I have long shipped the RedHook. This is an idea that came to me when seeing Granny was a possible kill choice. So if they don't kill Cora and make Snow join the darkside, this is what I would like to see.
Ruby did not think. If she did she would fall apart and there wasn't time for that. She had lost her entire family based on a stupid, stupid choice. Snow lost sight of who she was for one second, and…no she couldn't think about it. This was Rumplestilkin's fault. She couldn't forgive Snow. She was alone. She wanted them to pay, but she wasn't an evil person. She would let Hook out and let him deal with his crocodile. Then she could fall apart. Then she could think. She focused on her task as she stepped onto the Jolly Roger.
Hook was out of ideas. It looked like he would have to stay in the hold of his own ship until someone came to let him out. He was sitting on the floor, head leaned back against the wall, eyes closed. He immediately perked up at the sound of footsteps on the stairs. He slowly rose to his feet as a woman emerged from the shadows. He didn't recognize her. She was very beautiful, but that wasn't what caught and held his attention. It was the sorrow in her eyes. They were filled with unshed tears. Her jaw was set and determined. The way she moved, bespoke a woman holding herself together tightly, lest she fly apart in all directions. She stopped in front of him. He realized in that moment her intention was to free him. She unlocked the door, and made eye contact with him for a brief second. He broke it because that much pain was unbearable to see. She then moved silently into the cell and left him a large space to leave. He didn't think she could move any farther. She looked past him now and uttered a single word. "Go." He hesitated. That single syllable was laced with so many emotions; none of them good. He had only heard that sound fall from his own lips when he lost his Milah. Hearing it again now made that seem like a lifetime ago. He stared at her unmoving body for just a second longer, and then he walked out using the space she had created. Part of him felt awful for leaving, but a much larger part of him had been consumed with revenge for far too long to pass up this opportunity. He kept walking, he didn't stop when he heard her take a deep breath, and he didn't give pause when he heard her fall to her knees. He did however stop abruptly when he heard her devastated and heart wrenching sobs. He briefly considered turning back and going to her. He was still a human being after all, and whatever her loss it was a great one. He decided there was no way he could offer her the comfort she needed. She didn't know him, and if she had come her to release him it was with a purpose. So, he decided instead to go on. The only reason she would have to release him would have to do with Rumplestiltskin. He would not let her down. He would kill his crocodile for them both. He was a rouge, a pirate, a scoundrel and a great many other things much worse, but he had felt loss and grief. The kind that threatens to rip you apart from the inside. For that very reason, he would complete the task she didn't have the strength to ask him to do.
Feedback is always welcome and yes Ruby's part is meant to be choppy and disjointed. :)
