Chapter 9

Remmy walked into her apartment and closed the door. As promised, Snow had been there when the furniture was delivered. Remmy ran her hands over the plush velvet deep blue material. She had picked out a large couch and love seat. She had also picked out a floral chair and ottoman to go with the set. Her walls were Taupe. Her kitchen was right off of the living area, the large counter ended in an L shape and there were 4 stools surrounding the built in eating area. The floors were dark hardwood and her cabinets were a beige color with sparkled marble countertops. It was nice to feel like she was at home. Snow also, as promised had taken the money Remmy left her and stocked her refrigerator and cabinets. Remmy had money in a bank account from when she was with Neal in New York. She knew she would end up in this world again eventually. There were boxes of decorative items that she had purchased when she bought her furniture and bags of clothing in the bedroom to be hung up. She was about to head down the hall when she heard a knock at the door. When she opened the door, she sucked her breath in when she saw The Dark One on the other side.

"I feel we got off to a rough start Dearie." He stepped past her, not waiting for an invite into her apartment. "Well this is quite lovely…it looks fit for a Princess." She stared at him.

"And what does that mean?" She didn't trust him.

"You see…when you were born, you were born to King George. Your mother was cursed while she was pregnant with you. After you, there would be no more children. Your father wanted an heir to the throne and a girl just wouldn't do. So…we made a deal. I got you out of the castle, brought him a son and he did a little something for me. While I left you to die…unfortunately a fairy found you and brought you to the man who claimed you as his own and unfortunately…here you are." Remmy stared at him in disbelief. She closed her eyes fighting the tears. Her father had given her up, not caring what happened to her so he could have a son. She wouldn't give him the satisfaction.

" Now…I know you didn't come here to just share that tid bit of information. What do you really want?" She glared at him.

"Belle told me she gave you my dagger."

"You and I both know that it is NOT your dagger." She shot back at him.

"But this is" He pulled it out of his jacket. She jumped back. "Now now…I'm not here to hurt you. I was actually quite impressed with your plan. And you loved my son. So you can't be all that bad. I just want to make sure you don't go telling Belle about this dagger. Because then…I'd have to hurt you." He stared her down.

"I could have told her right then and there. We could have gone back to your shop and I'm sure she would have found it wherever you have it hidden. But she loves you. You just got back from your honey moon, I didn't want to break her heart so soon. She's too good to feel that." Remmy wasn't going to falter.

"You're a hard one to figure out. What's the catch?" He tried to read her face but got nothing.

"I want you to go with me to the Enchanted Forest so we can bring back Bae. I'll never utter a word to Belle if you do so."

"I have a hard time believing that you're going to bring him back. So we'll go. And then I'll have my dagger, you will have failed and we can both move on." She knew he doubted her.

"We leave tomorrow morning."

"And how do you suggest we get to The Enchanted Forest Dearie?"

"Don't you worry about that. I'll get us there." He smiled.

"Well…then I guess we have a deal." He turned and walked out of her apartment. As Rumple was walking out, Will was walking in.

"What was that about?" He looked at her with concern.

"We made a deal. Tomorrow morning we go back to the Enchanted Forest." She was satisfied.

"I'm going with you." Will declared.

"No…no you're not. It's too dangerous."

"Remmy, I'm going with you. You're not going there alone. If he pulls something you need someone to know what's happened." He was not going to let another person he cared about disappear from his life.

"Will…you've only known me for a few days. You can't honestly want to put your life on the line for me."

"It may actually have been only a few days, but I feel like I've known you a lifetime. You can argue with me all you want. But I'm not leaving you tonight and I'm going with you tomorrow to make sure you're safe." She knew he wouldn't budge. She sighed and he knew that she had conceded before she opened her mouth.

"Fine…but we're not telling another soul. I don't want a huge crowd tomorrow." She felt guilty about not telling Hook or Snow but she didn't want them getting involved. She wouldn't be able to forgive herself if anyone else got hurt. It was bad enough Will wouldn't listen to her. He nodded.

"There's something else you're not telling me." She told him all that The Dark one had told her about her family. He seemed as shocked as he was. "I can't imagine giving up my child just like that. They could have kept you and still made a deal with that man to get a son. It doesn't make sense to me."

"Well…after all of this is done and over with I'm going to talk to David. He spent a decent amount of time to understand my real father. I'm hoping he can shed some light on him for me. Will sat down next to her and put his arm around her. She rested her head on his shoulder and he placed his chin on the top of her head. He was worried and he could tell she was too. The Dark One was unpredictable.

"How are we getting to The Enchanted Forest?"

"I have some magic beans. I'm going to use the one to get there. I'm giving you the magic bean to get home. This way, if something happens to me you can get back here. If nothing happens we can all come back together. "

"Everything will be fine. I wont let anything happen to you." He was apprehensive. He was no match for The Dark One, but he wanted to make sure she knew he would do whatever he could to ensure her safety and that she got back home.

Remmy and Will stood outside of Gold's Shop waiting for him. When he sauntered out he was surprised to see Will standing there.

"I see you brought a chaperone?" He smirked.

"I'm not afraid of you. But Will didn't want me going alone so I had him come along. Be happy I didn't bring The Savior too." She shot back.

"And her one handed Pirate?" He scoffed back at her.

"Enough!" She glared at him. "Let's go." They headed towards the well in the woods. Once they arrived The Dark One turned to her.
"Well what now? How do we get to the Enchanted Forest?" He raised his eyebrows at her.

"With this" she opened her hand and showed him the magic bean and threw it on the ground. "After you…" Rumple looked up at her and jumped through the portal. Will grabbed her hand and they jumped in together. He couldn't help but be brought back to when he and Anastasia had first gone to Wonderland. They landed on the grass just outside of The Dark One's Vault.

"You better have another one of those to get back." Rumple shot at her. She glared and didn't respond.

"Give me the dagger" She demanded with her hand out. He pulled it out of his jacket again and handed it to her. Will stood back slightly, interested to see what she was going to do. He was curious as to what made this man change his mind about bringing his son back. He had been so against it. He felt nervous as Remmy took the dagger from him. Rumple stood and watched as she approached the vault.

There she stood, right in front of it with her eyes closed. A few moments later, the vault began to glow a silvery white. All of the sudden Remmy raised the dagger up holding it in both of her hands and plunged it into the ground in front of the vault. At first, nothing happened and Rumple had a half smile on his face which was quickly taken away when the ground began to shake. A bright light shot out of the vault. Finally the earth stopped trembling and the light faded. There stood Baelfire, looking confused. His eyes darted around. He saw his father and another man standing there. He wasn't sure how he had gotten there. All of the sudden the man yelled out.

"REMMY!" Will screamed. She was unconscious on the ground.