Born of cold and winter air/And mountain rain combining
This icy force both foul and fair has a frozen heart worth mining
Once upon a time, in a kingdom far away, there was a king and queen named Jackson and Diana Frost. They had a son, a young prince named Jackson Overland Frost.
Upon his birth, the Prince was pale with snow white hair that seemed impossible to keep tidy and striking blue eyes. The King and Queen loved their son, yet surprised to discover that their son had magic. He could create snow and ice. They had also discovered that his winter magic was affected with his mood. When he was happy, snowflakes would dance gracefully and had more control over his abilities. When angry, the ice formed in jagged spikes. When sad, snowflakes just seemed to hang there.
His parents were unsure of how to cope with a boy who could create snow. The King would spend hours in the library, reading stories and legends of those with powers. He heard of the trolls that lived in the Valley of Living Rocks. They read about how they could save someone if anything did happen as a result of their son's powers.
Though they loved their son unconditionally, they were afraid of his powers. Unsure of how to handle the situation, they consulted with the chief of the trolls, Grand Pabbie. He encouraged them to continue to love him and be supportive of him in the best of ways. But warned them that his ability could be dangerous if not controlled.
"He is still young," Grand Pabbie said. "I'm certain he will find a way."
They accepted his gift under the advice of Grand Pabbie, supporting him in the best way. Jack was a prankster. He used his powers to make the servants slip, start snowball fights, even making it snow in the middle of the summer inside the castle.
Though he was a happy boy, the King and Queen were still uncertain how the public would accept him. They kept his visits to the outside world limited and preferred to let him play outside in the winter time, his favorite season of all. Diana and Jackson didn't tell anyone outside of their home about Jack's gift either. They felt it was best to protect their son. They insisted Jack keep his magic a secret especially when outsiders visited their home.
One of their closest friends were King Francis and Queen Maria, the Royals of the Emerald Isle. They had a daughter named Colleen, only six-years-old. She was blonde and had green eyes with freckles across her face. She was curious, playful and quite stubborn. Jack and her became playmates when they visited. Jack would have fun with his playmate by playing tricks on her: jumping out to scare her with a 'boo', frogs and bugs. Occasionally, he made her slip with his ice powers, but he kept his magic discrete. He didn't want her to find out about his secret.
Upon an evening when Colleen decided to feel adventurous and explored the castle. She found Jack's room with the door half-way open. The child's curiosity overpowered her and she decided to venture inside. Usually they would play in the ballroom, the gardens or the guest room. She was immediately struck by the cold air, making her shiver and watching a puff of breath fog before her. She saw that it was...
"Snow?" she whispered, feeling her foot sink into a blanket of white.
Snowflakes fell from the sky. How was it snowing inside? She looked around, amazed at the sight of the winter wonderland. The silver haired prince was sitting on his bed; a blue white glow emanating from his hands. She wondered how this was possible.
"Jack?" said the little girl.
Jack turned and looked at Colleen as he created his snow. He looked startled; his secret was now out. He had promised his parents not to tell anyone. And he was always so careful not to exposed his secret. He got so scared that ice spread all over the room. Tiny ice spikes formed in some parts of the room and frost glazed the window.
"Don't worry," said Colleen. "I won't tell anyone."
Jack sighed in relief. He got up off his bed slowly approaching Colleen. The princess looked at her playmate. She had no idea her friend had such magic. She had heard stories from her nannies about spirits with magic.
"Did you do all this?"
"Yes," he answered.
"How?"
"I was born with it," he said. "Wanna see?"
The Princess got excited, wanting to see how he did it. He rubbed his fingers on his palms, getting warmed up. He looked at the little girl and created a snowflake. Colleen watched in awe as she saw it grow bigger and bigger in a glow of blue white light.
"Ready?" he asked.
She nodded with the biggest smile, hopping up and down in anticipation of what was to come. She loved her new friend with his winter magic. Jack tossed the snowflake up in the air and it exploded into thousands of tiny blue snowflakes. The child had a joyful expression, dancing beneath the falling flurries, trying to catch them with her hands.
"This is AMAZING!" she cheered.
Jack smiled, pleased that his playmate was enjoying his magic. He thought of a few ideas of what they could do. An idea popped into his head of what they could do.
"Wanna build a snowman?" asked Jack with a playful look.
"Oh yes!" she said.
The two children got to work building a snowman together. Jack helped the most. He rolled the ball of snow, then he got some coal rocks, sticks, and a carrot. Once the body was finished, he made the face. He showed Colleen the snowman.
"My name is Olaf," Jack said in a deep voice, making the arms move. "And I like warm hugs."
"I love you, Olaf!" Colleen said, hugging the snowman, also making Jack smile.
He was glad to share his magic with someone for once. He could tell that he and Princess Colleen would have special times together with his winter magic.