Hidden Treasures Chapter 115, an once upon a time fanfic

Final Chapter... I think I might cry :'(

Killian stretched out on his bed giving a loud yawn and throwing his arms out wide enjoying the fact that he was mostly pain free. Even though he had felt much better by the time he had left the hospital he had still felt really tired when they had gotten back to the Jolly and while there was every possibility it was because of the mischief himself and Swan had been up to before eventually going to sleep the previous night David seemed to think that it was due to his condition and Killian had just played along... if only David knew the truth.

Killian grinned as an image of David's irate face popped into his head but the sound of footsteps on the deck above him followed by a muttered conversation between what sounded like Robin, David and the Chief had Killian pulling himself from he bed. He stretched again to knock the kinks from his spine when his eyes fell on the painting of the Jolly that had started this whole thing off... if he hadn't pondered that day over the hidden compartments hidden with her hull he would not now have his Son.

He shook his head and chuckled as he walked over to look at the little figures in the frame "You would be so proud of him Brother. I promise I will look after him and if I so much as find one drop of rum anywhere near him before his twenty first birthday he will be very sorry. I will make sure that boy reaches his full potential... He will have the life we deserved, I will make you proud of the man I am now... I lost my way Liam but now I truly know what I was put here to do. I am a Father and I will make damned sure that I do a better job of it than that miserable excuse we were given."

"You're already doing a better job" Swan practically whispered and Killian swung round to see her smiling by his side "Sorry, I heard you talking... I didn't mean to interrupt."

"My Brother and I were just talking" Killian chuckled pulling Swan into his side and resting his chin on her head to look back at the painting

"He's already proud of you you know" She sighed putting her arms around his waist

"I hope so" Killian whispered "Sometimes I wish with all my heart that I could talk to him just one more time... I want to know that he is alright and I know that is stupid, I know he is dead but I cannot believe that death is final... there has to be something else"

"Killian he is gone but you know that he will always love you... he loved you when you were a mess remember. He loved you when everyone else dismissed you as just a kid that couldn't hold his rum and liked to gamble. He would be so proud of who you are now, you can stop trying to please him."

He tugged her in a bit closer and nodded but she suddenly pulled back and looked up at him "Is it true that my Dad got the name Shilah back in Neverland? He keeps saying how cool it was and that he was a part of a legend"

Killian laughed "Aye Love but you may remind him that just because he was part of a legend does not make him one"

She grinned up at him "So... you don't have Liam but you do have "Shilah". What would he say Killian? Honestly, truthfully, without all the crap that you two throw at each other. Do you think he is proud of you?"

Killian smiled as a lump grew in his throat and the only word he managed to get out was "Aye" but it was enough, she had gotten her point across.

Killian's Brother was proud of him.

"Right, let's get on with fulfilling this prophecy then" Swan said stepping out of his arms and tugging him after her. She looked over her shoulder and laughed "You might want to stop in the bathroom on the way up to deck though, your hair is sticking up all over the place"

Killian just laughed as he trailed after her "You love it, I'm going for the "dishevelled Pirate" look"

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"Come on Peg Leg" David called out when he saw Emma and Hook emerge from the lower deck "We can't all be lying around all day"

"You are just jealous because Regina already returned your bed back into the couch" Hook chuckled before nodding at Robin and greeting the Chief "Good to see you"

"It is good to see you too Apenim...Sorry, I mean Hook or is it Killian?" the Chief joked with a light laugh

"Alright, I give in" Hook laughed "Apenimon will do as long as you call him Shilah"

David raised his hands "Hey, I was never complaining, I like mine, it was only ever you fighting destiny"

"Well not anymore" Hook said seriously as he looked to the Chief "I have the perfect place for you all to call home but you may not really enjoy how we are going to get there"

The Chief frowned "I do not understand Apenimon... do we not walk?"

Hook shook his head and chuckled "I don't really walk any distance anymore. No, we will need to ride in a couple of vessels"

"I do not know this word, what is a vessel?"

David stepped forward and pointed over the guard rail to one of the cars going along Main street "He means that we're going by car..."

The Chief's eyebrow shot up and to David's surprise the man grinned "Ah, I wondered when I would get to indulge in that pass time"

"And what is more" Hook threw in "I must insist that Tala joins us... I have arranged for Tiger Lily and Rufio to meet us at there."

The Chief gave a broad smile "You have done so much for us already Apenimon, how can we ever repay you?"

"By being happy" was all Hook replied with a shrug before adding as an after thought "Oh and perhaps you could allow my boys to stay with you sometimes, I do believe they would enjoy learning all about living in the wilds"

"You have a deal" the Chief said with a nod holding out his hand which Hook shook quickly before saying that they should get underway.

Five minutes later David found himself staring in awe at his truck that was parked next to Emma's bug "I... what the hell... it was wrecked. How did this happen?"

He looked around to see Emma grinning like a fool, she giggled and cried out "Surprise"

"Was this you?" he asked as his eyebrows shot up

She nodded before practically skipping over to his side and holding out the keys "I needed to flex my magic..."

He surged forward and pulled her up into his arms twirling round and laughing "You have no idea what this means to me"

"I think we do" she laughed when he put her down "You moped about for days after it happened"

"I had concussion!" he tried to defend but he was laughing too "Right, Peg Leg are you with me? It'll be easier to get you in and out of the truck and if Tala wants to come with us too it means Robin can sit in the back of the bug and Chief can sit in the front"

Everyone just nodded and headed towards their allocated vehicle but David found himself grinning widely as he slid behind the wheel, he really had thought he would never see her again.

"Would you stop mooning over this damned contraption and get going, we need to be back in plenty of time to collect Junior from school"

"Calm down" David mumbled still looking about in awe "She's beautiful isn't she?"

Hook sighed heavily "Aye, bloody marvellous, now can we go?"

"Alright alright" David chuckled starting the engine only to gasp and smile widely again as the truck practically purred, he had an overwhelming urge to jump out and pop the hood, what had Emma done? She sounded perfect.

"Good God man. You are practically salivating" Hook sighed throwing out his hand in frustration "Swan has left already"

"Alright keep you pants on" David laughed finally getting underway. He got to Main Street and turned right heading out of town but he kept stealing glances at Tala and Hook who were both just sitting in silence. The difference in the pair of them was plain to see though as Tala looked about herself in awe wearing a smile and Hook, who was closest to the door wore a deep frown on his face.

"You don't need to do this you know" David said breaking the silence "I could take them out there, it's not to late for me to turn around."

"I am fine Brother" Hook sighed giving him a quick smile before looking back out the window.

"Am I missing something?" Tala asked looking between David and Hook

"No"

"Yes"

They answered at the same time.

"Well which is it? It cannot be both" Tala asked raising an eyebrow

"It is nothing" Hook replied shifting in his seat

"I can see by your face that is not true. Please Apenimon, what is troubling you?"

Hook sighed heavily and looked to the woman "The clearing that we are taking you to... it was the place that Devin and the Lost Ones attacked me"

"And yet you want us to make it our home. Why?"

"Because I am bloody sick and tired of hiding from my past" he burst out "It is done, he is gone and the place is perfect in every way... if you all set up camp there it will be a fresh start, a new beginning for not only you but for me too"

"In that case I have a feeling that we will be very happy there" Tala said kindly placing her hand on Hook's bouncing knee "Relax Apenimon as you say, it is over. That place should hold no fear for you anymore, it is just a place like any other"

Hook seemed to calm in an instant and David narrowed his eyes at Tala... he was sure that woman had some kind of hypnotic powers but he didn't have time to ponder it as they were suddenly pulling off the road and heading up the bumpy track towards the clearing and David found himself swallowing hard as he thought back to that night when he had driven through here in the dark to swing the truck around to see Hook hanging from the large tree that was now filling his windshield as he came to a stop.

"David?" Hook suddenly asked breaking his gaze as he looked to his Brother "Are you alright?"

"Yeah" David pulled in a deep breath and let it out "I just..."

He trailed off as he looked back at the tree again but Hook got the idea and simply said "It is alright Brother, it is just a tree, one which will be gone soon enough if I get my way"

"I think that can be arranged" Tala added "Perhaps you can both help us to cut it down"

David chuckled "Yeah and I know just the person who will want to get his hands on that trunk."

Hook gave a grin "Aye, Marco can make it into something practical I am sure" he gave a slight frown then added "Perhaps he can make a memorial for Tootles... "

"I like that idea" David agreed "The kid deserves some kind recognition"

"Aye" Hook sighed before pulling in a deep breath "Right, are we to do this?"

The next hour passed quickly with the Chief and Tala loving what they saw and when Rufio's truck pulled David found himself crying along with everyone else as the family was finally reunited but soon it was time for Hook and Emma to head off to pick up Junior.

"I'm gonna stay here for a while" David said to Emma "Robin, you want to stay or do you want to head back?"

"We can take Roland back to the Jolly if you want to stay" Emma added

"In that case I will call Regina and tell her to meet me there later if that is alright"

"Of course" Emma replied with a smile "You can stay for dinner, I'm sure Junior and Roland will have plenty to tell us about their first day"

"Brilliant" Hook suddenly said looking to David "Can we use that barbeeque thing that you bought? Swan we must stop at the store to buy supplies"

Emma chuckled and tugged his hand pulling him towards the bug "I think that can be arranged but that thing is not getting lit on board, you can cook the stuff on the dock."

"I can live with that" Hook grinned before looking back to David "Do not be too late, I am starved already. Rufio, Tiger Lily... will you join us? Chief, Tala?"

The others all grinned and Rufio nodded raising a hand in acceptance "Just try and keep us away"

"What do you want Dark One?" the Shadow Man drawled out sounding bored as he stood in the clock tower

"It would seem that our schedule has been moved forward" Rumple replied walking forward to lean on the rail at the top of the stairs

"And what makes you think that I will help you?" Facilier sneered walking to stand next to him

"Well I have given what you said some thought and I have a proposition for you " Rumple smirked, he had no intention of following through on what he was about to say and as long as he was careful on how he worded it he would be fine... no deal would be struck with this monster.

Facilier raised an eyebrow "I am listening?"

"You help me get my revenge on that blasted Pirate and I will send you to a land far from here where you can do as you please, you can take power over all the inhabitants... you can have a new Kingdom."

Facilier narrowed his eyes "Where is this land? And how will you send me there? You have no bean"

Rumple turned to pace towards the clock face musing over his answer for a second "The land is called Wonderland and to get there I do not need a bean... a mirror will be sufficient and I have plenty of those"

"Wonderland" Facilier said like the word had meaning "I like the sound of that... what do you wish me to do?"

"I require an effigy" Rumple stated simply digging into his pocket

"An effigy?!" Facilier asked then gave a hearty laugh "You mean you want a Voodoo Doll"

"Whatever you want to call it the result will be the same"

"Do you have the required elements?" Facilier asked stalking towards Rumple with an outstretched hand

"Of course" Rumple replied pulling out a small cut out photo of Hook's face and a vial containing a single fingernail that he had removed from the Pirate's preserved hand back at the shop.

"Excellent" Facilier crooned twisting his hand and conjuring a small cloth doll, he quickly took the offered elements and put them inside a small gap in the back of the doll before waving his hand over it to seal it up

Rumple smiled as Facilier held it out in his left hand but just as Rumple stretched out his own hand to take it the Shadow Man's right hand shot forward and shook his as he declared "You've got a deal Dark One"

"You..." Rumple narrowed his eyes at the man who stood before him, damn it he'd just been tricked into making a deal by the bokor.

Facilier smirked "I will not be tricked again Dark One, remember that I lived with your Father for many many years, I know how the Stiltskin's think"

"Very good Shadow Man... very good. You got me" Rumple smirked "You do indeed have a deal, one that I will be only too happy to follow through on ONCE we have completed our task here."

"Then perhaps you would like to fill me in on your ideas"

Rumple smirked again "Well today I found out something interesting about the Pirate. It would seem that he has a new addiction that will need to be fought over the next few weeks... I have a feeling that he may find that harder to do with me adding more drugs into his system and I have JUST the right roll for you, although we may need to change your appearance for the foreseeable future. How do you feel about being a rehabilitation councillor? Perhaps you can use a bit of hypnotherapy to "Help" him come to terms with his tortured mind... I do foresee his nightmares getting worse before the month is out... so bad in fact that they will turn him to drugs to try and block them out."

"You are an evil man Rumplestiltskin but I like it" Facilier grinned "I like it a lot"

"Good. Now, I think that it is time that I see how well this thing works" Rumple held up the voodoo doll "but first I think that you need this back"

Rumple then held out The Shadow Man's outang but just as Facilier was about to take it he pulled it back "Do not cross me Shadow Man, your magic is no match for mine"

"I am fully aware of the fact" Facilier smirked "But I have no need to cross you Dark One. I am about to get my very own personal playground to play in so until then I am your servant, I will do as you ask, I owe you that much"

"You owe me much more than that" Rumple snarled

"I agree but perhaps you will take this as me trying to make it up to you"

"Don't bet on it" Rumple muttered as Facilier pulled the necklace over his head and morphed into a very mild mannered looking man in a tweed suit with a huge moustache.

"Will this suffice?" he asked spreading his arms out wide

"It will do" Rumple mumbled before raising his hand and taking the both of them away in his red cloud to appear just behind the cannery where they could peer around the corner to see the Pirate and his "family" all laughing and running around on the dock while the Shepherd cooked food on the barbecue.

Rumple growled to himself raising the voodoo doll up just as Hook hobbled his way across the stone harbour with Junior in tow.

"Run Junior... do not let the Swan bird catch us" Hook yelled out as Emma chased after them.

The boy squealed out in delight at being chased but Rumple was not going to be stopped by this vision of happiness before him. He looked at the doll in his hand before curling his lip into a snarl. He brought up his other hand and stood the figure up straight before looking back to the Pirate with a smirk on his face as he let the doll fall face first onto the palm of his hand.

He watched in wonder as suddenly both Hook and Junior tumbled to the ground in a clatter of limbs and the boy instantly cried out in pain. Rumple gasped and looked to the doll in his hand before looking at Facilier.

"Well well well" he mused looking at the doll in awe "It would seem that not all magic can differentiate between the good Captain and his younger self... I think that this whole thing may just have gotten a little bit more interesting"

"You are pleased?" Facilier asked cautiously

"Very" Rumple replied "So pleased in fact that I do believe that I am willing to set you up in a nice house that I know of... you can be a work form home councillor. I can adjust some people's minds around town to add credibility to your story. We can sort out the finer details in the next few weeks so until then let us keep a low profile, we do not want people getting suspicious"

With that he raised a hand and they were gone once more leaving only the sound of the boy's cries ringing out into the air.

Killian had hit the ground hard but he was up on his knees in an instant crawling his way to Junior who was screaming out in agony and when Killian managed to get to him he could see why as he looked at his boy's arm to see it very clearly broken again in the same place that it had been broken before.

"Hey" Swan called out dropping down onto the dock and pulling the lad into her arms "You're OK, let Momma see"

Junior whimpered as Swan took hold of his arm but seconds later his tears stopped as he looked at his arm in wonder when Swan let her magic heal him.

"You fixed it" he sniffed looking up at Emma

"I did" she smiled "Anything else hurt?"

He gave a frown before looking down at his bloody knee and his bottom lip trembled at the sight but Swan saw to that too then pulled him up into her arms and hugged him tightly "You OK now?"

He pulled back and nodded before looking at Killian "Papa is hurt too Momma"

"I am fine" Killian replied without much thought but when Emma raised a hand to his head he suddenly realized that he was bleeding... heavily.

"Stay still" Emma said with a frown as she concentrated her magic once more then he felt the warmth spread through him and she sat back with a smile "You hurt anywhere else?"

"I do not think so" he replied honestly "Perhaps we should get up and I can find out."

David and Robin were suddenly by his side too and he was hauled up to find that he was mostly in one piece with just a few scraps and bruises, he looked to Swan's worried face "I am fine, do not fret Love"

"You sure?" she asked looking him up and down "What the hell happened?"

He shrugged looking down at the ground "I think we must have tripped over each other"

"Yeah Captain Clumsy and Clumsy Junior remember?" Henry laughed

They all laughed but Junior looked decidedly teary still so Killian stooped down and pulled him up into his arms before heading back to the seating area at the bottom of the gangplank.

"What is wrong Lad?" Killian asked lightly "The fun does not need to stop... or are you hurt somewhere else?"

Junior shook his head and looked Killian right in the eye "I did not trip over you and you did not trip over me"

"It does not matter Son" Killian replied honestly "We both fell but we are both fine, do not let this ruin our night. We have our whole family around us... we have a family Son... that in itself is something to be happy about."

Junior gave a sad smile "I wish my Liam were here."

"I wish he were here too but he is not. He is still in here though" Killian brought his hand to Junior's heart "You and I had the worst start to life anyone could think of but here we are being happy... that is what life is about Killian Jones Junior. Be happy for Liam, that is all he would want. Here with all these people we are both safe, we are both safe and loved"

Junior smiled up at him "I love you Papa"

"I love you too Son" Killian replied pulling him into a hug and it was true. Killian had spent so many nights in Neverland worrying that he would have no connection to the boy now that their link was broken but as he hugged him he felt complete.

He really was the luckiest man alive and he was determined to give this boy in his arms everything that he had failed to receive from his own Father.

Time, happiness, security and love

Those are the important things in life... those and Mary-Margaret's pancakes... those were definitely important too.

And here we come to the end of my tale... until the next time

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE review, I want to know what you guys think.

As I said I am going to take a few weeks off but hope to be back at the beginning of September after I have completed my double marathon to raise money for Cancer Research.

Wish me luck guys... it's gonna be tough.