A/N: And in this chapter, that would be where the fire spirit was discovered along with a certain revelation about Iduna that many of us already know by now. :)
Disney's Frozen II: Rise of the Guardians
Chapter 5: Calming the Fire Spirit; Our Mother is Northuldra
"Are you really queen of Arendelle?", the lieutenant puzzled.
"I am.", Elsa responded.
"Why would nature reward a person of Arendelle with magic?", Yelena puzzled.
"Perhaps to make up for the actions of your people.", the lieutenant guessed.
"My people are innocent, we will have never attacked first.", Yelena argued.
"May the truth be found.", the lieutenant responded as Anna then took a closer look at the lieutenant, using her fingers to act as a picture frame.
"Hi, I'm sor-, uh, what's happening?", the lieutenant puzzled.
"That's it! Lieutenant Mattias!", Anna spoke with Lizzie and Elric realizing this, too.
"That's right. Library, second portrait on the left.", Lizzie spoke.
"You are our father's official guard.", Elric added.
"Agnarr.", Mattias responded with Agnarr nodding in response.
"What did happen to your parents?", Mattias puzzled.
"Our parents' ship went down in the southern sea 6 years ago.", Elsa responded.
"And we thought they were dead for all this time. Glad to see we were wrong.", Elric added before Mattias grinned and turned to his soldiers.
"Soldiers! We may be getting old in years, but we're still strong. Proud to serve Arendelle.", Mattias spoke.
Meanwhile, the Northuldran seemed like they are cornered, until Anna and Elsa stepped forward.
"Wait, please. Someone has called us here. If we can just find it, I believe they have the answers that may help us free this forest.", Elsa assured.
"Trust us, we just want to help.", Anna added only for Yelena to reject cautiously, not knowing that something was watching them, not to mention moving closer.
"We only trust nature. When nature speaks…", Yelena began before the fire spirit from before intervened, setting fire to the tree.
"…we listen.", Yelena responded.
"Wow. That is a big fire…", Carter commented.
"This will all makes sense when I'm older...", Olaf spoke, frightened.
"That's the fire spirit.", Iduna realized.
"Everyone, get back!", Runeard ordered.
"Run for the river!", one of the soldiers shouted as the fire spirit then went down the tree, across the ground, and went up in another tree before jumping to another and another before going back down with Elsa tried to blast ice at the Fire Spirit, although putting out the flames it leaves behind, while Anna absorbs the flames on the trees, making them disappear, not knowing that the reindeer were fleeing away in a panic.
"No, no, no the reindeer! That's a dead end!", one of the northuldran exclaimed in worry.
"Come on, Sven, we'll get them!", Kristoff urged, mounting Sven before taking off after the panicking reindeer.
Meanwhile, Cathrine, Alexander, Emily, and Carter were quite worried, although Emily noticed how Anna managed to put out the fire to help Elsa before looking back at her hand, which gave off sparks before gasping as she had a realization before running toward Anna and Elsa.
"Emily, what are you doing?", Alexander puzzled while the rest gasped in worry.
At the same time, Elric and Lizzie looked around for Anna and Elsa, trying to put out the fire as best they can, only to see Emily along with them.
"Anna, Elsa, get out of there! No, no, no, not now…! Not now!", Elric shouted as he followed the two to the fire.
"Elric, wait!", Lizzie shouted while following after him.
"You two, get behind me!", Runeard urged while guarding Agnarr and Iduna as meanwhile, Elsa and Anna put out their fire in their own way individually when Emily arrived and helped Anna absorb the fire.
"Emily? What are you…?", Anna began.
"I'm here to help.", Emily responded, absorbing the fire with her hand.
"The fire… It's not affecting you, either.", Anna realized in awe before turning back to Emily.
"Okay, but just be careful, okay?", Anna asked before Emily nodded determinedly and continued helping, not knowing that Elric was heading out after them with Lizie following him.
"Elsa! Anna! Emily!", Elric shouted before coughing and then covering his mouth and continuing further as Lizzie covered hers as well, learning from example, while Kristoff and Sven try to rescue the reindeer with Sven braying with the others following his lead only for a falling tree to block their path.
"Come on, buddy. We can do this.", Kristoff assured before he and Sven led the reindeer away and out of the fire.
Meanwhile, Elric and Lizzie coughed, being severely weakened by the minute, worrying Emily as she looked back.
"Uncle Elric?", Emily asked before noticing Kristoff nearby.
"Kristoff, they need help!", Emily shouted, making Kristoff stop and turn to notice Elric and Lizzie coughing.
"Elric! Lizzie!", Kristoff shouted as he heard said coughs and rushed over to them just as Anna sapped away half the fire while Elsa cooled down the rest after noticing Elric and Lizzie, allowing Kristoff to pick the two up.
"Get them out of here!", Anna urged.
"No! Elsa! Anna! Emily!", Elric shouted before the fire spirit dashed past Anna and Elsa, leaving behind a streak of fire with the latter putting the fire out, prompting Anna to absorb the leftover fires while Elsa cornered the fire spirit and forced it toward a crevice in a pile of rocks with Elsa preparing to attack again only to notice that the fire spirit turned out to be a small, purple salamander-like gecko with flames on its back.
As Emily and Anna caught up, the Fire Spirit got defensive and burst out fire from its mouth straight toward a nearby tree, urging the former to defuse the fire by absorbing it as the fire spirit eventually calmed down and got curious with Anna and Elsa just as puzzled before the fire spirit walked up to her and jumped into Elsa's palms, inadvertently burning her hands for a moment before the flames went out with the gecko looking back at Anna and Elsa, neither one knowing that the Northuldra and Arendellian soldiers were walking up behind the four, especially Agnarr, Iduna, and Runeard.
"They're all looking at us, aren't they? Got any advice? Nothing?", Elsa asked before the flame spirit licked its eye, curiously.
"Are we supposed to know what that means?", Anna grinned before the voice called out again, this time, attracting Anna, Elsa, Emily, Alexander, Carter, and Cathrine's attention again as well as the fire spirit's.
"You hear it too? Somebody's calling us, but who is it? What do we do?", Emily asked before the fire spirit then jumped off her palms and then started walking north while turning back to Emily afterwards.
"Okay, keep going north.", Elsa spoke before the fire spirit then jumped off, heading north with Anna, Elsa, and Emily about to do so when Elric hugged the three of them by surprise.
"Anna! Elsa! Emily! Oh thank goodness.", Elric sighed in relief.
"Elric. Are you okay?", Elsa asked.
"What were you doing? You and Lizzie could have been killed, you can't just follow us into fire.", Anna puzzled.
"Well, maybe if you three didn't run into fire in the first place, that wouldn't have been a problem! You're not being careful, Anna.", Elric responded.
"I'm sorry, are you two okay?", Anna asked.
"Well…, we've been better.", Lizzie responded.
"I know what you need.", Elsa spoke in assurance before Anna got out Iduna's scarf and wrapped it around Elric, surprising the Northuldra.
"Where did you get that scarf?", Yelena puzzled.
"From me. I gave it to one of my kids from a long time ago.", Iduna spoke up.
"That's a Northuldra scarf.", one of the Northuldra responded.
"Come again?", Lizzie puzzled.
"This is from one of our oldest families.", another Northuldra responded.
"Wait a minute. If this is Grandma's scarf, then…", Emily spoke before gasping in realization.
"Mom, Aunt Anna, come with me!", Emily urged as she ran back to the ice/snow statue of Agnarr and the young girl.
"Emily…", Elsa spoke in surprise.
"I see it. It's mother.", Anna spoke in awe.
"Yeah. Grandma saved Grandpa's life that day.", Emily responded.
"She did? You did?", Agnarr asked to Iduna in surprise, earning the latter's giggle while Runeard gave a slight gasp in surprise before crowds of Northuldra and Arendellian soldiers from around the 2 sisters and one of the two's daughter as well as the statue before singing Vuelie in respect while holding hands with Agnarr and Iduna joining in as well as Cathrine, Carter, and Alexander, even Olaf and Smolder.
"Our mother was Northuldra.", Elsa spoke in surprise as the singing continued before Yelena spoke to Elsa and Anna.
"We are called Northuldra. We are the people of the Sun.", Yelena responded as the Northuldra then let go of each other's hands.
"I promise you, we will free this forest, and restore Arendelle.", Anna assured.
"That sounds easier than done, Anna.", Lizzie commented.
"Free the forest... Wow... I'm sorry, It's just... ah, Some of us were born in here, we've never even seen the clear sky.", a Northuldra commented.
"I get it.", Kristoff understood.
"My name is Ryder.", Ryder introduced.
"Kristoff.", Kristoff greeted as they shook hands.
"We heard the voice again. We need to go north.", Emily spoke.
"But the Earth Giants now roam north at night.", one of the Northuldra spoke up in response.
"You can leave in the morning.", Yelena assured.
"So, what's your name?", Lizzie asked.
"I'm Honeymaren.", Honeymaren introduced.
"Honeymaren, we'll do all we can.", Anna assured, not knowing that Runeard was bearing a slightly sour look.
"Is something wrong, Father?", Agnarr asked, catching Runeard's attention.
"Oh. Uh, nothing, son. It's just that…, well…, me being a grandfather, much less a great grandfather, was very surprising to say the least.", Runeard responded.
"It was surprising for all of us. 6 years had already passed and now, our children have kids of their own.", Agnarr responded.
"Just look how happy they are.", Iduna added, gesturing to Cathrine and Emily playing with each other as the former flew in the air, giggling, while Emily was lifted up by the wind spirit to help make it fair.
"Come on, you slowpoke! Go faster!", Cathrine giggled before Emily tried to catch Cathrine, but missed.
"Oh, come on!", Emily groaned.
"Come on, catch me!", Cathrine grinned.
"Yes… That's what worries me…", Runeard spoke to himself.
A/N: Uh-oh. Looks like Runeard is getting quite unsettled right now. But by what,you say? Well, I think it may be fairly obvious (at least to those who watched Frozen II before), but if not, then more chapters will be prepared luckily.