Connections
Regina P.O.V
I lie awake relaxing with the sway of my hammock, as it slowly swings side to side with the rocking of the ocean waves. As the Jolly Roger sails to find our way back to Storybrooke. It feels like forever that we have been searching for Storybrooke since we left, and everyone is so exhausted. I can't stop thinking of Henry, who's across the hall. Deep asleep with Emma.I had got to spend time with my son when Emma was on her shift to watch the girl we brought along from her tower, Rapunzel, who was asleep for a few days before she woke up 2 days ago and hasn't come out of her room. I look out the small round windows on the side of my tiny room, and I can see the dark blue waves of the neverending ocean against the solid black colour of the night sky. A few shinning stars twinkle causing me to think that in many dark things there IS something beautiful there. Suddenly I hear a sound; a floor board creak. I listen silently. I turn my head slowly away from the ships window, and gaze at the small wooden door on the other side of the room and I prop myself up on my elbow. All I can hear are the waves crashing up against the ship of the ship as it rocks, and the huge sails of the Jolly Roger as they flap around in the cold nights sea breeze. I lay me head back down, but then I hear a sound; a door closing from across the hallway. Who would be up now? Emma and Henry would be fast asleep after everything that has happened. Snow would be too, after the long journey. Gold was down the hall in his own room like I. If he wasn't asleep he would be up thinking about his loss of his son, and wouldn't come out until he...well who knows. David was on the upper deck with Hook, while Hook sails the Jolly Roger. So who could it be? I hear the mysterious person carefully creep away.I slowly sit up, grab one of my jackets.I stroll over to my door and open it trying to make sure it doesn't creak. I peek out, and upon not seeing anyone, I open it wider. I look up the hallway as the candle lights burn and I notice a shadow head up to the upper deck. I notice the shadows hair , shoulder length and the flowing dress. It's that Rapunzel girl. Suddenly the door across the hallway opens again, and Emma steps out fully dressed. I frown. "What are you doing up ?" Emma looks at me. " I might ask you the same question Regina." " Rapunzel" " Where did she go? You didn't do something to her. Did you Regina?" Emma says knowing that even though I might have helped save Storybrooke the long journey might have had a negative effect on me like it has had to everyone else. I sigh and put on my jacket, wrapping it around my front to keep warm from the sea breeze as I head up the hallway and slowly walk up the creaky wooden steps to the cold night-time upper deck, of the Jolly Roger. Emma slowly following.
Rapunzel's P.O.V
I creep up the stairs a bit unbalanced as I'm excited to see the real night sky and feel the wind rush through my hair since 28 years. But shorter hair,I think feeling the short strands of hair that hang just below my shoulders. I look up to the top of the stairs, I see the dark night sky shimmering with bright stars. My mouth drops in awe. It's so different, from what I remember. Well it might be because I feel so far away from the stars. In my tower I used to feel like I could just reach up and touch them. I always used to with on the first star, that I would find my family, someday. I feel the freezing air touch my skin. My thin pink dress flows with the wind . I look at the bright silver moon shinning strongly. I start to stroll along the wooden creaking deck, holding on to the side of the ship and anything to stop me falling from the slow rocking of the boat. I can't believe I'm on a real ship. I have only read about them in books, I could never have imagined what it would have felt like. It is absolutely beautiful. I never thought I would ever be on ship, let alone a pirate ship going to a new land where most people from our land went, with the Evil Queen's curse. I might be able to find my family there, Find my mother, and learn more about my father and who he was. I smile to myself thinking and admiring the sky and the glorious splashing ocean when my foot twist in some rope lying on the deck. I continue walking and I trip over to distracted to stop myself from falling."Ah!" I scream as I fall face first on to the deck. "Ow" I scrunch up me face from the small amount of pain. I turn myself over about to untie my foot from the rope, when I look up to see a big white sail falling down. The big white sheet blows and falls on top of my head. I gasp. I move my hands around trying to get out but it only seems to get worse. I start to freak out I move around trying to get out, but my foot gets even more tangled in the rope. I start hyperventilating, freaking out. I hear some footsteps walk around me as they hit the deck. I feel someone trying to help me, and pull the sail off. The person pulls the sail off me, as I gasp for air, breathing deeply, I hear a voice. "What do you think you're bloody doing?" I see a man holding the big white sail in what appears to be a hook where his hand should be, and a bottle in his other hand. "I-ah. Was just going for a walk. You-you must be Hook?" I say remembering him from Snow's stories." You just bloody set us behind. Now I have to put the bloody sail back up. Before we can bloody sail again." He says almost falling over but calmly keeping his balance. " Captain, I think you've had enough to drink" says a voice walking up from behind him and placing a hand on his shoulder and taking the bottle from his hand. "Hey that's mine" he says trying to snatch it back. "What is it?" says the woman. "Rum" he says happily " And it's a bloody waste of it" Says another voice who I recognise as Emma's as she walks up behind the Captain and the other woman. The woman then smiles and chucks the bottle behind her and off the side of the ship. "Hey?!" says the Captain." You've had enough Captain. And the faster,you put that sail up the faster we get back" she says dusting her hands off, then placing them in her pockets. The Captain sighs and walks off dragging the sail with him going the sail with him pin to put it back up properly. Emma and the woman look down at me. I haven't seen the woman before, and I can't really make her out from all the stories. She then crouches down and helps me by helping to untie all the knots of rope that my foot is stuck in. " Don't worry about Hook, he's not usually like that. He's just stressed from the long journey that seems to be never-ending" Emma says softly. And when my foots untied Emma holds her hand out and helps me up. I smile softly and both of the two woman " Thank you" Suddenly there's a big crash on the other side of the ship where Hook is trying to put the sail up. Emma and the woman both look over to the sound and Emma drags the woman a side, out of my hearing range. "Regina, I'll go help Hook put up the sail. Will you stay and look after her?" " Ah...fine" " Don't do anything stupid Regina" Regina narrows her eyes. " I never do anything stupid or for no reason." Emma lets out a heavy sigh and rolls her eyes and walks off to help Hook and see if everything is okay. The woman steps back towards me. I hold on to the side of the shop trying bit to fall from the rocking of the boat. "I'm Regina" she says softly smiling slightly. My eyes widen remember her from Snow's stories. She's the Evil Queen, the one who cast the curse, the one who took Emma's son. I can't believe I didn't know who see was. I thought that I would instantly know the Evil Queen. But she's not what I expected at all, she's sweet and nice." And you must be Rapunzel?" "Mhmm" I sigh."And you're Re-Regina" I say softly "Yes I am. You must know who I was?" "The Evil Queen?" "I'm not Evil" she replies firmly. "Oh, I don't think you are. I think your nice. You just helped me. I just...from the stories..." "That was a long time ago" she says firmly."I don't see any of the things from the stories. I think you're nice, you helped me, thank you" I say wrapping my arms around myself now feeling the windy breeze chill my body. Regina then takes off her jacket and places it around me. "Oh no. You need this, it's yours" I say gesturing at the jacket. " Oh you need it. I mean with that thin pink dress you could catch a cold or freeze to death out here. I have another. But you don't. Well we didn't bring anything with you from your tower, except for a few maps, which helped us find the ship, so we could get Henry home safely. So I can at least you my jacket.' she says sweetly. "Thank you, Regina. You know you don't sound like what I thought you would, from all the stories. About the, Queen back in the Enchanted Forest. And you too. You're not like what I've heard. You're nice tome and really thoughtful. You helped me with that drunk Captain" I laugh softly. " Well Hook is just exhausted. Like us all. We have been sailing for what seems like forever. " Regina lets out a loud sigh. "Why did you help me and why are you so nice to me?" I say tilting my head and wrapping the jacket around my front to keep warm. " Well the sooner we sail. The faster and sooner we get home to Storybrooke" she narrows her eyes " and there's something about you Rapunzel..." Suddenly the Captains voice shouts from a rigging above happily and exciting "Land ho!"
In a matter of a few minutes, almost everyone is on the upper deck. Regina now standing warm in another jacket looking upon little Henry, who is wrapped up in a blanket with Emma. David, who I just met, who is obviously Prince Charming by the way he acts, is wrapped up in another blanket with Snow,who looks like she is shattered. Hook who seems to be fine now, steers the Jolly Roger towards the land he spotted. The chill night breeze is still all around us. I stand on the rocking boat as happily excited as everyone else to see land again. As the Jolly Roger speedily sails towards the shore, I think, my family could be there. I could find my mother and learn about my father and who he was. A smile spreads across my face just as everyone else on the ship nervously waiting to get to the land. Henry's voice says sotly from between both his mothers, Emma and Regina. "Storybrooke?!"
Sorry for taking so long to update this, I have been super busy. I hope you enjoy the chapter and I will try update as son as possible:) Don't forget to leave a review on your thoughts and ideas about the story:) Thanks for reading:)
