A Lone Shadow
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This night seemed like a usual peaceful night for Arendelle. Children and adults alike were safe in their beds, not a care in the world.
They were completely oblivious to one lone soul walking outside. This person was invisible to most of the villagers, but threatened to disturb the very peace they were enjoying.
He wondered the streets and smiled, though only a year, it felt like ages since he came back to this place. Now he was ready for a little taste of fear.
Dark horses surrounded him and he smiled, "Look at this place, so peaceful. What do you say, my dears? Shall we liven things up?"
The horses neighed and went from house to house. Pitch Black could already feel the nightmares of young children as he walked the streets calmly, "Ah, the smell of dreams turning into darkness…"
He relished in this until he was at the gates of an old but familiar castle. He smiled as he thought of the one person he could frighten the most, as he did for so many years prior.
He vanished into the shadows to avoid the attention of the guards, even giving some of them a little "break" from their duties.
True, he could've sent a nightmare to do this job, but this was a special case. Besides, it'd be rude to visit town and not drop in on his old "friend", the lovely Snow Queen Elsa.
When Pitch made his way into her room, he noticed golden dream sand over Elsa's head. Oh, this won't do at all. Pitch knew he needed to deal with her dreams personally. After all, he had yet to meet someone with fears as strong and raw as hers. Ever since she was a child, she lived in constant fear of herself. While certain winter spirits found their powers amusing and entertaining, she was deathly afraid of hers, and rightly so. Who wouldn't be after almost killing their sister? He admitted her "letting go" period was a delightful time for him. The kingdom was drenched in fear. The only one who wasn't afraid was that pesky girl, Anna. That foolish mortal prince did help draw out some fear in Anna, but it was minimal and pathetic at best, at least by Pitch's standards. Anna refused to give up hope and foiled Hans plans, and Pitch lost a tremendous source of power after the Guardians defeated him years prior.
If it wasn't for that pest, he would've reveled in Elsa's fear and despair. Now, the queen had discovered love and held better control and less fear over her powers.
Also to add insult to injury, she had recently attracted the Guardians' attention. One in particular, the only one he despised even more than Sanderson McSnoozie. Jack Frost.
He figured the boy would connect with the girl over their powers, but a stronger bond developed that Pitch couldn't quite wrap his mind around. The two seemed to connect strongly on an emotional level. Sharing similar feelings of loneliness and scorn because of who they were and the sacrifices they made for their sisters. Elsa shut herself away to protect her sister while Jack gave his own life so his sister could live. Both were very protective of the people they looked after, Jack with the children of the world, Elsa with the people of Arendelle.
Even where the two differed, they seemed to balance the other one out. Elsa's maturity and motherly nature was a great catalyst to Jack's immature and childish behavior. She helped Jack become more mature and collected while he helped Elsa become more fun and playful.
He knew Jack loved Elsa dearly and Elsa the same. And that made Pitch want to vomit. Now she was more self assured than ever!
Still, he knew this girl's fears hadn't changed, they just dulled. She would always be afraid of losing control and losing the ones she loved.
While she had "courage" to face it, sleep was where everyone was vulnerable and exposed. He could bring to the surface everything she had kept buried for the past 2 years. When Frost finds her, she will be a victim of her own fears. Then the knowledge that he can't help her will tear him up inside. This was too good of an opportunity to let go of.
He strode into her room like he owned the place and stood next to her bed. Elsa gave a small shudder as he approached, a cold wind nipping at her neck.
"What's the matter, Your Majesty," Pitch said, "I thought the cold never bothered you."
Elsa didn't stir at his voice. She was too wrapped up in her dream. Pitch chuckled as he went for the dream sand. He saw exactly what it was. Her people in a happy celebration, and at the center was her, her sister, that mountain man and his reindeer, the snowman, and Frost.
"Aww. What a beautiful dream, Elsa. Think you've found happiness when you discovered love," Pitch said, "Well, you may have love for now, my sweet queen. But it can be taken away just as easily as it was given to you."
Pitch touched the gold dream sand. The figures of her friends and family disappeared and the villagers turning from happy and elated, to filled with rage and hatred.
Pitch smiled as he saw Elsa's face twist in horror. His personal touch had been a massive success. He leaned down and gave a mocking kiss on her forehead.
"Don't fight your fears, Elsa," Pitch said as he felt the temperature drop, "Embrace them."
He walked away from her bed and stared out over the balcony. He felt his nightmares spread fear all over the kingdom. He wanted to see how long it would take the Guardians to find out. How long it would take Jack to find out. He would wait a while before going after the sister. Elsa may be fearful, but Anna is as fearless as they come. She'd be a much tougher case, so the more power, the better.
Before he walked out, he turned back and chuckled, "Sweet dreams, my dear."
A/N: My first crossover. Hope everyone likes it. Since I watched Frozen and Rise of the Guardians, I grew to like Jelsa (probably one of the few non-canon pairings I'll ever like). I also read some pretty good fanfics about them, so I wanted to write one of my own. This is also my first multi-chapter one (thought it's probably going to be about 3-4 chapters long). Hope you all enjoy.