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Elsa had been enjoying her solitude, once she was actually alone. Her palace was quiet, a peaceful place for her to wait and make her plan. After all, she couldn't retrieve her sister without coming up with some kind of an idea. Even Pitch Black had understood that much, though he had failed to execute it properly. Elsa knew she couldn't personally be responsible for harming the Guardians, not without completely alienating her sister. So, she had to use Pitch to her advantage. As much as she hated to admit it, she had to renew their alliance to bring them down. This time, she would be working behind the scenes to stop them.
This was why after less than half a day of being alone, Elsa was outside searching for signs of Pitch Black. Her stolen nightmare was flying her around the area, searching for others of its kind. It didn't help that it kept wanting to investigate every frightened child in the area, but she made progress regardless. After a while, Elsa landed on a roof to rest and think of where else Pitch might be hiding. After all, he clearly was not nearby.
"Looking for something, my dear?" a familiar voice asked, startling her when he stepped out from the shadows. Elsa wanted to glare at him and blast him with her ice after what he had done to her. She held back, though, knowing that she needed him for now. "Yes, I was. After some thought, I decided that we are better off working together rather than working alone." she told him, keeping her voice steady and calm. It would not help her to yell, not with Pitch.
He laughed, clearly pleased with her response. "Of course we do! What goes together better than cold and dark?" he asked, clearly not expecting an answer. Elsa wanted to roll her eyes at him, he was so dramatic. "Yes, of course." she said instead, folding her hands in front of her dress. It still suited her needs, showing that she was still 'allied' with Pitch. Once he was gone, she was going to abandon any attachment to him. She would become her own person, the true embodiment of a snow queen. It was her destiny, after all.
Pitch held a hand out to her, grinning wickedly at her. "We have a lot of work to do. Those Guardians think they saved the day by collecting the teeth on their own. We are about to show them otherwise." Pitch told her. Elsa sighed, shaking her head at him. "This won't work. Attacking them head on is a foolish plan." Elsa told him, thinking back to her battle with Jack. Even using all her strength, she had only managed to keep him dodging. Not a single hit landed, not until he grew distracted.
"You are correct, we will not be doing that. There is a certain dreamer that I wish to destroy. With him out of the way, no one will believe and they will be powerless to stop me." Pitch told her with a grin, one that unnerved Elsa. Perhaps he truly was more of a monster than she was, but she was definitely stronger. She did not need belief for her powers, unlike him. Sighing, Elsa realized she did not have a choice in the matter. She had been trapped, forced to go along with his scheme once more. At least this way, she would be able to protect Anna from any danger that may come at her, from Pitch or the Guardians.
"Anna, wait up!" Jack yelled, chasing after her as she ran away. That girl moved fast when she saw something she wanted. Even flying, he struggled to follow her. It would be easier if he had been outside, where he didn't have to worry about turning and avoiding objects. Instead, he was chasing her through the house as she ran for the door. "I have to see them! I have to know why they're here." Anna told him, shaking her head. He wouldn't understand, none of them would. No one ever believed in Arendelle, not here.
Jack couldn't believe that she was ignoring him, but he followed anyway. The Guardians could deal with Jaimie on their own. It wasn't like Jack would be able to make much of a difference for them anyway. He followed her, watching her run straight into the man and women who had appeared out of nowhere in the middle of the street. They caught her and seemed to return her hug, which surprised him. Apparently they knew each other, even if Jack did not know how.
Anna felt so relieved, finally having her parents back after ten years. She didn't know what had torn them apart, but she knew that she was not going to let them leave again. "Anna, are you alright?" Queen Iduna asked, looking down at her daughter with concern. It was obvious that she was crying, but Anna didn't say anything right away.
She sniffled a bit before pulling back and smiling at them. "I'm fine. I just didn't expect to see you here." she told them. "Hey, care to explain who they are?" Jack asked, tapping her shoulder with his staff. Anna glared at him, wondering how he couldn't have the patience to wait for just a second while she talked with her parents. "We missed you too. What are you staring at?" Iduna asked, looking confused as Anna glared at nothing. This only made her more annoyed, but it was pointless to keep glaring since it made her look crazy in front of her parents.
"Nothing, just have a lot on my mind." Anna said, turning back towards them and putting another smile on her face. Jack groaned, realizing that this was going to take a while. He had hoped for some kind of fun out here, but he was going to have to sit and listen to them talk. "How is Elsa? Is she here?" King Agnarr asked, looking concerned and sharing a look with Iduna. They had to keep Elsa's magic a secret, in order to protect Anna.
"Uh, well…it's kind of a long story…but she isn't exactly here right now." Anna told them biting her lip and twiddling her fingers. She was nervous, afraid of what they would think if she told them the whole story. Neither of them would believe her, not without proof which didn't exist unless they believed. "What happened?" Iduna asked, sounding worried. It was obvious that Anna was alright, but Elsa could be in danger. The rock trolls had sent them here after there insistence on coming. They had tried to tell them to leave their daughters alone, but the king and queen had refused to listen.
Opening portals was tough work, even for trolls. It had taken them years to manage it, allowing for the king and queen to travel here to bring their children home. Grand Pabbie had left them with a cryptic remark, about how some things happen for a reason. He had told them that the moon had plans for the girls and that they should listen to his plan. It was insane to anyone listening, so they completely ignored their advice and rushed over here. Even so, their stay was only temporary. The portal would force them back home when the moon rose on the next night, according to the trolls at least.
"Nothing much, just a little blizzard here, some icicles there, and bam! She wants to kill me and my friends." Jack commented from behind Anna, making her frown again and resist the urge to punch his arm. Besides, she now had the perfect way to tease him endlessly later. He had just called the Guardians, specifically Bunny, his friends. He would never live that down, especially when he acted like he cared so little about them.
"Anna?" Iduna asked, watching as she stayed silent for a bit too long. It had been a long time since they had spoken, but Iduna had always known Anna to have a never-ending supply of energy. "Sorry, right. Um Elsa, she kind of ran away last year. But don't worry! I've seen her since then and she's…well, not exactly okay, but she isn't exactly…um…"Anna trailed off, uncertain of how to describe Elsa now. She wasn't herself, she was too focused on anger and fear to be her normal self. Anna was going to change that, once she saw her again.
"Alright, I've had enough of this. All of you need a break from being so serious." Jack announced, standing up from where he had been sitting on the ground. He felt like falling asleep, this was getting far too boring. "Jack, don't-" Anna tried to say, but it was clearly too late. He already threw a snowball, aimed directly for her father. She watched him blink a few times in response to the snow, trying to determine where it came from. "Anna, who is Jack? I don't see anyone else here." Iduna asked, now getting worried. Her daughter was seeing things, and it was not healthy for her.
Agnarr, however was not concerned. He felt light suddenly, filled with happiness and a desire to play with his family that was now reunited. Kneeling down in the snow, he decided to throw one at Anna as well, since she was probably the one who threw the first ball. Anna gasped as she felt the snow hit her arm, surprised that her father would become so playful. Deciding not to waste the chance, Anna grinned and threw back, and soon it became a full-on snowball fight between father and daughter.
"Hey, no one gets to sit on the sidelines, not in one of my games!" Jack called out, seeing Iduna backing away from Anna and Agnarr. He aimed and threw again, hitting the queen with his frosted snowball. He watched her worry melt away, being slowly replaced with a smile. Once they were all playing, Jack joined in himself, laughing as he threw snow at everyone and helped out each person in the battle. "Jack, I told you before, magic is unfair!" Anna complained, making him roll his eyes.
"Yeah, so what? As long as they don't believe in me, I'm gonna keep fighting with magic. It worked to get you to believe, didn't it?" he countered, creating another snowball in his hand and throwing it at Anna before laughing at the look on her face. She glared at him, now singling him out as her target. She forgot about her parents behind her, forgot that they couldn't see him. She was going to bury him with his own snow, she was certain of it. Jack felt snow pelt his side, making him grin and fly low to the ground to dodge her attacks.
He had been distracted, far too distracted to notice what was happening nearby. In the sky above him, the Guardians were fighting for their lives. Pitch had returned and his nightmares were battling against them, fighting to destroy the Guardian of Dreams. Jack had been smiling still when he felt her presence, the one that made him look up towards the sky and feel like he should fly to get away. Elsa was here and once he looked up, he felt horror as he saw the black sand that meant Pitch Black had come as well.
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