Leo ran through the front doors with a grunt, then gasped at all the people mingling in the courtyard.
"It's him!"
"The king!"
Leo's eyes widened in fear as the people mumbled amongst themselves cheerily. He looked behind himself, then charged toward the crowd.
"It is him!"
He was stopped by a family, who bowed at him. "King Leonardo." Leo quickly rushed past them, feeling a bit of remorse and fear as he tried to maneuver through the crowd. He was stopped again by a woman holding a baby. "Your Majesty, are you alright?" She asked concerned.
Leo backed away towards a fountain in fear as he was trying to escape the searchful eyes. "N-No… p-please," he stuttered, then gasped as his ungloved hand touched the fountain. The ceramic was immediately coated in ice, which spread to the water, making it freeze in a nightmarish position. Spectators looked at it in awe and mortification.
"There he is! Stop him!" Leo gasped and turned toward the door, where Dregg and his two guards were running. "Please, just stay away from me," Leo said shakily, putting his hands out to show that he meant no harm. "Just stay away-" But before he could stop himself, ice shot from his hands to the door, knocking down the guards and Lord Dregg.
The Lord scrambled to a sitting position. "Monster. Monster!" He accused. Leo gasped again in fear, tears forming in his eyes but not spilling as he backed away. He looked at his hands in fear, then at the people. The woman shielded her baby from the turtle, a look of motherly protection on her face. 'I... I am a monster...'
He ran through the people, who cleared a path. "Leo!" April called, surveying the scene. She ran towards her brother past the Lord with Casey following her from behind. Leo ran down the stairs and past the courtyard, having had to pull up his suit legs to keep from stepping on them as he stopped short at the fjord. "Leo!" April called again. Leo grunted, looking back for a second, and backing up, too upset to realize ice was forming beneath his feet. When he did notice, he gasped and looked down, seeing the water freeze.
"Wait, please!" April said as she and Casey arrived on the stairs. Leo glanced back at them, and then with grim determination, ran across the fjord, not noticing as the ice continued to spread. "Leo, stop!" April pleaded, then yelped as she slipped on the ice-covered fjord. Casey ran to her, steadying her as she stared after her brother. "Leo…"
A few flakes of snow fluttered down as Casey surveyed the scene. "The fjord…" He said after a second. April looked at it herself. Ice was spreading rapidly across the entire body of water, trapping ships and not showing any signs of stopping.
From the courtyard, the guests and those who lived in New York looked up curiously. "Snow?" a few asked in confusion. It was summertime. April who was now shivering as she held her arms to provide some sort of warmth, walked past them all, tears gathering in her eyes. Casey followed her. "Are you alright-?"
"No," she answered immediately. Casey dodged a person. "Did you know?" He asked as he caught up to her. April looked at him for a second, then sighed. "No."
"Look! It's snowing! It's snowing!" Lord Dregg exclaimed dramatically. "He must be stopped! You must go find him!" He screamed at his guard, who looked at him with wide eyes as the Lord grabbed his face. "No!" April told him as she ran over to him.
Lord Dregg hid behind his guards, pulling them closer together as a more effective shield. "You! Is there sorcery in you, too? Are you a monster, too?!"
"No, no! I'm completely ordinary!" April exclaimed. Casey came up and put a hand on her shoulder. "That's right, she is!"
April looked at him and smiled. "...In the best way."
"And my brother is not a monster!" April went on. "He nearly killed me!" Lord Dregg exclaimed. "Dude, you just slipped on ice," Casey said calmly.
"His ice!"
"It was an accident. He was scared." April put her hands together nervously. "He didn't mean it. He didn't mean any of this." Lord Dregg rolled his green eyes, not believing a word she said. "Tonight was my fault. I pushed him." April sighed once. "And so, it's me who needs to go after him."
"What?!" Casey demanded. "Bring me my horse, please!" April called to a guard, walking over. "April, no! I'm a knight so I should go get him," Casey said, walking towards her and putting a hand on her shoulder. "It's too dangerous."
April scoffed lightly. "Leo is not dangerous. I'll bring him back, and I'll make this alright."
"I'm coming with you, then. As a knight, I should be there to protect you," Casey insisted. "No," April said, holding his hand. "I need you here taking care of New York. Plus, you a knight for Princess Miwa." She stepped into her shawl, offered by Honeycutt.
"On my honor," Casey said, bowing to her as she mounted her horse. "I leave Sir Casey and Princess Miwa in charge," she announced to the courtyard.
Casey looked at them, then back at her. "Are you sure you can trust him? I don't want you getting hurt."
"He's my brother. He would never hurt me." With that, she took off on her horse, determined to get her only living family back.
Inside the castle, Princess Miwa and Sir Casey were talking about their plan. "So, you got the deep trust of Princess April?" Casey nodded. "Yes, after being trapped in the castle for as long as she has, her trust was easy to gain. What about with King Leonardo?"
"Quiet, reserved. His trust will not be easy to get, especially since he ran off. Still, out of all of father's scenarios, I never expected for there to be powers," Princess Miwa told him. "Same here. But still, the plan doesn't change. We conquer the kingdom without fail." She nodded. "Yes. We must not fail."
"Agreed. We must succeed by any means necessary." Princess Miwa nodded. "So... Princess April... do you like her?" Casey shook his head. "No. She's nice and funny but not my type. Besides, you already know my type." Princess Miwa blushed slightly but then said in a cold-hearted tone. "You already know what my father would do if he found out if you have these feelings so stop them now." Then she left Casey alone.
...Yeah... I'm not making Casey like Hans. I like Casey. He doesn't deserve to get Hans character so I changed it. If you don't like it then don't read. It's still going to be like the movie but again just with this twist. Nothing more. Anyway, thanks for reading, see Y'all next time. Don't forget to fav, follow, and review, please. Bye! :)