Twelve Worlds: A Disney Princess Fan Fiction
Written by gibberish17 for syrensong
Part 1 - World 12: Elsa
The first thing Alex noticed was the cold. He had anticipated it but was not fully prepared for it. The snow and wind bit at him relentlessly. He looked around and in all directions saw winter, white cold winter. Finally his eyes adjusted enough for him to see a light in the distance. He moved as best he could with his legs fighting him all the way. He shivered the whole way, he began to lose feeling in his face and slowly his hands. He tried to shed enough light to warm himself but it wasn't enough. He thought to Princess Alicia and the warmth of her heart and her powers. The wind blew harshly to remind him where he was and the danger of letting his mind wander. It also blew to warn him of a new danger. Snow wolves had begun to circle him. His mind struggled to focus on the new problem, the cold was becoming a distraction, the ice bit at his nose, his ears rang in pain, snowflakes stung his eyes and the wolves still circled. Than as he got close enough he saw their eyes. Black and inky. They were touched by the End, the very force that he had come to combat had beat him hear. He summoned his strength and tried to break away from them but they chased him relentlessly. With the bitter cold draining his strength he couldn't run long and turned to fight. He flashed the light he commanded into their eyes blinding them, and hopefully driving the End from them. Not that normal wolves would have been much better. The wolves began to draw closer and shielded each other from his light. He was backed into a corner and his mind faded quickly. Suddenly he heard a wild cry.
"YAAAAAAHHHHHHH!"
The wolf's attention snapped to the new voice and through his final fading sight he saw a man atop a reindeer riding toward him and scattering the wolves. He heard the man's voice before finally giving in to exhaustion:
"Hey, hey! Are you okay…"
Alex's mind eventually faded back into the world. He could hear voices, strange unfamiliar but kind voices.
"He was just out there, who is he anyway?" A man's voice said.
"What's with his clothes? He isn't dressed for winter. It's a good think you found him Kristoff, he looks like he is recovering. Any longer in the snow…" A woman responded.
Kristoff? Alex knew that name, it was important for some reason… He just couldn't… his mind still ached from the cold.
"Let him rest." A second woman said. "Let me know when he wakes up."
Alex opened his eyes and threw the haze he saw Alicia standing at the door. He tried to reach out to her and call her. His body fought him. The pain and the cold still draining his strength. His vision began to fade back to black and worse Alicia was fading away.
"Alicia… wait… please… I am…" He started as he sat up. He felt a strong arm hold him and lean him back to bed. He fought out and reached for Alicia.
"So… so sorry… but I'll find her…" He reached out his hand to Alicia hoping she would take it.
"I'll find… I'll find…" He shifted his weight and nearly feel out of bed, once again a strong arm pulled him back down into bed.
"Easier there fella, just rest." The man said.
"Who are you looking for?" the first woman asked.
"Don't worry Alicia…" His vision fading away and exhaustion closing his eyes. "I'll find… Elsa…"
"Did he just say my name?" The second woman and, the one he had reached out too said.
He slept for some time. Recovering thanks to the warmth of the bed. When his mind had recovered enough to realize he was asleep he focused his power and reached out to Alicia, hoping she was dreaming too. Sure enough he found her in their Dreamgarden.
"You're late." She said. "And nearly frozen, what happened?" She rushed and embraced him.
"It's winter in Arendelle." He said hugging her. "Have you met her yet? The first princess?"
"Yes and she is everything we had hoped she would be. However I don't know if she is willing to come with me. Actually I know she is not. She's… I think she is afraid of magic. Not that I blame her considering her story." Alicia moved back to the bench at the center of the garden.
"So I take it you haven't shown her your power?" Alex said sitting next to her.
"I can't at least not…" Alicia stopped and looked into the distance. When Alex looked he saw her concern. In the Dreamgarden they could see part of the world's their bodies resided in. The saw the End's possessed wolves moving to Arendelle. "You should go. They will need you."
"I don't know how to help them, my magic doesn't seem to work the same there."
"It does some worlds do effect our magic but that one doesn't do anything to yours, you just believe it does, so stop it. I know you, I believe in you. You have to do the same and shine your light with all its brilliance." She kissed him and they felt their hearts and magic surge.
In a heartbeat later Alex was awake again. He saw his room for the first time clearly and his mind made the connections. Kristoff the Kristoff. It had to be him, and if it had to be him than he was exactly where he was. He burst from his room and ran down the halls stooping only to ask one of the servants to direct him to the throne room. He found the doors and with a mighty effort flung them both open.
"Queen Elsa! Please I have to speak with you on an important…" Empty. The throne room was empty. "So much for that entrance."
"Excuse me young man," a servant had approached him. "But her majesty is in the dining hall with her sister and-" He was off again at full sprint. Luckily he found the dining room and burst in again.
"Queen Elsa! Please I have to speak to you…" His head suddenly spun. Too much energy had been spent since waking up and too quickly. He staggered and leaned against a serving table.
"Why don't you have a seat?" Princess Anna invited him.
He accepted and joined them, he realized he was hungry and starred at the food for a moment too long.
"Please help yourself." Elsa added. He did so with little hesitation. After eating he thanked them and began again.
"Queen Elsa, I am Prince Alexander Sol, I have come here because a great evil is upon us all. Not just your country, not just your world, all worlds. A force without a name, without a shape has sunk its claws into this world and eleven others. My beloved princess Alicia…" the mention of Alicia's name made him realize his earlier blunder. He had thought Elsa was her. Turning red he moved his eyes from Elsa to Anna and continued. "It is a shadow, no it is a void. A formless shadow being the only way we can perceive it. Its purpose is to expand itself by turning everything that is into nothingness. We call it the End."
"That's a tall tale to tell." Kristoff said.
"Yes it is, do you have any evidence to support this?" Elsa asked.
"The wolves that attacked me, their eyes were filled with its darkness." Seeing that no one supported this claim he reached into his pouched and removed a palm sized crystal orb. He held it out and it floated into the air. To the others amazement it released light which became images. Images of Arendelle. Slowly a shadow fell over each image and warped the land, animals and people into dark and twisted versions of themselves. The harmony was gone as they turned on each other and as the darkness grew everyone and everything began to vanish into nothingness. "This is the End. An evil that we don't understand and one that…"
The orb suddenly burst into dust and shadows ran wild along the walls. Plates, books candles, and broken pieces of glass and wood flew madly around the room. Each possessed by a dark shadow. Elsa used her magic to freeze any piece came close to her, Anna or anyone else. Kristoff and Anna attempted to hold and tie pieces down to keep them from flying around. Alex looked at the place the orb had floated. He saw a central shadow not moving and laughing a silent laugh.
"Elsa! There where the orb was a single shadow controlling the others, freeze it!" Alex called.
Elsa looked to that spot and indeed saw the shadow. She let loose her icy power and froze it just as a plate flew at her head. Alex grabbed hold of it before it struck her and held it tight. Than as the frozen shadow fell atop the table Anna and Kristoff examined it. They could see the shadow swirling inside trying to get free.
"What is that?" Anna wondered.
"It's a tiny piece of the End. The same thing that possessed the wolves in the forest. The same thing that is coming for this world and all the others. Elsa I was sent here to collect you as a representative of this world. I am sorry to say but even though your world was just discovered and found to be part of a Harmonic of at least twelve worlds yours is in danger too. You see the twelve worlds are the source of joy and happiness for all existence. I will travel to each world gaining the help of other representatives and together we will defeat the End and secure the happiness and wellbeing of all worlds against it." Alex placed his hand on the frozen shadow and released his light power. It flashed brilliantly from within the ice in all directions. The shadow was dissipated by the light and he returned the ice to the table empty of darkness.
"I understand the situation. But I cannot help you." Elsa said. "If things are as bad as you say than I have to stay here and protect my people, I am sorry I will not go with you."
"But Elsa…" Anna began.
"No my place is here protecting my people." She looked intensively at Anna. "Prince Alexander you mentioned that this world is newly discovered and I assume that before it was found you planned to gain help from the other eleven worlds to combat this threat. If at that time eleven worlds were enough than I suggest you return to that plan because I will stay here. I am sorry but you have shown to have a great power to use against the End, you do not need mine."
With that final word Elsa left. She paused for a moment as exited the room, out of sight of the others. She wanted to help but her people needed her. She had abandoned them once before and that selfish action had almost led to their demise. She would never again abandon her people or her sister.
To be continued…
Preview Trailer: While Prince Alexander is struggling to get the Snow Queen to aid in the struggle against the End, Princess Alicia faces two difficult tasks gaining the first Princess' friendship while not revealing her own magic and protecting her, the Prince and the rest of the first world against the End. "I know you're out there. I know you're watching me and can hear me, so listen: you won't win." Next time – Part 2: Snow White
