One year ago in the Enchanted Forest, Evelynn walked forwards to Belle as she stood by a table, she's the first one Evelynn saw.
"Belle!" Evelynn shouted, causing Belle to jump a little.
"What's wrong Evelynn?" Belle asked concerned.
"You need to look at this." Evelynn urged as she grabbed her sleeve and rolled up.
Belle looked at it and saw that her arm was a darken tint, you could now see that she has a golden skin. "Oh…" She said in shock, then she ordered. "Let me see your face."
Evelynn hesitated, before she took off her hood, then she looked at Belle. Evelynn sighed. "Is it bad?"
"You look now more like your father, Evelynn." Belle replied, then she sighed. "Maybe we need to tell the others."
"So… is it that bad?" Evelynn asked carefully.
"Well… Yes." Belle replied, then she asked to Evelynn. "What did you do, that it made this bad?"
"I… Uh… Used very dark magic." Evelynn stuttered, she looked down as her face is filled with shame.
"Why would you that?" Belle asked.
Evelynn sighed, before she replied to Belle. "I don't know it was very dark magic, I did a spell and it just happened." Belle sighed, but nodded at her.
"Come on, we go find the others." Belle said as she grabbed Evelynn's arm and tucked her to come with Belle.
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Moments later, they had found, Snow, Charming, Regina and Baelfire. Now they were sitting by a table, waiting for Evelynn and Belle to show up and they did. Evelynn and Belle walked to them, but they didn't sit down, Evelynn had her cape on, so they couldn't see her face.
Then Regina asked, concerned. "Why are we here?"
"We need to let you see something." Belle said as she looked at them all.
Baelfire sat now straight in his seat, he did know what this is about, well he guessed it. Then Belle motion to Evelynn to get her hood off, with she did and the others looked shocked at the sight in front of them.
"What happened to you?" Snow asked, concerned as she looked at Evelynn.
Evelynn didn't answer her, but instead Belle did answer her. "Evelynn had me that, because she the child of the Dark one, she had a little differentness on her skin. She told me to keep it between us, but now it worse, that's we had to you guys."
"Why didn't you tell us sooner?" Regina asked as she looked at Evelynn.
Evelynn hesitated, before she replied to Regina. "I… I don't know."
Then Baelfire added. "She didn't want to worry you all."
Regina turned to Baelfire, then she asked. "You knew it too?"
"Yes." Baelfire simply replied to Regina.
"Who else knew?" Regina asked a little angry.
"Only Neal and Belle, I told them to keep it between us for the time being." Evelynn replied.
"Well, that worked." Regina said sarcastic.
Snow turned to look at Regina as then she scolded her. "Regina!"
Regina glared at Snow, then she turned to Evelynn. "Sorry for my comment."
"It's okay." Evelynn replied.
"So, what are you going to do now?" Charming asked to Evelynn, Belle and Baelfire.
"We were planning to go to the dark castle." Belle replied.
"When are you going?" Snow asked.
"Maybe in a few days." Baelfire replied.
The others nodded as then suddenly Evelynn asked. "Where's Richard right now?"
"Outside, were you two practice." Regina replied to Evelynn.
"Thank you." Evelynn said as she disappeared in purple smoke.
They looked at place were Evelynn just stood as know their meeting was over, so they went to their own places, where they needed to be.
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Evelynn appeared again, now by Richard. He was practicing with the bow and arrow. Evelynn waked to him as she put on her cape. Then she arrived and greeted him. "Hello, Richard."
Richard stopped with, what he was doing and looked at Evelynn. "Hello, Evelynn." Then he noticed that she has her cape on. "Why do you have you cape on?"
Evelynn sighed, before she replied. "I… Uh… I just did something stupid and this is my price." She did her cape off as Richard stood there in shock.
Richard came closer to Evelynn and touched her cheek. "Why has this happen to you?" He asked, concerned.
"I am the Dark one's daughter, didn't you noticed?" Evelynn joked a little as she had a sad smile on her face.
"Yes, I know. You told me, remember?" Richard asked to Evelynn as he put down his hand, away from her cheek.
"Yeah, I told you." Evelynn replied.
"What are going to do? About your skin, that now is sort of gold." Richard said.
"Neal, Belle and I are going to do Dark castle, well we will in few days from now on." Evelyn explained it to Richard.
Richard nodded, then he said. "Okay."
"You can only say is 'Okay'?" Evelynn teased him.
Richard laughed as then he said. "Yes and good luck with your journey."
"Thank you." Evelynn said, then she hugged Richard. Then they broke the hug as Evelynn said. "Bye, for now."
"Bye." Richard said as then Evelynn disappeared in purple smoke.
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It was a few days later as Belle, Evelynn and Baelfire went to the Dark castle. They were now in a room, with a big table in it.
"If there's anyone who can defeat that witch and get you back to your family, it's the Dark One." Belle stated as she looked across the table. "The way to resurrect him has to be here."
"That and why this has happen to me." Evelynn added as she pointed at herself, the others nodded at her, well she didn't see from Baelfire, but she saw that he had made movement.
Then Baelfire asked to Belle. "You really believe in him, don't you?"
"I love him all of him, even… even the parts that belong to the darkness." Belle replied.
"Yeah, it took me a while to see past all that to the good man trying to get out." Baelfire said as he was busy doing something.
"He did get out." Belle said as she glanced at Baelfire.
"Yeah. He did." Baelfire said softly as he finally turned around and looked at Belle. "Irony is, now I need the dark part In order to get to the ones I care about." He held something up, in his hand.
"What is that?" Evelynn asked curiously as she looked at it as Belle looked at the thing that was in Baelfire's hand.
"A necklace. It was Emma's." Baelfire explained it to them. "It was supposed to represent our life together. I don't know how it survived the trip."
"Because it was born out of true love." Belle stood up and walked towards to Baelfire. "Now come with me. I think I know where we can find what we need."
They walked through the castle to the library, they walked upstairs. When they were upstairs Baelfire asked to Belle. "You think there's magic in here?"
"No. Something better than magic books. Books on history, witchcraft, and hopefully some on the Dark One, too." Belle said as she lit the candle while Baelfire and Evelynn stood in the middle of the room.
"Where do we start?" Evelynn asked as she looked around the library.
"One shelf at a time." Belle replied as she blow out the Lucifer. Then she walked up the Baelfire and Evelynn as then they hear a voice with an accent.
"Hello, there."
They looked at each other as Baelfire asked them. "Did you, uh did you say some…"
"Over here." They all turned around and looked at the candle in shock. "Allow me to introduce myself." It said to them.
"What the hell?" Baelfire breathed out.
"No need to be frightened." The candle said to them. "I am but a humble servant of this castle." then it told them its name. "My name is Lumiere."
"I've dusted every nook and cranny in this place, and how have our paths never crossed?" Belle asked to the candle.
"It's a big castle, and I was woefully underutilized." The candle explained it to them. "Sadly, I only awaken when my candles are lit. Those are the rules of my punishment."
"Punishment by who?" Baelfire asked.
"Whom do you think? Does he even know where he is?" The candle looked at Belle before he looked back at Baelfire. "Rumpelstiltskin, of course." Baelfire circled the candle, waved his hand through the face form the candle. "We made a deal long ago, and when I couldn't live up to my end, he made sure I paid the price. He's not here, is he?" It asked to them, looking panicked.
"No, he's… he's dead." Belle replied to the candle.
Then Evelynn said to the candle. "But we're trying to bring him back."
"You said you spent a lot of time here. Do you know anything that could restore the Dark One?" Baelfire asked as he looked at the candle.
"I know a great many things." The candle replied.
"You got to help us." Baelfire said. "If you don't, I'll never see my family again."
"Boo-hoo." The thing said sarcastic as then it asked to them. "Why should I help resurrect the man who put me in this wax prison?"
"The Rumpelstiltskin you knew may have seemed cold and hard, but he's changed since then." Belle said to the candle as she tried to let it help them.
"Hmm." The candle muttered.
"If you help us, I know he would restore you to your human form. Please?" Belle tried again.
"The bookcase behind you bottom cabinet." It stated as Belle rushed over to the cabinet, where the candle just had said to them. "You shall know it once you see it. It's a volume befitting the Dark One."
Belle grabbed a large, leather-bound tome book, then she lay down the book. Baelfire was by her side as he peeked over her shoulder while Belle opened the book. "What the hell kind of book is that?" Baelfire asked as they saw that it wasn't a book, it a hiding spot for something.
"This isn't a book." Belle stated as she looked at the candle. "It's a hiding spot."
"What is this?" Evelynn asked as she pointed at the thing that Belle had in her hand.
"It's a key to the vault of the Dark One." The candle replied.
"The vault of the Dark One?" Belle repeated the candle.
"Where the first Dark One was made born out of the well, darkness." The candle explained it to them. "If you wish to bring back Rumpelstiltskin to life, it is where you must go."
"Will you guide us on our journey?" Belle asked to the candle.
"If your promises that the Dark One will return me to my human form are true, then, yes, I will." The candle vowed to them.
"We leave first thing in the morning." Baelfire said as he walked to the candle and blow it out.
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The next day, Belle, Baelfire and Evelynn went to the vault of the Dark one. On the journey Belle started a conversation. "You know, ever since it happened, I… I haven't been able to stop thinking about Rumple's sacrifice. I mean, how he died to save everyone in Storybrooke."
Baelfire had a torch in his hand. "You know that wasn't it." He said. "He died to save us his family." Evelynn walked behind them as she listened to the conversation between them.
"At least he died a hero." Belle said sadly.
"Were you surprised he had it in him?" Baelfire asked to Belle.
"Of course not. W… were you?" Belle asked back.
"I don't know. I mean, my papa was never the most selfless guy." Baelfire sighed as they kept walking. "I know he wished he hadn't let me go through that portal. I know how sorry he was, but now that I have a son of my own, I can't imagine ever doing what he did."
"He regretted what happened with you so much." Belle said, almost defending Rumpelstiltskin. "He… he was willing to do anything to get back to you."
"Well, that's one thing about him I can relate to is I would do anything to get back to Henry." Bealfire said to Belle.
"It's, uh it's getting colder." Belle said with a slight tremble in her voice.
Then Evelynn stated to them. "Look." She pointed as they walked past a tree with snow on it.
They walked to the open clearing with snow on the ground as it was indeed colder. Then Baelfire hurried over a stump.
"Come on. Let's get what we came here for." Baelfire planted the torch on the stump as then he looked at his younger sister. "Let's get our father."
Baelfire removed the candelabra form his bag and placed it on the stump, then he let the candles as Lumiere's face became visible. "You found it. Thank heavens." It said sounded surprised.
"Now what?" Baelfire asked to the candle.
"Head to the center of the clearing. Under the ice and snow, you shall find the entryway to the vault." The candle instructed, Baelfire rushed forwards to the center of the clearing and started to dig away the snow. Belle and Evelynn watched as Neal brushed away the snow, until he saw something that looked like stone.
Then Baelfire called. "Belle! Evelynn!" Belle and Evelynn rushed over to Baelfire and came by his side. They kneeled, each by a side of Baelfire, Belle placed her hand on his shoulder as Evelynn stared at the round thing.
"Yeah, the key must go in the middle." Belle said to Baelfire.
"You're sure about this?" Baelfire called to the candle as he glanced at the candle.
"I spent 200 years in Rumpelstiltskin's library witnessing more dark magic and sorcery than any living creature has ever seen." The candle said angry.
"I'm… I'm sorry how long did you say you were there?" Belle asked to the candle as she turned around to face the thing.
"200 years at least." The candle replied.
"He's lying." Belle said to the others as then she stood up and walked a little forwards to the candle. "Rumple built that library for me not long before the curse. It's been there barely 30 years." Belle said to the candle.
Evelynn and Baelfire also walked up to the candle as then Evelynn shouted angry. "Who are you?!"
"Unless you want to spend the rest of eternity under a snowdrift, you better start talking." Baelfire added as he's also angry.
"I am who I appear to be, only it wasn't Rumpelstiltskin who turned me into this wretched form." The candle admitted it to them. "It was the Wicked Witch of the West."
"The Wicked Witch?" Belle repeated angry. "She told you to lead us here?"
"She wants you to bring back the Dark One so she can control him with his dagger." The candle said the truth to them.
"Okay, we need to leave this place." Belle said to them as Evelynn nodded, agreeing.
"Belle, wait." Baelfire argued. "It means we can bring him back. Does it matter who got us here?" He asked to Belle.
Evelynn looked at them as she said nothing, Belle argued back. "Rumple didn't sacrifice his life for good so he could return to be a slave to evil."
"My father is the king of loopholes." Baelfire said as he removed his gloves. "I'm sure he'll figure out a way to deal with her."
"But what if he can't?" Belle asked as Baelfire didn't gave her an answer. "Think what she could do if the Dark One was under her control." Then she tried to reason with Baelfire as he examined the key in his hands. "We'll find another way to bring him back."
"What if there is no other way?" Baelfire asked as he looked up from the key and looked at Belle. "I can't waste any more time." He stepped away from Belle walked fast to the circle, he sat down as he looked at the key. "I need to get back. To hell with the cost."
"That's what your father told himself when he forged the curse that condemned countless people to misery." Belle said to Baelfire. "Don't make the same mistake he made." She tried again as Baelfire didn't listened to her and he did the key into the slot. "Neal, wait!" Belle shouted.
Baelfire still didn't listened her as he placed his hand over the top of the key, pushing in it and causing heat to spread from it to the circle on the ground. "Aah!" He cried out in pain as jumped back from the vault and spinning to lay in the snow, his palm face down. Baelfire gasped when he caught the triangle burned into his flesh, he was spinning around and looked at the vault. They all looked at the orange light began to spread. It quickly turned into a thick black substance slowly filling in the circle, then it began to take a human shape, though it was hunched over and completely covered by the liquid, making it unrecognizable.
"Rumple?" Belle asked with a trembling voice as the liquid slowly began to melt off the person. Then the form began to sharpen.
As then the shape solidified, Baelfire fall into his back as he cried out in pain. Evelynn and Belle rushed over by his side.
"Neal! Neal! What's wrong?" Evelynn asked to Baelfire while she was by his side.
"Are you okay?" Belle asked as she sat down and hold him. "Neal. It's okay. Just hold on, okay?"
Belle and Evelynn looked back at the shape as Baelfire continued to cry out of pain. They watched as the black fell of the shape, Belle's assurances to Baelfire becoming a faint humming, then they saw Rumpelstiltskin standing there.
Rumpelstiltskin opened his eyes and saw Belle, Evelynn and Baelfire siting on the ground. "Belle. Evelynn. Bae." He looked at them, then he saw that, there's was something wrong with Baelfire and walked to them. "No. Bae." Rumpelstiltskin sat on his knees and took Baelfire form Belle.
"Poor Baelfire." Zelena said, causing them to look at her. "Just couldn't learn from his father's mistakes. He wanted so badly to get back to his son. Couldn't see the forest for the trees."
"You did this. You tricked him." Rumpelstiltskin said, his voice full with hate as he pointed his dagger at her.
"All I did was pass on some vital information… With the help of a friend." Zelena glanced at the candle. "And then your son did the rest."
"You didn't tell him the price." Rumpelstiltskin snapped at the witch.
"Oops. It's a sin of omission, love." Zelena mocked. "Although, I would have thought it was rather obvious a life for a life."
"It's gonna be all right, son." Rumpelstiltskin promised as he looked at Baelfire.
"I do doubt that." Zelena said smirking.
"Go." Rumpelstiltskin said to Belle and Evelynn as they stood quickly up and away from him and Baelfire. "I'm not gonna let him go." He said to Zelena as then he put Baelfire in front of him, he raised his dagger and a silver, shimmering light surrounding them.
"Sorry, Rumple." Zelena said. "You can't hang on to both of them." Then Rumpelstiltskin released his dagger as the spell still was surrounding them. The dagger flew to Zelena's feet. "Wow." She went down to pick it up. "I didn't think you had it in you." Then she straighten up as laughed evilly. Rumpelstiltskin finished his spell as then Baelfire was being absorbed into his father's body as Belle and Evelynn looked shocked, from what just happened. "You've got your son, but you've lost yourself." Zelena said as she looked at Rumpelstiltskin as his face began morphing into his own and Baelfire's, then he fell to his hands and knees.
"Rumple?" Belle asked, tearfully.
"No. No Rumple." Rumpelstiltskin said in madness. "No room. No room." He pointed his finger at her. "No Rumple!"
"Enough of this." Zelena said, sounding bored. "Your madness is your burden, not mine. It's time to go." She smirked as she looked at Belle and Evelynn. "But before we do, kill them."
"Rumple?" Belle asked again as Evelynn remained silence, looking still shocked.
Just then Lumiere blew out a steam of fire, wrapping around Zelena as she began to struggling against to the fire as then she shouted at the candle. "Candle!"
"Go!" The candle commanded to them. "I can't keep her for long!" it said as he fought against to Zelena. "Go! Hurry!" Belle hesitated as she looked tearfully at Rumpelstiltskin, Evelynn tucked at her. "Don't make me regret this flash of conscience! Get out of here!" It snapped at them as then finally they go and Belle grabbed the candle.
"You're going to regret this, Candle." Zelena snapped at the Candle as Belle and Evelynn run away from there.
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Author's note: I hope you all liked the chapter and I wanted to say is, that I decided to put this chapter from the season 3 episode 15 Quiet Minds into 2 chapters as it went to long for my feeling, so that's why I did this.
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