Breathing heavy still trapped in the moment she was taken into the dark, trying to listen out for the cries of her friends still feeling that despair knowing they would be lost too. Anna sat up with alarm finding herself in a room she didn't recognise but it felt familiar. Realising some time had gone by since she was taken and now awoke in a different place. Avery grand looking room with a huge four post bed in the middle surrounded by elegant rugs on the floor and portraits covering the walls. Not knowing how she got her only that something had grabbed her pulling her to safety. Knowing exactly what it was, having been in a similar dire situation before Anna knew that once again an act of true love had saved her.

However, her breathing didn't steady knowing that she had escape that wrenched nightmare scape. Anna was still alone no sign of anyone or the one person she needed right now, her sister.

"Hello, is anyone here" Anna called out.

"Where is here?" Anna mumbled to herself looking around with confusion.

Although lost Anna could feel a tug that same feeling she had when getting pulled out of that dark world was still leading the way to safety. Anna made her way out of the room making her way out to the hall realising she was in what looked to be a large mansion with a grand descending staircase. Taking a deep breath, she started to descend the stairs picking up her pace going faster and faster feeling a sense of urgency to get back to her companions. As she got to the bottom, Anna was going much to fast not realising there was slippery little bit of somewhat melted ice at the bottom, she fell flat on her arse.

This fall was not meet with sadness however her breathing steadied having fallen on ice many times before she knew exactly what this meant, and her heart was a flutter.

"Elsa" Anna called out still sitting on the floor eyes wide with hope.

Elsa appeared from the other room running over and slumping to the ground beside her sister almost tackling her with a hug. They laughed so happy to be reunited fearing they would once again be separated for a long period of time.

"See I told you" Elsa beamed.

"I still could have helped you" Anna replied.

"You did, obviously" Elsa said referring to the fact they were here so they must have succeeded in freeing everyone.

Elsa shook her head smiling at her sister she never listened always jumping into danger in over her head that's why she knew protecting her was this towns best bet in defeating this creature. Elsa always knew her sister would be there when she couldn't and would be able to rally together with the others and get things done.

"Where are we?" Elsa frowned looking up at their surroundings.

"Not sure, seems familiar though" Anna replied.

"The place it reminds me of" Elsa started to say thoughtful.

"Arendelle" Anna said finishing her thought feeling confused wondering how a piece of there home got here.

There was silence for a moment as the pair looked around feeling nostalgia for their home having no idea if it was still there or if everyone remained and that they were ok. Elsa suddenly felt a wave of guilt knowing her place was supposed to be to lead her people someday, but this curse had really put a spanner in the works regarding that plan and now she felt a sense of duty to the people here. They continued walking towards the exit making their way through the endless large rooms looking for a way out.

There was large door painted with the same colours and symbols of their home placed in the centre of the room. A door that seemingly led to nowhere Anna smiled knowing this was a sure-fire lead on a way home maybe even a portal. Looking over to her sister thinking she would match this excitement she saw a look of fear across her face.

"What is that?" Elsa aske filled with anxiety.

"I'm not sure" Anna answered.

The pair come closer looking at the details, Anna tried to pull the door open, but it was locked with no key in sight.

"Do you think that this could be a way home?" Anna asked.

"Maybe" Elsa said but she didn't really want to know and turned away making her way towards the exit of the mansion.

"Where are you going?" Anna asked.

"She is calling for us" Elsa said referring to Emma signal, that was still being received loud and clear like a beacon calling for them to find her.

Anna nodded and the pair made their way out into the night only Anna lingered slightly wanting so desperately to know what answers could be behind that door.

A little while later down by the Storybrooke pier where the seas where finally calming and everything seemed right again. Killian could her the gentle creaking of the Jolly Roger in the seas current as he snuggled up in the comfort of his bed as small smile creeped upon his face happy to be home. 'Home' he thought with alarm remembering what had happened. Suddenly remembering the danger everyone was in, that Emma needed his help his eyes shot open. Killian heard footsteps coming down from the deck above and his heart starting racing, hoping it was her that everything was ok.

"Emma" Killian called out sitting up. Jumping out of his hammock onto the wooden floor with a loud thud.

"I know it's been a while brother but surely you remember my name" Liam answered with a grin as he appeared from the deck above.

"Liam" Killian gasped as he ran over to his big brother, almost knocking him over with a hug.

Killian was alarmed to see him standing there so unbothered, like he hadn't been missing for the last two hundred odd years. Liam didn't say a word he just smiled at his little brother so happy to see him again, so happy to be free of the wretched place that kept him prisoner for countless years. It had aged him however he looked the same on the surface, but you could see it in his eyes they were empty not able to fully feel this reunion with his little brother.

"How?" Killian managed to say, feeling rather flustered no idea what was happening if this was real or a dream.

"I don't know" Liam shrugged clearly confused himself.

"How did we get here?" Killian asked referring to the fact the last thing he recalled was standing in the school library looking into Emma's eyes for what he believed to be the last time.

"I don't know you, were you somewhere else, I found you unconscious up on deck, brought you to your bunk" Liam answered.

"I just remember this feeling of dreed like I would never know love again, her love" Killian paused trying to push the feeling away and focusing on his brother standing in front of him.

"But the memory is fading" Killian finished with a smile seeing Liam's concern and Kilian's sadness.

"Let's hope so" Liam answered, knowing deep down his memories of that dark place would never fade.

"I was in the school library with the others though, how did I come to be here?" Killian asked again concerned.

"I don't even know, where here is" Liam said referring not to the ship but the fact that it was docked in a place extremely foreign to him.

"Long story" Killian sighed wondering how he was going to explain himself and everything he'd done in his brothers' name.

"We've got time Killian" Liam replied

"That we do, brother" Killian said, so unexplainably happy to be standing by his brothers' side he was in shook from it. Almost frozen not knowing what to say his mind racing wondering how this reunion came to be.

"See you have changed up the place" Liam said looking around where new and older timber had been placed together.

"Been through recent renovation" Killian replied sheepishly.

Liam didn't respond just looked to him to give more information on the subject as the place had completely changed. None of the furniture was familiar either or the bedding, or Kilian's strange attire Liam thought.

"There was a creature from the sea that attacked the ship" Killian explained.

"Must have been quite the fight and you managed it alone" Liam replied surprised.

"Actually, I was under a sleeping curse at the time, missed the whole thing" Killian replied.

"So, I did miss a lot" Liam replied confused wondering exactly how long he had been gone.

"More than you know" Killian replied not sure if he could even explain fully what Liam had missed.

Killian was quiet, silently hoping the questions would stop and he wouldn't have to tell Liam everything, ashamed of the man he'd become in his absence. The silence became awkward and the pair headed up to the deck to continue with their reunion.

"I miss that" Liam said looking up at the night sky with awe the lights of the night sky non-existent in the darkness he lived all those years.

They both looked up at the stars together for a moment, the weather had cleared up and the wind that was gusting earlier that same night had become a gentle breeze. Bringing a sense of calm to them both.

"Killian I couldn't help but notice, earlier you mentioned, a her?" Liam asked curious.

"Emma" Killian said suddenly realising if he was here then she must have been successful and now, Emma was alone. To preoccupied with the deceased brother standing before him he had forgotten for a moment how dire their situation had been and took off running and leaped onto the pier.

"Killian, what on earth?" Liam yelled after him confused.

"Come on, we have to find her" Killian called back gesturing him to follow.

Liam nodded running after his brother across the pier passing a whole bunch of strange looking vessels until they reached something even more foreign to him, a carpark.

"Bloody hell" Killian yelled as he realised his car was back at the library and he didn't know if he was capable of sprinting all the way back to the school in his current state.

"What is that?" Liam asked alarmed by Killian's behaviour pointing towards the four wheeled contraptions.

Killian didn't have time to explain he took of his jacket wrapping it around his wrist he smashed his hand through the driver's side window of one of the cars, putting his hand through swiftly opening the door from the inside like he had done this many times before.

"Are you commandeering this vessel brother" Liam asked surprised how brazen Killian had become.

"Yes, get in we have to go" Killian replied getting in and leaning over opening the passenger side door for his brother. In too much of a rush to explain any further, focusing on getting through the next moment.

Liam followed the instructions getting in the car and closing the door feeling very anxious he had hoped to have a more relaxed life now he was out of that hellscape, but that was never in the cards for them. The brother Jones seemed to attract disaster.

"What's going on" Liam asked frustrated and slightly anxious, having no idea what was going on combined with the fact everything around him was from another world.

"My friends they might be in danger we have to get back to the school" Killian said taking off out of the car park.

"And this girl, Emma?" Liam asked

Killian nodded as he focused on the road thinking of the fastest way to get back to the school from here. It didn't help matter that almost all the streetlights were out, and the roads were covered in debris.

"Then we must find them" Liam agreed as the car continued to speed through the streets.

The got to the school and Killian slowed down the car looking over at the entrance, Storybroke had become a ghost town no one in sight. Killian didn't know how didn't know how, but the new Emma wasn't there so he slowed down to a crawl trying to think of the next move.

"Is this not our destination" Liam asked confused.

"No, she's not here" Killian replied frustrated.

"How do you know?" Liam asked confused.

"Something happened to me, when I was in that place" Killian responded thinking back to it.

"It affected me too" Liam said surprised he wasn't sure what had happened, but it makes sense Killian also succumbed to the beast still he was saddened this was now confirmed.

"But as I feel deeper into that dark place something pulled me out, this overwhelming warmth of love" Killian confessed.

"Ok" Liam replied sceptical.

"And it's like that tether it's still here pulling me towards her" Killian responded more confident in how he was feeling now.

"Then let's go" Liam said pointing onwards.

Killian smiled revving up the engine, he took of out of the street towards the cemetery as fast as he could still not sure how, but he knew. But he did, he was getting closer to Emma and with every inch further the tether grew stronger no longer a light tug but an overpowering pull.

As they reached the centre of town, suddenly Killian slammed on the breaks seeing in front of them a large wolf in the middle of the road.

"What the" Liam gasped not sure what he was seeing was real.

"It's ok, their friends" Killian replied to a bemused Liam having never seen such a large monster before.

Earlier

Mulan opened her eyes looking up at the starry night not sure where she was, normally in a situation like this she would retrace her steps. but the memory of the evening was almost gone, like a bad dream she was happy to forget. The one thing she knew with certainty was that she was alone, remembering only the attack she knew she had to find her friends, to see if they like her had returned home.

Mulan stood up realising with a sinking feeling she wasn't on the ground floor but the roof of a building. The ceiling was flat but there seemed to be no ladder. Looking down over the edge she realised she was up at least two stories high.

"Oh, come on" Mulan said aloud frustrated finally thinking she was free only to be trapped once more. This place wasn't as dark and hopeless though Mulan knew she had the will and knowledge to get to safety.

Knowing she had to get down, that she wasn't free yet. One thing she knew for sure was that Emma had pulled her out of that strange dark place and was now seeking her assistance. Never having let a friend in need down she devised a plan to get of the roof grabbing the ribbon tied around her wrist she used it to put up her hair. Mulan's extensive military training and problem-solving skills always came in handy in time like this. Noticing the outside of the red building was lined with nice silk cloth, she had an idea. Leaping down to one of the lower load baring poles grabbing a handful of the silk attempting to shimmy down. However, the fabric started to tear not able to hold her weight and she feel faster than planned. Slamming onto the ground landing on her left ankle with jarring pain.

"That's going to hurt tomorrow" Mulan said, grunting as she limped away.

Looking over at the building it didn't look like anything she'd noticed in town before, very open no walls around just large red posts like the one she used to climb down, in the centre was a small alter. Forgetting that for a moment trying to make her way as fast as she could, very difficult with the limp her eyes starting to water as the pain shot up, he leg. Suddenly she stopped in her tracks hearing a friend nearby, the call of a wolf crying out into the quiet night.

"Red" Mulan said forgetting her pain for a moment heading towards her.

Picking up the pace as she got closer and closer to her, the howl sounded like a desperate call for a sign that somebody was out there, that she wasn't alone. Making her way around the corner to the main street Mulan saw the wolf standing in the centre of the road. Frantically looking around for a recognisable face. There were a few others making their way around town, now scared back into their homes by the wolf.

Something caught Mulan's eye though, a red cloak that had blown away in the storm it was out the front of the diner. Mulan limped over grabbing it and circling back around towards Red knowing this would bring her back to herself. All there late night together Red had warned to her to take off in the opposite direction if she ever lost control but she couldn't turn away not now, not ever. Knowing that call she was making was not a sign of aggression, but a plead for help.

As Mulan made her way back, she heard a car come screeching down the street knowing before she even turned to look who was behind the wheel, only one person would be driving that recklessly. With that in mind Mulan had no hesitation making her way from behind the wolf swiftly placing the cloak over her knowing the car would stop before hitting them.

Before their eyes, the wolf transformed back into their friend who gracefully got up and gave Mulan a hug, not even sharing a word before getting into the back of Kilian's car. They knew that Killian would be heading in the same direction as them, towards Emma. Killian had a frantic look on his face glad to see them but still concerned as Emma was still nowhere in sight.

"Ok, that was weird right" Liam said as they jumped into the car.

"Guys this is my brother Liam, Liam these are my friends" Killian said gesturing to them in the back.

"Hi" Red said feeling a bit awkward about that introduction.

"Killian go please" Mulan said feeling more anxious now seeing that if Liam had been returned then Elsa's was surely back to and she couldn't wait much longer for that to be confirmed.

"I know" Killian replied taking off once more with even more veracity than previously knowing there where minutes away from being reunited.