Kristoff pulled into Eric's driveway, taking a deep breath to calm himself.
"Enough is enough. I want to know whats going on." He murmured and got out, slamming his car door loudly before storming up to his partners apartment door. 'Eric! It's Kristoff, open the door!" He shouted, banging his fist loudly on the door. His frown deepened when a light clicked on in the house but heard no reply. "ERIC. I know you are in there!" Kristoff boomed, and tried to open the door. He had been forbidden to enter his partners house, but - to his relief - found the door unlocked and pushed it open. Kristoff jumped back in surprise. 'What the hell." He murmured as cold water flooded over his feet from the doorway. He cautiously stepped him, cringing as the pool of water in the house soaked through his shoes. "Eric? Are you okay?" He asked, his voice laced with worry. What the hell is this water? Kristoff looked around the dark house, taking in the sight. Everything was soaked wet, and an ankle deep flood of water was everywhere.
'Kristoff?" A panicked voice rang out from the blondes left. "Kristoff get out now! I told you to never come inside!" Eric shouted angrily and Kristoff walked down the dark hallway to where the voice was coming from. He pushed what appeared to be Eric's bedroom door open, his eyes widening in horror at what he saw.
'Eric. What is this?'
Elsa's wide blue eyes reflected the flames of the car explosion, her mouth hanging open in a desperate silent scream. She kept crawling closer, her stomach churning at what she expected to find.
'Anna, Anna Anna." She chanted, her head swimming until she dropped to the ground, her eyes going in and out of focus as her head the hard road. She heard the screech of a car stopping and doors slamming. Muffled yelling tried to pierce her muddled brain, and she felt a cold dread chill her bones.
"Das ist das Mädchen, Anna. Stellen Sie sicher, dass sie noch am Leben. Finden Sie die Eis-Königin." Harsh german was spat from a mans mouth and Elsa's eyes shot open.
"That is the girl, Anna. Make sure she's still alive. Find the ice queen." She whispered hoarsely, a flair of hope burning in her chest. "Anna!?" She managed to cry out hoarsely and pushed herself up onto her elbows. Four men had arrived in a black sedan. Two stood at the car chattering desperate German into the phones. Elsa spotted one studying Anna's car as best he could against the flames. The fourth was bent over a small body on the ground. Elsa's eyes widened and she grunted as she pushed herself up onto all fours again. "Get, away from her." She spat out, feeling adrenaline pump through her body. The night in the alleyway flashed to her mind, the sick want in the rapists eyes, Anna's head lolling after he had forced a kiss on her. All four men's eyes fell upon the blonde and eager lit up their eyes.
"Ah, Elsa Isole! I'm glad you're still alive! What a terrible accident." A thick drawling accented voice came from the car, and a short white haired man with a large prominent nose stepped out onto the road. He smiled at the woman, his large eyes extra magnified by his thick glasses. "It's been a long time my child." He said, bowing slightly. Elsa stared at him in silence, her mind blank. A piercing scream split the air causing all of them to jump.
'You fucking bastard!" Elsa screamed, and felt a wave of power surge through her body, more then she had ever felt before. CONCEAL. DON'T FEEL. Her mind screamed at her, but Elsa's own hatred surged through her body drowning any thought but revenge from her mind. Ice shot out of her body - causing the road to be covered in blood red ice - and a pillar of ice shot up under her arm, rising to help to her stand before molding over her broken and torn body. It encased her, allowing her to stand up straight, her injuries frozen. The brutes stared in both wonder and fear as the woman began to walk toward them, her blue ice armor glistening in the sunset. "You. This is all YOUR fault." She hissed, her voice sounding foreign. Her eyes shot to the brute near Anna who had picked up the limp, blood covered girl in his arms. Her head lulled over his arms, her mouth open. Elsa's power surged and she shot shards at the man, impaling him. As the life left his body he dropped the red-head. Elsa lifted her arm into the air quickly and another pillar rose up under the girl to catch her. She strode over to Anna ignoring the glances of the men in front of her, the look of wicked glee in the Dukes eyes. She's still alive. She has to be. Oh my god Anna. Elsa's thoughts swirled wildly in her head and she could feel her bottom lip shaking slightly. Her gently laid her hands either side of the limp girls face, shuddering at how cold the normally warm body was.
"Anna, you have to wake up. Please. He's here. The Duke.' She whispered, leaning in close to the girls face, resting her forehead against Anna's, allowing a single tear to fall from her eye. "I need you. I only left for so long because I needed to figure out why, and what you do to me. I don't want to do this alone anymore. It hurts to much." She sobbed slightly. "I was coming back to save you." A small puff of warmth came from Anna's open mouth and tickled Elsa's face causing her to lean back in surprise, a hysterical giggle erupting from her mouth. "Anna you're alive!" She shouted, running her hand down the freckled face.
"Well this is quite touching. And quite a surprise I might add." Elsa whipped around at the snide voice, and caught the Dukes gaze. She straightened and turned her back to Anna, protecting the girl and the pillar that she lay on with her body. Deal with them, and then concentrate on Anna. But keep calm. Her mind advised, but she angrily ignored the thoughts, willing her power to surge. Her armor expanded slightly, covering her arms in sharp ice blades, and summoned a small gun made of ice. She lifted her shaking arms up and aimed it straight at the Dukes heart.
"I've wanted to pierce your cold, empty heart since i was a child." Elsa growled, and noticed in the corner of her eye that the braid that was slung over her shoulder was darkening to black to match the stripe through it. She turned her attention back on the man. "I want you to feel the coldness that I feel in mine. To make you suffer the pain you and your trolls inflicted on me, and the others." She drawled, and walked away from Anna towards the man. A brute stepped in front of him, but Elsa could see the man's body shaking slightly in the cold temperature coming from her body and sneered at him, jerking her hand in the air. Ice traveled up the mans body, slowly freezing him solid, his eyes frozen wide in fear. The Duke stumbled backwards toward the car, cowering slightly from her deadly glare. Elsa heard the click of the safety off a gun and glanced behind her. Two brutes were standing by Anna's pillar, a gun pressed against her temple. Elsa's eyes narrowed.
"One more move Elsa, and the poor girl will be shot." The Duke sneered. Elsa just grinned and spikes shot out of the pillow, throwing both men back. They rose over the body and encased her in a ball, spikes jutting out around it. She turned her attention back to the Duke, who's confidence had dropped completely and was cowering behind his remaining guard.
"You underestimate my power. You always have.' She spat and continued striding forward as the sun dipped lower in the sky, the ice on her body flashing. The Duke shook his head.
"No, I never have. I've known what dormant power lies in you. I've just waited for someone to thaw your frozen heart. And now they have." He shouted in glee, eyes glancing over to the unconscious Anna. "The others, they have power yes, but nothing compared to yours. Eric's body and soul is weak. Pocahontas's mind cracked at too young of an age and Adam's power - Well we both know he is capable of a lot - but insanity is a hindering thing." Elsa felt sick at the unemotional voice of the man, treating her childhood friends as test tubes. 'But you, you have the power of ice and snow. Your heart may be cold, but its strong." He explained and the blonde stared incredulous at him. "And now that you have something to protect, nothing will get in your way. I truly made the perfect weapon." The Duke finished, a triumphant grin on his face. Elsa could feel the anger melting away, being replaced by a small spark of fear. He's right. The thought pounded in her head, and she shuddered slightly, her body weakening as the ice melted off her. She dropped the ice gun and it shattered as it hit the ground. Elsa could vaguely hear ambulance sirens in the distance and stumbled over to Anna, melting the ice cage that surrounded her, grabbing the girl in her arms as the pillar melted. They both slumped to the ground, Anna lying across Elsa's lap, her blood visible on her pale body.
"Anna." She murmured brushing stray hairs off her forehead. "I'll fix all of this. I'll give you your life back." Elsa whispered and hugged the body close to her. She heard what she assumed to be the Duke slam his car door and the black sedan drove past. Keep her safe. Elsa jumped slightly as something wet brushed her cheek. She spun around to find herself face to face with Olaf's blue eyes. She let out a relieved laugh, lifting a hand to gratefully stroke his head. "Olaf. I'm glad you're okay as well. I knew a little car crash wouldn't be enough to hurt you." She muttered, running her hand through his slightly bloody fur, eyes widening as it turned to black at her fingertips. The once pure white wolf was now jet black, the piercing blue eyes shining out. He lent forward to inspect the body in Elsa's arms. He sniffed the girl and licked her face gently, his tail wagging slightly before settling down next to them, his warm head resting across Anna's body. Elsa's eyes closed in exhaustion as the ambulance arrived and she sighed. Anna will be safe now.
Kristoff's eyes took in the scene in front of him, his mind trying to sort through what he saw. Eric was crouching in the middle of the room, his head in his hands. He looked up at Kristoff, fear evident in his eyes.
'Kristoff, you weren't supposed to see this. Why couldn't you have just listened to me!" He moaned, and stood up slowly. Kristoff gasped slightly at the sight. Eric was naked, but the blonde was more concerned about the tattoos that covered his legs, that continued up over his groan and stopped at his hips. They looked like water was flowing up and down his body.
'What the hell is that! Its the same as that strange girls tattoo's!" Kristoff shouted, taking a few steps backwards, shaking. Eric lifted his arm up and water sprayed out of his outstretched hand, forming a bubble around a flower that sat on the bedside table. As Kristoff watched, the flowed drooped as it drowned in the water bubble, which promptly broke and splashed the ground and bed with water. Eric looked sadly at Kristoff, before grabbing a damp towel that was on the end of his bed, wrapping it around his waist to cover himself.
"I mentioned to you the other night, that Elsa, Adam, Pocahontas and I grew up in a facility. Well, this is why we were there." Eric motioned to his lower half. "We were given powers through relentless experiments, which makes us abnormal." Kristoff gaped at him, his mind reeling. That means Elsa has power as well. How could i not have known! Eric took a deep breath. "Elsa got away when she was 12. Hans family bought her in order to be engaged to him. She was the luckiest to get out when she did. I managed to leave when i was sixteen. They deemed me too weak to continue experimenting on.' He said spitefully. "I sought out Elsa, but she could barely remember me. She had blocked the entire ordeal out." He explained, but stopped when he noticed the expression on Kristoff's face. You fool! Kristoff's mind screamed at him. He swallowed heavily, his gaze intent on Eric.
"What do you know about Hans? Does he have any connection to the labs?" Kristoff asked hurriedly as Eric began to get dressed.
"All I know is that his family funds a lot of overseas medical centers and medical facilities. I don't know if he knows anything about what experiments are done though." Eric responded, watching Kristoff cautiously as the man dropped into a wet armchair near the door and placed his head in his hands.
"Eric, I fucked up. You and Elsa, even Anna are in danger, because of me. I gave Hans a notebook and I think it had information on the facility and experiments." He moaned, glancing up to see a horrified expression on Erics face.
"Kristoff, what have you done."
Elsa held Anna's hand tightly in her bandaged ones, her eyes never leaving the girls peaceful sleeping face. She tried to ignore the tubes attached to the girl, machines constantly beeping and heaved a sigh.
"I'm sorry Anna. I was trying to save you and look what I did. Broken ribs, minor internal bleeding and a concussion." Elsa laughed darkly. "I guess it could have been a lot worse though. I just, wanted to protect you, not hurt you." She murmured, squeezing the warm hand tightly, and bowed her head with her eyes closed.
"I - was trying - to save you." A soft hoarse voice made Elsa's head jerk up and tears wet her eyes. Anna's eyes fluttered open, and a small but pained smile graced her lips. Her hand tightened on Elsa's cold one. 'I want to protect you, from those men." She continued, the pain of speaking clear on her face. Elsa smiled gently at her.
"Stop talking feisty. You need to rest. I'll let you sleep." She said and tried to withdraw her hand, and stand up but Anna clenched it tighter, and slowly shook her head, her red hair spread out around her head.
"You're not running away." Anna rasped out, and lifted her other arm up and gently ran her fingers through Elsa's now black hair, a small frown creasing her eyebrows. "It's my turn to protect you." Elsa stared at Anna for a few seconds, feeling her chest tighten, before quickly leaning in, placing her cold lips against Anna's. The girls fingers tightened in her hair and she returned the kiss. Elsa broke away first, placing her forehead against Anna's freckled one, both girls breathing slightly heavier then before.
"Okay. But leave the Duke to me." Elsa murmured, her blue eyes staring into Anna's teal ones, noticing a spark in them.
"Ok, boss." She joked, then paused for a moment. "I like your hair black, it suits you." The red-head murmured, her fingers still twirling through the older womans hair, before lifting her mouth up to kiss her again, reveling in the cold temperature of her lips. You can have the Duke Elsa, but I'll still make him suffer for hurting you. A small smirk came through the kiss and Elsa felt her heart flutter.
"Anna." She breathed into the kiss.