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Post by Dr. Whale/Victor Frankenstein on Feb 5, 2013 21:46:04 GMT -5
He wanted to reach out and hold her back... but his fingers dug harder into his arms. He didn't deserve a friend like her...
"...I don't know how to..." Whale breathed into her hair. He finally pulled away from her. "I wasn't completely honest with you and David... the night that I... that the vampire..." he fumbled, but tried again. "There was some kind of... connection made. Dracula's thoughts, they arise once in awhile, but I can usually ignore them." He frowned. "Apparently I can't when I go to sleep. And apparently, for past two weeks... I've been going down there for... god KNOWS what..." He hugged himself tighter. "He told me to kill you tonight... god knows I didn't want to do it. Ruby I would NEVER DO IT...." He looked at her intensely, but he could feel the tears come again. He bowed his head down.
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Post by Red Riding Hood/ Ruby on Feb 5, 2013 21:59:24 GMT -5
She raised his head and leaned her forehead against his, she let her fingers trace his jaw,"It's okay... I believe you... I know what it feels like... to not have control..."
She closed her eyes," Dracula.... he's the one doing this, not you. Maybe... maybe there's something we can to do cut the connection" She looked into his eyes and smiled weakly," and if we don't know how there has to be someone who does"
Ruby leaned into his chest again, she didn't want to let go. Not until the ache in her heart stopped and she could be sure Whale was going to be okay again.
"I care a lot about you Victor, please don't give up...."
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Post by Dr. Whale/Victor Frankenstein on Feb 6, 2013 7:52:19 GMT -5
Victor finally gave in, wrapping his arms around her and pressing his lips fiercely against her forehead.
They stayed in that position for a little while, disregarding the cold. Victor turned his head to the side; he could see downtown lights, in the distance through the trees, as late as it was. Most shops were closed by this time of night, but there was only ONE whose owner would stay up all manner of hours if he had a project to work on... or if he could sense a desperate soul approaching.
"There is someone.... who can help..." Victor hadn't set foot in Gold's shop since he had to suck up all his pride and ask the imp to heal his arm after Regina's Daniel had ripped it off. The young doctor stood up, and with Ruby's hand clasped in his for strength, he led them towards the town's faint lights.
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Post by Red Riding Hood/ Ruby on Feb 6, 2013 10:09:08 GMT -5
She followed him to the Pawnshop on the corner. Mr Gold, Whale was probably right, if anyone could help them it would be him; but she wondered if he would even be there.... Last she'd heard he was going to find his son- taking Emma with him.
After trudging through the snow, they arrived at the front of the store cold, tired and wet. Red looked at Whale, who seemed to be a bit more hesitant now that they were here. She squeezed his hand gently to encourage him.
Secretly she was terrified that there wasn't a cure, or if there was they wouldn't be able to pay the price...
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Post by Dr. Whale/Victor Frankenstein on Feb 6, 2013 20:23:34 GMT -5
Whale let go of her hand and approached the door. All the lights were off. Perhaps Gold hadn't arrived back from... where ever it was he had run off to... but there were other ways of contacting the imp.
Whale pried a loose brick free from the foundation of the shop and used it to break the door windows in. It was amazing that the Dark One hadn't put a barrier spell around the shop; apparently fear was enough to keep intruders away. Though Gold HAD taken enough precaution to install a new alarm system after Ashley had broken in.
Once they were in, Whale gutted the alarm system. He then stalked towards the main counter. Ever since the curse had been broken, he noticed that the display case had been occupied by more and more potion vials. He looked up at Ruby's questioning eyes.
"He's not here... but there's a way to contact him..." he said, opening the slide door to the case and moving his finger along the tops to the bottles, searching. "Back in my world... he couldn't always contact me face to face to check on my progress..." He picked up the concoction that he recognized: bright green with gold fleck floating on top. "If it's strong enough to reach across worlds... it HAS to be strong enough to reach over the border."
He motioned for Ruby to retrieve one of the numerous mirrors mounted on the wall and he placed it on the counter. He drizzled the stuff over the reflective surface. Whale had gained a certain appreciation for magic over the past few months... enough so that summoning Gold's image just by imagining his face didn't sound completely mad. Hopefully Gold was close enough to a reflective surface as well to receive the summons.
The mirror rippled.
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Post by Rumplestiltskin/Mr. Gold on Feb 7, 2013 22:23:39 GMT -5
"Well, I must say this is a surprise," Gold's face shimmered into the mirror. "You'll be paying for the window that you broke."
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Post by Red Riding Hood/ Ruby on Feb 7, 2013 22:30:28 GMT -5
Red bit her lip and looked back at the shattered glass,"Absolutely, it'll be fixed when you come back"
Red actually had little experience dealing with 'Rumpelstiltskin', she wasn't quite sure how to act or what to say....
"Gold... we have a problem.... "He probably could guess that but she carried on before he could make a snide comment,".... Vict- Whale and I have... well Whale had a run in with... Dracula..." She looked at Whale, it would probably be better if he explained it.
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Post by Dr. Whale/Victor Frankenstein on Feb 7, 2013 22:36:10 GMT -5
"Entrancement." Whale said simply, wanting to get to the point and not spend a lot of time conversing with Gold. "I was bitten, and ever since then there has been a connection... powerful enough that he can... CONTROL me. I want it severed."
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Post by Rumplestiltskin/Mr. Gold on Feb 7, 2013 22:37:49 GMT -5
"What in heaven's name were you doing dealing with him?" he inquired
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Post by Dr. Whale/Victor Frankenstein on Feb 7, 2013 22:44:40 GMT -5
"I wasn't." Victor said firmly. He then leaned in and spoke intensely. "But he wanted something... something that only I could do... I don't think I completed it yet... but it can't be good for the town..."
He couldn't stand the way Gold held silence, mulling things over. "PLEASE... what can I do to break free?"
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Post by Rumplestiltskin/Mr. Gold on Feb 7, 2013 22:46:53 GMT -5
"You have to override it," he said simply, and then glanced away from the mirror.
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Post by Red Riding Hood/ Ruby on Feb 7, 2013 22:48:46 GMT -5
"override it? What's that suppose to mean?" Ruby blurted out, it wasn't suppose to sound as aggressive as it came out
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Post by Rumplestiltskin/Mr. Gold on Feb 7, 2013 22:50:54 GMT -5
"Someone else needs to have a stronger hold over his soul," he replied.
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Post by Dr. Whale/Victor Frankenstein on Feb 7, 2013 22:54:50 GMT -5
"My Soul..." Victor repeated... then frowned. "Like true love's kiss?" Victor stood up straight, setting his jaw. "That sort of power doesn't exist in my world..." He glanced at Ruby. "At least I would be deficient in that area, I assume."
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Post by Rumplestiltskin/Mr. Gold on Feb 7, 2013 22:56:23 GMT -5
"No, True Love doesn't ensnare the soul in the same manner," Gold replied
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