❝NOW THAT I SEE YOU.❞
In which the impulsive, prone-to-violence pirate falls for the girl made out of literal sunshine
[ONCE UPON A TIME SEASONS 3 -6]
cover by @girldirt
#1 in #killianjones 4/17/2023
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As they all drove out to the town line, the gravity of the situation settled over them like a heavy cloud. David had explained that crossing the town line would result in anyone other than Emma, Henry, Hook, and apparently Aurelia losing their memories—and there was no magic on the other side. This meant if Emma took Pan out of Pandora's Box on the other side, he'd be powerless, unable to stop her.
Emma, gripping Pandora's Box, crossed the town line and set it on the ground, pulling out a strange weapon Aurelia had never seen before.
"Emma, be careful," Mary Margaret cautioned, worry evident in her voice.
Emma nodded, resolute. She pushed the button on the box and took a few steps back, holding the weapon steady. Red smoke billowed out of the box, swirling before Pan materialized on the ground, looking disoriented.
David instinctively pushed Aurelia and Mary Margaret behind him, ready for anything. Pan stood, scanning the area, his expression a mix of confusion and fear. But when his gaze settled on Emma and the gun pointed directly at him, his eyes widened in shock.
"Mom?" Pan asked, his voice trembling.
Emma blinked in confusion. "What?"
Pan's face twisted in desperation. "Don't shoot! Please! It's me—Henry! Pan, he switched our bodies!"
Emma hesitated, eyes narrowing. "You expect me to believe that?"
Gold stepped forward, his voice hard as steel. "Don't listen to him. It's one of his tricks. Shoot him now, before it's too late."
"No! I swear, it's not a trick!" Pan, or Henry, pleaded, panic rising in his voice. "Right before Mr. Gold trapped Pan in the box, he switched our bodies. You have to believe me!"
Aurelia, always empathetic, couldn't help but voice her doubt. "What if he's telling the truth? It does sound like something Pan would do."
Emma glanced at Aurelia, uncertainty flickering in her eyes. "I've had this weird feeling about Henry ever since we left Neverland..."
"That's exactly what Pan wants you to think," Gold countered sharply. "If you hesitate and he crosses this line, we're all dead."
Emma took a deep breath, clearly torn. "Alright. If you're really Henry, prove it. Tell me something only Henry would know."
Pan—or Henry—looked at her, desperate to convince her. "I got trapped in the mines. I tried blowing up the well. I love hot cocoa with cinnamon."
Aurelia's curiosity piqued—whatever had happened in Storybrooke before her arrival sounded intense, but she could see that Emma wasn't fully convinced yet.
"This proves nothing," Gold insisted.
"He's right," Mary Margaret added. "Henry could have told Pan all of this in Neverland."
