AN/ Not much to say before this chapter, just read, review and enjoy!
My life is what I'm fighting for
Can't part the sea, can't reach the shore
And my voice becomes the driving force
I won't let this pull me overboard
~Head Above Water (Avril Lavigne)
Chapter Forty-Nine: Head Above Water
"A pet store? Ursula works at a pet store?" Cruella sneered. "Man, when we parted ways I definitely got the better end of that deal."
"Apparently," Rumpelstiltskin snapped before limping his way inside the doors.
They saw her almost immediately as she was standing behind a counter with a dog hat on her head. She saw them and went wide eyed. Cruella started laughing. "A fish wearing a dog? Now that made my day."
"What do youwant Cruella? And why and how are you with them?"
"Oooh, look who's full of attitude today?" Rumpelstiltskin came over. "Ursula."
"Dark One. I haven't forgotten our last… encounter."
He smiled. "I wouldn't expect you to. Can we have a word. Outside."
After Ursula arranged someone to cover her shift for a bit all five of them went outside. Rumple explained their plans of finding his son, Snow and David's daughter as well as Maleficent's child.
She started laughing. "You seriously think I'll help you? Why would I do that? It was because of that bloody dragon half-breed I ended up in this wreck they call a world and you think I want to save it?"
"The consider this. You help me find these three individuals," Rumpelstiltskin stated, "And I can help you get back to the seas in which you belong."
"Last time I made a deal with you, you left us to deal with a Hell-bat Chernabog. And the last time I dealt with you two," she pointed at Snow and David, "I ended up here. So thank you, but no thank you. I'll find my own way back."
"In a land without magic, have fun with that. You need us, and you know it."
"You don't have magic here either Dark One, how would you get us home from a land with no magic?"
He snorted, "All in due time, deary. I have a plan, and it will succeed."
Ursula turned towards Cruella, "How'd he rope you?"
"Same spiel basically, though it seems like I was the test run, this version of it is by far better."
"Do we have a deal?"
Ursula looked at all the faces and shook Rumple's hand. "Betray me, and you'll wish you hadn't, Rumplestiltskin."
AN/ A quicky, sadly, but I'm glad to finally introduce Ursula!
