OUAT FANFIC
Refresher: Remember Bossy? He was in the episode 'Dreamy'.
Grumpy was the last egg to hatch; beginning with Doc, Sleepy, Happy, Bashful, Sneezy, Stealthy, and Dopey.
Once upon a time, Bossy dwarf sat contemplating in the humid curl of night. The mines were reaching an all time high temperature. Sure this would be good for the eggs; hatching them quickly and increasing productivity.
But for those already hatched the heat was unbearable and thus there Bossy sat counting the karat's of diamonds in the cool cliff tops. It was then he began to admire the stars.
Bossy hardly found time to be out of the mines, he was always busy- and by sitting here out in the open he was making a very grave mistake; he'd forgotten about his punishment...
"Aha-a Bossy. Naughty little dwarf your debt isn't paid yet!" With sudden remembrance Bossy lept up in fear and began to take refuge below a leaf.
Dwarfs were small; as small as the fairies and mice (Diamonds were usually in small crevices). They had a special dust to make them man sized, but Bossy was not going to use it. He did NOT want to see this man, Rumplestiltskin.
Then as if Rumple had used the Dwarf's very thought of him as a compass to his location; he showered him in this dust. Bossy began to grow until he was no shorter yet no taller than Rumple. "Bossy, you have broken the deal." Rumple waggled a finger at him.
"I-I'm sorry. I'll get right back to work!" He stuttered.
The deal to which they are referring was the punishment. Bossy's name wasn't only this because he oversaw the mines but because he was a control freak.
Rumple had once appeared in the mines to pick out a lovely diamond for a girl; named Belle. At the time Rumple seemed giddy with love. Bossy had never heard of Rumple's ventures so he'd told him. "You may only take this stone if you work sanitation for 1 year." Rumple had had enough gold to trade for the diamond but Bossy took any opportunity to live to his name..and Rumple had no time to spare.
This angered Rumple, so he cursed Bossy to endlessly work for 12 years because Rumple's power was twelve times that of Bossy's; how dare he talk down to him! And if Bossy stop working, he'd fall sick and die.
Bossy had followed the rules 6 years; until tonight when he'd admired the stars. "I'm sorry Rumpelstiltskin. Give me another chance!" He pleaded.
Bossy knew it was futile he'd learned Rumple to be merciless. Rumple said nothing. His eyes were sad; the giddy look of love gone. "Had something happened to Belle?" He thought.
Rumple jolted at Bossy's thoughts. Rumple moved to strangle Bossy he did NOT want to hear her name. But then he saw Bossy's eyes he understood the pain; the Blue Fairy.
Rumple thought. "Fine Bossy, I will change the terms of our agreement." He led Bossy to the tiny mine entrance. Bossy watched as Rumple touched eight little eggs. "This batch of dwarfs will bring you unrest. They will effect your life immensely as well as all others. Watch over these dwarfs Bossy...the fate of the realm depends on it." And then Rumple was gone.
The growth dust wore off. Bossy stared at the eggs from across the room. From Rumple's description he couldn't tell if they were omens or lucky. He determined- knowing Rumple- they would mean trouble.
He had to terminate them before the immense heat hatched them. He grabbed his ax; knowing his name would change to something vile & proof of his murder. This almost stopped him then he thought; hero.
He lifted the ax; and thats when the eggs began to hatch.