Lesson 1
Elsa and Anna woke up early. They immediately got ready for the day and dressed in comfortable clothing before they rushed to the kitchen to prepare breakfast. They were excited. For today would be the start of their magic lessons from PH. They had decided to hold off for a few days after the Titan incident so PH could do a little recuperating. But now they were ready.
Anna was especially excited. In the three days since she'd awoken to her powers, she'd yet to learn how they worked. She couldn't make fire. And boy had she tried. She spent countless hours trying to make fire appear from her fingertips. But to no avail.
Elsa was excited to learn more about control. PH had told her she'd teach her meditative exercises to help clear her mind of fear. And PH had a more fine-tuned control over the wind than she did.
The sister waited for about an hours before PH strolled into the kitchen. She greeted them with a smile that they returned.
"Morning Teach," Anna said with a salute.
"Morning Master," Elsa said respectfully. She'd opted for the Master title out of respect.
"Good morning to both of you. I hope you are ready for today," PH said warmly. They both nodded eagerly before they all sat down to a nice breakfast. Once they were finished, Elsa and Anna cleared the table before they sat down across from PH and waited for her to speak.
"Now then, as agreed, I will begin to teach you more about magic," PH began. They nodded in understanding. "Now I want you both to keep in mind, I've never taught before. So I have much to learn myself. So if you will be patient with me, then I will be patient with you."
Elsa and Anna nodded in understanding.
"Now, before we begin. I need you both to swear that you will do whatever I say. My methods may seem unorthodox at times. But I assure you I have your best interests at heart," PH said seriously.
"Of course Master. I swear," Elsa said with a nod.
"Okay doke Teach," Anna said with another salute.
"Good. Now first things first. Anna," she said looing to the red head. "Until our lessons are complete, you will not be fighting crime," PH said firmly.
"What?" Anna shouted as she stood up. "What do you mean I won't be fighting crime? I thought that's what this was all about."
"This is about teaching you control Anna. And trust me, you need it," PH replied. Anna's mouth fell open in offense. She looked to Elsa for support. "Anna, to be frank, your powers are far more dangerous than your sister's," PH said.
"They are?" Anna asked unsure.
"Yes. At worst, Elsa can slowly freeze the city. Summoning up an uncontrollable blizzard. But you…you could burn this entire city to the ground," PH held her gaze as she rose from her seat. Her eyes were firm, letting Anna know she wasn't kidding.
"Anna, you are impatient, impulsive, and downright reckless. And for a fire magic user, those are the worst qualities you can have."
"But I destroyed the ice Titan without doing any damage," Anna countered.
"That's because you had a big target," PH explained. Seeing their confused looks she decided to elaborate. "Think about a dart board. You have a hard time hitting the bull's eyes because it's the smallest space on the board. Now if the bull's eyes were to be expanded to cover the majority of the board, obviously it would be easier to hit. That's why you were able to destroy the titan without much collateral damage. You had a big target."
"But—"
"No buts Anna. You can't go using your powers recklessly. Especially not if you're going to be putting people lives in your hands. Now am I clear?"
"No, we are not clear. I'm not agreeing to this," Anna said in rejection.
"You swore you'd do whatever I asked Anna," PH reminder her.
"Well that was before you told me I wasn't allowed to help Elsa," Anna said as she crossed her arms over her chest.
PH held her gaze before sighing. "Very well. Then you'll have to find a new teacher," PH said as she made her way out of the kitchen.
"Wait PH don't," Elsa called after her.
"I'm sorry Elsa. But I can't sit back and watch Anna kill someone," she said not turning around. Elsa felt her heart sink as she watched her mentor walk away. She rounded on Anna.
"Anna!"
"What, you can't expect me to agree to that?" Anna said indignantly.
"Anna we need this. I need this. I'm always afraid of losing control. PH can help," Elsa argued. Anna opened her mouth to retort when Elsa cut her off. "Do you not remember what I did Anna? I nearly froze the city over. Having powers is dangerous, we need her to help us," Elsa pressed.
Anna held her mouth shut in a tight line. She grumbled, but admittedly Elsa had a point. "Fine," she said making her way after PH. She reached the guest bedroom to find PH packing up her things. She knocked on the doorway to get her attention.
PH turned to look at her. "Anna," she said evenly.
Anna took a breath before looking her in the eyes. "Ok. I agree to your terms," she said with a nod.
PH raised an eyebrow skeptically. "Really? So you do what I say without question?" PH asked. Anna nodded once again. PH smiled in satisfaction. "Ok then," she said with a nod. She then grabbed a bag of her teaching tools before she motioned with Anna to follow her to the living room.
Elsa smiled and released a breath in relief to see PH still with them. PH set her bag down before pulling out a large candle. She snapped her finger before pointing to the wick. And in an instant the wick was alight. Elsa and Anna gasped in amazement.
"Now then Anna. This is for you," she said holding the candle out toward her. Anna stepped forward and eyed it, unsure of what to do. "I want you to put out this flame," PH explained.
Anna took a breath and blew it out. Elsa palmed her forehead. PH took a breath before pinching the bridge of her nose. She could tell teaching Anna wasn't going to be all fun times.
"I meant with your powers. As a fire magic user. You should have the ability to control flames. So, let's try again," PH explained. She snapped her fingers one more time before pointing at the wick and lighting it. She held the candle out for Anna to take.
Anna took the candle and stared at the flame. "Try to will it out. And once you do, we'll move on to the next step," PH explained. Anna nodded as she set the candle down and stared at the flame, trying to will it to extinguish.
"Elsa, come," PH commanded lightly. Elsa nodded before following her to another room.
In a separate room in the house, PH was teaching Elsa meditative techniques. She found them very relaxing. Her mind felt clear of emotions and worries as she focused on the beating of her heart. Her slow deep breaths kept it steady.
"Excellent Elsa. You are a fast leaner," PH complimented as she observed her. She smiled, she wasn't kidding when she said that. Elsa picked up on things fairly quickly. "Now, try to replicate this state whenever you feel anxious of you feel you're losing control. Ok?"
Elsa opened her eyes and nodded. "Now then, stand up."
Elsa uncrossed her legs and stood. PH went around the room as she set down various items. One was a feather. Another was a small red ball. Another was an egg. She set them on various table and night stands.
"Alright, now watch me," PH instructed. Elsa nodded and observed as PH pointed at the feather. The wind in the room began to stir before a small whirlwind was conjured below the feather. The feather floated off the ground as the whirlwind kept it suspended in the air. Then the whirlwind made its way over to PH. When it was right in front of her she waved her hand to make it disappear before plucking the feather out of the air. Elsa wowed in amazement.
"This is an exercise to maintain and constant rotation. Once you can move the feather, then you move on to the ball. Then the egg. Got it?" PH asked. Elsa nodded. PH placed the feather down and stepped back. She motioned for Elsa to begin.
Elsa nodded. She took a breath as she tried to conjure a small whirlwind. But unfortunately a large wind just swept through the room. Knocking things over in the process. Elsa flushed in embarrassment as she stopped.
"Well that didn't work," PH said slightly amused. Elsa blushed and frowned in disappointment. "But as they say, practice makes perfect. Let's try once more. But let's move some stuff out of the room first," PH suggested. Elsa nodded before they got to work.
Go out. Extinguish. Disappear. Be gone, Anna commanded mentally as she stared at the flickering flame. But to her annoyance the damn thing wasn't shrinking. This was harder than it seemed. All Anna wanted to learn was how to shoot fire from her fingertips. So she could be an awesome superhero like her big sister. But this…
"Stupid fire," Anna muttered as her frustration grew. "Stupid lessons, stupid powers." She stared at the flames as her irritation grew. Seeing as her current method wasn't working, she opted for a new approach.
Reverse psychology.
"Fine then, don't go out. Get bigger," she commanded. Suddenly the small flame erupted, growing until it touched the ceiling. Anna leapt to her feet in a panic. "NO! No, no, no, no! STOP!" she started blowing at the column of fire, even waving her arms at it in an attempt to blow it out.
Unfortunate her hand accidentally sent some fire across the room.
"NOT THE CURTAINS!" Anna shouted as their drapery started going up in flames. Anna panicked as she started running around the room frantically.
"FIRE! OH MY GOD FIRE! ELSA HELP!" she screamed.
A wind suddenly swept through the room. And the fires were snuffed out. Anna looked to the entryway to see PH and Elsa standing there.
"Take note Elsa, the best way to put out a fire is a vacuum funnel," PH said matter of factly. Elsa nodded before looking to Anna and frowning.
"So…I can control fire," she said sheepishly.
"Can you?" PH asked as she gestured around the room. Pointing to the scorched furniture and drapes. "Do you see what I mean now Anna? What if there was an innocent person in here?"
Anna looked to the ground as her shoulders sagged. "Ok, you're right," Anna conceded. "I need to learn control."
"I'm glad you see that. Anna I promise you I'll teach you to master your power, but you need to take this seriously. This is not a game," PH said seriously.
"Ok. I will, I promise," Anna said with a nod.
"Good. Now put out that flame," PH said as she motioned with her head to the lit wick. Anna looked at it and groaned. But with a sigh she sat down in front of it and crossed her legs.
PH nodded in satisfaction before ushering Elsa out of the room to continue their lessons.
The road to control would be long. Especially for Anna. But like her master before her, PH wouldn't give up on her students.
New Story. I just love this AU.
Accepting OC villains/arch nemesis make em conneccted to other animated villains if you can.