A/N: Howdy folks! After a hectic week, my class finally ended and I passed with an A. But, more importantly, I finally graduated! I got delay due to moving into a new home in '12 (plus we didn't sell our old home, but rented it, so we had to spend time remodeling both houses), and this class kept can't cancelled. It was literally the last class I needed to graduate. I will continue graduate studies, but only in fall, so hopefully now I'll have more time to write. Now, before I forget, back in chapter 6 I had promised to let you guys know about Frozen's 3D Blu-Ray regions, but forgot to mention it last chapter. They films are indeed region free, so they'll play anywhere. I know it's been long since out, but I went online just yesterday and found conflicting answers. However, the back of the cases have the A,B,C all region marking written on them and I have tested it myself. So if anyone lives in an area with no 3D (like here in the US) feel free to import. Second thing, the other day I was looking through YT, and found mention of a petition for a RotG/Frozen crossover on . I know, I know, I just thought I'd put the information out there in case anyone is interested. Before anyone says it's impossible, I know Disney and DreamWorks are rivals but not as much as Disney/Universal or Pixar/DreamWorks. In fact, DW even went against Universal's wishes in creating a long-term partnership with Disney to release some movies under Disney's Touchstone logo (some movies you may know that they released include I Am Number Four, Real Steel, War Horse, Lincoln and Need For Speed). So you never know. It may be improbable, but it's not impossible.
Finally, I actually managed to find time to rewrite the entire main part of this story, which is the titular flight. Originally I was inspired by Peter Pan, but after watching a rerun of the '78 Superman movie and decided to base it off of that instead (I also added a couple of lines in tribute; see if you can spot them;). Now one of my friends is pestering me to suggest you guys listen to the song Can You Read My Mind? sung by Maureen McGovern, an unreleased piece from the movie (you really don't have to, I think it works even without any music at all; though I do like the line 'friend from another star'; that fits Jack and DreamWorks so well, from Elsa's POV). Anyway, more JackxElsa in this chapter, so hope you all enjoy it!

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters. They are owned by Disney and DreamWorks. I'm writing this purely for entertainment purposes.

Through The Storm
Chapter 10: Night Flight

Elsa was able to sleep relatively soundly and eventually, her shivering stopped completely. After a few hours, Jack left the room to get a snack for Elsa. He thought about everything that had happened as he walked down to the dining area. He still couldn't get over just how close they'd come to disaster; how close he'd come to losing Elsa.
"And all because I got careless." He thought miserably.

Elsa was beginning to wake up when Jack returned carrying an ice plate filled with defrosted fruits and berries. Fortunately, they had decided to stock up on some food, and thus he wasn't stuck trying to thaw them now as Elsa had already done so. He looked as guilty as he still felt and his facial features were apologetic.

"I'm sorry Elsa." Jack muttered for the umpteenth time that day. "This is all my fault. I shouldn't have tried that with someone like you." As soon as he said it, Jack mentally slapped himself and regretted it, wishing he could take back those stupid, thoughtless words. Really bad choice of words.

"Why? Is it because I'm a woman?" She asked, suddenly in a bad mood, though she had no idea why. It wasn't from the day's events; she had honestly forgiven Jack for that. Jack paled more than usual. Where had that come from?!

"What?! No!"

"I'm just like you, the only difference being that I'm mortal and a woman." Elsa didn't know where all of this was coming from. She wished she could just shut up or bite her tongue, but she couldn't stop the heated words from spilling out. "And I know it's not because I'm mortal, because we both have similar powers and you even said I was stronger than you. What that a lie?"

"What?! No!" Jack cried, desperate to explain himself. "Listen, I have nothing against women-"

"Oh, really?!"

"Yes! I lived with my sister and mother. I never really knew my father. I don't know if he left us, or if he died, or if he just was never there; I don't remember any of it. But I remember the love my mother had for my sister and I and I remember how much I loved her and my sister." Jack explained.

"So please believe me Elsa when I say, I may be playful, mischievous, and admittedly, occasionally a dork, but I have nothing but the utmost respect for women." Elsa's features softened as she regarded the pained look on his face. She regretted snapping at him. She was just so frustrated with what she saw as her own shortcomings and helplessness. That plus her worry for both her Anna and her kingdom were really driving her nerves hard. Still, Jack didn't deserve her ire. He had done nothing but try to help her anyway he could and for that she was eternally grateful. More than he could ever know.

"Sorry… I guess… I didn't know… I'm sorry. I'm a Queen, I shouldn't be so quick to judge." Jack smiled at her apology. He knew it was sincere and that she meant her words. Jack however, didn't really see anything that needed his forgiving. He understood her frustration. In fact, he empathized with her, remembering all the long years that he couldn't be seen and the pain of the frustration that came with it.

"Hey it's okay. You didn't know and you were upset." He said with a smile. Elsa gave him a small smile but it quickly faded. Jack didn't like that. He didn't like it when something caused Elsa to stop smiling.

"Still, I know what it's like for people to jump to conclusions. I shouldn't have done it."

"Aww Elsa, it's a learning experience." Elsa shook her head, a light smile gracing her features once more. Even when she snaps at him, Jack is quick to forgive and comfort her.

"Jack, you're incorrigible." He grinned broadly at her.

"I know!" Jack laughed. "That's why you love me so much!" Elsa didn't reply, only turning her gaze to the floor, a light bit of color on her cheeks. Yes, your lively good-humor is one of the many reason I suspect are causing me to feel strange around you.

"What I had meant was someone inexperienced like you, who is still getting used to her powers and still learning." Jack explained. "You still need practice and training, but I believe in you Elsa. I know you can great things. Amazing things. Good things." He stood up from her bed and smiled at her. As he left her room, Elsa watched him leave. He believes in me? He believes in me.

When Elsa finished eating she went in search of Jack. She had decided that she still wanted more training today despite everything that had happened earlier. She found him sitting at the bottom of her ice stairs in the entrance foyer. He seemed lost in his own thoughts. Elsa walked up to him and placed a hand softly on his shoulder. Jack looked up at her face to see the young Queen smiling at him.
"Shall we continue our training?" She asked. Jack blinked in surprise.

"Are you sure you still want to train today?" He asked. Elsa nodded.

"Well, like you said, I still need training and we have a few hours of daylight left; we shouldn't let it go to waste." She said. They proceeded to the center of the foyer and turned to face one another.

"Let's work on conjuring and shaping snow and ice." Jack said, holding up his staff.

"Alright." Elsa nodded.

Pitch trudged through the snow, trying to sense out any bit of fear that he could. The boogeyman was more than annoyed. He normally travelled through shadows and wouldn't have to worry about the snow. However, due to the meddling Guardians' magic over Arendelle, he had no idea where the queen was, and travelling via shadows would be a moot point if he didn't know where his final destination could be. He was trying to sense the Queen's fear and had in fact sensed a major spike to her fear twice since arriving in Arendelle, however, for some odd reason, compared to the first two spikes in her fear that originally brought him here, these fears were gone in a matter of seconds. Pitch was absolutely clueless. From his experience, nothing that could cause that level of fear could be gotten over so quickly. And to make matters worse, the fear from the people in the kingdom were interfering with his senses. Pitch's ability to sense fear worked like measuring waves. The higher and sharper, the more fear was being felt. Except it wasn't pinpoint accurate. His ability to sense fear worked like a mix between a fire alarm and playing Marco-Polo, without needing any input from him except his attention. Someone would fear, and he would get a sense of direction. The greater the fear and the longer it lasted, the more accurate he was. The Guardians had done well to hide this place from him, and it was well hidden for centuries. In fact, it was only a few years back that he became aware that someplace he didn't previously know of existed. The problem was that after that original spike in fear, he'd only ever get the occasional spike that didn't last long enough for him to locate Arendelle.

Fortunately for him though, the sheer amount of fear he'd sensed just last evening, had allowed him to finally discover its existence. It had been like a flare in the darkness, as much as he hated the metaphor of anything lighting up the dark. Then earlier today, he'd gotten another notable spike in the level of fear that made him realize it was the Queen and set him off in the right general direction. However this brought him back to his current predicament. He'd just recently sensed two more major spikes in the Queen's fears yet they went away too fast! It didn't make any sense! How could she possibly fear something so much then get over it so quickly?! Pitch cursed the Guardians. If not for their interference, he would have located this place long ago. Granted, the Queen was young and she wouldn't have been born then, but at least he'd have a foothold in Arendelle and would know it's layout and locations a whole lot better by now.
He could blame all of his problems on those wretched Guardians. Pitch was a simple spirit. All he wanted was to be feared, believed in by those who would fear him and to rein in a world covered in eternal darkness; that's all. Those Guardians on the other hand with all their stupid ideas of 'protecting, and dreams and fun', yerch! Oh how he hated them and all they stood for! Pitch paused in his tirade of thoughts and looked around. There was a lot of residual fear lingering around this particular area and it was fresh; less than forty-eight hours old. He narrowed his eyes, focusing. He was onto something. It was definitely something. Or someone. A person! Yes, yes. Ye- wait, no. It was a different person. This was a young woman, but not the Queen. With a man and a reindeer.
Whoever they were, they had been chased by wolves. A cruel smirk curled its way onto Pitch's face. He hoped they had gotten eaten. What Pitch couldn't know however, was that the woman had been the princess he had been searching for and that she wasn't accompanied only by a man and a reindeer, but also by a certain Guardian.

Jack and Elsa stood grinning at each other. They were both tired, but it had been worth it as, like usual, Elsa had easily mastered the techniques once she'd gotten the hand of them. Jack glanced up as the frozen ceiling and realized the sun had set and soon the moon would be out.
"I think we can call it a day Elsa." He said. Elsa nodded.

"Thanks for everything, Jack." You're the best! Jack smiled and nodded

"You're welcome." They both proceeded up the ice stairs then split to go to their own rooms.

"Goodnight." Said Elsa, smiling. Jack returned her smile.

"Sweet dreams."

"Don't let Marshmallow bite."

"Hah! Good one." Jack entered his room and settled into his hammock, pulling out the journal and pen.

"Journal Entry Day 4." Jack began. "Oh man, where do I begin? I messed up big today. I tried a cold weather test to see how cold Elsa could make it. Unfortunately, we found out the hard way that while she is incredibly resistant to the cold, she is not completely immune to it. She lost consciousness but thankfully I was able to find her and bring her to the safety of the ice palace before she could be harmed… or worse." Jack paused in his writing, the pen hovering above the page. He noticed it was trembling slightly in his grip. Taking in a deep breath, he continued, "What could have happened, it terrifies me more than anything I've ever felt; I don't even want to think about, but I must. It is my fault, it is my responsibility. We trained some more after she was feeling better. Elsa forgave me quite easily for my mess. I don't know I could be able to forgive myself that easily. I'm so thankful she is so forgiving. She thinks I'm simply helping her, but I'm also benefiting. She has become a strong and steady force in my existence. I don't know what I'd do without her. I have to protect Elsa. I need to protect her. God, I am so stupid! How could I screw up this bad?! I don't want her to get hurt. I don't want to lose her. I can't lose her."

Jack closed the journal and closed his eyes, thinking. What were these feeling Elsa was giving him? He needed to keep her safe; to keep her happy. He always wanted her to smile, to gaze into her eyes and to hear her giggle. He needed to hold her and breathe her scent; to feel the touch of her skin and her hair on his skin. He needed so much and all he knew was that it didn't have anything to do with being a Guardian or being assigned to help Elsa. Jack soon realized the moonlight was falling across his eyes and opened his eyelids to see that it was falling brightly into his room, despite the nearly opaque ice. The young Guardian blinked in confusion; then a thought dawned on him. Jack looked up and a huge grin spread across his face. It's time.

The young Queen rubbed her sore shoulders. It had been a long day. Changing into her dark blue nightgown, she lay down on her bed with a half sigh, half groan. She shifted and turned trying to get comfortable. The bed seemed too big now for some strange reason. Elsa shifted again, ending up on her back in the middle of her bed, staring up at the ceiling, trying to get over the strange sensation. She felt like she had lost something. On top of that, the bed felt oddly empty now. It took a moment before she realized with a blush that she was missing Jack's presence beside her. It had only been for a few hours, but he'd done something to her that she couldn't explain and could barely understand. I wonder if he knows what he does to me?
Elsa looked up at a knock at her door.

"Hey Elsa?" Came Jack's voice from the other side. Hiding a smile, the Queen got up and strode across her room, opening the door.

"Hey Jack, what's up?" She asked, leaning against the doorframe. The young man before her smiled broadly.

"The stars and the moon." He said pointing up. Elsa blinked in confusion.

"What?"

"Remember I promised to take you up?" It finally dawned on Elsa what he was talking about.

"Now? Night is falling." She asked. Jack nodded.

"Exactly! It's the perfect time!"

Elsa followed Jack as they walked to the heart of her palace.

"Shall we go up?" He asked. Elsa made a rectangular opening appear on the ceiling and created an ice ladder leading up to it. When she had more time she'd work into turning the ladder into a collapsible one like used in attics and make a sealable opening for the exit to the roof in order to hide it and the ladder when not in use.

"Ladies first." Said Jack standing beside the ladder and bowing. He was being polite and had failed to realize the problem that would arise from him climbing up behind her. When he did, he blushed and tried to keep his gaze averted. The Queen looked down to make sure Jack was keeping up and upon catching the look on his face, realized what had happened. Realizing this was the perfect time to get even, Elsa smirked and in her most regal voice asked,

"Jack, what are you doing?" The young Guardian seemed to snap out of a daze and balked, suddenly very nervous.

"Uh, My Majesty! I mean, Your Majesty!" Said Jack.

"Are you staring at my butt?" Elsa asked, careful to keep her smirk off her face. Jack's eyes widened and a blush crept across his face. He looked up at her again, too late realizing his mistake.

"No, no, I… I was, but I'm not… I'm staring again." The Queen couldn't help a small smile at the Guardian's embarrassment.

When they finally made it out onto the palace's roof, Elsa helped Jack up. The stood and looked around at their surroundings. Elsa blinked in surprise as she stared out at the North Mountain. Everything was visible. The moon and stars were shining so brightly that they could easily see everything even though it was night. It was almost as if the moon wanted them to be able to see the entirety of the world around them. She was nervous and admittedly excited but she was not afraid. Not with Jack here.

"Are you afraid of heights?" Elsa looked at Jack to see that he was being serious.

"No." She replied, shaking her head.

"That's good."

"So, how are we going to do this?" She asked. The white haired young man smiled mischievously.

"Like this." Jack picked Elsa up bridal style and held her close and securely. Blushing greatly, the young Queen wrapped her arms around his neck, looking around to avoid looking him in the face.

"Now what?" She asked when she finally got the nerves to glance up at him. Jack flashed her his famous one billion krone smile, which made Elsa feel her heart flutter.

"Now, hang on tight." Jack leaned back and toppled over backwards, falling head first towards the ground far below.

"Aaaahhhh Jaaack!" Elsa screamed, tightening her grip around his neck, hanging on for dear life. The Guardian chuckled at her response as he swiftly pulled up and into the night sky, to hover about twenty or so feet of the ground. Jack looked down to see Elsa had her face buried against his chest. He took a moment to enjoy the feeling of having her this close before he spoke.

"It's okay; I've got you." Jack whispered into her ear. Elsa opened her eyes, looked down and gasped, burying her head back against his chest, squeezing her eyes shut once more.

"Y-you've got me?! Who's got you?!" She cried. Jack merely chuckled.

"You can open your eyes and look up now." Elsa looked down again and once again, she gasped. By now they were much higher.

"You can fly!" Though he'd already told her so, it only just now sank in.

"Elsa, I can fly!" He chuckled. "Now look up." Elsa did as she was told and for a third time, she gasped, though this time it was for a completely different reason.

"Oh, wow…." She said staring out at the land that was visible thanks to light from the full moon and the stars. "It's beautiful up here." Jack took off, flying into the night and cruising at a decent speed, causing Elsa to squeal in surprise and bury her face between his neck and shoulder.

"I thought you weren't afraid of heights?" The Guardian asked. Elsa managed to look up at his face, her own streaked with nervousness.

"I'm not, but there's nothing between here and a huge drop."

"Not so." Said Jack with a slight smile. "I'm here, and I'll never let you fall." Never. As they flew across the ice palace, Elsa was gradually able to overcome her nervousness, mainly thanks to Jack's presence, and she was able to look up. She felt eternally grateful to him for helping her overcome her nervousness as she took in all the wondrous sights. Elsa was modest, but even she had to admit her palace was simply put, stunningly beautiful. She simply had had no idea just how. If it looked this magnificent in the moonlight, glimmering brilliantly in the starlight, she could only imagine what it must look like in the sunset or sunrise.

"You really need to truly experience flying." Jack suddenly spoke up.

"Jack?" Elsa asked, looking at him curiously. The Guardian smiled at her.

"Believe in me." He said. She did. Jack maneuvered and slowly released her body, but kept holding her left hand in his right. Though she was nervous at fist, Elsa soon smiled She was 'flying' beside Jack, her body stretched out, legs back, just like him. She spread her right arm out so that her arms were now fully extended like bird wings. Elsa glanced at Jack and smiled happily at him. Jack returned the smile.

Jack flew them towards the ice staircase that led up to the palace. They weaved and rolled, intertwining around the stairs.
"Hahahah!" The two laughed as wind and stairs whipped by them. They pulled up near the base of the stairs and headed off further into the mountain. Jack brought them down by a frozen river, just barely skimming the surface. Parts of the river were glass smooth. Other parts were frozen in the middle of great running movement, while even other parts were frozen with modest rippling, causing the light form the moon and the starts to twinkle funnily on it. Elsa lowered her free hand, allowing her fingertips to run over the frozen surface. She laughed as her fingers skated on the ice. Next, the Guardian and Queen rose away from the river, flying towards the tree line.
They zoomed by just over the treetops, blowing snow off of the highest branches. Jack led them down to the frozen forest area where he, Anna, Kristoff and Sven had first met Olaf; the place with the frozen droplets hanging off the tree branches.
Elsa gasped at the scene. The moon and starlight played on the frozen ice hanging off the tree branches, making them shimmer and twinkle merrily like a collection of Christmas lights. The Queen managed to tear her eyes away from the glistening ice to look at Jack. He looked just like a schoolboy, carefree, not a worry or a problem in the world could ever bother him. Nothing could hold him down; nothing could stop him. The sky belonged to him and he belonged to no one. Maybe, you and I can belong to each other? Jack looked at her and smiled, drawing a blush from the Queen.

Returning towards the palace, they spiraled up to the highest point of the palace, a long thin ice "pole" that crowned the palace's elongated obelisk-like crystalline roof. Jack pulled Elsa close so that he was holding on to her waist and she had her hands on his shoulders, her feet resting atop his. Elsa tilted her head up a bit to look into the eyes of the ever-so-slightly-taller Jack. Their faces were inches apart, so that their breaths tickled each other. Their noses were almost touching and both simultaneously realized that if either one leaned in just a tiny bit, their lips would meet. Elsa felt her face warm up as Jack smiled at her. In spite of herself, she just stared deeply into his eyes, unable to look away. Jack finally turned he around so that her back was pressed to his chest and wrapped his arms once more around her, across her shoulders and waist, to support her, so she could see out into the North Mountain. In the far distance, she could make out the lights from Arendelle.

"Well, what did you think?" Jack asked as they hovered just above the palace, looking out into the land, his breath tickling her neck and cheek. Elsa suppressed a shiver that had nothing to do with the cold.

"It was amazing!" Said Elsa, the excitement evident in her voice. "Everything is so beautiful! Thank you so much for taking me up!"

"I can do even more." Jack smirked. "Can I have permission to show off, Your Majesty?" Elsa smiled at him.

"Alright. Impress me." She said. Jack smirked at her challenge. Taking Elsa's hand once more he shot up into the clouds. They soon burst from the clouds into a clear night sky. Jack flew up in an arcing path from the top of the clouds, so that at the top of the arc, they were flying on their backs. He rolled them over and dove back to the clouds. Once among them, Jack flew up again in a similar arc, in the opposite direction.

"I'll catch you." Jack said suddenly as the flew up from the clouds.

"What?"

"Trust me!" Jack let go over her hand, using Elsa's momentum to carry her a bit further.

"Aah!" Elsa gave an involuntary shriek. She was only in midair for a few seconds as Jack quickly looped around and grabbed her bridal style in his arms once again.

"There we go." Elsa looked up and her eyes went wide. They were hovering in midair and she realized what Jack had done.

"Oh my-! This is-! Wow! Jack! Oh wow!" Said Elsa trying to express her amazement. Jack had used his speed and the clouds to draw a giant heart shape that hung in the sky before them, above the clouds. From their angle, it looked like the heart had been drawn around the moon.

"It's beautiful!" Said Elsa. She leaned her head on Jack's shoulder and he leaned his head on her head.

A/N#2: I want to ask (and be honest here) am I boring you guys? I'm really worried that I am as this is one of those sloooow fics that takes forever to get to what everyone wants (which I believe is JackxElsa and KristoffxAnna, not to mention Pitch and Hans actually doing something). Everything will happen in good time, if slowly, but if you guys would like, I can try to rearrange some things to bring some event to happen sooner (I'm thinking either something to do with Pitch or something to do with Kristoff and Anna). Anyway, if anyone is wondering about Pitch's part, he first found out about Elsa's existence when she became afraid as a child after accidentally striking Anna in the head with her powers. Afterwards, she would have other moments of fear, but they were never great enough to allow him to find Arendelle (her parents' deaths would IMO cause more grief than fear as she was used to isolation by then) until Elsa's powers were revealed during her coronation ball. The spikes in Elsa's fear level Pitch detected were when she fled from Arendelle, when she was afraid after striking Anna in the heart, after Elsa's nightmare at the end of chapter 8 and finally her fear during Jack's blizzard last chapter. Those last two were under the effect of Father Time's magic, though Pitch doesn't know that. Pitch isn't aware of Jack's presence because during the wolf chase he was too busy determinedly fighting the wolves to fear them, and during the blizzard last chapter, Elsa's fear was so great that it overpowered his and inadvertently hid Jack's presence.