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Alright, I will be straight up with you guys. Remember how I said that I will be warping the OUAT universe? This chapter will destroy the writers' versions of at least 3 beloved characters. Part of the chapter Sheppard of Fire will make more sense though. Also, you will finally get an explanation for why Hook is still alive since (as far as Team Good n Evil know) he is mortal even though Rumple, Pan and Felix are old as hell.

Previous Chapter Meanings:

Fade: At some point, 'fault' doesn't mean a damned thing. All you can really do is deal with the past. Changing it is not possible nor is changing anything but yourself.

Not Gonna Die: Moz and Jaz do what they can to rebel against Destane, not knowing the sorcerer is pulling their strings. Moz sacrifices himself to give her a fighting chance during the curse.

Afterlife: Henry realizes his happiness doesn't lie where he thought and he may lose the people he loves as a result of just what he is.

Some Kind of Joke by Awolnation seemed more than appropriate for this chapter.

*OUATE*

"Where's Pan?"

The camp ground to a halt at the voice. Lost Boys looked up in curiosity nothing more before resuming their activities. But our heroes were surprised.

"Hook! Where the hell have you been?!" Emma yelled. "How did you get into the village when we got the detour?"

"Not now Swan-"

"And why are you looking for Pan?" Neal hobbled closer to Emma.

"You lying dog!" Regina muttered. "You knew. You knew all of this. On my god why didn't I see it before-"

"I said later dammit! Where is the lil hellion?!"

"Peter's busy. He needed some time to himself. You do know talking to us is the same as talking to him though right? He sees, hears and feels what we do." Felix gestured to himself and happened next confused every adult present. The pirate threw his hands up and started ranting.

"For fuck sake! The bleedin pounce gets what he wants then decides to brood. Never mind the realms are goin ta hell he's just gonna mope like a lil emo bitch? Does he not care that Destane is making a move?"

"We've known that." Felix rolled his eyes.

"Wasn't that the reason I, ya know, exist?" Henry blinked clearly confused.

"Bloody hell." He slid his good hand from his nose to his chin. "No children. We've known Destane was revived when the curse was cast. We didn't know the bastard could make power plays across the realms just yet. Theres no way for a mermaid to get to the 7 Deserts and the curse locked the waters of the Enchanted Forest. So how the hell did Ariel get this?!" The gold arm band he held up was immediately snagged by Regina's magic. He didn't even resist as it was torn from his hook, only sigh.

"No more games pirate. Somebody tell me what is going on? Destane is dead, Jasmine killed him." Regina frowned. She turned the bracelet over in her hand. "There is no coming back from death."

"That's if you were even dead to begin with." Rumple snorted. "So, Pan promised you something in exchange for getting Henry. Whatever could it have been? Gold? Power? My head? And who's to say I shouldn't abandon a truce made under false pretenses?"

"Two of those hold no value to me and I already have the other one in spades." Killian laughed. "I don't answer to that brat, just thought he might want to get his head out of his ass and fight for what he loves seeing as he just got it back. As for our truce, do what you want."

"Not even going to attempt to bargain for your life?" Gold regarded him with suspicion. Never had the pirate given up so easily. Something about this whole set up bothered the Dark One but he could quite figure out why...

For the first time since this, whatever this implied ceasefire was since Pan obtained his heart, his soldiers made a sound. Amused chuckles rang out at Gold's question unnerving their guests.

"I don't like that their laughing..." David felt uneasy.

"Me either." Snow stepped closer to her husband.

"Well I could but what would be the point? Before you waste your time with ripping out my heart, a bit of info might be useful." Hook began to unbutton his vest and the shirt underneath.

Emma squawked indignantly. They wanted answers not a show for christ sakes. Nonchalantly he slid the open garments to the left. At that moment, her witty remark died on her tongue. A garish, ragged scar ran from his left shoulder across to the middle of his chest. The mark was at least several inches wide, showing that something broad like a blade had run through it.

"I beat you to it. Though when mere mortals do it to themselves, it's called suicide."

*OUATE*

"I don't know what you want from me!" Jefferson growled at the young woman across from him.

"Yes you do hatter. Why must you make this so difficult?!"

"It's difficult because you're talking nonsense! My mother wove scarves, I make hats, so what? What good are clothes made by peasants to a royal?"

Jasmine gripped her tea cup a little too hard, letting up once she heard it crack. Closing her eyes and counting to ten, she placed it on the table. A cleansing breath was drawn in before grabbing him by the tie and pulling them nose to nose. Eyes flashing like hellfire.

"You know damn well what I need of you hasn't a thing to do with fashion accessories Jefferson but what you can conjure with them. My husband sacrificed himself so you might have the slimmest chance of surviving the coming darkness but we WILL need him. Necromancy can revive the dead but only when life force, body and heart are combined. I have his heart. I can damn well get the lifeforce. I came to you in need of your skills in crafting a body."

*OUATE*

"Oh my gosh!" Mary Margaret cried.

"You killed yourself?" Emma gasped. "What the hell?!"

"Aye. I didn't last long after you killed Milah Dark One." Hook ignored Neal's sharp breath. "Amazing what your body can take when you're hammered. Tore open the flesh, broke two or three ribs and felt me own heart beating in my hand a bit before tearing it out. Was even able to watch it twitch a tick before the world went black."

"This moon god brought you back to life." Regina glowered. Where was this guy when the man she loved was killed? Didn't Daniel deserve to live more than this wretched sea dog?

"No. I'm still very much dead your majesty." He replied.

"Great. So we've been working with a zombie. You were never concerned with your well being in the presence of Cora or myself."

"Yes and no. Yes to not giving a shit about you and that bitch. Sorry love you know it's true." he motioned to Regina. As he did, the color from his body and clothes seemed to receed. Like it was being washed away. Soon, pure white eyes looked at them.

"No to the zombie theory. I am a wraith. Not an aimless soul sucking feral like the one Rumple tried to kill you with. A ferryman to the land of the dead for those who die at sea. Davey Jones, at your service." Hook made a sweeping bow earning shocked expressions from his new look.. "While we're all sharing, here are a few other secrets of mine. I did a stint as a bandit in Sherwood hoping to lose myself, forget my sorrows and regrets about the undead thing I had become. I frequented a small tavern after successful raids; believe you were too afraid to enter it once. When banished, a fairy without her wings is a rather weak and defenseless thing. Attempting to start again far from the enchanted forest, Tinkerbell found herself in the waters of Neverland but never made it ashore. What you encountered was merely her angry ghost. For once, your actions brought peace to someone you've wronged Regina."

"Tavern...no. No no no." she shook her head vehemently. "Daniel-"

"Once held your heart as Milah held mine but wasn't your true love. If only you had taken two steps that night, we might have saved each other."

*OUATE*

Yep. Tink's been dead for a while, Hook killed himself centuries prior and Robin Hood, The Evil Queen's true love, isn't who we thought he was.

Explaining the way necromancy and the removal of hearts works in my head cannon: If the heart was what made a person in the OUAT universe live, then removing it should instantly kill them. I like to think the heart serves as a focus or regulator for the energy that gives the body life. If it remains whole, the energies slowly warp and degrade over time usually resulting in death unless the heart is returned. Or another force acts. Once crushed, it's ability to maintain the owner is totally destroyed and the person still dies. It is this life force energy that allows the heart and body to work together.

This is why capital punishment involving tearing the life force out of a criminal and placing it in the body of someone who has pass on but still retains their heart works in Agrabah. A mumlak is merely a person with no force that allows them to truly live, merely exist as an animated corpse.

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