Finding You Always

Heart of the Truest Believer

Finding You Always

Chapter 68: Heart of the Truest Believer

Hook continued to steer the ship and slowed their pace, which didn't go unnoticed.

"Why are we slowing down?" Leo asked curiously, as he stood nearby with Regina.

"We don't know what kind of danger the children could already be in," the former Queen reminded.

"Oh I know. But the plan is to bring us to the far side of Pan's island and link up with the widest part of the river and then we sail right through, take him by surprise," Hook said with a smirk.

"The irony," he mentioned.

"What irony?" Regina asked.

"Oh I spent more time than I care to remember trying to leave this place to kill the Crocodile. And here I am, sailing right back into the heart of it with his as my guest," he quipped. Leo rolled his eyes and saw his sister sitting along the ship's railing, gazing out at the sea, as his parents approached her.

"We're going to find them, you know," Snow said, as she and David sat on either side of her.

"I really want to believe that, Mom. But...I don't know if I can," Emma replied, with a sniff.

We will Em. There's no other option," David assured.

"Have faith," he stressed.

"I'm trying Dad...but ever since my birthday and the curse was officially over...our lives have sucked!" Emma cried.

"Sweetheart, you don't really think that's your fault, do you?" Snow asked.

"I...I don't know, maybe? I'm the Savior, but what the hell have I saved lately?" she lamented.

"Emma...none of this is your fault. Good will always win," he assured.

"Your Dad is right. We know that, no matter what this family faces, our love will get us through," Snow promised.

"I love you guys, but how can you be so infuriatingly optimistic?" she complained.

"You know us, Em. It's who we are," David replied.

"Plus you're not doing this alone," Eva reminded.

"Yeah...they picked the wrong family to mess with," Leo added, as the twins hugged her. Snow and David smiled, as they put their arms around each other and Snow rested her head against Charming's shoulder.

"Emma...the minute we let go of the belief that things will get better is the minute we know they won't. We'll find Henry and Summer," Snow said.

"No, you won't," Gold stated. Everyone turned to see him standing at the helm, garbed in his clothing he had once worn as Rumpelstiltskin.

"Oh, that's a great use of our time...a wardrobe change," Hook complained.

"I will find Henry; Summer too if she's still with him," Gold said.

"What the hell does that mean?" David demanded to know, but Gold ignored him.

"I thought we were doing this together," Regina countered.

"I never agreed to anything of the sort," he retorted.

"Papa..." Neal protested.

"What are you doing this?" Emma asked.

"Because I want to succeed," he replied.

"And you think we'll fail?" Emma challenged.

"This is Neverland, dearie. Good doesn't win here," he jabbed, looking at Snow and Charming.