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Chapter One: Arrival

Hook awoke suddenly. He sat up and looked around at the unfamiliar surroundings. 'What was this strange place?' he thought, 'Had he finally made it to his destination: Storybrooke?'

He stood up and started to walk toward a little diner, which read Granny's. He stepped inside and the girl behind the counter with black hair and bright red lipstick greeted him. "Hello! Sit anywhere, I will be with you in a moment."

Hook had a seat in a booth beside the window. He put his hooked hand in his pocket, so as not to draw attention to himself. He had already taken the hook off so as not to scare anyone, or be recognized. The girl walked over to him and said, "My name's Ruby. What can I get ya' handsome?"

Hook stared at her for a second, "First could you please tell me where I am?"

Ruby looked at him puzzled because no one ever asked her this. "Why this is Storybrooke. What's your name? Where are you from?"

"My name is...Key and lets just say I am from the coast."

"Oh well, it's nice to meet you. What would you like?"

"You can just bring me a beer."

"Sure. I'll be back in a moment." Ruby walked away.

Storybrooke. Finally. After all the hard work Cora and he had done to get here, it had paid off. Now he could concentrate on his ultimate goal: to skin the crocodile who had long ago taken his true love along with his left hand, Rumplestiltskin. Rumplestiltskin had chopped off Hook's left hand and killed his true love, Milah, by ripping out her heart. Since then he had vowed to get revenge. His next step was to find the monster. "Here's your beer." Ruby walked back up to the table. "Is there anything else I can get you?"

"Well I am looking for someone, maybe you can help?" Hook asked.

"Sure I can try."

"His name is William, William Smee. He is a short stocky fellow that always wears a red hat."

"Oh I believe I know who you are talking about. He works over with Moe in the Game O Thorns flower shop right up the street."

"That's great, thanks for your help."

After Hook finished his beer he followed Ruby's directions to the flower shop. He stepped inside and was greeted by a tall thickset man. "May I help you?" asked the man.

"Yes, I am looking for someone, and I was told I could find him here?"

"I am Moe, how can I be of service?"

"I am looking for someone named William Smee."

Moe opened his mouth to speak, but before any words could come out someone stepped out of the shadows. "Cap'n? Captain is that really you?"

"Why of course, the one and only." stated Hook with a smirk.

Moe looked at Hook, then back at Smee. "Who is this Smee?"

A most vile grin stretched across Smee's face. "Why may I introduce Mr. Killian Jones, or better known as Captain Hook! This is who I have been telling you about, and he's the one who is gonna help us do what you want done more than ever. He is here to kill Rumplestiltskin."