Chapter 10
Prue and Robin make it out the chamber and are shocked to see Emma, the Mills sister along with the fairies and Gold. Robin knows how much trouble she and Prue are in. But right now that doesn't matter Gideon/Adrien is dying and they can't let that happen.
"Gideon and Adrien are dying," Prue and Robin shout in unison.
"WHAT" Gold shouts in fury and fear that he might lose his second son.
"To save us from that powerful spell a trade had to be made and they traded their lives for ours" Robin explains.
"He's not going to die not yet," Gold says as he runs through the doorway and arrives at this Dark One chamber.
"Come on we'll show you the way," Prue said as she and Robin re-entered the chamber with Emma and the Mills sisters following them.
Meanwhile, back in the study that lies inside the castle built from the bones of fallen heroes. We have Gideon and Adrien lying on the floor breathing heavily and falling not to cry from the immense pain. The two know that they haven't got much time left and neither want to die in a place that only knows pain and suffering.
"T-The second world we made the sea cave I-I want to be there when I die not here" Gideon confessed.
"I do too Gideon maybe together we'll have enough strength" Adrien replied as he holds out one of his hands out to Gideon who accepts it with his own the two then use both their Dark Magic and Vocalisation to merge and become one like they're truly meant to be.
"Please let this work," Gideon says as he makes a swift gesture with his hand while picturing the sea cave he and Adrien use to play in as kids and seconds later a portal opens and Gideon stumbles through it just when his father, the Mills sisters, Emma along with Prue and Robin arrive in the study!
"GIDEON" The six scream as they follow Gideon through the portal. The six see Gideon fall over near the edge of the pool that is filled with a liquid like the darkness that resembles water.
"Y...You shouldn't be here I don't want you to see me die" Gideon cried out avoiding eye contact with his friends and father.
"You're not going to die Gideon not yet," Gold says as he runs up to his son and lifts his son's head to rest on lap.
"Yes, I am papa if only the Vault was a whole maybe they would be a way to save me," Gideon replies as his eyes close.
"Wait, they might be put Gideon into the pool I'm guessing that this sea cave-like place is linked to the Vault of the Dark One," Prue instructs.
"Even if it is it might not be enough to save him," Gold replied.
"We have to try something" Robin shouts.
"You have to hold on pup," Gold said as he picks up Gideon and jumps into the pool of darkness like water the darkness like water senses Gideon's presence and condition straightway and as Gideon floats the darkness like water starts to try and save him!
While Gideon's body and Gold are in the pool filled with darkness like water. We have Gideon's spirit standing in a place that is made of nothing but white light. Gideon quickly scans his surroundings with his eyes and at first, sees nothing.
"Where am I," Gideon asked himself.
"A special place brother a place where you can save us" A woman whose physical age appears to be thirty replied.
"Brother I'm not your brother," Gideon says.
"Ignore her" A voice Gideon remembers a voice he hasn't heard in over a year.
"Grams," Gideon said feeling happy to see yet confused.
"It's nice to my favourite grandchild" Colette spoke in a gentle manner.
"I'm, your only grandchild" Gideon replies.
"What are you doing here" The woman snaps at Colette.
"To prevent my grandson's unnecessary death and to prevent you from gaining life from his death," Colette tells the woman.
"Gideon, I'm your sister Melanie, I'm like you a child of Darkness," Melanie said trying to mimic a gentle manner Colette has.
"I-I'm dying or am I already dead," Gideon asks.
"Dying little one but not if take my hand and I can take you to the place where you can be saved," Colette tells Gideon.
"Don't listen to her than your sacrifice will be in vain and the dark spell cast will only take other lives ones you can't save but if you come with me, your friends will be saved," Melanie said holding her hand out to Gideon.
"The spell it can't be destroyed grams if I don't die than the spell won't end," Gideon says.
"The spell can't be destroyed Gideon but it doesn't mean you can't be saved" Colette replied.
"I-I hope you're right grams" Gideon spoke before holding his hand out to Colette who accepts and seconds later the two leave the world filled with nothing but white light and appear in the sea cave invisible to everyone present.
"Gideon, this has to work" Rumple shouts.
"Papa, Prue, Robin, Emma and the Mills sisters what are they doing here they could get hurt"? Gideon asked.
"Trying to save you," Colette said.
"But this place is made of magic it has no magic itself," Gideon says.
"Gideon, you can't create a realm from pure imagination what you did was create a pocket realm one fueled and linked to a place with the unimaginable power your magic just gave its image and a way to enter it" Colette explained.
"What place would have the power to let me fuel, not one but to pocket realms,"? Gideon questions.
"Think about Gideon all those stories you were told about the different chambers and how where the entrance chamber of the Dark One Ben was also the entrance to the Meadow pocket realm you created," Colette replied.
"No, this pocket realm the pocket Meadow realm are fueled by the Vault of the Dark One," Gideon said.
"Yes, don't you see that's why you always felt safe in the Meadow or the Sea Cave its because you're connected to the Vault," Colette explains.
"If I and the Vault are connected than it knows that any plan it has for the dark spell to moved from into another I would reject it because someone else would have to die it would need an unlimited lifespan two unlimited lifespans perhaps and we don't have that" Gideon says and unintentionally the thought of two potential unlimited lifespans pops into his head his mother and brother. The Vault sensing this thought summons Baelfire and Belle into the sea cave right before Rumple, Prue, Robin along with the Mills sisters and Emma.
"What just happened," Baelfire asked after appearing in the sea cave.
"GIDEON" Belle shouts.
"What happened and what's wrong with Gideon," Baelfire demands to know.
"He's dying we were in one of the Dark One's chambers and some dark spell attacked us and it was killing us," Robin explains and before Belle or Baelfire can say anything Prue speaks.
"The spell is so dark there no way to destroy it the spell has to serve its purpose by killing off two lifespans so that it can leave this plane," Prue tells Belle and Baelfire.
"You can't do this Vault," Gideon tells the Vault. But the Vault doesn't listen instead in the pool filled with darkness like water two large tentacles are formed and rise from the pool hovering near Belle and Baelfire!
"Get away from them," Emma shouts as goes running in front of Belle and Baelfire but the Vault simply throws her back into a wall the two tentacles formed of darkness like water shows them an image of a tombstone with Gideon's name on it.
"The Vault I don't think it can save Gideon unless it takes our lives," Baelfire says.
"That is not an option Baelfire," Gold shouts.
"This might be our only option," Baelfire replied but before anyone else could say anything the two tentacles of darkness strike at Belle and Baelfire and the two tentacles start violently drawing out pure magic. Belle and Baelfire scream in immense pain for a couple of seconds before the tentacles release their hold on the two Belle and Baelfire collapse then the two tentacles then returns to the pool and with the pure magic it stole from Belle and Baelfire the pool uses the poor magic to push out the dark spell killing Gideon. The dark spell leaves Gideon battling the magic stolen from Belle and Baelfire trying to consume two endless lifespans. The spell confused as to why it couldn't consume the two endless lifespans simply goes off to the other plane dragging the endless lifespans with it. Gideon's spirit finds itself dragged back into his body and moments later he awakens gasping for air!
"It worked," Gideon said just after finding his spirit back in his body.
"Gideon" Gold says feeling overjoyed that his youngest is alive Gold pulls Gideon closer to him.
"Wait, moma, Bae" Gideon shouted as his realised that his mother and older brother are unconscious. Gold and Gideon quickly get out of the pool filled with darkness like water and knell over the two with Emma who just recovered from the Vault's attack.
"Baelfire, are you okay"? Emma and Gold ask in unison.
"Moma, you have to be okay come on open your eyes" Gideon begs.
"Check for pulses" Emma instructs and the three do that quickly hoping to find one for both Belle and Baelfire. Emma smiles and looks up.
"I found a pulse Baelfire is going to be okay" Emma announced.
"What about Belle, Gideon," Gold asks scared of his wife condition.
"Sh..she going to be okay mom has a pulse," Gideon says.
End of chapter 10.