Chapter 27: Dreaming On
David hadn't had a chance yet to tell Emma what he had found in August's room, but figured he should still tell Gold first. He didn't know if August was telling the truth, but decided Gold deserved to know about this development right away. He hurried in the back way and to the front of the shop.
"Did you find anything?" Jefferson asked.
"Oh yeah...I found this in his things," David said, as he placed the drawing of the dagger on the counter. He watched Gold's face go ashen.
"Henry told me what it is and what it does," David said, looking at the pawnbroker.
"He's right...but the dagger is useless without magic," Gold stated.
"Henry said that too, but there's more. He told Henry that he's actually someone named Baelfire," David said, looking at Gold, who was now clutching the counter so tightly his knuckles had turned white.
"Baelfire...your son?" Jefferson asked, but Gold couldn't find his voice.
"So he says...but he sets off Emma's superpower like crazy," David replied.
"Is that really reliable?" Jefferson asked skeptically.
"If Emma thinks he's lying, then he is. About what or how much, we don't know. That's why I think we should be cautious about believing anything he says," David surmised, looking at Gold.
The Dark One knew his ability to be rational when it came to Baelfire was limited and he wanted it to be true, despite knowing the Prince had a very good point.
"Okay...let's say he is Baelfire. Why would your son be looking for the dagger?" Jefferson asked.
"He knows it's the source of my power," Gold replied.
"But there's no magic here...he has to know that," David reminded.
"Something doesn't add up to me," Jefferson added.
"Well...we could set him up to find out if he's really who he says," David suggested.
"How do you propose we do that?" Gold asked curiously.
"We know that he's looking for the dagger, so eventually he's going to come here to look. I say we let him find it," David replied.
"I don't let anyone just handle the dagger," Gold hissed.
"No, but you said it has no power here. Besides, we'll be watching when he does come. He won't have it long. Emma just got something she called security cameras in the mail. She explained to me what they do. She says they have them at the hospital. It's how she knew which way I went the night I woke up," David explained.
"Yeah, we know what security cameras are, chisel chin. But you discovering technology is still cute," Jefferson teased, making David roll his eyes.
"Anyway...he won't have the dagger long once we confront him," David continued.
"If he's a liar, it's probably the only way to get him to come clean...by backing him into a corner," Jefferson agreed.
"Fine...but we do this my way," Gold stated.
"If he isn't your son, I can't let you kill him," David warned.
"There are varying degrees between alive and dead," Gold countered.
"I think that was code for he's gonna kick his ass," Jefferson said.
"If he did lie to Henry, I can probably help you do that," David agreed, as he checked his watch.
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Dreaming Out Loud
Fanfiction"If you could have heard our voices, would it have made a difference?" Based on Snow's comment to Emma in season 5. What if Emma had been able to hear her parent's voices? What if she'd been able to see them in her dreams every night? How would thin...
