Fic: The Pirate Queen

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Title: The Pirate Queen
Author: Geekgrrllurking
Disclaimer: Once Upon A Time and its characters are the property of ABC. No infringement intended.
Crossover Fandoms: Treasure Island (book), some references to Peter Pan (books)
Length: 48000 words, I went a little crazy, but I didn't think you would mind ;)
Beta: With much thanks to calliopes_muse
Spoilers: Up to and including Season 3, Episode 11 Goodbye and then veers into an AU, crosses over with some characters from Treasure Island, after the events of the book.
AN: Written for the Swan Queen Big Bang - April 2014. Check out the other stories on AO3 here.
Summary: After Emma and Henry are kidnapped by a scorned Hook, Regina must resurrect an old life and work with the usual band of do-gooders to find and fight for her missing family in another realm. Pirates! Arr! What’s not to love?
Kickass artwork: With much thanks to the amazing supernana494.

Excerpt:

“Ready, Kid?” Emma whispered, gripping the sword and preparing herself. She felt more than saw Henry’s nod in the tight confines of the oak slat trunk. “Stay close and keep your head down.”

They were startled into silence again, as the thump of a boot heel kicking metal was followed by a clank as the flimsy lock was easily broken off. Time was up.

“NOW!” Emma pushed the lid hard, exploding up out of the trunk with all her might. Almost blinded by the sudden bright light and running on pure adrenalin, Emma immediately found herself staring face-to-face with the infamous Pirate Queen herself. Both women blinked at each other, stunned for a moment, haunted brown eyes searching intense sea green. The air itself seemed to crackle between them.

Emma recovered first, swinging her blade up and pressing the sharp tip tight against the tender skin of the pirate’s throat. She swallowed hard as every able-bodied man and woman aboard the tall ship drew their sword and waited.

The Pirate Queen’s eyes widened ever so slightly, all fight leaving her body as she registered who was standing in front of her at long last. The blonde stowaway glared back at her, armed and more than ready to protect the boy at her side. She smiled finally, an honest and genuine one, the first in what felt like forever. Emma steadied her sword against her throat reminding Regina of where they were and who she was supposed to be in this world.

“Well, well, well, what do we have here?” Captain Regina Mills drawled, leaning into the sword tip pressed to her throat and smirking at the blonde, feeling more alive than she had in well over a year. “Welcome aboard, dear.”


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