#OC Charmings

[lilacmoon83]

A Rat in Storybrooke

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Chapter 5: Ratigan's Undoing

Goldie used a compact mirror to primp one more time, before they were about to go live. She rubbed a finger over her teeth to make sure there was no red lipstick on them and closed the compact.

"Mommy…why is she putting so much makeup on?" Eva asked innocently, making David nearly choke, trying to swallow a laugh. Eva had always been fascinated with anything girly and even had her own little playset of fake makeup so she could pretend to put it on while watching Snow. But her mother never used so much.

"Because she'd scare years off us without it," Emma commented, as David couldn't help but chuckle this time. His kids had no filter and he loved it. Goldie glared at the teen.

"Excuse me…but this is standard television makeup. I have to wear it so I won't be washed out by the lighting. With that fair skin, the lot of you are going to look like ghosts," she retorted.

"You'll be lucky if you look half as good as me when you get older, sweetie," she added. Eva's eyes widened in horror and she looked up at Snow.

"That's not true, is it Mommy? I don't wanna look like her," Eva whimpered, as her siblings snickered in amusement. Snow tried not to smile and leaned down to cuddle her daughter close.

"No honey…you're going to be so beautiful and you'll look nothing like her. I promise," Snow said, as Goldie glared at the Mayor.

"LeFou…are you ready or not!?" she snapped, as she picked up her microphone and prepared to make her live report.

"And we're live in five, four, three, two…" he said, trailing off.

"Good Morning Storybrooke! I'm Goldie Phillips coming to you live, on location, from the Mayor and Sheriff's residence with a special, exciting report today," she said, as Ratigan took his place beside her.

"We are witnessing history here in Storybrooke today, as the Mayor and Sheriff have vowed to resign their positions of power and leave our little town behind, all while we usher in the dawn of a new era with Ratigan as our new Mayor," she said, as she put the microphone up to him, but suddenly felt something fall onto her head. She gasped in horror, as she realized a bird had just released its droppings on both of them.

Leo burst out laughing, as some squirrels and rabbits scurried around their feet.

"Owe!" she cried, as she felt one of them bite her.

"You little brat!" she cried, as she started toward him, but David pulled him back.

"Easy…he hasn't done anything," David said. She huffed.

"Oh really? He's not making the animals stir crazy?" she asked.

"No…you two are doing that by creating this crisis in town," David replied.

"ENOUGH!" Ratigan growled, as he pointed his gun at David, who immediately pushed Leo and Emma behind him, while Snow stood in front of Eva.

"I have had enough of your foolish stalling, Sheriff Charming…and your children's antics. Tell the town you are resigning and handing the reins over to me or I'll shoot you in front of your family," he threatened. David glared daggers at him and stepped forward, before turning to Snow, as they spoke to each other with their eyes. They were out of time and she understood exactly what they needed to do now.

"Good…" Ratigan said, as the camera was now on him.

"Your Sheriff has surrendered to me and this town is now under new management…" Ratigan said, as he suddenly choked on his words, as Charming elbowed him in the throat and then grabbed for the gun, pointing it at the sky, as he tried to take it.

"Go…" Snow whispered to the kids, ushering them toward the house.

"Hey!" Goldie said, as she drew her arm back with the intent of hitting Snow with her mic, only to cry out, as Emma shoved her to the ground, right into the mud. She screamed in rage and pulled herself to her feet. She was a mess and she started to stalk toward them, only to be stopped by a growling wolf in her way.

"I hate you…I hate your whole family!" she screamed.

"LeFou…get me out of here!" she cried, like the diva she was, as they scurried back to the news van. David knocked the gun out of his hand and Snow was quick to pick it up. David punched the professor square in the face and shoved him back, as he wobbled, trying to stay on his feet. Snow handed the gun to her husband and he pointed it at the scientist. Ratigan smirked, as his minions encroached upon them and stood in front of him.

"You won't shoot your own citizens…" he said deviously.

"He won't need to," Regina said, as she and Paul arrived and began to immediately spray people with the antidote. Ratigan watched in horror, as his captives came out of their stupor and looked around in confusion.

"No…no…you're ruining everything!" he cried, as he started to run away, but David tackled him to the ground and cuffed him.

"You're under arrest, Professor Ratigan and with the list of charges you've racked up, you'll be lucky if you don't get life," David said, as marched him toward the patrol car and put him in the back. Snow sighed in relief, as she hugged Emma and the twins.

"What's going on?" one of the nurse's asked.

"I'll explain everything back at the hospital. I'd like to do a random blood test on all employees, just to make sure Professor Ratigan's drug has no long term effects," Paul announced, as his employees dispersed. He and David shook hands.

"Thanks for the help…both of you," he said. Paul smiled and Regina nodded curtly.

"Any time…thanks for making sure no one got hurt," the doctor replied, as Snow sided up to him and put her arms around his waist. He slid his arm around hers and kissed her tenderly.

"I'm going to take him to the station and process him, but I should be home soon," he promised.

"Okay…how about we meet at Granny's for dinner?" she suggested, as the twins cheered for that option. He smiled.

"Sounds perfect," he replied, as he kissed her again, before getting into the patrol car and heading for the station.

"Will you and Uncle Robin and Roland come to Granny's too?" Leo asked. Robin smiled, as he joined his wife.

"I think we can do that," Robin answered. Regina smiled.

"Sounds like fun. We can make fun of your parents when they start dancing to one of those cheesy ballads in the jukebox," the former Queen quipped.

"Hey…those are classics," Snow protested.

"I think the word you're looking for is old and cheesy," Regina teased.

"But tried and true, just like us," Snow said and no one could argue with that.

~*~

"This is quite a litany of charges you've leveled at the Professor," George stated, as he looked over the paperwork. David had locked Ratigan up in a holding cell, after processing him and then sent the paperwork off to the District Attorney's office. Unfortunately, George was still in the position and they really had no one else qualified to run against him, except Mitchell Herman, but he was content at the time to run his practice and serve as just about the only defense law firm in town.

"And let me guess, you're going to argue with me," David replied.

"I'm just pointing out that this is Storybrooke and we don't have many with knowledge like Professor Ratigan. Most of our teachers, save for Frollo, aren't actual teachers," George said.

"And most are still stunted by the remaining effects of the curse. My children aren't and we enlist Belle's help to make sure their curriculum is challenging enough. Ratigan isn't fit to be around people, let alone children," David argued.

"Hmm…I suppose you have a point," George said reluctantly.

"What became of the drug paraphernalia?" he asked. David smirked.

"Paul has already disposed of it. We have enough victims and testimony that we don't need the actual drug for evidence. Mind control drugs are much too dangerous to keep around so I guess you won't get to find out if they could work in your favor," the prince replied.

"I don't appreciate your assumptions that I would ever do such a thing, Sheriff," George snapped, as he sighed off on the charges and stormed out.

"Nice seeing you too, as always," he called sarcastically. Thomas shook his head.

"He's always a ray of sunshine," he commented.

"He still craves power and hates that Snow trounces him every time he tries to run against her as Mayor," David replied, as Leroy and Happy arrived for the night shift. He tossed the keys to Leroy and grabbed his leather jacket.

"Hot date?" Thomas teased.

"The hottest. Dinner at Granny's with the most beautiful woman in the world and three adorable, hilarious, and mischievous kids," David replied, as he made his way out for the night.

He made the short drive to the diner and the door opened with a chime.

"Daddy!" the twins called excitedly, as they barreled toward him and he scooped them up.

"That was so awesome when you punched that rat!" Leo said excitedly and David chuckled.

"Daddy, I got bad feelings from that bad man, but Mommy said he's going to jail now?" Eva asked.

"Yeah…he's going to jail for a very long time," David answered, as he pressed a kiss to her forehead. He put them down and let them run back to the table, while he slid into the booth beside Snow.

"Hey handsome," she cooed, as they shared a kiss.

"Hey yourself, beautiful," he replied, as they smiled at each other.

"I'm hungry…" Leo complained, as Ruby approached the table.

"Well, we better fix that," she said, as she took their orders and returned to the counter, as the song changed on the Jukebox and David offered his hand to his wife.

"Might as well work up an appetite while we're waiting," he said, as she took his hand.

"This song is so cheesy," Emma complained.

"Nah…just classic, like us," David said, as they started swaying closely, arms around each other.

"I'm sure you'll have songs with someone special someday, sweetie and then your kids will think they're cheesy too," Snow said.

"Yeah, hopefully when you're thirty," David commented sourly.

"Our baby girl is going to date, honey," she said, earning a grunt from him.

"But they'll always be our babies," she added.

"Yeah…sometimes I wish I could just freeze time for them," he said. She smiled.

"Me too," she agreed, as Regina and her family arrived. Gold and Belle soon followed and once again, the diner was full of family and friends. They ate and enjoyed dinner together, as they did often, and then the kids started a board game, leaving Snow and David to cuddle in the booth behind them. They watched their kids fondly and David pressed a kiss to her hair.

"You know, even though Ratigan was dangerous, I had fun on another adventure with you," she said. He smiled.

"Me too…Storybrooke is never boring, that's for sure," he replied, as he leaned in for a kiss, just as the diner door opened.

"Oh Sheriff…there you are!" Drizella called in full dramatics. Snow huffed.

"What the hell are you doing here?" she asked.

"Excuse me, Madam Mayor…but this is a public establishment and I run the Storybrooke Mirror, after all. I'm here to interview the Sheriff about his incredibly heroic takedown of the dastardly Professor Ratigan," she said dramatically.

"I'll fax a copy of my report to your office in the morning," David replied.

"But Sheriff…don't you want to recount the details of the event for my article personally?" she asked. He shook his head.

"Not really…and it wasn't all my effort anyway. I could have never done it without my deputy, Dr. Sakura, Regina, Mr. Gold, and of course, my beautiful wife," he replied, as he smiled fondly at her, a gesture which she returned. Drizella huffed.

"Sheriff…" she started to argue, when she felt something pelt her in the back of the head. Her face scrunched in confusion, as she reached back and pulled an earthworm out of her hair. She shrieked at the top of her lungs and flung the worm toward the ceiling where it stuck.

"Which one of you little cretins did that!?" she growled, as she approached the Charming children.

"I did," Leo said, as she snarled at him, only for Emma to squirt her in the face with the mustard bottle.

"Whoa…direct hit!" Leo declared and Eva giggled.

"Why you…you little…" Drizella stammered, as she tried to wipe the mustard out of her eyes.

"Oooohhh…" Lucifer winced, as he rushed to her and handed her a single napkin.

"You idiot! How is this going to help?" she shouted. Snow walked up to the bar and Ruby handed her the nozzle from the soda wand behind the bar.

"Let me help," she said in a sweet voice, as she sprayed the crazy woman with soda.

"You…you monster! Mother was right…you're the real monster!" Drizella bawled, as she fled the diner with her assistant chasing after her.

"I guess that was kind of mean," Snow said, as she returned to her laughing husband.

"Nah…you're just protecting what's yours," he replied, as she gave him a coy smile and gently cupped his face in her hand.

"Mmm…you are so right," she replied, as they shared another kiss.

"Mom…that was awesome," Emma said.

"You too sweetie, but remember, we never do that to people, unless it's Drizella Tremaine, no matter what," Snow said. The kids nodded, knowing that their Dad's crazy stalker was the only exception for that kind of behavior.

"Guess we better head home," he mentioned.

"In a hurry, handsome?" she asked.

"I'm so turned on right now," he whispered to her. She smiled and bit her bottom lip.

"Ruby…check please," she called, as they paid the check and said their goodbyes and with that, the Charming family headed home. Storybrooke was safe and normal once again. Or as normal as Storybrooke could ever be. In a town full of characters the world considered to just be fairy tales…they weren't simply just anything. In their little corner of the world, belief, hope, and true love were everything and the cornerstone of a happily ever after that was really just the beginning and middle of their lives. And true love would never fail this family…

The End.

[chalkrub]

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[miikrowelle]

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[lilacmoon83]

A Rat in Storybrooke

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Chapter 3: Interrogation

David stared at their suspect through the one way glass intently. He was in serious withdrawal and twitching almost violently. He was letting him sweat for a while, so he'd be ripe for the picking.

"You want to go in or should I?" Thomas asked.

"You can take the first crack," David replied. Thomas smirked.

"You know he's more afraid of you than me, right?" he asked. David smiled.

"I know…but he also knows I'm out here watching and he really doesn't want me to come in there," the prince replied. The other prince nodded in amusement and then put on a stoic expression, as he went into the interrogation room. Fidget almost jumped out of his skin and shuddered.

"Easy there…" he said.

"Please…I really need a fix. I'm…I'm dying here…" Fidget pleaded.

"We're cops…we're not giving you drugs," Thomas said, as he pushed a bottle of water toward him.

"But…" Thomas said, as he got the beady-eyed suspect to look at him.

"But?" Fidget asked.

"The hospital has things that help people like you when they're going through withdrawal. If you answer some questions and tell us what you want to know, the Sheriff might make a call to Dr. Sakura on your behalf," Thomas said.

"But…but I don't know anything…" Fidget stammered. Thomas opened the folder in his hands and slid a few crime scene photos and slid them toward him.

"Professor Frollo was attacked earlier this evening. Know anything about that?" Thomas asked.

"N…no. Wasn't me," he answered quickly.

"I didn't say it was. I just asked if you knew anything since you hang out with a lot of scum," Thomas replied. Fidget scowled at him.

"I don't know anything…" he insisted and then jumped when he heard a loud thud on the glass. It was the Sheriff…he was sure of it.

"Sheriff Nolan is probably moments away from getting the full forensics report and when he does, he's going to come in here," Thomas warned.

"Look…I don't remember anything! It's all a blur!" Fidget said nervously, as he held his pounding head.

~*~

David watched outside, as Thomas asked their tweaked out suspect several questions. He turned though, as he heard someone come into the station and smiled when he saw that it was his beautiful wife.

"Hey…" he said, as they shared a tender kiss.

"I wasn't expecting to see you here…but I'm glad you are," he replied.

"Well, I think Regina wanted to spend some time with the kids so she brought over dinner. Since she's watching them, I decided to bring some dinner to you and Thomas," she said, as she held a container.

"Oh…you're amazing, as always," he said, as she set it down on the table.

"So…you think he attacked Professor Frollo?" Snow asked. He nodded.

"Yeah…I'm just not sure why. There's no connection, which makes me think someone probably paid him to do it," he replied.

"Does he always shake like that?" she asked. He smiled.

"When it's been a while since his last hit, yes…which begs the question as to why he didn't use the money he got to buy more drugs," he replied, as the phone rang and he picked it up.

"Sheriff's station," he answered, as he listened.

"Okay great…thanks Paul. Call me when you think the Professor is able to answer any questions," he said, as he hung up.

"Professor Frollo made it through surgery…so I need to get this worm to talk," he said.

"You think he isn't the brains of this," Snow deduced. He smirked and kissed her softly, as they looked at the suspect through the window.

"I don't think he's the brains of anything," David replied, as he went in and Fidget yelped in fright, as David gave him his best steely glare.

"Your attempt to kill the Professor failed. He survived…" David said. Fidget looked up at him with glassy eyes.

"I…I didn't try to kill anyone!" he claimed.

"Then you better tell me who put you up to it or you're going down for attempted murder and I'll make sure it's in solitary so there's no chance of anyone slipping you any of the pink stuff you like to snort," David warned.

"He….he gave me something! It messed with my head!" Fidget claimed.

"That's kind of what drugs do," Thomas said.

"N…no! It wasn't poppy dust or any street drug! It was something…some concoction. Like a science experiment!" he cried. That got David's attention.

"Who?" he questioned.

"I…I want a deal!" Fidget demanded and David slammed his fist on the table.

"If the person that ordered the hit on Frollo is still out there, that means the Professor is in danger. If he dies…you go down too," the prince warned. Fidget twitched and David started to walk away.

"Wait…it was Ratigan!" he shouted and then covered his mouth, realizing that turning on Ratigan could have consequences too.

"Ratigan…he seemed surprised when he learned Frollo was found alive," Thomas recalled.

"Because he was supposed to die in the attack," David said, as he left the room and grabbed his jacket.

"I'll get to the hospital. Lock him up and then go back to the high school and take Bashful with you. He'll be able to identify any suspicious substances," David said, as he kissed Snow tenderly again.

"Think we can put dinner off for a couple hours?" he asked. She smiled.

"I'll have it warm and ready by candlelight when you get home," she replied.

"That sounds incredible. I'll see you soon hopefully," he said, as he hurried out. Snow went home, as Thomas locked Fidget up and then headed to the High School, after a call was made to Bashful.

~*~

Ratigan peered around the corner and spotted Dr. Sakura at the nurse's station, as he watched Dr. Sakura hand a patient chart to the nurse.

"Page me the moment Professor Frollo regains consciousness. The Sheriff is very eager to speak with him," he said. The nurse nodded and Ratigan watched him walk away. Ratigan smirked deviously, as he approached and while the nurse looked away, he switched her water bottle with one of his own, which he had drugged. He had already replaced the water supply in the breakroom and dosed the coffee. He would soon have much of the hospital staff under his control.

"Excuse me…I'm Professor Ratigan and I'm here to visit my colleague," he said.

"Oh…if you're here to see Professor Frollo, I'm afraid he isn't able to have visitors yet. But you're welcome to wait in the lobby," she said. He nodded.

"Thank you," he said, as he watched her drink the water and waited a couple beats, as her eyes glazed over.

"You'll take me to Professor Frollo's room now," he said.

"Yes Sir," she replied in a monotone voice, as she led him to Frollo's room. Ratigan's form cast his shadow over the entire room and he smirked deviously, as he prepared to end Frollo before he could talk.

~*~

Thomas searched Ratigan's lab and found everything to be meticulously organized and nothing amiss, nor any suspicious substances.

"Well…I guess it makes sense that he might not store anything suspicious here in plain sight. Professor Frollo would probably find it if he did," Bashful mentioned. That admission struck Thomas though and he looked at the forensic scientist.

"Maybe we're looking in the wrong place. Frollo was attacked for a reason," he said.

"You think the evidence is in Frollo's trashed lab? Because we did a pretty good sweep," Bashful replied.

"Doesn't hurt to take another look," Thomas said, as they went down the hall to Frollo's trashed lab. Thomas poked around the desk and opened the drawers. He didn't find anything out of order, but something in the bottom of the last drawer caught his attention. He knocked on it and smirked, as he grabbed the ruler on the Professor's desk.

"This drawer has a false bottom," he said, as he pried the bottom up and found a compartment between that first one.

"Bingo…" Thomas said, as he pulled out several vials of liquid.

"Whoa…I'll get these to the lab right away," Bashful said. Thomas sat down at the desk and looked at the smashed computer.

"It's a total loss. Whoever did this not only smashed it, but fried the hard drive," Bashful said. Thomas sighed and looked at the charred files in the file drawer. They had put out the fire fairly quickly, but there wasn't much left. The corner of a piece of parchment caught his eye and the top of it happened to not be burned up.

"Find something?" Bashful asked.

"A termination form. Can't read anything from it, but if I had to guess, I bet Frollo fired Ratigan," Thomas replied.

"Definitely motive…" Bashful said. He nodded, as he put the piece of evidence in a bag.

"Let us know the minute you know what's in those vials," Thomas said, as he left to join David at the hospital.

~*~

Ratigan peered into Frollo's room, as the nurse stood by with a blank expression. His shadow loomed over the Professor, which roused the groggy man, as he came out of his stupor.

"Well…come to finish the job, have you, RATigan?" Frollo asked, with emphasis on the rat part of his name. The other man smirked.

"I cannot have you telling anyone about my plans, now can I?" he asked.

"I suppose not," Frollo replied, as he watched Ratigan motion to the nurse.

"Syringe," he ordered, as she handed one to him.

"So your drug works?" Frollo asked.

"It does, indeed and I'm about to have a whole army of willing, mindless soldiers at my command," Ratigan replied.

"But don't worry…this will be quick. Just a small air bubble in your IV and it will be over," he added, as he prepared to end Frollo's life, until he heard the cocking of a gun.

"Freeze…" David said, as he stood, armed in the doorway. Ratigan did so and put his hands up.

"Turn around slowly," David said, as he snatched the syringe from his hand and threw it in the trash.

"You're under arrest, Professor Ratigan," he said. The Professor smirked.

"Am I?" he asked smugly, as he looked at the nurse and she stepped in between them. He looked confused for a moment.

"What are you doing?" he asked.

"Don't bother, Sheriff…she works for me now and soon the whole hospital staff will as well," Ratigan said smugly.

"Your drug…you've dosed her," he said.

"Yes…and the water and coffee supply in the staff kitchen," Ratigan answered, as David noticed all the staff that were suddenly at the door. Ratigan used the nurse to shield himself.

"You won't risk hurting any innocent people, so I'll be going now," he said.

"What's going on in here?" Paul asked, as he pushed his way through.

"Careful Doctor…you don't want the blood of one of your staff on your hands," Ratigan said, as he pulled his own gun. Paul put his hands up.

"I take it you haven't had anything to drink from the staff kitchen?" David asked.

"No…I was about to, but I take it that's not a good idea," Paul replied. David nodded.

"He's dosed the coffee and water with his mind control drugs," the prince explained.

"Yes…and now we're leaving, Sheriff. My army will grow and you'd do well to surrender now," Ratigan said.

"That's not happening," David replied.

"Very well…we'll face off again soon," Ratigan said, as he made his way out with part of the hospital staff that was under his control for the moment. Thomas arrived soon after, seeing Ratigan leaving with some of the staff.

"Let me guess…mind control?" he asked.

"Yes…and he's using them as human shields," David replied.

"Bashful is working on analyzing the drugs we found. They were in Frollo's lab. He must have confiscated them and we found this in the files," Thomas said, as he held up a pink piece of paper that was half burned.

"Frollo fired him," David deduced.

"Probably why he wanted the lab torched and Frollo dead. I doubt he was supposed to live after the attack," Thomas said.

"I'll go help Bashful in the lab. If I can get an idea of what's in that drug…maybe I can come up with an antidote," Paul offered.

"That would be amazing," David said, as the doctor headed off.

"What now? We just wait?" Thomas asked.

"No…let's be proactive. If I had to guess, his next target is going to be the scum that hangs out at Medusa. They're perfect for this kind of thing," David replied.

"So we're staking out Medusa's," Thomas said.

"No…you're going to patrol in case he sends any minions to create distractions around town," David replied. Thomas sighed.

"As talented as you are at taking on an entire bar full of violent drunks, don't you think you need some back up?" he asked. David smirked.

"Of course…that's why I'm going to get Snow," he replied, as he pulled out his flip phone.

"Leroy…I need you and Happy here at the hospital to guard Professor Frollo's room," he said, before hanging up.

"Okay…good luck," Thomas said.

"You too…I have a feeling it's going to be a long night," David replied, as he let Thomas take the patrol car, while he took his truck.

[chalkrub]

normal guy, you can trust 😁✌️

[miikrowelle]

Charm Knights!!

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Sebby in a maid outfit? 🤔🥵

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When Charme and Trinket first met... ✨