A/N: Some dialogue taken from Season 2; Ep 22 of OUAT.
Hook can barely comprehend his shock at the townspeople's support for their Evil Queen. He's just beginning to grasp that Snow White wants to risk everyone's lives for the sake of her old foe when a massive tremor hits.
The collection of townspeople that had gathered in Granny's diner seems at bit shaken after the earthquake. Those who had just moments ago supported Snow's plan to save Regina were beginning to be a bit more wary. Killian looks to Emma and it's clear that she isn't on board with her parents.
"This plan could fail." She points desperately at her father, "we use that bean now, and we can get away for sure! We will survive!"
"But it's wrong!" Snow responds, "Emma, I killed her mother."
"You did that to Cora because you had to!"
"I did it because it was easy." Snow pauses, "It was a mistake, there were other paths- harder paths, and I wish I taken them them so please, Emma, honey," Snow pauses again, and Hook bristles at the thought of all the time they are wasting.
"Let's take the hard path; because if we don't, we'll be building our future on Regina's blood.
There is a pause as Swan seemingly mulls over her mother's speech, and Hook can't believe that she is even considering a plan that would risk her boy for the sake of Regina?
"Okay," Emma agrees.
Hook watchs Henry's shoulders slump in relief and as David goes to toss the bean to Emma he promptly intercepts it.
"You're all mad! I can live with myself." Hook declares over Emma's protestations.
"Give that back!"
"If she wants to die for us I say let her." He continues.
"You and I, we understand each other: look out for yourself and you'll never get hurt, right?" Emma questions frantically.
"Worked quite well for me," Hook responds, his gaze askance- Swan's proximity and admission of their commonality throwing him for a loop.
He knows that the townspeople of the diner would prevent any sort of escape with the bean, having all banded together in their decision to risk it all for the sake of the women that cursed them to this realm, bloody idiots, the lot of them, so he forces his eyes back into contact with Emma's as he carefully pilfers the bean from the small satchel and places it into his pocket.
"Yeah 'til the day that it doesn't," she pauses as Hook's gaze bores into hers "We're doing this; it might be stupid, it might be crazy but we're doing it. So you can join us, and be a part of something, or you can do what you can do best, and be alone." She concludes and sticks out her hand, waiting.
Hook stares at her outstretched palm, mind racing. For centuries he'd lived with one goal in mind: to enact revenge on Rumplestiltskin. It was a goal that he had always thought he was willing to give up his life for- but Greg and Tamara's extreme actions had caused him to realize that he wanted his life more than he wanted this chance at revenge.
He finally realizes that he wants to live, and now the princess wants him to risk his life for the sake of Regina?
"Quite passionate, Swan" Hook murmurs as he places the empty satchel into her awaiting hand. The assorted townspeople disband even as Emma continues to stare into his eyes.
"Why are you really doing this?" He asks quietly as he steps even closer.
Give me a reason, Hook thinks, give me a good enough reason to risk my life and I shall, Swan.
"That kid just lost his father today; I'm not letting him lose a mother too." She replies.
"His father? Who's Henry's father?" Hook queries with no small amount of confusion. In all of his spying around this Storybrooke it was clear that Henry's father, who he presumed was the man Emma had spoken of on the beanstalk, was nowhere to be found. How had he missed this?
"Neal," her voice breaking slightly.
"Baelfire? " Hook can't hide his shock.
"Yeah," she sighs, makes for the door, but then turns back around.
"Look, I know you and Regina have a history, or, whatever, and normally I wouldn't be so risky, but we're doing this, okay? My kid needs both his moms," She pauses, mind racing. "I know that you hate Rumplestiltskin, and now you know that my son is related to him, but it also means that my son is related to Milah..." Emma hesitates as Hook's eyes snap up to hers.
"Aye," He interrupts before she can continue her speech. He looks at her with remorse and she wonders what exactly his guilt is for.
"Milah's blood runs in your lad's veins, as does Baelfire's…" Hook continues somberly, "and if Baelfire is truly lost, Henry is all that remains of my love." He reachs into his pocket and removes the bean, holding it out to Emma.
"Hook!" She admonishes.
"Swan," he interrupts again before she can further berate him. "I'm sorry for my previous selfishness, love, truly, but I've given you the bean and I do believe that we should make haste for the mines?"
Emma rolls her eyes but begrudgingly agrees, and the pair rush to join the others at the mines as tremors continue to shake the town.