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I don't own Once Upon a Time, if I did Rumpelstiltskin would know where Belle was and would have her out of there and spending his free time torturing Regina.
Chapter One
Rumpelstiltskin POV
"Hello, Sheriff Swan," I said as I entered the police station, stopping to look around to make sure that we were really and truly alone. The conversation that I was about to have with Princess Emma isn't a conversation that should take place when there's an audience around.
"Mr. Gold," Emma said looking up from her paperwork, "I hope you haven't been assaulting anyone this time. Next time the judge may not see in your favor".
"I wouldn't think of it dearie", I said as I took a seat near her desk, "Mr. French only got what he deserved and he knows it.
Actually I am here to discuss your parents".
"My parents," Emma said angrily, "I have nothing to say about them Mr. Gold, I suggest you leave."
"You son's telling you the truth princess," I said watching Emma's expression as it turned from anger to shock, "I have no idea how Henry found out that we were under a curse, but I shouldn't have expected anything less from the grandson of Snow White and Prince Charming."
"You can't be serious," Emma told me still shocked, "there's no possible way that everyone in this town is from some child's fairytale book."
"Magic is a dangerous thing to mess with dearie," I said with a small smirk, "I have learned that lesson a very long time ago. I have not been a good man, but unlike the evil queen I do learn from my mistakes. I want to turn over a new leaf once I break this curse. I don't plan on being a completely good person of course, but I will refrain from making such horrible deals, and I will no longer fight for the side of evil, since I refuse having to befriend the next evil queen."
"You're going to break the curse", Emma asked, "Henry said that I was the one who was supposed to break it".
"Why of course dearie", I answered, "you were the one meant to break the curse, but even if you started working on breaking it now it would still take you too long to send everyone back. I am terribly sad and lonely here, I created this curse and I made sure that I could break it if I needed to."
"How will you end it," Emma whispered looking over at me, I could tell from the look in her eyes that she wasn't taking this well, but I need her to have a clear head tomorrow when I break this curse and we arrive back in our world. "You will see dearie," I answered.
"If you are going to be the one to break the curse then why are you telling me," Emma asked, "if you're telling me the truth then you have nothing to gain."
"Believe it or not but I was once a good man. I followed the rules of others and all I got in return was the loss of my son," I told her sadly, "I have lost a lot, I lost my son, the love of my life, and any chance at happiness that I ever had. I am not an idiot, anywhere I go I will be miserable, but if I write this wrong and try to turn over a better leaf then I can at least honor the memory of my son, and my Belle."
"What will happen to Henry and me when you break the curse," Emma asked. "You will both return with us to the world that you belong in", I answered standing up, "if everything works as it should then both of you will remain the age you are now, but you will have to deal with having Snow White and Prince Charming being the same age as you are. "This is a lot to take in," Emma said as I walked over to the door.
"That is the reason I have told you all of this," I said turning to face Emma, "I know that evil queen well, and she will use anything and anyone that she can to win, and if you freeze up when we return to our world then your parents will as well, and I need you in the right state of mind in case I need to cash in my favor".
I didn't wait for her comment, she needed time to think, and I have to prepare myself for tomorrow so I left her there, and returned to my home in this world. Tonight will be my last night in this lonely hell, for tomorrow I will finally face the evil queen, and take away her happiness, like she did to me so many years ago.
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Amanda
