Jack stood over the calm waters as he looked to the ship where the sisters were. He noticed a sudden splash at the starboard side and tilted his head wondering what it could have been. The guardian noticed a ripple beside him. Looking towards the source he noticed his comrade soaking wet.

"You look like a fish out of water don't you?" Jack chuckled. Nightlight was quick to sprinkled water at him in retaliation. They both started laughing as Jack wiped the water from his face.

"The gem?" Nightlight asked the boy as he started shaking the excess water off his armor. Jack had a quick realization as he started patting his body down for the little blue gem he went through so much trouble to get. He quickly took it out of his pullover pocket and raised it in the air triumphantly.

"Oh, wait, the portal thing! Where did it take Pitch?" He looked to the glowing guardian worriedly but the shining boy responded with a cheerful grin.

"Took some time but… found out when to send him."

"Heh, I like that you said 'when' and not 'where'." Jack laughed to himself as he crouched down on the ice he was perched on.

Sitting on his island, he looked at the blue gem with a concerned look before returning it to his pocket. He watched in the distance as the ship Elsa and Anna were on sailed back to the docks.

"Will I be sent back too? Now that the mess has been sorted out… my job is technically done. I have no reason to stay." Jack looked down with a saddened expression by the mere thought. He felt a solid pat on his back.

"I see plenty of reasons." The glowing boy pointed to the ship. "Don't sweat the small stuff… You can talk with… Ombric later." The guardian poked Jack in the back with his spear. The winter spirit shot up in surprise from the point. "Go get 'em."

Nightlight's smile was as bright as ever. Jack didn't need to reply so he gave him a nod, a grin, and zipped towards the ship. Before he reached the docks, he looked back to where Nightlight once stood but he was already gone. He could see the glimmering star disappear in the distance. Jack gave one last salute to his brother in arms.

"Wow, it got warm really fast." The princess clarified as the group finally arrived at the castle gates.

"I think it's time you two got yourself a change of clothes." Elsa suggested.

"Don't worry too much about me, your majesty. I'm use to wearing this all the—"

"How long have you been wearing that outfit?" the queen interrupted. His face immediately became flustered. Both sisters giggled at the reaction. "I thank you for taking care of my little sister and I will treat you as an honored guest of Arendelle. However, as a guest, you should get yourself cleaned up. Both of you." Elsa shot a look at her little sister as well. Giggling at her sister's embarrassed look, she called over a few maids to escort the two into the castle. Olaf rode on Sven's back as they followed behind them.

"Your majesty, shall I fish the prince from the fjord?" One of the servants asked.

"Ah, yes, please do that. I will prepare a letter that will be delivered to the Southern Isles detailing his activities against the royal family of Arendelle. Oh, and I will also be preparing a message that I would like to be given to the Duke of Weselton before sending him off."

"Yes, your majesty." The older servant bowed before leaving through the open gates. Watching him walk away, she let out a breath of relief. She tried to keep herself as composed as possible in front of her people but even talking about the two individuals was straining for her. They were not fond memories to recall.

"Well aren't you all fancy talk now." The familiar guardian nudged her in the back. She jolted from the touch and started hyperventilating from the sudden shock. Jack could only laughed at her reaction.

"Whe- where have you been?" she quickly glared at him as she composed herself.

"Oh, you know, flying through bad weather, having some fun with a friend, doing some 'pest' control. The usual really." He smirked.

"I remember asking you to take care of my… wait… pest control?" Elsa furrowed her brow.

"Let's just say… you don't have to worry about the bad dreams anymore." Jack stood proudly and smiled. She immediately understood what he meant. Her eyes started to water, her knees were slightly shaken. The excitement of the good news almost made her want to crumble.

"Jack… I… I—" she was cut off by Jack taking bother her hands into his.

"Hey, come on now. The news was supposed to make you happy." He had a slight smile but a worried look in his eyes as he crouched down to her face. She closed her eyes but she was laughing quietly.

"I'm… I'm incredibly happy. Thank you... thank you." She started wiping the tears that were forming.

"Meep."

Jack tapped his forehead against hers and watched as she flinched at the sudden gesture. Looking down to him, she couldn't look away from his contagious grin and his cheerful face.

"Instead of just standing around in front of a big door and lookin' goofy, how about we get inside and think of a way to celebrate?" He held her hand tight and started running towards the castle. She couldn't refuse as she followed behind the boy as they were rushing into the castle and through the large hallways, both overjoyed and neither of them sure of when or where to stop.

"Dear Elsa, you shouldn't be—" One of the maids stopped mid sentence as she called out to the queen. Both her and Jack paused to look at the maid. He immediately let go of her hand since he was fully aware of the fact he was still invisible to the people around him.

"Yes, Gerda?" Elsa looked at her curiously. The maid let out a breath and grinned.

"It's nothing, your majesty. It's been a very long time since I've seen you smile like that."

Elsa was taken aback by the comment. She couldn't remember the last time she was happy like this. Turning her head to face the boy in front of her, she took his hand again and looked back at older woman.

"I guess it's because I don't need to conceal it anymore." She smiled at the older lady. Gerda was awestruck by the almost unfamiliar expression. The queen had a radiant smile that could light up the world. The little girl she remembered so fondly was reborn. She nodded her head and watched as Elsa continued to scurry down the halls once again.

"So I'm thinking ice slides. Ice slides are great! Sure it can be a bit dangerous but what's life without a little danger?"

"I'm not going to have my whole kingdom gliding around ice slides…" Elsa whispered.

"Then, how about gliding? I hear flying is all the rage." Jack started laughing uncontrollably. Elsa took his staff and bonked him on the head. He grunted at the all too familiar gesture that plagued him before.

"Listen, I think a formal ball for everyone to participate in would prove as a wonderful celebra—"

"But that's so boring!"

"Sometimes you need to be more tamed in these kinds of events." Elsa retorted as she continued to write at her desk. He turned to her with a blank expression.

"Or! Or, you know, you could go all out with it. I'm just thinking of what could be fun to do at a party." He began pacing back and forth in the room to conjure anymore ideas.

Finishing up the letter, Elsa began rolling up one of the messages and made her way to the door. In the hall, one of the butlers was waiting patiently.

"Thank you for waiting, Kai. I would also like to ask that Prince Hans and the Duke of Wesleton depart before the upcoming event today. I'm sorry for taking so much of your time." The queen handed the letter to the older gentleman.

"It's my pleasure, your majesty. The representative of France has offered to deliver the prince to his brothers to be properly dealt with. I have also prepared a vessel to return the men back to 'Weasletown'." Kai smirked and reassured the queen. She gave a slight giggle. He bowed his head and made his way through the castle halls.

Watching the butler disappear around the corner, she turned around to return to the room. To her dismay, she saw Jack leaning against the wall and his arm wrapped around his waist.

"Jack!" Elsa rushed to his side to assist him onto a chair.

"Argh… don't… don't worry, Elsa. I just… just slipped, that's all." He gave a pained smirk.

"Sure you did. Now hold still and let me take a look." She quickly straightened him on the chair and lifted his pullover to see his body covered in marks and bruises. She gasped at the sight. It looked even worse than earlier at the ice castle.

"Elsa! Elsa! Kai told me you were planning something for later today." Anna rushed into the great hall. She was stunned at the sight. Both her, Jack, and Elsa were frozen in place as they looked to at each other. Realizing how this looked, Elsa immediately pulled down Jack's shirt and got up to greet her sister.

"Anna, you shouldn't startle me like that. Um, would you like to help me plan for the—" Elsa paused as she looked at her sister not avert her gaze for a moment. She looked back to Jack and then back to her sister. Can Anna see Jack? "Are you okay?"

Elsa walked closer to her sister and held her hand softly to get her attention but Anna remained unmoved. She was about to speak again but her little sister started making her way to the boy on the chair. She stood in front of him shaken with both her hands clenched.

"You… you're… here…" Anna spoke softly with her eyes fixated at her feet. Elsa was unsure of how to respond. She had never seen her sister like this before. Jack only looked up to her and smiled.

"Hey, it's been a while." He replied to the uneasy girl in front of him. He was immediately met with a fury of punches to the shoulder. However, he did not try to block or evade the blows.

"Anna! Stop, he's injured—" Elsa noticed him wave his hands to not say anymore. The princess's tantrum only lasted a few more seconds before she gripped his sleeve. She knelt beside him with her head facing down.

"You jerk…" the little girl mumbled in his shirt sleeve as she rested her head against his arm.

"Not a lot to say this time around, I guess." Jack waved Elsa over to help Anna up. Really, he called her over to be together with her little sister as the new pillar for Anna to lean on.

As Elsa helped Anna up from the ground the princess quickly wrapped her arm around her older sister and was softly crying. Slightly surprised by her sudden grasp, she smiled and returned the embrace. This was the first time in forever where she could comfort Anna wholeheartedly.

"Come on. Let's go to your room and get you cleaned up. We can do some planning for the party while we're there." Elsa looked to the princess in her arms. Anna nodded her head while still wrapped tightly around the queen. They both made their way to the exit.

"Ice skating!" Jack shouted loudly. The queen turned her head to see his large grin from cheek to cheek. "I think you should go ice skating to celebrate."

Elsa continued to look at the boy before looking back to her sister. She gave a smile and nodded her head before they both left the room. He slouched on the chair once again with one hand over his stomach. His thoughts were now preoccupied with his own family.

"Nooooo! I won't accept this!" The princess cried out in displeasure. She was crouching over behind Jack with her arms tightly wrapped around his neck.

"Anna, please settle down. I'm still tending to his wounds. Also—" Elsa was cut off by a loud grunt from the suffocating guardian.

"C- c- can't… breathe…" the boy forced out the words. Anna wouldn't hear it.

"This isn't fair! He's my imaginary friend. I don't wanna share!" The ginger girl seemed to have reverted to that of a very possessive child. Her grip tightened.

"You might want to loosen your arms. He's losing some color in his face… or at least what's left of it." Elsa giggled as she continued to wrap the bandages around his waist.

"Alright, I think you might need to calm down there." A large blonde man walked over to the princess and lifted her away from the winter guardian. Jack began gasping for air as he tried to compose himself from the choke hold.

"Holy cow, she's got one hell of a grip…" He continued to breathe heavily with his hand over his chest.

"Why's it that everyone can see you now? I thought I was the only one who could see you." Anna quickly asked when the larger man finally set her down.

"I'm not sure when I was able to see him. I only noticed him one day." The queen giggled once again as she recalled Jack being pummeled by Marshmallow.

"I told you I was real. People can see me if they believe in me." Jack smirked at the princess. Anna scrunched her eyebrows.

"What about you, Kristoff? Why can you see him?" She turned to face the blonde man.

"I've lived with a family of trolls my whole life. My best friend is a reindeer, I was thrown off a cliff by a giant monster, and I know a talking snowman. I'm surprised you think I wouldn't believe anything at this point." Kristoff smiled at her. She blushed and quickly looked away.

"I still don't like it. He was my imaginary friend first." Anna grumbled.

"Again, not an imaginary—"

"Sir Kristoff! Olaf and your reindeer have disappeared. We cannot find them within the walls of the castle." One of the butlers called out while standing at the entrance of the library room. Before Kristoff took his first step towards the exit, he immediately turned around to the queen as if to ask for her permission. Elsa smiled and nodded her head.

"Oh, and please take Anna with you. She could use some fresh air. Also, Anna, don't forget about the little 'gift' at the flower shop by the docks."

Kristoff knew the princess wouldn't cooperate so he immediately lifted her in his arms and rushed to the door.

"Wait, wait, what are you—"

"Would you rather walk because I'm not leaving here without you. Queen's orders." the man responded quickly. Her face was flush red. She crossed her arms and pouted her lips.

"No. But I want it to be perfectly clear that I was initially against this." Anna replied begrudgingly. Everyone in the room had a quiet chuckle at the cute response. Anna, Kristoff, and the butler disappeared down the hall.

Without the princess's constant arguing the room fell to a quiet murmur from soft echoes outside the door. The room itself remained silent. With everything that happened and to suddenly become lax in atmosphere, the situation was now incredibly awkward for the two individuals. More so for Elsa consider she was still bandaging the half-naked boy once more.

"Sooooo… she seems to be much more energetic than earlier." Jack broke the silence. The woman next to him cut the end of the bandages before tying it down.

"She's able to see past the bad to find the good in anything. She's always been like this as a kid." Elsa had a vibrant smiled as she recalled her younger years when she would constantly entertain Anna with her powers. She was looking forward to continuing their relationship again.

"Yeah, I was a little scared myself. She seemed pretty upset when she first saw me." The boy thought back to the event earlier.

"I was able to calm her down when we were in her room. She actually told me about some of the things you both did together." Elsa replied softly as she finished patching him up.

"Oooh, anything noteworthy?" Jack grinned as he looked at the queen clamming up a little. He could sense a very small hint of jealousy.

"I heard a funny little story about the chaos you caused in our kitchen…" She quickly turned the tables on him.

"Well I- I mean… Okay! I didn't expect chocolate to catch fire so easily. I did fix it mind you and nothing was broken… mostely." He quickly turned his head to hide his nervous face as he pulled his shirt back down.

"I also heard about 'that' night…"

Jack turned to look at her again. She had a pretty angry expression on her face. Her glare was almost piercing as if to pry an answer out of his very soul. He averted his eyes and started rubbing his neck.

"So you heard about that to, huh." Jack sighed.

"Tell me one thing. Why did you reject my sister? It's not my place to ask but… she's an amazing person and one of the sweetest people there is." Elsa lit up a little just thinking of the sister she cherished.

"I guess it's because I was looking at someone else."

Elsa was shocked by the comment. She was trying to figure out who it might be. Anna is wonderful and magnificent, energetic and beautiful. Who is it that Jack would possibly think was better than… Then she looked back at him. His eyes had not left her. With a calm and collected smile, he only looked at her.

Her face exploded a completely bright crimson that no one had ever seen on her. For someone who was never bothered by the cold, she became incredibly agitated by the warm feeling developing in her cheeks. She quickly looked away from Jack as she grew more lost in her thoughts.

"Am I interrupting something or did I come at the right time?" A cheeky older voice spoke at the other end of the room.

Elsa and Jack's attention immediately shot to the older man with a large cane standing at the door. There was a man with a long white mustache with an even longer beard and combed back hair. He wore an unusually bright sky blue jacket with a pale baby blue vest and pants. What really made him stand out was his vibrant red bowtie that completely contrasted his attire. Jack finally recognized the person.

"Wait, Ombri—"

"Sir Ombric!" Elsa quickly announced. Both her and Jack looked at each other.

"You know Ombric?"

"You know Ombric?"

"How do you know the old guy?"

"How do you know the monarch of St. Clau—"

"Wait, wait, monarch?"

"Yes, monarch."

"No, no, no… no… Not monarch but old grumpy wizard."

"Wizard!?"

"Wizard."

*Tap, tap, tap*

Their bullet fast conversation was cut short by the repeated sounds coming from the man's staff.

"It seems that introductions won't be necessary. Now then, hello Queen Elsa of Arendelle and I apologize for being late to the party."