Once Upon The Underworld (Once Upon A Time)

Chapter 4: Old Flames

Izzy's POV:

I wish I could tell them what I really know, who I really am. But I can't. Not yet anyways. Especially now that Rumplestiltskin is involved. I plan to steer clear of him. He'll take one look and me and know exactly who I am. The time should be right to reveal my identity. And Killian should be here, too.

Rumplestiltskin's POV:

This is madness. Following some child who says she knows where that pirate is. Madness. No one ever listens to me. Well that's just fine. When we all end up dead, or worse, they'll only have themselves and their ignorance to blame. I watched the girl, who allegedly goes by Izzy, parade down the street through every twist and turn as if she owns the underworld. I only wish I could get a better look at her. Then maybe I'll know who we are dealing with. But she's set in her ways and seems to know exactly where she's taking us. Now if that's to Killian or to our doom, I don't know.

Emma's POV:

Izzy seems to be a big help already. She's navigated us through streets I've never seen before. And I can just feel us getting closer to Hook. I feel like he'll just appear any second now. We took another turn and were suddenly in front of the docks, were a figure stood in the distance, facing the water. I looked at Izzy. "Is that?" She nodded. "I think it is." I took off running for the docks. "Killian!" I called out. "Hook!" As i neared him, he turned around. "Swan?" he asked, a look of utter confusion on his face. It was almost as if he wasn't happy I was there. "Yes!" I said, tears brimming in my eyes. "It's me, I'm here." I pulled him in to a hug, from which he quickly pulled away. "Swan, you didn't...." "No!" I replied quickly. "God no. Gold got us here." "Us?" he asked again. "You're all here?" I nodded. "Well yeah," I laughed. "You know my parents. I can't go anywhere." He frowned, shaking his head. "Aren't you happy to see me?" I asked softly, a bit afraid for his answer. He said nothing, just turned on his heels and continued shaking his head. "You shouldn't be here," he said, pacing back and forth. "Well I am!" I said, trying to keep the frustration in my voice down. "This little girl helped me find you and now you don't even want me here?" "Little girl?" he asked. "Swan you're making no sense! You need to go!" he shouted. I stomped my foot on the dock. "No, Killian, no! I'm not going anywhere until you come with me!" He moved closer to me, inches away from touching me. "Yes you are. You have to accept that this is reality now." He backed up a bit. "Why can you never let me go?!" he yelled. I recoiled, backing up and away. For the first time ever, I was scared of him. Maybe it had to with the fact that he was literally a demon now, or maybe he was right. Maybe it was the fact that I can't let go of him and it was looking like I would have to. I looked behind him and saw Izzy watching us with blank expression. I also saw another figure walking towards us in the red mist. Hook turned and saw it too. "Swan, leave," he demanded. "No!" I insisted. "Killian!" a light, female voice called out. As she neared, I saw she was a middle aged woman with brown hair and eyes, wearing a faded red garment and crème colored shawl. She looked a lot like Izzy. "Killian, there you are." She held up the basket she was holding. "I found the spot you were talking about. Where the red berries were." She followed Killian's gaze to me and stared. "Killian, dear, who is this?" His eyes diverted downward. "Just an old flame, Milah. Nothing to worry with." Milah. So that's who I was dealing with. "Milah?" I yelled. "The lady you were with that Gold killed? Really, Hook?" I was furious. Hook pulled Milah behind him. "I told you to leave Swan. I was hoping you'd listen. But since you wouldn't, you have to see what else is the reality now. I'm with her!" I bit down hard on my tongue. "This was supposed to be our second chance, Killian," I said, tears streaming down face. "The start of our lives together." He put and arm around Milah and they began walking to the end of the dock. "Goodbye, Swan," he said solemnly. Wiping my eyes, I hurriedly walked back to Izzy, who stood right where I left her, except now with a worried expression on her face. "I'm sorry, Emma," she said softly. I ran my thumb under my eye. "Yeah, don't worry about it. It's fine. Let's just go back to the others." Izzy shook her head. "There's something I have to do. Something I've been waiting to do for a while now." She started towards the pier. "You should go." "Uh...okay," I replied. "Well, ah, thanks for your help." She nodded, and took off towards the docks. Once she was a ways up, I crept closer and hid behind a wooden barrel. Izzy ran up to where Hook and Milah stood and tapped Milah on the arm. From where I was, I could see a single tear fall down her cheek. "Milah," Izzy whispered. Milah's face morphed into a mixture of shock and relied. She pulled away from Killian and placed her hands on Izzy's cheeks. "Izzy?" she asked, beginning to cry herself. "My darling, Izzy, is it truly you?" Izzy nodded, and Milah knelt down and pulled her into a hug, then pulled away and kissed her forehead. "My, how I've missed you!" Hook stood awkwardly behind. "Um, Milah, darling, what's going on?" he asked. Milah stood up and wiped her eyes, keeping an arm around Izzy's shoulders. "Oh, Killian," she whispered. "I never thought this day would come." She smoothed Izzy's hair. "This is my daughter, Izzy. Our daughter, Izzy."