Once Upon a Time returns to Storybrooke this week for the first scenes of action since Operation Cobra set sail for Neverland. Check out the new batch of episodic stills and see the new teams that need to learn to work together!

Land, ho! At long last, a loop hole in the magical Pan manipulation game allows the story to return to Storybrooke! Ariel arrives on a mission to bring back an enchanted item from Mr. Gold’s stash that will allow the search party to finally have an upper hand against Pan. Ariel in a shop filled with little trinkets? Can you imagine how giddy she must be?
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The official synopsis sets the newly reunited crew in Neverland on a not so appealing journey:

Mr. Gold and Regina send Ariel back to Storybrooke with an item that will allow Belle to locate a hidden artifact that could help take down Pan. But unbeknownst to them, two men have broken into the town with the intent to stop them – at all costs. Meanwhile, Emma, Neal and Hook attempt to find Dark Hollow, where Peter Pan’s shadow dwells, in order to capture it, and Mary Margaret is upset with David for keeping his poisoning a secret from her.

A few weeks ago, it was announced that Marilyn Manson would lend his voice to the shadow figure lurking in Neverland. Is there a more fitting place for shadows to dwell than the Dark Hollow?

The stills appear to scream, “AWKWARD!” as Neal, Hook, and Emma work through the backlash of their honesty hour. Hook’s eyes are practically stuck to the back of his head from rolling them at their current predicament. If only he can get Emma alone…

Watch Once Upon a Time season 3, episode 7 “Dark Hollow” this Sunday, November 10 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC

Are you excited to get back to StoryBrooke on this week’s ‘Once Upon a Time?’