[Captain Hook] You've Got Me Hooked

[Emma Swan]

Emma fell against the hard ground with such a force that she scrunched her nose as she tried to push herself up. She stood shakily, brushing her hands off over her knees and looking over both of her shoulders as she tried to gather her surroundings. “ .. What the hell..” she muttered to herself quietly as she took in the scenery that she did not recognize. Emma brought her dirt covered hand up to her forehead, pushing her hair away from her face before she decided to take a few steps. There wasn’t really any indicator on which way to go, seeing as how she was lost no matter what anyway. Suddenly she stopped, hearing a group of women chattering as they started to come her way. Emma ran behind a wide set tree, peeking around the corner to watch the women that were walking by. They were dressed so odd. In fact, she had only seen clothes like that when she studied medieval history. Or read…fairy tales. “ Oh my god,” Emma said as she backed away from the tree and tried to look around more to figure out where she was exactly. She sighed as she came upon a small cottage, with clothes lining the back where they were to dry. Of course, she thought to herself. Emma drew in a deep breath, dropping the clothes she had been wearing before she pulled on one of the corsets and dresses from the line from which is it was hanging.

Emma pulled all of her hair over to one shoulder as she made her way back to the dirt paved road that the same gathering of women had walked down. First thing she needed to figure out wasn’t where she was anymore, but when. She needed to find Mary, since that would be the only person who might believe her story and try to help her get back to Storybrooke where Henry was. She clenched her jaw, angry at the fact that she had fallen victim to deception at Regina’s hands, landing herself in an entirely different world while Henry was stuck in one with Regina. Emma stepped into the same pub that the women had wandered into, looking around the walls for any type of sign that might mention Mary as either a Princess, Queen or criminal.

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Another day in the Enchanted Forest, frozen forever... or at least until he could find Rumpelstiltskin. His deal with Cora still stood but there were no leads on how to even find the Crocodile, let alone get to wherever he was in the first place. So many people had disappeared with the Evil Queen's curse. Only a lucky few had been saved by Cora's shield, himself included. So now he waited. His lust for revenge felt like it was dying a little bit every day since he had no idea how to find his greatest enemy; the one who took his beloved Milah away from him. Hook wasn't the kind to give up hope... but sometimes it felt like giving up hope was the only way to ease the pain. Maybe revenge wasn't the best way to go.

However, all of that changed one day. As he was making his way to a meeting spot picked by Cora, he was stopped by a sudden change in the sky. Before he could register what was happening, several hundred feet away from him fell a young woman out of the sky, and from behind a tree, Hook watched her curiously. Who was she? And where did she come from? Deciding to blow off his meeting, he made the decision to follow the woman who was dressed in pretty odd clothes. A few minutes later, he lost her as he was distracted by a group of women passing by. He cursed under his breath before beginning the search for the woman again. Eventually... he found her. She was walking into the tavern, one that he frequented, so he waited a moment before going in himself.

[Emma Swan]

At least if there was one thing to be learned right away from entering the tavern it was that drunken idiots were the same no matter what world you were in. Emma smiled half heartedly at a few people who were behaving a bit foolishly before giving a defeated sigh of her own. Perhaps a tavern wasn’t the best place to find reliable information. Though, if anyone thought she was lunatic for her story she could just play it off as being drunk. Emma bit at the side of her lip, trying to look for anyone who might have some type of answer. If she had fallen through the portal, surely there was a way back. But now she was beginning to wonder if anyone in Storybrooke even knew she was gone. The only person she was with had been Regina. The Evil Queen may have been struggling between what was right and wrong lately, but was there a chance that she would take comfort in being able to rid of Emma completely? Emma stopped, doing a quick double take at a gentleman who had entered the tavern.

Emma gripped the side of the dress that she had stolen to wear and pushed it to the side as she maneuvered through a group of people and made her way toward him. “ Hello,” she said to the handsome stranger. “ You look like you need a drink. It seems like you’ve seen a ghost..” she said, watching him carefully. “ Or maybe.. the Evil Queen… in a carriage… looking for Ma-…Snow?” she said, narrowing her eyebrows slightly at herself. Emma waited a moment before plastering a quick smile on her face. He didn’t look like he was anything ‘fancy’. Though, she should be careful. Considering she didn’t know anything in this world, it also meant that she didn’t know anyone or who their allegiance was to. “ I mean the Queen. Not that she’s evil. Some people say she is. What do you think?” Emma said, opening her mouth once more to say something else but realized she was talking nonsensically. Maybe he just had this effect on women. She turned away quickly, ordering two beers from a girl who was carrying a tray past them.

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Hook stood for a moment, looking around for the mysterious woman and suddenly found her. She'd changed her wardrobe from the clothes he'd first saw her in. Wherever she was from was definitely not the Enchanted Forest, and somehow she almost knew how to blend in. It made him curious. But before his curiosity could further get the best of him, she was there. She was quite charming. Hook smirked. "Not a ghost, Love. And no one has seen the Queen or Snow White for ages. But I'll gladly take that drink." She was beautiful. Hook had never quite seen another woman like her... and he'd seen a lot of women in his day. However there was something about this stranger that was just amazing to him. He wanted to know more.

[Emma Swan]

Emma pushed her hair behind her ear after ordering two drinks from someone who looked like they worked at the tavern. At least she was hoping they did, otherwise she just came off as incredibly rude. She drew in a quick breath, looking back at the handsome stranger in front of her. “ Oh,” she said, trying to let it sink in that Mary wasn’t there. Which surely meant that David wasn’t either, or anyone else that might be willing to help her. “ Damnit..” she said quietly under her breath. “I’m just… really lost. And I was hoping to find my old friend Snow so that she could point me in the right direction.” she said, hoping that her excuse would sound believable. Though, to be fair, it wasn’t entirely a lie. She was lost, and she was hoping that Mary was around to help her get home. “ Yes, as promised,” Emma said with a tight smile before taking one of the beers and offering it to him. “ Actually, lucky day. You can have them both. I really have to be going.” she said, looking down at his hands to try and offer him both of the drinks.

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Clearly the woman was lost. After all he'd watched her fall out of the sky through what looked like a black hole... or maybe a little purple. It all happened so fast, so he wasn't sure what to make of it. The woman looked like she was in a panic as suddenly she tried to hand him both drinks that she'd ordered for each of them. "Well, Love, as much as I'd love both--" he held up his hook, "I'm afraid I can only take one as it is." Mastering the use of his hook had taken years but he now knew instinctively that he only had one hand and not to try and do something that required two. There were many things his hook was good for, but unfortunately holding a glass full of beer wasn't one of them.

[Emma Swan]

Emma lift her eyebrows as she looked down at his hands, trying her best to not be rude. But it wasn’t like kindness was going to bring his hand back. “ Is that a hook…” she said, almost accusatorily as she looked up at him. “ Oh god..” she said, looking over the rest of his appearance. He really was quite dashing, and she knew by his appearance he wasn’t dressed in clothes well enough to be a prince. But he also didn’t look like a peasant. “ You have got to be kidding me. Are you a Captain? Captain Hook? That’s real, too? Ugh..” Emma said before giving a quiet sigh. Why did anything surprise her anymore? What made it worse, was that he was really attractive. Like.. ridiculously attractive. But then she remembered something. If this guy was Captain Hook, that guy was a villain right? Which meant he couldn’t have such great intentions for being around her, and certainly couldn’t get her home. “….I’m drunk” she said dryly before doing her best to move away from him.