Author's Note: I don't own anything except Caia who is an oc.
"Let's split up to find her," suggested Snow White, "Charming you come with me! Dwarves go all over, Granny go to the dungeons, Blue and Tink, search the ceilings and tops, Rumplestiltskin and Belle, you go wherever you think best."
Belle turned to Rumplestiltskin and said, "I think it best we spilt up to find her."
"But my dear, are you sure?"
"Yes. Regina and I have a lot of unfinished business."
Belle sighed as she entered the castle and was off to find her daughter. Belle searched high and low to find the Queen, but alas failed. Suddenly, Belle heard someone sobbing and her guard was raised. It could be a trap. She drew a sword from her belt and closed her eyes. Quickly turning the corner and to her surprise, she discovered the Queen was in front of her mirror crying. "Where is Caia?"
The protective mother in Belle suddenly came out. The Queen turned to face Belle, her face stained with tears. "Gone," the Queen sobbed.
"What do you mean? Gone?" Belle approached the Queen with her sword pointing it at her.
The Queen's tears continued to fall. "Malcom took her."
"Malcom?"
"Rumple's father."
"But I thought-"
"You thought wrong!" snapped the Queen as she used magical force to push Belle away.
Belle ran forward and lunged at the Queen with her sword and to her surprise Regina conjured a sword up as well and began to attack back at Belle. They went back and forth with each other and Belle could hear someone coming up behind her. It was Tinkerbelle and the Blue Fairy. The Blue Fairy raised her wand and froze Regina. "Why did you take Caia away?" Belle demanded as everyone showed up.
"If I can't have Henry," she sneered, "Then no one else can know the happiness of having a child."
"Isn't that a bit cruel Dearie?" came the voice of Rumplestiltskin.
Regina refused to look her former mentor in the face and then she answered, "I don't care. Henry was my world. I am nothing without him. He was my world and I loved him."
"Where's Caia?" Rumplestiltskin asked.
"Your father has her. He's the new dark one."
An idea was forming inside of Rumplestiltskin's head. "Would you care to make a deal?"
"Rumple, you are no longer the dark one. You don't have magic. What did you have in mind?"
"You help us bring back Caia, and we will help you get back Henry."
"My magic isn't powerful enough."
"But the dark one's magic is," smirked Rumplestiltskin.
"Your father would never bring back Henry."
"No, but if I become the dark one, I will help you."
Belle gasped at her beloved and his mode of thinking. "Rumple, you know how I feel about magic," Belle began.
"Darling, it's the only way."
"I don't trust Regina," Belle admitted.
"We will have her sign a contract, and if she backs out, we will lock her up," smiled Rumplestiltskin.
He turned to Regina. "Do we have a deal?"
The Blue Fairy unfroze Regina. The deal had been struck.
