Emma frowns, "No, that's impossible."
He walks closer, "What are you doing here? You are supposed to…"
Emma shakes her head, interrupting him, "No. I was in a coma. The doctor's said I was out for a year. It was just a dream."
Snow walks forward, "You were in a coma for a year? Why didn't you tell me?"
Emma looks at her, "It's not the time. And it's not important. I do know that whatever he told you is a lie. He is Captain Hook or Killian Jones. Whichever one you prefer."
Snow looks at him, "Well, looks like you have been caught."
Emma smiles, "Yes he has been. So, tell me, Captain, what are you really doing here?"
Hook sighs, "I didn't know someone from my past would be here. I need to get Storybrooke. I have a crocodile that I need to skin."
Emma laughs, "You are working with Cora. Perfect."
He smirks at her, "I'm working with whoever can get me there faster."
She shakes her head, "Well if you hadn't noticed, Cora is winning."
Hook shrugs, "Not when I tell you what I know."
Snow looks at him, "Well…tell us."
He stares at Emma, "First she has to tell me what is going on. Why are you here?"
Emma rolls her eyes, "A wraith was after Regina thanks to Mr. Gold, who is Rumpelstiltskin, and we sent it through a portal that was made by Jefferson or the Mad Hatter. It grabbed my ankle and pulled me with it. Mary-Margaret or Snow White, who happens to be my mother, jumped through to be with me. Happy?"
Hook furrows his brow, "You're the savior? The one who broke the curse."
Emma nods, "Yes. I broke the curse. And now I need to get home so I can get to my son."
Hook nods, "Ok then. Do you remember why you left Neverland?"
Emma frowns, "I barely remember going."
Hook steps forward and takes her hand, "Try. Remember."
Emma closes her eyes. She thinks back and tries. She gets flashes of a ship and crew. She remembers the bed that she had slept in. It hadn't been the one she was assigned to. She remembers Hook lying beside her with his arm around her. She remembers him kissing her, her lips, her neck, and her stomach. She remembers his voice as he whispers in her ear. The way he made her shudder every time he looked her way. She gasps as she remembers what the Lost Boys said about wanting her son.
She opens her eyes, "I have to get home. I have to protect Henry!"
Snow looks at her, "You need to tell me what is going on."
She looks at her mother with a plea in her eye, "Please. There is no time. I will explain everything as soon as we get home."
Snow nods, "Ok. Ok, tell us what you know, Hook."
An hour later they look up at the beanstalk and Emma shakes her head, "You have got to be kidding me."
Hook laughs, "Sorry, love. This is the only way to get to the compass."
Emma sighs, "Alright. Let's climb the damn thing."
Hook quirks a brow, "It's enchanted against intruders."
Mulan squints at him, "So this was all a waste of our time?"
Emma rolls her eyes, "You always have something up your sleeve, Captain. What is it?"
He grins at her, "You know me so well, love."
Emma glares at him, "Just tell us what we need so we can get this over with."
Hook looks at her strangely before answering, "We need these." He pulls out two black cuffs, "I stole them from Cora. They will get us past the enchantment."
Aurora frowns, "You only have two? Who is going to go up?"
Emma grabs one, "We are. Me and Hook."
Snow shakes her head, "No, you are not going up there. Who knows what is waiting for you and what of you fall? No. I should go up there. Not you."
Emma whips around, "This is for my son! I am doing this to get him away from Regina! I am doing this because I don't want to abandon him. Not again. Let me do this. Please, let me do this."
Snow nods, "Alright. You go, but be careful."
Mulan steps forward, "Take this. It has to be inhaled so make sure it hits the nose area. It will knock anyone out and give you time to find what you need."
Emma takes the bag, "Thank you." She pulls Mulan aside, "Give us ten hours. If we aren't back by then, cut it down."
Mulan frowns at her, "Are you sure?"
Emma grabs her hand, "You need to do this for me. I need you to guarantee me that you will do everything you can to get her home. For my son. Please."
Mulan nods, "I will do this for you. Hurry back."
Emma smiles and turns to Hook, "Let's go up a beanstalk."
She grabs a vine and pulls herself up followed by Hook.
They are about half way up when Hook looks down at her, "You are different than you used to be."
Emma frowns up at him, "I grew up."
He tilts his head to the side, "Do you remember?"
Emma purses her lips, "I remember waking up in a hospital thinking everything was a dream. I remember feeling disappointed."
He sighs, "You had to go back to your world. You had to save your son."
She shakes her head, "That wasn't why I was disappointed. I was disappointed because I thought it was all a dream. I even had a doctor with the last name Jones. How did you do it?"
Hook pulls himself up higher, "I had a pixie friend. She owed me a favor."
Emma rolls her eyes and continues up the beanstalk. She couldn't help but feel like he had betrayed her too. He had made it so she thought she was a little crazy for almost a year of her life. Why couldn't he have just let her remember? They reach the top and he helps her up.
He holds onto her hand for a minute, "It was hard for me to let you go."
She looks into his eyes, "Then why did you?"
He leans a little closer, "I had to. You asked me to."
She touches his face, "You could have come with me."
Hook touches the hand that was on his face, "No, I couldn't. I had to do what I planned to do. I had to kill my crocodile."
She pulls her hand away, "That's what all this is all about. Your revenge. This is about Rumpelstiltskin."
He opens his mouth to say something, but they are interrupted by a giant running towards them. Emma's eyes widen as she looks up at him.
She looks at Hook, "Distract him."
He nods and runs under the giant, "Hey! You big oaf!"
The giant turns around, "You human scum. I will kill you."
Emma climbs up a statue and balances on the top. She pulls out the bag Mulan had given her and takes out some of the dust. She blows it under the giant's nose and he falls to the ground. Emma looks at Hook as he smiles up at her. She climbs part way down when she slips and falls. She was about to scream out when she felt his arms curl around her.
She looks up at him, "You caught me."
He smiles, "I will always catch you."
Emma frowns, "You can put me down now."
His smile fades as he sets her down, "Emma, I…"
She shakes her head, "Let's just look for the compass."
She walks into the giant house and starts to look around. Hook follows slowly behind. She frowns at all the stuff around her.
She looks back, "It is going to take a year to look through all of this junk. I hope the sleeping powder last that long."
She knocks over a small pile of gold coins, frustrated. Hook passes her and was about to walk through a trap when Emma pulls him back.
He smiles, "I knew you couldn't keep your hands off me."
She rolls her eyes, "You were about to trigger a trap."
She pulls away and points to the wire that ran across the path. Hook looks up at the cage and whistles. Emma steps over it and continues her search. There was no way they were going to find that compass. She feels the ground under her shake. She looks behind her at Hook.
He yells, "Run!"
She does as the piles around them start to tumble down. Hook screams as a pile falls on him and Emma leads the giant toward the trap. She jumps over the wire and the giant trips and gets caught. He growls and she picks up a sword and points it at him. He shrinks back.
She sighs, "I'm looking for a compass. Do you know where it is?"
He glares at her, "I would never tell you. You are a human! You can't be trusted. Just leave me alone. All alone."
Emma frowns, "Please. I need the compass to get back to my son."
The giant snarls, "Just kill me! All you humans are the same. Monsters!"
Emma shakes her head, "I'm not going to kill you. I just want to get home to my son."
She drops the sword and turns away. The giant throws off the cage and Emma stumbles back and winces.
He pulls out the compass, "Here. I figure you have earned this."
Emma takes it, "Why?"
He smiles slightly, "Because you could have killed me and you didn't."
Emma smiles up at him, "Thanks."
He leans down, "My name is Antwon."
Emma nods, "Emma. Hey, Antwon? Can you do me a favor?"
He listens to what she had to say and nods happily. She walks over to where she last saw Hook. He was standing up dusting off his pants.
He looks up at her, "Where is the giant?"
She shrugs, "Not a problem." She shows him the compass, "He gave me this."
Hook reaches out to touch it, but she pulls it back, "Don't trust me, love? I just want to see it."
Emma smiles and steps closer to him, "I think I will hold onto it for now."
He laughs, "You are being a little strange."
She grins and steps closer to him, almost kissing, "I thought you liked strange."
Hook puts his hand on the back of her neck, "Only when it's you."
She smiles and kisses him passionately. She grabs the cuffs and puts it around his wrist. He pulls back and looks down.
He looks back up, "Really?"
Emma shrugs apologetically, "You are too focused on revenge. I need to find my way home to my son."
She turns her back and starts running towards the beanstalk.
Mulan frowns at the ground and looks over at the beanstalk. She takes out her sword and starts to swing it at the bottom.
Snow yells, "Hey! What are you doing? Emma isn't down yet. You can't chop it down."
Mulan sighs sadly, "Emma told me after ten hours to cut it down. It has been ten hours."
Snow tackles her, "That is my daughter up there! You will not leave her!"
Emma jumps down, "I'm here. I have the compass."
Aurora looks up, "Where is Hook?"
Emma shrugs, "I had to leave him behind. He was too much of a liability."
Snow frowns at the mixed feelings she sees on her daughters face, "I guess all we have to do is find Cora and get the ash from her."
They start walking down the path and try to figure out a way they can beat Cora. Emma looks back and bites her lip. She regretted her decision to leave him behind, but she did it for her son. She did it to save her family.