Chapter 4 – In The Dungeon
Gaston ordered the dark one to escort the former royal family to the dungeon and smirked when his new dark pet obeyed instantly. Gaston placed the lamp on the arm rest of the throne and smiled brightly,
"Now…. What shall I wish for first?" he asked himself
Bae's bottom lip wobbled as his grandpa held his hand as they were lead to the dungeon, he cuddled sir teddy tightly and the dark one opened the door to the dungeon and lead them in with a glare but as soon as he shut the door and was aware of the fact that there were no guards; the dark one's expression changed to one of concern as he looked at them,
"Are you both alright?" he asked concerned and Malcolm's expression turned from worry to confusion as the dark one knelt down and pulled Bae into a hug,
"What….?... I…. Rumple I thought…." He started confused and Rumple lifted bae into his arms and looked at his father,
"I knew instantly what Gaston had done to me…." He began sadly and looked down at his son who had buried his face in his neck,
"I had to keep my family safe….. I thought that if Gaston believed I had no memory of the people I loved then he would have no reason to harm any of you in order to get to me. The dagger Gaston carries…. So long as he holds it I have to do everything he says. So he can never know that I still have my memories…" he explained and his father nodded and Bae looked up at his papa with teary eyes,
"Papa?... wh… where's gwandma?" he asked in a sniffly tone as he cuddled sir teddy and Rumple pressed a gentle kiss to his son's forehead,
"She's fine Bae, don't worry Gaston had your grandmother, Nanny Robyn and…. And your sister locked in the nursery. They're all safe" he explained in a gentle tone but couldn't help thinking about his little daughter, he had yet to hold her and there was nothing he wanted more and suddenly Rumple looked down sadly,
"Bae…. Your mother…. I'm so sorry…. I should never have left. If it weren't for me then…. Belle…. Your mother…. My wife… would still be here" he whispered sadly and a tear fell down his golden scaled cheek, Malcolm looked at his son with confusion,
"Rumple…. You're speaking about Belle as if you're never going to see her again" he pointed out with a confused tone and Rumple looked at him,
"I… Gaston told me when we invaded the castle…. That the invasion would be easy…. Because the queen had died of a broken heart…" more tears fell down his cheeks as he hugged his son tightly and continued to speak,
"I…. I couldn't even react because… I still had to keep you all safe…. I can't even mourn for my own wife…. I never even got to say goodbye" he said sadly and Malcolm acted quickly stepping towards his son and placed a hand on his shoulder,
"Rumple Gaston lied to you…. He was obviously testing you to see if you truly had any memories of your past self…. Rumple…. Belle is still alive" he told him with a gentle reassuring smile and Rumple looked at his father stunned,
"Wh… what?... but…. I…. She wasn't with you… where is she?" he asked desperately and Malcolm looked at his son guiltily,
"Gaston made her a promise…. He made her an offer she couldn't refuse…" he explained and Rumple looked earnestly at his father and begged him to continue,
"Gaston promised her that the kingdom would be raised fairly, the subjects and the royal family were not to be harmed…. If….." Malcolm looked down sadly and Rumple grew agitated,
"If what?!" he asked angrily, wanting to know his wife's fate and Malcolm looked at him sadly,
"If she went back inside the lamp once more…. And became his eternal servant" he whispered sadly and Rumple's eyes widened.
Meanwhile in the throne room. Gaston had summoned Belle from the lamp and she was once again dressed in the blue silks she had thought she would never have to wear again and Gaston smirked,
"I've been thinking of what to wish for first but I think what I want to see most of all is the false queen bow before Misthaven's new king" he said mockingly and Belle glared up at him,
"I will never bow to you" she said firmly and Gaston laughed before glaring at her and standing and held the lamp in his hand,
"I don't think you heard me…. I said BOW!" he shouted and the lamp glowed and Belle felt to the ground and she closed her eyes and sighed sadly but remained firm,
"You can make that lamp make me bow but you cannot make me every willingly view you as a king" she said firmly and looked up at him with a glare,
"My husband Rumple will always be Misthaven's true king…. He was a nobler king than you will ever be" she said proudly and Gaston smirked, turning and sat back on the throne,
"Such dedication to a dead man" he mocked and she glared firmly, growing angry and her shackles glowed warningly,
"Do not speak of my husband with such disrespect" she said firmly and Gaston smirked before glaring,
"YOU FORGET YOUR PLACE SLAVE!" he roared and the lamp glowed in his hand and a powerful force sent Belle flying across the room and into the wall and she winced as she fell to the floor and Gaston smirked walking over to her and knelt down, still holding the lamp,
"Do we understand each other now slave?" he whispered mockingly and Belle looked at the ground sadly and slowly nodded and he smirked brightly,
"Good…. Now back inside your lamp until I call you" he ordered firmly and Belle vanished in a cloud of blue sparkling smoke.
Rumple paced back and forth angrily as a now sleeping Bae slept on the wooden platform that acted as a bed within the castle dungeons,
"I'm going to kill him…. So help me god Gaston will pay for what he has done to my wife…. To my family" he growled and Malcolm placed a hand on his son's arm,
"Rumple we must be patient…. We have to plan. Gaston is going to have that dagger and Belle's lamp at all times… you must keep up the act until we are able to get both away from him" he told his son firmly and Rumple looked at his father sadly,
"I promised her that I would come back…. I broke my promise…. What if she hates me?" he asked sadly and Malcolm smiled,
"Rumple, my boy. Belle could never hate you…. She hasn't stopped thinking of you since you left" he informed him and Rumple sighed,
"But…. She thinks I'm dead" he said sadly,
"No Rumple…. She told Gaston before she entered the lamp that she still believed you were alive… she still believes in you Rumple….. She's waiting to see her husband again" he told his son softly and Rumple couldn't help but smile,
"Then I'm not going to let her down" he said firmly and his father smiled brightly and went and took a seat next to his sleeping grandson,
"Be careful son" he said gently and Rumple nodded and kissed his sleeping son gently on the forehead,
"Tell him I love him and I'll be back as soon as I can" he said before leaving the cell and reluctantly locked the gate and returned to the throne room.
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