Chapter 8 is inspired by the fantastic song I know him so well sung by Melanie C and Emma Bunton.
I hope you enjoy this chapter and the fanfic as a whole.
Chapter 8 I know him so well.
After Gideon stormed away out of Elizabeth's garden and ran off the grounds of her unmarked mansion Gideon found himself in some woods with Hazel close to him.
Gideon at first complained that Hazel had followed him when he told everyone he needed to be alone.
But Hazel replied saying he doesn't know the area and could easily become lost which proved to be enough for Gideon to tolerate her following him.
The two soon found a place they both deemed suitable to sit which was near a small lake.
"Do you want to talk me about your magic centre,"? Hazel asks.
"I already told you I didn't find my magic centre," Gideon replies trying to remain as calm as possible.
"Okay I remember the first time I found the lake here," Hazel say
"Wait I thought you've never been anywhere near this lake before," Gideon said.
"I lied like you did earlier but the difference between us lying is that I actually believed my lie," Hazel replied.
"So, what if I lied about finding the centre of my magic it doesn't matter I can't become one with it," Gideon spoke.
"I know I'm not the best person for you to talk to me about your reason for not becoming one with your magic centre but if you want to talk to me I'm here and if you want I can bring one of your friends here," Hazel says.
"In the Spirit Quest, I saw some horrible things that I don't want to see again, things tied to the centre of my magic," Gideon whispers ashamed of himself for having a magic centre so dark.
"I think no I know there someone you need to talk to," Hazel replied before Hazel stands onto her own two feet and makes a gesture with her brown wand that resembles oak causing a poof of brown smoke to occur for a moment before fading leaving Robin Hood Mills standing there rather confused.
"How did I get here I'm meant to be with Elizabeth who was telling me what I needed to find to help us get home,"? Robin asked.
"I brought you here I thought that maybe you and Gideon should talk," Hazel explained.
"I don't need to talk," Gideon shouted.
"Yeah you do," Both Robin and Hazel replied.
"I got this Hazel, you should get back to Elizabeth and get to hear how she plans on getting us home with my magic now I can just teleport us back when he ready to return," Robin says.
"Okay try and not be too long," Hazel replies before she spreads out her wings and flys back to the mansion just leaving Gideon and Robin.
Robin knows that the Spirit Quest has ruined his mood.
That he probably saw something terrible and is trying to keep herself and Rick along with the others out of the loop because of he afraid his magic centre might scare them.
Robin walks towards Gideon and sits down opposite him and starts to fiddle with her fingers knowing it would annoy Gideon.
"Can you stop fiddling with your fingers it's annoying," Gideon snaps.
"I don't know it depends if you tell me what's so bad about your magic centre," Robin said with a grin.
"Why can't you just let it slide Robin my magic centre is just something that shouldn't be," Gideon spoke.
"Gideon you're one of my best friends I didn't risk my life to help you contain the Dark Curse for no reason we've been through so much together in our lives you're like a brother to me," Robin says.
"You're like a sister to me but I don't want you to think less of me because what my centre is, dark" Gideon admits finally letting off his chest.
"Gideon, I could never think less of you look at you've done in past few weeks you've embraced magic something I thought you never do and in order to protect the people of Storybrooke and our families you tried to destroy the Dark Curse after it was cast by Walsh," Robin replies sincerely.
"Really,"? Gideon questions.
"Really Gideon so come on tell me what is the centre of your magic," Robin said.
"The centre of my magic is... well the centre of my magic is darkness and the pain and suffering of the people I love," Gideon cried out shocking Robin!
"So that's why you didn't become one with your magic centre because you were afraid that doing so you would hurt me and the people you love," Robin replied.
"Yes, I thought becoming one with my magic centre would make me a monster stupid and selfish right," Gideon spoke.
"Monster you no never and you weren't stupid or selfish you were afraid Gideon and in situations that we find scary we try and to do the easiest thing and get out of there,"
"I thought after creating Vocalization magic with Prue that the balance of magic had changed that I wouldn't just have darkness inside of me that Vocalization would count for something," Gideon says.
"That's it Gideon Vocalization had to count for something it all makes sense you woke up early from the Spirit Quest meaning you didn't get to run its course," Robin yells upon realising what everyone else hasn't.
"What makes sense Robin,"? Gideon asked.
"The Spirit Quest was created to help people find the centre of their magic no matter if they practised light or dark hell even both but you're different you never really practised either light or dark you were just born with immense dark power," Robin spoke.
"I still have no idea where you're going with this," Gideon replies.
"I'm saying since you never built the foundations of your traditional magic like me and Prue i.e light or dark the Spirit Quest found the centre of your traditional magic that's dark and the quest wasn't given enough time to get to know you as a whole so it could find your magic centre for your Vocalization magic," Robin explains.
"It kind of makes sense but where did you get this from,"? Gideon questioned Robin.
"Before you woke up from the quest I asked Elizabeth to tell me more about the Spirit Quest how it works she explained to me what traditional magic was and she said people who can practice both types of traditional magic have two centres one for each type of magic so it makes sense that you would have two centres one for Dark magic and one for Vocalization," Robin explained.
"So all I need to do is go back into the Spirit Quest and not wake up before the quest has a chance to understand me as a whole so I can become one with both centres of my magic Dark and Vocalization," Gideon says.
"I'll text Rick to get Elizabeth to send over the ingredients to make the Spirit Quest while they get what we need to get home," Robin said as she pulls out her mobile phone and quickly sends a text message to Rick.
Back at the mansion after Rick received his text off Robin, Rick told Elizabeth that Gideon plans to go back into the Spirit Quest.
Elizabeth knows they haven't got much time to get what they need collects the ingredients to make the potion that they need for Gideon to go back into the Spirit Quest.
Then writes very detailed instructions on how to make the potion before she teleports the ingredients and instructions to Robin and Gideon.
Now with the ingredients for the Spirit Quest sent to Gideon and Robin.
Elizabeth, Hazel and Rick can focus on getting what they need to get the children back to Storybrooke.
"Right children, while Gideon goes back into the Spirit Quest with Robin watching over him we need to get the two things required to send you home," Elizabeth says.
"Okay well what do we need,"? Rick asks.
"One thing at time child we first need to obtain the Apprentice's wand counterpart in the Lost Realm," Elizabeth instructed.
"Where do we get it from,"? Hazel questioned Elizabeth.
"We don't Hazel the wand was hidden deep inside the old mines and no one who has the potential to practice or does practice can enter," Elizabeth explained.
"Great so how can the Apprentice's wand counterpart help us then," Hazel asks.
"I can get the wand I have no potential of magic I'm just a werewolf," Rick announced figuring out why Elizabeth said they don't get it well just they can't get the wand's counterpart out of the mines.
"Great but what about all the traps down there if we could break the spell on the mines we could go in with him," Hazel pointed out.
"I'm sorry Hazel I tried breaking the spell on the caves for decades only the one who cast the spell can break it," Elizabeth replied.
"Fine, can you teleport us to the entrance to the mines at least,"? Rick asked Elizabeth.
"Yes, we leave now," Elizabeth said as she makes a gesture teleporting herself, Hazel and Rick just outside the mines.
Meanwhile, back to Gideon and Robin who are still sat near the lake.
Robin has just finished preparing the potion required for Gideon to go back into Spirit Quest in a small caldron.
Gideon takes pours a small amount of the potion into a cup before Robin surprises Gideon by sitting next to him.
Also, Robin pulls out a small green ribbon and ties it around both of their right hands before making a gesture with her left hand putting a special spell on the ribbon.
"Robin what did you just do,"? Gideon asks.
"A linking spell so that when you go into the Spirit Quest again you won't be alone I'll be there with you," Robin replied.
"Robin are you mad we know so little about the design of the Spirit Quest if I drink the potion to go into the Spirit Quest who knows what could happen to you because of the linking spell," Gideon said.
"Relax if at any moment my life or yours is at risk from us being linked than the spell is broken and I wake up while you will be in the Spirit Quest," Robin explained.
"Fine, bottoms up," Gideon spoke before he downs the potion that his mug was filled with and the two teens immediately fall unconscious!
The Spirit Quest once again takes Gideon to the Idyllic Garden deep in his subconscious.
But this time Gideon has a friend with him.
The countless corpses lie on the ground and Robin is horrified to see this.
"God, this is horrible all these bodies on the ground," Robin says.
"It gets worse," Gideon replied as he and Robin walk over to the altar where the photo frame that holds a photo of himself, Rick and Prue in Rick's bedroom sat down on Rick's bed after Rick's fourteenth birthday party.
"My boy's back ready to accept the darkness Fiona would be proud," The Dark One's darkness said just after he manifests near the altar.
"Just try to ignore him," Robin said.
"And here I thought you learned from your last experience that you can't change your magic centre," Black Fairy says as she manifests next to the Dark One's darkness.
"We see," Gideon replied as he picks up the photo frame and then within seconds Gideon and Robin are transported from the Idyllic Garden to the Spirit Quest's version of Granny's diner.
Gideon once again is wearing a black suit and tie where as Robin is wearing a green dress.
Robin looks down at her dress and smiles the Spirit Quest has got some good taste.
"You look handsome," Hazel says who in the Spirit Quest is wearing a white dress that has a floral pattern Gideon and Robin turn to face and Gideon knows what's about to happen.
"Not for long," The Spirit Quest's projection of Gideon chuckled before he ripped Hazel that was created by the Spirit Quest's heart out and crushes it causing her to fall to the ground dead!
"Oh, my God" Robin shouts.
"Oh, look you're back are you ready to accept that darkness is the centre of your magic,"? The Spirit Quest's projection of Gideon asks.
"Giddy just embrace darkness being the centre of your dark magic so we can find the centre of your Vocalization magic," Robin instructed with a whisper.
"Are you sure Robin"? Gideon questions his best friend.
"Yes, Gideon its the only way do it now," Robin replies.
"I'm ready to accept darkness being the centre of my dark magic," Gideon declared as he walks over to the Spirit Quest's projection of himself and makes contact with the projection causing a small wave of magic to occur before Gideon and Robin are transported to another location the Spirit Quest created where Gideon's centre of Vocalization magic will be home too!
The other location turned out to be the theatre where Gideon woke up after the Dark Curse sent himself, Robin and Rick to the Lost Realm.
Robin and Gideon find themselves in the front row.
Gideon and Robin are shocked to see another projection of Gideon.
But this projection of Gideon is on stage wearing a blue suit and has a microphone in his hands and is singing to Brett Young's song 'In case you didn't know'.
"This must be where your centre to Vocalization magic is," Robin said.
"Must be," Gideon replies.
"Your voice is amazing Gideon why didn't you ever sing in front of me and Rick,"? Robin asks.
"In truth, I never felt my voice was good I just sang because it made me happy," Gideon says.
"Have you ever sung in front of your parents,"? Robin asked.
"No, I've never had the confidence to do so and I'm no Brett Young or Whitney Houston," Gideon spoke.
"I disagree I mean just look at the projection of you the Spirit Quest made he sounds just like you and your voice is so pure and innocent," Robin replied.
"I think I know what my magic centre is for Vocalization," Gideon commented.
"Really what,"? Robin questions.
"Just wait and see," Gideon said as he gets out off, his seat and makes his way onto the stage and walks up to the Spirit Quest's projection of himself.
"What is Gideon doing," Robin says.
"When Prue and I, created Vocalization magic we designed it to be a pure expression and will but also a passion I never realised until now how much, Vocalization related to music both are an expression of oneself," Gideon said.
"He found it," Robin spoke with a smile.
"And my singing voice is my passion its how I've always expressed my true self it makes so much sense," Gideon spoke before he snatches the microphone out of the Spirit Quest's projection of himself causing a wave of magic to come from Gideon showing that Gideon has merged with his magic centre for Vocalization magic and the two friends then wake up near the lake and enchanted ribbon falls off their hands!
Robin and Gideon now awake stand onto their own two feet.
Gideon hugs his best friend Robin and thanks her for coming into the Spirit Quest with him so he wouldn't be alone.
Robin replied saying he would have done the same for him so it was easy.
"We should get back to Elizabeth's mansion they may need our help to find what we need to get home," Gideon says.
"I agree I'm so proud of you, Gideon," Robin replies.
"Aw thank you, Robin, you have no idea how much that means to me," Gideon spoke.
"Time to go back to the mansion," Robin said as she makes a gesture with her left hand teleporting the two of them back to the mansion in a poof of green smoke.
End of chapter 8.