Sorry it took me so long to update this chapter. It was the first week of school and I was really swamped. Thank you so much for reviewing and following! This chapter is pretty action-packed. It features a major Rumple and Regina fight and a breakthrough. Enjoy!

"We have to stop her!" said Snow pacing the room. "If she loses the dagger to Gold there's no way we'll be able to defeat him!"

"Well she isn't in control of her powers which means she'll be reluctant to use them," said Emma, recalling her own experience with her powers. "Her car is in the driveway too which means she's heading for the dagger on foot."

"That's good," said Charming with his hands on his hips. "It means we have a chance to catch up with her before she does anything we'll all regret."

Snow continued to pace the room thinking up a plan. She stopped suddenly then turned to her husband. "Okay, first Charming, you need to go to Leroy and the dwarves. Have them spread the word for everyone to stay in their homes. There is a good chance of a magical battle and we don't want any collateral damage. Also go to Robin maybe he has some idea of where she hid the dagger."

She turned to Emma. "You are going to take Hook and Henry and find someplace safe to hide. If Gold wins he'll be coming to kidnap Henry and take Hook's heart. Belle and I will look for Regina."

"No!" cried Henry. "I want to look for mom. She's hurt and she needs me now."

"Henry," said Belle grabbing his shoulders. "What your mother needs is for you to be safe. Snow and I are excellent trackers. We'll bring her home."

"But-"

"Kid, this is not the time for arguments," said Emma strictly.

"Fine," said Henry. "But we should go to the mayor's office. There's only one entrance and if Rumpelstiltskin comes for us there is an escape tunnel mom told me about that will lead us to the forest."

"Well, you are just filled with good ideas today," said Emma proudly. "Okay let's go."

As the rest of group left the mansion Belle turned to Snow. "Do you have any idea where she could have hidden the dagger?"

"I think the best place to look for her would be the vault," Snow. "It's where her mother and father are buried and when I asked her about the dagger she said it was safe with family."

Regina stalked through the moonlit forest shaking her hands. Sparks were practically falling off of them.

"The last of my family," she muttered to herself. "He killed the last of my family!"

She practically growled as stomped around thinking of how Rumpelstiltskin had robbed her of the last blood she had in this or any other realm. She could've changed. They could've been something to each other. He wasn't going to get away with this. She wouldn't let him get away with this.

When Snow and Belle arrived at Regina's vault it was empty. There was no sign that the queen had been there at all. Snow dejectedly looked at her phone.

"David caught up with Robin and he has no idea where Regina could've put the dagger." She sat down and rubbed her forehead in frustration. "Where else could she have hidden it?"

"What exactly did she say when she you asked her about it?" said Belle.

"She said it was safe with family," repeated Snow.

"Safe with family?" muttered Belle softly. She turned quickly to Snow. "What if she didn't mean her family?"

Snow gasped at Belle's words. "She meant his!"

In the few weeks that he'd been gone Neal's grave had remained perfect. The Charmings made sure that it was meticulously cared for. His head stone showed no ware or tear. There wasn't a chip in sight. It read: BELOVED SON, NEAL CASSIDY. As Regina looked at the grave she felt her anger dim. But only slightly. She hadn't really known Neal that well, nor did she want to when he was alive. In her eyes he'd just been another person she had to battle for Henry's affection. However, she more grateful to him than she preferred to think about. Not only did he warn them about Zelena but without him Henry would never have existed. And Henry was everything.

"I'm so sorry for this Neal," she said raising her hand. Just as she felt the magic at her fingertips her whole body was frozen still.

"Not so fast dearie," said Rumpelstiltskin materializing from the shadows. "I can't have you defacing my son's grave."

"Rumpelstiltskin!" she growled. She felt so much rage at his presence she could hardly comprehend it.

"So this is where you hid it," he said walking toward her slowly. "You took my boy's final resting place and turned it into your own personal lockbox!"

"I figured it'd be the one place you'd be too ashamed to look," she said smugly. Now that she had a physical target for her rage she could feel her magic building up. She broke free of his paralyzing spell and stood defensively in front of Neal's grave. "It doesn't matter what you do, you'll never get your hands on his coffin."

Rumple clenched his fists in front of him. "We'll see about that dearie."

"Well come on then," she said with a smirk. "Give me your best shot."

Everything went still as they glared at each other. For a moment it was as if there was no one else in the world but them. Just a master and his student, each prepared to take out the other.

A flash of red magic lit up the night sky as Rumple shot his first spell at Regina. She expertly materialized out of its path and reappeared in behind Rumple blasting him in his back. He stumbled to his knees as the impact of her magic struck him. He turned and sent her flying into the air with his own magic. Regina let out a shrill scream as she felt the radius in her left arm break as she landed harshly on the ground. She quickly stood to her feet fueled by her rage. She saw Rumple summoning Neal's coffin through the ground. Out of the corner of his eye he saw her stand and send a fireball his way. He quickly deflected it and lifted her from the ground in a magical choke hold.

"It's no use Regina," he said coldly. "You might've been an excellent apprentice but I will always be the master."

He took one last look at her before throwing her into Neal's headstone. He'd always hated it anyway. Neal was not his son's name. Regina groaned as she laid painfully in its rubble. She couldn't move. Rumple stared down at her smile wickedly at her defeat. He dropped his grin as he turned to his son's casket. He saw the dagger imbedded into the top of its door. He tenderly laid his hand on its black surface. He felt a tear go down his cheek.

"I'm so sorry Bae," he said sorrowfully. "I'm sorry I couldn't be the man you wanted me to be."

He took the dagger from the top of the casket and stared at it sorrowfully. He could never be the man Baelfire wanted but he could make sure that he never lost anyone ever again. With one last tear he returned his son to his grave. He let out a deep sigh as he held the dagger close to his chest. No one could control him. Not anymore.

He walked over to Regina and snarled at her.

"You forced me to dig up my own son," he said angrily. "You're going to pay for that."

Regina only laughed in response. "I don't think so."

His eyes widened at her arrogance. He raised his hand ready to inflict the most torturous pain upon his former student. "You little..."

"Stop," she said calmly. Rumpelstiltskin felt his whole body go still at the sound of her voice. He looked around in confusion. "What…?"

"Rule number one to counterfeiting," smirked Regina pulling the real dagger from behind her back. "Always learn to recognize your own fakes."

Rumple stared at the dagger in his hand. It was indeed the fake he had originally given to Belle.

"The real dagger…" he breathed.

"Was in the headstone," sneered Regina slowly standing up. She was in so much pain. Every step she took was agony but her anger allowed her to feel none of it. "Now it's time for me to have my fun."

Rumple just glared at his former student. He knew that she was going to make sure that he suffered. But he would never show weakness in front of her.

Regina gripped the dagger tight in her hand. "Choke," she commanded.

Rumple struggled to stop his hand from going to his own throat but his efforts were useless. As his own hand clamped around his airway he fell to the ground. He looked up at Regina and gritted out, "It doesn't matter… what power you have. You can't…. kill me."

"Who said anything about killing you," she said calmly. "You stole the last piece of blood I had left. You made me think that she would rather die than be a part of my life. You stole my innocence and manipulated my entire life for your own benefit! I'm not going to kill you, Rumple. No, that would be too good for you. You're going to suffer. Just like you made me suffer."

"Regina stop!"

"Belle?" The queen turned her head at the sound of Belle's voice. She and Snow had saw the flashes of magic and followed them to Neal grave. Rumpelstiltskin's eyes widened at the sight of his wife. She should've been stuck in the mansion. Belle however hardly looked at him. She could only stare at Regina. The queen stood in front of Rumple holding the dagger out in front of her with a tight grip. She could still feel the anger and pain vibrating off of her.

"I thought I told you I didn't want to see your face Bookworm!" said Regina turning back to Rumple. She didn't want to look in Belle's eyes. She knew she would only see pity there.

"Regina we can't let you do this," said Snow strongly.

"Why not?" said Regina. "He's a villain! He's hurt everyone in this town! No one will miss him!"

"This isn't about Rumpelstiltskin!" cried Belle. "We're not here for him! We're here for you! Regina you're a hero now! And heroes don't kill! We will deal him later but right now you have to let him go."

"No! It is HIS TURN!" shouted Regina with tears in her eyes. "He destroyed me! He killed my sister! He murdered my mother! He took away everything I cared about so I could be his monster! It is his turn! He needs to suffer! Why can't I be the one to make it happen?!"

"BECAUSE THAT'S NOT WHO YOU ARE ANYMORE!" yelled Snow. "You're right Regina. He did hurt you. He took advantage of your pain and your innocence. He used you.. He turned your heart black and tried to steal your soul. But guess what? He failed. You used to be an evil queen but that's no longer true. You did the one thing that he will never be able to do and that is change. You changed for your son and became a hero. You saved my son. You gave my daughter and my grandson a good life even though it hurt you. I know you're furious right now Regina but you still have a good heart. Please don't lose it. "

"You have fought for every piece of your soul and you earned it all back." said Belle walking toward her friend. "You aren't the evil queen anymore. You are Regina Mills. You are Henry's mother. You are Robin Hood's soul mate. And you are my friend and I am not going to let you lose yourself. Not over him. Don't you see, Regina? Once you kill him he wins. Don't let him drag you down. Don't let him steal your soul. Not again! "

Regina's hand started shaking as she felt the weight of their words. She felt tears go down her cheeks as she thought of Henry and Robin and Roland. They looked at her like she was a hero. How would they look at her now? She felt her chin tremble as she looked into the eyes of the man who had caused all her suffering and wondered… was he really worth it? She shivered when she felt Snow gently hand on her back.

"Give me the dagger Regina," she said calmly. Regina looked into Snow's green eyes and slowly handed her the dagger. As soon as its weight left her hand she collapsed to her knees and sobbed. Belle quickly wrapped her arms around the queen as Snow awkwardly commanded Rumple to go to the sheriff's station jail cell.

"You're okay,"whispered Belle soothingly. "We're gonna get you home Regina."

So what will they do with Rumple now? Stay tuned to find out!

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