Autumn Eve: Oh it's not just you. Oh and yes, Pitch is always up to something.

Chapter 4: The Shooting Arrow

The first day of the tournament arrived and Jack was nervous but felt ready. He knew it was going to be a challenge trying to win as he was against some steep competition but that wasn't going to stop him. Jack pulled himself out of bed and quickly got ready. He got dressed in some special archery gear that had been arranged for him which was designed in Arendelle's colours of green and purple. He swung his bow and his arrows over his back and headed out the door. The first event was an archery event where the Champions are divided into groups and then the best of those groups face off until the final round which are the two best compete to win the first event. Jack's archery skills were not bad. He certainly could hit a bulls-eye over and over again. He just hoped there wasn't some kind of Robin Hood hidden in the other competitors.

Jack entered the courtyard where the other Champions were lined up. Jack mounted his white horse and waited. Elsa soon came out on the balcony and Jack beamed up at her. He could see her looking at him and she gave a small smile in his direction. In the background, Jack could hear the hundreds of people making their way towards the newly erected stadium where the tournament was being held.

"Welcome Champions," Elsa said with her arms held wide.

Jack could see Anna, Kristoff and their three children hovering behind Elsa. All of them looked excited.

"Today we start our first event; the archery event," Elsa continued. "I can see that each one of you are already prepared for this. So I encourage you to do all your best and do your kingdom and yourselves proud."

Jack's eyes fell on a familiar face. Not too far away from him, on a black horse that went with his black armour, was Lord Pitch Black. He could see Pitch fixing his gloves and scowling at his squire who had obviously screwed up in Pitch's eyes. Jack looked away and his eyes this time fell on Sir Sandman who was wearing yellow armour with his kingdom's crest on the front. He smiled at gave a small wave to Jack who gave him a nod in acknowledgement. Jack did think that Sandy would be some good competition however he was looking forward to wiping that smirk off Lord Black's face. He certainly wanted to be the one who did it but as long as it was done, Jack would be happy. Jack's eyes soon resumed their focus on Elsa who had resumed speaking.

"Now a few rules before we begin," Elsa cleared her throat and then spoke again. "If any cheating, blackmailing or anything against the rules that have been handed out to each of you happens during my tournament, I would be very displeased. Not only will the rule breaker be disqualified but I also have some pretty icy punishments up my sleeve. Do I make myself clear?"

"Yes ma'am," they all said.

"Good," Elsa's smile returned. "That of course doesn't mean that you all should do your best. So good luck. I look forward to seeing all of you in action."

Elsa disappeared back into the castle accompanied by her sister and her sister's family. Jack tightened his grip on his horse's rein. He was ready for action. Two guards opened the gates and one by one, each Champion rode out into Arendelle. When Jack entered Arendelle, there was a massive upheaval of people. Everyone was looking for some way to meet their favourite Champions. Since most of the people were from Arendelle, that would be Jack for them. They waved and cheered as Jack passed. Jack nodded at the crowed.

"Good luck Jack!" came a voice.

Jack looked around and saw his sister standing on a balcony of one of the houses who was waving and cheering for him. Jack waved back at her and grinned. Jack led his horse into the stadium and dismounted. His squire took the horse away. Jack could see Elsa taking her seat in the royal box with the other Arendelle royals. She seemed to be consumed by conversation that was being led by her sister. Jack didn't keep his eyes off her until he heard the trumpets sounded and Elsa stood up.

"Ladies and gentlemen welcome to this year's Champion's Tournament," Elsa said to a great roar from the crowd. "I, Queen Elsa of Arendelle, declare this tournament to begin!"

Another great roar. Soon the champions were being divided into their groups. Jack was glad to see that neither Pitch nor Sandy were going to be in his group. He would be hopefully going against them later. Jack was also in the first group. He lined up with the other Champions and waited for his turn. The rest of his group took their turn. They each got three shots and each shot was scored out of ten depending on where the arrow landed. So far none of them got over twenty. Jack's name was soon called and Jack stood up. Jack placed the arrow into his bow and fired.


Elsa watched the arrow that fired from Jack's bow collide with the target. Elsa leaned forward in her seat and grinned as she saw it was a bulls-eye, an instant ten points for Jack. Jack lined up another shot. He fired and then fired his third. Both of them were bulls-eyes which mean he got a perfect score and a guaranteed place in the next round. Elsa clapped with the rest of the crowd and Jack gave a little bow.

"Well, looks like your Champion has done Arendelle proud," came a voice.

Both sisters looked up and saw that Lady Toothiana (or Tooth for short) was standing next to them. Both Anna and Elsa smiled when they saw her. Tooth took a seat next to Anna and looked down at the new group of Champions who were coming onto the field.

"Of course," Elsa said. "Sir Jackson is quite a Champion."

"However he is no match for my kingdom's Champion," Tooth continued.

"You think that Sir Schroder has a chance against Sir Jackson?" Elsa asked sounding thoroughly amused. "Maybe if this was a limbo competition but it's not. It is an archery, sword fighting and joust tournament."

Tooth glared at the Snow Queen which made her let out a small giggle.

"Oh here he comes now," Tooth said.

Sir Schroder took up position and took his three shots. He wasn't too bad. He scored a twenty four out of thirty.

"Well that's not too bad but Sir Jackson is still beating him," Elsa smirked.

"He's in another group!" Tooth said. "Plus this is only the first round, who knows what will happen in the next?"

"This is assuming that Sir Schroder makes it to the second," Elsa commented.

Anna gave her sister a look. "You're in an odd mood today."

"I just want Sir Jackson to win," Elsa explained.

"Okay," Anna said slowly.


The first day of the archery event came to a close. Jack made it through to the next round along with Sir Sandman and Lord Pitch Black. Jack headed out into the main square and came into contact with his family when he felt something run at him and give him a huge hug. Jack looked down and saw his younger sister grinning at him.

"Hello Pippa," he said.

"You did fantastically," she said. "You got a perfect score!"

"Well it's all in the wrist," Jack grinned.

"Well done sweetie," Jack's Mum came into view and pulled him in for a hug.

"Now I just have to get through the next round and I may be able to win," Jack said.

"You will do it," Pippa beamed up at her older brother.

"Thanks for the support you guys," Jack pulled his family in for one last hug.

"How about a home cooked meal?" his Mum suggested.

"Sounds great!"

The next day of the tournament dawned and Jack woke up in his own bed. Jack smiled when he woke up and quickly got out of bed. He was ready for the next day. Jack made his way, with his family, back to stadium ready for round two. He headed up to his special changing room where his squire helped him get ready. Jack got back into his green and purple archery gear before he headed back out with the other Champions who had made it to the next round. He was hoping that this round he would be able to defeat Lord Black and send him crawling back into the shadows where he obviously came from. However his wish was not to come to pass. Pitch was put in the other group but Jack had Sir Sandman in his group. Sandy gave him a good luck handshake which Jack returned.

Jack watched as Sandy went first. He did pretty well. He managed two hit two bulls-eyes with his first two arrows however he missed the centre and managed to score five points. This gave him a grand total of twenty five. When Jack was called up, he managed to edge out all the other competition and score a grand total of twenty eight which meant he was going to be in the finale. Jack and Sandy both watched the last group and sure enough, it was Lord Pitch Black who won from his group. Jack smirked at this. Now it was his turn to win against Pitch and show the smarmy guy up. He looked up at Elsa who was applauding politely when Pitch took his bow to the crowd.

A few hours later the last round took place. Jack and Pitch were the last two men standing having defeated all the other competition. Jack and Pitch both lined up on the field with their bows ready. Jack could see the targets in the distance. With each round that passes, the targets are moved further back thus making it harder. Pitch went first. He bowed to the crowed before placing an arrow in his bow. He fired. A bulls-eye. Jack groaned. Pitch was off to a good start. Jack could see Elsa frowning at the result of the shot. Pitch fired twice more and both times got a bulls-eye. Jack clenched his fist. One wrong move by him and Pitch wins. That was not something that Jack wanted to think about. Pitch grinned at Jack who didn't like the look of it. Something about it said that he was going to win and there was nothing that Jack could do about it.

Jack gritted his teeth as he took his position to take his first shot. He could feel the pressure on him. Jack took a deep breath and fired. Somehow, when the arrow landed, he had managed to get a bulls-eye. Jack breathed a sigh of relief but he knew it was far from over. Jack lined up his second shot. The arrow flew straight into the bulls-eye. Jack breathed again. He had one last shot and if he managed to get a bulls-eye with this shot then he will force a tie and then he might just be able to win. Jack felt the audience's eyes all on him as he drew back the arrow. He could see out of the corner of his eye, Elsa leaning forward to get a better view of the shot. He could feel her desire for him to make the shot as much as Jack wanted it. Jack lined up the shot and released it. The arrow flew forward and landed in the target with a loud thunk. When Jack looked at the target, he saw that the arrow was a little off centre. His final score was declared as twenty nine out of thirty. He had lost by one point. He groaned as he saw the file scores being read out. He had failed by one point. He couldn't believe it. In the distance he could practically hear Pitch smirking on the other side of the stadium. Just you wait, Jack thought, I'll get you in the next two events mark my words.


Elsa groaned when she saw the final scores being read out. At least Sir Jackson was still in the running to win. She stood up and grinned at the crowd before her. When she stood, silence fell over the people.

"Well that concludes the first event," Elsa said. Her voice seemed to radiate throughout the stadium without any difficulty. "Next week we shall resumed the tournament with the second event; the sword fighting event."

Cheering broke out at Elsa's words. Elsa waited until they had died down before she continued.

"First I would like to congratulate Lord Pitch Black on his excellent victory," Pitch bowed when his name was mentioned. "I would also like to commend my Champion Sir Jackson Frost for doing an equally fine job," Jack gave a low bow and a grin to Elsa at her words. "So that concludes today. Good luck to the rest of the Champions. You still have far to go if you wish to win that prize."


Jack was walking around the Arendelle castle late at night due to the fact it was his turn to be on guard. He passed Elsa's bedroom and as he passed, Elsa opened the door and he got a bit of a fright when he saw her.

"Your majesty," Jack said bowing.

"I was wondering what the noise was," Elsa smiled. "I couldn't sleep."

"Sorry about that milady if I was causing too much noise."

"Oh it wasn't you," Elsa smiled widely. There was a pause. "Sorry about today."

"It's alright," Jack smiled. "I came second and there is still a chance for me to win the tournament."

"That's the spirit," Elsa grinned.

After a few moments of silence, Jack gave one last bow.

"Goodnight milady," he gave her a kiss on her hand.

"Goodnight Sir Jackson."

A/N: I hope that everyone enjoyed this update. Please review =)