Once We are Descendants

Chapter 55: CJ Trouble

"Bloody hell," Killian mutters, running his good hand through his hair, staring at the young blonde teenager. Both Emma and her pirate husband remembered the VKs mentioning that Captain Hook had three kids, two daughters and a son, but until now, they thought they only had to deal with one unruly teen pirate and they had just managed to subdue his behaviour with some proper parenting. The couple could tell that this girl was probably twice as worse as her brother.

"Who are these losers? And where's Auradon castle?" CJ asks, completely confused and a little upset her sneak attack was ruined.

Freddie ignores the pirate and turns to her VK friends. "Guys I swear, she blackmailed me into this. She found out I was still using my dad's spellbook instead of donating it to the museum. I only needed it to complete a science project. I don't know why she wanted to hide in the lamp again, but you know spells only last so long."

"Don't worry Freddie, CJ being here is the least of our problems right now," Mal reassures her.

"Speaking of which, where are we?" the voodoo student asks, gazing around at the forest and the people watching them.

"Welcome to Storybrooke, Maine," Jay says.

"Where's that? I've never heard of it."

"It's in an alternate realm," Evie explains. "Where things are much different than you might think."

"Different how?"

"Well, for one thing, CJ and Harry's dad is a hero, married, and has another baby on the way," Carlos says, nodding towards Emma and Killian.

Both stowaways look on in shock and disbelief. They turn towards the blonde Saviour and her husband. Emma slowly puts the hand with her wedding ring on it against her barely visible stomach. Killian wraps his arms around his wife and gently places his hook against her hip to support her.

"That's not possible," CJ scoffs. "My dad is not a hero. Not even close. He's a real jerk and he owns that stupid bait shop on the Isle. How did he get here and why is he married to her?"

"Well that's a boost to the old ego," Killian mutters sarcastically. "I'm not your father lass, I'm a version of your father."

"A much better one," Crystal adds.

CJ snorts in derision. "My father is one of the greatest villains on the Isle of the Lost. No one is better than him."

"Please don't start that debate," Evie groans, not wanting to get all the Villain kids riled up and start arguing about whose parent is the best villain of all time.

"Can we please have the food?" Chad practically barks. "I'm seriously starving over here."

Snow glares at Chad for being so rude and Zelena rolls her eyes. If she still had her magic, she had the right to turn the little wretch into a cockroach or maybe a flying monkey, whatever she might fancy.

"I thought princes were supposed to have manners," Tallia says. She lines up with Ally, Pin, Audrey, Jordan, and Herkie to get food.

David, Snow, Zelena, and Harry, who picked up the bag he dropped bring the food, bring the meals over to a picnic table. The AK kids form a line as they would in the cafeteria at school, except Gil, the other War Frats, and CJ who butt in front of the other kids, greedily going for food.

"HEY!" Audrey barks but backs off when Bonny glares menacingly at her.

However, Snow will not be intimidated by the disobedient teenagers. She immediately removes the food from the greedy pirates' grasps.

"None of you are getting any until you wait your turn."

"A concept that is foreign to them no doubt," Crystal smirks, sitting on a nearby picnic table.

The teen pirates look at Snow White like she's sprouted a second head. She insists on taking their food away because they didn't wait their turn? What in the world did that mean? Their first instinct is to go for their swords, except as part of their deal to get any nourishment, the weapons were given to the Evil Queen, all except CJ, who draws her cutlass in defiance. She points it at the teacher, wanting her food immediately. The other pirates' grin, happy that someone was not part of the deal made and would stand up for them.

Regina, Emma, Blue, and Crystal are immediately on the defensive, ready to teleport the sword away; Killian breaks out his own sword, wondering if he's going to have to fight another one of his children to gain respect and submission, but Snow doesn't miss a beat. She has faced far worse than a measly sword wielded by a teenager. She's faced the Lord of the Underworld, a wicked witch who stole her newborn son and nearly being executed and/or slaughtered multiple times by the former Evil Queen.

"You think that butter knife is going to scare me?" she offers, refusing to give in to the greedy pirate's demands.

"You want to lose your head Duchess?" the blonde teen challenges.

David goes to stand next to his wife. He doesn't have his sword, but he will do anything to protect his wife.

"No David, it's okay," she says firmly, her hazel eyes lasering into CJ's brown ones. She will never be intimidated by a mere teenager, no matter how sharp their weapon may be. "This girl needs to learn a little discipline."

"Discipline my foot, listen here Duchess, I don't listen to anyone. No one tells me what to do. I do what I want when I want to."

"Well that will certainly have to change if you want to remain here and not end up like your friend Uma," the former princess says.

"Like I care what happens to Uma, she's the weak link anyways,"

The pirate crew gasps in horror, never expecting one of their own to speak against a captain. Their pleasure at a VK being defiant has changed to shock and a little bit of resentment. If Uma found out that CJ said that she was weak, it would-be all-out war.

"That confidence will still not get you any food," Snow says.

"Mom just let me poof her sword away," Emma says.

"No Emma, then she won't learn anything. If she thinks that she is such a great pirate, I'm willing to take her up on that. If you think you are such a great bandit, how about a little competition? CJ is it?"

"It's short for Calista Jane," Harry whispers.

His sister glares at him, hating that he told someone her real name.

He feels a bit torn about whether to step in and protect his little sister. This is also a dose of reality for him, did he act this ignorant when he fought his father? He figured it was easier to stay out of this; CJ was a stubborn girl, always had been even as a kid. She would often refuse to share any of her toys with anyone else, she never ate any vegetables if their father told her to, and not once go to bed on time. She once stayed up for three days straight after Captain Hook had told her to go to bed early. He figured if anyone had the guts to speak against Uma and call the daughter of Ursula weak, she deserved to be taken down a few pegs.

"Well, Calista, I'm prepared to challenge you to a little competition."

"What do get when I win?" the blonde pirate asks, grinding her teeth at the fact someone used her real name.

"All the food you can eat, free of charge. But if I win, you drop that attitude, you follow our rules, and you wait your turn like everyone else."

"Deal," the young teenager says shaking hands with the teacher. "Let's see what you got Duchess!"

"Great does this mean we're not eating at all?" Chad moans.

A/N: Sorry it took me so long to update, busy with assignments and such. Also, sorry if this chapter is a bit shorter. I also need ideas for this upcoming competition. I know Snow it great with a bow and CJ is more of sword girl, but I need a way for Snow to show up CJ and deflate her ego a bit.