Elene ran right into Merlin's arms. "Merl, something terrible has happened! The guys...they've been hypnotized!"
"Vor is at full power." Merlin shook his head. "This is all my fault!"
With that, he rushed off to save everyone.
* * * * *
A few minutes later, Elene rushed over to where Mordred, Talia, and Crystal were.
"Mordred! Merlin's in trouble! He's gone off to fight Vor!"
Mordred's eyes widened. "He can't do that without the crystal! Vor will obliterate him!"
"Why would you help him?" The girls asked.
"Because you don't turn your back on family."
With that, he grabbed Talia's hand and leapt on Aithusa, taking off. Crystal turned to Elene and said, "C'mon, they'll need all the help they can get!" Then they took off into the woods.
* * * * *
Karayan had planned on performing the ritual to give Vor her power back then take her power and banish her back into the locket. Unfortunately, Vor knew his plans and had, instead, had hypnotized him shortly after her power was returned. She then hypnotized a bunch of other people, including the new VKs, and ordered them to find the remaining people resisting her. She had also destroyed the locket so she could no longer be locked up.
Things did not look good and were only getting worse...
* * * * *
Crystal and Elene had found the others frozen. Using their magic, they were able to break the spell.
"What happened?" Rose asked.
"Merlin went to save everyone. Mordred's gone to help him."
"Then we've got to help!" The group said.
With that, they took off to do just that.
* * * * *
Vor had resurrected her former army and had hypnotized several other people. With her crystal army, the armies of various villains, more black knights, goblins, ghouls, wild animals, the doctor's friends on the other side, and various hypnotized people, she began her wicked reign.
Vor was standing on the roof of Rose's castle, the Queen's crown on her head, a hypnotized Karayan at her side, laughing as her armies marched through Storybrooke, fighting the inhabitants that were still trying to stop Vor.
That's when Merlin arrived and began rushing towards the castle to fight Vor. Along the way, he was attacked by numerous people. Using magic, he knocked out the hypnotized, freeing them from the spell, and sent the villains running.
He jumped on Kilgharrah and took to the air to fight Vor but she fought him off easily. Around that time, Mordred and Talia raced up.
Talia jumped off Aithusa's back and began fighting the enemy, using the charmspeak power that she had gained from her mother, Ursula, to break the hypnotism spell. Those people then joined her in the fight.
Mordred caught up with Merlin, shouting, "Merl, brother, let me help you! I got you, Merl! Let's kick her ass together!"
Right as Mordred was following Merlin, the others showed up. Rose began blasting their enemies back with magic. Crystal began fighting with her sceptre, Bartok protecting her. Gideon and Percival charged forward, swords in hand as they fought. Lacey and Elene pulled out their training wands and began using spells to break the hypnotism and the bond between the villains and Vor. Elsa and Jack used their ice powers while Ruby shifted and attacked the enemy in wolf form.
Someone managed to free the other VKs from the spell. Immediately, Gregory turned his attention from Merlin and Mordred and attacked the black knights and goblins instead. Cecilia began using her powers to fight, blasting a bunch of the villains.
Nico was the last of those that had the spell broken.
"Merlin, Mordred, you'll need this!"
He then tossed the Olympian Crystal their way. Merlin was the one to catch it but it burned his hand. He dropped it and Mordred caught it.
Vor laughed evilly. "Do not think you pathetic children can defeat me! I am the master of all evil!"
That's when a spell cast by Talia, Crystal, Lacey, and Elene caught Karayan and his delusion was shattered. Not only was the hypnotism spell broken but so was Vor's original spell that had sent him on the path to villainy.
He growled as he tried to fight Vor but she cast another spell and he fell to the ground.
Just as Mordred was about to drop the Olympian Crystal like Merlin did, Merlin remembered what their father had said.
"You'll only be able to use it when you embrace ALL parts of you. Including being my son."
"Mordred, we can't use it unless we stop denying our father! He may have abandoned us but he's still our father!"
Mordred nodded his consent and tossed Merlin the crystal. He caught it and, this time, it didn't burn him.
With a grin, he released the power, tangled it with his own. Mordred combined his magic as well.
This time, no spell was needed.
The light from the crystal exploded and the next moment, Vor faded into the abyss as she was completely obliterated. With that, Maleficent's staff and spinning wheel, Regina's spell book and heart box, Dr. Facilier's staff, Mother Gothel's flower, Mor'du's claw, Jafar's staff, Ursula's amulet, Lady Tremaine's key, Shan Yu's sword, Fairy Godmother's wand, the Black Fairy's wand, Morgana LeFay's wand, the Dark One dagger, and the King and Queen's crowns --all the stolen objects-- fell to the ground with a noise of finality.
It was all over.