Lost and Found
Chapter 1
She flew high above the seas as she had thousands of times before over the years she had been in Neverland, it was something Peter taught her long ago, she circled the island and looked down from the clouds searching far and wide for the ship she knew wouldn't be too hard to find, after all it would be the only one on the sea.
Her search lasted but an hour before her eyes found the good old Jolly Roger, excitement would be a rather large understatement, she couldn't remember ever being happier then she was when she looked closer that her joy turned to that of a bitter rage.
There on the decks her mother stood, the woman she had thought of day and night for decades on end waiting for the day they would finally be reunited and she was being threatened by that arrogant Shepard turned Prince that thinks himself some great and noble hero, some hero she thought, threatening a woman, and not for the first time, she had seen a similar scene play out in that little town of Storybrooke once the curse had been broken. He had gone to take her son from her, though then she had given him up willingly, hadn't risen to the bait at all, she let the bastard treat her like some common criminal and by the looks of it this time wouldn't be much difference, she was trying so hard to please that little brat that she was allowing herself to be bullied by Charmings, it was disgusting and she could not allow it to go on another second.
She flew down with lightening speed into the space between them disarming the fool and standing defensively in front of her mother, holding the blade up to his throat "Come on big brother take a step" she mocked pressing the point of the blade into his flesh slightly as a warning "I dare you" she added with a curl of her lips.
He said nothing in response, no one did, they all stood still just staring at the new arrival in shocked into silence, Snow and Charming wore the same paled expression as if they'd seen a ghost, Gold however kept his usual knowing smirk whilst Emma simply stood mouth agape in confusion.
Regina was the first to recover, recognising the voice and the golden brown locks she had missed for over 30 years "Elizabeth ?" She asked her voice catching as her eyes filled with tears, it had been too long since she had used that name.
The girl turned, smiling brightly as her dark green eyes also glistening with unshed tears, she dropped the sword at her feet and threw herself into Regina's arms "oh how I have missed you mother" she chuckled as tears began to fall, it took all the strength she had for Regina to stop herself from breaking down right there in front of their little audience all of whom at one stage or another had been her greatest enemies.
The Queen held on so tightly at one stage she feared she might crush the young girl, but Elizabeth didn't complain, actually she seemed to be enjoying the closeness she had been deprived of for so long.
Rumplestiltskin watched on with a small, approving smile, though he would never admit it he was happy for them, he had always hoped they would be reunited eventually.
Emma was the next to regain the use of her voice "uh would someone mind filling me in on the flying amazon girl that just jumped aboard? And why your all so surprised to see her, and since when does Regina have another kid?"
Everyone opens their mouths in order to explain but Elizabeth beat them to it.
"Miss Swan" she said turning to face her in true Regina Mills fashion "I know this turn of events is probably near impossible for someone of your low level intelligence to comprehend so, I'll put you out of your misery" she continued, her tone sweet despite her words though a hint of anger could still be detected, she didn't like this 'saviour' and she wasn't about to pretend otherwise "I am the daughter of Leoplod and Ava, younger sister of the fair Snow White" she mocked waving her hand towards Snow in a way not totally dissimilar to Rumplestiltskins trademark flair "Regina however is my mother, she has been so far as long as I can remember and will remain so no matter what anyone may say" shooting another pointed glare towards her sister, who spoke up for the first time since her arrival "We thought you were dead" she gasped, her hand covering her mouth as she began to get emotional "how?" Elizabeth rolled her eyes but it was Gold who spoke up next
He stepped forward, closer to the rest of them, leaning heavily on his cane "I believe that would be my doing dearie, I sent her to find my son, I couldn't allow anyone to know the reason for her absence so I didn't allow her to say goodbye"
Before he could even finish explaining a fist connection with his face so hard his jaw almost broke, he didn't retaliate, he knew he deserved it, although he was surprised by the hidden strength held by the former mayor "YOU TOLD ME SHE WAS DEAD! YOU SAID THAT SHE WAS KILLED IN BATTLE! SHOT DOWN FROM HER HORSE!" Regina screamed, her face red with rage "YOU TOLD US REGINA HAD HER KILLED BECAUSE SHE DECIDED TO COME BACK TO HER REAL FAMILY"
Elizabeth found that genuinely hilarious "and you actually believed that dear sister? That I would ever choose you over her? My 'real' family huh? She is my only real family, you're the snobby bitch who ignored me my whole life so if you expect me to have any sort of loyalty towards you? Then you are more naive then I gave you credit for"
Regina looked ready to kill at ever being believed capable of harming the girl she had called her daughter since she was only 2 years old.
Snow was heart broken at the young girls words, Charming and Emma just watched in awe of the scene taking place before them, as was Rumple, simply rubbing his jaw and waiting for the next question to be thrown his way
And that was when a slightly hungover pirate decided to make his way to the deck and see what all this noise was about, what he found nearly mad his eyes pop out of his skull, it was her. A girl like no other he had ever met before, in any world. A girl he was quite fond of, but a girl he had not expected to ever see again, especially not standing next to the Queen, the Saviour, her rather annoying parents and an injured looking crocodile "Tiger Lilly?" He asked as if not sure if this were a dream.
She chuckled a his confusion before running over and throwing her arms around him in a tight hug "I have missed you Captain" she whispered flirtatiously
Rumple merely chuckled under his breath at the name she had chosen for herself.
She gave him a knowing smirk "I thought you'd appreciate that, old friend"
The majority of the ships occupants were becoming more and more confused by the second, now was friends with Gold?! How could she possibly be consider the man who exiled her to this place a friend?! She made no effort to explain herself, all would be revealed soon enough, first she would have some fun.
She had been quite amused by the look on the blondes face when she had greeted her one handed friend, she decided to have a little fun with the older woman "Oh Captain have you replaced me so soon? Have you forgotten me so easily.." She said biting down on his ear and letting her hands roam over his chest.
"Forget you? Quite impossible love" he replied, his voice catching slightly, distracted by the attention she was showing him. He had always fancied her despite her young age, though she had never really given him the time of day, he wondered briefly what had gotten into her but then realised he didn't really care "Are you sure my darling?" She asked, her mouth hovering just above his skin so he could feel her hot breath, the others had all gone the same shade of green from watching the encounter, but Hook hadn't noticed, he simply nodded his head and tried to will himself to deny the temptation of kissing her soft pink lips, and then..
She stepped back "then why is your little blonde friend looking at me like she's trying to burn a hole through my head every time I touch you?" She teased and all heads whipped around to the direction of the Sheriff who had turned a deep crimson red
Elizabeth laughed loudly and Regina & Gold both smirked at Emma's embarrassment "Well, as much fun as all that was that's not why I came" she said turning to her mother and smiling widely "I've found my little brother"