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AN: This is a sequel to What Do You Think? Snow and Charming are stowaways aboard the Jolly Roger to escape Cora for a new life in the far north Kingdom of Arendelle. But what happens when Captain Hook discovers these stowaways?

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Once Upon a Snowing

Duel

"Look alive slags!" Captain Hook barked from the wheel of his magnificent ship. The Jolly Roger was the fastest ship in the realm and they were making excellent time. There was talk that Blackbeard was docked in Arendelle and Hook had a particular score to settle with the other pirate. He didn't like competition and planned to make sure Blackbeard was ended once and for all.

"Captain! Captain! Stowaways!" Smee cried, as the two were forcibly led up from below deck. He watched in amusement, as one of his men got cold cocked by the young man for touching the young woman. He recognized her instantly, of course as Princess Snow White, for Queen Cora wanted the girl brought to her alive for a very public execution.

"Get your hands off her!" David growled, earning him several belts to his face and his gut.

"Stop it...stop please!" Snow cried, as she struggled against her captors. Hook raised his hand and the two were dragged before him.

"On your knees before the Captain," Smee spat, as they were forced to their knees, despite their struggle.

"Well…" Hook drawled, as he raised Snow's chin, enjoying her defiant stare.

"Hello Princess," he said. Her heart pounded in her chest. He recognized her, which meant it was over. She wouldn't have her happy ending with David, for she knew the pirate would take her straight to Cora.

"Yes, I recognize you. Queen Cora will pay me a small fortune for you and we'll have so much fun on the way back to her kingdom," he leered. David growled and knocked the pirates away, before shoving the Captain back from the woman he loved.

"You won't touch her," he growled, but Hook only smirked.

"The order also said there would be a lowly stable boy with her and that he's to be executed on sight," Hook said, as he unsheathed his cutlass.

"No!" Snow cried, as she stepped in front of him.

"Step aside Princess...this is going to get messy," Hook said.

"So that's it...I don't even get a fighting chance?" David challenged. Hook chuckled.

"You want to duel me?" he asked.

"I will fight for Snow to my dying breath, so yes, I'm challenging you to a duel," David retorted. Hook and the rest of the pirates laughed merrily.

"Why not? It might be fun. Get the lad a sword, boys," he called, as one was provided for him.

"Terms?" David asked. Hook chuckled.

"The terms are I humor you and then slit your throat," the pirate replied.

"Fine...but if I win, you provide Snow and me safe passage to Arendelle," David stated. Snow took out her pouch with her jewels in it.

"And you can have these jewels as payment for the trip. They are worth a fortune too," Snow tempted.

"Sure...why not? Your stable boy won't defeat me in a duel, so it's a deal," Hook replied. Snow clutched his arm and he turned to look at her.

"I love you," he told her and she threw her arms around him, kissing him deeply, before stepping back.

"Don't worry lad, when you're gone, I'll keep the princess warm tonight," Hook leered. David forced his rage back, knowing the pirate's ploy was to disrupt his concentration. What the pirate didn't know was that he had trained with Lancelot himself and learned enough about control from the Knight to keep focused.

He circled the pirate and they engaged in the duel, trading strikes and Hook quickly learned that the young stable boy was not a novice.

"Impressive for a stable rat," he commented.

"I haven't even gotten to impressive yet," David countered, as he whipped around, parrying the pirate's blade and shoved his foot into Hook's abdomen. The pirate was knocked off balance in surprise, but quickly regained his footing.

"Tell me...where did you learn to duel like this?" Hook asked. David smirked.

"From my mentor. He goes by Lancelot...maybe you've heard of him," David replied. Hook frowned. He had indeed; everyone had for that matter. Though disgraced from the round table, Lancelot was still a legend. They shuffled along the expanse of the deck and soon, Hook found himself shadowboxing and his anger quickly mounted.

Seeing their Captain's peril, the crew quickly surrounded, waiting to jump in and gang up on David. Snow looked horrified, knowing now that Hook never had the intention of allowing a fair fight. She gazed around and saw that there was an island not far from where they were. It was quite a swim, but it was probably their only chance. Staying on Hook's ship meant certain death for her beloved and many unpleasant things for her at the crew's hands, before her own certain death at Cora's hands. Of course, plunging into the ocean and trying to swim for it might mean certain death too...but there was also a chance they might survive. And if not, they would at least die together.

She used the crew's preoccupation with the duel to grab one of the ropes that was wound around the shaft of the sail. Unwinding it, she then climbed onto the shaft, just as David disarmed the pirate Captain.

"Bad move lad. You may have defeated me, but you can't take the entire crew," Hook surmised.

"Glad to know you're a man of your word," David replied sarcastically.

"HEY!" Snow called, as she grabbed the rope and swung down, her feet colliding with several crew members. David grabbed her hand and they ran to the bow, knowing her well enough to know exactly what she had in mind. With a hopeful look at each other, they jumped overboard and began swimming under water as fast as they could.

When they finally surfaced, they saw the pirate Captain glaring at them from the bow.

"Smee...load the dinghy and go after them. The princess is worth too much, but make sure you drown her lover when you get to them," Hook called.

"We have to hurry," Snow said, as she started swimming furiously.

"We'll never outswim them," David feared. Tears filled her eyes, as she looked at him and put her arms around his neck.

"I've loved you from the moment I first saw you...even though we were only children," she said, as the tears started to fall.

"And I'll love you till my last," he replied, as he kissed her passionately, knowing in mere minutes, she would be captured and he would be killed. Suddenly, there was loud shouting.

"HALT! You're trespassing in Maritime waters, pirate!" the young man at the helm called.

"Ah, Prince Eric...shirking your royal duties again to sail the seven seas?" Hook jabbed.

"Pull back Captain or you'll force me to fire my cannons on you," Eric called back. Hook clenched his teeth, but the motioned his men in the water to return to the ship.

Snow and Charming looked at each other, as Eric's crew threw a rope down to pull them in. But they wondered if they were leaving one fire for another.

"You need not fear us, Princess Snow. My Kingdom has no love for Queen Cora," Eric called.

"You can trust him," a female voice said, as there was suddenly a fiery redheaded mermaid before them.

"I'm Ariel...Eric is a good man. He won't harm you," she assured. Snow smiled and then looked at Charming, who smiled back and grabbed the rope.

They were pulled in and watched in amazement, as Eric handed Ariel a peculiar bracelet. She put it on and in a puff of magic, her tail was now legs. Eric helped her up and they embraced, as David helped Snow to her feet.

"Thank you...you saved our lives," David said gratefully.

"We're in your debt," Snow added. But Eric raised his hand.

"It was the least I could do. My ailing father was once good friends with yours, Princess Snow. He was deeply saddened by what happened to him and to know that I managed to help his only daughter will bring him peace," Eric said.

"Thank you...but I'd never forgive myself if your Kingdom was put in danger because of me. Cora won't stop until she captures me," Snow fretted, as David squeezed her hands.

"We were hoping for passage to Arendelle. We've heard it's out of her reach," David mentioned. Eric grinned.

"You're in luck. We're on a diplomatic trade mission to there. I know the Queen and she is very kind," he replied. Snow and David smiled at each other.

"Do you think she would grant us sanctuary?" Snow asked. He nodded.

"I know she will. Queen Elsa is not only benevolent, but very powerful. In fact, if the rumors are true, she may even be more powerful than Queen Cora," Ariel answered.

"Thank you...I don't know how we'll ever be able to repay you," David said in relief.

Ariel and Eric glanced at each other and she smiled coyly.

"You can invite us to your wedding," he said, gesturing to the ring on Snow's finger. They smiled shyly.

"Done," David said, as he shook hands with Eric and then pulled Snow close, as they watched the sun begin to set on the horizon. They gazed at each other with love and passion glistening in their eyes.

"We're going to make it, Snow," he assured.

"I think I can finally believe that," she replied, relief in her voice.

"I love you," he said, as he cupped her face in his hands.

"I love you too, Charming," she replied, using the nickname she had dubbed him with when they were growing up. He pressed his lips to hers and they kissed passionately, as the sun dipped low in the sky. Today had almost ended in tragedy, but tomorrow would rise with new beginnings for them...