"The same way I get everything I want – magic. The same magic that allows me to do... This." Rumpelstiltskin flipped the ring and caught it in his hand. The jewel on the ring now glowed. "This ring is now enchanted. The closer you get to Snow White, the brighter it will glow. Interested?"
"Give it to me."
"Ah! It's not something for nothing, dearie. Time to make a deal."
"No! No more deals!" Prince Charming drew his sword and attacked Rumpelstiltskin. However, Rumpelstiltskin simply caught the blade with his hand. Prince Charming drew back again, but found that Rumpelstiltskin had disappeared.
"Over here." Rumpelstiltskin appeared behind him, now armed with a sword. Prince Charming lunged at him. The two dueled briefly, until Rumpelstiltskin disappeared and reappeared again. "Persistent." The two continued to duel. Rumpelstiltskin eventually gained the upper hand and held the sword against Prince Charming's neck. "Had enough?"
"Never." Prince Charming struck back and ended up cutting Rumpelstiltskin's face, which he magically healed instantly. Rumpelstiltskin again gained the upper hand and got Prince Charming disarmed on the ground.
"Looking for this? So brave. So gallant. So pointless. Bravery won't get you out this forest, dearie. Magic will. Trust me. This is a deal you want to make, because we both want the same thing."
"What's that?"
"Why, you and your true love to be together, of course."
STORYBROOKE - PRESENT
Mary Margaret was leaving Granny's Diner and was heading to her car.
David approached her. "Hey."
"David," Mary Margaret said.
"I was wrong. About you, about me, about... Everything. I didn't believe in you, and I wish I had a good reason why. But, it's like I keep making these wrong decisions, and I don't understand why they keep happening. You know, ever since I woke up from that coma, my life hasn't made a lick of sense. Except for you... And what I'm feeling? It's love, Mary Margaret."
"David, why are you here?"
"Because Kathryn put a down payment on an apartment in Boston. She's not going to use it, but I am. Unless, you give me a reason to stay."
"David... I can't."
ENCHANTED FOREST - PAST
In the forest, Rumpelstiltskin held up a vial of the bottled 'true love' and said, "Behold. The most powerful magic of all... True love." Prince Charming tried to grab it. "Ah! Careful. This is all I have left of it."
"What do you know of true love?" Prince Charming asked.
"Well, not so much as you, perhaps, but not so little as you might think."
"You? You loved someone?"
"It was a brief flicker of light amidst an ocean of darkness."
"What happened?"
"She died. That's the thing about true love, dearie. It can slip through your fingers. It's the most powerful magic in the world. The only magic powerful enough to break any curse. It must be protected at all costs."
"I don't understand. What exactly is it you want me to do?"
"I want you to help me protect it by putting it in a safe place for me." He produced an egg shaped container, which he put the vial in.
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