Note: So, as I said the story would jump to the end of the first season and focus on Richard Gold and his "sister" Sybelle when the curse was broken. She will be trying to find balance between the two halves of herself as she deals with her relationship with the dark one and finding a place in his life. They will fight and have a hard time around each other. The story will end with the season three mid-final and they will part ways in a way that I hope will be very sad and heartbreaking.

I hope that you will enjoy the ride and review and check out my other Oncer stories The 7th Sister, Meetings and Greetings, and To The Heart of It (if you want to read more Sybelle centered works. I really do enjoy writing her. She's rather fun). I don't own the show or the characters.

The Day The Curse Was Broken Part 1

Sybelle watched Regina shout at her brother. It was weird and she didn't understand. What were they talking about "Magic has a price' and why did the Mayor want her brother to pay it? Sybelle softly stepped into the room and glanced at her brother. He was smirking, like he somehow won a battle.

"Have I missed something, brother?" Sybelle asked as she handed a cup of tea to her brother. He looked at her and frowned slightly. Sybelle noticed that he had been doing that a lot lately, since that Swan woman came to town.

"I do care about you." He told her. "Maybe not as much as I care for my son, or how much I loved her..." Sybelle knew that the her was his ex. It was strange that he was bringing her up. "But I do care for you. I've come to see you as family. You've really become like a sister to me."

"I am your sister." Sybelle said as she brushed hair out of her eyes. "And I know that it's been hard for you to find a way to love me...or even care about me...but you've always been family to me, even before you knew who I was." She smiled softly. "But I can't help but feel something is wrong. You've been acting odd since that woman came to town. Should I be worried?"

"No." Richard whispered to her as he took hold of her hand. "You've nothing to worry about. I just want you to know that you've always a home with me. I've grown to enjoy having you around."

"I like living with you too." She smiled as she removed her hand from his. She touched her necklace and blinked a few times as tears starting building in her eyes. "You remind me of him a lot. It's made not being able to see him easier for me." Richard frowned as he thought about the curse. He still had no idea who she had been before the curse. It was very likely that she had never lost her love and that she would run towards him the first chance she got. It was very possible that she would leave his home and never look back. He had lied to her to nearly 30 years. He couldn't blame her if she hated him.

"Maybe you'll reunite with him soon." Mr. Gold said as he watched her. She seemed to be thinking over his words and her lips pursed together as if she was trying to recall something.

"No," She shook her head. "I don't think that's possible. It's like he's gone...gone to some place I can't go." She was starting to shake and her head was killing her. She started crying from the pain. "I'm sorry. I don't know why this is happening."

"It's alright." Mr. Gold said as he tried to understand what was happening.

"No, I don't think so." Sybelle shook her head. "Something is happening. I feel it in my bones. My head hurts. It's like a fog and storm are raging in there and I'm trying to break through and remember something important, something big." She shook harder as she tried to think clearly. "Dr. Hooper thinks I'm blocking something...something about Malcolm, something that will hurt me. Do you think he's dead? And I've been lying to myself about how we needed things?"

"I don't think you'd do that." He stated. "Come have a seat." He said as he pulled out a chair. "Things will be better in a few hours."

"What does that mean?" Sybelle questioned as she looked up at her brother. "You've been saying odd things. You've been weird. My head has been hurting since Henry brought his mom. She's not even really his mother. She hasn't been there for him and now everyone kisses up to her. As a..." She wanted to say mom, but she had never been a mother. "I don't get what's happening to me. It's like one of those beings in a story that has been cursed with a lot of others. She's magic and her magic senses the curse will end and she helps the hero without knowing it. But there's no magic. It's not real and I'm not cursed. I'm just sick...really sick." Tears streamed down her face.

Mr. Gold watched as she went to Dr. Hooper's office at least once a week. Her cursed self had suffered with mental issues. She could hear things and see things that weren't there. She sometimes screamed at him that it wasn't fair that she was cursed with living with the Dark One. It was after she screamed that to him that he knew she must have been a strong magic user before the curse. It was clear that her true self was trying to fight through the curse. It was moments like this, when her true self was trying to break free, that Rumpelstiltskin had to wonder what she would do when she recall who she was. He wanted to bring magic to this world, but what would she do with it.

Xxx

Henry had been cursed with the sleeping curse. Mr. Gold had known that was going to happen. Now was the time to get the savior to kill the dragon. Sybelle had composed herself by the time that the two mother's came for her brother. She watched as they demand his help. She blinked as he brought out a sword and told them strange things. She didn't understand what was happening, but felt that her headaches would stop soon. She watched as they left and waited for her brother to come to her.

"Henry is sick?" She asked.

"He'll be fine." Her brother told her.

"You gave her a sword." Sybelle sighed out. "She's gone to fight a monster and I feel like the world has gone crazier than me. This is the time to tell me the truth. Is he really going to be okay? Because I'm worried that something bad is going to happen to him. It's like I know something that's not good, and I can't recall it, but it deals with that boy...and you."

"I promise that he will be fine." Mr. Gold said as he kissed the top of her head. "Now, how about you get some sleep?"

"You'll wake me when you get back?" She asked as she slowly stood up.

"If you're still around."

She smiled at him kindly. She placed a hand on his shoulder and closed her eyes.

"I'll be around." She breathed in. "For your father...he'd like me in your life. Thought I was a very motherly kind of person." She said in a dazed state. "Hm, think that's why he liked me so much, because I could just be a mommy one moment when he needed someone like that and the next I was very much a woman, strong, beautiful, and... and..." She seemed confused. "I think I forgot to take my pills. I'm doing that thing again."

"It's alright." Richard whispered to her. He was never sure if she knew which world she was talking about. "You'll feel better with some rest."

"You're right." She nodded. "I always feel better after I sleep for a bit."

"I'll see you later." He watched as she slowly walked towards the door.

"See you at home." She waved.

"Wait!" He called out to her. "Maybe, I should walk you home."

"I'd like that." Sybelle smiled at him.

Xxx

Hours later, Sybelle woke up panting. A bead of sweat slipped down her back as she tried to make sense of what she was feeling, recalling. Richard Gold was the Dark One. He was the evil imp that no one trusted and she had lived with him for years. He had treated her like family, even said as much earlier that day. Why would he say that to her? How could he look at her and say that? Was it possible that he really cared for her?

She pulled herself out of bed and rushed down the stairs. She needed to find him. She needed to understand what was happening. She had so many questions buzzing in her mind, but they all dropped when she stepped outside her door. She watched as a bunch of people started grouping together. They were shouting and screaming.

"She cursed us!" Someone yelled out. "She should pay."

"She doesn't have magic." Someone else screamed. "Now's the time to attack."

"Stop!" Sybelle screamed out. "You can't do that. You could get hurt." She stressed as she jumped inside the group to control them. They pushed her out of the way.

"What do you know?" One of them hissed out her.

"You had the good life." Another spat at her.

"You have no idea what my life was like." She tossed back. "And that's not the point." She pulled herself back up. "You need to think things through. She could have magic on her side."

"She doesn't." Someone snapped at her. "I would know if magic has about. I'm magical after all."

Sybelle bit her lip. She knew that there was no magic in this world, yet. She knew that the Dark One would change that. There was no way that he would live in a world where he didn't have power over other people. As much as she cared for her brother, even if he wasn't really her brother, he enjoyed being able to control other people. There was no way he would go to a world without magic if he couldn't bring magic with him some how.

"Just because you don't have magic," Sybelle shot back. "doesn't mean she doesn't." Sybelle wondered when her own magic would return. Magic came at a cost. If Rumpelstiltskin brought magic back for himself, he would have to bring it back to everyone else too. There was no way that he could stop that from happening.

"What would you know about magic?" Someone sneered at her.

"Fine." She screamed at the group. "Be a bunch of fools. You'll see that I was right." She snapped as she stormed off. She hated being around fools with closed minds. She swear that if she had her magic she would make them all see reason and froze in her tracks. That wasn't like her, at least not the cursed her. She touched her necklace in horror. The curse had changed her and she wasn't sure how to take that.