(Written with my friend dancer-reader-etc.)
Okay guys today I'm going to try something different... I was inspired by a girl on tumblr called Aelfeth art,who made this awesome Jelsa Version of the princess bride,to write my own AU, based off of my favorite movie as a little girl: Anastasia I wanted to keep the original once upon a December song in it because I think it's perfect enough the way it is This is my first AU hope you like it!
The cover art is by emkay-oh on tumblr! You rock girl!
And the illustrations are by JessLOviverio10 Again, you rock for that!
Oh by the way, due to the fact that there is no grandma in frozen I'm substituting that for Elsa's sister Anna The cast!
Elsa as the Grand duchess Elysia Anna as herself Kristopher as himself Jack Frost as Dimitri North as Vladmir Pitch Black as Rasputin Tooth as Sophie (who is Anastasia's grandma's cousin in the movie but in this she's just her friend)
And Anna and Elsa's parents as themselves

(Sorry about all the names that match the movie I don't know many Russian people so I don't know a lot of Russian names... My bad...)
The first chapter, the prologue is from Anna's POV, because in the movie Anastasia the grandma talks here but Anna is replacing the grandma oh you get the idea-
Anyway ON WITH THE STORY!

Prolougue: tragedy at the ball

My sister Elysia was so stunning in her blue ball gown papa had specially made for her, she was 10 and I was 8, of course she had a good 2 years on me but she was still my best friend .
It was Elysia's tenth birthday that night so papa and mama were throwing a grand party in her honor, being the eldest daughter.
Mama and I had gone to the jeweler and made her a special jewelry box that played our lullaby, the little figure inside was of Elysia giving me a piggyback ride I watched now as she danced with her potential suitors, waiting for the right moment to give it to her, luckily that moment was about to come.
Elysia saw me as a boy lifted her up and twirled her and she waved at me happily "ANNA!" She cried "HI ANNA!" She wriggled free from the boy's grip and ran to me. I held up the little blue box tied with a white bow momma had placed our gift in.
"What is that?" Elysia looked at the box with a puzzled expression "Mama and I's birthday present for you!" I squeaked " I know that silly but what's in it!" Elysia laughed " open it and see!"
She carefully untied the ribbon(she liked to save the ribbons to tie her hair up with ) and peered at the little jewelry box "Is that real turquoise and opal?!" She said excitedly "Yes! Open it up Elyse! Open it up!" I Said excitedly she carefully lifted the tiny jewelry box out of the package and opened it up , I had already wound the gear so that it would start playing as soon as she opened it for the first time, her eyes widened as the tiny statue of Elyse and myself twirled round and round.
"ITS OUR LULLABY!" She cried "On the wind cross the sea hear this song and remember... Soon you'll be home with me Once upon a December..."
We sang together and we both smiled at the little box Inside the box was a necklace I picked out for Elysia that said "Big sisters are the best of friends!"
"Awww thank you Anna!" She gushed, fastening the necklace around her neck "Come on let's go get chocolate ice cream !" I said "Fine by me ." She smiled but then a huge burst of wind came in throwing the doors open everyone was dead still staring in horror at the man standing in the doorway.
Pitch.
"I believe you were banished from this palace..." Our papa said "I am your confidant!" He shouted angrily "CONFIDANT?! HA! YOURE NOTHING BUT A LYING TRAITOR AND YOU'RE EITHER GOING TO LEAVE WILLINGLY OR SOMEONE WILL HAVE TO CARRY YOU OUT!" Papa yelled at him Elyse and I cowered behind mama.
"Oh so you think you can banish me so easily?! WELL THEN I BANISH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR DESCENDANTS WITH A CURSE!"
Elyse screamed in terror, hiding behind mama, I stared at them in horror not able to look away.
And to my horror He turned to mama Elyse and me.
"MARK MY WORDS: YOU AND ALL YOUR FAMILY WILL DIE BY YOUR OWN SUBJECTS WITHIN THE FORTNIGHT! I WILL BE SURE OF IT!
I WILL NOT REST UNTIL I SEE THE END OF THE ARENDELLE LINE FOREVER!" He threatened I screamed in horror and Elyse hid behind mama "GUARDS! ARREST THIS MAN!" Shouted papa but there was an explosion of black smoke and he was gone...
I couldn't sleep that night, neither did Elysia and I doubt mama and papa got any more sleep than we did.
Suddenly I heard angry shouts from outside the window, I looked down and saw a angry crowd of villagers had just broken the gate down! Elysia had just dozed off when I shook her shoulder "ELYSE! You gotta get up there's trouble !" "Huh?" "There are some people who just broke in! I think they're gonna kill mama and papa!" Elyse wrenched herself up out of the bed and we ran down the hall towards mama and papa's room but we were too late, they were already dead, bleeding on the floor. Elyse gasped in horror.
"WE'VE GOTTA GET OUT OF HERE! THEY'RE COMING FOR US NEXT!" I cried out I pulled on Elyse's wrist but she pulled away and started running back to our room "MY MUSIC BOX!" She screeched "ELYSIA!" I cried out She ran into our room and snatched up the blue package with the white bow tied around it but then we heard footsteps down the hall.
This is it! I thought. We're doomed!
But a little boy with white blonde hair like Elsa, who looked 13 years old, stuck his head in "You can't stay here!" He said quietly "this is the first place they'll look!" He shoved us towards a wall, but then he placed his hand on a corner of the wall And he pushed it.

A secret door opened that was just big enough for us two. He shoved Elysia and I in but she dropped her jewelry box and started to cry "MY MUSIC BOX!" She cried out frantically "JUST GO!" Said the boy harshly as he shut the door behind us, and it was all blackness We could hear footsteps come in our room not even a minute after the door shut "WHERE ARE THEY BOY?!" A man shouted "I-I don't know sir I-" "DON'T PLAY DUMB WITH ME!"
There was a loud thump like something heavy hitting the floor I stifled a scream

"HE HELPED THEM ESCAPE! Come on let's go check the courtyard, they probably escaped out that window!"
And then they were gone as quickly as they had come Once we were outside the palace walls there was another problem: getting past people who would end up telling the assassins where we were. We pulled our coats over our heads as makeshift cloaks and hurried to the train station we had to get out of here... To get away...
The ice was very thin under our feet as we crossed the river, one wrong move and we could fall right through it.
Suddenly Elysia screeched in terror, that horrible man, Pitch, had caught her by her cloak "LEMME GO! PLEASE! I'VE DONE NOTHING WRONG!" Elysia screamed "Ha ha you'll never escape your fate little girl! NEVER EVER EVER!" But with all the thrashing the ice started to crack "ELYSIA!" Pitch realized that the ice was giving way and he gasped in horror Elysia got free just in time.
We raced for the train somebody on board grabbed my hand and pulled me up but then my heart stopped.
Where was Elysia?!
Then I could see her running behind the train trying to catch up with me.
"ANNA!"
I reached for her, tightly grasping her hand "HOLD ON!"
"DON'T LET GO!"
"NEVER!" But suddenly the train sped up and her hand slipped from my grasp, she screamed, falling to the hard pavement, hitting her head, she was far too still... And I knew my older sister and best friend was dead.
"ELYSIA!" I cried out in horror as the train sped off.
I lost so many loved ones that night.
But my sister... My beloved sister Elysia... I never saw her again...