Treasure

Chapter 72

"Where are you going?" The princess called out. To no surprise, he didn't respond. He was already halfway above deck, and sadly, Emma feared she had just gotten the crew in more trouble. She quickly rushed after him to find him above deck.

"Gather round!" The captain yelled over his crew who were having their evening fun. Many of the crew members grumbled but did as asked. "You all need to start treating Emma with respect, or you all can be fish bait!" He continued to yell, "She has done nothing but defend you bastards and give you a life other pirates would dream of having."

"She's made us soft, captain!" A voice yelled back.

"Aye!" Many of them agreed.

"We want to find treasure, not to be a pampered princess's servant!" Another crewmate yelled.

"Aye! Everything we do revolves around that damn princess!" Another unfaithful deckhand called out.

"Shut your bloody mouths now!" Killian snapped, "I don't care what you want. I make the demands on this ship, you follow them. You all know I don't tolerate mutiny." He shouted, causing the crew to fall silent, "The next time we make land you are more than welcome to get off my ship. I don't need anyone who is going to hurt my Emma." He proposed, "If any of you want to continue to stay on my ship, then you will show her respect. I don't care if you don't like her, but you will respect her." He announced, looking around at his small crew, "If anyone can't follow these orders then go walk off the bloody plank yourself and pray those sea monsters take pity on your soul, have I made myself clear?"

"Aye, captain." They responded, barely above a whisper.

Emma watched the whole ordeal play out from the shadows of the ship. She was sure no one saw her... She blushed at the thought of Killian defending her, even though she had been rude to him earlier... She was about the head back down to their room when, BANG, the ship was struck with great force.

"Enemy ship!" A crew member shouted.

"Find where it came from, prepare for a counterattack!" Killian ordered. Quickly everyone dispersed and took their positions. Everything fell quiet once more, then, BANG. Another hit, and still no sign of a ship. "Someone get up in the crow's nest and find that bloody ship!" The captain continued to yell.

Emma wasn't sure what was going on and knew she would be ordered to go below deck, but she had to go check on Killian... She quickly made her way through the chaos and over to her captain, "Killian!" She called out over all the loudness.

The captain shot his head in the direction of the familiar high-pitched voice. "Emma, what are you doing up here?" He asked, pulling her out of the way, "You need to go to our room where you'll be safe." He instructed as the ship continued to sway.

The princess paused as another cannon stuck the Jolly Roger, "We're in King George's waters." She whispered to herself with wide eyes.

"What?" He asked above all the noise. He shook his head, clearly not hearing her comment, "Nevermind that, go below deck." He insisted, pulling her hand.

"We're in King George's waters!" She said louder so he could hear.

Now Killian was the one who paused, "No..." He whispered to himself, "We're in unclaimed waters." He clarified for her.

"No." Emma shook her head, "I heard Anna and Elsa talking one night, they said King George bought out more territory." She explained as Killian walked them over to the helm, "I thought they meant land, but they must have meant sea."

"And you didn't bother to say anything?" He yelled at her as he tried to steer them farther away from the enemy's waters.

"I didn't know!" She yelled back.

He didn't respond to her, instead, he walked away, "Men, put the cannon's away!" He ordered, "We're gonna have to ride this one out then dock for supplies..." He whispered to himself. "I hope you're happy, Swan." He said returning to the helm, "Now we have to dock in his kingdom to fix my ship." He continued, clearly upset.

The princess looked at him in disbelief as the attacks begun to stop, "I didn't plan this." She responded angrily.

"Aye, but you wanted to stop in his kingdom and like always you got your wish." He spat back without thinking.

Everything in her screamed to slap him. How dare he'd think she wanted this to happen. He was the god damn captain, why would he even travel in the direction of his enemy's kingdom? "A good captain wouldn't even have gone near his waters." She shouted back, not caring if she hurt his feeling this time.

Before the captain could respond, she ran off. At least she was heading below deck now... Deep down he knew she didn't plan this, it would be absurd if she did. He was the one charting their course and he checked it every day. How could he have not known King George claimed these waters? Emma was right, he shouldn't have been sailing anywhere near his kingdom, even if he was hundreds of miles away from the kingdom itself...

As the attack came to an end, the Jolly Roger was in terrible condition. Sails ripped, planks gone, holes all along the side of the ship. Luckily they were still afloat and it seemed to be nothing more than uncalled-for warning shots. No doubt to make his ship dock in the Kingdom of Mal, King George's kingdom. Killian felt as if everything was falling apart. His crew was on the verge of a mutiny, his ship was barely holding up, he and Emma weren't on great terms... The captain knew she would ask to return home sooner if things kept going against them. And normally he would agree to return home, but he still hadn't heard from Snow and David regarding any news of Rumplstiltskin's plan. All he really knew was that he had to be out at sea for at least six more months...

Hope you all are doing good and thank you for reading!!

A super long chapter coming next week ;)