Announcement at the end!

Where have I been? Oh, that's right, I told you I'd be back in a month. How many has it been?

Oh yeah. Five.

Go me!

Okay, so this chapter did take a little longer than expected, because I had the whole thing planned out and almost finished, and then my sister accidentally deleted it. I was mad, because I couldn't remember half of it and when I tried to rewrite it, I think I failed.

Now that I think about it, I suppose I shouldn't have gone on hiatus. The writing style may be a little different because I spent five months in a box.

Not really.

Anyway...

Manta: Sorry for the long wait. Also, I was thinking about what you said about chapter 5, about Elsa not being very Elsa-y, and I realized- she won't be as she was in the movie, being as she was raised differently. Anyway, thank you for your support and I hope you like this chapter.

Twilightroxas7: Here it is!

I don't own Frozen.

Anna stepped towards the mountain, wincing as she stepped on dead plants. The charred remains floated away on a slight breeze. Anna stopped to catch her breath.

"Wow, it's warm up here. But not a bad warm, it's nice. But lonely..." Anna rubbed her arms slightly, looking around. "An isolated kingdom..."

She sighed.

"I suppose I'm the queen." She smiled ruefully, looking back the way she'd come. "Oh Elsa, how did you learn to control your powers so quickly?" She stared down at her remaining glove, and her gaze softened. "Mother and father told me to keep it together. She looked up, clenching her hand into a fist. "I tried to keep it in. Really, I did."

Suddenly, sparks flew and engulfed a nearby tree. Anna jumped, holding her hands close. She looked at the blackened glove again. After a moment, she tugged it off and let it fly away in the breeze. "What's the point? Why don't I just..." she smiled shyly, "Let it go?"

Walking up the mountain, she conjured a flurry of red magic. Without really looking, she turned away and continued to experiment. Unbeknownst to her, the thing she made shook itself off and ran away.

"I can finally be free. I can slam the door to the past, keep it locked..." Anna grinned, uncaring that she was still causing trees to burn. "I don't have to care about what other people think! I can finally be..." she paused, then looked up. The sky was turning gray, and embers slowly drifted by. "Me."

Continuing to walk, she resumed her previous conversation. "Mother, isn't it funny how distance makes everything seem smaller? I don't have to be scared anymore. Not of hurting Elsa... or anyone." She looked back again, then set her jaw and turned back again.

"Time to see what this girl can really do." Anna came to a gap in the mountain. She stretched her arms forward, hands trembling, and a burst of red magic flew forward. It created some stairs, which quickly crumbled and fell. Anna bounced on her feet for a moment, then rolled her neck and shook her hands. "Okay, I can do this. I'm the queen. Of isolation." She frowned for a moment, then shook her head. "No, I can do this. Time to test my limits." Anna focused, and more red sparks flew from her hands, creating molten stairs. They hung, suspended, in midair. Anna reached forward gently and placed her hand on the railing. It turned to a glossy shade of black. "That is..." Anna murmured, placing her foot onto the first step. The next few stairs turned to the same black shade. She smiled.

"So cool!" she ran up the stairs, continuing to create the staircase as she ran. "I can't believe this!" she said, ending the staircase and walking forward. "It's like I'm one with the wind, the sky... oh mother, I wish you and father could see this." her voice softened. A tear rolled down her cheek. Anna quickly wiped it off. "Oh no. Not again. I'm never going to cry again. That's all behind me. I'm going to stand here, and stay here. So what if there's fire everywhere? I was never bothered by the heat."

She looked around. There were a few trees, but they were pretty far away and burning. With a soft smile, she swept her dress aside and stepped down. A large, glowing red platform appeared, but cooled to black almost immediately. Anna began making gestures and making her castle in a flurry of creative release. She made walls, and arches, and another staircase, and finally, a large chandelier.

"My power... who knew I could do this? It's like it's everywhere. The ground, the sky... this is amazing! It's like I can finally express myself in a way I never could." Anna studied everything around her. "To some, it may be scary, but to me..."

She smiled. "It's beautiful."

Suddenly, another thought came to her mind. Out of the corner of her gaze, she could see the ribbon that had been put in her hair. She undid it, and held it in her hand. "I'm never going back," she realized, looking towards the window she had made. She couldn't see Arendelle, but hoped that somehow, Elsa would be happy. Her face hardened, and she looked down.

"My past is in the past." She threw the ribbon away as an act of finality, and finally felt free.

"I can finally let it go. I will rise. I'm no longer scared. That girl was left in Arendelle. She's gone." she clenched her fist, and a moment later, the ends of her dress began to burn. An orange dress came from the ashes that fell, going up and finishing in lace sleeves. A long cape formed at the end, the edges looking as if they were burning. She opened the doors and stepped out onto a balcony.

"Let the fires burn." She studied the landscape, her home. With a smile, she watched the embers fall.

"The heat never bothered me anyway."

I am so sorry it took this long.

MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT:

I came up with a new schedule! Every week, I will update one of my stories. It will be updated on a Friday, Saturday, or Monday, unless I'm busy or out of town.

Fun Fact: Some of this chapter was written wearing aviator glasses!

-Misfortune