Cold... frost... snowflakes... Indeed, it is now snowing on that part of the Earth... and another, and another... The winter season finally begins. Tall and proud, the Guardian of Winter looks at his work and sees that it is good. Time to go, he reckons. And so he goes... back to the place where it all started...
"Jack?" a voice calls out.
The guardian of winter immediately stops creating snowflakes and turns to the owner of the voice.
"Jamie! I thought you went out with your friends." he says.
Jamie shrugs dejectedly and goes to sit beside him. Jack instantly notices the gloomy look on his face. The last time he saw Jamie like this is back when he was about to lose faith in the guardians; Bunny, in particular.
"What's wrong?"
"Jack, now that I'm older, can I ask you something... I don't know, something crazy?" Jamie asks stickily.
"What?!" says Jack, laughing lightly.
"Do you or did you ever have... a girlfriend?"
The winter spirit gets a bit surprised at the question that it boils down to a slightly awkward silence. He then realizes what the problem was.
"Hmmm... I think I know where this is going."
Jack glides through the skies in no particular direction. An awe-inspiring view of the world he sees from above. He is enjoying his newly found gift; the gift of flying and snow. Frost come spreading out on the ground he steps on and snowflakes come falling from the path he flies in; a not so unusual sight for a cold winter's night. But it isn't winter; not yet.
"Elsa? You awake?"
"Anna?"
Little footsteps are then heard trotting down the grand staircase. And to the grand ballroom, the two children come barging in. Both have ecstatic smiles on their faces.
"C'mon, Elsa! Let's see your magic!" Anna, the younger one, excitedly says.
Elsa forms a snowball in her hand and tosses it to the ceiling. As soon as it was high enough, it disperses into tiny snowflakes. She forms another one and tosses it over to her younger sister, who fails to catch it. She giggles at this and makes several more. With a stomp of her foot, she fills the entire room with frost and snow. Anna cannot help but prance around happily at the sight. It instantly becomes a winter wonderland. Jack happens to be flying by when he accidentally crashes into the palace window. The panes of glass move back and forth sending a cold breeze into the room. The children turn to the direction of the noise, but in seeing nothing continue with their playing. Jack gets up from his fallen position wondering why they did not see him. He dismisses the thought and instead goes to them. He is delighted at the sound of their giggling that he decides to join in.
Anna climbs up the snow slide, "Elsa, c'mon!"
Elsa follows.
Jack walks up in front, "Hey, can I play too?"
To his surprise, the two just slide right through him.
"What the-?!" he gasps, "I'm right here!"
The younger one then runs right through him. He gasps again and accidentally slips making him hit the ground with a hard thud. Still, the children notice nothing. And, it seems that whatever he did comes to no avail. Giving up, he sits on a corner and stares at them. He is mesmerized by their joyous faces, more particularly the one with the ivory blonde hair. For some reason, he can't take his eyes off her.
"We have the same power. We may be alike in many ways. But she can't see me... They don't see me..." he thinks to himself.
He glances at his right hand, out of which, tiny snowflakes come falling out. He never knew why he has such a gift, or curse, for that matter. But for the first time in his life, he feels that someone might understand him. The two continue playing, but to Elsa's horror, she accidentally blasts ice on Anna's head. The younger one falls unconscious to the floor. Elsa panics and goes screaming out to their parents. She bursts out into tears. Jack gets downhearted at the sight of this and gets the impulse to comfort her or help her out. But then, he realizes he can't.
"If she could just hear me..." he thinks.
Her sorrow fills the room as she cradles her sister in her arms.
"Elsa..."
A strange feeling creeps up on Elsa, like someone is calling her. She ignores it and holds Anna closer; teardrops falling from her eyes landing on her sister's face. The king and queen come barging in.
"It was an accident!" the blonde little girl sobs.
They hurriedly take the young princess to be treated leaving the winter spirit alone in the grand room.
He takes a snowball from the floor and throws it hard against the wall, "What is wrong with me?!"
Frustrated, he flies off and lands himself on the castle roof. He looks around and sees two horses speeding away from the palace. One of which seems to leave a trail of frost in its path. He heaves up a ponderous sigh and looks up at the moon. Its glow makes him feel serene despite of him reminiscing what happened earlier. He stares deeply at it as if it is talking back to him.
"Why?!" he pleadingly says, "Tell me why?!"
~0~
"Your powers will only grow stronger, Elsa. You need to learn how to control it, or else, fear will overwhelm you." says Grand Pabbie, a wise elderly troll.
The king and queen have decided to seek help from the trolls, knowing these creatures have expertise with magic. The elderly troll points out to the sky and shows the ivory-haired little princess a vision. Elsa's eyes widen at what she was shown. But her focus leads her to see an unusual black mist within the blurry vision. She squints to get a better look and sees a storm brewing over the horizon heading towards her. The mist then forms the silhouette of a tall, creepy-looking figure. She gasps in shock and takes cover by clinging to her father. She did see her possible future, but noticing the black mist, she feels there is something more; something more to fear.