Sisters: A Frozen Fanfiction by Tedros E. Halo
A/N: Thanks to Silver Wolf 626, civilwarrose, stagemanagertargaryen, Guest, mimo123d, Atsirk Enoh, Demiwizard 4, and Ellielauren8 for reviewing! Also thanks to the follows and favourites, those are great!
"It's Frostfire."
Kristoff slammed his hands on the table, face crinkled in worry. "The poison usually first makes you deathly cold, to the point where you're basically frozen. Then, after that, you get a fever so high you eventually..."
Anna gulped. "But the reason Elsa's powers are acting up is because she's normally colder than usual, right?"
"I think so." Kristoff stroked his chin. "My theory is that her powers were strengthened by the 'frost' stage, and are now trying to dispel extra energy."
"Great! But, uh, what about the whole 'fire' thing?"
"Well... That might still take effect. Her powers could theoretically blanket the city, and when the fire part comes in-"
Anna waved her hand in the air excitedly. "It all melts, right? Then everything turns out OK!"
"-it turns to lava," Kristoff deadpanned.
"Wait, WHAT!?"
"Arendelle will be frozen, and then burned... At least from what I can gather. I've seen this before, and I know that it only spreads by poison; there's no danger of us catching it. However, there's only one cure."
"What is it? Whatever it is, we'll get it, bring it back, and save Elsa! Easy!"
The older man laughed sadly. "I'm afraid not. First of all, there is only one cure for Frostfire, Earthbound Venti, and the only place it grows is near a hot spring surrounded by snow, high up in a mountain."
Anna shrugged. "But what's the big deal? We can just go up to North Mountain and get an Earth-bind Vent-ee or whatever, and be back in a few days!"
"But that's the catch." Kristoff took Anna's hand gently, and covered with his other one. "At the rate the poison is spreading, Elsa's powers will blanket the town in 12, set it ablaze in 10 more, and then after 24 hours total..."
Anna swallowed, her throat suddenly dry with fear. "So we have one day. One day to save all of Arendelle."
"Exactly. And I, for one, don't think we'll make it."
Elsa shivered, which was the first problem. She was never cold. Never. Even the simple act of drawing her knees to her chest in an all-too-familiar position just to conserve heat was new.
The second problem was that she had locked Anna out. Again.
She had promised, hadn't she? That she'd never close the gates again? Gates being both the castle doors, and her own solitary wooden door at the end of the hall.
Why had she gone back on her promise at all? Elsa started to stand, to reach for the doorknob and let herself out, when stinging snowflakes pierced her cheeks, making her slump down again in defeat.
Her powers. Of course. The one thing that she had finally come to accept about herself had become a curse again, hadn't it? Wasn't she burdened enough?
As the snow began to cover Elsa's knees, through blurred vision she saw the frost begin to creep out the shattered window and rain down on the town below. And just before she blacked out, she managed one sentence.
I suppose not.
Anna hurriedly pulled on her cloak, yelling to Kristoff, "Is Sven ready?"
"Yeah, but there's no point!" He pulled at the harness, struggling to slip it over the reindeer's bulk. "Arendelle is doomed!"
"Since when were you such a downer?" The princess hopped on, and after yanking Kristoff on, cracked the reins, sending them off over a thin layer of snow. "Just trust me, alright?"
"Alright..."
Anna groaned, her previous bravado now somewhere behind them in the growing storm. "Are we there yet?"
"For the hundred and seventeenth time, no. And as I said, this will take days. We can't make it."
"Says who?"
Kristoff shrugged. "I don't know... Maybe the fact that the flower only grows at the top of the North Mountain, or that Arendelle only has 24 hours. Well, less now."
Anna bit her lip. "Um... Well, tell me a story!"
"W-what?"
"You know... Like about growing up, or some legend or something. Oh, hey! How'd you know so much about the Frostfire, anyways?"
The sled jerked to a stop, almost pitching Anna over the front. Kristoff let go of the reins, and pulled his hat over his eyes, muttering, "Do you need to know?"
"Well, um..."
"We should get going," he continued, and flicked the leather, Sven starting at a quick trot. "If we want to even find the plant, we need to move."
Anna sighed, watching the landscape slip by. Just what was Kristoff hiding?
Well, I'm definitely going to find out.
"Queen Elsa! Queen Elsa! Are you in there?! Queen Elsa!"
Elsa shook her head gently, the black fog slowly clearing as the voice jolted her back to consciousness. "Who is it? What do you need?"
The man didn't answer her question, instead replying, "My lady, snow is beginning to cover Arendelle again! The past few hours, it has piled up to over a foot!"
"A-a foot? Hours? How long was I out... Er, how long has it been since my sister was here?"
"Four hours, my lady!"
"Four hours? Impossible!"
"I speak the truth! And since then your sister has taken the mountain man on a sleigh to North Mountain. They are hoping to find some sort of flower or cure... Is everything alright?"
Elsa paled, struggling to get to her feet. "No! No, nothing is alright! Um... You are excused, sir. And please, tell no one to come near here! I will be... Occupied."
"As you say, my lady. Good day."
There were footsteps leading away from the door, and the queen raised her hand as soon as they disappeared. "Please, please work!"
Icy magic shot from her palms and out the window, forming into a staircase that led down to the ground. Hesitantly, Elsa pushed of the window ledge, placing one foot on the structure. When it held, she took another step, then another, moving faster and faster until she was running along the ground, heading towards the mountains.
Hold on Anna! I'm coming!
Focused on her sister, Elsa didn't notice the pools of water on her bedroom floor, or the rapidly dissolving ice bridge behind her. Neither did she notice that each step she took left a melted indent of snow, or that the cold that had once stung her cheeks was now a gentle wetness.
Far away, in a corridor beside the queen's room, Hans grinned quietly to himself.
Everything was going to plan.
A/N: I'm so sorry for the delay. A few things have come up; things like internet access, school, family, yadda yadda yadda.
BUT... I have a bit of good news. I am currently working on another Frozen fanfiction! (Insert applause here.) This one will be... Probably my best work yet, clocking in at just about 100 000 words, if I can get it up to that. I'll let you all know when it's ready to go up.
I bid thee all a happy new year!
Best wishes,
Hero