OK last chapter before the treasure hunt starts but before that can happen Henry must surely find the tresure map.
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Killian and Emma spent the rest of the afternoon relaxing on the beach but as the sun started to drop in the sky a chill in the air forced them to head back to town, they stopped at Granny's for dinner before collecting Henry and heading back to the Jolly where they all sat and enjoyed a movie marathon before having an early night.
Killian climbed into bed and scooted himself over to let Emma get in, he used to sleep on her side but too many times he had been disturbed from sleep when Emma had been called out during the night and in the end they had just come to a silent agreement that they should switch. Emma crawled in next to him and snuggled into his side with a sigh.
"Today was nice"
"Aye, it was just what I needed but tomorrow is going to be even better." Killian smiled widely into Emma's hair before dropping a kiss onto her head.
"I'm excited too, I can't wait to see the Kid's face when he finds that map, he's gonna have a fit"
"I assume that is a good thing" Killian chuckled and Emma just laughed in reply
He pulled in a huge yawn, Gods he was really tired. All the walking had taken it out of him, hell who was he trying to fool? Anything he did these days made him tired. Whale had warned him that it could take him months to get over his injuries and at the time Killian had dismissed it thinking that the Doctor was just being dramatic but it seemed that he actually knew what he was talking about.
"Go to sleep Killian" she snuggled in closer and he had every intention of doing as she said but she suddenly came up on to her elbow and his eyes popped open to see her face looking at him.
"What is it Swan?" he asked in concern
"I love you" was all she said then gave him a smile that could make his heart explode.
"And I you" he grinned back at her as she lent in and kissed him before snuggling back into his side with a sigh
For the second night in a row Killian slept soundly and when he awoke in the morning it was to find the sun once again beaming into their cabin. Emma lay facing away from him and he couldn't resist turning over onto his side and trailing his fingers down her spine through her bed clothes causing her to shiver and take in a deep breath in her sleep. He grinned as his mischievous side surfaced and he chuckled to himself as he brought his fingers to her back again but this time he reached further round and in one swift move he pulled her over onto her back and started tickling her furiously. She was awake and screaming with laughter in seconds.
"STOOOOOP... HOOK, I'm gonna pee myself please stop" he didn't he just carried on but perhaps he should have listened because in seconds he'd lost his position of power as she turned the tables on him when she started tickling him back.
"Poor form Swan... you have more fingers than I" he laughed back trying to squirm away but in his haste he twisted too quickly and the game was done when a strangled cry was wrenched from his lips and his hand instantly clamped over his hip
"Oh my God Killian, I'm so sorry"
He could feel her stroking his face as he breathed through the pain "My fault Love, I started it remember. I'll be fine in a second"
And he was right, the pain ebbed quite quickly and he opened his eyes to see her worried face above him "I'm alright don't look so worried"
"I can't help it, you've went totally white, I'm so sorry"
"Love stop, these things happen. Now where were we..." he was cut off by a knock on the door and Henry's voice calling from outside
"Is it safe to come in or are you guys doing gross things that I don't want to know about?"
"It's safe" Emma called with a chuckle and Killian laughed too as he struggled to sit himself up a bit.
The door swung open wide and Henry struggled through with a tray in his hands once again.
"I owed you a breakfast" he said to his Mother with a smile as he walked up to the bed
"Does this mean I need to clean the galley again?" Killian asked raising an eyebrow
"Nah, I got it covered. Do you guys want coffee or is the juice OK?"
"Thank you Lad, that would be most appreciated. You have outdone yourself Henry, this looks delicious"
"Yeah Kid, this is awesome, thank you"
"You're welcome."
Henry hurried out leaving the cabin door open, they tucked into their breakfast and Emma hummed in appreciation.
"The Kid can definitely cook, I'll give him that"
"Aye Lass but with Snow White as his Grandmother he does have a certain advantage in life and they do say it skips a generation"
He ducked out of the way slightly as Emma swung her hand around to slap him
"Hey. I can cook." She paused and tilted her head with a frown "As long as all you want for breakfast is toast... no wait, I can do Pop Tarts too" she gave him another silly grin
Henry came back in a few minutes later carrying two coffees and it was the perfect end to the meal as Killian lent back on his pillows with a sigh, he could get used to this.
"Lad, that was just what I needed. Thank you once more."
"Meh, it was nothing plus I figured that you'd need a big breakfast before we got stuck in for the day" Henry shrugged then lifted their plates
"Aye you're right we probably do. Now what say you? Should we get started? Come on Love up with you" he shuffled sideways and nudged Emma forcing her to get out of the bed
"I'm up already, Henry we'll meet you down there just let us get dressed" Emma said walking over to the closet
"AWESOME" the Lad cried and he practically ran from the room but his voice carried back to them as Killian moved to pull Emma into his arms with a feral grin on his face "Don't get distracted you two, there's a lot to do"
"How does he do that? Can he bloody see through walls?" Killian cried in despair before just simply kissing Swan on her cheek
"He just knows how your brain works" Emma laughed but the smile fell from her face seconds later "God, that's not something I should be happy about is it?"
"I don't know Love, it's never done me any harm"
"I know but you're not MY Son, I'm not even going to think about this anymore, come on Pirate get some clothes on we have work to do"
Ten minutes later Killian found himself standing in the very dusty hold again, Emma had already pulled one of the large chests open and gave a mock cough as she wafted her hand back and forth in front of her.
"God I'm gonna need a set of shots when we're done in here" she curled her lip in disgust before suddenly diving forward and pulling out what looked like an ancient shirt with a bark of laughter "What the hell is this?"
"I will remind you Swan that I am not the only Pirate that has sailed this vessel" he didn't deny it was his just steered her to thinking it wasn't, it truly was horrible, what had he been thinking?
Killian dragged a smaller chest over next to her and dropped down to sit on it reaching into the chest too, he rummaged about tossing old garments to the side to get to the bottom where he knew his old cutlass lay, it was the one he had used before Liam had given him his now favored one. It was a simple blade that he had picked up in his early Navy days from somewhere but he could never really bring himself to part with it and now he didn't need to, he could use it to teach the boy how to sword fight properly.
"Here Lad" he said beckoning Henry over with a jerk of his head and held up the cutlass along with the belt and scabbard it was cradled in
"For me?" Henry's eyebrows shot up and Killian just nodded with a smile "WOW... thanks Killian"
Henry took it quickly instantly trying to attach it to his person
"Let me help" Killian said tugging him a bit closer and in no time at all the Lad stood wearing the cutlass "I'll make a sailor out of you yet Lad"
"Awesome" Henry gave a grin "What else is in here? Any treasure?"
"I'm afraid not Lad, it's mostly old clothes, maybe a few lengths of rope and I know that one over there contains fabrics for repairing the sails. Most of it is only fit for a bonfire but that in itself will be worth seeing so lets get this done then we can start the cleaning and tonight we can sit on the beach and watch this lot burn"
They worked for the rest of the day only stopping briefly to eat lunch which Mary-Margaret brought in about mid-day after dropping off Neal with Ashley and when she offered to stay and help they made good headway.
Killian's heart picked up a beat at one point when Henry inadvertently cleared the space on top of the hidden compartment and gave a frown when his fingers must have felt the slight dip in the floorboards but right then David stuck his head through the hatch
"How you guys getting on?"
"Great Grandpa, look what Killian gave me" Henry yelled jumping up and running to the bottom of the stairs and pulling out the cutlass
"A cutlass?! How are you supposed to learn to sword fight with that thing?"
"Ignore him Lad at least I gave you one that wasn't made of wood" Killian chuckled as he pulled himself up to his feet
"Hey, he was ten back then, I didn't want to be on the receiving end of a mistimed jab" David replied as he came down to join them "Wow, you're nearly done, it's looking good Kid"
"It's gonna be awesome" Henry replied jamming his cutlass back into his scabbard
"You guys thirsty?" David suddenly asked lifting up a grocery bag and pulling out several bottles of soda and handing them out.
Killian took his drink even though he would of much preferred a water to quench his thirst, he found the soda too sickly sweet but right now his throat was very dry and full of dust so he'd put up with it. He tried to remove the top by gripping it in his teeth and twisting but it was on too tight so he jammed it under his left arm. The minute the lid came free the liquid inside fizzed uncontrollably sending soda spraying everywhere.
"What the hell?" Killian yelled immediately dropping the bottle to the floor and holding his arms out wide to look down at his soaking wet front as the bottle fizzed it's way across the room.
"DAD... did you shake that on purpose?" Emma yelled stepping forward and trying to wipe the sticky drink from Killian's face with her hand.
"Would I do that?" David replied innocently
"David, you are such a child sometimes. Is this what it's going to be like forever with the two of you?" Mary-Margaret turned and gave Killian a dark look
"I didn't do anything" Killian practically squeaked out in protest
"Maybe not this time but these games are not funny anymore, look at you! You are soaking and David look at the floor, you are cleaning that up"
Killian was just about to protest his innocence once more when Henry suddenly stepped forward and pointed to the floor.
"Guys, look"
Henry's eyes were round with wonder and Killian turned to see what he was looking at and when he looked down at first all he could see was copious amounts of sticky soda ruining his woodwork but then he realized what the boy was pointing at. The soda was running in rivulets across the wood as the Jolly bobbed on her mooring and in most places it just trickled back and forth but where the secret compartment lay the soda was slowly disappearing into the hole beneath the floor. Henry was on his knees in seconds and Swan was at his side straight after that.
"Do you think there's a space beneath here? I thought it felt a bit funny before, like this bit was slightly lower than the rest" Henry looked up at Killian his eyes dancing in wonder.
"Well there are several hidden compartments on this ship, why don't you see for yourself Lad" Killian answered cryptically and he couldn't hide the smile on his face when Henry immediately got to work. His nimble fingers felt their was around the area and he quickly figured out exactly where the compartment was, Killian watched with bated breath as he tried to figure out how to open it and after only two attempts he got it. The wooden board popped downwards and when Henry slid it to the side to reveal the map Killian didn't think he'd ever seen anybody ever look so happy.
"It's a map... Killian did you forget you put it here?" the boys eyes were practically popping form his head but Killian tried to look confused instead of grinning like an idiot.
"I never forget where I hide things Lad. Open it, let us have a look" He answered around the question
Henry quickly stood and walked across to a bit of floor that they had cleared that was free from soda to spread it out and everyone gathered around to look at it with him.
"Woah, it's a map of Storybrooke or the area that's now Storybrooke... you know what I mean. Look, that's Devil's Cove and that there, that's the beach by the playground."
He studied it a bit more then practically yelled "KILLIAN... It was Black Beard's, he must have hidden it when he had the Jolly. Look he's signed the map up here with the initials B.B., do you think he was planning on coming to Storybrooke?"
"Perhaps, what else does the map show you Henry? Anything of interest?"
He wasn't seeing it so when Emma glanced up to look at him Killian gave her a slight nod and she smiled back knowingly.
"Kid! Look... X marks the spot" her finger immediately landed on the red cross that Killian had drawn there himself two days before and that was when all hell broke loose.
"TREASURE... IT'S A TREASURE MAP" he grabbed the map and jumped to his feet practically jumping up and down on the spot "LET'S GO, I NEED TO SEE IF THE TREASURE IS STILL THERE"
"Hang on just a moment Henry, let me have a good look at that map. If it was indeed Black Beard himself that left this in my hold then I suggest we proceed with caution so I say that we go and have dinner then we can sit down and study this map in more detail. Perhaps you can ask the Queen to check it for dark magic, the last thing we want to do is rush into something headfirst only to find that it was a trap from one Pirate Captain to another"
Henry sighed heavily then groaned "Awwwwwww... I wanted to go now"
"Would you not prefer to have as much information as possible before hand? I'm not saying we can't go Lad I just want to make sure that it is safe to do so. We can have a strategy meeting then tomorrow if all is well with the map we can go on your treasure hunt, we can make a day of it"
"Hook's right Kid" Emma chipped in pulling herself from the floor and brushing the dust from her knees "It's already getting late, how about we go to Granny's for dinner then we can spread this map out in the hold, get Regina to give it the once over and I'm sure if you asked her she would maybe like to join us when we go looking tomorrow, what do you say?"
"I say..." he paused and gave a thoughtful look before beaming widely again "Great idea, she's been working hard lately. I think she's trying to keep herself busy but who can resist a treasure hunt? Right?"
"Right Kid" Emma replied with a smile.
"Can I ask her to join us for diner?"
"You don't need to ask Henry, she is family and is always welcome, go give her a call" Emma replied with a smile
Killian smirked to himself as Henry dashed across the room and up the stairs, he really was born to the life of adventure.
"Thank you" Emma said to him dragging his attention back into the room
"It was my pleasure Love" he replied pulling her into a hug but she suddenly pulled back and shoved him away
"Ewww... you're all wet."
He pinched his fingers into the front of his shirt and pulled it slightly feeling the sticky fabric leaving his skin and he looked up to glare at David but he didn't say anything until Mary-Margaret and Emma had already climbed the steps to the bunk room a few minutes later and he made to follow.
"This isn't over yet "Dad" I will get you back, that was a dirty trick in anyone's book but I will think of something better just you wait and see"
With that he climbed the steps too, laughing slightly to himself when he heard David's retort.
"Looking forward to it "Peg Leg"... I just like keeping you on your very wonky toes"