Only Be Dark: OUAT/Killian Jones

The New Neverland

Second star to the right, and straight on 'til morning was precisely the place they needed to go. It wasn't a long journey, and soon, they saw the blue skies of their world gleaming in the light of the day sun. The boys whooped and cheered as they came down from the clouds, the adults simply glad they could finally be home. They broke through the barrier that Gold had set Belle to put up while they were gone, and splashed down into the water beside Storybrooke. They could see the hundreds of townspeople gathering towards the docks, their most precious loved ones waiting in the front. Cheers came from the town as they left the ship, Henry being the first one to leave with Emma at his side.

Y/n could hear Leroy shouting above all of the people, and laughed slightly as she came off of the ship and down the ramp they set to the dock. It felt so good to be home. Especially to see the sun for the first time in a week. When they got down, Granny took Henry in for a large hug, and the dwarves all soon gathered around to join, giving Henry a big welcome back hug from each of them. Granny gave Y/n a hug when she came down, Y/n smiling brightly as the old woman gushed over their return.

"How does it feel to finally be home?" Emma asked Henry, beaming down at him.

"Better than I ever imagined," Henry said, rather quietly, before putting on a smile and grinning up at his mother.

The Lost Boys followed them, and Y/n watched with a smile as Wendy rushed over to two of the men in the crowd, one shorter and stocky with reddish hair, the other tall and thin with glasses and brown hair that swept over his forehead. Wendy brought them into a hug, gazing up at them with smiles, and Y/n could only assume these were her brothers, John and Michael.

"How do you feel?" Mary Margaret asked David, looking down at his side.

He had taken a drink of the water as soon as they touched down, keeping him connected to Neverland until Gold worked a cure up. "Pretty good, actually. I think the water must be working."

"Aye, it is," Hook said, coming over to the conversation. "Dreamshade overtook my brother the moment we left Neverland."

"Don't worry, Dad. Gold will find a cure," Y/n said, and David put his arm around his daughter, grinning down at her.

"I have to admit, there was a minute there I didn't believe we were all gonna make it out of that place," Emma said, rubbing Henry's back soothingly.

"Well, we did," David stated.

Mary Margaret looked to Regina, who stood by the ramp with her head down as no one spoke to her. "And we owe a lot of it to her," she said loudly, gaining the attention of the people on the docks as Regina looked up, astonished. "Regina helped save us all."

As the people murmured in surprised and shock, Y/n left David's side to go to Hook, turning his attention to her as she said, "Hook, I think it's time I give this back to you." Taking the sword from off her side, she looked at it before holding it up to him. "It was your brother's. I have no claim to it. I figured you'd be wanting it back."

Hook licked his lip slightly, taking it in his hand. Looking it over, as she was about to walk away, he called back to her saying, "Why don't you hold onto it?" She turned around, startled by his statement. "If I were to take it, it'd go right back in the box it's been in for centuries. Perhaps... you could make use out of it, love?"

Y/n was speechless for a few moments, stuttering over her words before she collected herself and said, "But it's your brother's. I know... well, I can see how much he meant to you. Surely this sword means something, too?"

"Aye, it does," Hook said, looking down at the cutlass in it's sheath. "But, I'd feel better knowing it won't go back to the dust like the rest of his belongings." Holding it out to her once more, he said, "Take it. Use it. Consider it a gift for dealing with my ungentlemanly self. You might find it more useful than that magic of yours."