A.N. I finally finished the next chappy. Enjoy^^
The Prophecy
Chapter 1: The Snow Queen
Queen Elsa of Arendelle stood on the balcony of her ice palace. She was still fascinated by what she could do with her powers. She'd have never thought that her powers were able to create such beautiful things and don't only destroy. And yet...Despite the freedom she gained she couldn't relax. She was concerned about Anna and to all the people of Arendelle. She really hoped that she didn't hurt anyone as they all found out about her powers. Even if they were afraid of her and called her monsters, she was still concerned about everyone.
And most of all she was concerned about Anna. What did she think of her now? Did she also see her as a monster? She hoped that Anna understood her, even though a large part of her didn't believe it herself. She wondered if she ran after her and was looking for her...No, why would she do that? She followed her to the fjord, but she wouldn't seriously climb up the North Mountain, right?
Suddenly she heard voices. And they came closer! Someone had followed her. Elsa solidified her grip on the railing and listened. It was a male and female voice. And the female voice sounded like...like Anna? Could that really be true? Yes, the voice was unmistakable.
Instantly Elsa got a warm feeling in her heart. Anna came really here. Because of her. But as quickly as the warm feeling appeared, it was gone again. She had to send Anna away before she hurt her. That was the only right decision. Just as Elsa wanted to turn around to go into her palace, she felt a sharp pain in her heart.
She leaned back against the railing and put a hand on the painful area. It felt as if a knife stabbed into her heart. But then this stabbing pain came again, this time in her eyes. Something you must've flown into her eyes. She rubbed her eyes, but the pain only got worse.
She tried everything get whatever has flown in there — probably dust particles or maybe even just snowflakes — out, but nothing worked. When she finally opened her eyes again, it was as if she saw the world differently. Then she heard a knock at her door. She let the door open with her magic, and went back into the castle to greet her sister.
After Anna told Kristoff and Olaf to wait outside she entered the ice palace. She had never seen something so beautiful before and it was even more beautiful because Elsa did all this. "Elsa?", she called then and walked with cautious steps to the grand staircase. "Elsa, it's me Anna." Then she slipped, but luckily she managed to keep her balance.
"Anna.", said a voice suddenly. Anna looked up to see her sister, who was wearing a light blue sparkly dress. Her hair was braided and lay over her left shoulder. She looked totally changed and all she could do was to stare at her for a few seconds.
"Wow Elsa...You look quite different. But it's a good different. And this palace is really stunning." Elsa smiled at her. "Thank you. I didn't know what I'm capable of myself. I'm really glad you like it, sis, because this is the real me."
"You should've told me earlier that you can do this."
"I'm sorry. I wanted to protect you from this, but now...now I think that was totally unnecessary. Anna, you have no idea how great it feels to be finally free.", she said and looked around the castle. Anna wanted to say something, but Elsa beat her to it. "Why don't you stay? There's room for family in my court."
"Um..."
"Everything can be like it's used to be. That's what you always wanted, right?" Anna's eyes widened. "So you've been listening to me?" All these years she thought that Elsa didn't even bothered to listen to her when she sat in front of her door and "talked" with her. "Of course I have.", replied Elsa and went up the stairs again. Before that, she looked at Anna and told her to follow her. And that's what she did. She walked carefully up the icy stairs and entered a large room. She looked up at the chandelier that sparkled in the light. "So...you'll come back then?"
The blonde stopped abruptly and looked at her over her shoulder. "Back?" Anna nodded hesitantly. "Yes, to thaw the fjord. It's frozen over. No one can get in or out. You kinda set off...an eternal winter. Everywhere."
"Oh..."
"Sooo..."
"Tch!" Finally, Elsa turned to her and glared at her. Anna had no idea why she was suddenly angry with her winced at her glare. "I don't believe you!" Confused why Elsa was so angry with her, she tried to explain. "What? I just assumed that you would have to..."
"That I'll shove on the gloves, that's how your story ends?"
"It does. It's just like it was, except for we'll be best friends.", answered Anna, hoping to appease her again. After all, she also wanted everything to be like it's used to be, right?"So that's in your plan to force me back in a cage?", replied Elsa, who got angrier. "Woah, woah, don't get upset, I didn't mean it like that."
"Gee, thank you very much for coming up to see the place and showing off your mastery of tact and grace! Okay! Run down the hill and spill my secrets! Make a full report! Bye-bye.", said the queen and turned away to go to the balcony.
"Wait!", cried Anna and held her sister's arm. "Elsa, what's wrong with you? I don't even recognize you." Elsa freed herself from her grip and looked at her angrily. She'd never seen her sister so angry before. "You're right. I have changed. This is what the time is doing with you."
"That's not true! At your coronation you were...you were completely different! You were just as I remembered to you!"
"You want to tell me that I've changed in one day?", she asked and raised an eyebrow. "Yes.", replied Anna and nodded. "That's impossible. I don't feel any different."
"But I think that you are very different. Five minutes ago you were just like back then and now...Elsa, what happened?"
"What happened?" Then Elsa turned away from her again. "I'll tell you what happened. Because of you everyone knows of my power!" Anna felt as if Elsa had just rammed a knife into her heart. "I know and I'm really sorry! If I had known earlier, I would've never put you under so much pressure!"
"It's too late for excuses now."
"But Elsa..."
"You better go now.", interrupted Elsa, but Anna didn't move from the spot. "I'm not leaving without you, Elsa! Please let's go back together." Then the Queen went to her balcony. "I'm never going back." Anna followed her out to the balcony. "Why? Because everyone believe you're the prophecy?" Elsa didn't answer, but Anna knew that she was right. "Elsa..."
"I want you to go.", she interrupted. "Alright. Kick me out if you want. But I'm the only one who is convinced that you're not the prophecy. I know you'd never hurt anyone!"
Elsa took a deep breath and looked at her. Her eyes were ice cold. "You know what? You can think whatever you want. I don't care! You're just a fool who wants to marry a stranger!" And again her words pierced though her heart. Anna opened her mouth to say something, but Elsa beat her to it. "I don't need you, Anna! You have no idea what I've been through!"
"Then explain it to me please!", asked Anna desperately. What had happened to Elsa that she changed so much? Was it her fault? Her sister didn't respond to her request and continued as if she hadn't said anything. "I don't have to listen to a reckless fool like you, who only sees the things she wants to see! Now go and don't waste my precious time!"
Anna was so hurt by her words that she said something that she regretted bitterly thereafter. "Well...Maybe you are the prophecy!" When she saw Elsa's shocked face, she wanted to take it back right away, but she was too slow. Elsa's eyes grew cold again and she took a step toward her. Surprised, she took a step back, but slipped and fell onto the ice.
Elsa looked down at her and lifted her right hand. Her magic bubbled out of her hand as she made ready to attack her. "I am not the prophecy!", she shouted angrily, while Anna tried to protect herself with their arms and closed her eyes. But when nothing happened, she looked up hesitantly and saw that Elsa hadn't moved an inch. Even her hand remained in the air and trembled as if she had an inner fight with herself. Anna's eyes lit up briefly. That was her Elsa! She saw it in her icy blue eyes! It was as if something had seized hold of her, and she fought against it now.
Then an icicle materialized in Elsa's hand and even though Anna was one hundred percent convinced that Elsa would never hurt her, she was kinda afraid for a moment. As the icicle came closer she closed her eyes again, but she felt no pain. She opened her eyes again and noticed that the icicle stuck right next to her head.
Then she looked back up at Elsa. She could see so many emotions in her eyes that she couldn't discern everything. But the emotions that stood out most were anger, guilt, sadness and...confusion? "Leave this instant!", ordered Elsa. Anna stood up, but she made no move to go.
"I'm not leaving without you, Elsa.", she said and approached Elsa. The ice queen went back a few steps until her back touched the ice wall. Anna looked deep into her eyes and saw that they sparkled slightly, as if she had something in her eyes. She raised her hand to take a better look — and to help her — but Elsa grabbed her wrist and squeezed it tightly.
"I want you to leave right now!", hissed Elsa and froze her wrist slightly. Anna tried to free herself from her grip, but Elsa kept holding her wrist for a few seconds. When she finally released her, she held her arm tightly to warm herself up again. The frost on her wrist hurt like hell, but she tried to ignore it. Elsa was much more important than the bit of frost on her arm. "Elsa, please! I'm sorry for what I said! Come on...Please...Just let's go back home together."
"This is my home now, Anna!"
"No! Your place is in Arendelle! You're the queen, remember?" Elsa looked away, but Anna still noticed this hurt look in her eyes. "Snow Queen is more like it." Before Anna could say anything they suddenly heard voices. Immediately the two sisters went closer to the railing to see who was coming.
"It's Hans!", said Anna surprised. He and his men had followed her up here. But she honestly didn't know if she should be happy about it. That was a pretty bad timing...The Princess winced as Elsa looked at her angrily again. "You!"
"W-what?"
"You've brought them here! Thank you very much, Anna, now I know what I mean to you!"
"No! I would never do this! I came only with Kristoff and Olaf up here."
"And who are they again?", asked Elsa while raising an eyebrow. "Kristoff is...a friend and Olaf...Do you remember Olaf? The snowman we built as kids. He's alive." Elsa was silent and looked at her hands as if she couldn't believe that she was capable to do this. Then she looked at Hans and his men, who came closer to her Ice Palace and grinned devilishly. Anna had a presentiment. "Elsa..." Elsa ignored her and conjured a giant snow monster in front of the stairs to her palace. The men stopped and the horses ran away, as the snow giant rose and roared.
Anna watched in shock as they fought against the snow monster. "Elsa, tell him to stop!", she pleaded and grabbed her arm. The queen shove her away and watched the battle in amusement. "They wanted a monster. And now they have one." But then they saw that two of them snuck past the monster and entered the palace. Grumbling, Elsa turned away to take care of the intruders herself.
"Elsa, no!", said Anna and stood in her way. The Queen scowled at her before she shoved her out of the way. "Get out of the way!", she hissed and went back into the palace. As soon as she was inside again, the two men entered the room. Both were armed with crossbows and aimed at them. "No!", cried Anna, but they all ignored her. One of them shot and Anna watched in horror as the arrow flew towards Elsa. But Elsa raised a hand and seconds later the arrow stuck firmly in the ice. He loaded his weapon again, but this time Elsa attacked first. However, the men were able to dodge her attacks.
The princess was so shocked that she couldn't move. The two men circled her sister like vultures, but Elsa kept an eye on them. One of them wanted to shoot, but Elsa was faster. She conjured icicles which nailed him to the wall. One of the peaks was only inches away from his throat. Then she attacked the other one and unarmed him. Then she conjured walls of ice so that he couldn't escape. Then she conjured another wall which was pushed into a dead end. Did Elsa want to crush him? "Elsa, no!", called Anna again and ran to her sister to stop her.
She grabbed her left arm and she wanted drag her with her. It didn't matter where, she just wanted to bring her away from here. But Elsa struggled against her. "Let me go!", hissed the queen angrily. "We have to get out of here, Elsa!", cried Anna and kept trying to drag her with her. "I said let go!", yelled Elsa and turned to face her.
She put a hand over her left breast and pushed her away. But that wasn't all. The impact was stronger than she thought and she was knocked back a few meters. She landed hard on the icy floor, but the impact wasn't half as painful as this cold stab in her heart. She laid her hand on her chest and looked up at Elsa.
"Anna!", called a male voice then. Anna looked around and seconds later Kristoff and Olaf were at her side. "Are you okay?", asked Kristoff as he helped her up. "I'm okay.", she said, even though her heart hurt like hell. "We should go." Kristoff she wanted drag her with him, but Anna refused. "No! I'm not leaving without Elsa! I won't leave her alone!" But Kristoff didn't listen to her, picked her up and carried her out.
When he ran down the stairs, she saw on the second staircase that led up, too, Hans. She wanted to call out to him, but then he was gone again. "Kristoff, let me down I need to go to Elsa!" Before they could do anything else, they saw a huge snow monster standing at the foot of the stairs. "Hello. You look like a giant marshmallow!", said Olaf and waved at him joyfully. Anna didn't know whether that should be a compliment or an insult, but the snow monster — and if she took a closer look it really looked like giant a marshmallow — took it as an insult. It grabbed them with his giant claw and threw them out of the palace. "Go away!", the marshmallow growled when she and Kristoff slid down the stairs.
Elsa looked after this man who carried Anna away and for a moment she was unable to move. So many emotions raged inside of her that she no longer know how to behave. A part of her wanted Anna to stay, another part wanted her to leave so that she's safe from her. And another part of which she didn't even know existed, she never wanted to see her anymore and wanted freeze everything that got in her way.
Elsa was really disgusted by this side of her. Not only because she thought of it, but also because this part was the strongest one and that she really wanted it. She couldn't resist it and somehow she didn't want too. The worst thing about the whole thing was that she in fact liked it. She liked it to finally let it go, without having to think about the consequences. Just as she turned back to the two men to continue where she stopped, more men stormed into the room. "Queen Elsa!", she recognized Hans' voice.
"Don't be the monster they fear you are!" Elsa turned around and glared darkly at Hans and his men. At this moment she didn't give a fuck what others thought about her! Then she attacked him with her magic, but he dodged. Hans' men aimed at her with their crossbows shot, but just as before arrows stuck in the ice. Then she heard the man that she'd nailed to the wall also shot at her. Elsa barely had time to turn around to parry the arrow off.
But apparently he didn't aim at her. She heard a noise above her and saw that the chandelier fell down. Elsa lifted her dress and ran as fast as she could out of the way. The chandelier shattered behind her and many small shards of ice hit her everywhere on her body. Suddenly, her legs gave way and she fell down. Even though she could cushion her fall with her arms, but she slid further and her head slammed with full force on an ice wall. The queen lay still. Her whole body — and especially her head — hurt her, ears rang and she fought to stay conscious.
"Come on, we'll take her along.", said Hans. She heard that he came closer and she wished she could do anything to keep him away from her. If only Anna would be here...wait...What had she done to Anna?
She'd hurt her. Again. And this time on purpose! Anna surely hated her now. But then her other side came back and spoke mockingly at her. Oh, forget about Anna! You don't need her! She's already started to hate you ever since you've hurt her the last time! And have you already forgotten that she wanted to bring you back to Arendelle just because to thaw the fjord?
Elsa didn't want to believe that, but somehow it had a point there. After all, she'd shut her off for thirteen years. And she didn't come here to get back to reconcile with her. She only came here to persuade her to thaw the fjord and to lock her in a cage. Or rather in the dungeons. Suddenly, someone touched her and picked her up from the icy ground. She still could see how that someone carried her down the steps before she blacked out.
A.N. Okay, the next chappy will probably be the last one. I already started to write it and hope to update next week^^
