Chapter 3: Plan revealed: StoryBrooke
Remi stood staring across the road at Mr Gold and watched as he quickly disappeared towards the forest. Remi turned to Merida and smiled and then went to run after him.
"Where are you going?" Merida shouted after her.
"I need to sort something" Remi said trying to lie. Merida sighed and nodded knowing she couldn't stop her even if she tried. Remi knowing this turned and continued to run after Mr Gold. Remi ran up the toll bridge laughing at the "R" she had written in-between the T and O.
"Hey!" Remi shouted after Mr Gold who was limping into the forest with the young woman. Remi quickly lost sight of him and round herself to be frantically running in every direction looking for Mr Gold. After a while Remi found herself at the wishing well and quickly spotted Mr Gold and Remi now realised the young woman with him was Belle. Remi knelt down in a bush and watched the two.
"What's happening?" Belle hissed looking around nervously as energy seemed to fill the air.
"I am bringing magic back" Mr Gold said looking down at the well.
"Why?" Belle asked sounding nervous.
"Why magic is power" Mr Gold said seriously with a smile. Remi watched in awe as a purple fog shot out of the well and made its way towards StoryBrooke. Remi then decided to jump out the bush and confront Mr Gold.
"Why can't she remember?" Remi shouted angrily storming up to the pair. Mr Gold played the innocent.
"Why can't who remember what exactly?" Mr Gold asked with a sigh. Remi stopped in her tracks and stared at him.
"You know what I am talking about" Remi growled. Mr Gold laughed and Belle looked at him with a confused expression.
"Why doesn't my own mother know who I am?" Remi asked getting angrier. Mr Gold stepped forward trying to intimidate Remi.
"Your mother is Merida if I'm not mistaken?" Mr Gold said sarcastically. Remi shook her head trying not to burst into tears.
"I've always known" Remi hissed. Mr Gold straightened up and stamped his cane on the ground.
"Well I suppose there is not point in lying anymore since I am in control! But I have to hand it too you dearie, without you this whole ordeal would have been prevented which would not have worked to my advantage" Mr Gold said his tone becoming more like Rumpleskiltskin's. Remi shook her head in disbelief.
"I don't understand" Remi said confused.
"Of course you don't dearie, you see I needed a decoy otherwise that darn medicine woman would have seen this whole curse coming and I wanted this to happen and by getting rid of you I helped fool that Blue Fairy into thinking you were the real threat and not your so called mother" Mr Gold said starting to pace as he explained his wicked plan.
"You planned this?" Remi choked.
"Correction dearie, I aided it" He said with a dark tone in his voice. "I always knew your mother would want to destroy this world but it would not have happened if she had you and by not having you I caused a distraction. It's purely genius" Mr Gold said with a dark smile. Remi's breathing elevated in shock and anger.
"I want her to remember me!" Remi shouted tears rolling down her cheek. Mr Gold nodded.
"Trust me she has no time for you, her heart is consumed with revenge and it does not care for family. How do you think this curse happened?" Mr Gold said pointing at her. Belle stood nervously looking between the two. Her eyes welled up as she heard Remi's painful story.
"Trust you?" Remi spat her face drenched with tears. Mr Gold shrugged.
"You know now" He said disinterested. He then gently touched Belle's arm and turned her away to go back to town. Remi stood rigid with shock. Belle turned back and looked at Remi her eyes full of sympathy.
"Curses can always be broken" Belle whispered at Remi. At this Remi looked up and nodded and began to devise a plan.