Alice's plan to overthrow the Queen of Hearts is thwarted by a dashing pirate with a hook. Years later, after the curse is broken, they reunite once again.
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We rush to the top deck to find Snow and David attempting to regain control of the ship. The ship sways from side to side due to whatever creature has decided to attack. I'm very thankful that I have so much experience sailing, otherwise I would've lost my balance and fallen overboard.
Hook runs to the helm and mans the wheel while the rest of us prepare for an attack. I hear a familiar screeching noise and draw my sword before thinking better of it and running over to the cannon.
"Prepare for attack." Hook orders.
"David! Help me with the cannon!" I yell out over my shoulder.
He either doesn't hear me or is ignoring me.
"What's out there? A shark? A whale?" Emma asks, looking down into the water.
"A kraken?" David adds.
"Mermaids." Hook and I yell at the same time.
"Mermaids?" Emma balks.
"Yes, and they're quite unpleasant." Hook informs her, displeased by the whole affair. "I'll try and outrun them."
I realize, after loading the gunpowder into the cannon, that I won't be able to load fast enough to fight them off.
"David! The cannon!" I yell and, finally, he relents.
David quickly runs over and grabs some gunpowder, pouring more into the cannon. I hand him the small but heavy cannonball, which he swiftly puts in, followed by a rope. I quickly lit the end with a lighter. David quickly aims the cannon while I prepare more gunpowder. The shot goes off, and we quickly reload and fire again. I don't bother checking to see if the mermaids are even being affected.
From my time sailing, I remember mermaids to be quite vicious, but they are typically skittish. If we manage to hold them off long enough without being capsized, we should be fine.
"We caught one!" Snow yells.
I spare a glance to see that they've thrown a net overboard.
"Why?" I yell out incredulously.
David and I reload another cannon before firing once again, but to no avail. Thankfully, Regina saves the day by throwing fireballs at them, causing them to retreat. Like I said, skittish. I let out a sigh of relief, giving David a pat on the shoulder."There. They're gone." Regina says, satisfied.
"What about this one?" Emma asks.
I walk over and realize that they still have the damn mermaid in the net.
"Let her go! She'll leave with the rest of them!" I demand.
Regina disregarded me. With a wave of her hand, the mermaid appears behind us. She has dark hair, decorated with seashells and other pretty baubles.
"No one ever listens to me," I remark under my breath.
