And I'm back! I hope you guys are enjoying this book. Oh, by the way I have this all written on paper and after emailing it to a friend of mine, she suggested that I should make this a series, so I'm actually on the third book of this small trilogy. Let me know if, when I'm done this book, if I should put the second book in a different title or in this same one. Anyway, enough about the next book, enjoy this chapter!
Chapter 3 Life And Death
"Hey, Jack? Can we go flying again?" Elsa asked.
We were finally in her room alone; the guardians had left to give us some privacy.
I smiled. "Sure! Where do you want to go?"
"How about my ice palace?"
"Okay."
A few minutes later, we were speeding through the air toward the north mountain. I set us down on her balcony; the railing was all repaired.
"Wow, Jack! Did you fix this place up?" Elsa asked.
"I tried to clean it up a bit," I replied.
"And he did a pretty good job, didn't he?" asked Pitch, stepping from the shadows.
"Why are you here, Pitch? What do you want from me?" I pointed my staff at him, ready for anything.
Pitch just smiled. "It's not you I'm here to talk to, Jack. It's your lovely lady friend there." The guardian of fear turned to Elsa. "What do you say, my dear? Join me?"
Elsa narrowed her eyes and raised her hands into a fighting stance. "Join you?" she repeated. "Why would I want to join the losing team?"
Pitch shrugged. "Very well." He raised his own hands and shot at Elsa with his magic. He threw her into the crevice below her ice castle before fading back into the shadows.
I flew after her.
She landed hard at the bottom of the crevice, and lay there, unmoving.
I dropped down beside her. "Elsa! You said you would do whatever it took to protect your kingdom, but you can't mean this!"
"Jack, I love you," Elsa murmured; I could tell every word was a great effort.
"I love you too," I whispered.
I gathered her in my arms, holding up her head and placing my mouth against hers. She smiled beneath my lips. I lifted my head and looked into her eyes; those beautiful sky blue eyes that gleamed with love. Then she sighed and closed her eyes, and her body started to grow colder than it already was.
"No!" I gasped.
I lay her back down as gently as I could and grabbed my staff from where it lay as I stood up. I remembered that my staff had healed itself one time when it was broken. If my staff could heal itself, could it heal other people? It was worth trying out.
I pointed my staff at Elsa, wanting so much to put colour back into her white face. Ice shot from my staff and hit Elsa, encasing her in light so bright, I had to shield my eyes. When the light faded away, Elsa was still lying there, but her face had a little colour in it. Suddenly, she sucked in a breath and her eyes flew open. I raced over to her, putting my staff back on the ground.
"Elsa! You're back!" I almost refused to believe it.
Elsa smiled weakly. "Yes, I'm back, but your stick didn't heal my wounds."
How did she know my staff brought her back?
"Because I can still hear your thoughts."
Even her thoughts sounded weak. Now I was really worried.
"Okay, I'm going to pick you up and fly you to Arendelle, and it might hurt when I pick you up, just to warn you," I didn't know what else to say.
Elsa barely managed a nod as she gritted her teeth to brace herself from the pain. I lifted her as gently as I could, though I could hear her screams of pain inside my head as I lifted into the air and flew for Arendelle. From what I could tell, I guessed she had broken a few ribs.
"I really love flying," Elsa murmured softly.
I smiled down at her. "Me too."
I reached the castle and flew her into her bedroom and lay her on her bed. Now, how was I supposed to get the castle physicians to help Elsa? I could talk to Anna, but I didn't even know if she would be able to see me. Then again, she believed I Elsa, and Elsa has the same powers as me. It would be worth a shot.
I walked to Anna's bedroom door and hesitated before knocking on the door.
"Elsa?" Anna called. "Is that you?"
"No," I replied, hoping she could hear me. "But I'm a friend of your sister, and I need your help."
Anna opened the door, and her eyes widened to see me standing there. Relief coursed through me. She could see me.
"Who are you?" Anna asked, her eyes still wide.
"That doesn't matter now," I replied. "What does matter is that Elsa is hurt and I need you to get the physicians so they can help her."
Anna put her hands on her hips. "Why don't you get the physicians?"
I sighed. Anna was as stubborn as her sister. "Because they won't see me. Do you want to help your sister or not?" I was growing impatient.
"Okay! I'm going, I'm going!" Anna started walking swiftly down the hallway.
To make things faster, I flew back to Elsa's room.
"How are you feeling?" I asked her.
"Pretty bad," she managed. "Are you getting the physicians?"
"I told Anna to get them since they probably wouldn't be able to see me," I answered.
Elsa glanced at me in surprise. "She could see you?"
I nodded. "I guess since she believes in you, and I have the same powers as me, then she believes in me too."
"Anna believes in me," Elsa murmured with a smile.
And with that happy thought, she fell into a light, uneasy sleep.
Okay, yes, I know what the comments are going to say; 'YOU KILLED ELSA!' Guys, I had to for the plot. And it works for the second book so, um, bye!
