Update: While going over my outline, I realized that I unintentionally made plot holes that honestly no one would've noticed except for me. For example, near the end of the last chapter I suggested that Jack has no idea who Elsa is, when really if you did all of the complicated math and research for the setting of all three movies (Tangled, Frozen and ROtG), you'd come to a conclusion that Jack obviously would have known who Elsa was. I could get into what I mean, but that would take me forever and not only confuse you, the reader, but myself even more.

So, what I'm trying to say is, I went back to the 2 previous chapters and changed up the times and what not. I just got rid of the parts at the end of the chapter where Jack goes, "SnOw QuEeN? iS tHaT SoMe SoRt Of WeIrD NiCkNaMe?". If you've been an active reader for awhile, then there's no need to reread the two chapters because it wasn't that much that changed. If you're still confused, here are the times and ages of I decided for everyone:

Present (Burgess) - 2021, 9 years after the ROtG movie

Past (Arendelle, where we are now) - 1845, 6 years after the Frozen movie

Ages:

Jack: 326

Elsa: 27

Kristoff: 27

Anna: 24

Rapunzel: 27

Eugene: 33


A blue and crimson sky peaked at Kristoff and Sven through orange trees. As they traveled along a dirt path, a chilly fall breeze blew into their noses, making them sniffle. Tall trees surrounded the two as they listened to the soft whistle of birds, and the sudden scatter of woodland creatures. Kristoff had missed the simple pleasures of walking through nature with his best friend, and when they heard of a Sculpting Festival south of Norway, they couldn't pass up the opportunity. For the few days they traveled, the pair escaped the overwhelming pressures of castle life. Although life in Arendelle was an upgrade from hauling around ice on their shoulders, they had secretly missed the company of fallen leaves and squirrels at their footstep.

The ride back to Arendelle would take extra long, but to Kristoff that was a blessing. Sven carried a compartment on his back filled with knickknacks from the festival, while the burly blonde carried a sack filled to the brim with carrots. The pair cared nothing of those that passed every once in a while; families, merchants, even traveling fortune tellers. But they did come across two sketchy men that put an odd feeling in Kristoff's stomach.

"Arendelle," one of them had said, voice deep and monotone. They were twins with red hair and foreheads stained with sweat.

Kristoff hadn't recognized them. "Uhh," he stumbled then prompted "north".

The sturdy twins exchanged glances at one another, and without a word, marched south.

Kristoff sighed in relief when they were out of sight. He was heading home up north, and would have hated to spend the next twelve hours along side those threatening men. Sven blew out his nose, peering up towards his friend.

"Maybe they'll find their way," Kristoff reassured, gesturing the reindeer onward. "Soon enough they'll realize that they're going the wrong way and turn around." Kristoff scrunched his face at what he said. He really didn't want those chilling men to follow him, and his face grew cold of just the thought of them on their heels.

With a gentle nudge, Kristoff had signaled Sven to move faster, so he can finally be in the safe arms of his loving fiancee.


Back at the castle, Elsa, Anna, Rapunzel and Eugene were greeted by a servant offering steaming hot tea. Each of them had accepted the friendly gesture, and continued lounging in the grand hall. Rapunzel, Eugene along with their people were invited by Elsa and Anna to stay in their kingdom until they could figure out how to get Corona back running again. The people of Corona would stay in shelters until further notice.

Rapunzel's forehead creased at the thought of her kingdom in ruins. "I don't know how it happened," she sighed, "it just came out of nowhere."

Elsa patted her cousin's back in empathy. "It's not your fault," she soothed. "It came from shore, right? So there must be a disease coming from the fish."

Rapunzel huffed and stood from her seat, face growing pink. "But it's not," she stated with an urge to her voice. Her stomach churned and her limbs tingled. "Whatever that was, it came from some..." the short brunette tensed up trying to recall what she saw the other day. "S-some evil being. That was definitely not caused by nature. Someone's behind this."

Anna hugged herself, easing the goosebumps that explored her body. "How could someone be that strong," the strawberry blonde muttered. "Why would someone want to wipe out an entire kingdom?"

Rapunzel shrugged her shoulders aggressively. She was now pacing about the room. "I-I don't know," she groaned, "power?" The short woman suddenly stopped and peered her eyes into Elsa's, the only other magic wielding being in the room. "Think about it!" She scurried next to Elsa, looking deeper into her cousin's crystal blue eyes. "Me and you-" she grasped both of Elsa's cool hands, guiding her to stand up "-we were born with magic! It's not entirely crazy that someone were to use their abilities for evil."

Elsa's cheeks burnt up, and her face fell to the ground. "What makes you think this was caused by someone else anyway?"

Rapunzel slowly let go of Elsa's grip, and rubbed her elbows. Her emerald eyes began to burn with tears, but she tried sucking them up to avoid embarrassment. "I heard someone..."

Anna's ears perked. "Who?"

Rapunzel pursed her thin lips together, avoiding eye contact with the sisters. "I don't know, but..."

Eugene quickly approached his wife, resting his chin on her head.

Elsa, sensing Rapunzel's lack of comfort, offered her more tea. The brunette responded by shaking her head. She didn't want to stop talking about the issue because it needed to be addressed. Elsa grew worried that the evil creature Rapunzel and Eugene described would migrate towards Arendelle. What would they do if that were the case? The Snow Queen refused to let the conversation die down.

"If you can just describe these... creatures to Anna and I, maybe we could fight them."

Rapunzel vigorously shook her head. "And get killed?!" Rapunzel escaped Eugene's hug to grab at Elsa's shoulders. "Did you even hear what I said about these things killing nearly half of my people?! They will rip you - all of us to shreds!" Rapunzel's breathing became more and more rapid with every word.

"Yes, bu-"

Elsa expected her cousin to interrupt her once more, but was surprised when one of the castle butlers timidly spoke over the queen.

"Your majesty?" The butler was short of height, but stood tall in confidence. "You have visitors," he said with his mustache slightly muffling his words.

Elsa nonchalantly waved her palm in his direction, not bothering making eye contact with the short man. "Tell the local tradesmen that I have no interest in speaking with them at the moment."

As she turned her face back towards Rapunzel and Eugene, the butler spoke up once more. He fiddled his thumbs and said, "they come to speak about the rather... mysterious... creatures that lurk Corona at the moment."

The four majesties perked up their shoulders in disbelief. Each of their faces showed no sign of emotions that was expressed a few minutes ago.

"Who are they," Anna asked, brows furrowed.

The butler relaxed his spine, trying to come up with a way to describe them. He sunk his neck. "They claim to go by... the Guardians."

Anna and Elsa exchanged perplexed expressions. Neither one of them have heard of a group that went by that name.

Cautiously, Anna stepped forward with her hands behind her back. "I will greet them."

The butler coughed into his palm. "They asked specifically for the Queen."

"Why do they want me," Elsa asked, crisscrossing her arms. Her eyebrow raised in suspicion.

The butler wondered his eyes about the room, not exactly knowing how to say it. "They think you can help them. They also control magic, your highness."

Rapunzel's face grew in optimism. "We have to talk to them, Elsa! They could help us get our kingdom back!"

Elsa's raised her chest. "I guess that's the only choice we have."


The Guardians waited patiently outside the castle doors, each of them fidgeting nervously to meet the Snow Queen, Jack especially. He bit his lips, causing embarrassing red marks to show up on his chin. His face burnt a deeper maroon with every long minute the castle guards took.

Tooth gently placed a hand on his hood. "Have you heard of the Snow Queen before, Jack?" She could sense anxiety haunting him.

Jack shrugged looking down. "Well, yes..." His shoulders shivered and Toothiana's palms fell to her sides. "I know of her, but I've never met her."

Bunny spoke up, "you were still a spirit around this time, right Jack? Why didn't you introduce yourself sooner?"

Jack looked to his feet, kicking a pebble. "When Arendelle was frozen over, I tried talking to her, but because of the language barrier, her army of snowmen to protect her, and the fact that I was still invisible, it just never happened."

"Well, even after Arendelle got back to normal, you could've at least tried saying something," Bunny retorted.

Jack rolled his eyes. "I couldn't, she was assassinated a few years after that."

Suddenly, the castle doors creaked open, surprising the five spirits. The Guardians were greeted by three intimidating guards and a single woman. She had a slim figure, but her stature was tall. Her hair was in red pigtails, and her dress was a soft green lined with white designs. The woman's skin was rosy, and delicate freckles scattered her face. The woman held out her hand and said, "Princess Anna."

North firmly shook her hand, noticing how fragile her wrist was. "I am Santoff Claussen, better known as Santa Clause. But you can call me North."

Anna nodded her head, gesturing towards the rest of the visitors.

"Bunny," he waved.

"And I'm Toothiana," she fluttered, "this is Sandy." Tooth indicated her arm towards the small golden man. Sandy gently shook Anna's hand in response.

Anna peered her aqua eyes into Jack's. She noticed the small trail of frost at his feet, and the staff he gripped in his hands. Jack noted how Anna quirked a smile at him, eagerly waiting for him to shake her hand.

He took her palm, saying, "I'm Jack Frost."

"It's nice to meet you, Jack." She crossed her arms, inspecting him. "Why haven't we seen any of you around before?"

North said that it was because of how busy they were all the time, but for Jack it was a different case. In this time, Jack didn't have much responsibility like his fellow comrades did. There wasn't much for him to do before becoming an official Guardian since it naturally snowed on its own. Some argued that it was pointless for Jack to have the ability to control snow for the reason that it wasn't needed. It would be like that for Jack for three-hundred years until he gave the official Guardian oath. After that day, it stopped snowing on its own, forcing Jack to take on many responsibilities.

Anna stood to the side, inviting the strange newcomers in. The Guardians silently followed the bodyguards and Anna to an elongated conference room. The furniture had tiny details inscribed into every crevice. The room was filled with muted greens and browns with the occasional red accent. All five Guardians claimed seats around a long table. Anna had then scurried out of the room, promising to be back soon.

After two minutes of patiently waiting, the door swung open, and a handful of armored guards marched into the room one by one. They then stood in a neat line facing forward in the front of the room. After that, one by one the people that the Guardians had been waiting for crept in. First Anna, then Rapunzel, Eugene, and last but certainly not least, Elsa the Snow Queen. Everyone in the room had noticed how the temperature decreased dramatically. Wind gently caressed the cheeks of those who watched Elsa's every movement.

Elsa had may her way to the seat at the very end of the table. Anna, Rapunzel along with Eugene took their seat after. Elsa scanned the visitors, noting every detail about them. Tooth's bright feathers; Sandy's glowing sand; Bunny's soft fur; North's long beard. But Jack was different. Elsa had taken her sweet time, making lots of mental notes. She noticed his silver hair, the pasty skin, his sapphire eyes. She even took notes of how the smallest of snowflakes surrounded his body.

Anna had gently nudged her sister, helping her escape from her trance. She didn't realize that she had been starring at the newcomers for quite some time now.

"I am Queen Elsa of Arendelle. State your business."


The evening crept over the the mountains and hilltops with rays of pink and yellow. Kristoff and Sven had been walking all day with no break so their knees began to feel wobbly. Sven with heavy eyelids groaned in protest, begging Kristoff to let them sleep for the rest of the night. But they both knew that if they traveled a few hours more, then they'd be able to reach Arendelle in no time.

"I know, buddy," Kristoff whispered, placing a fresh carrot in Sven's mouth, "but just a bit longer, and we'll be home. Anna's probably worried sick."

Sven scoffed, communicating to Kristoff that he was tired and that Anna could sure as hell wait one more night. Kristoff only responded by giving his reindeer friend a friendly pat on the back.

As they slumped forward, they could hear the satisfying crunch of leaves under their feet. The suspenseful night haunted of crickets and frogs singing in the background. But something was off.

They stepped.

Crunch, crunch...

They stepped again.

Crunch, crunch, crunch...

They were being followed.

In a swift motion, Kristoff climbed on Sven's back and demanded him to run. Sven, suddenly not so tired anymore, galloped towards the mountains like there was no tomorrow. As they both puffed, their breath became visible in the chilly air. Wind roared into their ears as Sven ran faster and faster.

Crunch, crunch, crunch, crunch!

Kristoff, was afraid to turn his neck in fear that it would be the strange twins from earlier that day. Alas, he found that his instincts were right. The burly twins gave up hiding, and instead watched Kristoff and Sven ride off into the distance. They gave no sign that they were going to chase after them. Their silhouettes faded into the distance and a blade that one of the twins held reflected into Kristoff's eyes. What did they want? Money? Their carrots?

Someone's life was in danger, and Kristoff was going to make sure that it wasn't going to be his.