I was watching some reality show last night, and there's a chick named Emma there and they mentioned a hook and... well you know where this goes. Fangirl problems. So I got distracted, thinking about the newest episode of OUAT and I decided I'd start a new story, so here it is!
Give it a chance, love. Please?
P.s. I don't own Once Upon a Time or any of its characters, they all belong to Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis. Lucky ducks.
It was pretty late when Emma was woken up by someone's screams and shouts. She quickly got out of her hammock, careful not to step on any boards that might creak too loudly and made her way out of her cabin. She held her sword tightly in her hand as she moved through the lower deck of Jolly Roger, the ship she actually grew to love.
She didn't see Neal, Hook, Regina or Rumpelstiltskin, but what really scared her was the fact she didn't see either of her parents. Her mind immediately started to create the worst case scenarios and she felt her blood turn to ice at the images of her parents dead. She quickly shook her head, she was being ridiculous. This whole thing was crazy, maybe she was only imagining it.
A woman's scream echoed a second later and she knew she wasn't. The woman sounded like Mary Margaret. The whole sneaking up plan suddenly went to hell and she dashed to the deck, only to find utter and complete chaos ruling it.
She quickly realized that Pan, along with the Lost ones, was attacking them. The mast was on fire, the ropes tying the sails to the wood were cut, leaving the once mighty ship looking like a dingy in Emma's opinion. She quickly scanned the deck, noticing that Hook and Neal were in the middle of fighting off Felix and two other, and even though they seemed to be having some trouble, their teamwork from before was now coming in handy and they seemed to be managing it.
Emma saw Rumpelstiltskin and Regina wielding some magic, trying to keep the raging boys at bay, but they were all over the place and for the life of them, they couldn't seem to hit any of them. Emma wanted to choke them. Both powerful wizards yet they couldn't manifest some mumbo-jumbo to take down a couple of morons.
Her eyes fell on David, who was trying to yell something to Mary Margaret, all the while trying to escape arrows the Lost ones kept firing at him. He literally stopped a few of them with his sword, which was pretty impressive, but he seemed to do halfheartedly, not really worried about what might happen to him. His face was contorted in panic and he kept shouting, but Emma couldn't make out words from all the noise.
She followed his eyes and saw Mary Margaret leaning on a pole, an arrow sticking out of her shoulder. Emma's heart seemed to jump into her throat when she saw the scared, painful look on Mary Margaret's face and she instantly made a move to approach her.
She was moving quickly and no one seemed to notice her, no one but Mary Margaret, whose eyes widened in horror when she saw Emma nearing her.
"No!" she screamed. "Run! Emma, run!"
Emma stopped, and everyone else seemed to jerk to a halt as well, all eyes trained on her. A few seconds ticked by which to Emma seemed like hours, before Pan, who was no where in sight the whole time she was looking around the deck, appeared in front of her, an evil smile playing on his lips.
"I've been waiting for you," he said. "You were missing the party."
"Emma!" Hook yelled, "Get away from him!" He opened his mouth to say more, but was cut off by Felix, who punched him square in the jaw. A second later, Neal jumped at him, making him stumble back.
Pan shook his head, "He could never keep his mouth shut."
He turned to Emma and snapped his fingers. Emma narrowed her eyes at him as she raised her sword, expecting something to jump out and attack her. Second went by and nothing came, and she was starting to think this whole thing was some sort of a joke. Or maybe a dream.
Everyone went back to fighting and Emma was about to charge as well, she was really getting sick of that smirk on Pan's face, when she heard a buzzing sound. She stopped dead in her tracks and looked around, looking for the source.
"But... he was right. You should have gotten away when you had the chance. You know, I really like Henry. He's got this... spark in him. Reminds me of you, actually. Which is why I'm a bit sad to do this," Pan said, dangerously nearing her, forcing her to take a couple of steps back.
"Oh, wait..." he shrugged mockingly, "No, I'm not."
As the words left his mouth he smirked widely and before Emma could register what was happening around her, he was pushing her backwards by the shoulder. She felt herself losing her balance. The last thing she saw were Mary Margaret's horror-filled eyes, the last thing she heard was David's voice yelling her name.
And then she was falling.
She opened her eyes when she felt her breath getting knocked right out of her. First, she cracked an eye open, and when she saw the blue sky above her, she opened the other one. She was staring at the sky. The wonderful, sunlit sky and the seagulls that roamed it.
Maybe she was dead.
The idea wasn't the prettiest flower in her garden, but she wasn't as opposed to it as she should have been. Being dead couldn't be that bad, right? The only thing she regretted was not saving Henry, but she knew that Hook, Neal, her parents and even Rumpelstiltskin and Regina would give their lives to save her son. They proved it enough times already. With a family like them, Henry would be fine without her.
If only she had one last chance to tell him he was the best thing that ever happened to her.
Her thoughts were interrupted when a man came into her view, and he was staring at her with anger written all over his face.
"Where did you come from?" he barked at her, before pulling her up to her feet roughly. Emma finally looked around, taking in her surroundings.
She was on a ship. A freaking ship that seemed way too familiar to her. It was docked in a port, and sailors were going up and down the plank connecting the ship to the pier. They carried boxes and barrels and didn't seemed to stop to take a breath. Hearty fellows.
The man holding her shook her roughly, repeating his question. Emma looked around, her mind working in search of an exit plan. How was she supposed to tell this guy that she came through... a portal she guessed, that's why Pan pushed her, and landed on a ship she was on when she fell through the said portal? The thought alone was enough to make her own head hurt.
"I... Uh..." she stuttered, still searching for words.
"You won't answer to me?" he raged, "Fine, then you'll answer to our captain!"
Captain? The word rang loudly in Emma's head.
Hook. It had to be.
She felt like a sack of potatoes while she was being dragged towards the captain's cabin. She looked around, trying to figure out where they were. They appeared to be in some part of the Enchanted forest, because this place damn well didn't look like Neverland. It didn't have the whole 'creepy-as-whole-hell ambiance.'
The door to Hook's cabin opened with a bang and Emma was pushed in, tripping as she tried to get herself out of the man's grip. The second she saw the man sitting in the chair, she knew she was right. Even with his back turned to her, she could still make out the lines of his face and his back, through his leather coat. He was hunched over his desk, looking over something.
"What do you want?" he growled loudly, and Emma's face scrunched up, his voice sending chills down her spine. Not because she was happy as hell to see him or the fact the Hook she knew practically admitted to having feelings for her a few days ago, but because this man's voice was cold, ruthless and just downright scary.
It only made her wonder more about what place - and what time - did she wound up in.
"This... lass, we found her lying on the deck. None of the men have seen her before. She's a stowaway, captain."
Hook turned around and his eyes met hers. Emma almost took a step back, but she stopped herself from jerking away. The ice in his eyes was worse than anything she has ever seen before, it was scary even compared to the look Cora seemed to always sport on her face. He was glaring at her, and she felt like his glare could make flowers wither, kids' balloons pop or kick puppies without moving a finger.
"Leave," he commanded, and the guy who kept his grip on her immediately ran away. Emma swore she heard him wince as he did so.
She watched after him as he closed the door and turned to look at Hook, partially hoping this whole thing was a charade. If it was, she was going to enjoy punching him in the face. She breathed out in relief, her lips stretching into a smile, "Dude, you have no idea how...-" her sentence was cut short when she felt cool metal being pressed against her neck. She didn't even have to look down to know what it was.
His damn hook.
David watched in shock as his daughter fell through a portal that was now closing in on itself. He ran, trying to maybe jump through, help her, but Mary Margaret caught his hand.
"Please," she begged, "I can't lose you too,"she whispered, tears streaming down her face, leaving red streaks. She was looking up at him, so broken and desperate, that he couldn't bring himself to leave her. Instead, he enveloped her in a hug, pulling her closer to him.
Pan laughed, looking at them. "Oh well... you know what they say... all's well that ends well."
A blade touched the tip of his nose and another one his neck. He looked up, seeing Neal and Hook holding their swords pointed at him, giving him deadly stares.
"Bring her back," Hook said, his voice cold.
He smirked, holding up his hand. "Sorry lads. This fish will be a bit harder to catch. If I were you, Hook, I'd wish her luck. Gods know she will need it."
With another snap of his fingers, the Lost ones and Pan were gone, the echo of his sarcastic chuckle the only thing heard after he was gone.
Neal was the first one to lower his blade, looking at Hook sourly. "Where do you think he sent her?"
Hook shook his head, turning around to look at Snow and Charming, who looked like they were about to fall apart, their eyes still trained on the place the portal opened at. The image was actually causing him pain, which was the craziest bloody thing. He quickly looked away.
"I really don't know." And he didn't. But he knew he'd find her.
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