A/N: Thanx for all the reviews. Here's chapter 2. Enjoy! BTW the lyrics at the end are from a fan-made song written by Phananigans and sung by Scarlet-glow on tumblr. "Do You Wanna Build a Snowman?" (Elsa's reprise).

"I should've killed you when I had the chance!" Rumpelstiltskin growled, slowly bringing his fingers together as if he were crushing something.

Elsa suddenly started gasping for breath, eyes filled with terror. It was as if she was being choked by an invisible hand.

The temperature suddenly dropped.

A powerful wind began swirling around them, centering on the girl. Everyone hugged their coats tighter against their bodies, trying desperately to keep warm.

"Please…" Elsa begged, though it sounded more like a warning. "Let me go…"

Even as a strong gust of wind tousled his hair and clothes, the sorcerer shook his head firmly. "Not this time, dearie!"

It was so cold now his breath was visible, leaving his mouth in what looked like a puff of smoke.

Emma suddenly noticed ice forming at the girl's feet and slowly spreading out, freezing everything in its path. Something was wrong. Very wrong.

"Gold, let her go!" she yelled, over the howling wind. "NOW!"

"What's happening?"

Belle's terrified voice broke Rumpelstiltskin's deadly focus on Elsa.

He glanced around, only now noticing that everything was starting to freeze over. He quickly took a few steps back as the ice inched toward his feet. He glared at the girl menacingly, his hold on her tightening. "What are you doing? Stop this!"

"I—I can't!" Elsa cried, fear and desperation evident in her voice.

The building behind her, the street lamps, the cars, the pavement, all froze instantly before their eyes. And it wasn't stopping. The ice was quickly creeping toward the crowd of people.

Many ran for shelter.

Belle grabbed the sorcerer's arm, standing between him and Elsa. "Rumple! You're only making it worse! You have to let her go!"

But her pleas fell on deaf ears. He was beyond words. Beyond threats. Beyond control.

"Stop this! Now! Or I'll kill you!"

"I CAN'T!" Elsa screamed, tears streaming down her face. And on that scream rode a powerful magical force that no one had ever encountered before, save one.

Rumpelstiltskin instinctively cast a spell to protect himself just as the blast broke his hold on Elsa. He didn't realize, though, until too late, that he forgot about Belle, who was hit full force. She gasped as she was thrown backwards into his arms.

Others were hit, too. Including Regina and Emma.

The blast knocked the queen off her feet. Robin tried to help her up, but she refused his help.

"Unhand me, thief!" she snarled, yanking her arm away from him.

Emma was thrown right into her father's arms. Snow, Henry, and Hook were at her side in an instant.

David looked her over with concern. "Emma!?"

Though she was a bit disoriented, she gave them all a reassuring smile. "I'm okay."

The winds died down as quickly as they had started up, but the temperature did not change. Elsa stood, glancing around, confused. Her eyes widened in horror when she saw all the people that had been struck by her magic.

"I'm—I'm sorry." She backed away, so troubled she couldn't hide it. "I'm so sorry…"

Before anyone could stop her, she turned and fled, vanishing in a swirl of white smoke and snow.

No one noticed the hooded figure slipping discreetly from a dark alley nearby. She hurried down the street, climbed into a white sports car, and sped away.

Toward the forest.

Toward the town line.

She ran as fast as her feet could carry her.

Her heart beat like a freight train. Her throat burned with unshed tears.

She glanced back only once and immediately wished she hadn't. The entire town of Storybrooke was covered with ice and snow. No…not again…

The panic seized her then. She was faintly aware that she was spinning then running. Freezing everything in her path. She ran haphazardly, weaving through the trees. Somehow she ended up right back where she'd started: the barn.

She rushed inside and fell back against the wall, sick and shaking.

This couldn't be happening. Not again. She'd lost control of her magic and innocent people had gotten hurt. Just like before. Just like back home. The memories came back fresh and raw. Memories she'd been trying so hard to forget. It was the worst time of her life. Everyone thought she was a monster. If it hadn't been for her sister's love for her, Arendelle would still be frozen over.

Her sister.

How she wished Anna was here. She always knew what to do. But she was nowhere to be found. In fact, she hadn't seen anyone she knew. They were all strangers. Except for that imp. And she wished she didn't know him. He'd been nothing but trouble back in the Enchanted Forest, and in this new land it seemed nothing had changed. He'd nearly killed her. It was only her magic that saved her. But it came with a heavy price. If they didn't think she was some kind of monster now, they would soon enough.

What have I done? She buried her head in her hands.

She'd been in danger before and knew what fear was. She'd been on her own before and knew what it was like to be alone. But fear and loneliness were nothing compared to this. She was left with nothing but a dark, empty room, strangers all around, nowhere to go, and no one to hear her cries for help.

A miracle would have been so welcome, perhaps a troll or even a talking snowman to suddenly barge into the middle of this madness, offer some explanation that would make sense of it all, and carry her out of this nightmare and to safety, to her sister, to the castle and home.

But there was no troll, no snowman, no miracle.

"Anna…"

She just had to cry, so she let go, abandoning herself to her sobbing.

Yes, I wanna build a snowman

Sorry, it took so long

I didn't know I needed you

I really do and now you're gone

Please, ask just once more, just one more time

I promise I'll open the door

Yes, I wanna build a snowman…

What do think? I wasn't sure if I should add those lyrics, but I thought it sort of fit the moment. Review if you want more!