Alright, so as usual, I come bearing (not owning) Frozen ElsAnna. And, as usual, I come speaking of what's going on. I got a new gaming keyboard and mouse (yay!) so they'll be a change of schedule in my posts. Here ya go!
Anna groaned as she got out of bed. Since she started her everyday training with Kristoff, Elsa and Jack, she's been exhausted and sore every morning. It would be worse some days, then other days she wouldn't even notice it.
Either way, there was no way she could even try to skip training, even if she wanted to. She had an all out war on her hands due to her last fight with Hans…
"So, Kristoff, give me the situation of this morning." Elsa said, walking into the throne room to find Kristoff standing in front of the Arendelle map with Jack, Scott Handsworth and Charles Stalin.
Kristoff sighed "Same as usual. We're collecting more than enough people to fight this war, but the France and Germany keep sending more and more".
"Did the British or the Spanish even reply? We need them now more than ever!"
Scott intervened "They both have decided to stay completely out of the war. They wish not to take sides"
Elsa's shoulders slumped as she walked to the table. She stared at the map and realized something.
"That's it!" She yelled, slamming her fist onto the table and sparking ice everywhere.
Charles jumped back, Kristoff lightly screamed and Scott spilled his drink.
"Oi Elsa! Ya done scared me lass!" Scott said, forgetting to hold back his Irish accent.
"Sorry Scott, but that's it! That's how we win this!" Elsa said.
"Now what was that? Ya done found the way ta victory through lookin' at a map?" He raised an eyebrow, skeptical as ever.
"The bridge, remember? That's their only way to Arendelle! Our navy outnumbers theirs, and if we add our army to that, we're unstoppable!" Elsa was starting to grin madly, ice forming around her in cheerful patterns.
"Yes, that's quite right. The Southern Isles still have multiple boats to send, not to mention we have some recrutible men for the navy" Charles said, picking up on Elsa's joy.
"You know, I hate to be the bearer of bad news but…" Anna said, walking in "We're March 31st. Those recruits would need to be here pronto, and I doubt they'd be able to enter in a warzone. If they can make it here before the 3rd, then we're unstoppable."
Everyone in the room went quiet, wondering how much time it would take for them to arrive. Scott and Charles quickly and quietly calculated time, while Jack and Kristoff did the number of men. Elsa listened and added multiple comments, correcting or just stating facts.
After about three minutes, they turned back towards Anna.
"About 20'000 men could arrive by the 3rd, and it would take approximately 37 boats. It would be outstanding-" Kristoff said.
"If we had the time." Cut off Scott. "I'm sorry lassies, but we don't have the time. The message we must send to the Southern Isles could take hours, a day even. We recalculated more than once, and if we were wrong, we'd be celebratin'."
"We could still receive boats, just not on time" Said Charles, causing another moment of silence.
They all sat there, wondering if there was any hope left for Arendelle.
"So?"
Every head turned to that direction. Kristoff held the map up to show everyone.
"Look at the island. We've got boats everywhere around it, and we've decided to leave the bridge out of commission. What's better than that?"
They all started talking, doing more calculations. Kristoff took Anna and Elsa's arms gently, and leaned to them.
"Come with me. I have to show you something".
The three walked to the armory, where nothing awaited them. Not even a single person.
"Alright, what's this about?" Anna asked, raising an eyebrow at Kristoff.
Kristoff went to the anvils and picked something up. It was covered in a cloth that looked thick.
Elsa and Anna approached the item. Kristoff lifted it up carefully and peeked under it "Yep. It cooled." He said.
He turned around, holding-
"A metal bow?!" Anna yelled, stretching her arms out to take it.
"Hey hey, relax now!" Kristoff said "I made this, melding multiple types of metal, wood, and string."
"Okay, but what's the point?" Elsa said, confused. It looked heavy, and too sturdy to use.
"Since we all figured out how Anna is super powerful, I figured 'Why not test that?' and I decided to make this. Look" He pulled the string back as far as he could, bending the bow a bit more than slightly, and released it, making a small gust of wind.
"It's nearly indestructible, and the more weight you put into it, the more pressure comes out when the arrow is fired. Kind of like a crossbow, but more powerful. I even made special arrows" He pulled out a quiver, containing at least 500 arrows.
"Whoa, the string is even a filament of metals!" Anna said, holding the bow.
"Yeah, it's all metal. Elsa, you're free to go continue the battle plans. I would like to see Anna use the bow".
"Go ahead. I have to head back" Elsa said, returning to the throne room.
"All right. Aim it first, then pull it back as far as you can."
"This good?"
"You tell me. Is it as far as you can go?"
"Yeah."
"Now, release."
Anna let the string go, and instantly a large gust of wind came from the bow. Kristoff's hair was pushed back, and so was Anna's. Dirt was thrown everywhere and they ducked to protect themselves. When they looked up, Kristoff laughed and Anna squealed.
"Awesome! That's just incredible!" Kristoff said "You pierced the cobblestone and went through five layers of it, all twelve inches!"
"Wow… That was awesome!" Anna yelled, jumping. "Something thicker, stronger!" She said, going to retrieve the arrow.
Boom.
"Fuck was that?" Kristoff said, turning his head so fast Anna thought it would snap.
"Was probably nothing" Anna said.
"No… No it was definitely something. Come on." He started to run, going towards the sound as Anna ran behind him.
Elsa coughed as she awoke. She stood, and held her forehead. It was bleeding profusely. Nasty gash, probably.
All she remembered was Jack yelling her name, and the wall exploding.
'Oh no' she thought 'Jack!'.
She scanned the now debris filled throne room. Luckily there was no fire, and the room seemed stable, but the huge hole in the wall was another thing to worry about.
She found Scott and Charles, also waking up, and Jack was under a piece of wood. She ran towards him and threw the wood off of him. She shook him, yelled, before turning him over on his back. He opened his eyes.
"Elsa… Be safe… Don't let them win…" Jack's nose and ears were bleeding, and when he coughed, so was his mouth "Do your… Best…" He closed his eyes and slumped back down. At the same time, Anna and Kristoff came running in the hole to the throne room. Anna screamed.
Elsa could still feel a heartbeat. She quickly called a doctor, and Jack was carted off to the hospital they had made in the castle. Anna was heartbroken. She loved Jack like a father. She was with him until they announced he needed time to rest, so she was kicked out.
The rest of the day, everyone was sent about their own business. After the incident, the clouds turned grey, and it snowed. It wasn't a blizzard, no, Elsa wasn't angry. It was a sad snowy day, grey sky and gloomy atmosphere.
Training was cancelled, everyone was home, Jack was in the hospital, and rumors of a spy were everywhere. Anna cried. She cried for an hour. She sobbed and wept, wanting everything to go back to how it was. Then she realized how useless it was to cry. How ridiculous it must be to cry at a time like this. So she came up with a plan. Kristoff seemed to like her attitude, so they made plans to meet up at the docks around midnight, try to see what they could do. Anna just hoped he'd show up, cause her plan B was suicide.
