Chapter 25

"NO!" I scream out in wretched pain.

"NOOOOOOOOOO!" The voice doesn't even sound like mine. I run my hands through my hair. I close my eyes. He's not leaving my world without saying goodbye. He'll never leave me.

My eyes reopen with a new light to them. Bravery. The one quality I've never had before. It's there now. And I can feel it. I don't care what will happen to me anymore, I'm keeping Jack alive.

A swish of my hand breaks a wall down. A bit of light leaks in. I see the door. Another swish and that wall is down. Never again will a wall stop me. Not from getting to Anna, not from Jack. I can do this. I wouldn't even need ice. Just a better punching arm.

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I freeze a hole in the ceiling above me, and it instantly shatters. I continue to do this until I get to the ground floor with a giant chandelier hanging from the ceiling, then I build up and icicle up to get me level with the floor and step out. I crack my knuckles and get ready for the battle that most likely lies ahead. I'm ready. I was born ready for this. To finally be myself and accomplish something. I'm now alive for the first time. Here goes.

"Jack?" I ask as I make my way to the front courtyard.

"Oh, Jack, look who's joined the party? Your girlfriend. Or should I say, fiancé?" Hans holds up Jack by the neck, and tosses an open box with an ice ring inside to my feet. He was going to propose! He loves me!

"Hey Hans. So glad you'd be here to see me demolish you. I was worried I'd have to go looking for you."

"Oh, no, you see, with this relic, I can ruin you. With just a touch, this relic will strip you of all powers you've ever had, and you'll ever have. Jack's already touched it, so now you're left." Hans smiles and Jack gulps in a breath.

He's bluffing. I never tou...touched it. It's a bluff. It doesn't do anything. He plans to... to show the kingdom you in shambles and blackmail you to... to marry him and become his queen, in front of the whole kingdom. Don't, Elsa, please. I love you.

"Okay, I'll marry you. You don't have to strip me of my powers to do that. I'll just marry you. Save you the killing of my..." I search for a word, "Lame, ex-boyfriend. You'll look better to my kingdom." Hans looks shocked.

"You will? How'd you know that's what I was going to ask?"

"Easy, I'm very attractive. Of course I'll marry you." I say. Man, Hans is an idiot. No, it's not actually going to get that far.

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I look out over the whole kingdom on the balcony. They're expecting that. It won't happen. I walk back into the castle. Where Jack's new cage is moved into the room. Where he sits, I can't help but look to him.

It won't happen, I love you too much. I think to Jack. He smiles.

"Stop smiling, you. You're going to be killed. That's not too happy." I say angrily to him.

"Elsa, you are such a card." He smiles and gazes at me with admiration.

I put a finger to my lips. "Shh," I say. He laughs in return.

"Elsa, Darling, they're waiting." Hans takes my hand and leads me away. Ew. His hand is sweaty, even through his gloves.

"People of Arendelle," I start, "Hans and I are now, officially engaged. Jack, the imposter I was earlier running around with, is now a prisoner of Arendelle castle dungeon, due to his attempts to kill me. I now know that Hans is the right man for me, and I love him. He is a changed man, he saved my life. So Arendelle will have a new king, and a public wedding in the courtyard. Please attend on Saturday at noon. Tea will be served." I finish with my best acting skills to act like I'm in love with Hans.

"Queen Elsa knows that I am a changed man, and will be king of Arendelle now. So, if you'd all rise..." Hans is abruptly interrupted.

"STOP! Prince Hans of the Southern Isles has lied and is an escape of the Southern Isles prison. He hasn't fulfilled his life sentence. He now will be escorted back to jail, where he belongs." Hans is placed in handcuffs by the guards of his own castle, and kingdom. He is taken out of the castle, screaming about how I like him, and taken back to the Southern Isles as prisoner, again.

"Sorry, Queen Elsa. This man hired these guards from other countries who didn't know that Hans was in prison and supposed to still be there. They didn't know of his insanity. We sincerely apologize, for our mistake of accidentally letting Hans escape. The King and Queen send their sincerest apologies. So do I personally, as head of the Southern Isles guard. Sorry." The Guard-master apologizes over and over. Wow, if I were Queen of the Southern Isles, I'd think of getting more guards if I couldn't stop my own son from escaping jail.

"It's fine. I can return my kingdom back to its original glory on my own. Thank you for taking him away, I can now continue to live my life and guard my kingdom to the best of my abilities." I smile at him and shake his hand. He grips it firmly and smiles.