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Chapter 28
Em leaned against Jack as the scene continued, and Elsa smiled at her husband and daughter.
EXT. ARENDELLE, VILLAGE — DAY
A layer of solid ice coats everything. People huddle around weak fires. Anxiety runs high amongst the villagers and guests. We pass two CITIZENS fighting over a woodpile.
CITIZEN ONE
No. No. You've got the bark facing
down. The bark needs to be face-up.
CITIZEN TWO
Bark down is drier.
CITIZEN ONE
Bark up.
CITIZEN TWO
Bark down.
CITIZEN ONE
Bark up.
"Actually, it's bark down, since the sun and wind will dry out the wood. But they should've gotten a blanket or something to put over the wood." Kristoff remarked. Anna shook her head fondly. "What? That's something you need to learn when living in the woods!"
Like a light in the dark, Hans moves through the crowd.
HANS
Cloak. Does anyone need a cloak?
GERDA
Arendelle is indebted to you, Your
Highness.
HANS
The castle is open. There's soup
and hot glögg in the Great Hall.
He hands the stack of cloaks to a guard.
HANS (CONT'D)
Here. Pass these out.
"It's kind of scary seeing how kind he is to everyone." Anna remarked, and Elsa nodded in agreement.
"He played his act very well." she said.
Just then the Duke approaches Hans.
DUKE
Prince Hans, are we just expected
to sit here and freeze while you
give away all of Arendelle's
tradable goods?
HANS
(tall and confident)
Princess Anna has given her orders
and-
DUKE
And that's another thing; has it
dawned on you that your princess
may be conspiring with a wicked
sorceress to destroy us all?
Hans's nice eyes turn to threatening slits.
HANS
Do not question the Princess. She
left me in charge, and I will not
hesitate to protect Arendelle from
treason.
DUKE
(flabbergasted, offended)
Treason?!
"He's really annoying." Emma said, and Jackson laughed, hugging his sister close.
"He's exactly the same as he was all those years ago. It's very unnerving." Iduna said, and Anna and Elsa laughed with their father.
Suddenly they hear the alarmed whinny of Anna's horse. It returns alone, bucking and kicking. Hans grabs its reins.
HANS
Whoa! Whoa! Whoa, boy. Easy. Easy.
CROWD
(various)
Princess Anna's horse. What
happened to her? Where is she?
Hans steadies the horse, looks up at the mountain. He sees all the panicked faces of the kingdom looking to him.
HANS
...Princess Anna is in trouble.
(calling out)
I need volunteers to go with me to
find her!
Volunteers, some from Arendelle, some from other lands, rush up to offer their services.
DUKE
I volunteer two men, my Lord!
(quietly to his thugs)
Be prepared for anything, and
should you encounter the Queen, you
are to put an end to this winter.
Do you understand?
His two thugs sneer.
Jack's arm around Elsa tightened as he pulled her close, and Iduna held tightly to her eldest daughter's hand.
"I'm okay. Nothing happened to me." Elsa said, and Jack pressed his forehead to hers.
"I know, but I don't like that you were in so much danger." he replied, and Elsa leaned against him with a small smile, squeezing her mother's hand. .
CUT TO:
EXT. THE NORTH MOUNTAIN — DAY
Anna, Kristoff, Sven, and Olaf move through hostile terrain. Wind-swept icicles face horizontally.
KRISTOFF
So how exactly are you planning to
stop this weather?
ANNA
(confident)
Oh, I am gonna talk to my sister.
KRISTOFF
That's your plan? My ice business
is riding on you talking to your
sister.
ANNA
Yup.
Kristoff, so stunned by her casual plan, doesn't look where he's going and ends up with an ice-spike to the nose. He stops short, GULP, moves carefully around the spike.
The kids all laughed at Kristoff's reaction, and Elsa laughed quietly.
"Sorry." she said, smiling. Kristoff shook his head with a laugh of his own.
"Anna's the one who made me almost run into the spike." he replied, and Anna pouted.
KRISTOFF
So you're not at all afraid of her?
ANNA
Why would I be?
OLAF
(oblivious)
Yeah. I bet Elsa's the nicest,
gentlest, warmest person ever.
Olaf backs right into an icicle. It runs through his torso.
OLAF (CONT'D)
Oh, look at that. I've been
impaled.
He laughs it off.
The room filled with laughter once again at Olaf's remark as Elsa and Anna both looked at one another with fond exasperation.
EXT. STEEP MOUNTAIN FACE — DAY
Anna and Kristoff hit what looks like a dead end. The face of the mountain goes straight up.
ANNA
What now?
Kristoff looks around, sighs. Digs in his rucksack.
KRISTOFF
...It's too steep. I've only got
one rope, and you don't know how to
climb mountains.
ANNA (O.S.)
Says who?
Sven nudges Kristoff, who looks up to see Anna trying to climb the cliff's flat face.
"You used to try and climb our bedposts." Elsa said, and Anna grinned at her sister, nodding.
"She used to try and climb everything she could. When we weren't around, Kai would either watch her himself, or he would make sure she wasn't alone." Agnarr said, chuckling.
"That explains the determination." Kristoff said fondly, and Anna's grin widened.
KRISTOFF
(finding her ridiculous)
What are you doing?
ANNA
(straining)
...I'm going to see my sister.
KRISTOFF
You're going to kill yourself.
Kristoff watches her searching for footholds and hand-holds.
KRISTOFF (CONT'D)
I wouldn't put my foot there.
ANNA (O.S.)
You're distracting me.
"You tried climbing the North Mountain?" PItch asked, raising an eyebrow at the brown-haired woman. Anna stuck her tongue out at the guardian, who chuckled.
"I was determined to talk to Elsa." she replied, and Elsa laughed.
KRISTOFF
Or there. How do you know Elsa even
wants to see you?
ANNA (O.S.)
I'm just blocking you out cause I
gotta concentrate here.
KRISTOFF
You know, most people who disappear
into the mountains want to be
alone.
ANNA (O.S.)
Nobody wants to be alone. Except
maybe you-
KRISTOFF
I'm not alone... I have friends,
remember?
"The way you were describing your friends wasn't very reassuring." Anna told her husband.
"Well it was difficult for me to tell you that my friends were actually all trolls!" Kristoff protested.
"You guys were travelling with a talking snowman and you thought that telling her your friends were trolls would be too weird?" Em asked, holding back her laughter. Kristoff shot her an exasperated look as Jackson, Jack, and Bunny laughed.
Anna kicks a foot above her head to catch a foot hold.
ANNA
You mean the love experts?
KRISTOFF
Yes, the love experts!
Anna realizes she's stuck.
ANNA
...Please tell me I'm almost there.
She's only about six feet up. Her muscles shake.
The room filled with laughter at Anna's predicament, and the princess huffed in annoyance.
"It was pretty funny watching you trying to climb." Kristoff said, and Anna rolled her eyes.
"That doesn't mean you get to laugh at me." she shot back playfully.
ANNA (CONT'D)
...Does the air seem a bit thin to
you up here?
Kristoff smiles, getting a kick out of her.
KRISTOFF
Hang on.
He pulls the rope from his bag. Just then Olaf steps out from behind a rock and waves to Kristoff.
OLAF
Hey, Sven? Not sure if this is
going to solve the problem, but I
found a staircase that leads
exactly where you want it to go.
ANNA
Ha ha. Thank goodness. Catch!
Anna drops off the cliff. Kristoff catches her.
ANNA (CONT'D)
Thanks! That was like a crazy trust
exercise.
She hops down, brushes off her dress, and bounds off. Kristoff watches after her, digging her fearless pluck.
"Kristoff and Anna, sitting in a tree. K-I-S-S-I-N-G!" Jack sang, and Kristoff and Anna both blushed. Sandy signed something, and Jack grinned widely.
"I agree with Sandy. I think even Olaf would be able to tell that you two liked one another." he said.
"Thanks a lot, Sandy." Kristoff muttered as the golden Guardian smiled innocently.
EXT. BASE OF THE ICE PALACE — DAY
Anna, Kristoff, and Olaf approach Elsa's elegant ice palace.
ANNA
Whoa.
KRISTOFF
(in awe)
Now that's ice. I might cry.
ANNA
Go ahead. I won't judge.
Anna climbs the steps with Olaf. Sven tries to follow. His hooves slip out. He scrambles but can't get traction. Kristoff runs to his aide.
KRISTOFF
All right, take it easy. I gotcha.
Kristoff settles Sven back down the stairs and pats him.
KRISTOFF (CONT'D)
You stay right here, buddy.
Sven obediently plops his reindeer butt down and wags his tail. Kristoff climbs the stairs, admiring the ice details.
KRISTOFF (CONT'D)
...Flawless.
"That explains your fascination when we first met." Jack said in amusement.
"It's my life. If everything I've ever known besides the trolls is ice, how can I not get excited when I see stuff like that?" Kristoff asked back, and their wives and children laughed.
Anna arrives at the door. Hesitates.
OLAF
...Knock...
(she doesn't)
Just knock...
(she doesn't. To Kristoff)
Why isn't she knocking...? Do you
think she knows how to knock?
Anna finally KNOCKS. The sound echoes inside. The ice doors slide open.
ANNA
Ha. It opened. That's a first.
Anna goes to step in. Kristoff follows. She gets a thought, stops him.
ANNA (CONT'D)
You should probably wait out here.
KRISTOFF
What?
ANNA
Last time I introduced her to a
guy, she froze everything.
"She does have a point. And it's a good idea- introducing strangers while I'm on guard would not have been a very good idea." Elsa said, and Anna smiled sheepishly.
"That didn't work out too well, did it?" she asked, and Elsa shook her head as Kristoff winced.
"Not at all." he said.
KRISTOFF
But, it's a palace made of ice. Ice
is my life.
OLAF
Bye, Sven.
Olaf starts to head inside. Anna stops him.
ANNA
You too, Olaf.
OLAF
Me?
ANNA
Just give us a minute.
OLAF
Okay.
As Anna walks inside. Olaf starts counting.
OLAF (CONT'D)
One...two...
Kristoff joins in.
OLAF AND KRISTOFF
Three...four...
"Olaf still does that whenever somebody says they need a minute. He thinks it means literally one minute, of course." Em said with a giggle.
"He's such a sweetheart, though. I feel bad whenever he yells that the minute is up and he looks so excited." Elsa added.
"We do need to start reminding him that he has to knock on doors without barging in. Once he barged in while Elsa was visiting with some representatives from other kingdoms and scared the living daylights out of them." Jack said, and the kids all laughed.
"He looked so surprised that they were scared of him." Elsa laughed.
INT. ELSA'S PALACE — DAY
Anna walks into a great foyer. The place is beautiful, but also eerie.
ANNA
Elsa? It's me...Anna?!
Anna slips. Steadies herself.
ELSA (O.S.)
Anna.
Elsa steps out of the shadows onto a balcony. She sees Anna, looks to her longingly. Anna can't help but be struck by Elsa's beauty.
ANNA
Elsa, you look different... It's a
good different... And this place
is amazing.
ELSA
(cautious, polite)
Thank you, I never knew what I was
capable of.
Anna starts to climb the stairs.
ANNA
...I'm so sorry about what
happened. If I'd known-
Elsa backs up, away from Anna.
ELSA
(on guard)
No, it's okay. You don't have to
apologize... But you should
probably go, please.
ANNA
But I just got here.
ELSA
...You belong in Arendelle.
ANNA
So do you.
Anna takes another step up. Elsa backs up more.
"It's like encountering a caged animal. Give them their space, talk quietly, and don't corner them. If you do, they get aggressive." Bunny said. "Not that I'm saying you're aggressive, Elsa." Elsa smiled at him.
"That's a very good way of putting it." Agnarr said, and Anna looked down.
"It's okay, Anna. You didn't know." Elsa said, looking at her sister. Both women were not looking forward to the upcoming scenes.
ELSA
No, I belong here. Alone. Where I
can be who I am without hurting
anybody.
ANNA
...Actually, about that-
OLAF (O.S.)
58...59...60.
ELSA
Wait. What is that?
Olaf comes running in the front door. He waves.
OLAF
Hi, I'm Olaf and I like warm hugs.
ELSA
(shocked)
Olaf?
Olaf stops beside Anna, looks up at Elsa, intimidated.
"I actually thought I was hallucinating for a moment when he came running in. I was not expecting a living snowman in my castle." Elsa said.
"Have you made anymore snowmen since then?" Monty asked, and Elsa blushed lightly, looking down as Anna giggled.
"Several." she said teasingly, and Elsa's cheeks darkened.
"When I get a cold and I sneeze, tiny snowmen appear." she explained quietly, and the kids all gasped in delight.
"It seems to run in the family." Em said, smiling at her new friends. "When Papa gets sick, which is almost never, the windows frost over in whatever room he's in. When I get sick, if I sneeze, snowflakes appear."
OLAF
(bashful)
You built me. You remember that?
ELSA
(astonished)
And you're alive?
OLAF
Um...I think so?
Anna kneels down beside Olaf.
ANNA
He's just like the one we built as
kids... We were so close. We can
be like that again.
Elsa smiles, but then a memory returns to her.
FLASH CUT TO:
FLASHBACK: Young Anna is struck by Elsa's powers.
YOUNG ELSA
Anna!
Young Anna falls unconscious. Young Elsa races to her.
FLASH CUT TO:
THE PRESENT: Elsa's face sinks in pain.
ELSA
No, we can't.
Elsa flinched, wrapping her arms around herself.
"It's okay, Elsie." Jack said, and Iduna's hold on Elsa's hand tightened. Elsa's eyes were squeezed shut as she tried to block out bad memories that hadn't envaded her thoguhts in years.
Elsa turns and heads up the second story steps.
ELSA (CONT'D)
Goodbye, Anna.
ANNA
Elsa, wait-
ELSA
(calling back)
I'm just trying to protect you.
Elsa continues to flee. Anna pursues.
ANNA
You don't have to protect me. I'm
not afraid. Please don't shut me
out again.
ANNA (CONT'D)
PLEASE DON'T SLAM THE DOOR.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO KEEP YOUR
DISTANCE ANYMORE.
'CAUSE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN
FOREVER,
I FINALLY UNDERSTAND.
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FOREVER,
WE CAN FIX THIS HAND IN HAND.
WE CAN HEAD DOWN THIS MOUNTAIN
TOGETHER.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIVE IN FEAR.
'CAUSE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN
FOREVER,
I WILL BE RIGHT HERE.
"You are persistent and optimistic." Jamie said, and Anna grinned.
"I knew she could get rid of the snow. I wanted to help." she replied as she looked at her sister, her smile fading when she saw Elsa was still hunched over slightly.
They arrive on the top floor, Elsa's main living space. Elsa turns back to Anna, grateful, but determined.
ELSA
Anna,
PLEASE GO BACK HOME.
YOUR LIFE AWAITS.
GO ENJOY THE SUN
AND OPEN UP THE GATES.
ANNA
Yeah, but-
ELSA
I know!
YOU MEAN WELL,
BUT LEAVE ME BE.
YES, I'M ALONE BUT I'M ALONE AND
FREE.
Elsa opens up the balcony doors.
ELSA (CONT'D)
JUST STAY AWAY AND YOU'LL BE SAFE
FROM ME.
ANNA
ACTUALLY, WE'RE NOT.
ELSA
WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU'RE NOT?
ANNA
I GET THE FEELING YOU DON'T KNOW?
"To be fair, the North Mountain is almost always covered in snow, so it wouldn't have looked any different to her." Iduna said, and Anna nodded.
"I know that now. When I was looking out on her balcony, I realized that there was no way for her to know that." she replied.
ELSA
WHAT DO I NOT KNOW?
ANNA
ARENDELLE'S IN DEEP DEEP DEEP DEEP
SNOW.
ELSA
What?
Elsa looks past Anna's shoulder out white-peaked mountains.
ANNA
You kind of set off an eternal
winter...everywhere.
ELSA
Everywhere?
ANNA
It's okay, you can just unfreeze
it.
ELSA
No, I can't. I don't know how.
ANNA
Sure you can. I know you can.
Snow starts to swirl around the room.
ANNA (CONT'D)
CUZ FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FOREVER,
ELSA
(panicking)
I'M SUCH A FOOL!
I CAN'T BE FREE!
ANNA
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE AFRAID.
ELSA
NO ESCAPE
FROM THE STORM INSIDE OF ME!
The snow picks up. Anna tries to fight through it.
Elsa's eyes squeezed shut, and her breathing became shaky. Jack began to rub her back, whispering into her ear. Em grabbed her mother's other hand, holding onto it tightly as Elsa clung to her.
"It's okay, Elsa." Iduna said softly, and Elsa's breathing slowly became even.
ANNA
WE CAN WORK THIS OUT TOGETHER.
ELSA
I CAN'T CONTROL THE CURSE!
ANNA
WE'LL REVERSE THE STORM YOU'VE
MADE.
ELSA
ANNA, PLEASE, YOU'LL ONLY MAKE IT
WORSE!
ANNA
DON'T PANIC.
ELSA
THERE'S SO MUCH FEAR!
ANNA
WE'LL MAKE THE SUN SHINE BRIGHT.
ELSA
YOU'RE NOT SAFE HERE!
ANNA
WE CAN FACE THIS THING TOGETHER...
But as Anna sings, we lose sight of her in the thickening blizzard taking over the room.
"I really should have stopped talking." Anna said, wincing at the sight on the screen before them.
"You didn't know any better, Anna." Agnarr said, and Anna blew out a large breath.
"I know, but I wish I had. If I had known about this, it wouldn't have happened. If I had just paid attention to what was going on instead of brushing it off, this wouldn't have happened." she replied in a quiet voice, looking down.
ELSA
NO!
ANNA (O.S.)
WE CAN CHANGE THIS WINTER WEATHER,
AND EVERYTHING WILL BE...
Anna's voice disappears in the storm as Elsa cries out.
ELSA
I CAN'T!
Elsa's fear, so strong, sucks the blizzard back into her and then it bursts out, unwittingly, like a sharp snowflake. Anna is STRUCK right in the heart. She grasps her chest in pain and stumbles back. She falls to her knees. Elsa gasps when she sees Anna. Just then, Olaf and Kristoff rush into the room to Anna's side.
Elsa let out a small sob, and Jack's arms around her tightened.
"Mama, Auntie Anna's okay. She's sitting here with us, and she's okay." Em said softly, squeezing Elsa's hand.
"Everything's okay, Elsie." Jack said, running his fingers through Elsa's hair as she trembled against him.
KRISTOFF
Anna. Are you okay?
ANNA
I'm okay... I'm fine.
Anna gets to her feet, determined to hide the pain.
ELSA
(scared)
Who's this? Wait, it doesn't
matter. You have to go.
ANNA
No, I know we can figure this out
together-
ELSA
(desperate)
How? What power do you have to stop
this winter? To stop me?
"And here's the part where I should have listened to Kristoff." Anna huffed, shaking her head at her past self. "Really, what is it with me and not listening to people when they have good ideas?" Maxine and Jasper climbed into their parent's laps, leaning against them as they watched the scene unfold.
Anna doesn't have the answer. Kristoff sees spiky ice shadows creeping down the walls. Puts a protective arm around Anna.
KRISTOFF
Anna, I think we should go.
ANNA
(close to tears)
No. I'm not leaving without you,
Elsa.
ELSA
(heartbroken but decisive)
Yes, you are.
Elsa waves her arms and builds a giant, menacing snowman.
Everyone who didn't know what had happened gasped at the sight of Marshmallow.
"He's actually a sweetheart." Em said, attempting to break the tension.
"He was very friendly to Em and I when we first met him." Jack said, his arms never releasing their hold Elsa.
EXT. ICE PALACE — DAY
Marshmallow holds Anna and Kristoff by the scruff of their necks in one hand and Olaf in the other.
ANNA
Stop. Put us down!
OLAF
(to Marshmallow)
You are a lot stronger than I think
you realize.
Marshmallow tosses Kristoff and Anna down the steps.
MARSHMALLOW
(like a bouncer)
Go away!
Anna and Kistoff slide past Sven, who's got his tongue stuck to the ice railing.
OLAF (O.S.)
Heads up!
Olaf's head smashes into a snowbank nearby.
ANNA
Olaf!
OLAF
Watch out for my butt!
At Olaf's words, the kids burst into giggles, watching as the snowman's lower half was flung into the rock.
"How did he not fall apart? I mean, some snowmen are really well-packed together, but they all normally fall apart when they're thrown against something, or something's thrown at them." Sophie wondered.
"He's a magic snowman. He can't really fall apart normally." Kristoff said with a small grin at the blonde girl.
Anna and Kristoff duck as the rest of Olaf slams into the snowbank. Marshmallow turns to go back into the castle. Incensed, Anna tries to march back up the stairs.
ANNA
It is not nice to throw people!
Kristoff grabs her, pulls her back.
KRISTOFF
All right feisty pants. Calm
down. Woaw. Just let the snow
man be.
ANNA
Let me at him. I want to get
him. I... Okay. I'm Calm.
Anna backs down...for a moment. Then she grabs a snowball and throws it at Marshmallow.
The tiny little ball hits Marshmallow's back, not making even the slightest dent. But it's enough to infuriate him. He ROARS. Spikes shoot out of his joints.
KRISTOFF
Uh-oh. Now you made him mad!
OLAF
...I'll distract him. You guys go.
Kristoff pushes Anna along. Sven runs off in the opposite direction. Olaf's belly and butt fall and follow Sven.
OLAF (CONT'D)
No, no, not you guys.
Marshmallow goes charging after Anna and Kristoff as Olaf's head falls and lands face down in snow.
OLAF (CONT'D)
(muffled)
This just got a whole lot harder.
"Oh, Olaf." Anna said fondly, leaning against Kristoff.
"He's trying his best." Kristoff said, chuckling.
"Not that it did much." Anna replied.
Anna and Kristoff leap and slide down a steep slope. They tumble to a stop at the bottom just as Marshmallow lands hard right behind them. They're off again...through a maze of conifers that sag under the weight of the snow, Marshmallow hot on their trail.
KRISTOFF
This way!
Anna grabs a branch of a sagging trees and releases all of the snow. The tree snaps upright, knocking Marshmallow back.
KRISTOFF (CONT'D)
(impressed)
Ho-ho-ho!
ANNA
I got him!
Anna and Kristoff burst out of the conifer forest and almost run right off a cliff. They stop short, toes on the edge.
KRISTOFF
Whoa, stop!
ANNA
It's a hundred foot drop.
KRISTOFF
It's two hundred.
Kristoff ties the rope around Anna and pulls tight.
ANNA
Ow.
He drops to his knees and starts digging a u-shape in the snow with a pick axe.
ANNA (CONT'D)
What's that for?
KRISTOFF
I'm digging a snow anchor.
ANNA
(not trusting)
Okay. What if we fall?
KRISTOFF
There's twenty feet of fresh powder
down there; it'll be like landing
on a pillow... Hopefully.
Elsa opened her eyes, which were slightly red, looking at the screen with worry. Jack kissed her head comfortingly.
"It's okay, Elsa." Iduna said reassuringly, and Elsa shifted so that she was still in Jack's arms, but her head was resting on her mother's shoulder, something she hadn't been able to do in years.
They hear an angry ROAR coming closer.
KRISTOFF (CONT'D)
Okay, Anna. On three.
Anna preps for the jump like a boxer getting ready to fight.
ANNA
Okay. You tell me when...
KRISTOFF
One...
ANNA
...I'm ready to go...
KRISTOFF
Two...
ANNA
(pumped up)
...I was BORN ready! Yes!
KRISTOFF
Calm down.
A huge tree flies through the air toward them.
ANNA (O.S.)
TREE!
Anna jumps and pulls Kristoff over the edge with her. They hang upside down over the cliff by the rope. The rope catches their fall.
KRISTOFF
Whoa! That happened.
"We definately had some bruises after all that." Anna said, rubbing her stomach where the rope had been tied. Kristoff winced and nodded.
"But it did save your lives." Jackson pointed out. Anna smiled slightly at him in agreement.
Back up top, Olaf emerges from the woods. He's a complete mess, all his body parts are in the wrong places. He huffs and puffs, struggling to run.
OLAF
Ah. Ah. Man, am I out of shape.
He stops. Puts his body back together in the right order.
OLAF (CONT'D)
There we go. Hey, Anna! Sven!
Where'd ya guys go? We totally lost
Marshmallow back there!
Marshmallow steps up behind Olaf. Olaf turns to face him.
OLAF (CONT'D)
(happily)
Hey. We were just talking about
you. All good things, all good
things.
Marshmallow roars and approaches Kristoff's snow anchor.
OLAF (CONT'D)
NO!
Olaf jumps onto Marshmallow's leg trying to stop him, but not making much of a difference.
OLAF (CONT'D)
This is not making much of a
difference!
"Poor Olaf." Emma giggled.
"He just keeps on going." Pippa said, laughing along with the young girl.
Marshmallow flicks Olaf off his leg and right over the cliff.
OLAF (CONT'D)
WHOA!
Olaf passes Anna and Kristoff.
ANNA
Olaf!
OLAF
Hang in there, guys!
Marshmallow starts yanking Kristoff and Anna's rope up.
ANNA
Wait, what?
Kristoff's head hits the cliff.
KRISTOFF
Aargghh!
Kristoff passes out and hangs like a rag doll.
ANNA
Kristoff!
Marshmallow pulls them up. He roars and breathes snow all over them.
MARSHMALLOW
Don't come back!
ANNA
(grossed out by his snow
breath)
Ugh. We won't.
Anna whips out a knife and cuts the rope. Kristoff comes to just as they fall. They both SCREAM!
Elsa gasped, her eyes wide as she watched her sister fall. Her grip on Em's hand tightened, and Em squeezed back.
SLAM! Anna opens her eyes to find herself buried up to her shoulders in the soft thick snow. She laughs.
ANNA (CONT'D)
Hey, you were right. Just like a
pillow.
She looks up to see Olaf's upper half hanging onto Kristoff's boots, which are sticking out of the snow.
OLAF
(shaking the boots)
I can't feel my legs! I can't feel
my legs!
Suddenly, Kristoff's head pops up. He spits out snow.
KRISTOFF
Those are my legs.
Olaf's bottom goes running by.
OLAF
(to Kristoff)
Ooh. Hey, do me a favor, grab my
butt.
Kristoff grabs Olaf's head and puts it on his body.
OLAF (CONT'D)
Oh, that feels better.
Sven walks up and sniffs Olaf's nose.
OLAF (CONT'D)
Hey, Sven!
Olaf turns to Anna and Kristoff just as Sven goes to bite off his nose - and misses.
"I find it really funny that Olaf keeps thinking Sven is just playing with him." Jackson said in amusement.
"He's like that even now." Jack said, chuckling.
OLAF (CONT'D)
He found us.
(to Sven, funny voice)
Who's my cute little reindeer?
KRISTOFF
Don't talk to him like that.
Kristoff goes over to help Anna, who is stuck in the snow.
KRISTOFF (CONT'D)
Here.
He lifts her out easily.
ANNA
(impressed)
Whoa!
KRISTOFF
You okay?
ANNA
Thank you.
They meet eyes. Wait. Is that chemistry?
Anna and Kristoff blushed lightly as they looked at their past selves on the screen.
"It's strange watching you two fall in love." Em said, and Anna blushed even darker.
"I think this is when I started realizing that I was feeling something for her." Kristoff said, taking Anna's hand and looking at her lovingly. Anna beamed back at him, kissing his cheek.
ANNA (CONT'D)
...Um... How's your head?
She touches the spot where he banged his head.
KRISTOFF
(in pain)
Ah! Ooh!
He catches himself. Waves off the pain with a giggle.
KRISTOFF (CONT'D)
I mean, It's fine. Ah...I'm good.
Ha. I've got a thick skull.
OLAF
I don't have a skull... Or bones.
KRISTOFF
...So...
The awkwardness is killing him.
KRISTOFF (CONT'D)
(shy)
Now what?
ANNA
(shy)
Now what?
(then...panicking)
Now what?! Oh! What am I gonna do?
She threw me out. I can't go back
to Arendelle with the weather like
this. And then there's your ice
business-
KRISTOFF
Hey, hey, don't worry about my ice
business...
(noticing something)
Worry about your hair?!
She thinks he means it looks bad. She smooths it down.
ANNA
What? I just fell off a cliff. You
should see your hair.
KRISTOFF
No, yours is turning white.
She grabs her braid as a tendril turns white.
Iduna and Agnarr looked at one another, and Elsa flinched once again.
"I kind of liked my white streak." Anna said, looking down at her braids.
"I always thought they added something." Kristoff said, and Anna giggled, pressing closer.
ANNA
White? It's what?
KRISTOFF
It's because she struck you; isn't
it?
ANNA
Does it look bad?
KRISTOFF
(thinking)
...No.
Olaf's head pops up. He's holding his head up off his body to join the conversation.
OLAF
You hesitated.
KRISTOFF
No, I didn't. Anna, you need help.
Now, come on.
"Did you just memorize all the routes to the trolls?" Jack asked his brother-in-law.
"Kind of. Since I met them, there's always been this feeling in my gut telling me where to go to find them." Kristoff replied.
"We really need to go see Grand Pabbie when this is all finished." Em said, and Jack nodded in agreement.
He heads towards the sunset. Sven and Olaf follow.
OLAF
Okay! Where are we going?
KRISTOFF
To see my friends.
ANNA
(catching up)
The love experts?
OLAF
Love experts?!
KRISTOFF
Yes. And don't worry; they'll be
able to fix this.
ANNA
How do you know?
He looks her over, remembering the moment he saw the trolls heal her as a child.
KRISTOFF
...Because I've seen them do it
before.
As they round the bend, the sun sets and Olaf turns to Sven.
OLAF
I like to consider myself a love
expert.
"Oh, Olaf." Anna said, shaking her head.
"After that, I believe it is time for a short break. I know that it was very emotional, so there is some food for you in the next room, and we will resume the movie when you all are ready." Emily said, reappearing in the room. The kids all jumped to their feet, running out of the room, and Jack, Elsa, and Em followed at a slower pace, both Jack and Em sticking as close as possible to Elsa. Tooth and North moved off towards another room, and Pitch remained, looking at his daughter.
"May I speak to you?" he asked, and Emily nodded, waving her hand. They both disappeared, leaving the room dark and empty.
Whew, that was a long one! There may be one or two more long chapters to go, so no telling when those will go up. However, I will try and update more frequently!
I hope you all enjoyed this chapter, and please don't forget to go vote on the poll in my bio about North and Tooth!
I wish you all good luck if any of you have any midterms going on this month (because I know my brother's school and my old high school do), and hope those of you who are still on break are having a lovely time!
See you soon, Guardians, kings and queens!
Love,
Enchantress
