Author's Note: Speaking about timeing...I know it's been a loonnnnggg while, but I wasn't sure if I wanted to publish this chapter, so I took part of it off and I'm trying to figure out the rest. Plus again this week has been kind of a torture and I have 3 weeks ahead of me just as bad, so this is the highligth of my weekend, enjoy. I am thrill to watch the next OUAT episode, I always watch the spoilers, it keeps me going thru the end of the week. So that is all for now, I wrote this a long while ago, so I feel kind of rusty concerning the story, but I bet you people can make sense out of it...All I recall is that I was excited to write this chapter, let's see how that turns out.


There was just one question ringing in Elsa's mind, one she wasn't brave enough to ask Rumple, because she feared the answer, but, Could her mother be turned back to what she used to be?, could her love melt her? Apparently not since her mother had stabbed her and no effort to appeal to her human side had been successful.

She felt the chills run through her so she hugged herself strongly. Henry looked at her, she seemed so drained and tired…

"Are you ok?" he finally asked, she had been very reserved and quiet since he found her in the woods.

"I am…going to be" she answered faking a smile.

"Hey, maybe your mom was the Snow Queen, but that doesn't mean she is necessarily a villain, my mom was the Evil Queen and now…" he shrugged his shoulders "Well you know her, she has changed"

"Thank you Henry but…I don't think…"she exhaled shivering "A frozen heart is really different from a change of will"

"There is always good in people"

"How are you so sure?"

"Usually bad people turn out that way because something happened to them; I have read enough books to know that. So there are not bad people, just confused ones"

"I hope you are right" they arrived to Regina's house where everyone was expecting them.

"There you are. Did everything go alright with Gold?" asked Emma.

"Um, yes, I-I got my answers…" she looked around confused and Henry asked what she had been wandering.

"Why is everyone here?" he asked bluntly noticing his grandparent's presence and even Ruby and Belle were there.

"I warned them about Hans, he might be a jerk, but he is still a threat" answered Emma

"You told them?" asked Elsa getting a bit paler, the last thing she needed was more people involved in her problems.

"We are all here just to make sure you won't get hurt" stated David.

For a second she felt warm in her inside and moved by his words, but she knew that was not enough for the ice to melt.

"Do you have any ideas of how he might get in here?" questioned Snow.

"He didn't explained, but he…he said he had an ally on his side, someone far more powerful than me" she couldn't find the words to say it was her mother without blowing up her cover. If she warned them about the truth, then they would be doomed.

"Is strange but I felt some really…strong magic being cast" said Regina.

"How long ago?" asked Belle

"It's been a couple days since this presence started, I thought it might had been a portal and I tried to look for evidence, but couldn't find any among all this...snow" she look apologetically to the young girl.

"And you didn't say anything?"

"I commented it with Miss Swan, but today I might swear I felt the same kind of magic, but apparently it must be an after effect since this Hans must had arrived days ago"

"Could anyone had followed him?" asked Ruby

"Maybe"

Elsa's teeth started to chatter together and she felt like fainting.

"Hey kid, you alright?" asked Emma bringing everyone's attention to her.

"Y-yes, I-I just found out some…" she swallowed trying not to shake her voice "some secrets about my family"

"You look …um, awful?"

"And I'm the one with no touch" said sarcastically Regina.

"I…don't feel too well, is it alright if I just go to the garden? I could use some…space"

"Sure, go ahead" as soon as she heard it she walked to the door and straight to the garden, it was cold, but yet reassuring. She just folded her arms in front of her body looking to the peaceful scenario and exhaled, she could see her own breath; that was new.

She held herself tightly and thought over her life. Happy moments and love weren't going to melt her; she needed an act of true love and fast.

Perhaps it was for the best, she had done so much damage to the people she loved, her own father sacrificed himself to protect her and all in vain now that she was going to freeze to death. Maybe it was better this way, now she couldn't let Anna down or hurt her, she probably thought her death already, she grieved for her and now she could move on. She would marry Kristoff, have many children and be the rightful ruler, a fair Queen and the monarch Arendelle deserved. Now she wouldn't ruin everything she touched.

Elsa sighted mumbling to herself "It is for the best…" she uncovered one of her hands and inspected it. It was turning whiter and colder. She clenched her jaw closing and opening her fist barely feeling the tips of her fingers. An ice pattern of snowflakes was quickly spreading thru her palm; it wouldn't take long before it spread to her wrist and up her arm. Her mother had told her she had a few days, but maybe that was an optimistic prognostic or perhaps it was just a trap for her to join her faster and bring an end to this people and Storybrook.

Whichever was the catch, she wasn't going to let her get out with it so easily. She wouldn't join her and more importantly she wouldn't hurt the people that stood up for her, but she couldn't give them a heads up either, she felt trap between a rock and a hard place.

So she decided those would be her last moments alive and if she was going to die as a statue of ice, she might as well enjoy her last breathing moments and the sun and the air and the view. She wouldn't see her sister again or her Kingdome, at least she could remember all of the good memories and forget the rest, that seemed like the only fair thing to do.

While sinking deeply on her thoughts she didn't notice that the rest of the family had gotten outside as well just sitting at the table on the patio to keep an eye on her. She had been creating a small flurry around her and gotten the weather a bit agitated.

When about to have a breakdown, Elsa felt a push, rather a jolt at the back of her neck and felt the snow traces going down her spine. Looking back, she found Henry smiling mischievously with another snowball in his hand patting it ready to attack again.

"You want to play?" he asked eager to begin with the snowball fight.

Elsa couldn't hold her smile and retired the other glove creating a snowball in her palm throwing with perfect accuracy hitting him. She covered her mouth laughing , that had been actually really fun.

Henry kneeled creating more munitions "Ruby!, help me" he invited the werewolf to join the fight which she gladly did.

"Come on Belle, we can't let them have all the fun" Ruby grabbed the librarian dragging her to the game as well.

David laughed as his grandson played and soon he joined the battle siding with Henry rapidly trying to build a fort or take cover behind a tree.

Elsa simply with the wave of her hand built a wall "Cheating" Henry exclaimed

"Talent" responded Elsa grinning while Red fired and successfully hit the young queen as she prepared to throw a flurry her way.

"Mom, Help us!" he urged Regina and she playfully melted many of the snow attacks.

Soon they were all involved in the fight, never minding who they were attacking or what side were they on and for just a second, Elsa's heart beat with glee and joy, she couldn't remember the last time she had this much fun. She took a second holding her sides, she had laugh so hard, she felt her sides sour, but she couldn't stop herself. She took one deep breath and gazed at the image, if she ever had a whole family, she wished it would had looked something like this, they all seemed to enjoy her power and each other's company. They would die for one another, their love was unconditional and she could just hope that one day she could have a family like that…

"Elsa?" she heard a voice from behind and when she turned around, she found a pair of calm blue eyes, looking back at her.

"Anna!" she shouted running to the back entrance just sliding the last few steps bringing Anna to a full embrace as soon as she collided. "Anna, I thought I would never see you again" the warm tears scroll down her cheeks as she felt her sister's arms around her holding tight as if she was afraid it was all an illusion that could disappear any second.

"Elsa!" she closed her eyes hugging firmly while everything fell in silence "I can't believe it is you!" she breathed uneasily starting to speak fast getting more agitated every second "How did you end up here?, wha-what is this place?, Where have you been all this time?, what are you wearing?" She questioned randomly as Elsa soothed her caressing her back for Anna to breathe in and out as she heard her baby sister choke with tears. "Is alright, everything is fine now that we are together" she said in tender voice then realizing her sister's complains she grabbed her shoulders meeting her eyes "What do you mean by where have I been all this time?"

"Oh, Elsa, it's been years…" she said sorrowfully.

"But…" she inspected her from head to toe "You haven't change…"

"We were frozen"

"What?" she asked horrified.

"In time, we were frozen in time" she corrected herself holding her hands up for her sister to calm. "After you went missing things back home got worse, someone cast a spell over us and time stop moving, nobody aged and I don't know what happened but we couldn't leave the fjords and, and then suddenly this weird looking circle appears in the middle of nothing and swallows me and after a white blast I was throw into this world" She gestured around hyperventilating "but… but finally we are together" said Anna hopefully looking into her sister's eyes "And everything will be alright now" she hugged Elsa again, but this time Elsa closed her eyes forcefully grasping to her sister's arms as she fell to her knees. "Elsa, what's wrong?"

Elsa glared to her shaky hands as the others step in knowing there was trouble.

"What's the matter?" asked Regina kneeling next to her putting a hand on her back

"Wait, who is this people?" asked Anna worriedly protecting her sister

"Don't worry, we just want to help" said Henry "We know Elsa, we mean no harm"

"Kid, talk to us, what is it?"

"I-I can't-" she shook her head biting on her lower lip.

"Elsa, stay with us, what is it? Is it the burn?" insisted Regina before Elsa uncovered her fingers revealing they were completely white. "What is happening?" she demanded before Elsa sheltered her hands against her chest "There is ice on my heart" she finally admitted.

"Wait, what?! That's impossible, how-?" Anna questioned distressed

"Mother…put it there" she confessed

"Mother?, Elsa, that can't be, she-"

"She is alive, Anna and…she is the Snow Queen, not me" shook badly chattering her teeth.

"We have to take her inside" David carried her bridal style getting her to the couch while Emma went to the chimney starting a fire.

"Henry, go for some blankets"

Anna sat next to Elsa grabbing her hand "If there is ice in your heart then we can just melt it" She hugged her sister with might "there we go, I love you Elsa, I love you very much" she saw into her eyes, but nothing seemed to have changes "Why isn't it working?, what's wrong?" she questioned hopelessly cuddling next to her.

"I don't know" she trembled "If this is what you felt when I stroke you, I am surprised you didn't at least slap me"

"This is no time for jokes" she warned letting go to catch her eye sight.

"Don't let go, you are warm" she smiled to her sister and she hugged her again sniffing.

"It's going to be alright, I promise Anna" she caressed her strawberry hair before flinching in pain suppressing a groan.

"What can we do to help?" came Snow's voice.

Elsa pondered for just an instant before opening her eyes "Regina, take my heart out"

"Wait, what?" intervened Anna sitting right up.

"It's fine, I just want to know how much of it is frozen, how long do I have before-" she couldn't finish her sentence because of the wound eyes of Anna.

"I don't think you want me to, is not a pleasing experience and the pain will be much"

"Do it, please" she pleaded pressing her fists firmly while David held her in the couch for her not to fall from the twitching.

Regina swallowed knowing she was suffering and agreed "alright, here we go, on my count. One, two-" she sank her hand down deep into her chest grabbing her heart as Elsa was hold in place by David and Red while she jerked almost whimpering while Regina took her heart out.

"For the love of Odin, that hurt worst than when mother put in there" she exhaled uneasily.

Regina uncovered the heart looking at a big spear of ice stabbing across it.

"Seems like I been impaled"

"That's a lot of ice" blurted out Emma.

"I will call Rumple, see what he can do" Belle said leaving.

"Can you melt it?" asked Snow to Regina.

"I don't think I can, is another type of magic, just love will thaw it"

"But is not working!" shouted Anna "Elsa, I can't lose you again, not after everything we been thru, not like this, no when I finally have you back, I just can't…"

"Shsh, I know" she hushed her gently embracing her "You won't lose me, Anna, I promise, you hear me? I promise you won't" Anna cuddle in her shoulder. Elsa looked over at her host family "could you give us a minute?"

"Sure" they quietly left the room just leaving Regina behind

"I will put this back where it belongs" she said tenderly placing her heart back in her chest making her jolt a little before Regina gently patted the top of her head "We'll be near if you need anything"

"Thank you" she smiled gratefully sitting at the far end of the couch while Anna sat close hugging, just laying next to her; sobbing...


Author's Note: Well I hope/ think that was kind of cool (literaly) let me know your thoughts and thanks again for bearing with me, I can't asure when I'll update next, but hopefully I will get working during the Hollidays!