Here is the chapter of Season 3 of Dark Shadows!
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Zila's POV

"So we just wait till something happens?" Hook asked as he and I waited for Snow to show up. After we left the ball I told Hook it was a good idea to follow James. I made sure Rumple took Dakota somewhere safe before we parted ways. We followed James into the woods where he had set up a trap which was a net before he to went to hide.

"Here comes Snow" I told him and the two of us ducked as Snow walked past us. A second later the net trap was activated and Snow let out a cursing rant which got Charming to laugh. Hook and I watched as the two of them exchanged dialogue until James said.

"And why don't I believe you?"

"You should" I voiced in as Hook and I made our debut.

Charming had his sword out already and I held up a hand.

"We're not here to cause trouble"

"Snow White is telling the truth mate, Prince Charles, and the lovely lady next to me is Lady Zila"

"The Shadow Knight" Snow and Charming said together.

"I see my reputation precedes ujme" I said with a smirk. "Snow White doesn't have your ring, but we can tell who does"

"My princess" Hook continued. "And I need your help to get her back"

"She has my ring?" James asked while Hook nodded. "That's two women who robbed me"

"Oi watch it remember who is the lead general in Avonlea, Charming" I warned James with a growl.

"Not you too" James said. "Where is she this princess?"

"Well that's the problem"

"She's in the queen's castle and I believe Snow White can aid us"

"I sure can" Snow agreed. "If you cut me down, I'll take you to your princess, you get the girl" Snow then looked to Charming. "You get your ring and I never have to see your charming face again"

James smirked before he took his sword out and cut the net rope. The net then fell down and I went over to help Snow out of it. Afterwards we led Snow and Charming over to a cart that two horses attached to it. I decided to sit in the back of the cart because I was tired. I sat next to Snow before I closed my eyes so I could get some sleep before we got to Regina's castle. I woke when I felt the carriage stop and I could see Snow's castle in the distance. I shook my head so I could be more alert.

After stopping Snow told us to stay put and would send someone for us. It was now nightfall and I waited up in a tree to pass time. Charming and Hook talked in front of a fire below me. I looked to the east where Smaug's home was. I wondered how the fire drake was doing and I wanted badly to see him. Suddenly I saw movement and the guys stood up with their swords drawn as Red appeared.

"You two can relax" I told the men as I leapt out of the tree and landed next to them. "She's a friend"

"Zila it's good to see you" Red greeted.

"You two know each other?" James asked turning to me.

"That I do, Snow sent you to get into the castle I take it?" I asked Red.

"That she did beta" Red answered as she began to take off her red hoot.

"Beta what the hell does that mean?" James demanded.

"You'll find out" I answered him before I walked over to Hook and gave him Masamune. Both Red and I then began to shift into our wolf forms. Red's wolf form was a light shade of grey.

"Their both werewolves" Hook explained to James. I flashed Hook a wolf smirk before Red and I barked at the men to follow us. We all followed Red since I had no idea how to get into the castle myself. We were lucky when we didn't cross paths with any black knights until we found one on the way to the dungeon. Both Red and I growled before coming around the corner and we got the knight's attention. He got his sword ready to use until James snuck behind him and punched his lights out. While Hook placed Red's hood on her, I returned to my human form.

"I'm glad the wolves are on our side" Hook stated after Red became human again.

"Good job Red as always" I praised my beta.

"Hold it someone's coming" I said to the guys. Hook was about to draw his sword when Emma came around the corner with the woman from before.

The woman that had helped Snow who was meant to die. I looked to Emma as though she was out of her damn mind.

"Swan?" Hook asked glad to see Emma was safe.

"Hook?" Emma said along with. "What the hell are you doing?"

"You're depriving me of a dashing rescue"

I rolled my eyes as Emma gave James back the ring.

"We need to get out of here and find Snow White" I said before Red and I turned around. I heard Emma and Hook barking at one another about the woman Emma had saved. But right now I didn't give a damn. Red and I led the others carefully through the castle looking for Snow. We were about to turn a corner when I suddenly got the others to stop in their tracks and pushed them backwards.

"What the hell?" Emma asked.

"Regina is around the corner and if we try to get past her we're all f**ked" I said. I then had an idea. An evil smirk came to my lips before I closed my eyes and sent a round of magic out of me.

"All of you get out of here, I have a plan to get Snow out alive, right now she's being led down to the execution pole"

Emma was about to protest when I shook my head.

"We got to trust Zila, Swan" Hook told the blonde.

I flashed Emma a reassuring smirk before James handed Masamune back over to me. I then looked to Red who nodded and she then got the others to follow her. Once they were gone I looked around the corner to see Regina walking towards the courtyard where Snow was most likely being escorted. I followed Regina closely without her even noticing I was on her tail. Once the outside courtyard came into view I waited until Regina was out of the castle before I could make my next move. I watched as the black knights put Snow to the execution pole and tied her up. It was now or never.

"Sorry to interrupt such a wonderful moment Regina" I sneered. Immediately the guards turned as did Regina. Her eyes went wide shocked to see me.

"What surprised to the see the wife of the male dark one?" I taunted.

"I don't know how you got here Zila, but I have more important things to deal with" Regina said.

"Yeah not going happen" I told Regina with a smirk before I disappeared and I reappeared next to Snow. I used Masamune to cut her ropes and the guards protested.

"Snow get the hell out of here!" I shouted. Snow nodded before she ran like hell out of the courtyard just as the guards came towards me with swords at the ready. A roar split the night air as Smaug's huge form appeared above us and Regina's eyes went wide as the fire drake landed behind me making the ground shake. The dragon's chest then glowed orange before he unleashed his flames at the black knights. Flames consumed the knights and they all yelped trying to put the flames out. But it was no use they all fell to the courtyard floor dead. Regina looked at me and Smaug in fear.

"I will give you one warning your majesty, do not try and find out where the dragon beside me resides, if you do, you'll only end up like your guards" I threatened. "Because dragon magic is more powerful than that of a human"

Smaug growled in agreement before he extended his wing and I climbed up it. Once I was on the fire drake's back Smaug let out another growl before he opened his wings and took to the sky.

The Next Morning

Smaug found us a cave to sleep in after last night's events. I had slept right alongside the fire drake's head. The cave was obviously large enough to fit us both. When I woke the dragon was still sound asleep and I used that chance to go hunting. For one thing I was pretty damn hungry and two Smaug would be as well. I brought down a large buck and dragged the carcass back to the cave by carrying the body in my mouth. As I dumped the buck to the ground, Smaug came out of the cave. His golden eyes went to the buck with greed and hunger.

"I see you hunted for us" the dragon greeted. I flashed the fire drake a smirk before I sank my fangs into the fresh meat. Smaug snorted in amusement while he watched as I ate. Once my stomach couldn't contain anymore food I let out a burp before reverting to my human form.

"Excuse you" Smaug teased as he walked over to the buck and began to eat himself. I gave the fire drake a simple smack on his garnet scaly hide as I went over to the stream to wash my mouth and hands free of blood. Smaug had literally stripped the buck bare and when I came back to him; he let out a small stream of fire from his mouth which meant he had burped himself. Smaug then turned to me.

"Do you need my further assistance?" he asked.

"I think for now I will be alright" I answered him. I then walked over to the dragon and came to a stop in front of his head. I placed a hand on top of his scaly snout and stroked it. Smaug let out a purr beneath my palm and he gave me an affectionate lick with his tongue. Afterwards he took to the sky as I headed in the direction of the Troll Bridge. Already I had heard James fighting with the trolls and I threw down Masamune before I shifted into my wolf form. I ran like hell until the bridge came upon sight as did the trolls and James. I leapt into the air and threw myself onto one troll and sank my fangs into its skin. The troll yelped in pain and I got off of it before returning to my human form.

"Hey ugly" I said before I punched the lights out of it. I conjured Masamune to my hand and had the leader of the troll's head underneath Masamune. It was then Snow appeared clutching her fist.

"Let him go or I'll turn all of you into bugs I have dark fairy magic that does such a thing"

"Or I can get the dragon you just saw take flight burn you to death" I threatened. "It's your choice"

The troll leader's eyes went wide at both threats.

"I'd rather not get turned into ash by Smaug" one troll said. "That dragon has one nasty temper"

"Same here being a bug doesn't sound fun either boss" the other agreed.

"Grrrr fine"

"Good boy" I told the leader before I removed Masamune away from his throat. The trolls backed away while I helped James to his feet. I kept a close eye on the trolls as they climbed down the bridge. Once they were gone James looked to me and Snow.

"You two saved me"

"It was the honorable thing to do" Snow and I said in unison. She and I looked to each other. "I take it you remember me now Snow?"

"Yeah you're that woman who helped me with Red when she first shifted into her wolf form, I didn't recognize you with all that black on"

"Hey it's my favorite color" I added with a smirk.

A Few Minutes Later.

"Sorry I was gone for so long" I told Emma and Hook as I joined them to watch Snow and James talk.

"Did you save my mother?" Emma asked. "Because when she found us, she said a very large dragon flew overhead as she fled the castle"

"That I did, I wanted to give Regina a good scare, plus I had to see Smaug" I added as we saw Snow trying on James's ring. I chuckled while this happened because I always liked this part of Snow and David's story. After Snow tried on the ring she gave it back to Charming who took it from her. Then the two of them parted ways and Emma got out the book. She opened it to see the pages coming back to life.

"We did it" Emma said.

"Indeed we did, now it's time for us to get back to Rumple"

Dark Castle

"We done it mate of mine" I told Rumple as we entered the dining room. Dakota stood next to her father watching him making a potion. "Snow and Charming's story is back on track"

"And I see you brought some luggage" my mate stated eying the woman Hook had on over his shoulder.

"Don't be a smartass" I told Rumple in a warning tone as I walked over to his side.

"How's the portal coming? Can you open it?" Emma asked.

Rumple sighed before saying.

"I cannot"

"WHAT THE F**K!" I exclaimed. Dakota winced at my yells. "Sorry love" I told my daughter before giving Rumple a smack on the head. "Then what the hell are you working on you imp!"

"Dearie I wished you didn't hit me like that, I'm working on a forgetting potion I know too much about my future, our future" Rumple answered before he tossed Emma something. "The only way to protect my future is to forget it, that wand I just gave you should help"

I saw it was black and my eyes widened.

"The Black Fairy's Wand"

Rumple giggled before he pressed a kiss against my cheek and I rolled my eyes. Rumple then used his magic to send Hook and Emma to wherever he sent them.

"You never cease to amaze me Rumple" I growled. "Did you seriously put them in that damned vault?"

"Indeed he did" Dakota confirmed.

"I think the Savior can manage to use the wand to open the portal"

"Uh news flash mate of mine her magic was stolen by Zelena"

Then it hit me, Zelena was dead.

"Holy s**t if Zelena is dead then that means"

"Emma has her magic back" Dakota finished.

"Which means we need to say goodbye to each other"

Rumple looked to Dakota and I smiled as he went over to her and picked her up into his arms.

"I'm so proud of the young woman you have become my jewel" Rumple said to her. "You take care of your mother"

"I will Dad" Dakota replied she kissed her father's cheek before he set her down. Rumple then turned to me.

I flashed my husband a smirk before I pressed a kiss against his cheek before I went back over to Dakota. I took her hand into mine just as Rumple used his magic to send us to the vault.

"Sorry Rumple wanted to say goodbye to us" I told Emma and Hook. Already the portal to the future was opened. "Nice work Emma" I praised her.

Our modern day attire was back and Hook took the unconscious woman that Emma saved into his arms before he went through the portal first.

"Take her with you" I told Emma pushing Dakota ahead. Emma nodded before she and Dakota leapt into the portal. I was about to go through the portal myself when Rumple suddenly appeared.

"She opened it" I turned around just as Rumple grabbed onto my wrist.

"Rumple what the f**k are you doing?!" I protested.

"Zila please tell me about my son"

Oh god he was asking about Neal.

"What happens when I find him?"

"I thought you wanted to forget" I said as my hair began to blow like crazy thanks to the portal.

"Before I do I need to know does he forgive me?"

"Yes" I answered a few tears came to my eyes.

"Yes but what?" Rumple asked. "What aren't you telling me?"

"He dies" I told Rumple finally. A look mixed with shock and sadness came upon my husband's face. "He forgives you, he loved you so much Rumple, he died to save all of us, he sacrificed himself to protect our daughter, because of him she lives, don't let that be in vain mate of mine"

"I can change what happened" Rumple argued. But I stopped his words with a kiss. Tears flowed down my face as I kissed my mate. The kiss was short because the portal was becoming fiercer.

"You think you can change the future but you might make it worse, I loved him like he was my own child, Rumple, I even tried to save him, he died a hero, you can't take that away from him, you have to drink the potion and forget everything I just told you, I love you mate of mine"

"As I love you" Rumple said before he uncorked the vial. Then he let me go and I was sucked into the portal.

Past Rumple's POV

My mouth felt like I had just drank a potion. I then looked around to notice I was in my vault where I stored magic or items I dared not use. I then saw the Black Fairy's wand on the floor and I picked it up. I looked around and said.

"What the hell am I doing in here?"

I then used my magic to get out of the vault wondering why on earth I was there to begin with.

Storybrooke
Present

"Ow bloody hell" I growled as Emma helped me up. "I really hate time traveling portals their a bitch"

"We're back" Hook said. Sure enough I looked around and we were in the barn where the portal first activated.

"We gotta split" I said. Dakota smirked before she grasped my hand into hers and I used my magic to transport us to Granny's.

"Zila can you not do that!" Granny snapped as I appeared next to a surprised Rumplestiltskin.

"Sorry!" I shouted before Dakota threw herself onto her father.

"I was starting to worry about you two" my mate said as he kissed Dakota on the forehead.

"Long story mate of mine" I told Rumple as he sat Dakota down and I hugged my husband. Rumple wrapped on arm around me while the other went around Dakota. It felt good to be back home where we belonged. Emma entered the diner shortly and went over to hug her parents. I also heard her say that she wasn't leaving Storybrooke. Afterwards Dakota and I told Rumple what had happened. Of how we went to the past. Rumple would laugh at the funny parts and he listened with interest. Granny brought over some food and even though I had eaten not long ago I tore into my food like a starved animal, Dakota did the same while Rumple only watched in amusement.

"Excuse me, if I could have everyone's attention just for a moment" David said getting our attention. We all looked to him. "This coronation ceremony is something we've looked forward to for a long time, the arrival of our new son has been the cause of great joy for our family and we hope you can share in it as we name him for a hero, someone who saved every one of us, someone who we loved, and he loved back, someone who sacrificed himself to save his little sister"

David looked to Dakota and already she was starting to tear up a little.

"People of Storybrooke it is our great joy to introduce to you our son Prince Neal"

Rumple closed his eyes and Athena who stood next to her brother took her brother's hand into hers. I only smiled as I kissed Dakota's forehead.

At Well

"Damn it now I'm nervous all to hell all over again" I growled as stood next to Maurice. I was in my blue dress about to renew my vows to Rumple.

"Easier said than done" Dakota joked. She looked beautiful in her red dress. She didn't carry a bouquet and never did I. Maurice chuckled just as Dakota pressed a kiss against my cheek before she disappeared in a cloud of crimson smoke. I wore both my necklaces around my neck and I had Masamune in its scabbard on my back. It too was a symbol on the day I met Rumple.

"You ready?" Maurice asked.

"Let's get this over with" I joked as we began to walk on ahead. Belle and Gabriel stood next to Athena who would be officiating this ceremony. Rumple had a black suit on and he had a white rose pinned to it, a sword was also next to the rose. He had his arm around Dakota as I walked towards him. Dakota smirked as I kissed Maurice before I walked over to my mate and I took his hand into mine.

"It is an honor to be doing this again" Athena began. "If you two are ready so am I"

I turned to Rumple as he did the same. While one of his hands was in mine, the other held Dakota's.

"Rumplestiltskin, mate of mine, this thing we have, it's never been easy, I lost you once to the curse, your were almost taken from me when you were poisoned, but our love brought us back together, it gave life to the beautiful young woman that stands next to you"

I looked to Dakota who was smiling, she actually was blushing too. I then looked back to Rumple.

"I love you mate of mine, I love the darkness within you, I love you for not turning me away when you found out what I truly was, and from this day to my last day, I will remain by your side, and protect you always"

"Zila, when we met, I wasn't just unloved and unloving, I was an enemy of love, love had only brought me pain, my walls were up, but you broke them down, you brought me home, you brought light into my life and chased away all the darkness, and I vow to you I will never forget the distance between what I was and what I am, I owe more to you than I can never say" Rumple then let go of my right hand and waved his over it. A gold ring appeared on my ring finger and on the ring were dragon designs. A single garnet rested in the center. Rumple then took my hand back into his. "How you can see the man behind the monster I will never know"

"That monster is gone, and the man beneath him may be flawed, but we all are, and I love you for it, sometimes the best sword is all rusted up, but its glory never fades away, and sometimes the best teacup is chipped, and sometimes darkness can coexist if there is light"

I then pressed my right hand against Rumple's face and my lips met with us. My other hand never once left Dakota's as Rumple and I continued our kiss which was filled with love and light, it was also mixed in with a little darkness, heh, heh. When we broke apart we both turned to Dakota. I removed my hand out of hers and bent down to her level, Rumple still clutched her other hand.

"You are the other light of our life my sweet one, for 28 years we missed you, the moment we learned you were going to be reborn again was the happiest moment of our lives, Dakota, and now you are here at long last"

"And we love you my little jewel, we always have and always will" Rumple then used his magic to conjure two things for our daughter. First was a silver gold ring with a single amethyst in the center, the other item was a silver chain with a white wolf pendant hanging on the end. Both Rumple and I then pressed our lips against our daughter's forehead and she put herself into us. I wrapped both of my arms around my daughter while Rumple had one on her as well, the other was around me. The three of us then remained like that for who knows how long, because at the moment the only thing that mattered was the three of us being together like it always meant to be.

Barn House

The mysterious urn that came back from the past lay untouched on the barn flooring. Then it opened and a blue liquid substance flowed out of it. The substance traveled through all of the spiral markings that Athena had made in the flooring for the time travel spell. Then it met up at the center and the blue liquid began to rise forming into a person. In fact it formed into a woman all dressed in blue. Her hair was blonde and it was styled in braid that hung off the woman's left shoulder. She then took off her left glove and ice shot out of her hand. The ice hit the urn causing it to be destroyed. Ice formed under the woman before she started to walk forward determined to find out where she was and more importantly where her sister Anna was.

And Season 3 is wrapped up!
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