A/N: Ending!
Regina scoffed at being yelled at by Rumpelstiltskin and then tossed aside as if she wasn't his protege for the grand entrance of the man with an enormous top hat. He had seemly appeared out of nowhere, and he pursed his lips together in deep thought before looking nervously from the young, and somewhat, seething queen to the scaly one who had requested his services.
"Busy, should I-"
"No, no. Nothing important going on here," Rumpelstiltskin interrupted, ignoring the angry huff being directed his way.
Giving a somewhat dramatic sigh himself, Jefferson pulled a shiny orb out of his coat pocket. He handed it towards the Dark One while declaring, "I got what you wanted."
Rumpelstiltskin hummed with delight as he idolized the crystal ball before glancing up at the portal-jumper disdainfully.
"What about the slippers?"
Jefferson lifted his head from where it had been angled downwards, looking at some random artifacts the other man had probably taken as price for his magical services; the crystal orb slipping about restlessly in his grasp.
"Couldn't find them; guess they weren't in that land. They've probably already been moved to another land, but if you come with me in my hat, I'm sure we can find which realm they've landed in."
"I doubt they're in any magical realm now, and I needed them to help me get to a land without magic."
Jefferson scrunched his nose up a bit. "Why would anyone want that?" He asked.
"My business," Rumpelstiltskin snapped irately.
Jefferson sighed even more heavily, and shoved his right hand forward, with the orb sealed tightly against his palms, his fingers curled around it tightly, towards the Dark One.
His cravat rubbed against the bruised patch of skin that had been ripped away mere hours ago by the infamous Captain Hook, and the hatter hissed somewhat in discomfort while both Rumpelstiltskin and Regina glanced at him suspiciously.
"Look," He began softly, "Do you want the ball or not?"
Rumpelstiltskin sighed as well. "Yes," He decided, before waving the other away. "Help yourself to as much gold as you deem appropriate."
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