I live in the American West and have always been fascinated with the history and lore of the "Old West". So, therefore, I decided that I should make an AU using one of my favorite movies placed in one of my favorite time periods. The only real difference in the time periods is that the original Frozen takes place in the 1840s and this story will take place in the 1870s/1880s (what is often considered the height of the Old West). The story will hopefully be enjoyable to those which might read this AU.

All in all, this is a bit of an experiment. Please, please, PLEASE review to tell me whether or not you like this and whether or not I should continue. I also love favorites and follows. They all give me the little warm feeling an author gets when they know someone likes what they write. :3

If you have any questions or comments, also feel free to PM me.

Well, without further adu, I give you Arendelle Landing.

(Frozen-Disney Any Other Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Little Thing-Mine)


Settled along the Colorado River in Arizona was a town named Arendelle Landing. It was rather large, housing about 3 thousand people and home to several shops, including a theater and a two-story cafe that connected to it via an intricate sky-walk. Unlike many towns in Arizona at the time, it had several paved walkways, as well as a large telegraph office.

Most the residents worked on the water or in one of two textile mills, which were the two main ways Arendelle made money. Most the residents were the average folk and lived either in or around the town. There were some higher class folks that made their living shipping things via the Colorado or other methods, and then the lower class of which were well cared for in Arendelle, which had a home to help them get on their feet, should they seek it.

Arendelle Landing was the most unusual of towns for two reasons. 1: It possessed an odd amount of relatively friendly rattlesnakes. 2: Arendelle Landing possessed what might have been the only lady sheriff in the Old West.

Elsa Arendelle was a direct relation to he town's founder, her great-great granddaddy Elias Arendelle. She was fair and slight in both skin and body frame. Her hair was so light blonde that it appeared white, and her eyes were a sparkling blue. No one in the town could figure out how she stayed so pale in her line of work, nor could they figure out how she managed to do said work in full bustle skirts and corset. Occasionally she'd wear a pair of Harem pants and a blouse, but that attire was normally left to her younger sister, Anna. A feisty little rattlesnake of a girl, Anna ran around in Harem pants and blouses more often than not, and copied her sister in carrying a gun in a holster on her hip, though her sister was adamant she only use it for the rattlesnakes found in and around the Landing.

Both sisters had moved to Arendelle from Chattanooga, Tennessee when they were little girls. The reasons were mysterious and vague. The girls' father had stated the tremendous move was for a "change of pace" and "new surroundings". No one could quite piece together why a man would take his daughters from an area that had more than a one-room schoolhouse, but they didn't question it and let him take position as sheriff after his father stepped down. Sadly, when Elsa was 18 and Anna 15, both Adgar and Idun Arendelle fell ill to a local epidemic of influenza and died. An odd but not entirely unexpected move, Elsa stepped up as eldest to take place as sheriff. Out of respect for the family the townspeople allowed it, and were impressed with the results.

Now, three years later, Arendelle Landing lived in a mostly peaceful state. Very little crime and a surplus of income for most its residents left Arendelle Landing thriving.

For now.

Elsa sat in the chair of her office. On this day she wore a blue and purple dress with full skirts and a somewhat-loose corset. Her chair was too small for her attire, and therefore squished under and over the arms awkwardly as she sat doing paperwork. The sun shone hot that day and caused sweat to bead around Elsa's hairline. The young woman sighed and twisted her braid up into a bun and pinned it. Suddenly the double doors to the Sheriff's office burst open and she jumped. Standing in a brown pair of Harem pants and a white blouse tucked into them was Anna. Strands of her auburn hair stuck out from her two braids and peeked from under her hat. Her cheeks were bright and rosy and her nose crinkled up around her giant grin.

Elsa blinked, a hand over her heart, and then sighed. "Anna Arendelle," she said, her mixed drawl from South and West raising coating each word, "You look like you just fought a coyote."

"It waz a wild cat, actually."

Anna stepped forward, her boots clicking on Elsa's wood floor. She dropped a piece of paper on Elsa's desk. Elsa blinked and raised an eyebrow at her sister, who rarely entered her office, and read over the flyer.

Arendelle Summer Solstice Dance

Held by Owners of Fritz Dance Hall

Swing your partner round-n-round at the fundraising

event meant to fund First Baptist Church of Arendelle Landing's

Firework Show to be held on Fouth of July.

Everyone welcome. Donation bin at front. Bring a beau, husband, wife

friend, in laws. Plenty of food and games later on.

DANCE LIKE THERE'S A RATTLER UNDERFOOT

Dance to your heart's content from 7:30pm-12:00pm, June 21st

"It's a dance." Elsa said.

"No duh. Ain't you seen the date?"

Anna pointed at the bold letters on the paper. Elsa angled her eyes up at her.

"Of course I saw the date."

"It's yer birthday."

"Your, Anna. Enunciate." Elsa tsked. Anna rolled her eyes and crossed her arms.

"We should go." She said.

"You can go, I'm not going." Elsa slid the paper away from her. "I don't go to parties."

"I know. Ya should."

"You."

"Ya. You never do anythang Elsa. And you're the sheriff. Sheriffs are supposed to do things."

"I do things." Elsa rolled her eyes and rose from her chair, smoothing out her skirts. Anna watched with disdain as her sister walked past her and grabbed her holster from where it hung on a hat rack and fastened it around her waist. "I protect the town. Which is my job. Protecting the town does not include attending parties."

"Why don't you ever do anything fun?" Anna huffed, putting her hands on her hips. Elsa donned a customary sheriffs hat and ignored her sister's question.

"I won't be home for supper, don't wait up."

She said, grabbing an oil lamp and pinning her badge on her dress before jumping onto her horse and heading out to patrol the Arendelle proper. Anna just sighed and grabbed the flyer for the dance and tore it up, miffed her plan to spend time with Elsa, as well as make her be at least mildly social, had failed. She didn't know why she even tried. Every dance, every meeting, every church gathering, every party. Elsa never went to them. Anna always did, either in her place or just in general. Anna spoke for both sisters in public. The only time Elsa ever talked was when spoken too directly, and everyone knew that. Anna had even taken to carrying a pencil and notepad with her in order to more easily carry out her job as the Landing's unofficial sheriff's courier.

After a minute of snooping through Elsa's desk to find her stash of peppermint rounds, Anna left the sheriff's office. She hopped onto her horse, Pepper, and rode her into town. Her horses hooves clicked on the grey brick laid down between the shops and townhouses. Anna waves politely as she went about her day. She hitched Pepper outside the two story cafe dubbed "Darcy's Double Decker Cafe". Anna walked in and ordered coffee and a sandwich. Once she received her food, she headed up the stairs to the second story, eating the sandwich on the way. She sat down, finished the sandwich, and then headed towards the sky walk to finish her coffee. When she flung open one of the double doors, she hit someone. They made a grunting noise before falling to the ground on the other side of the door. Anna winced before running into the sky walk to check on the unnamed victim of a door smashing.

He had fire red hair and pale skin. His attire was a maroon waistcoat with black and gold trim. A top hat that had previously sat upon his hat was laying on the ground against the wall, and his shoes were so polished he could be nothing but British. Anna dropped on her knees by him and started waving her hand in his face, though he was already awake.

"Hella? Sir? Siiiiiir? Sir, I'm so sorry I didn't see you-"

The man held up his hand. Anna stopped trying to apologize and looked at him, finding his green eyes rather dreamy. He sat up, grabbed his hat, and put it on his head before looking at the young woman before him.

"Hello, madam." He smiled brightly and offered his hand to the mostly confused Anna. "Pleasure to make your acquaintance. Though, I would have preferred to meet you before you slammed a door in my face."

"S-sorry." Anna blinked, taking his hand and shaking it. She then lifted him to his feet, finding him to be a good head taller than herself and attractively built.

"Perfectly alright." He waved it away, grabbing his top hat off the floor and giving her a half smile. "How rude of me not to introduce myself." He bowed, holding his hat to his chest. "Hans Westerguard of London, England."

Anna blinked and awkwardly curtsied in her Harems-which seemed to amuse Hans. "Anna Arendelle of, uh, here."

Hans chuckled. "Well it's a pleasure...wait. Correct me if I'm wrong,b ut are you related to the founder?"

"Uh, he was my great-great-granddaddy." She nodded. Hans smiled.

"I'd thought so. That would mean your sister is Miss Elsa Arendelle, the lady sheriff."

"Yessir."

Hans whistled lowly. "Grand. I'll be honest, I heard of your sister from a colleague of mine. Admirable, a lady managing as a sheriff in such wild territory. Never heard of it being done, but it is."

"Uh huh."

Anna wasn't really listening to Hans. She knew he was saying something about her sister, but everything else was lost to watching his lips. They were a faint pink and soft looking. They weren't in the least bit parched, impeccably foreign to the sun dried lips Anna usually saw on the men in Arendelle Landing. They looked tempting.

"So, what were you planning to do on this fine day?" Asked the foreigner.

"Uh. I dunno." Anna had completely forgotten upon meeting the young man.

"Oh, well, I was just heading to get something to eat, if you'd care to join me."

Anna paused before nodding. Hans walked to the door he had been previously assaulted with and opened it for her, directing her with his hat. Anna smiled atht he gentlemanly gesture and walked out with him following. The two engaged in a light lunch and a heavy amount of conversation. It was peculiar how well they hit it off, but they hit it off nonetheless. Hans learned about Anna and Elsa and Arendelle Landing. He learned of Anna and her sister's strained relationship, Anna's affinity for crumb cake, and the fact that Elsa seemed to treat parties like a toxic occasion. Anna learned that Hans was from a blue-blooded family that made their money through mining and trade. She also learned they shared a love of sandwiches, and that Hans was the youngest of 13 brothers. Last of all she learned that he considered himself a fabulous dancer. They got into a friendly bicker on whether or not this was true, which ended with Hans saying:

"Why don't I take you to the Summer Solstice dance?"

Anna blinked. "A-are you serious?"

"Entirely. I'd only hope you'd give me the privilege of a yes." Hans smiled charmingly. Anna thought it over little more than a second before grinning and nodded.

"I'd love ta go to the dance with you, Hans."

The young man grinned back and rested his hand on top of Anna's while standing. "Brilliant. I can't wait to see you there. I'll fetch you at eight?"

Anna nodded, blushing at his hand on hers. "Eight sounds dandy."

Hans smiled and nodded. "Alright then. I'll see you, Miss Arendelle, very soon." He tipped his hat to her, then left. Anna smiled, staring out the window with a dazed look on her face. Yes, eight sounded mighty fine.