No Place Like Home [Jefferson Hatter || OUAT || Mad Red #3]

Chapter 13

Flashback: Enchanted Forest...

It was the day of the Dark Curse and the birth of Emma, "The curse! It's here!" Grumpy yelled as he rang the warning bell when he saw the green and purple smoke that was spreading the land and was approaching the castle.

Rose Red approached the purple cloud and blasted her magic at the curse to counteract the curse.

Inside the dungeons, Rumpelstiltskin was in his cage and he grabbed the bars of his cell, "I'm waiting!" The Evil Queen appeared in front of him, "What took you so long, dearie?" Rumpelstiltskin said.

"You know what took so long," The Evil Queen said.

"Oh, yes. The curse... You did it," Rumpelstiltskin said.

"That's right," She stepped closer to the bars, "I did it... And I wanted you to know it. Before you, like all the pathetic denizens of this wretched land, forgets everything," The Evil Queen said.

"How did it feel?" Rumpelstiltskin asked.

"Watching the curse cloud form? Felt like victory," The Evil Queen said with a smirk.

Rumpelstiltskin giggled, "How did it feel to kill the thing you love most? Ripping the heart out of your father. How did that feel?" Rumpelstiltskin asked.

"It was the price of the curse. How it felt doesn't matter. He would've understood... I took my life back. I had to... I won," The Evil Queen said.

"And yet, here you are, feeling the need to gloat. Something's missing, isn't it, dearie?" Rumpelstiltskin said.

"Not at all. I have everything I want. Nothing can stop me now," The Evil Queen said.

Rumpelstiltskin giggled, "Not quite," He said.

"What does that mean?" Regina asked.

"The Saviour. The child of Snow White and Prince Charming," The Evil Queen sighed, "She can stop you. She can break the curse," Rumpelstiltskin said.

"Well, it looks like getting rid of a baby just made my to-do list," The Evil Queen said.

"Of course it did. But even if you succeed with that, you have an even bigger problem... Now there's a hole in your heart. And someday, you will come to me to fill it," Rumpelstiltskin said.

"You overestimate your powers of foresight. I have cast a spell on Rose, she will become like me," Rumpelstiltskin looked alert, "She will be dark and my daughter," The Evil Queen said.

"And you underestimate the price of what you've done! You shall see, you will come to me. There is more you need," Rumpelstiltskin said.

"Your taunts will get you nowhere. I know you too well. You wanna make another deal. Well, I won't," The Evil Queen said.

Rumpelstiltskin giggled, "A deal? You've already promised me a good life in this new land. What more can I want from you?" Rumpelstiltskin asked.