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Tuesday 19, 2018 6:30 AM
Storybrooke (Gold's Pawn Shop)
The worst part about being a vampire to Doctor Whale was the boredom. At least that was what his experience told him. He had been told to wait at the pawn shop by Rumplestiltskin for instructions to whatever 'plan' he was waiting to execute. Aside from going back and forth to get blood from the hospital, he had only managed to sneak out a few times to stretch his legs. It was always after midnight when he went out and the streets were deserted. He had never been particularly social with any of the people of Storybrooke, he had no close friends. He was starting to miss small talk however. He wanted to engage in any kind of pointless chit chat just to break up the monotony.
The two women were giving him the cold shoulder. Mulan had always been laconic, saying little and only talking when necessary. The other girl Anna, however, was supposed to be a chatterbox but she wouldn't say two words to him. Maybe it was because he had been the one to kill her and make her a vampire. Well, that had been Rumplestiltskin's fault. He hadn't told him not to kill the girl. How was he supposed to know he shouldn't? Being a vampire didn't make him a mind reader. Doctor Whale was sure she would get over it in time though. He had granted her immortality, she would live forever. Eventually she would see it as a gift like he did.
Living forever would give him the time to research and examine the meaning of life. He may even finally come up with a way to bring his brother back from the dead. Rumplestiltskin had made it clear that they would be traveling to his realm. He would finally be home, and to get there he would do anything and sacrifice anyone.
He was leaning back in a chair with his feet up on a crate in the back room when the door opened. He barely turned his head to see that it was Mulan and Anna returning from wherever they went. "Hey girls, where ya been?". He realized they weren't alone. He stood up when Elsa entered the room. Whale was confused. "What the hell is she doing here?"
Before he knew what was happening Mulan had unsheathed her sword and swung. He heard the whistling of the razor sharp blade cutting through the air and what felt like a paper cut. The sensation had only lasted a second though. He heard the Queen from Arendelle say something before everything went black.
"You shouldn't have killed my sister."
The head rolled after it hit the ground and Anna was thankful that the doctor's face was pointing away from them. She saw that the body was still standing and she felt sick. Mulan remained motionless as the headless body finally fell to the ground. Thankfully there was no blood from the body of the vampire because Anna felt queasy. Mulan finally looked to Elsa. "Hand me the stake." Elsa produced a wooden spike and handed it to the warrior. Mulan knelt by the headless body and readied the stake over Whale's chest. She then raised it and slammed it into the chest at lightning speed. Anna crumpled to her knees and doubled over. Elsa knelt next to her sister and put her arms around her.
"My neck!" Anna screamed and Elsa moved Anna's long red hair aside to look at her neck. Elsa saw the fang marks that Whale had made on her sister.
"Anna! They're closing!" Elsa exclaimed. Mulan came over to look and she could see the holes were shrinking. Anna was still moaning in pain but Elsa and Mulan could see that Anna's skin was beginning to return to it's normal healthy complexion. Then suddenly the wounds were gone leaving only two small scars. Anna turned her head to face the two and there were tears in her eyes.
"I can feel again! I'm alive!" Anna said as her voice broke. Elsa embraced her sister hard while tears ran down her own cheeks. Mulan looked on at the two sisters with a smile on her face.
"I'm so glad you're back Anna!" Elsa's voice was cracking as well. Anna pulled back and looked at Elsa and Mulan with a smile.
"Now we can bring you back too Mulan!" Anna said with hope in her voice.
"That would mean killing me dearie." All three women turned at the sound. Rumplestiltskin stood in the doorway with an angry scowl on his face. "And I'm afraid that I can't allow that."
Storybrooke (the Charming farm)
David heard his wife before he even opened his eyes. He rolled over on his side and watched as she flew around the bedroom like a bumblebee with her cell phone stuck to her ear.
"Okay you and your brothers spread the word all over town. I need all of Storybrooke to get everything ready for the party tonight." She was saying as she grabbed some papers of the nightstand and hurried back out of the bedroom. "Yes the wedding is still going on tomorrow Grumpy." He heard her say from the hallway. He pushed himself up to a sitting position and rubbed his eyes in an attempt to wake up. "I know you're up David! Get your butt down here and help me." He heard her from downstairs. He shook his head and stretched, the alarm clock read 6:55. Only 5 minutes until it would have gone off on its own. He groaned and pulled a pillow over his head. "David!" Snow shouted.
"I'm up! I'm up!" he yelled back. "Today is going to be a long day." he muttered.
Underbrooke
"Well my friend," August slapped Dracula on the back. The Count bristled and visibly stiffened at this overt familiarity. "We're down to the wire so I'll be taking my leave now. I need to make sure that everything goes off as planned."
"Of course, my 'friend'." Dracula spoke with considerable disdain. "I consider myself an excellent observer of human nature, considering that I have had centuries of experience. That being said, I find your interest in this 'story' as you call it, to be excessive. Why is that?" Dracula regarded him with contempt.
August leveled his gaze at Dracula and dismissed his earlier jocularity. "I'm The Author. I write the stories. When the stories have run their course, I end them. It's as simple as that."
The Count chuckled. "There is more to it than that. This is personal to you. Something about this situation's outcome is very, very meaningful. What is it I wonder?" Dracula narrowed his eyes and stared at August, attempting to read the man's face for clues. August closed the distance between the two of them and fixed the count with an angry squint.
"Keep wondering." he whispered and disappeared. Dracula smiled as he began to process the new information and how he would leverage it to his advantage.
Storybrooke (Main street)
This was going to be a disaster, the dwarf thought. Everyone was expecting to evacuate the town today and go home. Now they were going to be invited to a party instead? And for what? For the Savior and The Evil Queen to rest up? Grumpy wasn't buying it. Especially since the wedding was still on for some stupid reason. There were vampires running around for crying out loud! And they wanted to get married. It all smelled fishy to Grumpy. Something was up and he knew it had something to do with The Evil Queen. Maybe she didn't want anybody to leave. Maybe this was all a trick to keep them in town.
With each flyer he taped up or handed out to people on the street, the dwarf's conviction grew more and more. The Evil Queen had everyone tricked. This was some kind of curse or she had cast a spell over Emma and the others. She was selfish and evil after all. "Maybe all that talk about vampires is just a lie too." Grumpy mumbled under his breath.
Just then he was stopped cold in front of Gold's pawn shop as Mulan was thrown through the front door just feet away from him. "What the hell?" Grumpy exclaimed. Mulan raised herself to her knees, still a little shaky from the impact. The dwarf watched Rumplestiltskin walk out of his shop with bad intentions etched on his face. Grumpy furrowed his brow in confusion as he saw Rumplestiltskin. "Isn't he supposed to be dead?" he said to no one.
Rumplestiltskin reached for the dazed warrior, about to choke her when a blast of ice knocked him off his feet. Grumpy's eyes followed the blast to the entrance of the store where the Queen of Erendelle was exiting. "Stay away from her!" Elsa screamed as she prepared to blast him again.
The rumbling sound of a motorcycle coming from behind him made Grumpy turn his head. Coming straight into the fray at top speed Grumpy spotted August on his motorcycle. The combatants of the fight hesitated as the bike came to a stop in between Elsa and Rumplestiltskin.
August turned his head to face Rumplestiltskin. "Get on!" For a moment the former Dark One looked puzzled but then quickly hopped on the back and wrapped his arms around August's waist. The bike's engine screamed as they peeled away and raced down the street, out of sight. Grumpy stood in the middle of the street staring at the quickly disappearing motorcycle.
"What the hell just happened?" he said.
Storybrooke (Emma and Regina's bedroom)
They awoke together still cuddled in each other's arms. Emma smiled as the big brown eyes blinked open and focused on her. "Mmmm good morning Miss Swan." Regina said softly in her sexy morning voice. Emma kissed the tip of Regina's nose softly making the brunette giggle.
"Good morning your majesty." Emma replied. Regina hummed in satisfaction as she slid one hand up to caress Emma's cheek with tenderness.
"I will wake up to your face for the rest of my life and feel like the luckiest woman in the world every morning." Regina hummed. Emma blushed slightly.
"Well I can get used to hearing stuff like that in the morning your majesty. Be careful or you're going to spoil me."
Regina moved her hand from Emma's check to her hip. "You better believe that I will spoil you my love. I'm going to spoil you rotten every chance I get." Regina kissed her softly on the lips. "I will give you everything your heart desires. I will treat you like a queen."
"I don't need you to give me anything but your love Regina." Emma said as she returned the kiss with one of her own. "Although, if you're going to treat me like a queen do I get a crown?" Emma scrunched her face earning a laugh from Regina.
Regina began to pepper Emma's face with tiny kisses. "What" Kiss "Ever" Kiss "You" Kiss "Want". They stared into each other's eyes for a while. Then Regina spoke. "Now get the hell out of this house."
Emma's eyebrows shot up. "Uh excuse me?" she said bewildered.
"We can't be together the day before the wedding. It's bad luck." Regina explained as she sat up in bed.
"What?" Emma got up as well, sitting right beside Regina. "Says who?!" She said in confusion.
"The Enchanted Forest." Regina said with a regal air. "We are very big on tradition there. So you have to leave until after the wedding tomorrow."
"Uh news flash babe! We're not in the Enchanted Forest!"