Once atthe Dinner it wasn't as empty as they would wish it were, many people had assembled in an emergency meeting and was up to Emma to restore the order, as always, part of the Charming heritage.

"Hey, what's going on here?"

"Well, haven't you notice?" said Leroy annoyed "The whole town is under a massive cape of snow"

"And we know just who to make responsible" said one of them "The Evil Queen"

"You think I will do something like this? Well I'm offended, if I was going to mess up with the weather, you all would be in a massive hell of heat. No, I don't do winter, I'm more of a fire person"

"Then who did? Rumplestinskin?"

"No, he is with Belle, now listen up" called Emma "You don't have to worry about the weather, everything is under control, we will fix it before the week can even come to an end"

"So you know who is responsible for this?"

"Well, I, um, yeah, sort of"

"And you are covering for them? What side are you on?"

"Oh come on, relax people" said Regina "Is not like something like this couldn't happen without magic, take Global Warming for example" she mocked "Everything is under control, you just need to be patient"

"Yes, Regina is right, let's just trust them on this one, they have saved us before, they don't have reasons to lie to us" said Robin Hood looking hopefully at her, like words could emend actions.

The crowd dispersed as Emma walked over to Granny "Have you seen Mary Margaret or David"

"They haven't come since the storm started, they said it was to prevent baby Neal from getting sick"

"Makes sense, I will try to call them, we need to talk, where is Ruby?"

"Wolfstime, probably getting ready"

"If you see her, please call me, I need her tracking skills for something"

"Sure thing"

"Thanks and we will need a large order of pancakes"

"On it"

Emma came back to the booth, which was just a few meters away from where Robin and his family were sited. Emma tried to overlook at the fact and cleared her throat "So clearly the town is mad"

"It would be my pleasure if they followed Gold around with torches" said Regina giving a long gulp to the steamy coffee.

"We need to fix the winter fast"

"But how? Elsa didn't look more peaceful than before, isn't power controlled by emotions?" Henry said what he had heard more than once.

"Yeah, but this town in not going to get much calmer by telling them we depend on the emotions of a woman controlling the weather"

"And then, there is the sister and her hometown, how do we get her back?"

"Since you brought her, I suggest the first idea comes from you, Miss Swan"

"I'm thinking, but Mr. Gold didn't seemed willing to cooperate"

"There is something weird between the two of them; they seemed to know each other"

"She probably spent too much time being his prisoner" suggested Henry.

"Could be, but there was something familiar about it"

"Second time you say that, you definitely need to talk to my mom" she swallowed the mug while a waitress brought them pancakes.

"Will do, but I think it would be preferable with the presence of the person in question"

"I will call her, see where she is at and if she is willing to come"

"She must be, she better be, because the snow is covering really fast the roads and homes, won't be long before it spreads around. And I'm sure I won't like to explain how it's snowing in Maine in the middle of the summer"

"Global warning" said reluctantly Emma, Regina's own excuse.

"Please tell me it didn't sounded that pathetic" Emma rolled her eyes

"Back on track" she dialed the phone number holding the phone between cheek and shoulder while cutting her pancakes "Funny she is not picking up"

"It might take her a few tries to figure out how"

"Plus, she needs to take the gloves off for that, call her again in a few minutes" said confidently Henry spreading the syrup on his breakfast.


Elsa just sat by the fallen tree and looked at the weird rectangle, her bare finger tempting to answer, she didn't want to be found just yet, she needed time, it was like if they expected for her to adjust this fast to a whole new time. Even the clothes she was on were totally alien, she felt odd wearing them, she couldn't believe people could be comfortable in these, just the gloves felt pleasant, normal, natural. They didn't even felt right, because she knew her sister would disapprove, but, they were the only thing that reassembled her home. She quitted the idea of calling them thru the unconventional black mirror and hung her head trying to cope with the idea of being away. She had runaway once and that display of cowardice almost cost her, her Kingdome, her sister, her own life… She was ready to give up everything just to be free and be left alone. Now she was both and she couldn't be more miserable.

She slipped her hand again into the fabric and held the phone looking at her own reflection, she could hardly recognize herself. But in the reflection, she saw another person behind.

Startled she turned around about to stand, when the figure held her hand out to calm her.

"Sorry, didn't mean to scare you" approached her a brunette with red strands of hair "You seemed lonely out here, you must be freezing" she took off her scarf offering it.

"I don't mind the weather" she replied before Red could hand it to her "Cold never bothered me"

The brunette smiled getting closer sitting in the trunk "Yeah, this weather reminds me a lot of my village back home, you know in the Enchanted Forest and all"

"Yes" said Elsa without actually knowing what she was talking about "Reminds me of my home too"

"Where are you from?"

Elsa shrugged "From a very distant Kingdome" she offered.

Red nodded accepting the answer even when it lacked information, she knew better than that to push people "I haven't seen you around, have I? Because there is not many people that wander in the forest, honestly I thought I would be the only one, I use to run in the woods every chance I get"

"It's so peaceful" she murmured looking up at the grey sky and pines with white toppings.

"Indeed" she exhaled shortly then looking at her "So do I know you?" she held her hand, but Elsa was doubtful to take it, finally she agreed to stretch moving slowly trying not to freeze anything, even with gloves on. "I am…" cut herself off, considering if she should be so trustful.

"You are in the run?" asked jokingly Red, recognizing that reaction from Snow years back.

"You could say so"

Red nodded "It's ok, then, just give me a name to call you"

She thought it over "Would you give me time to think of one?"

"Yeah, I get back at 'ya on that one" she looked forward "So then, I have never seen you before"

"That would be accurate" she exhaled feeling the buzzing in her hands as she held the phone.

"Someone looking for you?"

"Certainly….I just don't want to be found yet. Too much things to face"

"I understand" she smiled sympathetically "We all at one point have to face our demons"

"True, nevertheless on occasion demons are stronger"

"Then you stand again and fight them" she rose to her feet "And if you can't defeat them, then maybe you need a hand" offered her own to help her up.

Elsa smiled and took it standing "Thank you"

She nodded her head looking at her gloved hand as she tried to answer the phone.

"Here" she unblocked it for her starting to jog again "see you around, you can find me at Granny's"

"Appreciate it" she genuinely grinned "The name is Elsa"

Ruby's smile grew wider "Elsa, alright then" she nodded her head "you can call me Ruby" she trot back to town as Elsa placed the phone next to her ear as she was told.

Before a voice came from the other side, she thought over the girl's name Ruby?

'we call her Ruby here, but she is actually the girl with the basket' 'And the wolf'

She looked over at the path but Ruby was nowhere to be found.

"Elsa?" she heard Emma's voice above her shoulder as she turned around to try to find her.

"Hello?" she answer doubtfully

"Hey, where are you?"

"I was wondering the same thing, how are you talking to me?"

"Is…complicated, let's say is the miracle of technology and the magic… phone in your hand"

"Right" Elsa didn't liked being talk at like an infant, she had lost the privilege long ago when she was shut in her room for 13 years with no real company. "Where shall we meet?"

"Tell me what you can see from where you are"

"A path to the village, I can distinguish a building with a clock"

"The clock tower, great, go there, I know is in the middle of…almost everything, just take your time, when you get there, we will be waiting"

"Ask her if she wants pancakes" she heard a voice in the background

"Henry, not now" Emma said in hushed voice

"She might be hungry"

"Alright" she talked clearly again "You want something to eat, like pancakes?"

Elsa smiled "That would be lovely"

"Ok, kid, start walking, we are going to my parents house, see you at the clock tower, if you get lost or something, call me"

"Understood" she waited until the voiced disappeared and began to walk down the path. She had to admit; at least it was a lot easier to walk in the forest with this outfit.


Author's Note: Happy to announce that I have finally found my train of thought and have a pretty clear idea of how I want to direct this story, so probably the upgrades will be more often. Thanks for following this fic, next chapter will be fairly short, but I want to think touchy, again I am open for reviews of any kind and hope to keep up because my imaginary death line is coming soon, anyways I'm excited to know what will happen in OUAT but first I have to survive my bimestrals! thanks again!