"Queen Elsa?"
"Captain Jones?"
Emma looked from the blonde woman to the pirate. Surprise and recognition etched on both of their faces.
"Wait. You know each other?"
They didn't seem to hear the question.
"What is this land?" The woman…Elsa flung her arm to gesture at the town around her. A town that moments before was running in terror from a giant snow monster. A monster that Emma had barely managed to melt only moments before. Emma was certain this Elsa was responsible and yet Killian didn't seem to be afraid or worried about her presence.
"It's a long story love." Killian scratched behind his ear.
"Who is this?" The tone was demanding and Emma's eyebrows raised. She liked this woman already
"This is Emma. She is the law enforcement in this town."
"I'm the daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming." Emma supplied helpfully.
"Sorry. Who?" Elsa's face scrunched in confusion.
"Nobody you would know Your Highness. Just trust me when I say she is here to help." Emma wondered how this Elsa didn't know her parents. In her experience EVERYONE knew her parents. They were Enchanted Forest celebrities. Everything about this woman was a mystery. A mystery Killian seemed to already understand.
"She has magic too?"
"Aye." An odd look passed over Elsa's face
"Born or cursed?" Emma didn't understand the question. But decided against interrupting part of her wondering how Hook would answer.
"Born." he said with a sideways glance at Emma.
"And she is a Princess also?"
"That she is. The two of you have a lot in common." Elsa stared at Emma a light in her eyes and a smile gracing her lips. Emma looked back confused a little embarrassed at the turn in the conversation. She turned to Hook for reassurance and caught his smirk.
"Well technically there are no Princesses here. There is no real royalty at all…technically."
"I don't understand." Elsa's eyes shifted back to Hook.
"Like I said it's a long story." He shrugged his shoulders. Elsa paused seeming to consider her options. The fear and surprise were gone and a grim determination settled on her face.
" I don't have time for stories Captain. All I want to know is where is my sister?"
"Uh" Hook shot a worried glance at Emma but she couldn't help him. She barely understood what they were talking about. He looked at Elsa and compassion filled his eyes.
"Your Majesty I …I regret that I don't know. When we parted at the docks you told me you would return in a weeks time."
"I know. I remember." Elsa nodded impatiently.
"You never came back. We went looking for you but there was no trace. Some said you sought out the Dark One for help."
"I did. He was… unhelpful." Emma thought of the Rumplestilskin she met in the Enchanted Forest and imagined how badly that conversation probably went. "He wanted to make a deal and I…" Elsa ducked her head, ashamed. "I grew angry."
"Ah." Killian nodded as if this explained everything but Emma only felt more lost. Did her anger have something to do with her magic? From experience Emma knew that her own emotions powered her magic.
"The last thing I remember is being sucked into this urn. Then I was suddenly standing in the middle of a barn outside this place." Recognition sparked in Emma's mind. The urn from Rumplestilskin's vault. The urn she had told Hook not to touch. Somehow it had come through the time vortex.
"He must have imprisoned you when he realized how powerful you are." Killian bit the words and Emma was reminded, again, of just how much he hated Mr. Gold.
"He was right to trap me. I was out of control. Someone could have been hurt. But I am fine now. i just…I need to find Anna. I need to save her. Will you help me Captain?"
"Gladly my Queen. But I fear it is too late you have been in that urn a long time."
"How long?" Killian glanced again at Emma a look of warning in his eyes. Emma tensed realizing that Elsa's arrival from the past meant her sister was 30 years in the past and possibly beyond hope of rescue.
"Around 200 years." He placed an arm on her shoulder, as if he could soften the blow. Emma's mouth fell open a little. She knew Hook and Rumple and Neal were much older but she hadn't realized just HOW old.
"What? No! " Elsa pulled away from him. "That isn't possible? How? I mean you are still alive? I don't understand." As Elsa spoke her breathing became shallower and her hands reached up to her head pulling at her already loose braid.
"Calm down. I can explain everything. But first you need to be calm." Killian spoke quietly, his hand returning to her shoulder. He shot a warning look to Emma. Emma suddenly realized he was scared. Was Elsa's emotions so dangerous? Her magic so erratic? What would happen if she didn't stay calm?
"Killian?" Emma asked worriedly.
"It's okay. She won't hurt me." He responded without turning away from Elsa. "You can control it lass. Think of Anna, focus on love. Don't let the fear take hold."
Elsa closed her eyes, her breathing returned to normal and her face became calm. A single tear fell from her eye. She let out a long breath and looked up at Killian with clear eyes.
"Thank you Captain. I am fine now." Killian offered a cheeky grin. Emma couldn't help the slight squeeze in her own chest. She always thought that what she had with Killian was special but it seemed he had a history with this Ice Princess. They had some kind of relationship and Emma wanted to know what it was exactly.
"Now come with us and I will tell you all I know of your sister and the story of this town." Hook gestured toward Granny's and after a brief hesitation Elsa walked passed him. Emma lingered and when Killian turned he must have seen something in her eyes.
"Swan?" he frowned.
"I think you owe me a story too." He raised his eyebrows.
"The story of how Captain Hook became so close to an Ice Queen." A wide smile split his face despite her cold stare.
"Jealous love?"
Emma rolled her eyes. "You wish."
A/N Are we calling it Captain Frozen? Maybe Frozen Hook is better? Basically I just love the idea of these two knowing each other and having a sweet sibling type relationship. In my head they meet before Hook meets Milah, right at the beginning of his pirating days. I know the show is placing Anna and Elsa closer to the Snow and Charming timeline but I really wish they came from 200 years in the past!
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