Dark Guardian
A/N: I don't own Disney, nor do I own its Hunchback of Notre Dame number one. This is a what if… fic. This is what would happen if Quasi had someone else, a higher power looking out for him from the beginning to when Frollo used him to find the Court of Miracles and then to the bitter end of the first movie. Starts out where Frollo is about to drown Quasimodo and the friar steps in.
Chapter One: Beginnings.
The priest was about to throw the child into the well, "Misshapen demon will be gone and I can forget about," said Frollo as he neared the well.
"STOP!!!" cried the Archdeacon, "Do not take an innocent life."
"This is an unholy child," said Frollo, "I'm sending it back to Hell where it belongs."
"No," said the Archdeacon, "Why waste more blood?"
Frollo then looked at the mother and then at the Archdeacon, "What is your point? She ran, I pursued and I did what I believe was right."
"You have committed one murder, would you commit another in the sight of the Eyes of Notre Dame?"
Frollo looked around and for the first time in his life, felt scared, the eyes were watching him, he then noticed a…he couldn't describe it, but it was dressed in black and standing on one of the Eyes, it then disappeared and Frollo realized what he must do.
"Raise it as your own," said the Archdeacon.
"Are you out of your mind?" asked Frollo, "Raise this misshapen….hmmm, maybe it may be of some use to me one day."
"Yes," said the Archdeacon, "Now the question is where will you have it stay?"
"Here," said Frollo, "In the Bell tower, he's a hunchback, he will be strong, and of good use that way."
"Fine," said the Archdeacon, "But remember, he is your child, I'd hate to have to report you to the Pope."
Frollo realized that this was a veiled threat, but he complied and sent the child with Rolf (the Archdeacon, I hate calling him that and I own the name now.) and then went about his business. Rolf took the child and handed it to an attendant, "Take the child, see that it is clothed and fed and then send it to the tower, I have business to attend to with the dead women, leave the door open." The attendant bowed and then disappeared into the sanctuary.
"Guardian," said Rolf, "Show yourself."
A figure dressed all in black appeared as if by magic at Rolf's command and bowed.
"You shouldn't have been noticed, now Frollo will think that Angel's are indeed watching him and he will attempt to be good." said Rolf, "Do not appear again unless you feel the need to."
"He took an innocent life," said the creature, "He should be punished for his misdoing."
"She was a Gypsy, Guardian, you of all people know that they are persecuted because of their faith," Rolf lectured, "You can do nothing except protect and watch them as you've been commanded."
"If you say so," said Gonias which was the creature's name, "But if Frollo steps out of bounds, then I will do what I am called to do, which is punish him or call him out."
"Fine, but remember, the child is a hunchback," said Rolf sadly, "He will poison the child against the world and the child will love him, you must help the child as well, three other guardians will assist you."
"If you mean the three gargoyles cast in stone at the top of the tower, they are all he needs for companionship," stated Gonias, "I will visit from time to time, but I have other matters at hand."
And with that Gonias, last of the Angel Guardians disappeared back to the Ancient land.
Epilogue end for Chapter one
Frollo raised the child, Rolf was right about the mind poisoning, Frollo named him Quasimodo which meant half-formed and he became the "Mysterious Bell Ringer." The three guardians who were Gargoyles were Quasimodo's true friends, they taught him as well.
A/N: alright, so this is my first attempt at non-Sci-Fi, I just hope it works. Rolf and the Guardian are only two things that I own. So please review.