Here it is! I'm so sorry it took so long to update…I've been really busy with school and other things…I go on Summer break in just over a month, though, so hopefully I'll be more on track then. Again, I'm sorry!
Also, I just wanted to say that some of the thing Rumbelle fans have been tweeting to the writers is making me a bit sad. I get the discontent about how little screentime Rumbelle gets, and how they're always separated, but sending angry tweets to the writers isn't going to help since this season is already written. We cannot change what's already done. However, we are responsible for how we react to those things. We can choose to be angry and focus on the things we dislike, or we can be optimistic, and focus on the good moments, the things we like. It makes me sad that some people are so focused on the one ship that they forget the other characters. I do think that Belle deserves more to do, and sometimes I can get really mad about that. But getting angry only makes me unhappy. It doesn't change anything. This show is about hope, and I think that viewers sometimes forget because they're so obsessed with ships and specific characters. And to me, that's really sad.
Wow…that's a really long intro to this chapter…I really needed to say that, though! Now I feel better!
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Disclaimer: I do not own Once Upon a Time… I wish! But, no. :'( Enchanted ForestWhen Belle and Neil returned, they found the rest of the group sitting around the fire. David looked to be deep in conversation with Hook, Red, Snow, and Aurora laughed and talked across from them, and Regina stared into the fire with a lost expression on her face. Belle felt a wave of compassion for the woman. She had lost her son, a pain Belle feared above all else. How could you survive without your child? Belle understood now the deep love and connection a mother has for her child, and that bond should never end with the child dying before the mother.
"Oh, Belle, Neil…you're back!" Snow glanced up, smiling. Then she saw the worried expression on their faces. "What's wrong?"
"Well, we were sitting on the grass, playing with Elsa, and suddenly a patch of ice appeared on the ground," Belle sighed, looking perplexed as she handed Elsa into the waiting arms of Grace.
"We just thought you all should know, in case, you know, you've heard of this happening before?" Neil finished, then looked around hopefully. Maybe this would be a clue as to who they were up against.
Regina's voice rang clear across the fire, "Did you say ice?"
Belle nodded. Regina's face flashed with surprise.
"Do you know something about this, Regina?" spoke Snow.
"I, well, maybe," she paused, her gaze passing levelly across every member of the group, "A long time ago, I was passing through a far Northern Kingdom, the kingdom of Arendale. During the duration of my stay there, I came across an old scroll. On it was written, in a strange type of ancient troll, a prophesy." As Regina spoke, she pulled a piece of paper out of her cloak, and laid it out on the ground before the eyes of the entire group. They gathered around, peering at the strange text.
"I know how to read this!" gasped Belle after a moment. Regina mumbled sarcastically under her breath a phrase that sounded suspiciously like 'of course, the bookworm would know!'
"The enemy is yet unknown
She sits upon an envious throne.
And only one and one alone
Can stop her reign upon that throne.
A small and insignificant being
This one may seem in the beginning
Yet after time has groomed her best,
She will appear and save the rest.
With the power of the snow and ice
And True Love at her core
This one will save the peoples all
And unite the kingdoms four.
Yet, of fear and frozenness beware!
She will exploit her weakness there."
Belle stared at the paper for a while after, a peculiar expression in her eyes. Looking up, she asked, "But what does this mean? What does this have to do with anything?"
"I found not only that, but also this," Regina held out a book. Its weathered leather cover appeared old and worn. "In short, this speaks of a special child, born of True Love between darkness and light, who will restore balance and peace to a war-torn world."
"Could I see that, please?" Belle asked. Regina nodded, passing the book to her. "Could I keep this, for a while, so I can read it?"
"Well, yes, I suppose so…only take care of it."
Belle shot an exasperated look at Regina. "I'm a librarian, Regina. Of course I'll take care of it."
As Belle walked away towards her tent a while later, she turned the book over in her hands. For some reason, she felt a strange twinge in the pit of her stomach, the kind you get when something bad is about to happen, but you don't know what or why. Belle attempted to shake the feeling but it stayed. Soon it would come back, and haunt Belle.
New York
Emma rolled her eyes. She could not believe this guy! He just wouldn't stop! She turned to him, smirking.
"So, you want me to drink something a random crazy guy gives me, but for some reason he won't tell me what it is," Emma glanced at the man (she still couldn't believe he called himself Captain Hook! Who'd he think he was, a pirate off of Pirates Of the Caribbean?), raising an eyebrow.
"Well, when you put it that way, love, it sounds an awful lot more sinister then reality," replied the man, "But that's about the gist of it."
"Why should I believe a word you say?" Emma questioned.
"Would it suffice if I said I knew you, in another life?" he shot back.
"Oh, so now you're a Hindu pirate, wow!" Emma muttered, "I never would've guessed."
"Please, Ms. Swann, just, just try this. If it doesn't work, I'll leave you alone forever." Hook was begging now. He needed her to listen. If he failed…he didn't even want to think about that right now.
"Alright," Emma said slowly, "I'll drink it." Hook's eyes widened in surprise, and a relieved grin spread across his face.
"You won't regret this, Swann, I swear!" he held out the tiny bottle. But, instead of taking it, Emma grabbed his wrist and, in one swift motion, had handcuffed his hands together to a bicycle rack, and begun screaming for the police. As the police dragged him away, he yelled after her, "You'll listen someday! You have to! It's your destiny, and no one can escape that, not even Emma Swann!"
As Emma strolled down the street towards home and Henry, the pirate's words echoed in her ears. How did the man seem to know so much about her, things no one else should recall? Something about the man drove her insane. Not to mention the fact that he was handsome, extremely handsome. Emma hated the man for disturbing her happy life with strange talk. Everything had been great until he came along. She groaned. She needed a drink!
The Land of Oz- Zelena's CastleRumplestiltskin sat cross-legged in his cage, thinking. Most of the time thinking was impossible, but right now was one of the few moments he could. The voices were silent. He remembered pain, both physical and emotional. He remembered a woman and a man, and telling them he loved them. He remembered darkness, and wanting to let go. And he remembered love, deep inside him, for four people, one he didn't even know. Deep inside the earth, in dungeons so deep no one but the Witch could find them, Rumplestiltskin's mind slowly began to return to him. And he began to form a plan of escape.
Enchanted Forest- Regina's Castle
The wind whistled through the open courtyard, making an eerie atmosphere all the creepier. Regina swept along, keeping a watchful eye out for anyone strange and unwelcome. She reached the room where the protection spell was located, and ended it, opening the palace so the Charmings and their munchkins could enter. As soon as she had finished, a woman's voice called from the shadows."Aren't you going to greet your sister, Regina?"
"Who's there? Show yourself!" Regina's eyes bore a hole in the darkness, trying to distinguish a shape. From the darkness stepped a woman. She had long reddish hair, and wore a black dress that had previously been Regina's! Her eyes, a bright green, seemed to see straight through Regina. Yet the most frightening thing about her was her emerald green skin.
"It's only me," she replied, moving towards Regina, "I wanted to greet my dearest sis, coming all the way from the Land Without Magic."
"What are you talking about? I don't have a sister!" Regina couldn't believe the audacity of this lady! To break into her castle, and steal her clothes!
"Oh, our mother didn't tell you about me? Let me introduce myself. I'm Zelena, Cora's eldest daughter."
"No, I'm Cora's eldest and only daughter," stated Regina.
"Oh, that is where you are wrong, Regina dear," Zelena smiled, "If I am not your sister, then how did I break through the blood locks?" When Regina had no answer, Zelena smirked. "By the way, you had so many things left behind, I simply couldn't resist trying a few things on," She gestured at her gown. "Looks better on me, don't you think?"
"What do you want, witch?" Regina hissed, "To kill me?"
"Oh, no," answered Zelena, "I'm going to destroy you."
"Bring it, Greenie!" snapped Regina.
"Oh, don't worry, I will," with those words Zelena disappeared in a puff of green smoke. Regina slumped to the floor in shock, all her earlier bravado gone. She had a sister, a sister with green skin who was bent on destroying Regina's life. The day officially sucked.
Well, there's chapter four! I hope you enjoyed it! Review and fav/follow!
Questions for next time: what or whom does the prophecy refer to? When will Emma finally give in to her inner gut feelings? And will Rumple be successful? Find out in the next chapter!
