Chapter 21
Elsa's POV
My eyes slowly opened. I felt drowsy, sluggish in a way. I looked around and noticed I wasn't in my room. I gasped and tried to get up, only to be pulled down by chains on my hands. "Where am I?" I asked to no one in particular. All around me were stone walls. No windows, and only a small torch to add light. I began to panic. I attempted to use my powers to free myself from the chains, but nothing happened. Instead it felt as if the chains got tighter
Suddenly I heard a maniacal laugh. "I wouldn't do that if I were you," a man said. "Who are you? Where am I?" I yelled out. Suddenly, black sand began to move around me. It grew and took the form of a black figure in front of me. With the little light I had, I saw that the man had pale gray skin and wore a black dress looking thing. His eyes were glowing yellow and I felt shivers throughout my body.
"Who are you?" I asked once more. He smirked and got down to my level. "The names Pitch Black" he said as he inhaled through his nose as someone would when enjoying fresh air. "I can smell your fear. Oh how much fear you have. It's absolutely intoxicating" he said. "What do you want with me?" I asked.
He grinned a malicious grin. "There are two things really" he began as he circled around me. "One is your powers. They have the ability to interfere with my plans and I simply cannot allow that to happen." How does he know about my powers? I thought I hid them so perfectly. "Ahh yes, your powers. You're wondering how I know of them, right? Well, I am the king of nightmares. I see your fears. Everything you fear and everyone you fear for. And I see that you're afraid of your powers" he said. I smirked. It appears he doesn't know my fears after all.
"Or maybe, rather than your powers, you're afraid of their potential. What they could cause. You're afraid of losing your family, afraid that your powers will be the cause of that loss," he said. My blood ran cold. He saw my expression and smiled. "It appears I hit the nail," he said.
"And the best part is, your fears are all coming true right now" he said. "What do you mean?" I asked. "Your powers are why you are here. Away from your friends, and your family" he said. "And you will stay here, forever, always away from them, where they will never find you," he said. "No," I whimpered out as tears began to fall from my eyes.
He chuckled. "Oh how fun this is." He said. "Now, I said there were two reasons didn't I. Would you like to know the other?" He asked. I didn't answer, knowing her would tell me no matter what. I just continued to cry. He bent down to look me in the eyes. He grabbed onto my chin making me look up. "The second, my dear, is your fear. Due to your magic abilities, your fear is stronger than all others. It makes me feel rejuvenated, stronger than ever. And now, I will instill your greatest fear on you. The fear of never finding your true love. You will be isolated away from the world for as long as you live. Living in a constant nightmare. And really, this fear would inevitably come true for there is no such thing as true love." He said.
I began to sob more. The tears poured out of my eyes like a waterfall. He laughed once more and began to walk out. "Now sleep" he said. Suddenly I began to feel drowsy until everything went black. And then I saw my parents. Their smiling faces looking my way, only to be turned into faces of agony, frozen in ice. I screamed and ran to them, however, as soon as I touched them, the ice cracked and all that was left were the then it changed once more and I became trapped in an eternal nightmare filled with my greatest fears.
Jack's POV
Manny left after telling us absolutely nothing. All he said was to follow the signs. Look for the things which draw you to her. What the heck does that even mean?! Sandy has been monitoring the dreams but has found nothing so far. This whole situation just seems absolutely useless.
I sat on the window ledge, drawing patterns with my frost. My frost formed the shape of Elsa's signature snowflake. Oh how I miss her. Just so so so much. I will do anything to save her now. Even if she's human, especially since she's human, I will find her. It doesn't matter if she doesn't remember me or, as much as it pains me to think about, if she doesn't love me. None of that matters. All that matters is that she is safe and is able to live her life like she had wished she could do.
As I drew my patterns, thinking of ways to find her, I suddenly thought about the trolls. The ones which had told her of her ending. I'm sure they know some way to find her. I looked around to see all of the other guardians busy using their own methods, so I decided to use mine and go find the trolls. This little spark of hope was what I needed.
I got to the valley that I had remembered eavesdropping on. "Hello!" I called out. "Please, I need your help," I said, hoping that the trolls would show themselves. And sure enough, the rocks began to roll around and take their shape as trolls. "It's Jack Frost," they all whispered in shock. Grand Pabbie rolled up to me and bowed. "Young guardian, what is it you request? It must be urgent for one of your power would never ask of our help," he said. "I was wondering if you perhaps have anything that can help me find someone," I said.
"Who, may I ask, do you wish to find?" He questioned. "Elsa," I replied, happy to be able to say her name once more. "Elsa?" All trolls repeated in shock. "But we thought she was gone," one troll said. "She's not gone. Manny brought her back, but she's human now and doesn't remember anything about her life as an immortal. Pitch has her, and he can harm her now that she is mortal. I was hoping you had something, anything, that will help me find her," I explained.
Pabbie nodded he waved his hands around and light began to form. Out of that light, came a vial. It contained a clear liquid like water and I wondered what it could be. "Find an object that belonged to her, pour this over, and watch the magic happen." He said as he handed me the vial. "It will lead you to its owner," he said. "Thank you," I said to him with gratitude in my voice. He smiled, "I wish you the best of luck. Please find her and protect her," he said. I nodded and then flew off to her human house.
I went into her room and looked for something which I knew for sure would belong to Elsa. There, in her closet, was the dress in which I had met her in. Her icy white sundress. I guess there were somethings that would always be connected to you, no matter what life you live in. I folded the dress and then flew off to the workshop. I sure hope this works.
The workshop was bustling as the yetis prepared for the upcoming Christmas and the guardians ran around trying to find anyway to access Elsa. Suddenly, Jack flew in carrying the vial and the dress. He saw how the workshop was chaotic and thought of a way to get everyone's attention. He looked around, held tightly onto his staff and then slammed it down onto the ground. Emitting from it came a powerful blast of ice spreading across the floor and releasing a powerful blast of wind causing the temperature in the shop to decrease.
Everyone froze (not literally of course) and turned towards Jack. Finally, after getting over his surprise, North spoke up. "Jack, what is going on?" he asked. "I found a way to find Elsa," Jack said as he looked towards all of the Guardians. "Really? How?" Tooth said with a spark of hope in her eyes. Jack nodded, "With this," he said as he held up the vial. "What is that?" Bunny asked. "I don't really know what it is.. All I know is that it's magic that will help us find Elsa," Jack said with determination in his eyes. "How does it work?" North asked. "The trolls told me that if I pour it over something which belongs to the person I am looking for, that object will lead us to them," he answered. "That explains the dress," Tooth said pointing to Elsa's signature ice dress draped over Jack's arm.
"So what are we waiting for," Bunny said impatiently. Jack looked at the vial nervously. Scared that it wouldn't work, causing his last hope to fade away. He suddenly felt a hand on his shoulder. He turned to see Sandy smiling at him and giving him a thumbs up for encouragement. Jack took a deep breath. "Here we go," he said as he began pouring the contents onto the dress. As the magic went down towards the dress it began to glow a golden yellow. It slowly coated it and then glowed and icy blue. The dress lifted from Jack's arms and began to float away. The guardians all looked at each other and then began chasing the dress. They got in the sleigh and followed the dress to wherever it may lead them, prepared to fight and save the damsel in distress.
Ok, so depending on when you read this, this story may either be completed or will be completed. Either way, whenever you read this, know that this story will only have 24 chapters in it. I just finished it so I figured that rather than making you guys wait for the whole story to finish, I would just update it all today. So hopefully the next couple of chapters come out soon after this one, but if they don't then know that they will be coming out very soon.