Once Upon a Dream

Captain Dream

He held his smug smirk on his lips, taking a swig of liquor that burned down his throat. He didn't flinch or move. He was used to the burning sensation by now that it felt pleasurable. The man laughed at his crews dumb jokes that wouldn't have been funny if he wasn't wasted.

He took another swig of the liquor and held his hook up, hushing the people around him. A young woman entered the bar, a large pirate hat held on top of her head. She wore a brown skirt and a tan blouse. Her hair was long and she looked confident as she stepped in the bar wearing tall brown heeled boots.

She looked to her left and then her right and spotted the man with a hook whom many called Captain Hook. She walked over, a smug smile resting upon her lips as she sat directly across from the hooked man. "Getting wasted again, aye?" She said, staring intently at him. "Thought you'd have enough after last night. Especially when ye passed out." She chuckles, grabbing a glass of beer that sat nearby, taking a swig.

"What do you want, Puffy?" Said the wasted man, his words slurring and almost incoherent. "Here to push my limits again? Do you want me to die?" He held his hook up, leaning it toward her. Her eyes fixated on the hook but then she looked back at the man. She laughs quietly.

"You're going to make yourself die, captain." Puffy said, leaning back in her chair. "It isn't me who makes the decision on whether you should drink your life away. That's all your decision, buddy." Captain Hook shook his head, going to run his a hand through his wavy blond locks but instead he did it with his hook so it didn't work too effectively. This action made Puffy laugh slightly. "You should really get off your ass sometimes. Drinking your life away won't help you get the revenge you please, y'know." Hook's eyes went dark as he looked at Puffy.

"What do you know of my revenge?" He said, slamming his hand on the table. Puffy didn't flinch unlike the other crew mates. She didn't fear and she was as confident as ever as she spoke to Hook about things as if he didn't even really know about it. And, in reality, Hook, couldn't think properly to remember anything about his revenge.

"The beast." Puffy said, leaning closer toward the man. "The crocodile that killed your former lover. I know all about it, pumpkin." She sneered. "Don't take me for a dumbass. I've watched you try to succeed to kill this beast. However, he cannot be killed so easily." She leaned back away from him again. "I would tell you what you need but you'd be too wasted to even remember." She shakes her head.

"No- Tell me." He said and she pretended to think about it. However, she already knew why she was there. She had information he didn't and she wanted something for it. Like all pirates do because they're nothing but selfish pricks that do things in exchange for something valuable.

"I'll tell you but I'm going to need something in exchange." Puffy said, Captain Hook rolled his eyes at this but he listened. "Tomorrow morning. Sharp and early." She stated, coming out sternly. "I will drop by your ship and tell you the information you need. But!" She said dramatically. "You'll have to give me a specific sword." She says. "One I know you're in possession of."

He straightened up in his seat, thinking for a moment. He knew what she was talking about. Puffy had fought him about it for months. He didn't want to let such a prized weapon go but his revenge mattered more than everything to him. So, he agreed to do the deal. Tomorrow morning he was going to get the information he needed in exchange for his most prize sword. It would be worth it, he thought.

"Thank you." Puffy said in return as soon as he agreed to the deal. She stood up, facing him. "Farewell. Until tomorrow." She says, turning out and looking over her shoulder. "Dream." She said, making Captain Hook freeze in shock. She smirked mischievously before walking out of the bar. Hook- Dream- Whoever he was, was left stunned. A strange nervous feeling bubbling in the pit of his stomach.