The Guardian
Chapter 2
Samuel looked around the four walls that envelop him now. It's been three hours since he arrived at this 'past.' He never imagined that a website could be capable of such a feat, but there is no use in crying over spilled milk now.
He's already in a dungeon.
"I wish they just let me take my backpack here. Oh well." Samuel said to himself, looking at the chains that bind him to the room. "That's what you get for being curious."
They took his backpack, or rather; the woman in a blue dress took it. She called it 'some kind of black sack' and proclaimed it dangerous. Not that he actually followed the survival pack that the website said, that bag contained his devices and a mountain dew t-shirt he just bought yesterday.
"Oh man. How am I gonna get out of this mess?" Samuel said, remembering the events earlier.
Flashback
"Who are you?" The woman in blue said.
"I'm Samuel, and I come in peace?" I said.
Looking at the girl who was looking at him, obviously scared. It seems that this woman was protecting the red-head. I scanned the area. It looks like I'm in a dining room. What? Damn. This room is huge!
"Guards!" the woman in blue shouted.
'Oh shit.' I thought.
"Wait my lady, I mean you no harm!" I exclaimed. Remembering the website sent me to the 'past.'
"Where did you come from?" The woman said.
"If you let me out of this 'confinement' my lady, I would be more than glad to tell you." I said, holding the bars in front of me, using them so I could stand up.
"Apologies mister, but you are not in the place to arrange anything here. Your 'arrival' brings us in caution. So I ask you again, Where did you come from?" The woman said.
"Elsa, I think he really means no harm." The other woman said.
'Elsa. That was the name of the woman in blue. That's kind of a weird name.' I thought, looking at the woman. 'Well, based on what I know anyways, I am in medieval ages.'
"I believe I asked you a question sir, and it's Queen Elsa to you." Elsa said.
"I came from the future, Queen Elsa." I said, bowing.
Queen Elsa looked at me. It was like she was searching my eyes for the truth. Just as I thought she's gonna free me, she spoke.
"Prove it." She said.
"Okay…" as I reached for my bag, shards of ice came from the floor and enclosed my bag.
"I have to get something from my bag Your Majesty, in order for me to…" I tried to say while looking at her eyes.
Then the guards came.
"Your Majesty, Your Highness!" The guards shouted, looking at me, in the cage the queen trapped me in.
They drew their swords. I am in deep shit now.
"Take that man to the dungeons." Elsa ordered her guards.
She lifted her 'cage' off me, and immediately the guards pointed their swords at me.
"Your Majesty, If you just open my bag, then you'll find out that what I say is the truth." I said, raising my hands in surrender to the guards.
Then the guards threw me here.
Elsa and Anna were looking at each other now. They were in the Queen's study room, which also served as her office. They had one of the guards carry the 'sack' that the man brought with him.
"Let's open it Elsa!" Anna said, looking at the bag.
"I do not know about that Anna, It may contain poison, or something that would endanger us." Elsa replied, looking at the bag also.
Both sisters wanted to satisfy their curiosity. The man they had in the dungeons now claimed to be from the future. Both of them wanted to know. Then Olaf came in the study.
"Elsa, Anna! Hello! I was looking everywhere for you!" Olaf said, wobbling over to the couch.
"Olaf!" Elsa said. "Anna, I got an idea."
"Yeah, I'm thinking the same thing." Anna replied.
Both of them were looking at the snowman.
"Yes?" Olaf asked.
"Olaf, could you open the sack for us?" Elsa asked her creation.
"I could try Elsa!" Olaf said, picking up the bag and placing it on the floor.
Olaf looked at it, and circled the bag. He looked at it again, and examined it. Then he looked back at the Queen.
"There are no strings. I can't untie it Elsa." Olaf said, looking sad. "Why do you have this anyway? It's like, a weird sack or something."
"Olaf, carry the sack. We're going to the dungeons." Elsa said.
Samuel was sitting on the flat, cold steel bed they provided there. Looking at the barred window, he saw the moon. Immediately, he regrets what he did.
"If I just didn't click that stupid link, then I would not be in chains." He said to himself, still looking at the moon outside. "So this is how I end. At least they didn't torture me."
Then his door opened.
Three people came in the cell Samuel was in. He looked at them, and saw the queen, her sister the princess, and… a snowman… Wait…
The snowman was moving, and was holding his backpack.
"Hi! I'm Olaf! And I like warm hugs!" Olaf said to me. Looking at me with those eyes he had, blinking once in a while.
The. Snowman. Is. Talking.
Ignoring the snowman, Samuel stood up, and bowed to the other people who were there.
"How may I help you Queen Elsa?" Samuel said, looking at her, "Princess…" He asked the girl beside her, looking at her as if I am asking for her name.
"Anna." The princess replied. "We came here because we want you to open the sack." Anna added, pointing at my backpack which Olaf held.
"I'll just teach Olaf how to open it." He said plainly. Remembering the shards of ice that came out last time he wanted to touch his bag. "Olaf, you see the little tongue like thing at the side? Hold it, and move it up, then left to right, then back down."
Olaf did as asked and the bag was open, revealing Samuel's laptop, iPhone, iPad, and the shirt he bought. Olaf pulled the items one by one, with the occasional 'oooh what's this?' Both girls were looking at the items that the snowman pulled out. When Olaf pulled the iPhone out, he accidentally pushed the home button, making the phone light up.
"What is that?" the queen asked Samuel. "Why is there a portrait inside a light?"
"That is a kind of communication device Queen Elsa. I would love to show you how it works. Do I have your permission Majesty?" Samuel asked the queen.
'If I play my cards right, I just may get out of this cell, and try to find my way home, away from this kingdom, and these women.' Samuel told himself.
"You have my permission. Show me how that works." Elsa said, her eyes filled with curiosity.
So Samuel unlocked his phone, and explained to the Queen and Princess the phone. Samuel looked at the signal bars, of which there were none.
"Of course there isn't going to be any bars here." Samuel said, laughing to himself. "I'm sorry. I cannot show you the process in itself, but this is used to talk to another person from another land."
Samuel tried to explain, but both sisters were already convinced. This person was speaking the truth. And both have wronged the person.
"And what about that steel thing there? What does that do?" Anna asked.
"This, Your Highness, is a computer. It is a…" Samuel tried to explain the laptop to the princess.
"Guards, release this man." Elsa shouted from outside the door. Guards came inside the cell.
"I apologize for my actions earlier Mister Samuel, but I had to be sure that you spoke the truth." Elsa said.
"I understand Your Majesty, I would have done the same thing if it were to happen to me." Samuel said, now unchained, he picked up his bag and tried to move away from the Queen, the Princess, and the snowman. When he was at the door he said, "Thank you for releasing me Your Majesty. I must be on my way, and find out how to go back to my time."
"I offer my castle to you Samuel, as I have wronged you." Elsa said.
"I have to decline Your…" Samuel replied but Elsa spoke again.
"I must insist Samuel. It would help me sleep tonight that I right the wrong I have caused you."
Samuel just nodded his head and Elsa, Anna, and Olaf led him up the castle.
Samuel couldn't sleep. Hours ago, he was chained to a wall. Now, he was lying in a bed, in a room as big as his apartment back at home. Samuel knew that the journey back to his dimension is impossible, since his devices can't connect to the internet.
"Why did I even pick the past?" Samuel asked himself sitting up the bed, and looking at the clock that was in his room.
It was midnight.
Samuel walked out of his room, and made his way to the garden he saw as Gerda, the head housekeeper led him to his room.
Walking around the garden, he saw a bench. He went to towards the bench and sat down.
"What am I gonna do here? I'm a researcher for God sakes." Samuel said to himself, looking up at the stars. "Maybe I could work for a bakery. I could make cakes and stuff."
"Couldn't sleep?" a figure asked behind him.
"Huh? Oh, Your Majesty." Samuel said, standing up, but the queen stopped him.
"You don't have to be formal anymore Samuel. You're my guest here." Elsa replied. "May I sit beside you?"
Samuel moved to the side and the queen sat beside him. Both were silent. Seeing how awkward it is, Elsa started to break the ice.
"I wanted to apologize again Samuel, for sending you to the dungeons." Elsa said.
"There's nothing to apologize for Your Majesty."
"You are welcome to stay here for as long as you like. I couldn't help but hear what you were saying, and it seems that you want to be a baker?" Elsa asked Samuel.
"Thank you for the offer Your Majesty, but I'll take my leave first thing in the morning. I really don't want to be a burden to you." Samuel said. "I'll try to find a job in town."
"No!" Elsa said, shocking Samuel. "What I meant was, No, it's not a burden for me, really. There is so much room here, and it's quite alright for you to stay. Besides, I would like to know more about the future. What it's like."
Samuel smiled. He now understood. The queen was curious.
"There is a saying where I came from Queen Elsa." Samuel said, looking at the queen. "Curiosity killed the cat."
"I am Queen. I could easily judge a character of a person by just looking at him." Elsa replied.
"I see." Samuel said, standing up. "I bid you goodnight Your Majesty."
"Goodnight, Samuel." Elsa said, also standing up.
As Samuel turned his back, Elsa spoke once again.
"Oh, and please, call me Elsa."
AN: Done! And I think I'm on a roll. I'd love your opinions on my story guys, It would help.