Ana looked around her at the small apartment. "Thanks for letting me stay here," she said quietly.
Snow gave a small smile. "No problem."
"Do you have any idea where my mom is?" she asked.
Snow sighed. "No. But we'll find her and make sure she pays for her crimes."
"Are you sure she did it?" Ana asked. "She could have been framed."
"We saw an image of her doing it."
"Oh."
"Well... I guess we'd better be going to the funeral, then."
Ana nodded and they walked out.
Belle walked into Rumple's shop after the funeral. "Rumple?" she called.
He came out of the back with a wide smile. "Belle! Guess what?"
"What?"
"I found a way to cross the town line. To prove to Bae that he means more to me than magic."
Belle smiled. "That's great!"
"Indeed. I just pour it on an important item - this shawl, that belonged to him."
"Well good luck," Belle said.
Hook waited impatiently for Smee to finally meet him.
"Captain."
"Smee. I need your help."
"With what?"
"Steal a shawl from Rumpelstiltskin and bring it to me."
"Why?"
"Because it will ruin his happiness."
Everyone was gathered in Snow and Charming's apartment after the funeral.
"So, when are we going back?" Grumpy asked.
"Why would we do that?"
"Well... cause we miss home."
"But we don't know how to go back."
"It isn't safe here. Anyone can come into town. Strangers."
Belle organized some books in the library when someone walked in. "We're closed," she said.
"I'm not here for the books, love."
She looked up and recognized the man. "You... You wanted to kill Rumpelstiltskin."
"Still do, but for now I'll settle for you." He attacked her, knocking over the books. Quickly, she ran to the library and called Rumpelstiltskin.
"Rumple?"
"Belle? What's wrong?"
"I'm trapped in the library elevator, a man is here."
"Who?"
"I don't know what he's called, but he's a man with one hand."
"I'll be right there."
When Rumpelstiltskin arrived, Hook was gone. He opened the elevator and Belle got out, then they left the library.
"Rumple, who is that man? And why does he hate you?"
"It's a long story."
"Tell it please."
He sighed. "Once I was married to a woman named Milah. Bae's mother. She left me - and Bae - for him. He took my wife, so I took his hand."
"And what happened to her?"
"She died." They went into the shop and saw the mess on the floor. "He attacked you as a distraction."
"Is anything gone?"
He frantically went to the safe and found it empty. "The shawl. I'm going to get it back."
"I'm going with you."
"No Belle. Stay here, it's safe."
"Rumple -"
"I don't want to lose you." He handed her a gun. "Use this if you need to."
She nodded. He left, and she waited a bit before she left too.
"Smee."
"I can explain!"
"I spare your life, and you do this."
"He told me too."
"Where is his ship?"
"He wouldn't tell me."
"Of course not. He saw you for the rat you are."
Rumple waved his hand, and Smee turned into a rat.
Back at the library, Belle found a knot Hook had left behind. She looked at a book of knots and found that it was used for sailing, and deduced that he had arrived on his ship. So she went to the docks. She saw nothing, but threw some sand, which landed on the steps. She walked up and entered the ship, then went below decks. She heard a noise and followed it, finding Archie. "Archie?"
"Belle!"
"But you're dead..."
"I'm not, Cora captured me."
"Oh." She set him free. "Run."
"Aren't you coming?"
She shook her head. "Not yet."
He left, and Belle began to look around, when Hook came up behind her. "That's not yours."
She turned around and tried to grab the gun, but he picked it up and pointed it at her.
"Why are you doing this?"
"Rumpelstiltskin stole my happiness, I'm stealing his."
"You stole his wife!"
"If a woman begs you to take her, is that stealing?"
"Why would she do that?"
"Because he was a coward, and she loved me."
"Look, I'm sorry she died, but vengeance won't bring her back."
"Is that what he told you? Died? Like it was some sort of accident? You don't know the truth, do you?"
"What?"
"He killed her."
"No..."
"Yes. But you still have faith in him."
"Yes, because his heart is good, and yours is rotten." She pushed a pole in the ceiling forward into his face and ran away.
Everyone had left Snow and Charming's apartment except for Emma, Bae, Henry, Jessie, Kelly, Andrew, and Ana, who stood off awkwardly to the side. Henry played with Pongo, who had been given to him. Suddenely there was a knock, and Pongo started to bark. Emma opened the door and gasped when she saw... Archie.
"Hi."
"Archie! But Regina killed you."
He shook his head. "She was framed. It was Cora."
"She's innocent!" Ana exclaimed.
"Cora? She's here?!"
"Yes."
"But how?"
"I don't know."
"And that means... Hook is here too."
Belle came onto the deck, followed by Hook. "Don't bother," he said. "I know this ship like the back of my... well, you know."
Suddenely, Rumple came. "Stay away from her."
"Shut up, Crocodile."
Rumple ran over and grabbed the shawl, then started beating Hook with the cane, ready to kill him.
"Stop!" Belle yelled.
'"Why?"
"Because I still believe there is good in you."
He frowned and looked at Hook. "Sail away," he said, "And don't come back."
He and Belle waited by the town line. He poured the potion on the shawl and crossed.
"You did it!"
"Yes." He smiled. "We're going on a trip, my son and I. I just wish you could come."
"Well I'll be waiting when you get back."
"I wouldn't count on it," said Hook. He shot the gun and it hit Belle's shoulder, knocking her over the line. She fell to the ground, and Rumple went down with her.
"Belle!"
"Who's Belle?!"
Suddenely there were headlights in the distance. Rumple rolled them out of the way of the oncoming car, but it slammed right into Hook, knocking him to the ground, then spun around and crashed into a tree.
A/N: I know, you hate me. I will update in less time next time, I promise! Also, I had forgotten about the review thing, but HarrylovesGinny09 wrote the 100th review and gets to pick a chapter prompt. Thank you for reading! See you next chapter.
