Prologue II: Born of Fire
"Over here!" yelled Jack. "I think it's safer!"
"Anna!" shouted Elsa. She grabbed her sister's hand and ran in Jack's direction. The rumbling in the earth continually threw her off balance, but she made absolutely sure never to let go. The two of them climbed up the debris blocking the alley and rounded the corner where Jack's voice was last heard.
"Wait-wait-wait-wait!" stammered Jack, running in the opposite direction and nearly bumping into Elsa. "Bad idea! Go back, go back!"
Everyone climbed back down the debris. A crackling sound could be heard behind the corner where they had just been. Yellow-orange light cast strange shadows on the buildings surrounding the alley.
"Jack!" grunted an exasperated Anna. "Thanks to you, we made four wrong turns! Kristoff would have gotten us out of here by now!"
"Kristoff is evacuating the townspeople-" interjected Elsa.
"I know he is," sighed Anna. "We could've gone with him, but Jack wanted us to go our own way."
"It's because Elsa and I are the targets!" retorted Jack. "And I never asked you to go along!"
"Well, I wanted to make sure Elsa was safe." Anna somehow managed to cross her arms haughtily while running. "Do us a favor and use some more of your magic so we can get out of here-"
"We're in stealth mode," Jack stated flatly, his teeth grinding.
"We don't want to get detected," said Elsa at the same time.
"Bah!" Anna rolled her eyes.
When they made another turn, Elsa beheld a sight that took her breath away. In the distance, under a plume of radiant smoke, her castle lay burning. Fire engulfed its walls and pillars and licked its spires, then extending to the sky like hands of shining gold. A screech echoed across the sky, and, as Elsa watched, the fire rose, expanding into the atmosphere like the wings of a phoenix.
Whew! Well, that concludes the opening! Okay, some disclaimers: This is a fanwork. Therefore, it's inspired by Frozen, Rise of the Guardians, and Touhou but in no way affiliated to those franchises. Also, some Touhou characters are genderswapped.
Most, if not all, of this story will take place in Arendelle, and you don't need to know anything about Rise of the Guardians and Touhou to read this. Please feel free to review/critique; I'd love your input!...Pretty please?