Greetings, one and all! And welcome to another installment of Frozen Phoenix! I hope you enjoy reading this and let me know what you think.
Phoenix and Anna were making their way through thick layers of snow. "Snow... Why did it have to be snow? Why couldn't she have tropical magic or powers that covered the fjord in white sand.", Anna complained, even though she was wearing Phoenix hoody, it could only help so much against the cold.
"If you had powers like me, you wouldn't be cold right now.", Phoenix said as he conjured a small orb of fire in his hand, before making it flow around Anna.
Anna eased up immediately, the orb functioning like a nice warm camp fire, banishing the cold away. She looked surprised at him, it seemed he not only commanded massive fire power (no pun intended), but also had full control over it. "What? I am not going to take more clothes off for you, unless you do it too, but that would negate the point of me taking off my clothes.", Phoenix stated with a shrug.
"Thanks for the warmth. But you can't say everyone with magic is immune to cold?", Anna asked as the two continued their way.
"Well I am immune tot it, but that is only logical with my fire power, no pun intended. Messiah is immune to it, Moody just scares the cold away, Waffles is absolutely not immune, Star... No idea. Sunshine and Rainbro are, ad I am sure the rest of my friends are at least tolerant to it.", he muttered, not noticing the surprised look his companion had on her face, one of utter surprise at the name of his friends.
The two walked pass the Wandering Oaken's Trading Post and Sauna. Phoenix pointed out that they could get supply and some warmer clothes for her. "Sounds like a good idea.", Anna said as the two walked in.
As they walked into the store, they were greeted by the store owner, which they assumed to be Oaken. "Big summer blow out, half off on swimming suite's, clocks, and a sun balm of my own invention, ja?"
The duo looked at each other for a moment, before Anna spoke up, "Uhm, that's great! For now... uhm, do you have boots? Winter boots and dresses?"
"That would be in our winter department.", Oaken said with a big smile, gesturing towards the "Winter Department", we only two winter boots, a blue dress, a pink cloak, some robe, a ice-ax and snowshoes, which happened to fall the very moment they looked at them.
"...Snowshoes are known for their excellent comedic timing.", Phoenix dryly, which Anna let out a chuckle. One winter dress and boots, at least the princess won't freeze to death. Anna then she asked if Oaken had seen anyone passing through, like the queen for example. "The only once who are crazy enough to brave this weather are you two love birds.", Oaken said taking the duo by surprised.
"Well, not together together, more like friends.", Anna said awkwardly, rubbing the back of her head. "Right, friends.", Oaken corrected herself, "I didn't mean to imply.", Phoenix leaned towards Anna, saying softly, "Oh, he implied it."
Suddenly the door the the store opened revealing a large snow covered man, "Another crazy person who is foolish enough to brave this weather.", Phoenix thought as the newcomer walked up the the counter.
Subtly, Phoenix pulled Anna behind him, he did not know if this man was dangerous, but Phoenix was ready to defend the princess. The man said something muffled, which neither Phoenix nor Anna understood. But apparently all he wanted were the carrots behind the two.
Quickly stepping aside to let him grabbed what he wanted, the newcomer threw them on the counter and getting the ice-ax and the ropes. Oaken said that would be 40 but the newcomer said it should be 10, Oaken then countered that because of supply and demand, it was more expensive. "You want to talk about supply and demand? I make my living selling ice.", the newcomer said back.
"Must be a though business to be in right now.", Phoenix muttered and Anna agreed with him. "Ten is all I got, I need to travel up and down the North Mountain, there is some crazy ice and fire things going on there, help me out?"
"Wait, North Mountain?", Phoenix muttered but Anna already asked the newcomer what happened at North mountain. "Please back up, while I deal with this crook here?"
Let's just say that calling Oaken a crook was a bad thing to do, the shop keeper stood at his full length, towering easily over Phoenix and the newcomer. He threw the newcomer back out into the snow, politely bidding him goodbye.
"Why did he became a shop keeper!? He could have been a wrestler!", Phoenix shouted later as Anna was in a dressing room to changing in her ball dress with her new winter outfit. Phoenix was tempted to sneak a peek, but he decided against it, not wanting to call the anger of his friend over him.
A few minutes later, Anna came out dressed in a medium-length, dark blue skirt with a black bodice with gold trim and green, red, yellow and purple rose prints on it, a light blue long-sleeved blouse, and black heeled leather boots with gold linings and magenta soles. She also wears a magenta bonnet with purple lining, lavender fluff, and matching white print on the back, a pair of blue mittens with navy blue palms, and a detachable magenta cape with a matching cap.
"How do I look?", she asked turning around to show off her new outfit. Phoenix made an exaggerated hand gesture, "C'est magnifique!", he said excited, "That dress goes fabulous with your eyes, darling!", he added in a mock upper class British accent, waving his hands around.
They walked to a shed where the other guy was singing to his moose, who they overheard was named Sven. "Très bien!", Phoenix said opening the door, startling the blond young man. "Oh, it's just you two.", he said.
"Well Blondy, we have a offer you just can't refuse!", Phoenix started, gaining the blond guy's attention, "Take us up the Northern Mountain! It will be fun!"
"I don't take people places.", he told them bluntly, before laying down in the haystack. But Anna threw a sack filled with the supplies he originally wanted to buy from Oaken. "Let me put it this way, take us up the mountain, please. I know how to stop this winter.", Anna said.
The blond guy said they will leave at dawn, and that they forgot the carrots for Sven. Realizing he forgot something, Phoenix threw the sack of carrots at his head. "Sorry, didn't mean to aim for your head. But lucky for you I have no upper body strength.", the red head said rubbing the back of his head.
Anna told them they were leaving right now and marched out of the door, with her red headed friend quickly following her. "You are lucky I'm here, he could be a rapist.", Phoenix said with his arms behind his head. "He is not.", Anna scolded him, giving him a playful tap on his shoulder.
"How long have you known him?", Phoenix said with an raised eyebrow. They were now riding the blond guys sled, who introduced himself as Kristoff, though Phoenix kept referring to him as "Blondy".
Anna was riding in the front with Kristoff while Phoenix was sitting in the back, clearly enjoying the fast wild ride they were having. "So tell me, what made the queen go all ice crazy?", Kristoff asked. "Oh, well. It's all my fault. I got engaged, but then she freaked out because I just met the guy, that day.", Anna explained but her friend in the back interrupted him.
"Wait, you got engaged with a guy the same day you met him?", Phoenix asked, which Anna confirmed, "Just to be clear. You got engaged to a guy you just met that DAY!?".
"For the second time, yes.", Anna said slightly annoyed that it took this long for him to understand it. Phoenix and Kristoff look at each other, before both breaking down in laughter. "Oh Ditsy! A Disney princess doesn't get as fast engaged like you did!", Phoenix continued to laugh, before suddenly stopping, getting a frown on his face.
"Hans and I are in love! It's true love!", Anna said trying to defend her decision to the two laughing young men. "You mean that other red haired guy in the white suit?", the red haired young man asked, and once again, Anna confirmed that yes, that was Hans.
"I wouldn't trust him! Every person with red hair is evil! Okay, maybe not evil, but at best they are douchebags!", Phoenix saying it in such a way that he was clearly missing the irony of that last sentence. "Uhm, you have red hair.", Kristoff pointed. Phoenix gave him an raised eyebrow before pointing at his hair, "Cause in point!"
Aaaaand that is a wrap! I hope you liked it! I wanted to thank everyone who read and follows this story, you beautiful bastards! I hope you have a fantastic day and I will see you ladies and gentleman... next time, now I am off to build a snowman.