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To the guest review on January 8th, to answer your question, no I will not be taking this through season 4, 5 etc. Sorry but in all honesty I don't have the time or patience to write a story through multiple seasons. I have the utmost respect for those who do those.

However I will be posting another story once this one is done. What will that one be about? You'll see... ;)

Now everyone wanted to see the characters reaction to waking up, now you will!

Belle woke up back in her library apartment. To which didn't understand why she was here. Last thing she remembered was Regina taking everyone back to the Enchanted Forest to escape Pan's curse after Rumple's sacrifice. Rumple. She began to tear up over the reminder in her head that her love was gone, wshe felt a strange sense in her stomach. Like something was kicking her. Throwing her bed sheets aside she looked down, covering her mouth inn utter shock. Her belly was not the same as it was before. It was carrying another life.

She walked over to her full-length mirror, she pulled up her nightgown and stared at her now pregnant form. How could this have possibly happened? Obviously something happened, but why couldn't she remember? Running back through her memories, Belle did remember a certain night. The night Rumple returned from Neverland. The math added up, this wasn't a child from a one-night stand, or a new lover, this was Rumple's baby! So that explains the pregnancy she figured out, but why couldn't anything else come to her mind after that? Belle dressed herself and left to the only place she could think of going to figure this out.

Sound asleep in their Storybrooke bed, the Charming couple began to stir awake when the sound of clean crying filled the air of the loft. "David, go check on the baby."

"Mary Margret, do you hear a baby crying?"

Suddenly it dawned on the two of them. "Baby?!"

They ran to the direction of sound, and discovered a 2-month-old baby boy lying on his back in brown wooden crib. Crying for attention.

"Where in the hell-" David began to question.

"David how did-" Mary Margret added next,

"I-I have no idea. From the looks of it, I guess we really did go through with having that second baby."

Slowly the woman picked up the crying boy, and began to soothe him. Passing the state of shock, she knew they had to start asking some legitimate questions. "What's the last thing you remember?"

"The last thing I remember, is saying goodbye to Emma and Henry as Regina was taking us back to the Enchanted Forest."

"Same."

"So why can't we remember going back to the Enchanted Forest?"

"That is if we did go back to the Enchanted Forest."

"Or when we had this other child?"

"Okay let's just calm down, breathe." He and as wife exhaled a deep sigh simultaneously, suddenly came a ramped knock on the door making both jump. "And tell whomever is at the door, to go away."

Fully prepared to give his full prince speech of leaving their leaders some time think, the person at the door was not just a regular member of the town. Rather someone who might be able to help.

"Belle." Mary Margret smiled at the sight her friend but looked down and saw they weren't the only ones that changed. "Oh."

"Yeah." She noticed the young boy in Mary Margret's arm and began to regret her choice of destination. "I'm sorry. Maybe I shouldn't have come here. I just- I knew we were going to talk eventually, and I-I didn't know who else to go to about this." Belle finished her speech really hoping for them to understand.

The Charming's did want a moment to grasp everything, however they weren't going to leave this their friend, and knew she would want to help once she was calm. "Come in." Mary Margret grabbed her hand and bringing the pregnant woman into their home. "David, why don't you go make some calls. See if anyone has any idea what's going on, maybe get Regina to come over and help. Belle why don't you go upstairs, sit, and I'm gonna see if can find the baby a bottle, then I'll meet you up there."

Belle slowly climbed the stairs, one hand on her back and other on the rail to support her newfound weight. Sitting on the bed, she looked back down at her stomach again. God how could this be happening to her? How was she supposed to have her and Rumple's baby without him? She didn't know if she could even handle being single mother. How was she supposed to tell her own father this? The newfound pregnant lady was brought out of her thoughts when the baby gave her a strong kick, making her gasp and grab her stomach in fear.

"The baby kicking use to startle me too." Belle turned her head to see Mary Margret had now entered the room. "Don't worry you'll get use it."

"I hope so." Responding both her and her friend giggled. As former princess sat down and began to play with the little baby's hands, Belle told her. "He's really adorable."

"Hm." Mary Margret said smiling at the boy. "It almost seems unreal David and I actually went through with having another a baby."

"You mean you remember?" Said Belle hopefully.

"No." her friend answered woefully. "It just seems to be the only thing that makes since. "David and I started trying the moment we got back from Neverland. Then when you showed up at our door, eight months, pregnant. It just became clear that about a year has passed."

"A year?" Belle questioned but then when thought back she remembered, "Actually that does make since. Rumple and I were together around the same time you and your husband were also."

"So you believe-"

"This is Rumplestiltskin's baby yes." Saying it out loud meant she could not go back to trying to deny it anymore. "And he's still gone."

"Belle I'm so sorry." Mary Margret took her hand gave it squeeze.

"I just can't believe this happening." She began poring everything out she felt since waking up. "Rumple and I never even talked about getting married anytime soon. Let alone having children. Now I have to raise this baby by my-by myself." Tears began to form and she began to breath erratically.

"Hey hey, Belle breathe." Repeating the process her husband made her do. "Good. It's going to be okay. Look I know you're scared." Belle turned to listen; at least she was getting the woman's attention. "You have every right to be. I now have a son, and don't know his birthday, his name, I don't even recall having him. I wanted so badly to do right by having a second baby, but I know I'm not alone though. Your not either."

"You're not alone because you have David. I don't have Rumple to get me through this. How am I suppose to do this without him?"

It was a good question, Mary Margret actually had to think about it for a second, "Then you lean on whom you have; your father, whom I am sure will be thrilled for you; Neal when we find him, and your friends. I can promise you, as long David and I are here, you will never be alone."

The former maid really did absorb the advice. She would always long for Rumple, and knew this was going to take time getting use to, but at the end of the day, Belle knew her friend was right. He would want to her to relish in being a mother. She would find her father and Neal soon; hope they would be happy for her. Until so, the least she could do is do is be happy with the people around her.

"Thank you Mary Margret. That-that does help a little." Belle responded giving her a hug

"You're welcome. Now, how about I take you do the hospital. Set you up with Dr. Whale he'll take care of you and the baby."

"No!" Belle didn't even think about the princess's offer. No, no hospitals. I can't-I can't go back there. Not after everything."

While it was the best option for the pregnant librarian, after the experience she had went through, it would be a futile attempt. Also she just got her to accept all this was happening. A little bit at a time. "Well at least promise me you if you won't go to a doctor, you'll find another alternative. You need to take care of yourself."

"I will, I promise."

A new, sudden voice from downstairs caught their attention. However, it was a voice that neither one of them thought they were going hear again. Mary Margret rushed down the stairs, rapping her daughter in warmest embrace she could give, Belle took time descending the stairs, greeting Emma as well as Regina and Tinkerbell who was with the queen when called, and all three were now stared at the two ladies change.

"As you can see, a lot has happened to all of us." The man gestured to his daughter's mother and Belle.

"We just don't know what. The whole year is gone."

Emma continued to ask questions. "So this my new-"

"Yes."

"But you don't-"

"No."

Turning to Belle she questioned her, "And Belle?"

"This is Rumplestiltskin's, I'm certain."

"He's still though…"

"Yeah."

Emma took her mother and Belle's hands. She felt for them not having their memories, especially which such life changing memories. Beneath her sorrow she showed a smile, in a sign blessings their decisions made.

"This happened to both of us the night we got back from Neverland." Mary Margret wanted to add to the explnation.

"Then during the missing year, Regina got engaged." Emma stated provoking Belle and Mary Margret to look down at the former queen's hands and noticed a beautiful ring on her left hand. The savoir wasn't kidding.

"Apparently." Regina sighed in annoyance. Waking up with this ring frighten her enough as it is. She didn't want a reminder of it.

Tinkerbell flustered as well questioned to her peers, "Who the hell could've done this?"

Everyone decided to retreat to Granny's so Emma could put Henry asleep in a room; They were greeted by Captain Hook who much like the rest, was astounded by everyone's new appearance. While waiting, David explained everything he got from the dwarves on the phone and each woman began to adjust to the new piece of her life. Mary Margret cradled her new infant son, getting him to sleep like her daughter was doing her own son upstairs, Belle stroked circles around her stomach, keeping herself calm and centered, as Regina played with her ring; wondering how in the hell could she have found happiness without her child.

"Okay, Henry's asleep upstairs. If he wakes up, you guys are helping me with the case, okay? So what the hell happened here? I mean besides the obvious."

"We don't know. We watched you drive over the town line with Henry. Regina started to cast her spell to take us all back to the Enchanted Forest. And then… everything went black."

"And the next week we remember is waking up in our beds like it was any other morning in Storybrooke."

"Expect it… clearly wasn't." Belle gestured to her blundering belly.

"There's gonna be a new little crocodile running around this town." Hook quipped to the pregnant woman in the room. "Not mention Charming couple, can't remembering their latest harvesting, while her majesty, has herself a missing mate. Bad luck all around I say."

"Clearly, a year has passed. I was in New York, I know that it did."

"And we don't know where the hell we were. We don't even know if we left Storybrooke." Stating Tinkerbell.

"Aye, you did. I was with you all."

"In the Enchanted Forest?" Mary Margret asked him.

"Regina's spell brought us back. We spent a brief time with a Prince and Princess named Phillip and Aurora. But I wasn't feeling the community spirit, so I ventured off on my own. Last I saw of you lot, you were making your way to Regina's castle."

"And now you're cursed. Why doesn't that surprise me?" Emma darted her eyes to Regina.

"I can assure you Ms. Swan, I didn't cast this curse."

"You sure about that?" Emma interrogated.

"Why would I do this? Why would I erase an entire year of my life? Making myself forget my new… fiancé." The word sounded like viginear saying outloud.

"Maybe you're faking this whole engagement. This curse was your way of getting me to bring Henry back here."

"With no memory of me? If I wanted my son back, do you think I'd put myself through this kind of torture? I cast curses to hurt other people, not myself."

"Maybe so. But I need to start crossing people off the list."

"Wait Hook, if you left the Enchanted Forest before the curse, how did you know to find Emma and come to Storybrooke?" David broke up the conversation.

As I was sailing the realms, a seagull landed on my ship's wheel with a note instructing me to retrieve Emma and bring her back here. There was a small vial of memory potion tied to its leg."

"Who sent it?"

"I assumed, you did."

"Message via bird- that does sound like you."

Storming through the door came Leroy, and Happy, with another man and a small lboy. All with unsatisfying look's on their faces.

"What is it?"

Noticing he didn't reconize everyone in the room, the one gentlman introduced himself. "Pardon for intrusion. My name is Robin of-Belle?"

She reconized the man, rising from her seat which now became and actual process, and gave the former thief a hug. "Robin it is so good to see you."

"You as well. It seems you've come a long way from sweeping the dark one's castle." He referred to her expectancy.

"As you." She could tell the small boy was this man's son. "Hello, what is your name sweetie?"

"Roland." The boy replied shyly.

"My name is Belle. I know your father. We were both very kind to each other when we one another needed."

"Hate to interrupt the reunion between a known thief and former chamber maid. But why the hell are you, a child, and two dwarves here?" Regina demanded in annoyance.

"Well we have all have names your majesty." She wasn't the only one who knew of one another. "As long as were tossing labels around though, aren't you technically known as the Evil Queen?" The man sneered back.

She was speechless for second, someone being able to fire back at her wasn't something only seen in a blue moon. "I prefer Regina."

"It's fine I told them we were coming here and if something happend again they know were find us. Which, I take something did." David explained and questioned at the same time.

"Yeah we lost another one my brothers. We're down to five now." Leroy angrily spoke.

"Four, actually Bashful's not answering." Happy corrected making Leroy more upset.

"Wait, what's going on?" Emma was still not totally in the loop.

"It's not just our memories that are missing. Ever since we woke up, people have begun disappearing." Mary Margret made clearer.

"Whoever cursed us to this land is picking those off one by one." Robin finished.

"Who exactly is missing?"

"Aside from those dwarfs, we're not sure. There's been a lot of confusion over the past few days. It's been hard to keep track of everyone."

"Wait. Neal- is he here?" The statement had put a worried look on both her and Belle's face.

Emma might have been fortune enough to get her memories get back, Henry had not been. He believed his father abandoned his mother to take the heat for his crime, not to help get her home. The fear of Henry's reaction to his father lingered in her mind.

Belle had her own fears of Neal as well. She couldn't seem to share the optimism that Mary Margret on how he would feel of her baby. Even if he made peace with his father, she knew there would always be a bit of anger that would never go away. Rumplestiltskin failed him, now he decided to go and have a second child, why wouldn't he upset with that?

The fear of the man's reaction was on the surface for the two ladies, but digging deeper there was more. Emma always carried a torch for Neal. As a first love, friend, and father of her child. That kind of connection couldn't go away no matter how much. This was also the son Rumplestiltskin's. The man Belle loved. She cared for him too, and would look out for him until her very last breath. It's what Rumple would want. They both had to find him.

"Well, we haven't found him yet." Her mother tried to reassure her.

"So he might have been taken, too." Belle concluded.

"Smart money's on "yes"."

"Leroy!" The former princess demanded he shut up.

"He'll turn up. He always does." Hook reassured but inside he didn't so much feel he wanted his words to come true.

"Some folks are starting to set up camp in the woods at the edge of town. Neal might be there." Emma's father also reassured.

"Or he may not have gotten swept up in the curse at all."

"I'll be happy to look at the camp by the woods. Mine isn't too far and my merry men will help as well." Robin offered to her.

"Thank you Robin. In the mean time we need to figure this out. We need to get your memories back."

"How are we going to do that?"

"By figuring out who took them in the first place."

The next morning Emma suggested for everyone just try and get back to normal while she and others began searching for the person who casted the curse. So as the savoir and former Evil Queen worked to make a potion to bring back their memories, Hook, David, Robin, and Tikkerbell (so they could have magic on both sides) were looking for the ones who disappeared, she was left to return to her library reading a self-care pregnancy book. She tried to convince everyone she was capable of helping but no one would hear of it and insisted she rest and take it easy.

Engrossed in her book, she barley heard the door open with Mary Margret come with baby in a stroller along with Henry, and Roland. She wasn't the olny one left out of the action "Mary Margret, Roland. And you must be Henry; I've heard so much about you. I'm Belle, I run the library in town." She shook his hand. Looking at the boy he had grown so much in the past year it was hard to believe this was the same Henry that was taken to Neverland, which seemed like yesterday.

"Nice to meet you. Oh congratulations." He noticed her stomach to which Belle simply nodded. One day hadn't been enough for her to fully get use this. "Speaking of which I never did ask, what is your baby names Mary Margret?"

The women both stood agape trying to think of their answer. Making stuff for Henry wasn't an easy task for anyone to figure out. No one liked lying to the boy who helped saved them all from the first curse. Not to mention little Roland who just knew someone bad had sent everyone here but he had to keep that information to himself. "Ol-Oliver." Was the first thing that came to mind.

"I like the name Ms. Mary Margret." The little boy chimed provoking a little laughter from the ladies.

"Thank you Roland. Why don't you two go find some books you like and we can read them later?" She suggested giving the boys permission to wonder the building.

Alone to speak Belle asked, "Quick thinking, you okay?"

"As much as I can be." The princess expressed painfully. As if lying to her grandson wasn't enough, it constantly hurt her that she couldn't remember her child, making up names, and facts about her own son was just a painful reminder. Belle smiled as the way her friend did when she discovered her pregnancy. It helped them both they could be new nervous mothers together. "You shouldn't those self-help books. They're going to cause you too much stress." Said Mary Margret attempting to focus on anything else and saw the book.

"I know, but I still need to find another alternative then a hospital, until I do, this is my best option. Did you know there there's something called "cradled cap"? Babies get on their heads. It's a crusty, yellow, greasy scaly skin rash. Seriously! This book uses all of those words." Belle expressed worriedly making the other parent look down at her own son's head.

"You know, it goes away. It doesn't hurt the baby." A stranger woman with pointed out to them.

"It doesn't?" Asked Belle.

"Babies are stronger than you think. I can also assure you Ma'am your baby doesn't have it either, he looks very healthy."

"Thank you." She said looking down at her boy with a smile. "What's your name?"

"I'm Zelena. Your Snow White aren't you?"

"I'm Mary Margret here actually. This is Belle." She pointed to her pregnant friend.

"Is this your first time in Stroybrooke?" Asked the former maid.

"I missed the last curse, so… everything in this world is still… a bit new."

"Don't worry. You'll get use it. Who were you back in our land?" Continued Belle.

"Oh. No one you'd remember. Not everyone was famous like the two of you."

Humblely Mary Margret spoke next. "I don't know if I'd say "famous".

"You were a princess, and you saved your entire village by making a deal with the dark one. Some of us were just… supporting players." The women in speaking began feeling guilty. "No it's okay. I loved who I was and what I did. I was midwife."

"Really?" Belle's face suddenly perked up.

"Yes. Look I've seen a lot of new mothers. Don't worry you'll both learn quickly."

"You know, I've been looking for someone to help me with my pregnancy. I'm not very fond of hospitals. Maybe we could set up meeting." Belle suggested looking to her friend who nodded in support of her idea.

"It would be an honor."

"Careful." Belle warned with a chuckle. "Once I have the baby I may not let you leave my side."

Laughing as well at the comment Zelena asked, "May I?" Gesturing her hand stomach. Belle obliged smiling at her success of finding someone to help her besides doctor. "Wow. Helping Belle of Avalon, one of the most selfless women ever known and a friend of Snow White with her baby. I can't think of anything that would make me happier."

Late into the evening Emma and Regina returned to the Charming's apartment. Mary Margret took care of the dishes while Belle was feeding the Charming's little boy, happy to get some pratice.

"Hey. How was your day?" The mother asked her son.

"Good. Storybrooke is a weird place, but cool."

"Henry showed me how to play video games!" Roland said jumping up and down.

While he enjoyed being looked up to by the toddler, Henry didn't want his mom to think all he did was play video games all day. "We also went to the library. Did you know it's inside a clock tower?"

"I do. I've been there before. Come here I want you to meet someone." Emma put his arm around him walking him over. "This is Regina Mills. She's mayor of this town and… she wanted to meet you."

Regina stood quite and stoned face. This was the first time seeing her son in a year, and he didn't realize it. He changed so much. She missed it all. All she wanted to do was hug him, kiss him, and say she loved him, but it wasn't possible. Not if she never wanted to see him again.

"Is something wrong?" Asked Henry taking the former Queen out of her mind.

"No, no. No nothing's wrong. Uh, your… mother just told me a lot about you. I hear you like school and that your good at English."

"Um… yeah. Why'd she tell you all this?"

"Because you couldn't be prouder of you." Even if he didn't understand she knew him better than he realized, she would always be proud of her boy. "Uh, while you're in town, I was thinking maybe I can give you a tour sometime—you know, show you around. Maybe we can even stop for ice cream."

"Yeah. I'd like that. So…um… it was nice meeting you." When he went out shake her hand it officially hit her, he only knew her "Madam Mayor", not mom.

Emma quietly whispered once Henry was away, "How was that? You okay?"

"It was start."

Barging into the apartment, Robin, David, Hook, and Tink approached the others, completely flabbergasted. "We need to talk."

The children might've been distracted but still eyesight, and would be able to tell if something was wrong. So the savior demanded, "Outside."

"They're being turned into flying monkey's?" Belle questioned in shock.

"Yes. Little John took on simian form with the added bonus of wings." Robin explained

"Do you think that's what happened to the missing dwarves too?" the former princess asked her husband.

"It explains why we haven't found any trace of them."

"And Neal?" Emma chimed in

"No sign of him, either. So… yeah it's possible."

"Wouldn't be the first flying monkey I've dated."

Regina started to put some pieces together. "The person who escaped our trap disappeared in a cloud of green smoke. And now there are flying monkeys in this town? I think we know exactly who cursed us."

Emma saw where the former Evil Queen was going with this. "The wicked witch of the west? Seriously? She's real, too?"

"Says the daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming." The pirate remarked.

"I don't know get it. It's not like were in Kansas. Why would the wicked witch of the west want to come to Stroybrooke?"

Meanwhile at the edge of town in an old farmhouse, the disguised witch Zelena, retreated to her storm cellar, with hot meal in her hand, but not for herself. "Eat up. We've got work to do."

Grabbing his captor's arm, the dark one started her down with the maddest look in his eye. "You never should've brought me back."

Thought making Snowing's baby Oliver was funny and made since. And for the Charming's reaction I remembered this old Disney channel movie called "Thirteen" and it gave me the idea for their reaction.

I also loved writing Belle's reaction's to the self-help books and Henry and Roland bonding. Plus the "little crocodile" line makes me lol!

Next chapter Belle will run into her father, but remember, they don't remember the missing year, and were going to see some bonding between Regina and Belle.

I promise to post either the day of the OUAT premiere, or before March 10th since I will be going on vacation. See you all soon!