A quick chapter. I'm gonna have to take a break in order to progress my lol fanfiction. Hope you enjoy.
Chapter 4: Freedom!
The village was under attack by a group of golems. There was chaos everywhere. People running in all directions, golems destroying everything in sight, and worst of all, Jack couldn't find his brother. Liu has been missing since this morning and Jack couldn't help but worry about his well-being. Jack was searching wildly everywhere. He couldn't care less about the golems or the village. As long as Liu was by his side, he knew everything would be alright.
"Jack!"
Jack heard his name being called out. He looked to the direction from where it came from and there he saw him. Liu was running toward Jack from a distance as he came out from the forest. Jack felt a sense of relief come over him, but it quickly faded.
"Jack! Run!"
Jack's eyes shot wide open as he saw an abnormally large golem chasing after his brother. "Liu!" Jack yelled. He then ran towards him in hope that he may save him.
"Jack! No! Don't be stupid!" Liu pleaded. "Run away! Agh!" Liu lost his footing and fell hard to the ground, rendering him defenseless against the giant stone golem.
Jack stood in horror as the giant figure stood over Liu. The golem raised his foot and stomped down on him. "AAAGGGGHHHHH!"
"LIUUUUUUUUUUUU!"
Jack suddenly woke up from his nightmare. His breathing was heavy and he felt his heart pounding like crazy. Looking at the pile of hay he slept on, he noticed a few of the straws have been singed.
"Jack?" Jack heard someone calling from above him. He looked up to see a young man with blonde hair giving him a worried look. "Are you alright?" He asked.
Jack scratched his head and answered. "Yeah, I'm fine. Thanks, Kristoff." He started calming down. "Just a bad dream about the past." Jack smiled. "Good Morning."
Kristoff crossed his arms. "It's 12 o'clock noon, and what are you doing sleeping out here?"
Jack stood up and stretched his arms. "Well, don't tell anybody, but I kinda got lost looking for the inn. So, I decided to sleep here last night." He pointed to the burnt pile of hay on the ground.
Kristoff raised an eyebrow. "The inn?" Jack nodded. "You mean the one right here?" Kristoff motioned to the building behind Jack.
Jack looked back and saw a sign that said, 'Arendelle Inn'. He stomped the ground and yelled, "Dammit!"
Kristoff chuckled and placed a hand on Jack's shoulder. "Come on, let's- Oww!" Kristoff quickly removed his hand and started blowing on it. "Ahh... that burns."
"Oh sorry." Jack apologized. "Didn't I tell you yesterday not to touch me? My skin constantly generates heat to prevent me from overheating."
"Yeah... Well, I'm actually here on an errand." Kristoff said, shaking his wrist. "The queen has requested to see you. She says it's imperative that you come."
"Aww come on! I just woke up." Jack said whiningly. "Can I grab a bite to eat?"
"No time for that. Now hurry. Queen Elsa's waiting."
"Ugh, fine."
Jack and Kristoff entered the large throne room, and Jack noticed that the ice wall that he broke was apparently fixed.
"Good afternoon, Jack." Elsa greeted as he came in.
"If it's not too much trouble, your highness, can we say it's still morning? I just woke up and I'm still in the morning phase."
Anna, who stood beside her sister, greeted the guest. "Good morning, Jack." She happily said.
"Good morning to you too, Anna." Jack replied. Anna laughed. He turned to the blonde man next to him. "Isn't it a good morning, Kristoff?"
Kristoff nodded. "Why yes, it is." Kristoff smiled. "Don't you think this morning is quite pleasant, your majesty?"
Elsa laughed and played along. "Yes, it is." Elsa turned to Anna. "Good morning to you, little sister."
Anna bowed. "Very good morning to you as well, big sis."
"Good morning, random guard." Jack said to one of the soldiers standing around.
"Oh! Uhh... good morning." The guard turned to the next soldier. "Good morning, random guard number 2."
"As to you." He replied.
"Okay! What am I here for!?" Jack exclaimed, ending the whole charade.
"Oh, yes." Elsa cleared her throat. "*ahem* Jack, I have a request to ask of you."
"Yeah, that's why I'm here. What is it?" He asked.
"One of our watchmen have reported strange activity going on at night." Elsa said. "Citizens have also reported their possessions being stolen. Vendors have woken up in the morning to find their food supplies entirely gone."
Jack raised his hands in defence. "I swear, the only crime I'm guilty of is burning a pile of hay."
"I'm not accusing you of anything , Jack." Elsa reassured him.
"Oh." Jack lowered his arms. "In that case, I didn't burn a pile of hay."
Elsa giggled. "*ahem* In short, bandits have appeared around town. I've sent scouts to hunt for clues to their whereabouts, and it seems they are building a camp around the nearby forest."
"Really now? So, you want me to look for these bandits and-" Jack gestured the sign of death by hovering a finger across his neck.
Elsa raised an eyebrow at this. "Well, for now, I would like you to stay put and wait for further instructions. I'm also asking if you could stay in the kingdom for a while longer."
Jack frowned a bit. "Aww... I was supposed to visit the kingdom of Dragoon to see if there are really dragons." He shrugged his shoulders. "Meh... I'll stay. I haven't even go to try out one of the beds yet."
Elsa smiled. "Thank you for your cooperation." She bowed in respect and said. "You are dismissed."
Jack nodded and left the throne room, going on his merry way.
"He's cute isn't he?" Anna implied.
Elsa gave her a strange look. "Whatever do you mean?"
"Yeah, Anna." Kristoff followed up. "Whatever do you mean!?"
"I meant his personality." Anna assured. "If I were to talk about his looks, then sure. He's pretty cute; not much of a hunk as you Kristoff, but he's cute. I'll give him that."
Kristoff smugly smirked from her words.
The gates closed right behind Jack as he left the castle. Roaming the streets, he started thinking, just what the hell am I gonna do now? Although, now that he thought about it, Jack was free to do anything he wants. The kingdom is a big place! There is so much in store for him! He could run around the park, go fishing in the porch, walk around window shopping, and even water the flowers in the garden! Jack couldn't contain his excitement. He's never had such sense of freedom. He could feel the wild breeze of the wind flowing through his hair. The sun was shining directly on him. The birds chirped in melodic harmony. The bells rang in harmonic melody. There were no limits set to what could be done. Jack began running. He didn't care where or why. The only thing he cared for was that he was FREE!
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It wasn't until 2 or so minutes that Jack could be seen, sleeping on a park bench.
So there, a really short chapter. I've decided to change this from Hurt/Comfort to Family.
Thank you for your support in reading my fanfiction and please, if you have the time, write a little review. It makes most authors feel good about themselves to hear good feedback or constructive criticism. Goodbye, and remember. I 3 U!
