Yay another update! Sorry for how short this one is but I'm already working on the next chapter so I should have that one up relatively soon (for me that is lol…).

Enjoy!

~The Last Ronin~

x-x-David-x-x

The silence is making me nervous as I hunt through the hospital's boiler room, flashlight in hand, trying to find the breakers. Half of that nervousness comes from the knowledge that it should be deafening in here if everything was ok. The other half, however, comes from memories of watching "Jurassic Park" with Henry the other night. So, while I know how absurd it is, my mind insists on turning every sound and shadow into giant prehistoric lizards ready to rip me apart in amazingly painful ways.

A rattling fills my ears, and I spin to the right, a shout ripping from my throat as I see a pair of reptilian jaws packed with razor sharp teeth flying at me. I fling my arms up instinctively to protect my face – not that such a maneuver will deter a dinosaur – and wait for the pain to start. Sweat trickles down the back of my neck as the moment of my demise grows longer and my brain slowly begins to register the fact that I'm probably not in any danger.

Despite that realization, my arms shake as I peek over them and aim my flashlight at the source of the noise. A pair of tiny eyes attached to an equally tiny body stare at me from where it sits on a pipe and I release a breath I hadn't realized I'd been holding.

A Goddamn mouse.

My heart slows to a pace where it isn't trying to beat out of my chest and I slump against a pipe that probably shouldn't have ice forming on it. That observation goes a long way towards sobering my over-active imagination and I take a deep breath to help calm my heart rate down to a reasonable speed.

Right. I can't afford to be fooling around. Not now when this freaky blizzard is quickly burying the town. First things first though. I need to get power back on in the hospital.

Now where the Hell are those breakers?

x-x-Killian-x-x

I don't bother to knock on the door as I enter The Crocodile's shop, the bell announcing my presence anyway.

"Rumple is that…," Belle starts, hurrying out of the back room. Her smile falls as she sees me and she slows

"Sorry lass," I brush a bit of snow off my coat," I take it The Crocodile isn't here?"

"I haven't seen him all day," she says, her hand reaching behind the counter.

"Easy lass," I hold my hand up to stop her from grabbing whatever weapon she has hidden back there, "I just came to ask if Emma has stopped in at all today."

The brunette relaxes a hair and shakes her head, "I haven't seen her either."

"Bloody Hell where is that woman?" I curse to myself before looking back at Belle, "They're setting up a shelter at the school. You should grab any provisions and make your way there before this gets much worse. You don't want to be alone in this storm and perhaps The Dark One is there already."

She nods and I turn to leave, though I don't for a second believe Rumpelstiltskin is at the school and I doubt Belle does either. With Zelena missing, odds are he's with her again. The bloody wench must have gotten her grubby hands on his dagger once more.

If that's the case, then as much as I hate to admit it, finding Emma may be the least of our worries.

x-x-David-x-x

"David!" Leroy calls as I emerge from the hospital's basement.

I managed to find the breakers and then get the backup generators running so the emergency lights are on for now. We don't have a ton of time before we run out of fuel though so we're going to have to start cooking up another plan for when we lose those.

"Leroy, why aren't you out keeping the roads clear?" I ask.

The dwarf runs a hand down his face, knocking loose a shower of ice from his beard, "Trucks are stuck. It's just coming down too hard."

A string of curses fly from my lips before I can stop them. Leroy stares at me, a mixture of shock and pride on his face. I groan; I really have to stop hanging out with Hook. Shaking my head I make my way towards the door but Leroy grabs my arm to stop me.

"You're not going to see anything there," he grimaces and starts for the stairs, "this way."

I follow the dwarf as he climbs upwards, growing more and more concerned as we pass both the second and then the third floor.

"Are you serious?" I ask as we step out onto the fourth floor and Leroy just shrugs, leading me to a window.

After some messing around we manage to unlock the large pane and slide it open. My jaw drops as I take in the sight before me. The snow is still coming down but the only thing outside is absolute silence. Other than the tops of a few trees and buildings there's nothing.

The town is gone.