The Boosh Queen.
Summery- BooshxSnow Queen. Vince lost his mother when he was younger and works in the hotel owned by his father. One day, he meets and falls in love with a new worker, Howard, but an icy lady comes into town and steals Howard away. Will Vince journey through the four seasons to get him back?
Disclaimer- Boosh is not owned by me, is owned by two people with more talent then my little finger. I only owe Evelyn.
Author's Notes- This is based on the TV version of the snow queen with Bridget Fonda in it, I don't own this, some guy called David Wu does, I just own the DVD I got free out the paper hehe.
Thanks to everyone who've reviewed Hopefully there's everything in here- humour, angst, fluff, yay Also thanks to Jamie for betaing this chapter This may be my longest chapter
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Chapter Six- The Shaman and The Bear.
"Vince, Vince, talk to me!" Bryan called out, himself and Rudi walking along the water's edge of the river. He then saw something in the water, Vince's jacket floating on what looked to be a body "Vince, please no!"
He ran along it and picked up the jacket, breathing a slight sigh of relief seeing it was a log "It's just a log, Bryan" Rudi said, hoping to calm his brother down "We'll find him, in my heart I know he's gonna be fine"
"I hope so" Bryan answered, quietly sobbing in his hands as Rudi placed an arm around his shoulders, looking out into the unforgiving waters.
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Howard went behind the snowy version of the reception desk, looking for something until he found his skates that he asked Vince to hide for him. He smiled as he thought of the younger man, hoping he was thinking about him too. He then walked across the hallway and climbed up a rope holding the icy chandalier in place, towards the second floor. He climbed over the railing and walked up the stairs towards the second floor, towarsd the Snow Queen's room.
He opened the frost covered door and made his way slowly into the white, cold room. Looking towards the bed, he saw the icy woman asleep under a thin blanket of snow and walked over to her. Looking down at her beautiful, yet cold fetures, he remembered the kiss she gave him on the bridge back at the village. He lowered himself towards her face, ready to kiss her, but stopped just in time. He then thought about the first kiss he and Vince shared, how much passion and warmth there was in it.
He stood back up, making up his mind as he walked back out the room, giving her one last glance. He walked along the second floor, looking over the balcony to see the broken mirror waiting for him to complete. He sneered down at it as he made his way back down. While he was on the second floor, he tried opening the door which took him to the balcony outside the second floor.. He tried prying the door open, but it was covered by thick ice, making it difficult to open.
He then found the ladder leading to the roof, covered also in snow and ice. He managed to climb up it without slipping and opened the roof-hatch, his eyes spying the landscape around him. White, snow covered mountians surrounded the snow version of the hotel, the blue sky covered with dark clouds threatening to snow again. He yelled in shock when he felt something pull on his trouser leg, falling down the ladder and landing hard on the white ground.
When his vision cleared, he saw the stuffed polar bear above him, only a bit more alive. It growled and showed its sharp white teeth, its black eyes shinging with anger in the small ray of sunlight. Howard tried to back away, but the bear raised its paw and bought it down, slashing Howard across the face and knocking him out. It then dragged him away from the ladder, a small trail of blood behind them.
"Since you've forgotten the hotel rules, I'll tell them you again" The polar bear siad gruffly, dragging Howard down the frozen stairs by his ankle "Rule one- never disturb a sleeping polar bear or you'll get hurt, rule two- if the polar bear is not sleeping, then he's fishing. If you disturb a fishing polar bear, you'll get hurt, rule three- any tries of escaping will result in you getting hurt. Got it?"
Howard could just nod his head in agreement as he was being pulled across the ice. His back was cold and being to sting from the dragging, and he was already fed up of the polar bear, who told him his name was Bainbridge. He bought his fingers up to his cheek and pulled then away, blood red on the tips "You really got me"
"That? That was juat a tap, if I really did hit you, you'd be dead" The bear replied, demonstaring by smashing his paws through tough icicles hanging from the ceiling. They carried on going until Bainbridge bought him to the hallway, where the broken mirror stood ready for him. Howard, suddenly afraid started walk on the mirror, fitting the small pieces in one of the corners "This is impossible!"
The polar bear was sitting near-by, using Howards makeshift fishing pole to catch fish in the hole in the ice "Get back to work!" He yelled without looking up from his work.
"Don't you want to get out of here?" Howard asked.
"Not really, this is a great spot for fishing" Bainbridge answered, looking up to him "I have a nice, cold room here and..." He trailed off, looking up to the floor where the Snow Queens room is. Howard followed his gaze "And?"
"Nothing, just get back to work!" The bear growled, looking once more down to the fishing hole as Howard got back to the mirror "This is a stupid way to fish, I can't believe you caught anything" He saw the bear was busy and walked over to the hallway he went down before, but his way got blocked by the quick Bainbridge "And what are you looking for?"
"A way out, I don't belong here" Howard answered, determind as he stared the bear right in the eye "I want to find Vince"
"You have to finish the puzzle first. The Snow Queen wants you to finish the puzzle and I'm to make sure you do" Bainbridge replied, growling slightly as he motioned to the mirror. He then went back to the fishing hole and raised his paw to attack, quickly striking and pulling out a alrge salmon "That's how you fish" Howard sighed and went back to the mirror.
Night-time soon fell and the hotel became dark, the snow shining an eerie blue with the starlight shinging down on the walls. Howard could hear the Queen calling for him, but he ignored her as he continued with the mirror "Hello Howard, how are you settling in?"
He froze at those words, knowing she was close, so he just nodded "You're making great progress, since the last time you were cold, sad and wanted more to go home then anything else. But, you're not fixing my mirror fast enough" She closed her fist and Howard felt the painful ice covering his ears this time, the coldness unbearable as he cried in shock "Now, how should I punish you this time for not trying hard enough?"
Howard got up as soon as the ice went from his ears, throwing the mirror piece in his hand down in anger "I'm not your prisoner! " The Snow Queen gave no signs of emotion, but instead walked closer to him, fingers gently running over his scars on his cheeks "Does that hurt?"
He nodded and felt her whole palm covering his cheek, then felt a coldness flowing through her icy skin, making him gasp in shock "Now does it hurt?" When her hand moved away, he traced his cheek with his fingers and felt nothing, just smooth skin "No, not anymore"
"Have you missed me? I've missed you loads, or have you just been thinking about that young man?" She asked, moving her face closer to his face "Yes...I mean no...I mean I don't know..." Howard stuttered, making her smirk slightly "Better finish that mirror, what you're feeling is nothing. Soon you'll be climbing those stairs, wanting another kiss..."
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Vince walked through the woods quickly, his clothes getting ripped and muddy along the way. Birds were calling in the branches of the fir and fern trees above him as he tripped over the broken twigs and loose stones below his bare feet, all the while thinking and worring about Howard as he rested behind a large, fallen log.
When he felt ready, he picked himself up and walked deeper into the forest, notising all the spring flowers and plants have disappeared, replaced by warmer weather and more summery plants. Vince stopped and held his breath when he heard branches braking behind him, the birdsong silent as he listened carefully. Suddenly afraid, he broke out in a run, luckily escaping the bullets that fired after him, blowing bark of the large trees.
Three uniformed soliders fired their guns after him as he raced through the trees and bushes, blowing leaves and flowers of their stems. Vince stumbled and tripped out the way of the bullets, fearing for his life as the soliders ran after him. Vince kept running, ducking another way when bullets were shot in front of him. He ducked behind a larger log then before, knowing he was surrounded.
Vince looked behind and yelped in shock seeing the soliders still racing after him. He got up and carried on running himself as the bullets rained after him, scractches on his face from the lower branches, his clothes ripped and muddy. Soon the sound of gunfire was silent and he breathed a sigh of relief, walking more slower now through the quiet forest.
He then heard a muffled, but still loud sound "Can someone get me out of this thing?" He rushed forwards to see a red and blue box in a small clearing, a red basket on the top "You alright in there?" Vince asked.
"Hey, I'm a shaman and like the ballbag I am, I got trapped in here. Hurry and help me!" The voice called out. Vince opened one door, but it was empty inside. He then opened another, but still nothing "Sorry I didn't tell you, but this box is part of my disappearing act. I was trying it out, but got locked in"
Vince opened the last door and sigh in annoyance as no-one was in there either "Whack it quite hard!" Which he did, then opened the first door again. This time, a small man popped out, wearing blue robes and a blue turban, carrying a small hooka "Thanks for that, I owe you one. Name's Naboo, that's you"
"Cool, name's Vince" He smiled back at the shaman "What were you doing out here?"
"I'm just trying to get this stuff to the summer palace of the mer-prince, Old Gregg. I'm hoping to impress him and get a cushy job there as an entertainer. Pay's not great, but I get to smoke this as much as I want. All I really need for now is an assistant" Naboo admitted, taking another drag off his hooka.
"I hope you find one, I've gotta go" Vince said, smirking slightly as he made to walk away.
"Nah, mate. I've got one now, you can help me get the job in the palace" Naboo replied, placing his hands on his hips.
"I'd love to help you, but I have to get Howard from the Snow Queen before the winter solstice" Vince said back.
"You know where the Snow Queen is?" The shaman asked, eyebrow raising slightly as Vince shook his head "The summer mer-prince will know, they've gotta be related somehow. So, if you help me impress the mer-prince, he'll be able to help you find Howard" Vince smiled as he thought this plan through his head, then shook hands with the small shaman.
Vince was enjoying Naboo's company as they walked through the woods "So, you travelled a long way too?"
"Sort of, all the other palaces kicked me out, so I'm hoping this is the one" The shaman replied, taking another drag from his hooka.
"Have you praticed hard to learn magic?" Vince asked, quite curious now "Nah, it came naturally to me, as a shaman of course. That was really the first time I got properly stuck" They stopped and looked at a most beautiful sight greeting them.
Across a large lake, a huge palace with domed towers shone in the sunlight, the walls white and gold. Golden towers stuck high into the blue sky, shining greatly with the rays. A waterfall was near to the entrance of the palace, as was a small forest covering the entrance "I'm taking this place by storm, hopefully" Naboo said, a smirk on his face.
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There we go, sorry about such a long update hehe work and that :) from chugirl2526.