Finding You Always

Enter the Dragon

Chapter 95: Enter the Dragon

A new day dawned in Storybrooke, bringing about another day of routine and relative peace. The town was abuzz, as the two recent murders dominated the headlines. But there wasn't a sense of panic. The Mayor's and Sheriff's offices had already promised justice and neither Ned Graybridge or Sam Tweed were particularly well liked. It didn't condone the murders, but it was unlikely these two, not unlike Amos Slade, would be missed.

Sidney certainly did not mince any words in his articles about their colorful lives and the community had come together to help Widow Tweed, just as they had for Widow Slade.

Little did anyone know, they were being observed from above. Ursula and Cruella stood on either side of Gold, inside the clock tower.

"It's so quaint...and smallish. Is this speck really worth the fuss?" Cruella commented.

"If you'd rather be elsewhere, then you can have the author write your story as such. None of that will matter though if we cannot raise the Chernabog," Gold reminded.

"And you want to make our move tonight?" Ursula asked.

"To raise Maleficent, yes. And for that, we need bait," he said, as he gestured to the street where Snow and Charming could now be seen walking down the street toward Granny's with a stroller being pushed by Snow, while a little girl trotted alongside Charming with her tiny hand in his. Behind them, there was a blonde with her arm around a young boy and then a pair of young adults that could be teenage copies of Snow and Charming.

"Huh well, chisel chin has been a busy boy," Cruella commented.

"The blonde woman...that's the savior?" Ursula questioned.

"Yes, but she's not the only one with magic. The twins and even the little one have magic as well," he advised.

"How are we supposed to grab the little girl if she has magic?" Cruella asked tersely.

"She can only make bubbles and close herself off from people. I modified this to fit Summer's wrist," he said, as he handed a tiny black cuff to Ursula.

"And this is?" she asked.

"A magic dampening cuff. After breakfast at Granny's, her mother will drop her and the baby off at Cinderella's daycare. Regina picks her up three days a week to take her to the stables for a riding lesson. A simple glamor spell will allow you to pick her up before the real Regina can today," Gold instructed, as he handed the potion to the sea witch.

"That won't give us much time before they know something's wrong," Ursula warned.

"Bring her back here. They won't find us until we want them to," Gold said.

"Then what?" Cruella asked impatiently.

"We use Snow and Charming to raise Maleficent. Then we'll have the power we need to combat the Savior and use her true love's light magic as an offering to the Chernabog," Rumple explained.

"What makes you think Maleficent will want anything to do with this? She mostly renounced her terrible ways when she lost her baby," Ursula challenged.

"Because just like we can release the author from the hat...we can also recover her egg," he replied.

"You told us that wasn't possible," Cruella barked.

"I lied," he stated.

"Anyhow, it is of no consequence now. You want a new narrative, then you'll follow my orders," he snapped. They were silent at that point, as they continued to observe from above.