Hi readers! Thanks for staying with me through this story. God I can't believe I am 6 chapters in, seems like yesterday I published this. A friend of mine pointed something out to me about telling how the plot line is going to go so in case anyone is confused on it or I wasn't clear, I am doing this where I tell the missing year first, and then we get into Storybrooke. So as of right now we are in the Enchanted Forest but will get to Storybrooke soon. Thanks to my friend who pointed this out to me and on that note hope you all like the chapter!

"Belle how many times do I have to tell, you're NOT going!" Neal exclaimed pulling things out of her bag.

And how many times do I have to tell you that I am going, and you can't stop me!" Belle replied standing her ground putting the things back in. The two had been at it for over an hour.

"I'm afraid I'm going to have agree with Neal. Belle I don't think going resurrect Rumplestiltskin in your condition is the best idea." Snow White tried to reason taking the gentle approach.

"I'm only ten weeks pregnant. Barley even showing yet. I can assure you it's perfectly safe for me to travel." Belle continued to argue ignoring her friends pleads.

"But you're still pregnant none the less. You shouldn't be traveling." Chimed in David.

"I don't care! If I don't go I'll feel useless. I'm not just going to sit here and do nothing while Neal's off bringing the father of my child back to life; and I am certainly, not letting him go on this journey alone."

"I'm not going alone, I already told you, Tink is coming with me."

Ever since the dance at Rapunzel's homecoming, Tinkerbell and Neal had become quite close to one another. She had come down from working with the fairies more often, he would take her on trips to local taverns, they would retell stories from Neverland, and stories from when they weren't together. When Neal had told her about the trip he and Belle were planning, Tink jumped at the opportunity to help, and her friend didn't turn her down. However while these two remained oblivious, the others could sense a connection between the two, but it wasn't a friendship. Howerver they kept their opinions to themselves.

"He's right Belle. I can promise you that Neal will be in complete safe hands. Nothing will happen him, or Rumplestiltskin." The fairy tried to reassure.

"It's not just about Neal's safety, or Rumple's. It's about me, and the baby. When Rumple comes back I want to be there. I want to be one of the first people he see's. I wanna look him straight in the eye, with all the love in my heart and tell him I'm pregnant. Not just simply wait for his return. I've waited to too long and put to much into this trip and I'm not gonna throw it all away now."

The pregnancy hormones were making her twice as dramatic, but Belle really didn't care. This plan was hers to begin with. She and Neal had been working on it for the past month. Finding the quickest, and safest routes for them to take. This was her true love, her baby's father, and she needed to be there.

"There really is no talking you out of this there?" Neal questioned to her.

"Absolutely none."

"Well I guess I better help you finish packing." Snow said in defeat walking over grabbing things to put in the bag as Belle smiled in victory. Stopping for a moment, Snow grabbed her pregnant friend's hand and stared into her eyes, saying with her most serious tone, "Please be careful." This Princess knew all too well what it was like to loose a child before it had a chance to even live, and did not want to see another woman suffer through it.

"I will; I promise."

The following morning everyone had gathered together to say goodbye. While they all knew they were going to come back, it was still a fear no one could shake.

Finishing her goodbye with Neal, Snow went up to the two ladies and hugged them both with all her might. David took Neal's hand and shook it in luck; and quietly whispered for him to take care of Belle and Tinkerbell.

Regina had said her goodbyes to Neal, and gave a hug her long fairy friend; she pulled Belle to speak with her privately when she reached to her.

"I just wanted to say..." While she was working very well at keeping her good nature going, the former Evil Queen did not have it in her to give a full-hearted speech to this pregnant woman just yet. All that came out was, "be careful."

Well it wasn't the kindest words she heard all day, Belle knew this woman was trying, and that was good start. "Thank you Regina. I promise I will."

As her majesty walked away, all was said and done, and there was nothing more to be done but begin the journey to the Dark Castel to bring Rumplestiltskin back.

The trip had taken about a day and half for them to complete even with the horses. Belle had had to stop due to her morning sickness, but no one said a word. In fact it only made them admire her more as she kept pushing forward to bring back her lover. Neal and Tinkerbell rode together on the horse the entire trip, her hands rapped around his waste, when not on the horse walking side by side, the whole time talking, making each other laugh, and continued all night until falling asleep lying next to each other. Belle smiled at the two, clearly smitten with each other.

By sunset the next day, they had completed their journey and made it to the dark castle. Seemed only yesterday Belle was here cleaning this palace. Now the next part of their adventure was to find a way to bring back the man this place belonged to.

"If there's anyone who can defeat that witch, and get you back to your family, it's the dark one." Belle reassured to Neal.

"Yeah; the way to resurrect him has to be here somewhere." The man responds back

"You guys really believe in him don't you?" Tink questioned to the dark one's family.

"I love him-all of him, even the parts that belong to the darkness."

"Me too. It just took me a while to see past that-to the good man trying to get."

"He did get out." Reminded Belle.

"Yeah he did; and he had a good source of hope." Neal said smiling, bouncing it off to Belle. The man knew the reasons why Rumplestiltskin had done everything he had done. Neal couldn't be more grateful that when he couldn't, and didn't want to at times, his father had small a simmer light to keep him going.

"Irony of all of this is now we need the dark part. Tink pointed out attempting joke with the two.

"Yes, to bring back the man I care about."

"And to get back to the ones I care about."

While Belle and Neal didn't notice, their fairy friend frowned as her old pal from Neverland talked about going back his family. She did want him to get back to his son, more than anything, but she couldn't say the same about Emma. The fairy did had feelings for this man. Even if she never spoke the words out loud. The more time she spent her friend, the more she developed feelings for him. And it became harder and harder to sweep under the rug.

Belle suggested they retreat to the library, where they may not be any magic, there were certainly books o the subjects. And to her, knowledge was an even greater power than magic. As the three walked up the winding stare case, they reminisced in the vase collection that Rumplestiltskin had possessed.

"I forgot how big this place actually was." Belle softly said gaping at the place she once called her sanctuary.

"Where do we start?" Asked Neal.

Belle could only think the simplest answer was, "One shelf at a time."

Out of know where, a strange accented voice spoke out, "Hello there."

Confused as to what she had just heard, Tinkerbell looked at her traveling companions thinking it might've been one of them. "Did-you, uh-did one of you say some-"

"Over here." The voice spoke up again as the three turned around to see a candle, with a man's face coming from the flames. "Allow me to introduce myself."

"What the hell?" Neal didn't understand any of this.

"No need to be frightened. I am but a humble servant of this castle. My name is Lumiere."

"Belle, do you remember this guy at all?" Tink asked knowing she had lived in this castle longer than anyone.

"No. Which is what I don't understand. I've dusted every nook and cranny in this place, and how have our paths never crossed?"

"It's a big castle, and I woefully and underutilized. Sadly I only awaken when my candles are lit. Those are the rules of my punishment."

"Punishment by who?" Neal asked of the candle.

"Whom do you think? Does he even know where he is? Rumplestiltskin of course. We made a deal long ago and when I couldn't live up to my end, he made sure I paid the price. He's not here is he?"

"No he's—he's dead." Belle told him in grief.

"But we're trying to find a way to bring him back." Finished Tinkerbell.

"You said you spent a lot of time here. Do you know anything that could restore the dark one?" Neal requested.

"I know a great many things."

"Please you got to help us. Belle needs him, and without him I'll never see my family again."

"Boo-hoo. Why should help resurrect the man who put me in this wax prison?" Scoffed the candle.

"The Rumplestiltskin you knew may have been cold and hard, but he's changed since then." Belle explained listening to the candle hmmm in response. "If you help us, I know he would restore to your human form. Please."

"The bookcase behind you—bottom cabinet. You shall know it when you see it. It's a volume befitting the dark one."

The book had been located but as the trio opened to begin to read about the history of the dark one. This book was unique and it was holding something strange looking inside.

"What the hell kind of book is this?" Neal remarked.

"This isn't a book it's a hiding spot." Belle acknowledged as she pulled out the strange looking object,

"What is this?" Neal asked again.

"It's the key to the vault of the dark one." Lumire explained to them.

"The vault of the dark one?" In all of Tink's years, even when she was fairy, She hand never heard of such a thing.

"Where the first dark one was made—born out of—well, darkness. If you wish to bring back Rumplestiltskin to life, it is where you must go."

"Will you guide us on our journey?" Belle requested to the candle.

"If you promise that the dark one will return me to my human form are true, than yes, I will."

Putting the key back into the safety of the book and shutting it closed for the night, Neal told them all, "We leave first thing in the morning."

He blew out the candles and he, and the two women retreated off to get a full nights rest for the journey tomorrow.

Unbeknownst to them, Lumire was being lit back up to give a full report of their plan to the wicked witch of the west.

Late into the night, after everyone had fallen asleep, Neal had woken up and decided to check on Belle. Although he knew she wouldn't approve of this and would insist she was fine, Neal would always concerned for her and the baby's well-being. During pregnancy it was the father's job to take of the mother since she had the hardest job of all. And since Rumplestiltskin couldn't do it, he took it upon himself to fill his father's shoes.

When he approached Belle's chamber began to crack the door open ever so quietly when a voice made him jump. "What are you doing?"

Jumping around, Neal was greeted Tinkerbell with her hands on her hips with a smug look on her face.

"What are you doing?" He bounced back.

"I asked you first." She quipped back not backing down.

The fairy had spunk, he almost forgot about that. A mix of sigh and chuckle in defeat he told her, "I was coming to check on Belle. Make sure she was okay."

"Funny I was coming to do the same thing."

Gesturing for the lady go before the gentleman, Tink quietly opened the door for her and Neal to peer their heads through. Both happy and relived to find Belle peacefully asleep, her hands resting over where a small baby bump would soon form. Nodding in agreement that she was all right, they quietly closed the doors to her bedchambers, letting her finish her night's rests without babysitters.

"Why don't we keep this little check up to ourselves? Belle doesn't need to know she is being babied by us." Neal recommended as they walked back to their rooms.

"Of course. Though I do think it's amazing the way care for her."

"You're surprised by that? Belle's the mother of baby brother or sister. I'll always care for her."

"Sorry. It's just, after everything you've been through with your father, it does surprise me a little was you want to help the woman he loves."

Thinking about his next words carefully, Neal responded to her. "No matter the history between me and father. Belle being pregnant makes her family. I'll always protect my family. Plus, she's only person I know who can bring out the good in my father."

"She isn't the only one. You do that too you know." Tink tried to remind him.

Letting out a small laugh, Neal continued, "Now your starting to sound like when we first met in Neverland. Telling me to have hope, that I could find a way off the island and be with my father. Give him a second chance."

"Then you tell me if you were getting out of Neverland so was I. I could be a good fairy again and get my wings back."

"Finally we did find a way to escape. We came up with a plan to capture Pan's shadow."

"Which was a success. But then Pan's army found just as we were ready to take off. So then… I-"

"Pushed forward to the shadow and let me go. Letting yourself get caught by the lost boys."

Tinkerbell look down as her friend retold their tales of Neverland. Despite knowing she had done the right thing, it was not a memory she liked relive. Watching the only friend she made in a long time float away. While he made not have gone back to his father like she hoped, at least he got away. Which was more than she did.

"Tink." Neal placed his hand on her shoulder. "I know this is long over due, but, thank you. For what you did for me."

"Your welcome." She smiled back at him. "We helped each other get through some pretty tough times on that island didn't we?"

"Yeah; yeah we did."

The two just continued to look at each other and say nothing. But the way they stared into each other's eyes they were saying plenty. Tinkebell couldn't resist anymore. She leaned in slowly, and closed her eyes; ready for the kiss she so desperately waned.

Tink stop. I'm sorry, but I can't do this." Neal spoke in sorrow hating to hurt her.

"Why? I really like you Neal. I know that you've been focused on getting back to Emma and Henry, but, I thought you had feelings for me too."

Nothing could get passed this fairy. Guess neither one of them were oblivious as their friends thought. "I do have feelings for you Tink. Strong ones. My feelings for Emma though are stronger."

"I don't believe you. If your feelings for Emma were strong enough you wouldn't have any feelings for me at all. You also would have had the courage to go back for her all those years ago instead of waiting until now."

"It's not just my feelings for Emma. Tink you've worked to hard to get your status as a fairy back. I don't want to the reason it's taken away again."

"Neal I would gladly give up my position as fairy for you."

"I'm not going to make you. I'm sorry Tinkerbell, but my answer is no."

Defeated, but not wanting to show it, the broken fairy could only answer, "I understand. We should get some sleep. Be well rested for the trip." She walked away refusing to shed a tear in front of him.

He hated himself for this. Neal didn't want to hurt his friend, but he couldn't change the way he felt. Nothing else needed to be said, Neal just agreed, "Yeah."

The next morning the trio began the next part of their quest to the vault of the dark one, with Lumire as their guide. While Belle had been keeping the conversation between the three of them, Tinkerbell, and Neal barley spoke a word one another. She could since the tension between the two, but thought best not say anything and focus on the mission.

"You know, ever since it happened, I-I haven't been able to stop thinking about Rumple's sacrifice. I mean how he died to save everyone in Storybrooke." Belle confessed.

Neal added in, "You know that wasn't it. He died to save us his family."

"At least he died a hero." Tinkerbell said to them.

"We're you surprised he had it in him?" He questioned to Belle.

"Of course not. W-were you?"

"I don't know. I mean my papa was never the most selfless guy. I know that he hadn't let me go through that portal. I know how sorry he was, but now that I have a son of my own I can't ever imagine doing what he did."

"He regretted what happened with you so much." Belle reminded him trying to defend her lovers past mistakes. "He—he was willing to do anything to get back to you."

"Well that's one thing I can to—is I would do anything to get back to Henry. He's grown up 11 years without a dad I don't want him to have anymore without me."

"Well then there's the one thing I can relate to you about. As a soon to be parent the last thing I want is for this child to grow up without a father."

Neal decided to ask her a question that had been running through his head for quite some time now. Ever since the moment Belle told him since she was pregnant "Do you think really think he could it again? Be a father? I mean after everything he has done in his life, and the mistakes he's made with me?"

"That's exactly why. I feel after all the mistakes he's made I feel he would want to right for this child. He'd want a second chance." A sudden cold gust of wind made Belle shiver.

"We should hurry it's getting colder." Tinkerbell acknowledged seeing her pregnant companion got chillier.

Beginning to pick up the pace, not paying attention to where she was stepping Tink had began to trip on a root. Before having the chance to fall into the snow she was caught by big, strong hands, belonging to Neal.

"Whoa hey. You okay?" He asked her.

"I'm fine." She replied cold and cut as she released herself from his grasp. She wouldn't let herself fall into the trap again. She needed to put these feelings behind her for good.

"Guys! Over here, I think I found it." Belle called out.

Tink quickly ran past Neal and up to Belle. Neal still couldn't find anything to say his friend. She was already angry and didn't want push it. So he continued to put his guilt aside and focus on the mission.

They caught up to Belle as she pointed to what she saw in the distance. "Look." It seemed to be nothing but another piece of the woods covered with snow. But they knew it was what was underneath the snow they were looking for, and it was here.

"Come on. Let's get what we came here for. Let's get my father." Determined Neal spoke ready to begin.

Lighting Lumire back up they began to follow his instructions of finding the entrance of the vault in the center of cleaning. They found their target and were prepared to start the task before Neal spoke up for one final time. "You sure about this?"

"I spent 200 years in Rumplestiltskin's library witnessing more dark magic and sorcery than any living creature has ever seen."

"I'm—I'm sorry—how long did you say you there? Belle interrupted. Something about what this candle was saying was not adding up.

"200 years—at least." Repeated Lumire.

This candle's game was up. "He's lying." She told her traveling companions. Standing and staggering her way back towards to Lumire Belle was about to give him a piece of her mind. No one messes with a very hormonal pregnant woman. "Rumple built that library for me not long before the curse. It's been there barley 30 years."

Neal took a step forward in front of Belle and hovered one hand in front of her stomach, wanting to protect her and the baby. "Who are you?! Unless you want to spend the rest of the eternity under a snowdrift, you better start talking."

Lumire confessed. "I am who I appear to be, only it wasn't Rumplestiltskin who turned into this wretched form. It was the Wicked Witch of the West."

"The wicked witch? She told you lead us here? Belle questioned worriedly placing her own hand on her stomach, now she beginning to fear for her child's safety also.

"She wants you to bring back the dark one so she can control him with is dagger."

"Okay. We need to leave this place." Tinkerbell demanded grabbing Belle's hand beginning to walk away her away.

"Wait. It means we can bring him back. Does it matter who got us here?" Neal wondered.

Rumple didn't sacrifice his life for good so he return to be a slave to evil." Belle pointed out.

"My father is the king of loopholes I'm sure he'll figure out a way to deal with her."

"But what if he can't. Think what she could do if the dark one was under her control." Tinkerbell tried to reason with him as well.

"I'm with Tink on this one. We'll find another way to bring him back."

"What if there is no other way? I can't waste anymore time. You need him and I need to get back. Neal gestured to Belle. "To hell with cost." He walked away and went straight to the vault.

"That's what your father told himself when he forged the curse that commended countless people to misery. Don't make the same mistake he made."

He continued to ignore Belle's plede to stop. This man was not going to take no answer. He needed to get back to his family, and Belle needed to rebuild her own. He had to do this.

"Neal wait!" Tink ran up to him and placed both her arms desperately on his shoulders and pulled him to his feet in one last attempt to get him to him to listen. "If you really insist on bringing him back this way, then let me do it. Give me the key, I'll resurrect him, and pay whatever price that witch has in stored." She finished holding out her hand to take key.

Neal was baffled she would even suggest that idea. "What?! Tink are you insane?"

"You said it yourself, you have a family to get to get back to and Belle needs him."

"Yeah and if you do this, you could get hurt. I already told you I'm not gonna let you loose your wings again."

"Well I wasn't asking." She snatched the key from his hand and got down all fours in front of the vault. "At least I can go down this time as a good fairy."

"I'm not letting you go down at all. I refuse to let you sacrifice for me again." He shouted grabbing the fairy pushing her into the snow, placing the key into vault.

The two women screamed out for one last valiant effort; but it was too late. Neal had used the key, screaming in pain as he felt it burn against the palm of his hand, leaving a huge scar in its place. Tink got up from the snow, rushing over to his side as all three of them watched a form black, dark liquid come together to form something or someone, and pop out of the vault covered with snow.

Neal continued to holler in pain, unsure of what was happening to him. Tinkerbell and Belle tried to help him and stand and figure out what was wrong, but of no avail. All they could do was simply tell him to hold on, and it was going to be okay. There attention was taken off else there as they saw ahead of them what they came for… the dark one and his dagger.

They had done it. They found a way to bring back Rumplestiltskin back and they did. But what was the price that Neal just paid?

"Belle." Rumple spoke his first words after being brought back from the dead. Belle's face began to scrunch and eyes began to fill with tears. Happy to be reunited with her lost love. But her tears were also for the cost of a dear friends life.

"Bae. No." Rumple walked over to take his son from his lover and the fairy's arm, and hold him in his own. What had he done?

Right on cue, in a puff of green smoke, the wicked witch appeared. Her plan was success.

"Poor Baelfire. He just couldn't learn from his father's mistakes. He wanted so badly to get back to his son. To not let his little brother or sister be raised without dear old dad." Rumple turned his head for quick second to Belle, and down to her stomach, and back to her eyes, seeing the witch was telling truth. Belle was pregnant with his child. "Couldn't see the forest from the tree's." Zelena finished pulling the father to be out of his thoughts.

"You did this. You tricked them; you tricked them all." Rumple spoke angrily towards her.

"All I did was pass on some vital information…with the help of a friend. And then your son did the rest."

"You didn't tell him the price."

"Oops." Zelena quipped back with a sly sarcastic smile. "It's a sin of omission of love. Although, I would have thought obvious-a life for a life."

"It's gonna be alright son." Rumple did his best to try and sound hopeful for his dying boy.

"I do doubt." The witch chimed in stating the obvious.

Acknowledging the fairy's presence he gave her his last wish before doing what needed to be done to save his son. "Go. Take Belle and get out of here."

Although she was still a mess over fallen Neal, and didn't want to leave him, she knew she had to heed his words. She couldn't risk putting anyone else in danger. Nodding at the dark one's request, she grabbed Belle's arm practically having to drag her away.

"I'm not gonna let him go." Rumple stated putting the knife up im front of Neal, trying to do whatever he could to hold on to his son and his power.

But it wasn't enough. He had to make a choice between his child or his dagger. This time, he was not going to make the same poor choice again like he did all those years ago over that portal. Letting his knife go from his grip, and into the wicked witch's palms. He had one last chance. Using the last bit of magic he had to control he allowed himself to absorb his son within him to keep Neal alive. But loose his own mind in return.

"Enough of this. Your madness is your burden not mine. It's time to go. But before we do, kill the rat with wings. Then take your harlot. We'll need her with her extra package."

Seeing he was prepared to obey her command, Tinkerbell placed her arms protectively around Belle. Ready to face the dark one head on.

Lumire sprang into action and trapped the witch in his flames, giving the women enough time to escape. "Go I can't keep her for long. Hurry!"

"Belle come on we need to get out of here." Tink told her nabbing her arm again.

"No. No I won't leave him with her."

"We don't have a choice, come on!"

"No!"

"Don't make me regret this flash of conscience! Get out of here!" Lumire repeated.

"He's right Belle we're leaving. One way or another." She rapped both her arms around the terrified mother, now having no choice pull her away with all her might.

"No, no Rumple!" Belle continued to shout and struggle but couldn't fight the fairy's strength. "Don't let her get to you Rumple! Don't give up hope! I promise to come back to you! I won't have our baby without you! No matter what it takes I'll free you! I'LL NEVER STOP FIGHTING FOR YOU!"

Those were the last words to her beloved before she and Tinkerbell ran from forest taking Lumire, and leaving Rumplestiltskin behind with Zelena.

Wow. Bit of sour ending but have no fear, things will perk up, and this was one of my favorite and most intense chapters I wrote and I am proud of it. I hope everyone likes the idea Tinkerbell and Neal together, I know it something lots of people want. Will see you all next chapter for the gang finding a way to defeat Zelena.