Timeless Love | OUAT

Chapter 13

A metal wall built around them, with a burgundy roof above. Dreamcatchers hung from above,  twinkling in the sun. "Wait, what was the plan again?" Barry asked, confused by its complex diagram. Zoë sighed, "We wait until she leaves, then we go inside, take the dagger, do the spell, put the dagger back and go home. Simple." Barry frowned, "nope still don't get it." Zoë grinned, "You never get anything, do you?" She rolled the blue papers up and placed them behind the wooden crates. "Now we wait."
Regina stormed through the sheriffs office, moving her hand to the side allowing Hook's cell to open up. Hook looked up, concerned by Regina's face. "We're in trouble pirate." Hook quickly stood up. "What type of 'trouble' do you mean?" Emma fell from the Sheriff entrance, face first. Regina turned around, "That trouble." Hook ran to Emma's cold body, he touched her face gently to calm her. She was in some sort of shock.  "How is she paralysed?" Questioned hook, "Who did this?" Knowing fully Zoë did this. "It's those mysterious kids, I don't know what they want but when they get their hands on it who knows what trouble they'll create." Hook stopped and abruptly stood up. "The dagger. They want the dagger."
Zoë peeped through the metal doors, looking for the dark one. "Ok, the coast is clear," she turned around walking into the opposite direction with her eyes still on the door. "We can start the pla-" Zoë knocked over Barry as she fell on top of him. They shared an awkward look, "I-I-I didn't mean to," she sounded all flustered. "I'll just, just go." She shot up and ran to the door. "Meet you inside?" She asked Barry not facing him. "Yeah sure." She ran inside, Barry chuckling to himself on the floor. He slowly stood up as he walked towards the door when it shut all of a sudden. He turned around, hearing the dreamcatchers shake vigorously. He turned around, "See you in hell." As the woman punched his face as he went unconscious.
Zoë walked inside, observing every corner. Quickly she rummaged through every drawer, every shelf, every book she could lay her hands on. She was about this give up. "Looking for this?" Zoë recognised the voice, "Rumplestiltskin. I believe you have the dagger." She turned around and saw the old man, holding the carefully engraved dagger. "It's what I love about life really. The thing that can kill people." Zoë chuckled, "You know the real reason why I need the dagger. The only way to break the curse." Rumple threw the dagger at Zoë as her reflexes caught it. "You need the dagger in order to make a sacrifice. Your sacrifice to be exact." Zoë nodded, "Damn straight." Rumple walked around the room, his cane tapping the ground along with his shoes. "Is he really worth the sacrifice? I mean, he doesn't look like someone who would be willing to do so. Might have to take him by surprise." Zoë's eyebrow raised, "You think I don't have a plan?" Rumple stopped waking. "Oh I know you have a plan." He turned to face her. "It's just your plans don't always work out the way you want." Zoë sighed, "You don't even know half the story." Rumple continued to walk around the kitchen. "Well to save your effort I sent a tip to Regina where you were hiding. Too bad they kidnapped your sacrifice instead of you." Zoë laughed. "You think I didn't know that? I'm on my way there now." Rumple smiled, "We'll see Zoë," She prodded out of the house, "We'll see."
Barry's face was uncovered, revealing the light bulb close to his face. Hand and feet were tied to a chair, mouth biting onto an old rag. "It's simple, really. You tell us why you want the dagger, and we'll consider your life." Told Regina, holding a knife in her hand. Hook stepped forward from the shadow, observing Barry. Barry began to muffle some words, he started the shake back and forth in anger. "Let the boy speak." Regina rolled her eyes as she cut the rag. Barry let out a gasp. "You're the one who ruined her life. YOU NEARLY KILLED HER!" Regina was confused, she didn't know what was going on. "I did it to save her," he said walking up to Barry. Barry scoffed, "Yeah, right. Just like you 'saved' her by stabbing her with your sword and nearly killing her." Hook had enough, he ran towards Barry and punched him in the mouth. His face jolted to the side, as he spat out blood. Hook grabbed his face and made deadly eye contact. "You don't even know half the story." Barry started to chuckle, "And you don't know how betrayed Zoë had felt for all those years. Waiting for you to come back and save her. Waiting for a family, waiting for a way back home. But she gave up, and never trusted anyone again." Hook let go of his face and took a step back. "We want the dagger to break a curse that we both put on the rest of the world. We need the dagger to undo it." Regina looked up, "And what terrible curse did you thing upon the world? War?" Barry looked up, "We froze time forever."