Author's note:

Ugh it has taken me forever to get back to writing….

Disclaimer: well if no one has figured it out by now….

Just the way P1

"I'm worried…" Emma starts, pacing back and forth in the huge council room. "We haven't heard anything about him in weeks."

"And you weren't worried before?" Grumpy snorts from his seat.

"What if he's looking for the dark curse?" Sneezy adds before, for the sixth time since they started this meeting, he sneezes.

They all share a new load of concern between the looks in their eyes, the air around the room seeming heavier once again.

"It's a possibility Emma…" Snow says after a moment of silence.

Emma pauses her step to look at her mother "I know but one good thing is Lilly and Maleficent aren't likely to give it to him. Lilly is good and Mal is not as evil, to put it nicely. Although I haven't seen either in years"

"What exactly does this dark curse do?" Killian pipes up after standing in silence for most of the gathering.

Emma stares out the window "it will drag all of the people from this land and rip away all that had made them happy" she pauses with a sigh "erasing all their memories…"

"Emma was the only one who could have saved us at the start but we don't know if it's possible if she gets caught in the curse…" her father adds.

"It's not possible. He won't go after that. Even if he did how's he gonna cast it? A beast like him has no love in his heart." Emma states.

"And if he finds a way around that?" her father asks quietly.

"Then I guess we're fucked" she shrugged. "Here's the plan, dwarves are on guard, tell the other guards to be on high alert. No travellers or strangers are allowed with in the walls. If someone we know is outside the wall they can fuck off until this problem is fixed." She walks around the table, listing off the things passing through her head. "I'm going to Maleficent's castle to acquire the curse so he doesn't. If he shows up while I'm there I'll shove a sword through his gut just on principle alone"

"How are you going to get there?" her mother asks "if you use your magic he'll know and be there waiting for you"

"I'm going to ride there, it'll only take a week, then I can magic back once I have it" she says, determination already shining in her eyes.

"I'll go with you love, you can't go alone…." Killian starts before being cut off.

"And if the dark one shows up on the road? And uses you against me? I think not"

"I'm not letting you go along love" he says bluntly not letting her argue.

"Fine. As for the rest of you wait until I return."

"Did you think of asking the opinion of the king and queen, Emma? It is supposed to be the king and queen that makes decisions concerning their kingdom." David interludes before she walks off.

"Oh I'm sorry I wasn't aware we had the time to argue over plans, I'll have to remember that when we return" she says, sarcasm dripping in her tone as she turns to leave the room.

The King looks at Killian, begging with his eyes for him to reason with Emma. Killian just nods, shrugs and follows after Emma, feeling apprehensive about her plan as well. He may not have spoken much during their meeting but his mind was racing. A curse to erase their memories? Emma planning to spend a week riding to make sure she can get the curse to rule it out of the possible problems. He has a lot to think about but he'll still follow her to the ends of the earth.

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Emma can't help but miss being the captain of a ship, she'd have had no one question her just then if she was. Of course she'd be sailing the seas without knowledge of her son and without Killian by her side. She'd be alone but she'd be free to give the orders.

She can hear Killian walking slowly behind her, he was probably asked to reason with her but she'll have none of that if he was.

She's headed back to her room to get a bed roll for their trip to Maleficent's castle. She didn't want to go, didn't want to be roped into being a hero when she's well aware she's not one, not like her parents. She's a pirate now and there's no way to get passed that when she misses it so much.

"Are you sure this is a good idea love? I'm not arguing with your idea I just want to know if this is the best course of action" Killian spoke after a few minutes of following her.

"Yes, it's the best plan, except it'll work better if you don't come with me" she sighs, turning to face him in the darkened hallway.

"Why would it work better without me?" he asks as he steps closer to her. He pulls her close, pressing himself against her "why?" he implores.

"I can't tell you Killian, just trust me when I say it'd work better without you there" she sighs, resting her head on his chest.

"I'm still going with you love" he smiles, he has a bad feeling about her original plan, so he's going to stick by her for that.

Just the way part one done! The second part will be longer and yeah I know this one was super short. :O Reviews plz?