Yea so this came about after the previous week's episode…and after seeing the episode before the finale of Sleepy Hollow. My fun thought: (ignoring this week's episode) what if Gideon had abandoned the idea of killing Emma and genuinely wanted her help, however she isn't so receptive to his asking until he gets Killian back, so he has no choice but to invoke some ancient and powerful magic, but as we know all magic comes at a price. If she wasn't going to willingly help him, he would force her to help him, one problem: the Black Fairy is one step of ahead. So how will the final battle end? Is all hope lost?

Revelation of the Savior

And there before me stood a white horse.

And its rider held a bow. And his name was Death.

And then a voice like thunder said, "Come and see."

And Hell followed.

-Book of Revelations Sleepy Hollow Version Season 1 episode 1

The sky was dark and cloudy. Small pellets of rain was coming down in drips and drabs, just enough to be a nuisances. A dark figure steps out of the cover of a nearby awning and enters the street, boots hitting the small puddles that formed on the street. She sighs in annoyance as she lifts the collar of her jacket, and proceeds to make her way towards the rendezvous, heart heavy and thoughts dark.

On the other side of the small town, he makes his way towards the meeting place. He knew this was his last chance to convince the Savior to help him. She failed his tasks before, and finally told him in the not so many words to, "Go to hell." His hand touched the gun hidden in his jacket. However he hoped it wouldn't come to using it. This wouldn't be an ordinary gun and it was playing a very dangerous game. The price would be high to pay. More than he was willing to be honest.

He entered the beach and saw her waiting by a structure, "You're late." She said not turning her gaze away from the ocean.

"I apologize." He spoke as he bowed a bit.

"I told you, I am not interested in helping you." Emma spoke still looking at the horizon, "Not until you bring Killian back to me."

Gideon bit back a retort. He honestly hated doing this, but he needed Killian out of the way. The pirate was a distraction to the Savior, would be now more than ever. If only she was more up to par, he lamented, "You did not complete my test." He countered politely, "Therefore as my father would say, the deal was null in void."

Emma spun around and started to force choke him, "Do not talk to me about your father."

Gideon reached for this throat, as if trying to remove the invisible hand off his throat, but he did manage to get out a, "Alright."

Emma looked him over as his face started to turn a small shade of blue. Thunder rolled in the distance, and she released him. Gideon fell to the ground and began coughing, fighting to get air into his lungs, "You are powerful." He stated as he slowly got to his feet, "You and I could easily do this, and I could get your pirate back without a problem."

"If that were true, you would have showed me a sign of good faith the first time I asked." Emma snapped back as she returned to gazing at the sea.

Gideon said nothing, just observing her as he put a hand in his pocket, letting his fingers touch the bronze and black metal before slowly wrapping his hand in the proper position to pull it out, "I also needed a Savior, not some washed up, soft witted, marshmallow."

"Ouch that burned me more than Regina's fireballs, whatever will I do?" Emma stated sarcastically.

Gideon toyed with the gun a bit, his patience waning thin. He was so tempted to use it now, but then another thought came to mind. For this plan to work, he needed time for the darkness to build inside, time was a commodity he did not have, but there was darkness, and plenty of it, "Well I am afraid we are at an unfortunate stalemate then." He took his hand out of his pocket.

"Yes we are."

"Well then Emma, if you are not willing to help me, then there is only one thing left for me to do."

Emma looked at him, "Good luck killing me, because you will not succeed."

Gideon smirked, "Well you won't have to worry about that, I am not going to kill you."

Emma couldn't hide her surprise, "You're not?"

"No, because I still need you. Anyway enjoy the rest of your evening." Gideon said just as another crack of thunder hit and lightning forked, "Better get home, looks like we are in for a wicked storm." With that he disappeared in a cloud of orange smoke.

Emma looked to where he pointed as the winds picked up. He got one thing right, it looks like they were in for a storm. The only variable? What kind was he talking about? Killian, please come back soon, she thought before she disappeared from the beach in a cloud of whitish gray smoke.