"Emma, we've arrived in Neverland." Mary Margaret jounced Emma who was still in the bed.
Emma squinted at the sun rays coming from the small window facing her bed. Yes, they finally arrived in the place where Greg and Tamara took Henry. "About last night, I want to tell you about something. Something belongs to Hook."
"What is that?"
"We found a bottle of fairy dust in our room's cupboard." Mary Margaret said carefully. "It's very rare nowadays to get fairy dusts."
"Maybe he stole it back then." Emma answered flatly, acting to not even care about a bottle in Snow's hand.
"Yes, but for what?" Mary Margaret added.
They were both silent, not knowing the answer to the question. Emma looked to the window and found the notorious Captain Hook, tying up his ship to this very land to help her finding Henry. "Maybe it's not our business to meddle. Just leave it like that."
Mary Margaret sighed and looked at Emma, "Or maybe we shouldn't trust him in the first place, Emma."
Emma stood up and grabbed her red leather jacket from the hanger. She was wavering about trusting Hook at the beginning, too. "But we're already here with his help, so, I think we have no other choice but to trust him."
"Yeah, maybe you're right." Mary Margaret smiled proudly in reply, she's proud her daughter began to do the goodness. "Let's go meet David in the land." Mary Margaret led Emma to exit the room and went to the front section ship, where Hook, his crew and David were.
"Found anything interesting, Captain?" Emma asked as she casually slipped her hand through the armhole of her red jacket.
Hook held his telescope inside his hand. "I just happened to land this ship near the Mermaid's Lagoon. According to the name, there are lots of evil mermaids here."
"Yeah, I know, I read the book." Emma muttered.
"You made it sound more interesting, love. Maybe you should bring the book to me sometime." Hook grinned. He really interested in that book. A legend that said there was a story book about Neverland echoed in his head. "You've got a plan?"
Emma stayed silent awhile to think. "Um, no plans." Then she realized someone is missing from this ship. "Where is Regina?"
"She left early because waiting for you to wake up is too long." Mary Margaret said with a concerned expression on her face. "And she wanted to find Henry alone."
A satisfied smile crossed in Hook's lips. "If the hot-headed queen and the crocodile wanted a duo, then we can do our plan smoothly."
"What plan? We doesn't even have a plan." Emma grumbled to Hook. "And I believe our best chance is together. So, no one is going to do any 'solo' or 'duo', alright?"
"The plan, yes. We could just search by the forest near here, ah, that forest over there." David pointed a dark forest opposite the ship. Hook shook his head as soon as he saw it.
"Well, that forest you just picked there is quite dangerous." Hook explained in a serious tone. "And if you want to explore that forest, it would take weeks."
"So, it's dangerous and very broad? It has possibilities that Henry was there." Emma concluded.
Mary Margaret gave her a dazed look. "Why is that?"
"Obviously, you don't put your abduction anywhere but a dangerous and dark place that doesn't even crossed our mind."
Hook smiled smugly at her, liking her brave choice. "Point taken. Now, which one of you will take this adventure with me?"
"Did you hear what I said earlier? No. Parting."
"Too much people entering the forest might attract unwanted attention. I'm afraid, I can only take one of you to enter it."
"I'll go with you." David immediately uttered. "And sincerely, if you try to betray us in any way, I'll shoot you in the face."
"Yet we were getting along."
"I will go." Emma interrupted. "You have to protect Mary Margaret and the ship while I'm gone, in case Tamara and Greg found it."
A calmness on Mary Margaret's face faded in seconds. She was still not willing to release her own daughter after being separated for more than twenty years. Not a single day went past when she didn't regret of leaving her by her own, although she did it for good."I won't let you be separated with me again!" Mary Margaret shouted. "You know how grateful I am that we're still together 'til this time, Emma."
"I will be back, I promise." Emma said, trying to calm her mother down. "And you can go to the village, finding information as many as you can to help you finding Greg and Tamara."
David stared at Hook who is now casually slouched at the ship's pole. "Hook, we trust you to go aboard this plan and take care of our daughter, Emma. Please don't waste it into nothing."
"In that case, I can't promise that." Hook replied in deadpan. David's eyes went vicious instantly, but Hook still casually leaned on the pole.
David that lose his temper, quickly grabbed him by the collar and he strangled him tightly. "What are you saying?!"
"David." Emma reprimanded. She was a bit peeved at his father being overprotective to her.
"Hey, what if she hurts herself, huh? I can't do anything about it." Hook tried to shrug it off, but David was too strong. After a moment David loosened his strangle and left Hook slumped on the floor, breathlessly.
"If something happened to Emma, I promise the crocodile won't be the only one who's hunting you down, Hook." David pulled out the sword from his belt and he gave it to Emma. Emma stood in awe staring at David's sword. "Emma, bring this. This is my sword that had defeated dragon, giants, and ogres. You can use it to protect yourself."
She held the sword in her hand and she stared down the shiny weapon in admiration. "Wow, this legendary prince charming sword? Thank you, David."
"We sure know in this world we're not slaves to time," Hook said, interrupting them. "But in finding Henry, it's tick tock."
Emma looked at both of her parents. She felt quite hard to be separated with them again, and the worry she couldn't go back to them or Henry. However she entrusted faith, and she believed the man beside her will bring her good to the journey.
"You're ready, lass?" Hook asked as they both walked down the ship's stairs.
"I couldn't be any more ready, Killian."