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Chapter 10: Revelation

Elsa's body tensed up as her eyes darted around the dark room, "Excuse me? We are not 'your little packages', whatever that's supposed to mean. Who are you anyways?"

"Patience, Your Majesty, all your questions will be answered in due time."

"I demand you show yourself, immediately!"

"Oh, how foolish of you to demand such things…you see, you're in no place to tell me what to do."

Elsa let out an exasperated sigh, "If you refuse to reveal yourself, can you at least have the decency to send someone to check on my cousin here? She's not feeling well, and she needs her medication."

The voice fell silent for a little bit, "Cousin?"

"Yes…do you not know who we are?"

"Where's Princess Anna?"

"She's on her way back to Arendelle as we speak."

The voice hesitated slightly, "Who's you cousin?"

Rapunzel faintly spoke up, "My name is Rapunzel…Princess Rapunzel of Corona."

The gruff voice seemed to soften at the discovery of Rapunzel's identity, "The lost princess…I remember hearing about that. I'll send someone to check on you, Princess." Footsteps echoed off the walls as the man walked away.

Once everything fell silent, Elsa looked over at her cousin's still form, "That was strange…he seemed way too interested in my sister."

Rapunzel let out a long sigh, "I'm glad that Anna and Kristoff are far away from here."

"Okay, so what do we have so far?" It was about four thirty in the evening and everyone was gathered around a large table in Le Jardin once again, discussing the evidence they found at the palace. While everyone was seated, Anna was standing at the head of the table determined to find her sister and cousin as quickly and efficiently as possible.

Hans leaned back in his chair, "Well, we know that they were kidnapped, despite the attempt to throw us off in thinking that Rapunzel was dead."

Eugene slowly sipped his drink, "Which makes it seem like the explosion wasn't an act of terrorism, it was a cover-up for the kidnapping."

Hannah furrowed her brow, "Well, how could the kidnappers guarantee that you four would be the last and only ones in the room?"

Eugene suddenly put his drink down, "Rapunzel was unconscious before the explosion…perhaps that had something to do with it? Hans, you were there…what happened?"

"While Elsa and I were conversing with all the nosy dignitaries and party guests, we heard a scream from the snack table area. We turned to see what the commotion was all about and there, on the floor, lay an unconscious Rapunzel. Elsa and I hurried over to her and about thirty seconds later, you and Miss Ludder burst into the room telling everyone to evacuate. And well, you know the rest, Eugene."

Juliette leaned onto the table with interest, "It would sound like Rapunzel ingested somezing zat knocked her out. Perhaps ze food she ate was laced wiz somezing?"

Hannah nodded, "That's a possibility…but how come Elsa wasn't drugged? If the kidnappers wanted to take both of them, you'd think that they would do the same to Elsa."

Hans suddenly sat up, "They did, or at least, they tried. When I joined Elsa and her large group of admirers, she held a glass of champagne that some other man had supposedly given to her…that drink was probably laced with the same drug Rapunzel took but I swapped Elsa's drink at the last minute."

Hannah nodded, "Okay, now we're getting somewhere. Both targets were supposed to be drugged by drinks, but Rapunzel didn't take any champagne for obvious reasons and you swapped Elsa's. So they resorted to plan B…the food. Guaranteeing that at least one target would be drugged. Did anyone seem adamant to serve Elsa and Rapunzel food or drinks?"

Hans and Eugene looked at each other briefly, before Hans furrowed his brow, "That snake, Miss Ludder, was pretty adamant in serving Eugene and Rapunzel drinks shortly after just meeting them."

Eugene scoffed, "Scarlett had nothing to do with it. She was with me when we discovered the bomb."

Hans narrowed his eyes, "Don't you think it was quite the coincidence that you ran into her in the hallway? She's not a palace guest…she had no reason to be out of the ballroom. She's probably been playing you this entire time so that when we did discover it was her, you'd try to support her and declare her innocence."

Eugene spoke slowly, with a hint of anger in his voice, "She's not like you, Hans…she's not as conniving as you were in Arendelle."

Hans angrily stood up, knocking the chair backwards, "Oh, that's rich! Bring up my horrid past and use it against me! Well, Flynn Rider, you were just as much as a criminal as I once was so cut the nonsense."

"Enough!" Everyone looked at Hannah who was sitting rather regally at her end of the table, "If you two decide to turn on each other then we'll never find Elsa and Rapunzel."

Juliette sheepishly stood up, "Excusez-moi, but I need to go pick up my daughter from the sitter. Anyone care to join me?"

Anna quickly stood up, "I will!"

Kristoff did the same, "Me too."

Anna placed her hand on his forearm, "Kristoff, you need to stay here in case these two decide to lash out."

Kristoff pouted and hesitantly sat down, "…Fine."

Anna quickly kissed the top of his head and then hurried after Juliette who was already walking out of the door.

After Juliette and Anna's hurried out of the drama in the café, the two quietly made their way through town, carrying a somewhat awkward tension between the two of them. Anna nervously bit her lip, "That was an interesting argument to say the least."

"Oui…" Juliette curiously looked over at Anna, "What has Hans told you about his mozer?"

Anna nonchalantly shrugged, "He's doesn't like to talk about his past too much, but as far as I know, he loved her very much and was completely destroyed when she died."

There was another few seconds of silence before Juliette looked at Anna again, "What if she didn't die?"

"What on earth are you talking about?"

"What if someone faked her deaz and sent her away instead?"

Anna wrinkled her nose and shook her head, "I don't think so…that's a little bit of a stretch. What brought on this sudden interest in Hans's past anyways?"

Juliette shrugged, "Nozing…it's just curiosity getting ze best of me."

"Oh…" Anna looked up and realized that they were at the same building that held Christopher's office, "So where are we headed?"

Juliette opened the door for Anna, "Doctor Christopher Bello's office."

As the two of them ascended the staircase, Anna curiously looked at Juliette, "I thought we were going to go pick up your daughter."

Juliette smiled as they approached his door, "…We are."

They entered to see the receptionist at the front desk, finishing up some forms from the day's work. She smiled upon seeing the two girls entering the room, "Good evening, Juliette…who's your friend?"

"Bonjour, Eileen. Zis is Princess Anna of Arendelle. She's visiting London along wiz ze rest of her family."

The woman stood up and bowed, "It's a pleasure to meet you Princess."

Anna politely bowed her head, "Thank you…so where's Diana?"

The woman sat down with a smile, "Doctor Bello is playing with her in the daycare center. Would you like me to let him know that you're here?"

Juliette began to walk to the door, "No, no…we'll just go back and let ourselves in. Zank you, Eileen."

The two girls walked through the door and down a small hallway, stopping at a door with a window. The two looked in to see Doctor Bello and Diana both sitting at a small table in the middle of the room with other stuffed animals around the table with them. Anna giggled upon seeing the adorably funny sight, "Are they having a tea party?"

Juliette continued looking through the window with a smile, "Zey have a tea party every Saturday…it's tradition. Last week, I caught ze doctor actually wearing a tiara and glittery hair accessories."

Anna laughed, "He a really nice guy isn't he?"

Juliette nodded with a smile, "He's an absolute sweetheart. After ze passing of my husband, he offered his services to help watch Diana while I worked."

"Isn't he busy with, you know, doctor stuff?"

"Yes, zat's why Eileen helps him during ze day."

Anna looked at the expression on Juliette's face and broke into a wide grin, "You like him, don't you?"

"Pardon?"

"You've got a thing for the doctor…not that I blame you. He is very handsome, and smart, and kind, and thoughtful, and caring."

"Oui…" Juliette dropped her head, "But he deserves better zan me."

"What on earth are you talking about? You're wonderful."

She looked at Anna and gave her a sad smile, "Oh, Princess, I am nozing more zan a single mozer trying to raise her daughter while making a steady income from serving tables. He deserves better…shall we go inside?"

Juliette opened the door for Anna and once the two entered the room, Diana's dark chocolate brown eyes lit up with excitement, "Mommy! Mommy! You're just in time for the tea party!"

Juliette bent down as her daughter ran into her open arms and the two embraced in a warm hug, "Am I? Well, zat's fantastic! And I've brought a friend! Zis is Princess Anna of Arendelle."

Anna gave her a little wave, "Hi, Diana. It's a pleasure to meet you."

Diana walked up to Anna with wide eyes, "Are you a real Princess?"

"Yes, I am. My sister is the Queen of Arendelle."

"Do you have unicorns in your castle?"

"No, I'm afraid that we don't. They typically don't like to be held in captivity so we had to let them go a long time ago. But we do have a reindeer named Sven."

Diana slightly pouted, "But if you're a princess, where's your tiara? And your glass slippers? And your Prince Charming?"

Anna sat cross legged on the floor, despite it not being 'lady-like', "Every princess has a different fairytale. Mine includes open gates, a talking snowman, and my prince charming is an ice harvester."

Diana's eyes widened, "Talking snowman?!"

Behind Diana, Anna saw her mother's eyes widened and briefly shook her head, "Ah, yes, because I use my imagination?"

Diana smiled as she sat down next to Anna, "Oh! I have a talking teacup named Chip!" She looked around the room and then cupped her little hands and whispered into Anna's ear, "But he doesn't really talk, I'm just using my imagination."

Ana giggled and whispered back, "Don't worry, your secret's safe with me."

Diana looked up at Juliette, "Mommy, can Anna stay with us?"

Juliette cleared her throat, "Diana, it's Princess Anna. She's royalty, sweetie."

Anna stood up and dusted herself off, "No, no, it's fine, really. I don't mind being called Anna…actually, how would you guys like to come back to the house I'm staying at? We can all have dinner together!"

Diana jumped up and excitedly clapped her hands, "Yay! Mommy, we're going to have dinner with a princess!"

Juliette worriedly looked at Anna, "Are you sure? I wouldn't want to impose-"

Anna dismissively waved her hand, "It's no trouble at all, you've done a lot for us today and it would only seem fair to give you the evening off. You're welcome to join us, Doctor."

The doctor, who had been politely listening to the conversation, smiled, "I'll only come if you call me Christopher. I'm off duty so there's no need to use my formal title."

The door opened at that moment and Eileen stuck her head in, "Doctor Bello? There's a man here with a young lady back at his estate that's very sick with some unknown illness. He's asking for your immediate assistance and says money is no object."

"I'll be right out." Christopher took out his glasses, "Well, I guess I'm back on the clock again."

Anna smirked, "Well, Doctor Bello, I'll leave directions to the house here and you can come by whenever you wish."

"Thank you, Princess. I'll see you all tonight." He smiled at everyone before putting on his glasses and exiting the room.

The three girls soon walked out of the day care center and Anna spotted Eileen grabbing her coat in the hall, "Eileen! Would you like to come back to the house I'm staying at and join us for dinner?"

Eileen gave her a kind smile as she slipped on her coat, "I'm sorry, Your Highness, but I'm afraid that I've got to get home to my family. Supper isn't going to make itself."

From the waiting room, Christopher stuck his head into the hallway, "Eileen, where is the man?"

"He said that he would be waiting for you outside in his carriage." With a quick head nod and smile, he hurried out of the office and down the stairs.

Outside a large dark carriage was waiting for him and he hurried inside. A redheaded man with round glasses gave him an apologetic smile as he held up a black bag, "Thank you for coming, Doctor…I'm terribly sorry to inconvenience you, sir. But I'm going to have to put this on you." Everything went black for the doctor as the carriage lurched and took off at a fast pace.

Elsa was pacing back and forth as far as her chains would allow her to pace. Rapunzel's health was fading quickly, and Elsa was surprised that she didn't freeze her chains yet. In fact, now that she thought about it, she was incapable of using her powers at all. Something was wrong with her and she couldn't figure out what. She was about to make an attempt at freezing her handcuffs, when she heard that horrible gruff voice in the distance, "The doctor is on his way, someone take the Princess upstairs and place her in one of the guest bedrooms."

Elsa stood still as she heard several hurried footsteps headed their way, followed by a loud creaking noise and a small lantern entered the room. Elsa squint her eyes, trying to get a good look at the man but he kept his back to her as he unlocked Rapunzel's chains from the wall but still kept the handcuffs on her. Another man followed closely behind and easily scooped her up and left the room with another loud creaking noise.

Rapunzel's vision was blurred as she wavered back and forth on consciousness. The next thing she knew, she was lying in a large comfy bed in a beautiful pink room. She squint her eyes and took a look around, "What…where am I?"

"Relax, Princess, the doctor just arrived." Behind the changing screen she saw the silhouette of a man sitting in a large chair, "But before I let him in, we need to go over some rules. If he should ask your name, do not give it to him…if you reveal anything to the doctor regarding your identity or your situation, then I will not hesitate to kill him, got it?"

Rapunzel slowly nodded and let out a weak reply. In a matter of minutes, the door opened and the young doctor walked in, "Good evening, Miss. What seems to be the problem?"

Rapunzel moaned, "I need my medicine."

He sat down on the chair beside the bed, "Your medicine? Where's your medicine?"

"My husband has it."

"What's your husband's name?"

"Flynn."

"Okay and what's your name?"

Rapunzel slightly hesitated, "…Blondie."

"Alright, Blondie. I'll search for your husband and get your medicine, but until then I'm going to examine your symptoms and prescribe you some of my own medicine."

Rapunzel began to break out in a cold sweat and her breathing started to quicken. The doctor ordered that someone bring him a basin of cold water and a clean washcloth. An older gentleman in a suit walked in and placed the supplies on the small table beside the bed and patiently stood in the back of the room. The doctor began to dab Rapunzel's forehead with the cool cloth and spoke in a calm manner, "Miss, when did you start feeling ill?"

"When I found out I was pregnant…two weeks ago."

"You're pregnant?" The doctor turned towards the man in the back, "Get me a bucket, quickly!"

The gentleman returned quickly and handed the doctor the bucket just as Rapunzel turned toward it and began to throw up. The doctor placed the cool cloth on the back of her neck while she remained hunched over the bucket for a few more minutes and eventually falling back onto the pillows exhausted. The doctor dampened the cloth and placed it on her forehead, "You're going to feel fine for the next few minutes, but the nausea will quickly return. The best thing you can do is sleep as much as possible until we get some anti-nausea medicine in you."

Rapunzel closed her eyes and slowly shook her head, "I need my medicine to help me during my pregnancy or else I could fall seriously ill like my mother did when she was pregnant with me. It's specially made for me."

He stood up and gently held her hand, "I'll do my best, Blondie. Now please get some rest and I'll be back in the morning with some medicine."

"Thank you, Doctor…?"

"Christopher Bello…and it's my pleasure, Miss. See you in the morning."

After the doctor left the room, the man behind the changing screen finally spoke up, "Good job on the fake names, Princess. The good doctor's life shall be spared." He cleared his throat, "Alfred, go get the chains and cuffs. We need to make sure the lost princess doesn't wander off on us." The older gentleman in the back nodded and exited the room, and in a few minutes, Rapunzel was chained to the bedpost for the remainder of the night.

It was about six in the evening when everyone gathered in Reinhold Estate, with the exception of Christopher. Hans and Anna played host and hostess while Hannah volunteered to cook the meal. Diana stayed with Hannah in the kitchen/dining room while Juliette, Eugene, and Kristoff sat in the living room, trying to figure out who would have kidnapped Rapunzel and Elsa. Anna and Hans walked into the room and stood by the entry way when the topic of ransom money came into play.

"Ze fact zat so many royals were attending ze ball would make it very appealing to someone trying to make a quick fortune."

Eugene leaned back in his chair, "But why was Elsa and Rapunzel targeted? There were so many other guests who belong to richer kingdoms than Corona and Arendelle. They were chosen for a reason."

Hans crossed his arms and leaned against the doorway, "Perhaps Miss Ludder wanted to get rid of Rapunzel so she could have Eugene all to herself and Elsa was collateral. She seemed very taken by you."

Eugene rolled his eyes, Oh, so, we're back to that again. For the last time, Scarlett didn't do anything. Maybe one of those admirers wanted to kidnap Elsa because of her powers and Rapunzel was collateral."

Hans strode into the room and stood in front of where Eugene was sitting, "You can't fool me…You're hiding something Eugene, I know, you know something. What is it that you and Miss Ludder discussed in private? What's so important that you feel like you need to withhold it from us?"

Eugene looked him up and down with a smirk, "You're jealous aren't you?"

"What?!"

"You're jealous that Scarlett didn't pay you any attention at the ball, and for some reason, you and her always seem to be in a quarrel about something."

Hans's voice was a low growl, "I'm not jealous of that tramp making moves on you! I love my wife so much that I don't even look at another woman with lust, let alone take off with one."

Eugene's smirked quickly changed to a look of anger, "Are you saying what I think you're saying?"

"Well, Flynn Rider was always a ladies' man, was he not?" Now it was Hans's turn to smirk, "Old habits die hard, eh, Rider?"

Eugene leaped out of his chair and gave Hans a good shove, "That's too far! How dare you insinuate that I'd cheat on my wife!"

Kristoff quickly stood up and placed himself between the two princes, "Whoa, whoa, whoa! Okay you two, take five!"

Anna hurried into the room and snatched Hans's arm, "Let's go, you're with me." After she quickly dragged Hans out of the room and into the hallway, she turned around to face him with a look of exasperation and disbelief, "What's wrong with you? Ever since we left the palace, you and Eugene have been at each other's throat!" Hans was still fuming and couldn't meet her eye. Anna gently placed her hand on his forearm, "Hans, talk to me, what's wrong?"

Hans angrily turned around and slammed his hand against the wall, making Anna jump, "I'm tired of talking, Anna! All we do is talk about what could have happened or who could have kidnapped them, but we're not doing anything about it!" He slumped against the wall and dropped his head, "I just want to find them."

"And, what, I'm just happily enjoying this lovely vacation? I want to find them too, ya know? You think I'm okay with all this talk? You know me better than that, Hans…I'm a woman of action." She tilted her head so that she could meet his eyes, "But we can't find them until we know who did it…you and I know that. We're lucky to have Hannah and Juliette helping us and we will find them."

Hans looked up at her, "Just hopefully before they're dead, right?"

Anna placed her hands on her hips, "Pessimism will get you nowhere. Now, you and Eugene are going to take a timeout from each other until dinner is served. So go into the kitchen or something."

Hans chuckled as he headed down the hallway, "Yes, Mom."

Hans walked into the kitchen to see Diana coloring at the table and Hannah quickly working her way around the kitchen. Diana smiled when she saw Hans enter the room, "Prince Hans! Look what I drew!"

Hans sat next to her at the table and took the paper she held out for him, "Wow, that's a really beautiful…what is that exactly?"

"It's a unicorn! Princess Anna told me that she used to have unicorns at her castle but they didn't like being in the stables so they let them all go free."

Hans could help but chuckle, "She did, did she?"

Diana reached over and took the drawing back, wistfully looking at her rainbow unicorn, "I wish I had a unicorn…did you have one at your castle?"

"Ahh…no. I grew up with all brothers so unicorns weren't exactly our thing. But I did have a stuffed horse named Sitron. My mother gave him to me when I was born and it was the single greatest gift I ever received."

"Do you still have Sitron?"

Hans sheepishly smiled, "As a matter of fact, I do."

There was a loud crash in the connecting kitchen, causing Hans and Diana to suddenly turn around. Hans stood up and walked over to the counter, "Is everything okay, Hannah?"

Hannah quickly poked her head above the counter with a smile, "I'm fine…just knocked over some empty pots and pans."

Hans stepped behind the counter and helped her clean up the mess, "I'm sorry, I should've asked if you needed help with dinner. You've done so much for us today-"

"No, it's okay, I enjoy cooking. It's been awhile since I've cooked anything for this many people. But I guess I could use a sous chef if you're willing to lend a hand."

"It would be my pleasure. Just let me go wash my hands."

Hans quickly returned and put on an apron. He started chopping up some vegetables that were spread out on the cutting board. As Hannah was working on something else beside him, she cleared her throat, "I heard what you said about the stuffed horse your mother gave you…did you really keep it?"

Hans hesitated, "…Yes. After I went back to the Southern Isles to have my father reinstate my title, I went through some stuff in my room because I had to pack my clothes and whatnot since I was going to live in Arendelle for the rest of my life. And I found Sitron safely tucked away where no one but me could find him and I, uh, brought him to Arendelle with me. You can't tell anyone about this, okay? I haven't even told Elsa, yet."

Hannah nodded with a smile, "How are you two able to share a room without her finding it?"

"Three reasons…I'm very good at hiding things, Elsa and I don't go searching in each other's wardrobe, and we don't spend that much time in our bedroom unless we're sleeping or…"

Hannah smirked, "I understand…that's really sweet you, know?"

"Well, Elsa and I agreed that personal space is very important in a relationship and that searching through each other's stuff was-"

"Not that…" Hannah couldn't help but laugh, "I meant saving Sitron."

Hans fake the realization, "Ahh. Yes…well my mother meant a lot to me. Saving that horse was like saving whatever few memories I had left of her." He stopped chopping when he heard Hannah sniffling, "I'm sorry I didn't mean to make you cry."

"No, it's the onions."

Hans smirked, "There are no onions."

Hannah looked at him, realizing that he was staring at her. She quickly looked away and decided to take over the vegetables, "You're taking too long. Here's a trick I was taught when growing up." Hans stepped back as Hannah showed him the quickest and most efficient way to slice and dice the numerous vegetables.

Hans patiently watched, "You know, I think I remember doing something like that. My mother taught me the same thing, but it's been so long I forgot." Hannah just smiled and continued chopping as Hans narrowed his eyes at her, "So what's your back story? You know a lot about me and my childhood, but I don't know much about you."

She shrugged without looking up at him, "There's not much to know about me…I'm very plain, very boring."

"You're a top private investigator. I hardly think you're that boring. Where did you grow up?"

Hannah put the knife down and looked around the kitchen, "Listen, I think everything's almost ready to be served so could you set the table? Maybe Diana will help you."

Hans suspiciously raised an eyebrow at her, but didn't say anything as he began to set the table. Dinner was very civil and very delicious but nothing was said about Elsa and Rapunzel's disappearance, for the sake of Diana. Not long after everyone had finished eating, there was a knock at the door. Hans stood up and slowly made his way to the door, keeping a cautious hand close to the hidden knife in his boot. He opened the door a crack to reveal a young man, with bold blue eyes hiding behind thick glasses and very light blonde clean cut hair. The guest shyly smiled, "Good evening, I was previously invited by Princess Anna to come eat supper with you but I'm afraid I'm rather late. Is it still okay for me to come in?"

Before Hans could answer, Anna had already snuck up behind him and overheard the man's request, "Doctor Bello! Of course you can still come in! Hans open the door for my friend here."

The doctor walked inside and gratefully bowed at Anna, "Thank you, Princess. And Prince Hans, how are you feeling?"

"I'm doing well, the worst is probably the lack of sleep but other than that, I'm fine." They went to join the rest of the group in the living room.

Diana ran over to Christopher and gave him a hug, while Juliette served coffee to everyone in the room, "Doctor Bello, it's so nice for you to join us zis evening."

Christopher sat down on a large chair with Diana on his lap, "Juliette, you work too hard. You serve people all day long, take a load off and enjoy yourself."

Juliette smiled, "It's my job to serve others, zis is second nature to me."

Christopher gave her a friendly smile in return before addressing the rest of the group, "Thanks for inviting me…this is a lovely place. Who does it belong to?"

Hans brought over a few dining room chairs and sat down, "It belongs to my brother, but he's letting my wife and I stay here while he's travelling around Europe."

Anna sat beside Kristoff on the sofa, "So Christopher, if I may pry, what happened with the sick young woman you had to attend to at the last minute?"

"You know it was all rather strange…when I got into the carriage the man put a black bag over my head. He said that we were headed to a secret location that couldn't be revealed to me. When we arrived, I was led into the estate and up to a bedroom where a beautiful young lady seemed to be under an unusual amount of distress. The first thing she said to me was that she needed 'her medicine' for her pregnancy and that her husband, Flynn, had it."

Everyone looked at Eugene who sat there with a concerned expression on his face, "What was her name?"

"It was something very unique…Blondie, I think?"

Eugene quickly sat up, "Blondie?! She actually said her name was Blondie?!"

"…Yes."

"Did she have very short brown hair and large green eyes?"

"Yes. Do you know her?"

"That's my wife!"

"You're Flynn?"

"When we first met, I introduced myself to her under the identity of Flynn Rider. And I used to call her Blondie all the time, well, actually I still do. Wait, you said she was sick?"

"Yes, she was extremely nauseas, no doubt symptoms from the pregnancy, but let's just say that within five minutes, she successfully filled a bucket. And I won't even begin to mention the cold sweats and heavy breathing…she was in some serious pain."

"You need to find out where she is!"

"I'm going back tomorrow morning, Prince Eugene…do you happen to know what medicine she was talking about?"

"Yes, we brought some medicine from Corona with us that she has to take every morning and sometimes at night if she's not feeling well." Eugene ran a tired hand through his hair, "Aw, man, it's easily been over twenty four hours since she last got a dose, this is awful!"

"But you do have it?"

"Yes, it's in my luggage. Come with me." Christopher handed Juliette her daughter and then the two men strode out of the room and hurried up the stairs.

Anna snuggled closer to Kristoff on the sofa, "Well, that worked out rather nicely. Perhaps Elsa is staying at that same estate as Rapunzel and after tomorrow, we can finally put a plan into action."

It was ten o'clock at night when Christopher, Juliette and Diana decided to head back into town, leaving Hannah with the foreigners. They had decided that when Christopher returned to the questionable location, he would search for every possible clue he could come up with to figure out where the mystery estate was located without attracting attention. Hannah had given him plenty of tips to help him utilize his other senses, such as sound and smell, to figure out the location of the secret estate, as well.

After they left, Eugene and Kristoff volunteered to clean the dishes while Anna helped Hannah get settled into a guestroom. Hans walked outside and made his way over to the pond, casually leaning against a tree.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing…I just can't wait until this night is over."

"You and me both. But don't worry, once we get out of here, we can relax at home and even take a quick midnight dip in the pond if you want."

"I would very much like that."

"Great, it's a date."

Hans sadly smiled at the memory, "We had a date…"

"What's that?"

He turned around to see his sister-in-law standing in the shadows, "Hey, Anna…"

She walked towards him, "What's this about a date?"

"It was something Elsa and I discussed at the ball."

"Oh…" She began to step on the rocks that outlined the pond, "Pretty exciting stuff tonight, huh?"

"Yeah, hopefully that will lead to a swift finish to this madness. And then we can all go back home to Arendelle."

She began to hop from rock to rock, trying to keep her balance, "But, wait a second, you and Elsa are supposed to be on your honeymoon. You can't go back."

Hans chuckled, "Anna, I'm one hundred percent sure that if we all walk out of this alive, then Elsa won't want to finish the honeymoon here. We'll go somewhere safer, like the mountains of Arendelle or maybe go back with Eugene and Rapunzel to Corona."

"That sounds like a good idea."

Hans continued to watch her hop from rock to rock with a smirk, "So you and Kristoff seem to be getting along…did you two kiss and makeup?"

"Actually, yes we did. But we agreed that we're going to put our relationship on hold and wait until I'm ready to settle down. It's not like we're under a time constraint and I need to get married soon."

"If you forgot, Elsa was rushed into marriage because she failed to find someone before she turned twenty-two. So you technically are under a time constraint, and to be honest, I don't think you're ever going to settle down, Anna. You'll be ninety and still want to slide down the banister."

Anna giggled as she stopped on a large rock and then looked at Hans with a serious expression, "So you think that we made the wrong decision?"

"No, not at all…" Hans hopped on a few rocks to get closer to her, "I think you made the right choice for the time being, but remember that after you turn twenty-one, you can't marry a commoner like Kristoff and you've got one year to find a prince…it's the law."

Anna wrinkled her nose, "Sometimes I wonder if the council has nothing better to do other than making our lives miserable-" She hopped to the next rock but accidentally overshot it and landed feet first into the pond with a yelp. Unfortunately for her, she fell into the deepest part of the pond so that the water easily went over her head.

Hans hopped over to her and knelt down on the large rock as she bobbed back to the surface, "Anna, are you okay?"

"I'm fine." Anna took one look at Hans and rolled her eyes, "It's okay, you can laugh if you want. I bet I look ridiculous."

Hans smirked as he pulled her out of the water, "I wasn't going to laugh…but since you insist." He let out a short chuckle as he took off his jacket and placed it on her shoulders, "My goodness, Anna, you're certainly a picture of sophisticated grace."

Anna playfully slapped his arm, "Oh hush! I've given up on trying to be someone I'm not. I don't want to be perfect. I only aim to be fearless and resilient and myself."

Hans gave her a sincere smile, "You're unlike any person I've ever met. And I wouldn't change anything about you, because let's be real…normal just doesn't suit you."

Anna laughed, "Sometimes I pretend to be normal…but it gets boring. So I go back to being myself." She wrapped Hans's jacket tighter around her body, "I'm going to head inside and change out of these wet clothes. Make sure you get some sleep, you've been up for over thirty-six hours, now."

"I'll be inside shortly, goodnight, Anna."

"Night." Anna hurried back towards the house, desperately wanting to put something warm and dry on.

Hans watched her and chuckled to himself. He sat down beside the pond and mindlessly threw a pebble in, watching the rings of the water spread out, slowly blending into the rest of the pond. He heard some rustling leaves behind him and quickly turned around, "Oh, it's just you. What are you doing out here?"

Hannah slowly walked towards him, avoiding his eyes, "I came out here to talk to you…" Hans raised his eyebrows at her but remained silent, patiently waiting for her to continue. "I can't help but sense that you seem suspicious of my past and I've decided that I should share with you who I really am." She sat down beside him and took a deep breath, "Your father was the one who slipped something into your mother's drink…he was the one who caused her to fall ill. But he didn't kill her." She looked up at Hans for the first time, "He didn't kill her because, despite his anger towards her, he still loved her very much. He faked her death and sent her far away from the Southern Isles."

Hans looked down and his response came out as a small whisper, "But, why?"

"He was angry with her because she favored the youngest prince in the family above all else. He wanted her to be as far away from you as possible…"

He stood up and looked down at her with a confused look on his face, "How do you know all this?"

"Because I lived through it…" She quickly stood up and her emerald green eyes bore into his similarly green eyes, "Sixteen years ago, you lost your mother, but death did not take her away from you…I was sent here and I've been living here during those long sixteen years."

"Wait, so you're…?" He thought back to everything she ever said to him…the interest in him learning French because of his mother, her knowing that his mother died sixteen years ago without him mentioning it, her interest in his stuffed horse Sitron, the tears she shed when she learned how much he loved and missed his mother…it all came together in an instant. Hans's eyes widened when he looked at Hannah, finally recognizing the similar features they shared from their bright green eyes, to their vibrant red hair. "Mother?"

"Yes. Hans, I'm sorry I should have told you sooner-"

She couldn't finish because Hans threw his arms around her, "You're alive! My mother's alive!" He pulled away from the hug and looked at her through teary eyes, "I can't believe it, and you've been here all this time. You've been standing next to me, talking to me, and helping me this entire time. I should have realized it sooner."

Hannah smiled as tears began to run down her cheeks, "I didn't want you to know, in case you weren't the same Hans that I last saw when you were eight. After everything I read in the papers about you trying to kill Princess Anna and Queen Elsa, I was crushed thinking that your father had ruined you. Speaking of which…" She pinched Hans's ear like she used to do when he was little, making him wince, "How could you do such a horrid thing like that! Murder?! What was wrong with you?!"

Hans's ear was turning a dark shade of red, "Ow! Sorry! I'm sorry! I wasn't in my right mind! I wanted to become king so badly I wasn't thinking!"

Hannah finally let go, "You're darn right, you weren't thinking. Nevertheless…" She threw arms around him again, "I'm so glad that you're back to being the kind-hearted young man I raised. And I have to ask, how did that happen?"

Hans sat back down by a tree, "Anna and Elsa…they are some of the best people I have ever met. It shames me to think how easily I wanted them to be wiped off the face of the earth just for a throne. To be honest, Elsa had originally sentenced me to be hanged but Anna had convinced her to let me live, so I was indebted to work as Elsa's personal servant for the rest of my life. Then Anna and Kristoff came down with a serious plague and although Anna was said to survive, Kristoff wouldn't. So Elsa and I left to go to the Kingdom of Sperca to find an antidote from a witch doctor named Eir. I saved Elsa's life when we ran into some bandits that turned out to be Kendrick's royal guards-"

Hannah sat down beside him with wide eyes, "Wait, Kendrick became the King of Sperca? How's he doing?"

Hans hesitated, "…He's dead, Mom. While Elsa and I were staying at the castle with him and his wife, the rebels raided it and we all had to evacuate. I don't know what happened but when I was brought back I was told that he was dead."

She remained quiet for a little bit, "Okay two questions, who did he marry? And what do you mean 'when I was brought back'?"

"He married Annaliese, the daughter of your former lady in waiting."

"Oh yes, I remember her. She was always such a beauty, did she grow up pretty?"

Hans could help but grin, "She was even more beautiful when she got older…we actually dated for a couple of years. But eventually we split up because we both wanted very different things out of life. Then Kendrick took her to be his queen when he left to go rule Sperca."

"So if Kendrick's dead, is she dead too?"

"Actually, no, she's still alive and she's currently staying with us in Arendelle's castle with her newborn...a baby boy.

"Oh! How wonderful! So, now my second question-"

"How was I brought back? Well, when the rebels raided the castle…I died." He carefully watched her expression, which just like he suspected was filled with confusion. He looked away and began to play with a piece of grass, "I managed to get Elsa out of the castle alive so she could return to Arendelle with the antidote, but I wasn't so fortunate." He unbuttoned the top of his shirt revealing the scars on his chest, "I was hit with five arrows before falling out of a window and crashing into the waters below. Annaliese found my body in a stream and she returned me to Eir, the witch doctor, and they somehow revived me."

Hannah stared at his chest with teary eyes before talking in a small whisper, "You died?"

"I didn't mind though because I died for the woman I loved…it was worth it and I would do it again in a heartbeat." He let out a sigh, "Once spring came around, I returned to Arendelle to find that Elsa had just gotten engaged to another prince. It was an arrange marriage that her council forced her into, but fortunately the other prince hadn't received word of the engagement so when I returned, Elsa chose to marry me instead, as long as I could get my royal title back from my father, which I did. And, so, on June third I married the woman I loved and now here we are on our honeymoon that has turned into a total disaster."

"And she loved you in return, I presume?"

"Yes, that's why she changed her mind when I came back to Arendelle. She thought I was dead but when she realized I wasn't, she couldn't change her decision fast enough." Hans chuckled, "To be honest, I don't know how she could have fallen in love with a man like me. She's so beautiful and elegant and kind and just…wow."

She looked up at him with a sad smile, "I've missed so much…"

Hans wrapped his arms around her, "But it's okay now, because we're together and once this whole thing is over with, you could come back to Arendelle with me and Elsa and everyone else."

Hannah broke away from the hug, "No! I can't! If your father finds out that you know that I'm alive, let alone staying in Arendelle with you, he'll try to kill you and Elsa and anyone else who knows who I really am."

Hans smirked, "He won't find out."

"How can you be so sure?"

Hans stood up with a smug expression as he held out his hand for her, "He still thinks that I married Elsa just to get to the throne. He has no clue that I actually love her and he will never catch on."

Hannah took his hand and stood up with a smirk, "You've conned the world's greatest conman…I'm impressed."

They walked back inside the house and up the stairs to the bedrooms. Before Hannah went into her room, she placed a hand on his cheek and quickly leaned forward and kissed his other cheek, "I'm so glad that now you know who I really am…and thanks for catching me up on what's been going on in your life recently. I can't wait to find and meet your wife, although, if you did end up marrying Anna, I think she would have been good for you."

Hans chuckled as he gave his mother a hug, "I think Anna and Kristoff are a better match anyways. Goodnight, Mom."

"Goodnight…Hans."