Chapter 4- the trolls
"Poor Anna," thought Kristoff. It had been two weeks now since the quarantine started. Anna's fever had died down, thank the lord, but she was still weak and lethargic, and she had a nasty cough, along with soreness and headaches. The doxycycline didn't work, so the doctor began looking towards other things.
"I'm going to do a specialized blood test to see what is going on," he said. Suddenly, Kristoff had an idea. "Instead of doing a blood test, why don't we go to my "family", to see if they can see what is wrong with Anna!" he was esthetic. "Are people in your family medicine people too?" the doc asked. Kristoff rubbed the back of his head. "Well, sort of," he said. "They're sort of more like love experts, really, but they are good in taking care of people," the doc scratched his head. "Do you really think it's wise to take Anna outdoors like that in her condition?"
"Well, probably not, only way to find out right?" Kristoff said grinning. The doc and Kristoff told Elsa the idea, and she accepted. The three of them carried Anna out to Kristoff's sled. Anna was wrapped up, and all three of them had a mask on their face. Anna was asleep, she had no idea what was going on. She slept a lot now a days. It was a ten minute drive to the trolls, but it was the longest ten minutes in Elsa's and Kristoff's life. Finally, they arrived.
Anna stirred in their arms, but didn't wake up. Elsa pressed a hand to her head. She didn't feel feverish. That was good. "What is this place?" asked the doc. "Why are there a bunch of rocks?" "Meet my family!" said Kristoff stretching out his arms. The doc just stood there, unable move, and he kept blinking. "Uh, I-"he was unable to get a sentence out. Right when the doc was about to ask Kristoff if he'd lost his mind, the rocks began to roll towards them, and they unfolded into the trolls!
"Goodness gracious me! They're trolls!" the doc said. "Yes!" said Bulda. "And we are Kristoff's family!" she said. "So, who's In need of a fixer upper?" "Anna does," said Elsa walking forward with her in her arms. The trolls gasped. "What happened to her?" a baby troll asked.
"We don't know," said the doc. "For the past month or so, I thought it was malaria, but now, with the doxycycline not working, we don't know what," suddenly, Anna violently coughed and shook in Elsa's arms, then went silent. "Oh my, she is sick," said Bulda. The other trolls whispered worriedly amongst each other.
Suddenly, grandpabbie rolled out and uncovered himself. "What seems to be going on?" he asked. "It's Anna!" said Kristoff. "We don't know what's wrong with her, we can't find a diagnosis!" Grandpabbie walked over and placed his hand on Anna's forhead. A bright blue light appeared under his fingertips. When he finished his magical scanning, he pulled away and said, "Anna has babesiosis inside her body," "What's that?" asked Kristoff. Even the doc was looking a little confused. "It's a parasite," said grandpabbie. "Very rare, but if not careful, can be caught by a tick." Kristoff smacked himself in the face. "Aw, man!" he said. "About a month earlier, Anna and I were exploring in the woods and she went into these bushes to pick a flower she liked, I warned her not to, but she didn't listen!"
"Oh, Anna," said Elsa. "She knew how stubborn and determined she could be. "Well, can you heal her?" asked the doc. "Yes," said grandpabbie. "I have a special medicine for it," he dug a small opening in the ground, and pulled out a silver box. "Hey, how come you never told me about your secret stashes?" Kristoff asked. "Um, I'd rather not talk about it in front of your friends," said grandpabbie.
"The medicine I'm looking for is called Boophone disticha," he said. "It should be in here." He opened the box. "Oh no!" he said. "It appears I'm all out!" "What?!" said Elsa. "What's going to happen then if Anna doesn't have the medicine?" Kristoff said. "Well," said grandpabbie. "This plant is native to Africa, so the only way to get more…" "Is to go to Africa," finished the doc. Elsa looked down at Anna, who coughed in her sleep once more. "What if Anna doesn't make it in time?" she said. "She has to hang on!" said Kristoff. "If we're going to Africa to get that Boophone Disticha, then we leave now!" said Kristoff. Elsa agreed. "We pack tonight, I'll make orders to have the ship ready, then we leave at dawn," said Elsa. Grandpabbie rolled over to them and pressed into Elsa's palm some strange blue berries. "Make tea out of them," he said. "They'll ease her pain."
Back at the castle, they put Anna back to bed, and the servants were in the kitchen making the tea. "How are we just going to waltz into Africa?" said Kristoff. "Don't they have like, secure government, and other diseases we don't know about?" "We have to try," said Elsa. "In that case, I'm going with you all," said the doc. "You may never know what kind of help a doctor can do for you all!" he chuckled. "Oh no you don't," said Kristoff holding a hand up. "You're staying right here to watch over Anna in case anything goes wrong." "Nothing, is going to go wrong," said Elsa. She stared over at Anna, who was still sleeping. Elsa felt her eyes tearing up.
She didn't want to leave Arendelle, let alone leave the country. Anything could happen. They had never been to Africa. Kristoff and Elsa hugged. "We're all going to get through this," said Kristoff. "You'll see"
"God is with us… I hope" Elsa used the back of her hand to wipe the tears that were freezing into solid ice crystals on her face. "Okay," she said in a weak voice. "Let's go pack for Africa."
I am sorry, i did not mean to keep you all waiting, and i especially did not mean to post this at 9:00 at night. :( i hope all you are enjoying this story thus far! Thank you JasonRyder for the troll idea! :D
