After dinner, Quasimodo went straight up to bed. Rumple was glad that he would finally be leaving. It would just be him and his girls once again. Even though he wanted him gone, he had to admit that he would miss him a bit. It was actually nice having another man around. It rarely happened, but when they were alone with each other, they were able to have nice conversations. Quasi was very intelligent and they were able to trade stories of the many places they've been to. Quasi had only limited exposure to new lands he went with the fair and Rumple was able to fill in the blanks. Rumple figured that could be another reason Quasi wanted to travel the world. There were many things he would be exposed to and worth experiencing hands on.

Rumple and Belle both decided to give Rose a bath that night. They still worried about the vision she saw. They still didn't know what it was she saw, but they could only guess it involved her being alone without them. They wanted to comfort her and make sure she knew they would never leave her. After her bath, they helped her prepare for bed and tucked her in. It was too late to talk to her the vision, so they decided it would be best to wait until the next morning. Belle gave Rose her stuffed unicorn and kissed her forehead.

"Goodnight, Rose."

"Night, Mama." Rumple kissed her too.

"Goodnight, flower."

"Night, Papa." Rumple dimmed the candles and opened the curtains, allowing the moonlight pour in. With that, they turned to leave. Rose suddenly sat back up in her bed. "Wait."

They stopped and turned back to their daughter. "What is it, flower?"

"Don't leave. I wanna show you something." They looked to each other with an amused look. Rose always wanted to show them things, especially since she's gotten her new powers. Though it was late, they would always humor her. They went back to her and sat on either side of her bed.

"Alright, flower. What is it?"

"I know you want to know what I saw earlier." They looked to each other in shock. They hadn't mentioned the vision to her since she had it. They didn't want to upset her and talk about it before she was ready. Belle placed a gentle hand on her shoulder.

"Sweetheart, you don't have to talk about it now. It can wait until morning."

"No, it can't. And I don't want to talk about it. I want to show you what happened and why I was crying." Rumple was confused by this.

"What do you mean you want to show us, flower?"

"You told me that I should practice to control my magic and I am, but I wanted to do more than control it. I found one of your books about magic and it had a lot of spells and stuff in it."

"Flower, you know better than to go into my tower. It's dangerous in there."

"I didn't go in your tower. I found it in Mama's library. It was hiding behind a book shelf. I couldn't really read all of it, but it had a lot of pictures." Rumple knew the book she meant and cursed himself for leaving it there. It was an ancient spell book he stole from an old bog witch. It contained old spells that haven't been cast in centuries. They were illegal, difficult, extremely dangerous, or altogether impossible to perform. Rumple had tried many of them himself, failed to perform one successfully.

"Flower, those are very dangerous spells. Tell me you haven't been practicing them." Rose suddenly felt sheepish. She had read through most of the book and many of them she thought would be fun to practice. She now knew she shouldn't try them.

"Just one, but I did it right! I practiced a lot and I tried it and it worked." Rumple was fearful. He couldn't imagine what spell his all-powerful daughter cast and perfected that he couldn't.

"And which one was it?" Instead of telling them, she decided to show them. Closed her eyes and concentrated. Her locket and her hands both started to glow. Rumple wanted to stop her, but he knew it would be too dangerous to interrupt her, especially when he didn't know what she was doing. She then grabbed his hand and Belle's hand. They felt Rose's magic flow through them. The magic then surrounded them and they felt themselves being transported somewhere, but it was different. Rumple had transported himself many times, but it felt nothing like that. It was almost other-worldly. When the pink smoke cleared, they were all standing in the Great Hall, but something wasn't right. A dim light shown though the windows, appearing that it was early evening instead of night. Rumple looked down to his daughter, who was still holding his and Belle's hands. "Flower, what's going on?"

"It's the spell. You're in my mind." Rumple and Belle were both in shock. How had Rose been able to transport them into her mind? Rumple had tried that with some unwilling test subjects. It ended with either their minds broken and shattered or their death. Neither were good.

"Rose, that is a very dangerous spell! Do you know what can happen if this went wrong?" Rose knew she was in real trouble. He only called her by her name when he was worried or if she was in trouble. Other times, he only called her flower.

"I know, but it worked. I tried it before."

"On yourself?"

"No! I tried on some of the animals in the garden." That didn't make it any better. Belle was thinking the same.

"Rose, it could have different effects on animals than humans." Rose felt sheepish again.

"I know, so I tried it on one." Both their eyes widened. Belle had a horrid thought.

"Rose? Did you try this spell on Quasimodo?" Rose was appalled at the thought. She knew the spell was dangerous. She would never risk hurting Quasi.

"No! Quasi is my friend. I didn't want to hurt him if it didn't work." Rumple and Belle were confused. It was only them in the castle and she didn't try it on them. She wouldn't be able to leave the castle without Rumple knowing about it, so that option was out.

"Then who did you try it on?"

"That doesn't matter. This is about what I saw earlier. I want you to see what happened." The doors burst open and Rumple and Belle entered. It seemed like they were arguing.

"Rumple, you can't do that!" Rose was surprised when she heard it. In her visions, the words were muffled and distorted. She couldn't understand what they were saying.

"Of course, I can. She made a deal and now she has to hold up her end. If she didn't want to pay the price, she shouldn't have made the deal."

"You didn't tell her what the price was!"

"She said anything and, therefore, any and everything was on the table."

"You can't seriously be going through with this?"

"I am and nothing you can say will make me change my mind, Belle! This is what I do! You should used to it by now, dearie!" No one knew what the argument was about. What could Rumple have possibly done that caused such an argument?

"You've never done anything like this! And you've gone through that sort of pain before! Why condemn another to the same sadness and heartbreak?!" Something Rumple had been through? That could be anything. He's had a few lifetimes worth of pain and heartbreak. Even Rumple was drawn a blank to this.

"Because, dearie, all magic comes with a price! If she wants to keep her happily ever after, she has to give me what I want!" Vision Belle's eyes narrowed at him.

"You truly are a heartless beast!"

"Glad to see you've finally seen the truth! Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go be the Dark One once again!" He turned to leave.

"Rumpelstiltskin, if you do this, I will never forgive you for it!" He looked over his shoulder at her and spoke in his impish voice.

"I think I'll live." With that, he walked out. The vision Belle groaned in frustration and stormed out, slamming the door behind her. Rumple and Belle were both in shock. They had never had an argument that bad. What could Rumple do that could cause that? Before they could think on it much longer, the room around them melted away and changed. They now stood in a dark cave. Two torches were lit on both walls.

"Flower, where are we?"

"I don't know. This is the place I saw next."

"But why?" She pointed behind them. They turned and saw Rumple behind the rock bars that protruded from the floor and ceiling of the cave. He looked absolutely miserable. Neither Rose nor Belle had seen him in such despair and misery. He looked to the gold ring around his finger. Rumple and Belle figured they were married by that point.

"Oh, my darling Belle. Why didn't I listen to you?" Rumple looked at himself and felt ashamed. He didn't listen to his wife and he would end up like that. Locked away and kept from his family. He wished he had known what they argued about. Maybe then, he could prevent the vision from happening. Their surroundings changed once again. They found themselves in the woods. A horse was tied to a nearby tree. They then saw Belle sitting by a fire. Rumple was confused by this.

"Belle, why would you be out in the woods?" She wondered this herself.

"Maybe, after you didn't return home, I went looking for you. I know you wouldn't leave us." Rumple knew she was right. No matter how angry he was with her, he would never leave and not come back. They needed him and he needed them. He could never abandon them. The vision Belle twirled her wedding ring on her finger.

"Oh, Rumple. Where are you?" She then looked up at the sky. "It's getting late. Rose will be worried."

As she put out the fire, she heard the approach of horses and a carriage. She didn't waste a moment to see who it was. She quickly untied the horse and mounted it. She instantly took off. The horse drawn carriage followed her, only it wasn't a carriage. It was a cage. The horse drawn cage was led by Regina. Rumple growled as he saw the witch. The vision quickly changed to Belle being caught by Regina and thrown into the cage. The queen approached the cage.

"Well, never thought I'd see you again." Belle glowered at the woman.

"What have you done with him?" Regina pretended to be offended.

"And what makes you think I had anything to do with your missing love? Had you kissed him and broken his curse, perhaps he wouldn't be where he is now." Belle's eyes widened in realization.

"You knew? You knew the whole time!"

"Well, of course I did. I always do my research on Rumpelstiltskin. I knew he felt something for you. Why else would he prevent me from ever seeing you when I visited? He obviously cares about you. While I did nothing to him, that doesn't mean I still can't hurt him. Now that I have you, that daughter of his is next." Before anymore could be said, the vision changed once again. They were again standing in the Great Hall. It was early morning as the sun had just risen.

"This was the last thing I saw.

"Where are you, flower?" She pointed to herself sitting on the bench by Rumple's wheel with her blanket and unicorn, the two things that meant the most to her. They were both the first things Rumple and Belle ever gave her that she cared for the most. She was staring at the doors of the Great Hall, as if waiting for them to open. They noticed her eyes were red, as if she hadn't been to sleep.

"I waited for Mama. She was suppose to come back, but she didn't. Both of you were gone." The vision Rose then started crying. She felt alone and abandoned. Both of her parents were gone and she didn't know if they were ever coming back. It saddened Rose to see herself like that since she feared it would be her future. It broke Rumple's and Belle's heart to think that this could possibly happen. Suddenly, there was a loud crash, as if the front doors of the castle had be slammed open. Afraid, Rose disappeared in a pink smoke. As she disappeared, vision changed. She reappeared in Rumple's tower. While it was the most dangerous place in the castle, it was also the safest. If someone were to enter, there was a chance of them getting severely injured if they didn't know the room. Thought Rose was never allowed in the tower, she knew it like the back of her hand. She hid beneath Rumple's desk and held her knees to her chest. The crashing and loud thuds continued below her. She covered her ears to try and block out the loud sounds. She started crying even more.

"MAMA! PAPA! WHERE ARE YOU? MAMA! PAPA!" She continued to scream as the vision faded out. There was a bright flash that made them shield their eyes. When they opened them again, they found themselves in a white abyss. There was nothing except them.

"Flower, where are we?"

"Something called the void. The book said it's a place where I can see anything I want from my memories one last time before I leave my mind." Rumple and Belle went back to the visions that she saw. They were very unsettling. It started with an argument, then both Rumple and Belle were captured and locked away, leaving Rose all alone in the castle. The attack on the castle could have only been carried out by Regina. She must have broken the protection spell he placed on the castle. Belle knelt down to Rose and picked her up in her arms.

"My gods, Rose. I can see why they frightened you. It's just terrible."

"I know and I know it'll happen." Belle looked to Rumple. She was worried for this vision as well as he. He hadn't seen any of the things Rose had seen. He would've dismissed it as a bad dream had she had it while she was asleep, but she didn't. It was broad daylight and she was wide awake. It had to have been a vision of the future, but he couldn't let it happen.

"No, it won't."

"But..."

"No buts, flower. It won't happen. Do you wish to know why?" She nodded. Belle was also curious as to why it won't happen. "Because the future is always in motion. This isn't set in stone. This is just something that could happen. Many times, I have a vision and then something completely different happens. Not every vision you have is bound to happen. Variables change and the outcome is different. In this case, we know the chain of events that will happen to cause that. We need only to change a tiny thing and everything will be different."

"Like what?" He looked to Belle.

"For a start, your mother and I will not argue. Whatever argument we had led to us all being separated. To change the chain, we must start at the beginning." Rose looked to Belle.

"Mama?" Belle smiled at Rumple, then to Rose.

"If he says we won't argue, then we won't. We don't like this vision either and we don't want to see it happen. We'll get through this, Rose. Don't you worry. Your father and I will always be here." Rose smiled as she felt reassured. Now that they knew what could happen, they could stop it from happening.

"Now, flower, can you get us out of here?" Belle put Rose down.

"Yeah, but after we get out, I'll be asleep. The book said something about over-working my brain would make me sleepy." She took Belle's hand, then Rumple's. Her magic engulfed them again. When it cleared, they were back in Rose's room. They looked down and saw her fast asleep on her bed. They quietly made their way out, closing the door behind them. Once they were out, they turned to each other.

"It's worse than I thought, Belle. She saw her worst nightmare happen."

"And that's why we aren't going to let it happen. We can't allow that vision to come true."

"And it won't come true. I can promise that."