Welcome people to another chapter in Storybrooke..

Did I say a battle was coming.. Yep I sure did.. Unfortunately not in this chapter... Hehe...

Building the moment till we get there..

Enjoy...

Near the farmhouse once again although it was hours ago. The blue-yellow color portal opening could be seen of the young teenager once again emerging in the area again but instead of one person exiting another figure joined her.

Upon exiting Rumbella felt a change in the night air unlike before. Immediately she pulled the cloak over her head and grabbed Robin's hand. Summoning her magic with a flick of her hand. She made them invisible to the eye.

Robin came alert at the gesture. Using his many years of experience as a hunter of the woods. He could not see anything around them in the dark woods. Till he heard a sound above him. Glancing up he saw a huge body in darkness sitting in the branches of the oak tree. Moving silently to his right of a few steps holding onto Rumbella's hand. He finally got a good view in the moonlight.

Sitting above the tree was a flying monkey in a deep sleep. He continued his inspection of the huge trees surrounding them. He could see more monkeys in the area. If his count is right. It looked about twenty to forty monkeys in the trees. Robin knew these were the missing town people. Gazing at the huge numbers almost gave him pause. This was an army. Killing them was not an option in his mind unless it was necessary. Stopping the witch would bring everyone back but how do you deal with a huge numbers like this.

Turning to his partner beside him to show her the huge problem. It was not needed due to she had already noticed the animals with a solemn face in place. Keeping watch of the animals. She turned to him. Placing her finger on her lips of a silent gesture. Pointing towards her eyes and with a wave of her hands to say all the animals. Then shaking her head to them. It was a gesture to show they can't see them. Slowly Robin nodded to show he understood.

Silently as a mouse they walked further away from the trees toward the road away from the home. As they progressed towards the concrete area. Rumbella stepped on twig in her way. The sound was like a bomb sounding off in the air. They froze in their tracks. One of the monkey's woke up with a shriek to advise the others in the trees.

Immediately at least five of the monkeys jumped to the ground near them. They were a sight to be seen. Half the size of an adult person with huge wings and huge black talons on their hands and feet. Their eyes had a glow coming out of them as they looked around them trying to find the source of the sound they heard.

Rumbella knew they were quite dumb in nature to find their prey. Using the air and earth as her friend. With a small twist of her hand she summoned the air to pick up a little speed and flow it from them about thirty feet away. The wind picked up some branches and scattered them making the same snapping sounds. Four of the monkeys went to investigate. Shrieking with their wings flapping towards to the sounds as they kept snapping.

However one monkey remained close to them. Rumbella could tell this one was not so dumb as it appears to be. It kept still and actually staring at them of where they stood. Feeling tension of the body next to her. Glancing at him from the angle of her head and studying the monkey at the same time. Robin had his crossbow aimed at the monkey to shoot at any given moment. Both of them held their breath hoping this creature will move on from its position to join the others.

For a breath moment it looked like the monkey was advancing towards them then it stopped. With a leap it jumped into the air going to the direction to the others to investigate the disturbance.

They released their breath. Turning to each other face to face. Rumbella knew she needed to connect to Robin's mind this venture. Talking telepathy was never an easy power for her to master. Partially due to no training since no one had the ability to teach her. Although she was able to do it with Neal with ease was only due to him being a gatekeeper but non gatekeepers was the hardest to connect to for a conversation.

Staring into his eyes she summoned her power. "Can you hear me?" she asked in his mind.

Robin felt the small singe of magic and blinked with a surprise when he heard her voice as if she spoke to him. Yet no sound escaped from her lips.

"Yes.." he hesitantly answered her.

"Good," she replied, " We will use this method to talk going forward. Sorry I couldn't do it earlier. This method of communication is only good if we are a view hundred feet from each other."

"Alright," he replied. It felt strange to him to do this method but he could see its purpose would be good for this little venture.

Rumbella swirled around and summoning her magic again to sweep the surrounding the area to find the occupants. Zelena was in the farmhouse without a doubt. She pressed her lips hard when she felt close to about thirty-five monkeys in the area. This is not good. She could handle the monkeys alone due to the small number but add Zelena would be a challenge even for her. Hoping her family can hold them long enough till she got there.

Closing her eyes. Directing her magic into town, she could feel her protection barrier was holding up outside the library. She knew it won't be long till it was dismantle with true love kiss. Although she was a product of true love. She can't beat that power. It has always been the strongest magic in all the realms. She prayed her family will forgive her. She knew about the bracelet that her mother is wearing and knew it will block the dagger finding her father. Setting the beacon to find him for Zelena will make her go into town. She waited in praying with hope they will succeed long enough for her to get there to assist them.

Waiting didn't last long. She felt the power of true love's kiss hitting Storybrooke with a force never before. Opening her eyes and holding onto Robin's hands with a grip. The magic was a wave of intense power. Feeling the power her protection spell broke under it and she concentrated all of her powers to keep them invisible. For a brief moment of time if a driver had driven by they would have seen two individuals near the road appear and disappear again in matter of seconds.

Taking a deep breath from the concentration of the power. She watched in wonder of the curse ending and bringing back the memories returning back to Robin's face. It always made her in awe of a power that can be so strong simply from a kiss. Which is always she choose light magic over the dark magic in her. To be a hero to use her magic for good. Her dear Aunt Regina always tasked her to stay on the right path to make her own destiny and control her fate of whatever was before her.

Robin swayed for a minute under the wave of power. Memories of the lost year flashed in his mind. Of Roland in danger from a flying monkey who was saved by Regina, assisting Regina in the castle, meeting Rumplestilskin again in the Dark Castle and finally up to when the curse was reacted him and his men to Storybrooke. He blinked his eyes and finally steadied himself in front of the young girl.

She smiled and asked in his mind, "All your memories there?" He let out a deep breath and nodded to her answer.

"Good," she said softly in his mind," Now let me do a distraction for our winged friends here and Zelena before we go in."

Closing her eyes to shut out the glow of magic in her eyes. Her magic streamed down the concrete road going into town arriving in the library. It continued towards the children's section of the library. Arriving in the bookshelves it waved back and forth as if searching for a particular book to use as a beacon for the witch. Finally the tip of the light magic landed on a book and the book began a white glow surrounding it. It glowed brightly and then finally slowly a soft white glow animated from the book like a small beacon for the dagger. A smile came onto her face of the book she choose. How appropriate she laughed to herself.

Releasing her magic go to come back near the farmhouse. She opened her eyes looking at the thief in front of her. Not a thief she said to herself. My uncle who taught me to string a bow, track people in the woods and a confident when she needed to speak to someone on a difficult matter.

"Ready," she asked again in his mind. His answer was a wave of his arm up the concrete road to the farmhouse. Taking his arm to continue to be invisible to everyone in this town. They walked up to the farm-house.

As they were walking up to the farmhouse. The occupant in the house was swaying under the power of true love kiss.

Grabbing the kitchen table to steady herself. She knew now that they have their memories back. She was far being upset. She was furious of being out smarten by someone. The power she felt earlier in the evening gave her concern. It blocked her entrance to the storm cellar and entering to find him gone made her go on in a panic. Someone with extreme power was in the town. Who is it? She tried to think of all the possibilities of who was stronger than Rumplestilskin. In her journey of power, she had killed and absorbed all magic so she could not only control Rumplestilskin but change time to ensure he would be hers. She had thought of gatekeeper but discarded it due to they were a myth. Still the answer remained elusive in her mind.

She pounded the table and seethed between her teeth of the injustice. Reaching down towards her leg she unsheathed the dagger of the Dark One. Calling upon her powers. She felt a beacon of him in town. How he was there was surprising enough but no matter. Time to get him back.

Walking over to the window of the kitchen. "Pretty One," she called in the silent room looking towards the woods. A flying monkey entered into the room shrieking as if talking to her. She turned from the window to face the monkey.

"Gather your army my pet," she said with an evil smile, " We are going hunting for our prized doll hmm.."

The response of the flying monkey was a bunch of shrieks of jumping up and down. Rubbing its front talons together in glee. It leaped towards the backdoor of opening it with its talon and exiting the farmhouse. Leaping into the air it flew towards the woods. As it approached over the clearing it started making more shrieking sounds as if calling all the monkeys to him. It flew back to the backdoor facing the clearing.

The call of the monkey was a huge response. A huge volume of flying black monkeys came out of the woods. All of them landing on the grass and dirt from the back door as if waiting for a command.

The two lone figures walking up the driveway gave a pause in their walking of the mass monkeys leaving the woods going towards the farmhouse. They could see Zelena exiting the back door and was talking to the monkeys like a queen controlling her army. Whatever was said had the whole lot of them jumping down in glee at least that came from Rumbella who knew more of their language in their body from past experience in dealing with them.

Moments later every single monkey leapt in the air and flew towards the center of Storybrooke. Zelena herself looked out in the distance of the town and with a twirl of her magic. Greenish smoke enveloped her and she disappeared from sight.

She looked up at Robin and both of them had the same thoughts. Perfect timing. Gathering her magic once again to check and found that Zelena had left the house and was going to the town. Rumbella gave a sign of relief. She released Robin from the invisible spell.

"She's not here so let's get started in finding that heart," She laughed happily to his face. His smile was welcomed of the close call they had just only moments ago

Both of them jogged to the house. They entered through the front door start from the ground up to begin their search. Knowing time was essential and not to be wasted. They went from room to room. About less than half an hour later, nothing was found.

"It has to be here," she stated to Robin. They were in the bedroom that Zelena was occupying in the house.

"Have you tried using your magic?" He asked with a stress concern in his voice . Time was going short. Each minute while here gave him a dread feeling for everyone.

"Yes," she replied with frustration in her voice, " I am just not feeling her heart here."

"Didn't she take Charming's courage?" Robin reminded her to her answer, "It's a magical object now. Have you tried that." He gathered that information when she told them she could block out Rumplestliskin dagger from controlling him.

She swirled around towards his voice in the bedroom. A shine of surprise on her face. To call upon on any object is to think of the person of who it belongs to and who they were. She called upon her magic in front of him. Concentrating on Charming in time of his advise and strength.

A sound from her magic alerted her of a slow warmth and beeping to come to her. She opened her eyes. The object of her search set off a sign coming from the attic. If she remembered correctly a broken sword in half is the object.

She left the bedroom fast to the attic stairs. Going up the stairs at a fast pace with Robin on her heels. A closet no more than 100 feet from her. Her magic felt alive of the hotness of the object so close to her. Springing to the closet door she opened it wide open. Inside she could see a chest at the bottom. Pulling it out and lifting it onto the table nearby. Slowly she opened it. Inside she could see the broken sword and a small box. Reaching inside she grabbed the handle of the broken sword.

Immediately she felt the courage of Charming as if he was beside her giving strength like he always have in the past. For a brief moment in time she thought of the last time seeing him. They had seen Snow just being killed and he had taken them to another part of the castle to thrust me and Neal into a secret room. Neal had so wanted to fight beside his father to protect the castle. Charming wouldn't allow it even knowing the odds of winning was not in favor that day. He showed true courage to two ten-year olds of taking on a battle of monkeys in a hallway killing about fifteen of them before he went down. When he went down it was outside that secret room his words haunted her. "You may have won this battle but not the war," he stated in a grimace of pain, " Retribution will come for you Zelena in the worst form." The witch had laughed at him and killed him.

"Rumbella," Robin shook her on the shoulders. She blinked up at him as the memories faded.

"Sorry," she mumbled ducking her heard to hide her face. He lifted her chin to see her face. Giving her a scrutiny look. Her shoulders dropped. "Good and bad memories," she said with a small sad smile.

"I'm sure," he replied, "In time it will be looked back as fond good memories of a lesson learned."

"Your right," she said. Shaking out of the memories to get on with the task at hand. She placed the broken sword in the bag that Robin had open for her. She reached into the chest for the small box. Opening the box she saw a heart placed in there. The heart was totally black with no red inside of it. She paused looking at it. Something felt wrong. Shaking her head of the feeling and closed the lid on the box. She handed the box to him to add in the bag.

Robin seen the gesture and felt the same. In his mind this was too easy by far. Yet they didn't have time and needed to get back to the others quickly as possible.

"Ready?" Robin inquired.

"Before we leave let me advise we are coming," she answered. Stretching out using the telepathy path to her mother from earlier that evening. Her mind slowly built the bridge to make the connection to her mother. The distance slowed the process but with concentration she finally reached her.

"Belle, Can you hear me?" she asked. The answer was far off and it was a halting voice coming back to her.

"Yes!" Belle answered to the call of the merge.

"We are on our way," Rumbella informed her and then the bridge of telepathy collapsed of the connection.

"Let's go!" she informed Robin. Opening a portal back to their last destination of the apartment above the library. She grabbed his hand and both of them jumped into the portal.

"Ah mates," Hook murmured in horror, " We got trouble heading this way and does not look good."

Emma thinking he was joking due to Rumplestliskin was in the room. She rushed over to stand beside him. He handed his scope to her pointing to the distance. The view she saw gave her a shiver up her spine. Approaching looked about over thirty winged monkeys heading their way and she was sure Zelena would not be far behind them.

"Well?" Snow asked from across the room sitting in the only chair in the room.

Emma turned to everyone in the room. A sober face with her response, "We got about I am estimating about over thirty flying monkeys heading our way. From the look of them they will be here real soon."

A dead silence was in the room. They expected this but didn't think of the huge numbers that was coming this way.

"At least we know where all the missing people went," Regina voiced in the room.

"Really Regina," Snow replied with a look of astonishment on her face.

"Well I am only stating the obvious, " She saying with a little sass in her voice.

Emma gazed at her father across the room. He was silent the whole entire time. His face looked as if in concentration of a way to handle the situation. As if he was getting ready for battle. As she was thinking of these thoughts to herself.

Charming was doing just that of how to handle the battle coming to their doorsteps. If only we could break the enchantment of the monkeys to get the people back. How? They had three magical beings in the room not including the gatekeeper to take on Zelena but flying monkeys that will be a lot to handle. Gazing at Rumpelstiltskin would be a bonus for them but if the dagger powers was to control him. They would lose the battle. Time is what they need. Hope would be for young Rumbella to come and assist them when they need her the most.

"We need time!" Charming speaking for the first time, "Till the gatekeeper comes back to assist us."

Regina agreed with that answer one hundred percent. Turning to Rumpelstiltskin and staring at him in the face. "Well Rumple," Regina demanded, "How do we handle this little problem for the time being?"

"Ah now I am to help save everyone," Rumpelstiltskin with a glean of shine in his eyes and a impish smile on his face.

Reactions in the room was instantly with a lot of negative remarks and gestures..

Regina snorted at him.

Hook muttered, "Damn Crocodile!"

"Urgh," Emma throwing her arms in the air of the frustration and started pacing the room.

Snow only covered her face with her hands shaking her head.

Charming stood glaring at him with his arms crossed over on his chest.

"Rum!" Belle with a warning in her voice. He glanced at her and squeezed her hand as an apology.

Henry who was sitting on the other side of the bed had been watching his grandfather the whole entire time could only smile. He could tell his grandfather was actually thinking of a plan but that little quip remark was his way to keep everyone on their toes. Manipulation now that's where I get that from. Taking note this is a family trait and will use that more in the future.

Taking a deep breath. Rumpelstiltskin with an affirmative tone, "I will be handling Zelena. The rest of you will be handling the monkeys. You may have to kill them unless it's a last resort."

"Your dagger?" Charming questioned.

"Belle has the bracelet it will block the powers temporary for me to fight her to get my dagger, " he confirmed to the prince across the room.

"Rum," Belle to get his attention and as he faced her. She had a concern look on her face. Showing the bracelet to him on her arm. When she tried to take it off in front of him. The bracelet just pushed back up her arm. After showing him this after doing this two times that the bracelet would not come off her. He put his hand on the bracelet and received a shock to his body. He shook his hand to stop the pain that was shooting in his arm.

"Now that is a problem," Regina pointed out to everyone.

Seeing the pain on Rum's face. Belle knew the bracelet was protecting her and they didn't have time to get it removed. Making her decision. "No it won't be a problem," She stating to everyone with a firm voice, "I will fight beside him to ensure he gets the dagger. I can use a sword."

"Belle no!," Rumpelstiltskin facing off with her.

"No!" Belle argued back at him, "I lost you to many times and will not have her at your mercy again. Not this time or ever." Placing her hand on his face.

Seeing the look on her face of determination. Remembering she would always fight for him and still is doing it again. His shoulders dropped due to he didn't want to offend her knowing she was right this time. Taking a coward ways out for the people in this room didn't sit well with him. However he knew if the dagger is not taken and Belle is not there. He will be ordered to kill everyone and that is one option he is not willing to do to his family. Granted Belle and Henry was his family yet the others have someway found their way in this crazy world to be an extended family to him. Family he will fight for no matter what.

"Alright," he with a defeated voice to Belle, "But stay near me at all times."

She beamed a smile at him and leaped to hug him around his neck. He kissed her neck. Muttering into her ear, "This is not over sweetheart for this defiance."

She just leaned back and kissed him quickly on the lips.

"Get a room you two," Regina muttered rolling her eyes at the display of affection.

"Now that you mention it Regina," He arrogantly confirmed, "We are in our room. Get out."

With a hmph sound Regina turned to leave the room. Snow had to say as Regina walked by, "You know he is right about that."

Regina couldn't resist commenting back, "That is not the point Snow."

Snow got up to leave the room to follow her along with the others. You can still hear them continuing their conversation in the hallway all the way to the kitchen.

As the occupants left the room. Henry had stopped at the doorway and turned around to speak to his grandfather one more time. He had thought of this long and hard on his decision to ask. He so did want to get to know him better.

"Grandpa?" He called to get his attention.

Rumpelstiltskin turned to the young boy standing idling at the doorway. His eye brows lifted waiting for his question.

"I know this is early to ask," he said, "When this is all and done. I know both my mom's would but I would like to you to be my teacher. Of how to handle my magic?"

Rumpelstiltskin was surprised to hear this question. He didn't even know the child had magic. "Come here Henry," he commanded. The boy walked unafraid to his grandfather who he barely knew. Standing next to him Rumpelstiltskin but his hand on the boy's arm. Calling upon his magic. Purple smoke left his hand and entered inside the boy's body. He felt the magic almost instantly. Instead of disturbing it further. He let go of the boy's arm.

Focusing on the boy's eyes that was exactly like his and Baelfire. His face showed no emotion and then a smile interrupted from his face. Speaking the words, "I would be honored!" he continued with a stern voice with a finger in the boy's face, "Make no mistake I am a harsh instructor but I expect you will past the expectations if not more."

Henry's smiled brightly at the words spoken to him. "Thanks Gramps," he happily replied and turnabout leaving the room with a leap in his steps.

Rumpelstiltskin watched as the boy left the room and was lost in his thoughts. Thinking how Henry looked so much like Baelfire at his age. Unlike Bae staying away from magic. Henry wanted to learn from him. Ah Bae I will keep my promise to your son and will ensure he does right with his magic.

Arms creeped around his shoulders to give him a hug from behind. Belle whispered in his ear, "I think you will be a great teacher for him."

As he turned into her arms. He voiced sarcastically, "His mothers may not like it and I expect a lot of problems from them." Putting his arms around her waist from where she stood looking up at her.

"I may not know Henry that well," she said lovely rubbing the hair out of his face, "I expect if he is anything like his grandfather he will manipulate them to get his way."

"I can't wait for that day," he smirked at the thought of the shocked faces of Regina and the Savior of Henry's decision to learn magic from him.

"Ready," she asked pulling from his arms from around her to pull him onto his feet. Once on his feet he pulled her into his arms. Laying his forehead to hers with his eyes staring into hers and muttered, "Stay close to me."

"I promise," she said back and giving him a quick kiss on the lips. She turned to grab the bag of where she put the wand and book inside. Pulling him across the bedroom to exit the room.

As they entered the living room area. It could be seen of a small figure was sleeping on the couch with Snow sitting next to him rubbing her fingers in the child's hair. Henry however was at the kitchen counter sitting on a stool looking inside the book, "Once Upon A Time", flipping through the pages to get information. He looked up as they entered smiling at them.

Belle approached him dragging Rumpelstiltskin with her. Handing the bag to him. "I need you to guard this book and wand for me," she asked him with a little smile.

"Ok," he answered with a shine in his face.

Rumpelstiltskin eyed him and pointed a finger at him. "Don't be reading the book either," he ordered.

"He won't Rumpelstiltskin," Snow voice stern from the couch, "I will make sure of that he doesn't." Hearing her response Henry's shoulders slumped further down.

"Okay I promise, " Henry promising his grandfather with a sad voice. Rumpelstiltskin grunted of the response from his grandson.

"Hey kid," Emma said from the door leading down into the library. Raising her arms to him. Henry got up and hugged his mom and then turned to give Regina a hug to.

Regina kissed his forehead after he came out of her arms. Henry looked at everyone who was leaving the apartment then back to Regina. "Be careful," he voiced with concern.

"We will," Regina replied, "Now you guard the door for them." Nodding to Snow and Roland on the couch.

"Okay," he said and watched as the six individuals descended down the stairs to the library below them. He closed the door and locked it behind them.

As six people exited the stairs into the library area, they saw the glow shining in the darken library near the children's reading area.

"What the hell is that?" Hook commented and pointing with his hook at the glow shining.

"Apparently some type of magic beacon," Regina muttered as she advanced towards the glow.

"Are you sure you want to touch that Regina," Emma saying to her behind her back. Regina just turned to her with an evil smile and stated, " I don't run from anything."

"I am not saying that just be careful," she replied. Regina huffed at her remark and picked up the book that was glowing in and out like a beacon in her hands. Reading the information listed on the book. That little imp just like her father. She started laughing.

"What is it?" Emma asked coming forward next to Regina She showed what the cover of the book to her. Emma started grinning and putting her hand to cover the grin. The girl got guts.

Seeing both of them acting care free about the book. Charming looked over Emma's shoulder read what was there. He just shook his head.

"Well Regina," Rumpelstiltskin commanded.

Regina turned and held up the book to everyone's view. The title listed was, "Wizard Of OZ" with a writing below it with glowing words saying, "Come and get us" and a picture of the witch in a hangman's noose. Below the picture was a smiley face.

Belle cover her mouth to hold the mirth escaping from mouth. Rumpelstiltskin was not amused but still a grin was creeping on his face. Hook died out laughing and slapping his hand against his leg.

Rumpelstiltskin cleared his throat to cover the grin. With a stern voice, "I am assuming this is our little gatekeeper's doing."

"Apparently so," Charming said with a serious voice.

At his words was said. A crash outside the library of glass shattering broke the moment. Everyone swirled to the sound placing their bodies in a fighting stance. Flying monkeys entered the building.

So the battle begins...

I hope you enjoyed Henry trying to bond with Rumpelstiltskin here. It hasn't been seen yet in the show. I wanted to show a way that he could in my story.

I left a few clues in the story of what could happen in the battle and afterwards.

Next stop..

Battle? Yep.. Stay tuned..