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Chapter 10

Elsa, Kay, Lilly, Georgina and Eugene trudged through the snow. Across the frozen lake was Arendelle. But it wasn't across the lake that they were headed. There was a tunnel system underneath Arrendelle through which the water pipes could be maintained. That was where they were headed to.

"You are certain this will work?" Eugene questioned, uncertainty clear in his voice.

"Yes," Lilly replied, "I am. If the people of Arrendelle get their minds back then the Snow Queen has no defence. We can get Anna back if we get the Snow Queen out of the way first."

Eugene shrugged. He was quite plainly not convinced.

"Okay, so do you suggest we go into the Kingdom and snap her neck?" Lilly asked.

Eugene looked more convinced at this plan.

"No," Lilly said forcefully.

They arrived at a tunnel built into the rocks of a looming cliff. Inside was a long stretch of darkness. It was impossible to know for sure how far the tunnels went on for. Lilly pulled a torch out from her bag and lit it up with a match, handing another torch over to Elsa. Elsa stared at her, somewhat confused.

"You, Kay and Eugene head for the tunnel on the right side, me and Georgina will go for the left," Lilly instructed. "Kay has a map of the tunnels. We need to put the drug in both piping systems."

Elsa saw the reasoning but she didn't exactly like the fact that she was splitting from Lilly. She had become something of a friend to Elsa throughout all that had occurred. Slowly she nodded before gesturing to the torch.

"Need a match," she said.

Lilly nodded before swiping a match and lighting up Elsa's torch. "See you in a bit Elsa," she said. Then, into the darkness, she and Georgia disappeared. Elsa turned to Kay and Eugene.

"Kay, I hope you're not about to tell me you have no idea how to navigate the tunnels," Elsa said.

"What if I did?" Kay asked.

"The Snow Queen would be the least of your problems if you told me that," Elsa responded.

"Well good for me I do know," he said, striding forwards into the tunnel. "Left turn here. Or is it a right?" He turned to Elsa. "Kidding." Then the three of them began their walk into the complex, pitch black labyrinth of tunnels.

"I don't really know much about either of you two," Elsa said as they walked.

"Well there isn't much to know about me," Kay said. "Just a peasant who got on the wrong side of the Snow Queen. I've been travelling with Georgina and Lilly ever since."

"And you?" Elsa asked, turning to Eugene.

"I'm a bland sort of guy," Eugene lied.

"A bland sort of guy who managed to attend my Coronation?" Elsa asked.

Eugene stared at her. "How can you remember that?" he quizzed, clearly stunned.

"I never forget a face," she replied. "I knew you were familiar."

"Fine then," he conceded. "I'm Prince Eugene of Corona."

"Wow, do I feel small or what?" Kay said.

"How'd you end up on the mountains?" Elsa asked.

"I'm not entirely certain," Eugene responded before recounting what he remembered.

Elsa frowned in confusion. "Why would she go to Corona?" she asked.

"Because she seems to think I dealt with her at some point," Eugene said, "and just to make it clear, in case you'd forgotten, I didn't."

"So your wife is in danger?" Elsa asked.

Before Eugene could reply a sound echoed through the cave systems. It was the sound of a scream. Or a couple of screams. Just as Elsa recognised the scream of Anna Eugene recognised the scream of Rapunzel. Before Kay could stop them both were bolting down the passage towards the sounds. Kay stood alone in the passage, looking around. Then he spotted something: another light source. And there were sounds coming from it. Sounds of voices.

Lilly and Georgina arrived in an opening, water gushing below them as they stepped out onto a balcony. Lilly placed the torch in a holder which was supplied for those who checked the system who also bought torches.

"Georgie," Lilly said, "you got the Lexethane?"

Georgina looked out over the tumbling, crashing rivers of water which cascaded through the water system.

"My mother is still alive you know," she said.

Lilly looked at her and frowned. Why was she bringing this up?

"She doesn't really look on me as a daughter," Georgina continued, "but she will in time. That's why she didn't kill us back at the lodge. She has been manipulating you all as you went along. And I will have done her proud through all I have done. I even took up a job in Corona under the name Lilly Morstan to try and get a chance to kill that scum bag Ryder. After not getting the opportunity I gave up for a while and ended up taking a pot shot at his window when I saw a figure there. Even then I failed. But now is another day and that Lexethane will not get into the water supply."

Lilly's face had slowly been contorting into a look of horror and realisation as Georgina spoke. Suddenly Georgina was holding a pistol and it was directed at Lilly's head.

"Georgie," Lilly said, a hint of pleading in her voice, "I don't know what the Snow Queen has done to you but we can help you. We are your friends Georgie, not her. Please… Just don't do this."

For a moment Georgina stared as if there was a war going on in her head, a mangle of conflicting emotions. Then her stare became, cold and hard. Then she took the shot.

NOTE: Just to say, don't worry, that's not the end of the story. It'll be continued soon…