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Stuck
Gold's Pov:
I watched as the captain and his saviour left my shop. There were two things I was having mixed emotions about; one - The Evil Queen has stolen one of my wands and two; Cora, Zelena and Hades. I was with helping The Queen with her other arrangements but time travel, that will cause massive consequences. Then onto Cora, Zelena and Hades. Those are the villians that have been brought forward in time. If they've been brought as the villians they are then the versions of everyone are at least from when the curse first broke, most likely when Prince Charming and Snow White brought everyone back to Storybrooke and when we went to the Underworld. This is the only time I will ever say this, "Miss Swan was right. Them going back is in my best interest.". If they don't go back, they'll hurt Belle and our child. And that can't happen.
Belle's Pov:
Once Henry had caught me up he must have realised that I really didn't want to talk to Rumple because he started up a conversation about one of his favourite books. He is a really amazing and kind boy. I would definitely be ok if my son turned out like Henry. Throughout our conversation all versions of Rumple tried to talk to me. The most they got from me was that they couldn't ask questions yet. Yet when they continued Henry would say how they couldn't ask questions yet or that if they could spend three hundred trying to find Baelfire they could wait at least ten minutes to ask me questions, he has definitely been spending a lot of time with Killian. He's starting to act like him - especially in the protectiveness department, and I don't think he realises it. After each time Henry defends me I see the look on some of the Emma's faces, I think she realises he's acting like Hook as well.
I just laughed to myself. "What are you laughing at?" Henry askes me, his face confused. I tried to answer as I continued to laugh but I couldn't get much out. When I finally was able to stop I said "I think a few of these versions of Emma are thinking the same thing as me." and Henry just looked more confused but turned his head towards all the versions of Emma. I turned my head to look at Emma when I saw her staring at me, after I did she asked "Something about Killian and Henry's behaviour?" and I just nodded grinning. Henry seemed like he was about to speak before someone else did first. "Wait!"
We all turned to look at the first version of Hook, he didn't care that everyone was staring at him, then again it's not like he would, he was only looking at the most recent version of Emma. The one I was just talking too. "How do you know my real name?" he asked. Once he asked that I started to get scared that we'd accidently told him something he shouldn't know, Henry looked like he was worried as well, but Emma looked calm. She was looking at Hook the way she used to actually, guess she's trying not to blow anything but it still doesn't explain why she seems so calm. "When we met you told me your real name.", oh, well that explains it. "I know I did. What I meant was, why are you using it? You don't here." Hook asked her, pointing at his times Emma. And just like that I'm scared we've told him something.
"It's been a few years, Hook. We're friends now." Emma tells him. Judging by Regina's expression she thinking something along the lines of 'that's an understatment', luckily she's not saying it. "Oh, really. Because here, it seems like you just hate me." Hook says right back. "I don't hate you." Emma said strongly and angrily. "I think he hit a nerve." Henry whispers to me, I just nod. "I've never hated you. Even then. I didn't hate you then and I don't hate you now. The fact that you think I do just means I've treated you horribly since I've met you!" Emma's shouting by the end. Hook just turns to his version of Emma and askes her if she hate him. "I don't hate you Hook. Yeah, you're annoying and you're big headed and you're full of innuendos that really make me want to puch you, but I don't hate you." the first version of Emma replys.
"Really?". This time coming from the second version of Hook, whose looking straight at his version of Emma. "What?" she askes him. "Do you really not hate me?" he askes her, sounding unsure of himself. I looked over to Henry, confusing probably written all over my face. I've never heard Captain Hook so unsure of himself, not even Killian Jones. Judging by Emma's heartbroken face, it's not the first time she's seen him like this. "What? Of course I don't hate you. You're my friend. My only friend. You're the only person I trust. The only person who believes in me and doesn't ever leave me. Of course I don't hate you. Do you honestly think I do?" by the end of that she's got tears in her eyes. "Given our history, can you blame me?" he says trying to smile and lighten the mood. When Emma doesn't smile or laugh but starts crying Hook rushes forward to stand in front of her, all whilst saying "No, Swan, no. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you cry." he say sounding upset and guilty.
Sniffing she replys with a watery "You didn't make me cry." her voice soft but trying to be strong. I'm just now realising how much of an effect Emma and Killian have on each other, because I've never seen Emma cry either. Killian starts smiling and says "I may be a couple centuries old, Swan, but even I know what the water coming out of your eyes is." in a bit of a condescending tone. And just like that Emma's laughing whilst still sniffling, and here I was thinking she'd hit him for speaking to her with that type of tone. "Oh god. I'm actually surprized because you are that old, how do you remember what tears are?" she says laughing at him. And Killian's just laughing with her. They seem normal, like laughing at each other is a regular occurance. I looked at the first version of them and they look so confused as to why they seem so close. The last two though are laughing quietly as well; both Emma's are laughing, one Killian's staring at her with a mocked hurtful expression with his hook to his heart while the other Killian's just murmuring to Emma - making her laugh all over again.
The second versions are still laughing with each when all of a sudden I hear a surprised voice behind me. "Woah!". Henry and I turn around to see Emma and Killian there. Both of them look surprised. "Why are Swan and I laughing so much?" Killian asked, Emma nodding her head in agreement. "Yeah, it's unnatural." she says smiling. Henry decides to take this one and just says "You guys are friends, right?", and just completely confusing them even more.
Emma's Pov:
Henry's question only confused me further and apparently the look on my face was giving him quite the laugh. I turned to Killian and he looked as confused as me. I suppose his face added fuel to the fire because I could still hear Henry laughing behind me. "Belle. What's going on?" I ask her. She looked like she was having a hard time trying to think of an answer. "Oh, you know. Just the first version of Killian just wondering why you haven't beaten him to a pulp in the future" Henry answered for her. Everyone was looking at him, all with different looks on their faces, but he didn't seem to notice.
"Then that lead to the converstion about whether or not you hate Killian," at this Emma looks shocked. "Then the second version of Killian kinda made the second version of you cry, which lead to you two debating whether mum was crying or not, which then lead to laughing at how old Killian is" Henry finishes, smiling at the last part. I heard a Killian gasp behind me, I turned my head around to see him. He was staring at me, he had his hook to his heart and a mocked hurt look on his face. "You make fun of me behind my back, lass? And about my age no less." he says pretending to be hurt. Henry started laughing his head off at that one. "Technically, it was the second version of me who was insulting your age and she is standing right in front of you. So, not laughing at you behind your back." I replied, a smug look on my face. Before he could reply I rememered something and turn to look at everyone else.
"Wait! Why were all the Hook's wondering if I hate them and why I haven't beaten them up?" I asked. This time it was the first version of Killian that answered me. "Oh, I was just wondering why you use my real name and that lead to me saying that in my time you most likely hate me, which seemed to hit a nerve, love," he told me. "Well we're friends; that's why I call you by your actual name, that's why I don't like you thinking I hate you - I feel awful when you think that and that's why I haven't beaten you up in quite some time." I said trying not to let the saddness show in my voice, then again it's Killian, no matter what - he'll know. "Aye. Exactly the same thing another version of yourself told me." he replied sounding skeptical.
It really hurts that he thinks I hate him. However, before I could say anything I heard a voice call out from behind the first versions of everyone "Ok. Why do you look like someone has kicked your puppy, Miss Swan?". Regina, of course. "I don't, Regina. I'm perfectly fine." I lied. "Right" said said, obviously not believing me. "Well. Anyways, I have made all the potions. With a few spares because with this group of people, who knows what could happen." she said. "So how'd it go getting the wand?" she asked Killian and I. Here goes nothing.
"He didn't have it." I said. Everyone were giving off mixed emotions; some looked at me in disbelief, some in shock and some a little scared and that was only from a few versions of us. The first two still have no idea why the wand is important. Regina was looking at me in both shock and disbelief when she said "What!". I sighed, "Gold didn't have it" I repeated. "You're sure he wasn't lying to you because between the two of you I'd expect you to know when he was lying" Regina said. "Hey. He wasn't lying. He looked just as shocked as you when he saw he didn't have it" I told her. "Ok. Well. What happened when you's went to talk to him" she asked.
"Well; we went in, told him what was going on, why we needed the wand, he wasn't going to help at first, eventually he gave in and said he'd help, he went to the back to get it, when he came back he seemed to be in shock and he said it was gone, then we started thinking about why it'd be missing and we came to one conclusion." I told her. Regina was glaring at nothing, obviously she'd figured out who might've stolen it. "The Evil Queen" she said, ironically, in her evil queen voice.
"Why are you talking about yourself, ourself as if we're two different people?" asked the third version of Regina. "Because you're basically are two different people" Killian answered. "What are you talking about, Guyliner?" the fourth Regina asked angrily. "We can't tell right now Regina" dad told the fourth version of her. "Well, I guess we can't get the time travelers back to their times just yet" mum said to herself, though everyone could hear her. "You think?!" Regina snapped at her. "Uh, guys? There's something else we can't do that we said we would" Henry said capturing everyone's attention. "We can't answer any of their questions" he ended. And just like that, that sentence started an uproar.
Author's Note: If you guys liked the new chapter please review or whatever. Since I haven't got much to talk about I'm gonna ask what everyone thought of 6x07 - Heartless? I don't like Snow White or Snowing as much anymore but this episode definitely made me like both again. I can't wait for the next episode, looks exciting.
