𝖂𝖆𝖗𝖑𝖔𝖈𝖐 𝕻𝖎𝖗𝖆𝖙𝖊

13

KILLIAN SMILED at the ex-queen and stretched out his hand, purposely showing of the wristband that Majo had enchanted. 

"Where did you get that? It belonged to my mother."

"Yes," Killian told her, "Well, she enchanted it so I could climb the beanstalk in our world. She, uh-"

"I don't care why she gave it to you. It was hers, and I want it back." Majo had to hide a smirk as Regina did exactly what they wanted her to do. 

"You plan to blow this town off the map, and you're worried about a scrap of cowhide?" Killian asked which, of course, made her want to have it more. 

"She was my mother."

"Well, she was my  friend."

"Hardly." For once, Majo had to agree with Regina.

"Oh," Killian frowned mockingly and then held out his hand for her.

She took off the wristband and put it in her coat pocket. "Now follow me closely."

They came into a cave with a large cliff and Majo couldn't help but comment, "Precarious. Couldn't you have just hidden the trigger in the back of your wardrobe?"

Regina chuckled, "It had to be both well-hidden and well-guarded. I put it somewhere no one would ever think I'd go."

Killian looked around, "You know, you say well-guarded..." he turned his head towards the ex-queen. "Who's guarding it?"

"A friend. She's been through a lot. There's a powerful spell here that sustains her in...whatever form she's in. In fact, Hook, she's the reason why this is a 2-man Job." she looked at Majo, "or 3-man."

"And what exactly am I here to do?"

"I'll get the trigger," Regina said. "And you? Well...You're the distraction."

Killian turned around while Majo got ready to attack, "What?" Killian asked. 

With a snap of her fingers, Majo fell unconscious and as Killian went to walk over to her, Regina waved her hands and both pirates fell off the cliff.

*****

With a groan, Majo awoke and noticed that she was lying on cold rocks. Killian was in front of her and she quickly jumped up, black spots clouding her vision. "Where is this guardian thing?" she asked, lighting up her right hand.

Killian chuckled, "You missed out all the fun."

The Warlock killed the flame and checked Killian with her magic, his leg, and his ribs had been broken again. With a sigh, she healed him. "Let's go capture the Evil Queen."

"Aye, hopefully, she put on the wristband by now."

Majo nodded and teleported the two of them into the library again.

As Regina stepped out of the elevator, she was shocked to see the two pirates standing there. "How?"

"Startling, aren't I? Some people say 'striking.'"

"You couldn't have survived that?"

Killian smirked, "Well, you should know by now the one thing we excel at is surviving. The amazing thing is, you almost had us. All that stuff about a fresh, clean start, just killing 'em and movin' on...It kinda touched us. For a moment there, I thought we had a real connection. And honestly, we almost put a stop to our plan."

"Your plan?"

"Well, their plan," Majo shrugged, "but we liked it."

Killian added, "And it did save me from that wretched...whatever Maleficent is." the door opened and Killian pointed towards Greg and his girlfriend Tamara, "Do you, uh, know these two? Well, they have a way with magic. Or should I say, a way against magic."