Old business partners

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(Flashback)

Years ago, before the bad guys before princess, two cats were having some issues, a limousine was driving in the woods carried the chesterfields: Thomas and camellia raced through the forest like mad.

Inside the limousine, two held each others' hands in worry.

The limousine then arrived towards an even more eerie part of the forest.

It was Crone's Nest Carriage Park, a medieval trailer park.

The signs underneath the main said "No Vacancy" and "Abandon All Hope Ye Who Enter Here". Two witches guarding recognized the limousine and opened the gates, allowing the carriage inside.

The limousine slowed down and was pulled more cautiously, and as that happened, camellia looked at all the witches inhabiting the area near their broken down carriages.

One witch sneered, while stroking a black cat she held, and many other black cats, that she hoarded, all snarled. She yelped a bit. Then she saw another witch dumping out trash from the window of her carriage, while one vampire standing by, smirking, as he made a kissy noise to her.

Then she saw a family of hillbilly-type witches, playing mandolins, spitting tobacco, holding a bottle of moonshine and giving dirty, foul looks at the visitors, while a bare-butted baby witch was crawling on the ground. Camellia were deeply unsettled as she locked the limo door.

The limousine stopped at a huge egg-like carriage with an "R" on top.

"I don't know about this, Thomas. Shouldn't we wait a few more days till we see this...person"

"Fear now darling. I don't trust that doctor, This may be our last hope. Besides, he does come highly recommended by wealthy influencers and he is a good man"

"But to put our faith in the hands of this...person? He's devious. He's deceitful. He's...he's..."

A bit later, the two were inside the carriage as the owner spun around in his chair, revealing himself. He was Rumpelstiltskin.

"Rumpelstiltskin, at your service!"

"Rumple, it's so good to see you again my old friend" Thomas approached him and they hugged.

"It's good to see you again Thomas"

"You remember my wife Camilla remember"

Lightning flashed at the mention of his name. His pet goose, Fifi, honked a bit. The little man kissed the uneasy Camilla's hand in respect.

"Chesterfield"

She chuckled nervously a bit, pulling her hand away.

"How do you do?"

"Hello fifi, how are you" Thomas pets the goose.

"Down, Fifi. Get down!"

The goose did as her master said and went off to the side. Then the deal maker rolled out a contract he had for the rich couple to sign.

"As you can see, everything's in order"

"So you'll give us a baby?"

"And, in return, you sign your money, inheritance, your family's estates, your wealth and your father's company.."gives a menacing look, "over to me"

Lightning flashed again, and Camilla gasped at what the short man said. Lightning flashed even when it showed Fifi. The couple turned as Camilla spoke quietly to Thomas, while Rumpelstiltskin just listened in, giving a fiendish smirk.

"Thomas, this is madness!"

"Come now Camila What choice do we have? We tried everything and the doctors done nothing but bad news it's the only way for us to start a family"

"It's not like you're getting any younger"

"But to sign over our entire savings and my family's company?"

Rumpelstiltskin pulls contract away, "Well, if your money and company is worth more to you than dream of becoming a mother..."

Camilla panicked and stopped the paper, "no, Nothing is worth more to us than our daughter"

"I thought not"

So Rumpelstiltskin slammed the windows shut and got out a drawer of jars of magic ink, slammed one jar down and clapped his hands.

"Jump, Fifi, jump!"

The goose jumped in his arms and he yanked a feather out of her behind, making Camilla cringe in disgust.

He then dipped the feather's end into the magic ink, with a small magic cloud appearing as Camilla took the feather from him.

"Just sign it and all your problems will disappear"

Lightning flashed for dramatic effect once more, as he slid the contract towards them. Camilla was about to sign it, while Rumpelstiltskin and Thomas eagerly and anxiously waited.

Camilla hesitated a bit as she looked at Thomas, who nodded seriously. So Camilla proceeded to sign it, but before she could, she heard her phone rang.

"Oh" Camilla was a bit surprised then she answered the phone.

"Hello...what?" but what she heard next excited her, then  gasped happily, while Rumpelstiltskin and Thomas were confused.

"That's amazing news, alright thank you" she hanged up.

"Great news Thomas, that was the doctor the test results came back, I'm pregnant" she was thrilled.

"Huh?!" Rumpelstiltskin and Thomas were shocked.

"What?" But Thomas was more than shocked, he was horrified.

"How can that be" he asked.

"I know, it's a miracle" Camilla was overjoyed.

Camilla turned, giving a smirk as she ripped the contract up, to the deal maker's dismay.

"So I guess this means we won't be needing your deal"

Rumpelstiltskin lip trembling, "now, let's not be hasty?"

"Come along Thomas I can't wait to get shop for the nursery, Cheerio Rumpelstiltskin"

"Now Camilla darling wait a minute, Daring wait" he followed.

"Ugh, we were so close" Rumpelstiltskin says.

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