Chapter 4

They were told about a little town in Maine. It was called Stroybrooke and the residents were banished there from another world. A world known by most people because of their childhood stories. The town residents' real home was the Enchanted Forest but they couldn't go back there at the moment. Trapped in their town waiting for their lifelong suffering under the leadership of the queen Killian was talking about, they still hoped for help. Arrow and the two sisters could be exactly that help.

»I nearly ended up back in that town too but I already told you that I always choose the alliances that seem to be the ones that keep my devilishly handsome face safe in the end. So I left that charming prince and his company and was ordered to come to your city. And now I'm gonna get you to Storybrooke.«

»Like now in this exact moment now?« Felicity asked. »I have to go to work tomorrow.«

»I'm convinced your boss won't mind« Oliver said. In the shadow of his hood his lips formed a smile.

»And I'm not gonna leave you behind here« Emma added. They didn't need to say more to know that they're gonna go on this journey. Killian was right, they had to to save their own city and the town in Maine.

»Get ready to set sails, mates. It's bumpy sea ahead.« Killian shouted from his place at the helm. Oliver took aim at one of the ropes that kept the sail rolled up on the mast and shot an arrow right through. The sail was set and Killian looked up a little confused.

»I'm not your mate« Oliver said before he vanished in a cabin below deck.

»Are you okay?« Emma asked Felicity.

»Despite the fact that my sister works together with a disputed hero and the fact that we're currently on a pirate ship on our way to a magic town, yeah despite this I'm totally okay.«

»I'm sorry.« Felicity looked at Emma. She gave her a it's-okay-but-I-need-some-time-for-me-now look. They were on a ship. It was impossible to go far away but there was enough room for her not to see Emma for a while. The latter went to Killian at the helm.

»Why are you really doing this? Telling us the whole plan and taking us to Storybrooke.«

»Try something new, darling. It's called trust. If I wanted something bad to happen to you I already would have done.« He took a sip out of his flask and offered Emma some rum too.

»I'm most certainly not accepting something to drink from a one-handed pirate.«

»Wow that's amazing. The prophesy was right.«

»What do you mean? What prophesy?« Emma insisted to know.

»The prophesy said there was going to be a woman that can rescue the Enchanted Forest but that woman's biggest weakness would be her struggles to believe or to trust anyone. These weaknesses would complicate the task she was going to accomplish but she would defeat them and save the day. Maybe you start with the rum.« Killian smiled with raised eyebrows.

»Thank you but no, thank you.«

»The prophesy really exists, Swan.«

»Swan?« Emma asked irritated. Killian looked like he regretted saying it. After a few heartbeats he said »Your necklace. You didn't tell me your name, so.«

Emma pressed her lips together to show she understood. Then she left. The whole day was a crazy construct of new knowledge. Of unbelievable knowledge. She knew Killian wasn't lying about the prophesy but she decided not to tell Oliver or Felicity who were below deck. Felicity has accidentally found him in one of the cabins.

»What does the avenger of Starling City think about all this?« she asked him. Instead of going to another cabin she stayed.

»I've experienced and survived so much more. It's actually strange I never saw magic before.«

»Who won't like a little magic in his life, huh« Felicity said awkwardly. »Any plans to defeat whatever might come?«

»I thought I would do what I typically do and put the fear of god into them and if that won't work I still have my arrow.« Felicity laughed a little laughter even if it wasn't that funny.

In the twilight of the next day they arrived at the docks of a little New England town without anything unusual.

»Then let us save this town I gather« Felicity said when they all were back on the deck.

»There still one thing I forgot to mention« Killian started but was interrupted from cries of the shore. »It's Hook! Head him off!«