Welcome to chapter 3 ladies and gentlemen. So to get a perspective on how things are going to play out, there will be a lot of jumping around in this chapter. The first part will deal with Anna and Kristoff making their way through the hidden passage ways. The second part will be Elsa infiltrating the Palace Palpatine style. To get the gist of what I'm talking about, look up on YouTube: Darth Sidious Vs Darth Maul and Savage Opress. Elsa will not have any other powers besides her current ones, though I'm going to strengthen her a bit. Some of you might find this a bit OOC. But I'll keep it within realistic levels. This also means that she will not kill anyone, just knock them out. With that let's dive into Chapter 3.
A small row boat was making its way across the dark waters of the Fjord. Anna and Kristoff were the sole occupants with Kristoff rowing whilst Anna was keeping a look out.
"Ok were near the side of the Palace do you see anything." Kristoff whispered.
"Other than the outline of the wall and the keep not much, I wish that we had a lantern with us." Anna replied.
"If we had that then we would have been spotted by one the guards and probably dragged straight to Hans." Kristoff sighed. Anna ignored her fiancée and kept looking around to make sure that they weren't spotted.
"I still think that one of us should have gone with Elsa. I know that her power have improved over the past two years. Though for a small part Ingrid had a hand in it. Anyway, we know that if Hans plays his usual tricks then she would breakdown and trust me when I say I don't want to be made an ice statue again." Kristoff placed momentarily stopped rowing and placed a hand on Anna's shoulder and gave her a reassuring smile.
"Elsa knows what she's doing. She knows the risks and is counting on Hans to try to manipulate the situation. But your right this is Hans we are talking about. Once he suspects something it's going to become ugly. Nonetheless Elsa's smart. We just have to hope that she can pull off her part of the mission." Anna smiled at the reassurance and immediately went back to the task at hand. She turned her head to the right and began to look at what little surroundings she can see. Suddenly she pointed to something over on the shore.
"I see the rear wall. Now you just needed to row the boat over to the shoreline". Kristoff began moving the oars as fast as he can to make the boat pick up speed but he was being careful. A single mistimed splash would alert the guards or anyone on the nearby ships to their presence. Still it didn't stop Anna from complaining
"Why are we going so slowly? Elsa could have already beaten us by now." Kristoff gave a huff as he continued rowing the boat towards the shore.
"Because if we move any faster will make too much noise and before you know it we will be in chains dragged before your psychotic ex." Kristoff eyes immediately widened open hot regretting being harsh to Anna but before he could say anything else Anna spoke.
"Sorry Kristoff I guess on top of worrying about Elsa I'm kind of wandering about Hans. I mean you know what I told you about Rumpelstiltskin." Kristoff immediately shuddered as he remembered what Anna had told him plus the fact that he and Gold is the same person is even freakier.
"Yeah what about him." Anna immediately shot her hands up.
"What if Hans found him and asked for powers that could beat Elsa's." Kristoff thought about it among Hans's many traits is that he's incredibly vain but he's also a megalomaniac.
"It's quite possible but Hans isn't that type of person who would honour a deal. Besides last I checked when he tried to overthrow you guys the first time he believed that Elsa wouldn't beat him. Though on the other side, if he knows that the Urn is destroyed then he is more than likely that he would approach the 'Dark One'." Anna put her hand on her chin as she appeared to be in thought.
"You're probably right. Besides I imagine that a deal like that wouldn't end to well. Anyway is it wrong to hope that Rumpelstiltskin had turned Hans into a frog or something." Kristoff chuckled.
"Not really though wishing that is stretching our hope isn't it?" Anna groaned.
"But I'm all about hope." Kristoff just simply shook his head.
"And I would not want it any other way." As soon as Kristoff had finished that sentence, the boat came to a halt. The couple looked around to discover they have made it onto shore and the shadow of the wall silhouette of the wall loomed in the night sky. Once they have tied the boat to a rock nearby and retrieved the swords Elsa made for them. Then proceeded to the Wall.
When they have finally arrived Anna began to look over at all the different bricks in the wall for the one that unlocks the door. Only problem is that every single one has the Royal Family emblem carved into the surface whilst waiting for Anna to find the right one. Kristoff began to voice his doubts.
"Are you sure we are on the right side?"
"Yes, we are though none of these bricks seem to be responding." Said Anna as she pushed on what appeared to be another dud.
"Did your Mom and Dad ever leave instructions for these kinds of things?" Kristoff asked.
"Not exactly. They made Elsa and I commit it to memory." Anna responded. Kristoff simply shrugged his shoulders and leaned back on the wall. Incidentally, his left elbow had hit one of the bricks which slid into place. At that moment a low rumble was heard from the wall as an outline of a door came into view. Suddenly the bricks moved apart to reveal a set of stairs that look like they were heading underground. Anna was amazed that Kristoff had found it so quickly. Kristoff was shocked that the passage way even existed. Anna was the first to step out of her daze.
"Uhh good job." She said giving Kristoff a quick peck on the cheek before moving past him.
"Ahh thanks." He said, while recomposing his thoughts.
"Well let's get a move on Elsa is probably meeting Hans right now." Anna called out. With that the two moved down the dimly lit path as the door closed behind them.
(At the same time as the events above.)
Two guards were standing outside the main gate leading to the courtyard of the Palace. It was late at night and they wanted to be in bed right now. But right now they needed to protect the main entrance from intruders. For some reason unknown to the guards Prince Hans had ordered the gates to be closed but not locked at night. Many thought it was just to give it the illusion of impregnability. Though very few knew what went on inside the mind of the scheming prince.
Suddenly the guards on duty spotted a lone figure walking quietly along the bridge towards them. To them it looked like a young woman wearing a dark cloak with her hands crossed over one another in front. The guards initially thought who was probably lost. But the timing and the need to cover her face is what set off the alarms in their heads. When she was closer to them the guards immediately thrust their spears forward in a show of warning but the figure didn't seem to notice. One of the guards then stepped forward.
"Halt!" he ordered. But before he could get a response the cloaked person slightly moved her left hand slightly upwards. The guards were confused but whatever questions were answered a split second later when ice erupted from the ground and encased their entire bodies and silencing them. The person moved past the two guards unconcerned and unhindered as to the scene going on behind her. When the person arrived at the door she pushed one hand forward and they appeared to have opened by themselves. Satisfied that her path no longer had any obstacles she walked through the archway and the doors once again mysteriously closed behind her.
Elsa let out a breath she didn't even know she was holding. The Palace appeared to be undermanned but if she knew Hans, not everything looks as it seems. For all she knows someone has spotted either her Anna or Kristoff in town and alerted him. Or that he genuinely thought he couldn't be harmed that he lowered the guards. Either way she couldn't let herself be distracted now as she crossed the courtyard to enter the main part of the Palace. Upon seeing another heavy door, Elsa flicked her wrist and a blast of cold air slipped through the gaps in the door and undid the lock. The doors moved under their own weight but Elsa was using her powers to slow them down thus preventing them from making any noise. Once she entered the dark hallway, the doors closed behind her.
The trip between the main entrances to the Throne Room was not as easy as anticipated. There were multiple times where she encountered various Southern Isle guards. Whenever she couldn't avoid or sneak past them, they would end up either encased in ice or knocked out and pinned to the floor with shackles made from the stuff. Just as she was about to round the next corner that would put her on a straight line to the Throne Room. She heard a voice.
"Queen Elsa." As soon as she heard her name. Elsa froze. Her heart is racing and she was trying her best to make sure her powers didn't fluctuate. The voice called again.
"Queen Elsa." This time Elsa payed attention to it. It sounded like a male's voice. But it was too rounded and low for Hans. In fact it sounded like Kai. One of her father's old advisors. Sure enough the middle-aged, balding and well-rounded man stepped out of the shadows. Elsa felt a rush as she ran over and hugged him.
"I'm glad to see you are alright Kai."
"You as well your highness. Though how did you escape that Urn. All we were told was that Princess Anna imprisoned you and then the 'Dark One' Rumpelstiltskin had stolen it. After that Hans proclaimed himself as the new ruler after saying that you were missing and your sister and her fiancée went missing at sea." Immediately Elsa took a breath then composed her thoughts before being bought up to speed by Kai.
"So how's Hans been enjoying himself?" She asked. Kai looked down with a sombre gaze.
"I'm afraid too well. Hans has basically made it a law to never mention either you or Anna in public. He's also ran the kingdom close to bankruptcy. Despite his supposed intelligence it appears that he has not thought through beyond the acquiring the Crown." Elsa was shocked that Hans was being reckless at the expense of her people.
"What about his twelve brothers?"
"Thankfully their father has recalled them back to The Southern Isle. Something about Hans having to prove himself without help from them. Nonetheless he has placed his own guards and advisors in place." Kai answered. Elsa thought about what the information was going on. However she looked up in delight If Hans locked them in the dungeon they could be realised and help her Anna and Kristoff retake the Palace.
"Where are the guards and servants." Elsa asked concerned about their well-being.
"They're locked in the Dungeon, your highness. I escaped capture and was trying to evade the patrols when you arrived." Kai responded. Elsa lifts her hand up and a cluster of snowflakes formed above her hand and in a flash a key was floating. She then pushed her hand towards Kai as he looked on in awe as the young Queen demonstrated such incredible control. Kai then took the Key and Elsa began giving him a list of instructions.
"I want you to go down to the Dungeons and if they are there free the guards. The key I gave you should work on any lock it's placed in. After that take the guards to the armoury and take the weapons. Capture every single Southern Isle's guards and force them into the Throne Room. Hopefully Anna and Kristoff have made it there." Kai face immediately lit up.
"Princess Anna and Prince Kristoff are alive?" Elsa simply nodded.
"Well I better be going. Prince Hans is still in the Throne Room." The middle-aged man turned around and started making his way to the Dungeons. Elsa sighed at least now she has even more help now that her old advisor is on board. She turned down the corridor and proceeded to the Throne Room.
Hans was sitting hunched over on the Throne mulling a few things in his head. Now that he is the ruler of Arendelle and that his father has removed his annoying older siblings from directly interfering with his plans everything is falling into place. One of his advisors walked up and kneeled before him.
"You highness, we have received word from your Father. Your brothers are now tied up with their own projects now." Hans smiled and it wasn't too long before he replied.
"Good. Now tell Blackbeard that I have his payment ready and he is allowed into the Kingdom to collect it. Now with Anna and that Ice peasant laying at the bottom of the ocean and her freaky sister trapped for all eternity nothing will stop me from achieving total control." Another advisor cautiously approached the young Prince.
"With all due respect your majesty. But the treasury is beginning to run low. If you pay Blackbeard's full price there will be barley any left for the Kingdom." At this Hans shot a dangerous look at the advisor.
"The kingdom will learn to love and respect me as their new ruler. Anna and Elsa are nothing but weak and they have lost their kingdom because of it. So unless you want to join them I suggest you keep quiet."
The guards in the Throne Room were becoming nervous. They have seen their Prince's temper and know full well to avoid it. However what occurs in the next ten seconds immediately pushed those thoughts out. A pair of hands that appear to be made out of snow with ice for fingers appeared out of nowhere. The shot straight at the guards, gripped them by their throats. Hans and his advisors looked over to see the guards being lifted by an invisible force. The advisors looked terrified but Hans had a look of suspicion on his face. He knew that there was magic at work but the only problem was that he could not place his finger on it. The doors were then suddenly flung open by a cool breeze and a woman dressed in a dark cloak walked straight through unconcerned by the reactions of neither the intended audience nor the struggling guards. The hands then violently threw the guards into the wall rendering them unconscious. Hans began moving forward.
"Who are you and why do you assault my Palace at this hour." He ordered. A dark chuckle emanated from the woman standing in front of him.
"Your Palace Hans. I think not this has been mine and my sister's home for years and you have. Though after a while you would tend to forget these things ." At the end of her sentence, the woman moved her hands up to her cloak and pushed it back. "After all I was Queen". Elsa said with her face turned from an angry snarl to a wicked smile after seeing Hans and his advisors start backing away in fear.
"Elsa is that you?" Hans asked whilst eyeing the Snow Queen with suspicion and shock. Elsa had one simple response.
"Surprise."
Cliff hangers don't you love them. Anyway that's it for this chapter. Not much to say but favourite, follow and review. Also if you can spare some time to look at my crossover Sisters and The Jedi. That would be great anyway here is the next chapter preview.
"Do you know where we are going?" Asked Kristoff as he and Anna were making their way through the hidden corridor.
"Of course I do and this passage way by-pass all the main rooms so as long as we follow it will be fine." Anna replied with her usual optimism. But before they could continue any further they heard voices.
"Princess Anna. Prince Kristoff is that you." Anna and Kristoff slowly turned to the left to find that they were in the Dungeon with many guards and servants looking at them through the cell doors.
That should tie you down. Also because Kristoff is getting married to Anna and she is a Princess, then technically it would make him Prince Consort. As far as I know.
Well see ya.
