Ch.4 Old Friends, New Allies

David, Mary Margaret, Hook, Elsa, Emma and Anna made their way to the pawn shop. They walked through the door and as the bell rang Mr. Gold turned to them.

"Well if it isn't the savior.." Mr. Gold recognized Anna, and she him. "And some new friends."

"Oh my god, your skin looks normal, not that there was anything wrong before. Oh wait yes it was."

"Rumple have you seen my..." Belle had seen Anna, and was in deep shock considering last time she saw her she was being taken by her aunt. "Anna?"

"Belle?"

"You know her?" Rumple asked

"You know him?"Anna asked

Belle turned to Rumple knowing it would be easier to explain it to him first "We met along time ago when I was in Arendelle"

"Why were you in Arendelle?"

"She was trying to remember something, why were you back there"

"Oh, well Anna...umm"

"Wait, are you too, are you too together?"

"Anna listen to me"

"Belle, this is the same man I took the hat from, the one I said i really hope you never cross paths with"

"Yes well that was a long time ago deary, since then I've lost a son, gained a wife. So I suppose you can say that I am turning over a new leaf."

"Great, then perhaps you could explain a few things" Emma started "first of all Elsa was in an urn trapped in your vault, and Anna's necklace"

"Which you lost" Elsa interrupted

"Which I lost" Emma said annoyingly "Were both in your possession. Care to tell us why?"

"Well many items fall into my possession over the years"

"My aunt grabbed that urn from me the second Elsa was in there, she wouldn't have let that out of her sight."

"Well perhaps she misplaced it. I received that urn from a man I made a deal with long ago, said that inside contained a very dangerous monster. Perhaps he took it from her right under her nose"

Elsa couldn't help but believe that a little, given the events that took place where she froze Arendelle, she wouldn't doubt someone called her a monster

"And the necklace?"

"Well given that it was yours why don't you tell us?"

"Well, when I was under a spell Ingrid cast, I got angry and threw it in the fireplace"

"Well then perhaps your aunt simply didn't want a reminder of you laying around the castle"

"I'm sorry just based on past experience i'm just having trouble believing you"

"I'll use my superpower on him, tell us whether he's telling the truth or not"

"I'll give you better than that Miss Swan, Belle could you get may dagger?"

"No Rumple, I trust you"

"Miss Swan and Anna want proof, and I am happy to oblige"

With that Belle took out the Dark One dagger, a wavy knife with black ridges on it. Written on the blade was the name "Rumpelstiltskin" in black letters

"Dark One, with this dagger I command you to tell the truth"

"The truth is, what I said, I simply accumulated those items over time, through deals and I have no idea how those individuals got a hold of them."

"Alight, but we have bigger problems, Anna and I aren't the only ones in Storybrooke, my aunt is here and I think she want's Anna dead"

"I can help you with that"

Mr. Gold conjured up a jar, inside it looked like there was nothing, but when he poured it into Anna's hands she felt something. "Wait, what?"

"The chalk that I used to protect you from Cora."

"All you, or should I say Miss Swan has to do is draw a line and cast it"

"Thank you" Elsa said. The group then left the shop, Anna was clutching the chalk in her hands and Hook was walking close to her, pulling his head close to hers.

"Did you believe any of that?"

"Well I saw the dagger, but I still don't feel like he's changed"

"I know that dagger he gave Belle is a fake, I've hunted the old crocodile for a long time and I know that he would never let anyone have power over him, not even Belle"

"The crocodile?"

"You saw his skin before right?"

"Oh yeah, actually crocodile is a good nick-name"

"So I say, we find out where the real dagger is, and actually get some help because I doubt that bloody chalk is going to do much good"

"Shouldn't we tell Belle?"

"We have to keep this secret less the crocodile finds out, are you with me?"

"I'm in!"

In the snow cave, Ingrid was sitting in front of her mirror, using her magic to watch the whole conversation. The more she watched Elsa and Emma together, she felt joy knowing her future "sisters" were bonding. The more she watched Anna and Elsa, the more she was reminded of her with their mother Gerda, and she was overflowing with disdain towards both the red-headed girls. When she stops the spell she could see old Rumple, staring at her from behind.

"Did you enjoy the show?"

"You! Get out!"

"Now is that any way to treat a guest, i'm here to help."

"Oh, so now you want to help? Just like when you took Elsa from me the second Anna was frozen!?"

"Well in all fairness you could have got her back, but you missed that opportunity to find another sister"

"It's not like that...I just..."

"Now it looks like our new arrival has made an issue for both of us. You can't have Emma and Elsa to yourselves as long as Anna is in town. And I can't get anything done as long as she knows my plans"

"Your plans?"

"In spite of our last ordeal, I finally have the sorcerer's hat"

"You're finally going to cleave yourself from the dagger?"

"Unfortunately, Anna already knows about the hat and what I was planning to do with it. If I try to follow through she will inform the others"

"Yes, that would be bad for you. As long as she is in town casting the spell of shattered sight would be a useless cause"

"Yes because you so foolishly cast it over her before, so now she's immune. The second people see the curse is about to hit they can just use her to make an antidote."

"I was hoping to kill her off, but now that's ruined thanks to you!"

"That chalk couldn't hold back Regina and Cora, and you have me. The chalk isn't our biggest obstacle, but the two women who are so determined to protect her. But if we work together we can get past them and dispose of our little obstacle. Then e can both get what we want, you just alone with your new sisters, and me free with my power. Do we have a deal?"

Ingrid paused for a few moments, then she spoke

"So what do you have in mind?"