Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-1916997-20150313202428/@comment-26258922-20150407021700

We know that Rumple and Belle have a scene together in 4x20

We know that Emma has the dagger and lightening strikes it and she disappears in 4x22.

We know from a Q&A w/ E&A that the story of Rumple and Belle isn't over

so....

For Rumple to have an opportunity of being w Belle again he really needs to be redeemed and throwing Belle's friend, Emma, to the wolves wouldn't do it. Plus as long as he has his dagger power, I would hope the writers wouldn't write her character going back to him so maybe he has a way for him to be separated from the dagger and because Emma is the savior it doesn't effect her the same way. To take away the dagger powers, Emma is taken on a journey and then to save her Hook goes after her which would be the journey that Hook and Emma go on together.