"Hook? Why are you holding a baby?" Charming asked when he and his daughter entered Granny's and saw the pirate holding a very small human.

"Some young lass threw the bl,, child at me, told me to watch her for a moment, and then just ran out the door."

Emma thought it was impressive how Hook was able to keep himself from cursing.

Ruby explained things further, since she was a witness to what happened, having been taking an order at the time.

"Georgina Wallace got a call on her cell while she was ordering lunch for herself and Missy." Red Riding Hood pointed to the baby in Killian's arms. "Georgina is supposed to be babysitting for the Perkins. But apparently, something came up."

"I don't think the Perkins are going to be letting Georgina babysit for them any more, once they find out what just happened." David announced.

"Is someone going to fetch this child's parents. I doubt they want a pirate keeping company with their daughter." Hook asked.

"Missy's mother is a nurse at the Hospital and her father is a fisherman. Neither parent is going to be reachable until after five." Ruby informed the pirate.

"Maybe it would be better if someone else held her?" Killian said. While he loved children very much, had always wanted his own, as a matter of fact, he knew that no one would ever really trust him with their offspring.

However, as he moved his arm a little distance from his chest to hand Missy to someone else, the little girl stated very loudly that she did not want to be separated from the pirate, by screaming at the top of her lungs and clinging tightly to his hair.

"I think Missy has other ideas." Emma chuckled. She couldn't blame the little girl. She was often tempted to grip tightly to the pirate herself.

"Well at least take my hook from me." Killian pleaded.

The baby was resting on the forearm with his hook at the end of it. He feared the child slipping and becoming injured.

Emma stepped forward, having seen Hook attach and remove his moniker's namesake before, and clicked it out, then slipped it into her jacket pocket for safe keeping.

"You're kind of a natural." Ruby remarked. "Maybe you should start your own babysitting service. I bet a daycare on a pirate ship would be a big hit with the kids."

Killian kept silent. He did not want to curse in front of a baby.

"That might not be such a bad idea." Archie said. At the questioning looks he was getting, he clarified. "I don't mean Hook having babies and toddlers on his ship. But perhaps teaching the older children and giving them hands on lessons might prove beneficial."

"I doubt there would be many parents who would want a pirate with a hook for a hand around their children." Killian said.

It was obvious he was saddened by the statement, but accepted the fact. He was nothing but a villain and that was always how people would see him.

Understanding what was going through the captain's head and knowing there was nothing he could say at that moment that would help, Archie chose instead to talk to Emma about how Hook's perception of himself and how others saw him could be improved.

"Perhaps if the captain was seen spending a lot of time with the heroes of this town, then maybe people would be friendlier to him and he would see himself as a member of the community."

Wanting to keep the peace, and feeling like Hook was her responsibility, Emma took Dr. Hopper's advise and informed her parents she would be inviting the pirate to eat with them whenever they were at Granny's.

David wasn't so sure, but his wife beamed and told their daughter that she thought that it was a great idea.

Her daughter seeking to domesticate the pirate captain seemed to inspire Snow White find more ways of bringing the whole town together.

For the towns carnival, she added a talent show, as well as several games where anyone and everyone could show off their unique talents.

There was only one rule; no magic.

Strangely enough, everyone seemed to like that rule, even Gold.

As it turned out, Rumpelstiltskin was a talented weaver and was eager to impress Belle by making her something with his own two hands, and no magic.

Regina assumed that because she was the mayor, she would not be participating in the events, that she would be judging them. However, she was informed by the whole Charming family, including her son, that an equestrian area was set up for those with horse riding talents.

"Come on, mom." Henry encouraged. "It would show people that you have changed and saw yourself as one of them, not above them, if you participated in an event."

So the former evil queen started practicing her riding for the show.

Hook also thought he would not be joining in on any show, but his first mate, William Smee, has a big mouth when he's consumed too much drink and told everyone there was no better knife thrower in the seven seas than Captain Hook.

"It in important to my mother for everyone to be in as many events as possible." Emma informed Hook when he seemed hesitant to join in on things. "Everyone know you're good with a blade. Smee already told everybody."

Emma chuckled as Killian groaned and rolled his eyes in annoyance, but they both knew he was also pleased with admiration and loyalty.

They both also knew he was going to compete in several events, he may act like it was a great bother to him, but he relished the chance to show off in front of the town, especially Emma Swan.

"Did you kidnap my pirate?" Emma shouted at the dwarfs in accusation.

"No, we did not kidnap him." Leroy defended. "We recruited him to help with an emergency."

At that moment, Emma could see Killian fiddling with a lock on a chain that was wrapped around one of the dwarfs.

"You're having him pick a lock? Couldn't you have gotten a locksmith?" Emma asked incredulously.

"The towns only locksmith is the one chained up." Leroy grumbled. "Since everyone knows your pirate is really good at picking locks, we asked for his help."

"Ashley said she saw you grab him and practically drag him away. For all anybody could tell, you could have been torturing him for things he did as a villain." Emma said with the same annoyance.

The Cinderella from the Enchanted Forest had called Emma and told her that she had seen four dwarfs surround Hook, grab a hold of him and pulled him away. Strangely, he hadn't put up a fight, though he did have a very surprised look on his face. Marco, who was fixing a sign at a shop across the street, let Emma know the dwarfs had taken Hook into the garage own by Leroy.

"And that was nearly an hour ago. It doesn't take him an hour to pick a lock."

"No, but it does take him an hour to pick twenty three locks." Doc explained.

"Twenty three?!"

"He just has two more to go and then Bashful should be freed." Leroy said.

"Okay, how did Bashful end up wrapped in chains and have twenty five locks trapping him?"

The dwarfs explained that they wanted to do an escape act for the towns talent show. Bashful knew how to hide a key in his mouth and escape, but just from one lock that was close to his face. Unfortunately, Dopey had kept on getting more locks until Bashful had called out for someone to stop Dopey and help him. Swallowing the key and making it impossible for the others to free him.

And that's when they remembered how well the pirate captain was able to free himself from handcuffs and jail cells. So they sent Dopey and Happy to get him.

During the entire exchange between Emma and the dwarfs, Killian said nothing. He was too busy trying to keep his heart from beating out of his chest.

Twice, he had been referred to as Emma's. Both Emma and the dwarf had called Killian Emma's pirate.

He had scratched the lock he had been working on both times, caught completely off guard by the comments.

It was rare for him to be caught off guard. But when it came to Emma Swan, it was a frequent occurrence.

"I want him back at Granny's, in the same condition you found him in." Emma commanded. "Understood?"

The dwarfs nodded their heads and returned to helping getting the chain off of Bashful.

Twenty minutes later, the dwarfs and the pirate were walking through the door of Granny's.

"I want to buy Hook a drink." Bashful said to Ruby.

"Emma's already ordered him a burger and fries. So I'll give him his drink there." She motioned to the booth where Emma and her family was sitting.

Scratching behind his ear, Killian walked over and took the spot that was obviously meant for him. He looked at the other's, fully expecting someone to object to his presence, instead, David said,

"I guess we'll have to add locksmith to your resume. At this rate, it's looking like you're able to do every job needed to run a town."

"Hey hey, not quite so fast. I've never heard anyone say he's a doctor. So I think there's still a few things he can't do." Whale interrupted.

"Do you have any medical skills?" Henry asked Killian.

The pirate captain tried to fight the blush that threatened to form from being the center of so much attention and admitted, "I know of herbs that aid in healing. I know how to set a broken bone. A sailor has to have some knowledge in healing. You don't have access to a doctor when you're out at sea."

Whale groaned. "Of course he would also have medical knowledge. Because he exists just to make the rest of us feel inferior."

"Like you really need help to feel inferior." Regina snarked. Then she turned to the pirate and said, "I heard you can determine the value of precious metals and precious stones. There are a few newcomers who brought things from their world and need to exchange them for currency to use in this one. And no one trusts Gold to give them a fair price."

"Wise move on their part." Killian said.

"I knew you would think so." Regina said. "There's an empty room in the town hall, on the other side of the building from my office. Fix it up the way you need it and let me know when you can start appraisals. I'm sure Marco would make you an official sign."

The wood carver just so happened to be at a table nearby. Overhearing what the Mayer said, he looked at Killian and said with a chuckle, "Just let me know what style you have in mind and what you want it to say. We could include master sailor, locksmith, librarian, healer, appraiser."

"You could put on the sign, "Killian Jones, Renaissance man." Henry said.

The pirate captain blushed and scratched behind his ear. "Aye lad, that might simplify things."