Caligo was so going to kill all those idiots. He was going to burn this town, roast every last resident and eat them as they begged for mercy. He was going to crush the ones he hated most under his feet slowly and painfully, while letting the others wait and watch as the ones they loved were being killed by him. Then they would fear him, then he would rule the world.
But that was a whole other fantasy.
Caligo stormed into Henry's room, slamming the door shut. He'd been walking around the town like this for three hours straight. He'd been laughed at, humiliated, embarrassed. Some kids even threw rocks at him. Henry and Violet didn't even look up from the book when he entered. They'd left him after half an hour and went back home, but of course they had to have Buddy to keep an eye on him.
Stupid turncoat donkey.
He was raging with anger, fire and just everything that humans should be scared of if it filled him. But of course, Little Miss Flower over here, wasn't scared at all. She simple turned in her chair, smiling sickening sweetly at him as she tilted her head.
"So, how was your day?" she asked innocently. Henry chuckled quietly beside her, but didn't turn.
"Just tell me the bloody hell you know!" Caligo yelled, raising his hand to change out of these hideous cloths with his magic. In less than two seconds he was back in his normal clothing, which was a real relief. Those shorts were really starting to sit uncomfortably.
"Okay, calm down," Henry said as he turned as well, the storybook on his lap. He picked up one of the pages, handing it to him. "See this door?"
Caligo took the page, studying the drawing. "Yes, what about it?"
"The Author is trapped behind that door."
"So we just have to find this door and break it open and the Author would be free?"
"Not exactly," Violet said, standing and walking over to him. She pointed at the drawing of the door. "the Author is trapped inside the drawing behind this door. To free him we need to find the key."
"What a pathetic Author he must be to get trapped inside a drawing." Caligo handed the page back, turning to walk out the door.
"Where are you going?" Henry asked.
"I'm going to find the key, what else?" he replied without stopping. Violet grabbed his wrist, pulling at it so that he almost lost his balance and fell.
"We're doing this together, remember?" she said, looking him right in the eye. Caligo smirked, leaning closer.
"Then come along, Humans," he said in a low voice, yanking his wrist out of her grasp. Violet glared at him, not breaking eye contact for a single moment.
"Where are we starting, Dragon?" she said eventually. Caligo straightened himself and crossed his arms, all the while not breaking the eye contact.
"There is this large house that I've been wanting to check out for a while now. It's abounded and rumors has it that the Apprentice of the great sorcerer Merlin lived there, but had disappeared one day. After everything that happened I didn't really had the time, and now that I do, might as well look there for the key as well."
"We could also ask Merlin himself for help, he is in Storybrooke after all," Henry suggested.
Caligo scoffed. "Never liked that bastard. Let's just see what we can find on our own before going to that fake sorcerer for help."
If they went to Merlin then they would never get to free the Author. Henry and Violet might now where the Author is trapped, but Caligo knows why. At first he didn't understand much of it, but now everything made sense. The Author was trapped by the Apprentice because he didn't follow the rules, and that was exactly why Caligo needed this one. If he didn't follow the rules than he wouldn't hesitate if he knew what Caligo had in mind, and even if he did, Caligo could simply torture him until he agreed to do as he said.
But Henry and Violet didn't have to know that.
They arrived at the villa half an hour later. If it was up to Caligo he would have just poofed them there, but no, they had to walk because, although they trust him, they were still cautious around him. Plus, the two love sick puppy's wanted to go for a walk together. Next time Caligo's going to bring earplugs or a headphone and put on loud music. Those two were almost as annoying as Felix when he was with Sophia. Without he was pretty annoying as well.
The three of them walked up to the front door. Caligo tried to open it, but noted that it was locked. With a wave of his hand he unlocked it and opened the door. He walked in, not caring about either Henry or Violet. He didn't waste time by looking around like those idiots did, and started searching for the key.
"I'll look upstairs, you two search down here. Please don't get to distracted," he said, not even glancing back as he walked to the stairs. He heard Violet yell something after him, but he didn't pay attention to what she said.
Caligo walked in and out every room he passed. Bedrooms, guestrooms, bathrooms, study room, any room you could imagen was in this freaking house. But no matter how many rooms he looked through there was no key. Not in any of the drawers, not on any of the desks or nightstands, not even hidden in books or little boxes! This house was keyless!
Caligo grunted, letting himself fall back against the wall. Hopefully Henry and Violet had more luck downstairs. He probably should help them look, that would go much faster since he can use his magic to search a room. Caligo sighed as he pushed himself off the wall, suddenly feeling a strange energy coming from behind the wall.
He turned to it, pressing his ear against the wall and knocking a few times. Hollow, just like he suspected. There was a hidden room behind this wall. Caligo stepped back, figuring out the best way to blast through the damn thing. Just when he raised his hands, summoning his magic, Henry and Violet turned the corner and approached him.
"Found anything?" Violet asked. Caligo lowered his hands, sighing heavily.
"Yes, a hidden room. I was about to blast it open when-"
Henry pulled at one of the lamps on the wall, causing it to turn. "Hey look, a hidden room."
"Nice Henry," Violet said as she walked past him, kissing her boyfriends' cheek. Caligo clenched his fits and jaw as he walked inside the hidden room as well. Both Henry and Violet were looking at the room in awe, but Caligo simply passed them, and started searching. He used his magic to locate the key, and for a change he actually felt something. He walked over to a desk in the middle of the room. The closer he got the stronger the energy felt. He kneeled down, seeing a little hidden drawer under the table. He tried to open it, but it was locked. Caligo huffed in annoyance as he waved his hand and unlocked the drawer. He tried to open it again, but still it remained closed. Caligo frowned, pulling harder, but nothing happened. When he pulled his hand away he saw that it was slightly red and a bit of smoke emerged from it.
It was sealed by magic.
Of course it was. Caligo didn't expect anything less. The reason that he didn't notice it sooner though, was because hot temperatures did nothing to him. His skin could warm up to more than a hundred degrees Celsius and it would still feel like a warm summer breeze that passed him. Perks of being a dragon.
He brought his hand closer to the drawer again, trying to feel how strong the spell was. A smirk formed on his lips; it was a strong one, strong enough to keep a good sorcerer away, but not nearly strong enough to keep a demon out. Caligo chuckled to himself as he summoned his magic and broke the protection spell. Easy as pie.
Caligo opened the drawer, seeing a single small key laying inside. He picked it up, examining it closely. Such a small key with so much power. Guess size really doesn't matter.
"Hey Lizard Boy, found anything?" Violet asked, snapping him out of his thoughts. He groaned as he stood, he forgot those idiots were here too.
"Actually, yes, I found something," he said dryly, holing up the key. "as you see I have found what we were looking for while you two just stared around this dusty old room."
Violet walked over to him, snatching the key out of his hand. "Great, now we can free the Author."
"Give it back!" Caligo demanded, trying to snatch the key back, but Violet tossed it to Henry before he could reach it.
"Why? We are a team, so it doesn't matter who it has, right?" Henry said challenging, lifting his chin at Caligo. "Or do you have other plans with it?"
Caligo faked a smile. "No, just thought that I would be the best choice to have it since my magic can protect it."
"I don't think we need to protect it, it's just a simple key."
"Was just a thought," Caligo said, dismissing them as he started for the exit. Henry and Violet followed behind him. "Where are we going to free this Author?"
Henry shrugged. "I guess we could just go back to my place and free him there."
"Okay, can I use my magic to get us there faster, or does the sweet couple want another stroll through the park?"
"Walking through the park does sound nice," Violet said in a teasing tone. He knew it was just a way to irritate him, but he wasn't in the mood. Before anyone could say anything else Caligo raised his hand and poofed them back to Henry's room. Caligo sat on the office chair with his arms crossed, glaring at Henry and Violet who lay on the bed. Violet lifted her head, glaring right back at him.
"We said no teleporting," she snarled.
"Sorry, must have misheard that." Caligo lifted his hand, showing the key. "Now, can we finally free this stupid Author?"
"If you give me the book and the key, than yes we can," Henry said, raising his head as well. Caligo tossed the key to Henry, who sat up and grabbed the storybook. He pulled the drawing out from between the pages and placed it on top of the book. He looked around at Caligo and Violet, the key hovering over the door.
"Just open it already!" Caligo said impatiently.
Henry smirked, slowly lowering the key. Caligo knew he did this on purpose just to annoy him. Finally the key his the paper and went right through it. A golden light shone from the keyhole when Henry twisted the key and opened the door. A bright light shone from the opening, causing the teens to cover their eyes and look away. When the light had gone, and the teens opened their eyes again, a man stood in the middle of the room, looking around confused.
"Where am I?" the man asked. "Who are you?"
"It's okay," Henry said, standing from the bed. "We freed you from the prison you were in. You're the Author right?"
The man sighed in relief. "Oh thank goodness," he said, visible relaxing. "Yes, I'm the Author, Isaac Heller."
"I'm Henry, this is Violet and punk over here is Caligo."
"Who are you calling here punk, Rainbowdash," Caligo snarled, standing as well. He put his hand on Isaacs' shoulder, grinning with mischief in his eyes at Henry and Violet "Now if you'll excuse me, I have some business with this Author."
Before Henry and Violet could even process the words, Caligo disappeared in red smoke with the Author.
A/N: Thank you all for reading and reviewing! I made a little mistake in the previous chapter, Elizabeth is Sophia's cousin, not her niece. sorry for that little mistake. In Dutch niece and cousin are the same word so got a bit confused by that.
Score:
Sophelix: 5
Calphia: 3
Calicorn: 4
Panabeth (Peter Pan & Elizabeth): 1
please review :)