A/N: Hello my wonderful subjects, as always your reviews and visits mean the world to me. And as always thank you Elsa The Ice Biotic, my wonderful Beta Reader.
I don't own Frozen or the characters, or the mentioned countries, just the plot, please enjoy.
Ever since Anna's decision to become a Tamer was announced, she began to notice a few things. The first, being that she had received a strange letter in the mail. The envelope itself was about the size of a business letter, however the handwriting indicated otherwise. It was obviously written in the Norwegian language, yet it looked a little older. But was really strange, was that Anna actually understood it. It was addressed to her, but there was no return address, just a picture of tribal style paw. A little confused about the symbol, she went to show it to her mother and Elsa.
"Oh, it seems that the Fauna Academy has found you, it's a letter indicating your acceptance" Elsa explained as she handed the letter to Anna's mother. She opened it and read it aloud to them all.
"That sounds more like a college acceptance letter than a training academy letter" Anna commented once Mrs. Summers had finished.
"You could call it that, but it's just a cover up in case the letter is accidently sent to the wrong family, but that is a rare occurrence all its own" Elsa spoke again.
"Oh, that makes sense I guess" Anna said.
"Yes, and according to your letter, your flight to Norway is this coming Wednesday, so I suggest you start packing young lady, it's going to be a late night flight" Mrs. Summers said in a motherly way. Anna groaned at first, however, as she ascended up the stairs, she noticed how sad her mother's blue eyes had looked.
"Oh momma" Anna thought sadly as she went to start packing. That was the next thing that she noticed – her mother was being a bit more emotional. But Anna could understand why, her only daughter, and the baby of the family, was leaving across the world to become a Tamer. She was going to ask her mother to take her to the airport so that they could say their final goodbyes, and see you soons. But what would her father say? Or Kristoff? She didn't know how her family would react to this.
Wednesday night came much too quickly for Anna's liking. But on the brighter side of things Elsa would be with her. And Elsa had been slightly happier since she accepted becoming a part of her mysterious heritage. But her mother, well, she couldn't quite tell. One day she would be helping her pack, other days, she couldn't look at her baby girl in fear of crying. Her father, who had been clueless to the duo's sudden changes, had been told that Anna had been accepted into a culinary school in Norway. Apparently those of non-Tamer's blood could not be told for their safety as well as the Tamer's. Anna didn't like lying to her dad, but stories of families being torn apart by the news, or far worse results from the past made it a law for all Tamers and the respected Districts.
When it was time to go, Anna had a tear fest with all the farm animals, even her "baby", as well as her father. She had to call Kristoff, but it became hard to talk between the two, but words were eventually spoken, and before the emotional girl knew it, she had arrived at the airport. Snow, who had shifted to his human disguise, helped Anna's mother and Elsa unload the car. Anna was becoming tired due to the evening coming through. But she figured she could sleep on the plane.
"Anna, would you go inside with Snow please, I need to talk to Elsa for a moment" Anna's mother said smiling at her daughter. Anna nodded tiredly as she and Snow toted the luggage inside leaving the older Summers woman and Elsa by the car.
"I understand your concern Mrs. Summers, but she'll be escorted safely, the airports we're landing at have underground Tamer personnel waiting in case of any emergency" Elsa assured. She had heard stories from other districts about parents and their children who had chosen to become Tamers. The Tamer's occupation was a dangerous one, and some never see past their first mission. Some parents resented and disowned their children, while others took pride, much like Elsa's parents had shown.
"I know, Aunt Sera would tell rather . . . gruesome stories every once and awhile" Mrs. Summers said with a weak smile. But for some reason, it did nothing to stop the welling tears in her eyes. At this Elsa internally panicked. She was not good with handling emotions or emotional people. But not wanting to push away Anna's mother, she opened her arms awkwardly and embraced her with a rigid posture.
"Please, watch over my baby" she whimpered into Elsa's shoulder. Elsa had been thrown into a loop at this point, she had never been entrusted with someone's child before. Wolves sure, but never a human being. And besides, Once Anna stepped into Fauna Academy, she would no longer need Elsa's protection. But she was not going to abandon the sunny girl, oh heavens no. But she should at least give this woman some assurance.
"Of course, but I'll make to give you a call whenever I visit her" Elsa promised. Mrs. Summers sniffed a bit before getting off the younger woman. She was starting to sense Elsa's tension.
"I'm sorry dear, but my little Anna is leaving, and I don't know when I'll see her again" Mrs. Summers sighed sadly.
"Soon, even training academies let their students go home" Elsa grinned nervously. This wasn't a lie. Even during her time in the Tundra Academy at the capital, Elsa would go home for some holidays. But most of the time, her headmaster let her stay and train by herself, since her parents were never home anyway.
"Well that's good news" the matriarch said before taking a step back. The two shared a quiet moment before Anna came back outside,
"Elsa! Come on! It's our turn to check in!" Anna called. They both looked at the girl before giving her a smile,
"I'm coming Anna" Elsa called before walking towards the other. But as she approached Anna, she whispered something in her ear. Anna, from what Mrs. Summers could see, seemed almost surprised. But then out of nowhere she saw her daughter sprint to her mother and practically tackle her with a bear hug.
"I love you mommy!" Anna cried, increasing her grip on her mother's shoulders. Mrs. Summers began to cry again. Elsa was saddened at the sight, and she was also touched. She and her mother were never that close. But she wished that they had been once upon a time. A frown fell on the blonde's face.
"Do not dwell on the past, it will just make you weak!" Elsa's inner Tamer scolded. This snapped Elsa from her reverie.
"Anna, we must leave, Snow can only hold our place for so long" Elsa called out gently. It took another three minutes, but Anna did let go of her mother, and the two separated. Anna knew it was time to go.
"Bye Momma" Anna said quietly as she turned to walk away. Her mother said nothing, not able to trust her voice at this point, so all she did was nod and wave. And before Anna knew it, she was walking to her terminal. The adventure would begin soon.
The first flight had landed in France, Anna slept through most of it, but Elsa's instinct told her to keep an eye out, just in case. About an hour before landing, Elsa felt a foreign weight on her shoulder. And much to her surprise, she saw Anna snoozing soundly against her. A light blush sprinkled against her facial features, but she did nothing to move the girl. If anything, she was more than happy to have the younger woman against her. But once they landed, it was around seven AM, since the time zones had changed and all. They had one more flight but it would not be as long as this one had been.
"Thank you for flying with us, we hope to see you again" a flight attendant said politely as everyone slowly shuffled out of the plane. Snow had been the first to get up, but Anna was still sleeping.
"Anna, its time to get off" Elsa whispered as she gently shook the sleeping girl. Elsa personally did not want to, but she knew better. But Anna did not move, if anything, she snuggled deeper into blonde.
"A-Anna, p-please, if we don't leave, we'll miss our last flight" Elsa stuttered with a blush.
"Actually, we have a two hour layover" Snow corrected as he brought down Elsa's carryon bag. Elsa rolled her eyes,
"Even so, she has to get up! Why is she not waking up?" Elsa asked. Snow chuckled,
"I believe her parents used a false hope tactic" Snow said as he closed the overhead compartment, but thankfully the line had not moved that much.
"False hope? That sounds incredibly terrible, why did they do that?" Elsa asked clearly appalled.
"I'm not sure, but I think they never said anything truly down hearting." Snow shrugged, this made Elsa hum in thought,
"Well I suppose it will have to do for now, so what should I say?" Elsa asked.
"I know, tell her that they discontinued Hershey's chocolate brand" Snow said.
"NOO! Not the chocolate!" Anna suddenly shouted in sleepy distraught. Elsa jumped at Anna's sudden resurrection.
"Where am I?" Anna yawned,
"France, we have a layover then we'll be in Norway afterwards" Elsa explained.
"Oh" Anna said through a stifled yawn.
"The line is moving, we have to go" Snow said before moving out of the way to let his master and Anna out. There were a few awkward stops, but eventually everyone made it out of the plane. And not long after, they were in the middle of the busy airport. The intercom would go off everyone few minutes announcing a flight's arrival or departure. Of course it was all in French, so Anna didn't understand a word of it.
"Elsa, I can't read any of this, and what are they saying?" Anna asked as they made their way through the crowd.
"Just the usual airport things, incoming and deporting flights, now come, we have to find our gate" Elsa said in a surprisingly professional tone. Something Anna had never heard before.
"Don't mind it too much, Master Elsa does not do well in crowds" Snow whispered just loud enough for Anna to hear. This caught Anna off guard. She looked at Elsa's stoic expression. Most of her features screamed no emotions, however, Anna was a good person reader. And the first thing to always check, are the person's eyes. Anna stared for a moment before something flashed in the older Tamer's eyes. Just as Snow had said, Elsa was uncomfortable.
"Hey it's okay" Anna said gently as she lightly touched Elsa's stiff arm. Elsa did not spare a glance, but it did relax her a bit. This was something Snow noticed. But he just smirked to himself and stayed quiet.
A black wolf walked through a dimly lit hallway. Her thoughts almost nonexistent seeing as she had nothing to think about, but when her emerald green eyes spotted the door she was looking for, she confidently padded in.
"Dante? My loyal companion, what brings you by?" the same woman said, still not turning around to properly greet the pitch black wolf.
"It's about your mole, he was captured by a Ventus District Tamer early this morning" Dante said sternly as she sat on her haunches, her posture as straight as a wolf could sit. Dante did not expect an act of rage from her master, she had learned from years past that her master was level-headed and knew how to keep herself in check. But she did hear a sigh of disappointment.
"Was it the Moor woman?" she asked expectantly. Dante shook her head,
"No, Maleficent is currently on a partnered mission in Brazil" Dante stated.
"Your knowledge on Tamer locations is improving my friend, but back to the matter of the mole. Since he was supposed to go watch Elsa, someone else must be sent." The woman growled lowly.
"Who shall you send?" Dante inquired. Her tone never wavered, but there was a ghost of curiosity there.
"Hmm, I'll have to regroup this plan, so it will take some time, but in the meantime, Dante I have a mission for your skill set" the woman grinned from the shadows of her chair. Dante's ears flickered at the word mission, it was her favorite thing to do after all.
"But it will require your immediate departure so listen closely, I will not repeat myself" the woman said before turning around. She noted the sinister fanged grin on her companion's face.
The layover had been uneventful, Anna was not used to such surroundings, so whenever she had to eat or use the restroom, either Snow or Elsa would go with her so they could translate which bathroom was for the boys or girls, because the first time, Anna almost walked right into the men's rooms, much to the redhead's embarrassment and Snow's amusement. But after that the wait was pretty uneventful. The flight, just as mundane, but Anna did enjoy the window seat and the views that followed suit. France was not excessively far from Norway, so in the end, the flight was about two and a half hours.
"We're here!" Anna exclaimed with excitement as she ran out of the gate. Her carryon close behind her. Elsa gave a sigh of relief,
"It certainly is nice to be home" Snow gave a curt hum of agreement.
"Elsa which way do we go to get our luggage?" Anna asked as she slowed down enough for the others to catch up.
"This way, we have to go downstairs" Elsa said with a light grin, taking the lead with a professional confidence. Anna eager to follow.
"Are we there yet?" Anna asked as they drove through a city. Elsa had her car waiting for their return and Anna loved it! It was a white, two thousand thirteen Camaro. On the hood was the Tundra District's insignia. Anna squealed once everything was packed up. The view of the city was beautiful to Anna, some of the buildings had wooden panels and cobblestone walls, looking a lot like vintage buildings. However the city gradually shrank into towns, until towns became fields. And soon they were met by a massive forest, but Anna saw no road.
"Elsa how are we going to drive through if there's no road?" Anna asked. Elsa grinned, there is a road Anna, you just can't see it" Elsa said, her voice a mixture of humor, and an air of knowing. Anna tilted her head in confusion.
"You'll see, come, we can't enter without you anyway" Elsa said before cutting the engine and getting out of the car. Anna was hesitant at first, but with Snow's encouragement, Anna too exited the vehicle. As they approached the mouth of the massive wooded area, a green hooded figure emerged with two brown wolves with equally brown eyes on either side of them. Anna was taken aback at this, and silently afraid, so she stepped behind the blonde Tamer.
"Who are you? State your business or be gone!" the hooded voice said, making it clear that it was a male. Elsa cleared her throat before approaching even further, the two wolves growled, but said nothing.
"I am Elsa Frossen; Tamer of the Tundra District, and I am currently escorting a blank Tamer to the Fauna Tamer Academy, she received her letter days prior" Elsa proclaimed before pulling out Anna's letter. The hooded man snapped the fingers on his right hand, and the wolf on his right quickly sauntered over and sat in front of her expectantly. Anna shrank into Elsa's back as the wolf looked her over. Anna offered a weak smile and the wolf nodded.
"Tamer Elsa, may I see the letter?" the wolf asked politely. Elsa easily handed the paper over, and the wolf backed away to give the letter to the man. A moment passed as the man read the letter, but he finished quickly.
"Very well, Anna Summers, present yourself" the man said. Anna stepped to the side before slowly stepping forward.
"H-Hi" Anna said nervously. The hooded man pulled back his hood. It revealed a lightly tanned face and grayish-green eyes. The man had graying brown hair that was clean cut, and he had equally clean facial hair. He was clearly an older man, perhaps in his late forties. But he was now wearing a smile,
"Ms. Summers, we have been waiting for you, but just to be sure, who in your family was a Tamer before you?" it was a simple question, and Anna was grateful for it as well as him speaking English for her.
"My great Aunt Sera Axelsen, but I did not know her very well" Anna said simply.
"Ah, Tamer Sera, she was a great woman, I only met her once, but my father knew her well, they went to the academy together!" the man said.
"Really, but if you don't mind me asking, who are you?" Anna asked.
"I, my dear blank Tamer, am Alphonse Vang, I am the gatekeeper at the academy and for Fauna District one" Alphonse grinned. The more they talked, the more Anna became more excited. And Elsa was happy that Anna was happy.
"Mr. Vang, we have been out for far too long, we should head to the academy" Elsa said.
"Very well, Robin, Cardinal, you know what to do" Alphonse called out before the two wolves leapt to their feet and turned towards the forest. They both inhaled deeply and let out the loudest howls Anna had ever heard. One was higher in pitch than the other, but the harmony was there. Anna gasped at what came next. The forest began to ripple. The view before her moved like the surface of a pond, but a thin black line cut through the middle. Slowly the forest split in two before revealing a blinding light green light. Anna shielded her eyes, as did Snow and Elsa. Once the light was gone, Anna blearily opened her eyes before gasping. The forest was gone! But in its place was a large town, but it was so natural in orientation. The large town had a healthy amount of trees, bushes, and all kinds of foliage. It was beautiful.
"Come on Anna, he let us pass" Elsa called halfway to the car. Anna who was still from amazement and shock, did not move. Cardinal, the wolf who had claimed the paper from Elsa, walked up to Anna and nudged her.
"You must hurry little one, the force field will only stay open for so long" the wolf said simply before trotting back to its companion and apparent master.
"Whoa! Elsa did you see that! Holy Cow" Anna exclaimed as she hurried back to the car. Each foot step filled with more excitement then the last.
The ride through the nature-based town was amazing. Nature and the modern era seemed to mesh together. Rivers ran through the town and parks unhazardously. Even the animals seemed to be trusting. Deer were prancing in the parks with their herds, birds and foxes scurried around the streets. And wolves were walking around with their Tamers. It looked peaceful.
"Elsa, this place is beautiful! Did you see the waterfall?" Anna squealed, her eyes never leaving the window. Elsa chuckled,
"Yes, I did, the people of the Fauna have always preferred living with nature and its animals than trying to push them away. Even though fauna is associated with animals more than the plants. That was the Flora District at one point in time" Elsa said before quieting down.
"Where is the Flora District? Could we visit it?" Anna asked, looking at the blonde now. But she saw a look of slight grief on her face.
"The Flora District no longer exists Anna, they were all wiped out hundreds of years ago" Elsa sighed, gripping the steering wheel.
"O-Oh, I see" Anna mumbled before they became quiet. Thankfully the ride was short. When they finally made it to the academy, Anna was surprised. The academy looked like a normal college, mixed with a police academy. Students were running in formation with their wolves on an open dirt field. On the same field, there were several fighting rings. Students were fighting rigorously. Some had weapons, most did not.
"Elsa, do Tamers have weapons?" Anna asked. Elsa spared her a side glance before looking at the field.
"Well, some do, however only if they choose to have one, others prefer magic like myself, its cleaner and rarely misses" Elsa said as she parked the car.
"But regardless, you must meet your headmaster, she is the one you'll talk to about your questions, since I am from the Tundra, I can't answer all of your questions" Elsa said honestly.
"Well you've been a great help so far, so thank you" Anna smiled, making the taller blonde blush lightly.
"Y-Yes, well, I always try to do my best" Elsa stuttered a bit. Something Anna had never seen before.
How cute
Anna giggled at her thought, and in doing so, this made Elsa blush a little more deeply. Aside the two of them, Snow thumped his tail in the smuggest way. He knew, but he didn't want to say anything, well, not yet anyway.
"Master Elsa, we must hurry, you know the headmaster is not the most patient of men" Snow pointed out. Elsa suddenly cleared her throat,
"Y-Yes, of course, come Anna, your enrollment process will begin once you have seen your headmaster" she then took her usual rigid posture before turning towards the double wooden doors that had the District's insignia engraved on each door. Anna smiled at Elsa's retreating form as she grabbed her suitcase and began to leisurely stroll behind her; Snow, not too far behind. Anna's first step to her new life was about to begin.
A/N: And there you have it, the next chapter! I hope you enjoyed it and I'll see you next time! Hopefully much sooner!