Rumple laughed at Micky's reaction to the thunder. He wanted to see the little dog be afraid. He was far too confident. All supernatural beings were. A Dark One was needed to knock the their egos down. As quickly as the darkness engulfed her, it disappeared. But it changed Amber. Her clothes were all black now and her dark hair tied tightly into a bun. Amber's skin looked paler against all the back and her eyes...The irises were so dark brown, they looked almost black as well. Amber held her dagger tightly in her hand, if Micky wanted to take it, he would have to fight her for it.<br/><br/>Amber stiffened when Micky touched her shoulder and slowly turned her head towards him.<br/><br/>"I'm fine. I'm exactly who I'm supposed to be."<br/><br/>Amber said, her voice sounded colder then before. Rumpelstiltskin sneered at Micky.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">"Why wouldn't I? The world needs darkness to balance out the light."</span><br/><br/>If Rumple could not be alive, the next thing was to become his successor's mentor. He would teach her how to a great Dark One, like he had been before she made him meet his end. Amber could never escape him either. He was the voice in her mind, forever connected to her because of the dagger. Just like all other Dark Ones before him were a part of it too. Amber was just the latest in a long line.<br/><br/>--------------------------------<br/><br/>Elise saw Ashley shiver and knew it was a bad omen. Dragon-kin rarely shivered....Elise had the feeling that Elizabeth was right but she couldn't blame Micky. He hadn't had known. Nor had Amber knew why deep down she needed to get in there so bad.<br/><br/>"Don't be too hard on him...He didn't know."<br/><br/>Elise told the Alpha. She looked down as she added.<br/><br/>"Her parents and I thought hiding it from her was best. She took the dagger at seven and...That's way too much shit for a little kid to handle. I thought if I wiped her memories and kept her from WolfWater, it wouldn't be able to reach her. She could just have a normal childhood."<br/><br/>And Amber had. Before the dagger and Rumpelstiltskin, Amber would come and visit WolfWater with her parents. Evelyn was born and raised there, she and Thomas had moved to California because of a job opportunity. They had actually lived in Sacramento until that day. Then Thomas transferred to Los Angeles. They all thought the bright sun would be great for Amber. The farther she was from the dagger, the better. And Evelyn and Thomas never her brought back to WolfWater again.<br/><br/>"....I never should have brought here her."<br/><br/>It had been a mistake to bring Amber to WolfWater. Elise should have stayed in LA with her, left the dagger under other people's care. She had made a giant mistake. She thought she could protect Amber from the dagger, like she had for the last ten years. She had taken it upon herself to keep it away from her niece. She should have trusted her friends...