There Once was a Princess... (Hook x Reader)

Chapter 24

You are currently riding in the truck with your parents and sister, driving to what looks like the middle of nowhere... and you would know... living in Mississippi, there is a lot of "middle of nowhere" space. So, it kinda felt like home. Unfortunately, Emma never got that opportunity,

"Why are we in the middle of nowhere?"

"Hey, sometimes the best things are somewhere in the middle of nowhere." You gasp dramatically, and jokingly.

"It's not that." She continues laughing at you. "Why aren't you guys telling us what's going on? Why the secrecy?"

"I'm kinda wondering that myself..." you add

"Because you need to see it." Mary Margaret explains as David drives the truck off into the grass by the road. The four of you get out, and Emma is still talking,

"Great. That always goes well for me. Listen, whatever it is, it can wait. August was trying to warn me about something- someone dangerous."

"Doesn't matter." David blatantly states, he and Mary Margaret are guiding you and Emma towards an empty clearing

"Why not?

"Because of this." Mary Margaret answers this time, all of a sudden you walk through essentially what is an invisible magic curtain. One second there's an empty clearing, and the next, there's a whole field of something. Then you see the giant that you met at the top of the beanstalk in the Enchanted Forrest... the one that let you go... except he's not... well... giant. He spots you and runs up to you, giving you a hug,

"(y/n)" he grins

"Hey." You are still awestruck, he looks to the rest of the group,

"Are you here to help? It's not quite harvest time yet."

"Beans." Emma gasps "You're growing magic beans. That's what you were up to while we were in New York? Why didn't you tell us?"

"We are telling you," David corrects "We kept it a secret to protect the crop. Mother Superior, she cloaked the area. That way Anton can do what he does best."

~So, his name is ANTON I'm so glad I learned this before I had to say it~

"Actually, you haven't seen me play darts. But, yeah, I do this pretty good" Anton chuckles you laugh for a split second too, but then choose to bring up the main question on your mind,

"Um, Anton, don't take this the wrong way, but w-why-why are you so..."

"Small?" he guesses the end of your question then answers it, "Cora. She and Regina brought some magic to make me human-sized. Kind of like it."

Leroy pops in, "Enough, lollygagging! Back to it." He orders

"Wow. Dwarves really like to work. It's great to see you. (y/n)" Anton says as he gets back to work.

"You too" you call after him with a smile, then you turn to your parents

"You want to use the beans to make a portal, to go back to the Enchanted Forest. That's the real reason you didn't tell us. What about Ogres and destruction and danger?"

"We can fix all that. We did it before, we can do it again." David explains

"We can start over," Mary Margaret adds

Emma looks at you, then back to them,

"So, you've changed your mind. You wanna go now, too?"

"Not my mind. My heart. After what I did to Cora, I think restoring our land is the best way to mend it."