One shot wrote some time ago, when they were still in Neverland and everyone had that headcanon about Ariel being Hook's mother.

Published on November 2nd 2013

They were together again, all of them, Emma, Henry, Snow, Charming, Regina, Hook, Neal, Rumple and Henry's new friend, Wendy. Now they wanted to go home, but they didn't know how. Neal's cave, the one in which they had his map, was destroyed when they killed Pan and light returned again in Neverland. Nobody knows why, but the cave was destroyed. Now they had a new problem. To find a new way to Storybrooke.

"We need a mermaid." Rumple said without any problem when they stayed near a lake.

"Why? How can a mermaid help us?" Emma asked carefully.

"We need her help if we want to go back in Storybrooke, dearie."

"How? That's a bad idea. Last time when we caught a mermaid, Emma almost drowned, Hook's ship was destroyed, and we almost killed each other." Charming said in a breath.

"Isn't my fault that our lovely Savior couldn't stay on the ship or that you almost killed each other. And I don't care about that ship. I told you we need a mermaid and if you want to go back in Storybrooke, you better listen to me."

"Those mermaids will kill us. All of us. What makes you believe that they will help?"

"Not all of them are like that. I know one who can help us. I think you know her, too, Regina."

"Wait. What mermaid?" Emma asked.

"Oh I think you heard about her. In The Land Without Magic, she is called The Little Mermaid. We, me and Regina, know her like Ariel."

"Ariel? You want to tell me that Ariel is real?"

"I really don't understand why you react like this. I thought you understood that every characters you read about when you were little, are actually real."

"I understood that, but this doesn't mean I can't be shocked."

"Sorry to interrupt. But you will stay away from Ariel, Crocodile. " Hook said with a threatening voice.

"What do you mean, pirate?"

"You heard me. Stay away from her." Hook said again, his voice being more dangerous.

"Let me guess. She is another conquest of yours?"

"Ariel is a friend."

"Like Tinkerbelle? Tell me pirate. How many women were in your life before or after Milah?"

"Gold this is not your problem. Really. Tell us why you need Ariel and maybe…"

"Good. Protect your boyfriend, Emma." Regina intervened between them.

"This, again Regina?"

"Wait. What did you said?" Neal asked even if he has no idea about what happened all this time with Emma, Hook, her parents and Regina.

"Not your business." Emma silenced him immediately.

"Okay…?"

"Back at our business, dearies. We need that mermaid and I will caught her even if your dear pirate agrees or not."

"No! You won't touch her!" This time Hook was closer of his old enemy.

Emma watched at them, while they were staring menacingly at one another. She was prepared to stop Hook if he would try to do something. But she wasn't prepared for what comes. In just some seconds Gold's hand was in Hook's chest.

"I should finish what I started long ago."

Regina took Henry and covered his eyes, while Snow covered Wendy's eyes. On the other hand Emma, Charming and Neal tried to stop Gold.

"Gold are you insane?" Emma cried at him.

"Gold let him go!" Charming said preparing his sword.

"Papa! No!"

"Who can stop me? You, Savior? Or maybe you, your Majesty?"

"Gold don't do this! Henry is here. Wendy is here. They are children who don't have to see how one of the persons who saved them, is killed by you!" Emma tried to make him give up and let Hook alone, but it doesn't work.

"Papa. Don't kill him. I understand you hate him, but if you do something like that, this won't make you a better person. You want me to give you a second chance? Prove that you deserve a second change."

"Bae…"

"Prove it!"

"Fine!" Gold said but after he removed his hand from Hook's chest, he moved from the right hand and in the next moment Hook flew through the air and landed in the water.

"Hook!" Emma and Charming cried in the same time.

There were some moments in which there was no sign of him but then Hook's hands appeared from the water and then his head.

He swam to shore and when he exist from the water he was wet from head to toe. From his hair falls water droplets and Emma could not take her eyes off him. He was stunning and she couldn't deny it.

She took her eyes from him only when she heard Regina talking and Emma was surprised to see that Regina was near her.

"Oh please. You want to tell me he isn't your boyfriend?"

"Regina."

"You can't take your eyes from him, Emma. I know what this is."

"This is nothing."

"Say what you want. But I know what I see."

With that Regina turned on her heels and wanted go back at the others but stopped and turned again to Emma whispering to her.

"Emma. I have to admit that Hook being all wet is a sexy image."

"What?"

"What?"

With that she turned again to the others saying "Come! Ariel isn't here. We will find another way to go home."

Emma wanted to go with them, but she heard Hook calling her name.

"Emma!"

"What?"

"Thank you, love."

"For what?"

"I know you tried to make him give up. You tried to stop him when he wanted to kill me."

"I didn't want Henry and Wendy to see you die. Not after you saved them."

"If you say so. Thank you anyway."

He looked at her and she saw what he wanted to do. She knew that he remembered the last time when she thanks him for saving her father. And she could see in his eyes what he wanted. But he was a gentleman, like he said long ago and he didn't move one single finger.

"So… You know Ariel?"

"Yes. Why? Are you jealous? Like you were on Think?"

"I wasn't…"

"Love. Open book. Remember?" She didn't say one word but his next words surprised her. "Ariel is someone from my past. To be more exactly, she is my mom."

"WHAT?!"