Chapter 23: The Ice Bunker/Something is Wrong with Gold
They came to Alaska and found a bunker on an island. No was inside and make it their home. Once Buggy set Mr Gold down, Sarah quickly tended to him. "Alright, Papa, it's ok, you can rest now."
Mr Gold groaned and couldn't open his eyes. She reached over and took his hand. "I'm here, Papa. I'm here." She leaned down and kissed his forehead. She then teared up, "papa...please...please don't leave me."
Cheryl then came to Gold and took his other hand, "Rumpel....it's Cheryl. I'm here with Sarah. You have to fight this because we don't want to lose you."
Sarah nodded and teared up.
It had been a week now and Gold didn't look normal anymore. His skin was completely grey now and not talking. Sarah was asleep beside him when he woke up. He was feeling hungry now and walked away from Sarah after he saw her.
Sarah woke up later and found him gone, "Papa?" She got up and looked for him, "Papa!?" He was not in the bunker.
Suddenly the doors opened and came back with blood on his face and was shaking. He then dropped the fox he was eating on the ground and shivered realized what he had done. "Papa?"
The others came in and saw this. Mr Gold dropped to his knees shaking and sobbing.
".....health.....21%....he is in control now, but obviously not when he grabbed the innocent animal."
It went down so fast. Sarah went to him.
"Sarah!" Buggy panicked, but she ignored him.
She knelt down infront of Gold and he broke down looking up at her. She then held his face wiping his tears away, "It's ok, Papa. I'm here. It's ok..."
"We can't have him here anymore, Sarah," Eisenhower said, sadly. "I'm sorry, but you have to take him outside and...."
"No!" Sarah cried, "I can't do that to him!"
Gold reached out his hand to her to make her look at him and nodded sadly agreeing with the scientist.
"No, Papa...," she sobbed.
"If you can't do it, Sarah, I can...," Buggy suggested.
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Sarah shook her head. It was her father. She had to do it. "...no...he's my papa...I will do it." She was given the pistol. She then took her father's hand and they both walked outside. They got into the woods and Mr Gold dropped. Sarah ran to him, "Papa." She helped him up and leaned him against a tree.
"You have to do it...," he said softly. He hadn't spoke for a long time, but he was so weak.
Sarah teared up. She took a bullet and placed it in the pistol. She was shaking and crying.
Mr Gold tried to relax, "it will be ok, dearie...I will be alright."
Sarah was shaking aiming the gun at him as she cried.
"...I love you, Sarah...."
She then broke down and looked away, "I can't! I can't, papa! I love you too. I-I can't!" She was now sobbing uncontrollably. "You gave me my word that you would never leave me...and I gave you my word that I wouldn't hurt you...I won't do it."
Mr Gold looked at her sadly. He then nodded tearing up and closed his eyes. Sarah shivered hearing him taking his last breath. She then started to cry again dropping to her knees. "I'm sorry, Papa. I couldn't do it. I gave you my word..."
After awhile, she heard a groan. Then snarling. She looked up seeing Mr Gold was awake, but no longer the same. His eyes were grey white and looked and even acted more zombified. He then looked at her sadly. Sarah teared up seeing him. "I couldn't do it, Papa...," she then walked up to him.
Mr Gold didn't attack or anything. He acted very calm around her.
Buggy went outside looking for Sarah to make sure she was okay and he stopped seeing Mr Gold had turned fully, but was still living. Clearly Sarah hadn't been able to do it, and he understood how difficult it would be for her.
"Sarah honey, you okay?" he asked as he approached, looking at Sarah with concern.
Sarah was on her knees, "please don't kill him..."
Buggy looked at Gold. He didn't seem to be threatening them in any way, almost as if he was in control of his actions.
"I won't kill him unless I have to. If he was a threat to you. But he really seems quite.... harmless."
Sarah came to Gold and held out her hand to him to see if he would attack. Mr Gold looked up at her wheezing and reached up to her hand with his.
"Papa?"
He then held her hand and pulled her close to hold her. Buggy stepped closer in case Gold was to lose control and attack, but he didn't. Sarah hugged him crying and holding him, "papa..."
Gold hugged her back trying to comfort her in his own way he just couldn't speak.
"Come on, I will take you back and I take care of you, papa."
Buggy shook his head at her. She had to of lost it. But she needed her father. And if he wasn't a threat, they could take him back.
Sarah walked him back, but Buggy put a lose rope around his neck incase he did attack. He then followed her and Buggy held the rope on him. They got back and Sarah put something warmer on Gold.
"There you go, Papa...," she kissed his forehead and hugged him. Mr Gold weakly wrapped his arms around her.
She then laid him back on his back on a bed for him. She untied the rope off his neck. "Just rest, Papa."
Sarah then sat beside him. Buggy stayed with them. Sarah then fell asleep in the chair next to Gold. Buggy stayed awake watching them. If Gold didn't go crazy to go after her. Gold behaved the whole night, and didn't hurt anyone.
Morning came and soon everyone heard that Sarah didn't shoot, Mr Gold, this upset Eisenhower very much.
"Doctor, his health maybe in the negatives, but it also appears he is in control and has no appetite for human flesh. He can stay," Oracle explained to his creator.
"No! He's a monster! He needs to be ended! He became one of those things!"
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