#castle 6x20

[castle-dominion]

castle 6x20 that 70s show

the 70s episode liveblog

I made my big bro watch this w me bc he's 70s obsessed.

Cement? mob hit? They would have had to weigh him down bc humans float in concrete. Also yeah what do you do? the one u call is the foreman. They deal with it not you. Reminds me of the ep where the police chief constable was gay & buried a body under the station & they found it while

KATE BECKETT I’ll make the coffee. CASTLE I’ll make the omelets. MARTHA RODGERS And I am going to make your day.

Love how the bells kind of slow down & go low & get weird. I mean at least the arch was nice.

MR: Richard, I am simply trying to bring a little pageantry into your wedding. But it seems that the only role you want me to play is that of guest. Fine. I can do that. I LOVE her

You can't make ANYTHING in a wedding a not-over the top disaster.

78 just like my brother's no wait falsettos was '79. disco era my beloved. RC: And a testament to the truly indestructible nature of polyester.

Milt Boyle: Vince Bianchi. Before he turned into the pile of bones you guys found. Love his VOICE

OH OH YEA DET. SANDVICH. OR SANOVICH I CAN'T TELL. HE'S THE ONE WHO SITS ACROSS FROM BECKS. I WAS TRYING TO REMEMBER THAT THIS MORNING. also under esposito's feet, he's at Det veiss(something) or messer's desk I can't tell what it says bc it is grainy & under shadow

Love the music too. Is it black or is it a dark colour? obv not powder blue... RC: It’s like being transported to a bygone era. Mickey the Blade? Louie the Lip? Where are these guys now?

Hey Frank Russo REALLY looks like the guy in the picture who, yk, went through second puberty. Love their accents. 4ksqft is a lot wow. Broke bread, shot the breeze, I love phrases. Harold Leone, as in lee-ohwn, not lee-ohwn-ee like brad leone from bon appetit Love how Becks calls Boyle on her own desk phone bc, well, yeah. Also set design my beloved, we have a pic of sanovich's kid on his desk

He knew things? Yeah ofc, he was the advisor!

Big bro thought that maybe this gal was just wearing Black fashion. Yvonne my beloved Frozen in time? Dumbass clothes? I thought it was cute. Wow it HAS been 40 years almost...

Beckett def not 70s enough.

YVONNE: Harold? You have guests. HAROLD LEONE: Huh? (he comes from the kitchen) Whoa!!! Well, this hot mama can be my guest all night long. He approaches KB and she holds out her hand. KB: Uh, sir, I’m Detective Beckett and this is Mr. Castle. HL: Captain. HL shakes RC’S hand. RC: (corrects) Castle. HL: Oh, Captain Castle. I bet you’re showing this little lady the ropes, huh? Breaking her in, huh? KB glares at RC. RC: Well, actually, um … HL: I mean, have you ever seen a cop with an ass that fine? If this is women’s lib, I’m all for it. KB: Excuse me? RC: To be fair, you do have a very fine … (off her look) never mind.

So humorous I love this man I love everything (but how does he look in the mirror w/o freaking out? it's like 50 first dates) Big bro LOOOVED the house & colours & wallpaper & stuff.

I love Harold & BECKETT SHUT UP YOU NEED TO MEET HIM ON HIS LEVEL. I know ppl who had to chase away spoon-wielding monsters every night for dementia patients, you do it & move on. It's ok.

No body no talkie. he IS delusional! "cupcake"

clipping clipping clipping I love I love I love snookie & ray the red car the absolute mess esposito pulling over ryan (giffing that) it's just... so good I'm insane

YOU MADE A CAST OF THE BODY!? Lanie just there like "what are you talking about?" unless caslte already asked her if she had any bodies to spare offscreen. LP: I’ve seen them do more with a lot less. But I don’t want to be a part of some crazy plan – RC: You have to. Because for this to work, this place has to look like the 70s. (he looks LANIE up and down) And so do you.

I love how the wife is there & he's smoking with the oxygen & I love this. Carcano: What, I’m going to bury a body in my own backyard? Plus, if I had someone disappear they’d stay that way. MC: If you boys have any more questions you can talk to my attorney. (he moves to leave) You know, after this long the truth is hard to find. If I was you I’d quit looking for it. Sometimes what’s in the past should stay there. (THIS MAN IS TELLING THEM TO STOP LOOKING. REMEMBER WHO HE IS: HEAD OF THE FAMILY, HE WAS TRYING TO MERGE FAMILIES WITH BIANCHI.)

OH SHE IS HOT Oh LANIE IS HOT TOO. (clipping) What if he touches him?

No wallet on him? or gun?

My poor harold. Hit you he's really gone? so will you come to the 2010a now? HOLY CRAP THAT'S-- STUFF IS HAPPENING. (castle flailing when the body hand was there lol. also how does that offer ANY protection from the gun?)

JE: *walks in* So I've got-- WOAH. *seeing Lanie* LP: Not a word KR: *talking abt the case* Right Javi? JE: I'm sorry what? *was staring at lanie* LP: !! *rolls eyes* & then that last little "nice dress" to her lil bro said not to clip but OOF I kind of wish I did

Tory my beloved.

Hm, ryan's pants don't match his jacket...

RC: It won’t burst his bubble... if it...looks like the 70s. Ooh she's ranking officer rn lol. WAIT CASTLE ALREADY OPENED A COSTUME ACCOUNT BEFORE ASKING BECKETT IF HE COULD DO THIS?

"let him dig on this 70s vibe" love the music coming in there the morgue was only one room? what about the drive there or the walk into the morgue? HIS MOTHER!!!??? A little bit, yes. YEAH FOR OUR WEDDING! RC: Let’s face it. We cannot let that woman anywhere near our wedding. But … she will love this. And then we get to solve the greatest mystery of the disco era. Besides the popularity of disco itself. It’s a win-win.

his little groove back Abysmal talent pool? Martha my beloved. Rick & his mom are like beckett & castle. Beckett: castle no. Castle: castle yes. Rick: mom no. Martha: YES YES OVER THE TOP YES!

Oh & the music! & I watched an abba parody production the other day before I watched this too.

LMGDAO A HIPPIE WOULD NOT BE HERE WITH THE COPS. Ooh it's a chalkboard! (So they made the photos black & white but... didn't remove them?)

Oh no snookie & ray Martha <3 ALEXIS (wearing that /gen tho)

Why would they need scripts? if they were pretending to be snookie & ray for real they'd need the mannerisms & backstory down, but ryan & esposito have interviewed ppl before. "super groovy" *ryan couching at the cigarette* Esposito frozen with his hands up p& ryan comes in to save him Righteous is in this context, not nec 80s, besides the 70s were from like 74 to 84 yk?

jive turkey again "my god who wrote this?" I love/hate the feathered chief in there

Glitterati? Do they have pagers? REACH BEHIND YOU & TURN OFF YOUR PHONE RLY QUICK, SAY IT WAS AN ALARM CLOCK IN THE OTHER ROOM. the deets? the details?

KR: Actually, it’s been though a lot of different incarnations, but guess what? It’s back to being a 70s club again! Me: WHAT LUCK

I like his nod. "take him to glitterati-- go! go!" *gates*

RC: Captain Gates! I thought you were at a terrorism seminar? VG: It was canceled due to a bomb threat. & did he? Yes! He did! Ryan & Esposito are taking him there now!

Girl your apb thing was not FROM this charade tho "especially you" CASTLE NO DON'T SAY IT LIKE THAT THEY TOOK HIM TO A DISCO!

Love the car, love the raming, love the fall, love how esposito was the one who talked ryan into this but now ryan is the one who likes it

Love the dancing & the lights & the fun & the everything! HL: *dancing really well, having fun* Dancing fellow: *also having fun dancing "with" him* HL: Hey, baby. How’re you doing, hon? That’s a nice dress. Can I talk you out of it? (kind of good, all compliments, but wow v forward.)

Yay beckett is normal now. *castle on his phone* they would SO not get his that easy with the gun & stuff. *castle banging on the door*

Always wearing the same suit, it's his club outfit! does frank STILL own it?

*esposito dancing on the clock* he does still own it. maybe that's how it connects to the murder.

HL: Oh no sweat. *SMASH* (not clipping)

I like how he doesn't want to say the year. Also he KNOWS it is not '78 but he might not know the REAL year. "It is whatever year I need it to be" that was a GOOD answer!

"The private event was frank killing him" You figured it out from the time that you got shot at.

rysposito normal looking now "we DO think you killed him?"

Last dance was on the turntable <3 <3

"someone special" we KNOW who that someone special is babes. *lunchbag of evidence*

I think I assumed he stole evidence. Ah the 70s. Gay lovers in the mob in the 70s & this is beautiful. I mean the trauma of killing someone it could totally make you think it's '78 forever. I mean, Harold was also flirting with every woman around. (Maybe that was their thing. You can sleep with any woman, but you only LOVE me) Beard, lavender marriage, his number two...

REMEMBER THE MERGER? MICHAEL CARCANO! He kept it a secret from you that you were going to propose?

for a sec I thought becks was pantsless but it was just a light brown colour.

RC: You couldn’t handle the rejection. So as he left you shot him in the back, then again in the face. You know, because it was personal. Where did she get the gun tho?

It would NOT have stayed that way, these cops would have still solved it.

CASTLE BRINGING HIM OUT TO THE CLUB

YES YES YES THIS IS THE BEST EPISODE she CAN'T disco dance tho. Yay martha & alexis! RC: I’m just glad it covers more this time. Ryan & esposito chilling having fun I love it. (Tho if esposito was born in the 70s he might remember like,, kindergarten outfits. I only remember a few that are attatched to specific memories, like that striped early 00s (or really early 2010s except it was probably a handmedown) shirt I wore during geology in elementary. Lanie is back! & her hair is normal *ryan dancing* Gates I love her I love her (reminds me of that one fic I read, it was good, I want to dance with YOU, not any of these other people who might be prettier than you, because I want you.)

Harold my beloved <3 Last Dance is def going on my playlist.

ldjsklsdfkfjsdkljf GREAT EPISODE PEOPLE

[renegadesstuff]

“Can we speak outside, Captain?”

“Of course. Rookies.” 🤭

S6E20, “That '70s Show” aired 10 years ago (April 21, 2014) 🧡

[nikki-rook]

Castle 6x20 That 70’s Show

Calling Castle captain. Could this have been a super super subtle Firefly reference or am I just reading into that too much?

Like it wasn’t obvious, just makes me wonder if anyone behind the scenes caught that while they were filming it

[alwayscastleandbeckettfanpage]

abccastle: Time to bring out your best dance moves! #NationalDanceDay #Castle

[katherinehoughtoncastle47]

[bronx-bomber87]

Same expression 5 years later 😂

1x08/6x20 Castle knocking on the mirror | requested by ravlau

[kate--beckett]

Have you ever seen a cop with an ass that fine?

[mashmaiden]

Please reveal your Watch and Rewatch drama list

Thank you for tagging me @ejzah !

Watching: Been finally watching Castle from the beginning. I've seen many episodes here and there across the whole series, but never all of them from the beginning!

Next Up: Both 9-1-1s. I feel like I know them both in full already from all the Tumblr posts I see, and the random episodes here and there I've really enjoyed, so those will be my next to tackle.

Rewatching: Always NCIS: LA (6x05 thru 6x20 are airing on ION tomorrow, yay!), and trying to think of anything else I've been watching/rewatching, and coming up pretty blank. Though that could be that could just be cuz I'm trying to think on the spot. Castle still kinda goes in this category too though.

What else should I watch? If you can't tell, I tend to like procedurals, and crime-y ones at that, should I branch out? Lemme know!

Tagging @glenncoco4, @agentblyeanddeeks, and @chrisodonline

[intothewickedwood]

Once Upon A Time Rewatch: 6x20 The Song in Your Heart

Musical episode! Wahoo! My musical theatre nerd heart <3. 

Been listening to a lot of musicals this week for my birthday. God, I love musicals.

Back to the rewatch!

Emma wearing her mama’s wedding dress would have been so sweet and so, so much better than the one she actually wears.

Snow’s so emotional bless her.

So this is straight after they visited Rumple in the pilot.

Wow, Blue actually answered a wish for once.

David the musical theatre nerd.

‘Powerful Magic’ is my favourite song in this epsode!

Lol. Sure Emma’ll just give you her heart, do you want a kidney to go with that too, Fiona? 

How did she get all that black fairy dust. Didn’t she need Zelena’s magic to supercharge it? So Zelena sacrificed her magic for nothing? At least explain how she got the fairy dust after that! Also, surely you can’t just cast a curse with black fairy dust alone. Doesn’t she need to crush the heart of the thing she loves the most? I’m guessing that would be Rumple.

Killing guards as part of the choreography lol.

That kid that plays Pinocchio here is actually the younger brother of the original kid who played him! No wonder they look so alike!

The Evil Queen just breaking and kicking things while singing is amazing.

This song feels very Muzzled the Musical! 

They need a ship to get from their castle to the EQ’s? But why a pirate’s vessel?

Do you know what I needed? Charming and Killian singing ‘Agony’ from Into the Woods. I think we deserved that. 

Didn’t Colin break his leg during this and had to perform with a broken leg? Oh dear. I think that was the second time that’s happened to the poor dude! 

Woah! He shot gold with Dreamshade?!

It didn’t not kill him because he was immortal it was because of the candle thing with Cora that he survived! This show has quite literally lost the plot this season. Just a scratch of Dreamshade should have been enough to kill Rumple! They’ve forgotten what they’ve already established. Why not use something else to knock him out. A crap tonne of squid ink would have immobilised him for a while.

He still wants to skin himself a crocodile? I thought he’d given up on that.

Sing it, Zelena girl! 

She’s living her best life!

Has the EQ forgotten that she can’t harm them in this realm? 

Charming: “You took our song from us, you monster!!” Give Charming back his song, dammit! He was living his best life!

Blue, stop getting big for no reason, you humungous hypocrite!

Don’t just leave her heart on the floor. That’s nasty!

I loooooove that they made the end theme into a song. Genius! Love it! 

They’re waking up!

I have to say, I didn’t expect Emma to be a soprano but okay cool! 

That song is actually so powerful! That song was always inside her because it’s always been there! We’ve heard it so many times at the end of every episode. She was never alone!! They’ve been there all along!!

That bloody hideous wedding dress that Emma would never wear! 

I love the music when they’re saying their vows.

It seems neither Emma or Killian have middle names. I’ve headcanoned Emma’s to be Ruth for a while but I guess that wouldn’t make any sense since that name wasn’t on the blanket so no one would have known that in the lwom. Snowing could have intended for that to be Emma’s middle name though. I like to think so. She sacrificed her life so that Emma could come to be. That would be an amazing gift to David’s mama who would have freaking doted on Emma.

Zelena and Regina dancing together gives me life.

Is Emma supposed to look like a swan? Idk still hate that dress.

This is the best day of Zelena’s life. Her otp is getting married! 

Oh crap! The curse! It’s here!

I thoroughly enjoyed that episode as always. I always hoped for a musical episode but never thought we’d get it. If the whole show was a musical I would be estatic but love it no matter what!

[bronx-bomber87]

Love the little touches

Richard, I am simply trying to bring a little pageantry into your ceremony.

[renegadesstuff]

They looked so good this ep 😍

[wibblywobblytimeywhimeystuff]

Castle 6x20

Oh my god 😍

[chronicroc]

Anyways, I basically didn't breathe for forty-something minutes.

[kiss-my-freckle]

Tom Keen dialogue connections.

Christopher Hargrave & Katarina Rostova.  Red [3x14]: Two months later, she went to Cape May and left her clothes on the beach, walked into the ocean and was never seen again. Scottie [3x22]: Next morning, Christopher was gone. The police searched everywhere, but - nothing. He was just - gone. Like his castle. Howard [R1]: In 1988, you vanished from the Ocean City beach home your parents were renting.

Because I predict Christopher Hargrave will be central in S7.  “Katarina” knows both Raymond and Liz, but not Tom Keen.  Tom Keen is the entire reason Red reentered Liz’s life.  I believe he’ll be the reason “Katarina” will enter Liz’s life. 

Tom [5x2]:That mystery has been solved. But this one hasn’t. Ilya [6x19]: It is a mystery, right? So, we give them the answer.

Dembe [2x15]: You tell her the truth by telling her everything. Tom [5x8]: Because I know the truth. I know everything. And now Liz is gonna know too. Tom [4x7]: Some answers about who you were. But none about who you are or who you will be. Liz [5x9]: She [Scottie] didn’t know who we were. Liz [6x20]: It doesn’t matter who you were. This is who you are and who you’ll always be. 

Red [1x18}: The rest will come. I promise you. Liz [1x21]: It’s all connected. All of it. Everything. The blacklist.  Liz [1x21]: They’re connected. Maybe not all, but some.  Liz [2x19]: Is that all of it? Red: Some of it. Tom [5x8]: I figured it out. The whole thing. Why Nik was killed. All of it.

Tom’s calculus book - sending his employer intel on Liz/Masha Red [1x21]: Worse than I thought.  Rostova Glasnost file - insert Scottie, Tom’s mother in Kirk’s arc Red [3x14]: It just keeps getting worse. Ilya Koslov - if Tom’s father, insert him in “Katarina’s” arc Red [6x19]: Because I think you may have made things worse. Reverse Kirk’s arc with “Katarina’s” arc, Scottie with Ilya. This would give Red reason to question Scottie because he needed to be sure it was Kirk. 

Red: Who hired you? Scottie: You know exactly who hired me. Red: I’d like to be sure. Scottie: Alexander Kirk.

For all Red knew, it could’ve been "Katarina” coming for Liz, especially when you add in the fact that Liz actually believed her mother was coming for her in S3. 

Liz: Reddington’s lying to me. I know it. If my mother wasn’t trying to abduct me, why’d Solomon ask for Masha? Tom: Do you really think this woman is gonna hire a team of mercenaries to kidnap her own daughter? Liz: If that woman knew Reddington, she would. She’d know it’s the only way to pry me out of his grip. But where’s she been all this time? And why’d Reddington say she’s dead? 

Dom [3x20]: She’s gone because of choices you made for both of them. First Katarina and then Masha. As far as I’m concerned, you killed my entire family! Tom [4x13]: That’s Richard Game. The man who murdered me. 

Tom [3x20]: Liz was convinced that her mother was the one who tried to kidnap her. Reddington said she died years ago, but Liz didn’t believe that, and neither do I. I think we’re staring at Katarina Rostova. Red [4x13]: All that really matters is that you vanished off the face of the earth nearly 30 years ago, and yet - here you are.

I think the Drexel painting may have leaned him more in Kirk’s direction. 

I'm pointing this dialogue connect out for a reason. Had Tom killed Scottie, he'd still have Howard, so those answers wouldn’t die until Howard dies. Unless Howard isn't Tom’s father. This speaks to the Ilya connection I added above. Red [3x22]: If you kill her, the answers you’ve been looking for your entire life will die with her. Liz [4x7]: He’s gonna die because a bus accident delayed some lab work, and all the answers I’m looking for are gonna die with him.

Liz's mother - Red: I killed Sam because he was in pain and he wanted to die and because I had to protect you from the truth. Liz: What truth? The only memory I have of my real father is from the night of the fire. I remember him pulling me out of the flames saving me. Tom's father - Tom: I told Liz I would, that it doesn’t matter. And it doesn’t. It wouldn’t, except that you told me not to let Scottie Hargrave know that I am her son, that if I did I would never find the truth I’ve been looking for. What does that mean? Red: He’s dead, Tom. Tom: What truth? You knew my father.

Liz - Liz: Mr. Kaplan was my nanny. Cooper: Somehow I’m not surprised. She loved you so much. Liz: And now she’s gone. Just like Sam. And my mom. Everyone who knew me best, knew the answers about who I was, where I came from. Tom - Tom: My father is dead. She’s the only one left who knows who I am. Red: You’re Elizabeth’s husband and Agnes’ father. Tom: Who I was.

Christopher - Scottie: My perfect baby boy. He loved the water. Found that necklace in a trinket shop during a trip to Ocean City. We had rented a house that summer, spent the whole week on the beach building sand castles with drawbridges and moats.That night, Howard and I had a big fight. Too much to drink. Next morning, Christopher was gone. The police searched everywhere, but - nothing. He was just - gone. Like his castle. It’s been 28 years, and not a day goes by where I don’t walk into a room - hoping, praying he’ll be there. Katarina - Shelter Worker: I think we’re all running from something. I think we’ve all had to do things to survive. Everyone here has a past. Whatever your story is, it’s your story, and yours alone. Most importantly, I think the woman who stepped into that ocean is dead. The one who emerged has new choices, a new future, and I’m here to help her.

[3cops-and-a-writer]

Castle, what the hell? I got something.

[spartanguard]

being a father

A/N: it’s been far too long since I wrote anything Captain Charming, and it’s Friday, after all. Just a short fic set in the Wish Realm that prefaces this sneak peek of 7x13; Killian had to get into the castle somehow. (and just pretend that they remember the events of 6x20). 1.2k

“Your Majesty, there’s a man here to see you.” The guard’s voice pulled David from near slumber; he’d evidently drifted off while reading in the library. The stars shining through the windows told him how late it was, and though it wasn’t strange to have visitors come during the night, it was certainly unusual—and never good.

Instinctively, his mind wandered to the Evil Queen, before he reminded himself that she was long gone. But, still… “Where are the Queen and the Princess?” he inquired as he set his book aside and stood.

“Safe in the Princess’s quarters, your Majesty.”

“Good.” He unwittingly let out a sigh of relief, but old habits die hard. “Lead the way.”

The guard led him down the stone-walled hallways towards the throne room, and David began to wrack his brain: just who could be calling at a time like this? “Did the man give his name?” he asked.

“No, sir; he just said he was an old friend.”

David scoffed; that could be anyone. He and Snow had crossed paths with so many in their quest to defeat Regina—he honestly hoped he remembered the man, and prayed he didn’t bear bad news.

Ahead of him, another set of guards pulled open the doors to the throne room, and the guard preceded him, announcing his presence. Standing near the dais was a dark-haired man in a long leather jacket who David couldn’t place at first, until he saw the glint of light off the metal that sat at the end of his left arm.

“Hook,” he greeted, surprised. He hadn’t seen or heard from the man since that odd singing spell years ago. The captain had held up his end of their deal—transporting them to Regina’s castle—but then disappeared before they could return the favor. Given the life expectancy of pirates, he assumed the man was long gone.

And yet, here he was: a bit older, a bit grayer (much like David), but still appeared to be as sharp and fit as ever. There was something softer about him now, though—his air was less manic, more directed. David wondered what had caused the change, because he knew the man had never completed his revenge.

Was that why he was here?

“Your Majesty,” Hook answered with a slight bow. “I apologize for the intrusion, but I was hoping you might be of assistance.”

David cocked his head slightly, surprised. “What is it that you need?”

Head down, Hook strode toward David. “You once gave me a chance to have access to the Dark One. I wondered if that offer might still stand.” He looked up at the king with an enquiring eyebrow quirked.

David stiffened a bit; Rumplestiltskin had been down in the dungeon for years now—why was Hook just now cashing in on that favor? “Are you trying to kill him?”

Surprisingly, a sad smile took over the captain’s face and he shook his head. “No; my thirst for revenge has long dissipated. I...actually need to seek his advice. Perhaps make a deal.”

“Will it endanger my family or this kingdom?”

“It shouldn’t.”

David wanted to reject the request based on that uncertainty, but the Dark One was an enigma; there was never any telling how an encounter with him would go, so he couldn’t hold that against Hook. But there was one more thing he needed to know.

“Why? You had the chance to kill him years ago and didn’t take it; what makes you seek his help now, and not someone less...demonic?” Of all the adjectives out there, that seemed the most fitting.

Hook took a breath before answering confidently, “My daughter. She’s trapped in a tower, and I need the Dark One’s help to free her.”

The entire scenario should have shocked David, but that answer was all he needed to hear. He knew all too well what a desperate parent would do to save their child; wasn’t that how he and Hook met in the first place? He thought of Emma, tucked safely within the castle’s walls, and how close they came to losing her. If he could assist another father on a similar quest, he’d gladly do it.

“Follow me,” he commanded, and led the pirate to a little-used door in the back of the room that led to the dungeons.

The air was chill and dank, and the tunnel was long and twisting, but Hook made no complaints as they made their way below the castle. In fact, his only words were a quiet “thank you” that dripped with gratitude; quite different from their musical first encounter. So David broke the silence.

“You know, I’m surprised you sought audience, rather than just breaking in. Isn’t that what pirates do?”

Said pirate let out a half-hearted chuckle. “Aye, I suppose. But I haven’t really been a pirate in some time; not since my Alice was born. Priorities change and all that. And I didn’t want to risk being any further detained.”

David nodded; if Hook had been caught, he’d likely have found himself in a nearby cell. “How did your daughter become trapped, if you don’t mind my asking?”

Hook sighed. “I’m afraid it’s a long tale, your Majesty.”

David gestured forward with the torch he held, which did little to cut through the murky darkness that lie ahead. “It’s a long tunnel.”

Hook conceded and launched into his story: one of a deceptive witch, a cruel spell, and his inability to abandon his child, unlike his father before him. By the end, David’s fist was clenched in anger, and he desperately hoped the Dark One would be able to help. If he thought it would do any good, he’d seek out the witch and run her through himself; no one should have to deal with that. Poor Alice; at least it sounded like Hook was giving her the best life possible.

Eventually, they came to a sharp turn that led directly to Rumplestiltskin’s cell. David shivered, not from the cold, but from the knowledge of who was around the corner; he didn’t dare go any closer, and it would probably help Hook to be alone.

“I leave you here, but it’s just around the bend. Good luck, Captain,” he offered, along with his hand.

Hook reached out with his own and shook, and stepped forward to seek the counsel he was after. There was one last thing David needed to do, though.

“You know, your daughter is close in age to my Emma.” Hook was listening, but the flickering torch light made his expression hard to read. “When your Alice is freed, bring her here; I’ve a feeling the two of them could be great friends.”

A proud smile broke across Hook’s face. “Aye, your Majesty; we’ll be sure to. Thank you.” And with a bashful nod, he disappeared into the darkness around the corner.

David turned and headed back up to the castle. His heart went out to that little girl in a far-off land, waiting for her papa’s return, but he’d never seen anyone more determined than Hook and had every confidence he’d succeed. (He figured it would be best if he didn’t know just how, though.)

Before bed, he held his own daughter extra tight, all too aware of how they could have been in a similar position—and thanked the gods that they weren’t.

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