Later that evening
As with most summer evening's, it was beautiful to see the sky in all its glory at one of the two best parts of the day for viewing the myriad of colours. Red, orange, gold, violet and still with the tinge of the blue sky around them with the darkness of the sky coming in from the east. Soon the sky would be full of the thousands upon thousands of stars that made it such an incredible sight. Maybe they would even be able to see the Northern Lights. Anyone outside this evening would be enjoying the last warmth of the day's sunshine or going for a walk to take in some last scenes of nature or heading home for dinner or finishing off their last few pieces of work before leaving to do the aforementioned. With the longer days now, anything could be done before the night set in.
Of course, dear readers, none of that could be said for the inhabitants of Arendelle and the areas around it.
In a way that fit the kingdom's desperate and terrible situation, a huge storm had befallen the area, lighting up the gradually darkening sky with flashes of crystal blue and the air was filled with the rumble of thunder. What was more, in a sort of ironic way that brought back the past, snow had fallen across the ground and was covering the majority of the land; as if the area was once again locked in its eternal winter. The people of Arendelle would normally be terrified to be living through such a predicament again but with the current situation they would gladly accept it. At least they had no chance of being stepped on or torn apart. With the winter they had at least some degree of survival.
As explained earlier, all around Arendelle were a series of paths that led from the outlying villages and towns to the main city, each one cutting through forests or going around or between hills and mountains and running along the sides of lakes or rivers. Normally they were quiet and peaceful but for the last few hours they had been flowing with refugees and guards going to and from Arendelle, many of both with shocked expressions and many also bearing injuries caused by falling debris, fires, projectiles or some other kind of horrific event. Everyone was trying to flee from the area as fast as they could so as to get away from the fighting between the behemoths that had ravaged much of the area. Many, however, were terrified, knowing that their relatives or friends were still in the danger zone, either trapped or fighting the monsters or trying to help everyone escape. Although the thick cloud of dust and smoke had covered much of the area and made visibility low, word was that much of the naval forces in the bay had been destroyed and sailors were trapped in the ships that were now at risk of sinking or being crushed, or both!
It would take a miracle to try and save Arendelle from the fighting, and for one group riding down the mountain on a reindeer, they were desperately hoping that they had that miracle.
"Kristoff, can you please be careful!"
"Sorry, Pabbie! I just have to get back quickly! Before everything's destroyed!"
Coming down the mountain to the right of Arendelle on a snow covered path that was thick with fog and dust was Sven and riding on his back were Kristoff with Olaf sitting behind him. Sven was pulling a sleigh behind him and a few of the trolls were sitting in it, including Pabbie, Bulda, two male adult trolls, another woman adult troll and, to the surprise of everyone, Pebble, the young troll child who had a habit of sneaking away on rides. Due to the desperate situation, and the fact that Pabbie had ordered everyone in the troll valley out of the area, having a few go and grab Oaken and Marshmallow bring them down to Arendelle too as they would need all the help they could get, the group had decided to let Pebble remain with them as long as he stayed with them! Losing one of their clan was something unimaginable for them to even think of and if they were not careful, it could become a reality.
As they rode on, Olaf tapped Kristoff on the shoulder.
"Kristoff, are you okay?" he asked with a concerned tone.
Looking over his shoulder at his snowman friend, he sighed heavily. "I wish, Olaf. It's just the gravity of the situation. I mean, who knows what'll be left when we get back."
"Hey, we'll be okay. Besides, Elsa and Anna can look after themselves." Olaf tried to comfort him and Kristoff could only help but smile a little, wishing he had his friend's positivity in these dire times.
"Kristoff!" a soft but rough voice from behind Olaf piped up and Grand Pabbie climbed out of the sleigh and sat between Olaf and Kristoff, looking up at him with serious eyes. "Are you sure that we can exploit Ebirah's weakness if these other two monsters are fighting in the area?"
"We're gonna have to Pabbie," the ice deliverer replied, glancing ahead as they rode into the quickly thickening fog and dust cloud, the cold snapping at their heels and the wind blowing snow into their faces and onto their layers of warmth. "I know it's a long hot, but if we can get Elsa to trap him on the shore or near it then we might have a chance. Taking down one will really help us in turning the tide."
Pabbie looked solemn but nodded, the doubt clearly evident on his face. As Kristoff turned away to focus on the environment ahead of them, he too was heavily doubting his own idea but it was all they could go on. There were hundreds of ways it could go wrong; even with Elsa and or Godzilla helping them. In fact, it all depended on Godzilla being able to distract the Kraken and Elsa being available but both he did not know. Right at the back of his mind, he was already imagining scenarios of the plan failing and all of them losing their lives, or at least being seriously maimed. For all he knew, and this part terrified him the most, Elsa and Anna could already be … be …
No! He forced it out of his mind! He could not think like that! They were not … that! Just as Olaf said, Elsa and Anna could look after themselves. Plus, Anna would be safe if she were with Elsa; who was really unlikely to let her younger sister anywhere out of her sight at a time like this! Trying to force positive thoughts into his mind, Kristoff tried to tell, or rather force himself to think that they would succeed, that everything would be alright! It had to be. After all, if Henrik was right they had Godzilla on their side did they not?
But that did not mean he was invincible. It was possible that the Kraken and Ebirah had already taken care of him. If they had, then it was probably going to be them living on extended time, awaiting the inevitable end that would befall them as they tried to evacuate Arendelle and try and stop these two monsters from wreaking havoc anywhere else in Norway; or even the world!
"Look!" Bulda suddenly cried out, pointing up ahead of them into the cloud that seemed to overtake the world as their visibility had increased slightly; not to a perfect level but enough for them to see what was about a hundred feet around them.
Looking up, they all saw something that made their hair stand on end and their bodies nearly cease to breathe for a few moments.
Far off into where the bay was, illuminated every few seconds by the glow of lightning, were the silhouettes of two large creatures fighting. Sven slowed to a trot and eventually came to a halt as he and everyone else with him watched as one of the shapes, which Kristoff immediately recognised as Godzilla, turned his body sideways as the second shape, no doubt the Kraken given its enormous size, lunged at him and missed. Godzilla grabbed the Kraken by the back of the head and bit down hard, trying to crush it with his teeth. The Kraken's vital and never ending weapons the tentacles, however, came to his rescue and wrapped themselves around Godzilla's arm and neck and tried to pull him over. His gigantic opponent, however, was quick to react and lunged again at the Kraken, this time sending a bite that cut through the tentacles that had a hold of Godzilla like a chainsaw cutting through string. The Kraken roared and retreated back into the bay away from Godzilla, who turned and, with his back to the shore where Kristoff and the others were, roared loudly in anger, filling the air like the voice of God, and stomped after the sea beast, determined to finish him off. The cloud of dust and fog seemed to want to prevent anything horrific from being witnessed by the group after that for it enclosed the gargantuan creatures and they disappeared from sight; though the echoing BOOMS and screeches and roars continued to resonate through the dark air.
Snapping back into reality, Pabbie nudged Kristoff in the side and told him. "We must hurry! We must get to Arendelle quickly!"
With a nod, Kristoff told Sven to continue on, which he did. As they went, he once again began to imagine the carnage and terror that had befallen the city and the possibility of their plan actually working. He kept asking himself the same question. Would it?
It has to! He kept sternly telling himself. We have to stop him and the Kraken. Let's just hope we find Elsa and Anna and the others when we get to Arendelle and-
He was harshly cut out from his thoughts when Sven screeched to a halt, his eyes growing to the size of dinner plates and staring in complete disbelief at the sight before them. Looking on with him, the rest of the group too were completely overcome with shock over what their eyes were taking in.
Arendelle, a kingdom city once renowned for its architecture, culture, people, location and such; a city that had been renowned for having an amazing history with a generous and incredible monarch and princess; a place where magic and dreams literally seemed to come true, had been turned into a living nightmare. From their vantage point on a small hill just outside the town, smoke filled the air. Large fires were raging throughout the settlement, several buildings had been crushed completely; others half smashed or badly damaged by falling rubble or rock from the surrounding hills. Two of the large warehouses on the docks, along with several of the fishing ships, were completely ablaze, one of the warehouses having been smashed completely. Just through the smoke and fire and debris, the castle was just visible, parts of it having been damaged and several large holes in the wall were visible but it still stood as if it were some kind of icon of hope for the rest of the city and its inhabitants never to give up and to not give in to the terror and tragedy that was currently befalling them. Scattered across the bay were the remains of most of the naval ships, some motionless hulks half submerged in the water; others aflame furiously and threatening to take down any survivors with it at any moment.
"My goodness!" Bulda gasped as Pebble tried to see what was going on, but one of the adult male trolls shushed him and held him back.
"I hope Anna and Elsa are okay," Olaf muttered as his eyes took in the scale of the destruction before them.
"I hope so too." Kristoff muttered in reply, pausing for a moment to take in the burning city in front of him as if it were a dream; as if he just blinked and all of this would be gone. He even tried that but, alas, it was not to be. This was real, right down to the last detail. "C'mon, we have to be quick. We need to try and find Elsa and Anna."
"If there any others, we must help them too!" Pabbie added, to which Kristoff nodded at and gave Sven the go ahead to continue on; the reindeer acquiescing to his demand with a nervous expression.
A few minutes later, they found themselves going down a cobbled street of Arendelle and the sight was even more hellish than when they had been looking down from the hill. All around them were piles of rubble, some burning, others not. The destroyed or damaged buildings looked more frightening up close; making it look as if the area had been ravaged by war. Carriages, some smashed to pieces, others lying on their sides, were scattered up and down the roads along the market stalls and their contents and even many personal belongings of the households were strewn about as if they had been deliberately thrown outside. Most disturbing was that as they slowly trotted down the street, the group would spot the body of a fallen citizen or guard having lost their life in the attempt to escape. A few shouts and cries echoed throughout the city but the distant roars and growls and booms made it clear that this disaster was far from over.
"My God!" Kristoff breathed, his voice barely a whisper as he stared at the devastation around them.
"It's like the end of the world," one of the male adult trolls commented, his grey face turning white with the scene around him.
"Oi! C'mon, we have to go!"
Looking up, the group saw a man dressed in what had been large grey top with braces, black trousers and shoes, though all were either smothered with dirt, dust or had holes in them, run from a building up ahead and down the street; a younger boy wearing the same kind of clothes following close behind. Both glanced at the group with worried expressions as if telling them to flee as fast as they could before they turned down another, much smaller cobbled road and disappeared into the smoke. Another faint boom followed by a loud roar echoed from the bay area.
"I hope everyone got out okay," Olaf said.
"Me too," Kristoff added as he patted Sven on the side. "C'mon boy, we have to find Anna and Elsa. They might need our help."
"We should head towards the castle," Pabbie suggested. "If Elsa is leading any kind of defence, it would be from there."
Kristoff nodded. "The castle it is. Let's go, Sven!"
Rearing back a little and kicking his legs as if to show his readiness, the reindeer ran on down the street; those with him clinging on for dear life as the sleigh knocked into piles of rubble and even a fallen soldier; his body crushed under a carriage and his legs sticking out from underneath it. One street they passed, the trolls witnessed a woman and a small child, possibly her son, be led away by a soldier; all of them holding terrified looks on their faces. The roars and booms of the battle near the wall still resonated through the air to their ears, only ushering them further to get to their destination before the monsters came back.
Finally, Sven came a to a halt to catch his breath as they reached one of the bridges, or what was left of it as it had large chunks of it missing and was covered with debris. Looking up, the group were astounded to see that the main structure of the castle had largely survived. Even a few cannons fired off every now and then out to sea in the direction of the battle but mostly they could see figures running to and fro along the walls, no doubt rushing to either maintain order or keep an eye out in case the monsters came back.
"That's it!" Olaf exclaimed happily, pointing at the castle as if he were a child pointing happily at something he approved of. "Elsa and Anna; here we come!"
"Kristoff! Over here!" a voice suddenly called.
Looking behind them towards a small house just opposite the docks, a soldier waved at them frantically, beckoning them to come over, and quickly by the looks of it as every few seconds he would glance out at the bay as if fearing one of the monsters was going to suddenly appear.
Sven trotted over to him and the group disembarked from him and the sleigh. "Hey!" Kristoff greeted. "What is it? Why are you still here? I thought you would have evacuated with everyone else."
"We tried to," the soldier explained. "But we've been too busy getting everyone else outta the city. On top of all that, we're risking our necks trying to search for any survivors in the bay area," he paused and jerked his thumb in the direction of said area, no doubt meaning the burning wrecks of the ships scattered across it. "What about you guys?" he asked, glancing at all of them with a curious gaze.
"We've returned because we believe we may have a weakness to exploit against Ebirah and possibly even the Kraken." Pabbie explained, pausing for a moment to clear his throat. "Where is Queen Elsa and/or Princess Anna?"
The soldier answered by pointing back out into the place the group had never expected them to be, and where they feared for them the most.
"Out there in the bay."
"Alright, stop it here!" Elsa commanded.
With a light thud that rocked the vessel the ice boat stopped alongside one of the ships had been badly damaged during the fight between Godzilla and the Kraken and Ebirah; resulting it being turned on its port side with the top deck facing Arendelle. Gingerly, Elsa climbed off, creating a large formation of thick ice around where the water and the wood of the ship met so as to provide some kind of ground for herself, Anna and the seven guards with them.
"Be careful, Princess Anna," one of the guards warned as he held her arm as she stepped off the boat.
"Thank you." She replied, grabbing hold of a piece of fallen rope to hold herself up as she stepped onto the ice almost slipping had it not been for the guard and her hands on the rope. Six of the guards came with her; the seventh remaining on the boat to ensure it did not float away into the bay and to keep watch for the ever present danger.
Elsa sighed heavily in frustration and apprehension as she looked up at the ship before them. With the top deck, or what was left of it, along with the remains of the ship as it had been almost smashed in two, standing about forty feet high, the masts broken and crates and boxes and cloth and goodness knows that else scattered around them it was clear that this would be no easy task. Even though they had spent the last few hours venturing out into the bay to try and save whoever they could, almost being crushed by Godzilla at one point when they had tried to reach the remains of a burning ship, they knew that every ship wreckage they reached was going to be different in its dangers. Already one guard had been lost when a burning piece of the vessel they had climbed onto about two hours earlier had collapsed on top of him and three more had to be take away due to similar instances or being knocked out by rock or other kind of debris that had been thrown about by the Kraken or Ebirah at Godzilla. This ship was going to be no exception in how they rescued the survivors, if any remained.
"Elsa?" Anna's voice brought her back down to earth as she looked at her sister; seeing her face covered with dust, her hair wet with water from the bay and her dress also covered in smoke and dust marks, soaked through and even cut in several areas. "Do you think they'll be anyone alive still on this one?" she asked her as she gazed up at the ship.
"It's worth a try, Anna," Elsa replied, swallowing hard as she looked towards the bow and then the stern and back again to the bow. "But it's been here since the fight began, so I doubt it but we have to make sure! Guards!" she called, looking over at them. "We must hurry. I need four of you to come with me. We're going into the ship!"
"Your Majesty! Look!" the guard on the boat suddenly cried out, pointing past them into the bay.
Looking in the direction they were pointing, fear immediately over swept them like a wave crashing onto the shore.
"Get down!" Elsa hissed, grabbing Anna and conjuring up a wall of ice about four feet high and ten in length for her, Anna and the guards to hide behind. The seventh guard ducked down into the boat; all of them looking out gingerly with hearts racing as if they were in a marathon at what was nearby.
The Kraken had returned and was currently pushing through the water at a slow speed, his arm by his mouth as he licked at the wound. Across his body were bite and scratch marks and, as he passed close by the ship, one of the main tentacles knocking into it and sending a part of the side off into the water, a large number, by no means most or nearly all but just a large number, of his tentacles had been either ripped apart completely or at the very least suffered minor damage; this mainly being the tips or large chunks of it missing. With a low growl of pain in its throat, it moved over to the docks and paused, holding itself up with one arm as it dunked the other into the bay to try and clean the wound. As it did, its tentacles began to slither up over the docks and onto the shore like snakes, each one wriggling and creeping along.
"Quick, get inside!"
Grabbing Sven and Olaf, Kristoff pulled them both into the house with the trolls and the guard following right behind. They had witnessed the Kraken approach and decided to take cover in case he saw them; for they knew very well what would happen if the sea beast did catch sight of them. Kristoff ordered everyone up against the walls and pushed Sven under the nearby stairs, each of them praying that the Kraken would not see them.
Seconds ticked by, the anticipation over what would happen next making them sweat nervously and their hearts go into marathon mode.
One …
Two …
Three …
"Hey Look!" Pebble suddenly exclaimed, pointing out of one of the smashed open windows.
Kristoff and Olaf, who was taking cover next to him by the door, looked out and lost their collective breaths.
Creeping towards them across the street and over the docks were tentacles; tens of them! Each one wriggled and slithered like a python sneaking up on an unsuspecting animal, ready to grab it and squeeze the life out of it, and about five of them were heading straight for the house. Only a short walk behind them towering over the area was the Kraken, carefully dunking its arm into the bay and using the other to hold itself up.
"Everyone get down and keep quiet!" the guard ordered, his voice a hissing whisper but it would have been a scream if he had the chance.
Seconds later, a sound akin to when something rubbery slides up against wood filled the air as the tips, or stumps as was for most of the tentacles began to creep their way into the room, pushing through broken windows or coming in through the door or holes in the walls. The suction cups on the bottom popped loudly as they momentarily stuck to the floor before being released of their grip and moved along with the tentacle in its search for anything live.
"Oh no!" Bulda gasped as she tried to back up against the wall, grabbing onto Pebble and holding him close as she did; one of the tentacles nearing her face, pausing for a moment as if it was watching her, daring her to move again.
Kristoff gulped and looked over at Sven, who had tried to push himself as far back into the wall as he could as another tentacle began to slither towards him. He froze as it reached him and slowly trekked up his body, pausing for a moment as if fascinated by his body' heat before continuing. Kristoff felt one slowly work its way up his leg whilst another reached Olaf and momentarily retreated as it touched his cold body, making him giggle silently.
Please don't take me! Please don't take me! Kristoff mentally begged as it started to wrap itself around his leg; his body tensing as he could feel it attach itself to him via the suction cups. He could only imagine himself being dragged away by the tentacle once it had a firm enough grip on him. What would his fate be? Drowning in the bay? Eaten alive by the Kraken? Thrown into a rock or a fire? Any of those could eventually be next for him and all were horrific to even think about.
He could only hope that if that were to be the case, Anna and Elsa would be able to stop the Kraken before it did any more damage and caused many more to-
SPLASH! The world seemed to rock as the splash, though from afar, filled the air like a cannon blast. Simultaneously, as if frightened by the sound, the tentacles retreated quickly from the house, some smashing through the wall as they did back into the bay. The sound of tonnes of water being shifted signalled to the group that the Kraken was also moving in response to this sound.
"What the hell … it's … it's turning!" Anna gasped as she stared wide-eyed at it, her mind completely bewildered by what it was doing.
"Look!" one of the guards exclaimed, pointing behind them.
Looking up, the group watched in awe as a long tail materialised out of the darkness and the fog, swinging through the air like someone wielding a sledgehammer. The tip appeared and then followed the rest of it back into the darkness as it went. A bolt of lightning followed, illuminating the sky in the direction from where it had come from … and what it was attached to. The silhouette of a huge creature turned and another loud splash filled the air as a foot descended into the bay. Elsa stared in awe as she and the others watched the huge shape take another step forward out of the cloud and fog towards them, towards the Kraken, who was also turning to look at the source of the noise. Anna gasped and the guard next to Elsa muttered a swear word under his breath as he looked up with wide eyes.
It was Godzilla. He had been led away by Ebirah after pursuing the Kraken from the area and had now come back to fight his arch enemy. Long had it evaded him, long had it tried to lose him and had so far escaped his grasp! This time! This time, it would be different! This time, he would kill it!
The group watched as Godzilla reared back; his size, even though he was a good few hundred metres away, making their stomachs churn and their minds just stop as they stared in awe at him.
SKRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOKKKKKKKKKKKKK!
Covering their ears and being forced onto their knees by the sound of the roar, the group watched as the Kraken, having flinched at the sound of it, growled loudly, a look of fury coming across his face; Elsa and Anna mentally swearing to themselves that they could see a fiery touch in his charcoal black eyes; burning into an inferno.
KKKKRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGHHHH! KKKKKRRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKKKKKKKGGGHHHHHH!
He advanced, arms bent at the elbows and tentacles waving frantically in mid-air. With a snarl, he waved his arm and knocked the bow end of the ship of the ship next to Elsa, Anna and the guards clean off, breaking it apart and scattering its remains across the water and forcing them to duck for cover. When they got back up, they watched as the Kraken advanced towards Godzilla, growling and snarling viciously as if trying to intimidate him. Godzilla growled and advanced to, clenching his hands into fists and bending his arms at the elbows as he charged towards the Kraken. With another roar, he threw himself forward and, grasping the Kraken by the neck and shoulder, lifted him up so his body was almost entirely out of the bay and clamped his jaws down hard onto his shoulder his hand was placed under. The Kraken roared in pain and struck Godzilla in the side of the head but it did little and his opponent began forcing him back. For a moment, Elsa, Anna and the guards panicked, thinking that the two were going to ram into them but, thankfully, Godzilla slammed his elbow sideways into the Kraken's head and continued pushing him back into a nearby hill.
Once they had recovered from the initial shock, the guards sprang to life. "Your Majesty, there's nothing we can do here! We must go now!" one of them declared, grabbing Anna and leading her away towards the boat.
Elsa did not hear him; she was too busy staring up at the battling titans, her blue eyes never leaving the two as they attempted to rip the other to pieces. However, she was quickly snapped out of her trance when, out of the corner of her eye, she saw another shape swim past, heading straight for Godzilla; his back to the bay made him a vulnerable target. Her heart sped up. Ebirah!
"Your Majesty! Queen Elsa!" the guard shouted, grabbing her by the arm and shaking her, snapping her out of her trance and making her look at him with a shocked expression as if she had just awoken from a dream. "We have to go! We cannot stay here!"
Elsa hesitated for a moment and then shook her head. "No … no, I can't! Ebirah is heading straight for Godzilla!"
"Elsa, he's right!" Anna, who was sitting in the boat, told her, her own desperate. "We can't stay here. We have to go!"
Elsa looked at her sister and then back at the fighting monsters, watching with horror as Ebirah made a swipe at Godzilla's leg, his claw slamming into it and making the gigantic creature roar loudly and swipe his tail in retaliation, though Ebirah ducked and struck again. The Kraken too made an attack and launched itself at Godzilla, wrapping him in a bear hug and sending him stumbling backwards into the bay, biting at his neck. Godzilla growled and grabbed the Kraken by the back of the neck and wrenched him off, throwing him to the shore and crushing a large section of forest. Both were locked in a battle to the end; both were fighting to kill.
With another glance back at Anna, Elsa found herself torn between her sister and helping Godzilla. She wanted Anna to be safe, she wanted to protect her! She had sworn to be by her side and if she rushed off to try and stop the Kraken and Ebirah, she would be breaking that promise then and there! At the same time, Godzilla needed help and Elsa was the only capable of helping him, even if it was just a little. She still believed that Henrik's view of Godzilla was correct; this creature had refused to attack her or the wall earlier when he had arrived in the area. He needed help. Oh, what was she to do?
Elsa sighed heavily and turned back to the guard. "Alright, let's go." She said regrettably.
"Damn, that was close!"
"No kidding!"
After recovering from the initial shock at the hands of the tentacles, Kristoff, Olaf, Sven, the trolls and the guard exited the house. They were relieved that they were still alive, though their gazes were quickly drawn to the battle raging in the middle of the bay and they watched in awe as Godzilla punched the Kraken in the face, sending the creature reeling back from the force of the blow, and then swipe his tail at Ebirah, throwing the shrimp into the side of the bottom of a hill nearby. The ground shook violently as if an earthquake were taking place but Godzilla paid it no heed as he returned his attention to the Kraken; the want to kill lingering in his eyes. He was going to finish this, here and now!
The Kraken, having recovered from the blow, glared back at Godzilla with a dangerous gaze, his charcoal black eyes practically burning with hatred and adrenaline pumping through his veins. Godzilla would fall; he would not allow this creature to overpower and kill him! His face was clear enough in telling anyone who looked upon it, if such a thing were possible through the dust and smoke: You want to persist in fighting me?! Very well, I shall not disappoint you! And with that, he lunged at Godzilla, punching the creature in the chest and squeezing his arms and stomach hard with his tentacles.
From the shore, the group could hardly believe their eyes were witnessing such a battle. "We must find a way to stop them before Arendelle and the surrounding area is laid to waste!" Pabbie exclaimed worryingly.
"Question is; how?" the guard reminded him, not taking his eyes off the fighting in front of them. A faint boom from one of the cannons at the castle firing at the monsters seemed to emphasise his point on how dire their situation was. "Everything we have is useless against them!"
"Not everything," Pabbie told him. He was about to continue when another voice cut him off.
"Pabbie, Kristoff! Over here!"
Looking down the street the group saw several tiny but large figures waddling towards them. The other group of trolls had arrived in Arendelle; though some were already wishing they had stayed away as they gazed in horror and disbelief at the devastation around them. As with Kristoff, Olaf and the others, they felt as if they had walked from the real world into a nightmare.
"Grand Pabbie," a male adult troll exclaimed as he ran up to him. "We managed to find Marshmallow and Oaken. Ah, here they are now!"
True to his word, coming up behind the group of troll new arrivals came a huge snowman about twenty to twenty five feet in height with a huge, snow white torso, a huge pair of arms and legs and a head attached directly to the torso with a large hole for a mouth and two holes above it that acted as eyes. On the end of the arms were two large hands made entirely out of ice and connecting the limbs to the torso too were ice. It was Marshmallow, Elsa's former snow golem created two years ago to keep people away from her ice castle during the Great Winter, though he had spent the last two years living up there with the tiny snowmen. Standing on Marshmallow's shoulder was a tall man with a huge torso, large arms and short legs, standing probably a good 6ft 6. He had a thick bushy blonde moustache, hair and beard and was wearing brow trousers and a thick colourful jumper. His usually cheery face was instead holding a melancholic expression to it as he surveyed the damage around him.
Though when he saw the others, his face lit up a little.
Olaf was quick to greet his 'big brother'. "Hi, Marshmallow. It's nice to see you again! How are the little ones at the castle?! I should visit them sometime!"
"Oo-oo!" Oaken greeted, giving a little wave as Marshmallow set him down on the ground. "Goodness, I hope everyone is okay." He commented with a sad tone as he gazed once again at the burning city.
"We've gotten everyone out," the guard told him, pausing as another loud roar of pain emanated from out in the bay, followed by a boom. "But we have a plan to stop them, hopefully."
"Look, Anna and Elsa are coming back!" Olaf exclaimed, pointing out to an ice boat that was rowing towards them quickly.
The group looked out and aw he was right; Anna and Elsa were sitting with the guards rowing the boat back towards the docks, the water glowing with the light of the fires around them. When they reached the docks, Elsa vaulted over the side and helped Anna out as the rest of the guards disembarked. When they saw the others before them, surprise and relief was the first thing they felt.
"Kristoff!" Anna exclaimed, rushing forward and embracing him tightly, relieved that he was safe. He embraced her back, holding her close and sighing happily, knowing that his girlfriend was still alive.
"I'm glad you're okay, Anna!" he told her as he released her, looking past her at the distant battle.
"Queen Elsa!" Pabbie exclaimed, rushing forward to meet the Snow Queen. "We are glad you are safe! We've managed to bring all help we can to Arendelle." He emphasised his point by moving his hand in a showing kind of gesture towards Marshmallow and Oaken, both of whom bowed towards Elsa.
"Thank you, Pabbie," Elsa replied, pausing as a loud CRASH came from the sea as a boulder, having been hurled from the battle, smashed into the shore on the left side of the bay. "Kristoff tells me you have an idea," she said to Pabbie, who nodded.
"Ebirah is a sea creature, as you all know." He explained. "Therefore we know that his only weakness would be fire, lots of it! We must find a way to set him on fire, only if we can trap him!"
"But what if he just dives into the water?" Kristoff pointed out.
"As I said, we must trap him." Pabbie reminded him, turning to Elsa. "Elsa, this is where you come in."
She nodded. "I know what I need to do," she replied and looked up at the others. "We need to get everything flammable and bring it to a designated area of the shore, away from the monsters should they come back."
"Queen Elsa, I have a storage house in the hills just behind Arendelle." Oaken piped up, pointing the direction he had just said. "There's a lot of wine and coal there I use for my trading post and sauna. It should be enough."
"We also have a tavern outside the town as well, they're bound to have a lot of flammable stuff there as well," the guard added.
"Right, Oaken you go to the storage house and the tavern and grab everything flammable. Kristoff, Sven, Olaf and Marshmallow, you go with him. Pabbie, you and the trolls go with the guard and get to the tavern. Take the sleigh as well; Marshmallow will carry most of the stuff from the storage house. If either of you find any more guards or any people who can walk, tell them on my orders that you need their help." She paused again as another loud roar emanated from the cloud nearby, and this time it sounded louder, suggesting they were coming back. "Let's hope this works," she muttered worryingly to herself.
"Elsa, what about us?" Anna asked her, placing a hand on her shoulder.
Elsa sighed heavily and looked at her sister, a small smile on her face. "It's no good for me to tell you to go with the others, so we'll go back to the castle. We need to try and get everyone out of there." Another pause as she once again began to contemplate this idea. It was a long shot, a very long shot. It was practically all they had to go on right now. Internally, though, she knew that it would be the best way of helping Godzilla without out rightly risking her life or everyone else's around her.
Unless …
Snapping back into reality, she turned back to the others. "You all know what you're up to?" she asked. They all nodded in reply. "Good luck! Stay safe!"
With that, the groups went their separate ways to carry out their orders by Elsa. As Kristoff rode away on Sven with Olaf and Oaken being carried by Marshmallow, he began to think to himself whether this plan of Elsa's would be successful or not. It was certainly a risky one, and that was putting it lightly! They could all well and truly die here, and they were only going after Ebirah. If the Kraken, or even Ebirah himself caught onto their idea, or if the battle between the monsters came over to their area then they could all be crushed or smashed to pieces. And what of the storage houses' items being flammable or them having enough of them in quantity. It was all a risk, almost down to the most extreme of details.
But as Elsa had said, and as everyone else had no doubt realised, it was all they had to go on and quite frankly it would only succeed if Godzilla was able to keep the two sea beasts busy long enough for their plan to be set in motion.
That Big Guy is our only real chance Kristoff mentally said to himself as he and Sven rode back into the burning streets of Arendelle; Marshmallow following close behind.
