"Hey, Rumpelstiltskin." said Aphrodite from behind.
Mr Gold was surprised. No one could ever sneak up on him before.
"Hey, dearie. What's your problem?" said Mr Gold.
"Don't 'dearie' me."
"Well, Miss Aphrodite. What do you want?"
"I want to make a deal."
"What deal?"
"A deal that can get you what you most want. You want Belle to forever be yours, I can make that happen. No one will ever question the Dark One's power ever again."
"No deal."
"Or you can get Baelfire back! I-I-I can try to talk to Zeus, he bought Hook back, so can your son. You could be a full family again! Please."
"What do you want in return? This much desperacy is... not so much seen in a deity."
"I want nothing much more than a mere relic."
"Everyone had a reason for a relic. What 'mere relic' do you want?"
"Fine, Hephaestus's hammer."
"What could an all-powerful goddess need a hammer that can only be wielded by someone without magic?"
"It's... sentimental value."
"We both know that it is more than that."
"So, Dark One, is it a deal or not?"
"I want to know how you will do it, dearie, how will you get my perfect family together?"
"I always have my ways, I find myself very convincing."
"I want an answer, dearie or it's a no to the hammer."
"You're a smart man, Rumpelstiltskin, there is no way I can do it... however if the hammer is not with me, I will make sure that Belle will never love you again. I may not think of myself as a love goddess with my love dead but I still have my powers and I will make sure that she won't have any love for you at all and I will lead your enemies to the blade that can kill you."
"What?"
"Yes, the reason I'm in Storybrooke is because they summoned me to get to the Vault of Love where Excalibur is hidden."
"But how could they have known that?"
"Beats me, all I know is they are after something in the vault and as judging as the blade is there, my guess is that they want it to kill you."
"No, they wouldn't..."
"Really? You really don't think so? I can sense your heart, Rumpelstiltskin, and I sense how much you betrayed them, fought them and all of the evil in your heart. They have a right to see your death. Now the hammer."
Mr Gold, reluctantly, gave Aphrodite the hammer.
The love goddess smile, "Hmm, now I believe I have another deal to get too."
"You said you wouldn't give them the blade!" shouted Mr Gold.
"I never said that, that was the first offer and now it's gone. Goodbye, dearie."
"No!" shouted Mr Gold. "No one toys with the Dark One, only he does the toying. I will get my revenge on you, love goddess, I will show you the true power of the Dark One!"
Percy woke up from his nap and he had a weird dream of Aphrodite and Mr Gold.
