Chapter 21
The Awakening Ball has been on for hours and Emma had a chance to dance both with Baelfire for old time sake and her husband Hook.
Fewer people came over to Belle and Baelfire asking about their resurrection allowing both to enjoy the ball.
Gideon kept far away from the music and the dancing and found himself looking out a window in his own little world.
That's until Gideon feels a hand resting on his shoulder and he glances over his shoulder to see Robin standing there.
"Oh, hey Robin," Gideon said
"You, made a lot of people really happy today" Robin replies
"I guess," Gideon says
"Giddy what's wrong aren't you happy you got what you wanted Belle back and Baelfire is reunited with Henry"?
"I am happy it's just that something doesn't feel right" Gideon spoke
"What do you mean something doesn't feel right do you regret bringing Belle and Baelfire back"? Robin asked
"What, no I feel like I made a mistake banishing Walsh I feel like he still find a way to hurt me," Gideon says
"Oh, Gideon there no need to worry Walsh is banished for good he can't hurt you or anyone you care about again come on return to the dancefloor you owe a friend a dance" Robin replies as she guides Gideon back to the dance floor
"Where did Henry and Baelfire get to"? Gideon asks Robin
"They left a couple of minutes ago to talk more in private" Robin said
"Oh" Gideon spoke.
While the dance continued Baelfire and Henry find themselves walking down the empty streets of Storybrooke.
Henry just finds this too good to be true after over ten years the father he always wanted in his life is walking right beside him.
Baelfire knows what Henry's thinking because all he wanted for the past ten years plus is to be there for his son whenever he needed him and to show him all the things he learned in his very long life.
"It still doesn't feel real does it Henry" Baelfire commented
"No, no it does feel real it's just that I have a lot on my mind that's all" Henry replies
"Does it have anything to do about why you lied about hunting for relics"? Baelfire asks
"No, hey how did you know that I was lying about looking for relics," Henry says
"You, pull the same face I do when I lie" Baelfire replied
"It's not important," Henry said
"If it's important to you then it's important Henry" Baelfire spoke
"I was going to visit Laurel" Henry admitted
"Who's Laurel"? Baelfire asked
"Laurel is well rather was my girlfriend for five years" Henry replies
"When did you break up"? Baelfire questioned Henry
"About two years ago I went back to her hometown just after I left New York and found out she moved," Henry spoke
"Ouch, did you break up with her or was it the other way round," Baelfire says
"Laurel broke up with me because I went missing for a couple weeks not by choice I had to deal with some Author business which I never told her about" Henry explains
"So, Laurel broke up with you because she couldn't trust you after you went missing mysteriously for a few weeks due to Author business I hate to say but that ship has sailed," Baelfire said
"So what do I do now dad"? Henry asks
"You move on it may take some time but things like that always do" Baelfire replied
"I'm really happy you're back" Henry spoke
"Me too kiddo," Baelfire said
Now, back in Wonderland Walsh has been left to his own devices for a few hours ever since Regina stormed out the wagon.
Walsh roamed Wonderland collecting ingredients to a spell no a dark curse he never thought he cast.
I bet you're wondering how he knows the ingredients to the Dark Curse?
Well, long story short thanks to a magical object known as the Copy Cat which he killed a lonely old woman in Wonderland for who used it when hosting parties.
But Walsh didn't just steal the Copy Cat off the poor woman he stole all but one ingredient required from her and various other magical items!
Prue returns to the wagon to see that Walsh is wearing the ring she enchanted to protect him from the sun and Walsh has just finished adding the Wolfsbane the ingredient before the heart of the thing you love must need to be added.
Prue at first wonders what potion, spell her father is trying to create and decides to ask him.
"Father, what are you doing"? Prue asks
"Something, I'd never thought I'll ever do" Walsh replies as Prue walks up to him and sees the Copy Cat has taken the form of the scroll the Dark Curse was written on
"Father, you're planning on casting the Dark Curse
you can't do this" Prue snaps
"I have to Prudence if I can't have the power which I rightfully deserve than the one who does must be punished," Walsh said
"But how is casting the Dark Curse punishing Gideon he in Storybrooke"? Prue asked
"I have a way to send the Dark Curse to Storybrooke I assure you this way I take some of the realms most powerful witches and practitioners off the table" Walsh spoke angering Prue
"You never listen you will never give up your mad desire for power" Prue shouts as she goes to slap her father across his face but Walsh is too fast and he grabs her hand with one of his and causes a spark of magic to occur and Prue pulls her hand off her father's and gasps at an old magical mark on her hand
"The mark of obedience nice trick the old woman had enough ingredients for me to create the mark and I knew you would pull a stunt like this and I can't have you trying to stop me" Walsh explains
"Father, stop this Wonderland is supposed to be our second chance the curse requires the heart of the thing you love most are you really go to kill your daughter" Prue pleads
"I'm not going to kill you, sweetie, it's going to be the other way round but before you add my heart to potion that will conjure the Dark Curse I need your blood for this wooden orb that was carved out of an enchanted tree similar to wardrobe Emma was put into for her to avoid the curse" Walsh says as he pulls out the wood orb that was carved in a way so the top could be taken off and put off Walsh takes the top of the orb off before he uses a small knife and cuts Prue's hand that has no mark without resistance thanks to the mark of obedience and lets a few droplets of blood fall into the bottom part of the Orb before putting the top part back on
"You really are going to make me kill you" Prue spoke with sadness and anger in her voice
"It had to be done so listen carefully when I open a portal to Storybrooke with this magic bean I want you to run straight through while throwing my heart into potion the wooden orb will direct the Dark Curse to Storybrooke following you" Walsh instructed
"You get the curse but you lose your daughter," Prue says with bitterness in her voice and for a moment she can see a tear in Walsh's eyes
"It's time" Walsh announced as he threw a magic bean near Prue and a circle portal opens within seconds Prue then walks over to her father with tears forming in her eyes as she rips her father's heart out and throws it into the potion as she runs into the portal Walsh's body falls to the ground and the wooden orb glows while following Prue through the portal the orb's magic forcefully directs the now forming Dark Curse through the portal and into Storybrooke
Prue after entering the portal finds herself entering Storybrooke through the wishing well and is thrown out of the wishing well landing hard on the ground.
Prue stumbles to get onto her feet and looks down the wishing well and gasps from seeing the Dark Curse quickly making its way up the wishing well!
"I have to stop this from happening I have to find Gideon and explain everything," Prue says to herself before she teleports out of the forest in a poof of white smoke to the ball where Gideon and most of Storybrooke people are still celebrating