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The three of them made their way over to Regina's car. Regina drove them out of town. The longer the drive took the more uncomfortable Belle felt. Where were they going? Although she deeply believed in the good inside the people Belle could not help to be worried not only for herself but for Rumple as well.
"Where are we going?"
"He is in a cellar on an abandoned farm outside of town."
Fifteen minutes later they pulled up outside of an old farmhouse. Zelena exited the car first and made her way over to a wooden fence surrounding a field and climbed over it. Regina groaned. Climbing with her new high heels was a very bad idea. Couldn't have Zelena warner her?
Belle was the second to climb over the fence and Regina followed last. The three walked towards a metal door in the ground and with a swift motion of her hands Zelena threw open the two wings of the door. Zelena stepped into the cellar and made her way down the wooden stairs. She stopped when she noticed that Belle wasn't following her.
"Well, come on! What are you waiting for?" Zelena called and tapped impatiently on the stair rail with her left hand.
"How do I know that you won't imprison me down there?" Belle asked suspiciously.
"You don't but as far as I know you believe in the good inside the people. Just trust us." Regina answered and pushed Belle gently a step forwards.
"You know that Neal will look for me if I'm nowhere to be found." Belle whispered and Regina groaned.
"We know, now come on!"
Belle expected the door to be locked immediately as soon as she had entered the door but nothing happened. She followed the red-haired woman down the stairs into the darkness when suddenly a dim lamp illuminated the room.
Belle drew in a sharp breath when she saw her true love, Rumple, sitting in a metal cage in the corner. It seemed as if he hadn't even realized the three of them entering the tiny room.
"Rumple!" Belle shrieked and ran towards the cage. Rumple turned his head slowly and moved over to the brunette woman holding out her hand for him.
"Belle!"
Suddenly the metal bonds holding Rumple captive broke loose and he could crawl outside of the cage and Belle pulled him into a tight hug. Quiet sobs wracked her body while she held his arms in a death grip. She could not be happier. She had her true love back.
It was in that moment that Rumple first became aware of the two other women in the room looking nervously at the pair. Rumple stood up slowly and motioned for Belle to stand behind him. Slowly he raised his hand and was just about the release some kind of spell to hit the two women when Belle grabbed his arm and pulled it down.
"Rumple, no!" Belle exclaimed.
"Why? Zelena held me captive like an animal! And she separated us and Regina is obviously in cahoots with her!" Rumple cried out and tried to free his hand from Belle's grip to finally attack Zelena and Regina.
"But she also brought you back! She's the reason we can now be reunited and it was them who came to me to tell me where you were bringing me here!" Belle explained. Rumple looked at her confused.
"Why? Zelena you made it quite clear that you wanted me to be part in your revenge for having been abandoned. Although I don't know what I have to do with that." Rumple said. "You were my student and nothing more."
With a swift motion Zelena turned around and fled the cellar. Regina looked worriedly.
"Let's get out of here. We can talk some more when we're back in Storybrook." Regina said and followed her sister out of the cellar. Together they marched across the field. Zelena was already sitting in the car when the others reached Regina's Benz. Quietly they drove back to the city. Regina noticed tear stains on her sister's cheeks. Discretely, Regina took Zelena's hand and squeezed it reassuringly. Zelena smiled back at her gratefully.
Regina drove back to her mansion and they all settled down in her office. Zelena was already helping herself to her second glass of apple cider. Rumple and Belle sat across from the red-haired witch and Regina was standing behind the couch Zelena was sitting on and her hand resting on her sister's shoulder.
"So would you care to explain?" Rumple asked and crossed his arms in front of his chest.
"What do you want to know?" Zelena asked.
"What's your plan and why did you change your mind?"
"I wanted revenge. Revenge for the life I had because mother gave me away. I cursed us all so we returned to this realm and I got rid of all your memories so no one would recognize and try to stop me." Zelena explained.
"And what does Rumple has to do with that? And how is Regina involved in all of that?" Belle asked.
"Well, Rumple was my teacher just like he was Regina's. I was angry because he made Regina enact the curse and it made me feel like I was not as important to him. Especially, to me, he was always some kind of fatherly figure. So I was really jealous. And about Regina…well, Regina is my sister and I was jealous because Cora gave me away but kept her. I grew up all alone and the older I grew the more angry I got which has led me to become the Wicked Witch and enacting my plan in revenge."
"Regina is your sister?!" Belle asked.
Regina and Zelena only nodded.
"So, what's going to happen now?" Rumple asked.
"I've made a potion that is able to break the curse. And that's what's going to happen, I'm going to break the curse. I promised to Regina." Zelena answered.
"So Regina was the reason you changed your mind about your plan?" Belle asked curiously. She was not afraid of either woman. It was the first time that she saw Regina as simply a human being and not as a cold hearted bitch and also Zelena seemed not very dangerous but rather quite tired and desperate for love.
"Yes, I came here to talk to her because I couldn't take it anymore that she seemed to get her happy ending back although this was supposed to be a punishment but she made me realize that there was nothing for me to be jealous about. She offered me an alternative. She said we could be a family but therefore I need to break the curse and that's what I'm going to do." Zelena continued.
"Aw" made Belle and tilted her head to the side. Zelena raised an eyebrow questionably.
"I mean it's a real fairytale! You can get your happily ever after. That's great." Belle explained. Zelena smiled and nodded.
"I guess you want me on your side then?" Rumple was still suspicious and did not trust the two women.
"You can do whatever you want but we wanted to prevent you exerting revenge immediately." Regina explained.
"He won't" Belle answered quickly.
"I won't?" Rumple asked surprised.
"No you won't because although she's imprisoned you she also freed you on her own account. She's willing to change and we won't take her chance at a family away from her. You can do whatever you want as long as you don't act against them. You owe them." Belle said to her true love. One could see that Rumple was not amused but he agreed with a quick nod.
"Then, let's do this. Let's break the curse."