I'm sorry this is so short! I've got a few things in the works at the moment, so bear with me! once again, thank-you for your reviews and comments- it makes it all worthwhile! aj x


'You!' the Giant boomed 'What are you doing here?' he kept his distance 'Why have you come? To kill off the last of the giants?'

Hook held up his hands pleadingly 'No! I swear to you, I am here to beg of you, your help'

'Why should I help you?' the giant crossed his arms 'Your kind murdered my family'

'Because one of my kind left you alive' Hook countered, inching closer

'Emma' it was only a whisper from the giants huge mouth

'Aye...' Hook nodded 'aye, I am here for Emma'

'Why isn't she here herself then, pirate?' the giant was back in defence, and he swiped Hook up from the ground in a surprisingly fast movement. He held him in front of his face 'Why should I believe you?'

'Because Emma cut her hand on your beanstalk. She is dying, and I need to know how to cure her!' Hook was aware his voice had the most desperate edge to it, and he didn't care, all he needed was a cure for her.

'There is no poison on the beanstalk' the giant said slowly 'Though the beanstalk itself contains an irritant- something that would be powerful in one so small. In giants it created nothing but a burning itch'

'Do you have a cure for it?' Hook pleaded, swiftly losing hope in the face of the giant

'There is a remedy, though I do not know if it would fix what ails her' the giant evaded

'What must I do?' demanded the pirate, his voice rough, before it broke again 'Please, I need to save her!'

The Giant fell silent, loosening his grip on the man, who was tiny in his palm.

'Please mate' Hook whimpered, falling to his knees 'she would leave behind a child, a fatherless child-' he swallowed 'Please help me'

Killian felt like a coward- pleading, no, begging, the giant to help him- but he had no witnesses, and now was not the time for pride, he had to get something to help Emma.

'Okay, I will help you' the giant conceded, and slowly lowered his hand to the ground for Hook to step off 'Wait here'

The giant lumbered off, leaving hook standing motionless in the darkness. A wave of relief swept through Hook, and silent tears flooded down his cheeks. He thought of Milah, and how many decades he had wasted wishing how could have traded his life for hers, how many centuries he had spent plotting and searching for his revenge. All of that was insignificant now- a tiny speck on the spectrum of an endless tomorrow, if only he could make it back to her in time. he must make it back to her in time, he must save his Emma, even if his death was to follow in exchange. He would commit is memory to paper on the return journey, if that was to be the case. At least then he could end his life with her knowing of his true feelings.