Charming gets kidnapped

Tonya asked for a oneshot of a Snowing version of the scene in Sleeping Beauty where Philip is taken by Maleficent. In this version, Charming is taken by Hook who wants to use him to get money from Snow. When Snow gets to their secret cottage, she finds his cloak, sword and scabbard on the floor. Tonya, I hope this will do. Confession time: I'm terrified of Maleficent. So I don't know the movie all that well, I'm afraid!

Earlier that day

Charming had no chance to prepare himself. He had no way of knowing the pirate was coming for him. He had, of course, heard of the notorious Captain Hook, but no reason to suspect he'd be after him. A prince fallen from grace. Surely the pirate knew he had no gold or other riches to give him, and his "father" didn't care if he was dead or alive?

"You look pretty surprised to see me, mate." The pirate said with a nasty grin. Charming quickly grabbed his sword, ready to defend himself. Snow was due to meet him in less than an hour, he wanted the pirate gone by the time she arrived here.

"How did you find me? What do you want, pirate?" Charming hissed. Hook just laughed.

"People always think they're so stealthy. But with the right cover, you were easy to follow. What I want is quite simple. I want the royal riches."

"Well you're barking up the wrong tree. King George doesn't care if I'm dead or alive. I have no riches for you." Charming told him. This didn't seem to annoy the pirate.

"No." He said calmly. "But your sweetheart has plenty, doesn't she?" This stunned Charming. "That's right, I know all about you and the bandit princess of Misthaven. If worst comes to worst, I'll just hand you both over to the Evil Queen. I'm sure I'll get a handsome reward for the pair of you." Charming lunged for the pirate.

"I won't let you anywhere near Snow." He warned him. Killian laughed.

"That's the thing, mate. I'm not giving you a choice." Hook bashed his hook off the wall of the cottage. Suddenly, his entire crew poured into the small building from the door and the windows. Charming was heavily outnumbered, and trapped. He tried valiantly to fight them off, but he had no chance. He was tied up and taken by force to a cage pulled by horse. Hook smiled smugly to himself. Another good catch for the day.

Present

Snow hummed to herself as she made her way through the forest to the little cottage she and her Prince Charming had found for themselves. It was the place they always met whenever they had a chance. They were still keeping their relationship low key, with Snow worrying it would give Regina yet more ammunition against her. She smiled as she approached the front door. She could hear the crackling of a fire, which could mean only one thing: Charming was here first. Grinning from ear to ear, Snow opened the door. She expected to be greeted by him, but found he wasn't actually there. Snow was about to search the forest around the cottage when she saw an alarming sight. Charming's sword, separated from his scabbard, lay discarded on the floor. His travelling cloak was lying a few feet away. It had clearly been trampled on, and there was a tear in it. Charming would never have been so careless with it, it was a gift from his mother. Snow immediately turned on her heel and left the cottage. She looked carefully at the footprints surrounding it. How could she not have noticed all these extra prints before?! She also noticed some tire tracks. Yes, she just knew someone had taken her Charming. Well, she wasn't just going to sit here and wait. She was going to rescue him herself.