Chapter 10 Thinking of you.
Its 10 pm and Alan is sat on his bed in his bedroom looking at an old picture. The picture is of him and his mother Drizella on his second birthday with him opening a birthday present on Drizella's lap. Half of the birthday wrapper is already gone leaving the present that is a Scooby Doo teddy. Toddler Alan in the picture is smiling at the new teddy. While Drizella is just smiling down at him.
"I'm sorry Mother, it was my fault. If it wasn't for me, you would be with Father and Billy." Alan says to himself a few seconds after he hears a knock on his bedroom door.
"Come in," Alan said the door is then opened by Lorelei who then enters the room and walks over to the bed and sits down.
"Nice picture," Lorelei commented as she takes a glimpse at the picture of Alan and Drizella.
"It was the last picture my Mother was ever in," Alan tells Lorelei.
"I lost my Mother to Alan. When I was three." Lorelei reveals. Alan puts the picture to one side before turning to face Lorelei.
"I'm sorry what about your Father or other Mom?" Alan asks.
"I and my Father's relationship is complicated. And once you know who he is you might not like me anymore." Lorelei answers.
"Lorelei, I would never judge someone by who their parents are and besides most of my family consists of heroes and villains," Alan replied he could never hate Lorelei. She understands him.
"My Mother died when I was free and my Father's Jafar," Lorelei confessed. Alan is shocked to hear who Lorelei's father is.
"Lorelei, I don't care who your father is and neither would Gretel," Alan tells Lorelei.
"Really," Lorelei said.
"Really now tell me how did you become a genie?" Alan asked.
Flashback 2:
After Gothel told Jafar that he has to kill his daughter. He returns to his home. Jafar's home consisted of a cloaked castle. One he acquired after killing an enemy. Jafar's home is protected by blood magic. Only allowing him and Jafar to enter and leave. Once the Jafar enters the castle he makes his way over to his Vault. He needed to figure out a way to remove Lorelei from the equation without killing her. At first, Jafar tried all kinds of summoning spells to bring him the Shears of Destiny. But found them protected by magic more powerful than his own. Hours went by until Jafar found two spells he could merge into one. One that will allow him to remove his daughter out of the equation. But at the same time, it could make her despise him. But if that's the price he has to pay so he doesn't have to kill her to obtain the Savior's power! It only took him a couple of minutes. Jafar then walks into Lorelei's room. Upon Jafar entering the room, Lorelei runs towards Jafar hugging him.
"Daddy." Lorelei shouts with joy.
"Have you been good while I've been gone daughter?" Jafar asked.
"Yes, Daddy." Lorelei answers.
"Good my daughter. Now, I have a present for you." Jafar tells his daughter.
"Yay presents," Lorelei screams. Jafar conjures three floating lamps in front of Lorelei each with a different pattern. The middle bottle was painted silver and bronze, the left bottle is painted with flowers. And finally, the right one has all kinds of animals painted on.
"Only one lamp little one pick one," Jafar told Lorelei.
"Right one Daddy," Lorelei picks while pointing at her desired lamp.
"It's very pretty just like you. Now, Lorelei in order for you to have the lamp. You need tap the lamp three times and say your wishes three are mine command." Jafar instructed making the lamps Lorelei didn't choose disappear. Before handing the chosen lamp to her.
"K Daddy." Lorelei says before tapping the lamp three times while saying 'your wishes three are mine to command'. After the third tap and chant, Lorelei is pulled into the lamp in a poof of pink smoke.
"Daddy, it's dark in here," Lorelei shouts scared. Jafar picks up the bottle gently.
"I'm so sorry daughter but this for the best. For me to gain ultimate power to keep you safe forever and to have justice against Aladdin and Jasmine, I need you out of the equation." Jafar spoke softly with a single tear falling down his face.
End of Flashback 2:
Alan just stares at Lorelei shocked. Lorelei's father condemned her to a fate of being a genie!
"I'm sorry." Alan apologised.
"Why are you apologising? You never cursed me to be a genie." Lorelei replied.
"I know its just that you were cursed to be a genie losing your freedom. And you were just tossed from one master to another like some worthless possession." Alan says.
"What about your family?" Lorelei asked.
"That's a long and hard complicated story," Alan said.
"So, you better get started," Lorelei tells Alan and Alan sighs.
"Fine, it was my third birthday." Alan began.
Flashback 3:
Today is Alan's third birthday and little Alan hasn't been excited for the past week for the day to come. Today Alan would get to spend most of his special day with his mommy. Right now Drizella is in the kitchen sorting through her bag. Making sure she has her keys, wallet etc.
"Mommy, Mommy," Alan said as he wobbled into the kitchen. Drizella stops sorting through her bag and turns around to see 3- years-old toddler Alan standing there with a cheeky grin on his face. Alan is wearing little blue jeans and white trainers with no t-shirt.
"Allie, what are you doing here baby?" Drizella asks it was just like Alan to run about without bothering to tell anyone.
"Me, excited to see Scooby Doo," Alan answered.
"I can tell let me guess you threw something to distract your father. So, you could run down here." Drizella says.
"Maybe mommy," Alan replied. Just when Drizella is about to say something Henry bursts into the kitchen, holding a Scooby Doo t-shirt.
"You are smarter than I was at your age," Henry spoke.
"Me and mommy are going to see Scooby Doo," Alan tells Henry.
"I know Allie, but you can't go half dressed," Henry replied with a laugh. Henry then puts the Scooby Doo t-shirt on Alan.
"I want ice cream," Alan said bluntly with a smile.
"At least he has no filter when it comes to speaking his mind," Drizella commented.
"That could get him into trouble," Henry says.
"Being a part of your family could get him into a lot of trouble. May I remind you of Snowing stealing a baby, Emma stealing a car. Gina committing all kinds of murder and the r-word. Oh and my side of the family many crimes." Drizella replies.
"May I remind you of all the great things my family did. My mom broke the first the curse, my grandparents helped defeat the wicked witch along with helping lost souls with my other mom move onto a better place." Henry points out.
"You forgot one good thing your Mom Emma did," Drizella said.
"And what was that?" Henry asked.
"Emma gave birth to you," Drizella answered.
"Scooby-Doo and ice cream now mommy," Alan shouted.
"Fine Alan but you have to do one big job," Drizella says.
"Job," Alan said confused.
"Yes, can you do it for me?" Drizella questioned Alan.
"Yes, mommy," Alan says.
"Go and wake your brother up," Drizella tells Alan.
"K mommy," Alan spoke before running out of the kitchen. Alan then wobbles up the stairs.
Once upstairs Alan walks into 13-year-old Billy's bedroom. Alan wobbles over to the bed and climbs onto the single bed. Alan then starts jumping waking Billy up. Billy at first half asleep was about to shout something horrible until realising it was in fact little Alan waking him up.
"Mom is a crafty witch, sending you up here to wake me up," Billy said as he pulls Alan into a hug.
"Me, want present," Alan replied.
"Really what if I don't have a present." Billy teased. Alan's eyes then begin to water.
"No, present," Alan says.
"No, I'm kidding Allie, here you go," Billy replies as puts Alan to one side and picks up the present from the top of his wardrobe and hands it to Alan. Alan wastes no time unwrapping the present which Billy finds amusing.
"Mystery Machine," Alan shouts with joy.
"Come on let's go downstairs before Mom brings us downstairs with magic," Billy spoke before he picks up little Alan and leaves his room then walks downstairs into the kitchen.
"I got your alarm call," Billy tells his parents.
"He's the only one of us that you wouldn't yell at," Henry said.
"Just wait until he's ten then things will change." Billy jokes.
"Let's not jump that far," Henry replied.
"We better get going baby," Drizella says as she takes Alan out of Billy's arms.
Drizella took Alan to the local ice cream store. At the ice cream store. Drizella walks over to the counter with little Alan holding her hand.
"What ice cream do you want baby?" Drizella asks.
"Strawberry pwease." Alan answered. The employee's back is facing the two.
"A strawberry ice cream cone and a rocky road ice cream cone," Drizella ordered politely.
"I never understood the appeal of ice cream." The employee said. Drizella recognised the voice immediately. Drizella takes a couple of steps back with Alan. The employee turns around to reveal Gothel!
"GOTHEL," Drizella gasped.
"You're wondering why I haven't come again. So soon well I'm a busy woman." Gothel replied.
"You're not getting either of my children. You pathetic delusional hag." Drizella snapped.
"Now, now you wouldn't want little Alan to pick up on any negative attitudes." Gothel chuckled before using magic to throw Drizella out of the shop window.
"Mommy," Alan shouted in fear as runs to the door. Only for a nearby plant to cover the door.
"You are quite the cute little thing," Gothel spoke as she concerns Alan.
"Mommy help!" Alan cried. As Gothel goes to pick up Alan. Drizella outside the ice cream shop gets to her with a few cuts. Seeing what the monster Gothel is about to do. Drizella makes a quick gesture using telekinesis to throw Gothel away from Alan and across the shop into one of the walls. Drizella then uses her magic to make the plant covering the door to vanish. Alan runs out of the door over to Drizella.
"I suggest you leave now before I turn your insides out." Drizella threatened.
"You're out of your league Drizella, I will have Alan and if I can't then I'm afraid there no use for him." Gothel sneers as she fires a blast of magic at little Alan. Alan is too afraid to move. Drizella without a second thought runs in front of Alan and is hit by the blast of magic instead. Drizella screams briefly before falling to the ground. Emma has just turned a street corner. And sees Drizella fall to the ground with Gothel standing with a wicked smile. Alan drops to his knees over his mother grabbing one of her hands.
"Mommy, you okay?" Alan asked with tears.
"I-I love you, Allie," Drizella whispered before finally dying.
"Mommy, Mommy." Alan cried not understanding that his mother has just died her hand slowly starts to grow cold on his.
"Now, now Alan's its time to go," Gothel says. Before she can do anything she is hit by a blast of a powerful light magic. Throwing her back into a wall and hurting her badly.
"Stay away from my grandson," Emma shouted as she runs over to Alan and a dead Drizella.
"Mommy, Grams, Mommy not answering me." Alan sobbed. Emma crouches down slightly behind Alan.
"She can't right now kid. We have to get you out of here." Emma tells Alan. Emma didn't really know what to say to her grandson he has just lost his mother and so has Billy. While her son has lost the love of his life!
"But me want my Mommy." Alan continues to cry. Emma then picks up Alan before teleporting back over to Henry's house in a poof of white smoke.
End of Flashback 3:
Lorelei didn't know what to say. All she could do was put one of her arms over Alan's shoulders giving some kind of comfort.
"So, you see the day I was born I signed my Mother's death warrant the day I turned three death came to collect." Alan simply said.
"Alan, it wasn't your fault," Lorelei replied she knew all too well about guilt.
"Isn't it Billy would have never gone out that day for ice cream he would busy at school. No, wonder my Dad hates me, every day every bloody day someone would tell me that I and mother look alike. That we both act this way or that way. Whenever my Dad has looked at me since then he sees the monster the spawn that took away the love of his life." Alan says.
"Allie, if there one thing I know is true is that true love is unconditional. And when people die it changes you sometimes you don't even realise it has changed you. I think you both haven't really dealt with her death the best way and you two have some issues. But issues are problems that have yet to be answered. One day you will have to confront your demons." Lorelei tells Alan.
"I'm never going back to Storybrooke, I can't face them." Alan snapped.
"You don't have to go back to Storybrooke, I would miss you too much. But the longer you ignore your problems the more pain you will be in." Lorelei replies. Alan's facelifts slightly for a moment.
"I think you're right I know what I have to do," Alan said.
"You do," Lorelei says.
"I need to kill Gothel, I need to make her pay for what she did. And somehow some way. I need to bring back my Mother and my Dad might not hate me then." Alan responds.
End of chapter 10.