To all my readers...Sorry I mean really sorry for the delay of this final chapter.. It is meant to be one chapter but turned into two.. It's a very long chapter so you shouldn't be sad about it.. So without further delay.. Meet some of the newest members of the family that was meant to be..

Enjoy.

Epilogue

17 years Later In The Enchanted Forrest...

Not Too Far From The Dark Castle

On a mountain top hillside in the Enchanted Forrest a portal opened bearing three people exiting the golden glow. As the people exited into the forest they could hear the birds chirping nearby in the peaceful woods. Not too far from them was a sound of water splashing loudly.

Rumbella who came behind Lumeire felt the peaceful surroundings. Turning in a circle of the new destination to gaze the area. Hearing the sound of water nearby. She rushed into the clearing. Moving the plant leaf in her way of the sounds she heard. Seeing clean blue water flowing loudly into the river from the mountainside. Her breath caught of the scene in front of her. It looked like a display of paradise to her. Her breath was caught in her throat. She didn't want to miss a thing of such beauty. Nearby she saw a doe drinking from the edges of the water with a fawn. She smiled at the scene. Life is good here. She had no doubt.

"Beautiful isn't it?" Merlin stated from behind her.

Letting go of the plant she was holding she turned to the sound of his voice with her smile still in place.

"Yes, it is!" she answered him. With a wave of her arms of the area around her.

"Where are we?" She asked in wonder on her face.

Merlin could only gaze at the beauty in front of him. Her amazement never cease to amaze him of her hard life she had endure.

"Not where dear but when," he responded with a smile on his face inside of his beard.

Stopping with shock on her face with her body frozen to look at him. With confusion on her face.

She stuttered, "When? We are still in the Enchanted Forrest?"

To her right she heard Lumeire and Archimedes starting laughing at her expression. Her head turned to the sound. A frown on her face gave her displeasure of the sounds emerging from their mouths.

"Yes," he commented to her then facing the laughing duo to his left. "You two need to shut your mouths, " he advised, " before I turn you into something." He leaned his staff that was in his left hand facing it at them.

Lumiere waved his hands in front of him in apology yet his grin was still in place on his face but that didn't stop Archimedes. Who left the perch of his shoulder to fly nearby landing on a branch of the oak tree laughing still.

"Archimedes," he warned as his gaze followed the bird.

"Aha Aha.. ," his chuckles choking him. His feathers shaking with his head bending up and down.

"Archimedes," he warned again shaking his head at his old friend.

It took a few moments for the bird to finally calm down. When his feathers settled down with a happy voice after he cleared it. He said, "I can't help it.. Her face was perfect." Yet he still chuckled.

Hearing this Rumbella with a little gleam in her eyes. If anyone that knew her it was the same imp impression her father usually did when he did a joke on someone. She opened her hand to allow a little magic to disburse to break the branch of which Archimedes was sitting on.

Merlin frowned at the bird of his remark. Before he could retort his annoyance. The branch where the owl sat on broke with a loud thunk and down went Archimedes landing in the shallow water of the riverbank. Only sound was a loud splash as the owl landed than emerged spitting water out of his beak. Glaring at the humans.

"Which one of you broke that branch?" he demanded with his yellow eyes accusing them as he walked towards the riverbank from the water.

The once proud wise brown owl now looked ridiculous. Especially when he shook the water from his body. His feathers now displaying in all directions on his body.

Rumbella hid her mouth with her hand to cover the grin she was displaying of her revenge against the owl. Merlin had felt the magic from Rumbella as she broke the branch. He didn't display any expression on his face of the culprit that did the job. Yet a chuckle exited his mouth at the display of the wet owl. Of course Lumiere could not help but chuckle along with him. The owl deserved what he got for messing with the imp's daughter.

"You did this!" Archimedes sputtered as his gaze on Rumbella who had an innocent look on her face.

"Not my fault you fell," she retorted back at him.

Before Archimedes could respond back at the comment.

Merlin interrupted, "Enough Archimedes we have things to do." With a wave of his hand magic envelope to flow over the bird's feathers drying them instantly.

"Now my dear," Merlin announced turning to her waving to the distance castle she saw in the distance, "We must be on our way to the Dark Castle."

"Wait," she remarked grabbing at the edge of his robe to stop him.

"Why now?" she questioned him with concern on her face.

"All in due time dear," Merlin replied, " Don't worry everything will be alright."

Meanwhile in the courtyard of Snow White Castle

"En guarde, " said the blond 17-year-old with his sword raised to the mid 20's man in front of him.

The man could only laugh as he took the stance against the younger man for the third time. Raising his sword as they started dueling in the courtyard of the palace grounds. Back and forth the swords swung left then right in blocking the charges the youngster kept trying to beat him.

"Come on Neal," the man taunted him, "You can do better than that."

Sweat poured down Neal's face as he tried to gain a point of at least touching the man. Yet another slap on his behind of the wooden sword touched him. Ugh this is not fair. Rubbing his hand against his behind. Enough is enough. Using his magic he conjured a barrier around his back and sides. Let's see if he can touch me now. Laughing to himself.

Taking around about jump to get the man's right side. Next thing he knew as his sword went to touch the man. The sword bounced off with enough force that he fell onto his back. Dazed on the dirt ground. Neal looked up at the laughing face of Henry who had his sword at his throat. With a frustrated look on his face. He knocked the sword from his throat with a slap of his hand.

"You know better than to use magic against me," Henry chuckling, "Whatever you use I replicate it."
Reaching down to give the boy a hand to get up. He could only watch as Neal just laid back onto the ground groaning of his mistake once again. Why do I never learn?

Finally the boy reached up grabbing his hand. Henry pulled him onto his feet. To still teach the boy a lesson. His arm lugging around the teenager's shoulders. With a quick movement he had the boy in a headlock rubbing his head to torment him further.

"Come on," Neal cried, "Let me go Henry."

"Say uncle," Henry chuckled as the boy tried to wrestle with him to get out of his arm.

"Never," Neal yelling still struggling.

For good measures Henry got a good rub in once again on the head then released him. The boy's greenish grey eyes glared up at him from under the locks of his blond hair with a wicked grin on his face. He then charged and tackled Henry around the waist as they both fell back onto the ground.

Sound of "humph" escaped Henry's mouth as he landed on his back with Neal sitting on chest with a smile of victory on his face.

"Boys?"

Both of them looked up at the figure of Charming standing there in regal attire with his arms crossed over on his chest. Staring at them with a disapproval frown on his face. Saying, "Weren't you told to get ready for the ball."

"Yeah Gramps, " Henry said with a grin with his amber eyes gleaming from the ground, "But since Neal challenged me. Well I couldn't resist."

His son had a shame faced looking up at him.

Charming could only shake his head with a small grin emerging from his lips of the scene in front of him. Both of them looking like a bunch of dirty urchins on the street. Placing his hand down for his son to grasp to pull him off of Henry. After doing so he gave a hand to his grandson as well.

"Now you both need a bath," he chuckled looking them over.

"It was worth it, Father," Neal grinned at him.

"Off with you two before your mothers find you like this," Charming advised them with a wave of his arm towards the palace.

Turning Charming left them to handle the business of getting cleaned up for the ball that evening in honor to Rumbella and Isa's upcoming age into society as grownups.

Henry looking down at his clothes as well glancing up at Neal's. Yea they need to bath for sure with all the dust on them.. They can't show up at a ball looking like this. His mothers will kill him as well as his grandmothers. Patting the dust off his buckskin pants and black shirt.

"Come on. Let's go clean up squirt," he advised.

"When you going to stop calling me that Henry?" Neal muttered as he was also brushing the dirt off his pants. Glancing up from under the lock of blond hair that fell over his forehead.

He stated, " I'm seventeen and will soon be 18."

Looking at the kid. He had grown up like a weed since the last time he was here weeks ago. Walking over to the teenager putting an arm around the kid's shoulder as he stood up..

"When you reach 50 squirt," Henry joking told him while hugging him to his side.

As the duo walked from the courtyard into the main hall of the palace. In the distance of the main hall they heard a door slam and running feet. A young figure came running towards them. Wearing a light blue dress with her long black hair flying down here back.

"Henry your home!" The girl yelled as she tackled him into a bear hug. It was their normal routine when he came home.

Henry grunted as he caught the girl in his arms. He stepped back holding onto her shoulders to look at the young girl in her face. Her green eyes shining brightly with red rose cheeks coming onto her face as she smiled hugely at him.

"Isa," Henry teasing her, "Is that you?"

"Course it's me you silly," she responded back to him. Slapping him on the arm for that remark.

Henry gazing at his little sister well his adopted sister. Isa was the spitting image of her mother with her long ebony hair floating down her back with only her father's green eyes. Only 16 years old, she was a show stopper. She will have many suitors wrapped around her finger if they aren't careful. Plus he sees himself having to kill them if they do a wrong thing with her if his mom doesn't.

Thank God he doesn't have to deal with Rumbella. Tonight both of them are to be shown as of age to the kingdom. Only his family knew that Neal was meant for Rumbella. Yet those two were kept in the dark to allow the romance bloom on its own. As for her sisters well between him, Roland and Neal shouldn't be a problem to handle suitors in the future that depended on his Gramps will allow any man around them . His grandfather was very protective to all his four girls. Knowing Belle when they come of age they will get the opportunity to be shown.

"Is Mom here?" Henry asked as he twinked her nose , "Or did you just pop over here leaving Mom at home?"

"Well...," she muttered with a guilty look on her face.

"You left her at home," Henry said with a sigh, "Oh great, Do you know how many times she told you not to portal unless you are with someone. She is going to be pissed at you for this!"

"I know... I know," she responded looking down at the floor, "I just wanted to see the ballroom of all the preparations before tonight."

Henry could only shake his head at the girl. Disappointed in her. She has done this multiple times growing up. Her portals of traveling have known to collapse. He didn't forget the multiple times that he had to go look for her when she was younger.

"Can you talk to her? Please!" she begged. Grabbing his hands looking pleading up in his face.

Great gonna get a lecture about her needing to learn responsibility once again. Well at least she got better of making her portals. She just needed focus in her magic training. He had heard she was learning to focus more better now that his birth mother was teaching her focus rather than Regina. For some apparently reason Isa portals break apart when Mom entered the room. Must be the nerves in dealing with Mom.

Neal who was listening with a half ear of the conversation was talking to Rumbella telepathy to see when she arrived with her family.

"What are you doing?" he asked softly in her mind.

"I'm sitting under the peach tree in the garden reading a book, Why?" she answered to him.

"I thought you was getting ready for your big night," he responded back to her.

She chuckled, "I got time. Relax I will see you soon."

"Alright see you later love, " he said the words with a caress in her mind.

"See you later," she said back to him.

With those words he closed the telepathy between them. No sooner as he done so a vision came to him full-blown. Shaking his head finally concentrating on what he was seeing. Waterfall..Thin blue robe man.. Rumbella in buckskin clothes.. Dark Castle..Then seeing 2 Rubella's under a peach tree talking...

Isa who was talking stopped in mid sentence seeing Neal's eyes going white. Raised her hand in silence to Henry. She knew it was a vision coming upon him. The whites of his eyes gave away each time it came onto him. Sometimes it came onto him when great magic is being performed or danger was coming. They all grew up together to learn each other's strengths and weakness in magic. Neal's weakness is when the visions came he could not see and it didn't help that he has not been able to handle the control of the visions as of yet.

Henry became alert at Isa gesture. Turning to Henry placing his hand onto his shoulder to steady the young man who was actually getting ready to fall down. This must be a strong vision to have the reaction being displayed in front of him. New sweat was pouring from his forehead down onto his cheeks with his hands tightening beside his body.

"No.., " he whispered in horror then with a yelled, "No Rumbella!"

With those words his body shook in tremors and collapsed. Henry barely had time to grab him but he did. Laying him gently onto the cool floor of the main hall.

Isa bent down to sit onto the floor beside Neal. Brushing his hair out of the face. She turned her gaze to Henry saying, "That was a strong vision."

"So it seems," he whispered acknowledging her statement.

Meanwhile Neal was seeing multiple scenes in his mind. The scenes kept repeating then breaking apart as if shattered. As he felt Henry grabbing onto his body. Knowing he will protect him till he completed this second sight. He let his magic come full force to control the visions. With a snap in his mind he was able to hold the scenes in place for the first time. Like a puzzle he placed each scene in his mind to see the outcome. As he pulled each scene together. He knew time was of an essence due to his sight was present then the future. If Rumbella is in danger as he believes. He will need every scenario in place to save her. As he reached the last part of the two Rumbella's holding hands. His second sight broke and with a gasp. He opened his eyes.

Seeing his two relatives gazing at him in silence. Waiting for him to speak. Taking a deep breath.

He uttered in a choked voice, "Dark Castle.. um.. Rumbella..Danger!"

"Okay," Henry said, "We need to let everyone knew then go."

As Henry went to get up his arm was taken in a grip from the young man on the floor. He studied the look on Neal's face which was concentrating to get his bearings together.

Finally with another choked gasp. He said, " No time. We got to go now."

Isa hearing the words knew the ball will have to hold if Rumbella is in danger. After all it was her best friend. Closing her eyes she waved her hand onto her body. Changing out of the blue dress into buckskin clothes and boots like the men in front of her was replaced. Her hair which were flowing down her back was now in a braid. Okay, I'm ready for battle.

Feeling the magic beside him. Henry turned his eyes to see Isa changing her clothes that she wore when she was practicing with the other gatekeepers. Closing his eyes for moment. Thinking of how to deal with this situation. Time has always been a tricky thing. Hmm.. His gramps will be at the Dark Castle. So all should be okay when they arrive if a battle is happening. Making his decision.

He opened his eyes. Reaching over grasping Isa's hand that was laying on Neal's chest. With a command, "Do it Isa!"

She nodded at him. With a wave of her left hand above them. Bluish-white light emerged from her fingers. As the light grew bigger it enveloped them into the light. Brief moment later the three figures that was once in the hall disappeared without a sound.

Inside the Dark Castle

"Papa.. Papa..," yelled Ella as she stormed into the entrance of the hallway running past the family table to get to her father who was sitting at the spinning wheel making straw into gold.

Rumpelstiltskin turned on the stool at the sound of his youngest daughter as she ran towards him. Only eight years old she was the spitting image of her mother. Blue eyes with brunette hair braided down her back in her white dress. He frowned at the dirt she caked in from her shoes but concerned was replaced on his face as he saw the blood dripping around her shoes.

"Papa..," she cried with tears running down her face as she ran but stumbled of the pain of her leg got worse. Landing into her father's arms with her arms around his neck.

"Hey sweetheart," he murmured into her hair as he held her to calm her down.

"My leg... um..it..um.. hurts," she hiccupped as she stuttered the words out to him in his neck.

"Well let me see so I can make it better hmm," he said softly lifting her onto his lap. Once he had her on his knee. Lifting the helm of the dress. He saw an abrasion on her knee with a big gash tearing the stockings she was wearing. Using his magic a golden light emerged from his hand to heal the cut instantly. Then with a wave he repaired the stockings and removing the blood and dirt from the shoes and the dress.

"All better now," he asked with is thick Scottish accent.

She could only nodded at him. Her tears slowing drying up on her face now that the pain was gone. Looking down she saw the mud she tracked into the room. Gazing back into her father's face. She pleaded, "Momma gonna be mad about the floor."

Rumpelstiltskin could only laugh and hug his daughter in his arms. Kissing her hair putting her down on her feet.

"Don't worry about momma sweetheart," he chuckled in her face. With a wave of his hand to show her the mud was now gone from the floor and cleaned once again. Putting his finger to his lips.

"Our secret hmm pumpkin," he whispered to her touching the nose on her face. She laughed at the gesture with her bright blue eyes now shining with happiness of her father getting her out of trouble once again with momma.

"Now off to get your sister ready for her ball," he said patting her behind towards the doorway of where she came through moments ago.

Ella turned around to put her arms around her father's neck once again then kissing him on the cheek murmuring her thanks to him before dashing back out the door again.

At the doorway silently watching the scene, Belle could only laugh silently of how their daughter just manipulated her father once again. She had just arrived hearing her daughter crying for her papa.

Walking slowly from behind him seeing him distracted watching his daughter skip out the doorway. Running her arms over his shoulders to hug him from his back. She whispered in his left ear, " Our secret hmm, Rum."

Rumpelstiltskin's face went red of being caught red-handed of what happened. Turning swiftly in the stool he grabbed her around the waist placing her on his knees. She yelped of the unexpected movement.

"Spying love," he commented into her laughing face. She only shook her head of the denial with her arms around his neck. His eyes gleaned with a small smirk on his face. He did something unexpected of tickling her under her arms.

"I was not, " she cried with laughter while trying to dodge his fingers in her body.

"Hmm..," he grunted not believing her. Changing his tactics he wrapped his arms around her to hold her. He gazed into his wife's laughing face. Seeing the happiness reflecting back at him. He couldn't resist. Swooping down he caught her mouth in a passionate kiss.

Belle ran her hands into his hair feeling the soft straight hair. She scraped her nails into his scalp as he prolonged the kiss further of opening her mouth. A moan escaped her which he caught while in the kiss. Then his lips swept down her neck kissing and sucking along the way.

"Rum..," she moaned as she turned her neck to allow him to go further down her neck.

"Excuse me," a voice loud with clearing her voice with a sound of foot tapping on the floor.

Rumpelstiltskin could only groan into Belle's neck hearing the voice of his other daughter. Just great another interruption as usual on his daily life with his children. Lifting his head from her neck to look up at the voice of Charity.

His fourteen year old daughter was standing next to her ten-year old sister Hope dressed in their ball gowns for the evening. Both wearing different colors. Charity was wearing a soft pink dress and Hope was wearing a soft peach color one. These two daughter's of his had his brown hair and amber eyes unlike Rumbella and Ella.

Charity eyes was making daggers at them of the wait to get their attention. While her sister Hope stood there covering a grin with her hand of the picture of their mother sitting on their father's lap making out.

"You know you two can do that later," Charity telling them in her annoyed voice.

Belle hid her embarrassed face in Rumpelstiltskin hair. She had completely forgot them two were coming down. Trying to get some sense of order. She tried to leave his lap. However Rumpelstiltskin would have none of it. Holding onto his wife waist. He couldn't let any of his daughter's see he had gotten hard with his groin in his leather pants he was wearing

With a smirk on his face. "Well now dearies it's like you haven't seen if before," he remarked back with a giggle.

"Mother!" Charity shrieked to his answer.

"Rumple, be nice," Belle said with a disapproval voice pulling his hair.

"I was being nice," he grumbled shifting her on his lap so she could feel how unconformable he was. Feeling the shift of the movement. Belle locked her eyes with his.

She turned back to the girls. "Girls, you look beautiful," Belle commented with a wave of her hand, "Why don't you go out and find Rumbella and Ella so we can get ready to go."

With a swirl of their dresses both girls left the room.

Watching them leave. Rumpelstiltskin groaned of the thoughts in his head. His girls are growing up to fast for his taste. Next he will have to do some killing if any suitors came at his door.

"What are you thinking?" Belle asked running her fingers in his hair at the groan he let out.

"They are growing up to fast," He mumbled then turning his eyes to his wife, "Soon I am going to have to beat off the suitors at our door."

Belle could only smile at him while caressing his forehead to remove the worry lines that appeared on his face about suitors coming here to their home. They still had a few more years to go for Charity then the younger ones. She wasn't worried about Rumbella knowing who her true love was but still knowing Rumple he will give the young prince a hard time before he accepts it.

"Stop worrying, " she said with a sigh. Getting off his lap to stand up. Turning to help him up from the stool. Instead he pulls her back into his lap.

"You forgetting something," He expressed with a smirk and a glint in his eyes. Settling down once again in his lap. She happily obliged him of twirling her arms around his neck with another deep kiss.

Now onto the ending of this story people..