INT. CASTLE WINDOW - DAY
We look out on a gentle snowfall. Little Anna skips up to the
window. She lights up at the sight of the snow and rushes
down the hall.
Anna sighs and slouches back, knowing what this is.
INT. HALLWAY, ELSA'S DOOR - DAY
Anna knocks on Elsa's door and SINGS.
YOUNG ANNA: DO YOU WANT TO BUILD A SNOWMAN? COME ON LET'S GO AND PLAY.
Anna peeks under the door.
Elsa leans forward, curious. She had heard her through the door of course but she had been trying to block her out. It was torture not to open that door. She wants to see what happened on the other side.
YOUNG ANNA (CONT'D): I NEVER SEE YOU ANYMORE. COME OUT THE DOOR. IT'S LIKE YOU'VE GONE AWAY.
-INT. ANNA'S ROOM - Anna plays with two dolls, gives up, sad.
YOUNG ANNA (CONT'D): WE USED TO BE BEST BUDDIES AND NOW WE'RE NOT. I WISH YOU WOULD TELL ME WHY.
-ELSA'S DOOR. Anna peeks through the key hole.
YOUNG ANNA (CONT'D): DO YOU WANT TO BUILD A SNOWMAN?
-Anna calls through the keyhole.
YOUNG ANNA (CONT'D): IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A SNOWMAN.
YOUNG ELSA (O.S.) Go away, Anna.
Elsa looks down, Jack discreetly (or he thought, it wasn't really discreet.) rubs her shoulder, even as his attention is fixated on the screen.
YOUNG ANNA (hearbroken):
...OKAY BYE.
-BEHIND THE DOOR - DAY. Elsa sits at the window looking out,
longingly. Suddenly, her icy hands freeze the windowsill.
Elsa shifts.
-LATER. The King slips leather gloves onto Elsa's hands.
KING: The gloves will help.
He pats her gloved hand.
KING (CONT'D): See? You're good...
(starting their mantra)
Conceal it.
YOUNG ELSA: Don't feel it.
YOUNG ELSA & KING: Don't let it show.
Jack leans over, "is he, is he trying to teach you not to feel?" She nods, "when we get out of here I'll teach you how to control it, not try and snuff it away."
Elsa bits her lip. Even now that she knows how to reverse it, it would be such a relief not to have to be carful about anything and everything.
-INT. HALLWAY, ELSA'S DOOR - DAY. Anna, now 9, knocks on
Elsa's door.
ANNA (9): DO YOU WANT TO BUILD A SNOWMAN?
-INT. HALLWAY - DAY. Alone, Anna rides a bicycle built for
two in the hall by standing on the back seat.
ANNA (9) (CONT'D): OR RIDE OUR BIKE AROUND THE HALL? I THINK SOME COMPANY IS OVERDUE...
-INT. PORTRAIT ROOM - DAY. Anna runs around the portrait
room, gaining momentum to flip over the arm of the couch.
ANNA (9) (CONT'D): I'VE STARTED TALKING TO THE PICTURES ON THE WALLS.
Anna lands PLOP on the cushions, then looks up at the
painting above her of the courageous Joan of Arc.
ANNA (9) (CONT'D): Hang in there, Joan.
-INT. EMPTY LIBRARY - DAY. Looks like no one's around.
ANNA (9) (CONT'D) IT GETS A LITTLE LONELY ALL THESE EMPTY ROOMS.
But then we find Anna, laying at the base of the grandfather
clock, playing with her braids, bored out of her mind.
ANNA (9) (CONT'D) JUST WATCHING THE HOURS TICK BY.
Anna's eyes follow the grandfather clock's pendulum.
ANNA (9) (CONT'D) TICK TOCK. TICK TOCK. TICK TOCK.
Everyone laughs.
-INT. ELSA'S ROOM - NIGHT. Elsa (now 12) paces as she panics.
The entire wall is frozen behind her.
ELSA (12) I'm scared. It's getting stronger.
KING: Getting upset only makes it worse.
The King goes to hug her.
ELSA (12) No. Don't touch me. I don't want to
hurt you.
Anna looks down, wishing she could have helped.
He and the Queen look at each other with alarmed sadness.
-INT. LIBRARY - DAY. Anna, now a teenager, slides past Elsa's
room without stopping.
-INT. KING AND QUEEN'S QUARTERS - DAY. Anna runs into the
room and throws herself into her parents' arms.
TEEN ANNA See you in two weeks.
-INT. ELSA'S ROOM - DAY. Elsa curtsies in front of her
parents, formally, not touching them.
TEEN ELSA: Do you have to go?
KING: You'll be fine, Elsa.
-EXT. DOCKS - DAY. The King and Queen leave on a ship.
-EXT. ROUGH SEAS - NIGHT. Lightning flashes. The sea rages in
a storm. The King and Queen's ship is lost in the waves.
-INT. CASTLE - DAY. A portrait of the King and Queen is
covered in mourning cloth.
Tooth gasps, "oh no," she moans.
Toothless coos as Hiccup pats his head and looks at Stoick. When Stoick returns his gaze Hiccup looks away quickly.
-EXT. CEMETERY - DAY. Anna looks small, standing before her
people, beside burial stones.
-INT. HALLWAY, ELSA'S DOOR. Anna, still in her mourning
clothes, approaches and knocks.
ANNA (singing)
Elsa? PLEASE I KNOW YOU'RE IN THERE
PEOPLE ARE ASKING WHERE YOU'VE BEEN THEY SAY HAVE COURAGE AND I'M TRYING TO I'M RIGHT OUT HERE FOR YOU. PLEASE LET ME IN.
Anna slides down the door and sits with her head against it.
ANNA (CONT'D) WE ONLY HAVE EACH OTHER. IT'S JUST YOU AND ME. WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO? (weak, internal)
DO YOU WANT TO BUILD A SNOWMAN?
We move through the door...
Tooth rubs Anna's arm soothingly.
Hans shifts uncomfortably.
-INT. ELSA'S ROOM - DAY. Elsa is sitting in the exact same
pose as Anna. Her bedroom is frozen with ice. Snowflakes hang
in the air, suspended by grief.
EXT. THE KINGDOM OF ARENDELLE - MORNING
A new dawn rises over the fjords.
Ships pull up to the docks. Guests pile out.
DOCK MASTER: Welcome to Arendelle!
A BOY tries to get away as his MOTHER tries to stuff him in
his bunad jacket.
BOY: Why do I have to wear this?
MOTHER: Because the Queen has come of age.
It's Coronation Day!
BOY: That's not my fault.
Jack snickers, reminded of Jamie.
They pass the May Pole being raised and a Sami ice harvester
chatting with his reindeer. We recognize them as Kristoff and
Sven, all grown up. Sven hops around excitedly like a dog and
nuzzles Kristoff's chest.
KRISTOFF: What do you want, Sven?
Kristoff leans in and speaks for Sven, as if he can.
KRISTOFF (AS SVEN) (CONT'D): Give me a snack.
KRISTOFF (CONT'D): What's the magic word?
KRISTOFF (AS SVEN) (CONT'D): Please!
Bunny looks at Kristoff, "You, mate, have issues." Kristoff smirks and shrugs.
Kristoff pulls a carrot out of his shirt pocket and hands it
to Sven. Sven tries to bite the whole thing.
KRISTOFF (CONT'D) Hey, hey, hey! Share!
Sven takes a smaller bite. Kristoff then has a bite himself,
not seeming to care that it's covered in reindeer slobber.
Anna again gags. Elsa coughs, Jack and Hiccup out right laugh at Anna.
We move on to PERSI and AGGIE, a super-excited couple who
rush towards the castle.
PERSI: I can't believe they're finally
opening up the gates!
AGGIE And for a whole day! Faster, Persi!
They pass a tiny but menacing DUKE, who wears taps on his
shoes to "enhance" his presence. Two THUG guards follow close
behind him.
Anna and Elsa groan at the same time and roll their eyes.
"Ugh, the Duke of Weasel town." Sage laughs.
Everyone else are confused but don't say anything.
DUKE Ah, Arendelle, our most mysterious
trade partner. Open those gates so
I may unlock your secrets and
exploit your riches.
(catching himself)
...Did I just say that out loud?
The Vikings chuckle.
We leave him and head down the bridge towards the castle
gates, passing an Irishman and a Spanish Dignitary.
IRISHMAN: Oh, me sore eyes can't wait to see
the Queen and the Princess. I bet
they're absolutely lovely.
SPANISH DIGNITARY: I bet they are beautiful.
We move past them, to a particular castle window.
CUT TO:
INT. CASTLE, ANNA'S BEDROOM - DAY
Anna, 18, snores. Drools. KNOCK. KNOCK.
KAI (O.S.): Princess Anna...?
Anna sits up. She's got major bedhead. She coughs. Snorts.
Pulls a hair from her mouth.
Elsa snorts, trying to contain her laughter and Jack doesn't try, he out right starts laughing. So hard that he fell out of his chair, then everyone started laughing at him for falling.
ANNA ...Huh? Yeah?
KAI (O.S.) Sorry to wake you, ma'am but-
ANNA No, you didn't. I've been up for
hours.
She falls back asleep while sitting. She snores. Her head
drops, startling her awake.
ANNA (CONT'D) Who is it?
KAI (O.S.) It's still me, ma'am. Time to get
ready.
Hiccup shakes his head smiling.
ANNA: Ready for what?
KAI (O.S.) Your sister's coronation, ma'am.
ANNA My sister's cor-neration...
One eye opens enough to catch sight of her coronation dress.
She bolts, wide awake in excitement.
ANNA (CONT'D) Coronation Day! Ha ha!
SLAM CUT TO:
EXT. CASTLE HALL - DAY
Anna bursts out of her room, wearing her coronation dress.
She finishes pinning ribbons in her hair. Seeing the hustle
and bustle of preparations, she can't help but SING.
"For the First Time in Forever"
ANNA: THE WINDOW IS OPEN! SO'S THAT DOOR! I DIDN'T KNOW THEY DID THAT ANYMORE. WHO KNEW WE OWNED 8000 SALAD PLATES...?
-Anna slides along the floor of the ballroom in her socks.
North groans, face palming, "another song?" Anna and Elsa lokks sheepish. North turns to Hiccup and the vickings, "your movie doesn't have songs does it?" They shake their heads smiling.
ANNA (CONT'D) FOR YEARS I HAVE ROAMED THESE EMPTY HALLS WHY HAVE A BALLROOM WITH NO BALLS? FINALLY, THEY'RE OPENING UP THE GATES!
-She shakes hands with a suit of armor. Breaks it. Hides the
evidence.
Jack shakes his head, "we need to work on your hiding evidence." He sighs. Anna smiles sheepish.
ANNA (CONT'D) THERE'LL BE REAL, ACTUAL PEOPLE - IT'LL BE TOTALLY STRANGE. BUT WOW AM I SO READY FOR THIS CHANGE!
-Anna comes to a window and jumps out onto a window washer's
pulley. She raises herself up to see the ships arriving.
ANNA (CONT'D) FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FOREVER, THERE'LL BE MUSIC, THERE'LL BE LIGHT. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FOREVER, I'LL BE DANCING THROUGH THE NIGHT.
-Anna walks through the garden and follows a family of geese.
ANNA (CONT'D) DON'T KNOW IF I'M ELATED OR GASSY, BUT I'M SOMEWHERE IN THAT ZONE 'CAUSE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FOREVER, I WON'T BE ALONE. (speaking)
I can't wait to meet everyone...
(GASP) What if I meet THE ONE?
Everyone groans and Hans chuckles.
-Anna twists herself in a velvet drape like it's a gown. She
acts like she looks gorgeous, but she looks ridiculous.
ANNA (CONT'D) TONIGHT, IMAGINE ME GOWN AND ALL- FETCHINGLY DRAPED AGAINST THE WALL. THE PICTURE OF SOPHISTICATED GRACE.
-She notices the bust of a man across the room.
ANNA (CONT'D) (google-eyed)
I SUDDENLY SEE HIM STANDING THERE, A BEAUTIFUL STRANGER TALL AND FAIR. (mouth full of chocolate)
I WANNA STUFF SOME CHOCOLATE IN MY FACE!
-She grabs the bust of the man and swings it around.
Hiccup is suddenly curious, "whats chocolate?"
The ROTG and Frozen cast turn to him with a gasp. "Excuse me?" asks Anna.
Sage gets up and walks to Hiccup (with unseen, she hops, googley eyes) (Sorry but *sigh* I love Hiccup, he's my favorite *sigh*)
Pressing a invisible button a hersheys bar pops up,( I wish I had this chair) she takes his, smiling, and breaks off a piece. Offering it to him. He takes it curiously. When he eats it his eyes buggout, Sage laughs. "Odins beard! This is amazing." Chocolate pops up on every chair as Sage sits down, Frozen and ROTG cast tear into it immediately. but surprisingly some Vikings spit it back out and hand theirs off.
ANNA (CONT'D) BUT THEN WE LAUGH AND TALK ALL EVENING, WHICH IS TOTALLY BIZARRE. NOTHING LIKE THE LIFE I'VE LED SO FAR.
The bust goes flying and lands on the top of the cake.
"oops," She winces.
-Anna bursts into the portrait room, bounces on the
furniture, and interacts with the paintings.
ANNA (CONT'D) FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FOREVER, THERE'LL BE MAGIC, THERE'LL BE FUN. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FOREVER, I COULD BE NOTICED BY SOMEONE. AND I KNOW IT IS TOTALLY CRAZY TO DREAM I'D FIND ROMANCE. BUT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FOREVER, AT LEAST I'VE GOT A CHANCE!
The children laugh and the others smile at her antics.
-INT. LIBRARY. ELSA, now a very poised 21, watches out the
window as the coronation guests arrive.
ELSA: DON'T LET THEM IN. DON'T LET THEM SEE. BE THE GOOD GIRL YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO BE.
Elsa moves to a painting of her father's coronation. She
takes off her gloves and mimics the painting by holding a
candlestick and ornament in place of an orb and scepter.
ELSA (CONT'D) CONCEAL. DON'T FEEL. PUT ON A SHOW. MAKE ONE WRONG MOVE AND EVERYONE WILL KNOW.
The candlestick and ornament ice over. Elsa gasps, slams them
back down onto the table. She tries to reassure herself.
Elsa shifts.
ELSA (CONT'D) BUT IT'S ONLY FOR TODAY.
We cut between Anna's excitement and Elsa's nerves.
ANNA: IT'S ONLY FOR TODAY!
ELSA: IT'S AGONY TO WAIT.
ANNA: IT'S AGONY TO WAIT!
ELSA: TELL THE GUARDS TO OPEN UP THE GATE.
ANNA: THE GATE!
-Finally, the gates are open! Anna moves through the crowd,
admiring the people around her.
Jack shakes his head, "only you two could agree without agreeing."
ANNA (CONT'D) ELSA: FOR THE FIRST TIME IN DON'T LET THEM IN FOREVER. DON'T LET THEM SEE
ANNA ELSA: I'M GETTING WHAT I'M DREAMING BE THE GOOD GIRL OF YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO BE
ANNA ELSA: A CHANCE TO LEAVE MY SISTER'S CONCEAL. WORLD CONCEAL. DON'T FEEL. A CHANCE TO FIND TRUE LOVE DON'T LET THEM KNOW.
-Anna hurries over the bridge and into the village square.
"your voices are beautiful." Tooth says.
Anna and Elsa smile, "thank you."
ANNA (CONT'D) I KNOW IT ALL ENDS TOMORROW, SO IT HAS TO BE TODAY! `CAUSE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FOREVER. . . FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FOREVER! NOTHING'S IN MY WAY!
-Anna SLAMS right into the breast of a HORSE!
She falls back and lands in a small wooden boat. It tips off
of the dock. She's heading overboard. But just then, the
horse slams his hoof into the boat and steadies it.
Bunny chuckles.
ANNA: (CONT'D) (frustrated)
Hey!
HANS: I'm so sorry. Are you hurt?
The rider, HANS, sure is handsome and regal.
Anna, Elsa and, Sage glare at the on screen Hans.
ANNA (gentler):
Hey. I-ya, no. No. I'm okay.
HANS: Are you sure?
ANNA: Yeah, I just wasn't looking where I
was going. But I'm okay.
He hops down from his horse and steps into the boat.
ANNA (CONT'D) I'm great, actually.
HANS: Oh, thank goodness.
Jack tilits his head looking at Hans on the screen, "I don't like him," he announces.
"Why?" Asks Anna wondering how he knew Hans was a jerk.
Jack shrugs, "he's to good of an actor." Anna shrugs and nods taking the answer.
He offers her a hand and their eyes meet. Chemistry. He helps
her to her feet.
HANS (CONT'D) (bowing)
Prince Hans of the Southern Isles.
ANNA (curtseying)
Princess Anna of Arendelle.
HANS Princess...? My Lady.
He drops to his knees, head bowed. The horse bows too,
curling his hoof up and out of the boat.
The boat tips. Hans tumbles on top of Anna. Awkward.
ANNA: Hi...again.
The horse slams his foot back into the boat to stabilize it.
Anna and Hans tumble the other way. Anna lands on top of him.
HANS: Oh boy.
ANNA: Ha. This is awkward. Not you're
awkward, but just because we're-
I'm awkward. You're gorgeous.
(did she just say that?)
Wait, what?
"HA!" Jack bursts out, he gains control to contain himself. (mostly by covering his mouth with his hand.)
Hans quickly gets to his feet and helps Anna up again.
HANS I'd like to formally apologize for
hitting the Princess of Arendelle
with my horse...and for every
moment after.
ANNA No. No-no. It's fine. I'm not THAT
Princess. I mean, if you'd hit my
sister Elsa, that would be- yeash!
`Cuz, you know...
(patting the horse)
Hello.
ANNA (CONT'D) (to Hans)
But, lucky you, it's-it's just me.
HANS: Just you?
Hans smiles, amused. She smiles back. The bells RING. She
doesn't notice at first; she's too busy drinking in Hans's
handsomeness.
ANNA ...The bells. The coronation. I-I-I
better go. I have to...I better go.
She hurries off, stops, turns back. Gives Hans a little wave.
ANNA (CONT'D) Bye!
As she rushes off again, Hans waves back. The horse waves
too, once again taking his hoof out of the boat.
HANS Oh no.
Jack chuckles eveily.
The boat falls, with Hans in it. SPLASH! It lands upside down
in the water. Hans raises it up off of him, gasping for air.
Jack's laughter grows.
I'm sorry this has taken so long, I procrastinated. Then of course my computer crashed... Sorry guys :) ;)
