Hello readers! I am back for another chapter, things are about to pick up real quick! Enjoy :)

"We'll be making port here in about two hours time." Killian called to Emma who had been perched in the crows nest for the majority of the day, "What are you doing up there anyways?"

When he got no response he gave a rather exaggerated eye roll and begun his climb upward. He found Emma, knees pressed to her chest with her fingers fiddling with something. It was the necklace he gave her, "Something wrong with the necklace, love?" He asked her.

She looked up startled, "Oh, no, it's great."

"Well, is something wrong in the general sense?" He sat next to her in the small space.

"I'm just thinking is all, Captain."

"What are you thinking about?" He was really going to have to pry.

"My family."

"Lass, please don't make me have to dig way down into your mind. Be open about this."

"What if they're all dead?"

"That is quite honest." Killian hadn't been expecting that much.

"What if that's the reason no one was there? What if the Evil Queen got rid of them all? That would mean I'm an orphan. No parents, no siblings, well, I didn't have any of those to start but still I would be totally alone. I've been alone on the run but that's different, I know—"

"Emma, Emma," He hushed her, "Lass, you'll never be totally alone. We are going to go and figure out what's happened to them so don't jump to the worst conclusion simply because you don't have all the facts yet."

She sighed deeply, "No jumping, aye."

He smiled a little at her pirate lingo she picked up from him, "But I will be alone. My parents had no siblings therefor I have no aunts or uncles, no cousins, no one."

"Lass, you're always welcome aboard my ship. I'd advise you to not repeat this to any of my crew but I've grown rather fond of having you around and though I wish you be reunited with your parents, I wish it with a heavy heart. But, I do know what it is like to be alone and I wouldn't want anyone to feel that pain, well, perhaps not anyone but certainly not you to feel that pain."

Emma let a smile bubble to her surface and placed her hand over top of his, "Thank you, Killian."

"You're welcome, Emma." He stood quickly and pulled her along, "Now, let's get to your parents castle. I believe I can see land coming into sight!" He pointed off into the distance.

Emma could hardly contain her emotions as the walked down the paths that she knew by heart; they went through the town, peeking into windows but not a soul was in sight. They continued up to her castle but again found no one, not even the Evil Queens's men were lurking about.

Killian pushed hard against the castle doors and they creaked open, "Mother? Father?" Emma called around rushing from room to room before climbing up the grand stairwell. She ducked into her room and found it neater than the state she left it in. On her bed sat a folded up note, she ran to it.

My dearest daughter, I am writing you this in case we are not here when you return. We fear the Evil Queen is plotting something and we can not locate her. I have hope that you will find this and then be able to find us. There have been whispers of her creating a curse to send us to a far away land but we do not know which one. Find us, Emma; find us so we can be a family together again.

All my love,

Dad

Emma handed the note to Killian so he could read as well, "What do you think this means?" Emma asked of him.

Killian pondered the words for a moment, "The Queen would want it to be some place she was in control, some place only she had power, had magic even…"

"A land without magic? Such place exists?"

"I've heard about it, yes but I've never been to it."

"Do you have a way we could get to this realm?"

"Aye. It is back on my ship."

When safe aboard the Jolly Rodger once more, Killian went in search of something while Emma reread her father's letter, "This is it." He held something out to Emma and dropped it in her hand.

"A bean? A magic bean! I thought these were suppose to be stuff of legend!"

"That would be my last one. I trade some things and acquired a few but this is it. Think of you parents with all your heart and toss it into the water. Then a portal will open and we shall sail through it."

Emma went to the bow of the ship and thought as hard as she could, wished to see her parents again and then threw the bean into the sea in front of her. In moments a whirlpool was created making the seas rough. She held on to the mast as Killian stirred them right into the swirling waters.

TADA! We are off to a new world!

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