Chapter 11: I'm A Nutcracker


Milah aimed a sinister smirk at her former husband as Belle quickly rushed to the carriage, taking her son in her arms before rushing back to Rumple who held a protective arm in front of them,

"Clara?... Clara are you alright?" he called but she had still yet to move as Rumple kept a warning as well as glaring gaze upon Milah,

"Belle, see to her" Rumple instructed and Belle nodded before rushing to Clara's aid as Rumple waved his wrist causing them both to vanish and a protective barrier surrounded the tower,

"You're fight is with me" Rumple growled causing Milah to chuckle,

"Forever thinking of others these days aren't you Rumple?" she mocked as they began moving in a circle like predators about to fight,

"You've manipulated everyone. You torture the people of this kingdom and have caused nothing but misery to both them and my family" Rumple growled in reply and watched Milah smirk,

"You have no right to sit on the throne" he said firmly and Milah chuckled,

"Oh and I suppose you do? You with your dark magic, monstrous appearance, your mistress and your bastard child at your side" she mocked and Rumple threw a fireball at her which she easily dodged, laughing as she did so,

"Do not speak ill of Belle or my son. I will resurrect this kingdom and I shall turn it into what it always should have been. Free. Free from you, Free from fear, Free from illness, danger and war... I'm not going to let you hurt anyone anymore" Rumple vowed but Milah only laughed,

"The people will never accept the dark one as their king" she reasoned before summoning a power orb within her hand,

"Especially not if your dead" she finished firmly, going to throw it at him but a snowball suddenly struck her in the face as Killian rode up on his horse, quickly dismounting with sword in hand as he came to stand by Rumple's side,

"Not if I can help it" Killian said firmly and Milah growled, furiously wiping the snow from her face,

"Why I ever welcomed you into my bed I will never know" she growled and Killian gave a shrug of his shoulders with a smirk on his face,

"I was faking. How about you crocodile?" he asked and Rumple smirked,

"Every single damn time" he said and Milah screamed, stamping her foot,

"I'LL MAKE YOU BOTH SUFFER! THIS WHOLE KINGDOM WILL SUFFER!" she yelled but turned when she heard the clanking of armor and she smirked,

"Just in time" she sneered at Killian who held his sword in hand, ready to fight whilst Rumple conjured two fireballs in his hands, also ready,

"Attack!" Milah yelled but the army didn't move causing her to look at them sharply,

"I SAID ATTACK!" she yelled and the captain stepped forward,

"We follow you no more" he said firmly before moving past her and bowed to Rumple,

"Our allegiance is with you and you alone, my prince" he said causing Rumple to smile as he gave a nod of respect as the other soldiers' followed the captain's lead as they came to stand by him, Killian and Rumple; Creating a river of armor in front the tower and Milah growled in frustration,

"Fine. If you want something doing... Do it yourself" she growled before conjuring some magic and through it towards a soldier that quickly held up his shield but soon turned to stone,

"I've been meaning to add some new statues to the garden and courtyard" she said with a sickening smile and looked towards Rumple and Killian,

"Oh but you two will stand next to my throne" she told them as she gathered a huge sphere of magical energy and Rumple looked at the men that stood by his side,

"We stand together" he said firmly and they all nodded in agreement, standing ready,

"ATTACK!" Rumple yelled and they all charged towards Milah whom began throwing magic in every direction, Turning soldiers to stone as she did so causing them to freeze solidly in place and Rumple glared at her as she smirked at him,

"I'm going to enjoy this" she murmured, raising her hand to throw magic at him,

"NOOOOOOO!" A voice yelled causing Milah to be sent flying backwards into the snow and she looked up in shock to find a weak but glaring Clara standing in front of Rumple,

"Clara" Killian murmured in shock and Milah stood with an angry glare on her face,

"Impossible! You should be dead by now or at least suffering in great agony" she growled but soon smirked,

"No matter... I think I'll display you in the village square a warning to those who dare cross me" Milah said going to throw a sphere of magic at her,

"But first I'm going to make you suffer with the most excruciating pain" she growled, throwing the magic at her,

"NO!" Rumple and Killian yelled but Clara still stood there after the magic had hit her and she looked down at her hands in shock and Milah looked horrified,

"IMPOSSIBLE!" she yelled but Clara slowly smiled,

"Well, would you look at that... I don't feel any pain" she mocked before smiling gently at Killian,

"I must be a nutcracker" she teased lightly causing the pirate to smile in relief but Milah screamed in frustration causing Clara to look back to her with a glare,

"Oh when I'm finished with you. You'll wish you had never been born!" Milah yelled as she advanced on her, raising her hand to strike her across the face but Clara quickly grabbed her wrist, stopping her actions suddenly and Milah looked at Clara's grasp in horror for it was glowing but Clara too was stunned,

"How... How are you doing that? You're nothing but a mortal. You have no magic" Milah muttered and even Killian and Rumple watched in shock,

"... And The Sugarplum Princess shall bring peace to the land with not the light of magic but the light in her heart" Rumple murmured and Killian looked at him in realisation,

"The Prophecy SugarCane" he confirmed but Clara still looked at her confused,

"I... I don't understand... What prophecy?" she murmured,

"It's you Clara. It's always been you. The Prophecy Of SugarCane told of the Sugarplum princess who would vanish evil and rewrite every wrong. You saved me. You lead me back to Milah so that I could become human again. You stopped mine and Rumple's feud and you saved Belle and her son... You're the Sugarplum princess" Killian said in realization and Milah glared up at Clara, gritting her teeth,

"Well go ahead your majesty" she sneered,

"Vanish the darkness... KILL ME!" she yelled but watched as Clara showly shook her head and her grasp on Milah's wrist glowed even brighter causing Rumple, Killian and the remaining soldiers to shield their eyes and as the light faded, Clara released Milah's wrist allowing her to fall to her knees,

"Wh... What have you done?" Milah asked, looking at her trembling hands,

"I took your magic away... And I'm giving you the worst punishment imaginable for someone like you... A second chance" Clara told her,

"You'll never be able to step foot here again and I hold hope for you in my heart knowing that you will never be able to hurt anyone ever again" Clara said firmly before waving her wrist and Milah vanished never to be seen again.


Soft snowflakes began to drift from the sky as Clara looked around at the stone soldiers littered around Killian, Rumple and the other royal guards,

"I never liked statues much" she said gently, looking at the captain who smiled offering a bow to her and Clara held up her hands allowing them to glow and the snowflakes falling around also began to glow as they fell upon the statues and they slowly began released from their stiff prison and became Human once more and they all looked relieved but Rumple soon developed an expression of concern as blue veins became visible on Clara's pale white face and both he and Rumple rushed towards her as she fell forward,

"Her soul has only moments left" Rumple murmured as Killian held Clara in his arms and he looked at Rumple desperately,

"Help Her!" he begged,

"There is no magic of mine that can break this" he told the pirate sadly but they looked down curiously as Clara reached her hand out to the snowy but still empty valley,

"... Gideon" she whispered causing the two men to look confused,

"Clara, who are you seeing?" Killian asked as she slowly sat up and stood with his and Rumple's assistance,

"My son..." she whispered seeing the transparent form of the little boy her son would be now if he were still alive.


Clara felt a icy tear fall down her cheek as she took weak steps towards the spirit of her son, reluctantly being released from Rumple and Killian's hold as she fell to her knees smiling at her son,

"Oh my boy" she whispered, brushing the back of her hand against his transparent cheek and the little boy giggled,

"Hi mama" he said throwing his transparent arms around her neck,

"Oh Gideon... I am so sorry. I have missed you so much" Clara whispered, pressing kisses to his transparent head and cheek causing the young spirit to giggle,

"It's ok, mama. It wasn't your fault" he told her honestly with an innocent tone and Clara smiled brightly,

"We're together now. That's all that matters" she told him and Killian tried to step towards them but Rumple stopped him, shaking his head,

"You can't come with me yet, mama" Gideon's spirit told her causing her to frown,

"What?... Why not? My place is with you" she reasoned but the child shook his head before pointing at Killian causing Clara to turn,

"The man with one hand still needs you mama. He loves you" Gideon told her and Clara looked at Killian's face with held a desperate expression practically begging her to go to him but she looked back down at the spirit of her son,

"I... I can't lose you again" she whispered but her son giggled,

"You never lost me mama. I've always been with you. Right here" he told her pointing at her heart and she felt another tear fall from her eye,

"I love you so much, Gideon... Please forgive me" she whispered and watched her son smile,

"I love you too, Mama... There's nothing to forgive" he told vanish before vanishing in a flurry of snowflakes that gently blew against her face causing her to close her eyes and she smiled peacefully and Killian stepped towards her hesitantly,

"Clara?" he called and watched her look at him slowly before smiling at him, holding out her hand to him and he quickly took it in his own before helping her to stand,

"I'm so sorry. I swear it wasn't me who said any of that awful stuff to you. Milah was using my form to trick you and I was..." he tried,

"I love you" Clara interrupted and Killian looked at her stunned,

"Well... That's the best Christmas present I could ever ask for" he murmured with a smile causing Clara to give a soft giggle,

"I still need to break this curse of the broken soul. Can you help me?" she teased lightly,

"I don't know. Can you give me my hand back?" he teased back and she smiled softly,

"You don't need it" she whispered before leaning up, wrapping her arms around his neck as they shared a kiss and a flash of warm energy errupted from it causing Winter to vanish from the Kingdom; Bringing it back to life as the guards watched in shock and Rumple did the same as Belle came to stand by his side with their son in their arms,

"Belle" he whispered happily and she smiled brightly,

"Rumple" she greeted in return and they both shared their own kiss.


Clara and Killian slowly pulled away from each other and Killian rested his forehead against Clara's,

"I love you too" he whispered causing Clara to giggle and smile brightly before looking towards Rumple and Belle whom were still sharing a kiss and she smiled brightly, watching the golden scales vanish from Rumple's face as his curse was broken and the soldiers began cheering in victory.


~ The Castle ~


Belle rocked her son in her arms as Rumple stood from his throne which sat beside her own,

"Upon this day. You all have given me a second chance to be the king you deserve" Rumple told the kingdom residents that sat in the grand audience chamber before turning to Belle who handed their son to him as he allowed the subjects to see the sleeping infant,

"In honor of our kingdom's new found freedom. I choose today to name my son in front of you all... Myself and my new wife have decided to name him in honor of our Sugarplum Princess" he announced, holding his hand out to Clara who smiled at Killian who was standing by her side but softly released her hand as she moved to Rumple's side, placing her hand within his own and Belle also came to stand by her husbands side,

"My wife and I are proud to introduce you to our son... Prince Gideon" he announced causing the residence to begin clapping, standing from their seats as they did so and Clara smiled brightly as she lent down and pressed a kiss to her godson's sleeping forehead,

"It's very nice to meet you, Gideon" she whispered softly and he gurgled contently in the arms of his father.


It was sometime later whilst everyone was celebrating that Killian stood on a ballroom balcony looking out at the ocean and Clara came to stand by his side,

"You ok?" she asked gently and he smiled at her,

"Of Course... So what will you do now?" he asked curiously,

"Rumple and Belle want me to stay here and be the Sugarplum princess but I'm going to return to Misthaven" she told him and Killian tried to hide his sad expression but Clara took his hand in her own,

"To tell my aunt that I've found the man I love. Let her know that I'm safe and... I'm going to travel the realms" she finished and Killian looked at her stunned and Clara giggled lightly, pointing towards the royal harbor and Killian looked to find a stunning ship sitting within the docks,

"That... That's the ship me and my brother once sailed on within the royal navy" he murmured and Clara smiled at him,

"And now by consent of King Rumple... It's yours. Captain Killian" she said with a soft curtsy and Killian smiled brightly before lifting her chin with his finger,

"I love you" he whispered causing Clara to smile brightly,

"I love you too... My Nutcracker" she whispered before they both shared a passionate kiss.


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