40Reading Between Their Lines » With Rumple banished across the town line and Ruby not caught up in the second Curse, a lonely Belle decides to take her life into her own hands for once. Emma, shunned by her magic-fearing parents and an angry Mayor for her mistake in the past, finds herself similarly alone. Two lonely ships passing in the night find comfort in an understanding companion. Beautiful Swan slow burn.

149 The Hero's Way Home » Emma's awake, but recovering from her stabbing. Everyone has to come to terms with the consequences. Meanwhile, she's trying to figure out why no one will tell her who woke her up. There's also the little matter of why she's been sent to recuperate at Regina's house and not her own apartment or the loft. Good thing she has nothing but time. Part 3 of the Hero's Way.

86 The Hero's Way Out » Faced with twin threats from Rumpelstiltskin and Ingrid, who each want her powers for their own gain, Emma's magic goes haywire and starts injuring people she loves. Savior and Sheriff, she's duty-bound to protect Storybrooke from all threats and monsters, right? Right? Part 1 of The Hero's Way.

18The Vegas Retribution Set in the aftermath of the Season 8 finale. Penny doesn't just ignore Leonard's confession of the drunken kiss on the North Sea expedition. When one member of the group is betrayed, where does everyone's loyalty lie? Rough justice, Vegas-style.

10 Their Desk As she enjoyed a quiet drink late one evening in the Annex, Eve happened to see the most annoying piece of furniture she's ever seen. Thinking over her new life, she's startled to realize that she actually likes the desk, and the reasons have everything to do with a quirky, brilliant Librarian currently searching for his Library.

26 Find the Halfling It was over. He'd failed in his quest and now his Queen was giving up her dream to slink away to a burrow with a halfling. Then he woke up.

27 Sharing the Shenny Sauce "Thanks for rescuing me. Mild was getting on my nerves." After Leonard made a big show of getting Penny mildly hot sauce for her burrito, she reflected on how that was an apt analogy for how she'd settled for 'good enough' her whole life. Noticing her malaise, Sheldon offered her a sauce with a little extra kick.

12 Crazy Eyes and the First Ex Promised a hedonistic weekend of unlimited pleasure, Kate could deal with Alexis being sick and needing her own bed; she could even accept Martha joining them to help care for the teenager, but when Meredith showed up unexpectedly trouble was inevitable. When the Deep Fried Twinkie tried to cause trouble in her relationship, all bets were off. Obviously AU.

12 Crazy Eyes and the Producers A post-Watershed shootout at the ABC Corral. Kate and Rick are fed up with the twists and turns their on-screen life has taken, so they take matters into their own hands and have a friendly chat with Castle's producers. Crazy Eyes breaks the fourth wall just a bit.

9 Crazy Eyes and the Actress Natalie Rhodes blows into town, stealing Kate's mannerisms, posture, and even her soul. The actress even tries to steal Kate Beckett's boyfriend. The morning after the case, the actress is found dead in extremely scandalous circumstances. As the press conference unfolds, Rick marvels at the levels his girlfriend will go to to protect her territory. Crazy Eyes strikes again!