***Short update. Next chapter we'll find out more about our little snow queen. Enjoy!***

Chapter 36

"Got Pirre's blanket?"

Belle nodded. "Yes." She handed the blanket to Rumpel.

"This will lead us to her." He casted his locator spell on the blanket and it led them back inside.

Belle smiled. "So she never went outside? She must be hiding."

The blanket led them upstairs to the girls' room and stopped in front of Pirre where she was colouring with Emma and Bae.

Belle looked down at Pirre and saw she was colouring with her left hand. Then she looked under the back of her dress and saw the birthmark. "Pirita Beatrice!"

"Oh… hi Mommy you found me!" Pirre hugged her mother's leg.

"Why are you posing as your sister? This is not funny. Where is Chrissy?"

Rumpel knelt down to Pirre's level. "Pirre, this is not a game. Where is your sister?"

"Why is it always about Chrissy? Why is she your favourite? I tried pushing her down the well but when I fell by accident it was still about Chrissy. Even when I pretend to be her you don't love me! When she's gone, I'm still not good enough. Why don't you love me?" She ran over to her bed and cried in her pillow.

Rumpel and Belle gasped. They had punished Chrissy when she did nothing wrong, and they had no idea Pirre was feeling this way. Belle sat beside her on the bed and rubbed small circles on her back. "Pirre, baby look at me."

Bae nudged Emma and whispered. "Maybe we should give them some time."

Emma nodded and they stepped out of the room.

Pirre shook her head and didn't lift her face from her pillow.

"Why don't you think we love you? That is not true."

"Yes, we love you, Chrissy and Bae equally." Rumpel tried.

"Everyone likes Chrissy more than me, because she's more like you, Mommy."

Belle pulled Pirre onto her lap and stroked her hair. "Now you need to understand something, even if Chrissy may possess more of my qualities you are each your own person and I love you both. Pirre I love you more than you will ever know. You are funny and so smart. Why else do you think Chrissy always calls you the wise one? She looks up to you. When I hug her or spend time with her doesn't mean I love her more. And if you ever feel like you're not getting your share of the attention, just come to me or Papa and tell us. Okay?"

"Ok."

"I love you baby girl." Belle kissed the top of her head. "Now can you tell us where Chrissy is?"

"Ok."

"Where is she?"

"Sheila's house."

"Thank you, sweetie. Now Mommy and Papa have to go get her. Will you be okay staying with Bae and Emma?"

"Ok." Pirre kissed Belle's cheek.

Rumpel kissed her forehead and they headed downstairs. Belle wiped the tears from her eyes. "I can't believe Pirre has been feeling this way and I had no clue."

"It makes sense."

"What?"

"She's a child of the dark one. Bae turned out fine, but he was born before I was the dark one. I always thought both girls took after you with their beauty and personalities. But Pirre was right. Chrissy is just like you but… what if Pirre is turning out like me, evil?"

Belle slapped him in the face. "Pirre is not evil! Don't you say that. Yes I see some of your traits in her, but there is good in you too. And that's one of the infinity reasons why I love her because she's a lot like you. But she is her own person as well. I don't ever want to hear you talking that way about her again."

"You're right, I'm sorry. I just got thinking when Pirre said that."

Belle nodded and looked outside. "I hope Chrissy made it to Sheila's house."

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"What do you mean your new home? This is our home." Charming put his arm around Snow.

"Well you're going to have to find a new home, because this is mine now. I left my home in Permafrost to seek justice."

"Justice? From whom?"

"From me." Regina walked in with Robin.

"Well, dear friend… how nice of you to join us."

"What is it you want?"

"I am going to take away everything that you love." With that she blasted some ice towards Snow assuming everyone in that room Regina cared about.

"NOO!" Charming jumped in front of Snow and he turned into all ice.

"CHARMING!" Snow screamed.

Then she blasted ice at Robin and he became an ice sculpture as well.

Regina clenched her jaw. "Don't do this Rowena."

She laughed. "After everything you took from me, all you can say is don't do this? GET OUT OF HERE! This is my palace now."

"Don't make me do this." Regina lifted her hand and a ball of fire appeared.

"You think you're strong enough to take me on?"

Regina threw the ball of fire at the snow queen, it hit her arm and made a small red spot, resembling a bruise. She laughed again.

Regina looked at her hand. "I don't understand, fire was always your weakness. You must have grown in strength."

"I'm sorry, how do you know her?" Snow looked at Regina.

"It's complicated…"

"What's so complicated about it? YOU RUINED MY LIFE! Consider those two ice sculptures your warning, I will take out everything you love." She looked down at her troll who was silent the whole time. "Troy, please escort these ladies out."

"We'll escort ourselves out." Regina raised her hands and poofed herself and Snow to her side of the wing where Tarzan, Pocahontas, Mowgli and Roland were. Roland went to find them while Robin and Regina wanted to find out what was going on.

"Wait, Charming is still there."

Regina looked at Snow like she was pathetic. "We can't help them by just standing, by crying, we need to fight." She turned to Tarzan and hugged him tight.

"And how do we do that?"

"Well first off I need to get my family out of here because she's going to go after them. Then I need to find Rumpelstilskin because she's too strong for me to fight her on my own. I know fire is still her weakness but I need more of it."

"You need fire? My son's dragon has fire."

"Then we find him too."

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Belle and Rumple knocked on the Rider's door. Jessie was the one to answer. "Well howdy there folks! What brings ya'all out here on such a stormy day?"

"Chrissy ran away and we believe she came here to see Sheila."

"Oooh dear. Sheila baby?" She called for her daughter.

The little girl wearing overalls marched over to them, her cowgirl boots made a noise as she walked along the wooden floor. Her cowgirl hat barely fit her, it was hanging off her short brown hair.

"Are you hiding out Chrissy Gold here?"

"Nope." She lied.

"Are you sure now?"

"Mind if we look around?" Belle inquired.

"Sure, be my guest!"

Belle and Rumple didn't have to walk far when they saw two little feet sticking out from under the table. Belle shook her head and knelt down and dragged her out by her feet.

Chrissy smiled. "Hi Mommy."

Belle shook her head but picked her up and hugged her tight. "Chrissy, you scared Mommy."

"I'm sorry. I missed you."

"I missed you too. Let's go home."