<br/><hr/><div class="floatleft">(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/0a/ee/1c/0aee1c7600e644d1cd6dead8f3790c7f.jpg)</div><br/><strong>Character Name:</strong>Maleficent<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Glen just outside Rumplestiltskins stronghold<br/><strong>Current Objective(s):</strong>Backing up the invaders<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Cinderella<br/><hr/><br/>So it had begun, had it? The announcement of Rumplestiltskin sacking Snow Whites castle came as a rather pleasant surprise to Maleficent. The move would definitely send a ripple through time. Moving to stand by a window, Maleficent grinned inwardly. "Mmm....seems the Djinn has some brains in him after all. I wonder how well his forces will handle retaliation." The thought seemed to ripple within her. Perhaps it was time to stop being a bystander, and become more of an active participant. If Maleficent was any judge of character, she knew that it would only be a matter of time before a rather un-allied Rumplestiltskin was deposed. And if that happened, what next? Surely the wayward heroes would come for her. She'd been quiet these many years, but certainly not forgotten.<br/><br/>Turning to the crow, she'd motion him to the window. "Make haste for Snow White's keep. Let the Djinn know that any help his conquest is expecting will most likely be delayed. I hear it's rather warm around the castle." A dark chuckle poured from those soft lips as she tapped her staff to the ground. Instantly she vanished, allowing the crow to head for Snow Whites keep, and into the throne room. Surely just the presence of Maleficent's bird would give Rumplestiltskin the answer he had been hoping for for so long now.<br/><br/>With her powers at full tilt, Maleficent ended up in the middle of her glen. Seemingly without effort, she would transform, growing from the slender green-skinned woman, to the large, rather fearsome black dragon. Spreading massive leathery wings, the creature took flight with a mighty roar. Able to cover quite a bit of ground with little time, it wasn't long before the dragon caught sight of Cinderella, riding hard for the keep. Banking left, the dragon made a large arc around the blonde princess, and issued another earth-shattering roar. Within a quarter mile (not wanting to scorch the wand-wielder....yet) the ground would suddenly seem to light up, as the dragon spit fire from on high, swooping down and igniting the ground in front of Cinderella. Stop her? It was doubtful. However, Maleficent knew it would delay the blonde for a few moments, giving the Djinn the precious time he needed. Her bit of chaos sowed, the massive dragon would bank again, ignoring the incoming princess and her mouse as she made for Snow Whites Keep.