Hello, and here we go for the third chapter of the "Dark Star" arc! Hope you'll like it (even though I think it was not my best work...) and enjoy.
Disclamer: I own nothing, non profit. OUAT goes to Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis, SM goes to Naoko Takeuchi/Toei.
Deadly Rose. The weaken guardian.
Storybrooke
Emma was lying on her bed, almost crying. Cecilia and Alexandra were taken away, and she had no idea how she could save them. Lux was just staring at her. He felt bad too for not being able to tell what kind of enemies they were dealing with. "Those droids… it seems like a very new and sophisticated invention… made by evil and for evil. If only we could find their source… But there's also another problem. The girl…" Submerged in thoughts, Lux went down the stairs and he looked at Little Em. She seemed peaceful. She was currently sitting on the couch, reading a newly bought book. "She looks like any other kid… but I sense that there's a big secret behind the appearance." – the cat mused. Suddenly, Little Em stood up and walked in Mary Margaret and David's room.
"Can I go out for a walk…?" – she asked shyly.
"I don't think going out alone is a good idea…" – David replied – "I would like to go with you, but who would take care of the Sheriff's Station if not me?"
"I have things to do take care of too. There is the homework of my class to grade." – Mary Margaret added.
Little Em got a bit sad that they were both busy, and so Mary Margaret got an idea:
"Wait, you can go out with Emma. Plus, it would be good for her to take some fresh air."
After a short hesitation, Little Em nodded. She went up the stairs and saw that Emma was on the edge of tears. She then threw the Lux T ball in her direction. Emma caught it, not without a surprise, and looked at Little Em with an interrogative look.
"Playing with a ball is good for the mood." – Little Em said, trying to sound neutral – "I lend it to you… just for a moment."
Emma looked at the little girl a bit shocked. Didn't she basically say she wanted her to cheer up? Since the silence between them was turning a bit awkward, Emma said:
"I'm too old to play ball…"
"For some things, you're never too old!" – Little Em protested stubbornly, but with a hint of amusement – "The only problem is your room. It's too small to play here, so we better go outside."
Once again, Emma got stunned, that Little Em offered her to go play outside together. After a short moment of hesitation, she stood up from her bed and both girls went out of the apartment.
Unknown location
Prince Ernest was staring at the image of the two prisoners: Sailor Wind and Sailor Aqua. Those two were indeed very brave.
"They are just like her…" – he said to himself – "Never giving up, always fighting for their cause… And they do everything to protect the Eternal Crystal, the source of the Light. I can't wait to destroy it, and see her reaction."
"Calm down, prince." – Wiseman said – "It's not good to rush. Patience is what makes better results."
Then, Wiseman disappeared while Brunh and Damane, another Twili sister, entered the room. Damane said:
"Don't worry, my prince. I already put a trap for the guardian of thunder."
"Good. I really want you bring that girl here too." – the prince said with an evil grin.
Then, as Damane and Brunh went away, the prince mused for himself: "Soon, I will get everything… And even she, the oh-so-wonderful Queen, won't be able to stop that."
Storybrooke
Emily was sitting in the garden of Gold's house, taking care of a rosebush she planted here. Roses always were her favorite flowers, it always were since her childhood. Maybe it was partially due to her favorite book "The Little Prince"? She couldn't tell, but Emily was sure of one thing: she felt like a bond with those flowers. Meantime, Mr Gold was watching at her from the inside. Suddenly, Rosalie entered the house and said:
"Hello, Mr Gold."
"Hello, Rosalie. Emily is in the garden." – the man replied.
Rosalie went in the garden and approached her friend. Emily, not hearing her approach, got a bit frightened seeing her there, which made Rosalie giggle a little.
"I was submerged in my thoughts." – Emily explained.
"Well, I can see that!" – Rosalie commented – "You're taking a good care of the rosebush… the flowers are very healthy."
"Roses meant a lot to me…" – Emily said with a nod – "And I love that each kind of them has a unique language, its own meaning."
Rosalie nodded in agreement. Just like Emily, she knew the codes of the colors. After all, roses were her specialty. While they were discussing quietly in the garden, Mr Gold looked at the scene, and he felt a bit… normal. The sight of his daughter being in his garden and talking to a friend (who was not afraid to be around) made the Dark One feel like he was human. This was the kind of life he wished to have with Bae too. He remembered how, because of what he was, to approach Baelfire. From the moment he became the Dark One, their life together got ruined, ending by the lost of his boy. And now that Emily was in his life, Gold saw like it was a second chance. The only missing thing in that picture was Belle. He wished that she could regain her memories back, but for now, the situation seemed hopeless. Then, the man saw how both girls stood up and went inside. Emily said:
"We're going out… see you later."
Mr Gold nodded. According to his daughter's behavior, he guessed that she was going to visit Belle in the hospital. He also knew that she was suffering inside of her mother's condition, and after every visit, she felt a bit more down than the previous time. Gold wished he could help her, to make her happy again. Unfortunately, he was for now as clueless as her.
Enchanted Forest
Baelfire was playing with a ball nearby the road of his village. As he was chasing it, he nearly got run over by a cart. The driver shouted angrily at him:
"Hey! Hey, what are you doing in the middle of the road?!"
"I'm sorry, I…" – Baelfire said, facing the man.
Once the cart driver saw the boy's face, he realized who he was.
"Hey, I know you…" – he said under shock, and then recomposing himself, he tried to make up for the accident – "It's alright, it's the fault of the donkey… Perhaps you could take a chicken or some eggs…?"
"No, it's alright, I'll just go…" – Baelfire said, wanting to avoid any drama to happen.
But before the boy could go away, his father, Rumplestiltskin showed up, making every person around turn silent. The Dark One asked:
"What is going on here?"
Frightened, the driver tried to explain:
"It's my fault, I wasn't looking where I was going… but he says that he's fine…"
Rumplestiltskin began to approach him, but Baelfire tried to calm his father down.
"I am okay, papa, really…"
"Are you sure, Bae…?" – Rumple asked.
"Yes, I'm okay." – Bae confirmed with a nod.
"So, I guess it won't happen again." – Rumplestiltskin said to the driver.
Both the driver and Bae said that it won't. But then, the Dark One noticed a cut on Baelfire's knee and asked:
"And… what's this?"
"It's nothing…!" – Bae tried to reassure his father.
But that didn't help much. It took a couple of seconds for Rumplestiltskin to turn the man into a snail. Everyone in the village got frightened by the scene. Rumplestiltskin approached the snail, and understanding what his father was about to don, Baelfire began to plea:
"No, papa… no… please, papa, don't… no, papa…! No!"
But Ruplestiltskin ignored his son's pleas and he just stepped on the snail, as everyone around got horrified at the scene and began to walk away.
Storybrooke
Emily and Rosalie were walking in the direction of the hospital. Suddenly, Emily stopped in front of the florist's shop.
"What's wrong, Emily?" – Rosalie asked – "You want to buy flowers for Belle?"
"I do, but… could you go and buy it for me?"
"But why…?" – Rosalie asked in confustion.
"You see, the shop belongs to Moe French, Belle's father." – Emily said nervously.
"Oh, I see… He's your grandfather and he hates Gold…" – Rosalie understood – "You want to avoid an awkward moment."
Emily silently nodded. After a couple of moments, Rosalie said:
"If you want buy flowers for Belle, you must do it yourself, because it must go from your heart. Besides, you'll have to face him sooner or later."
"You're right…" – Emily said with a nod – "But you come with me."
"Sure thing, I wouldn't abandon my friend." – Rosalie replied with a smile.
Both girls then entered the shop. Moe French looked up at his clients and within seconds, he understood who the brown haired girl was. He said, no emotion identified in his tone:
"Oh. I know who you, are. Emily, right?"
"I guess… mum told you about me." – Emily replied awkwardly, not knowing what to say.
"Of course she did… how she could not tell about her child she had with that beast of hers." – Moe French commented, his voice harshening at the word "beast".
Emily's heart felt like squeezed at the term Moe used. True, Gold wasn't of the best men in the world, but he was trying to change. Noticing Emily's facial expression and to avoid further pressure on her friend's soul, Rosalie spoke:
"So… we're actually here to buy flowers for Belle."
"Ah, I see." – Moe said nodding – "Are you visiting her at the hospital?"
"Yes…" – Emily answered quietly – "I visit her sometimes, and today I wanted to bring her some flowers."
Moe French composed a bouquet of flowers (which included a couple of roses) and gave it to the girls. Emily took it in her hand and asked:
"So, how much would that cost?"
"No need for payment. Belle's my own daughter after all. Despite her choices and our opinion divergences…" – Moe said.
Emily and Rosalie thanked him and went out the shop. Rosalie commented:
"Well, that didn't go that bad…"
"Hmm…" – Emily nodded – "So, I think I should go by myself now…"
Suddenly, Emily felt like a small dizziness and grabbed her friend's arm. A bit alarmed, Rosalie asked:
"Emily, are you okay…?"
"Yes… yes, don't worry." – her friend replied, repositioning herself normally.
"No, I'm not so sure of that…" – Rosalie commented – "You seem a bit paler than usual."
Emily supposed that perhaps she didn't eat enough in the morning, but Rosalie kept insisting to come with her, just in case. Seeing that she couldn't prevent Rosalie from staying with her, Emily could only agree and so, both girls pursued their walk to the hospital.
Enchanted Forest
Rumplestiltskin and Baelfire returned home. The Dark One instructed Honora, their maid, about serving the dinner, after what she left outside in order to get water. Then, Baelfire said to his father as a reproach:
"You killed that man."
"You were injured." – Rumple justified himself – "Oh, by the way…"
Rumplestiltskin was about to heal his son's knee with magic, but Baelfire refused.
"No… No need magic. It's merely a scrape."
Baelfire then brought out healing items. While Rumple was taking care of the injured knee, Bae said:
"You changed. Do you realize it? You're constantly hurting people."
"I put an end to the Ogres War, Bae." – Rumple said after a short moment of silence – "I arrived at the battlefield and I stopped the battle. I brought kids home; I'm the man who saved thousands of lives…"
"You did the necessary. The man who saved thousands of lives can stop now." – Bae protested.
"I can't. I need power to protect you."
"I wouldn't need protection if you hadn't this power!"
"But I can't get rid of it!" – Rumple exclaimed.
"Did you even try?" – his son asked.
Rumplestiltskin then showed Baelfire the dagger, saying:
"If someone kills me with this dagger, he'll get all the power. Now you know it, Bae. Is that what you want?"
"No! I think there might be other ways to get rid of your powers. Did you look for it?" – Bae asked.
It was at that moment when Honora entered the house. Rumple looked at her briefly, seeming a bit nervous that the maid heard their conversation. But he quickly turned back at his son.
"Well, you can look for other ways, Bae. But don't expect much."
"Papa… If I find a way to get rid of your powers, without you being killed, will you do this?" – Bae asked.
"Are you really that unhappy, Bae?" – Rumple asked with disbelief – "I can make everything you want. Just tell me, what do you want?"
"I want my father back." – Baelfire answered seriously.
After a moment of silence, Rumplestiltskin said:
"All I want is you to be happy, Bae… If you find a way, I'll do this."
Baelfire had a bright smile and then, he tended his hand. The father and son shook their hands, concluding their deal.
Storybrooke
The time at the hospital wasn't that bad. Emily and Belle had a good conversation together, and the girl brought a book for her mum, so she wouldn't be bored all alone in her hospital room. Emily, along with Rosalie, then went outside and got surprised to see Emma and Little Em together.
"It seems that you got closer you two!" – Rosalie exclaimed with a grin.
"Were you playing with the ball?" – Emily asked amused too.
"How did you guess?" – Little Em asked back.
"Because there's a few dust marks on your toy." – the teen explained – "This led to the conclusion it hit the ground several times recently."
"Always the intellectual…" – Rosalie thought for herself – "But that's why we like her."
"Wow… that was smart!" – Little Em exclaimed with a small jump – "That's right, we were playing ball!"
"She had insisted." – Emma commented trying to sound neutral, but deep down she quite enjoyed spending some time with the kid.
Then, Little Em asked curiously:
"And what were you doing around, girls?"
"Emily was visiting her mother, am I right?" – Emma said.
Emily nodded slightly. Little Em looked at Emma and then back at Emily. After a short moment, she asked:
"Oh? Is your mum ill…?"
"Sort of. She has amnesia." – Emily replied, and seeing that the kid didn't understand the last word, she added – "That means she lost all her memories. She doesn't even remember who she is."
"Oh… that sounds horrible…" – Little Em commented looking at the ground.
Emily wordlessly nodded. Emma noticed her friend's sadness and asked:
"Emily… are you quite… okay…?"
"She's always glad to see me, we always have a good talk together…" – Emily said very quietly – "But… she forgot our previous moments together, the bond we had created… That saddens me a lot. She's still here, I can see her and talk to her, but at the same time, it's like she's not really here… It's like she's… close and far away at the same time."
It was the first time Emily was confessing those feelings to her friends. It felt a bit better to finally express it in words and not keep it constantly inside. But it also made tears beginning to form in her eyes. Little Em looked at her with sadness, understanding what Emily could be going through. Rosalie rubbed her friend's arm, and said comfortingly:
"Don't give up… there must be a way to bring her memories back. We just have to be patient."
"Patient… but what if we don't have the time…?" – Emily said, before adding very quietly, almost in a whisper – "Just like with Cecilia and Alex…"
"Didn't Emma's mother, Snow White, always say that hope dies the last?" – Rosalie said, turning her head at Emma.
After a minute, Emily nodded and whipped her tears away. She then said:
"You're right. Crying won't move things forw…"
But then, she grabbed her friend's arm again as not to fall and she put her face in her hand. Emma asked with a worry:
"Emily, what's wrong…?"
"It's the second time it happens today!" – Rosalie said seriously – "We must go back at her home. Mr Gold would be able to tell what's wrong."
Emma nodded. Since she could not let Little Em go back at the loft alone, she said that she would meet them a bit later.
Enchanted Forest
Rumplestiltskin suggested Baelfire to play with some other children, while he was attending some business in the woods. But as soon as the boys saw Bae approach, they all ran away. Baelfire sat on a rock, sighing in sadness. Morraine, a neighbor girl approached her friend.
"Baelfire…"
"Be careful, Morraine. You shouldn't be seen with me. I'm dangerous…" – Bae said upset.
"They're just afraid of your father." – Morraine corrected him – "But I'm not. You won't let him hurt me."
Baelfire and Morraine exchanged a smile, and the girl pursued:
"And I don't think he's that bad. I saw him on the battlefield when he stopped the battle. It was like a miracle…"
"And now, he's getting worse every day." – Bae stated – "But he promised me to return to his old self, if I find a way. But I don't know where to search…"
A short moment of silence followed, until Morraine had an idea.
"Reul Ghorm… I heard the soldiers talk about her. She's an ancient creature, and she has a powerful magic."
"Is it more powerful than my father's?" – Bae asked.
"It's more powerful than anything…" – Morraine replied, and seeing Rumple coming back, she said – "Your father's coming back… Good luck."
Rumplestiltskin saw Morraine going away and then he asked Bae, a bit confused by her behavior:
"Your friend didn't want to say hello?"
"She's afraid of you." – Baelfire pointed out.
"There's nothing to be afraid of…!" – he protested – "They'll get used, after some time."
Then, Baelfire noticed blood on his father's boots. When he asked about it, Rumplestiltskin replied:
"Oh, this… we need a new maid."
"Gods, no!" – Baelfire exclaimed.
"She heard us talk about the dagger!" – Rumple justified himself for his crime.
"She was mute, she couldn't have told anyone…!" – Bae protested outraged.
"Even mutes can draw a picture!" – Rumplestiltskin replied with a grin, as Baelfire was staring at him with disbelief in his eyes.
Storybrooke
"You're saying that she almost passed out twice?" – Gold asked to Rosalie, after he gave a look at his daughter's face.
Emily was pale and she was beginning to have dark circles under her eyes. She looked ill, and Gold could sense that it was not something casual which meant dark magic was involved.
"Have you any idea of what it could be?" – Rosalie asked with worry.
"Not exactly… I would need to find what causes her current state…" – Gold replied pensive.
"It looks like some kind of virus…" – Rosalie commented.
"But it's made of dark magic… am I right…?" – Emily asked weakly.
Gold nodded but then he reassured her that he would find the source of that "virus". He suggested Emily to have some rest, before he, followed by Rosalie, went to another room. Gold was trying to think, to find a way to heal his girl, but his mind didn't work as it usually does. He was afraid that the "virus" would eventually kill Emily. He didn't want to lose another of his children, to fail another one. Rosalie looked nervously at how Mr Gold was pacing in the room. If the Dark One himself was overwhelmed by the situation, so this was not a good sign. She asked nervously:
"Mr Gold… Are there any cures in your pawnshop or something…?"
"Wouldn't I be on my way to the pawnshop, if that was the case?!" – he exclaimed with sarcasm – "To cure her from what she has, I must find the origin of the problem. But this… I never saw anything like that before…"
"A very advanced dark magic…" – Rosalie said, frowning her brows – "It could only be that Dark Star clan's work!"
Gold suddenly had an expression on his face, which Rosalie never saw before. He seemed quite vulnerable. It was like at that moment, he was not the Dark One, the most powerful of the dark wizards, but instead a human, a father scared for his child's fate.
At that same time, Emily was sitting in an armchair, thinking. But her thoughts were not really about herself. She was worried about her condition, yes, but something else was more important for her. "I think I understand now why I love roses that much…" - she thought, as she carefully stood up and walked to her rosebush – "Roses are just like my mum… beautiful, yet with thorns… if you aren't careful with them, you'll most likely hurt yourself. Every day after mum's memory loss, I was spending more and more time with those flowers." Emily sat next to the rosebush again and a tear escaped her eye. She gently stoke the petal of one of the young flowers. "I miss her… I miss her so much…" Emily put her head in her hands, trying to suppress her cry, but without much success. She was letting go of all the feelings of the last several days. When she finally managed to calm herself down, she stood on her feet and began to walk back inside. But quickly, she felt that dizziness again and a second after, everything went black.
Enchanted Forest
At night, Baelfire went in the woods, in order to summon Reul Ghorm. He sat on the ground and said:
"Reul Ghorm… Are you here…? If you can help me… please, show yourself."
Moments after, the Blue Fairy flew to him. As Bae saw her, he asked:
"Can you help me?"
"Yes, I can." – the Blue Fairy replied.
"Why should I trust you?" – Bae asked, being careful.
"Because there is two kinds of magic: light and dark. I am on the good side." – the fairy answered.
"You're a fairy…?"
The Blue Fairy nodded, and then she said:
"You already dealt with magic, didn't you? There's something dark in your life…"
"My father… he's the Dark One." – Baelfire replied.
"Oh… I'm afraid I can't change him back." – the Blue Fairy stated – "But I can send him to a place where he can't use his powers."
"Please, not the prison." – Bae pleaded – "I want to be with him… like before."
"Not in prison, young boy." – the fairy reassured him with a smile – "But to a place where there is no magic."
"But magic's everywhere…" – Baelfire said confused.
"In this world, it is. You see, your father is suffering of something which is possible in our world only. His power doesn't have its place here. You must go to a place, where you can avoid this evil curse." – the Blue Fairy explained.
"So, we must go away?"
"Yes… this is the only way. Can you do this? Can you leave everything you know for the unknown?" – the fairy asked.
"If it'll bring my father back, so I can." – Bae said with a small smile.
The Blue Fairy commented that Baelfire was a good son, and that he was the only bright thing left in the Dark One's soul. Then, she magically made appear a magic bean in the boy's hand. When Baelfire asked what it was, the fairy explained:
"It's a magic bean, the last one left. Others got destroyed. Use it carefully, and go wherever it will lead you. This will save both of you."
At those words, the Blue Fairy flew away. In his home, Rumplestiltskin was spinning gold, as suddenly Baelfire entered.
"Papa… I found a way to make everything back to normal. Let's go with me. Did you hear about Reul Ghorm?"
"The blue star?" – Rumple said after a moment – "The Blue Fairy? Oh son, please tell me you didn't go see her. Fairy magic doesn't mix with mine."
"But you promised! She'll send us to a place, where there is no magic."
Rumple began to pace in the room nervously, and he pointed out that he would turn weak and powerless. But his son protested that he would be like everyone around, and that they would be happy. Once again, the Dark One asked why they could not be happy where they are. Bae pointed out that he's getting only worse and reminded that he made a promise.
"We made a deal. You're not backing out now."
After a short moment, Rumplestiltskin agreed to follow his son. Later that night, while Rumplestiltskin and Baelfire were walking in the woods, the Dark One still had second thoughts about living in a world without magic.
"Where are we going? What's that kind of world this is, "without magic"?"
"Better than this one." – Baelfire said, after what he threw the bean.
Within seconds, a portal opened.
"Gods, son… It's like a tornado!" – Rumple exclaimed.
"We must jump into it!" – Baelfire instructed.
"I'm not sure I can…" – the father protested.
"We must, there's no other way!" – Bae protested.
The boy took his father's hand and went to the edge of the portal. But before they could cross it, Rumplestiltskin used his dagger as an anchor.
"We must go through it! What are you doing?!" – Baelfire exclaimed – "Papa, the portal will close soon, we must go!"
"No, I can't!" – Rumplestiltskin protested.
"Papa, please! It's the only way for us to be together! Please!"
"No, Bae… I can't…!"
"You're a coward!" – Bae shouted – "You promised! Don't break us deal!"
A couple of moments after, Rumple let go of his son, and Baelfire got sucked into the portal, alone. As the portal closed, Rumple realized his mistake.
"Bae… No, no, no… Forgive me Bae…! I want to go with you…! Bae!"
Desperate, he tried to dig into the ground to get to Bae with no luck.
Storybrooke
Mr Gold and Rosalie, who entered the living room, saw that Emily was lying unconscious at the midway between her usual spot of the garden and the door. The both hurried to her and tried to wake her up.
"Emily…! Look… look at me…" – Gold was saying, at the edge of the panic.
He couldn't bear if she died. Then, he understood. He looked at the rosebush and he could sense a darkness radiating from it.
"She inhaled the flowers' scent…" – he mumbled – "The enemy infected the roses, so Emily would catch whatever it is inside…!"
"So, what will you do now?" – Rosalie asked.
"I'll destroy the rosebush!" – he exclaimed, standing up.
"No! Mr Gold, you can't!" – the girl shouted in horror, while she was holding her friend.
"If it's causing harm to Emily, so yes, I can!" – he shouted back at her, creating a fireball in his hand.
Before he could throw it at the flowers, Rosalie exclaimed in a begging manner:
"Please, don't! It represents a lot to her! You don't want to destroy what she loves, do you?! Roses represent her love for her mother!"
At that, the Dark One stopped. He turned to Rosalie and said:
"In that case, we must purify the flowers… destroy the dark magic inside it."
Rosalie nodded and she didn't wait longer to call Emma and Danielle, while Mr Gold laid his daughter on the couch.
Enchanted Forest
Rumplestiltskin, still standing in the woods, called for the Blue Fairy.
"Reul Ghorm! Show yourself!"
It did not take long for her to appear. As soon as he saw her, Rumplestiltskin asked:
"How do I follow him?"
"You had a way, but you didn't use it!" – the Blue Fairy pointed out sternly – "There is no magic bean left."
"That's a lie!" – Rumple shouted.
"Fairies don't lie." – the fairy protested – "You can't go to that world."
"There must be other ways there!"
Rumplestiltskin began to list any possible things which could exist, to which the Blue Fairy's only answer was a "no". But as he mentioned a curse, the fairy didn't reply immediately.
"Ha! So, there is a curse!" – Rumple exclaimed.
"You'll obviously prefer a curse to a charm!" – Reul Ghorm commented – "Anyway, that curse can't be pulled off, because the price is higher than you can imagine. This curse is not in your power."
"Not for now. But I have all the time in the world. I won't ever do anything else, I won't ever love anything. I will find a way… You took away my son, but I'll bring him back!" – the Dark One vowed.
"I did not take your son! You drove him away yourself!" – the Blue Fairy protested.
Rumplestiltskin got angry and was about to attack her with his dagger, but fortunately she quickly flew away. Rumple kept shouting after her that he would find Bae.
Storybrooke
Emma, Danielle and Rosalie, already in their sailor form, looked at their ill friend a moment, then they walked to the cursed rosebush. Danielle spoke:
"So, I guess we should use our magical energy to free the plant from the curse."
Emma and Rosalie nodded, and then the three girls tended their hands, their palms open. The three Sailor Guardians closed their eyes and they concentrated the power they had within them. A couple of moments after, their hands began glow in a bright light. The rosebush began glowing too and then, a dark energy escaped it and began to float in the air, as a dark purple smoke.
"Spiral Flames!" – Danielle shouted.
"Rose Crescent Beam!" – Rosalie yelled.
The combination of the two attacks destroyed the smoke, which vanished within seconds. Emma approached Emily to check on her. It didn't take long for her to open her eyes.
"Girls…?" – she asked, still a bit confused – "What happened to me?"
"The Dark Star clan cursed your rosebush, and you inhaled its virus." – Sailor Rose explained – "But we just took care of it."
"They… they must have thought I would be easier to kidnap this way…" – Emily understood.
"Hmm." – Sailor Fire nodded, before she exclaimed angrily – "Damn it! If they want to abduct us, they must do it by a fair fight!"
"Well, what matters now is that she's saved now." – Gold commented, before he turned to his girl – "How are you feeling now?"
"Alright, I guess. I'm still a bit weak, but mainly I feel ok."
"I think we should find the one who did this." – Sailor Light commented.
But all of sudden, a human form materialized itself in the garden, who was no other than Damane. She said with a laugh:
"That won't be necessary! I, Damane, the fourth Twili sister, am responsible of this! And I see that you destroyed my wonderful invention, my artwork!"
"Ha! Like you should talk! You almost killed our friend!" – Danielle shouted at her angrily.
"Oh no, I didn't want to kill… well, at least not immediately." – Damane smiled evilly.
"You will pay for what you intended to do! No one messes with the Dark One!" – Mr Gold hissed dangerously and he began to strangle the Twili Sister.
"Gold, no. I should take care of this myself." – Emily said sternly as she stood up and grabbed her pen – "Lightning Star Power!"
Seconds after, she transformed into Sailor Lightning and she said:
"You dared to trap me, by cursing my beloved flowers! By the power of my thunder, I shall punish you!"
Before she knew it, Damane made lots of droids appear in the large garden. They began to attack, while the Guardians and Mr Gold made their best to destroy them. Meantime, Damane used her power of darkness to attack Sailor Lightning, but the guardian quickly defended herself with her own attack:
"Divine Thunderbolt!"
The two attacks collided, both the guardian and the enemy tried to win over the other. Unfortunately, Emily quickly began to feel weakness gaining her. Damane commented:
"The "virus" hadn't wore off completely just yet…! I'm so proud of myself… Take this!"
Putting more effort in her attack, Damane managed to trap Emily in her own thunderbolt. The Guardians and Gold gasped, seeing her trapped like this. Since the droids were defeated, Emma grabbed her Nebula Wand, and she yelled:
"Heavens Princess Kiss!"
Within seconds, she destroyed the Twili sister, who vanished with one last shout of pain. But once more, the prison which trapped the Sailor Guardian did not break.
"Emily…!" – Gold shouted.
At that moment, Brunh appeared in front of them and said:
"Damane did a very smart move indeed… Don't rest, Sailor Guardians. You shall follow."
Before Brunh could take the girl away, Emily for a brief second looked at her father and she managed to whisper:
"Gold… bring mum back…"
Stunned, Mr Gold could only nod. He understood that Emily was asking him that because she was unsure of her own fate. And that was true; the guardian of thunder had no idea if she would survive. And if she did not, she wished for Belle to regain her memories someday, so she would become herself again. Those thoughts went through her mind with the speed of the light, right before she got taken away by Brunh. Emma fell on her knees and exclaimed:
"No… No, this can't be!"
"They took another one of us…" – Rosalie whispered on edge of tears.
"Damn I hate that Dark Star clan!" – Danielle shouted in anger and frustration.
Mr Gold was silent. No words could express what he was feeling right at that moment. He lost her… he lost his daughter, just like he once lost his son! Fate was definitely too cruel to him. He really tried to help Emily, but that was no use, because the enemy arrived before she could recover completely. Some people would say that the Dark One deserved what was happening to him. "Perhaps I do… but they don't. Bae, Emily… and even Belle, they are innocent. They should not be punished for my crimes!" Mr Gold's knuckle tightened, with those dark thoughts. Just like with Baelfire years ago, Gold was now powerless, he had no idea where Emily went and what could be done to bring her back.
A/N: The whole chapter was written by me.
Like I usually say, reviews are always welcome.