Chapter:21 Sins of the Brother

The gang traveled away from the scorched dragon fields and continued on their journey. On the road, Quinn proposed a thought that no one had taken into consideration, "Dude..", said the fairy. "None of us have bathed...since like...this journey began."

Realizing this point, everyone stopped and washed off in the nearest lake. The water was cool and soothing as each road tripper dunked under and swam around. Princess Anna floated on her back, spitting up water like a fountain while her boyfriend drifted alongside her. Olaf plopped in, his body parts separating and forcing Quinn to gather them. Marco waded and caught a glimpse of Elsa washing herself. The snow queen dunked herself under, and emerged with her blonde hair flowing freely down her shoulders. She opened her blue eyes and spotted him, causing the explorer to quickly avert his gaze and keep swimming. She giggled to herself while shaking her head.

"Come on in, Sven!", hollered Kristoff. "The water's fine!" The reindeer groaned in delight and leapt into the lake, sending an enormous wave splashing everyone.

Quentin peeked his head from the water and whispered, "Hey, Charlie. Guess what time it is." The cat meowed in suspicion. "Bath time!" He grabbed hold of the feline and brought him in the water. Charlie now meowed in annoyance while his master scrubbed him clean. "You'll thank me later."

After the relaxing swims, everyone dried off and Quentin got them back on track. "Okay...", he chuckled. "NOW we're going the right way."

"Are you sure?", asked Quinn. "Cause when we make a wrong turn at the Gigundosaurus Rex cave and end up getting chased by the Medusa, I ain't goin up anymore noses."

Anna giggled, "Calm yourself, Dova-Quinn."

"I AM CALM!", she snapped, prompting laughter. "Whatevs...You guys wait. Someday I'ma invent a growth potion that will make me the size of a mountain. Then I'll man-handle all of you like dolls. Yeah, that's it. We'll see how you all like it."

Marco opened his vest and pulled out his bottle of ladykiller cologne. He sprayed what seemed like a gallon of the scented substance. "A man's got to look his best!"

"Oh brother.", cringed Quinn.

"There!", interrupted Quentin as he pointed at a smooth rock formation with a enclave opening out to the sea. "We've made it."

"The Sea Wraith lair...", said Olaf dramatically. "Anna, now!"

"Now what?", wondered the redhead.

"Music."

"Oh right.", Anna snapped her fingers. "Dun dun dun duuuun dun. Bum bumbum Bum BUUUUMMM!" Kristoff rolled his eyes and looked at his girlfriend. "What?"

"Sometimes, I don't even know who you are.", he huffed, shaking his head with a smirk.

Anna struck a dynamic pose, "I'll tell you who I am. I am Anna, power princess!"

Olaf gasped, "You have powers?" Elsa facepalmed.

"Indeed I do. Watch as I summon the elements!", she jokingly raised her hands high as thunder boomed above her. "Did...did I do that?"

"No.", sighed Kristoff. "You're power is causing anything you say to materialize."

"Quick! Quick!", exclaimed Marco. "Say unlimited riches will rain from the heavens!" Elsa slapped him upside the head.

A heavy downpour blanketed the land as everyone ran for cover. "Let's get to that enclave.", said Quentin.

"Great idea.", scoffed Quinn. "Let's stay dry with the MURDEROUS SEA WRAITHS! I'm sure they'll help keep us dry. Maybe they'll even share hot cocoa with us."

"Yaaaay!", clapped Olaf.

"I'm being sarcastic, Olaf. The Sea Wraiths will grind us into dust."

"Oh...", frowned the snowman as Elsa pulled him to shelter under the treeline.

"Moooooooooooooo!", sounded...a cow?

"Was that, a cow?", asked Marco.

Kristoff was making his way over when an arrow struck him in the left side of his shoulder! He fell back and slid down the wet rocks.

"Kristoff!", cried Anna. Her boyfriend tumbled to the bottom, and was quickly tackled by a familiar figure...Boris. The two rolled even further down the rocks. The arrow snapped off on one of the stones, allowing Kristoff to move through his light injury and fight back.

Anna rushed to help her man, but arrow fire from Jay's crossbow kept her and the others pinned. The heavy rain made it incredibly hard to see each other. Elsa released ice beams where and when she could.

Kristoff fell to the ground as Boris kicked him in the chest. "You bloody welp!" He kicked him again. "NO ONE, gets away from me!" He kicked Kristoff thrice and pulled him by the shirt. Kristoff punched the outlaw across the face and jabbed him in the stomach. Enraged, Boris headbutt him, sending the mountain man falling back against the rocks. He then proceeded to grab a stone and bring it down on Kristoff's face. The blonde dodged the attack as the stone crumbled against the hard ground. He shoved his enemy back and began to climb back up to Anna. But Boris wasn't done yet. He emerged through the downpour and dragged Kristoff back down.

Anna took cover while Elsa searched for Jay. She suddenly heard a roar behind her as Hector put the queen in a grapple. Marco and Quentin jumped on top of the obese criminal, hitting him anywhere they could until he let Elsa go. Quinn wanted to help, but the rain had completely soaked her wings. She leapt on Charlie and spurred him. "Go forth, war kitty! Heya!" The men wrestled Hector to the ground while Olaf pointlessly kicked him.

"Anna!", called Marco as he fought to keep Hector pinned. "Go!", he threw her his prop sword. "Help Kristoff!" She grabbed the blade and ran to Kristoff's aid.

Jay peered through the rain and spotted Anna running down the rocks. He had a clear shot. "I have you now, little princess." The criminal smirked while taking aim with his crossbow. It was then that he heard a meow at his feet, causing him to look down. "What the?"

There was Quinn, riding atop Charlie with a mud splattered on half of her face like warpaint. "FREEEEEDOOOOOM!", she cried before the cat pounced on Jay's face.

"GEAAA! Get off me you-", Jay struggled as the cat scratched his face. "I'm...I'm aller-" His face swelled up like a balloon. "Allergic!"

Elsa emerged from the treeline and loosed an ice beam by his feet, sending him tripping backwards. Jay fell down a fissure in the rocks, just barely catching the ledge in one hand. He clung on for dear life as he felt a sneeze coming on. "Oh...no."

Quinn smirked while petting Charlie on the head, "Oh yes."

Jay sneezed wildly, losing his grip and plummeting into the darkness below. He screamed all the way down, until he was no more. Thunder and lightning flashed all around.

"Bye bye.", waved the fairy.

Hector let out a yell and threw both Marco and Quentin off of him. "WHYYYYYYYYY!?", he roared.

Marco and Quentin looked at each other with raised eyebrows. "Why what?", asked Marco.

Hector whimpered like a child. "Why are we fighting anymore? You hit me...I hit you...for what?"

"We thought...you wanted this.", said Quentin.

Hector sniffled. "Boris is always bringing me here there and everywhere. I wanna go home...I ...I want my Mum." Just like that, the hulking man finally grew a conscience and just walked away. "Bye guys...I ummm...I had fun."

Marco was bewildered,"What the heck just happened?"

Boris angrily punched Kristoff across the face again. He cackled while unsheathing his longsword. He raised it high as Anna blocked his blow with Marco's sword. While only a prop, the blade was strong enough to withstand the strike. She swung back, but Boris easily parried the strike and attacked again. This time, his swing snapped the prop in two. He then spun around and violently elbowed Anna in the face. "Anna!", called Kristoff as he watched his girlfriend fall to the ground, grasping her face and writhing.

Super-ultra-angry-boyfriend mode...ACTIVATE.

Kristoff roared like the dragons they had fought and tackled Boris to the floor. He repeatedly punched the fiend until he kicked him off. Boris swung his sword and slashed Kristoff across the arm, sending him falling across from Anna. It was then that they saw Hector walking down the rocks.

"Great timing, dumbo.", smirked Boris. "Finish him. I'll chop the princess."

Hector looked his brother in the eye for the first time and said, "No."

"No?"

"You heard me, little brother! No more hurting people! I'm going back to Mum!"

"You stupid coward!", hissed Boris. He raised his sword higher than ever, ready to kill Anna.

Kristoff forced himself atop of her while yelling, "Noooooo!" Willing to sacrifice himself for the love of his life.

Boris grinned with his crooked teeth as he prepared to bring the blade down. In that instant, a bolt of lightning struck his sword and him. With a quick flash and a powerful clap of thunder, Boris fell dead in front of them.

All went quiet as the rain tattered across the rocks. There was a sense of peace and closure. Hector walked up to Kristoff and stared at him. In his hands was his mahogany pouch, which must've fallen out during the fight. He handed it to Kristoff.

"Thank you.", said the mountainman. Without saying another word, Hector looked at what remained of his reckless brother with saddened eyes, sighed, and walked away, vanishing in the heavy rain.

Kristoff hid the pouch in his pocket and held his wounded princess. "Kristoff?", she mumbled. "Did, we win?"

The blonde looked at his girl in the pouring rain and smiled, "Yeah. You alright?"

The redhead felt her head, noticing a bit of blood. "Do I look alright?"

Kristoff looked up at the scratch on her forehead and wiped it with a kerchief in his pocket. The rain helped soak the wound. "You look fine."

Anna snickered in his arms. "You hesitated."

"Oh don't you start that again.", he smirked.

The princess had had enough. "Oh shut up and kiss me already." She pulled him to her by the collar and pressed her lips to his, as they embraced in the rain.