A Night in Atlantis

***A Night in Atlantis*** is the ninth episode of the ninth season of *Once Upon a Time*, and the 186th episode overall. It aired on November 29, 2019, and was preceded by *Honest Desire* and followed by *The Three Riders*.

## Synopsis

Regina, Maude and Caleb search for Edward, Alice, Robin, Diaval and Lanval try to break Baba Yaga's curse and Zelena ventures with Lucy to San Francisco. Meanwhile, flashbacks show Thumbelina's past.

## Plot

### Past

Caleb and his infant son relocate to Atlantis after Queen Narissa lets them go. Alone, Caleb meets Elina, a girl who tragically lost her family in a recent tsunami. Caleb and Elina begin a romance, with Elina seemingly excited to have a "new family".

When Caleb reveals details about his history with Queen Narissa, a shocked Elina reveals that it was Narissa's beastly pet, Cthulhu, that caused the tsunami that killed her family. Refusing to believe that Narissa forced herself onto Caleb, Elina is enraged. Consumed with vengeance, Elina kidnaps the baby - the "spawn of Narissa" - to kill it.

Elina summons Narissa in order to kill the child in front of her, however Narissa is instead impressed with Elina's darkness and offers to hire her. Elina refuses, but does not kill the baby seeing as Narissa is apathetic toward it. Using a Magic Mushroom that he had taken from Wonderland, Caleb shrinks Elina vengefully and takes his baby back.

Elina reluctantly confronts Narissa and agrees to work with her in exchange for being reverted to regular size. Narissa accepts the deal, however never actually reverts Elina back to her original size, nicknaming the girl "Thumbelina".

### Present

Alice, Robin, Diaval and Lanval, saddened after Koschei is brainwashed, decide to work on freeing Lilith, Kiran and Samson from Baba Yaga's curse. Lanval reads about the Well of Wonders at the Storybrooke Free Public Library, but Alice and Diaval protest. Meanwhile, at her lair, Queen Narissa talks to her minions, including Drizella, Baba Yaga, Tom, Thumbelina and Mircalla, about taking one step further in their mission; she is going to find Edward and Giselle today.

Zelena, after stealing back the Light Dagger from her daughter, travels with Lucy to the Land Without Magic where the knife enables her to use it to track down Chad's child. They are transported by the Light Dagger to San Francisco. With news in the kingdom spreading about Queen Narissa, Prince Phillip gives Edward's longbow to Regina and she casts a Locator Spell on it to track down Edward and Giselle to Atlantis. Unbeknownst to Regina, Maude and Caleb, Narissa watches from afar and follows them to the Capital of Atlantis.

Alice, Robin, Diaval and Lanval argue about whether or not to go to the Well of Wonders, to which Gideon reassures them to simply go and ask the Well's guardian, Nyx, for permission to borrow her water. In San Francisco, with the help of the Light Dagger, Zelena and Lucy find Chad's son 11-year-old, Gabe Verum, who is in the foster system. Despite Lucy's pleas to think things through, Zelena kidnaps Gabe and convinces him to join them and reunite with Chad.

In Atlantis, Regina, Maude and Caleb find Edward and Giselle; Edward hesitantly agrees to come with them, however Narissa attacks by sinking Atlantis into the ocean. Regina, Maude, Caleb, Edward and Giselle escape unharmed alongside several citizens, but the city sinks and most of its inhabitants drown. Later, Tom Thumb and Thumbelina make out in private. However, Narissa, in a foul mood due to Edward's survival, discovers the couple and is appalled. Seeing as love goes against her plans, Narissa murders Thumbelina right before him and Tom Thumb is left in shock.

## Characters (in order of appearance)

* TBA
* Alice Jones
* Robin Hood, Jr.
* Diaval
* Lanval
* Gideon
* Queen Narissa
* Drizella Tremaine
* Baba Yaga
* Tom Thumb
* Thumbelina (death)
* Countess Mircalla
* Wicked Witch of the West
* Lucy Mills
* Chad Verum
* Matt Tyrrell
* Evil Queen
* Prince Phillip
* Maude Muffet
* Prince Caleb
* Gabe Verum (first appearance)
* Prince Edward
* Princess Giselle