Chapter 12- The enemy of my enemy
Anna stared out onto the lake, the cold air stroking her skin. It had been 2 days since she had woken and confessed her feelings for Elsa. As she stood on the side of the lake, she felt the wind embrace her, being lost in the noise of the waves.
"I thought I'd find you out here," a voice called behind her.
Anna turned around to see Elsa approach her, wearing a blue coat.
"You really should be in bed you know, Anna," Elsa told her, "the cold air might make things worse."
"Maybe so, sweetie," Anna replied, turning out to face the lake, "but I like it here."
Anna picked up a stone from the side and skimmed it across the lake. "Ooh, that was a good one."
Elsa smirked and clenched her hand, an icy stone forming within it. The queen arched her arm back before flinging the icy rock across the lake, skimming further than Anna's.
"Ok, that one was better," Anna admitted.
Elsa smirked and gave Anna a small kiss. "Come on lets go inside and get you some food."
Anna smiled, her stomach did feel a bit empty. Suddenly, she noticed something in her ear. The changing of gears, the revving of a motor, the unmistakable sound of an engine.
"What's that noise?" Anna asked.
"Noise? I can't hear any noise," Elsa answered her. "Are you feeling alright?"
"Yeah, but where is that noise coming from," Anna wondered. The noise was quite clearly able to be heard now. Anna turned and saw at the edge of the lake, a motorbike had pulled up.
"Who's that?" Elsa stated as she looked at the corner of the lake.
"Dunno, were you expecting anyone?"
"Hardly anyone knows of this place so no," Elsa replied.
Anna reached for her bag, having brought it outside with her, and pulled out her belt. She had been tinkering with it most of the day before, having removed the device that had incapacitated her before.
"Stay here, Elsa," Anna instructed as she walked towards the motorbike. She did not know who this interloper was, but she didn't want to take any chances.
The rider of the bike stepped off his vehicle, removing his helmet. He was a bit taller than Elsa, with blond hair and a large chin.
"Hey buddy," Anna called over to the man. "This is private property, you might wanna skedaddle on out of here."
"I'm sorry, but I need to speak to Queen Elsa," the man told her, "I know that she is here right now."
Anna seemed suspicious of the man. Why did he want to see Elsa? Was he some sort of spy? Anna then noticed the man wore a belt of a similar design to her own.
"Where did you get that belt?!" Anna demanded, "is that Westerguard tech?!"
"Yes it is but-"
"Then that's all I needed to hear," Anna stated, activating her phone gadget and sliding it into its slot. Her armour formed around her and she took out her energy blade, slashing at the man.
"Whoa, easy there!" the man exclaimed as he dodged out of the way of the blade, "I don't wanna fight you!"
"Too bad, big guy," Anna retorted, "you just made it a fight by siding with the guy who ruined my girlfriend's life."
The man took a few steps back and took a deep breath. "Alright if that's what you want." He took out a phone gadget similar to Anna's, typing a code into it and sliding it into a slot on his belt.
"Henshin," he said as the armour formed around him. The armour that formed was similar to Anna's, only it had gold where the silver was, it had shoulder pads and the helmet was more of an X-shape with a purple visor. He pulled out a blaster and fired a few shots at Anna.
Anna leaped out of the way and ducked for cover behind a rock. She hadn't expected this from an agent of Hans's.
"Those were warning shots," the man called to her, "now lets just sort this out like civilized people, I'm not working for Hans."
"Then why are you here?" Anna shouted.
"I'm here to help, I don't want to see Arendelle go down in flames," the man tried to explain himself.
Anna snuck up behind the armoured figure, her energy blade glowing with power. She leapt at the man from behind, but before she could strike him down, her attack was blocked. An energy blade emitted from the handle of the man's blaster and blocked her attack.
"Listen to me," the man strained, "Elsa needs to come back to Arendelle."
"She's already been through enough shit by the likes of you.
The man pushed her away. "How many times do I have to tell you? I'm not your enemy here!"
Anna growled and prepared to charge at the man before an ice blast interrupted her.
"Stand down, Anna," Elsa told her, filled with an icy glow.
"But Elsa, this guy is working for Hans!" Anna pleaded.
"Well then sir, are you working for Mr Westerguard?" Elsa asked the stranger.
"No I'm not, your majesty," the stranger replied.
"Then I accept that you are not an enemy," Elsa stated.
Anna was confused, but Elsa gave her an "I'll explain later" look.
"I apologize for my bodyguard's altercation with you, Mr..."
"Bjorgman, Kristoff Bjorgman," the man introduced himself, "I believe you had the pleasure of meeting my sister."
Elsa took a moment to try and recall what he meant, before remembering the fact that she had met a woman with the same last name as him at the party, "Oh yes I remember her, Emma."
"Wait you know this clown?!" Anna exclaimed, deactivating her armour.
"Not exactly," Elsa told her.
Kristoff deactivated his armour as well, "I can explain everything back at your retreat, your majesty."
"Thank you. I think both me and Anna deserve some explanation for all this."
xXx
"So do begin, Kristoff," Elsa requested from the new arrival after they had sat down in the retreats sitting room.
"Well what would you like to know?" Kristoff stated, sipping his coffee.
"How about how you got mixed up with Hans anyway?" Anna suggested.
Kristoff sighed, "Well it's like this, you see I'm not exactly human, well I am human, just not entirely human."
"Not human? Are you some kind of mutant?" Anna wondered.
"Sort of," Kristoff answered her, "You see about 10 years ago, my sister and I were in a car crash which killed our mom and dad, but we survived somehow, but not without some changes."
"What sort of changes?" Anna asked.
"Well our normal human bodies had died in the crash, but something in our genes created new bodies for us, sort of like cloning ourselves."
"So you're not really you?"
"Well I am me, just different. My sister and I had discovered our senses were heightened, we smell something from a mile away, hear a car hours before it came down the street, it was all mesmerising, but that wasn't the biggest change."
"There was more?"
"Yeah," Kristoff sipped a bit more of his coffee before he continued. "One night, when my sister had apparently been out to a party with a few friends, I noticed she hadn't come back yet. When I went to go to look for her, I saw this weird creature lying in the rain next to our house, thought it was a stray cat or a raccoon, but it looked more like a bird, a bird with legs and arms and with grey skin."
"Grey skin," Elsa wondered to herself. Was the woman she had spoken to really a monster like the ones that tried to kill her?
"So then what?" Anna questioned curiously, wanting to know more.
"Well when I brought it inside, I didn't know what it was, till it began to change back into my sister." Kristoff explained.
"Did you try figuring out what happened?"
"We did, but it wasn't till we met Hans that we finally learned the truth," Kristoff replied. "Turns out people like us have been coming back from the dead using these genes for the past twenty or so years now, no one knew how they worked, except Hans."
"So Hans supported you?" Elsa asked.
"Yes he did, most of the guys that work for him are Orpnochs like me," Kristoff confirmed.
"Orphnoch?" Anna had never heard that word before.
"It's the word he uses to describe people like me, got it from some old legend he knew," Kristoff helped her, "he told it me on our first date."
"So he did have feelings for you?"
"At one time, yes," Kristoff stated, "but then he started acting weird a few months ago. To be honest I'm not sure if his feelings were ever real."
Anna hugged him, "It's ok, Kristoff. At least you got away from that bastard."
"Thank you," Kristoff replied.
"I'll have my butler get you a room ready, Kristoff," Elsa told him, "seems like you're going to be staying with us for a while."
"I don't mind that a bit," Kristoff responded as Elsa left the room.
"By the way," Anna chirped up, "I''m sorry for trying to kill you before... It's just ever since me and Elsa told each other how we felt, I've been a bit protective of her."
"It's fine Anna," Kristoff accepted her apology. "Just watch where you're swinging that energy sword, ok?"
"Sure thing," Anna said happily.