Hi guys sorry this took me forever to write but here it is guys just in time before the big premiere tomorrow ENJOY!
Flounder and Aurora ran as Killian set them free, from their prison. Aurora tripped over a root, and let out a cry of pain as she twisted her ankle. Flounder quickly turned around and without a second thought picked her up.
"You don't have to do this" Aurora said as she looked up at the blonde haired boy before her. Although she was trying to protest against it she didn't mind what he was doing at all actually, she just didn't want to be a burden to him. She knew this stranger was named Flounder and that he was definitely an ally to her. Ever since she had woken up in that cave Flounder had kept a close eye on her making sure Hook or any other harmful thing would hurt her. She noticed that Hook had been emotionally unstable when he woke her up and that he had let them go out of mercy.
"It's fine" Flounder smiled down at her. He didn't know why but he felt slightly protective over Aurora.
"Thank you then" Aurora smiled back at him.
"No problem" he chuckled. Aurora's smile grew wider at his chuckle, he had a lovely smile that seemed to make him even more handsome.
"Could you help me find my friends?" Aurora asked curiously. Flounder looked at her as he contemplated the thought.
"I have a friend to look for myself actually" he guiltily told her.
"Oh?" Aurora said slightly deflated and then she wondered for a moment if this friend was female. Hang on was she jealous? Why would she be jealous? She only just met this person, she had to remember Phillip was her true love. Her true love who seemed slightly more in love with another.
"Who?" Aurora asked.
"Um her name is Ariel" Flounder told her the truth.
"But I thought you said-"
"It's a long story"
"Well it's a big forest" Aurora told him and made him chuckle again. Aurora's heart jumped a bit at the chuckle.
The woods seemed bigger now that I was alone. Every step I took would echo. It was like creeping through the house late at night. Everything just seemed scarier and every sound that reverberated through the trees was louder than ever. I ended up having to talk to myself to try and make myself feel better and not so alone.
"So I'm alone in the woods on my own. Ugh come on Killian where are you?" I asked. Out of frustration I kicked a rock, aiming it to hit some part of this hill I was passing by, and watched as it flew into the air. Instead of the rock hitting the hill causing several mounds of earth to fall to the ground, I heard the rock hit against something before even touching the mountain causing some sort of shimmer of light. I looked down at the ground again and picked up another rock and chucked it the same direction as the previous rock. The shimmer seemed to last longer I caught a little glimpse at some sort of cave leading into the hill. Cautiously, I walked towards the hill and reached my hand and felt cold dirt against my skin, where an empty space of air should have been. Just then the illusion before me seemed to disappear and I could fully see the cave now. Out of curiousity I took a step into the cave and found that torches were soon lighting my way with every step I took.
"Hello?" I nervously asked. My footsteps echoed against the walls as I went further into the cave.
"Ariel!" I paused for a moment as Killian's voice called out to me. The only thing I could hear was my heartbeat and I wasn't able to speak.
"Killian?" I managed to squeak out.
"Ariel!" his voice said again. I followed it and quickened my pace.
"Ariel!" he called out again.
"I'm coming Killian" I smiled and then found myself at a dead end. I looked the wall up and down trying to make sense of what was going on.
"Ariel?" an entirely different voice said behind me. I turned around and saw emerging from the shadows was my father.
"Daddy?" I asked. He smiled at me and I reverted back to being a five year old as I jumped in his arms and let him hug me close to him.
"I missed you so much" I cried.
"Not as much as I did" he said as he patted my back. I heard this sort of malicious giggle and pulled away from my father only to see Cora.
"Oh Ariel you bring out the best in people" she told me and just then these sort of spikes dropped from the ceiling and the floor caging my father and I in the cave.
"I'm so glad that trick worked by the way I did the same one with your father although I just used your voice" I looked down at my dad's wrist and saw a shackle appear. It must have been hidden when I ran in. Cora motioned me to come towards her and I slowly approached. Soon we were facing each other both wearing looks of complete dislike.
"I know someone who'd be so happy to see you, such a shame that he thinks you're dead. He was so distraught he didn't even kill my prisoners when he heard the news" Cora smiled at me.
"What?" I asked very confused.
"Shhhh no need to worry soon you'll actually be dead so he won't be believing in a lie anymore" she joked.
"Let her go" my father interjected.
"Oh hush, she's a big girl now" Cora snapped at him as she knocked my father out with a wave of her hand.
"No st-ahhhh" I screamed mid sentence as I felt this pain shoot up my leg and I fell to the ground. It seemed like it was almost to hard for me to stand. What was wrong with my legs? I hadn't injured them so why were they causing me so much pain? I flipped the bottom of one my pants leg up and saw that instead of pale skin my leg was now covered in bright green scales. I glared at Cora and she just smiled at me. I had to take gulps of air before pulling myself back up.
"What the hell is going on?" I asked as I leaned against the bars of the cage.
"Remember that deal we made long ago where I gave you legs for what was it? Three years? Well last time I checked it's been longer then three years. Ever since you came back here the magic in this world has slowly been draining your body of all of you that is human. That's why you can suddenly talk, that's why your scales are slowly growing back. Soon you won't even be able to move your legs, then they'll start to form back into your old tail, and then your body will crave water, you're a fish it's in your nature, but as you can see where I have locked you up there is no water, so you will dry up and eventually die" she stated dramatically. I felt my heart beat increase with fear as her words took a hold of me. I felt another pain go through my leg but I kept myself up so I could look strong in front of her.
"Now then, if you excuse me I am off to Storybrooke with Hook, I wish you could come along with us, but then how could I keep my faithful assistant in line? Enjoy your time while you can mermaid there isn't much of it left" she smirked as she disappeared in the blink of an eye. I then gave up holding myself up and let my body collapse to the ground. I looked to the side and saw my father was still knocked out. My eyes started to close as this sudden wave exhaustion came over me. I felt something tickle the back of the neck as if it was a bug or something and then heard this buzzing noise.
"Oi fish face" this voice called out to me. The voice sounded sort of tingy almost like a tiny bell. I opened my eyes but didn't see anyone.
"Come on get up you. I know you still got some fight in you" the voice said again.
"What?" I mumbled.
"Alright I didn't want to have to do this but" I felt a sharp tug on my hair. I managed to push myself up now and came face to face with a tiny blonde haired woman, wearing in a green dress, and had wings.
"No way!" I said.
"Not the reaction I was looking for" the woman sighed.
"You're tinkerbell" I said.
"Oh so he has talked about me then. That's good because whenever I see him it's always Ariel this...Ariel that...ArielArielAriel" she mocked.
"Hang on you know Killian?" I asked sort of catching on to what she was talking about.
"Of course I know him, he's the only decent friend I've had since Peter and the Lost Boys decided to leave me and grow up" That was definitely different from the stories I had been told.
"By the way I expect a thank you from you two. If it wasn't for me you and Killian wouldn't have been able to meet each other in your dreams. Do you have any idea how much dust that took up?" she asked. I was about to talk but she just interupted me.
"Anyways I'm here to rescue you. Although my first attempt at getting your attention did not go well, I'm now positive that I can get you and Killian back together" she explained.
"First attempt?" I asked.
"Right remember when that 'pine cone' fell on your head. Well that was me. I was in a big hurry to try and get your attention that I sort of ran into the back of your and head knocked myself out. Luckily I landed in your hood" she said.
"Now shut it you, you're making me ramble. I'm going to show you where Killian is now, because if there's one thing that bloody pirate needs it's someone to love him and I'm going to give him that, by bringing you to him. WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT GRANDPA?" she shouted at my dad, who had just woken up and was trying to take in the scene happening before him.
"Alright, Tink-" I tried to calm her down but was again interrupted by her.
"TINKERBELL! Dear God we've only known each other for several minutes that doesn't give you the right to give me a nickname yet" she burst in.
"Tinkerbell" I corrected myself and she let me go on. "I agree full heartedly with your plan but there's one slight flaw in it, we are locked in a cage and I can't walk"
"Pssh Cora thinks she's hot stuff with all her witchy magic, but pixie dust is where it's at" Tinkerbell smiled at me. She turned on her heel and held out her hand and exhaled. I watched as sparkly dust flew out threw the cave and the spikes locking us in disappeared.
"Now then as for our walking problem I have just the solution" she said. She flew up to me and put her hands in her hair and shook it out making more sparkly dust fall on me.
"Oh joy fairy dandruff" I joked and then suddenly I was floating above the ground. I let out a small laugh as I realized I was flying. Tinkerbell did the same to my father and the next thing I knew he was flying next to me.
"Now if you two have a slight control of your flying I suggest we go now. Wait and before we go, you two do know Cora's not going to let you get Killian without a fight"
"Of course I know that, but she doesn't know who she's dealing with" my father said putting on his protective face. I smiled at my father as I realized that he was pretty much accepting Killian and I being in love with each other. My father looked at me as if he had read my thoughts.
"You love him just as much as I loved your mother. I can't believe it took me this long to realize it. She was just like you Ariel. She probably would've supported all of this in the first place. I was wrong Ariel"
"It's alright, Daddy" I smiled at him.
"However, when I do meet this Killian bloke he is going to have to understand what'll happen to him if he ever does my little girl wrong" my father joked.
"Awww so touching now come on you two chip chop chop, just follow me I'm not that hard to lose" Tinkerbell interrupted us as she zoomed off and we followed along.
Flounder wondered how so much had happened in so little time. After he had explained everything that happened to him, to Aurora they had found Snow, Emma, and Aurora's friend/protector Mulan. Aurora had promised to keep Flounder's secret, somehow understanding his situation. Soon he had agreed to follow Emma and her group to Snow's old castle to find some sort of ink that would help him and everyone else get home. The whole time he had been looking for Ariel every chance he got but he soon came to realize that there was no way he could possibly find her. Then after being locked in Rumpelstilskin's cage by Cora and then escaping from it and he promised Aurora that he and Mulan would fetch her heart, which had been stolen by Killian and given to Cora, since she was going to stay behind to stay safe. He now found himself helping Emma fight against the notorious pirate as the portal home lay open so close to him.
Flounder swung his sword, that he had borrowed from Snow, as he tried to fight against Killian with Emma. Killian had Emma on the ground with his sword pointed at her but somehow Killian expertly blocked the blow and smirked at Flounder. But then Killian's legs were swept out from under him as Emma kicked at him. Out of the corner of his eye Flounder noticed Mulan fight Cora and just as Mulan tried to attack Cora she disappeared and suddenly the bag holding Aurora's heart went flying through the air. Flounder didn't know how but he caught the tiny bag and held it triumphantly in his hand. Flounder looked at Emma and she nodded at him giving her approval of him leaving her to give Aurora her heart.
"Mulan" Flounder called to her as they started to run back to Aurora.
"Flounder, wait you'll miss the chance to go back home" Snow reminded him. Flounder paused for a moment. He thought about how going back wouldn't be worth it if Ariel wasn't there and here he seemed to have this sort unexpected journey laid out before him.
"Don't worry mate I understand it's not worth going back, if you have no one to go back to" Killian said to him as he stopped fighting Emma for a moment.
"For once I agree with you Hook" Flounder said as he took off with Mulan
I looked before me as I saw this barren dried up lake below me with this sort of whirlpool in the middle of it, which Tink told me was a portal back to Storybrooke. There were two bodies on the ground, both looked dead considering they weren't showing any signs of movement. As we started to land I soon recognized them. One of them was Cora's and the other was Killian's. Tinkerbell let out a gasp and followed me as I landed next to him. I fell on my knees since I couldn't even stand anymore. He looked just like I remembered him. I reached a shaky hand towards him afraid that it might pass through him like it did in my dreams but it ended up landing softly on his still breathing chest.
"He's breathing" I let out a sigh of relief and smiled as I felt happy tears fall down my cheek.
"You try and wake him, I'll keep an eye on Cora" my father smiled at me. I nodded and turned back to Killian. I watched as his eyelids fluttered and then I felt his warm hand place itself on top of my own. I smiled at the reaction and stroked his face.
"Killian" I said trying to keep my voice calm. His eyes opened now and he looked at me.
"I'm dead aren't I?" he asked.
"No you are very much alive" I smiled at him as I intertwined our fingers and started to lay down on top of him.
"So you're a ghost then?" he asked.
"Where'd you get the idea I was dead you idiot" I smiled at him. Just then he sat right up and looked at me.
"It's you, it's really you?" he asked as he ran his hand through my hair. I rested my forehead against his and let out a sigh.
"I thought I lost you. Fl-" I placed my finger on top of his lips to shhh him and he went quiet under my touch and gave me that oh so charming smirk of his. Then very slowly my face got closer to his and my lips were on his as we shared our first kiss. This ripple seemed to pass through us and the whole area as I felt the pain in my legs go away as they turned into back into human legs and Killian pulled away from me for a moment as he placed his hand on my chest and felt my heartbeat. I had a heart again. I smiled at him and kissed him again.
"Ariel the portal's closing" my father told me. I grabbed Killian's hand and helped him up.
"Come with us" I told him.
"I'm sorry but he's not going anywhere. The only person he is going to Storybrooke with is me. And you my darling were meant to die here" Cora's voice interrupted us, as she got up and flourished a dagger that she now held in her hand, my father tried to punch her but she disappeared. Killian and I knew that she'd reappear within seconds and try and kill me from behind. Killian's eyes looked into mine and I saw pain in them. My heartbeat seemed to increase at the thought of what was going to happen next.
"We will find each other again we always do" Killian told me as he gave me one more kiss.
"KILLIAN NO!" I screamed as he pushed me away from him and into the portal. I saw my father jump through with me but the last thing I really saw before ending up back in Storybrooke was Killian looking down at me as Cora appeared beside him with a smirk on her face as if she knew this was going to happen all along.
Flounder knelt in front of Aurora while Mulan paced on the side.
"Have you done this before?" Aurora asked as she looked down at her beating heart that Flounder was holding in his hand.
"No" Flounder told her.
"Well you know I'm pretty sure you just stick it into my chest and try not to...you know...kill me" Aurora tried to make it sound easy for him.
"That's reassuring" Flounder smirked at her. She would have smirked back but she was to nervous to see how the outcome of this situation would turn out.
"You ready?" Flounder asked her.
"No" she admitted. He held out his free hand to her and she grabbed onto it. He gave her a reassuring squeeze and without any warning, Flounder thrust his hand into Aurora's chest, placed it where her heart should have been, and took it back out. For a moment Aurora didn't respond, and Mulan was ready to slaughter Flounder but Aurora scared the both of them as she took a loud intake of breath. Flounder and Aurora looked at each other and smiled.
"You did it!" Aurora exclaimed as she threw her arms around him and hugged him. Flounder felt happy at this showing of affection but it was quickly cut short when Aurora announced that her and Mulan should go search for the soul of her true love.
Of course she's taken Flounder thought. Flounder had been invited on the journey and he had almost denied if it hadn't been for the moment when Aurora quickly whispered to him
"I'm doing this for Mulan"
"Of course I will join you two" Flounder smiled as the three of them walked into the enchanted forest ready for anything.
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