"So let me get this straight." Anna said after Peter finished explaining the real reason he's here. "You're a secret agent who's here to stop the Kingpin, who's that Wilson Fisk guy; a crime lord who is responsible for most of the crimes where you're from, but no one has been able to prove that it's his fault?"
"Yep." Peter confirmed.
"And he wants something from us?" Anna asked.
"That's right." Peter says.
"So, he's the one who hired the Sinister Six because Spider-Man was on to him?" Anna assumed.
"Yeah, he must've heard how Spider-Man saved your sister from Azazel and brought them in to finish him." Peter nodded. "Except Spider-Man's fought these guys dozens of times, and they have yet to stop him."
As they continued walking, Anna cleared her throat and wanted to get off what had happened recently off her chest. "Peter...about what I said -"
"I told you it's alright, Anna." Peter interrupts, reassuring her.
Anna shook her head, "I didn't mean to bring up a sensitive topic. I-I was...I didn't think you're right for my sister because-"
"And you're right." Peter agreed with her.
"It's not..." Anna was explaining when she heard him and got confused, "Wait, what?"
"Look, I don't deserve your sister. Especially not after what happened to Gwen. I don't deserve any girl. I deserve to be alone." He explained as he continued to walk and Anna was not expecting that.
"What?! No! Wait! That's-that's not what I meant at all!"
"It doesn't matter, Anna." Peter told her.
Anna frowned before placing a hand on his shoulder, making him turn to her. "Hey...if you ever want to talk about it, I'm willing to listen." She offered to him.
"Thanks." Peter nodded as they continued up the mountain.
"So, how far are we now, Olaf?" Anna wondered, feeling they've been walking forever.
"We're almost there!" Olaf assured them.
A few minutes later, they find themselves in an area surrounded by icicles.
"So, how exactly are you planning to stop this weather?" Kristoff finally decided to ask.
"Oh, I am gonna talk to my sister." Anna replied with a smile as if that should explain everything.
"That's your plan? My ice business is riding on you two talking to your sister?" Kristoff asked, feeling like something's missing.
"And the fate of the rest of the world." Peter added.
"Yup." Anna confirmed.
The Ice harvester was distracted by Anna's reply and nearly walks into the end of an icicle which hits his nose as he carefully maneuvered around the spike. "So you're not at all afraid of her?"
"Why would I be?" Anna asked.
"Yeah. I bet she's the nicest, gentlest, warmest person ever." Olaf agreed with Anna as he turned to face them as he carries on walking and walks right onto an icicle, causing it to run through his torso and dismembers his upper body from his lower body. "Oh, look at that. I've been impaled."
"Look, most people I've met with powers like hers are emotionally based." Peter explains as that summons up literally half of the X-Men and their abilities; Rogue, Logan, Storm, Hulk, and so on. "She just needs to find out how to keep her emotions and powers in control."
Soon, they hit what looks like a dead end as they face a wall of the mountain that goes straight up.
"What do we do now?" Anna wondered.
Kristoff looks up at the wall and thought for a second before seeing what they need to do.
"It's too steep. I've only got one rope, and I guess you or Peter don't know how to climb mountains." He told them and started to search his bag for the rope.
"Says who?" Anna asked as everyone heard her struggle as Sven nudge Kristoff and he looks up to see Anna trying to climb the steep mountain.
"Anna, what are you doing?" Peter asks.
"I'm going to see my sister!" Anna answered as she struggled to climb up.
"You're gonna kill yourself." Kristoff stated as she continued to climb.
"She is persistent, you gotta give her that." Peter admitted.
The three watched her searching for footholds and handholds.
"I wouldn't put my foot there." Kristoff warns her as Anna nearly slipped.
"You're distracting me." Anna tells him as she nearly slips again.
"Or there." Peter warns her as she slips. "No offense, Anna, but how do you know Elsa even wants to see you?"
"All right. I'm just blocking you two out because I gotta concentrate here." Anna told them.
"You know, most people who disappear into the mountains want to be alone." Kristoff told her.
"Nobody wants to be alone." Anna argued back as she can't get a grip on anything. "Except maybe you two."
"I'm not alone. I have friends, remember?" Kristoff shook his head.
Anna kicks a foot above her head to catch a foothold, "You mean, the love experts?"
"Yes, the love experts." Kristoff confirmed.
"Please tell me I'm almost there." Anna begged as she stopped to catch her breath as she's only managed to climb about a few feet up the mountain. "Does the air seems a bit thin to you up here?"
"Anna, your friend, I'm gonna be honest. You're barely over our heads." Peter admitted, yet slightly amused.
"Spider-Man makes it looks like it's so easy." Anna complained on the hero. "Can I get a little help, guys?" She asked, admitting defeat.
Kristoff sighed as he and Peter walked over, "Hang on."
Just then, Olaf the called out to them. "Hey, guys? Not sure if this is gonna solve the problem, but I found a staircase that leads exactly where you want it to go."
"Haha! Thank goodness!" Anna beamed happy she doesn't need to climb anymore. "Catch!" She drops off and lands into Kristoff's arms. "Thanks! That was like a crazy trust exercise." She hops off his arms as he smiles as they goes over to join Olaf.
While she did that, Peter looked at Kristoff and realized what's happening. "You like her, don't you?"
Kristoff glared at him before pointing his finger to him sternly. "Shut up."
Peter chuckled as they approach the stairs that Olaf spotted and came across Elsa's amazing ice palace as they stared in awe.
"Whoa." Kristoff said as his jaw dropped, "Now that's ice. I might cry."
"Go ahead. We won't judge." Anna replied as she and Peter walked up to the ice steps.
"She can make her own Fortress of Solitude. I can honestly say she could make all of the X-Men jealous. I mean, their house blows up every other year. Can Elsa get anymore awesome?" Peter told himself as he walked up to the icicle staircase.
Sven tries to follow them up, but his hooves slip him up, causing him to fall. He scrambles but can't get traction in order to get up as Kristoff runs to his side.
"All right, take it easy. I got ya." Kristoff settles Sven back down the stairs and pats him. "You stay right here, buddy." Sven obediently plops down and wags his tail as Kristoff climbs the stairs, admiring the detail put into it. "flawless."
Peter, Anna, Kristoff, and Anna all stood by the front door as Anna got ready to knock, but wonders if they're right about Elsa not wanting to see her.
Peter looked around, "Well, no sign of break of any the Sinister Six. I think that we actually got here first."
"That's good." Anna said as she walked up to the door and was about to knock but she hesitates.
"Knock." Olaf encouraged her, but she does nothing as he went on. "Just knock." She still stood there as Olaf turned to the others. "Why isn't she knocking? Do you think she knows how to knock?"
"Olaf, Anna's just worried if her sister will open up to her. Just give her time." Peter told the snowman.
That made Anna smile as she was happy Peter understood. After a few more seconds, she finally knocked as to her surprise the doors actully open.
Anna was actually shocked. "It opened. That's a first." Anna goes to step in but stops when tries to Kristoff follow and stops him. "You should probably wait out here."
Kristoff looked shocked by this request. "What?"
"Last time I introduced her to a guy, she froze everything." Anna told him.
"But, but-oh, come on, it's a palace made of ice. Ice is my life!" Kristoff complained.
Olaf waved to Kristoff, "Bye, Sven."
Olaf starts to head inside but Anna stopped him, "You too, Olaf."
"Me?" Olaf wondered.
Peter turned to Olaf and did his best to explain to him. "This is between sisters, Olaf. We should stay out of it."
Anna turned to enter the palace but suddenly paused; she may have not originally wanted Elsa to be with Peter, but after seeing what kind of person he is, and heard about Gwen, and how Peter thinks he will never find love again, she figured Peter needed Elsa as much she needed him. Peter may not be a Prince...but he was a good man. And that was good enough for Anna.
"You know what, Peter, you should come too." Anna said as she turned to face him.
"What?" Both Peter and Kristoff asked at the same time, both with the same amount of confusion in them.
"Why?" Peter wondered. "This should be between you and Elsa."
"Elsa seems to like you, and I figured if we worked together to convince her, we can get her to come home and undo the winter." Anna explained as she gestured to the open door. "I promise, there's an minimal chance of you getting beaten up by super villains in there."
"I feel like Spider-Man's a better fit than me." Peter told her as he turned to leave, but Anna stopped him.
"He can join us later. Please." Anna pleaded as Peter finally went with her as she turned back to Olaf and Kristoff. "Just give us a minute."
"Okay." Olaf said as Anna and Peter walked inside. "One...two..." He started counting as Kristoff sat on the top stair and Olaf popped down beside him.
If it was even possible, the inside of the building was even more magnificent then the outside.
Peter and Anna walked into what they thought was supposed to be the hall of the palace. It was tall and spacious, with two ice staircases on both sides that leaded upwards and joining together at a small balcony with a door that lead further into the palace. This ice castle seemed to be completely flawless.
"This place is...amazing." Peter said, still awestruck at how fast Elsa gained control over her abilities in just two days.
Anna and Peter snapped out of it when they remembered why they were here.
"Elsa? It's us, Anna and Peter." Anna called out, unsure how big this place was when she nearly slipped as Peter caught hear. "Thanks."
Peter nodded when they heard Elsa's voice, "Anna. Peter?"
They heard an all two familiar voice coming from upstairs and the two froze in their place and this time not because of the cold.
The two looked up to see something that they were not yet ready to take in. Slowly emerging from the shadows was none other than Elsa herself, but the differences could only be unnoticed by a blind man. Heck, even Murdock could tell the difference.
Instead of the royal attire she wore when they last saw her, she was now wearing something that could only be described as an ice dress.
The gown she was now wearing was shimmering in the same way the entire palace did, making it clear she created it with her powers. Her hair was also completely different: instead of up in a bun, it was now a long French braid that went over her left shoulder.
Peter was too awestruck by the sheer beauty that was radiating from the queen now to even know how to comment, believing he doesn't even know any words that could describe her.
He had already thought she was beautiful before...but she was astonishing now.
"Uh..Elsa...I...like your dress...and your hair. Your whole...you, it's...Wow." Peter blushed, trying to find his voice again but it suddenly became seriously difficult to speak.
Peter's words made Elsa blushed. "Thank you, Peter. That's...that's very sweet of you."
"Elsa, you look different. It's a good different. And this place is amazing." Anna spoke up with a little smirk towards Peter, seeing the look of awestruck on his face seeing her sister.
"Thank you. I never knew what I was capable of." Elsa smiled at her sister and looked around at her work as she walked down the stairs towards them.
"You and everyone else on the planet. Seriously, your powers put Iceman to shame." Peter said to himself.
"Elsa, I'm so sorry about what happened." Anna apologizes. "If I'd have known-"
"No, it's okay. You don't have to apologize. I wanted you to know for years, but I was afraid." Elsa tells her, not wanting to get into exactly what she was afraid of before her eyes narrowed observing Peter's face and gasped. "Peter, what happened to you?!"
Peter assumed Elsa saw some of his bruises when he fought Scorpion and Rhino.
Anna looks nervously as she began to explain. "Yeah, some of the villains attacked us on the way here and Peter got hurt trying to help us until Spider-Man showed up...twice."
"It's sad to say this doesn't top my ten worst vacations." Peter joked as Elsa examined his wounds.
"Do...do you need a sit for a few minutes? Because I don't mind if you stayed and rest up." Elsa told him with a little bit of shyness.
Peter shook his head, "Uh...thanks Elsa...but I'm fine."
"Are you sure?" Elsa wondered, feeling like there's more to it than that.
Peter nodded, "I'm sure."
"Okay." Elsa says and decides to leave it before turning back to her sister.
"And 60!" Olaf's voice suddenly filled the room.
"Wait. What is that?" Elsa wondered, looking to the entrance where they see Olaf coming in.
Olaf came running in the front door and waved to her as he exclaimed, "Hi, I'm Olaf and I like warm hugs!"
"She didn't mean literally a minute." Peter face palmed himself. "Wait, who taught him how to count?"
"Olaf?" Elsa asked, shocked to see the living snowman.
Olaf stopped beside Anna and Peter as he looked up at Elsa smiling. "You built me. You remember that?"
Elsa was amazed at the ability she never knew that she had. "And you're alive?"
"Um...I think so." Olaf guessed.
Anna knelt down beside Olaf, and placed her hand on his head. "He's just like the one we built as kids." Elsa smiled at the memory as Anna continued, "Elsa, we were so close. We can be like that again."
"I'd love nothing more." Elsa says as she goes up to her sister. "Anna, I'm sorry for keeping this a secret from you all these years."
"It's okay. That's in the past." Anna assured her sister while taking her hands and music began filling the castle.
"Oh, great. Here we go again." Peter sighs as they began to sing.
"I came all this way, to give us a fresh start." Anna began to sing. "But now that you're like WOW. It's all like warm in the heart!"
"Well this is who I am, welcome to the real me." Elsa tells her sister as Peter continues to look around, still searching for the source. "You have no idea how great it feels to be free!" She twirls around and snow begins to fall around them.
"We've been falling out for way too long, so let's forget who's right!" Anna sings.
"And forget who's wrong!" Elsa agrees and leads the two through her castle. "Why don't you stay? There's room for you in my court!"
"Cause life's too short!" The sisters sing together.
"To always feel shut out and unloved by the sister I long to know." Anna sings as Peter watches Olaf dance around and notices he started tapping his feet to the rhythm.
"Life's too short!" They sing together.
"To never let you see who I am, the true queen of the ice and snow!" Elsa sings and shows off more of her powers to make a ice throne.
"I never understood, but now I do." Elsa sings.
"Life's too short to miss out on a sister like you." They sings as she approaches Elsa and they see their reflections in the walls.
Whilst they're doing that, Peter's trying to find out what's happening with his feet.
"So you'll come back, then?" Anna asks her.
"Back?" Elsa asks, confused.
"To thaw the world." Anna says, confusing her more as she looks to Peter for answers.
Peter stopped trying to control his foot and looked to Elsa. "Yeah, you kinda...froze over the whole world."
"What?" Elsa asks, shocked that happened and looked back to Anna.
"So..." Anna pulled out her sister's glove she kept all this way.
But that only hurt Elsa, seeing the gloves that have been her shackles for years. "I don't believe you!"
"I just assumed that you'd have to..."
"That I'd shove on the gloves, that's how your story ends?!" Elsa asks as she storms around and Peter could tell this is not going to end well.
"It does! It's just like it was, except for we'll be best friends." Anna explains to her.
"So that's been your plan?" Elsa asks, marching back to her sister. "To force me back in a cage!?"
"Whoa, whoa! Don't get upset. Let's get back on the same page." Anna says, trying to calm her sister.
Elsa grabs her shoulders and walks her back towards the doors as Peter tries to keep up. "Gee, thanks for coming up to see the place. And showing off your mastery of tact and grace. Okay! Run down the hill and spill my secrets, make a full report! Bye-bye!"
Anna pushes away from the doors and faces her sister. "Wait!"
"Cause life's too short!"
"There it is!" Anna cried, getting away from the doors as Elsa walked away. "The door you'd love to slam in my face! You did well there, for a spell, but now you're back in the same place!"
"You can think whatever you want, 'cause I don't care!" Elsa states, walking back up to her angered sister. "You're a fool who tried to marry a stranger!"
"That is so unfair!" Anna states as Peter tries to intervene.
"Okay, lets take a step back, try and get back to the same page, because I'm feeling someone might start to get enraged." Peter says, only then realizing he sang that. "Wait, how'd that happen?"
"I swear I'm through with taking your unshaking sisterly support!" The sisters sang as they turned their backs to each other. "HAH! Life's too short!"
Peter sighs and places his head in his hands while he wonders what life decisions got him in the middle of a sister feud.
"To let you treat the people down there just as coldly as you always treated me." Anna continues to sing.
"La la lalala laaaa!" Elsa tried to block out her sister.
"Life's too short!"
"To listen to a reckless fool who only ever sees the things she wants to see!" Elsa informed Anna.
Anna then turns to face her again. "You don't know..."
"You have no idea..." Elsa sang as she got closer to her.
"What I've been through!" They both sang as Anna started following Elsa as she uses her powers to try and keep Anna back as a storm begins to form and Peter gets worried.
"Uh, guys?" Peter tries to get their attention, but they're not listening.
"Because of you!"
Peter gets seriously worried as Elsa seems to be summoning more power with each obstacle she tries to stop Anna with.
"Life's too short to waste another minute!" Elsa and Anna sing as Elsa is getting seriously stressed out. "Life's too short to even have you in it! Life's too short!"
Suddenly, Peter senses something and sees Elsa is going to accidentally send out a beam to strike Anna and races to get her out of the way.
Using his proportionate speed, he knocks Anna away only from the ice only to get hit himself in the chest.
Peter grunted as he knelt to the ground in pain. Anna stared in disbelief at what Peter just did, she would have been struck by that ice if he hadn't intervened.
Elsa gasped in horror at what she had done. She was grateful that Peter saved her sister, but is struck with fear, seeing he got struck in her place and is afraid on what'll happen to him.
Anna quickly ran to Peter as Kristoff and Olaf joined them.
"Peter, are you okay?" Anna asked worried what her sister's powers could've done to him.
"Yeah, yeah...I'm good. I've been hit with worse." Peter told her as Kristoff and Anna helped him up.
"You sure?" Kristoff asks.
"Yeah." Peter assures him.
"Who's this?" Elsa asked, looking towards Kristoff. "Wait, it doesn't matter. Just...you have to go."
Anna called out as she and Kristoff held Peter up as he tired to do it own his own.
Looking around, they notice the icy shadows gets worse around the palace walls.
"Anna, I think we should go, maybe let Spider-Man take it from here." Kristoff told her.
"No. We're not leaving without you, Elsa." Anna told her sister.
"Yes, you are." Elsa argued, as she waves her hands and with her newly discovered power, builds a giant snowman.
'I preferred Loki and his Frost Giants.' Peter thought to himself.