Chapter One: Destiny's a Bitch
The chime of the clock tower bell woke Emma Swan up. This was bad, because it was supposed to be her alarm. She bolted up and grabbed her clock. Even if it had been an hour earlier, she would have been late.
"Damn!" She ran quickly around the apartment, collecting clothing, her gun, her badge, and her signature leather jacket. She didn't even notice that the place was empty when both her mother and her father were supposed to be home. Her mother and her father. Those were two people that she was never going to get used to. After all, they looked about the same age as she was, but it was more than likely a result of them being Snow White and Prince Charming.
She grabbed her keys as she ran out the door, locking it behind her; you never knew who you could run into in Storybrooke. And there was no telling f they would help you with your quest or just flat out try to kill you. Both were highly likely being as the denizens of Storybrooke were all fairy tale characters.
Her feet hit the street and she dashed for the police station. While she longer had to worry about getting hell from Regina (the residential Evil Queen and foster mother of her son), it still didn't do to be late when you were sheriff in a town like this. Especially with the newest additions to their fairytale town; Captain Hook and Cora. While she had no doubt she could handle Hook… Cora was a completely different matter. Regina's mother was probably just as powerful as Mr. Gold, which complicated everything. She still had no clue how she had blocked Cora's power back in the Enchanted Forest, but Mr. Gold had hinted at her having more power than they thought she did.
Emma opened the door to the station, completely unaware that she was being watched by a pair of bright blue eyes.
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Killian was intrigued by Emma Swan, and he still hadn't decided if this was good or bad. After all, the infuriating woman had chained him to the wall in the giant's lair and had temporarily delayed his plans for revenge. He hadn't met someone with a spirit like that in a very long time. Not since Milah, at any rate. Both women threw everything they were into whatever they did. It was part of who they were. Then again, what else could he expect from the daughter of Prince Charming and Snow White?
As Emma walked into the station, he turned around and walked back down the street, back to his ship. He still had to make plans to kill Rumplestiltskin, after all. It wouldn't do to come all the way to this world and for him to just leave the crocodile to be.
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When Emma opened the door, she was greeted by her father, who confessed to turning off her alarm clock. "You just came back from a completely other world. You need to rest, Emma." She shook her head, her ponytail swinging behind her.
"There's no time to rest, David. Not with Cora and Hook around. Has anyone called in today?"
"Yeah, we got a report from Ruby. She was down at the docks the other day and she saw somebody appear out of nowhere. The description matched Hook. I was just waiting for Snow to show up."
Emma looked over at Charming, disbelief clearly plastered across her face. "You and mom were going to check this out without me?" She walked over to her desk and pulled open the drawer, placing her keys inside. She closed the drawer and picked up her phone, dialing a number quickly. As she lifted the phone to her ear, Charming's curiosity got the better of him.
"Who are you calling?"
"Mary-Margaret. She isn't coming with us, no way. I'm sherrif and you are deputy. We are supposed to be the ones handling this." Charming shook his head but put his hands up in defeat.
"We just thought that you needed a break. Don't blame us for trying to be good parents."
Emma was quiet as she waited for her mom to answer the phone. "I know. But this is my job. At the moment, it's the only thing that makes sense to me in this town." Snow answered on the final ring and Emma told her to stay at the school with Henry and keep him out of trouble for the evening. With that, she hung up and headed for the door, Charming close on her heals. "Let's go get ourselves a pirate."
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