A/N: The reason Rumple's shoes and socks were outside the cell is because he was using them to try and hit the lever to open the cell.

Chapter Two

Everyone gathered at the city line while Emma and Henry stood near her yellow Beetle as they looked at the others and Regina walked closer. She hugged Henry as he looked up at her and she sighed, sadly smiling.

"I guess Rumplestiltskin's right. Villains don't get happy endings," she said and he placed his head against her chest.

"You're not a villain," he said then looked at her and smiled. "You're my mom."

Tears rolled down her face as she kissed the top of his head then he walked to Emma and she looked at Snow White and Charming. She walked to them then hugged as Snow White tried not to cry and Emma squeezed their hands before walking to Neal.

"I guess this is goodbye," he said when she hugged him and kissed him on the lips. He silently prayed that she didn't notice him placing something in her purse and moved back, gently kissing her lips.

"Um…about Hook," she said, but he placed a finger against her lips and shook his head. They smiled at each other while Henry walked closer then they hugged and Neal ruffled the top of Henry's head. Henry let go when he walked to Rumplestiltskin then nearly caused him to fall over as they hugged. Lifting Henry's chin with his finger and thumbs, he never noticed how much Henry looked like Neal as he sadly smiled and Henry smiled back.

"Can I ask you something?" Henry asked. "Did you really want to kill me?"

"I did. You see, like with your father, a seer told me that a boy would be my undoing. She even had a drawing of you. It sounds like an excuse, but I cared only about my own survival and vowed to kill the boy. As time went by, I had forgotten all about my vow and focused on finding your father."

"What about when I came along?"

"I think there was a hint of it, but something happened to change my mind."

"What happened?"

"I grew to like you," he said then looked at Regina. "It was your mother I didn't like."

Henry softly giggled and Rumplestiltskin ruffled his hair.

"When we went to Manhattan to look for your father, things became more complicated. I found not only my son, but my grandson. The thought of killing my own blood tore my heart in two. I just couldn't do it."

"You love me that much?"

"You have to ask?" he asked with wide eyes. "When we thought your father was dead and you were taken, I knew I had to save you and didn't care if I lived or died."

"So you were on a suicide mission?"

"Yes," he said, nodding his head. "Forgive me?"

"Yes, and do you want to know something? You're not a villain either."

"I'm not?" Rumplestiltskin asked, arching his eyebrows up. "What am I?"

"You're my grandpa," Henry said with a smile and Rumplestiltskin sadly smiled, pressing his lips together. His heart felt like it was being crushed in his chest as he sighed then looked down at his black wood cane. For a second he thought the gold handle was shimmering in a purple light as he sighed and rubbed his thumb against the gold handle.

"Here, I want you to have this," Rumplestiltskin said as he handed Henry the black wood cane and he looked at it.

"Are you sure?" Henry asked.

"Yes," Rumplestiltskin said and Henry took the black wood cane then hugged him. "Just promise me you won't hit your friends on the head with it."

"I won't," Henry said and Rumplestiltskin kissed the top of his head. Henry let go when he ran to Emma and they got in the car. The others watched the car head for the city line when Regina held the curse in her hands then tore the curse in half just as the car crossed the city line.

Neither Emma nor Henry noticed the purple light shimmering around them as they smiled at each other and Emma noticed the black wood cane sitting next to Henry's leg.

"Where did you get that?" she asked and he looked at the black wood cane.

"I don't know," he said then gave her a pleading look. "Can I keep it?"

"Sure, Kiddo, but it goes in the trash if you hit someone with it," she said and the car headed down the road.

"It's done," Regina said then turned to look at the others and frowned. Snow White was holding onto Charming while Belle held onto Rumplestiltskin and Neal, but no one came to hold her.

"What do you expect?" she thought then sighed and wiped the tears from her eyes.

"It's coming," Grumpy said while the purple cloud came closer and Belle wrapped her arms tighter around Rumplestiltskin's chest.

"I'm scared," she whispered and Rumplestiltskin gently rubbed her back.

"Hold onto me, both of you," he said and Neal wrapped his arms around his father and Belle. "Now, I want you to think about the castle."

"Are you sure this will work?" Neal asked as the purple cloud came closer and Rumplestiltskin pressed his lips together.

"I hope so," he said as the purple cloud enveloped them and the wind screeched in their ears. He felt Belle pressing her face against his shoulder as he held her tighter and closed his eyes.

"Hold on!" he shouted over the wind when something slammed into his back and he screamed. The last thing he heard before the darkness claimed him was Belle calling his name.

Pain was the first thing Rumplestiltskin's mind focused on as he drifted out of the darkness and opened his eyes.

"Belle?" he whispered then noticed he was facing a stone wall and blinked his eyes. He reached out to touch the stone when he noticed how cold the stone felt and a blue light filtered in from over his head. He rolled onto his back when he screamed and closed his eyes. Pain shivered up and down his back as he slowly sat up and looked at the ceiling. The blue light came from a hole in the ceiling as he sighed and carefully went onto his hands and knees. "Belle, Bae, where are you? Are you alright? Answer me."

Silence greeted him as he stood up and winced at the pain. He placed his hand on the stone as he looked around then walked slowly forward. He stopped when he noticed what was in front of him and his eyes widened.

"No," he whispered, looking at the stone teeth-like bars of the cell Snow White and Charming had placed him before the curse. He walked to the stone bars when he wrapped his fingers around the stone bars and looked at the passageway stretching out before him. He could just smell the scent of coal when his heart slammed hard in his chest and his eyes widened. "No!"

Belle moaned as the dizziness faded when she felt someone help her sit up and she leaned against whoever it was.

"Rumple?" she mumbled.

"No, it's me," Neal said as she opened her eyes and looked at him.

"Where is your father?" she asked as he helped her up. She saw they were in the dining hall of Rumplestiltskin's castle as she walked to the dining table and looked at the spinning wheel. Memories of the times she saw Rumplestiltskin sitting there, spinning straw, filled her mind as she sighed and Neal placed his hand on her shoulder.

"He has to be here somewhere," Neal whispered when the large doors opened and two figures walked in the room.

"Oh, it's you," Robin Hood said as Neal looked at him and smiled.

"Hello," Neal said then looked at the little boy standing next to Robin. "Hello, Roland."

"Have you seen Rumplestiltskin?" Belle asked as Robin Hood and his three year old son walked closer and Roland placed his head against his father's leg.

"No," Robin said then looked at Neal. "Why?"

"He was supposed to be with us," Neal said.

"I'll get my men and we'll search the castle," Robin said as he left the room and Roland looked at them.

"Bye," he said with a wave then went to catch up with his father and Belle sadly smiled.

"I had to talk your father out of killing him," she said softly and Neal frowned.

"Papa wanted to kill a child?"

"No, he wanted to kill his father. He had broken into the castle and stole one of Rumple's wands. I helped his father escape. Rumple was upset and was going to kill him, but I talked him out of it after we found out why he needed the wand."

"Why did he need it?"

"He needed it to heal his wife. She was very ill and pregnant at the time," she sighed and Neal wrapped his arms around her.

"So Papa just let them go," Neal said and she nodded.

"Where is he?" she whispered.

"Don't worry. We'll find him."

Regina had appeared alone in her throne room when she stood up and used magic to change her clothes. She stood in front of the window as she looked out at the kingdom and her heart ached in her chest.

"Henry," she sighed when the doors opened while her guards dressed in black armor walked in the room and she turned to look at them. "What is it?"

"We came to see if you are alright, Your Highness," one of the guards said and she glared at them.

"Of course I'm not alright!" she said. "Get out!"

The guards backed out of the room as the doors closed and she wiped the tears from her eyes.

"Remind me again why we're down here," Dopey said as the dwarves moved along the passageway and their pickaxes bounced on their shoulders.

"Grumpy said we need to check the mine," Doc said and Sneezy sneezed, wiping his nose with a handkerchief. They headed down the passageway when Happy saw something on the ground and bent over, picking it up.

"Where did this shoe come from?" he asked, showing them the Gucci loafer.

"There's another one over here," Sleepy asked, picking it up then yawned.

"Here's some socks," Bashful said as he picked them up.

"Uh, guys," Sneezy asked as he pointed to the sharp, teeth-like bars at the end of the passageway and angry, brown eyes glared at them.

"Go get Snow," Doc said and Dopey ran down the passageway.

Charming watched Snow White standing near the cradle as his heart hurt and he leaned on the doorframe. They had appeared in the room with the wardrobe and had found clothes to change into. She had come straight to the nursery and he found her sitting in a chair, crying.

"Snow?" he asked finally as she turned and he kicked off the doorframe, walking to her.

"I'm alright," she said as he wrapped his arms around her and held her against him. She pressed her face against his chest as he rocked her and she sadly smiled. They stood still for a few minutes when Grumpy appeared in the doorway, knocked on the door and Charming looked at him.

"Um, sorry to interrupt, but Belle and Neal are here," Grumpy said as they looked at each other, smiled and left the room. A few minutes later they walked in the throne room when they saw Belle and Baelfire and Snow White wondered why they looked upset.

"What's wrong?" Snow asked, walking closer.

"Have you seen my father?" Baelfire asked. He had decided to go back to using his old name and Snow White and Charming frowned.

"Isn't he with you?" Charming asked.

"No, we search the entire castle," Belle said.

"Are you sure he came back with us?" Snow asked.

"I don't see why he wouldn't," Bae said when Dopey came running in the room and panted with his hands on his knees.

"Dopey, what's wrong?" Grumpy asked and Dopey held his hand up in order to catch his breath.

"We need you down in the mine," he said.

"What happened? Was there a cave in?" Charming asked.

"No," he said then sighed. "We found something."

"They're coming," Sneezy said as they watched Charming, Snow White, Baelfire, Dopey and Belle coming down the passageway then stopped when Belle's eyes went wide.

"Rumple!" she shouted then ran down the passageway and he wrapped his fingers around the stone, teeth-like bars.

"Hello, Dearie," he said then glared at Charming and Charming made a light cough. "Do you mind letting me out?"

"Of course," Snow said when she pulled the lever and the stone, teeth-like bars moved. Belle ran to Rumplestiltskin when she wrapped her arms around his neck and they kissed. He held her head in his hands as the dwarves smiled and nudged each other. Belle moved back as they went forehead to forehead and he brushed some hair behind her ears.

"How did you get down here?" Snow asked as he looked at her and frowned.

"I have no idea," he said as Belle slid her arm around him and he gasped.

"What's wrong?" Belle asked with concern in her voice and he arched his back.

"I don't know," he said while Baelfire walked closer and Rumplestiltskin smiled at him.

"Why don't we go back to the castle and I'll have someone look at your back?" Charming asked while Doc walked closer and handed Rumplestiltskin his shoes and socks.

"Thank you, but I'd rather go home," Rumplestiltskin said with a small smile and Belle knelt down, helping him put his shoes and socks on.

"Are you sure you're able to walk, Papa?" Bae asked.

"I think so," Rumplestiltskin said then winced when he tried to walk. He felt a little embarrassed when Baelfire gently picked him up and they headed down the passageway.

The large, wooden doors opened while Baelfire carried Rumplestiltskin in the room and Belle headed by him to the bed,

A large, stone fireplace was at the back of the room with two large windows on either side of the fireplace and the dark blue, velvet curtains were tied back with gold cords. The glass of the windows was stained in a rainbow of colors and two wooden tables were under the windows. Large leave plants sat in white, china pots on the tables and dark wood beams outlined the cream color walls. The cream color stucco ceiling had crystal chandeliers hanging on golden chains. Elegant wooden furniture, statues, suits of armor, bookcases, tapestries and paintings decorated the room and a large, dark wood bed with four posts was to the right of the room.

Belle moved the gold silk bedding and the dark blue comforter back as Baelfire gently lowered Rumplestiltskin down onto the mattress. Charming and Snow White had loaned them a carriage and Rumplestiltkin tried hard not to scream every time the carriage hit a hole in the road.

"Let's get you undressed," Belle asked as she slid his suit jacket off then placed the suit jacket on the floor and Baelfire climbed onto the bed to hold him up.

"Do you remember the first time you had to undress me, Dearie?" Rumplestiltskin asked and she blushed.

"When was that?" Bae asked.

"He got caught out in the rain," Belle said with a small smile.

"I tried to tell her I could dry my clothes, but she insisted that I change them and put me to bed," Rumplestiltskin said as she unbutton his shirt and slid the shirt down his back.

"What is that?" Bae asked with wide eyes as he looked at the large bruise on his father's back and the bruise looked like an imprint of a large fist.