The Tyranny of Queen Elsa
Season 4 Endless Winter
Episode 8 An Army of One
15 August 2055
Kingdom of Arendelle
Western Edge of the Palace Grounds
10 PM
"So, whats the plan ?" Georgina asked as the four of them laid on a rooftop observing a pair of Arendelle guards at a small door. She along with Spyder and Fuiu were with Mark.
"Did Arm give you the device from that metal he made ?" Mark asked, Georgina nodded and showed it to him "Good, if he's right, you can get inside, soon as you are in, beep me on this" He handed her a radio. "If there are too many men in the area, radio me their numbers, then return here as quickly as you can. Oh and wear this" He handed her the ring of eden that his father once used. "The guards are armed with pistols, older models sure, with this you can remain unharmed by their weapons fire"
Georgina slid the ring on her finger, it fit like a wedding ring, the strange designs flared up briefly before settling on her body, Perfect. "So aside from me getting in there, whats the plan exactly ?" She asked
"You have the key, see how far you can get and if you can locate the main entry into the palace itself, if you can use the key, do it, if not, come back to this point, Fuiu, You Got upstairs, see if you can find a window or something to fit through, Spyder, you're with Fuiu" Mark said giving out the tasks.
"What are you gonna do ?" Spyder asked
"I'm gonna make some friends" Mark said pointing at the door that he planned Georgina to get through. "So you wont have to" She nodded and Mark stood, the four climbed of the rooftop, two of them headed for the side of the palace and using their webs they shot a path upwards and climbed without a sound
Georgina and Mark however went around and towards the back way into the dungeon area. Stepping into view Mark called out to the two guards on duty "Ahoy fellows! Delivery to be made, I need your hands to help with the hauling" Mark called to the two men. The two soldiers traded looks,
One of them called out to Mark "You're not supposed to be here! Clear off!"
"I know man I know, that's why Im here!" Mark said simply when he got close enough. Close enough to get whacked. Of course when he got close enough he saw who was stationed there, Dumb and Dumber. The two guards of all Elsas army, and these two idiots were put on watch at the prison gate ? Elsa must be out of her mind
"You're here, to clear off ?" Said one of the two idiots
"Yup. Shouldnt waste too much of your time I need directions, you were the first two I saw so I figured I'd ask" Mark replied, he pulled a map from his pocket.
"What are you looking for ?" Asked the other idiot as their attention went to the kingdom of arendelle map Mark held to try and help him find what he was looking for
"I'm trying to find a pub, to be around here, see" He pointed to an area on his map. Where he was standing, compared to where the pub actually was, on the other side of the palace complex for that matter.
With the men adequately distracted Georgina easily snuck into the prison door. Easily unseen she moved stealthly through the first two rooms before heading towards a hall, quickly looking down it she went to the nearby vent, even Elsda figured a strong need for air vents large enough for a human to stand up inside of. Moving quietly and quickly Georgina quickly found herself in the outer wall, a space wide enough for a man to walk, used apparently for storage. Justr like ships of old.
Moving a bit further along the vents the Chinese Princess came to a halt at a grate and looked through. She smelled animal feed, lots of it. Moving quietly she eased the grate open and slipped through onto some rock formations. Looking down she saw exactly what belonged within that rock formation.
Elsa had a private well kept zoo within the palace! Sneaking up to a bridge overlooking the feline enclosures Georgina saw two guards, One had his back to her, she reached up, grabbed the man by the belt, and pulled him over the rail without a sound, a second later it was a room of panic as she briefly fought with three more guards before diving over the side into a bear enclosure towards a grate, a shot was fired, a bear fell dead.
"You asshole!" Another guard screamed out to the man that shot and killed the bear
"What ? The bitch went in there!" The guard replied
"I dont care! We're under strict orders not to kill any of the wildlife in here! The bear'll take care of the bitch!" The guard said. Georgina had seen enough sneaking into a waterfed grate she swam a bit towards a platform and snuck into the palace main kitchens. Quickly donning the outfit of a cook she headed off to escape and meet up with Mark.
At that same moment far above two pairs of demonic eyes peeked over the edge of the pyramid structure towards the palace built atop it. "Oh boy" Spyder whispered seeing the palace built atop a already massive structure.
"That's a big palace" Fuiu said simply The two sank below the lip of the roof of the structure. They heard a bang from within it. "That doesnt sound good"
"The Princess is smarter than to get caught or shot" Spyder said simply
"We dont know for sure. Come on, lets go back and meet up with Mark" Fuiu said, Spyder had to agree there wasnt much they could do on their own and trying to take on Elsa with the sceptre on their own was sheer suicide. The two were soon on solid ground. And right off the bat Fuiu was lost in terms of directions. She did however see Georgina climbing out of a window.
Using the spider webbing as a rope, Georgina quickly climbed from the window to the ground and joined the two. Seeing the womans expression Spyder simply asked "So, how did it go ?"
"Awful, the place is a maze inside" Georgina replied
"Lets go find Mark, he shouldnt be too much longer" Spyder said, the other two nodded and the three women headed off, with Georginas help they managed to meet back up with Mark without getting hopelessly lost. Upon the footop they found him easily watching the area below as they came close to him. And laid on the rooftop
"So anything ?" Mark asked, he'd had fun with the two guards, got directions and everything desired for the job, yet for some reason it felt too easy. "Didnt I send you three on a mission ?"
"You did, but I found it too dangerous and in a way far too easy" Georgina replied
"You too huh ?" Mark said
"Getting into the prison cells, getting into the zoo, Once I found the way in I figured out a fast way out." Georgina explained
"Zoo ? Elsa's got a zoo in there ?" Mark asked
"Yes, A zoo, lions, some tigers, bears, wouldnt surprise me if shes got other stuff in there. One of the guards killed a bear then got yelled at by his commanding officer, It was then I snuck out through the kitchens. I ended up using their webs as a rope to get to the ground out a window" Georgina replied
"In other words, we need more planning before going in full on am I right ?" Mark replied
"Exactly" Georgina nodded
"Send some eyes in ?" Mark wondered
"Impossible, Elsa would know, her magic permates the structure, Im still wondering why either of us werent burnt by it" Spyder shook her head "Infact, if her magic permates the structure..."
"Its possible that her magic is only holding the structure together as a whole. Therefore, not as a magical barrier to keep things out, if I was able to get inside deep enough into the zoo as it was before sneaking to the kitchens and out. I never did find the throne room entry puzzel." Georgina said
"A possiblity, I never went into the palace myself, I was always blindfolded, Witzfillian said that if I tried to take my blindfold off until he said to, he'd shoot me and have to find another spider to keep the food fresh" Fuiu said. "I could map out based on memory of what I didnt see as Witzgillian said to walk a set number of paces before stopping or turning" She concluded
Mark looked to Georgina then back to the two demons "A harpy died trying to fight Elsa, my own father died because he fell into one of her traps. Its possible that Elsa is smarter than I remember"
"Now that we can agree on. First she sees you in Oslo in that prison, then she fights you when you tried to free your uncle, who is now freed, and working with us, Your father is dead, my son alive, even though he... wait" Georgina faltered thoughtfully midsentence
"Whats on your mind ?" Mark asked her
"Elsa set the trap that killed your father and left us thinking Auji slain as well, what if Elsa set this up too ? Getting in through the back way ? What if she delibreatly left a weakness she knew about and left the stupidest guards on patrol for it. But only expressed to those guards it was a prison they were guarding ?" Georgina said
Mark looked at her a moment. Finally he shook his head slightly "Dont follow"
"Lets say that Elsa knows about the prison cells having a path into the palace directly ? But figures, such a weak location the fewest of guards watching it, everyone more focused on the front and center, the main entry to the palace complex itself" Georgina pointed out
Spyder was nodding but it was Fuiu that spoke "I always was lead in by the front, going in that way I can easily map out the way to the food stores to lead troops in to get if I must do so"
"We'll worry of the food stores within the palace later, for now we need a layout, and a way in that isnt... so weak" Mark mused, now that Georgina had explained further her line of thought he somehow managed to follow it. It made sense. If Elsa knew of the weakest link to her fortress, in this case, the dungeon enterence near the water itself. Unseen and easy to overlook had they not found it by chance alone to figure out their next move as it was "For now we return to my mother and uncle and continue to spread unrest."
"What about Elsas armies ?" Fuiu then asked
"We have to find them yes, I remember, alright, Fuiu, Spyder, use what eyes you can to find and seek out the armies training for battle, soon as you see them, destroy their food stores, or mark them for others to recover. If possible, destroy the ranking officer in the army that you can find" Mark said, the two nodded he turned to Georgina "I wont ask you to go in there again just yet, and I know you want to map the proper route through the place for me but for now I want you to help me spread unrest. Find my wife and Spike, if you can find Sazhori she should be stirring up trouble with Diamond somewhere, for now, find a place and park it for some sleep. Get busy first thing tomorrow"
Georgina nodded and took her leave, as too did Spyder and Fuiu, each one crept away from the edge of the rooftop before getting to ground level and mixing into the crowd unseen. Mark then went in search of his mother and uncle and maybe get some shut eye
16 August
Kingdom of Arendelle
8 am
Diamond, across the kingdom, along with her husband Naratas, and Sazhori, were creating civil unrest to the extreme as the three went rooftop to rooftop, freed catured residents, fed the hungry with what food they could spare, and took down officers spreading lies. A few town criers were found and beaten into telling the truth, Elsa was not a queen, she was mad was power, and her rule was a rule of opression.
After the third town crier was beaten down Sazhori went to a nearby tree and ripped the notice down. It was a wanted poster, with her face on it. Giving it a look she grunted something. "I dont look like a witch do I ?" She held the thing out for Diamond to see, She broke down laughing like an idiot for a moment before replying
"No actually if that is their idea of a witch, then I'd hate to see their idea of a nun" She said in reply
Which in turn made Nara laugh like an idiot as he said "Nun ? And here I was hoping for a bishop" the Force Dragon wasnt too happy he didnt get his wish to see the Arendelle bishop, but that didnt matter, most if not all of the original castle grounds was rebuilt into Elsas massive palace complex.
Jumping to a rooftop Sazhori waited until An officer of high rank was within range before nailing the man with a feather dagger tied to a rope and hung him out to dry as she hopped off the roof, her weight thanks to her wings now twice that of a normal man as the guy hung in the air. People started fighting back against other soldiers they came across.
A patrol of soldiers tried to take a pair of young men who were eating from a eating location before the two could finish. The two young men were helpless as Diamond stepped over, "Pardon me gentlemen but where are you taking my men ?" She asked the patrol commander
"Your men ? Young lady, I'll have you know, these men are wanted for the Queens army!" the commander replied
"These men arent yours to command, infact, they never were" Diamond said, giving the man a look as Sazhori stepped into view. He recognised the Raven woman right away
"You!" He shouted seeing Sazhori
"Me!" Sazhori said in reply giving a little wave at the soldier
"Forget the men, get her!" the commander yelled to his patrol. Sazhori just rolled her eyes and ducked the wild swing of the commander, easily grabbing the man and slamming him into a table, it collapsed into a pile of trash with him unmoving ontop of it.
Diamond caught a swing, and barely dodged a handgun shot as the three then realised, those they were facing werent the normal swords and knives type anymore, but the real guns and roses group. Out of nowhere Diamond conjured a shield of energy from her hand as the gun went off, the bullet bounced harmless off the shield as Diamond fought two more members of the patrol. Letting Nara deal with the gunman
Naratas ghosted easily, gunfire was had in his direction, each shot missed entirely as the dragon was firest seen, then disappeared entirely and reappeared next to the gunman "Booga booga!" Naratas said simply, spooking the gunman as he snagged the weapon, flicked it up, and hammered it home.
Sazhori took on the remaining three members of the patrol, when they were dealt with did the three relax, the food vendor offered them a free meal on the house, they took it. Sitting down at an undamaged table, the three made conversation with the two young men
"What did they want you for other then cannon fodder ?" Diamond asked
"If it wasnt for you we'd be dead right now" Said one of the two young men.
"We'd be dead doing the training" added the other.
"But, can we work with you ?" Said the first
Rapid fire questions as Sazhori poured three cups of pepsi from the pitcher for the two Dragons and herself. She listened as Diamond fielded the questions calmly "I dont see why not, maybe we could use some help. We need to find a local food storehouse in this area. Do you know a woman named Fuiu ?" Both men nodded "She told us of a food house here, keeping the food fresh these past dozen years. The house should be abandoned, execept for the odd coming and going of patrols. Do you know where it is ?"
Both men traded looks, then nodded, the first man to speak then spoke up "We know where it is indeed." He said, "Between this building and the next behind it is an alley, out the backdoor from here, it leads into a warehouse... at least it used to, years ago the alley was walled off and guards were posted, there havent been any guards in the area since oh... five months ago"
The three traded looks as their food arrived. Oh dear this was rich indeed. "the backdoor of here ?" Diamond repeated as Nara dug into the food. "We will need to get help then, how full is it, who has access ?"
"The keeper here found a way to sneak in, and take small bits of meats and cheeses, stuff that can easily spoil very quickly if not used, he charges the same for all his food, sometimes a bit more to make it look like he's getting upcharged himself. It works for those who dont know, or are in the know like us." Said the second man "You can trust him"
The two went quiet as Mark stepped into view, with him was Miao "Had fun I see ?" He asked to Diamond, the other woman smiled and nodded. "Found some wanted posters, with Sazhoris name on it, they dont do you justice one bit"
"I dont look like a grizzled old witch" Sazhori grumbled around her pepsi as Miao sat down and all but guzzled the pitcher of the drink in one shot. "We did however find another food storehouse, right back there. The keeper here can be of help in feeding the masses in this area too"
"Good, Diamond, you mind if you keep an eye on Miao, I need to borrow Naratas for a bit" Mark said, Diamond raised an eyebrow but nodded as Naratas was confused slightly but didnt ask questions as Mark all but grabbed the Force Dragon by the arm and dragged him out of the dining area into the back room. Something was up and Mark wanted to talk to his brother in law in private.
