Once Upon A Time: The Princess and the Huntsman

Chapter 8

Two sisters and their mother walked out to the carriage, heading towards the castle for the ball tonight

As they left with laugher a young, blonde woman was sweeping the yard filled with hay, she looked up at the fireworks and sighed

She knew she would never be able to go, oh but how she longed to see the sights of the castle from up close instead of far away

"Do not despair, my dear" a voice spoke from behind her, she turned around sharply to see a fairy "You will attend that ball"

"Who are you?" She questioned the fairy

"I'm tired fairy godmother" she said, turning into her size to talk to her better "And I'm here to change your life, Cinderella"

"But. . .my stepmother told me that I couldn't go" Cinderella explained "She forbade me to leave"

"Your stepmother doesn't have this" said the fairy, holding out a handled wand with gold everywhere else "This wand has the power to take you to your ball, to your prince, and to. . ." Before the fairy could finish, she disappeared in an explosion

Cinderella gasped as the fairy had disappeared out of thin air, the and clattered to the ground as she dropped her broom in shock

"What did you do?" She panted, as a man appeared taking the wand

"Now, now. I got what I wanted. There's no need to be frightened" he said

"No need? You just killed my fairy godmother" Cinderella said terrified "She was trying to help me"

"Was she? Do you know what this is?" He asked waving the wand back in forth in front of her

"Pure magic" she said with a smile

"Pure evil"he corrected, her smile fell "Trust me. I've done you a favor. All magic comes with a price. Go on back to your life and thank your lucky stars you've still got something to go back to"

"My life. . .its wretched"

"Then change it. You can't handle this" he said, talking about the Magic

"Wait. Please wait" she said going after him as he walked off "I can handle it. Please. I will do anything to get out of here. Anything."

"Anything?"

"Do you know how to use that wand, Mister. . ." She trailed off, not knowing his name

"Rumplestiltskin. And, yes, of course I do"

"Then help me"

"Well, if I do, and you can indeed shoulder the, uh. . .consequences, then you'll owe me a favor"

"Name it. What do you want?"

"Something precious"

"But I have nothing" she whispered

"Oh, but you will. With this wish will come riches than you know"

"I care nothing for riches. I'll give you anything you want. Just get me out of here" she begged