ENTER THE TERROR

LOW CHANTS loudened steadily, cold and repeated as men circled over a platform. At its centre lay a magic square encircled by four discs inscribed with moon decorations and hieroglyphics. A large man watched from a distance as the ceremony proceeded, seeing Elsa hung from a pillar at the centre of the grounds, her clothes tattered with a large lunar marking on her stomach.

"ONE YEAR ago, my father, King Fergus, went off to war with the Table." Silence fell in the room as Merida rose to her feet – her face filled with anger. "He left me, my three brothers and my mother, Queen Regent Elinor with a promise that he'd come back ... he didn't ..., but I was willing to accept it because sovereignty was brought back to the realm when we'd driven out the men that'd subjugated us for nearly a century." She looked around at the monarchs that sat around her. "We're free now, free from their control and we need to get justice for the families that lost their fathers on the battlefield, for the people that lost their lives. A price has to be paid for the crimes these men committed and the price is their heads."

Elsa's eyes roamed around the table, scanning each of the monarchs' faces. "What do the rest of you think about this?"

"The kingdom of Berk may have not been part of the war, but I know what it feels like to lose someone you care about." Hiccup rose to his feet. "We were at war at a man named Drago Bludvist and he, like Erhard, wanted control over dragons. He was wrong – we share a world that's ever changing and we have to adjust and live with them. Berk has joined the Table to help the fight and we must show the Order, wherever they are, that we are not afraid of them."

"Then the Table's made its verdict." Elsa sat back and crossed her legs. "Each of your kingdoms apprehended the Order's soldiers and have them in your custody. Arendelle will prepare them for a public execution in a month's time – handle your captives as you see fit."

Rapunzel nodded and glanced at the monarchs around her, sharing their uneasy expressions. "That's well and good, Elsa, but can I ask you something?"

"What?"

"What's that cat doing on your head?" Her brow rose as she pointed at a small blue feline that lay asleep in the Queen's hair.

"Finally." Balder groaned and shifted in his seat beside Elsa.

"Oh, this is Pam." Elsa smiled. "Say 'hi', Pam." The cat purred, but didn't wake up.

"Are pets really allowed here? You made me leave Toothless outside." Hiccup pointed at the dragon that peeped through the window behind him.

"Pam's not a pet – she's my child."

"What?" He raised his brow and turned to Balder who sat beside her.

"I dunno." He shook his head.

ELSA SMILED to herself as she saw Rapunzel and Eugene play with their child as they waited for their luggage to be hauled into their boat – turning to Balder who walked away from her before she could speak. Frowning at him, she moved across the dock, past the guards and servants of the other kingdoms as monarchs made their departures and walked up to the two, tickling the baby's chin.

"So, how is she?" She turned to her cousin.

"She's very active for her age." Rapunzel rocked the child.
"Is she supposed to have that much hair?" Elsa raised her brow.

"Well, that's what's interesting about Kristi – I think I passed down my powers to her."

"Really?"

"This is how long my hair was when I was young. Wasn't red though, but still; it was this long."

"I'm glad to hear that." Elsa smiled then turned to the boat. "So, you'll be headin' back to Corona?"

"Yeah, but we're gonna be making a few stops on the way." Eugene pocketed his hands. "We still haven't made our verdict on the captives' sentence."

"Well, I hope you make the right decision." Elsa patted his shoulder and embraced Rapunzel. "Be sure to write."

"I will." Rapunzel pulled back then frowned slightly. "But, are you gonna be carrying it around with you all the time?" she pointed at the cat on her head.

"Pam is not an 'it', she's my child." Elsa petted the feline.

"And what do you mean by that?" Eugene crossed his arms.

"She's just like Olaf; I summoned her by accident and now we can't stay apart. C'mon." She picked the cat off her head. "Isn't she cute?"

Rapunzel raised her brow and turned to Eugene who looked at it closely. "It could be dead."

"She's just sleepy." Elsa ran her hand down it's back.

"If you say so." Rapunzel shrugged and walked toward the vessel. "Bye." She waved at her.

Waving back at her, Elsa rubbed her nose against Pam and turned around, jerking back as she saw Astrid and Hiccup standing behind her. Sharing a confused look with her husband, the blonde laughed uneasily. "You weren't wrong, things are different around here."

"I told you so." Hiccup said under his breath.

"Oh, hi, you're the chief of Berk." Elsa offered a hand.

"Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III." He shook her hand.

"Okay." She smiled uneasily and shook Astrid's hand.

"Astrid Hofferson." She nodded and crossed her arms. "Yeah, my parents weren't too keen on making my name a nightmare to remember."

"Yeah, my father had issues with me." Hiccup rubbed the back of his neck.

"Uh-huh." Elsa smiled uneasily.

"Is something wrong?" Astrid raised her brow.

"Oh, no, it's nothing." Sweat ran down her forehead.

Hiccup frowned and looked down, seeing Toothless sniff around at Elsa's feet. "Toothless, what're you doing there?" He pulled him aside and laughed awkwardly. "Sorry, I kinda lost sight of him."

"No, it's my fault – I'm still getting used to dragons that are friendly is all." The dragon looked up at her curiously and she cleared her throat. "Anyway, I hope you're fitting in well around here."

"Well, this place isn't as ... lively as Berk is, but it's nice enough." Astrid shrugged.

"We actually wanted to see your powers first hand; we heard a lot about how you fought off the Order's forces."

"I, I wouldn't say I fought them off all on my own, but –,"

"Don't be modest; you're an Ice Queen." Astrid punched her shoulder. "Bet you didn't even need the help of those soldiers."

"Yeah." Elsa nodded uneasily.

"So, you gonna show us how they work?" Hiccup's face lit up hopefully. Merida walked passed them then came over as she heard them speak.

"Sure." Elsa smirked.

ELSA CRASHED on the mat in a training hall and groaned, pushing herself up stiffly as Astrid, Hiccup and Merida watched from the sidelines. Slapping away Balder's hand as he offered to help her up, she stood and rubbed her shoulder.

"You know I can still feel pain, right?" She frowned.

"You told me not to hold back." He stepped back. "You're the one with powers here."

"But I've been holding back!" She retorted.

"I didn't ask you to." He smirked and she growled.

"Is this supposed to be some special training of some kind?" Merida drew her bow. "Because I'm not impressed."

"This is a little underwhelming." Hiccup pocketed his hands.

"Well, this is how I train." Elsa took a fighting stance. "Seeing as how powerful Erhard is, he might do something that takes my powers away. I wanna be ready for it." She wiped sweat off her brow. "Since all the soldiers are too afraid to spar with me, I had to ask him."

"And I clearly overestimated your capabilities." Balder chuckled. "We'll continue in ten minutes." He massaged his wrists and left the room.

"This isn't over yet." Elsa frowned and stretched out.

"Well, that was a bust." Astrid crossed her arms and turned to Merida. "Uh, what're you doing?"

"I just wanna find out if that cat is really alive." The redhead squinted as she aimed at the feline.

"Whoa, wait, stop!" Hiccup reached for her bow.

"Too late." She fired the arrow.

Elsa turned quickly as she heard the projectile fly past her. "Pam!"

"What!?" The cat yelped and jumped – transforming into a blue skinned girl with cat ears and a tail clad in an embroidered vest and skirt with knee-high sandals and mantle who fell on the floor and looked at the wall in surprise as the arrow was stuck in it.

"What're you doing!?" Elsa frowned as she walked up to Merida. "You wanna kill her!?"

"Trust me if, I did, I wouldn't missed." Merida waved her hand dismissively. "Aside from that, did that cat just turn into a woman?"

"So that's what you meant by her being your child." Astrid looked at Pam in confusion.

"But, if she is, how's she the same age as you?" Hiccup raised his brow.

"Just wait until you see the snowmen." Balder re-entered the room with a towel slung over his shoulders. "You'll no longer be surprised."

"Okay, then let's see more." Merida strapped her bow over her torso. "You gonna show us your powers?"

Elsa turned to Balder with a pleading look and he shrugged. "Go ahead, you're in charge."

She smirked. "This is gonna be fun."

Jack Frost floated helplessly in a pool of water, the dark abyssal depths giving nothing but black as he slowly rose to the only source of light above him. He hit the surface, breaking through the ice in his ascent. The forest around him dimmed out of focus, his sight set only on the bright light of the moon that shone in the sky.

Blood spread across the face of the moon, engulfing the white light and coating it in crimson. The blue skies reddened in its unearthly glow, the once beautiful night turned grim. The surface of the moon slowly changed, bumps showing as the contours of a humanoid figure slowly formed.

Having a female physique, the being had deep blue skin, her flowing raven hair floating behind her and her lower body tapering out into a mermaid tail. Wearing straps across her breasts, she wore gauntlets that tapered out into a large claw on her middle finger – her hazel eyes striking fear into him as she reached out to him.

"Don't be afraid of your destiny, Jack Frost; it's inevitable." She smiled at him as she swerved around. "Your power will do wonders for me, so just accept it." She held his face. "Fear will be your enemy."

JACK FROWNED as he sat back against the cold cathedra of his castle – the creaking of the vacant halls deepening his sense of isolation. Red spread through the ice ground slowly, up its walls and creating stalactites that grew toward him. A knock came at the door and jolted him out of his seat as he shook his head.

"Who is it?" The icicles shrank back and he blinked repeatedly – his eyes flickering crimson.

"It's Tooth."

Running his hand down his face, he moved across the room and opened the door, seeing her standing on other side. "Oh, hey, what brings you here?"

"Just came to see what you were doing." Tooth flew past him, entering the foyer. "You've been gone for a long time and I no longer see you during my days off." She looked around the building. "You started them."

"Well, I've been busy." He closed the door.

"Busy? That's not the Jack I know, spending time working." She crossed her arms. "What's going on?"

"Nothing." He shook his head.

"But you said you were working." Her brows stitched. "Something's wrong, Jack –you can tell me."

"I'm fine Tooth, I just wanna be alone for a little while." He walked down the aisle toward his chair.

"In this castle? You're the type of person that hated restrictions." She followed him. "You even avoided the Workshop cuz it was too crowded." She moved up to him, halting him. "You loved children."

"I – I still do."

"But you haven't been at the park for a long time. Thought of all people, you'd have gone to see Tom since you'd befriended him."

"He's still my friend." He walked on and she held his shoulder, stopping him.

"Jack, what's going on with you? You're so quiet, you spend time alone, nobody sees you unless they come here and when they do you drive them away. It's so bad even Bunny came over to see you. Something's troubling you and you need to talk to someone about it." Worry etched on her face. "I'm here for you."

Jack sifted his mind and looked into her eyes, seeing the worry in them. "I've gotta go somewhere." He walked toward the door.

"Where're you going?" She followed him.

"Don't follow me." Jack flew out of the building.

"Jack!" She ran up to the doorway, watching him as he flew towards the horizon.

"AH, THIS is the life." Olaf sat back in a hot tub, sipping hot tea under the hot sun at the beach clad in a black leather jacket.

Kristoff raised his brow as he watched the snowman slowly melt, turning to Anna who walked up to him clad in a green, thigh-high, one-piece swimsuit. "I think Elsa's gonna need a new Olaf."

"Oh, he'll be fine." She smiled then faltered as she saw him melt. "I think." She frowned slightly. "At least his flurry's still there."

"It's melting."

"Dammit, Olaf." She moved up to him and lifted him gingerly, feeling the snow seep through her fingers as she put him down. "Didn't I warn you about this?"

"About what? The beach?" His carrot nose slid down his face.

"The heat." She pushed it up. "Just because you have a flurry doesn't mean you're invulnerable."

"Fine." He huffed.

"Hey, you know what, why don't I get you a hot chocolate? How's that sound, huh?" She patted his head.

"That sounds wonderful!" He jumped gleefully.

"Then go get cleaned up." She smiled as he ran off excitedly, moving up to Kristoff who sat on a beach chair. Looking at the people moving about the beach, she leaned back and sighed – her eyes set on the kingdom of Corona that blurred in the horizon. "You know, I could get used to this."

"Yeah." He sipped on his drink. "We should be doing this more often."

"It's too bad the Sky Lantern thing doesn't happen a lot. It sure is better than Arendelle, but that's what I really wanted to see. I hate it when I don't get what I want." She crossed her arms, pouting.

"Just like he will when you don't give him his hot chocolate." He pointed at him as he tried to pull the wooden tub along the sand, falling back and landing near Sven who looked at him excitedly.

"He's gonna melt." She stifled her voice.

"Well, you told him you would." He shrugged. "Give him a warm one then."

"Yeah, sure." She glanced at Olaf and left, moving up to a man at a food cart. "Hot chocolate."

"Hot drinks at the beach? Queen Rapunzel wasn't joking about you – you have interesting tastes." He sorted through his shelf.

"I wouldn't say that." She laughed uneasily and he chuckled as he prepared her order.

Leaning against the waggon, she looked around and sighed to herself, looking at her feet when fire spread out on the ground. The sand quickly went ablaze, the furnace racing toward Kristoff. "Kristoff, look out!" She reached out to him and a blast shot of her hand, burning him. "No!"

Kristoff screamed in agony and collapsed, writhing as he burned to a crisp along with Olaf who melted instantly. Anna fell to her knees as she watched the inferno rise and consume the people around her. She looked at her hands and they shook tremulously – deep crimson flowing through them as she felt her blood thicken.

Two feet stepped up to her and she fell back, gasping for air as she backed up in fear. A woman walked toward her slowly, her body an exact replica with blood red hair and dark eyes set soullessly on her. "I grow impatient." She picked her by her neck and pinned her against the cart.

"You're not real." Anna choked. "You're not real."

"Oh, I am very real." She growled, tightening her grip. "This is very real!" The fires roared around them, vaporizing the sea. "We are all that is real!" She pulled her closer, her fangs protruding. "We will burn." Her body came alight.

"Anna!" Kristoff yelled.

The princess gasped, blinking repeatedly as she looked around and took in her surroundings. The fires disappeared, revealing everything intact with her husband's hands clasped on her shoulders. She looked down at hers and frowned, unclenching her fist as she'd cracked the wood of the cart.

"Anna, are you alright?"

"I'm fine."

"No, something's wrong." His brows stitched. "I kept calling you and it's like you weren't even here."

"I ... I just didn't." She cleared her throat. "I just didn't hear you – I'm okay."

"Anna, this has been happening for five months now." He stepped back. "You barely eat, you're quiet, you're ... this." He gestured to her. "Today was the first time you came outside in a week and I thought we were having a breakthrough –,"

"I said I am okay!" She smashed her fist down on the cart, breaking it to pieces. She looked at her hand and closed it, fighting back tears as Kristoff and the merchant jerked back in surprise. "I ... I need to be alone." She walked away from them, leaving Kristoff watching her in confusion.

TOOTHLESS SNIFFED Pam curiously, the feline pushing him. "Okay, stay back, Fido. I'm not your dinner."

"Oh no, he's not gonna eat you." Hiccup petted the dragon fondly. "Right, buddy?" The animal gurgled.

"So, how does it work? This whole ..." Astrid gestured around the cat.

"Oh, this? Exercise, good grooming, well-endowed." Pam smiled smugly.

"She means you becoming human." Merida huffed and looked away, glancing at her own chest.

"Oh, that." Pam chuckled and took her humanoid form, making Toothless yelp. "Same thing." She smirked.

"Are you really Elsa's –,"

"Might as well be." Pam shrugged, cutting Hiccup off.

Merida sat back on the park chair and turned to Elsa as she entered the garden, garbed in an aqua jacket, blue shirt, trousers and black boots. "So, you ready now?"

"Let me show you." The queen held her hands out, charging an icy aura through them.

Spraying ice out on the grass before her, Elsa erected statues of dragons and soldiers around them, littering them over the garden. She sent out jets of ice, shattering two sculptures and ran onward, shooting three more – gaining Hiccup, Astrid and Merida's attention as she ran across the area.

Thrusting out her palm, she tossed snow at an ice dragon and it exploded into a ball of spikes that ball disintegrated and sprayed all around in icicles that ran through the statues around her. Stamping her foot on the ground, she cracked the icy floor, summoning discs that flew around, slicing the sculptures and crashing into each other, leaving snow falling around her.

Breathing heavily, she turned to the others and smirked. "What do you think?"

"That was awesome!" Astrid walked up to her.

"The tales do you justice, I'm impressed." Merida crossed her arms.

"Could've been flashier, but I don't wanna be picky, so." Hiccup shrugged.

"Told you it'd be fun." Elsa grinned. "I can't wait for you to see Anna; she controls fire and –,"

"My Queen, I apologize for the interruption." A guard walked up to them, turning Merida. "The ships are ready for your departure."

"Okay. " She turned to Elsa. "Maybe next time. See ya around." She left with the guard.

"Well, we have to get going too." Astrid walked passed Elsa. "Arendelle's a nice place." She headed out of the gardens, calling Stormfly to her side.

"Berk will do whatever it can to strengthen the Table." Hiccup shook Elsa's hand. "We're on your side." He called Toothless over, walking away with him.

"Be sure to write when you can." She called out and they waved at her as they mounted the animals and flew off.

MURMURS SPREAD through the crowds as wood creaked – a large man clad in black walking across a podium in the middle of town square in the Southern Isles, moving up to the a lever on its edge. He turned to his left and looked at a column of soldiers of the Nine Stars with ropes tied around their necks, awaiting their execution. King Hans watched from across from them, standing amongst his advisors and before his people as tension stilled the air.

A councilman walked up to the platform, unrolling a scroll before him and clearing his throat as he read out. "You stand here today charged with high treason and are to be executed for your war crimes against the Table."

His voice muffled in Han's mind as he continued, his eyes roaming the town as he drifted into deep thought and wondered what else Erhard planned if the Nine Stars indeed planned for the war to happen months ago. Clamouring jerked him out of his thoughts as the people looked up to the sky in a panic, raising his head as well and joining them in awestricken shock. A fleet of black airships flew in the skies above, overshadowing the town square and hovering above them, instilling a deathly silence.

"What in Odin's name is that?" He squinted as his mouth fell agape..

The ships' doors swung open and men garbed in red and black hooded robes jumped out, crashing onto the ground thunderously. Hans looked all around him in terror as he felt the earth tremble – buildings around him slowly developing fissures as they collapsed. The townspeople scattered in a panic, starting a stampede as they hastily vacated the area, moving past the attackers who ignored them.

The robed men rose to their feet and turned to Hans, quickly charging at him and drawing the guards who unsheathed their blades and ran up to them. One of the attackers sped toward a soldier and skidded to a halt, throwing his arms to his right, summoning a chunk of a wall and smashing it against him. Jumping over the debris, he dove down and thrust his fist against the ground, erecting pillars of earth from beneath remaining guards and sending them airborne.

Hans' hand shivered as he clung to the hilt of his sword, his eyes darting around and taking in the havoc as half the street stood in shambles, gritting his teeth and sheathing the weapon. A robed man stamped his foot before him and rocks came up in a line that rushed toward the podium, destroying it from beneath and throwing Hans and the executioner to the ground, simultaneously freeing the soldiers of the Nine Stars. Fighting the searing pain, Hans pushed himself up and ran on in a limp, closing his eyes in grief as he looked away from people trapped under the heavy debris of their homes.

Manoeuvring through the wreckage, he mounted a horse of a dead royal soldier, racing away as the robed men engaged the rest of the kingdoms forces. Looking over his shoulders, he watched in fear as the attackers easily defeated his guards, manipulating the earth, water and air and summoning fire to decimate them. He made it to the castle and got off the animal, pushing a gate open and entering the palace grounds.

Racing through the corridors of the courtyard, he moved speedily toward a corner and skidded to a stop as he saw a robed man enter the hall. Moving swiftly, Hans rolled out of the way as the man shot a fireball at him, quickly getting to his feet and driving his sword through him. Dislodging the weapon he continued on and entered the palace, running through a mass of maids and guards that stormed out of the building.

"My King, come with me –," A guard moved up to him when a massive boulder crashed through a window nearby and crushed him, bouncing off the floor and landing against the wall ahead.

Knocked back by the force of the impact, Hans scrambled to his feet and headed up the staircase, glancing behind him as he saw robed men move toward the building. Running down the halls, he entered his bedroom and went to the wardrobe, dragging a locker out and opening it hastily. He fished out a small box and looked at it solemnly, the kingdom's sigil deepening his sense of despair as his world was falling apart. He got to his feet and headed for the door when an explosion jolted him, drawing his attention as he turned to the window and saw a billow of smoke rise in the distance.

THE THICK black smoke slowly subsided, unveiling a gaping hole in the palace gates as three robed men entered the grounds and pushed back their hoods, looking at the decimation around them. Their leader, Niu, a man with long ponytailed black hair, a scarred face and a full beard walked ahead of them; his tall, lean form lain within robes that folded at his forearms and knees into arm bracelets and boots. A large bald man, Xiaosi stood next to him, garbed in a sleeveless cloak and large trousers that showed his bandaged arms and bare feet. Guozhi, a tall, slim man with long white hair and a beard remained behind them, looking around carefully as Ai, a raven woman with short hair, a round face decorated with Chinese characters along the left side of her face walked passed him, moving up to Niu who remained where he was.

A soldier swung his blade at him and he smacked it aside, grabbing him by the collar. "Where is your king?"

"I'd rather die." The soldier frowned, struggling to break free from his strong grip.

"I believe you." Niu charged electricity through his metal bracelets and charred his body, tossing it aside and turning to the others. "Make sure he doesn't escape."

RUNNING THROUGH a damaged marketplace wearing a dusty robe, Hans looked around hastily and sped on, nearly bumping into a group of royal guards who came into the area on horseback. "My liege, the ships are docked at the port."

"Good, I have to get to Arendelle." Hans moved toward a guard who had a free horse attached to his own, mounting it.

"Split up and draw their attention away from the docks!" The soldier turned to the others who parted and moved down three pathways behind them, one of them heading down to a cobblestoned street that led to the docks in the distance.

NIU TOSSED a soldier against a wall and looked around the destroyed palace foyer to a robed man who ran up to him. "Sir, we intercepted three royal convoys heading toward the woods, but the king wasn't among them."

"It was distraction; they're heading for the docks." Niu frowned and sifted his mind, looking to the others. "Head there quickly and take as many men with you." He ran down the hall, leading them into the courtyard with him. "They can't have gone far."

BILLOWS OF smoke rose from the kingdom in the distance and Hans watched from the upper deck of his ship, lowering his head in anger and clenching his fist as his advisor came to his side him. "We had no choice, but to leave the kingdom, Hans; we were not prepared to fight people with magic."

"I know." He huffed and stepped back, pacing around. "I just can't believe it's happening. Who were they? The Nine Stars never attacked like this for no reason and even the power they used was so different."

"It could be possible that their motives have changed; we still know nothing about them."

"No, something else is going on." Hans stroked his chin, frowning slightly. "They had those flying machines and I've never seen anything like them. The flying knight Elsa met called Tony Stark was right, the times have indeed changed."

"Whatever is happening, trust that justice will prevail – this isn't over yet."

"No it's not over as long as we get to Arendelle." Hans leaned on the guardrail and looked on at the raging waters. "I need to bring this to Elsa."

AUTHOR'S NOTE: Welcome to the Universe! Lately, we've been having issues with keep regular updates and – hopefully – with the start of this book, we'll get back on track and possibly get back to weekly instalments.

This time around, we'd like to venture into different territories and storylines and make some changes to the characters, Elsa in particular. We'd also like to build the world we've set up a little better by dealing with more magic, action and history of the main cast we've had for the past two books. We're also going to give focus to additional characters, those from Brave, How to Train Your Dragon and Rise of the Guardians and OCs, so we hope you'll enjoy that to.

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