Elsa stood looking through binoculars at a nasty purple cloud filled with mirror shards, ominously draping over Storybrooke. She takes the binoculars down and hands them to Snow.
"I was right, "Elsa said, "my aunt is actually doing this."
Snow looked through the binoculars and pulled them down slowly, fear in her eyes, "The spell of shattered sight." She said, handing the binoculars to David who slowly raised them to his eyes.
He pulled them down slowly, "We open up the mines and the vault and take shelter there."
"It's magic, "Regina spouted, "it doesn't care about ceilings." Emma looked at her, sadness creeping across her face, "It's started." Regina finished.
"How long?" Killian asked as Regina lifted the binoculars.
"By sundown," She said from being them. She pulled them down, "by sundown, everyone in this town with start… tearing each other apart."
"Ok, "Emma said, "It's simple," Everyone looked at her, "let's not be in town."
"What about the giant ice wall keeping us in?" Regina asked.
"Follow me and I'll explain. Dad can you get a pickaxe from the mines?" Emma asked. Everyone else began looking at her, very confused.
Everyone stood in front of the giant ice wall at the town line.
"Hardly an elegant solution, "Regina said. Eyeing the ice wall.
"Nothing wrong with brute force if it works, "Emma said, standing next to Regina and also eyeing the ice wall. Leroy (aka Grumpy) stood next to her.
"If we could get over we could build a frame and take people over one at a time." Leroy said.
David stepped forward with rope and a pickaxe.
"Be careful, "Snow said, "You're new grandchild needs to meet you."
"I will, " David said, starting towards the ice wall as he took a big breath. Standing straight in front of the wall he took his first swing. All of a sudden, more ice shot up in front of it, knocking David to the ground. Emma and Snow rushed to his side.
"Emma, step back, "David said as he saw his daughter next to him, "I don't want you or, God forbid, the baby getting hurt." Emma began to retreat to the road as Elsa was picking something up.
"Elsa, be careful," Emma said, "we don't know how this thing will react."
Elsa stood up, "It's my sister's necklace, "Elsa said, holding it up, "It's a sign that everything will be ok."
"Is everyone into this hope thing now?" Regina said, annoyed.
"If we're gonna win we've gotta stop wasting time, "Emma said, " Mom, Dad, we need to go tell everybody what's going on. If this thing goes down everyone needs to be separated from their loved ones if they don't want to hurt each other." Emma looks sadly at Killian, "Killian, go to the docks, see if we can use boats to get people out that way."
Snow and David headed to town. Killian lagged behind.
"I have to warn Robin Hood, "Regina said, "his camp's not far from here."
"Ok, go, "Emma Said, "Elsa and I will go talk to Gold and see if he has any ideas. Henry, you come with us."
"No!" Regina interrupted, "He's with me, I'm his best chance." She said, holding him back with her.
"Actually, that might not be true, "Elsa said, "Emma and I? I-I think we're immune."
"What?" Regina said, obviously surprised at the news.
Elsa brought her hand up and Emma followed, "These ribbons, if the Snow Queen wants us to be her sisters, then the curse won't effect us."
"Yeah, "Emma said, "I should definitely take Henry."
"No," Regina said angrily, "You're apart of this nut job's plan, I want Henry with me as long as it's safe for him."
"It's ok, mom, "Henry said, "I'll be fine with her, just take care of my little brother or sister." Emma walked to Henry and gave him a big hug.
"No problem, kid, "Emma said, "I'll protect this little bean with my life
" She squeezed Henry, "Be careful."
"We gotta go, "Regina said, staring up at the ominous magical cloud starting to produce thunder, "this is happening now."
Regina ushered Henry into her car while Elsa and Emma walked towards Emma's bug.
"Swan, "Killian said, "A word please?"
"Ok, "Emma said, "but make it fast, we don't have much time." She motioned for Elsa to head towards her car.
"I just, "Killian said, "if this curse is truly going to turn us into our worst selves, don't listen to a word I say, if you were to come across me."
Emma smiled, "I know Killian, I-"
"I love you, too… Emma. "Killian said, then turned and walked away.
Emma made her way to her little yellow bug, Elsa standing with a grin on her face.
"Don't look at me like that, "Emma said.
"I don't know what you're talking about, "Elsa said.
"Ok, "Emma said, squinting at her, "Let's get going. "Emma climbed into the driver seat.
"Do you think Gold can help?" Elsa asked Emma as she climbed into the passenger seat.
"I don't know, "Emma said, then turned on the ignition and started her drive to Gold's shop.
Emma and Elsa walked into Gold's shop.
"Gold?" Emma called out when she didn't notice him at the counter.
"He's not here, "Belle shouted from the back room and walked in through the curtain, "but I can help you."
"The Snow Queen has enacted her curse, we were hoping Gold knows of a way to counter it." Emma said, heart beating in her chest.
"Oh, "Belle said, visibly frightened, "let me check my books and see if I can find something that can help."
Belle rummaged through old books and picked up a rather large one. She began flipping and stopped, running her finger across the printed script as she read.
"Any luck?" Emma asked, impatient, exhaustion waving over her. Oh joy, she thought, pregnancy symptoms in the midst of an impending curse, I am going to need to hug my mother after this is all over.
"No, "Belle said, looking down at the book and sighing, "it appears to be pretty much unstoppable." She looked up at Emma and Elsa, "the one thing I did find is there may be a way to undo the effects from anyone it touches." Emma and Elsa gave her a surprised and hopeful look.
"That's wonderful, "Elsa said, visibly excited.
"It's that when somebody has been touched by this spell, that you can use them to undo it, with a strand of their hair you can make some kind of counterspell, like a vaccine."
Elsa stops, thinking, "My sister, "she said.
"What?" Emma asks.
"My aunt said that she put me in that urn, "Elsa said, the wheels in her head turning, "I didn't believe her, because Anna would never do that… unless she was under that spell." She said looking from Emma to Belle, "We have to get to her."
"But yo-you still don't know where she is, "Belle said, confused.
"Well, now you can help me find her, "She said, taking out a sparkly blue pouch, "You said if I had something of hers you could use this locator spell… well, now I have something of hers!" She said, handing Belle a snowflake necklace she had just taken out of the pouch," Sometimes, sentimentality pays off, "she said to Emma.
"One point, Elsa, "Emma said, softly smiling.
"There's… mirror dust in this, "Belle said, looking at it under a magnifying glass, "actually imbedded in the metal." She said, looking up at Emma and then Elsa.
"So I was right, "Elsa said, visibly upset, "She was under that spell. So, if we find Anna… she can save everyone."
"I'll round up the fairies, "Belle said, "They can set up shop somewhere close and we can figure out how to make the counterspell."
Elsa signed with relief as she grabbed Belle's hand, "Thank you." She turned to Emma, "Let's go."
"Elsa, "Emma said, "You realize this is a longshot, right? It was time travel when I brought you here and when Anna disappeared it wa-."
"Thirty years ago, I know," Elsa said, "But she's ok, she has to be, and I don't care how old she is, she can save us."
"Ok then, "Emma said, looking down at the locator spell in her hand and then to the necklace, " We're relying on mirror dust and fairies, but we have a plan now and that's progress." Emma looked up to Elsa, "Let's go find your sister. "
