Chapter 4: Time Travelers
"It is so nice to meet you too, Jack Frost." Elsa really pushed herself not to say 'Mr.' or something. She didn't know what the hell was going on, but she had to be clever. Formal words always make a barrier between people's relationship, and it was the last thing Elsa wanted right now. She had to get rid of this... lunatics, so she had to be friendly.
"Alright... Then let's start from the very beginning. First of all, how can you see us and how do you know the man in the moon?" Jack breathed a bit tiredly. His left were still on his hoodie's pocket while his right hand was holding his stick.
"Why am I not supposed to see you?" Elsa quizzed him. Her mind was full questions once again.
"Because you are an adult. Look at the globe, Elsa. Every single light represents a child who believes in us. Normally, when children become adults, they stop believing in us. That's human nature. If you believe in us, you can see us. If you don't, we are... nothing." Tooth tried to explain slowly as if she was trying to help Elsa to digest those words.
Elsa's eyebrows knitted together, and she bit her bottom lip thoughtfully. She stopped believing in them although she couldn't remember the exact time. And after that, she didn't even bother to look at the book called 'Legends and Myths'... Until today. Maybe somewhere in her heart, she never stopped believing, maybe she just forgot how much they meant to her.
"Is something wrong, Elsa?" Jack cut in with his question.
"No... To answer your questions: I think I have always believed in you even though I thought the otherwise. And I know the man in the moon and also all of you because of a book that I have. I also have a question. Mr. North, you said that you were the guardians of childhood. What do you mean by that?" Elsa entreated kindly, her tongue betrayed to her by saying 'Mr.' But she couldn't help it! He was an old man! It would be too disrespectful.
"Ho-ho-ho! I, Bunny, Jack, Tooth and Sandy are the guardians... We are all chosen by the man in the moon. We protect children and try to make their lives better by giving them wonder, hope, memories, dreams and fun." the joyful old man laughed.
The platinum blonde realized that Jack called himself 'the guardian of fun'. So each of them had their own center. "Alright... Now I understand. But why me? Why the man in the moon chose me to help you? I am not like you. I am just a queen." Elsa murmured quietly and her gaze fell on the floor, she hugged herself without realizing it.
"Well, I really don't want to ruin your depressed mood, princess, but you created a snowflake by yourself five minutes ago. And more importantly, you can see us. You are clearly not just a queen." Jack chuckled, he found her opinion laughable.
"Excuse me, but I am not a princess-"
"Look, the point is, we have no idea why the man in the moon chose you, Queenie. And if you ask me, I think it is ridiculous that a queen is actually capable of helpin us. But we don't decide, the man in the moon does. So have a little faith in yourself." Bunny admonished and ignored Elsa's last sentence.
The queen shook her head in anger. "So what now? Am I your captive until I help you to win this fight between you and your enemy?" she growled and didn't try to be kind.
"Whoa. Hey, calm down." Jack tried to placate her. He pulled his left hand from his hoodie's pocket and reached out to her to relax her. Then, he gave her a friendly and a soft grin.
Elsa tried to stay mad, but her anger vanished when she saw his grin. Normally, she wouldn't relax this easily. He seemed he deserved the moniker 'guardian of fun'.
"We are not barbarians, Elsa. You may go if you want to leave here." Jack continued and Elsa finally breathed in relief.
"It would be better if you stay... But as Jack said, it is your choice. It is not like we are going to force you." North mumbled and thanks to his voice, Elsa could sense that he was asking her to stay.
"I... I will stay." Elsa declared before she could process her clarify. Her tongue betrayed her once again, but she would regret that for later.
The guardians cheered at the same time, well not Bunny though. He just shrugged and muttered something under his breath.
"But I have a condition. I have to go to Arendelle immediately." Elsa requested stubbornly.
"We get that-" Bunny started to talk but Elsa cut him off.
"No you don't. I have to prepare a Christmas ball and since that's not possible, I have to organize some things. And more importantly, there is someone who is going crazy right now, because that someone can't find me. I have to see that person immediately." Elsa snapped, didn't give a specific clue about Anna. If it was possible, she didn't want them to know anything about her precious sister. She still didn't know if they were trustworthy or not.
"You have a point. I'll tell you what, Tooth shows you your room and then you may go. But please, let one of us come with you. I don't want anyone to hurt you." North suggested.
Elsa suspired grumpily but nodded. "I'll go with her, then." Jack volunteered immediately.
She didn't find his action odd. She would do the same thing if someone showed their ice powers suddenly. He probably had bunches of questions. "Sounds good." Elsa agreed.
"Then it is decided! I prepared a great room for you, Elsa!" Tooth squeaked excitedly, grabbed her hand and pulled her. The poor queen yelped but followed the fairy. Soon, the two beautiful women left the globe room.
And as soon as they left, Jack somersaulted in the air with a great excitement. "She has ice powers! Did you see that?! She created a snowflake! How is that possible?! That was awesome! I have to have a snowball fight with her!" he ranted, he was full of energy.
"We are in the middle of a war, mate. And you think about ways to annoy her. Jeez, I don't like this. I don't want that Sheila gets hurt because of us. We dragged her to here and if Tempest hurts her, I won't forgive myself." Bunny patted his left foot worriedly.
Jack stopped jumping happily and looked at him, understood his feelings. "You don't need to be nervous, Bunny. We will protect her, and I am pretty sure that she is also capable of protecting herself."
"Let's not worry about these things. Jack, you seemed you get along well with the queen. Keep an eye for her, will you? In fact, try to be always next to her. We don't know in which time Tempest attacks." North sounded like he was ordering, but Jack had no problem with that.
He thought the queen would be a pompous, arrogant, egoistic person. But there she was, with a kind, intelligent, a bit cold and a beautiful personality. He guessed not every queen was like he expected. And he was glad that she was different. Maybe they could be even friends... He liked that idea. He didn't know why, but he wanted to be someone important in her eyes.
After all, Elsa was the first adult who has seen him.
The platinum blonde stared at her room thoughtfully. Tooth was babbling about decorations and furniture, she said that she could change it, if Elsa didn't like them. But Elsa didn't pay mind to Tooth, she just kept saying that the room looked amazing. It was true, the room was really captivating, Tooth did have a good taste... But Elsa was too busy with her thoughts. If they gave her a room, then it means she would spend a long time in here. What if she couldn't go to Christmas ball? She couldn't accept that. She wanted to spend Christmas with her family. And even though it irritated her, she had to choose a suitor.
"Elsa, are you listening?" Tooth's voice brought her to the real world. The platinum blonde realized that Tooth was holding something.
"What's that?" the platinum blonde asked suspiciously.
"This is a toothbrush, in modern life, people brush their teeth with this. You just have to put some toothpaste on it, then brush your teeth. I can show you how to brush your teeth if you want to!" the colorful fairy offered in enthusiasm.
"Maybe later, thanks." Elsa declined her offer in courtesy. There were too many new things in this strange timeline.
She was amazed at herself, really. She accepted easily that she traveled in time, meet legends, saw elves and yetis and Jack Frost. She had a conversation with the Jack Frost. And also let's not forget the fact that she accepted to help the guardians. Maybe she was still in shock and couldn't take that this was all real. She didn't know what the hell was going on, but she knew she had to see Anna.
She really didn't want to use that green thing. What was it? Portal? Why couldn't she get rid of trouble, anyway?
Elsa stared at guardians one by one, her body refused to step to the portal. She knew there was no other way, but today was the strangest day of her life, so she did not have so much courage to trust a magical time traveler portal. God, she was going to have a headache because of stress.
"Ready, princess?" Jack asked with a sheepish grin and he was twirling around her.
Elsa wanted to say no, but again, she had to see Anna. Nothing, nothing could make her stop to see her sister. So she nodded with a troubled expression on her face, tried to calm her nerves down.
"Don't get in trouble, mate." Bunny warned them and Sandy nodded in agreement.
"We won't." Elsa murmured briefly, finally found her courage, so she took a deep breath and stepped to the portal. After she disappeared, Jack gripped his staff more tightly, and he followed her.
I know it was short. By the way, here's a useless fact: Toothbrush was invented during the 1850s. Please don't forget to write a review and thank you all for your support. Love you all!
