"Why doesn't he wake up?" Belle asks Dr. Wale as she kneels next to Rumplestiltskin.
"His heart might not be strong enough to support him anymore," The doctor replies.
"Oh for god's sake, just try true love's kiss already," Regina cries. Belle looks flustered as she bends down and kisses Rumple on the lips. He lurches up; eyes open and gasping for breath, only to fall back on the floor again.
"Why didn't it work?" Belle asks.
"I don't know," Regina and Dr. Wale say in unison.
"I wish we could ask the Apprentice," Belle says.
"Well, we can't, can we?" Regina asks. "Because he died." Regina stops and thinks for a moment. "But I think I might have an idea." She picks up her cell phone and calls Mary-Margaret.
"Mary-Margaret," Regina says when Snow White answers the phone. "I need you and David to come down to Gold's right now."
A few moments later, Snow White and Prince Charming come into the pawn shop, Snow wheeling a stroller.
"What is it, Regina?" Snow asks. "Why did we have to rush down here, is Gold okay?"
"I was just thinking," Regina says. "What if we replace Rumple's heart with half of Belle's like yours and David's?"
"It should work," Snow says. "Charming and I both have half a heart, but we're fine. What Belle and Mr. Gold have, is true love. True love can survive even with only one heart." David agrees, so Regina turns to Belle.
"We can take out your heart," she explains. "And rip it in two. Then, we put half into your body, and half into Gold's."
"And that will work?" Belle asks, unconvinced.
"Yes," David says. "Mary-Margaret and I both have half a heart, and we're completely fine." David takes Mary-Margaret's hand.
"Okay," Belle says. "Go ahead, Regina." Regina nods and then removes Rumplestiltskin's heart. Belle silently starts to cry as Regina crushes Rumple's heart. Rumplestiltskin's body writhes in pain as his heart is reduced to dust. Regina then turns to Belle and rips her heart out, tearing it in two. Belle groans in pain as her heart is literally ripped from her chest. Regina places half of Belle's heart into Rumple's body, then the other half back into Belle. After Belle recovers from the shock, she kneels over Rumplestiltskin and holds his face in her hands.
"Come on Rumple," she urges her love to awake. "Please wake up." After a few moments Belle sheds a few silent tears. "It's not working," she cries. "Why isn't it working?!"
"I don't know," Regina says. "Why don't you try kissing him again?" Belle nods and places a light kiss on Rumple's lips. Immediately after she pulls away, he sits up, alive and breathing.
"Oh, Rumple!" Belle cries. "I thought I lost you." She kisses Rumplestiltskin's cheek and holds him close.
"What happened?" Rumplestiltskin asks. "Why do I feel different?"
"You're free, Rumple. You're not the Dark One anymore." Belle replies.
"Really?" Rumplestiltskin asks. "Who's the Dark One now?"
"Emma," Mary-Margaret replies. "Emma is the Dark One. But we have the dagger, so there's nothing to fear." Rumplestiltskin just leans back onto the floor.
"Rumple," Belle says. "There's something else you need to know. We share one heart now."
"What?" Rumplestiltskin asks.
"In order to save you, Regina had to split my heart in two and give half to you." Belle replies.
"Oh, Belle." Rumple kisses Belle, his fingers entangled in her long brown hair.
"We'll give you two some privacy," Regina puts her head down and starts out of the shop, Snow and David behind her.
"Oh, Regina," Rumplestiltskin calls from inside the shop. "Thank you." Regina nods and smiles, stepping out into the morning light on Main Street.