The Valiant, the Believer & the Curse

Chapter 11: Desperate Souls

~The Valiant, the Believer & the Curse~

Lacey stares into the shiny blue eyes of one sheriff of Storybrooke, Graham Humbert. She begins to furrow her eyebrows as she notices him begin to fall to the ground. Tears begin to stream down her face as his eyes begin to shut.

~The Valiant, the Believer & the Curse~

Lacey gasps, suddenly waking up in her bedroom in the Gold household. She begins to breathe heavily as she sits up with sweat dripping from her body. Tears begin to stream down her face as she buries it into her hands.

Three weeks have passed since Graham's death, and Emma Swan has since been elected as the new sheriff.

Lacey wipes the tears from her eyes as she stands up. She walks into the bathroom to shower and ready herself for the day. She then finds her way to the kitchen, and furrows her eyebrows in surprise, at the absence of Tobias.

She then cracks two eggs onto a pan on the stove. She proceeds to cook the eggs before eating them with salt and pepper. After she finishes breakfast, she grabs her purse and exits the small condo. She stops in her tracks when she notices Sheriff Emma Swan walking towards her.

"Lacey Gold, you are under arrest for the murder of Former Sheriff, Graham Humbert," Emma declares. "Please turn around slowly, and put your hands behind your back." Lacey complies as she furrows her eyebrows in confusion.

"What's going on here?" Lacey questions Emma in shock. "I didn't kill him."

"Welp Lacey, that's what we're going to find out," Emma promises. "You are the number one suspect, so don't say anything else until I read you your miranda rights." Emma proceeds to handcuff Lacey and read her miranda rights before escorting her to the vehicle.

~The Valiant, the Believer & the Curse~

Location~Enchanted Forest
Point in Time~Past

The Duke's men begin to conscript young boys living in the Fromtlands as young as fourteen years of age into the military with help from the Dark One as an ogre war breaks out.

Rumplestiltskin is desperate to keep his son, Baelfire out of battle, as he is to turn fourteen soon.

"Bae, I will do everything in my power to make sure you don't have to serve in this war," Rumple assures his son without confidence. He then signals his son follow him as they attempt to flee from their home village.

In their attempt to flee, Rumplestiltskin and Baelfire are stopped by the Duke's men.

"Where do you think you're going coward," one of the men scowls at Rumplestiltskin. "You can't even fulfill your duty as a resident of the Frontlands. What kind of example are you trying set for your son, huh?"

"Leave my boy out of this!" Rumple grits his teeth as anger builds in him.

"You know Rumple, this cowardice act you're pulling is the sole reason why your wife left you for another man." The Duke's men continue to mock Rumplestiltskin with laughter.

"Please, spare my son, I beg of you, PLEASE!" Rumplestiltskin pleads as he falls to his knees in front of the Duke's men. "I will do anything, I will be loyal to you for all eternity, just please spare my son!" The Duke's chief soldier walks towards Rumplestiltskin and glares down at him.