Chapter 3 Interesting
From the smoke emerged a stunning woman in a dress that could never be confused for modest. Emma didn't believe in love but this woman was tugging at her heart by just standing there. "Finding aid from filthy pirates are we Snow. And Graham you should know better than to try and escape me." "These three are part of my crew and so my family. You'll do no harm to them." "Is that a command pirate?" "It was a statement love, the only time I'd command you would be in my bed." With a wink from Emma the queen's anger reached its peak. "You're a fool if you think you'll get away with speaking to me like this! Unless you plan on begging for forgiveness I'd keep that mouth of yours shut." "I'm sure we could find another use for my mouth if speaking is out of the question." The queen went to use her magic on Emma but it didn't work. "Sorry love but I'm the only one allowed to use magic on my ship." With a small whistle Red appeared behind the queen and held a dagger to her throat. "Easy Red. I'd like to speak with her majesty The Evil Queen in my cabin. Show her the way and a little more hospitality, she is royalty after all." With a smirk exchanged across pirates, Red did as instructed.
"How is it that she couldn't use her magic?" "The ship doesn't allow any magic to work anywhere near by nor on her except for mine. The ship is magical and is the reason I'm so feared. It is also the reason you needn't worry about the queen. As my crew you share my gift of immortality." "What do you mean immortality?" "Ask Belle, I've a lovely queen waiting for me." Snow goes to search for Belle with Charming as Emma heads to her cabin. Red is posted at her door and Emma signals her to leave then enters to see the queen in her chair. "For a pirate you have fine taste for furnishings." "Thank you love for the compliment but I'm sure you've something else to tell me." Eyes never leaving each other the queen replies, "Yes. What is it that you want for Snow White?" "Hmm, why the interest in Snow? Do you not even care about Graham, the man whose heart you stole,in the literal sense?" "She is a traitor and you may claim whatever prize you wish when you hand her over."
Emma stepped closer, put a hand on her desk, and leaned towards the queen now only inches away. With a crooked smile she said, "Anything I wish? And if I wish to have you as my prize?" The evil queen quickly brought a dagger to Emma's throat, "You truly are a fool, then again you're a pirate so it was to be expected. Did you think I would give you anything after aiding that traitor and taking Graham from me?" "Look love, I need a crew so I can leave this gods awful land… no, realm as soon as possible so I'll take anyone willing." "You'll hand them over to me and then I will personally throw you into the dungeons." Emma smirked then swiftly grabbed the queen's hand and moved the dagger just under her rib cage. "Slitting my throat will make a mess, push the dagger up under my ribs and you'll hit my heart. I'm sure you know exactly where to find that." The queen kept eye contact with Emma who stared back daring her to kill her. When the queen didn't move Emma grabbed her wrist, "Let me help you." and the dagger pierced her heart. The queen let go of the dagger and watched as Emma stood up and pulled the dagger covered in blood out slowly.
The queen just stared, shocked. Emma cleaned the dagger with a piece of cloth then grabbed her flask of rum and took a long swig. She sat on her desk and turned to look at the queen offering her flask which was gladly taken. The queen choked a bit not used to such strong rum. "I wish we didn't have to go through that. As you can see killing me isn't easy. That stung a bit, especially when it hit my heart but I've had worse." The queen now realizing her position kept quiet. Emma waved her hand over her clothes and they were fixed. "Now tell me, my queen, what do you think about walking my plank?" Expecting to see fear Emma was shocked when the queen put on her loveliest look of confidence and smiled. "If you wanted me dead I would already have a dagger through my own heart. Let's stop with the games pirate. Tell me what you want." You're interesting. Even when you are in no position to command you still do it so well. It's something rarely seen in those not breed to become royalty but there's something wrong here. Your eyes tell me that even without your title you'd be happy and love that is even rarer." "Perhaps you're looking too closely dear."
At that phrase Emma stepped back. This woman looked and sounded too familiar and not in a good way. Something clicked in her mind as she looked over the queen one more time. Emma whistled and soon there was a knock on her door. "Come in Red." Red entered and walked over to Emma awaiting instructions. "Get her majesty off my ship now." Red wanted to question her but Emma gave her the meanest glare she'd ever seen so she just grabbed the queen and took her up to the main deck and off the ship. Once further down the dock but still close enough to the ship so the queen couldn't use magic, Red took out her dagger and held it to the queen's neck. "Whatever you did to piss the captain off was a mistake. I've known her all her life and trust me, that's a long time. I've never seen her this mad before so whatever you said or did I'd make sure you apologized. You don't want the captain mad at you."
To be continued...