Disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of the author. The author is in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any media franchise. No copyright infringement is intended.

"Hide me!"

Belle looked up from her book at Rumpelstiltskin as he barreled into the library. The Dark One quickly began moving the chairs and tables in the room to block the doors. He looked as if hell itself was after him. He finally finished and slumped down in front of the furniture barrier.

"What did you do this time, Rum?"

Panting, Rumpel looked up at her."What do you mean, what did I do? What makes you think I did something?"

"Because you always make people want to come after you. So, who did you anger this time?"

With a sigh, he pushed himself up."For you information, I did not anger anyone this time, dearie. I simply...miscalculated the power of my latest spell."

"Riiiiight. What did you kill this time?"

"I didn't kill anything exactly."Rumpelstiltskin dropped head and rubbed the back of his neck."I think I kind of brought something here."

"What?"

"You see, I've been working on a spell to travel between worlds. To test it, I tried bringing something over to our world. I guess it worked."

Belle was a little worried now."What exactly did you bring?"

"Girls."

'You brought girls from another world here? What did they do when they saw you?"

"They screamed at first. Then they tried to attack me."

"They attacked you?"

"Yes! Think one of them yelled 'I want his pants'."That was it for Belle. She fell back in her seat laughing. Rumpel watched her laugh for a moment before speaking."Are you quite done?"

Belle covered her mouth with her hand and took a breath to calm herself."Alright. Alright. Those girls weren't attacking you out of anger, Rum. I think they like you."

"What?"

"Maybe golden skin is considered attractive in their world, and those lovely ladies want a piece of yours."

Rumpel groaned and dropped his head in his hands."Why me? Now, I'm trapped until the spell wears off."

"And how long will that be?"

"About two hours. Give or take a few minutes.

Belle picked up her book once again."Good luck with that then."

The Dark One simply let out a whine and remained in place.

After about two hours of silence, Bell had fallen asleep, and Rumpelstiltskin unblocked the door. Pressing his ear against the wood, he listened for a sign of the rabid women. Hearing nothing, he opened the door and took a step outside. The hallway was completely clear. With a triumphant smile, Rumpelstiltskin headed back towards his tower to destroy that spell.

With a yawn, he entered his lab and found the scrap of paper before hearing the door slam. He hadn't used magic to close it. Petrified, he slowly turned to see the group of women all smiling at him. With a nervous giggle, he smiled slightly at them.

"Good evening, dearies. Is their anything I can do for you?"

"I'm pretty sure there's a lot of things you could do for us,"One of them said before they pounced.

"GAH!"

In his home in Storybrook, Mr. Gold awoke from his nightmare, sweating. He took a deep breath before falling back onto the bed. Beside him, Belle rolled over in her sleep and threw her arm over him. He really needed to get Belle to stop talking about their sex life to Ruby. That girl's input was not helping him sleep.

FIN