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grimmswan · 9 months

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Dracula in Storybrooke 3

Captain Swan Supernatural Summer

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Once Upon a Time: Emma Swan and Captain Killian Hook Jones

Killian told Emma about his suspicion that his former first mate might know more about what is going on then he was being up front about.

Emma suggested that if Smee was willing to talk, he should bring him to the diner, and he could tell the rest of the group what he knows.

With a plan in place, and a kiss on the cheek, Killian headed out.

It was best if Killian spoke to Smee alone. He would likely feel less intimidated and more forthcoming that way.

Emma finished up her second cup of coffee, (and her second poptart) then left the house to talk to her parents about Killian’s theory and the new plan.

It was morning, but the sunlight was quickly fading away.

A dense gray fog was quickly rolling in.

There was no doubt in Emma’s mind that magic was behind it. Looking ahead, she saw a dark figure wearing a black cape.

With a roll of her eyes and a sigh, she pulled her bug over and got out.

“And I thought my pirate was over dramatic. Were the theatric’s really necessary, Drake? Or would you prefer I call you Dracula?”

The vampire was taken aback by her nonchalant attitude. He had been expecting a bigger reaction. Every other being would have been amazed, or frightened at his ability to summon the fog and appear out of nowhere.

But it seemed that the savior needed to witness more to be impressed by his power.

“I wanted to have a talk with you, alone. Your family, and the sun, have a tendency to interfere with my ability to have a deep conversation with you.”

He glided closer. His voice was low, sultry, and hypnotic.

“You are an exquisite being. Far too lovely for the likes of any mere mortal.”

Drake leaned closer to Emma. His eyes became more intense. Emma senses were going off. A part of her felt drawn to the man, but another part was screaming to run away.

Drake’s eyes were on Emma’s lips. He was going to kiss her.

But the only man she wanted to kiss was Killian. She only loved Killian. And he would be hurt if she allowed another man to kiss her.

Emma jerked back, her full senses returning. By pure instinct, she shot light from her hands toward The Count, who hissed loudly and quickly backed away.

“No. It’s not possible. How could you resist my power?”

“I’ve been told I can be pretty stubborn.” Emma retorted. She held up her hands, which were glowing with her magic. “I suggest you get out of here.”

In the blink of an eye, he was gone.

Emma noticed that the fog also started to disappear, but at a much slower rate.

She got back in her bug and headed to her parent’s apartment.

Once Upon A Time

“He tried to kiss you?” David was outraged that anyone would try to take advantage of his daughter like that.

“I think he has the power to put people in a trance. But for some reason, it didn’t work on me.”

Snow, equally concerned for her daughter as her husband, asked, “Were you tempted, but fought it?”

“Yeah. All I could think was that this wasn’t Killian. And I was able to pull away.”

Snow smiled. “That’s like what happened between your father and the siren. He was able to break free from her trance because he loved me.”

Snow looked at her husband with a bright smile. “Isn’t it wonderful! Our daughter has true love!”

“Our daughter also has a second centuries old being interested in her. And that one probably wants to drain her of her blood.”

Hoping that Killian convinced Smee to divulge what he knew, the Charming family headed to Granny’s Diner.

Once Upon A Time

“Dracula must take a bride every one hundred years. He failed to turn Mina Harker, and was weakened because of it. He needs a bride of great beauty, and great power, or he will die.”

“He wants Emma?”

“He needs Emma. Without her, he will become as weak and powerless as any mortal man.”

"The only person who gets to bite my neck is my pirate."

"That is not information a father needs to hear." David groaned.

"That’s not information a son needs to hear, either." Henry added.

"Dracula wants to make Emma his bride?" Mary Margaret wanted to get the conversation back to gaining information to protect her daughter.

Her husband’s and grandson’s psychological discomfort would have to wait for another day.

"One of his brides. Technically, you would be his fourth. He's already had three." Smee explained to his captain’s true love.

"Well doesn't that make me feel special." Emma rolled her eyes."What girl doesn't dream of being part of a harem. Having to wait in line for her husband to pay attention to her."

"He certainly picked a challenge." Whale thought any man who believed he could steal Emma Swan away from Killian Jones should be declared legally insane.

"He didn't exactly pick her." Smee explained. "Emma holds the light that will give him back all of his power. It’s Emma’s blood. She's the product of true love. She has magic that is pure light. Dracula believes he can regain power by turning Emma.”

“Is that how he picked his other wives?” Leroy asked.

“He didn’t need his power restored when he took the others. Each time he takes a bride, he chooses a woman who has something that he needs.

The first of his vampire brides was a maiden of noble birth from his own land. Her family had a lot of land, and great wealth. He killed every member of her family to gain full control of her and her family’s holdings.

When the people of the village near his castle became suspicious. His food source was becoming scarce. That’s when he realized he would have to travel to different lands from time to time.

That’s where taking a wife would be useful. He would never reveal that he had other eternal brides, of course.

Not all of those he turned would spend eternity with him. And not every maiden he married was turned.

Those that submitted to him completely and did his bidding were the ones he called his brides.

Those whose company he grew tired of were either killed or sent away to decide for themselves how they wanted to spend their eternity.”

“That’s not a life I want. Not even an undead one. How is Dracula planning on forcing me to be his bride? Because that’s the only way I see his plan working.”

“The only way he can consume your blood, is if you give into him willingly. Mina Harker’s love and innocence was what he needed to gain strength. Because it was something special within her blood, she had to surrender herself to him of her own free will. The power that he needs from you is within your blood. Just like with Mina Harker, he can’t take it by force. Or else the source will be tainted and it won’t work.

It seems that Dracual will have to make Emma forget everyone, and everything she knows. Only then will she be vulnerable to his influence."

“Magic.” Killian sighed. Fear for his true love and her family colored his voice and his face.

“Dracula’s not a sorcerer, Captain. He has the ability to do a lot of things. But his power is limited.”

“If he is as devious and resourceful as you, he will find a way.”

“And we will find a way to stop him.” Emma laid her hand on Killian’s arm.

“To undo everything Dracula had done, he needs to be killed, or at least sealed away again.”

“Do you remember how they did it?”

“I wasn’t there. I was under Dracula’s spell, so they had me locked up in a sanitarium. But I remember that Van Helsing kept a detailed recording of all of his encounters with the supernatural. I overheard him mention it to Dr. Seward, head of the sanitarium. If you find his journal he kept at the time, it will tell you how he and Harker defeated the vampire.”

“In all of the stories, crosses, garlic, and holy water make vampires powerless.” Henry was sure there had to be some truth to legends he heard.

"Dracula does not follow the same rules as other vampires."

"What makes him different?"

"Dracula wasn't bitten. He became a vampire through consuming the blood of a dragon. His power is greater because it came directly from a being of magic."

“I didn’t know there were dragons in the land of horror?”

“There’s not. Do you think Jefferson and Gold were the only beings to constantly travel between realms? There have been peddlers throughout the ages that have delivered goods from one world, to sell to those in another. I used to be one of them, before I joined in with Captain Jones.”

“Is that how many of the monsters were created?” Henry asked.

“The Captain’s right, you are a clever lad.”

Henry beamed with pride.

“I have said before that magic manifests differently in each realm. Even if you take an item from one realm, it may not work the same in another.” The Blue Fairy warned.

“There was a time when travel between realms was common. And there was an opportunity to make a lot of money. In the Land of Horror, multiple groups of people were trying to conquer the world. Some kingdoms wanted to protect their people from being invaded. Peddlers from lands of prosperous magic brought many magical items into the Land of Horror. But the effects changed the recipients in ways that were unimaginable. Vlad Tepest was one of those rulers who sought to defend his people. His intentions were once honorable. But it was power he was not meant to have, and it corrupted him. He even changed his name to Dracula, because he thought he had become a descendent of dragons.”

“So a guy consumes something he shouldn’t and ends up turning into a monster. Fair enough. It wouldn’t be the strangest thing I’ve ever heard of.”

“The strangest would be Captain Hook falling in love with the daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming.”

“And here I thought it was the daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming falling in love with Captain Hook.” Emma shot back with her own cheeky grin.

"So how do we keep him away?" David asked, wanting the conversation to steer away from his daughter’s love life.

"He's still sensitive to direct sunlight. Unfortunately, he can still be out during the day. As Emma found out earlier. He can summon the fog to aid him."

"What we need are werewolves." Henry announced. "A large pack of werewolves. Lots of movies say werewolves are deadly to vampires."

"Most of the wolf shifters were eradicated." Granny explained. "The pack mentality leads to too much destruction. So multiple kingdoms sought them out and killed them."

Henry looked disappointed, then a thought came to him.

"What if there are werewolves in other realms? The vampires came from Whale's world. What if the werewolves that kill vampires are also from Whales world?"

"If I recall, the creatures you're talking about can not be controlled and have no control over themselves when they shift." Killian said.

"And sometimes it's the vampires that have control." Emma added.

Still, it was an interesting idea. If also a really dangerous one.

It also posed the issue that there might already be werewolves, of the horror world variety.

“What if those types of werewolves are already in Storybrooke? What if that is something else we’re going to have to worry about?”

It seemed to be one thing after another. The heroes could not seem to catch a break.

“There’s been no proof of the more savage types of werewolves in Storybrooke. So let's not start worrying. We have enough to concern ourselves with already.”

Mary Margaret looked over and saw the dwarves clustered together.

“What are they doing?”

“Drawing straws on who gets to drive a stake through Regina’s heart, if she becomes a vampire.”

“Will you guys stop that! We need to focus on protecting my daughter!”

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grimmswan · 8 months

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Love Bites (But So Do I) part 4

Captain Swan Supernatural Summer

Once Upon A Time/ Emma Swan/Killian Jones

The home of Phillip and Aurora was just as Emma thought it would be. Besides being excessively large, there was a constant theme of florals throughout. Various shades of pinks and blues made up the color pattern.

It was clear that Aurora had been the one to choose the decor.

The entire home was a showpiece for her style and her perceived position in society.

They were ushered into the parlor, where they discovered many more people then they had been expecting.

Including Aurora’s parents.

“Killian! How good it is to see you! You are looking so well!”

Stephan and Leah Rose smiled warmly and embraced Killian in a tight hug.

Emma noticed Aurora standing a few feet away. She seemed even more tense than she had at the theater.

“You look as healthy and fit as the last time you were in our home.” Stephan praised. “I know you were being selfless, calling off the wedding, not wanting Aurora to concern herself with a husband who would need care and time to recover. But you did make a full recovery.”

“Of course, we love Phillip.” Leah Rose assured. “It was just so dreadful that you insisted on recovering alone.”

Killian and Emma exchanged a wide eyed look in disbelief.

It seemed that Aurora had told her parents a very different story than what had actually happened.

No good would come out of Killian trying to reveal the truth and informing the couple their daughter was a selfish, spoiled lying brat. So he allowed them their delusions.

Emma saw Aurora relax a little the more the conversation went on and Killian never tried to inform her parents of the truth.

Drinks were served in the parlor.

After some coaching, Killian told an edited version of how he had recovered from his injuries, then had been recruited by a private agency to assist in whatever troubles plagued an area.

“And that is how the two of you met?” Philip asked.

“Our boss knew we would make quite the team.” Killian smiled fondly at his partner.

Emma returned his smile. “And we are. No one in the agency has a higher number of cases investigated and resolved.”

“That’s impressive. And so good to know that everything worked out for the best.”

Killian nodded. “No offense to your family; but I’ve never been happier.”

That last comment drew a scowl from Aurora. The entitled princess didn’t like hearing that her ex was happier being with someone else.

However, her bad attitude was missed by her parents and her husband, who all wanted to hear more about the couple’s exciting adventures.

“Are you investigating a case now?” A woman who had been introduced as Ella asked.

“We’re looking into the strange break in at several grand homes.”

“Oh, dreadful business. I had my best cufflinks taken.” A man with a very large mustache gruffed.

“My neighbor was distraught when her home was broken into and she discovered her prized strings of pearls were taken.” A woman wearing a large hat with lots of feathers announced. She placed her hand over her bosom, dramatically showing distress over her neighbor’s misfortune.

“And they were so lovely too. She was the envy of many when she wore them to the Gala, hosted by the Van Burrens. And then not one week later, her home was ransacked and her prized jewels taken. Absolutely dreadful.”

Many more chimed in with their own stories. Each person had either known someone who, or they themselves were a victim of the same style of theft.

By their stories, it seemed that every single time a theft occurred, it was within a week after attending an event where everyone was expected to wear their best.

It stood to reason that the culprit had attended these events, and had seen the valuable pieces.

Dinner was announced and everyone moved to the dinning hall. Emma and Killian helped nudge the conversation to who all attended the social events.

If a name was dropped that had most of the table looking concerned or making side comments, it was a good clue that there was something more to be learned.

As it turned out, there were a number of those who socialized with the elite that were experiencing money troubles.

More than a few had business dealings that were not as successful as they tried to pretend they were.

Some were living far above their means. Leading to the question; How were they getting the money to fund their lifestyle?

When the dinner was completed and all of the guests were getting ready to leave, Emma expressed wanting to freshen up, and asked Aurora to show her to the powder room.

In the hallway that was only lit by a dim lamp, there were no witnesses to the scene that played out.

Emma, with great speed and strength that brought shock and terror into Aurora’s eyes, grabbed the spoiled brat by the throat and pinned her to the wall.

“I should rip your heart out, for the way you treated my beloved. But I think a better punishment for you is letting you live with the knowledge that another is enjoying all of the pleasures that you so carelessly threw away. And I want you to keep two things in that head of yours. Killian is much happier in his life with me than he ever could be with you. And if you ever speak in an unkind way about Killian or myself, you will be begging for the mercy of death by the time I’m done with you. Am I clear?”

Emma allowed her eyes to glow. She smiled, revealing her sharp elongated fangs.

Aurora, fully realizing the danger she was in, for the first time in her life chose to stay quiet and do as she was told.

In the blink of an eye, Emma’s eyes and teeth were completely normal. Aurora was no longer pinned to the wall. And the two women were walking back to the house entryway. Emma appeared for all the world as a typical woman eager to leave with her husband.

“It was very nice having you both here.” Phillip smiled. “We should definitely do this again.”

Aurora looked as if she were about to choke on her own fear.

“It was a very nice evening.” Killian agreed, shaking Phillip’s hand. “Perhaps next time at our house. Emma and I would love to have you both for dinner.”

Aurora fainted.

Killian and Emma left Phillip, Stephan, and Leah Rose to attend to their wife and daughter, and waited until they were back in their carriage and on their way home before they started laughing.

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