Guest (Banana): Yay! Knew you would get it. Will Elsa die? Hmm, better read and find out.
iheartjelsa: Yeah it was fun. Well here is today's edition of Somebody I Used To Know.
Guest Reviews: Ah, homework. What a thing of the past. Well homework is important. Anything interesting you need to learn? Greatest fear and overcoming it? What are you learning? I never did that. Personally I can't see how it could be longer than one maybe two paragraphs let alone a page. But that's just me. Well Hans is going to be explained but I'll break it down for you. He knows what Pitch is up to and if funding it so based on that yes but he didn't want Elsa to be kidnapped for the reasons I gave in the previous chapter. So in my opinion, yeah he is bad.
keeganmegson: Ah that explains things. Did you get a better grade or something (Quick note; since you live in England, it's maths not math, sorry I'm just really, really, really picky about this)? Why thank you!
ziabee: Wow thanks, that is a great compliment. Well I'm not studying to be an author as I want a backup plan. I'm studying to be a computer programmer but I would love to be an author. Already got some stories in motion. Oh on Hans, he is only a few years older than Elsa. Remember he is the youngest of 13 boys. Sonja's father is a lot older than Hans because I imagine him to be like the 6th or 7th brother so he would be older. He's like 40. I understand what you're saying about Winsor Castle. I feel the same about the Sky Tower (which is like the monument of my city). A holiday ad for NZ? Yes we do have all that stuff and more! Come visit! On the conical flask, well unless there is a book called The History of The Conical Flask, I think you're good. Bones huh? I remember doing that! I did that in Year 8 not 7. I still actually remember the bones and it's like ten years later. Yes we're having pool parties but we don't go to malls/shopping centre (I use both terms) with my pals anymore unless I have a reason to.
1BookWorm: I love HP with all my heart and soul as well! Between those two? Frozen! Most def!
Chapter 37: How To Save A Life
Jack was in a police car being driven by Bunnymund's father. Bunnymund was sitting next to him tracking their location on a computer. Jack had insisted on coming despite Bunnymund's father insisting that Jack stay behind as it could be dangerous for him but Jack didn't care about the danger. His wife was the danger not him and Jack, like his sister-in-law, was prepared to do anything to get her back. Speaking of Anna, she was not happy at the moment. She was told that she couldn't come along no matter how much she wanted to. Everyone had ganged up on her as she was pregnant and it wasn't safe for her to be near crime scenes. Eventually Kristoff managed to get her back to the police station in one piece. Anna went but not very happily. At least she would be okay back at the station, Jack thought.
The ride to the isolated location took longer than what Jack expected. It was either than or Jack was so nervous that it was making time slow down for him. Bunnymund's father was driving as fast as he could. He had the siren blazing and he was going through every red light that they passed. Jack's knee started to shake. It was just a nervous twitch and he was very nervous. Bunnymund's father turned into what looked like a road that would lead to a farm. The road was very long and the grass got wilder and wilder. It looked like the kind of place where there was no one around for miles and miles, the kind of place where no one could hear you scream. That thought sent shivers up Jack's spine.
The road seemed to go for ages. Bunnymund's father had turned off the siren and slowed down the car so not to make too much noise. If Pitch really was out here, he didn't want to give him any more warning than he wanted to give him. Pitch would know the area better than any of them. He could easily get away if he had a vehicle nearby or a hiding spot. Then Black could disappear forever. But maybe not with Elsa, that may not be a possibility. She might be dead weight for him. However it soon led to what looked like a small building. It had four walls and they were made out of wood which looked like it was rotting. There was a smaller area next to it. It looked like a storage area but for what, Jack didn't know. One of the first things that came to him was something like hay. It looked like a place where animals could be kept. Well to Jack anyway.
"Is this the right place?" Jack asked Bunnymund's father who looked at Bunnymund for an answer.
"According to the computer it is," Bunnymund said. "Pretty good location though. Isolated, no one about, you could hide up here for ages."
"In this run down place?" Jack said sounding sceptical. "I reckon this more of a secondary location. This seems like more of the place where Black would keep Elsa rather than living here himself."
"Mr. Westergaard probably has a nice cosy set up for Mr. Black in the city somewhere," Bunnymund's father said. "Black probably comes out here from time to time to do whatever he does."
"Sounds likely," Bunnymund said.
"So what do we do?" Jack asked. He sounded eager. He was ready for action. He was ready for anything. He wanted to get his wife back and he wanted that to happen now. The waiting and wondering had been killing him. It was time to reunite his family. His phone buzzed again. It was Anna wondering what was going on. Jack had been updating her and Kristoff every so often. It was the least that he could do. Jack quickly sent a message back saying that they had arrived but so far nothing was happening. When the message had been sent, Jack looked back up at Bunnymund's father and he was looking expectantly. "So when are we going in?" Jack asked him.
"Not yet," Bunnymund's father heaved a sigh.
"Why not?" Jack said in a shrill voice. "We need to go in now."
"We wait for back up and the ambulance," Bunnymund's father said. He had already called for backup when they arrived. "There are only us and one other car which makes only about a couple of policemen. Call me cautious but I don't want to risk civilian and police officer lives. Pitch Black, based on what I've heard, could come out shooting and that's something I would like to avoid. Besides we don't even know if he's in there. Sure, we tracked his location to here but he could have left since then. So we wait. Unless there is some kind of sign, we don't go in."
"But Elsa could be in there right this very second," Jack argued. "Surely your officer could go in and get her."
"Again," Bunnymund's father said leaning around in his chair to face Jack. "Black could be in there. My officer could go in; Black grabs a gun and shoots him. A life that could have been saved gets taken and Black now knows that there are cops about and he could escape. It is a risk I am not prepared to take."
"What if Pitch is in there and your officer shoots him and not the other way around?" Jack suggested. "Pitch may be good but he's no marksmen. He isn't trained like your men. It is far more likely that your officer gets a shot in before Pitch does."
"Well in that scenario Black could die," Bunnymund's father said, "and that is something I would want to avoid. I want a confession and I don't know anyone who can speak to the dead. Remember Frost, you aren't calling the shots here – I am. I still don't know how you managed to come along. You are the family of the victim. You should be back at the station with Mr and Mrs. Bjorgman."
"I couldn't just sit around and do nothing," Jack said. "If it was your wife, wouldn't you do everything you could possibly do to make sure she came back safe?"
"Good point," Bunnymund's father said.
They waited in silence. Jack was starting to get fidgety again. So much so that Bunnymund's father had to tell him to stop. Jack tried but he found it hard to. Jack just wanted to storm inside and save Elsa. He wanted to do it now. Where the hell was the backup? Surely they should be here by now? Jack checked his watch. Bunnymund's father had sent for them about twenty minutes ago. They should be here by now but then again, they were like in the middle of nowhere. It would take a long time to get here. Jack just wished that teleporting had been invented. Then they could teleport here and they could grab Elsa but then Pitch could just teleport him and Elsa somewhere else. But Pitch didn't know they were coming so he wouldn't do that. He probably would do it when he noticed them though. Jack's head started to hurt. His brain was just going around in circles. It was driving him mad.
Jack tried to concentrate on other things but it was impossible. His brain could only focus on one thing and that was Pitch. He just wanted that son of a bitch to be taken down and be locked up and the key thrown away. He deserved to rot in jail for all the things that he has done. Not just to Elsa but to her family and to all those poor people who were experimented on because Pitch had a sick and twisted agenda. Jack could feel the adrenaline pumping through his veins. Just thinking about Pitch made Jack want to slam his fist into his useless face. Jack had to calm down though. They could be here a while and Jack didn't want all his hype to be wasted. He placed his feet up on Bunnymund's head rest which made him shoot Jack an angry look. Jack just shrugged his shoulders and rested his head against his elbows. He wasn't exactly very comfy but it would do.
Jack snuggled in waiting for the long hall. Bunnymund's father kept in contact with the other members of his unit including the officer in the other car. He just kept calling for their position and to see if anything was happening. Bunnymund kept his eye on the computer. They were still hooked into Hans' computer from here. Bunnymund was just checking to see if anything new could come from Hans but apparently not. He was at work and that meant all his dealings were work related. He placed a dozen calls to employees, his current girlfriend which was saying something as he was married, Anna would say that he hasn't changed and Jack would be inclined to agree with her. He also called business partners, one of his older brothers and what looked like a shipping company. He sent several business emails. All in all, nothing interesting that could be linked to Pitch. Jack told Bunnymund to stop it with Hans but Bunnymund insisted. He argued that the more information that they could gather for his Dad, the better. Jack privately agreed but listening in on the boring work calls was annoying him. Elsa used to have them all the time and they annoyed him just as much.
Jack gazed back out to the building they had been staring at for the last half an hour. Jack then suddenly sat up. He had just realised what he had been staring at. He could see smoke coming out of a crack in the roof and where there was smoke there was fire.
"Fire," Jack blurted out.
Everyone looked over at it and they also got a fright when they saw what he saw. Fire meant that the place was burning. Was the fire set purposely or was it an accident? Jack didn't really need to know. All that he could see was that the building could be burning down and if Elsa was inside, she could be in trouble.
"What do we do?" Bunnymund asked his father.
"We-" Bunnymund's father begin but Jack didn't need to hear the rest of the sentence. He had already made up his mind. Right now, his biggest concern was Elsa. He didn't care about Pitch. It was his wife that he wanted to get to. He knew what he was about to do could be very brave or very reckless, dangerous and stupid but he had to do it for Elsa. Jack pushed open the door and raced out.
"Jack!" the others yelled but he didn't care. He just ran for it.
Elsa watched Pitch gather things into the room. She was initially confused by it all. Why would Pitch be bringing in all his things into this room? Maybe he was planning something big for her. Then he started bring in what looked like wood and that's when Elsa realised what he was doing. He was bringing in things that were flammable. He was going to set this place ablaze and he was going to have Elsa be taken down with it. Elsa got a nasty feeling in her stomach. He was going to burn her to death. She had kind of wanting a nice quick death but she guessed that was out. She could see the scared look on Pitch's face. It looked as if Pitch was in a real mess. Elsa couldn't help but feel happy at this but it wasn't good news for her. Pitch was panicking and he was trying to get rid of things that could incriminate him.
"You're in trouble," Elsa's voice was weak every word was costing her a lot to say. Pitch had done a real number on her in the days "They somehow found you and now you're trying to get rid of things that could incriminate you."
"Clever girl," Pitch said in a snide tone.
"Well I do Law," Elsa said. "I know how a criminal thinks."
"That's it," Pitch emptied the other bottle of gasoline on spots next to Elsa. Elsa was glad that he didn't place any on her. Maybe he wanted to see her die slowly and painfully. Well if he did, that was in his nature to do so. "Well this is goodbye," Pitch said to her.
"I guess it is," Elsa realised that this could be it for her. There was no getting out of this. Pitch was clever. He would have covered his tracks so hoping for a rescue was kind of out of the question. Elsa just hoped that her death wasn't painful. Well, look on the bright side; she would get to see her parents again.
Pitch took out a box of matches, drew one out and lit it.
"Au revoir," he said to her. "It was nice knowing you."
It wasn't nice knowing you, Elsa thought to herself. Elsa watched him as he dropped the match onto a pile of gasoline. The gasoline lit up like a bonfire. It started to consume the place and the fire slowly took over. Smoke filled the room and Elsa started to choke. She was sweeting from all the heat. Pitch did a salute goodbye before he left the room.
"Come back," she groaned but he didn't. Pitch just wanted to save his own skin, typical. Elsa could feel the fire starting to burn the room and it was doing it fast. Elsa might get the quick death she wanted. With all the smoke in the room, it looked like she might not die from burns but from carbon dioxide poisoning either that or she would pass out due to lack of oxygen and she wouldn't feel the flames consume her.
Elsa was just glad that she had updated her will when she had the chance. That way, no one would miss out. It was such a shame she would die in fire. She would prefer drowning. That could be considered less painful. It was funny how she could joke about her death when she was just moments from it. That was when the cruel reality of it all set in. She would never see Jack again. She would never hold Anna's baby or see him grow up. Her death would destroy Anna, Jack and her friends. Anna, who had lost her parents when she was only fifteen, would lose her only other family member; her sister barely ten years later. Anna would be broken and Jack would fall into despair. Elsa didn't want to die. She didn't want to leave. It wasn't her time but it looked like Pitch moved up the clock.
Elsa started to feel faint. The smoke was starting to fill up the room. The flames hadn't yet reached her yet. The fire was busy taking down all of Pitch's instruments. It would reach her eventually. Elsa's vision started to go burly but she could see the fire following the gasoline line towards her. It wouldn't be long before it got her. Quite suddenly, Elsa heard a crash. She didn't pay much attention as she thought that the building was giving away but then she heard a faint voice.
"Elsa?" the voice said.
Elsa tried to position her eyes towards the person. The person was out of focus for her. The smoke was causing oxygen not being able to get to her brain which was causing Elsa to have trouble doing anything. The face of someone came into view.
"Jack?" Elsa managed to say before she blackened out.
Jack rushed forward towards the small building in front of him. He thought he heard someone moving about but at this moment he wanted to concentrate on Elsa. If she was inside that building, she could be burnt to ashes. Jack found a door. He tried the door handle. It burnt his hand. It was also locked. Jack kicked the door in. It collapsed and made a crushing noise. A lot of smoke headed for the exit and Jack covered his face from it all. The smoke had engulfed a lot of the room but he could see what was in it.
A picture of someone tied to a chair slowly came into view. Elsa, Jack thought. She didn't look conscious. He called her name and she moved. Jack sighed with relief. She was alive and she was conscious. Jack headed over to her. She seemed to have trouble looking at him. Jack didn't know how much smoke she had breathed in. He could see some burns on her legs and arms where the flames had licked them. Jack could see many different wounds over her exposed body that didn't look as if they were made by the flames. What had the sick bastard Pitch done to her? She seemed to be able to see him. Her eyes focused on him.
"Jack?" she said in a faint voice. Her head then flopped to one side as her eyes closed.
"Elsa," Jack tried to shake her awake but her eyes remained closed. He could see that she was still breathing but he didn't know how much longer she would be. Jack knew he didn't have much time. The flames were going to engulf the room at any second. Jack tried to undo the knots but it was impossible. They were tied very tightly. Jack had hoped that the flames had burnt through them but that hadn't happened. He looked around for something that could help him. He found a knife sitting on a wooden chair that looked like it had been added for kindling. The trouble was that knife was surrounded by flames.
Jack decided to risk it. He grabbed things to divert the flames away from the chair which seemed to work. Jack rushed in and grabbed the knife before the passageway collapsed after a few seconds. The knife was burning his hand but he didn't care. He just used his jacket to hold it while he cut through Elsa's bonds. She fell onto him and he grabbed her. He hoisted her up bridal style and tried to exit the building but the flames were taking over the room now. The exit had gone. There was no way out.
Jack didn't lose hope. He would just create his own. The flames had weakened the building tremulously so Jack kicked through the wall. His foot broke through the weakened wall and created a gap. Jack walked through it with Elsa in his arms as the building erupted into flames behind him. As Jack walked out he could see a lot more people outside. It looked like the backup had finally arrived. Paramedics rushed towards them looking very concerned. Jack handed Elsa over to them and they took her over to the ambulance where they started to patch her up. Elsa started to stir a little.
"Jack?" she said.
"I'm here," Jack said leaning over her and stroking her hair gently. "Don't worry. You're safe now."
Elsa nodded slowly and then passed out again.
A/N: Well I hope this chapter makes everyone happy as there were some concerns that Elsa survives. Anyway, I hope everyone enjoyed this update. Please review =)