Gwen's point of view- Storybrooke
Dad, Belle and I were getting together to eat a picnic and I was really looking forward to it. Things were going back to normal and with dad getting together with Belle I had a chance at a family again. Everything was going better than I could have hoped for.
Which I should've taken as a sign that something bad was going to happen.
"Oh, well, that looks delicious. Thank you very much, Belle." Dad said.
"I had loads of help from Gwen" she said, patting my head affectionately as I smiled.
Suddenly the doorbell chimed and Emma, Mary Margret, and David walked in "Nothing warms the heart more than a family reunited. You have your mother's chin, Ms. Swan." Dad said pleasantly, refusing to let them ruin our day.
"We know that you killed him" Emma stated bluntly.
"And your father's tact."
"Someone's dead?" Belle asked, pulling me closer to her
"Dr. Hopper."
"O my God" I said, covering my mouth with my hand.
"Why on earth would you think I had anything to do with that?" Dad asked, not even sounding defensive because really, what was there to defend? I know dad couldn't have done it.
"Because all the evidence points to Regina" Emma said.
"And that's a problem?" I asked.
"And she's not possibly capable of doing something so vile?" Belle asked, equally confused.
"It's a frame job" Emma explained.
"It wouldn't be the first time you used someone to try to hurt her." Mary Margret said accusingly, eyes narrowing.
Dad just smiled "Nice to see your memory's still intact, dearie, but this time, I'm afraid I'm going to have to disappoint you. It wasn't me"
"Why should we believe you?" David asked.
There "I am holier than though attitude" was really starting to tick me off. "Because I can prove it, ask the witness." He said.
"No one was there." Emma said.
"Well, that's not strictly true, now is it?" Dad said as he looked at David bring Pongo in with a leash "Hey, boy. Good boy. Good boy. Good boy".
"I, uh, I didn't know you were such a dog person" Belle said as we both looked at dad with looks of surprise on our faces.
"Well, a long time ago, in another life, I got to know a sheepdog or two." Dad said.
"That's fascinating. But unless you speak dog, how is Pongo going to tell us anything?" Emma asked skeptically.
"Through magic, of course. It won't allow us to communicate, but it will allow us to... extract his memories." Dad said.
"Extract?" David asked skeptically.
"You don't have to worry. He won't feel a thing." He promised.
"Well, as much as I love to prove my father's innocence, I don't get a very long lunch break. I already have to go back to school" I said, looking at the family with obvious blame.
"Don't worry Gwen" Belle said "I'll give you a sandwich to eat on the way back and I'll be there to walk with you after school."
"Thanks Belle" I smiled as she kissed my forehead. I kissed my dad on the cheek and thumped Emma's shoulder so she would know that I blamed her on the way out.
Just because I remembered being a fairytale character doesn't change the fact that I'm still a fifteen year old girl and have to go to High School. I couldn't shake the feeling that someone was watching me on my way there though.
Georgina's point of view-
One God forsaken patient after another. That's what my day was, just one after another... And then I heard about Archie. In truth be told I didn't know him that well, but I was still shocked to find out he was gone. I respected him as another doctor but that was it.
As I walked down the street I saw Emma rush out of my father's shop in a staggering hurry, and was quickly followed by Charming and Snow White.
"Emma!" Her father called out to her. "Wait. Where are you going?"
Her pace didn't slow down. "To get Regina" Emma said in a hard voice, I quirked an eyebrow at her tone.
"Well, can we talk about this?" Mrs. Goody tried to plead, but Emma shook her head and then almost ran smack into me.
"Sorry about that Georgina." Emma muttered, while Snow White's eyes widened for a fraction of a second.
Fear struck throughout her eyes for a fraction of a second and Charming pulled her in close. "It's all right Emma." My accent flowed through my voice, the same as my father's. "So you're talking about Regina I hear?" I asked, and Emma nodded stiffly.
"You wouldn't happen to know anything would you?" She asked; I rolled my eyes.
They don't get anything from my father so they go to me. Classy, "Sorry girly; don't have that kind of magic... My father saw to that."
Emma nodded, and seemed to except this answer and then turned back to her parents. "What's there to talk about? She killed Archie, now she's got to pay." Oh revenge, such a sweet thing. So sickly sweet.
Snow sighed deeply. "Emma, how do you plan on doing that? She has her powers back here." She reminded her daughter.
Emma was going up against a powerful woman, a powerful woman that could easily kill you. "Yeah, well, you just saw what happened, so do I."
"Yeah. You have something, but you didn't even know what the hell to do with it." David said. "And now, you're going to go take on the most powerful woman in town?" One of the most powerful women in town- magic wise at least.
"Excuse me. Weren't you both the ones who've been pushing on the 'it's Regina' kick the whole time?" Emma gasped in shock on how her parents were aboard right now. "You should be happy you were right."
"Just because you're right about something doesn't mean you're happy about it." I told the young blond and twisted a piece of my dark hair. God knows I've had that happen to me. Emma just shot me a look, while Snow looked at me with a grateful small smile.
"We may be right, but I also know that going after her without a plan is a mistake."
"And very stupid." I voiced once again.
Emma sighed and looked at me then to her mother. "So what do we do?"
"Even if the dwarves construct a cell to hold her, we need a way to contain her magic until then." Magic?
"Fairy dust, Leroy said they were processing a new batch of it."
"Will that stop her power?"
David nodded. "It has before." He said, and I chuckled a short laugh; Charming shot me a look. "Something you want to say, Captain?" He almost spat, and I clicked my tongue to refute him.
"A woman like Regina will see this coming. She'll see your whole plan coming, a woman like her always knows."
"Leave that to me." Emma told us all with a hard long, look. "Trust me – we're locking her up."
Gwen's point of view-
Belle was all smiles when she came to pick me up "Hi sweetheart how was school?" she said affectionately.
"Alright but I'm not sure what the point to everyone going to school is. I mean, aren't we all just going back to the Enchanted Forest anyway?" I asked as we started walking home.
"Yes but it might take some time and this has been our lives for twenty eight years, people are comfortable with routines." Belle explained.
"Your right…but I miss home" And I miss not having reminders.
"Me too but we'll get there soon Gwen, until then be patient."
"I will" I promised the women who was quickly becoming a mother figure to me.
… "Gwen, can I ask you something?"
"Of course" I asked, curious as to what was making her slightly nervous.
"Everyone's been calling you Gwen, even Rumple', didn't you have a different name in the Enchanted Forest?" she asked and I visibly tensed.
"Yes" I admitted "But I'm not ready to talk about the person I was just yet."
"I understand but you know that I'll accept you no matter what right?" Belle asked.
"Right" I smiled.
"I'm glad to see you two are getting along so well." we both jumped slightly as we heard dad approaching us.
"O hey dad" I said as he approached "What are you doing here? We were just on our way home."
"I thought since the Swan family ruined our family gathering we might enjoy some family time at Granny's." Dad said.
"That's a great idea" Belle agreed.
"Let's do it" I said, hungry since I only at a sandwich.
The three of us walked to Granny's Diner and, even though she still wasn't sure what to think of my dad, Granny didn't have a problem with me and Belle so she gave us a nice table at the back of the Diner for privacy. "This is nice" Belle said cheerfully.
"It is." Dad agreed, holding Belle's hand.
But I didn't even smile. "It's not possible" I whispered as I saw her walk in.
But it was; dark hair, dark eyes, and dark skin. The woman was a walking divine chocolate bar. But the last time I saw her she was on a pirate ship, her lover had a knife at my throat. I never thought I would see her again. As I watched dad and Belle turn around, dad's expression, surprisingly, matched mine. The one of shock, Belle just looked confused.
I could tell by the sudden expression of dislike and disgust that she recognized me too. I just hoped that she wouldn't say too much. I wanted to leave my name where I left my old life, in the past. Oddly enough though, she didn't seem to care much that I was there. She did strut up to our table with her nose in the air though. "Well, well, seems like you finally found the family you could never have with me." She said, looking at dad as he flinched.
"Dad, you know her?" I asked, shocked. It seems Georgina finally realized I was there.
"You know her?"
"You know each other?" Dad asked, we were all wearing mirrored expressions of confusion now.
"OK" Belle said, "One at a time, how do you all know each other?"
"Dad, how do you know her?" I asked again.
"…She's my daughter…my other daughter." Dad admitted.
"What!" We both yelled at the same time.
"Wait, how do you two know each other?" Belle asked, looking between the two of us.
"She was…dating someone that I knew." I said.
She nearly snorted "By someone-"
"I want to keep everything about my old life where I thought I left you if you don't mind Georgina." I almost spat.
"I am so confused." Belle said.
"Yes well, that's not important right now" dad said "Would you like to join us Georgina?"
"You mean join your happy little second family?" she asked sarcastically "So that they could end up like we did; a dead wife and mother, a missing son and a spiteful daughter? No thanks"
"Well I'm sure whatever happened, you deserved it" I stated.
"Gwen!" Belle said.
"Better behave around your mother dearie…O wait, you don't have a mother do you?" she asked with a raised eyebrow.
I snarled and grabbed the table knife. I got out of the booth just as Belle did and she held me back. "Don't stoop to that, there is no need" she demanded before looking at Georgina "She must have gone through something terrible to be so bitter now" she said sympathetically, making me snort for real.
Her eyes narrowed. "I've gone through something terrible? You're dating Rumplestiltskin"
"Now can I cut her?" I asked.
"No" Belle and dad said at the same time. That's one of the things I missed about my old life, no one ever told me no.
"Georgina" dad said softly "I really would like the chance to make amends."
"Sorry dearie." she said in such a Rumpleish way I nearly shivered. "It's a little late for that, although it will be fun to see if you can screw your second family over as badly as you did your first." she said before strutting out of the Diner.
"I need a moment" I said before following her out before Belle or dad could hold me back "Georgina" I stated.
"What do you want-"
"Don't" I said, knowing what she was about to say "I go by Gwen here; no one knows what my name was or who I was. Just like they don't know everything you did. I don't rat you out, you don't rat me out, got it?"
"Fine" she stated "But you're delusional if you think life with my father will work out. But then again what would I know; you're on your third family now aren't you?"
"Just stay out of my way pirate doxy" I hissed before walking back into the Diner.\
Third point of view- Neverland, Flashback
I was running through the forest when I heard the rustle in the bushes behind me. I tried to run faster and then even faster still but I could still hear him coming for me. He suddenly jumped out and grabbed me.
I screamed.
"Caught you" Peter Pan said gleefully as he held the black haired blue eyed girl close to him.
"That's not fair" she whined, trying but failing to be sportsman like "It's easy to win tag or hid and seek when you already know where I am, Mr. I am connected to the land."
"Well, you should have thought of that before you provoked me" he said eyes narrowing, winning was never so much fun as it was with her.
She pushed him away, being the first girl to ever have the stones to do so "I wouldn't have provoked you if you weren't always so willing to boast me."
"And why must you always rise to the occasion?" He asked smugly.
She just stuck her tongue out and kept walking backwards before she turned around and started running again. Peter just rolled his eyes and started chasing after her again "I don't know why you keep doing this when you know you can never-"
A sudden shriek suddenly stopped him in his tracks. It took all of two seconds for him to realize his mistake. He was so busy focusing on her so he could win; he forgot to look out for other things. "Well if it isn't my favorite misfit." Hook said, walking out from behind a tree with a knife at her throat, Georgina right behind him.
"Hook, Georgina" he said calmly, despite the sudden nerves he didn't know he had beating behind his chest.
"I must say Pan; I'm not used to seeing you let your guard down but then again I'm not use to you keeping a girl in your company for long either even if she is a pretty thing."
"Am I supposed to be flattered when you have a knife at my throat?" She asked with malice.
"It wasn't a compliment, more an observation" Hook stated.
"When we had snuck onto the island it was only to observe you two" Georgina said "But you were so distracted and she just waltzed so close, it was hard to resist, you understand?" Georgina said, amused in her good fortune.
Georgina had to admit though; Pan did seem a little off as he kept staring at the girl with the knife at her throat. Could it be that he actually had feelings for her?! "Just let the girl go Hook, she's only staying her temporarily while her brat brothers are out" Peter Pan said with a casualty he didn't feel.
"So the girl means nothing to you?" Hook asked curiously.
"Less than nothing" Pan stated and the girl nearly flinched.
"Well than if she is just a body, I'd be doing us both a favor by not keeping her around, now wouldn't I?" Hook stated and when Pan didn't move the knife suddenly jerked closer to her throat and Pan visibly moved closer before realizing his mistake, again.
"Well, isn't this an interesting development" Georgina said with a raised eyebrow as she looked between the girl and the now slightly blushing Pan.
Georgina's point of view-
I couldn't have gotten out of that diner fast enough. My heart was heavy with anger, and sadness. It really seemed as if he had a new family... One I was obviously not going to be a part of. My bitter thoughts roamed through my head as I angrily strutted off, and far-far away from these people.
Sometimes I wished I still had my boat "Seven Seas", then I could just sail off. But then again the sea wasn't the same without Killian.
I knew it was stupid and girlish, but I needed him right now more than ever. I wanted him to lie beside me again; I wanted him to whisper sweet nothings in my ear. I wanted him to hold me again. Like that first night he told me loved me.
Georgina Bonny's point of view- Fairytale, Flashback
The wind swept up my dark mess of hair in the strong breeze, and it billowed out in a light fashion behind me. I was looking out in the vast ocean while people scurried down below, and my mother was sleeping in her hammock.
"What are you doing out here by yourself love?" I heard a deep, English voice ask as arms wrapped around my waist.
I leaned back and nuzzled my head into his shoulder and scruffy cheek. "Just watching the waves and ocean." I loved the ocean so much. I felt like I was home when I was at sea. But in truth that never did it for me anymore. No, Killian Jones was a part of that home now.
My heart thudded in my chest just a hint faster now. "You seem to love the ocean as if it was a being." Killian's rough voice whispered in my ear, and I shivered.
I always liked it when he did that. When he got close to me, so close I could feel his warm breath "She is." I whispered back throatily. "I love the ocean, she's full of grace and passion, and many more things."
"Is that the only thing you love?" Killian asked in my ear, and I automatically shook my head no.
"I love other things, like ships, and my mother, and my brother..." And you. I added in thought, and averted my eyes back to the ocean.
I had been on this ship for nearly a year and half now, and my feelings for Killian had grown wildly. "Are you sure that's everybody?" Killian nipped at ear, and I chewed on my lip, while natural instinct had me close in on him. "Say it out loud, what we already both know"
I suddenly bit my lip so hard it drew some blood, I tasted the metallic sweetness. "I- I love you Killian." It was mere whisper when I said it.
Suddenly I was spun around, my back was facing the deep ocean, and my front was pressed against his well worked chest. "I love you too Georgina." He said, and then lowered his head to kiss my bloodied and torn lip.
Georgina's point of view- Storybrooke
Tears threatened me as I walked down to the docks. I would not cry. Georgina Bonny, pirate captain, did not cry... But did Georgina Gold? Doctor of Storybrooke, cry? I didn't know. I wiped my eyes furiously and looked at the open ocean.
It was always so beautiful and relentless. I shivered as wind past me and continued to look out.
I would leave this place one day, and I would find him. I would find Killian one day, I knew I would.
Third point of view-
Hook might have been a stone cold pirate, but it almost killed him to see his lover so upset and sad. He'd been watching Georgina for days now; he learned what she did in this town- a doctor. He found irony in that. But Hook also noticed his sadness, and it cut him deep.
His thoughts and eyes averted when he heard the boat creak. Cora was back. "You're back. So, did you get what you wanted?" He asked, but was obviously distracted by thoughts of his beauty.
Cora narrowed her eyes, but gave a nod. "Yes. My daughter's lost everything now." The cruel thought brought some delight to her.
"Ah. Well, aren't you mum of the year?"
"I did what was needed." Cora sniffed and then narrowed her eyes. "You seem distracted; you can't afford to be distracted." The older woman said, and Hook just glared at her and grit his teeth. He hated how that woman knew.
Cora knew all right. Cora knew that Killian Jones's one true love was the daughter of Rumplestiltskin. About how her own father almost killed her, about how she lived, and for the longest time Hook didn't know that. So she knew all about their love.
"What about what I need?" Hook asked, ignoring the question of his attentiveness. "You promised you'd help me get my revenge on Rumplestiltskin." He wanted his revenge, not for himself (okay some of it was his own), but he wanted it because of how he wrong Georgina. She didn't deserve this. She deserved to be happy, and far away from all of this.
"And I've already started. Or didn't you notice the little gift I left you in the hold of your ship?"
Hook raised his eyebrow in plain curiosity. "A gift? What is it?"
"Not what." Cora gave an evil smile. "Who" She corrected, and then the two descended into the lower parts of the ship.
Once they got to the bottom level of the ship she opened up the grate and let Hook look inside. "Who's that?" The pirate questioned as he looked at the nerdy looking man.
Cora smiled evilly once again. "Someone privy to Storybrooke's deepest secrets, including Rumplestiltskin's." Now she had his attention. "Someone who can help us determine his weaknesses here." Archie struggled, bound and gagged, to move, but it was no use. "Can't you, Dr. Hopper?"
"If that's him, then who did you kill?"
Cora merely shrugged. "How do I know? It's my first day in town."
Hook chuckled and looked at the doctor. "You disguised the body to look like him. If death wasn't punishment enough… Marvelous work." It was marvelous work, and it was one step closer to him getting his revenge on the crocodile and reuniting with his love. "Thank you."
Cora nodded. "Now you'll have all the knowledge you'll need. It may take some work, but this cricket will chirp."
Hook gave a smirk and looked at the doctor with a gleam in his eyes. "Aye that he will" and then he closed the trap door, trapping the bound and gagged doctor Hopper