Chapter 2
Mr. Gold was standing behind the counter in his shop looking through every object he owned trying to come up with a way to leave the tiny little town without losing his memory and find his son, even though he did not have the foggiest idea where to begin looking for him. Suddenly the front door swung open and there stood a bloody and very upset Regina.
Rumple was startled at her appearance, quickly jumping to the conclusion the Regina had taken yet another life, "Well well, your majesty, who did we kill today?"
Regina didnt even answer the question, instead she immediately started begging for help. "Whale did it, you must help me, tell me how I can save him!"
Gold was confused. "Whale? I have to help you save Whale?"
"No! Daniel!"
Rumple couldn't believe what he had just heard, for once The Dark One was shocked. He knew Whale was capable of bringing back the dead, but he never dreamed the good doctor would make the attempt in StoryBrooke, especially on the queen's beloved.
"Are you certain Whale brought Daniel back?"
"Yes! Positive! And from the looks of Dr Whale, Daniel is not the same."
Rumple was now very intrigued to see the "monster" back from the dead, but he had more important matters to deal with. "Well get on with it, what would you like me to do?"
"Give me something to help him, turn him back to Daniel, and keep him alive."
"Well dearie, I can only offer you one thing... A potion that can give you 24hrs with your love, but then, you will have to kill him yourself."
Regina's heart dropped at the thought of losing Daniel again, and the idea of having to kill him herself was almost unbearable. "Is this really all you can do?"
"I'm afraid so, I told you once before dead was dead, and you should leave it that way. All I can offer you is this potion. Just get your beloved Daniel to drink one drop and he is back to normal and all yours for 24hrs."
"What will it cost me?"
"For this dearie... Nothing. Call it me being sentimental, giving you one night with your true love."
Regina reluctantly took the potion, she knew it wasn't smart to trust Rumple, but she wanted so desperately to have just a little bit of time with Daniel; even if it was only one night.