The Will to Remember

3 || tale as old as time

Emma and Henry had a blast at the other 3 parks. They rode almost all of the rides at least 3 times. When Friday came around, Emma couldn't deny that she was looking forward to seeing a certain pirate when she returned to the Magic Kingdom.

"I know that face," Henry teased.

"I have no idea what you're talking about," Emma argued.

"You're excited to see Killian," he smiled.

"Again, I have no idea what you're talking about, kid."

"You can deny it all you want, mom. I know that you're excited to see him."

When they arrived, they rode some rides that they didn't get to on their first day, before heading back to Peter Pan's Flight. Emma saw Killian, and he gave her a soft smile as she approached him. As she got closer she realized that he was wearing street clothes, not the costume.

"Hello, lass. Good to see you again," Killian smiled.

"I could say the same to you, Killian. You look good out of costume," Emma joked. "I do miss the curled mustache though."

"Thank you, milady. And trust me, if you had to wear that horrible patch of wig on your upper lip, you would surely not miss it," Killian laughed. "I have a proposal for you and your boy."

"Oh?" Emma questioned.

"The Queen has given me the day off. She said that I can guide you lot around and get you into rides and attractions quicker. Then for dinner, I'd like to take you to Belle's Castle. Your boy can go with some close friends and they can give him a tour of the behind the scenes of this park. All free of charge. And, I can trust these people with my life. I ensure your boy will be in the safest of hands."

"I don't know about that. I don't really like the idea of just leaving Henry with some random strangers..." Emma stated.

"These people are extremely trustworthy. As I said, the safest of hands. We can even meet them before we set him loose. And worst case scenario, you can sue," Killian smiled softly.

Emma looked at him skeptically. "I meet them first, and if I trust them, then he can go with him. If not, he goes to dinner with us. The rest of it sounds wonderful," she smiled.

"Of course, love. Let's get this day started, shall we?"

"That sound good to you, kid?"

"That sounds awesome! I can't wait!" Henry exclaimed.

Killian guided them all around the park. As promised, they got into rides faster, saw shows, and met more characters than they could count. It was an amazing experience. Then dinner came. Emma, Henry, and Killian met up with Snow, Charming and Regina.

"Hi, it's nice to meet you. I'm Regina, the Evil Queen," Regina smiled.

"I'm Mary-Margaret, Snow White, and this is my husband, David, who plays Prince Charming," Snow smiled.

"It's very nice to meet all of you. Killian says I can trust you with Henry, and I believe him. But, I'd like to get to know you a little bit better before I give him away," Emma said kindly.

"Of course," Regina smiled.

Snow, Charming, Regina, Hook, Emma, and Henry all filed into a small restaurant to talk.

They talked for nearly an hour before Emma finally decided they were truly as trustworthy as Killian had said.

"Let me get one thing straight, if any harm comes to my son, you'll get to see my bad side. And I don't think that any of you want to see my bad side," Emma said firmly.