The Story Untold: The Pirate & The Princess

Chapter Twenty-Eight: Hook

I walk with Liam to the beach, talking.

“I can’t believe it. The Crocodile had been kicked out of Storybrooke. Who would do this?” I say, shaking my head, completely confused and stunned.  

“Who’s Mayor? Maybe the Mayor kicked him out?” Liam suggests. I shake my head.

“Regina wouldn’t want a valuable Chess Piece to be gone and out of town. The thing is.. I’m not playing Chess. I am in this for my own reasons. None of my plans have worked in this town so far.. maybe Emma knows something, or the entire Charming Family,” I say.

“Regina, as in The Evil Queen? What is she doing as Mayor here?” Liam asks. I forgot.. The Mermaid told him just about everything I have been doing with the different Realms.

“Aye. Regina Mills is The Evil Queen. I believe that the town was under a curse for quite some time… Where did Keira run off to?” I say, then changing the confusing subject.

“I’ll check where the boats are, you try another place she likes to hang out at,” Liam says. I nod and I go the opposite direction as him, going back into town. She’s not in the Diner.. but where is she?!

I go to Gold’s Pawn Shop, and take a look around. Belle isn’t there? I look for my spyglass and my hand. I find my spyglass and I put it in my coat pocket, then my hand.

I searched in every single room of his Pawn Shop, and then I remember. My Crocodile is secretive. If he doesn’t want something to found, he hides it under every single creaky wood piece and every single nook and cranny. I go behind the desk and rummage around. I found my hand, in a jar with a clear liquid around it. When he chopped off my hand, it was in a fist, now it’s wide open. Magic took off my hand, and I need magic to bring it back on my body.

“Hook! You scared me! What are you doing here?” A female Australian Accented voice asks. Belle.

“‘Ello. I actually found what I needed. But My Crocodile.. What happened to him?” I ask, “Do you know?”

“Why would I know?” Belle asks, but she’s hiding something.

“I’ll just find Emma. I’ll ask her about Gold, and she will tell me, what you couldn’t,” I say. I’m just about fit to be tied..

“Emma wants you to know, she said hi,” Belle says.

“No she didn’t. I know what Emma is like. Having people say something for her, isn’t her style,” I say. I called her out on it, because she sighed and ignores everything I do. I walk out; trying to find Liam and Keira.

Right when I was beginning to think I’d find them, I begin to feel followed.

“Pirate,” a female voice says from behind me; I assume it’s Snow White with Charming.

“Snow White,” I mumble. Then the feeling of following gets relieved. It was Eliza and Emma.

“I get called that a lot. I have a name,” Eliza says cheerfully, holding a bag from some sort of dress store.

“As do I. It’s Hook,” I say firmly to her. She looks to Emma. I look at Emma as well, and a small smile crawls onto my face.

“Aww! The Captain has a look of love on his face and shining in his eyes!” Eliza says, snapping me to my full attention.

“I do not! Well.. aye.. I do,” I say, defeated. Eliza smiles.

“You admitted it!” Eliza says, grinning. Does she ever stop smiling? She’s just smiling all the time, and it’s scaring me.

“Oookay Eliza, I’ll find you later okay?” Emma says. She nods and walks away, so now it’s just Emma and I.

“You have a look on your face like your thinking deeply about something… What is it?” Emma asks.

“That, I am. About many things. One, where did my sister disappear to? Two, why is my Crocodile out of town when I need him? Three, how do I get my hand back on? And four, why is Eliza so happy?” I say.

“Wow, four things on your mind. That’s a lot. Well, I can help you with two of your deep thoughts. Gold is out of town because, when you had your heart ripped out and you where controlled, Belle found The Dark One’s Dagger, and when you got your heart back, she used her first command. She commanded him to go to the town’s line and never return. And, Eliza is very happy because we found her perfect Wedding Dress. Her wedding is coming soon. So, she’s very happy,” Emma says.

“All very good explanations. And very well needed for someone who has been spending time with my brother,” I say, beginning to walk away, “Now, go on, go catch up with Eliza.”

“Killigan, wait!” Emma says, walking after me. I stop and look at her, turning around.

“What is it, love?” I ask, blinking in some confusion. She kisses me, and I just have to kiss her back. I smile at her.

“That was a very good surprise,” I say, beginning to have a grin. She rolls her eyes.

“You can go now,” Emma says normally, but I hear a little bit of a sad tone in her voice. I smile sadly and I turn away, walking to where Liam said he had gone to.

Once Liam and I find out where each other, I get yelled at. He found Keira, but he was highly disappointed in me that I went to Golds’ and I talked and kissed Emma. I bite my tongue, before it can lash out and cause a yelling match.

“My apologies, von Trapp,” I say, quietly, like a smacked dog. I hug Keira, glad she is found and safe. I walk to the farthest part of the pier, and sit down, staring off at the sea, deeply hurt. I watch the sunset, and later on that night, about midnight, I fell asleep outside in the ocean breeze.