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Chapter 7: Family Tree Extension pt 2
"You!" Ingrid exclaimed.
The cloak fell to reveal...the Duke!
"Let go of me you monster!" the Duke squirm.
"This is all your fault! Because of you I've lost everything! I've lost my sisters because you killed Helga and now you planned to take Elsa away from me!" Ingrid yelled.
"I don't know what nonsense you speak of!" the Duke spat at her.
Ingrid, already filled with hatred, decided to test out her new dark magic. She ripped out the Duke's heart and looked at it. It has been tainted in some areas with parts of it glowing red. Everyone else stopped.
"Ingrid, think what you're doing." Pearl tried to calm down the woman.
"Pearl...You've already seen my future. Give me one reason why I shouldn't crush this man's heart." Ingrid breath heavily.
"Because then you will feel regret after this is over and your sisters wouldn't want you to do this." Pearl gave her answer.
Anna looked confused when Pearl said "sisters". Did the Snow Queen had another sister other than her mother?
Ingrid slowly squeezed the Duke's heart, feeling that it wasn't enough to stop her anger. The Duke screamed in pain.
"Ingrid listen to me," Snow started softly. Ingrid looked her distant relative. "Long time ago, I was in the same situation like you did. I almost lost my son, Gwyn, whom I loved very much. Because I almost lost him, I became angry and sad. I took extreme measures to free him from his curse. I almost risked my whole entire kingdom to try to save him. My heart become corrupted as I became lost in fear of losing him. When I realized what I did... I really wished I could have taken it all back. I regretted what I did. Don't make the same mistake I did." Snow explained.
Ingrid, feeling hesitant, loosen her grip on the Duke's heart. Pearl stretch out her hand, gesturing that she wants the heart. Ingrid gave it to her but the Duke tried to escape. Snow used her powers and freeze the Duke's legs to keep him from running any further.
"What are you going to do with it?" Elsa questioned.
"When you have an enchanted heart, you can do many things with it. Right now, we're going to interrogate him." Pearl answered. They walked in front of the Duke.
"Let me go! Unhand me at once!" he shouted.
"Did Hans and you planned this?" Pearl speaks to the heart.
"Yes, he and I planned it. That's why we never showed up for dinner." the Duke answered.
"What was your original plan?" Pearl asked.
"To use the potion on the Snow Queen," the Duke point a finger at Ingrid. "But since she was trapped in the urn, Prince Hans decided to used it on this snow witch." he now points a finger at Elsa.
"What does the potion do? Does it kill its victims?" Pearl interrogate, a hint of anger is in her voice.
"Not exactly. It may be fatal yes, but what it does is put their victims in a comatose like-death." the Duke answer in annoyance.
"Is that all the answers we need?" Pearl turned to everyone else. Everyone nodded. "Okay, everyone to my room now." she spoke to the heart. "Forget that this ever happen and make your way to Hans' room."
Once everyone is in Pearl's room, Snow used her magic to unfreeze the Duke's legs.
"So what now?" Kristoff asked.
Pearl waved her hand around the mirror to show the Duke making his way to Hans' room.
-Hans' Room-
Hans is satisfy that Pearl gave him a room all to himself. Back at the castle, he either had to share or sleep on the floor, so he was happy to be laying on a comfy bed.
'Soon, that snow witch is going to drink the poison and will never wake up again.' he thought.
A knock is on his door. He opened it to reveal the Duke.
"Ah, perfect timing. Has it been done?" Hans asked.
"Yes, Prince Hans. I saw that witch drink the poison tea. She collapsed and they couldn't wake her up." the Duke answered, though it was Pearl speaking though his heart.
"Excellent. Once we get back home, Arendelle will be mine." Hans grinned evilly.
-Pearl's Room-
Everyone watched as the traitor began taking about himself being king.
"Like that is gonna happen!" Anna whispered, in case the Duke won't say what she said.
Pearl spoke, holding the heart, "I overheard that the little witch is going to announce the news to everyone tomorrow morning."
"Wonderful, now just to be clear, nobody saw you... Did they? So long they don't see us, they can't place the blame on us without proof." Hans questioned.
"They didn't even notice me spying. They were so worried about their fallen queen. Now, about the deal we have." Pearl started.
"Yes, yes, I know. Are we going to see the body of that witch? I need to be sure that it is confirmed that Queen Elsa is dead." Hans asked.
"Tomorrow, they'll have no choose but to do it since they don't want to deceived their people." Pearl replied.
"Great, now off with you. I have to plan ahead when I become King Hans of Arendelle. The first thing I do is to set off a celebration to celebrate me becoming king and the freedom from that snow witch." Hans shoo the Duke away.
The image faded, bring back everyone's reflection.
"When this is all over, I'm ready to knock that man off of his feet." Anna replied.
Snow giggled at Anna's enthusiastic. "Remind you of someone?" she teased her older twin brother.
"Guess some traits are still passed down in this family." Ross joked.
Pearl put the Duke's heart in a box like how Regina did with Marian's. The whole family gathered around the mirror and Ingrid notice something different.
In the mirror, there is her younger self, Elsa, Anna, Kristoff, Snow, Ross, Rapunzel, Bella, young Helga, and... young Gerda. All of them were smiling back at them though the mirror, no ice, no loneliness. For the first time ever in such a long time, Ingrid felt that she truly belongs, that she is truly loved.
"Pearl, are they here?" Ingrid asked, seeing her sisters in the mirror.
"I don't know, you'll have to wait and see." Pearl teased. She looked at the clock. "Oh, it's getting late. You should all get back to your rooms. Snow, Ross, Rapunzel, Bella, you're room is next to mine and Ingrid's."
The four nodded and went to their rooms, leaving Elsa, Anna, Kristoff, and Ingrid.
"Um Pearl, what about tomorrow? Do I have to play dead?" Elsa asked.
"No, but tomorrow, you will come with me and Ingrid. Make sure you come really early in the morning so nobody will notice." Pearl advised.
"Okay, come on Anna." Elsa hold her sister's hand.
They both left the room, followed by Kristoff and then Ingrid. After Pearl is alone, she walks to an empty drawer. She pulled one of the drawers out to reveal a locket. She took it out and stared at it.
"Don't worry, you three. Soon, you'll get to meet and see everyone again. I promise." Pearl whispered to the locket as it began to shine faintly.
The next day, Pearl got her secret quest back to their cloaked box. She then quietly got Elsa and Ingrid out of their room. Elsa wore her ice dress while Ingrid wore a different snow dress. Pearl wore a silver dress and the magical locket. Her hair is tied in a pony tail. On the bottom of the theater, close to the first row, is a coffin. Pearl instructed that Ingrid used her ice magic to make a fake Elsa along with any other magic to make it seemed like it is the real Elsa, only dead. Once that task is complete Pearl told Elsa to go to the control room so that she can watch episode later without being seen by Hans. She also told Ingrid to go with Elsa to keep each other company while she go get the two of them and her secret guest food.
-Diner Room-
In the diner room, where everyone is getting breakfast, Anna tried to put her best depressed face ever in order to fool Hans and the Duke. Kristoff, catching what Anna is trying to do, offer his assistance.
"Anna, I know it's hard but... there is just no other way." Kristoff pretends to be sad.
"I know, but what am I going to do now? I can't be Queen of Arendelle, that title belongs to Elsa not me." Anna fake out to be heartbroken.
Hans, overhearing the conversation smirk, "Well, if that's the case. Maybe you should let me become King of Arendelle."
"I would never let you, especially what you did to Elsa!" Anna doesn't need to pretend that she's angry, she already is.
"And who would believe you without any proof?" Hans got in her face.
'Smack'
A red mark appeared on the prince's left side of his face. He looked angrier enough at the princess' action.
"That is a warning for getting in my face and for Elsa. The next time it will be lights out for you!" Anna shouted.
The prince seemed to be angry but amused at the same time. He spoke in a hushed tone, "When I am king, the first thing I'm gonna do to you is to make you suffer for the rest of your miserable life. I'm gonna make you wished that you had married me when you got the chance."
Anna didn't like the sound of that but tried to show no fear. "Do your worse but you'll never be a real king or be loved as one. Because you are a traitor who is stealing everyone's happiness and the kingdom." she dared.
"With pleasure." he replied deadly as he left. Anna took a deep breath, knowing that the creep is probably going to keep her a prisoner of her home so that he can torture her. She hugged Kristoff really tight.
"That was scary." Anna admitted.
"Yeah, no kidding." Kristoff agreed.
Pearl watched the scene in concern. What if their plan fails? Anna would be put in risk in the mercy of that creeper. She shook that thought out of her head and grabbed some food for Elsa, Ingrid, and the secret guest.
After everyone had breakfast, they went to the theater when the citizens are brought back. Pearl introduce the citizens to Snow White, Ross Red, Rapunzel, and Belladonna. She explained to the citizen what she told Ingrid and the others. Snow sit in a seat next to Ingrid's, Ross sit next to his sister, his wife next to him, and Bella next to Pearl's.
"Now, I'm afraid I have bad news. Queen Elsa of Arendelle is dead." Pearl replied in fake sadness. The curtain opened to show a coffin with fake Elsa in it. "An unknown illness suddenly claimed her life. We're still trying to find the culprit."
'Though we don't need to because we already found him' she thought.
Everyone started to mutter quietly, some cried, some yelled in outrage, but most of all an accusing finger is pointed at Prince Hans.
"Everyone please settle down, your queen wouldn't want you to harm someone else out of anger, even if it's her enemy." Pearl advised. "Plus, we don't have proof... unfortunately."
Hans smirk at the kingdom's dilemma while the Duke is yelling yes inside his head.
"I'm afraid we'll have to continue to watch the episode without Elsa. Lets just hope that she'll be with us to see the future she worked hard for." Pearl suggest, hoping that she had convinced everyone that Elsa is gone.
The first step of their plan is completed. When they finished the whole episode, it is up to Elsa to decide her future. Pearl take her seat and press the remote as the screen started to play.
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