Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26225812-20150707104315/@comment-25926288-20150707130807

ChocolatEyes613 wrote: Rumplestiltskin wanted Cinderella's baby, because of the deal she struck with him. This is the correct answer in canon. They retcon TL babies to be powerful and Emma was predestined to be the Savior, so Rumple would look stupid if he wanted her baby for any other reason.