#castle 6x21

[castle-dominion]

Castle 6x21 law and boarder

the skateboard episode liveblog

Foggy Skateboard motorized bike Love a good chase scene, u'd never be able to run away on board tho. Construction work? wet concrete or smth?

Castle totally would have gone through every permutation. (there is only one combination.) If you brag like that I wouldn't care if you lose Alexis & beckett <3 (someone already giffed) Caslt mr word man would NOT lose to beckett tho, unless he just got really unlucky with his words.

Becks is so pretty! (I miss s1 beckett tho) RC: Sounds like a scene from an action movie. JE: Yeah. I know. Especially when the biker started shooting and Logan crashed through that window right there. Wow cool casts. He's a young man, 2-4am he'd totally be out that late.

Always a sus key, why around the neck tho? KANIE LOVE KANIE LOVE KANIE LOVE I LOVE THE GIRLS girling out for a sec there & I'm so happy. Oh. I forgot that this episode was the one with ryan & esposito fighting like that... Actually since watching this ep, my fam was in a situation like that. My older (trans) brother is my dad's best man. Esp since dad's last best man was probably hella catholic & hates dad now for leaving his wife. which valid.

"Congratulations lanie" Thanks! Also idk who castle picked I'm not a boy! You really think it's one of you two? rysposito argument. he HAS spent every day lol KR: Oh Javi, I’m the obvious choice. If you can’t see it I can’t explain it to you.

Cool wall at her place! Ah tsa crap. Ooh skateboard tools! No wonder tsa would hate him. I know ppl who went to china for martial arts training (the sifu was some sort of ambassador & made good relations b/w canada & china) & came back with weapons. on the plane. Performance items, we called them.

Oof. I mean yeah that's like being a skaster for ya. (I should pic outfits. I like ryan.) Becks knows bikes! KB: Oh. A reigning champion unable to cope with defeat. (she looks to CASTLE with intent) That sounds familiar.

Wow a fight.

Wow cameras! I wonder who did the filming! She owned a motorcycle! Extremely handsome with a high degree of difficulty.

Like his hat & outfit. & austin. & tampa.

it looks like what it is what it looks like. (Yeah that's the definition of looking like smth) "omg life & death" ok shut up.

Wow early intro this time huh "My associate Mr. Castle"

"You hear about Logan's death or the break-in?"

Your GUN? Tony hawk my beloved. *looking up a pic of him bc idk what he looks like-- I can SORT OF picture him but idk if that's him. studying a photo of tony hawk every night before bed so I never become one of Those People.)

You remember the words exactly or are you paraphrasing?

Love the way castle walks with the coffee. Ooh castle is pretty! lol dark web moments THE-- THE ALBANIAN MOB? Albania is actually rly pretty.

lol esopsito OH RYAN'S FACE

mountain dew lol. Wow another semi-cool hat. Bummed? Look at this party. Ross De Koning: The albanian killed him? RC: what albanian? Me, speaking as RDK: you know, the albanian guy who yelled at him or w/e happened, isn't that why you're asking about the mob? Why else would you find a link to albanian organized crime?

Oh wait no it was 5 or 6 years ago. My man sent this guy to prison... the mom got seven years? enver who theoretically got the mom into it got less time? ugh.

Ooh lighting in this room, nice wood looking good... Found the Lord! I like it. You were willing to pay it? really? Get momma released early? That's kind of him! I like Enver!

RYAN GAVE HIM THE RECIPE? SECRET FAMILY RECIPE!?!? (even jenny's lol) Awkward pat on the back. Could clip, esp that facial expression. (but if I did i'd also clip ryan's face when esposito walked away after giving the novelty pen.)

Skateboarding with a heavy thing? Poor guy. I remember cycling to school with my backpack, lunchbag, zipper binder, & violin all on my back. Yeah. yeah...

Won't clip castle's eyebrows. Beckett totally let him win. Ooh it's a turntable of a scrabble game. Ah quixotic, idealistic to the point of unrealistic. Hm, they played an entire game of this, set design & writers, I wonder if it is legit.

I love the mythical Bill. They always say goodbye to Bill on the phone. I want Bill fanart. & by one of us I mean you. Ah true, bachelor party planning would probably be better by esposito. Ah true, Ryan is the high moral standing-- WAIT HE JUST CALLED HIMSELF PRETTIER XD "Did she beat you at scrabble again?" "is stephen king winning at texas hold em again?" "did somebody find naked pictures of you again?" (well the 2nd wasn't ryan but) JE: *pat pat* KB: ?

Wait I never grabbed an outfit pic! Noooo! Too late lol. Nice outfit today too but I think I've seen him wear it before & got a pic. Like how there was beckett's purple shirt that I saw in my clips when I was thinking about snapping a pic of it this ep-- turns out I got the shirt in a different ep already!

Ooh rock wall! I love climbing! Ooh maybe I should snap caskett's outfits. Oh. Good gravy. Lol there are easier ways to break in than lockpicks. Why go through the lock when you can just go through the door?

hi8? never heard of that. Hey becks is back to wearing that wierd beige thing...

That is why you never wear logos on your clothes.

Ah motorcross rider!

My man has adhd, motorcross performer? up in the middle of the night? jittering like that? yeah.

Ryan brought him a coffee sdjfoijsjjfkjlsdkjf *interrupts before castle can drink* *again* *almost again* *literally backs away* should I clip? no

that's where the 3k was from! He stayed inside? Why not escape with him? I mean yeah ask for a cut bro! *literally was criminaling right then*

Bacon brownies! "you had me at bacon" that was one of the last words he said bro. *lookingn ryan up & down like "you cockblocker" minus the cock* (actually new fic idea: ryan & esposito are trying to seduce Castle, & then at the end castle says "actually, I choose BECKETT!!" & the boys are like "well crap." & maybe it ends with "well now I have all this stuff for seducing men, whatever will I do with it?" & possibly *trying to impress eachother all along*) Ooh I can see names: sullivan-- WAIT SULLY'S STILL HERE! --& messer or w/e that one says (I saw it last ep too)

*cockblocking*

RC: Have you noticed anything odd about Me: ryan & esposito, yeah RC: ebosito & ryan Me: WHOM

OOoh love her hair! (Weird-nice. just sorry for you bc I beat you at scrabble.) My man looks like a baby. Or not I take it back.

HOO! I love ryan with a waistcoat that ties a bit tight on the lower back-- Mm! I'm gay but I'd be a lesbian for this man! (my 3d gender chess makes sense to me. except I suck at chess. I should post that.)

IDK TO CLIP BUT OH MY GOSH THIS. SCREAMING SCREAMING SCREAMING. CAN'T SAY WORDS. TOO MUCH TOO GOOD

when they were looking around I totally thought that they were going to suggest a dead body. bc then it is a third person not them & also it's funny bc homicide detectives. but No Way.

Poor gal, her son is dead... Ah yes, the good old days. Neighbourhood stuff. Six years-- didn't we hear that? Oh wait it was 5 or 6 years ago that ever want to jail

It's that neighbourhood? of course they don't care abt the death of the 12yo. Love a good old camcorder cassette. CSU would have noticed that

6 seconds is a lot! Toory unrealistic tech magic moments. makes my baby bro mad.

Why NOW? why running out of time?

Tommy Fulton: *immediately assumes they are accusing him of murder*

What plan? Brett Zaretsky: You can’t kick me out of here. This man’s my client. TF: Youre fired.

Cute, skateboard video! Love it! lol me & my brothers. Little bro rly good, better than me, I feel like crap. At least little bro isn't loud about it. Oh heck you watched the murder!? Holy crap! & that's why the cam was on the ground, u dropped it as soon as u saw the attack to go help.

was this in present time? WAIT THIS WAS BACK THEN? WHAT KID IN A BAD NEIGHBOURHOOD HAD 5 MIL TO SPARE LIKE A DROP IN THE BUCKET? oh at least it was smth he didn't actually have As A Kid.

DK logo! De Koning! I like how in the back some ppl were still partying for a minute there.

Brah

RC: And to think all of this happened because Ross couldn’t bear being second best. (pause) So. Are you ready for another rematch?

Man-chat? After all ryan & esposito are basically one person. Best of both worlds RC: Um … guys, I’m, uh– flattered & honoured– KR: You’re welcome. JE: Yeah, you should be. RC: He chose alexis! alkjsdfhljksdfhsdjadfkjhhfdjeyb I am love love love love I am so happy. They look almost mad in their shock (just like my brother. dad's best man. except he's not a girl. tho he is trans so idk.)

KR: I did not see that coming. JE: I can’t believe I gave him my pen. KR: I can’t believe I shared our family’s secret recipe. JE: I can’t believe we just got beat by a girl. KR holds out a finger. KR: Let’s never speak of this again. JE: Speak of what? (won't clip)

A midnight sing-along of Grease? a What?

Why did you do that?

Oh yeah they used to play poker, I remember when the captain & everyone was at his place & then they caught a murder late at night... Yeah that was fun.

Ooh heheh, look at these two. Love them sm She has a bra AND a watch left!

Could you play strip scrabble?

that was fun

[katherinehoughtoncastle47]

[renegadesstuff]

“You want to play poker against me?”

“Strip poker.” 🤭

S6E21, “Law & Boarder” aired 10 years ago (April 28, 2014) ❤️‍🔥

[goodwhump-temp]

Castle Whump | Castle TV Show (2009)

1x01 Arrested, nose pinched, handcuffed, held at gunpoint, pushed 1x03 Ear pinched 1x06 Scared, embarrassed, shot at, threatened, risks his life 1x07 Threatened, punched, undercover, creeped out, held at gunpoint/punched, black eye 1x10 Slammed, manhandled, threatened, worried

2x01 Rear-ended, held at gunpoint, risking life, held at gunpoint 2x02 Nervous 2x04 Interrogated, sad 2x06 Tackled, manhandled, bit, childhood trauma? 2x07 Sad 2x09 Papercut, punched/icepack, handcuffed, paranoid, intimidated, worried 2x12 Self restrained, heartbroken the whole episode 2x13Hostage, held at gunpoint, pain, headbutt, guilt 2x14 Upset 2x15 Daddy issues the whole episode, fake headache (08:24) 2x17 Panic/worried 2x18 Panic/worried, runs into burning building 2x19 'Cursed,' papercut, chair breaks, pain, death threat, bullied/panic/coffee 'explosion', dog attack, scared, elevator panic, cuts finger 2x21 Jealous, heartbroken 2x22 Threatened (22:45), jealous 2x23 Jealous, heartbroken 2x24 Manhandled, heartbroken, sad

3x01 Shot at, held at gunpoint multiple times, insulted/arrested, ear pinched 3x02 Held at gunpoint 3x03 Mad, heartbroken 3x06 Held at gunpoint, restrained, manipulated 3x09 Abducted, injected unconscious, bruised 3x11 Upset 3x12 Upset 3x13 Worried, shock, shot at, hurt hand, bandaged 3x15 Emotional 3x16 Exposed to high levels of radiation, worried/emotional, shot at, trapped 3x17 Trapped, hypothermia, passes out, cold, scared 3x18 Worried 3x21 Intimidated (09:47), betrayed/jealous 3x22 Poked (pain/33:40) 3x23 In shock (41:20) 3x24 Dangerous situation, worried, confrontation, angry/heartbroken, mourning, emotional/crying

4x01 Pushed against the wall, emotional, heartbroken, depressed, worried, confrontation, held at gunpoint 4x02 Cries 4x03 Jumpscared, jumps into trashbin (is fine) 4x05 Betrayed, angry 4x06 Freaks out 4x07 Hostage, held at gunpoint, life threatened, almost shot, confrontation, restrained, presumed dead 4x08 Dragged, threatened 4x09 Worried 4x10 Handcuffed, drugged, missing, tiger attack 4x12 Denial 4x14 Manhandled, punched multiple times, 4x15 Captured, held at gunpoint, trapped, car crash into water 4x16 Car crashed into water, drowning, reprimanded, 4x19 Worried, feels betrayed/very heartbroken, angry 4x20 Heartbroken/coping, acting strange 4x21 Held at gunpoint, hungover, in danger, gut punched 4x22 Heartbroken, surrounded, jumpscare 4x23 Emotional confrontation, tearing up

5x01 Held at gunpoint, restrained, worried 5x03 Emotional 5x04 Arrested 5x05 Hand cut (minor), framed, arrested, scared, threatened, missing, car rammed, bleeding, shot at 5x06 Emotional (happy), upset (not happy), paranoid, zapped 5x08 Held at gunpoint, hunted/missing, captured 5x09 Upset (abandoned), betrayed 5x15 Daughter kidnapped, worried, very emotional, panic 5x16 Worried, missing/desperate, held at gunpoint, betrayed, almost killed, captured, emotional 5x17 Paranoid 'cursed,' flustered, flashbanged 5x19 Wheelchair, paranoid, falls, panic 5x20 Threatened (evil gorilla), trapped, back pain, scared 5x21 Jealous 5x22 Worried, pain montage (ear pinched x2, shoved, poked, nose pinched, freezing to death, punched multiple times, all near death situations), denial 5x23 "Shot" at, finger nicked (not serious) 5x24 Upset, sad

6x01 Abducted at gunpoint, car crash, arrested, taken, exposed to toxic chemicals, 1 day to live 6x02 Infected, slowly dying, weak, passes out, hospitalized 6x03 Briefly held at gunpoint 6x04 In danger, held at gunpoint, shot, unconscious, bruised pain 6x05 Foot stabbed, limp, manhandled, choked unconscious 6x09 Guilt 6x10 Sleep deprived 6x12 Held at gunpoint, captured, betrayed 6x17 Worried 6x18 Ninja attack, held at gunpoint 6x21 Bummed/sore loser, comforted by the boys 6x22 Worried, hunted, paranoid, arrested 6x23 Held at gunpoint, restrained, car crash

7x01 Car crash, thought dead, abducted/missing, hospitalized/comatose, amnesia, mysterious past: (shot, dengue fever) 7x02 Held at gunpoint, found evidence: emotional, scared 7x03 Knocked back, punched multiple times, paranoid, held at gunpoint 7x04 Bullied, thrown to the ground, kicked 7x06 Insomnia, shot at, trapped in alt. reality, panic, held at knife point, abducted, threatened, shot, bleeding, passes out, guilt 7x07 Punched, manhandled, in danger 7x10 Hand sliced, held at gunpoint x2, heartbroken 7x11 Choked, peppersprayed, comforted (kinda) 7x12 Jealous, coping, abducted at gunpoint, betrayed at gunpoint 7x13 Panic, knocked unconscious, pain, stranded, guilt, denial 7x15 Worried, angry, arrested, emotionally tortured, tazed 7x16 Trapped, exposed to toxic gas, weak 7x19 Held at gunpoint, restrained 7x20 PTSD/reoccurring nightmares, therapy, obsessed, everyone worried, headache, held at gunpoint 7x21 Nervous, betrayed, held at gunpoint 7x23 Scared, childhood trauma (+threatened), childhood trauma, feels betrayed, tackled, knife attack, throat cut, bleeding

8x01 Punched, kicked, drugged/abducted at gunpoint, restrained, threatened, extreme psychological torture, wrists bleeding, painful kick to the ground, shot at 8x02 Feels betrayed, angry, held at gunpoint x2, emotionally hurt/betrayed 8x03 Depressed, coping 8x05 Coping, held at gunpoint x2 8x06 Jayne anxiety/jumpscare x2, held at gunpoint, ambushed, held at gunpoint, tackled, bloody nose, heartbroken 8x08 Worried, exhausted, heartbroken, confrontation 8x09 Slapped (8:15), pushed to the wall x2 8x10 In shock, embarrassed, guilt 8x11 Betrayed, handcuffed, threatened 8x12 Kidnapped/drugged, trapped, betrayed at gunpoint, sacrifices himself, held at gunpoint 8x13 Undercover, shot, "dead" 8x14 Flashbacks, aggressively patted/hit, held at gunpoint, feels betrayed, watches the video (after being shot, pain, worried), guilt 8x15 Guilt, hungover 8x16 Zapped, scared (Linus) 8x17 Falls, back pain, held at gunpoint, shot at, delusional (genie) 8x21 Superstitious spooks, wrist grabbed/pain, jumpscare x2, knocked out (offscreen), icepack 8x22 Hunted, shot at, worried, captured, restrained, interrogated, drugged, betrayed, crying, angry, shot, bleeding out

[justellie-b]

Castle Parallels - Strip Poker

1x02

Castle: "We could always make it strip poker."

Kate: "Sorry, but I prefer mystery to horror."

6x21

Look who's suggesting to play strip poker now 😂

[katebeckett]

Did you seriously stay up staring at this Scrabble board all night instead of going to bed? With these five remaining tiles I have to craft a word scoring nine points and I turn defeat into victory. 

National Scrabble Day (13th April)

[3cops-and-a-writer]

[ellas-purnell]

CASTLE (2009 — 2016) 6x21 | Law & Boarder

[bronx-bomber87]

Indeed sir

The looks are totally priceless. And the hair.Sigh. Love it. 

Extremely ruggedly handsome.

[katherinehoughtoncastle47]

It’s important in any relationship to have a healthy Scrabble-life.

[renegadesstuff]

“You want to play poker against me?”

“Strip poker.” 🫠

[holysandia]

A little bit of different things #8

Supergirl 4x21: It was a good episode. Supergirl absorbing sunlight from the plants reminded me of Avatar. Alex finally remembers. I think that process should have been remembering small pieces during several episodes, not all in one.

GoT 8x05: wtf was that? Aesthetically an amazing episode. If that was Cersei's ending, I understand the change from the hard figure at the top of the castle to the terrified person at the bottom, but it doesn't feel right to ended like that.

Mary kills people 3x01: Ben is back, Mary keeps lying, Jess is suffering, I don't trust Frances, the cops are really close, Des and Nicole?. Good start, it's sad that is the final season, but I appreciate the opportunity to give the story a proper ending.

Blindspot: the last episodes have been boring, I was ready to quit. I'll watch till 4x21 and re-evaluate if I'll see season 5.

Lucifer: I want to watch season 4 again. I feel I've written a lot and I still have things to say.

Instinto: I watched the first two episodes, it seems good. Mario Casas running remembered me of H. Maybe I'll rewatch the movies next weekend.

The Blacklist 6x21: I don't think is safe for Agnes to comeback. I've been thinking for some time that Katarina is not dead.

[agirlslife20]

I love that she actually won against him and his sore loser face is so adorable

“Did you really beat Dad at Scrabble?”

[flslp87]

6x21/22 The Final Battle   Pictures in My Mind

 A deleted scene from 6-21/22 that starts as he falls from the beanstalk and she's leaving Storybrooke.  Rating - K (I felt the finale needed to be fixed and so this is my fix)  Thank you @jell-obeans for reading my mind regarding artwork. 

As his hand slipped from the prince's and he plunged toward the ground, Killian's thoughts were of Emma.  How everything he'd told the Prince was true in that they had fought for their love and won.   There was no bloody way he was going to allow Emma to be a widow before she had an opportunity to be a wife, his wife.  He was a survivor after all.

When he hit the ground, the breath was temporarily knocked out of him and he was buried under brush unable to see the light of day.  As he lay there, trying to get his bearings, he heard the leaves rustling and opened his eyes to see his brand-new mother-in-law,

"Hello there, mummy," he responded cheekily.

"Mummy?" he heard Jasmine say.

"Oh, there was a, there was a wedding," Snow answered her. "That's going to take some getting used to." She helped clear the brush away so he could stand.

"What happened?" she asked him with concern.

"Well first, I fell and then," he pointed toward the beanstalk, "then it fell.  But we managed to get this." He pulled the bean from his pocket.

"Great," she whispered.  "Where's David?"

Killian exchanged concerned looks with Jasmine, "You mean he's not here?"

Snow quickly turned toward the forest and called his name, "David."

"He was on that?" Jasmine pointed toward the fallen beanstalk.

"We should start searching.  This beanstalk was our last-" he started looking around for where David might have fallen, but then Snow White interrupted hi

"No, you're getting back to the castle.  Take the bean.  Get to Emma and Henry! Don't worry about David.  I'll find him.  The realms are disappearing, we don't have much time."  The tone of her voice told him that the situation was quickly becoming urgent. “Get to Emma. It's important. Make her believe again."

She took off running to look for David and he climbed on Jasmine's carpet to ride back to the castle.  He hated leaving Snow alone, but had no doubt that he would be found. His priority was getting back to his wife.  With that thought, they took off flying toward the castle.

cs~cs~cs

"So, it's true," Henry accused Emma, "you're really leaving Storybrooke."

Slamming the hood of her bug, Emma turned to face her son, "It's what's best for both of us, kid."

Henry shook his head and walked up onto the curb, "Don't you get it?" he questioned her, "this is what she wants. The Black Fairy cast the curse so all this would get you to leave."

"This is why I have to go," she pleaded with him. "Because you still believe this nonsense is true."

"It is-" Henry answered exasperatedly.

"Henry, stop!" Emma clipped, tired of having the same discussions that never seemed to move anywhere. Taking a step toward him, she grabbed his hand. "Kid, don't you know I am so happy you found me.  I am so happy I got to know my son.  But it's so clear now, coming to Storybrooke wasn't good for either of us."

"You're wrong," Henry started.

"Look where I ended up," she finished. "Look at you.  Look at your arm.  It sent us on a dangerous path.  I've got to get back to Boston, get back to my life, and so do you."

"She did it," Henry finally responded. "You really don't believe."

"There's nothing to believe," she cried. "Goodbye, kid." Kissing him on the head, she whispered, "I love you," and climbed in her bug, heading out of town.

The minute Emma saw Storybrooke in her rearview mirror, her hands started to shake and she couldn’t see where she was going because of the tears falling from her eyes.  Stopping the car in the middle of the road, she held her hands up in front of her and watched them tremble.  “What is wrong with me?” She wiped her face, not once or twice, but several times and when the tears continued to fall, decided she needed to move.  Getting out of the car she kicked a rock and watched it bounce across the road, trying to understand why she felt this way, because leaving had been her choice, right?   “It had nothing to do with Fiona and her wishes,” she kept repeating to herself, hoping that eventually the words would sink in and she wouldn’t feel this huge sense of loss.  The pain she felt was because she was leaving Henry behind, nothing or no one else, and as soon as she was stronger, she would return.  That while all other thoughts and feelings might be muddled in her brain, the pain was because of him, and only him.  

Dismissing the possibility that it was because she had come to think of Storybrooke as her home, she jumped into the car and, without looking backward, continued her journey toward Boston.  That was the city where she belonged, and as she drove, if other thoughts tried to sneak into her brain, she forcibly shoved them away. Getting on with her life was her priority and deciding the best and quickest way to do that was to reach out to her former boss as soon as she crossed into Boston city limits.

~~~~~~~

As the carpet flew over the Enchanted Forest, Killian's thoughts were of Emma and what could be happening back in Storybrooke.  He couldn't fathom what she must be going through there without him and the rest of their family.   What did the bloody Black Fairy have in mind beyond separating them, and how had she succeeded?

Seeing the castle in the distance, Killian thoughts were on what he should tell Regina and the others before he left, when he was overcome with such a feeling of loss and despair that he doubled over in pain. “Emma,” he whispered, knowing immediately that the feelings were hers and not his and he needed to get back to her...now!  "Set us down, Jasmine.  Please."

Jasmine looked at him, confused, as the carpet set them carefully down. "I don't know how to explain it," he told her, "but I need to get to Emma now.  Will you trust me?"

"I trust you.” She told him quietly, “Don’t worry. I will let them know what happened."

"Thank you," Killian answered sincerely. Taking the bean out of his pocket, he looked down at it and thought about Emma.  Tossing it on the ground, he watched the portal swirl and grow, and once it had reached full size, he jumped.  His thought as the portal carried him away was for it to take him to Emma.

~~~~~~

Walking into her apartment, it was as though she had never left instead of being gone for two years.  The furniture, the counters, everything was exactly as she had left it two years ago, except nothing looked like she had been gone for so long.  Almost as if there was magic, the fanciful thought flitted through her mind. Dropping her bag onto the bar, next to the birthday candle that was still there, she sat down in her favorite chair, thinking not of how happy she was to be away from that place, but in fact, that she didn't feel happy at all.

As if something were guiding her eyes, she looked toward her bag and noticed a book had fallen out of it; a book, she had never seen before.  Curious, she walked to bar, opened her bag and let the book slide completely out. There was a handwritten note taped to the front cover.

You might not think this story is true.  But I know that it is.  And it can still have a happy ending.  Henry

Oh Henry, she thought, we talked about this.  What... But the phone rang pulling her thoughts away from the book temporarily. "Hello."

"Hey, Swan.  Got your message.  You back?" she heard from her old boss.

"Yeah, I'm back."

"Great.  I got a guy who jumped bail.  Perfect mark for your 'first date' trick. What do you say?"

"Sounds good," she answered, unable to find any enthusiasm for the job.

When she clicked off, she couldn't get Henry and his insistence that the stories he kept telling her were true.  She was no savior, but unable to resist, she flipped open the book to the first page.  What she saw caused a slight frown to appear between her brows because he had drawn her blowing out the star candle.  

Shaking her head at all the work, he had put into drawing the storybook for her, she flipped to the next page. There was a dragon with a comment of her striking the fatal blow and then another picture of her kissing a young boy lying on a bed. She wasn't the person he kept saying she was, but she found she really wanted to be.  Taking the book with her, she sat down, flipping from page to page and read his comments.  He has quite the imagination she couldn’t help but think, even as she realized that what she really felt was pride in his abilities.

Continuing to turn the pages, she saw he had drawn a picture of her being hugged by a dark headed woman and blond man.  These must be my parents, her thoughts were as she stared at the picture wondering why she felt as if she knew them when that wasn't possible. Interested to see what was next, she resumed turning the pages and reading what was written beneath each drawing.

~~~~~~

Killian fell from the portal and landed in an alley between several tall buildings. Where was he?  Was he in the New York or somewhere else? The one thing he was sure of, though, was that his Emma was in one of these buildings and he was bloody well going to find her.

His wedding finery had been restored, so as he walked into each building looking for his bride, people stopped to stare.  His patented Captain Hook glare seemed to work to deter them, which allowed him to get on with the business at hand, which was finding Emma.  He studied each building, trying to get a sense of which one could be hers and once his decision was made, he entered.  The door wasn't locked and no one seemed to question his presence. Within minutes, he was staring at a wall of letterboxes, searching for something that would show him where he would find her.

~~~~~~~

As she perused the pages of the book, a story unfolded before her of this woman, who had come into Henry's life and had made a difference in the lives of many others.  A legacy that anyone would be proud to have, and once more the thought that she wanted to be this person crept into her thoughts.

Throughout the book, a sense of hope, belief, and family stood out, and the people that surrounded this woman loved her and she loved them. And the face of the man who had appeared in her mind when Henry had taken her out on that roof was featured prominently.  

In one picture, Emma saw the man wrapping her likeness' hand in a scarf because it was wounded, and the look between them was intense, even in such a simple drawing.  The comment below read simply, "Hook tends to Emma's hand when she's hurt."  Looking away from the page, as if hesitant at what she might see, Emma looked down at her left palm.  When she saw a faint scar, she frowned in confusion.  "Where did I get that?" she murmured.  "I don't remember scraping my hand."

Unable to come up with any answers regarding her palm, she continued turning page after page, each story more fanciful than the next. Stories of a Neverland where Peter Pan was the villain and stories where she was fighting with a flying monkey. She looked out the window and frowned. How can any of this be true? Shaking her head in confusion, she moved on.

One page after another, she read through the story until finally a picture of her and the man Henry had claimed was her True Love caught her eye.  He was holding her close and their clothing looked as if they were at a ball.  The smile on the man's face was tender and sweet and Emma couldn't help tracing her finger along his lips. "Do I know you?" she whispered to him.  When he didn't answer, she read Henry's words, "Captain Hook and Emma attend King Midas' Ball as Prince Charles and Princess Leia." Unable to stop herself she snorted at the names Henry had given them.  "Charles and Leia, huh?"

Following the story of Charles and Leia was a fun read, but totally unrealistic and, rolling her eyes at Henry's sense of humor, she turned a few more pages.   What she saw next nearly took her breath away in its beauty and simplicity.  The man and woman were sitting and by the way, he was cupping her cheek, it was evident they had been kissing or were getting ready to kiss.  Their focus was only on each other and the intensity of their feelings could be felt leaping off the page.  She read, "You traded your ship for me?"  Wondering why that would be a big deal, she looked for more to the story but finding none, moved onto the next section.

~~~~~~~~

There were hundreds of letterboxes for Killian to read the names on, and after making his way through several floors, he felt no closer to finding her than when he had started.  When he had to move aside to allow someone to get inside their box, he thought about asking of Emma, but something told him that she hadn't made friends with her neighbors.  And remembering his reception when he found her in New York reminded him that strangers in a big city were not always well received.  

Moving up to the next level of letterboxes, he had completed three and moved onto four before he saw one that was a possibility. "E. S., 421," he read, but not willing to settle, he continued.   Five - Six - Seven - Eight, "Bloody, hell," he blurted out before thinking.  Quickly looking around to ascertain he was still alone, he double checked his find.   "815, E. Swan," he read, his face breaking into a relieved smile. "Found you, wife. I wonder if you even realize the significance to your apartment number."

When he stepped into the contraption that could whisk him to Emma, he instantly was brought back to the last time he had been inside one.  He and Emma had ridden one into the depths of the Underworld and even though he wished to get to her as quickly as possible, he couldn't make himself stay.  The steps lay ahead, and putting one foot on the bottom one, he began his climb.

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Emma had reached the back of the book and had been staring at a picture of the man and the woman getting married. What drew her to the picture time and time again was their clothing, as they matched the pictures that flashed through her mind when Henry had taken her out onto the roof and told her it was the last place she had seen all her family. According to him, that had been the last place she had remembered who she really was, the savior. How could he say that though?  She was Emma Swan, his mother. Not the hero he imagined her to be, but… if she were honest with herself, the person she wanted to know more about. Henry's words came back to her,

"This is where you married your true love, yesterday," he started to explain.

She had scoffed, "Sorry, kid.  That's not how the world works.”

"It does.  It did for you. You married Captain Hook, right here." He had moved to a place on the roof, almost too easily.

But in an almost belittling tone, she had responded, "Captain Hook.  Who officiated?  Tinkerbell?"

He had gone on to explain to her that it had been Jiminy Cricket who married them, in front of friends and family.  When she had tried to scoff at him once more, he had forcibly pulled her up on the stage and that's when the pictures had flashed through her mind.

She had seen the man from the book smiling at her as she walked down an aisle in a white gown and then, then she had seen the couple kissing in the spot where she was standing.  Flashes of rings sliding onto her finger and then a repeat of the kiss.  

Shaking her head at how vivid the pictures were, she wondered where they had come from.  Why had that place brought those images to her?  He said she was married, but if she were married wouldn't she know it? Wouldn't she feel it? She looked at her left hand, but if she were married where were her rings? Setting the book aside, she checked her pockets, but no rings.  "What now?" she asked the empty room as her gaze locked on her bag where the book had been found. Picking it up, she had just started rummaging through it when there was a pounding at the door.

Walking toward the door, Emma felt something different in the air, as if there was an energy that hadn't been there before.  Henry would call it magic, but to believe that would be ridiculous, she knew.  Taking a deep breath, she pulled the door open quickly and had to take a step back.

"Hook," she whispered confused as to how the man from the pages of the book had come to life.

He smiled a smile unlike she had ever seen before and took a step forward, forcing her to take another one back, "Swan, I knew I'd find you."

"Do I know you?" She asked him, wondering why she was even standing here speaking to him.

He tilted his head while he studied her face, making her curious about his thoughts.  As if he had made a decision, he took a step, advancing closer. "Your family needs you, Emma.  I came to make you believe."

Pulling her into his arms, he kissed her.  One side of her brain screamed to push him away and give him a good swift knee where it would be painful, but the other part of her brain said wait.  The feel and scent of him were familiar as was the taste of his tongue.  

I want this to be real.  As soon as she opened her mind to the possibilities, the air around them became charged and picture after picture of her life with Henry, her mom and dad, and Killian paraded around in her head.  All the pictures that she has just gazed upon once again became real to her until everything culminated in her marrying her True Love in a wedding of the ages.   Feeling the air swirling around her body, she stepped back just as the dress she had been wearing when the curse struck, fitted itself back over her.  Dressed again in her wedding gown, in her mind she was transported back to that rooftop, holding tight to Killian as they watched the purple smoke encompass all of them.  Taking a deep breath, she looked up into a face that even without memories, she couldn’t completely forget.  

With tears streaming from her eyes, she cupped his face between her hands. "Killian," she breathed, "oh Killian." Pulling him close again, their lips met and as the kiss continued to grow, she realized that once more she was whole.

Eventually, their kisses became less frantic, more secure in the knowledge that they were finally together and the passion that was always between them began to rise.  When they broke apart and the old familiar routine of leaning their heads together just naturally happened, she couldn't help it any longer and completely lost control of her emotions.  

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Killian couldn't believe that the magic of a True Love's Kiss had actually worked this time.  After three failed attempts, she remembered and he had her in his arms again. Holding her as if he'd never let her go, he allowed her cry.  His only thoughts of how good she felt beside him, and that when she was ready to talk, he would say what she needed to hear.  

Moving them around so he could shut the door, he used his thumbs and wiped the tears from her face.  "I'm happy you didn't use that knee this time, love," he teased her about the way she had returned his kiss in New York.

She smiled and shrugged her shoulder, "Me too.  But Killian," she took his hand and he followed her to the sofa, "what happened when the curse struck?

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In the Enchanted Forest, Snow White and David had made it back to the castle and were waiting to see what was going to happen. In the distance, they saw a huge purple cloud rise up and, expecting it to encompass the land, they were left speechless when it dissipated just as suddenly as it had appeared.

"He made it," Snow breathed to everyone. "Emma's back."

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Once Emma had told Killian everything that had happened in Storybrooke after she woke up from the curse, she asked him about her parents. He explained all that he could remember about their difficulties in the Enchanted Forest.  When he came to the part of the story about how her belief was affecting the realms, she pushed up from the sofa, unable to sit still.  "What do you think is happening now?"

"The realms were disappearing because-"

"-I didn't believe." she finished his statement.

"Aye," he agreed, "and now that you believe-"

"-the realms should be fine," she concluded as she paced back and forth in front of him, her wedding dress swirling around her legs with each turn. "We need to get back to Storybrooke and save Henry."

Killian knew that's what she would want to do, but he also knew that they needed to rest.  Pushing up from the sofa, he walked slowly toward her, pulling her into his arms again.  "Emma," he nuzzled her cheek, "we will go back, tomorrow. Tonight, we need to regroup."

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Emma knew he was right, that they needed to rest and regain their strength but she was worried about Henry. However, she also realized that she had left not only for her peace of mind, but also for Henry's and without him constantly pushing against Fiona, for her sake, he would fine. "You're right."

He lifted a brow, "Say that again.  I'm not sure I heard clearly."

She slid her arms around his waist. "Your advanced age must be affecting your hearing."

"I'll show you my advanced age," he leered as he swung her up into his arms and started down the hall toward the bedroom. "after all we still haven’t had our honeymoon."

His carefree smile and the easy way he carried her in his arms and wanted to take care of her made her heart do a few flips as they made their way toward her bedroom. "Too bad my magic doesn't work so I could stop time."

"Too bad your magic doesn't work so you could poof that dress off.  Have you seen the buttons down the back?" He gave her a cheeky grin.

Not expecting it to work, Emma waved her hands over her body and to her surprise and Killian's delight she was left in a strapless bra and tiny panties.

"I like," he told her as he let go of her legs and they slid down against the soft velvet of his tux.  "What about me?"

She waved her hand and his suit and everything else disappeared. "I like," she sighed against his mouth as they sank onto the bed and no more words were exchanged for quite some time.

cs~cs~cs

The next morning, they packed the bug and began the long journey back to Storybrooke. They didn't think that their kiss had broken the curse on the town, but were hopeful.  As they drove closer and the Welcome to Storybrooke sign could be seen, both worried that Killian might be pulled away.  Needing a little more time alone, Emma parked the bug.

"I'm scared you might disappear again." She smoothed her hand over his cheek.

Killian picked up her hand, kissing her fingers, "If that happens, I'll be back."  He glanced in the back seat, "Too bad this contraption has such a small back seat, Swan." He wiggled his eyebrows at her.

She laughed, "Do I need to ask how you know about back seat behavior?"

His grin said it all. "Some of those movies Henry enjoys, of course.  I like our bed better."

Without thinking, Emma threw open the door and met Killian in the front of the car where they fell into each other’s arms. Their kiss said everything they didn't have time to say with words and expressed every emotion that was in their hearts.  As their lips parted, they knew it was time to drive over the town line.  

"I love you, Swan," were the last words he spoke to her before he was whisked back to the Enchanted Forest.  As Emma drove onward to fight the final battle, she had no doubts that she would win because nothing stands in the way of True Love. However, once she had won, she was kidnapping her pirate and surrounding them with a protection spell for a few days of uninterrupted honeymoon.

~fin

Read the rest of the stories in the Once Upon a Captain Swan Storybook, Vol 2 which can be found here.  

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