I thought I would end my wonderful weekend consisting of meeting my tumblr best friend honeybadgerhook for the first time with a chapter of DoFP. I couldn't do it without my wonderful beta by my side. She pushes me to keep writing, is there to squeal over our Once ships (and our own fanfiction character ships), and never fails to find a way to make me laugh. I am beyond excited that I've gotten to spend this time with her and I can't wait to see her again.

CHAPTER FORTY-ONE- In Mr. Gold's Shop

Colette and Rumple hurried over to the shop, always glancing at the black cloud slowly approaching the town. They ran in, and Rumple locked the door behind them.

"This way, it should still be in the back, unless you mother rearranged it and put it somewhere else."

Colette slowly went after him, but took a moment to examine the shop. Of this she had no memories, but her mother had told her stories. Bedtime stories, she thought, for the longest time that's all Belle would call them. She would describe the magical wonders that lay inside Gold's Shop, each with a magical story behind every artifact. She thought when she was a child that her mother called it "Gold's Shop" because it was Colette's stories. Now that she knew the truth, she realized that her mother had probably put an optimistic spin on most of those bedtime stories. But still, it was strange seeing it in person.

"Found it!" Rumple called from the back.

Colette, waking herself up from her reverie, quickly went to the back of the shop. Her father stood in the back room, holding a small, gold hand mirror, its back intricately carved in the design of climbing roses.

"This should be able to contact Kendra. For mortals, it allows you to see anything you'd like. But for those of us with magic, we can communicate through it. Here, hold the mirror, and it will show you what you wish. Kendra should be able to hear you, but in her present situation she may not be able to respond"

Colette nodded, and then took the mirror. Gazing at its glassy surface, she said quietly "I'd like to see my friend, please."

The glass face of the mirror swirled and glowed green, and suddenly there was Kendra, standing in the center room of the Underworld Palace. She could vaguely make out Hades in the corner of the mirror, seeming to be directed his minions and getting his chariot ready. She called out "Kendra!"

She say Kendra perk up, and looked around. Colette, excitedly, said "It's me, Colette! I'm talking to you through this magic mirror my father has. I think I can see Hades in the room with you, so don't worry about responding."

Kendra nodded, and looked straight ahead, a faint glimmer of a triumphant smile playing about the corners of her lips.

"Okay, now listen very carefully. My father says that there is a way for you to trap Hades in the Underworld forever, but it comes at a price. It will take up all the light magic you have left, and basically leave you full of dark magic for eternity. You'll still be able to teleport and open portals, but it won't be the same. You'll be consumed by dark powers. It's a curse, so of course there may be a way to break it, but none that we know of. It's up to you, it's your choice."

She saw Kendra think about it, squeeze her eyes shut, then nod firmly.

Tears welled up in Colette's eyes, but she quickly wiped them away and got a grip on herself. "Alright, then here is what you need to do." She said, and Rumple spoke the spell Kendra needed to cast and ultimately thwart Hades.

"Gather a shadow from his robe, the ashes of your figurine from his table, and a flame from his head. You will need to mix these together, and ingest it somehow. All the light will be forced out of you, and be directed towards Hades. That should be enough to defeat him. However, you should probably wait to cast this spell when the two of you are above ground, otherwise you'll be trapped in the Underworld forever. Is that all clear?"

Again, Kendra firmly nodded her head, her eyes quickly scanning the room, trying to figure out how she'll need to gather all the necessary items. Kendra then whispered "Colette, don't worry about me, but I need you to get everyone ready to go back to the Enchanted Forest. As soon as we defeat Hades, I'll open that portal and send everyone through. Explain why this is necessary. I'll see you soon mate." She winked, and then the mirror went back to glass.

Colette asked "May I keep this, Rumple? I think it may come in handy later on"

"Of course, my dear."

"Thank you. Let's head back to the Town Hall then."

They quickly exited the shop, not without Colette taking one long look back at the shop that had filed her bedtime stories for so many years. She clutched the mirror firmly to her chest, then said "I'm going to check on Belle in the library, I'll meet you there."

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