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"Well I was always into sailing, I remember the first time that I went out on the water with my father I had a sense of being where I was supposed to be." Hook said as he nervously stepped into the field of flowers, feeling their petals brushing against the bottom of his pant leg.

"Go on." Regina said as she stepped in, following Hook.

"Well…it turned out that my father wasn't that good of a man, he was dishonest and a criminal and he left. I swore to myself then that I would not be like him, but I still wanted to spend my life on the sea. I was raised partially by my brother even though he was only a couple years older than me. We both ended up joining the royal navy, it was a way to be a good man and have a respectable profession, but also to be on the sea."

"And that changed somehow?" Regina asked, now walking side by side with Hook. Feeling the effects of the poppy's pollen making her drowsy, but somehow Hook's words helped to keep her grounded, and conscious.

"Yes, well after many years my brother had been promoted to the rank of a Captain and I was a Lieutenant. We were sailing together, which didn't happen often but we always loved it when we did. Anyways we were on a special mission from the King, it required us to go to Neverland, the ship had been fitted like none before and it flew. It was incredible, I've seen many things since then, but that was my first magical experience and is one I will never forget. We were sent to get dream shade, which we were told was a medicine. And when we got to Neverland we met Pan who told us..." Hooked trailed off somewhat feeling the fog of the poppies invading his mind.

"Hook, keep going. We are a team remember. Now tell me more, what did Pan tell you?" Regina said, fighting the fog herself.

"He told us it was a poison, capable of killing armies. But our King was good, or so we thought, he would not do something like that. My brother, Liam, wanted to prove a point, he cut himself with the dream shade thorn and we learned the truth…it was poison. Pan helped us again, showing us water from a spring that healed him. And so we left, without the dream shade, we could have brought it but that would have been wrong, it isn't a fair fight when one side has a deadly poison. But upon leaving Neverland the water that had healed my brother lost its affect and he died. And then things changed."

"Changed?"

"THE KING LIED" Hook yelled, telling the story had brought back memories. It was not often that he thought about his past, the person he used to be. "The King lied about his motivations for the dream shade and that had cost my brother's life. I had been living to that point for the crown, doing what was right, to be a good man, different from my father. But that hadn't worked. I decided then to be a pirate, I would decide what was right. Most of the crew agreed with me and after that point I was Captain and we flew under the black flag."

"What about the Hook, and Neverland?"

"It wasn't until much later, after years of being a pirate that I became Captain Hook of Neverland; after Milah was taken from me."

"The woman who was special…is that why you are out for revenge against Rumplestiltskin?" Regina asked.

"Yes…he killed her. She was his wife, but she didn't love him, she loved me. She left him because he was a coward. All he cares about is himself and he will use whoever to get what he wants. Well he wanted his wife back and when he couldn't have her he killed her, ripped out her heart and crushed it in front of me."

Regina turned and looked at Hook, looking into her eyes Hook didn't see any of her walls, just pain, like she was looking into her own past as Hook told her of his.

"Regina are you okay?" Hook asked.

"Yes, fine. I'm…I'm sorry that happened to you…but what about the Hook."

"Well after killing Milah he cut off my hand, he wasn't so happy with me for being the man whom Milah loved. I picked up a hook laying nearby me and tried to kill him but he was the dark one so what could I do. But that hook…I don't know somehow I felt like it should be a part of me and so I made it so, after all I was down a hand and a hook would do. But after Milah's death I needed to leave that place so I used a bean to travel with my crew to Neverland. But during the years I spent there my hatred towards that crocodile grew. He deserved to pay for Milah's death.

"And now…are you still out for his head?" Regina asked.

"I still hate him if that is what you are asking…but I think now that there are more important things than revenge." Hook responded before looking ahead of him and seeing what appeared to be green towers gleaming in the distance.

"Regina look…the Emerald City we are close."

"Yes if we could only get through these poppies." Regina replied, her steps slower, each movement, each thought felt labored.

"Well come on it is your turn to tell a story now." Hook said

"What about?"

"The man you lost…that is why you are out for revenge on Snow White isn't it?"

"How did you…"

"We have more in common than you think…now Regina we are a team so it is your turn to be a distraction now."

"Fine." Regina said, not sure if it was herself or the poppies talking, "I saved Snow when she was a little girl, that is how we met. Her horse was wild and went charging by Daniel and I when we were having a picnic. That was his name, Daniel he was the stable boy but so much more. Anyways I chased her down and got her off the horse, not knowing she was the King's daughter. My apparently heroic actions won me a proposal from the King himself, which my mother accepted of course. She was always an opinionated woman who knew what she wanted for me. But I wanted Daniel, I went to him that night and asked him to marry me and run away with me. Snow walked in on us, and after a chat she promised me that she would keep my relationship with Daniel a secret, I stressed that she must not tell my mother. But she lied, I think she wanted me for her mother because when I went to run away with Daniel my mother was waiting. She ripped his heart out and killed him…and then I married the King. So that is where my journey began." Regina finished. Looking ahead she could see a horizon of green grass and the continuing yellow brick road with the Emerald City not far beyond it.

The moment she stopped talking she could feel the effect of the pollen more strongly. It made her limbs heavy and she fought to recognize the world around her and the urge to take a nap.

"We need more distractions; do you have any other stories?" Regina asked.

"We need more distractions?" Hook asked, looking at Regina with a look in his eye that she couldn't quite place.

"Yes do you have something in mind?"

"Yes." Hook said before stepping closer to Regina and grabbing her face in his hands before pressing his lips to her.

This certainly was not the distraction that Regina was looking for, and although it surprised her she had to admit a kiss from the pirate was not an unpleasant experience, and the surprise seemed to thin the fog slightly.

Hook released her face gently before stepping back.

"Feeling a little clearer now?" Hook asked.

Regina just nodded.

"Well then Regina…I suggest we make a run for it." Hook said before he turned and started running through the poppies, Regina not far behind. It didn't take long for them to be free, their heads clearing for the first time in what felt like days.

"Hook…what was that back there?" Regina asked.

"I don't know…it just seemed like the right thing to do…and you can call me Killian."

The next chapter will bring us back to Storybrooke and then after that to the Emerald City

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