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There was a something new in Storybrooke, both in the air and in the street itself, if anyone with enough magic was to stop, they may even be able to sense a slightly new tinge in the air, some unknown magic, and maybe to other's something rather familiar, either way it was there and it was new, as if it was a sign for something to happen, was someone new coming? There was also something odd among the many shops of Storybrooke, a new building seemed to have simply appeared out of nowhere, it was full to the brim of all sorts of magic items, some dark and powerful some light and healing, but there was no one inside, there was no one there to sell anything. 

The magical items within the shop had powerful magical warding spells upon them to deter thieves though they would not hold up forever and if anyone with magic was determined enough they might be able to slowly but surely undo the warding spells, but everything was protected, they much so. If one was to enter the shop and they stopped for just a slight second they may hear a voice in the air, calling out maybe  they just had to listen to just listen.

The Shop was perfectly quiet and bare of people, nothing had been touched the shop itself was dark the lights off and there was a magical hum in the air, just waiting and watching for something new to happen, someone to come, just anyone to notice. Then a click an bell rang, the air shifted as a new darker magic met the one in the shop, there was a brief silence, as shoes walked slowly around the room, a voice talked upon the air not caring for who it was, this one had magic, they might hear him. "Ah yes you will do nicely, darkness such potential,"  it paused as if the voice was sleeping soundly and trying ever so hard to  collect it's thought's "Your name perhaps, we must be introduced after all?"

Anastasia was lost. She looked around, trying to find some kind of clue as to where she was. There was signs, of course, but that didn't help her any. Anastasia was starting to really hate it here. But she was here for a reason, and she wasn't going to just leave without finding him. She hoped Will would see how much she was going through to try and get him back. Didn't her being here prove anything? Well, probably not. She and Jafar had come and Will was not an idiot. He would know that they would be up to something. While that was true, Ana's main concern was him. It was always him. Anastasia started to move in a random direction, fuming the whole way.

Just then, something caught Ana's attention. There was magic in the air. Magic so strong that Ana found it hard to breathe. She walked towards the pull of magic. Who was here? Who had magic so strong that it made the air full of electricity? Whoever they were, Ana wanted to know them. She wanted some of that magic, she wanted that person as an ally. Surely someone so magical would make a great ally? Ana could feel a strong pull, she knew this wasn't something she could ignore. It did occur to her that maybe this was a bad idea, but she didn't care. She wanted to know who this great sorcerer was. She was curious and she couldn't shake it off. 

Finally, she came to stand in front of a shop. Excitement was coursing through her veins, but so was fear. Ana was not idiot. She knew she had to be careful. She hesitated outside the shop, questioning herself. She wondered if this was a good idea. Greed was a weakness in Ana. Greed caused her to lose the one person she loved most in the world. Now greed could get her killed. Should she do it? The answer was yes. She couldn't ignore the call. It was so strong, so tempting. Ana took a deep breath, her hand on the door knob. She twisted and the door opened. She stood there for another minute and stepped inside.

The magic was strong here. It hit her like a wrecking ball. There was a lot of magical items, some she had never seen before. Ana looked around in wonder, her mouth slightly open as she stared around the shop in awe. She was speechless, she could feel the magic pressing in on her from all sides. She felt like she was suffocating. Ana closed her eyes, trying to catch her breath. As she slowly calmed, she suddenly heard a voice speak from behind her. She turned suddenly, expecting to see someone, but all she saw were more magical items. One item in particular seemed to be glowing brighter then the rest. She made her way toward it slowly.

She heard the words emitting from it and she couldn't help the sly smile that came from her face. She had potential. That was a great compliment coming from one who seemed so strong. Though it still worried her, Ana felt like she could trust the voice... Which may have indeed been a stupid decision. She debated for a little while, but then spoke in a whisper, "I am Anastasia, the red queen of Wonderland." She stood there, the thought that ran through her mind at that moment was Am I dreaming? Is this really happening? She waited silently for the voice to speak.

There a moment there was quiet as the glowing item stopped well glowing and took on a strange white hue to it as if all the magic on the shop was suddenly being concentrated around that very magical item, as if there was a force in the item, but there wasn't ,there was no one here just the magic.  The magic the was  literally central and focused upon the object in the room, that this red queen was now focused upon. It was a useful item that Merlin had always carried upon him to communicate with people when he was not there, it was also an item that was built my Merlin to connect him to the world when in the Endless sleep, to allow him to be ever so slightly of the aware of the events going on around him, while he was unsure of where he was he had a small idea of what was going on, he knew he had lost some time.  Merlin was not even here, but he was in essence, everything in this room was a part of his magic, he had enough power in this Endless sleep to be able to to create it wherever here was.


The white hue around the object stopped gathering ever so slightly and then just evaporated as if the object had sucked in all the essence of the magic, it was a show in a way a light show just for effect, as Merlin gathered his thought's it was difficult to do so in the Endless Sleep, in this state it was ever so slightly difficult to gather one's thought's, and considering he was always on the point of near death he was in a lot of pain in the endless sleep, he might as well be dead anyway. He needed his staff back, it was time to wake, he needed someone to help him wake and it seemed that someone was here who could  do exactly that, however he wasn't a fool he knew someone would power would want something for helping another, it was always the way.

This women was a queen  he had met many queens in his day not all of them had such power, but all of them wanted it, this would be a delightful encounter he was sure, this women would be of use to him, as he would be for her, he was sure she had some hidden desires everyone had a hidden desire. IT depended on how deeply buried it was.

"Wonderland?" The Voice continued in surprise, "has it been so long already, is that where I am?" The magic in the air of this world did not feel like that of wonderland, he had been to the place before it was strange its magic even stranger addictive and just utterly bizarre. "A wondrously bizarre place  and you are it's new Queen? Has the Queen of Hearts been misplaced perhaps?"  There was amusement in the voice it was clearer now and focused around the object. "I would say your majesty it was nice to meet you, but I shall save that for another time, and to answer a perhaps burning question, I am neither here, neither am I anywhere." It paused and it seemed the voice was thinking upon a something trying decide how best to say stuff. "My Name is Merlin, The White Mage of Camelot." He left it at that he wanted to test her see what she would say, she he felt should see if the advantage could be pushed first.

Anastasia watched in awe as all the magic in the room seemed to gather in one particular object. It was the object the voice was coming from. Her eyes were wide as she watched it. She could feel the excitement bubbling through her. She could tell that she had stumbled upon something simply magnificent. She had never been so lucky. She was glad it was she who was here and not Jafar. He was already a very magical man, a very gifted man when it came to magic. Him finding this place and possibly making such a powerful ally was such a dreadful thought. She didn't doubt that the world would be a very dark place. Not a place she would want to be in if two such powerful sorcerers combined their magic. The Red Queen didn't want to destroy the world, she simply wanted to get Will back. Maybe this sorcerer could help her... Without all of the elaborate schemes that Jafar had planned. Anastasia nodded, thinking that this was her chance. Her chance for her to win back her love.  

She waited for the voice to speak. She wondered why it was taking so long for him to speak up. Was it difficult for him to do so? Had he been trapped there? Had he been overpowered and forced into the magical item? If he was so powerful, how could that happen to him if he was so powerful? She couldn't be sure. But she hoped there was a way to get him out of that item. She was sure that he was powerful as the magic suggested. Magic doesn't lie. She shouldn't worry. She had stumbled upon something great. Ana was sure of it. Finally, the voice spoke. She listened to what it said. She shook her head.

"No, we are not in Wonderland. We are in a place called Storybrooke. A woman named Regina Mills used a curse to bring people here, hoping to ruin their happiness." Anastasia explained. "It's not magical. It's an odd world they are trapped in." Ana wondered why Regina would bring them here of all places. Surely they could have gone somewhere else? Somewhere much better than here? The curse could still have worked, they still would have been cursed, they would still have forgotten each other. She could have just sent the child to this land. There would not have been any possible way for the child to make it to the Enchanted Forest. She would have had no one to tell her about it. That would have a far better curse, in Ana's opinion. It would definitely ruin the happy ending for everyone involved. Then again, what did Ana know? It probably was better this way. Ana shook her head, concentrating on what the voice was saying.

"I have indeed replaced the Queen of Hearts. She had disappeared. No one knows where." And nor did Ana really care about her. Had the Queen of Hearts been in Wonderland, Ana would not have had been queen. And while she regretted leaving Will for it, she had enjoyed her life as queen very much. It was possible that if the queen had been the one to catch Ana, she would have been dead, never to see Will again. To never see Will again was a fate worse than death, in her opinion. 

What an odd thing to say. Ana wasn't sure what that meant, but when he finally introduced himself, understanding hit her so hard that she took a step back. She stared at the object for a few moments trying to collect her thought. Merlin! She had heard of his story. She had heard of how he had been betrayed by three people he had probably trusted most in the world. She now understood that he was indeed a great sorcerer and that she didn't have to worry. He had been betrayed by those he probably loved most. That wasn't easy. She was sure Will would attest to that. It wasn't something anyone expected. How would they know to watch for treachery? She knew that he was stuck somewhere, unable to get out. Maybe she could help him? This way he would be loyal to her. Wouldn't that be great? The greatest sorcerer to have ever lived working with her!Ana sighed. She smiled to herself. This was the greatest day of her life! 

"Merlin! It's an honor to meet you! I have heard so much about you! I'm sorry about what has happened to you! Is there any way I could help you?" She said breathlessly. She could not contain her excitement. She waited more patiently this time for him to speak. 

"The land without magic?" The voice questioned in an amused tone "I have heard of this land," and he had, as well as this curse she had mentioned, he had once come across a seer, speaking of the curse and that a great evil would be the creation of it. He had assumed it to be the Dark One, but he did not care to peruse the seers warnings, because he did not exactly care for prophecy all that much, prophecy as the entire reason he was in this mess. He and prophecy had a bit of a risky and rocky relationship, like a the courting of spiders. "Ah yes the Queen, such a lovely lady, and example of what love can do when turned against you," His response with a sad tone "love is a weakness yet also a strength," this is something he fully believed, it could strengthen you but it could also blind you to other things. "The Queen cast the curse, but it was The Dark Ones creation. I can smell the stench of his magic in the air, as well as True loves magic, can you taste it my dear? He wondered how powerful this Red Queen was, truly powerful magic user's could sense magic quite easily.

"Interesting and how do you hold the peoples favour through fear ? Or another way?" He himself always helped when it was necessary and knew tog et on the good side of the subjects, after all if one was to make themselves popular, they were more likely to defend you than kill you, make yourself feared, and one day you might be toppled, it did not matter to him if she was feared, he did not care he was just being slightly curious at this moment.

"Oh I do hope that's not Pity my dear Queen, there is no need to be sorry, unless it was your fault that is," he said with a slight chuckle at the end, he needed no pity for this but he was sure going to get his revenge but for now an alliance would do. He reached out with his power and implanted a place in her head "I am here, where it is I know not, I am in the state known as the endless Sleep, saved by an ancient power, my Staff is the only thing to wake me up," He implanted the location of his staff in her mind. "I assume to wake me Up you would want my help, so I offer you an alliance,, I scratch your back you scratch mine, the way it goes>"

Anastasia Tremaine/Red Queen