All the magic (OUAT Peter Pan)

Chapter 69: Battle Brewing

Everyone stood clad in black as Hope held onto Pongo's leash. With a heavy heart, Mary Margaret said a few words about the fallen friends. "Some of us knew him as Archie. Others as Jiminy. But we all knew him as a true friend. And though he may now be gone, he will always live on inside of us, reminding us to be our best selves to do the right thing, to always fight for what we believe in. So we shouldn't think of today as goodbye. Just as a way of saying, Archie, we'll be listening." Mary Margaret finished as she walked into David's arms.

Hope knelt down and pet Pongo while he whimpered, missing his dear person. Henry ran off and Emma ran after him. "You alright dear?" Belle asked her.

"No, not really. Archie has done so much for everyone. He saved Henry when he fell into the mines, he helped me when I was being bullied at school, he can't be gone."

Belle pulled Hope into a hug. "I know it's not fair." Pongo pulled at his leash to go to Marco and Hope handed it to him. "Do you want to come back to the house with me?" Belle got a call and she answered it. "Rumple? What's wrong?" After a moment she said, "Alright, the funeral is done, should I bring Hope with me? Yes, we will be there soon." She finished as she hung up. "Rumple has something he wants to talk to us about back at the shop."

Hope nodded as she got into her car and drove her and Belle to the shop. They walked into the shop and Belle asked, "Hi. What's wrong that you couldn't tell me over the phone?"

"I did it." Rumple said with a pleased smile as he leaned on the counter. "I can leave."

"You can cross the town line?" Bella asked him with a wide smile.

Rumple chuckled a bit, "Indeed I can." He reached into his black leather bag filled with viles he pulled out a half-full bottle filled with a clear liquid. "When I pour this potion onto the object I hold most dear, that object becomes a talisman that allows me to cross the town line and still remember who I am."

"And who you're looking for." Belle added.

Hope walked behind the counter and gave him a tight hug. "I'm so happy for you!"

"Thank you, Dearie. My boy. I can find my son." Rumple said as Hope let go of him.

Belle held his hand as she asked, "What will you enchant?"

"Well..." Rumple said as he moved one of the pictures behind the counter and revealed a safe hidden in the wall. He opened it and took out a tan shawl. "This shawl is all I have left of my Baelfire."

"I don't suppose we could come with you?" Belle asked as Hope nodded her head.

"Yeah pape, let us come with." Hode said with a smile. Let me come with to find him.

Rumple sighed as he held their hands. "I truly wish you could, but I only have enough of this potion for one object." Belle nodded understanding while Hope sighed. Come on! I want to help find Bae. "Hey, this is my journey. This is my journey. I'm afraid this is something I'm going to have to do alone."

Belle pulled him and Hope in for a hug. "I know. And me and Hope will be right here when you get back."

"I can't wait to see Baelfire." Hope told him.

"Last I saw him, he was only a year or so younger than you. You're gonna love your little brother." Rumple told her.

"I already have one little brother, I look forward to another." She lied, knowing she was getting her son back, not a new brother. "Speaking of brothers, I'm gonna go check on Hen. He was really close to Archie."

Rumple nodded, "Of course dear."

She drove to the Snowing apartment and knocked on the door. David opened the door. "Oh, hi Hope."