Disconnection

***Disconnection*** is the second episode of the ninth season of *Once Upon a Time*, and the 179th episode overall. It aired on October 11, 2019, and was preceded by *Broken Bonds* and followed by *Plight of the Witch*.

## Plot

### Past

Kelly and Chad return to San Francisco following the events of *Chosen*. Chad's old friend, Matt Tyrrell, confronts him about his mysterious behaviour since meeting Kelly. Matt continues on by questioning why he went to Seattle and then returning as if nothing ever happened.

Matt's stubbornness to find out what's being going on between Kelly and Chad finally prompts Chad to reveal the truth; starting with Kelly being the Wicked Witch of the West. Matt obviously disbelieves him, but things become awkward when they meet up with Kelly and Matt makes a number of jokes and puns about the Wicked Witch.

Eventually, Matt exposes himself and Kelly finds out that he knows, putting a strain between her relationship with Chad. Chad orders to Matt to leave, ending their friendship, and reassures Kelly that everything's fine when she expresses worry. Later, when Kelly and Chad move to the United Realms in *Untold Scandal*, Matt becomes suspicious.

### Present

When Lucy expresses a desire in helping Drizella, Henry warns her to away from Drizella. Alice and Robin note to Regina that it is suspicious how the New Wonderland fissure is the only one void of water. Zelena and Chad go to couples therapy with Archie to discuss their recent argument. Following Archie's advice, Zelena and Chad decide to go on a vacation back to San Francisco in order to reconnect.

Lucy confides in Diaval and Lanval about her family problems; to take her mind off things, she asks if they have met any nice girls, which they awkwardly deny. Regina takes Alice, Robin and Drizella to New Wonderland to investigate the fissure. However, the monstrous Krampus attacks them and kidnaps Drizella. Regina, Alice and Robin read up on Krampus with Gideon at Storybrooke Free Public Library, where Maude overhears and hesitantly opts to help them kill Krampus.

In San Francisco, Zelena and Chad have dinner with the latter's parents, Aaron and Judy, which goes well until Zelena's past is brought up and she struggles to tell them the truth. Chad convinces her to, to which his parents are taken aback and abruptly end the dinner in disbelief. Later, Zelena and Chad have another argument, almost considering ending their engagement, before deciding to take them to the United Realms as proof.

Tracking down the beast to the snowy mountains, Regina, Alice, Robin and Maude kill Krampus, but Drizella is nowhere to be found and now they have no leads to find her. Drizella wakes up in Thumb Hollow, encountering Tom Thumb and a woman. Tom reveals that he seeks vengeance on Regina and destroying all that she has worked towards, including the United Realms.

## Characters (in order of appearance)

* Chad Verum
* Matt Tyrrell (first appearance)
* Lucy Mills
* Henry Mills
* Alice Jones
* Robin Hood, Jr.
* Evil Queen
* Wicked Witch of the West
* Jiminy Cricket
* Diaval
* Lanval
* Drizella Tremaine
* Krampus (first appearance)
* Aaron Verum (first appearance)
* Judy Verum (first appearance)
* Tom Thumb
* Thumbelina (first appearance)

## Timeline

* The Past scenes before Kelly and Chad leave San Francisco take place after *Chosen* and before *Untold Scandal*.
* The Past scenes when Kelly and Chad move to the United Realms take place concurrently with *Untold Scandal.*