Disclaimer: I only own Evangeline.
Info: I know I'm slow but I forgot that Yen Sid is Disney spelt backwards. His assistant is Mickey and since Yen Sid is known for animated inanimate characters I decided Mickey will be something Yen Sid made then brought to life.
I soon caught up with Rumpel and entangled my arm in his, putting my anger in the past for it doesn't matter anymore. What matters is the present and the future. He smiled sadly at me as we continued to walk on a path through the forest. A little ways away from the edge of town where the inn we are staying at is located.
"Eva?"
"Hmm?"
"My mother used to read my stories of true love. 'True loves kiss breaks any curse.'" he quoted.
"Those stories are the best. My grandmother told me stories like that as well, of true love breaking curses. My favorite was of a man cursed to be a nutcracker but then he found love with a ballerina from a music box." I smiled fondly at the memory.
"My mother had the most perfect soft voice to tell them. Like you." he smiled at me as we continued walking and conversing. I smiled at the compliment. "Yet I was wondering if our love is true, because my curse isn't broken, nor do my powers disappear when we kiss." he said. My smile faded before I replied.
"I prevent that from happening my love. If I break your curse, you won't be immortal anymore. I don't want to watch you die. So I make my magic and your magic cancel out the true loves kiss for your curse, but if you really wanted me to change you back..." I hesitated. I shan't be selfish. "I could if it would mean your happiness, Rumpelstiltskin." I said looking up, he was shaking his head with his brows furrowed. We stopped and he grabbed my arms.
"I want to keep this power. I want to stay with you, and we will find Baelfire." he spoke. "But is our love true?" he asked. I smiled softly, grabbed his hand, closed my eyes, and put a loving kiss to his palm, allowing the magic to work. I opened my eyes then pulled away to show his hand, his skin fading to the tan color it once was before it turned back to the rough gold green skin of the Dark One. He smiled happily and put a short kiss on my lips before putting his fore head to mine lovingly.
"Did you really need me to show you? Because I knew our love was true from the very moment you kissed me on the battlefield." I stated before we began walking again, my arm entwined in his.
"I think, deep down, I already knew." he replied. Right in the middle of a forest clearing, we came upon a camp. It was almost as if someone were hiding here. The fire was still lit so they couldn't be far. Rumpel and I looked around for the person.
"I've been expecting you." a woman's voice spoke from behind us. I let go of Rumpel's arm as we turned. It was a young woman with red curly hair. Where her eyes should of been, the skin was sewn over roughly. Her palms faced us and in them were her bright blue eyes.
"Then you know why I've been searching for you." Rumpel replied stepping towards her. I stayed where I was looking to him confused.
"Was she the seer you spoke of?" I asked while gesturing to the woman. Rumpel nodded as the girl replied.
"What I foretold during the Ogres War has finally come to pass." she said walking past us to stoke the fire before turning, keeping her distance. Rumpel sneered at her angrily.
"Well, in a manner of speaking. I, uh, hobbled myself on the battlefield, was branded a coward. My wife – ran away and left me. Eva, the help, arrived but then, my son was called to the front. Oh! Then I became The Dark One. Then, Bae left me. So, yes. My actions on the battlefield left my son fatherless. But… It would've been nice to know about all that pesky details." he exclaimed as he circled her.
"Time can be rewritten but the future remains the same no matter what." I informed him. He gave me a look.
"Knowing would not have made a difference. You still would have been powerless to escape your fate." she added. He chuckled darkly.
"Just...like...you." he used magic to strangle her.
"Rumpel! Please!" I pleaded with him. "This girl is not to blame!" he released his hold reluctantly and she nodded her thanks.
"You know what I want." he told her.
"You want to find your son." she panted out while holding her throat lightly.
"Yes!?" we said in unison. She moved her hands around as if searching. She was looking into the future.
"You will find him."
"How? And this time, don't leave out a single detail." he commanded her.
"It will not be an easy path. It will take many years… And require a curse. A curse…powerful enough to rip everyone from this land." she warned, it was easy to see this was causing her pain. But we must know how to find Baelfire, I gathered the skirts of my dress and ran to her.
"There must be more, tell us." I ushered.
"You will not cast the curse… Someone else will. And you will not break the curse… Someone else will." she rasped out. I furrowed my brows to Rumpel. He looked just as confused.
"Tell us the rest. Explain." he ordered, but the seer was unable to. She put her arms down exhausted.
"I don't know. Even my powers have limits." she panted.
"We need to know more please!" I exclaimed.
"If you want to see the path you must take, there is only one way...Take this burden from me." she pleaded with us holding her hands out. Rumpel was only too happy to oblige. He grabbed her hands before I could warn him, a white light began to emit from them. The seer screamed in pain as her power was ripped from her. Rumpel gazed up into the air but I knew he was seeing something. He looked confused as he searched.
"I can't…see…anything. It's too much. It's nothing but a jumble." he said.
"Perhaps two heads are better than one." I said after tossing my fear aside. The seer screamed again as I grabbed one of hers and Rumpel's joined hands in mine. I gasped as a flood of images were revealed to me.
"They've slowed down. But it's still..." Rumpel spoke I could hear the smile in his voice.
"The future is a puzzle with many pieces to be sorted. In time, you will learn to separate what can be, from what will be." the seer revealed then Rumpel let go causing me to as well, the images faded. The seer fell to the ground dying.
"This is why you wanted to give up your power. To free yourself from this torment." I said kneeling down to her, the images still in the back of my mind. There were happy ones but also ones of sadness, tragedy, pain, and anger.
"In time you will work it all out." she whispered. Rumpel scowled. She seemed to be fading fast. I stood and followed Rumpel as he began walking away but we were stopped.
"Wait. As gratitude, I offer you one piece of the puzzle." she began as she waved her hand through the air. Searching one last time. "You will be reunited with your son, and it will come in a most unexpected way. A boy… A young boy will lead you to him. But beware, Rumpelstiltskin, for that boy is more than he appears. He will lead you…to what you seek. But there will be a price. The boy… Will be your undoing." she finished with her last breath before her hand fell to the ground as she died. I waved my hand and vines took her into the Earth so she would be properly buried.
"Then I'll just have to kill him." Rumpel shrugged as if it were nothing. I frowned at him and took his hand in mine.
"Maybe it won't come to that. Let's at least try to see." I said then closed my eyes. He sighed through his nose before doing the same. Images were revealed. A Dark Castle, an old wizard, a spinning wheel surrounded by straw, a baby, no wait, our baby, then my grandfather! I gasped and pulled away putting my hands over my eyes as if it would erase the image of him from my mind forever. I know what he looks like because my grandmother had showed me his picture plenty of times.
"What's wrong, who was that?" Rumpelstiltskin asked concerned. I looked to him.
"My grandfather, that was Merlin. I don't ever want to see him. I will never see him." I said backing away angrily. Rumpel shushed me softly and pulled me close to him, I nuzzled into his neck and hugged him back.
"You don't have to. It's all right. Now I know where that castle is, and I know who resides in it. If I can defeat him, we can have a new home." he said, taking my mind off of my betraying grandfather.
"Yen Sid." I stated the wizard's name.
"Yes, he visited my village once. Looking for an assistant." he informed me as we trekked back to the inn.
"He is a friend of my grandmothers. I think him, my grandmother, Zoso, and...Merlin grew up together as the very first magical beings. It's odd how this all ties together." I commented. He chuckled. We arrived at the inn and quickly packed our things then paid for the room and left. Sasha pulling our wagon to head north towards the dark mountains, where Yen Sid's castle resided.
"Rumpelstiltskin, we could simply transport there. It would be quicker, and the areas we are headed towards aren't safe." I suggested before Rumpel pulled on the rains halting Sasha.
"Is there a problem?" Sasha asked.
"No, everything is all right Sasha, don't be afraid of what's about to happen." I calmed her. She nodded her head. I held my hand out, palm up, to Rumpel. He smirked then took it. Our surroundings shimmered into more trees but these were covered in snow, Sasha once again began to trot leading us down the winding road and through the open gate.
"Yen Sid is fond of scrying, he might be expecting us. Show no threat, he is not an enemy, my love." I informed Rumpel as we pulled Sasha to a stop after crossing the bridge to the gates. I kissed his cheek before stepping of the cart and unhooking Sasha.
"Go find the stables, this will be our new home." I whispered in her ear while slipping her a sugar cube from my pocket. She nodded to me and trotted off. I grabbed Rumpel's hand in mine then we walked inside, the doors closing behind us.
"Evangeline! It's nice to see you again, who is your friend?" Yen asked. He gestured us to follow him.
"Oh he's more than a friend." I shared a smirk with Rumpel as we followed him into what appeared the dining room. There were books piled everywhere, cauldrons bubbling, and potions lying about. "This is Rumpelstiltskin, the new Dark One."
"So I've heard that Zoso has passed, I never got the chance to give my condolences of what happened to your Grandmother." he gave Rumpel a stern look as he took a seat at a table. Rumpel stood while I sat across from Yen
"Oh I understand. You're a busy man. Have you found an apprentice yet?" I asked. He chuckled before nodding.
"He's not quite finished though." he replied. I furrowed my brows but my question was tossed aside.
"You're not here for a simple visit though now are you?" he asked, his smile fading and he gained a more serious look.
"No, Rumpel and I need a new home. I've come here to duel you for your Dark Castle." I answered before standing, making sure to be prepared for anything, Rumpel stood behind me for protection. Yen Sid glanced at him before he folded his hands in front of him.
"It's yours." I blinked my eyes in surprise at his reply.
"Pardon?"
"The castle is yours. It was your Grandmother's first but it became dark after what happened between her and..." he led off knowing best to leave the subject untouched as i glared at him.
"She never told me about this place." I mumbled. Everything around us began disappearing as the castle began to empty.
"I'd expect not, she may of had good memories here. But her misery blinded her causing her to leave, pregnant with your father. Now before I leave I would like to speak with you alone." Yen Sid said while glaring lightly at Rumpel, he only glared back showing his protectiveness. I put a hand on his arm and smiled, showing there was no serious threat.
"Why don't you explore the tower, find a place for your spinning wheel." I suggested while smiling. He looked back and forth between me and Yen Sid before he left to explore. Once Rumpel was out of ear shot Yen spoke.
"I know Zoso put a dark curse on you, known only by him. If you ever want it lifted you need someone truly powerful, someone whose specialty is curses." his eyebrows were raised and he waited for me to get the answer.
"I will not go to him. He abandoned us so why should he have a part in my life?" I snapped. Yen Sid raised his hands in defense.
"I'm only trying to help. Now unless you can bring back the dead, your grandmother can not help you."
"Well you can animate unanimated things, can't you bring her back?" I asked, almost pleading. He shook his head sadly before putting a hand on my shoulder as I sighed sadly.
"You know if I could I would of. She was one of the best friends I had. She showed us that we were not alone in this world when it came to magic." he softly said.
"You share Merlin's blood, perhaps you can find a way to break the curse yourself, if not then Merlin is your only choice for he is the only one strong enough." Yen Sid offered.
"He will be my last resort. Besides, I don't even know where he is." I answered sharply. He then grabbed his blue hat off his head and as if he were going to rip it in half he pulled it until it was duplicated. I gave him a confused look.
"I saw your husband eyeing it." He explained while smiling amused. He handed the duplicate to me. I could sense the little bit of magic in it and chuckled.
"We aren't married, but I hope someday he will gather the courage to propose." I whispered the last part as if it were gossip and smiled. Yen Sid returned the smile then he and began to walk out.
"I hope to see you again in the future." he said but stopped in the doorway. "Oh, Evangeline, what do you think I should name my assistant?" he asked as he pulled out a painted figurine of an odd looking mouse. Black with round ears smiling wide, as if he were human. I thought a moment before smiling.
"Mickey." I replied. He chuckled.
"Mickey the mouse. Interesting name indeed. Goodbye Evangeline, and good luck." he said before disappearing in a beam of light. I rose my hand palm towards the ceiling and a pedestal appeared in the corner of the room. I placed the hat upon it smiling. My grandmother was right. The man was stern but had a heart of gold. He knew the right thing to say. I then went to find Rumpel, which was in the tallest room of the tallest tower of the Dark Castle.
"So, we successfully have our own castle." I said smiling wide, walking into the empty tower after I had just finished my talk with Yen Sid. Rumpel was looking around and seemed to be mentally deciding where things would go. "I suppose we should celebrate?" I suggested while smirking and removing my gloves. He looked to me with a large smirk and slowly stalked towards me, as if he were a predator and I was the prey.
"Oh, I love how you think, my love. I think I'll have you as celebration and I'm not just going to have you dearie, I'm going to lick and kiss at every inch of your skin until you beg," he reached me and ripped the top of my dress open forcefully, leaving my top bare. "and you will not leave this room until I've made sure that every part of you is thoroughly ravished." Rumpel growled huskily into my ear as he harshly pulled me to his amazing body and began to remove the rest my clothing. I shuddered and sighed in pleasure as his newly required claws raked down my back gently. It seemed the more magic he did the "worse" his appearance became. Although, I enjoy his new appearance, it's interesting and unique.
"But there's no place to lie down, the floors don't look that clean up here." I was able to groan out while he nibbled at my ear and kneaded my breast with a free hand. He chuckled.
"You're so innocent, Eva, thinking we have to do this lying down. I personally think I make my best deals," he began before grabbing my ass and hoisting me up, forcing me to wrap my legs around his waist as he backed me into a wall as I wrapped my arms around his neck while he began to grind his large growing erection on me while I gave his neck attention. "When I'm standing." he finished. I giggled before kissing him deeply and enjoyed the rest of the evening with him creating the first memory within this place. Tomorrow, we shall decorate our new home.
R&R! I love the character Yen Sid, in the episode Skin Deep in the background of Rumpel's dining/spinning room there is Yen Sid's hat on a pedestal so I added a back story. Also the figurine of Mickey from this chapter is in Mr. Gold's shop. Google it! It's really neat to see what props are snuck onto the show. I hope I did Yen Sid's character alright. I only know him from Kingdom Hearts 2 and the famous Fantasia scene which hasn't happened yet since Yen still needs to animate Mickey. Do you think it was alright for Eva to name Mickey? I thought it would be cool. So maybe they will get a baby, maybe not. We'll see.
