Elsa's uptight form went rigid. Her breath was caught in her throat. "W-What? I-I…" she managed to stammer out breathlessly.
Clementina's frightened gaze darted frantically between Elsa and Little Elsa. She swallowed thickly and trembled anxiously. "Look." she spluttered incoherently. She wrapped her arms around her stomach protectively, a habit that Elsa seemed to inherit. "I don't know who you are, or where you come from. Just...just tell me! The truth! Who are you, really?"
Elsa's mouth went dry. "I-"
"Elsa!"
She turned around and saw Anna bursting through the door. "Elsa! Say-oh."
Anna comprehended the situation as it unfolded right before her eyes. Elsa looked like a thief that's about to be captured. Her mother was staring at her sister with a fearful expression etched on her face. "So guys-"
"You!" Clementina growled, "what are you hiding? Tell me!"
Little Elsa stepped out shakily with a guilty expression on her face. "Mama, I-"
A sudden bang from the door interrupted Little Elsa's speech. A man scrambled in, his eyes clouded with unknown fury. "We will not be ruled by a witch!" roared the trespasser.
Little Elsa dove into her mother's arms in fear. Adgar came in as well, cradling his shocked wife and daughter into his arms. "What witch?" asked Adgar nonchalantly. His tone was level and controlled, but he couldn't hide the absolute terror in his eyes.
The trespasser stiffened when the king said those words. His eyes blazed with renewed anger. "Don't you dare deny the truth, Your Majesty." he seethed, "I know that one of your princess is a witch-there she is!"
The trespasser pointed an accusing finger at Elsa. "That's her! The ice witch that freezes the heart of anyone who comes near her."
Anna clenched her fists angrily. How dare he?! "Why you-"
She was cut off by the sound of metal clanging in the air. "Your Majesty," he said with a small hint of reluctance. "Everyone knows about it. They say that our future queen is a monster!"
Little Elsa crawled out of Clementina's arms. "How does he know…"
The man pointed the knife at Little Elsa shakily. "Or maybe you are the one…"
His eyes widened in realisation. "But she's just a child…"
The man shook his head. He will not let such thoughts to bias his decision. A sudden pain in his head broke him from a train of thoughts. "What the-" he exclaimed.
It seemed that someone was forcefully trying to take control over his mind. He gasped at the thought. Suddenly, the man went limp and his eyes turned misty. He picked up the knife and threw it towards Little Elsa.
The little girl screamed and slammed her eyes shut, waiting for the pain that was to come, but instead, she felt nothing. She bit her lip in confusion and slowly opened her eyes. What she saw made her chest tighten. Elsa had her arms out protectively and pillars of ice were surrounding them, saving her from the lethal projectile. Little Elsa widened her eyes. It must've been a trick of the light. It just couldn't be. The woman had the same powers as her. The dream was very much real. The king and queen were having similar thoughts.
"I was right." the man chuckled humorlessly, his hands fumbling for another weapon that was hidden in his pouch, "you are the witch!"
A flash of hurt appeared on Elsa's face before it dissipated just as quickly. "I'm not a witch." she muttered indignantly.
The man smirked. "Oh really?"
He pointed to the ice pillars. "Then what's this?"
Elsa avoided his furious gaze. "Something that I was born with."
"I. Don't. Care!"
The man growled maliciously before lunging towards Elsa. She gasped in shock before wildly shooting ice shards everywhere. A blizzard was stirring up in the hallway due to Elsa's panic. She was so engrossed in her fight that she didn't notice her parents staring at her, wide-eyed with panic and confusion. A barrage of ice smashed into the man's forehead and he fell down on the floor, unconscious. Elsa panted heavily and looked back at her parents and Anna. Her parents were staring at her like if they've seen a ghost and Anna looked aghast and terrified. Her eyes then flickered back to the unconscious man. She felt nauseous as she felt the full impact of what she had done to the man hit her. "O-Oh, this isn't w-what I m-meant to do.."
She crumpled down onto the floor, shaking uncontrollably.
Anna snapped out of her stupor when she saw Elsa collapse. "Elsa!" she exclaimed worriedly and she threw her arms over her sister. "Elsa, it was only self-defence. Don't worry…"
But Elsa still continued to sob. Anna ran her hand through her hair in distress. For once, she didn't have the words to comfort a person. "A-Anna…" hiccuped Elsa, "I still think we have some explaining to do. For them."
"Oh. Right."
When Anna had finally finished telling her parents and the little girls the truth, she let out a big breath and fiddled with her hands nervously as she waited for her parents to respond. Adgar was the first to break the silence. "S-So...you're our daughters? From the future?"
Elsa nodded slowly. Adgar was still trying to comprehend the impossible situation. "I-I need to think. Sorry."
As soon as that last syllable left his mouth, he dashed out of the hall.
It must've been the shock. Anna deducted.
Both sister didn't know why, but as soon they started spilling the truth, a huge burden seemed to lift off from their chest. Maybe telling the truth was the right thing to do after all. Clementina took it surprisingly well, though. She carefully got onto her feet and walked up to the girls. She slowly caressed their cheeks. "So…" she whispered softly, "from the future? You two sure have grown."
Her face broke into a warm smile. Anna and Elsa couldn't help but get caught by Clementina's spell and they smiled too. Clementina gently took the hand of Little Elsa, who was staring at her doppelganger with shock and awe. "See?" said Clementina, "I told you that you will make a wonderful queen, Elsa. Because she's standing right in front of you."
Elsa's heart melted on hearing those words, while Little Elsa looked at her own hands excitedly. "No more gloves." she smiled, "no more gloves! I'll get to see Anna again! I can't believe it."
Elsa gently hugged Little Elsa. "Yes. There will be a bright future for us all."
Maybe not for all of us, thought Anna sadly, if only Mama and Papa knew what...their future was….
Anna nearly broke into a series of sobs right there, how could she ever tell their parents of their demise?
Elsa tugged Anna's hand reassuringly. "But," Elsa sighed, "I think we know who's behind the attack."
Hans.
Hello everyone! Sorry because I haven't updated for a nearly a month. Again. But I will never abandon this story. Ever. I have gotten extremely busy recently, so I'll be only updating this story once or twice a month, or maybe even more (If I'm lucky). Sorry if that will disappoint you all :( Also, ideas are welcome. ( coz I seriously need some right now :/ ) Oh yeah, has any of you guys watched Wicked the Musical? I watched it 2 weeks ago and it was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. Happy Reading! :)
