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Emma slammed the phone down so hard it shook her entire desk, and startled poor David.

"Emma? What was that?" he asked her tentatively, waiting for her to throw something against the wall.

"That was Leroy" Emma's tone was furious, "Someone stole the magic beans" putting on her red leather jacket as she spoke.

"What?!" David cried in shock.

Emma nodded grimly, "Yes, they were taken sometime during the night. One of the dwarves was supposed to be on watch, but he was knocked out, and when he woke up, the beans were gone. Every single one of them." She turned towards the desk in search of her car keys, but could not find them.

"Well, let's head to the fields and see if we can find out who did this, we have to get those beans back as soon as possible." The worry in his voice was apparent, Cora and Regina hadn't been seen in weeks, and while that was somewhat of a relief, it meant that they were planning something big, and that thought was incredibly worrying.

"No need." She said triumphantly pulling her keys out of the bottom of her purse. "I already know who took them, and I'm going to make sure that I get them back." She was walking to the door when David stopped her.

"Wait, how do you know who took them without seeing what happened?"

"Because, the thief was kind enough to leave me a note saying that I could have them back if I cooperated." The fire in her eyes was growing, and David knew that he couldn't stop her from going, wherever it was.

"At least let me come with you, you can't face Cora and Regina alone." And Emma laughed "Cora and Regina, I only wish it was them." She watched as his brow furrowed in confusion before she finally finished, "They would be easier to deal with than Hook." And before David could stop her, she was out the door. She was grateful that he didn't follow her, David would have tried to calm her down and to deal with Hook, she needed to be angry.

Emma was at the docks in less than five minutes, feeling her anger rise at the sight of his ship. And you wonder why I didn't trust you, because the moment I consider it you pull this shit. She slammed the car door shut, shouting every obscenity she could think of as she walked onto the deck of the Jolly Roger.

"With language like that, you really could be a pirate love." Hook was standing at the front of his ship watching her in amusement. "I certainly hope that Henry isn't around to hear such language."

"Where the hell are they Hook?" she had stopped shouting, but her tone was deadly.

"Whatever are you talking about Swan?" he asked innocently, not bothering to mask the smirk on his face.

Emma stood her ground as he walked slowly towards her, "You know exactly what I'm talking about, where are the magic beans you stole from the dwarves?" she demanded.

"Oh, you mean the beans that allow you to travel among the different realms as you please? Can't say that I've seen them." He said it so casually it was impossible to not get angry.

"Hook, don't play games with me, I know you took them, give them back." He was now within arm's reach, and it was taking all of her composure to not strangle the smug pirate.

"But games are so much fun, especially when facing a worthy opponent." He was now nose to nose with her, and Emma was forced to take a step back.

"So help me Hook, if you don't tell me where they are, I will arrest you and throw your sorry ass in jail."

"Best be careful lass." He replied smugly, "If I didn't know any better, I'd say you like having me in handcuffs."

As Emma went to take another step back, her back met with the ship, shit, time to change tactics.

"So, what did you do? Steal the beans for Cora?" she accused. Hook's face lost the smugness for a moment, as anger flashed through his eyes, but he recovered quickly.

"No, Cora won't be needing the beans." He replied cooly.

Not need the beans, so he does know what she is up to. "So you did steal them, why?" she needed answers.

Hook leaned in close to her before speaking "Because I need them."

"Why do you need them?" She watched his face carefully, searching for lies that weren't there.

"Well darling, I need them to travel around the realms, what else would I use magic beans for?" He answered her question, but not the way she wanted him to.

"Obviously, but you went through a hell of a lot of trouble to get to Storybrooke, why leave now?"

"Because I don't want to be in Storybrooke when Cora unleashes her wrath." Cora unleash her wrath, so he knows what her plans are, why won't he give me a straight answer.

"So you know what Cora's planning, care to enlighten the rest of the class Hook?" she leveled her gaze with him, and was suddenly aware of how close he was to her, she needed to get answers and get out of there fast, before Hook tried to pull something.

"Cora plans to unleash a curse that will bring everyone back to their realms, or, most of them." Emma was shocked, but Hook wasn't lying, still, one thing he said bothered her: "What do you mean she plans to bring back MOST people?" she stared him down waiting for a reply.

"Cora wants to rule the Enchanted Forest with her daughter; she doesn't plan to bring back anyone that could stop her, including Rumplestiltskin and you." It was his turn to watch her carefully.

Emma once again remembered the scene at the lake when Cora tried to rip out her heart, but couldn't: "So what? People go back to the Enchanted Forest, you sail around, my family and Rumplestiltskin are in Storybrooke, I fail to see why you are telling me this."

"Swan, I said that you were staying in Storybrooke, not your family. Cora isn't threatened by your parents, only you, destroying them will be too easy. As for your other family, rest assured that Cora could not convince Regina to join her without taking Henry."

"WHAT?" Emma screamed, a thousand thoughts running through her mind all at once, "Over my dead body" and with that, she pushed past Hook to get off the ship, but before she reached the edge, an explosion was heard coming from the center of town. As Emma turned to see what happened, she saw purple smoke slowly rise from in front of the clock tower, and spread slowly over Storybrooke.