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[vanhellsing-fam]

Alec rolled his eyes

"it's not for mab sir merlin, it's for uh another reason another lovelier possibly more dangerous reason that wants to punch your lights out" Alec said hinting to the best he could without out right saying it not wanting anyone to over hear and find her

Brimstone and ball gowns ||• OPEN•||

Nimue had been working on her sword, her skin pale from putting as much of her magic as she could into the blade to dispell other magic. Mab had been thinking she was making a special weapon for her but this would be the key to all of their escape the moment it was done.

Nimue worked tirelessly on the blade ready to make their escape and finally stop mab once and for all.

The guards watched as she worked tirelessly, keeping an ever watching eyes on the black smith as she worked and nimue was fine with that as long as they didn't interfere with her enchantments before she finished them. As the blade was nearly finished she heard one of her guards approach her as she mixed the final potion

"wait a second," he started as the liquid in her glass turned purple "hey isn't that-"

Nimue didn't give him time to answer as she slammed her elbow back into his helmet knocking him back before she lifted the sword from it's place and thrust the holy harshly into his stomach. The second guard quickly got his wits about him and charged forward as nimue used the blade to slice her chains and parry the blow that came at her quickly enough. The commotion would no doubt bring more guards and here she had though the distraction of the ball would be perfect for her to hide, evidently not. The guard knocked her feet out from under her and knocked her flat on her back nimue was momentarily dazed before she caught up with what had happened as he grabbed her by the scruff if her shirt and threw her into her work table

"you wicked little-"

Nimue grabbed her final potion though it wasn't ready yet and cursed as she threw it in the guards face and ran as he screamed in pain and rage as she ran as fast as she could to only to have her misfortune to run straight into a small cluster of guards waiting.

Her luck was definitely not with her that night as the guards surrounded and captured her and one went to go get the queen from her ball as nimue was once more secured in her chains.

Mab was enjoying the ball, her citizens were surprisingly cheerful in the party and knowing that Harper was home to be their next queen should anything happen to mab, that was until w guard approached her and softly told her the news

"the sorceress lied my queen, she created a blade to dispell your enchantments" he informed her mab seethed before she sighed

"bring her to the throne room and I'll deal with her there don't let this ruin the ball"

[vanhellsing-fam]

Alec laughed and took her by the hand

"go easy on me, I'm still sore from my adventure" Alec told her as he lead her out onto the dance floor and began to step with her in time to the music happily

Finding Rohan || Multi

Kitty looked to Fitz, “Papa says Rohan is around here so we have to mount a rescue.”

Fitz followed dutifully behind his sister keeping a lookout for guards or Mab.

Kitty walked by a mirror and noticed the reflection rippled. A hand to the surface and she felt her hand slip through, “wait what’s in here?”

Fitz followed her and saw the rows of books. “Kitty look!” It was the only one he recognized The Secret Garden. The book case shifted and revealed a door. Opening it they found a laboratory! “Rohan! Uncle Rohan?”

“Rohan you in here?” Kitty called out.

[vanhellsing-fam]

"I've checked every locked door in the castle, he'd not behind any of them and I doubt mab would keep him in the tower with Ben, Harper is fine she just I'd constantly guarded we can find her just about anywhere she says she can escape any time but I think she'd just trying to make us feel better" Alec admitted shaking his head a bit as he took a deep breath

"if I can get the right materials I might be able to forge a sword that will dispell some of the magic here" nimue told them though she seemed deep in worried thought herself

"I think I can trick mab into giving me what I need for it but that's a challenge as well, she's mad not stupid"

||OPEN|| Sneaking snake

There was only so much Alec could do in his human form around the palace, especially where he was still struggling to shift. Turning into the guards was a big no because he would get stuck looking like them and then he was certain that Casper would never believe that it was him and he’d be stuck like that until someone finally noticed. 

Being Merlin’s minion had it’s advantages though since Mab still seemed to trust him though Alec wasn’t sure why, perhaps she truly was still that diluted? Alec had started to notice that there were a few rooms in the castle that were locked off that he couldn’t get into and when he asked the guards either pretended not to know what he was talking about (seriously weren’t fey supposed to be good liars?) or they’d simply tell him that those areas were forbidden. Which got Alec thinking that they were forbidden for a reason, like Mab was hiding something behind it. 

Alec of course had tried everything to get behind the doors but he always seemed to get caught when he tried to use some counter spells his mom taught him (his magic was so weak here it probably wouldn’t have worked anyway) and he tried picking the locks by hand but always had to stop because the guards patrols were much faster than he was unfortunately. Alec soon realized his only option and….well it wasn’t a good one. Alec had forced himself to shift into a snake, his body protesting as his bones creaked and cracked like some old man and the way some of them did he honestly thought he was going to break but the job was done and he had made it. Alec had slithered to one of the doors and managed to slither underneath but there wasn’t anything useful there, it was all potion supplies that were running low due to their place though Alec was impressed she had some fairly rare stuff for the fey world but all the same nothing useful to him.

Alec then tried another door and- a personal spa? Gross. Alec didn’t even want to think about how many times she and Will might have been in here when he was bewitched (he shuddered thinking about it before moving on) that was however when he heard the stomping feet of patrol guards and panicked he slipped into a crack in the stone wall just as they passed and that was when he sensed it: a dark energy radiating from in the walls, something wanting to pull him closer. Alec couldn’t help himself as he slithered through the ancient passages that didn’t even look like Mab had walked them for millenia, the air grew colder and the corridor grew darker even with his snakey vision as he started to hear a faint whispering in his ear

“Come closer young hero,” it whispered in the most enticing voice that Alec had heard “Come closer, and all you dream I can make reality.”

Alec didn’t even realize he was entranced by the voice until one wrong slither had his side cut by a crystal beginning to protrude from the floor and he hissed in pain but he was free from it’s hold, that was th einstant Alec knew this was some dark ancient magic and he did what only a little snake could do: he slithered away fast as he could and the sweet enticing voice turned into a loud demonic roar as wind picked up in the tunnels threatening to pull him back until he found a hole in the floor and dove through it, down a mouse hole and out into the kitchens. Alec only had a second to catch his breath there before one of the cooks spotted him and screamed and again the Van Hellsing was running for his life as knives and pans were hurled at him as he dove under the wooden door and flopped on the floor exhausted, catching his breath as he sprawled out and his tongue flicked the air, never had a flying baguette looked so terrifying.

[vanhellsing-fam]

"I'll see what I can pull up from old memories as well," nimue said to them "live as long as I do and you tend to lock a few things away"

Alec took a deep breath and nodded

"we should try to get word to my mother as well, they'll probably know something they always do ..and Ava! She has he journal"

||OPEN|| Sneaking snake

There was only so much Alec could do in his human form around the palace, especially where he was still struggling to shift. Turning into the guards was a big no because he would get stuck looking like them and then he was certain that Casper would never believe that it was him and he’d be stuck like that until someone finally noticed. 

Being Merlin’s minion had it’s advantages though since Mab still seemed to trust him though Alec wasn’t sure why, perhaps she truly was still that diluted? Alec had started to notice that there were a few rooms in the castle that were locked off that he couldn’t get into and when he asked the guards either pretended not to know what he was talking about (seriously weren’t fey supposed to be good liars?) or they’d simply tell him that those areas were forbidden. Which got Alec thinking that they were forbidden for a reason, like Mab was hiding something behind it. 

Alec of course had tried everything to get behind the doors but he always seemed to get caught when he tried to use some counter spells his mom taught him (his magic was so weak here it probably wouldn’t have worked anyway) and he tried picking the locks by hand but always had to stop because the guards patrols were much faster than he was unfortunately. Alec soon realized his only option and….well it wasn’t a good one. Alec had forced himself to shift into a snake, his body protesting as his bones creaked and cracked like some old man and the way some of them did he honestly thought he was going to break but the job was done and he had made it. Alec had slithered to one of the doors and managed to slither underneath but there wasn’t anything useful there, it was all potion supplies that were running low due to their place though Alec was impressed she had some fairly rare stuff for the fey world but all the same nothing useful to him.

Alec then tried another door and- a personal spa? Gross. Alec didn’t even want to think about how many times she and Will might have been in here when he was bewitched (he shuddered thinking about it before moving on) that was however when he heard the stomping feet of patrol guards and panicked he slipped into a crack in the stone wall just as they passed and that was when he sensed it: a dark energy radiating from in the walls, something wanting to pull him closer. Alec couldn’t help himself as he slithered through the ancient passages that didn’t even look like Mab had walked them for millenia, the air grew colder and the corridor grew darker even with his snakey vision as he started to hear a faint whispering in his ear

“Come closer young hero,” it whispered in the most enticing voice that Alec had heard “Come closer, and all you dream I can make reality.”

Alec didn’t even realize he was entranced by the voice until one wrong slither had his side cut by a crystal beginning to protrude from the floor and he hissed in pain but he was free from it’s hold, that was th einstant Alec knew this was some dark ancient magic and he did what only a little snake could do: he slithered away fast as he could and the sweet enticing voice turned into a loud demonic roar as wind picked up in the tunnels threatening to pull him back until he found a hole in the floor and dove through it, down a mouse hole and out into the kitchens. Alec only had a second to catch his breath there before one of the cooks spotted him and screamed and again the Van Hellsing was running for his life as knives and pans were hurled at him as he dove under the wooden door and flopped on the floor exhausted, catching his breath as he sprawled out and his tongue flicked the air, never had a flying baguette looked so terrifying.

[vanhellsing-fam]

Alec shook his head a bit

"it's not like that Jane, this was nothing like Vlad. Besides when you faced the apocalypse you didn't have the twins" Alec told her he ran his hand through his hair and shuddered it was a type of darkness he had never known before

"Jane that thing would have had me if I didn't cut myself on a crystal, it was worse than any siren song I've ever heard"

||OPEN|| Sneaking snake

There was only so much Alec could do in his human form around the palace, especially where he was still struggling to shift. Turning into the guards was a big no because he would get stuck looking like them and then he was certain that Casper would never believe that it was him and he’d be stuck like that until someone finally noticed. 

Being Merlin’s minion had it’s advantages though since Mab still seemed to trust him though Alec wasn’t sure why, perhaps she truly was still that diluted? Alec had started to notice that there were a few rooms in the castle that were locked off that he couldn’t get into and when he asked the guards either pretended not to know what he was talking about (seriously weren’t fey supposed to be good liars?) or they’d simply tell him that those areas were forbidden. Which got Alec thinking that they were forbidden for a reason, like Mab was hiding something behind it. 

Alec of course had tried everything to get behind the doors but he always seemed to get caught when he tried to use some counter spells his mom taught him (his magic was so weak here it probably wouldn’t have worked anyway) and he tried picking the locks by hand but always had to stop because the guards patrols were much faster than he was unfortunately. Alec soon realized his only option and….well it wasn’t a good one. Alec had forced himself to shift into a snake, his body protesting as his bones creaked and cracked like some old man and the way some of them did he honestly thought he was going to break but the job was done and he had made it. Alec had slithered to one of the doors and managed to slither underneath but there wasn’t anything useful there, it was all potion supplies that were running low due to their place though Alec was impressed she had some fairly rare stuff for the fey world but all the same nothing useful to him.

Alec then tried another door and- a personal spa? Gross. Alec didn’t even want to think about how many times she and Will might have been in here when he was bewitched (he shuddered thinking about it before moving on) that was however when he heard the stomping feet of patrol guards and panicked he slipped into a crack in the stone wall just as they passed and that was when he sensed it: a dark energy radiating from in the walls, something wanting to pull him closer. Alec couldn’t help himself as he slithered through the ancient passages that didn’t even look like Mab had walked them for millenia, the air grew colder and the corridor grew darker even with his snakey vision as he started to hear a faint whispering in his ear

“Come closer young hero,” it whispered in the most enticing voice that Alec had heard “Come closer, and all you dream I can make reality.”

Alec didn’t even realize he was entranced by the voice until one wrong slither had his side cut by a crystal beginning to protrude from the floor and he hissed in pain but he was free from it’s hold, that was th einstant Alec knew this was some dark ancient magic and he did what only a little snake could do: he slithered away fast as he could and the sweet enticing voice turned into a loud demonic roar as wind picked up in the tunnels threatening to pull him back until he found a hole in the floor and dove through it, down a mouse hole and out into the kitchens. Alec only had a second to catch his breath there before one of the cooks spotted him and screamed and again the Van Hellsing was running for his life as knives and pans were hurled at him as he dove under the wooden door and flopped on the floor exhausted, catching his breath as he sprawled out and his tongue flicked the air, never had a flying baguette looked so terrifying.

[vanhellsing-fam]

Alec took a deep breath feeling like he could pass out at any moment before he looked back at them all

"we need to be careful, there is something evil deep in the castle archives. I've seen it something dark" Alec warned them as best he could

"I don't even think mab knows yet"

||OPEN|| Sneaking snake

There was only so much Alec could do in his human form around the palace, especially where he was still struggling to shift. Turning into the guards was a big no because he would get stuck looking like them and then he was certain that Casper would never believe that it was him and he’d be stuck like that until someone finally noticed. 

Being Merlin’s minion had it’s advantages though since Mab still seemed to trust him though Alec wasn’t sure why, perhaps she truly was still that diluted? Alec had started to notice that there were a few rooms in the castle that were locked off that he couldn’t get into and when he asked the guards either pretended not to know what he was talking about (seriously weren’t fey supposed to be good liars?) or they’d simply tell him that those areas were forbidden. Which got Alec thinking that they were forbidden for a reason, like Mab was hiding something behind it. 

Alec of course had tried everything to get behind the doors but he always seemed to get caught when he tried to use some counter spells his mom taught him (his magic was so weak here it probably wouldn’t have worked anyway) and he tried picking the locks by hand but always had to stop because the guards patrols were much faster than he was unfortunately. Alec soon realized his only option and….well it wasn’t a good one. Alec had forced himself to shift into a snake, his body protesting as his bones creaked and cracked like some old man and the way some of them did he honestly thought he was going to break but the job was done and he had made it. Alec had slithered to one of the doors and managed to slither underneath but there wasn’t anything useful there, it was all potion supplies that were running low due to their place though Alec was impressed she had some fairly rare stuff for the fey world but all the same nothing useful to him.

Alec then tried another door and- a personal spa? Gross. Alec didn’t even want to think about how many times she and Will might have been in here when he was bewitched (he shuddered thinking about it before moving on) that was however when he heard the stomping feet of patrol guards and panicked he slipped into a crack in the stone wall just as they passed and that was when he sensed it: a dark energy radiating from in the walls, something wanting to pull him closer. Alec couldn’t help himself as he slithered through the ancient passages that didn’t even look like Mab had walked them for millenia, the air grew colder and the corridor grew darker even with his snakey vision as he started to hear a faint whispering in his ear

“Come closer young hero,” it whispered in the most enticing voice that Alec had heard “Come closer, and all you dream I can make reality.”

Alec didn’t even realize he was entranced by the voice until one wrong slither had his side cut by a crystal beginning to protrude from the floor and he hissed in pain but he was free from it’s hold, that was th einstant Alec knew this was some dark ancient magic and he did what only a little snake could do: he slithered away fast as he could and the sweet enticing voice turned into a loud demonic roar as wind picked up in the tunnels threatening to pull him back until he found a hole in the floor and dove through it, down a mouse hole and out into the kitchens. Alec only had a second to catch his breath there before one of the cooks spotted him and screamed and again the Van Hellsing was running for his life as knives and pans were hurled at him as he dove under the wooden door and flopped on the floor exhausted, catching his breath as he sprawled out and his tongue flicked the air, never had a flying baguette looked so terrifying.

[vanhellsing-fam]

Alec could feel his bones begin to shift and he hissed loudly crawling quickly out of the box and laying on he floor as he slowly started to shift back into a person his hide turned into him biting back a cry of pain until he was human with only a couple pay he'd of scales here and there

"ok ok stop!" Alec pleaded "I can handle the rest" he pleaded when he couldn't take it anymore his arm was still bleeding but at least he was human again.

"I hate this fucking place, stupid fricken fey palace in your no magic bull shit" he cursed not thinking to clearly for a moment as nimue tried not to laugh at his tantrum

"there are children" she reminded him Alec took a deep shaking breath before he noded

"their Shakespeare's they know not to repeat"

||OPEN|| Sneaking snake

There was only so much Alec could do in his human form around the palace, especially where he was still struggling to shift. Turning into the guards was a big no because he would get stuck looking like them and then he was certain that Casper would never believe that it was him and he’d be stuck like that until someone finally noticed. 

Being Merlin’s minion had it’s advantages though since Mab still seemed to trust him though Alec wasn’t sure why, perhaps she truly was still that diluted? Alec had started to notice that there were a few rooms in the castle that were locked off that he couldn’t get into and when he asked the guards either pretended not to know what he was talking about (seriously weren’t fey supposed to be good liars?) or they’d simply tell him that those areas were forbidden. Which got Alec thinking that they were forbidden for a reason, like Mab was hiding something behind it. 

Alec of course had tried everything to get behind the doors but he always seemed to get caught when he tried to use some counter spells his mom taught him (his magic was so weak here it probably wouldn’t have worked anyway) and he tried picking the locks by hand but always had to stop because the guards patrols were much faster than he was unfortunately. Alec soon realized his only option and….well it wasn’t a good one. Alec had forced himself to shift into a snake, his body protesting as his bones creaked and cracked like some old man and the way some of them did he honestly thought he was going to break but the job was done and he had made it. Alec had slithered to one of the doors and managed to slither underneath but there wasn’t anything useful there, it was all potion supplies that were running low due to their place though Alec was impressed she had some fairly rare stuff for the fey world but all the same nothing useful to him.

Alec then tried another door and- a personal spa? Gross. Alec didn’t even want to think about how many times she and Will might have been in here when he was bewitched (he shuddered thinking about it before moving on) that was however when he heard the stomping feet of patrol guards and panicked he slipped into a crack in the stone wall just as they passed and that was when he sensed it: a dark energy radiating from in the walls, something wanting to pull him closer. Alec couldn’t help himself as he slithered through the ancient passages that didn’t even look like Mab had walked them for millenia, the air grew colder and the corridor grew darker even with his snakey vision as he started to hear a faint whispering in his ear

“Come closer young hero,” it whispered in the most enticing voice that Alec had heard “Come closer, and all you dream I can make reality.”

Alec didn’t even realize he was entranced by the voice until one wrong slither had his side cut by a crystal beginning to protrude from the floor and he hissed in pain but he was free from it’s hold, that was th einstant Alec knew this was some dark ancient magic and he did what only a little snake could do: he slithered away fast as he could and the sweet enticing voice turned into a loud demonic roar as wind picked up in the tunnels threatening to pull him back until he found a hole in the floor and dove through it, down a mouse hole and out into the kitchens. Alec only had a second to catch his breath there before one of the cooks spotted him and screamed and again the Van Hellsing was running for his life as knives and pans were hurled at him as he dove under the wooden door and flopped on the floor exhausted, catching his breath as he sprawled out and his tongue flicked the air, never had a flying baguette looked so terrifying.

[vanhellsing-fam]

"sssomething evil lurks in the castle" Alec told them coiling himself up as he suddenly felt his exhaustion hit he wanted to sleep but he knew he needed to stay awake until they could find casper, otherwise he was probably being woken up to more pain and he would much prefer to see it coming

||OPEN|| Sneaking snake

There was only so much Alec could do in his human form around the palace, especially where he was still struggling to shift. Turning into the guards was a big no because he would get stuck looking like them and then he was certain that Casper would never believe that it was him and he’d be stuck like that until someone finally noticed. 

Being Merlin’s minion had it’s advantages though since Mab still seemed to trust him though Alec wasn’t sure why, perhaps she truly was still that diluted? Alec had started to notice that there were a few rooms in the castle that were locked off that he couldn’t get into and when he asked the guards either pretended not to know what he was talking about (seriously weren’t fey supposed to be good liars?) or they’d simply tell him that those areas were forbidden. Which got Alec thinking that they were forbidden for a reason, like Mab was hiding something behind it. 

Alec of course had tried everything to get behind the doors but he always seemed to get caught when he tried to use some counter spells his mom taught him (his magic was so weak here it probably wouldn’t have worked anyway) and he tried picking the locks by hand but always had to stop because the guards patrols were much faster than he was unfortunately. Alec soon realized his only option and….well it wasn’t a good one. Alec had forced himself to shift into a snake, his body protesting as his bones creaked and cracked like some old man and the way some of them did he honestly thought he was going to break but the job was done and he had made it. Alec had slithered to one of the doors and managed to slither underneath but there wasn’t anything useful there, it was all potion supplies that were running low due to their place though Alec was impressed she had some fairly rare stuff for the fey world but all the same nothing useful to him.

Alec then tried another door and- a personal spa? Gross. Alec didn’t even want to think about how many times she and Will might have been in here when he was bewitched (he shuddered thinking about it before moving on) that was however when he heard the stomping feet of patrol guards and panicked he slipped into a crack in the stone wall just as they passed and that was when he sensed it: a dark energy radiating from in the walls, something wanting to pull him closer. Alec couldn’t help himself as he slithered through the ancient passages that didn’t even look like Mab had walked them for millenia, the air grew colder and the corridor grew darker even with his snakey vision as he started to hear a faint whispering in his ear

“Come closer young hero,” it whispered in the most enticing voice that Alec had heard “Come closer, and all you dream I can make reality.”

Alec didn’t even realize he was entranced by the voice until one wrong slither had his side cut by a crystal beginning to protrude from the floor and he hissed in pain but he was free from it’s hold, that was th einstant Alec knew this was some dark ancient magic and he did what only a little snake could do: he slithered away fast as he could and the sweet enticing voice turned into a loud demonic roar as wind picked up in the tunnels threatening to pull him back until he found a hole in the floor and dove through it, down a mouse hole and out into the kitchens. Alec only had a second to catch his breath there before one of the cooks spotted him and screamed and again the Van Hellsing was running for his life as knives and pans were hurled at him as he dove under the wooden door and flopped on the floor exhausted, catching his breath as he sprawled out and his tongue flicked the air, never had a flying baguette looked so terrifying.

[vanhellsing-fam]

Alec slithered into Will's hand glad for the safety of his friend as opposed to the mad kitchen staff

"need help shifting back, can explain better" Alec told them softly resting his head on Will's hand tiredly hopefully casper could change him back

||OPEN|| Sneaking snake

There was only so much Alec could do in his human form around the palace, especially where he was still struggling to shift. Turning into the guards was a big no because he would get stuck looking like them and then he was certain that Casper would never believe that it was him and he’d be stuck like that until someone finally noticed. 

Being Merlin’s minion had it’s advantages though since Mab still seemed to trust him though Alec wasn’t sure why, perhaps she truly was still that diluted? Alec had started to notice that there were a few rooms in the castle that were locked off that he couldn’t get into and when he asked the guards either pretended not to know what he was talking about (seriously weren’t fey supposed to be good liars?) or they’d simply tell him that those areas were forbidden. Which got Alec thinking that they were forbidden for a reason, like Mab was hiding something behind it. 

Alec of course had tried everything to get behind the doors but he always seemed to get caught when he tried to use some counter spells his mom taught him (his magic was so weak here it probably wouldn’t have worked anyway) and he tried picking the locks by hand but always had to stop because the guards patrols were much faster than he was unfortunately. Alec soon realized his only option and….well it wasn’t a good one. Alec had forced himself to shift into a snake, his body protesting as his bones creaked and cracked like some old man and the way some of them did he honestly thought he was going to break but the job was done and he had made it. Alec had slithered to one of the doors and managed to slither underneath but there wasn’t anything useful there, it was all potion supplies that were running low due to their place though Alec was impressed she had some fairly rare stuff for the fey world but all the same nothing useful to him.

Alec then tried another door and- a personal spa? Gross. Alec didn’t even want to think about how many times she and Will might have been in here when he was bewitched (he shuddered thinking about it before moving on) that was however when he heard the stomping feet of patrol guards and panicked he slipped into a crack in the stone wall just as they passed and that was when he sensed it: a dark energy radiating from in the walls, something wanting to pull him closer. Alec couldn’t help himself as he slithered through the ancient passages that didn’t even look like Mab had walked them for millenia, the air grew colder and the corridor grew darker even with his snakey vision as he started to hear a faint whispering in his ear

“Come closer young hero,” it whispered in the most enticing voice that Alec had heard “Come closer, and all you dream I can make reality.”

Alec didn’t even realize he was entranced by the voice until one wrong slither had his side cut by a crystal beginning to protrude from the floor and he hissed in pain but he was free from it’s hold, that was th einstant Alec knew this was some dark ancient magic and he did what only a little snake could do: he slithered away fast as he could and the sweet enticing voice turned into a loud demonic roar as wind picked up in the tunnels threatening to pull him back until he found a hole in the floor and dove through it, down a mouse hole and out into the kitchens. Alec only had a second to catch his breath there before one of the cooks spotted him and screamed and again the Van Hellsing was running for his life as knives and pans were hurled at him as he dove under the wooden door and flopped on the floor exhausted, catching his breath as he sprawled out and his tongue flicked the air, never had a flying baguette looked so terrifying.

[vanhellsing-fam]

The sentiment was sweet as Alec stayed still and looked up at them

"or sssimply asssk" Alec hissed though even that was rather strained with his difficulty with magic to shift his voice he looked up at them as his tiny snakey tongue flicked out

"hello shakesssspearessss," he hissed softly

||OPEN|| Sneaking snake

There was only so much Alec could do in his human form around the palace, especially where he was still struggling to shift. Turning into the guards was a big no because he would get stuck looking like them and then he was certain that Casper would never believe that it was him and he’d be stuck like that until someone finally noticed. 

Being Merlin’s minion had it’s advantages though since Mab still seemed to trust him though Alec wasn’t sure why, perhaps she truly was still that diluted? Alec had started to notice that there were a few rooms in the castle that were locked off that he couldn’t get into and when he asked the guards either pretended not to know what he was talking about (seriously weren’t fey supposed to be good liars?) or they’d simply tell him that those areas were forbidden. Which got Alec thinking that they were forbidden for a reason, like Mab was hiding something behind it. 

Alec of course had tried everything to get behind the doors but he always seemed to get caught when he tried to use some counter spells his mom taught him (his magic was so weak here it probably wouldn’t have worked anyway) and he tried picking the locks by hand but always had to stop because the guards patrols were much faster than he was unfortunately. Alec soon realized his only option and….well it wasn’t a good one. Alec had forced himself to shift into a snake, his body protesting as his bones creaked and cracked like some old man and the way some of them did he honestly thought he was going to break but the job was done and he had made it. Alec had slithered to one of the doors and managed to slither underneath but there wasn’t anything useful there, it was all potion supplies that were running low due to their place though Alec was impressed she had some fairly rare stuff for the fey world but all the same nothing useful to him.

Alec then tried another door and- a personal spa? Gross. Alec didn’t even want to think about how many times she and Will might have been in here when he was bewitched (he shuddered thinking about it before moving on) that was however when he heard the stomping feet of patrol guards and panicked he slipped into a crack in the stone wall just as they passed and that was when he sensed it: a dark energy radiating from in the walls, something wanting to pull him closer. Alec couldn’t help himself as he slithered through the ancient passages that didn’t even look like Mab had walked them for millenia, the air grew colder and the corridor grew darker even with his snakey vision as he started to hear a faint whispering in his ear

“Come closer young hero,” it whispered in the most enticing voice that Alec had heard “Come closer, and all you dream I can make reality.”

Alec didn’t even realize he was entranced by the voice until one wrong slither had his side cut by a crystal beginning to protrude from the floor and he hissed in pain but he was free from it’s hold, that was th einstant Alec knew this was some dark ancient magic and he did what only a little snake could do: he slithered away fast as he could and the sweet enticing voice turned into a loud demonic roar as wind picked up in the tunnels threatening to pull him back until he found a hole in the floor and dove through it, down a mouse hole and out into the kitchens. Alec only had a second to catch his breath there before one of the cooks spotted him and screamed and again the Van Hellsing was running for his life as knives and pans were hurled at him as he dove under the wooden door and flopped on the floor exhausted, catching his breath as he sprawled out and his tongue flicked the air, never had a flying baguette looked so terrifying.

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||OPEN|| Sneaking snake

There was only so much Alec could do in his human form around the palace, especially where he was still struggling to shift. Turning into the guards was a big no because he would get stuck looking like them and then he was certain that Casper would never believe that it was him and he’d be stuck like that until someone finally noticed. 

Being Merlin’s minion had it’s advantages though since Mab still seemed to trust him though Alec wasn’t sure why, perhaps she truly was still that diluted? Alec had started to notice that there were a few rooms in the castle that were locked off that he couldn’t get into and when he asked the guards either pretended not to know what he was talking about (seriously weren’t fey supposed to be good liars?) or they’d simply tell him that those areas were forbidden. Which got Alec thinking that they were forbidden for a reason, like Mab was hiding something behind it. 

Alec of course had tried everything to get behind the doors but he always seemed to get caught when he tried to use some counter spells his mom taught him (his magic was so weak here it probably wouldn’t have worked anyway) and he tried picking the locks by hand but always had to stop because the guards patrols were much faster than he was unfortunately. Alec soon realized his only option and....well it wasn’t a good one. Alec had forced himself to shift into a snake, his body protesting as his bones creaked and cracked like some old man and the way some of them did he honestly thought he was going to break but the job was done and he had made it. Alec had slithered to one of the doors and managed to slither underneath but there wasn’t anything useful there, it was all potion supplies that were running low due to their place though Alec was impressed she had some fairly rare stuff for the fey world but all the same nothing useful to him.

Alec then tried another door and- a personal spa? Gross. Alec didn’t even want to think about how many times she and Will might have been in here when he was bewitched (he shuddered thinking about it before moving on) that was however when he heard the stomping feet of patrol guards and panicked he slipped into a crack in the stone wall just as they passed and that was when he sensed it: a dark energy radiating from in the walls, something wanting to pull him closer. Alec couldn’t help himself as he slithered through the ancient passages that didn’t even look like Mab had walked them for millenia, the air grew colder and the corridor grew darker even with his snakey vision as he started to hear a faint whispering in his ear

“Come closer young hero,” it whispered in the most enticing voice that Alec had heard “Come closer, and all you dream I can make reality.”

Alec didn’t even realize he was entranced by the voice until one wrong slither had his side cut by a crystal beginning to protrude from the floor and he hissed in pain but he was free from it’s hold, that was th einstant Alec knew this was some dark ancient magic and he did what only a little snake could do: he slithered away fast as he could and the sweet enticing voice turned into a loud demonic roar as wind picked up in the tunnels threatening to pull him back until he found a hole in the floor and dove through it, down a mouse hole and out into the kitchens. Alec only had a second to catch his breath there before one of the cooks spotted him and screamed and again the Van Hellsing was running for his life as knives and pans were hurled at him as he dove under the wooden door and flopped on the floor exhausted, catching his breath as he sprawled out and his tongue flicked the air, never had a flying baguette looked so terrifying.

#this got so long i'm so sorry #i was trying to allude to our demonic friend

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"not exactly what I meant," Alec said to him "do you not know that mab took out the town of avalon to try to get to the lady of the lake?" Alec asked him raising a brow he saw the glares that he received from the guards but he had already said it and didn't care. It was out there his job was done.

|| family meeting || multi

Mab had planted a few more memories for will since the last time they were supposed to meet with Ben, the enchantments on Ben's door were working so she had set up for them to finally done with their son now that she was sure she had her husband's trust.

Mab hummed softly as she helped to set a table happy that everything was coming up well as Ben was brought in, in cuffs for a good reason and then was sat in a chair

"what's this about?" Ben asked eyeing the table suspiciously mab rolled her eyes

"a family meeting, someone has been very eager to see you" mab said to cheerfully for Ben's liking as he looked over all that was laid out before them

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Alec was happy for the help but hearing Jane and will hurt his own heart. Alec loved playing with the twins and hearing how much they loved will do for him to see him like this was heartbreaking.

Alec wanted to tell her that her kids were safe with Titania and oberyn but there were to many dangerous listeners

"so uh king will, what is your and the queens plan moving forward? I mean we saw what was down to avalon so surely something is happening?" Alec asked looking at will hoping a change of subject would be helpful to bypass down tension

|| family meeting || multi

Mab had planted a few more memories for will since the last time they were supposed to meet with Ben, the enchantments on Ben's door were working so she had set up for them to finally done with their son now that she was sure she had her husband's trust.

Mab hummed softly as she helped to set a table happy that everything was coming up well as Ben was brought in, in cuffs for a good reason and then was sat in a chair

"what's this about?" Ben asked eyeing the table suspiciously mab rolled her eyes

"a family meeting, someone has been very eager to see you" mab said to cheerfully for Ben's liking as he looked over all that was laid out before them

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Alec laughed weakly at jane

"yeah I think kitty would be impressed too" Alec told her smirking

The guard raised his hands up to show he meant no harm

"if I wanted to hurt him sir I would have, I was asked to be your escort and report to the queen nothing more." The guard told him

Alec gave a weak smile up to Jane as he sat up a bit more his body still ached, no more transformation for while.

"we have an infirmary if you'd rather rest there sir" the guard offered but Alec shook his head

"no I'm sticking with my Lord thanks," Alec said trying to stand up and stumbling a little Adrienne grabbed him to hold him up

|| family meeting || multi

Mab had planted a few more memories for will since the last time they were supposed to meet with Ben, the enchantments on Ben's door were working so she had set up for them to finally done with their son now that she was sure she had her husband's trust.

Mab hummed softly as she helped to set a table happy that everything was coming up well as Ben was brought in, in cuffs for a good reason and then was sat in a chair

"what's this about?" Ben asked eyeing the table suspiciously mab rolled her eyes

"a family meeting, someone has been very eager to see you" mab said to cheerfully for Ben's liking as he looked over all that was laid out before them

[vanhellsing-fam]

Alec gasped as casper helped him and it relieved some comfort as he sat for a moment

"I've never had that much trouble transforming before" he said softly it was frightening to him, changing shape like that was part of who he was

"so your owl is a changeling?" A guard asked as he approached not in a threatening way he was to help escort them

"the limit mist have gotten to him"

"limit?" Adrienne asked the guard nodded

"do you think Titania and oberyn are silky enough to just banish people and think they'll stay gone? They've cursed these lands to eliminate magic or severely limit it." The guard told them "the reason the queen is the queen is because she's managed to continue using her magic despite it" the guard told them before he looked at Alec again

"since transformation is minor magic I can't imagine it being easy to overcome" the guard said Alec glared

"it is not minor magic"

|| family meeting || multi

Mab had planted a few more memories for will since the last time they were supposed to meet with Ben, the enchantments on Ben's door were working so she had set up for them to finally done with their son now that she was sure she had her husband's trust.

Mab hummed softly as she helped to set a table happy that everything was coming up well as Ben was brought in, in cuffs for a good reason and then was sat in a chair

"what's this about?" Ben asked eyeing the table suspiciously mab rolled her eyes

"a family meeting, someone has been very eager to see you" mab said to cheerfully for Ben's liking as he looked over all that was laid out before them

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Adrienne smiled at him relieved that he was normal then

“It’s doing well, Aziraphale has been quite helpful in such trying times. Though if I knew Merlin was coming into my shop for my scones a few times a week I’d have tried a little ahrder with my medieval section” Adrienne teased him gently as she looked over to Jane and Will, they were so sweet together. How was it even after all they’d been through she still worried a little about them not wanting her once they left here? Adrienne didn’t even realize she started twisting her hair around her finger tips nervously 

Alec hooted and stretched his wings before he started to fly away, he was kind of tired of the owl form and not wanting guards to come and ruin this he tried to turn back to his form, the keyword was try as he felt something was wrong, his arms coated themselves still with feathers and his wings wouldn’t retract one of his hands stayed a talon and feathers splayed out around him as he gasped in pain and he curled up in a ball on the floor to catch his breath and try to relax, something was wrong. Alec remembered what Mab had said and knew this was related somehow though he didn’t know how. All alec knew was whatever form he picked next he better stay in it for a while

|| family meeting || multi

Mab had planted a few more memories for will since the last time they were supposed to meet with Ben, the enchantments on Ben's door were working so she had set up for them to finally done with their son now that she was sure she had her husband's trust.

Mab hummed softly as she helped to set a table happy that everything was coming up well as Ben was brought in, in cuffs for a good reason and then was sat in a chair

"what's this about?" Ben asked eyeing the table suspiciously mab rolled her eyes

"a family meeting, someone has been very eager to see you" mab said to cheerfully for Ben's liking as he looked over all that was laid out before them

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              a broken past and no hope for the future

      burden heavier than their shoulders should bear

   scars across their skin in a map of all they’ve endured

                 their heart should be hardened…

                       so, why, then, do they still  c a r e … ?

                            ——- care so deeply their heart  a c h e s … ?