Chapter Fifty-Two

Jefferson turned around half expecting James to have followed them through the hat, but no one had made it through the portal but Aurora and himself. "We made it!" He shouted.

Aurora went to take his hand, but Jefferson pulled back sharply like her touch had hurt him. "Jefferson's what's wrong?" She asked watching him hold his hand like it was hurt.

"Nothing… Nothing is wrong." Jefferson tried to shake the feeling off, like his hand was on fire. "My hand is fine." He said more for himself than to answer Aurora.

Even though it had been more than a year ago Jefferson could still clearly hear James's comment. It still hurts doesn't it Jefferson. I hope it hurts every time you try to steal something, or when you try to touch a pretty girl.

"It's just James's comments upset me more than I care to admit." He flexed his hand to prove his point, but he grimaced feeling pain all the way up his arm as he moved his fingers.

"He's gone. Jefferson he can't hurt you again."

Jefferson took a deep breath nodding at her not able to find his voice, as he continued to look at his hand.

Aurora moved up taking his hand in hers before he could pull away. "You hand is fine, Jefferson."

"I know that Rory…" Jefferson commented tears playing at the corner of his eyes.

"You have used this hand a hundred, no thousands of times since I have known you, to deal cards," Jefferson laughed. "mix potions, make me tea, hold my hand, dance with me, or just simply place it on my lower back." She whispered moving closer to him so his hand went to her lower back. She leaned up on her toes to kiss him.

Jefferson was surprised at first at Aurora's touch, her comments, and her kiss but he quickly kissed her back using his hand to hold her tight. He pulled back smiling, the pain he felt in his hand and arm were now gone.

"You forgot one of my favorite things to do." He brought his right hand up to one of her curls and played with it between his fingers. "I guess I should be thankful Rumple cared enough about using me to fix me after I escaped from James."

"We can both be thankful for that." Aurora smiled happy to see the Jefferson she knew and love returning to normal in his eyes. "Now how do I turn that coin into a portal?"

"Yes! The coin and a portal! Let's see…" Jefferson let her go and bounced around the room "Where would be a good place to put it?" He turned in circles looking around. "Yes!" He clapped his hands. "I think right here should work.

Aurora walked over and joined him. "There is no space between the doors. How is this going to work?"

"The hat expands with every portal I add. So the doors will just move themselves. I think Neverland will fit here between Narnia and Oz." Jefferson handed her the gold coin.

"What do I have to do?" Aurora asked nervously.

"The coin has a strong personal connection to me, and you have a strong personal connection to me as well. Correct?" Jefferson moved closer to Aurora.

Aurora lost her breath for a moment. How does he do that? She wondered. Just by moving close to me he can make me feel so out of breath. "Yes, of course." She smiled matching his.

"All you have to do is focus your power on it and think of where it is that you want it to take us too."

"But I don't know anything about Neverland but the stories you told by the fireplace late at night."

"Again those are my personal stories, so just focus on them and how we are going to create a home there."

Aurora closed her eyes and tried to focus her energy on the coin. I want to create a portal to Neverland. She thought. Jefferson and I can be safe and Rumple and Maleficent and even Regina won't be able to hurt us.

"It's not working. I am not feeling anything. Are you sure there isn't something else we need?"

"No I saw Rumple make dozens of these for my hat. He would just use my story about the object and our personal connection to make the portal. Just focus on my stories, on what I told you about the Lost Boy with the big floppy hat and patched worked coat, in case you haven't guessed it by now that one was me."

Jefferson needs me to too do this, so we can have a home together, he worked so hard to get us here I have to be able to get us the rest of the way. Neverland, jungle, Lost Boys, Pirates, and Indians. Aurora thought but still nothing happened.

"Aurora don't think about it, just do it like I explained it to you."

"It's hard to just do it without thinking about it." Aurora huffed clearly feeling frustrated.

"That's not what I mean." He takes her by the arms as she holds the coin. "You are over thinking it, doubting your abilities."

"I am not doubting it I am just not strong enough. This is Rumple, Regina, or Maleficent level magic. I am not there yet."

"That's not true at all. You are extremely powerful." Aurora gave him an unsure look. "I am serious Rory, you are more powerful than you know. Why else would Maleficent fear you so much? I know you can do this."

Jefferson believes I can do unlimited things with my magic, but I am not that strong. I couldn't stop Maleficent when she killed my parents, or the fairies, or even when she attacked me at Rumple's castle. And I couldn't cure Jefferson when the Black Cauldron all but killed him, or even save poor Elizabeth from Dracula. If I couldn't do any of that how can I do this?

Aurora shook her head tears in her eyes. "I am sorry Jefferson I don't want to disappoint you but I am just a weak clueless lost little girl."

"Take it from someone who was a Lost Boy. You are not a Lost Girl Aurora. Your parents didn't give you up, they were murder, taken from you, same as the fairies who saved and tried to protect you. But you have me, and Belle, and a whole Kingdom which wants you back." Even if I never want them to have you back as Queen. Jefferson thought as he continued out loud. "Neverland is the land of belief; if you doubt yourself at all you won't be able to create a portal to it. I know you can do this in your sleep. You just have to believe it. Believe in your power, believe in yourself." He pulled her closer and kissed her.

Aurora felt a tear fall down her cheek as she returned Jefferson's kiss. He is right I have the power to take back my Throne and I have the power to make this portal. Aurora felt her magic pour forward and she kissed Jefferson harder. There was a burst a light that finally separated them.

Jefferson fell back out of breath. His heart racing, he could still feel Aurora's magic racing through his veins, and it felt amazing. He watched her focus her energy on the coin which was the size of a book and growing. There was another burst of light and it suddenly tripled in size. Aurora turned directing it into the spot Jefferson had picked out for it, and sure enough the doors on either side moved and the room seem to grown in size to accommodate the new portal.

There was one more blast of white light and this time it knocked Aurora off of her feet. She fell backwards right into Jefferson's arms.

"I did it." She said breathless as she looked up at Jefferson.

"I never doubted you." Jefferson gave her a quick kiss on the lips before pulling her up to her feet.

They stood there looking at the portal. It was wooden and looked like an entrance ramp to a ship.

"Is that what I think it is?" Aurora asked.

"If you think it is my father's ship's entrance ramp than yes." Jefferson muttered, clearly not happy with what he was seeing in front of him.

"I didn't mean for it to be…"

"No it's my doing. The portal was able to be made because of my memories." Jefferson shifted his weight from one foot to the next as he faced the familiar boat.

Aurora moved away from him going up to the entrance ramp. She reached out and touched the wooden rail and the part which looked like a blue mirror started to glimmered and wave like the sea. Amazing! Aurora thought taking a step forward on the ramp.

"Aurora no stop!" Jefferson rushed forward wrapping his arms around her waist and pulling her back off the ramp. The blue mirror stopped ripping and returned to being just a blue tinted mirror.

"Jefferson what is wrong?"

"It's just… I …." Jefferson took a step back turning from her running a hand through his hair before he turned back to her. "My father isn't who I said he was."

"What he isn't a Pirate?" Aurora asked confused.

"No he is a Pirate; he just isn't a Captain in Hook's command. He's …"

"He's what… Jefferson just tell me."

"His name is Killian Jones." Jefferson exhaled loudly. "But you know him better as Hook."

"Hook? Hook is your father?" Aurora gasped shaking her head.

"Hook is my father." Jefferson muttered.

"Jones… Wait a minute, I never thought of this before now but Jones like Davy Jones?

"Well if my father's drunken stories are to be believed he was my grandfather."

Aurora laughed.

"Why are you laughing?" Jefferson asked nervously not wanting to know the answer. She is laughing at me just like Regina did when I ask her to run away with me. This is it. Aurora is going to laugh at me, at all my advancements, and go back to Rumple and her future as Queen.

"If you believe the stories Davy Jones is like Pirate Royalty. He is like a Pirate King. Oh Jefferson you are my Prince… you are just a Pirate Prince!"

Jefferson looked shocked. "Well I wouldn't say that… but you don't mind my father and his father being a Pirate?"

"No, it makes our story that much better! A Pirate Prince saving the Lost Princess, you couldn't write a better adventure story if you tried." Aurora gave a little bounce. "Belle would read it in a second. "

She doesn't care about who my father is. She isn't laughing at me, or pushing me away. She does love me, for me and not just what I can offer her with my hat. "Oh but what kind of story would it be without the romance?" Jefferson grabbed her spinning her around listening to her giggle before he set her down and kissed her. He gave a nervous look towards the Neverland door.

"Jefferson if you are not ready to face your father, there has to be other worlds in your hat that we can explore and still be save from Rumple."

"Neverland would be the safest."

"I do believe you promised me some adventures."

"What Victor's colorless world, the hunt with the Huntsman, and kidnapping King Madis's daughter hasn't been enough for you?"

"Not even close."

Jefferson laughed "You are serious, aren't you?"

"Please, when am I not serious?" She playful placed her hands on her hips and raised an eyebrow at him.

"You really want to go to one of these other worlds?" He turned in a circle waving his hands all the doors.

"Yes, what about this one." Aurora moved closer to the purple triangle door that had what looked like an eye with a crescent moon in it, above it.

"Um.. Yeah not that one. That is Night Vale and it is seriously not a safe place to visit. In fact these three over here are not so good choices. I have them grouped together because they are places I don't really want to go back too." He stated leading her across the green marble floor to the other side of the portal room.

"Well can I have an adventure in a world you deem safe?"

"Haven't you learned by now Rory, anywhere you go with me is an adventure?" Aurora smiled but put her hands back on her hips as she shook her head at him. "Okay than, I did promise to introduce you to the Winchester brothers, and you wanted to take a spin in the TARDIS, correct?"

"Oh yes!" Aurora bounced. "Let's do both!" She moved closer taking his arm. "Which door do we need?"

Jefferson led her over to two doors. "Any of these three doors would be an excellent place to start our world hopping. Just pick one."

The first door had two parts too it. It had what looked like to Aurora like a metal carriage door, with its own handle, but it gave away to a dark door with a golden 221 B and a rounded glass top, while the other door was blue and said Police Public Call Box.

"Why does the first one have two doors on it?"

"Because if I open the car door it takes me to the Winchesters and if I open the door it takes me Sherlock and Watson. Since they both live in the same world just completely different parts of it."

Aurora shook her head looking from one door to the next. I want to do both but which one to pick first.

"So what is it going to be Rory? Demons and monsters, brilliant mysteries to help solve, or all of time and space?"

Aurora took a deep breath and pointed. "This one first."