Chapter 1
Killian Jones may have been a survivor but that doesn't mean life had been easy or kind to him. First, his beloved brother dies, then his first love, Milah, dies in his arms and he had just returned from an alternate reality where he was killed by his girlfriend's father. Now he has just watched the woman be loves disappear into the night sky as darkness consumed her and she became The Dark One. He sinks to his knees next to the Dagger, clearly marked 'EMMA SWAN', and let's out a shaky breath.
Suddenly, he hears panicked voices around and realises he must of zoned out for a moment.
"The Dagger is right here, we can summon her back and figure this all out." Cries Mary Margaret.
"No." Interrupts Regina. "I think she may need space, she already had all that power, which could of easily gone dark anyway and now this? She'll be like a ticking bomb waiting to explode."
"Please, Regina, don't. That's my daughter." Answers Mary Margaret.
"Sorry, love, but Regina's right. As much as we want to check on her, we need to let her get her own head around it." Hook finally manages to find the words to speak, words that pain him.
"Okay, so what do we do? We can't just sit here and do nothing!" Asks David.
As they are standing there, they hear cries of help coming from Mr Gold's shop.
"Grandma! Grandpa! Mom!"
"Henry!" Cries David as he races towards the shop.
"Are you alright?!" He asks when he is inside.
"It's…it's…the A…app…apprentice, he's gone." Sobs Henry, shocked and saddened at witnessing the death.
"Oh, Henry. It's alright, it'll be okay." Soothes Mary Margaret and she pulls him into a hug.
They stand, embraced, for a few moments until, Henry pulls away, furiously wiping his eyes.
"He said –" Henry coughs to clear his throat of emotion. "He told me where to start looking for Merlin."
"Really? Where?" Exclaims Regina.
"Camelot…wait, where's my Mom?"
Upon hearing Henry's question, Killian wastes no time in pulling him in for a hug.
"I'm sorry, lad." And proceeds to tell him everything that has just happened outside of the shop.
Henry looks crestfallen as he listens to Hook but determination quickly takes over his emotions.
"Then we need to find Merlin. We need to go to Camelot." Says Henry, sternly.
"We?" Asks Hook, with a puzzled expression.
"Yes, we. I'm coming with you and nobody is going to stop me. I have to save my Mom."