the United Realms events.