Small Twists of Fate

Chapter Four

"Cap'n?"

"Come in Smee," Hook sighed as he leaned back in his chair. They were in the captain's quarters of The Jolly Rodger and yet he couldn't help but be on edge. Milah was getting closer and closer to giving birth, Frollo was out there somewhere, and of course they were all still on this blasted Isle.

"Cap'n, I...I have to ask...are we making a mistake?" Smee asked as he closed the door to the quarters. "We're risking a lot that Frollo will believe Mollie. And if he doesn't, if...if he realizes we lied to him..."

"I know Smee," Hook said with a small sigh. The thing about Frollo was the fact that he truly did not care about collateral damage or if anyone else got hurt. Normally the pirate captain wouldn't have turned away from a fight. It was one of the few piratey things he could do ever since he was chucked on this Isle.

But the difference was, while Hook might have gone after the Lost Boys when they were all in Neverland, he wouldn't have gone after someone who was a non-combatant so to speak.

And yes, he was aware that the Darling children never raised arms against him but they sided with Pan.

"But what choice do we have Smee?" Hook asked, looking at his First Mate and pulling himself out of his thoughts. "Milah's so close to her due date and you've got your young one to worry about too. Not to mention...Jessica would have wanted her daughter to be raised by pirates."

"But...wasn't Frollo's lad also part pirate?"

"And if you want to give Frollo a golden invitation to come after us, I welcome you to steal that lad from Frollo," Hook told Smee. "We're in the clear because Frollo never saw the lass. If I were a betting man, I'd bet my hook that he probably believed Mollie."

Frollo had actually visited The Rose maybe a week after Milah and Mollie had set up their rooms in the Underworld. Mollie had even gone back over to the Smee home to get Sammy's crib since the crib Hades' imps had set up was being used by Jessica.

Thank Poseidon for the fact that Auradon was providing baby supplies, Hook thought. Otherwise I'm not sure what would have been used for cribs. There's a notable difference between Smee's lass' crib and the one we're using though...

Hook could have slapped himself when he realized what the difference was—Jessica's crib was metal while Sammy's felt more wooden. But it wasn't wood—yet looked like it.

He shook his head as he realized he'd gotten completely off course. He'd been thinking about Frollo and veered down the rabbit hole toward baby cribs. Then again, with Milah probably days away from giving birth it was probably understandable why he was so distracted.

But anyway, Frollo had come round to The Rose—having probably been informed by one of his disciples no doubt. Thankfully he'd 'visited' when Hook was over, cementing the alliance The Jolly Rodger had with the new captain of The Rose.

Let's just say it'd felt good tossing Frollo out on his arse, even if Hook knew it had probably been a bad idea.

He was already Frollo's enemy and for that moment at least, there was no way Hook would be betrayed. Hades hated Frollo probably about as much as he hated the Dragon after all.

Surprise, surprise Frollo, going around calling Lord Hades a false God turned out to get you a powerful enemy, Hook thought.

"Captain?"

"Oh...apologies Smee, I guess I got lost in thought," Hook sighed. "As for whether or not we're doing the right thing? This is the Isle. There is no right thing...but we've already given Frollo a chance to put a target on our backs. And while I don't flee from a fight, I know Frollo won't turn down the chance to hurt anyone who stands in his way."