Chapter 9: The Next Right Thing
Jack's POV
"ELSA!" I ran up to the now ice statue of Elsa.
I cupped my hand on her face. "Why! Why did you do it?"
Tears fell onto her face. I kissed the frozen lips to see if a true loves kiss would unthaw her. Nothing.
"No, no." I dropped to the floor and sank into despair.
"She's gone," I whispered as my tears fell to the floor.
I sat there next to her for what seemed like forever.
Elsa's voice echoed in my mind. "Anna!"
I got up. "I have to get to Anna."
I flew out of the cavern, leaving Elsa behind.
I flew across the Dark sea and to the Enchanted Forest. I went back to the spot where we sent Anna and Olaf away. The ice trail was still there. But it was melting fast.
I flew over the path, but something was different. The drag marks stopped in the middle of the path.
"Where did you go, Anna?"
I looked over at the edge. There were ice particles that led into the river. I flew down to the river.
When I got down there, I followed the river. Until I saw the earth giants. I quietly went into the cave and landed at the bottom of the cave. I lit up the end of my staff.
"Where did they go?" I said. I then looked on the ground. A round little footprint.
"Olaf!" I called out. "Anna!"
I followed the tunnel until I came to a statue of King Runeard attacking the Northuldra leader.
"ANNA!"
I heard a faint sobbing noise. I ran towards it.
"Anna, there you are..." I stopped dead in my tracks.
There, sitting on the ground, was Anna, holding some stick, coals, and a carrot.
"Olaf, no," I said as I knelt to Anna.
"What happened?" She whispered.
"What?"
"What happened to Elsa?"
"I told her to stay behind. I felt it was too far and I told her to let me go. But she didn't listen. So she froze."
Anna started crying harder.
"Hey, come here," I said as I grabbed her. She cried up against me. "I'm here."
"But she's not." She whispered.
"I know."
…
Soon the morning light came up. Anna and I slept in the cave, me holding her through the night.
She cried a little as she woke up.
"Anna?"
She sniffled. "What am I going to do?"
"I don't know."
She sighed.
I've seen dark before, but not like this
This is cold, this is empty, this is numb
The life I knew is over, the lights are out
Hello, darkness, I'm ready to succumb
I follow you around, I always have
But you've gone to a place I cannot find
This grief has a gravity, it pulls me down
But a tiny voice whispers in my mind
You are lost, hope is gone
But you must go on
And do the next right thing
Can there be a day beyond this night?
I don't know anymore what is true
I can't find my direction, I'm all alone
The only star that guided me was you
I helped her up on her feet.
How to rise from the floor?
But it's not you I'm rising for
Just do the next right thing
Take a step, step again
It is all that I can to do
The next right thing
She walked to the ledge and started to climb it. I flew up to the top as she got to the top.
I won't look too far ahead
It's too much for me to take
But break it down to this next breath, this next step
This next choice is one that I can make
We then started to walk towards the exit of the cave.
So, I'll walk through this night
Stumbling blindly toward the light
And do the next right thing
And, with it done, what comes then?
When it's clear that everything will never be the same again
Then I'll make the choice to hear that voice
And do the next right thing
She looked off into the distance. I looked. It was the dam.
"The dam."
"We need to destroy it." She said as she walked away.
This was hard to write. But on with the story.
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The Song Used in this Chapter was The Next Right Thing by Kristen Bell
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