Chapter 25: Real Courage

Dom felt unexplainably weak. Her hug made Dom feel a bizarre feeling rush through his entire body. The embrace was short-lived, however, because Hans was able to break away from the wall after only a moment of struggling. "Elsa!" Hans boomed. His loud voice grasped Elsa's attention, and she froze. Dom's knee gave out again and he collapsed. Hans' voice was not a calm friendly tone that Dom was familiar with. It was enough to make Elsa tremble. Hans stared her down as he approached. Elsa was shaking in fear. Hans stood in arms reach of her. Elsa was too scared to move. Hans looked at Elsa. She couldn't return his gaze. Instead, she hung her head in fear and wept.

Hans smiled. "Elsa, Do you think its worth it to keep fighting over such a stupid reason?"

"It's not stupid." Elsa mumbled timidly.

"What did you say?" Hans asked.

"Dom isn't a stupid reason!" Elsa blurted out. "He's my friend."

Elsa gasped and covered her mouth. The last time she had talked back to Hans was when he hit her. Hans was shocked by her passion for a dangerous stranger. "Elsa," He sighed, "It's not safe to keep him around." He warned. Elsa shook her head in anger. "No! You're the dangerous one!"

Hans couldn't convince her otherwise. "I don't want you to get hurt." He said softly.

Elsa let her guard down for a moment. His gentle tone was so comforting. He was just looking out for her, and the rest of Arendelle. "But…" Her voice trailed off.

Hans looked at Dom, "What, him? He's a monster."

Elsa looked down. Dom was still struggling on the ground. He struggled admirably, but the pain in his leg was too much to stand. "He's not a monster." Elsa mumbled.

"Yes, he is!" Hans raised his voice. "Don't you get it? He could destroy the city in a heartbeat! Don't be stupid!"

Elsa gasped and began to weep. "I'm… I'm not st-stupid." She sniveled, "And I won't let you hurt him."

Hans laughed. "I'm not asking your permission." Hans made a lunge towards Dom. Elsa leapt to the side and stood in his way. "You won't hurt him." Elsa demanded. Elsa was still terrified of Hans. She prayed that he would let it go. If he didn't, she knew she wouldn't be able to stand up to Hans anymore. Hans looked at Elsa and scoffed. "Do you really want to fight over this?"

Elsa trembled in place. Hans stood closer to Elsa, until he was standing over her. Elsa was all alone. She couldn't stand up to Hans. Her legs felt weak and she was about to collapse. No matter how much she tried, she'd never be brave enough to stand up to Hans. "You useless little freak." Hans whispered. Elsa's eyes flooded and her legs buckled. As she was falling, something grabbed her my the dress and wouldn't let her fall. Elsa was ready for the smack that would follow. She closed her eyes and waited. To her surprise, there was none. She looked to see who grabbed her. It wasn't Hans. Instead, it was a real Prince, and a friend. Dom stood, smiling and confident. "I won't let you fall." He joked, "I promise."

Dom's face stiffened as he looked at Hans. Hans was nervous, and couldn't hide it. The guards surrounded Dom. Elsa regained her balance and Dom looked at the guards. Prince Hans!" Elsa declared, "I hereby declare that you and any of your fellow residents of the Southern Isles, are banished from Arendelle, indefinitely."

Hans gasped, "You can't do that, Elsa. I'm the only one who loves you."

Elsa looked back. Dom had a hand on her shoulder. Elsa couldn't explain it, but there was a sudden strength that she felt through her body. Her eyes had stopped watering, and her legs didn't feel weak. She was strong enough to face Hans. She wouldn't be afraid of him anymore. Hans slowly began to walk away and allowed the dozens of guards to surround Elsa and Dom. Normally, Dom would have been able to take down all of the guards on his own, but his knee was now in such crippling pain that he wasn't sure that he could fight at all. Elsa looked around and began to tremble. Dom spun and ended up back-to-back with Elsa. Dom was an experienced fighter, but Elsa was a peaceful queen. He knew that he'd need to protect her. At the same time, he wasn't confident in his own leg to keep him upright. Hans smiled, "This can all end, Dom!" He barked, "You surrender yourself and we let the Queen live."

Dom contemplated his options. If he did surrender, he'd die, but at the same time, if he fought, he might die, and Elsa could be hurt, too. Dom looked over his shoulder. Elsa was shaking in fear, but smiled. "Don't surrender, Dom. You're a Salmon Prince. You can't bow."

Dom smiled, "Ya know…" He sighed, "You're right." Dom looked over the guards. "Hey, Hans!" He boomed. "I am the Last Saiyan Prince, and I don't think you understand what that means. It means that I never back down, and I will never surrender!"

With that, Dom powered up and the ground began to shake. On Hans' order, the guards attacked. "Go for the leg!" A troop barked. Dom couldn't avoid the men. All of them attacked at his leg and, though the swords couldn't cut through him, they were in enough magnitude to hurt his already crippled knee. Dom looked over. Elsa had been separated from him and was forced into a corner. Dom leapt into the air and flew to her aide, ignoring the pain. He grabbed at the troops and made sure none of them could grab her. Dom was finally showing his potential after hiding it for over 2 years. Elsa hid behind him but as troops advanced on them, she constructed a wall of ice and blocked the men.

Dom's knee was burning and Dom was barely able to stand on it. "Elsa!" Dom roared, "Anna told me about Marshmallow. You need to make him again."

"But…"

"No 'buts'! You need to let go of that fear. Powers don't make someone dangerous, people make themselves dangerous!"

Elsa wanted to retort, but she understood what he was saying. She nodded. Elsa began to construct a frost in her hand. Dom dashed forward and began to confront the men. They overwhelmed him by targeting his legs. Dom quickly collapsed and was resorted to trying to cover up his body to defend from blows. "Come on… Elsa!" Dom used the last of his energy to force the troops away long enough to buy enough time to stand up. He stood up, weakly. He extended his arms forward to use his Final Revenge Blast, but no energy would come to him. He glanced at his arms. There was no energy at his disposal. He closed his eyes and dropped his head. "Its on you, Elsa." He sighed.

Elsa had been forming as much energy as she could. "Ok, Evil Me, she thought to herself. "Where's that power we have locked away? We need to let down that fear. I need the power to save the people we love." Suddenly, an unexplainable chill swept over Elsa. The barriers that she had put up to hide her powers had vanished. She was as strong as she was, when she was forced to fight for her life. The frost magic grew exponentially in her hands and dashed to the ground. From the ground, a monstrous snowman appeared. It was larger than Marshmallow was. Unlike Marshmallow, this snowman was under Elsa's control. He wouldn't attack yet. He stood and waited for direction. "Hans!" Elsa roared, "This is the last chance you'll get. Leave now, or Frosty will attack."

Hans looked at the giant snowman for a while. He contemplated his options. All of his men could die if he let them fight. Still, he couldn't lose again. He was so close to the throne. "You've got 'till the count of 3 to surrender." Elsa warned. Hans weighed his options. He knew he couldn't bear to go back to the Southern Isles. However, he couldn't stay here. Frosty was a menacing force and the men couldn't face him and win without facing serious injuries and most likely, many deaths. "We… Surrender," Hans spat reluctantly. Dom smiled as the troops relinquished their arms and surrendered. Dom's final adrenalin was used up and he collapsed to the ground. When he awoke, he was in a bed. It was in his room. Elsa was sitting at the edge of the bed with a book in her hand. "The Legend of the Last Saiyan Prince." Elsa read aloud. "Great book." She smiled. Dom took a moment to realize that she was reading what was essentially his diary. "I especially like the queen." Dom covered his face. "Today'll make a great chapter." Elsa smiled. "By the way, I do like the name snowflake." She giggled and placed the book on Dom's lap. For the first time in a long time, Dom felt happy, but the feeling wouldn't last long. For not far away was an evil energy. Dom could barely sense it, but it was definitely. Even without his scouter, Dom could detect the power, and knew who it had to be. There was only one being in the universe who had a power level that was as terrifying as the one that he was feeling right now. Dom gasped as the power consumed him. Elsa rushed to his side and hugged him. "What is it?" Elsa asked urgently.

"Frieza"