The light was soft in the bunk room as the morning sun cast its rays through the only glass-pane window. The rays of sunlight danced around the floor illuminating tiny dust particles floating in the air.
Hannah, with half her face smooshed in the pillow, opened her eyes delicately, taking in the soft sunlight and letting it mend her broken spirits.
Perhaps she could freeze this moment, where everything was perfect. The soothing sounds of her friends breathing peacefully and the kind sunlight that over-shone every heart ache that life threw at her.
She closed her eyes, attempting to fall asleep again, as if trying to escape a world where she must awake and face her life. Drift back into a place that was warm and good.
Suddenly, though, she was yanked out of her perfect moment. An intense tremor began to shake the room violently.
It awoke everyone from the depths of sleep, as the floor rattled and small items fell off of shelves. Men shot out of bed, quickly putting on their shoes and coats to see what was causing the earthquake-like tremors.
"What's going on?" Elsa asked concernedly to Benji as he looked out the window frantically.
He looked back at the queen, his face hardening. "It's the imbalance. It's getting stronger. The closer we get to the next alignment, the more the universe will begin to disintegrate with the girls' presence."
Elsa sighed and looked at Anna who had come down from the top bunk to sit next to her sister, wanting to be as close as possible as their world crumbled.
After only a few minutes the earthquake stopped. Hannah threw the covers off of her legs and took to the ladder. On the way down she caught a glimpse of Jess, who surprisingly, had managed to sleep through the event. When she reached the bottom, she went over to the window next to Benji.
She peered outside at the landscape below. The quake had cause substantial waves in the water, that crashed up onto the shore and over the docks. There were cracks in the ground from where the shaking had withered away at the snow covered soil.
"Guess they won't be deliverin' much ice today." He said, when he noticed where her attention was.
"No." Hannah spoke at almost a whisper.
He sat up straight, sensing her feelings. "Hey, don't worry kid, it'll be alright. This isn't your fault, we'll get ya home and everyone will be safe." The magic wielder gingerly patted her shoulder, assuring her.
Hannah smiled genuinely for the first time in awhile, and put her hand on his. The man's hard features softened into a grin of his own.
Meanwhile in Arendelle...
Sir Garth of Cattarri smashed the palm of his hand down authoritatively on the conference room table.
The small group of Arendelle military leaders and a few magic wielders shook to attention immediately.
"This cannot go on any longer!" He spat toward the men. "Did you feel that shaking? That is the beginning of our universe crumbling in on itself! So I propose now, our next plan of action. I enlist my men to use spells to locate the fugitives. Then..."
Cutting him off abruptly, a brave Arendelle general stood up. "Sir if I may?"
Garth inhaled furiously, sitting down as if trying to suppress an angry tantrum. "Go on."
"Sir Garth, we are aware of what is happening and what the monarchs have done. That being said, we cannot be expected to parade our soldiers around in below freezing conditions to hunt them down. It is our duty to serve and protect Arendelle at all costs, and it is our sworn oath to serve the queen. Though we may not know her intentions for helping the imbalance, we must have faith in our monarch. And for that reason, the Arendelle troops will no longer be assisting the magic wielders of Cattarri on the mission. And you must leave Arendelle, this may not be your strong hold any longer." The general announced.
Garth sat stunned, staring at the general without blinking. After a long while of silence, he stood from his chair, prompting his men to do the same.
As Garth walked to the door, he turned back to look the general in the eye for only a moment.
"I hope, general, that you don't have a family at home. In approximately two weeks time, everything and everyone you love, will be gone FOREVER."
He turned back around, closing the door behind him gently and respectfully.