Marian stretched a few times as she stepped into the ring, holding the Buster Sword in one hand. "Ready when you are." She said with a smile. Olanna remained silent and serious.
"Does anything make your sister serious?" Aurora asked Elsa, raising an eyebrow.
"Not that we've discovered." Elsa said with a sigh, looking at her sister in slight despair.
"Fus ro dah!" Olanna yelled, sending a visible shockwave towards Marian, who just raised an eyebrow, as she was merely pushed back a few inches.
"Huh, spearmint." She mused. "Thank you for brushing your teeth by the way. My turn!" Marian charged forward, swinging her sword at Olanna, who reacted quickly, catching the other woman's massive swords between her own two swords. The older woman's eyes widened slightly as the force of the blow pushed her back almost a foot.
"Zun haal viik!" Marian staggered backward as her sword was yanked backwards, like a rope was trying to rip it out of her hands. Olanna pressed her advantage, lashing out with both swords and hammering at the younger woman's armor. Marian scowled and spun, creating a small whirlwind that pushed Olanna back. The older woman's swords burst into flames and she threw herself at her opponent. "Su grah dun!" The speed of Olanna's blows greatly increased, and Marian was forced purely onto the defensive, though none of the other woman's attacks actually landed.
"Are you starting to feel seriously outclassed yet?" Mulan asked Kayley. The other girl nodded numbly, staring at the two sparring women in awe.
"Little bit, yeah." Suddenly, Marian tensed and charged forward, knocking Olanna to the ground. She spun on the spot and rushed back at the fallen woman, who took a deep breath.
"Fo krah diin!" Frost started to form along Marian's sword and body, but she just shrugged it off.
"I'm Arendellian, and I've spent the last few years in the Free Marches." Marian laughed, setting her blade on Olanna's throat. "The cold never bothered me."
"That's my line!" Elsa yelled indignantly. Marian shrugged and looked at her sister.
"Well it's not like you copyrighted it or anything." She pointed out. Olanna took advantage of her distraction, lashing out with her legs to knock her to the ground. Marian let out a surprised grunt and Olanna quickly straddled her, pressing the edge of her blades to the younger woman's throat. To her surprise, Marian just grinned. "Oh, my wife would be so upset if she saw this." There was a pause. "Probably. I don't think you're Isabela's type, but it's a little hard to tell. She might just invite you over for a threesome." Olanna scowled down at her.
"You might be the most immature person I have ever had the misfortune to meet." She said softly.
"Well, clearly you need to meet more people then." Marian said, her grin not faltering. "Now then, should we get around to actually teaching, or do you want to keep fighting?"
"You lost." Olanna pointed out, slightly smug.
"Oh, I wouldn't say that." Marian said, and suddenly there was a small knife in her right hand being pressed against Olanna's throat. "Defeat is such a…temporary thing, isn't it?" She tsked. "I mean honestly, before Elsa helped you it looked like I'd defeated you!" Olanna glared but stood up, removing her blades from Marian's throat, getting a chuckle from the younger woman as she sat up, rubbing her throat. "Gotta love the murder knife." She said, standing up.
Three hours later
"So, Kayley told me that you were suited for a Thedas broadsword." Marian said to Emma, stopping the blonde from leaving with the other girls. Emma nodded.
"That's what Kayley told me. But we don't really have a practice sword…" Marian waved her off.
"You can use one of my swords. It's not like you'll be able to actually hit me." She said, unconcerned. "Use tomorrow to cool down and meet me here around six in the morning the day after." She said. "And on a completely unrelated note…your sister's Elizabeth Swan, the current Pirate Queen, right?" Emma nodded warily. It wasn't exactly a big secret, but at the same time it wasn't something she wanted to advertise. Telling people your oldest sister was the leader of the world's pirates wasn't good for your health or hers.
"Yeah…"
"Don't worry, I was just wondering if you could send her a letter from me." Marian said reassuringly. "My wife didn't partake in the war with Cutler Beckett even though she's the Lady of the Waking Sea in all but name and your sister's been harassing her about it. The letter's just me telling her how I feel about that." Emma took the letter when Marian held it out, though she still had some misgivings. The older woman grinned. "Thanks." Emma nodded and walked off, looking at the letter in concern.
Fifteen minutes later
"Hey, Regina, can you reform seals on letters?" Emma asked, walking over to the young witch. Regina took the letter, looking it over.
"I could." She admitted. "Why?"
"Well, Elsa's sister asked me to give this to my sister Elizabeth, and she seemed kind of upset about it. I just want to see what exactly she wrote." Regina nodded.
"Fair enough." The older girl said, waving her hand and magically removing the wax seal from the letter. She handed it to Emma, who looked it over. The blonde blinked, read the letter again, and then blinked once more before wordlessly handing it to Regina, who read it over. Like Emma, she blinked and read it again before looking at Emma helplessly. "Well…it's precise at least." She said finally.
"I suppose." Emma said with a sigh as Regina recreated the wax seal on the letter, once again sealing it. "Thanks. I better go get this sent off now." She said after getting the letter back.
"No problem." Regina said with a slight smile and a shrug. Emma paused for a second, wondering how on earth Regina and Elsa could make shrugging seem elegant, then shook her head and carried on.
At the same time
Elsa frowned and pulled out her History of Magic textbook, sitting down. She'd fallen behind in her schoolwork recently, which was understandable given the circumstances but that didn't make her more comfortable with the situation. "You work too hard." Meg said, lounging on her bed and reading another one of her books.
"Excuse me for wanting to graduate and not waste my time here." Elsa replied dryly.
"Don't worry Snowflake, you're excused." Elsa rolled her eyes and flipped the page, beginning the new chapter. Before she could get very far though, Anna opened the door.
"Hey, Ariel says she found a place nearby that has a big old indoor pool. Wanna go?" Elsa looked at her for a long moment, conflicted, then nodded and set the book back down.
"Just let me grab my swimsuit." She told Anna, who beamed and closed the door. Meg watched her open her wardrobe and pull out a bikini.
"Wellp, that settles that." She muttered, standing up. "I'm coming."
At the same time-the Detective's Home
The Detective walked into her kitchen and sighed. "This is really high quality bacon." The man sitting at her island complimented happily.
"What do you want Eugene?"
"It's Flynn!" The man protested, turning around and glaring at her. The Detective snorted.
"My father wrote those books, remember? I actually know who Flynn Rider is, and you're not him." Flynn pouted.
"I don't know who's worse, you or that jerk that keeps drawing my nose wrong on the wanted posters." He grumbled, turning back to the BLT he'd made.
"Did you want something besides my food?" The Detective asked in exasperation.
"Actually yes." Flynn said after swallowing. "You know how I owe you a favor? Well I figured out how to repay you!"
"This better not be like the time you tried to sell me King Arthur's crown." The Detective said, sitting down across from him.
"Hey, it's not my fault you don't know a good opportunity when you see it!" Flynn protested. "But no, it isn't." He leaned in closer. "I know where the missing Princess of Corona is." The Detective stared at him. The disappearance of Rapunzel Corona, oldest child of the current king and queen and the technical Crown Princess of Corona, was one of the biggest mysteries in the world.
"What?" Flynn nodded enthusiastically.
"I know! I was wandering through the forest when I stumbled into this little valley with a big tower in it. And then this smoking older woman walked up to the tower and called out for 'Rapunzel' to let down her hair, and voila! This big rope of hair fell out the window and pulled her up!" The Detective blinked from behind her mask. She'd certainly seen stranger things than what Flynn was describing, but still.
"And you didn't go to the king and queen with this because?" Flynn gave her a dry look.
"Do you really think I'm welcome in the Corona palace? I'd be tossed in shackles and in the dungeon before I could get two words in! Besides, I owe you, not them."
"Fair enough." The Detective conceded. "We leave in two days. Be back here then or you'll never get out of debt to me." Flynn rolled his eyes but stood up regardless.
"See you then." He said cheekily, walking out with his sandwich. The Detective sighed and walked over to her private study. She needed to find Anna Corona. It wouldn't do to not let any of the members of the Corona royal family know about this development.
Fifteen minutes later
Elsa frowned as Anna stared at her with a dumbfounded look on her face. "Is something wrong?" She asked, feeling somewhat concerned.
"No! No, everything's fine." Anna said quickly, laughing awkwardly and rubbing the back of her neck as she blushed. "Let's go swimming! We're at a pool, it'd be silly not to swim, right?" Elsa blinked.
"Are you sure you're okay?" She asked, her concern growing.
"Of course! Everything's great!" Anna said, still blushing but not tearing her eyes away from Elsa's body. Elsa followed her line of sight and then raised an eyebrow.
"I see." She said, right before making a snowball the size of a beach ball fall out of the air and land on Anna's head.
"Elsa!" Anna spluttered indignantly, brushing the snow off of her head.
"You looked like you needed a cold shower." Elsa said simply, laying her towel neatly down on a nearby chair and walking towards the pool. Anna paused in brushing the snow away long enough to appreciate the view of Elsa walking away, only for another similarly sized ball of snow to land on her head.
"Damn it Elsa!" Anna yelled, shivering as she headed for the hot tub. All things considered, it was probably better for her long term health than getting in the pool where Elsa would be swimming, the water making her pale skin shine, the muscles in her long legs working… "How did you know!?" Anna demanded when a third snowball landed on her head. Elsa laughed.
"Lucky guess." She said dryly before jumping into the pool.
Five minutes later
The Detective walked into the indoor pool, ignoring the looks she was attracting. While not wearing the mask would have been less conspicuous, she was far less likely to get Anna Corona's attention without it. The Detective was famous. She wasn't. As she entered she stopped to look around the room. Before she could find the girl she was looking for though, her eyes found somebody else. A young woman with long, tomato red hair the color of Anya's was swimming in the lanes, and doing so impressively fast. The Detective found her eyes drawn to the girl, who she vaguely recognized as the youngest daughter of King Triton, blushing underneath the mask before shaking her head. 'Don't stare at the sixteen year old, don't stare at the sixteen year old.' She thought, heading for the hot tub where she could see someone she assumed was the princess she was looking for. "Anna Corona?" The ginger looked up in surprise, her eyes widening.
"Holy crap, you're the Detective!" She blinked. "Wait, you are the Detective, right? Not just some weirdo in the mask?"
"I am." The Detective assured her. Anna looked at her suspiciously, then shrugged her shoulders.
"Alright. What do you want?"
"I believe that I have found the location of your older sister."
"…What?"
Author's Notes
Road trip coming! I told you Rapunzel would be coming into play :)
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