A/N - This story is co-written with me by Angelfan984. We make a pretty good team so we are beta'ing each other. If there happens to be any errors, they are completely ours. If you would like to read what she has written so far you can find her here: u/2964885/Angelfan984 Hope you enjoy this story. =D

Prologue

After closeting his daughter into the wardrobe and sending her to safety, Charming swung around with his sword in hand ready to fight off any more of Regina's men that came at him. He was wounded, but his daughter was safe, and now he needed to get back to his wife.

The green and purplish cloud could be seen on the horizon pressing ever closer. He was running out of time. Cutting down any men that came before him, he made his way back to Snow's side.

Happiness washed over her face as he came into view empty handed and in one piece. "It's done, she is safe—" He gasped out as he came back into their chambers. Snow sagged with relief back into the bed. Her eyes closed slightly as the tears continued to fall. She had barely gotten to hold her little girl. And now she was gone. Charming gathered her up in his arms and cried silent tears with her. "She is safe, she will save us all in 28 years." He breathed into her hair.

"I love you Charming." Snow cried unable to say anything else. It was that moment that the cloud covered their castle bringing whipping winds and darkness. Strange monsters flew amongst the clouds, demons and monsters alike. Snow screamed and gripped Charming tighter. "Oh god what is happening! What is this curse?"

An evil laugh came through their bedroom door seconds before the Evil Queen arrived. "It won't be long now!" Regina sneered, her glee at finally winning shining on her face. "We are going to a place where there are no happy endings, except for my own." Her eyes traveled over the pair and a look of horror dawned on her face. "Where is she? Where is the baby?" She asked, enraged.

"You've lost. She is safe." Snow breathed as one last single tear fell from her eyes.

"Not this time, this time I will win! Where we are going you won't even remember who you are." She laughed harshly and threw her hands up as the worst of the storm covered them. Seconds felt like hours and minutes like days before the curse settled fully on them. The pair held onto each other tightly, unwilling to let each other go in this chaos. They were braced for the worst. The castle was crumpled in places and the sky was a dark blue like early twilight. But they were still here, the curse failed. Snow knew it as she watched her stepmother's face fall. "No!" Regina bellowed and then was gone in a puff of purple smoke.

"It didn't work!" Charming cheered before the thought hit him that they had just sent their daughter away, to that land without magic, without them. "Oh God what have we done?"

"Charming!" Snow cried distressed, the same realization coming over her. "Our baby!"

Years later, almost 23 years, although time didn't move in that way anymore in the Enchanted forest, they found the man that knew about the world their precious daughter was sent too. His name was Captain Hook. It was rumored he had tricked a man to kill the Dark One, but he had made a deal with the man before he did it for safety once he had the powers. He was untouchable. He was exactly what they needed. There were more rumors that said he had come from Neverland and that from Neverland he could get to the land without magic, somehow.

Time was running out for everyone in the Enchanted Forest. When the 28 years were up the curse would be over, but the Enchanted Forest would no longer exist. Unless Emma came back and broke the curse before her 28th birthday, everything would be lost. In order to do that, they needed someone that could get to her. They had to work together, all of them, including the Evil Queen.

All that had brought the Charming's and Regina here today to face Captain Hook and explain what they needed from him. He listened with a slight smirk on his lips. Hook was an intelligent and intuitive man. He could sense that something was being left out of this story. Something important that they were keeping from him.

"So tell me, what will happen if I can't get to the Princess and bring her back safely?" Hook inquired in a bored tone while leaning casually against the wall behind him.

"Our world will be destroyed." Snow told him urgently a hand coming up to rest on her throat. Emotions rose inside her and she tampered them down. This had to work, good always won, even if it had to work with a villain to do so.

"Indeed?" One of his eyebrows quirked up and the smirk was firmly back in place. Snow could sense that this was the mask he presented to the outside world.

"Yes pirate, indeed!" Charming mocked him his temper boiling to the surface after calmly explaining what they needed from him. Hook's smirk only widened at the man's reaction. He liked to get under others skin, it meant he had the upper hand. He knew people didn't think straight with their tempers showing.

It took everything Charming had not to punch him in the jaw. He could not believe he was putting his faith and trust in a pirate to find his beloved baby daughter. A Pirate Captain of all people! The thought was ludicrous. He didn't want Hook laying eyes on her, never mind conversing with her.

"Pirate? It seems you've come to this pirate—" he paused and pointed at his own chest "—for help, to save the whole kingdom. It seems you need me, you might want to be a little nicer, mate."

"I am not your...mate." Charming spat out.

"Can we just get on with it already?" Regina interrupted their bickering. "This is what is needed from you, Captain. We need you to make a connection with Emma. Since you have been to her world once or twice while in Neverland, you are the only one that is able to get through. I have a mirror, a magic mirror. You will use it to form that connection. It will be a connection while she is asleep only. She will believe she is dreaming, but she will be here if only for a moment. Until she is woken from sleep, then she will be back in her own bed. Where you come in is... you are her tie to this world. You need to make her believe we are real, once she believes even slightly, you will be able to go to her land through the mirror and bring her back here. Then she will be able to break this curse. Is that clear Captain?"

Hook nodded slightly, his interest piqued with the mention of the mirror. "This mirror. What else can it do?" Hook inquired as his good hand came up to scratch at his stubble.

"You will be able to see her in her waking moments, it is like a scrying mirror, you know what that is don't you? All you need to do is think of what you want to see and you will see it, only this mirror will only be able to view Emma."

"Will I be able to communicate with her when she is awake?"

"Only once she starts to believe. Even if she believes just a little bit in her heart that you could be real, you will be able to send her thoughts. But you won't be able to break through until she admits to herself that you might be more real than the life she is living. The only time you will be able to fully break through is when she is dreaming, so make each dream count, make her believe." Regina told him. Her arms crossed over her chest and she looked towards Snow White and Prince Charming, although Hook assumed they would be King and Queen really. "Do you two have anything to add?"

"Will you do this for us? Will you save us all?" Snow pleaded when the Evil Queen finished her speech.

"What's in it for me?" Hook asked. He wouldn't perform this task just out of the kindness of his heart. He was a Pirate for goodness sakes; a reward should be in order.

"What's in it for you?! I'll show you what's in it for you!" Charming exploded and he took two steps towards him when Snow's hand snaked out and grabbed him. He looked back at her and she shook her head once before he stilled. No words were spoken. He knew he needed to get his temper under control. At this point, he was desperate to get their daughter home and it was clouding his judgment as well as his behavior.

Regina laughed softly. "I happen to know what you desire most… It's your left hand, am I correct Captain? No need to answer, I know it is, so I will make a deal with you. You save us all, and I will reattach your hand, I came across it when I cleared out Rumpelstiltskin's home after you had him killed, I figured I could use it someday, guess I was right."

"You jest. You can't reattach my hand. It's been gone for over 300 years."

"On the contrary dear Captain, I have it right here." Regina made a quick motion. A white puff of smoke plumed upwards, revealing his hand in hers. Hook inhaled sharply, trying to comprehend the possibility of getting it back.

"So I get my hand back after all this is done?" He confirmed while meeting Snow, Charming and Regina's eyes.

"Correct, so do we have a deal?"

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