A Timeless Tale: Captain Swan

Chapter 7

Belle continued to explain how sea levels has been odd ever since Emma and Killian disappeared and that they figured Ursula was behind it.

Emma shook her head.

"Ursula. Honestly," she sighed, flipping through the book Belle had on the table.

"What we need to do is get an extremely experienced sailor out there. It says here that only the most experienced sailor in all the realm has the power to track down Ursula,"

Emma's eyes immediately shot to Killian's.

"Killian. It has to be him. We need to get him out there, he can find her! He can find us," Emma said.

"Uh, pirate. Not sailor, love," Killian gently touched Emma's shoulder.

She shook her head, looking questioningly at Kaitlin.

"We're already off track here. This never happens in my parents' experience. At this point, Dad already left on his mission to find you,"

"Well then, let's get Killian out there. It's worth a try!" Emma said again.

"Pirates and Sailors are different..." Belle said.

"You were a Sailor before, am I right?" Colette looked up from the book.

Killian nodded, a questioning look on his face.

She smiled and brought the book over to him. "Read this," Colette pointed to a small section of the page. Emma leaned over to look too.

"The most experienced sailor of the realm is the only one capable of finding this terrible monster at the helm of a beloved, enchanted ship. The journey will be terrifying, but worth it. Finding Ursula can change the past, present and future all at once. But beware. This journey will come with the price of a life, as well as the early and tragic start to one,"

"What?" Emma asked.

Belle shook her head. "I have no idea. We can try to assemble a crew for Killian-"

"No. No crew. I'm taking Kaitlin, Henry, Regina and Sarah. That's it,"

"Killian, we should think about this... Shouldn't you take Robin too, or David. Even Rumple..." Belle said the last part sadly.

Killian sighed. "Fine, Emma and I shall discuss. Are we free to leave now?"

Belle nodded hesitantly.

Killian nodded curtly and turned.

Belle gave Emma a questioning look and Emma shook her head, having no idea what had gotten into Killian.

"Hey!" She called as she caught up to him. "What was that? Are you okay?" She asked.

Killian shook his head.

"Come on, let's get back to the room. We'll talk," Emma said.

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When they got back to their room Killian slammed the door.

"What is it?"

"Bloody beloved enchanted ship, that's what,"

"Killian, what are you talking about?"

"The only damn ship I've ever loved is the Jolly Rodger. That's long gone," he looked at her, "With good cause, yes, but how are we supposed to find... Us...?"

Emma chuckled. "I was going to wait for you to figure it out. Look out the window, Killian," Emma said, nodding toward a large, pentagonal window beside the bed.