So as promised here is your update... poor poor Hook.

Will anyone ever save him?

Not in this chapter anyway... Oh well, I know you all secretly love it so you can thank me in the form of some nice juicy reviews.

Enjoy :)

It had taken entirely too long to get Whale out of that damned wreck and back up the hill to the waiting coroner's van. Now as he watched the black body bag being put inside and the door being slammed closed David felt physically sick. He sighed as the van finally pulled out onto the highway and headed back towards town. Whale would be taken for an autopsy and as much as David hated that fact it was protocol with any unexplained RTA death. David just hoped that it didn't show that Whale had been drinking... no... what was he thinking? Whale wouldn't do that. He'd sorted himself out so David dismissed the idea with a shake of his head as he turned to see Snow hugging herself as she too watched the van disappearing into the distance. He stretched out his arm and tugged her into a sideways hug.

"You OK?"

She shook her head and looked at him as the first tear fell "He has done so much for us David... he didn't deserve to die like this"

"I know" was all David could say. He may not have always liked the Doc but he had helped Hook and Junior more than he had needed to and for that David would always be grateful. He brought both his arms around Snow and pulled her to his front where he dropped a kiss onto the crown of her head "Why don't you head back to town? Take the truck, I'll get a ride with Leroy. I think that Whale's car is just gonna have to be left in that ravine for a while... maybe I can ask Emma to magic it up onto the highway at some point because from here there's no way we can winch it up"

Snow just nodded her head against his chest before pushing back and looking up at him, she gave a slight smile "Don't be too long"

"I won't" he replied before kissing her gently on the lips "I just want to check out the wreck, make sure that there is nothing that I've missed then we'll be heading back. I want to talk to someone at the hospital too, see who is gonna be taking over Junior's care... make sure that they're not a complete waste of space. That Kid's been through too much already and he liked Whale, he's gonna be upset when he finds out that the Doc is dead"

"Maybe we shouldn't tell him" Snow suggested but David shook his head

"He's a smart Kid, he'd figure it out so I'd rather it came from one of us. Hiding the truth has never really worked out that well for us before, has it?"

"You're right" she sighed out "I'll head back now and let Emma know, she can decide how we tell the boys"

"OK, see you soon" he kissed her cheek one last time then he turned and walked towards the pick up as Snow headed to his truck. "Let's get this done then Leroy"

"You got it Brother"

The use of the term "Brother" had David briefly wondering how Hook was doing but he soon dismissed the idea as he focused on the task in hand. Facilier had things under control and besides Hook himself had told him he'd be fine so he put the thought out of his head and carried on scrambling back down the embankment.

"What you looking for?" Leroy puffed out as they headed across to the wreck a short time later

"I just want to make sure I didn't miss anything, it shouldn't take long" David replied picking up his pace to a jog "Then I'm going back to the hospital to give my family the biggest hug they have ever had"

"Yeah kinda puts life into perspective when something like this happens, don't it?"

David just nodded... Leroy didn't know the half of it.

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Victor wanted to scream and shout, he wanted to stop Hook from taking that damned pill but he was stuck on the outside of the window unable to do anything other than hover there and watch in horror as he threw it into his mouth and actually chewed it. How had the Pirate gotten hold of the bottle of pills and why was he up in this attic room?! Victor had tried to find a way to get inside but the window must have been sealed with magic which he had found out the hard way when he had been hit by what felt like a bolt of electricity when he'd tried his rescue attempt.

Hell, who was he kidding?

Even if he had gotten into that room, with the state Hook was in he would have only added to the Pirate's torment. He had to think of another way... one that didn't end with him freaking out an already unstable Pirate or his own ass being set on fire by someone in town.

He floated up to look back across to Storybrooke, who could help him?

David!

Of course... he had been trying to get to him in the first place. Surely David would have found the car wreck by now. So Victor took off again, swooshing his way across the sky just hoping to God that he could get his message across before David ended him.

Flying it seemed was a much faster mode of transport than driving and in no time at all he found himself hovering over his own wrecked car watching as David and the Dwarf inspected the vehicle.

Right, how was he going to do this?

He floated down to hover just above the ground and raised his hands up in a non threatening manner as he drew closer towards David who was crouched down next to the driver's side of the car . OK Victor, no sudden movements. You do not need to freak the guy out... steady... slowly...

"SHADOW!" Leroy suddenly yelled out from nowhere "THERE IS A SHADOW RIGHT BEHIND YOU"

David swung round eyes going wide in fear but when Victor didn't attack, the Sheriff obviously thought that he had the upper hand and before he knew what was going on David was raising a lit lighter up in front of his face.

"Get away from me" the sheriff growled stepping forward

Victor tried to look innocent but when you have only black shadow and white eyes for features it's quite hard to do so when David lurched forward again he didn't have a choice, he had to flee but he knew that if he played this right the Sheriff would follow so he decided to head right back to the clinic. If he could get in there and lead them to the Pirate that was being kept in that locked attic room Victor knew that David wouldn't leave Hook. He would get him out of there as quickly as possible and Hook would be safe.

Victor soared high up into the sky before looking down to see that he was right as David and Leroy scrambled their way back up the hill but that's where it all went horribly wrong when the other Shadow appeared and attacked Victor sending them both tumbling across the sky and out of sight of the truck below.

"I warned you to stay hidden" the Shadow growled but Victor couldn't say anything back he just tried to fight the creature off as it started dragging him back towards town. Victor managed to glance down and was pissed to see the recovery truck following them... no, he had to get them to go back to Hook, the Pirate needed their help.

The Shadow kept on going though dragging Victor further and further away from where he needed to be but then his luck changed... somewhere right above Main street a ball of fire flew up and streaked it's way across the sky towards them. Victor managed to dodge out of the way in time but the Shadow Man got clipped and suddenly Victor was free. He didn't think, he just reacted by fleeing back towards the forest as more fire balls came his way.

That had been entirely too close for comfort.

How was he supposed to help anyone if he couldn't even say who he was? This was more than a little infuriating. Victor took shelter in the high up branches of one of the trees where he sat looking out over the town... he needed to find another way.

David was a bust... The sheriff would never believe that he, a shadow of all things was only trying to help?

Who could he approach next?

No one... that's who... damn it!

He threw his hand out in frustration, wanting nothing more than to punch something but he was more than a little surprised and sore when his hand connected with the tree branch in front of him and it gave a wobble.

OMG... he'd totally just Patrick Swayze'd that tree and if he could make the tree move he could make other things move too.

He practically jumped out from the branches in excitement... what he needed right now was his very own Ode Mae Brown so he headed towards town as quickly as he could knowing exactly who he needed to get to because right here in Storybrooke the one person willing to look beyond appearances was Belle and now that he could raise a literal white flag she may actually be willing to listen to what he had to say... or mime... hmmmm?! He hadn't really figured that bit out yet but he would make it work even if he had to write in damned chalk. He would just have to make sure she was alone because he most certainly did not want to bump into the Dark One anytime soon. Gold would incinerate him without batting an eyelid and that was most definitely NOT a part of the plan in any way shape or form.

Hang on Hook... I'm bringing help, I promise.

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"What do you mean they got away?" David yelled from the spot Leroy had pulled over into when they'd lost sight of the shadows

"Did I speak a foreign language or something? I meant that they got away. I shot off a few fireballs and I think I may have singed one but they both took off in different directions so I'm not entirely sure."

"I don't understand any of this, there were no shadows left! What the hell's going on Regina?"

"I have no idea. Robin and I were just leaving Granny's with Roland when Robin spotted them and David... it looked like they were fighting each other"

"Great." David dead panned letting out a sigh "So not only do we suddenly have a shadow problem in town they are trying to tear lumps off of each another"

"I'm going to see if I can find out where they went but without the use of a locator spell it's gonna be tricky and we both know that I can't use the spell because I don't know who the shadows used to belong to before they were removed from their owners"

"OK, just be careful. I don't want you joining them... and Regina I should let you know that Whale is dead"

"WHAT?" the former Evil Queen gasped out "What happened?"

"He ran his car off the road and ended up upside down in a ravine"

"Was he drinking?"

"Regina! No, he wasn't drinking. The guy just died, the least you could do is show some respect" David admonished not admitting that he had had the same thought earlier.

"Alright, calm down Charming. I was just asking what everyone else in town will be thinking" Regina threw back

"Yeah well... he's helped us a lot, he wasn't like that anymore."

"I know" Regina said with a sigh "Look, I better go before those shadows get too far away"

"Right, be careful"

"I will"

With that Regina was gone and David let out a huge sigh... why did everything have to happen at once? Junior was in Hospital, Hook was at the clinic, Whale had JUST died and now there was not only one but two shadows flying around town.

He was literally just putting his cell back into his pocket when it rang again and when he answered his day got a whole lot worse when Facilier informed him that Hook had gotten violent again but this time he had gone on a rampage and broken into the drugs cabinet to steal some pills. David shook his head as he hung up.

What was Hook thinking?

He knew that his actions could effect Junior, why the hell would he do that?

Because it's an addiction that's why... David's own brain supplied the answer to his question.

He let out another sigh and turned to Leroy "Can you give me a lift somewhere and ask no questions?"

Leroy didn't even miss a beat he just nodded his head "Where too?"

"You don't even want to know why?" David asked in surprise "When I said no questions, it wasn't literal"

"Only is you want to tell..." Leroy shrugged "I trust you. If you ain't doing nothing that would hurt Snow or the Princess it ain't my concern so lead on Brother"

David clapped his hand on Leroy's shoulder as he went past "OK, let's go then... you can help me help MY Brother"

"Hook?" Leroy asked with a frown jogging to catch up

"Yeah and I'm trusting you Leroy, I don't want this being the gossip all over town"

"You got my word, my lips are sealed" Leroy said seriously

David just gave a smile in response as they got back into the pick up again... he'd try and hide the worst of this from Leroy but the dwarf was gonna know something was up when he saw the sign at the end of the clinic's drive but he meant what he said... he trusted Leroy, he'd keep this quiet.

Twenty minutes later and they were both running full force through the main doors of the clinic and down the corridor towards the yells for help from Facilier. There was a huge crashing noise, a couple more yells then nothing... David's heart lept into his throat as he rounded the last corner and came face to face with Facilier who was breathing heavily while leaning on the door frame clutching onto his arm tightly. David could see blood trickling through the Doc's fingers but as much as he felt sorry for him David's priority was his Brother. He barged past the quivering wreck to burst into the room only to find Hook cowering in the corner completely unaware that David was even there.

The Pirate was rocking back and forth slightly and mumbling over and over "You can't be here, it is a lie, you are dead"

"Hook?" David whispered heading over cautiously and crouching down next to the Pirate

Hook physically flinched pulling himself into a tighter ball and going completely still "No no no... not real"

"What the hell happened in here?" Leroy gasped and when David looked around he could see why as the room lay in total disarray

"That's what I'd like to know" David growled looking back to Hook who was rocking back and forth again.

"I fear that he has declined into a psychosis" Facilier sighed out

"What the hell does that mean?" David asked looking over his shoulder with worry

"He seems to have lost the grasp of what is reality and what is in his head. Doctor Whale, God rest his soul, had advised me that Hook had been suffering from a prolonged period of panic attacks and nightmares... well it seems that these have now manifested into something that he can no longer separate from reality."

David's eyes went wide in concern as he looked at his Brother "So what can we do about it?"

"I believe that the best course of preventative action for the moment is restraint. He is no longer in control of his desire for his drug of choice, it is in control of him... it would also seem that the Captain was not entirely honest with us when he arrived"

"What? How?"

"I think that he has been doing more than just taking extra pills... when he stole the pills earlier instead of just swallowing them he deliberately chewed them"

"No" David gasped looking back at Hook in shock "He knew not to... why would he do that?"

"Because Sheriff the high that he would receive is quite unlike any other that he has probably experienced before... it is VERY addictive. If he had only been honest from the beginning my treatment plan would have been entirely different."

David let out another sigh and whispered to Hook "What have you done to yourself?"

Hook stopped rocking, he tilted his head slightly as if recognising his voice and whispered back "David?" but the minute the Pirate's head came up and he looked into David's eyes there was only panic and he was trying to back away again.

"No no no no no no no...not here"

He was gone again, back to rocking back and forth and hugging his head to his knees. David tried to soothe Hook by placing a hand on his arm but in a second he was lying flat on his back clutching his face from where the Pirate had punched him and Hook was trying to throw himself at the window while screaming innate nonsense about magical powers preventing him from leaving.

David didn't have time to take stock of himself he was up and trying to get hold of the frantic Pirate along with Leroy and the Doc but Hook was too strong. He was like a wild animal caught in a trap and David received more than one or two more punches to his person... but it couldn't last and eventually after what seemed like an eternity Hook just seemed to run out of steam or simply give up as he sagged bonelessly to the floor in David's arms. They moved quickly after that lifting him up and getting him back on the bed. David sat on the edge and tried to reassure his Brother who was now just lying with his eyes closed breathing heavily while still mumbling to himself and as David sat there he took stock of the Pirate and shook his head in disbelief. Hook was a mess, the hollows under his eyes were nearly purple and his complexion could only be described as sickly... this place was supposed to be helping him!

Facilier had left the room a few minutes earlier and now he returned holding something that made David's heart skip a beat. There in the Doctor's hand was a straight Jacket.

"You can't be serious!" David gasped

"I am very serious Sheriff, you have seen how he is. I cannot go on like that. At least with this he will be unable to hurt either myself or more importantly himself any further. I am going to start him on antipsychotic drugs as soon as possible along side his original pills. Once the psychosis breaks we can readdress the original addiction... until then it is just simply too dangerous to try"

"There has to be another way" David pleaded, he couldn't go back to Emma and tell her that Hook was in a straight jacket and in a worse state than when he'd first arrived.

"I can see no other" Facilier sighed "Look, I know it's not what you want to hear but he has lied to you. He has been lying for weeks. THIS does not just happen from a few extra pills, I believe that if we had carried out a blood test when he first arrived we would have found a cocktail of drugs in his system"

David shook his head "I don't believe it..."

"Really?" Facilier asked raising an eyebrow

"He is a Pirate David" Leroy threw in then looked really uncomfortable as he carried on "And I saw him... last week. Uhm, he was in the Rabbit Hole talking to some fairly shady looking characters, maybe they helped him get what he needed"

David frowned and looked back to Hook. Had he really been lying all this time? A huge part of him wanted to just dismiss it but another part of his brain niggled away at him... The single pill he had been taking in the early hours of the morning... Why did he go to the crows nest to take it? Was it because he was getting high from it? But why when he confessed to David had he not just told him everything? Then David's brain supplied the answer all on it's own, it was because if he had told him everything then he couldn't claim that it had been an accident that he had taken too many... he KNEW not to chew his pills.

David let out a long sigh and looked back to Facilier who was still clutching onto the straight jacket. He still wasn't sure this was the right answer, in fact he was pretty damned close to just taking Hook back to the hospital when the Doc spoke drawing his attention. Their eyes met across the room and David made his decision, his worry left him and his anger flared... Hook was a liar and a cheat. He had put Junior in danger with his stupidity and until he was no longer a threat the Pirate would be staying here... in that straight jacket.

"Right, let's do this then before he kicks off again" he grit out getting up from the bed so that they could wrestle the Pirate into that thing.

A few minutes later they all stood back breathing heavily as Hook lay on the bed still mumbling to himself. Something deep in David knew this was wrong but he put it out of his head as he turned back to the Doc.

"Right, I'm outta here. I've got way too much going on to be wasting time doing this. Get him to give me a call when he's done with all this crap... until then... well... he wanted to be left alone so he's got his wish"

"Of course" Facilier replied bowing his head

David was just about to head out of the door when Hook whispered into the room "David... please... you have to help me... he is going to kill me"

David swung around, what the hell? Something in the plea tugged at his heart and he was by his Brother's side in a second sitting back down on the bed. Why had he been about to leave? Hook needed him?

"Hook... come on Killian open your eyes. No one's going to kill you I promise"

Hook let out a sigh before creaking open an eye but again the minute he focused on David he seemed to lose it, he started screaming and thrashing his legs about again.

"GET AWAY FROM ME YOU BLOODY DEMON... DAVID?... WHERE ARE YOU?... I NEED YOU... PLEASE... DO NOT LEAVE ME HERE... I WANT TO GO HOME"

"I think you need to leave" Facilier said in a low tone making David look up at the man and suddenly he was agreeing, the Doc was right, he should just go.

David nodded his head and stood back up as Hook writhed around trying to free himself. He knew he couldn't do anything for his Brother right now... this was a battle only Hook could face. So without even a backwards glance he walked from the room. The cries of despair that followed him clawed at his heart but he didn't stop, he couldn't allow himself to get pulled back in so he just kept walking trying to block the screams for help from his head... this was too hard and getting all too familiar. Why had he let himself believe that Hook would be different? He had seen this with his own Father so many times and yet he had still let his hope cloud his judgement.

He let out a sigh and refocused... he had to concentrate on what he could deal with... and right now that was not what was happening within these walls.

Right now he had shadows to deal with.