Elsa's appearence on Once Upon a Time on Sunday motivated me to write this faster!
Jack, Anna and Elsa were all standing in the courtyard. It was evening now, but the summer sun was still in the sky. Jack and Elsa both had backpacks on as they were prepared to make the trip to the north mountain. Both packed as light as they could as they waited for Kristoff to return to take them to the base of the mountain. Anna let out a small yawn, all the work her and Elsa did today really took a toll on her, but she still insisted she go to see the pair off.
Anna glanced over to Jack, seeing his staff sticking out from behind him. "You know you never told us why you have a walking staff when you clearly don't need one." She said tiredly. Elsa glanced over at him as well, she too was curious as to why he had that.
"Oh this?" Jack said while pulling the staff out and giving it a twirl. "It's kind of like a family heirloom. It's a little inconvenient at times but I just can't bring myself to get rid of it." He said before attaching the staff back to his backpack.
Anna nodded her head slightly, accepting his answer before she looked back and forth between Jack and Elsa. "Is that all you're both bringing?" She asked with a confused look.
"This will be more than enough," Elsa said casually.
"We can make most of what we need and we can always come back if we really have too," Jack said with a shrug.
"Are you sure we shouldn't just wait until tomorrow?" Elsa asked while turning to face Jack. "It's going to be dark soon." She said while glancing to the sun.
"Then we would have to spend some of the day getting there instead of practicing," Jack replied with a smile.
Anna put her hand up to her chin and looked up in thought. "Plus when you left during you're coronation you made it up to the north mountain when it was night with no problems. It took Kristoff and I quite some time to get there." She said, she always did wonder how Elsa managed to get up the mountain so quickly on her own. She was quickly broken out of thought by the sound of hooves coming across the stone bridge.
"Kristoff's back!" Anna said happily. Her tiredness fading as she quickly headed to the front gate with Jack and Elsa following a little slower behind. Once Anna could see Sven pulling the wagon into the courtyard she began jumping a little in excitement.
"She really likes him," Jack said with an amused smile.
"You have no idea," Elsa responded dryly.
Kristoff got off the wagon and turned around just as Anna jumped into his arms. He gave her a quick kiss before setting her back on her feet. "You know I never get tired of that," he said with a bright smile.
"I'm glad," Anna replied with a small blush forming on her cheeks.
Kristoff looked over to Jack and Elsa. "Hey-" he began before being cut off by Olaf jumping out of the back of the wagon.
"Hey Jack, we heard you got your butt kick by Henrik!" Olaf proclaimed loudly while running up to Jack.
Jack closed his eyes slightly and covered his face with his hand. "Is that really what people are saying?" He said with a groan.
"I at least heard it was close," Kristoff chimed in trying to make Jack feel better.
Elsa and Anna both covered their mouths with her hands trying to hide their laughter. Jack gave them both a dull glare through his fingers before removing his hand. "Anyway," Jack said trying to change to the subject off his defeat. "Are we all ready to go?" He asked the group.
"Yup, I finished all my deliveries and freed up my schedule," Kristoff said while turning his gaze to Anna. "So I'm all yours to help while Elsa's away." He told Anna happily.
"Yay!" Anna exclaimed while hugging Kristoff again.
Kristoff laughed slightly as he hugged her back. "Alright let's get going," Kristoff said as he broke his hug with Anna.
"Oh wait...Jack!" Kristoff said as he walked over to Sven. "This is Sven, he's been my best friend ever since I was little," he said while patting Sven on the head. "Say hi Sven," he said while putting his head next to Sven's. "Hi Jack, it's nice to meet you!" Kristoff said in his Sven voice, Sven just smiled widely at Jack as Kristoff spoke for him.
Jack looked at the pair with a puzzled expression before looking over to Anna and Elsa. "Umm...why?" He asked the sisters with a confused tone.
"We don't know," they both responded in unison while shaking their heads as they climbed into the wagon.
Kristoff gave them all a dull look before he hopped back into the front of the wagon next to Anna. Elsa sat in the back, with Jack sitting across from her, Olaf sat to Jacks right. When everyone was all settled in Kristoff pulled on the reins and Sven started to trot back out across the bridge and into the town.
For a while they all rode in silence taking in the sight of Arendelle in the evening. Anna was leaning against Kristoff's shoulder as he loosely held the reins, she had a smile on her face as she looked up at Kristoff. Olaf was looking back between Jack and Elsa until he put his hands together and turned to look up at Jack.
"So why were you fighting with Henrik anyway?" Olaf asked before his face lit up and he put his hands in the air. "Were you trying to win Elsa's heart?" He said loudly with an excited voice.
Everyone in the wagon turned to look at Olaf, even Sven stopped walking and turned his head to look at the snowman with wide eyes.
"What!" They all said together with shocked faces.
"N..no..that wasn't..." Jack stuttered trying to think of how to respond to Olaf's outrageous question.
Olaf nudged Jack with his elbow while giving him a sly look. "C'mon, you have ice powers, she has ice powers." He said before letting out a loud gasp. "Your babies will be magnificent!" He said while spreading his arms out wide.
Anna and Kristoff burst out into laughter while Jack stared at Olaf with his mouth open, he had no idea what to say to that. Elsa blushed slightly as she narrowed her eyes at Olaf.
"Olaf," Elsa said harshly in a low tone.
"What? You know I consider myself a love expert," Olaf replied while folding his arms over his chest.
"No..to all of that," Jack said finally finding his voice. "I only sparred with him because he asked me too, that's it." Jack said while putting his hands in front of him.
Olaf starred tentatively at Jack for a moment. "I like my version better," Olaf said causally before leaning back against the wagon.
Jack and Elsa both let out a puff of air, glad for that conversation to be over. When Kristoff and Anna regained their composure Kristoff pulled the reigns and the wagon began to move once again. The rest of the ride went smoothly with everyone chatting, along with Anna and Elsa waving to any citizens that called out to them. Just as the sun was beginning to dip in the sky the group reached the base of the north mountain. Everyone got out and stretched as they all looked up at the mountain, it was much colder now and there was a light snow fall on the ground.
"We still have a little ways to go," Kristoff said as he walked around to Sven. "Let me just change Sven over to the sleigh and will be good to go, should get there around night fall." He said.
"Actually, we should be good from here," Jack said as he surveyed the surroundings.
"What? You're going to walk the rest of the way?" Anna asked with a confused look.
"It's alright Anna," Elsa replied. "I'd rather not have you coming all the way back in the dark, and you can't exactly stay the night since you need to be ready to fill in for me tomorrow morning." She reasoned.
"Well...ok," Anna finally replied before going over and giving Elsa a hug. "Good luck, I know you'll do great." She said warmly with a smile.
"Good luck to you too," Elsa replied before looking over to Kristoff, Sven and Olaf. "Take care of her you three." She said to them.
"Always," Kristoff replied with a smile.
"You can count on us!" Olaf proclaimed.
Sven just nodded his head with his tongue hanging out of his mouth.
"Ready to go Jack?" Elsa asked while looking over to where Jack was standing, only to find that he wasn't there anymore, looking down she saw that he was sitting on the ground taking his boots off.
"What are you doing?" Elsa asked with a raised eyebrow.
"I'm not really one for shoes, I only wear them when I have too. And meeting a queen falls under the have too category." Jack replied as he finished taking off his boots and tied them to the back of his backpack.
"So you're going to walk with no shoes?" Elsa asked with a bewildered expression.
"Who said anything about walking?" Jack asked quizzically.
Elsa continued to give him a puzzled look, she opened her mouth to ask what he meant by that but he spoke up first.
"Can you do me a favor and hold your bag in front of you?" Jack asked as he took a few steps toward her.
"What for?" Elsa responded, still baffled at what he was doing.
"Please, just really quick," Jack said while keeping his eyes locked on hers.
Slowly Elsa took her bag off her back and held it in front of her. "Ok, now what?" She ask with a slightly frustrated tone.
Jack gave her a bright smile."Now the fun begins." No sooner did he finish his sentence did he quickly pick Elsa up bridal style.
"What are you doing?" Elsa shouted at him as she squirmed in his grasp.
Jack looked over his shoulder at the now stunned Anna, Kristoff, Olaf and Sven. "See you guys later," he said before jumping forward. As he did he summoned a large gust of wind that propelled him and Elsa forward, as soon as his feet landed back on the snow he began turning it into ice so that they easily glided along the snowy terrain.
Anna, Kristoff, Olaf and Sven stared with wide eyes and opened mouths as they watched Jack essential skate out of sight and up the mountain.
"Well that's one way to travel," Anna was the first to say, her eyes still wide.
"She's going to kill him," Kristoff said worriedly.
"I bet she loves it!" Olaf shouted happily.
"I don't like this!" Elsa shouted at Jack. She knew he had some annoying tendencies but she never thought that he would have the audacity to pick her up like that without even asking her first.
"Well you may want to stop squirming and hold on, we are going pretty fast." Jack said calmly as he continued to move through the forest.
Elsa looked down at how fast the ground was moving past them with a nervous expression. After a moment she reluctantly reached one of her arms around Jacks back and held on tight.
"You could have at least given me some warning," She said with annoyance in her voice.
"Now where's the fun in that?" Jack said while looking down and giving her a quick wink. "Where exactly is this place anyway?" He asked.
Elsa scoffed slightly before extending her other hand and pointing toward the top of the mountain. "Through the forest, over the ridge and just about at the top." She replied before looking down at his bare feet that were continuing to change the snow into ice. "Is that why you took your shoes off?" She asked while pointing down at his feet.
"It's much easier to use magic without anything covering your hands and feet," Jack said matter-of-factly.
Elsa understood that all too well, for most of her life she tried the best to cover up so that her powers wouldn't show.
"Plus this is a much more exciting way to travel, much faster than a sled too," Jack said with a confident smile.
"I suppose so. Just don't drop me!" Elsa said in a commanding tone.
"Wouldn't dream of it your highness," Jack replied with a laugh.
Elsa looked around at the trees flying by and feeling the cold wind in her face, she had to admit that it was exciting to be moving like this, even if she wasn't a fan of being carried. I never considered using my powers like this, I wonder if he could teach me this too, she thought. She was broken out of her thoughts by the sight of a large gap that they were quickly approaching.
"Umm...Jack?" She said with a worried voice. Looking up at him she saw that he still wore a calm expression.
"We need a bridge." Jack said while looking out at the ravine. "My hands are a little busy at the moment, would you mind?" He asked while looking down and shooting her a grin.
Elsa narrowed her eyes at him before flinging her hand out and sending a burst of magic to the edge of the cliff. Just as they got there, a bridge of ice formed connecting one side to the other.
"Not bad, you know we make a pretty good team," Jack said with a light chuckle.
Elsa rolled her eyes at his comment. "Were almost there, it's just over that ridge." She told him. "But we need to go around, I made steps that lead right up the last time I was here," she said while pointing over to the side of the ridge.
"Hang on tight your highness!" Jack shouted before he summoned another large gust of wind that carried them high into the air.
Elsa let out a small yell before wrapping her other arm around Jack and burying her face into his chest as she held on for dear life. Her stomach did flip flops as the wind carried them up.
Jack was looking up at the sky with wonder. "It's just like flying," he breathed out. The wind carried them to the top of the ridge where Jack was able to easily land on the soft snow. Looking up his eye went wide at what he saw before him.
Elsa sensed that they were no longer moving and opened up one eye to see that they had stopped and were now at the top of the mountain. She quickly jumped out of Jacks arms and began to smooth her dress out. "Don't ever do that again Jack Frost!" She said angrily. "Not only did you pick me up without my consent, but you could have killed us several times!" She continued while pointing her finger at him.
Not one word of Elsa's rant reached Jacks ears. He was looking up with wonder at the huge palace made completely out of ice. "Woah," he said in a low tone as he admired the structure.
"Jack! Are you even listening to me?" Elsa asked while waving her hand in front of his face.
"Incredible," Jack said before blinking and turning to look at Elsa. "This is incredible, you built this?" He ask, a sense of shock still present in his voice.
Elsa look to the palace and then back to Jack before folding her arms across her chest. "Well...yea, but that isn't the point, the point is you should be-" Elsa began trying to give Jack another lecture.
"It's amazing! You're amazing!" Jack said with bright eyes.
Elsa's cheeks turned a light shade of crimson. "Well...uh...thank you," she replied, her anger diminishing at his compliment.
"I gotta check this place out!" Jack said excitedly before he ran up and across the steps that led to the entrance. He completely past the broken railing as he headed inside the palace.
Elsa watched him go with a slightly puzzled look, he was usually so calm and collected, this was the first time she saw him so excited. She began to follow after him until she heard a loud roar from inside the palace. Elsa's eyes went wide when she heard the sound.
"Uh oh," she said quickly before running up and across the steps as well, she too missed the broken railing as she headed up to the doors.
