Chapter 11: Missing, Missing, Always Missing
~ The Wish Realm ~
Hook was not impressed when Rumple explained to him what had happened,
"What do you mean Emily's free from the tower but yet you don't have any clue where she is?" the pirate demanded in a frustrated growl,
"She had the dagger in her hand and when she said of how she wished to be as far away from the tower. My obedience to the dagger had no choice and... she was gone before I could even react" Rumple explained,
"You sent her away with your blasted magic so you must know where you sent her!" Hook yelled in frustration,
"She didn't specify where she wanted to go. This is the thing about magic. If you aren't specific then there are consequences. She had no idea the power she was holding onto and now because of that she could be anywhere" Rumple groaned and Alice also looked very concerned,
"Anywhere? That could mean she's freezing to death somewhere or worse she could have been magic'd into a volcano somewhere and currently screaming in agony!" Alice said quite dramatically and Hook gave his daughter a look of warning,
"Not helping. Plus you're grounded" he grumbled at her as Rumple shook his head,
"Don't worry. Because she's in possession of the dagger that means she can't be harmed by my magic so wherever she was sent, we know she's alive" Rumple reassured and Hook sighed in relief,
"Well, at least we have the means to start looking for her. Alice still gets to see the world and I still get to search for the woman I love" he said as he moved to the helm of his brand new ship; Liam's Journey. Named in tribute to his brother,
"I wish I could help but... I have a mission of my own. I still need to find the guardian of the dagger if I hope to ever be free of my curse" Rumple explained,
"The guardian won't be of much use to you unless you have the actual dagger with you, mate" Hook pointed out causing the dark one to sigh,
"You're right" he grumbled,
"You might as well come with us, crocodile" Hook told him and Rumple soon smiled,
"Aye, Aye captain" he saluted and Alice couldn't help but giggle brightly.
~ The Real World ~
Rodgers and Eloise entered the station and he gave her a smile,
"I'm just gonna grab some things from my locker and I'll be right back" he told her and she smiled gently,
"I'll be here" she replied as he headed off to the locker room and Weaver soon emerged from his office,
"Ahhhh, Miss Gardner. Good to see you out of the hospital. How are you feeling?" he asked and she gave him a knowing smile,
"Wide awake" she murmured and the detective's expression became one of surprised and he soon pulled her into his office and closed the door behind them and locked it.
Rumple looked at her with a shocked expression,
"How is it possible. There was only enough potion to keep a cursed person awake for a short amount of time so how is it that you are still awake?" he demanded,
"I have no idea. All I know is that when I woke up in the hospital after you left. I WAS AWAKE!" she replied frustrated and began pacing back and forth,
"And I suppose you still don't have any idea where my dagger or the guardian is?" he mumbled innocently,
"Rumplestiltskin, there are bigger things happening right now! That witch, Gothel is going around pretending to be Eloise Gardner whilst apparently that's my cursed self. We have no idea what she's up to right now or what she's planning but what we do know is that she wants your dagger and under no circumstances can she get her hands on it!" she yelled, reminding him and he nodded in agreement,
"The real question is... If I don't have my dagger... And you don't have my dagger... Then who does?" he asked in a murmur with a worried expression on his face.
Drizella entered the penthouse apartment that she had provided Gothel with and she looked up at her excitedly as she stood from her chair,
"Did you find it?" she asked urgently and Drizella gave a smug smile as she held up a black box,
"It took sometimes but it was exactly where you said it would be. Hidden within my mother's vault" she confirmed, opening the box to reveal the twisted dagger of the dark one and Gothel smiled even brighter at the sight of it as she took it in her hand,
"Oh such a powerful artifact... And with it... Once this blasted curse is broken. We shall soon control the dark one" she said smugly with a smirk which Drizella shared,
"All that's left is for true love's kiss to be shared which shouldn't be long now that I've given Detective Rodger's the real Eloise Gardner back" she admitted but Gothel looked outraged,
"That wasn't the plan" she growled,
"Plans change and so does my mind" Drizella fired back simply,
"The police know that you're not the real Eloise Gardner so it would be best for you to stay out of sight from this moment on until our moment of glory is at hand" she told her,
"I was trapped in that tower for centuries only to escape for a few mire years before I became trapped again. I refuse to stay in another prison especially in this pitiful realm" the witch growled,
"Are you forgetting who freed you from that tower in the first place after you stupidly got yourself trapped there a second time?" Drizella asked in a warning tone and Gothel soon submitted by not saying another world and Drizella smiled smugly,
"You just keep studying those books until we find exactly what we need" she instructed before taking her leave and Gothel could only glare after her.
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