I walked with Henry down to the Storybrooke docks that afternoon. I had brought my sabre with me in case my hunch was correct and Killian actually was a pirate and some sword fighting may occur. I was feeling a mix of excitement and nervousness as I made my way to the docks with Henry. When I saw the boat, I will admit I was a bit unimpressed. I had expected something bigger from someone who claimed to be a pirate. Or if he was just a regular sea captain wouldn't he have a bigger boat? Henry and I walked up the ramp to get on board the ship. When Henry got on board he went straight for the wheel and held the handles of it.
"Take my picture!" He called down to me and I just rolled my eyes and took a picture of him on my iPhone. "How do I look?" He asked after the picture was taken.
"Very nautical." I answered as I looked over the picture of him.
Looking over the ocean, trying to look like a fierce sailor. The clothes he was wearing actually made him look like a sailor. He had a red and white striped shirt on, with his black jacket and jeans and converse shoes. He came over to look at it and smiled then we heard the door to the Captain's quarters open and Killian came out.
"Good day mates." He said and smiled at me and Henry. "So are we ready to set sail?"
"Aye Captain." Henry said happily with a salute and ran to the wheel.
"Hey, I'm steering us out of here. You don't know how yet and you might sink us." He said and made his way up to the wheel .
Henry stepped aside to let Killian steer and I watched them from the deck until Killian looked at me with a confused expression.
"Aren't you going to come up and watch how it's done?" Killian asked.
"Oh. Right." I said and came up.
"Alright, now both of you watch very carefully, this isn't like driving a car, it's much bigger and if it gets one hole in it the whole thing will fill with water and it's useless." He said and then started to steer the boat away from the dock.
We made it out with no problem and then he had Henry show me how to hoist the sails. It was then that I realized how old this boat was. This ship had sails. Ships nowadays don't have sails, they run on engines. This thing was also made entirely out of wood, another thing they are no longer made out of. The ones I've been on anyway. I was starting to get very suspicious of this town. I looked over to Henry as he hoisted one of the sails.
"How old is this boat?" I asked him.
"I don't know. Probably like 300 years or something." He said then stood still and stared at me, realizing what he just did.
"What?" I replied, staring at him with my eyes wide. "300 years."
Henry started stammering and Killian came over. "What's wrong mates?" He asked.
"This ship is 300 years old!" I shouted then Killian gave Henry a glare then turned back to me but he seemed unsure of what to say. "Shouldn't the wood and basically this entire ship be rotting away!"
At that moment I didn't know what to think. All I knew was that Henry was either joking, which didn't seem like a possibility since they both seemed so serious about this, or I actually was on a ship that was 300 years old. I needed some serious explanation here about, well everything that had gone on since I got here.
"Well…" Killian starts then his mouth just sort of hangs open and he holds his finger up. "You see… We used a special solvent on it to preserve it." He says quickly and smiles at what he said. Feeling satisfied with the answer.
I knew that he was lying, but I played along for now. We sailed around the bay and I walked over to Henry when Hook was busy steering. "What's going on here?" I finally ask him "Everyone in this town is hiding something and I know you are too. So spill the beans, what's this place's deal?"
Henry sighed. "Well since you were able to get in here that means that you believe in magic."
I stared blankly at him. "What does that have to do with anything?"
"It has to do with everything. Magic is what this place was built out of, it's what brought everyone here to this world." Henry said.
"No that's the birds and the bees." I said and Henry laughed then got serious again "No it's different, I meant that-"
"What are we all talking about here?" Killian asked when he heard us talking.
"Nothing." Henry quickly said before I could speak then he motioned for me to be silent and I gave him a glare.
Killian looked at me and whispered something to me once Henry left "Look I know you're onto this town, and it's secret. But I'm onto yours so be warned."
"What secret?" I asked him "I have nothing to hide."
"I think you do, and you don't even realize what it is and how long your family has kept it." He told me then went back up to the wheel.
I watched him curiously as he went and I looked out over the water. I decided that I needed answers about this place. When he wasn't looking I snuck below deck and my hunch was correct. This ship was very old. It didn't have anything electronic on it at all. Why would Killian buy a ship like that? I looked around some more and found some maps. Maps of places I had never heard of. And even stranger was that I had found maps that dated back to the American Revolution. And they didn't look like they had aged much at all. And how did he even get these! I gently set the maps down and looked at the stack of them from where I was sitting on my knees and I knew that something supernatural was going on here. I would be getting my answer soon when I heard the sound of a hook hit the doorway and Killian's voice.
"Can I help you with something Miss Turner?" He asked me and I turned to him.
"Who are you and what's going on here?" I asked as I turned to face him. "Henry has been talking about magic and I believe that there must be some going on here in order for you to have all of this." I gestured to the boat. "You really aren't from this world are you? And judging from how jumpy everyone is around me I would say that nobody is. So tell me the truth."
Killian looked at me for a moment. "You believe in magic. That's how you were able to get in this town. Everyone here is a fairytale character."
I could tell he wasn't lying. I've had enough adults lie to me to know when they're doing it and when they're not.
"Alright then. So I'm guessing that makes you Captain Hook from the Peter Pan story?" I laughed.
"Aye it's true." He said and waved his Hook at me.
Henry had come up behind Hook but neither of us noticed. He had heard our conversation however.
"So then how did you get these maps from the American Revolution?" I asked him and crossed my arms.
"My brother and I were part of the navy for King George during that time. We went on an expedition to Neverland for him and there…my brother died." He choked. "After that I became a pirate, went to the Enchanted Forest then back to Neverland, then back to the Enchanted Forest and now I'm here." He said.
"Interesting story." I replied.
"Do you believe any of it?" He asked me.
"Well…" I started "It does explain everything. But I might have to see some proof."
"Like what?" Killian asked.
"I don't know. A magic trick or something?" I suggested and he laughed.
"Well I can't do that. But Henry's mother can." Killian laughed.
"Can Henry?" I asked.
"I don't know." Henry said from behind Killian and we turned to look at him.
"So this place is magical?" I asked and they both nodded.
I shouldn't have believed them. But I did. I'll tell you why soon.
