When the Enterprise-D finds itself lost in the Gamma Quadrant, problems quickly mount: the ship's computer is offline, survivors of a Federation conflict are discovered in a wrecked shuttlecraft on a nearby moon, and Enterprise is being hunted by a crew of pirates set on a centuries-long quest for a lost world and its mythical treasure.

While the Queens of Darkness rampage throughout Storybrooke, Rumpelstiltskin finds himself faced with the Author. Without clear intentions or any warning, the mysterious character shows the Dark One what his future could be, as long as he leaves his ambition behind. He could have both happiness and power - it all depends on the choices he makes.