An Unexpected Revenge
Killian could feel the dark one's magic swirling through his veins as he glared murderously towards the crocodile's shop. Zelena smirked,
"How does it feel captain?" she whispered and Killian looked at his hand before clenching his fist,
"Bloody fantastic" he growled causing Zelena to giggle,
"Well then... What are you waiting for?" she asked turning her smirk towards the pawnbrokers,
"Your revenge awaits you" she whispered.
Regina couldn't believe what Emma was telling her,
"You turned Hook into... A Dark One?" she asked in confusion as Mary Margaret tried to tend to the wound on her head she had been given when Hook used magic to throw her across the room in anger due to the fact he was now corrupted by darkness and hate. Emma stood slowly pushing her mother away gently,
"I had no choice... He was dying. I couldn't lose him but I regret turning him into the one thing he despises" she murmured as she limped towards the door,
"Stay here... I have to stop him before he gives into the darkness completely" she murmured before vanishing into a cloud of smoke. Mary Margaret went to follow but Regina stopped her,
"If anyone can stop Hook... It's Emma" Regina assured and Mary Margaret nodded reluctantly.
Hook strode into the pawn shop,
"Crocodile! Show yourself!" he yelled and it didn't take long for Rumple to limp out into the front area of the shop from the stock room, followed by now,
"What is it now captain?" Rumple asked in a rather bored tone and Killian glared at him before waving his hand causing a cutlass to appear in his hand which he threw towards him before making another one for himself to appear,
"Let's finish what we started crocodile" Killian growled and Rumple looked surprised at the pirate's new found magic but looked at Belle,
"Belle. Go. I'll handle this" he assured her and Belle held his hand before reluctantly leaving through the back door.
Rumple limped forward, kneeling down to pick up the cutlass,
"So... You're the new dark one. Where's Miss Swan?" Rumple asked and Killian glared,
"Don't mention that witch's name to me" he growled causing Rumple to raise an eyebrow,
"Why? Lovers tiff?" he inquired as if to show that he was not afraid and Killian's glare didn't fade,
"Enough questions. It's just you and me crocodile. No magic" Killian growled firmly and Rumple could see the darkness in his eyes.
As the two enemies fought. A lot of the shop's display cases had been smashed in the struggle,
"It's lucky I have insurance" Rumple said as he blocked one of Hook's attacks who swung his cutlass once more,
"You won't live long to cash it in" Hook said firmly.
Hook's sword had become lodged in one of the wooden shelves but he managed to elbow Rumple in the face causing the old man to fall backwards. Hook gave up on his sword as he turned towards the crocodile with an expression of hatred,
"Why kill you with my own sword when I can kill you with the very blade that once controlled you?" Hook said causing Excalibur to appear in his hand before looking towards his hook which was surrounded with magic and once again became his hand,
"I kept telling myself that doing the right thing was the better thing to do but... Revenge feels so good I just can't stop myself" he grumbled raising the sword into the air with both hands before allowing the law of gravity to take effect.
It all happened so quickly. Hook stepped back with Excalibur in hand as he allowed himself to breath and watched as the crocodile placed a hand over his bloody wound and the darkness made Hook smile in victory,
"After all these centuries and I finally have my revenge" he mocked before turning away and Rumple struggled to breathe,
"If only that were so" he rasped causing Hook to turn and looked at him with a smirk,
"What does that mean?" he asked and Rumple gasped for breath as he pressed on his wound,
"I... I'm so sorry Killian" he murmured causing Hook's smile to fade and become an expression of confusion,
"Since when do you call me Killian?" he demanded and Rumple looked at him sadly before he became engulfed in a cloud of grey smoke and when it faded a wounded Emma sat in his place, gasping for breath, wincing in pain as she held her wound. Something flashed through Hook's eyes and his name vanished from Excalibur's blade as he dropped it and ran forward and fell to his knees next to Emma's side and cupped her cheek,
"Emma... Emma speak to me?" he begged before looking at the blood on his hands,
"What have I done?" he whispered. Emma looked up at him with heavy eyes,
"Shhhhhhh... It's ok. It was the only way" she whispered and Hook felt tears grow in his eyes,
"But... You... The crocodile" he stuttered in confusion and Emma took deep breaths,
"He... He and Belle are safe" she whispered weakly and Hook felt a tear fall,
"Emma why did you do this?!" he demanded in angry frustration and Emma looked up at him sadly,
"I couldn't let you give into the darkness... It was me who made you the dark one so... Only with my death... Could you be free" she murmured and Hook shook his head quickly,
"No... No don't say that. We'll find a way to save you. We have our future together remember" he murmured sadly as he held her close and watched as she smiled weakly,
"The future I saw... We were happy. You, me, Henry and... Ahhhh" she winced in pain and he held her closer,
"And what?" he asked but Emma shook her head weakly,
"I'm sorry... I'm so sorry Killian there's not enough time" she whispered and Killian watched as her white hair once again became the shimmering blonde he adored and he dark one attire once again became her signature denim jeans and red leather jacket and she smiled weakly,
"That's better" she said with a shaky breath and Killian allowed tears to fall,
"Shhhhhhhh... I need you to do something for me" she whispered and Killian held her hands in his as he pressed a kiss to it,
"Anything" he swore and Emma smiled weakly,
"I... Destroy that sword... Don't let it do any more damage and... Take care of my Family for me" she whispered and Hook nodded despite the tears and he held her close and pressed a kiss to her hair,
"I swear Swan" he whispered but when he pulled back, he saw that she was completely still and her eyes were closed,
"Swan?... Swan, wake up" he begged gently before feeling tears fall once more as he pulled her to him tightly,
"Please Swan. Don't go... Please come back" He begged in a whisper as he held her close. It wasn't long until Charming, Snow and Regina ran in followed by Rumple and Belle. Tears instantly filled Snow's eyes,
"No... No" she whispered and was instantly pulled into Charming's arms who was also crying. Regina felt tears fill her own eyes and closed them as she lowered her head in mourning. Rumple held his wife in his arms as she too shed her own tears.
The Saviour was Dead.
I hope you all enjoyed it. If I get enough reviews then I might do a follow up where the storybrooke heroes try to recover Emma's life essence from the underworld. Please review.
Kind Regards,
TheAuthor1996