Cursed (Book 2 of the Enchanted Series) Captain Swan Fanfiction

Chapter 25- Cover of Nightfall

Emma awoke to find everything around her eerily quiet. There was not so much as a cricket to comfort her, only her sad thoughts. Every hour on the dot, she would be alarmed with the sound of another hole being punched and by now, at least six had penetrated the box. Slowly, she let out a sigh before feeling the box suddenly come open at the top. Just enough to hear a voice.

"It is me...Henry."

Her heart began to ache. She felt guilty knowing how she left him, but also knew she thought it had been what was best.

"Henry...I do not want you to get hurt....please..."

"They will not hear me...I placed a sleeping potion in their food tonight. I was nervous all evening that they would know...but I suppose I have a gift for it."

"I am still nervous someone will see you..."

"It is not possible. Although...it is quite difficult to suspend from this tree this way..."

"Do not hurt yourself." She begged before he got a better grip.

"I am fine. I saw a dagger drop from you when they took you off...Figured it would do you some good to have it."

"You should keep it."

"I can't do much with it."

"You can protect yourself."

"I cannot...I have only ever used potions-a stick once because of a thief...but I never hurt him-I don't think I ever could."

"I am so glad you have a good heart. But Henry...I am strong enough to hold it. Please...If anything, be sure it is given to Killian. Captain Hook..."

He then told her what he knew of Killian's travels and they discussed Killian for hours. Henry took a more comfortable stop in the tree-knowing the conversation was growing lengthy. But for the first time since they reconnected-they truly began to bond.

"How can you be sure it is this way?" Will asked as Killian just kept motioning forward. Suddenly he stopped upon hearing Henry's voice. His gait then became quick as Emma hear the other steps of footprints.

"It's him." Henry spoke calmly before climbing from the tree as Killian removed Emma from the box before finding her tail in full effect. Will watched with a wide gaze before Emma wrapped her arms along Killian.

"I am so sorry." She repeated over and over again. "For everything! For how I spoke to you." She realized how he did not respond and then glared to him.

"If I may intervene....he can not speak...the sea witch cursed him in exchange for my location-and-"

Henry suddenly moved towards the now dead fire.

"It was a trap to get you away from Emma." He confessed as Killian and Emma both looked to him with sadness. "I do not know how long the potion will last so we must go."

"Potion?" Will asked.

"I will explain later." Henry went into a tent before emerging with a lotion-type potion. Placing it on Emma's tail, her legs then returned before Killian and Will both helped her through the woods as it was difficult for her to walk. They made it quite a long distance before the potion wore off on Pan and the other lost boys.

But they were unaware...there was a traitor in their midst...