Welcome to chapter one. Here, the story actually gets started. Jasminejohnson41 has also started the musical version, so feel free to check it out if you're interested. :3


Chapter One: The Fifth World

Summer was the best part of the year. The Kingdom of Arendelle was as blooming with excitement. People flocked the markets, and performers were getting their acts together for the big night. The palace is to hold a celebration for everyone in the kingdom to mark the one year anniversary of the opening of the palace gates.

Princess Anna had been excited for this day for the past month, and she personally went around bringing the invitations to the people. She went as far as the Wandering Oaken's Trading Post and Sauna, only managing to ask the whole family over after Oaken attempted to sell her some goods. Though there was one person Anna didn't even have to invite. After all, Kristoff promised he would be coming back in time for the party before he left to collect some more ice.

Elsa was much more happy about this upcoming celebration as compared to her coronation. She oversaw the decorations and the food, personally handpicking the best of the best.

As morning arrived on the awaited day, Olaf, the castle's summer-loving snowman, knocked on the door to Anna's room. "Anna, today's the day of the anniversary," he chimed. "Time to get up." When there was no answer, Olaf knocked harder.

Anna bursted out of the room without warning, already dressed in a simple turquoise gown. Realizing she smacked Olaf with the door, the young princess winced. "Sorry, Olaf."

"No problem," Olaf muttered, putting his head back on his snow body. Anna dashed right past him, slightly straightening up her clothes as she ran for the stairwell. Gerda, one of the servants, hurriedly appeared at the stop of the steps.

"Your highness," she panted, "you forgot your tiara."

"Oh, right." Anna plucked it from the woman's hands and popped it into her hair. "Thanks, Gerda." She lifted herself onto the handrail, swiftly spiraling down the staircase. Anna slid past a few of the other servants who were just making their way up to the upper floors. She quickly bid them good mornings before hopping off the end of the rail.

Queen Elsa was in the ballroom, casually looking at the preparations. She spotted the dark purple colored drapes and how they hung over the windows. "Let's open the curtains tonight," said Elsa to one of the decorators in the room. In the distance, she could hear the sound of elated footsteps. Elsa didn't need to turn to figure out who it was.

"Morning, Elsa," chimed Anna, slowing her pace down as she walked into the room. "How are things going?"

"Everything's going perfectly. At this rate we'll be done by noon." Elsa gave her sister a warm, excited, yet mature smile. "Is Kristoff coming? I thought he was out on one of his trips."

"He promised he'd be here to help us welcome the guests," Anna answered.

"And I can't wait to see Sven again," Olaf added in high spirits as he strolled into the room. The two sisters couldn't help but giggle slightly at the adorable little snow man.

Anna let out a longing sigh. "This is going to be the best celebration ever."


North hummed merrily as he tapped his feet to the song. Christmas had just passed, and the workshop had decided to calm down after the fiasco of work that had recently went by. The yetis were taking a few days off while the elves continued being elves and raided the leftover stacks of cookies. North himself figured it was about time he cleaned up the workshop. After all, a lot of dust can gather in fifty years.

So, as Santa rummaged through the belongings of the buckets and shelves of his office, he was finding things that he hadn't seen in a while. Century old snow globes, wrinkled christmas cards, and god knows how long that fruitcake has been there. No elf would dare eat it, that's for sure.

Just the sight of his desk made North reluctant to attempt to tidy the place up. He still had that set of train tracks arranged in a careful pattern atop his table. It's been there since the week before Easter.

When North decided to endeavor this task, he considered calling over the other guardians for this important case. Maybe he could call Bunny over to just annoy him. He's the only other seasonal Guardian. With it being the beginning of winter, Jack has been going around bringing snow days to the world. North would occasionally ponder on how much things have changed for the young winter spirit. A year ago, not a single soul could see him. Now, he has human friends. Not just in this world, but other worlds as well.

As his hands shifted through the junk of the very floor of one of the barrels of long forgotten stuff, North stumbled onto an old piece of parchment. He murmured in confusion. "What is this?" he mused in his Russian accent, pulling up the paper from underneath discarded toys.

It was an old map. Some of the images and diagrams were faded, but North could make out words if he squinted. It was a simple diamond, broken up into different sections, each containing it's own symbol. One held a crescent moon, one a dragon, one a sword, and the last a brilliant sun. "Ah, it is map of different worlds," North laughed to himself. "I remember when I went around to each of them. And Jack did same thing six months ago."

But something happened that North did not expect. The diamond started to shift, the map itself beginning to radiate light. It started to singe North's own hands. He exclaimed in surprise, dropping the paper to the ground. Straining his eyes to see through the glow, North realized that the diamond was morphing into something else.

As quickly as it began, the brightness disappeared. North took a step forward, bent down and picked the map up once again. What he saw astonished him.

In place of the four sided diamond was a simple pentagon, each side donning the same symbols as before. However, at the very bottom, on the new segment, was an unfamiliar emblem: a majestic ice blue snowflake.

North blinked. Once. Then twice. Then it struck him. "I don't believe it..." he breathed. "A fifth world has been connected."


Anna stood in the corner of the ballroom as she watched the guests dance through the night. She rested her head against the glass pane windows, her expression slightly sad. Olaf was surrounded by all the kids who attended the celebration with their parents. One of them pulled out his nose, the other one of his arms. Olaf simply chuckled. Elsa, finishing up her conversations with one of the families, walked over to her sister. "Hey," she began softly. "You okay, Anna?"

"I guess," the princess answered in a slightly glum tone.

"Come on," Elsa urged, taking Anna's hands in her own. "You were excited for this party more than anyone." The queen gestured to the hall. It was filled with happy couples, dancing villagers, food were aligned along the tables and a few ice sculptures decorated the walls. Elsa turned back to Anna. "You should be the one enjoying this the most."

"I know, but..." Anna paused for a moment. "Kristoff promised he'd be here before the party began. It's getting late and he hasn't even showed up. I know it's probably not his fault, but I'm just... disappointed."

"But you trust Kristoff," said Elsa. "I'm sure he'll come. He's probably on his way as we speak. He's..." She turned to the window, her eyes immediately catching on to an approaching reindeer. "coming up at the gates."

"Really?" Anna suddenly exclaimed. She pushed her forehead to the glass. Running through the village and towards the palace entrance was Kristoff's trusty partner: his reindeer, Sven. Anna let out a squeal in delight. "Kristoff's here!"

Before Elsa had a chance to say anything, Anna darted off, neatly zipping through the swarm of guests. She went down the corridors and out into the courtyard. The sentries saluted the young princess as she hurried past them. Anna gave them a quick nod in response. The kingdom was quiet. The nearby stores were all deserted, and few of the houses were lit. Almost everyone was attending the celebration.

Anna's face adorned a beaming smile as Sven galloped to the gates. As the reindeer slowed down, wheezing in exhaustion, Anna felt her heart sink. Kristoff was slumped over Sven's back. The animal whined softly.

"Kristoff," cried Anna, rushing over to him. Placing one hand on his back, the mountain man groaned. Kristoff forced himself to unmount off Sven, crashing to the ground just after landing a foot on the floor. He winced in pain.

It was then that Anna noticed Kristoff was covered in cuts and fresh wounds. Various portions of his sweater and pants were stained red.

"My gosh, Kristoff, what happened?" Anna gasped, leaning down to him.

"Monsters," Kristoff choked out in reply. "Black horses appeared in the mountains. I tried to stop them." He grimaced. "Couldn't hold them off. It's only a matter of time before they get here." Kristoff's facial expression slackened, as if he was losing consciousness.

Anna whipped her head to one of the guards. "Go get help!"

"Yes, your highness," he instantly replied before scuttling off. Anna moved her attention back to Kristoff. "Everything's going to be okay. Just breathe."

Kristoff let out a weak chuckle. "Anything else?"

There was a cackle of lightning. Anna lifted her head up to the skies. Swirling above the kingdom of Arendelle was a pitch black cloud. Streams of ebony swirled down from above, forming onyx horses. With a snort, their menacing yellow eyes glowed with merciless intent. They started moving towards the gate.

Kristoff bit his lip. "They're here."

The guards stepped forward, their spears pointed. "You beasts will not lay a hand on the royal family!" The horses raised their hooves, crashing them into the soldiers. Those who weren't pushed backwards were knocked unconscious as their heads slammed into the ground.

The horses closed in on the couple. Sven stood in between the monsters and Kristoff and Anna proudly. His strong eyes told the creatures that he wasn't going to let anyone lay a hand on his rider. The monsters ignored Sven completely. The reindeer didn't have a chance to react. Anna clutched Kristoff's hand tightly in her own as the monsters pounced forward.


As a reminder, this story will include RotBTD, with everyone in the big four showing up in the next chapter. As another reminder, please keep in mind that Jack, Hiccup, Merida and Rapunzel have all met by the time of this story.

See you for Chapter Two: The Call.