Power out
FanOfMost asked for a oneshot of there being a power outage in Storybrooke. Emma blushes whenever it's mentioned because she caused it.
It seemed everywhere Emma went, someone was complaining about the power outage. Every time she did, Emma felt like she wanted the ground to swallow her up. She hadn't meant to take the electricity away from the whole damn town!
Luckily for Emma, only her parents had been there when her little outburst had happened. Her dad had jumped out with a Scream mask on to spook her. He hadn't expected it to have quite the reaction it did. Apparently, Emma had watched Scream as a kid and it had scared the wits out of her. She always had a thing about it after that.
The fright had been big enough to cause Emma's magic to blast out, resulting in the town's electricity grid shutting down. There was no word on when it would come back on. As town sheriffs, Emma and Charming had a responsibility to go round and check everyone was ok. Which, seeing as they were actually the cause of the disruption, was more than a little awkward. Well, they would laugh about it one day…maybe, just not in the near future.
"It'll come back on soon." Snow had encouraged them when they eventually returned home. "These people lived their whole lives without electricity. Stop listening to their moans. Now, relax I'll just stick the kettle on and…oh." Snow chuckled. "I guess not." Emma and Charming both just gave her looks. They weren't ready to see the funny side yet.
