Creeps in Like the Darkness [OUAT || Swan Princess Trio #5]

37 - Firebird

Elaine and Killian were inside the elevator going down to the bottom, it came to a jerky stop at the bottom and they try to stay stable, "You alright, love?" Killian asked.

"Yeah, looks like this is our stop," Killian opened the gate and they stepped out and turned on their torches before they made their way through the dark tunnel, "We can turn back," Elaine said.

"Not a chance in hell," Killian held out of his hook to her to grab, "Come on, love. We need to do this together," Killian said.

Elaine nodded and placed her hand carefully on his hook, "Yeah, I know but..." Elaine said.

"No buts, I don't trust Hades at all but your kids knew about this and that's why I'm here," Killian said.

Elaine took a deep breath and nodded, "Okay," She smiled, "Okay," Elaine said and they walked away from the elevator.

Flashback: Maine - 2009

Elaine, Katy, Emma and Cleo were inside the Courthouse, as they waited for the Swan twin's records to be examined, "How long could this take? You take a file out of the drawer, you hand it over," Elaine said.

"How hard is that? Maybe I can motivate them to speed up," Emma said as she stood up and walked to the desk.

"Emma, calm down. It's a lead, it's been over twenty years in that time there will be a lot of records added," Katy said.

"Don't go all lawyer on me," Emma said and Katy sighed.

"Armour," Cleo said.

"What?" The Swan trio said.

Cleo looked at Emma, "My jacket, the one you like to ridicule. It's my armour," Cleo said.

"What are you talking about?" Emma asked as Elaine and Katy walked to the desk.

Cleo stood with the Swan trio, "Neither of you are thinking clearly. You're both emotional. You aren't listening to your sister. It's what keeps getting you both in trouble. Can I give you a piece of advice? You two need to learn how to protect yourself. Look, whatever we find here, that ain't gonna be the end all be all. Find your armours," Cleo said.

The clerk walked out with their file, "Miss, I have your file," He said.

Emma took the file, "It's too thin," She opened it and saw the article as Katy and Elaine looked over her shoulder, "It's the same damn article," Emma said.

Cleo picked up another sheet of paper, "There's something on the boy who brought you in. Looks like he ran away and fell out of the system," Cleo said.

"Lucky lad," Elaine looked at the paper, "The inventory of what we came in with," Elaine said as she and Emma looked at the papers sadly.