Storytelling (K.Hook)

Camelot

Flashback. 6 weeks ago. In Camelot. Inside the palace 

We walked inside. 

Henry's jaw dropped "Wow"

David "wow is right"

Snow "i am so not dressed for this"

Me "neither of us is"

A guy announced King Arthur "His royal highness, King Arthur"

Arthur smiled "And not allow me to introduce the loveliest creature in all of Camelot-my Queen, Guinevere"

Guinevere walked down the stairs. She was indeed a pretty woman. 

We all bowed to her. 

Snow "your majesty"

Guinevere "The pleasure is ours. We have been awaiting your arrival from the moment we heard Merlin's prophecy"

David "Well, we hope you haven't been waiting too long"

Arthur "only a decade or so"

Charming chuckled "ah, sorry"

Arthur "I'll wager it's been worth the wait and as a bonus, it's given us more than enough time to prepare a ball in your honor tonight"

Leroy smiled at us "oh, see, told you we should come"

I rolled my eyes but smiled a little. 

Granny "i like any party i don't have to cater"

Leroy "so do we"

Zelena asked Regina pissed off "is this really necessary?"

Regina "you're lucky you're not locked in Granny's freezer"

Zelena "take it off or i tell Arthur he just welcomed the Dark One into his-"

I balled my hand into a fist and Zelena stopped talking by making. 

Then i smiled at her "one word and i will tear your tongue out, sister. "

Regina " no one here knows who we are, and it's gonna stay that way. So you can either behave or pretend to be my mute handmaiden or go back to Granny's where you can rely on doc for prenatal care"

Hook pulled me aside a little "we don't have time to waste on a bloody dance. "

Me "i can control it for now, Killian. I can't turn dark overnight"

Killian "I'm not willing to take that chance"

Then he turned to Arthur "Your majesty, when are we gonna start our quest to find Merlin?"

Arthur "wh-find him? we don't need to find him. We know exactly where he is"

In the inner yard. 

We were looking at a big old tree. 

Hook "so the most powerful sorcerer in all the realms is stuck inside a bloody tree?"

Arthur "i said the same exact thing the first time i stood there"

Me "and you think we can get him out?"

Arthur "oh, we don't think-we know. Merlin's prophecies are never wrong"

Percival "why are you so eager to free him?"

I looked at Charming. 

Charming gave me a quick nod before talking to Arthur "our home is being threatened by ...it's called The Dark One"