Hannah's breaths were sharp and quick as she narrowly dodged the arrows that were flying towards the sled from the crowd of shouting men pursuing them.
"AAHH AHH AHHHHH!" Elsa yelled out through her clenched teeth.
Anna sat, eyes wide, holding her and shushing her fearfully.
"WHAT DO I DO?! SHOULD I PULL IT OUT?" She looked around frantically at the others.
"I DON'T KNOW, JESS IS THE NURSE HERE!" Hannah replied looking desperately at her friend, hoping she would have some inkling of what to do in this situation.
Jess just shook her head with the sudden attention. "UH I-I don't know, pull it out and apply pressure- I think!" She stuttered.
Anna nodded with a pained expression, readying herself to yank the metal tipped arrow from her big sister's shoulder blade.
"Aright, Elsa this is going to hurt like crazy, but I have to do it, I'm sorry." Anna grieved.
Elsa, still hissing in pain, shut her eyes tightly and nodded.
Anna gripped the arrow with both hands. "Ok on three, one... two..."
"WATCH OUT!" Jess screamed as another arrow came whizzing past them.
It thankfully only managed to puncture one of Kristoff's wool blankets upon impact with the sled.
"THREE!" Anna heaved the arrow out of Elsa swiftly.
The unqueenly sound that came from Elsa was enough to wake the dead.
"AAAHHHHHH!" She clutched her wounded shoulder.
Anna applied pressure with her shirt sleeve as she was instructed, and attempted to calm her sister down.
Hannah reached out her hand and took Elsa's consolingly. Although she hated seeing the queen in pain, she was glad she could reciprocate the comfort that Elsa had given her when she was injured.
Kristoff was intently focused on steering the sled this way and that, trying his best to stay one step ahead of the forthcoming army.
They flew rapidly towards the end of the forest that they were presently fleeing through.
A small distance away from the dense woods was a large ravine, that extended from east to west as far as the eye could see.
"Uhhh guys..." Kristoff said, alerting the group of the upcoming danger.
Hannah sat up on her knees to look over Kristoff's shoulder, gasping violently.
Benji still lay unconscious, unable to cast another transportation spell.
"I-I think I can make a bridge t-to get across." Elsa said lifting her head weakly.
Anna grimaced protectively at her sister. "Are you sure that's a good idea? Your injury might no—"
"We have no other options, Anna!" Jess interrupted abruptly. "Either we're murdered by a thousand men with arrows or dying from falling off a cliff. I don't know about you mate, but I'd prefer to live to at least twenty-one." She stated bluntly.
Anna just stared at Jess, rendered speechless. "...But I'm not your mate."
Hannah would have laughed at this remark if she were in any other situation except this one, but decided it was not the time or place for jovial reactions.
"She's an Aussie, they say that." Hannah clarified.
"Yeah it just means friend, colleague, buddy ole' pal, whatever you like." Jess explained to Anna.
"Well you know, it's still sort of a strange way t—"
"Hey guys I don't know if you're aware, BUT WE ARE HEADED TOWARDS A CLIFF BEING PURSUED BY AN ARMY WHO WANTS US DEAD, SO WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?!" Kristoff yelled, a sarcastic edge to his voice.
"Anna, I can do this, really. It'll be ok." Elsa reassured her sister, smiling convincingly .
Meanwhile, the sled careened quickly towards the edge of the cliff.
"Ok, get ready Elsa." Kristoff said watching the distance between them and the ground drop off.
As the front of the sled breached the edge, Elsa used all her remaining strength to make a platform of ice that stretched from one side of the ravine to the other.
It was just a simple ragged-edged bridge due to Elsa's lack of energy, nothing like the beautiful, elaborate creations that everyone was used to.
In the back of the sled, the previously unconscious Benji began to stir.
He sat up clutching his throbbing head.
"W-What happened? Did we make contact with the other dimension?" He questioned groggily.
Although, he jumped to complete consciousness extremely quickly after becoming aware of the velocity at which the sled was moving over a very high drop.
Being a man of quick wit with the ability to stay calm under pressure, he didn't need to be told the situation at hand.
Garth and his army were almost right behind them now, within shouting distance of each other.
"You're making a terrible mistake, Brother! Helping the girls will only increase the chances of the imbalance destroying the world!" Sir Garth yelled after them.
"YOU MUST LISTEN TO ME! QUEEN ELSA, PRINCESS ANNA! IT IS TOO RISKY TO AID THEM IN ESCAPE, IT WILL BE THE UNDOING OF US. MARK MY WORDS, THEY DON'T BELONG HERE!"
The group tried their best to block out Garth's echoing cries.
As soon as the sled started sliding across the ice, it began breaking away.
Elsa whined in pain as she held her fist as tight as she could to keep the bridge in tact just long enough for the sled to cross.
"Don't look down, don't look down, don't look down..." Jess whispered under her breath.
Jess looked down.
"AHHHH! Why did I do that?!" She yelled at herself, shooting back to her previous position of a curled up ball in the corner of the sled.
The battle cries of the army could be heard from behind as they speed forward to make it in time to cross the ice bridge as well.
After what felt like forever, the sled made contact with the fluffy snow on the other side of the canyon.
Elsa gasped for air violently, letting the slowly degrading ice bridge melt away completely.
The horses and the men riding them all crowded around the edge of the cliff, unable to pursue the runaways anymore.
"NOOOO!" Garth called after the sled that was now moving over the hill on the opposite side, out of view.
They all sat in silence as they listened to the clip clop of Sven's hooves on the hard ground.
"So um, where are we going?" Elsa thought out loud.
"As far away as we can get from those heathens." Benji replied. "You said you were able to reach the other side, that's good. If your friend, Yvonne, does as she says she will, then all we have left to do is wait."
"I know a place we can hide out. We'll be safe there, and they can fix your wound up, Elsa." Kristoff said over his shoulder.
Hannah sat, consumed by her thoughts once again. Now that they were out of immediate danger, she could relax a little bit.
A phrase kept echoing in her mind. 'MARK MY WORDS, THEY DON'T BELONG HERE!'
These had been the harsh words of Garth, and for some reason, had carved themselves into Hannah's mind.
"I don't belong here." She thought, over and over.
Obviously she knew that. Obviously. But that didn't stop the pang of sadness she felt in her heart. Frozen was everything. She couldn't explain it. She was never able to explain it.
Someone her age shouldn't believe in magic. She was a logical person overall, so why did she spend her days at home longingly wishing upon every shooting star, and every birthday candle that this could be real?
It wasn't just an animation, but an actual place. A place where Anna and Elsa were real people, that could love and hate and breathe.
To Hannah, this sort of place could only exist in her wildest dreams. Which is why a constant fear that she would wake up in her own bed, kept residing in her mind like a migraine.
'YOU DON'T BELONG HERE.' The echo hurt her more than she wanted to admit to herself. She was not allowed to be a part of this wonderful dream, and now their world was suffering for it.
"Hannah, are you alright?" Elsa's soothing voice cut into her deep introspection.
"Oh uh yeah I'm fine." Hannah replied, smiling to once again hide the ache she felt inside, and the burden she carried on her shoulders.
Elsa smiled sadly, knowing better than to believe her.