Chapter 9: The Ultimate Treasure and A dare
All of us continued to do our chores. We were almost done, when Elsa came bursting in, followed by Snow. She was carrying a big book and sounds like she was having a very serious conversation with Snow. Neither Snow nor Elsa notice that we were in the room.
"No, Snow. That temple could be anywhere. If he finds it first, the Guardians will be in serious trouble. All he would need to do is to steal the two other keys and he'll be invincible," Elsa said. She sounds very worried. Who is this 'he'? Is it Pitch? How will the Guardians be in trouble?
"No, he still needs to find the Ultimate temple," Snow argued. What is the Ultimate temple?
"I'm quite sure he knows where it is and-" Elsa stopped short. She must have realised that we were listening. "We'll talk later," she told Snow. Then she walked to the table and sat down there. She plopped the book on it. She opened it and she and Snow started poring over it.
I flew over and looked over her shoulder. There were pictures of temples and treasures. The book was very old and the old lettering was hardly readable.
"May I help you?" Elsa asked me.
"Yeah, what are you doing?" I asked, even though I already know.
"Reading," she answered nonchalantly.
"Why are you looking at temples?"
"I'm planning for my next heist."
"What was it that you were talking about?"
"Aren't you a curious spirit?" Elsa asked me. I shrugged my shoulders.
"I'm curious about all things. Like where did you get that sword again?" I asked. I have been wondering about that sword for ages. That sword was so sharp!
"At a Chinese temple. I asked the Chinese there what kind of treasures they had, and they showed me a picture of that sword. They said they would give it to me if I could get past the booby-traps and defeat a Chinese master. And well, I pass the tests."
"Awesome!" was all I could say.
"Do you want it?"
"Nah, I'm good," I lied. It would be awesome to have it, but after what she did to get it, I don't think I could take it.
"Sure you are," she said sarcastically. She looked relieved that I didn't pursue the question about what she was talking about. I think it's best if I don't say anything more about it. But Merida didn't think so.
"Okay, enough chit-chat. Who is this 'he', Elsa?" Merida said impatiently. I could hear the distaste when she said Elsa's name.
Elsa cringed and closed the book. "No one. It was just a villain who I read in a story. Sometimes I like putting myself in the stories sometimes. Weird, aren't I?" Elsa laughed a forced laugh. With that, she walked away with Snow glaring at Merida.
"Merida, did you have to call her name in that voice?" Punzie scolded. She is always nice to everyone.
"She's hiding something and I want to know what it is," Merida replied defiantly.
"But did you have to interrupt them? Did you see how cute they looked when they were talking?"
"Excuse me?" I asked. I felt heat creep up my cheeks.
"Man, you know Elsa so likes you, right? And you so like her," Hiccup said.
"If I didn't interrupt, they would have gone into their own little world. Then we'd never find out what she's hiding," Merida said.
"Well, being mean is not going to help you. She is never going to open up to you if you keep acting like that. But I think Jack could get her to open up though," Punzie continued.
"Guys, I'm right here!" I said.
"Fine, I'll try to be nice to her," Merida said. "And Jack, she so likes you."
I groaned. How is it that the conversation keeps changing to me and Elsa?
Elsa's POV
I could hear the hate in Merida's voice. My heart started buzzing uncomfortably. Being cupid, hate weakens me. And Merida was full of hate towards me. The way she looks at me, the way she speaks to me. What did I ever do to her?
I could tell that Snow was fuming as we walked back to our room. "Snow, it's okay," I said.
"No! It's not! She can't treat you like that. You don't deserve it. And did she have to interrupt you two like that?" Snow said.
"What?"
"You were talking with Jack. Your conversation was going great, until Red head interrupted you."
"It's okay," I repeated. The truth was, I didn't want to continue talking about me and Jack. He was really nice, he knew I didn't want to say what Snow and I were talking about and didn't pursue the subject. Even though he wanted the sword, he thought about how I got it and didn't want to take it. He was really understanding.
We reached our room and I unlocked the door. "So, let's continue our conversation from before. How are we going to find that temple with the last key?" I asked Snow.
I was talking about the Ultimate Treasure. It is a colourful gem with magical powers. Legend has it that it can absorb the belief of children in the Guardians. The Guardians need the children to believe in them to stay strong. That stone could drain the belief in a Guardian, and little by little, the Guardians will fade away.
Pitch is after it, so he can take over the world and destroy the Guardians. But there are four keys – gems – to enter the Ultimate temple where the Ultimate Treasure is hidden. The four keys are each of a different colour – red, green, blue and yellow. Three keys have already been found. Pitch has the red one, Tempest has the green one, while I have the blue one.
All Pitch needs to do, is to find the yellow key and steal the other keys from Tempest and me. I think he knows where the Ultimate temple is. He can just collect the treasure and we're doomed.
Snow and I have been searching for the yellow key for ages. The only place I know that has information about it is in the RA. But do you know how big that place is? It will take me years to read every single one of those books.
"There's only one thing to do. Get into the RA at all cost," Snow said determinedly.
"Let's wait till North calms down and ask him for the key again," I suggested.
"I doubt he would give it to you," Snow snickered. "Not after what happened last time."
"Ha-ha, very funny," I said sarcastically, rolling my eyes.
We spent the entire afternoon training and talking about Pitch. I was still wondering about the bag of mysterious stones. None of the books I own have mentioned anything about it. Which, is another reason for me to go into the RA. Wait! The Hocus Pocus Scroll! Why didn't I think about it?
I took out the scroll and unrolled it. It was blank. "Hocus Pocus Scroll, please tell me what kind of stone this is," I said as I held up a stone from the bag.
Words started to appear on the scroll. "This is a very rare stone. I have never seen it before, but I heard that it has very powerful magic. It must never fall into the wrong hands."
"Okay, but do you know where the last key to the Ultimate Treasure is?" Snow asked.
More words appeared. "I cannot answer most of your questions, but I can tell you where you can find the answers."
"Where?" Snow and I asked.
"The Book of Legend. It is laid in the hidden library on the top of the tallest mountain in the North Pole. It is guarded by a winter fury, the last of its kind. It is much like a night fury, but it shoots ice instead."
"Thank you Hocus Pocus Scroll," I said. And it rolled up by itself.
A winter fury? It sounds just like that ice serpent, which chased me all around the Earth. Should I take the chance, and risk putting the whole Earth in ice age again? Best not, right? But how will I get North to give me the key to the RA without telling him about the Ultimate Treasure. Dad told me to keep it a secret.
"So… are we going after it?" Snow asked, breaking the silence. I thought about it for a moment.
"We will, only if North doesn't let me in," I said, which is so likely the case. "Come on, let's go outside." I looked out my balcony and saw that it was getting dark. I made a ball of light and threw it in the air. Instantly, the room lit up.
Then I made a smaller ball of light and made it float above my palm. Then we slowly walked out the door, using the ball of light and my bow – which emits a purple glow – to light our way. I hope we don't bump into the Big 4.
As Snow and I walked, we heard voices in the lounge room. I quickly extinguished my light and we walked quietly to the door. There we could hear clearly what they were talking.
"What are you hiding from us?" I heard Merida ask.
"Yeah, and what does Elsa have got to do with it?" Hiccup asked.
"There is no secret, and don't you accuse Elsa of anything," Bunny said angrily.
"Could we just return to the game before we need to return to our jobs," Tooth asked.
Snow and I shared a look and we nodded. We decided to put the older Guardians out of their misery. We casually strolled into the room, causing the Guardians to stop talking. I hummed my song "Let it go", I looked at the Guardians weirdly. "Why are you guys looking at me like that? Did I do something wrong again?"
"Yes," North said.
"Hey, I don't count embarrassing a principal in front of the whole school wrong," I said. I thought he was talking about that last prank.
"You what?" North asked. Oops.
"Nothing," I mumbled.
"You did that too?" Jack asked.
"Hey, the whole school was practically falling asleep. They needed something to wake them up," I said.
"How did you do it?" Jack asked. He looked amazed.
"Well… she sort of made the principal look crazy on stage and poured a bucket of water on her," Snow answered for me.
"Hey! On the bright side though, she wasn't itching anymore," I said when I saw North's glare.
"Whoa, I poured paint and a whole lot of feathers once," Jack said proudly. I laughed.
"What did the principal do?" Snow asked.
"She went crazy and spent the entire assembly looking for the person who did it. She didn't even try to wash off the paint. Instead, she got covered in dust too," Jack said trying to hold back his laughter. By now, Snow and I were giggling.
"Hey Elsa, want to play truth or dare with us?" Punzie asked cheerfully. She reminds me of Anna. "Snow can play too," she added.
Snow and I shrugged our shoulders and I said, "Sure, why not?"
"My turn!" Jack exclaimed as I sat on the couch. He was perched next to me on his staff. I giggled. He turned to Bunny and said, "Truth or Dare?"
"Dare," Bunny replied in a "duh" tone.
"I dare you to jump up and down saying 'I'm a kangaroo!' 20 times," Jack said, smirking. Bunny was fuming, while everybody else was trying to hold back their laughter.
"I wish I had a camera," Jack whispered in my ear as Bunny started jumping up and down. His cool breath sent shivers down my spine and I think I felt butterflies in my stomach?! What!?
Then I had an idea. I took out one of the stones that I got from my last heist. I have hundreds of this, and I figured what this stone does. It is a small blue crystal ball. It records things like a video or take pictures. I held it up and it started recording down Bunny.
It was hilarious, not as funny as the principal though. When Bunny finished, he caught sight of the stone in my hand.
"That better not be a recording stone," he said threateningly.
"As a matter of fact, it is," I said.
He lunged for it, but I was one step ahead of him. I dodged and ran behind North. "Come and get it, Slowpoke."
"Come back here!" Bunny shouted angrily. He chased after me, just as he was about to jump on me, ice was shot out from somewhere. Was that mine? Today, when I was playing the piano, frost covered it, am I losing control? I looked around the room and saw that it was Jack. A wave of relief washed over me.
"Thanks," I told Jack. I threw him the crystal ball, he caught it and flashed me a smile when he saw the video inside the ball.
"I'll get you back, Winters," Bunny growled. "Elsa, Truth or Dare?"
"Dare," I said. Snow's face brightened, she ran over to Bunny and whispered something. They were both grinning. Oh no… I know those grins.
"I dare you to kiss Jack," Bunny said.
"WHAT!" Jack and I exclaimed at the same time. We blushed and looked away. Everyone was smirking. "Come on Elsa, you need love too," Snow said.
"Sorry, but cupids are not allowed to love," I said, although that rule is not really very serious.
"Just do the dare already, it's just a dare," Bunny scolded. Urghh…
"Fine, but you better watch your back, Fur-ball," I said. I just want to get this over with. I quickly leaned in and planted a kiss on Jack's cheek, then I ran out of the room. I had a weird feeling. Wait! Do I like him? Maybe…
Jack's POV
She
Kissed
Me.
I was blushing madly when she ran out. The guys were laughing at me.
"She so likes you," Snow said. Everyone nodded in agreement.
"Why did you call her Winters?" Punzie asked Bunny.
"That's her name," Bunny answered.
"Frost and Winters, great combination," Hiccup said. I groaned. Is everyone going to talk about me and Elsa now?
"And they like pranks, winter, and the colour blue. Do you have any idea how much you have in common?" Tooth asked me. "And you have amazing teeth!"
"Well, we better go, we have a lot of work to do," Bunny said and the Guardians left. Snow went back to her room to find Elsa. The gang and I left to go to our room. Merida and Hiccup aren't familiar to not sleeping yet, they are slowly adapting to life being immortal. I went to sleep because I had nothing to do.
That night, I dreamt of Elsa and we were playing in the snow having snowball fights and skating. Thanks Sandy, wait, do I really like Elsa?
A/N: Hey guys! Sorry for not updating sooner, I had a lot of school work. I hope you like this chapter. Did you like the dare Elsa got? I did!
Anyway, keep on reading and ship Jelsa! I'll update next week!
