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The sun was shining on a warm summer day in Arendelle. But it wasn't just any day. It was the day the eldest Prince became King. The dock master bowed his head and said, "Welcome to Arendelle!"
"An Merci," The French Dignitary said to him and bowed back.
"Watch your step please. The gates will be opening soon," The dock master warned him.
"Why do I have to wear this?" A boy complained to his mother.
"Because the King has come of age. It's Coronation Day," His mother answered as she straightened his jacket.
"That's not my fault," He complained to her.
In the meantime, a reindeer prodded a woman by a wagon with ice on it.
"What do you want Sven?" She asked him and changed her voice, "Give me a snack."
"What's the magic word?" She asked and then pretended to be Sven, "Please?"
Then Sven jumped up and took the carrot out of her hand.
"Uh uh uh! Share," She told him and then got the rest of the carrot back to take a bite out of it.
"I can't believe they're finally opening up the gate," Percy said in excitement to his wife.
"And for a whole day! Oh faster Percy," She said as she gave him his hat and then dragged him to the gate.
"Ah Arendelle. Our most mysterious partner in trade," The Duchess of Weselton says to her bodyguards, "Open up those gates so I might learn your secrets and exploit your riches. Did I say that out loud?"
"So your parents say the princes of Arendelle are your cousins?" Adeline asked Rapunzel as she got off the ship with her.
"Yes. My dad, King Fredrick, and their father were first cousins," Rapunzel said as she walked down the walk with her and Eugene.
"Wow, now that is a big gate," Eugene commented and pointed at the huge oaken doors, "So why did their dad just break off contact? I mean shouldn't they have been helping to look for you when you were stolen?"
"I asked my dad that, but for some reason he said that King Agnarr had some family issues with his oldest Elias", Rapunzal said to him, "He said it happened some time when he was six years old. And then he said that he had to close the gates and limit the staff to a few people. But I am really excited to finally meet them!"
"I hope your cousins accept someone like me," Adeline said as she looked at her hands.
"Hey they are going to love just as much as we do," Rapunzel said as she put her hand on her shoulder.
Then the doors opened up to the public with Prince Aaron standing at the front.
"Welcome! Come right in everyone!" He welcomed as he watched all the people walking in.
"Aaron! Prince Aaron over here," Rapunzel called out to him and waved to get his attention, "Hi nice to meet you. I'm Princess Rapunzel of Corona. This is my boyfriend Eugene and our friend Adeline."
"Rapunzel. Oh you're our long lost cousin from Corona," Aaron exclaimed and then hugged her.
"It's nice to meet you, your majesty, " Adeline said as she bowed to him in respect.
"And it's nice to meet you too, Adeline," Aaron said as he returned the bow. Then he noticed her dress. The orange and red colors blended together to resemble fire. And her necklace was the Corona's symbol of the sun and her earrings were flames.
Adeline noticed his outfit too. The light green jacket with gold apricots, a brown vest with a white tie with a gold clip, yellow belt and dark green pants.
"Uh, your um," Adeline said as she pointed to her strawberry blonde hair.
"Oh you mean this," Aaron asked and gestured to the white streak in his auburn hair. "Yeah I was born with it. But for some reason, I dreamt I was kissed by a troll."
"A troll," Eugene chuckled and sighed in amusement, "So what's your big brother like?"
"Uh that's kind of hard to say," Aaron said and rubbed the back of his neck, "When we were little, we were thick as thieves."
"After they closed the gates, we were separated. I tried to get Elias out of his room to play with me like we used to, but he wouldn't open his locked door. He kept saying, 'Go away Aaron.' As I got older, I started talking to the pictures on the walls for companionship," Aaron said to them and then remembered the tragedy, "And then three years ago, our parents left for a trip and would have been back in two weeks. But there was a terrible storm at sea and their ship went down. I was the only family member at their funerals. I tried one more time to be there for Elias but he still wouldn't let me in."
"I'm so sorry Aaron," Rapunzel said as she held his hand and then gave him a hug. Which he returned in kind.
'After the coronation, I think I'll try to talk to Elias myself,' Adeline thought to herself, 'Just to get his side of the story. There had to be a reason he just shut himself away from everyone. Especially when his little brother is the only member of his side of the family left.'
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Elias looked out to the people gathered outside and exhaled a deep breath.
Don't let them in.
Don't let them see.
Be the good guy
You always have to be.
He looked at his father's coronation portrait and took off his gloves.
Conceal. Don't feel. Put on a show.
He picked up a candlestick and an ornament to mirror his father. And then a couple seconds later, they both were covered in ice.
Make one wrong move and everyone will know.
He set them down disappointed and then looked at his hands.
It's only for today. It's agony to wait. Tell the guards to open up the gate!
"It's only for today. It's agony to wait." Aaron smiled at all the other people coming. "The Gate! For the first time in forever."
"Don't let them in. Don't let them see," Elias looked at the crowds pouring in with anxiety.
"I'm getting what I'm dreaming of," Aaron climbed on the top of the bridge and held onto a lamp to get a better view.
"Be the good guy you always have to be," Elias walked out to the balcony.
"A chance to change my lonely world, " Aaron swung over to the other side before dropping down. "A chance to find true love. "
"Conceal, don't feel, don't let them know, " Elias closed his eyes before looking to the sky.
"I know it all ends tomorrow, so it has to be today. For the first time in forever. For the first time in forever," Aaron made his way to the dock with confidence. "Nothing's in my way!"
Then a big horse hit him into some rope. He stumbled backwards into a boat as the horse put his hoof down to keep him from falling in the water below. And some seaweed landed on his head as well.
"Hey," He shouted as he lifted the seaweed to look at who hit him.
"I'm so sorry, are you hurt," A woman in a white and brown dress with blue flowers, white gloves and black riding boats asked him.
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Rapunzel sat in the front with Eugene and Adeline as the choir sang in Norwagian. Adeline turned with the crowd to see Elias in the traditional Aredelle king attire. He was wearing a teal coat while underneath was a black waistcoat with gold V shaped design on it. Above it were several diamond marks in red, teal, light blue and blue decorate his collar. His pants were the same teal as his coat with a gold belt around the waist. He made his way to the front of the chapel and stood before the bishop with Aaron standing by his side.
'Wow he's handsome. No actually, I think that's the most handsome man I've ever seen,' Adeline thought to herself as she looked at him standing in the sunlight.
Elias bowed his head to accept the crown. And then saw the bishop present the scepter and orb. As he reached for them, the bishop cleared his throat.
"Your majesty. The gloves," the Bishop whispered to him.
Elias took a shaky breath as he slowly removed the gloves. Then reached for the scepter and orb with shaking hands and lifted them off the pillow. As he turned to face the crowd, he stood tall.
Adeline noticed that he was shaking in fear and then saw frost forming on the scepter and orb in his hands. But she decided to stay quiet about it as the Bishop announced to the crowd in old Norse.
"King Elias of Arendelle," the Bishop announced as Elias quickly put them down to put his gloves back on.
"King Elias of Arendelle," The crowd exclaimed and then applauded and cheered for him.
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In the ballroom, Rapunzel laughed as she danced with Eugene and then bowed to him when the music ended.
"Presenting King Elias of Arendelle," Kai said as Elias came in front of the throne. "And Prince Aaron of Arendelle. "
Aaron came out and then waved to Rapunzel in the crowd.
"Oh uh here? Are you sure? I don't think I'm supposed to," Aaron started to say until Kai put him shoulder to shoulder next to Elias, "Oh. Okay."
"Hi," Elias said to Aaron.
"Hi. Hi me?" Aaron asked him as he nodded to him, " Oh. Um...hi."
"You look handsome," Elias smiled at him.
"Thank you. You look handsomefuler. I mean not fuller," Aaron stammered, "You don't look fuller but you look more handsome."
"Thank you," Elias chuckled and looked at the guests celebrating, "So, this is what a party looks like?"
"It's warmer than I thought," Aaron commented to him.
"And what is that amazing smell?" Elias asked and then closed his eyes with Aaron and smelled the air.
"Chocolate," The two of them said at the same time and then laughed together.
"Your majesty," Kai said to him and presented an older woman, "The Duchess of Weaseltown."
"Weselton," Duchess frowned at him as she corrected him, "The Duchess of Weselton, your majesty. As your closest partner in trade, it's only fitting that I should offer you your first dance as King.
Then she does a little fiddle with her feet, turned and then bowed her head and held out her hand. Her wig tipping forward revealing her bald head making Elias and Aaron chuckle. Then they both clear their throats to cover their laugh.
"Uh thank you, only I don't dance," Elias said to her and then gestured to Aaron. "But my brother does.
"Oh, " Aaron laughed modestly until he realized what Elias was offering.
"Well lucky you," Duchess said as she grabbed his arm and dragged him onto the dance floor, "If I swoon, catch me will you?"
"Sorry," Elias apologized as he watched his brother go and chuckled.
"Ok now I should talk to him," Adeline thought to herself and made her way through the crowd. Then saw two men crowding her.
"Hi there lady. Why don't you go out with us," one of them suggested to her.
"Not right now sir, " Adeline said and started to move past them once more.
"Come on lady. We know of a better party to go then this," The second one said as he eyes her.
"I said no thank you, " Adeline said in annoyance, "Will you please leave me alone?"
"What are you doing to her?" Elias demanded as he stood in front of her. Having seen her being bothered by the pair of them.
"We're just asking this beautiful lady out for some 'fun' tonight, your highness," The man said to him.
"Well I'm sure you heard what she said, " Elias said as he slightly drew his sword, "Leave her alone."
"What can a weak king like you even do," The second one sneered at him.
Then the pair of them drew their swords at him. The crowd gasped in fright as the pair of them charged at Elias. He responded by dodging their attacks with ease and then grabbed one of the strangers from behind and put his sword to his neck. His sword fell at Adeline's feet.
"Will you leave her alone now?" Elias coldly asked them.
Adeline picked up the sword and used it to block the first man's partner. He chuckled at her action.
"Do you even know how to use that?" He smirked and then yelped as she slashed his mustache clean off his face.
"Did I forget to mention I studied fencing," Adeline smirked at him and held the sword to his neck.
"Kai! Bring the guards and have them take these two to the dungeon for threatening my guests and me," Elias yelled and pushed the first stranger into his partner and sheathed his sword.
"Yes sir," Kai said to him and gestures for the guards to drag the two strangers away from the party. "It's alright everyone. Our king is safe. Let's get back to the celebration."
"Thanks for standing up for me," Adeline said to him and bowed to him in respect, "I'm Adeline of Corona. I came with their princess, Rapunzel, your long lost cousin. Have you heard of her?"
"Yes, I heard from our cousin Frederick that she had been found," Elias said.
"I think you should go meet her. She's really excited about this," Adeline suggested and pointed to Rapunzel enjoying the buffet with Eugene.
"Uh I don't know about that," Elias said as he rubbed his hands. "I don't know what I would even say to her."
"You could ask her to tell you her story, " Adeline said and then took his hand, "Come on, she won't bite."
Then they made their way through the crowd to the buffet table. Rapunzel quickly swallowed the chocolate in her mouth then wiped her mouth.
"Hi Elias, it's great to meet you at last," Rapunzel said and then gave him a hug.
"Oh uh, yes it's good to meet you at last too," Elias said awkwardly and then patted her arm. "Could I ask you some things?
"Oh sure. Ask away," Rapunzel said as she let go of him, "What do you want to know?"
"For starters, why were you kidnapped?" Elias asked her.
"Excuse me. Hi, your majesty. I'm Flynn Rider," Eugene introduced himself.
"Eugene," Rapunzel corrected him, "His real name is Eugene Fitzherbert."
"Anyway, it started with the sun. Now, once upon a time, a single drop of sunlight fell from the heavens. And from this small drop of sun grew a magic golden flower. It had the ability to heal the sick and injured," Eugene told him and opened his hands like a flower, "Centuries passed and a hop, skip and jump right away grew a kingdom. That's Corona and it was ruled by your cousin King Frederick and his wife Queen Arianna. And Queen Arianna was about to have a baby, but she got really sick. She was running out of time and that's when people start looking for a miracle. Or in this case, a magic golden flower. Well this old woman named Mother Gothel, instead of sharing the sun's gift, hoarded it's healing powers and used it to keep herself young for hundreds of years. And all she had to do was sing a special song."
"That's amazing and a little on the creepy side," Elias said to him as he listened to Eugene's story. "So how did they find the flower if she'd hidden it for years?"
"She hid it with a basket made of branches and leaves. One night, she knocked it over while leaving and the guards found it. They took it back to the castle and the flower healed Queen Arianna. Then a healthy baby girl was born with beautiful golden hair," He said as he put his arm on his shoulder and then gestured to Rapunzel, "I'll give you a hint, that was Rapunzel. To celebrate her birth, the King and Queen launched a flying lantern into the air. And for a moment everything was perfect. And then the moment ended."
"I think I have an idea where this is going," Elias said as he brushed his arm off him.
"Yes. Gothel broke into the castle at night. She tried to just cut her hair but it didn't work. So she stole the child and just like that," He said and snapped his fingers, "Gone. The kingdom searched and searched but they couldn't find the princess. But deep in the forest, in a hidden tower, Gothel raised her as her own child."
"I used to have long magic hair that glowed when I sang and healed others," Rapunzel said as she stroked her hair, "Mother Gothel taught me the song and she used my hair to keep herself young. "
"So that's why my father got letters from Corona for years. King Frederick must have thought if you weren't in Corona, then perhaps the thief fled here to Arendelle," Elias said as he remembered his father getting letters until three years ago. And then thought of something else. Rapunzel had powers just like him. But hers were used to heal while his could only bring danger to people. Like his brother.
"Mother Gothel told me that the outside world was filled with horrible, selfish people," Rapunzel said to him, "And I was never allowed to leave."
"But the wall of the tower couldn't hide everything from her," Eugene explained to him as he held Rapunzel's hand, "Each year on her birthday, King Frederick and Queen Arianna released thousands of lanterns into the sky. In hopes that one day their lost princess would return."
"And I really wanted to see them. So one day Eugene came into my tower to hide from the guards and I knocked him out with my frying pan. We went on an adventure and I finally got to see them from a boat in the bay," Rapunzel said as she got some punch. "Then I thought Eugene abandoned me and went back home and realized that I'm the lost princess and Mother Gothel had been lying to me for 18 years. Eugene came to rescue me but she stabbed him in the side. I tried to heal him and he cut my hair. I lost my magic and Mother Gothel turned old and then tripped on my long hair out the window. She turned into dust and fell to the ground."
"Wow, that is a horrible way to die," Elias commented and then winced as he imagined the story she was telling him.
"Yeah, so Eugene almost died and then I cried a tear. It fell on his face and I still had some magic left in me to heal him, " Rapunzel said to him, "Then he brought me back to my parents and the whole celebrated my return. And Eugene gave up his Flynn Rider name for his real name which I like so much better."
"Wow, that was quite the story. And how did you two meet Adeline?" Elias asked them.
"That's a story as well," Adeline said to him.
"Well, it wasn't long after I started being a princess. I was drawing in my room when I spotted smoke in the distance. There was a fire in the forest," Rapunzel said to him, "I called the guards to come help me put the fire out. We rode to the source and found a village on fire."
"Then I ordered the guards to fan out to find people. I went to one house and found Adeline curled up in the corner. She was scared and Eugene and I got her out," Rapunzel said as she looked at Adeline. "Then the guards managed to put the fire out, but the villagers weren't around. And...there were two casualties."
"Who?" Elias asked.
"My parents," Adeline sadly said and showed him a locket. "They were upstairs in my house. I couldn't get to them in time."
"I am so sorry for your loss," Elias compassionately said and put a hand on her shoulder.
"After that, we tried to find if someone in her village was still around but all the footprints lead out of the village. So I offered her a place at the palace," Rapunzel said to him. "And it took a little convincing but she agreed to stay with us."
"King Elias, may I speak to you in private?" Adeline asked him.
"I suppose so. This way, " Elias said as he pointed to a room opposite the throne room. He led her there then shut the door. "Ok what did you want to tell me?"
"Actually it's more like a statement. I saw what you did to your specter," She said to him.
"What are you talking about?" Elias asked in worry as he rubbed his hands.
"I saw the ice form from your bare hands." She pointed out and held his hand.
Elias looked like he was going to have a panic attack. Someone saw!
"I didn't tell anyone about this, I swear. And I know what it's like to be afraid," Adeline said as she rubbed her arm, "Because I-
"Elias," Aaron called out.
"Excuse me a moment," Elias bowed and left.