Chapter 1

When Frost meets Snow

Prologue

Third Person pov

"Mommy! Daddy! Look at all the snow!"

One afternoon the King and queen of Arendelle had decided to take their little Elsa out in the woods near the north mountain for her to play. Elsa herself asked for the outing since she was turning 4 in a couple of weeks. The king however was hesitant about the outing. Partially because he was worried that someone might see their daughter's powers over ice and snow.

Though that was a concern of his, it was mainly because his wife was 6 months along with child. Though he was worried for both his wife and child's well being he had learned the hard way what can happened when you opposed her when she was pregnant with Elsa. Memories of that day still haunt his darkest nightmares.

Though the queen wanted this to be a family outing Jacob the head servant of the court of Arendelle had convinced the king that it was best that he should come along on this outing to help her majesty. She made it no secret that she believed that she was fine on her own. But the king and Jacob convinced her for the sake of the baby he should be there to assist them.

By mid-afternoon they had a snowball fight, went sledding and made a replica snow family of themselves. Elsa was happy to run and play in the snow and use her powers to make snowflakes fall all around her. When they grew tired from the exertion the king and queen sat watching their little Elsa have fun.

They began discussing what they should name their second born child. With the help of Jacob to act as a neutral party it was decided that if the child was a boy he would be named Henry. If the child was a girl (which the queen believed it was) the child would be named Anna.

While the king and queen were so busy discussing their child that it required the word of Jacob to bring it to their attention. "Your majesties I do believe a blizzard is starting to pick up." They had stopped their conversation and looked around to see the beginning of a heavy snow fall and winds of increasing strength.

"But that is impossible. It was clear as day when we came out and we have been out for only a couple of hours." Quipped the Queen

"Agreed. Under normally circumstances a storm of this degree would not set in without any warning." The king said. The Queen quickly turned to him saying to him in an accusing tone "Are you suggesting that this is Elsa's fault?" The king retorted "Her powers are growing stronger. For all we know she…"

"YOUR MAJESTIES!" Jacob loudly snapped grabbing their attentions. "How this storm came about is not the issue. We all need to get back to the castle as fast as we can."

The king sighed "He's right my dear. Elsa come along."

"Yes papa" Elsa said. Gathering together the group had begun their return to the castle. They hoped to get back before the worst of the storm hit.


*One hour later


Queen pov

The wind was blowing harder than any of them have felt before. It was snowing so hard that they could barely make out the castle in the distance. To reach the castle the fastest they agreed on the cliff pass. With each passing moment their path grew more and more dangerous.

"Quickly your majesties! We must get out of this storm" Said Jacob

"Elsa keep close to me" She said

"Yes mother"replied Elsa

The group was so concerned with the wind and snow that they never heard the crack before it was too late. The ground beneath Elsa's feet fell and she went tumbling down the slopes sliding off the edge of the cliff.

"NO! ELSA!" she screamed.

Losing sight of her child the she sank to her knees feelings of lost gripping her. Tears forming she screamed her daughter's name in disbelief in what happened.

"Your majesty it was not a sheer drop. It is likely that Elsa is alive"

"He is right my dear. Even though the fall was steep there is probably at least 30 feet of snow to cushion her fall"

The feelings of lost that dominated her were replaced with determination to find her daughter. She stood and turned to them. "Then we must find her before the storm gets any worse." The king replied "No." The queen looked at him with widened eyes not believing what she heard.

"I must find her. You two need to get back to the castle."

Her majesty narrowed her eyes but before she could Jacob quipped in "Your majesty, he is right the storm is getting worse. For the sake of both you and your child we must get you back home." She obliviously wanted to protest but she could not deny the danger.

Placing his hands on her should the king spoke with assurance "I will find her. I will bring her home. I promise" Though reluctant she nods and walks towards Jacob,"Come your majesty we need to get you out of this cold" Turning away from her husband she began the journey back to the castle.


Elsa pov

She fell. She kept falling through the air and snow losing all sense of the world around. She wondered if she would fall forever, if she would ever hit bottom. Her thoughts were then interrupted by her impact in deep snow. Standing up she wiped the snow from her dress. "Mama…Papa!" she screamed. Greeted by nothing but ice and snow she walked. Hoping to find her parents and go home. She walked for what seemed to be hours.

Through the wind and snow she was finally able to make out the faint shapes of two figures. She quickly ran to them. She ran as fast as her legs could take her through the drifts half her height. As she drew closer to the figures she then noticed something. One…one of them is a snowman….but the other one has a cloak just like daddy's. It must be daddy. Running towards her father she grasped his leg.

"Daddy!" Elsa spoke relieved to find her father. She hugged her daddy's leg as hard as she could. She looked up to him to see her father's face but to her dismay the man she held was not her father. The man was a stranger with a confused and shocked look on his face.

"You're not my dad." She spoke with a face of despair.

She backed away from the man and fell into a drift. With tears in her eyes she whispered "I want my daddy." She began to cry. She wanted her warm bed, her toys but most of all she wanted her parents to hug her and tell her everything was going to be ok.

"Hey"

She looked up with tear filled eyes looking at the man. He was now crouched in front of her with a pained look on his face. He said "Don't cry. Everything going to fine" With his free hand he reached up and wiped the tears on her face

"What's your name?"

Elsa spoke warily "Elsa" Her reply brought small smile to the man's face. "Well Elsa, how about we go find your father together?" Elsa nodded wanting her family more than ever.

The stranger had picked her up and held her tightly against his chest. She put her hand to his chest and felt the rough fabric of his sweater. But against her will a layer of frost spread around her hand. Elsa became afraid. Her mother told her that people would be afraid of her because of her power. She looked up expecting to see a scared looking man but instead the man's face was shocked.

Elsa was worried that the man was going to drop her and run away leaving her in the snow. But instead he grasped his staff and moved to the nearest tree. With the end of his staff he tapped the tree and a large patch of frost appeared on the tree.

Elsa looked at the tree shocked. "You're like me." She whispered. She looked up at the man and was greeted with a warm smile. That smile chased away all apprehension she felt in her heart. She leaned against his chest and grasped his sweater tightly and the man began his walk through the storm to find her father.


King pov

The king began to lose hope. He has searched and searched and found not a trace of her. Not that this accursed storm was helping. It was covering everything in a blanket of snow. Removing any trace on anything.

He sank to his knees in misery. "What kind of a father loses his child." He of his daughter flooded his mind. The happiness he felt when he first held her as a baby. The laugh she had when she played in the snow. The coolness she gave off when she hugged him. With tears in his eyes he screamed her name against the howl of the winds.


Elsa pov

"ELSA!"

Through the howling of the wind Elsa had heard the sound of her father. "Daddy!" Elsa screamed looking for her father but nothing could be seen other than the wind and snow.

"Hey." Elsa looked at the stranger. "Want to see something cool?" Elsa had cocked her head to the side wondering what he meant. Then the stranger lifted his staff into the air and slammed it against the ground.


King pov

A sound like thunder echoed through the area causing the king to look up and see something that was impossible. The blizzard had stopped in an instance. The wind had stopped blowing but the snowflakes… they have stopped completely. Before him countless snowflakes floated in the air all around him, glistening like diamonds in the light.

Could…..could Elsa have done this...No. Even though her powers are growing she couldn't stop a blizzard for several miles around. Could she?

Though the king was awestruck by the event, he noticed out of the corner of his eye that a stranger was walking towards him. The stranger appeared to be a man in a blue cloak with a hood concealing his face. He had bent over putting something down, something that he would never forget.

"Elsa?"

"Daddy!" Elsa screamed as she ran to her father

He quickly got up and was running for her daughter. All that mattered to him in that moment was getting to his daughter. As soon as they got close he scooped Elsa up in to his arms. "Daddy" Elsa spoke lovingly.

The king held her tightly. Almost as if he was afraid. That if he let go his little girl she would disappear. Through the embrace he felt her cool touch against him, making him happy to once again hug his daughter.

When the king looked to the stranger he saw that the man that had brought his daughter back to him was walking away. "Wait!" He yelled. The man continued walking away as if he didn't hear him. With Elsa in his arms he ran towards the stranger. He pleaded "Wait. You brought my daughter back to me!" The stranger had just continued to walk away deaf to his pleas.

"I don't even know your name." He reached out to grab the man's shoulder…. only to have his hand go through him. Both men had stopped. The king was shocked not believing what he saw. What had just happened violated everything he knew about the world. Even the tales of sorcery he had read about spoke nothing of this.

The stranger had thrown down his hood revealing hair white as snow. "Jack." He turned towards the king. "My name is Jack Frost." The king was so shocked that he couldn't think straight. Here stood a man that he could not touch, claiming to be the very embodiment of winter. His complexion…..it's so white that it's not unlike that of a dead man.

"You two better get back inside." Jack raised his hand "A storm is coming"

With a snap of his fingers the silence was replaced with the sound of a winter flurry. The wind and snow had blinded both the king and Elsa for only a moment. But when they were to look upon the man who claimed to be Jack Frost…..he was gone. As if he was never there.

Prologue End