Time Period: A Flashback
Scenario: An Immaculate Conception
Place: Rumple's Mansion
Rumple's p.o.v
Brokenhearted and defeated, she enters my mansion. She runs into my arms. "Regina baby, what is the matter?" I ask touching her cheek. " First there was
Daniel. Now my husband and Snow's father, King Leopold has died. My stepdaughter and I are estranged. I don't know what to do" she sobs heavily. "I can
take care of you" I promise rubbing her stomach. My power runs through her like an electric shock. "My body feels different. I think I may be-" she trails off.
She leaves without giving me the time of day. I remain in denial about her pregnancy until otherwise.
Time Period: A Flashback
Scenario: A time before Ava's birth- A decision to choose between Life or Death
Place: Rumple's Mansion
Rumple's p.o.v
"I can't have this baby. It has become a big burden on me" distraught, she stresses. I offer her a magical potion that can possibly end her pregnancy. "Drink this
magical potion and all your troubles will disappear" I persuade her. "I am not going to kill our baby" she declines quickly. "It is your body. It is your choice. I
thought you wanted to get rid of the baby. It has become a big burden on you. What has changed your mind?" I bring to her attention. "I never really wanted to
have an abortion. I was just testing your loyalty" she admits. "So you are keeping the baby?" I ask. "Yes" Regina smiles making my heart melt. "I will always love
and support you and the baby" I vow.
Time Period: A Flashback
Scenario: An immaculate conception (Solomon's Conception)
Rumple's p.o.v
My heart races when she enters my shop. I wonder if I broke any rules? Her answer is no. She wants a kiss instead of a favor from me. Once buried feelings
of mine now rise to the surface. I rub her stomach and my power flows through her like an electric shock. She claims she feels movement, perhaps a
growing fetus. I am completely blown away. I never wanted her to get pregnant.
Time Period: A Flashback
Scenario: After Solomon's conception
Place: Belle's Workplace-The Library
Rumple's p.o.v
"Guess what I found on the shelf" Belle teases me. "What to expect when you are expecting" I gather from reading the book cover. "Maybe I should give this book to Regina
since she is pregnant now. I thought she was barren. It is miracle that she has a conceived a baby" Belle reflects. "Regina's pregnancy is a miracle" I agree. "Who is the
baby's father?" Belle wonders. She doesn't know I impregnated Regina. It was an immaculate conception as a matter of fact. "Why does the identity of Regina's baby
matters?" I ask. This question makes my wife suspicious. "Are you the father of Regina's baby?" she demands. "Yes. I did impregnate Regina. It was an immaculate
conception. We didn't have sex. All I did was touch her stomach. She became pregnant immediately. It was an accident" I confess truthfully. Angry, Belle kicks me out of the
bookstore asap. Belle's temporary silence and absence from my life hurt more than her actual words. She forgives both Regina and me eventually.
Time Period: The Present Reality
Rumple's p.o.v
Drowning in silence, deafening white noise, the hardest and yet best right choice ever. Struggling to catch a breath, forever skips a heartbeat. I am dead meat or maybe not.
Go ahead and tie a tight knot around my heart.
