Chapter 2
Raleigh looked around and investigated the people. They looked as if they were from the middle ages, horse carriages, knights, castles. He first thought they had stumbled into one of those renassance fairs.
"SEIZE THEM!" A man in armor yelled. A regiment of gaurds drew their swords and spears and closed in on Raleigh and Chuck.
"Are you frickin shittin me? We just saved them!" Chuck said angrily backing up.
"STOP! We are the pilots of the jaeger Gipsy Danger! We mean no harm!" Raleigh said hoping these people would recognize the jaeger.
"Nonsense! You leveled half of our city and destroyed our entire merchant fleet!" The captain of the guards yelled as he raised his hand to signal a group of archers.
"Ah shit! Back in the jaeger!" Chuck yelled as the two bolted for the hatch to the conn-pod. The guards chased after them and tackled Chuck. Raleigh turned and ran to the rescue but not before letting the guards whack Chuck in the face a bit. Raleigh kicked off the guards so Chuck could get back up. Jaeger pilots were extrememly well trained in hand to hand combat and excelled at self defense. Raleigh and Chuck easily dodged swing after swing from the guards until Chuck was struck with an arrow.
"AHH!" He yelled as he placed his hand over his side where the arrow struck. Raleigh ran to help but was hit by a swing from a sword and had his chest sliced. Raleigh groaned as he clutched his bloody chest. He looked up to see a guard holding up the hilt of a sword. The last thing Raleigh saw the hilt coming down on his head.
Elsa saw the whole thing and was conflicted. These men did save them from the monster but with so little regard for the surrounding area. All of her kingdom's merchant ships had been sunk and countless lives had been lost. Her first day as Queen was not going so well. That machine they were in was unlike anything she had ever seen! She didn't think such things could be built. Had another kingdom discovered some great technology?
"Elsa!" Elsa turned to see her sister running over.
"Anna?" Elsa responded. Her sister still was shaken up from the ordeal.
"What will happen to them?" Anna asked referring to Raleigh and Chuck.
"I do not know, I will question them when they awake but for now they will be placed in the dungeon." Elsa said.
"Elsa what was that thing?" Anna asked.
"The beast or the metal man?" Elsa responded.
"Both, I have never heard of or seen anything like them." Anna said. "That thing, it looked right at me. It came right for me!"
"It's okay, its gone now." Elsa said placing a hand on her sisters shoulder.
"What if there are more?" Anna cried.
"Then we must hope the metal man is on our side." Elsa said trying to comfort her sister.
"Elsa, I saw you shooting ice at the monster, what was that all about?" Anna asked. Elsa's eyes widened. Anna was never supposed to know of her powers. She had to come up with an excuse but how?
"Anna I-" Elsa said trying to come up with a story but she knew she was caught. "Listen I don't know how to say this but-"
"Your highness!" The captain of the guard said barging in. "The prisoners are awake and stable."
"What do you mean stable?" Elsa asked.
"One was struck with an arrow in the side and the other recieved a slice from a sword in the chest." The captain said.
"They were to be unharmed!" Elsa said angrily as ice crept out from her. She saw the look in Anna and the captains eyes when she realized she had just shown her powers again..
"You are never to speak of what you just saw!" Elsa said to the captain. The captain nodded his head in acknowledgement. Elsa turned to face her sister.
"Anna listen, I have this curse, I can't control it and it is very dangerous. I ask you to please never come near me. I couldn't live with myself if I hurt you." Elsa said sadly.
"What? NO!" Anna said. "I haven't seen you in years! And now you are shutting the door on me again?"
"I will discuss this later." Elsa said as she walked towards the door to interogate the prisoners. "Guards make sure she doesn't come near me."
"ELSA!" Anna screamed as two guards held her back. Elsa let tears fall as heart broke. All she did was cause pain for her sister. She sucked up her tears and made her way to the dungeon.
"I swear I outta leave those suckers to the kaiju next time." Chuck said rubbing his side.
"They were just scared." Raleigh said.
"So is everyone else on Earth, they never attacked us!" Chuck replied."What the hell is this place anyway?"
"Arendelle." A regal voice said. Chuck and Raleigh turned to see a beautiful young woman with blonde hair approaching.
"Hot damn." Chuck said giving out a whistle. The woman looked repulsed.
"Shut it you moron! She's royalty!" Raleigh said giving Chuck a good kick.
"How would you know yank?" Chuck asked.
"Her crown you idiot." Raleigh said pointing to the golden piece upon Elsa's head.
"Oh shit." Chuck said.
"Who are you two and what is your business here?" The queen asked.
"Considering we saved your city we outta be the ones askin the questions here!" Chuck barked.
"Saved? You and that monster killed nearly ten thousand people in your little brawl!" The queen said angrily.
"That's enough Chuck!" Raleigh said. "Your majesty, I can explain."
"You can explain to the courts!" The queen said as she turned and exited. Guards came and grabbed Raleigh and Chuck and hauled them out of their cells.
"Watch the side ya bastards!" Chuck yelled as he was grabbed by two guards. Raleigh just shook his head.
"Queen Elsa I demand to know, where was Arendelle's army and navy when that creature attacked?" The King of France demanded. Elsa along with the royals from all the visiting nations had assembled in the grand courtroom to discuss today's events.
"Half of our army lies dead at the bottom of the sea!" Elsa replied. "What would you have done my king?"
"I would have put a stop to it before it and that metal giant flattened the entire city!" The King retorted.
"Enough! Enough!" An elderly king from the Northern Pass said. "There was nothing any of us could have done!"
"King Polanski is right." Elsa said. "We will find out the truth from the two men from the metal giant." As if on cue, guards burst through the door and threw Raleigh and Chuck to the ground. Immediately the two were met with jeers.
"HANG THEM!" A majority of those present yelled.
"Silence! This is my court! I will decide what to do with them!" Elsa yelled. She didn't think she would have the cold heart to send men to their execution but she would if it meant protecting her kingdom. "I shall ask you two again, what is your business here?"
"You wouldn't believe us if we told you." Raleigh said.
"Try me." Elsa said.
"My name is Raleigh Beckett, and this is Chuck Hansen. We are Jaeger pilots." Raleigh said.
"What is a jaeger?" King Polanski asked.
"Jaeger, means hunter in my language." King Dieter of Germany said.
"You don't know what the jaegers are?" Chuck asked shocked.
"No, should we?" Elsa asked.
"I'd imagine so, they are quite famous across the world." Raleigh said.
"You still haven't answered my question." King Polanski asked.
"Well technically it is classified then if you don't already kno-" Raleigh began to say.
"Oh for fucks sake!" Chuck said. "Its the big metal robot sitting in the doggy style position outside the castle!"
"So that's what you call the beast." King Pierre of France said.
"That 'beast' has a name. She is called 'Gipsy Danger'." Raleigh said defensively.
"What was that beast you were fighting?" Elsa asked.
"A Kaiju." Raleigh said. "Listen, we are just as confused as you are. In order for us to answer your questions you must answer mine."
"Who are you to be ordering royalty?" King Pierre asked.
"Where I come from royalty doesn't exist. Power comes from the people." Raleigh said. "What year is it?"
"1750, you are in Norway." Elsa said. Upon hearing this, Chuck's jaw hit the ground while Raleigh seemed less surprised.
"How in the bloody hell did we wind up three hundred years in the past?" Chuck yelled.
"What do you mean?" King Dieter asked.
"Our story is quite far fetched, I swear I will tell the truth but whether or not you decide to believe me is up to you." Raleigh said.
"Fair enough." Elsa said. "Begin."
"As you probably guessed we are not from around here. We are from the year 2025 and the entire world was under attack." Raleigh said.
"You are from the future? Prepostorous!" King Pierre yelled.
"You don't believe us that is fine." Raleigh said. "We have been at war with the Kaiju for twelve years. The kaiju were unstoppable, we created the jaegers to fight them."
"If you really are from the future, show us a piece of future weaponry." King Pierre said.
"You mean aside from the three hundred foot tall walking war machine outside?" Chuck responded.
"Or perhaps some technology." King Polanski suggested hopefully.
"You must understand that we can not do that. If we were to give you our tech, it would severely alter history most likely for the worst." Raleigh said. "Time is not meant to messed with. Even just our presence here may result in devastating consequences.
"Then why are you here?" Elsa asked.
"I was getting to that. We found out the kaiju were being created by a race called the 'precursors' and they were sending the kaiju to kill us off so they could take Earth for themselves. We entered the their world and destroyed it." Raleigh said.
"Pray tell how did you do that?" King Dieter asked.
"Classified, we can not allow the technology we used to be discovered before its time." Raleigh said.
"Very well, what happened next?" Elsa asked.
"We destroyed their world which was in a different plane of existence, a different universe you might say. Because we were in a different universe from our own that may have been what jolted us through time." Raleigh said.
"I see, so you are not here to attack us then?" Elsa asked.
"Of course not your majesty. Raleigh said smiling. Elsa liked him already, Chuck on the other hand.
"Would have been nice if we knew that an hour ago!" Chuck said pointing to his side.
"Nonsense! You know how many people you killed fighting that beast?" King Pierre shouted.
"You ungrateful bastard! If it weren't for us that thing would have leveled all of Europe by now!" Chuck retorted.
"If you get back in that machine you will destroy the entire world with your recklessness!" King Pierre replied.
"WHY I OUTTA!" Chuck yelled as the guards held him back.
"With all due respect your majesty, we did not intentionally target anyone who was killed. I hope you realize how difficult it to fight Kaiju in populated areas. It is like running and jumping through ants trying not to step on one." Raleigh said.
"So you compare us to ants? I suppose my wife who lie dead at the bottom of the sea was just an ant'!" King Pierre yelled. Raleigh didn't respond not knowing how to confront a someone who just lost their wife. "Mark my words you two will pay for this!"
"YOU LISTEN HERE YOU PIECE OF SHIT!" Chuck yelled. "I LOST MY MOTHER TO THOSE THINGS! JUST SAT AND WATCHED AS SHE WAS CRUSHED!"
"Please sir, calm down." Elsa said trying to restore order.
"Chuck." Raleigh said trying to calm the raging australian down.
"NO!" Chuck said. "We all lose people! Get over it! Thats war!"
"How dare you speak to me like that you peasant!" Pierre said. "I demand their imprisonment at once!"
"You can't do that!" King Polanski said. "This is not your domain!"
"Queen Elsa, imprison these two immediately or I will cease all trade with Arendelle, your people will starve." Pierre threatened.
"You can't be serious!" Elsa said.
"Is the fate of your kingdom worth the lives of two miserable worms?" Pierre asked. Elsa felt heart begin to race, she began sweating. This was too much to put on a newly crowned queen.
"STOP!" She yelled releasing a fury of ice and snow. All who were in the courtroom were blown back. Elsa looked up and saw what she had done.
"Oh no." She said.
"WITCH!" The Duke of Weselton said. "She has been practicing witchcraft!"
"Holy shit." Raleigh said.
"No! I'm not a witch!" Elsa said backing up.
"She will kill us all! GET HER!" The duke yelled. Elsa conjured a thick wall of ice between her and the incoming soldiers and sprinted out of the room.
XXX
"Please let me see her?" Anna asked for the umpteenth time.
"Sorry, you may be the Princess but the Queen's word has more authority." The guard said.
"Pretty please?" Anna said batting her eyelashes in an attempt to woo the guard.
"No." The guard said.
"UGH!" Anna said giving up. The doors suddenly burst open as Elsa ran through and bumped into Anna.
"Elsa? Whats going on?" Anna asked.
"Don't! I'll hurt you!" Elsa said fearfully as she continued to run. Anna chased after her but ice was beginning to form from Elsa's footsteps and Anna kept slipping.
"ELSA COME BACK!" Anna yelled. Elsa simply kept running forward not noticing the large cloud forming over the castle. Temperatures dropped as snow began to fall. Elsa looked back and cried harder than she ever had. She was a monster.
"I'm so sorry Anna." Elsa said as she made her way up the forest and into the mountains.