Okay, here is chapter 2! Thank you to anybody who is still reading this. I promise the next chapter is going to have SwanQueen stuff and get better! Please stick around! :)
Back at the table, Belle says goodbye to the Charmings and heads out. She's hoping she can get more answers from Rumple. Once Snow and Charming are alone, they start brainstorming ways they can help Emma. After some time Mary Margret sits up straight and alert with an idea.
"I think I might have a way. It's crazy, maybe even more so than the enchanted pendant…." Mary Margret looks at David, just waiting for his approval to go on.
"Well what is it Snow?" Charming asks with an eager tone.
"What if we could bring Neal back? He was Emma's only chance at true love." Mary Margret says with a concerned and desperate look.
"I don't know Snow; bringing people back from the dead is something that can't be done. You remember what happened when Dr. Whale brought Daniel back?" As much as Mary Margret hated this answer, she knew David was right. She also knew she wasn't going to drop the idea though.
Mary Margret looks at Charming with a look of determination – "We'll find a way, maybe it's time to cash in that favor Rumple owes me."
"Snow, if you insist on going forward with this I know I can't talk you out of it…but can you at least call Emma and tell her? She should know that you're planning on trying to bring back Neal." Charming is very serious about this. Mary Margret can tell he's not asking, but really telling her.
"Fine, okay I will give her a call right now if that's what you want." Mary Margret says to Charming, while taking out her cellphone.
Emma is out on her walk, trying to clear her mind when the phone rings. She is hesitant to answer it, but worries it might be something important.
"Hey, what's up Mary Margret?" Emma asks.
"I know I upset you with what I said, but I have a plan that I think might help. I'm going to try and bring Neal back for you." Mary Margret says proudly, she is starting to think that this is actually a good idea.
"….Mary Margret I don't think that's such a good idea, or even possible. Let me see where this pendant Belle told us about leads me." Emma responds to Mary Margret's crazy idea.
Mary Margret is getting agitated; she just doesn't think the pendant is worth anyone's time - "Emma, I have a feeling neither of us is going to back down out of our ideas. So I'm going to pursue this, and you can pursue your silly pendant."
"Okay, just try to keep me out of it and I don't want any zombies attacking me like the incident with Daniel. I'll talk to you later, night." Emma sighs and hangs up the phone.
As Emma hangs up the phone, she sees Regina and Henry walking down the street. She starts to walk towards them – "Hey kid!" Emma yells out.
As she approaches them, Regina glances at her watch and says with attitude - "Miss Swan, I hope you're not here to pick Henry up, by my count we still have 46 minutes left."
"Relax Regina; we don't have some official court order for custody. Tell you what actually…" Emma turns to Henry and puts a hand on his head – "How would you like to spend the night at Regina's tonight?"
Emma turns her head to Regina – "If that's okay with you, of course?"
"Of course it's okay, I don't see why you would think I would oppose to that. Come on Henry, we are going to have fun tonight!" Regina's voice is filled with joy, as much as she tries to hide it.
"Okay, well I'm off. I think I'm going to head to bed early tonight. You two have a good night and I'll see you tomorrow Henry." Emma awkwardly says kind of feeling like the third wheel now.
"Yes, good night, Miss Swan." Regina says in a thankful tone. You can tell she is thrilled with the opportunity to spend more time with Henry.
Meanwhile, Belle is at Mr. Gold's shop questioning him about the pendant. He is being stubborn like always, and not very willing to help.
"Rumple, don't make me use the dagger. Just help and please tell me what you know." Belle warns Rumple before continuing her rant.
"You've been so selfish, out of all the choices and chances you've had; you always choose the wrong one. You've ruined so many lives, can you just once help? Help for me and Emma who saved the entire town…including you?" Belle is sure this will make him cave, and she was right.
"Oh, alright. Not like it will take me any time anyway." Mr. Gold says, and with a wave of his hand a heart shape pendant appears on the counter. The pendant is all silver, but it seems worn and in the center of the heart is what appears to be glass. You can't see through the glass, it's more of a milky white color.
Belle looks in excitement, before reaching out to grab it – "Is this the pendant, the one from the story?" You can hear the excitement in Belle's voice.
"Indeed it is dearie." Mr. Gold responds with a hint of arrogance.
"I'm not even surprised you have it, it seems you everything ends up in your possession. So how does it work exactly?" Bells questions Mr. Gold, looking for more info the book didn't have.
"It's simple really. The bearer of the pendant must be ready, that can mean something different for everybody. So ultimately Emma will have to figure that out. Once the bearer is ready, the center will begin to glow red and the pendant will pulse. The pulsing it like a humming." Mr. Gold continues to explain as Belle listens to every word closely.
"The closer the bearer of the pendant is to their twue wove, the stronger the effects of the pendant will get. Then they will fall in love and live happily ever after." Mr. Gold does his signature laugh.
"Thank you, Rumple. I'm going to go see if I can still catch Emma and share the good news!" Belle says, before bolting out of Mr. Gold's shop in search of Emma.
It doesn't take long for Belle to find Emma walking home. She runs up to her from behind and gushes with the good news. She explains everything Mr. Gold told her and then hands her the pendant. Emma's eyes glimmer with more hope than before. Could this be it? Will this help her find her true love?
Emma is so taken back and has so many thoughts in her head, she almost forgot to thank Belle – "Thank you Belle, I really hope this works!"
She takes the pendant, and with haste puts it around her neck. She pulls her hair out from under the chain and stares at the pendant. After about 20 seconds of nothing, Emma gets a look of discouragement.
"Don't worry Emma, remember what Rumple said. Maybe you just aren't ready yet, keep wearing it and see what happens." Belle reassures Emma in a positive tone.
"Yeah, okay. Thank you again, Belle." Emma continues her walk home, all while staring at the pendant in hopes it will do something.