So here is the next instalment for you all... I hope that you are all suitably recovered from your New Year celebrations. It was back to work for me today but I started this bad boy yesterday so all I had to do was finish it tonight.

Enjoy

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"Do you think she's really in there?" Henry asked nervously looking at the cave entrance

"Hook seemed to think so, so I'd lay money on it. Don't worry, we're not going in... I'll just yell from here." David replied

Henry physically relaxed and huffed out "Good, I hate this place"

Junior ran forward towards the cave entrance with a giggle "I like it, this is the place that my life changed forever..." he spun around and smiled up at David "You carried me out through here, do you remember Grandpa?"

"I remember Kid" David chuckled walking forward and dropping down onto his knees in front of him "Maybe you could shout for Grammy."

Junior grinned and nodded his head but he hadn't even had a chance to turn around to do anything when Calypso stalked from the dark entrance.

"There no need ti shout child mi wa just inside, mi hear yuh"

Junior took off at a run, he threw his arms around Calypso's legs and looked up at her "Did you find any treasure?"

Calypso smiled down at him and stroked her hand down his face "Just yuh Junior, just yuh" she then looked to David with a frown "Wah bring yuh ere?"

"You... if you're still willing to help Hook that is. I mean if you need a few more days to... you know, deal with things we'll just leave you too it"

"Wah yuh need mi fuh? Killian alright?"

"He'll be fine" David answered avoiding the question "But we need to go to the Enchanted Forest and thought you might like to come with us. If you don't that's fine, we can always ask Jefferson to help us... either way is fine with us, no pressure"

"Grammy" Junior said looking up at Calypso as he took a step back from her

"Wah is it Child?" she asked with a smile

"Are you sad?" he asked with a deep frown "You seem sad"

She gave a little sigh and nodded "Mi suppose mi am"

"Then you should come with us, we are going to visit Grandma and Grandpa's friends in their castle, it will be fun. When you are sad you should not shut yourself away, you should be with your family. Please say you will come... I don't want you to be sad"

David smiled as Calypso suddenly gave a wide grin and looked up at him "Him a smart boy"

David let out a long sigh and chuckled as he shook his head "You don't know the half of it... well actually you probably do, it seems to be a family trait that stems straight from you"

Suddenly Henry was on the move too, he walked over and took Calypso's hand tugging her away from the cave entrance "He's smart and he's right too. Come on Grammy... come with us. You don't want to sleep out here... come stay with us on the Jolly"

She gave a little laugh and her eyes were suddenly twinkling as she cried out "Alright alright mi can tek a hint, mi coming wid yuh."

David smirked, he knew it was a good idea to bring the kids. He wasn't so sure she would have listened if it had just been him. They walked slowly back along the shore and David mostly listened as the kids talked Calypso's ears off. The poor woman's head must have been spinning from all the information that she was trying to take in as Junior tried desperately to tell her about all the things that he had learned since he had arrived. For her part Calypso mostly kept quiet just giving the occasional laugh at his excitement but eventually she ground to a halt and gave him a hard stare.

"Yuh really ave ongly been ere less dan half a year?"

Junior nodded and grinned "Aye but it has been the best half year of my life"

"Yuh learn fast child" she replied shaking her head in disbelief and looking up to the town that they could just see in the distance "An dis place... it nuh frighten you?"

"Not anymore" he said earnestly with a shrug "When I first arrived EVERYTHING was scary... but not now, everything is just super cool"

"Super cool?" she mimicked looking up at David with a confused frown

"Really good" David chuckled "You'll get used to it. I know that it's all probably a little overwhelming but the people in town are all really nice I promise."

She gave a little nod "Mi seein dat... mi just nuh use to people nuh bein' frighten of mi in dis form. An mi magic usually enough to ave people fleeing."

"Yeah well in this town having magic is not that unusual and we don't really take much notice of appearances either... I mean when the girl that works in the diner turns into a wolf three days a month you kinda get used to the weird and whacky."

Calypso's eyes went wide and David genuinely thought that she was about to freak out but then she grinned and gave a laugh "Mi tink mi like dis place more an more..."

"It has that effect" Henry shrugged "It's so cool Grammy, honestly, you're gonna love it here given time"

She just nodded but as she looked into the distance again David could still see the hesitation in her eyes but to her credit she just pulled in a deep breath and said "Lets guh help yuh Papa den boys"

The rest of the trip back was pretty uneventful apart from when a car tore up Main street and David thought that Calypso was about to curse it into next week when she let out a shriek and yelled something about demons as she raised her hand but Henry and Junior had it covered. They both reassured her that everything was alright and that the car was nothing to be scared off...yeah, that was a close call but eventually they were walking up the gang plank and David was pleasantly surprised to find the others back up on deck and Hook looking decidedly happier than he thought he was going to be.

"Calypso" the Pirate cried out struggling to his feet and giving her a wave "Come, sit down Love... take the weight from you bones"

She smiled and headed over to the group but didn't sit, she still seemed nervous but when Henry pulled out a chair and practically shoved it at the back of her legs she obviously thought it wise to just go with it.

"It's good to see you" Snow said with a smile "Did you sleep alright? We were worried about you"

"Mi fine, mi ave nuh need fi sleep" Calypso replied with a sweet smile

"Whoa" Junior gasped "You don't sleep?!"

"Mi can an mi ave buh mi nuh need ti..."

"Cooooooooool" Junior's eyes were like saucers and David gave a chuckle as he watched the kid devour all this new information but he also knew that Calypso was not entirely comfortable... he had seen her shifting nervousness before... in Hook! Yeah, these two were really alike. David didn't want to make it worse and he also wanted too give Hook space to talk to her without the kids being there so decided to do something about it.

"OK Henry, how about we take Shorty to the store and get some supplies so that we can fire up the barbecue?"

"REALLY?" Junior yelled immediately turning away from Calypso to make sure that it was true

Snow stood up with Neal and chuckled "Come on, if we go now we can stop at the swings on the way there"

Junior clapped his hands in excitement and cried out "May I push Neal in his carriage? He likes it when I do it"

"That's because you keep veering off in different directions... I'm surprised the kid doesn't puke" David laughed

"Yes, you can push him, just be gentle OK" Snow chuckled making Junior clap his hands again

"Come on Shorty, you can help me get the stroller from the hold" Henry laughed holding out his hand to his Brother

They both took off and disappeared from sight, David was about to go help but Snow placed her hand on his chest and stopped him as they neared the door.

"Stay" she whispered before flicking her eyes to Hook "He needs you David"

"Why?" he frowned looking over at his Brother who seemed happy and relaxed

"Because this... this is an act. You never saw him when he first came back out... he'd been crying... something is wrong I just know it."

David nodded, lent over and kissed Snow's forehead "OK, if you're sure you can manage"

"David, I manage a whole classroom full of kids, I think I'll be fine with just three"

"Point taken" he chuckled as he tweaked Neal's nose and pretended to hide it behind his back making the kid squeal with laughter "Has Daddy got your nose? Where did it go?"

"Dada" Neal squealed reaching out his hands to get his nose back.

David's jaw dropped open, his eyes went wide and a huge grin appeared on his face. He reached out and grabbed the kid hoisting him up above his head where Neal gave another huge squealing giggle. David spun him around and as he brought the kid back down he turned and yelled over to Emma.

"Hey big Sis... guess who just called me Dada?"

Emma grinned widely and got up, she hurried over and took Neal into her arms "You're a clever boy aren't you?" she gave a wide smile then looked to David and whispered "We need to talk. Can you go with Mom but call me in like ten minutes and I'll make my excuses to leave. Meet me at the station."

"What's going on?" he asked in a low voice turning his back to Hook.

She hoisted Neal up above her head and spoke at the kid in a silly voice "No time to explain now Dada..."

"Come on" Snow said taking Neal back and sitting him on her hip again "You can sneak off while we're at the play park... I'll make up an excuse for the kids"

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Killian sat with the false, easy smile on his face that he had worn since he came back up on deck. Calypso seemed a bit more relaxed now that it was just him and Swan sitting with her but he was distracted and not really paying attention to the conversation that was going on between the two women by his side... The things that both Liam and Hope... no, Leia not Hope... the things that he had learned were swirling around in his head. What he wanted to do more than anything was to go back to bed, hide beneath his blanket and sort out what was important information and what was not but he couldn't... as much as he wanted to just push everyone else away he knew that he couldn't, it was no longer just about him.

"Killian?"

He jumped as Swan laid her hand on his shoulder and immediately apologized not even really knowing what he was doing it for.

Swan frowned at him "You OK? You were a million miles away"

"Sorry" he mumbled sitting up a bit straighter "That was rude of me when we have a guest"

"Mi can si yuh mind nuh on mi?" Calypso smiled sitting forward, she looked him up and down then tilted her head "Yuh mind muddle Child, let mi help wid dat"

Killian shook his head and gave a nervous laugh "I am fine Love, I am just a little tired"

"Yuh can lie to yuhself but yuh canna lie ti mi Killian. Mi know ow yuh tink an sitting ere wen yuh wa nuhting more dan to hide away suh yuh can sort through yuh thoughts be torture fi both of wi... Mi can help Child, truss mi"

Killian shuffled in his seat and met her eyes "It's not that I don't trust you. I just... I would rather just sort through these things myself"

"Yuh wa time to find dem propa place, mi know. Mi wi nuh influence dat, mi wi merely help yuh si more clearly, wi di same yuh an mi"

She looked him right in the eye and he knew then that she was telling the truth but just then Swan's phone rang making him jump... again!

"Damn it" Swan cursed jumping up, she looked at Killian and cringed "Sorry, I gotta get this but let Calypso help you. It can't hurt can it?"

He felt trapped but he found himself nodding and giving her a smile. She dashed off across the deck, stopping by the hold doors to answer the call, she met his eyes and gave him a wide smile before turning her back to speak. How could he get out of this? He didn't want his Great Grandmother rummaging around in his head before he had had a chance to talk with her... he didn't want her finding out all that he knew that way, it just wasn't right.

"She love yuh very much yuh kno"

Killian looked back to Calypso and sighed "I do know"

Swan suddenly started heading back over and Killian could tell that she was about to leave, he had a feeling that it had been planned all along yet he didn't even try to stop her. An image of David turning his back to him when he had been talking with Emma a few minutes before came into his head... they were definitely up to something but he didn't mind, he knew that they would do nothing to hurt him, they were only trying to help and for the moment it actually worked in his favor.

He wanted to talk to Calypso... alone.

"Sorry" Swan sighed holding up her phone "I gotta go... something's come up... at the uhm..."

"Swan" he chuckled "It's alright Love... go talk with your Father. I trust you."

She let out a huge sigh and rolled her eyes "How did you know?"

He raised an eyebrow and smirked "You JUST told me" he grinned and added "Go... I will be fine until your Mother returns with the Lads. Go find out what you need to, you can tell me all about it later"

"I will" she replied leaning over and kissing him gently "I promise. I just didn't want to dump a load of stuff on you all at once but it's something good. It's something Pip told me about but I just want to check it out first OK."

"Thank you Love" he whispered back before smirking "Now go...and tell David that I send my regards"

Swan chuckled "I will"

She hurried off across the deck and out of sight but even after she was long gone Killian just stared at the point where she had disappeared. Eventually he let out a sigh and said "It's not that I didn't want your help... I just didn't want you finding out what was in my head."

He moved his gaze to meet Calypso's eyes, he could see the puzzled look on her face as she muttered "Why Child? Wah yuh nuh wan mi ti si?"

Killian huffed out a breath and sat forward resting his elbows on his knees "I found something out... about Davy Jones"

"Yuh found him?" she gasped sitting up straighter

"In a manner of speaking" Killian replied "He is in the underworld... he is dead Calypso. Someone else steers The Flying Dutchman."

"Wah?!" she cried out actually standing up, Killian raised his hand up to show there was more and watched as she dropped back down with a thump "How is dat possible? Him wa cursed!"

"We do not know the finer details of that part of the tale but what we do know is that he loved you... he always did. What happened between you was caused by another. Eris... Eris and Ares to be precise and Zeus only recently discovered their trickery... I am sorry. "

The color practically drainer from Calypso's face at the revelation but eventually she whispered "Him really love mi? All dis time?"

"Aye" Killian sighed back "With all his heart"

A tear tumbled down Calypso's cheek as she sat back in the seat obviously in total shock at the news "Dat be why mi compass no work?"

"Aye... and now you see why I refused your help. I thought that you would want to hear it from me before you saw it in my head"

She gave a little smile as she met his eyes "Tank yuh Child, it appreciated"

They sat in silence for a few minutes before Calypso suddenly frowned and tilted her head "How did yuh fine dis out?"

Killian gave a little chuckle and raised an eyebrow "The babe... she visited both myself and Emma. She brought news from Elysium from my Brother and a good friend... news that we needed to know. You see, although Davy Jones is gone, your heart is still on board the Flying Dutchman. The person now in charge may not even know that it is there, perhaps the last thing Davy did was manage to keep yours safe."

Calypso gave a few hard blinks and gave a nod "Maybe... maybe nuh"

"We are still going to help you get it back you know. A promise is a promise" Killian soothed

Calypso smiled "Mi know Child, yuh a good boy bu yuh David, he say tha yuh need mi fuh sometink... tha yuh a wan ti guh ti a place called De Enchanted Forest... dis true or jus a rouse to get mi ere?"

"No, it is true" Killian replied quickly not wanting her to think that they would lie like that "If you are willing to help I need to find someone... I need to find my Brother."

Calypso tipped her head and gave him a hard stare, she looked like she was seeing right into his soul before just saying in a calm voice "Mi help ya Child, mi help ya fin him. It important ti yuh suh it important ti mi"

"Thank you" Killian sighed out but suddenly Calypso was on the move, she stalked around the table and came to his side.

"Der anytink else yuh nah wan mi ti si?"

He shook his head automatically even though he still wasn't sure that he wanted this to happen but Swan's plea for him to allow the Sea Witch to help him came back to him and he knew he had to at least try, it may just help him see things more clearly.

"Mi nuh hurt yuh Killian... mi promise"

He didn't know when it started and he didn't know when it ended... but the next thing he knew was that he was waking up in his cabin in a tangle of blankets. His neck felt very stiff and his head felt like it had been cracked open and someone had scrambled his brain.

"Bloody hell" he hissed as he sat up and gave a few hard blinks against the bright light. He brought his hand up to the back of his neck and tried to massage some of the stiffness away... what had happened? The last thing he remembered was..."Calypso!"

Deciding that he should at least go and see how much he had embarrassed himself he shuffled his way from the bed and made his way down the corridor towards the hold thinking that the others would surely be in there. He glanced inside the galley on his way passed out of habit but was back peddling when he realized that Calypso was sitting at the table, by herself.

"Where is everyone?" he muttered rubbing his hand through his hair "And while I'm at it what the bloody hell happened?"

"Dem still whereva dem leave to be mi presume" she replied standing up and guiding him to sit down "An mi sorry, mi nuh kno wah happen. All mi kno dat wen mi try to help yuh, mi did blocked from seeing in yuh head. Der wa a bright light an yuh pass out... Yuh ave a protection spell ova yuh mi nuh kno bout?"

"Gods" he groaned leaning forward and letting his head rest in his hand as his elbow hit the table "The babe... I am sorry. I never even thought about it." he looked up at Calypso "You alright? She didn't hurt you did she?"

She looked up and gave him a grin "Mi fine Child. It tek more dan dat to harm mi"

"I thought this spell was supposed to protect me, so why do I feel like I've battled a Kelpie?" he groaned straightening his back and lifting his hand to the back of his neck again

"Mi may ave drop yuh once or twice" was all she said before grinning "Mi nuh be as yung as mi once was an yuh heavy Child. Now are yuh gunna get yuh auld Grammy some rum or duh mi ave to guh fin it miself?"

He chuckled and pulled himself up, going straight to the high cabinet where the good stuff was kept. He grabbed the bottle and put it on the table before turning to grab two glasses but by the time he had turned back again Calypso had simply uncorked the bottle and taken a large swig.

"Mi ave missed dis" she cackled before giving a deep frown "Mi ran out years ago... it wa a sad day"

"I'll bet" Killian chuckled sitting himself back down and placing the glasses on the table.

Calypso poured a generous amount into one of the glasses and shoved it at Killian as she lifted the bottle in her hand in a toast "Ti Davy Jones"

"Davy Jones" Killian mimicked raising his glass.

He only took a sip not knowing what effect the antibiotics that he was taking would have if they mixed badly with the alcohol but Calypso didn't seem to mind, she just took another long swig before doing something that surprised him. She stuck the cork back in the bottle and shoved it back at him.

"Mi nuh wan ti frighten di boys so mi betta be on mi best behaviour... an dat nuh sometink mi can do wen me drink dat stuff. Yuh best hide it"

Killian gave a laugh as he removed the rum but just as he was about to stand back up to put it away Socks wandered in and started meowing furiously at him.

"Are you hungry Little One?" he chuckled as she squawked at her bowl

Killian looked at Calypso with a smile on his face expecting her to be endeared by the kitten's presence but when he saw the look she was giving her he frowned "What is it? You don't like cats?"

"Mi like cats jus fine bu dat is nuh a cat" she whispered looking up at him with wide eyes

"What?" he threw back "Of course she is a cat. Look, four legs, a tail and a very loud meow... I know a cat when I see one"

"An mi kno Voodoo wen mi see it... an mi lookin' at it righ now."