AN: See chapter 1 for story notes and summaries.
Ships: Snowing, Rumbelle, Swan Believer, eventual Swanfire, and a delightful Golden Mad Charming BroT3. :)
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I was asked to give a rough estimate of exactly what month/year it is, like I do with Finding You Always. So since it's estimated that the curse was broken in late February 2012 and it's been a few weeks since, it is now early April 2012
Thanks for awesome the reviews. Here are individual responses:
Saberius Prime: Normally, I would agree with about Hades, but he's actually not being a complete douche lately. Whether all that's real remains to be seen though. Thanks! Hope you had a great Halloween too!
Baratta Jennifer: Yep, another tense chapter, but I have to say with the one ahead, you haven't seen nothin' yet, lol :)
Sara K M: Welcome back! Yeah, Zades will always be creepy, but I like throwing in those little nuances with Hades appreciating thing of the living world, lol. Yes, Snow has a lot of guilt and it's dealt with more in this chapter too. Glad you liked the Snowing moments with Emma and Neal. Snow just wants her to be happy and almost feels guilty for being so happy herself. It's a very Snowing thing. Thanks, there is more confessions between Emma and Neal coming up. Yep, that's totally plausible for Snowing to turn a mission into something romantic too. They are very good at finding the moments. Yep, poor Snowing. Emma might be able to fix it with magic if I didn't want to make things so complicated...but I did so buckle up for the ride ahead. :)
Naomi Blue: Yes, the Underworld plot is definitely mysterious. Yeah, I am still on the fence too with Hades, but I have to say in writing this chapter, he gets some points. That's all I'll say for now.
Grace5231973: Yeah, Hades is an enigma right now, but I will say, he might earn some points in this chapter. That's all I can say though. The new King...I can't tell you that yet! Lol. I think you're right...I don't think Persephone is going to like this version of Eli. But then this is a man that she only knew for a few months. That's going to be important later. He was blinded by revenge and his suffering was in the river so there's really no telling what kind of mental toll that took and I will be exploring that. I feel bad for Neal too...prepare to feel worse. The Home Office storyline really takes off in this chapter and all I can say is...buckle up. :)
Theinferno1536: Yes, I'm starting to like Hades too. I was on the fence and still am slightly on exactly how he's going to turn out, though in this chapter, he does earn some good points. That's all I'll say. The King...yeah I can't say anything about him yet, lol. Gotta keep you guessing. :) I can't make promises on Greg. I will say that I give him a chance in this chapter. But whether or not he'll take it remains to be seen. And yes, he grew up like Emma, but she chose not to do bad things. He had that choice too and he chose revenge. That's on him.
Number Ten: Ha, yeah things are heating up. Oh boy is that true about this chapter. Seat belts please. You're right, Eli is not the same and Cora is getting what she deserves. Eli not being the same will come into play later and you're right about power.
Izzypirelli: Hey, welcome back! Yes, that was a very tough conversation with Rumple and Neal. You're welcome on the Rumple/Neal scenes. We needed way more of them in season 2. Yep, Regina is going to really regret wanting that cuff. I'm excited for baby Snowflake too! I haven't decided on a name yet, but I can tell you that this child has an original name. It's not going to be named after someone. I enjoy bandit Henry too and matchmaker Henry, lol. I love that line in canon too. Yes, the back story on the Home Office is exciting and much less lame than canon I think. :)
Ha, yeah I love how underwhelmed he was about Zelena's announcement too. Yep, Hades lost his Throne and went through some things. I promise I will reveal the hows and whys and why he's so different now. There will be flashbacks. :) Yep, Snowing romance is so unique, that's what I love about them. I promise Tamara will probably die or suffer. Yep, no King really. Just a Mayor and Eli is it. Yeah, Leopold creeps him out a bit. Leopold never fares well in my stories. I can't tell you who the new King is yet, but all will be revealed. Buckle up...time for quite a ride.
Beth1980: Yep, Hades hates the food in the Underworld. I thought it was a nice add too. Yes, Snow does have a lot of guilt involving Regina. Hopefully she can work through some of it. I'm glad you're conflicted on Hades and Eli, that is what I was going for. Yep, I agree with you. I voted.
Dreaming Out Loud
Chapter 69: Devil in Disguise
Snow clutched Charming's arm, as Tamara forced them to walk down the stairs in the cannery building to one of the basement level.
"The hell is this?" Greg questioned, as he saw that he had company.
"Sorry Greg...but they know, which means I had to detain them. I sent word to the Home Office and we'll deal with them according to orders," Tamara replied.
"What's the Home Office?" Emma questioned.
"None of your business," Tamara responded.
"How are things with the Queen?" she asked her partner. Snow craned her neck and saw that Regina was strapped down to a table.
"What are you doing to her?" Snow asked.
"She has information I need, though she's not being very cooperative. But that's about to change, right Regina?" he questioned, as he flipped the machine on, this time at an even higher power level and the former Queen's screams were bone chilling. Snow cried out in horror and covered her mouth, before turning away and burrowing into her husband's arms. Greg turned it off and eyed the princess with scrutiny.
"You should be enjoying this...she hates you. How many times has she tried to kill you?" he questioned. But Snow didn't answer and choked back sobs, as David held her.
"Looks like revenge is a little too much for the fairest of them all to stomach," Tamara commented offhandedly, as David glared at her. But Greg wasn't letting it go.
"No...you should be enjoying this. She tried to ruin your life...she did ruin mine!" he cried.
"Back off…" David growled, but Greg ignored him, as Snow turned her tear stained face to him.
"Tell me why...why don't you want this? After everything I know that she did to you? They told me all the things she did!" he hissed. Snow sniffed.
"Because she was once good...and I know that person isn't gone," Snow confessed.
"I know she's not...because she has finally learned to love. She loves her son and I know she can change...even if she doesn't," the raven haired beauty confessed. Greg looked appalled by her confession.
"No...that's...you stupid, naive little Princess!" he roared.
"HEY!" David growled.
"Yell at her or call her one more name and I'll rip your fucking head off," David seethed, as he held her protectively.
"She did something! She probably killed my father! She killed yours or at least the man that raised you!" he reminded. Snow sniffed.
"No one can forgive something like that...no one is that good," he spat. Snow turned to him.
"I know! I know what she has done...better than anyone! But revenge...it won't get you what you want. Only forgiveness and hope can lead to a path of true happiness," Snow implored, as she looked fondly at her husband.
"You're actually asking me to lay aside my revenge?" Greg questioned.
"Yes...and not for Regina. For the rescue of your own soul. Revenge will blacken your heart and change you into someone you don't recognize," Snow said, as Regina weakly turned her head and met her eyes.
"Walking a path to redemption is probably the hardest thing you'll ever do...but I promise it will be worth it," Snow said and it was clear to everyone now that she was talking to both Greg and Regina. A tear slipped down Regina's cheek, but Greg snorted derisively.
"You really think I can earn forgiveness?" he asked. Snow smiled.
"I know you can," she implored. He actually looked like he was considering her words for a moment...until he burst out laughing at her.
"You're serious...is she seriously always like this? Or is she punking me?" Greg joked, as he looked back at Regina.
"No joke...this is her, twenty-four seven. An endless well of hope and forgiveness, who thinks that rainbow stickers and unicorn kisses make everything better," Regina rasped. Snow frowned and David clenched his teeth in anger.
"Let's see...would you really forgive anything?" Greg asked, as Tamara handed him the gun.
"How about if I shoot your hubby in the head? Would you forgive that?" Greg asked, as he pointed it at Charming.
"Or your daughter...would you forgive me if I put a bullet in her?" he questioned. Snow looked down, clearly bothered by his blatant mocking of her. Greg smirked and handed the gun back to Tamara.
"Lucky for you, Snow White...my revenge isn't against you. Her...on the other hand," Greg said, as he returned to the room, where Regina lay helpless.
"Let's see if we can get some cooperation out of you, after all," he stated, as he turned the machine on again. This time, he turned up the voltage and her excruciating cries rang out, until he finally turned it off again. Snow covered her mouth again and buried her face in David's chest.
"You have no idea...who you're dealing with," Regina warned in a weak voice.
"Actually no, you have no idea who you are dealing with," Greg retorted.
"A couple of fools in over their heads, who go around stealing magic," she stated.
"Stealing magic?" Tamara asked with a chuckle.
"That's what you think we're here to do?" she questioned rhetorically.
"We're not here to steal magic. We're here to to destroy it," Greg stated. Dread settled in David and Snow's stomachs at that. Would they try to destroy Emma next?
"Magic does not belong in this world. It's unholy. We're here to cleanse this land of it," Tamara stated. It was Regina's turn to chuckle.
"You really think you can destroy magic? Just the two of you?" she asked.
"Well, who said there's only two of us? Oh, we're everywhere, Regina. See, after I left Storybrooke as a boy, I was babbling about magic, about what I had seen and what had happened to my father. Most folk wrote me off. But some didn't and they found me," he explained.
"They?" Regina asked.
"Believers. People that know that magic is real," he answered.
"And that it doesn't belong in this world and are willing to do something about it," Tamara added.
"This little quest of yours...to cleanse the world of magic. It's not going to work," Regina warned.
"No, of course it will. We've done it before and we'll do it again. Do you think Storybrooke is the first time that magic has crossed over into this world?" Greg questioned.
"Magic has been doing its damage for a long time," Tamara continued.
"And people like us...we're here to stop it," Greg said, as he turned the machine back on. Regina cried out again, just Emma slowly raised her hands, preparing to use her magic to disarm Tamara. But in a move that shocked her to her core, Tamara shot Neal in the stomach and then pointed the gun at her parents, even as she and Snow screamed.
"You release one ounce of magic and your parents are next," Tamara threatened, as Emma put her hands up. Tamara smirked and put a black cuff on the blonde, watching her sink to her knees and put her hand on his wound.
"Emma…" he rasped.
"Please...let me heal him," Emma pleaded.
"Heal him and your father dies," Tamara warned.
"It's okay…" Neal said, so Emma did what she could and used her scarf to pack the wound.
"Just hang on," she said, as she looked at her parents.
"No...I need to get this out, just in case," Neal stammered.
"It kills me that I let August talk me into letting you go...it was the worst decision I ever made," he said.
"I...I wanted to look for you, but I was afraid," he admitted.
"Of what?" Emma asked.
"That you would never forgive me...because I never forgave myself. There hasn't been a day that's gone by that I don't regret having left you. I'm sorry Emma...for everything," he replied. She sniffed.
"Me too," she replied.
"Well...good to know you're not too upset about our obviously broken engagement," Tamara snorted. But they ignored her, as Snow and David looked on them fondly. Emma and Neal were finally healing and maybe they could move on together. But that would only happen if they got out of this alive.
Then, like a beacon of hope, Persephone appeared to save them. She disarmed Tamara and raised her hands to stop the two outsiders. Snow smiled and then cried out, as her mother was suddenly hit with an incredible blast of indigo colored electricity and fell to the ground unconscious. They looked to the source and found a woman they didn't recognize standing there with a weapon in her hand that looked like a blaster of some sort.
"Who...who are you?" Snow questioned. The woman was thin and wore a smart black pantsuit with indigo colored accents and gold jewelry. Her hair was a light brown, with blonde highlights, except for one thick strand on her right side that was colored blue as an accent. She was quite beautiful, with smoldering brown eyes and full, glossed lips.
"She's our boss. Meet the head of the Home Office," Tamara introduced.
"Yes...my name is Becca Keres," the woman stated. But somehow, Snow and David sensed that there was much more to this woman and her supposedly ordinary sounding name, at least for the first name.
"Keres..that's unusual. It's Greek...isn't it?" Snow questioned. Becca smirked.
"Very good, Snow White...I'm betting that you know the meaning behind my last name," she replied.
"I do...it means evil spirits and Rebecca means to ensnare," Snow replied. Becca smirked.
"I can see the gears turning in your head and I'm sure your mother will enlighten you about me more, but let's make sure we take the fight out of her too," Becca said, as she produced another black cuff and put it on Persephone's wrist, while gazing at Snow and David smugly. Snow shivered, as the woman seemed to look right through her.
"We didn't think you'd come in person when you received all the data," Tamara said. Becca smirked.
"Oh, I wouldn't miss this for anything. I've had my eye on Storybrooke for a very long time...and now it's time for the final phase of my plan," she stated.
Belle paced in the loft. They had taken Henry back home to wait there, but they were all restless.
"They should have been back with Regina by now," Belle whispered quietly to Rumple, who sat at the table.
"I know," he agreed, as he stood up.
"I'm going to look for them," he announced.
"Let me come with you," Belle pleaded.
"Someone has to stay with Henry…" he reminded.
"Or...we could all just go," the boy interjected.
"That's not an option…" Rumple refuted. Henry shrugged.
"Mom Emma always tells me that I shouldn't be involved too, but then she knows I'm just going to be anyway. So...we give it an operation name and I tag along. That way she can keep an eye on me," he suggested.
"Nice try...but still not happening. If something happened to you...Bae would never forgive me," he added, as he picked up a scarf, one that he had seen David wear before.
He poured a locator potion over it and kissed Belle gently.
"Please be careful...if they're in trouble, there is no telling what they walked into," she pleaded.
"I will," he promised, as he called Jefferson on his way down the steps.
"Have you heard from them?" Jefferson answered.
"No...and none of them are answering calls or texts. I'm using my own locator potion now and I'm being led to the east end of town," Rumple responded.
"I'll catch up to you," Jefferson said, as he hung up and Rumple continued on.
Persephone groaned in pain and Snow looked to her, as she and David sat huddled next to her prone form.
"Mom…" Snow whispered, as she sat up.
"Snow...are you both okay?" she asked. They nodded.
"But Regina isn't...that man is torturing her and she shot Neal," Snow replied. She nodded.
"Greg Mendell is the name he's going by, but I'd bet money that it's an alias," Emma said, as she continued to put pressure on Neal's wound.
"How is he?" Persephone questioned.
"I'm okay…" Neal answered.
"We need to stop the bleeding...or better yet heal him. But…" Emma said, gesturing to the woman now speaking with Tamara. And for the first time, Persephone got a look at her attacker. Her eyes widened and she gasped.
"She says her name is Becca Keres," David said.
"But by the look on your face, I'd say that's an alias too," Emma added.
"It is," Persephone replied.
"She says she's head of this Home Office...and that their goal is to destroy magic. But I doubt she's been completely straight with her minions, who seem to follow her blindly," Emma said.
"I'm sure they do...she's very persuasive, especially to mortals," Persephone replied.
"Mortals? Then she's...like you?" Snow asked. Persephone nodded.
"Yes…" Persephone confirmed, as the woman turned to her.
"It's been a long time, Persephone" the woman stated.
"It has indeed...Circe," she revealed. Tamara looked confused by that.
"Circe?" she questioned. Emma snorted.
"It figures you two geniuses have no idea who the hell you're working for," she commented. Tamara glowered at her and waved her gun.
"Watch it blondie...or you might get a bullet like your baby daddy," she threatened.
"Was any of it real?" Neal questioned, as he looked Tamara straight in the eyes. She was quiet for a moment.
"Was any of it real?!" he shouted and then hissed in pain.
"Easy...you can't be doing that," Emma scolded him. Their attention was captured though when Greg slammed his fists on the table that Regina.
"Tell me where he is!" Greg screamed.
"He's dead…" Persephone chimed in. Greg's head whipped toward her.
"How do you know that?" he hissed.
"Because I am Queen of the Underworld...I remember him," she revealed. His eyes narrowed, as he stalked toward them.
"You're lying!" he hissed.
"He's alive...she has him somewhere?!" Greg ranted. His voice was thick with grief and his eyes were almost crazed.
"No Owen...I'm sorry," Persephone said sincerely.
"Owen?" Emma questioned.
"That's your given name...and your father was Kurt. He passed through to the Underworld twenty-eight years and six months ago," Persephone told him. He swallowed thickly.
"She killed him...after I left?" he asked, as he looked back at the Queen, who weakly turned her head.
"You killed him?!" he cried. She smirked weakly, as if enjoying his pain.
"Yes...I killed him," she confessed. Snow closed her eyes, as the worst was confirmed.
"And you'll pay!" Greg growled.
"No Owen...this isn't what he would want," Persephone pleaded.
"And how do you know that? He deserves justice!" Greg growled.
"He does, but this isn't how he gets it, not at the cost of your soul!" she reminded.
"Don't listen to her, Greg. The Queen should pay dearly for her crimes. She killed your father and now you must kill her," Circe advised.
"I don't understand any of this," Tamara interjected.
"You told us that your name was Becca Keres. Who is this Circe?" she demanded to know.
"In this world, I am exactly who I told you," Circe responded.
"So...you're from there, like them?" Tamara asked.
"I am...and when they cast me out, it nearly destroyed me so I have dedicated my life to destroying them," Circe responded.
"Still lying to them, I see," Persephone countered.
"Enough of this," Greg spat.
"I don't care who she is! I want my revenge," he said.
"Then take it, my charge," Circe goaded.
"Don't do that, Owen. Your father is still in the Underworld...he hasn't moved on. And if you do this...if you continue to darken your soul...he never will," Persephone implored. Circe scoffed.
"She's lying...she's just trying to save the Queen, because her precious brat of a daughter wants her to," Circe stated. Greg looked between them, obviously torn.
"You're his unfinished business, Owen. Please...killing Regina will only lead to more suffering. Death will only bring more death and suffering...I know," Persephone responded.
"No...her death will eradicate more magic," Circe countered.
"But that's not true either, is it, Circe?" a new voice said, as Hades carefully walked toward them. Tamara pointed her gun at him and he put his hands up in surrender.
"Well, well, do my eyes deceive me? Hades himself walks among the living again," Circe goaded.
"It's been a long time, Circe. You were always very good at sending me new souls...I have missed that," he commented.
"Don't patronize me...I won't be a victim of your trickery," Circe warned, as she held up her blaster.
"This will take even you down, God of the dead. This world has developed ways that are far superior to magic and that will fuel my revenge," she warned.
"What my wife says is true, Mr. Mendell. Your father is, indeed, in the Underworld. I can prove it," Hades said.
"Why would you do that? You have no stakes here. I know for a fact that you could care less about these people, especially your step-daughter. You've been wanting to kill her since the day she was born," Circe retorted.
"And I was wrong...things have changed," Hades countered. She raised an eyebrow.
"Really? Do tell…" Circe inquired. Hades looked at Persephone and felt his heart clench.
"When I lost you...I started to realize what I had and then I got what I deserved so to speak," he started to tell her. Persephone's brows furrowed.
"I got a small taste of the suffering that I have inflicted upon others for centuries. It was only a small taste of what I deserved," he continued.
"You may never love me...and I will never deserve your love. But when I got a second chance to make it up to you...I took it. I can never make up for everything I did...but I'm going to try and that means making sure you never lose your daughter and your family again," he confessed.
"By the Gods...you really have gone soft. I never thought I'd see the day," Circe commented.
"Don't be so certain...for this family you are threatening is now under my protection and my magic hasn't gone soft," he warned.
"Enough of this! You told me you could show me my father!" Greg hollered.
"I can...but I have to use magic to do so," Hades responded.
"Don't be a fool, Greg. If he uses magic to show you, then it's evil and can't be trusted. Magic is unholy," Tamara spat, making Hades chuckle.
"Are you laughing at me?" she questioned.
"Yes...they have no idea, do they?" he asked Circe. She glared at him.
"Quiet…" she warned.
"No idea about what?" Greg questioned. Circle growled and pointed her weapon at Snow and David.
"Not one word about my plan or I blow away everything important to your precious wife," she warned. Hades put up his hands in surrender.
"There is no need for that...keep your secrets. If these two morons want to follow you...then it makes no difference to me," he replied.
"I want to see my father…" Greg demanded. Hades shrugged.
"Talk to your boss. I will not risk this family to prove to you what I already know. Your father's afterlife has been benign. He is not suffering, though nor is he moving on. He lives fairly comfortably and keeps to himself. However...I agree with my wife. If you continue down your path of revenge, you won't be rewarded," the God informed, as his eyes met his wife's.
"Believe me...I have learned that better than any could ever have," he said sadly.
"Go ahead...show him. I sincerely believe now that you won't make a move that will upset your dear Persephone," Circe stated. Hades nodded and in a poof a light blue smoke, a crystal ball appeared and with a wave of his hand, they were now viewing the Underworld. But the images were quite confusing.
"What sorcery is this?!" Greg bellowed.
"That's just Storybrooke!" he hissed.
"No...look closer. This is Underbrooke...a place for those with unfinished business," Hades corrected. Snow gasped.
"The clock tower...it's broken," she mentioned. Persephone nodded.
"Time does not move there...nothing changes or grows. If I remember correctly, the corrupt and evil former King Xavier was the Mayor, thanks to you," she said to her husband.
"He was...until I tossed him into the river Archeron for foolishly deciding the fates of a few souls that were his enemies in life. He overstepped and justice was delivered to him. Trust me, no one will miss him," Hades answered.
"Is that...my brother?" David asked, as the images continued to fill the crystal globe.
"Oh yes...he's been there since his death. He's...not a very nice guy, but he colors in the lines and served well enough as Sheriff," Hades informed them, as the images finally rested on none other than Kurt Flynn, who sat in a diner that was identical to Granny's, except with no Granny and Ruby, obviously.
Greg stepped closer and gazed at the images in awe.
"Dad…" he uttered.
"Greg...this is trickery. Magic never brings any good," Tamara warned.
"You're wrong…" Snow retorted.
"Magic can bring good...it's not all bad," she said, as she clutched her daughter's hand. Emma smiled at her. Snow smiled at her husband.
"You just don't know the power and goodness of true love's magic...and for that, I feel bad for you," she added. But Tamara could only roll her eyes.
"Save your warm fuzzies for someone who cares, Princess," she retorted.
"As you can see, Mr. Mendell...your father is dead, but not suffering. However, your pursuit of revenge weighs heavily on him and sinking to the level of his murderer may ensure that he never moves on," Hades informed. Greg looked at the image in the globe and then back at the woman strapped to the table.
"Or...it will serve him justice and allow him to rest in peace," Greg growled, as he stormed back into the room. He turned the dial to the highest voltage it would go and looked at the woman.
"Where is his body?" Greg demanded to know. She smirked smugly.
"Buried...at your campsite. I doubt he gets many visitors there...you'll be the first," she hissed. Greg seethed in rage and slammed the button the machine, causing Regina to scream in agony.
"You feel that?!" he screamed in rage.
"That's the end of you! Now you'll never hurt anyone ever again!" he screamed.
"Stop it...you're killing her!" Snow cried.
"That's the point, Princess," he growled.
"Finish up...it's time for the final piece of my plan," Circe said, as she held up the black diamond.
"What the hell is that?" Emma questioned. She smirked and motioned to Greg, who turned the machine off.
"Why don't you tell them, Your Majesty...this is your little creation," Circe said smugly. Regina convulsed and breathed heavily in pain, as she looked weakly at them.
"It's a trigger…" she rasped.
"A trigger? What kind of trigger?" Emma questioned.
"It's a self destruct trigger...isn't it?" Hades questioned, gaining their attention again. Regina nodded weakly.
"Self destruct?" Snow squeaked.
"In the event that she became dissatisfied with the curse, she could use the trigger to wipe the slate clean and start over," Hades stated.
"So...it destroys Storybrooke?" David asked. The God nodded.
"And the people?" Snow questioned fearfully.
"I think you know," he replied simply.
"Why the hell were you carrying something like that around?" David lashed out angrily at the Queen. Snow sniffed.
"Because she was going to use it. She was going to take Henry and escape, while leaving the rest of us to die," she spat bitterly.
"Maybe now you finally see how foolish your faith in this woman is," Tamara said.
"Don't lecture me, you bitch," Snow snapped back, surprising the other woman.
"Ooohh...maybe you do have a little bite, after all," she poked fun at her.
"Finish it now...it's time to go," Circe ordered, as Greg prepared to turn the power back on and this time, they all knew it would kill Regina.
"Don't do this...she is using you both!" Persephone pleaded.
"Shut up," Circe growled.
"She doesn't want to destroy magic! She wants magic back! She was stripped of hers and cast out into this world with none!" Persephone revealed.
"She's right...and by destroying this town, it won't destroy the magic like you think. That's not possible...but it will allow Circe to use whatever device she has had science build for her and contain the magic for her own," Hades added.
"That's enough from both of you...I warned you," she growled, as she aimed at Snow and Charming. They cried out and David tried to shield her with his body, as they waited for the pain. But it didn't come, as Hades' light blue magic clashed with the cobalt energy from Circe's weapon in a fantastic display of magic versus science. Persephone was stunned, as he stepped in and saved her daughter and son-in-law's lives. She would have never imagined him doing so and while she wasn't ready to trust it...it certainly was making her wonder more and more what had happened to him to change him so much in so little time.
"We need to get out of here," she cried, as she pulled at the cuff on her wrist. But she heard the cocking of a gun behind her.
"There's no getting that off," Tamara said, as the lights of the clashing blue magic was almost blinding. Tamara squinted and closed her eyes for a split second. David seized on her distraction and lunged at her, as they struggled with the gun. A gunshot rang out and Snow's scream echoed through the building...