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I hope everyone enjoyed their holidays over the weekend! I know I did. Thank you to Eftjyrwd for following this story. The next bold section is a reply to a review. If you are interested in reading it, go ahead, otherwise skip over to the end of the bold to continue reading the story!
AnthroDragon: Thank you for the review! Sorry if the response is a little long, but there were a lot of comments/questions in it for me to reply to and I don't want to forget about them later. As for why their parents are here, I thought it would be odd if they didn't search for their kids after they magically vanished right in front of them. They won't play a major role in this story, but I felt like they needed to be here just to show what they did to try and find Anna and Elsa. With Jack sensing Elsa's presence, I suppose I didn't explain it all too well last chapter. I added a bit more detail on it at the beginning of this one. He is sensing her magic more accurately, since with Elsa embracing fear she is constantly on the verge of losing control of her powers. As for what Elsa wants, right now she is scared and confused, trying to do anything to keep Anna safe on her own. She sees herself as a monster, but she doesn't want Anna to see her that way. Elsa truly doesn't care if the Guardians are beaten or destroyed, as long as she keeps her sister safe at the end. As for her parents opinions, they don't believe in all of the Guardians, so they would not quite understand what Elsa is trying to do. Jack doesn't want to strike Elsa because he knows Anna still believes her old sister will come back. He wants to keep his believer happy and harming her sister will only get him another stern lecture from Anna!
Anna gasped, following his gaze towards the sky. Her new friends were locked in battle against these black sand creatures. "Anna, stay here. I'll take care of this." Jack told her, getting up and brushing off some of the snow. He was searching for her, but he didn't see her. Elsa was here, he could tell by the weather around him. It had gotten much colder and he could feel the start of a blizzard coming on, one he hadn't called for.
"No, I'm going with you. I can help, Jack." Anna told him, grabbing his arm. Jack glanced at her, knowing she wanted to help but also wanting to keep her safe. "Really, you again? I thought I told you to stay away from my sister!" a voice yelled out from the distance, making Jack grab Anna and dive for the ground. He had reacted just soon enough, barely dodging her ice blast this time. He looked up, glaring in the direction it had come from. "Show yourself!" Jack yelled, standing up and grabbing his staff with two hands. She had taken this too far now, endangering her own sister with her desire for revenge.
"Why would I do that? I went through a lot of trouble to hide in the shadows, I think I'm going to keep it this way, just for a moment. It makes the game that much more interesting, doesn't it, Jack? Pitch told me about you, about the boy who no one sees who is always playing games and pranks." Elsa commented with a laugh, her words sending a chill through Jack. She sounded so much like him right now, he could almost imagine he was speaking to Pitch.
"You are mine, Jack, I will destroy you. No one hurts my sister and gets away with it!" she yelled, sending another blast of ice. This time, it came from behind him but he once again dodged. It was harder this time, trying to keep track of her. This shadow trick seemed to send her voice all around him, making it impossible to know where she would attack from next. "Elsa, Jack never hurt me! Please listen, for once could you please let me talk to you." Anna begged, sitting up on the ground.
Agnarr and Iduna had snapped out of their fun daze, seeing the scene around them but not understanding it. Elsa was here, they could hear her voice, but they couldn't see her. Elsa was fighting the same boy Anna had seen earlier, the one neither of them could see. Anna seemed to be trying to protect this boy, but they needed to keep her away. Anna did not know the danger of Elsa's magic, of what would happen if she were frozen again.
Jack and Elsa were both stopped as they heard a cry from above them. Sandy had been fighting while flying on a bed of golden sand, doing well on his own. The sled had been nearby, waiting for him to free himself and join the Guardians. Jack heard Tooth's cry as she saw a black arrow hit Sandy's back, transforming all the golden sand around him into dark sand. Even he himself turned black, fading away with the wave of darkness. "No!" Jack yelled, ignoring Elsa and taking off towards the Guardians. Sandy couldn't fall, not now.
As he got closer to Pitch, Jack began to get an idea. Elsa had magic like his and even though he couldn't perfectly mimic her, he could get close. Maybe he could copy her ice blasts. It would be his best weapon to fight against Pitch. He watched as a wave of black swam towards him, but Jack prepared himself. He held his staff in front of himself, standing strong and channeling as much magic as possible through the staff. He felt it burst out, creating what looked like a series of ice explosions in the sky as it froze and destroyed the sand that had been encircling him. Exhausted from the overuse of magic, Jack lost his focus on flying and began to fall, feeling weak.
"I'm not done yet, Jack! Let's see how you do without your little believer!" Pitch yelled, sending one last streak of darkness in a new direction. It passed all of the Guardains and slammed against Anna, making her gasp and clutch her hands to her chest. After a moment, her eyes closed and she collapsed on the ground. "Anna! No, no no. You can't be…You'll pay for this Pitch!" Elsa yelled, watching her sister collapse. Elsa never should have gone back to him, she should have known that she was too weak to protect Anna. She broke free of the magic keeping her hidden, rushing to her sister's side immediately to try and help.
She looked up to the sky towards the boy, the one that seemed to hold his own against Pitch and herself. Perhaps he could succeed where she had failed. Holding her hand out, she channeled her magic and caught him on her ice, letting him slide gently down to the ground next to them. "Promise me, if I help you, you will protect Anna with your life." Elsa told him, sending him a harsh look through her tears.
Jack looked at her and then down at Anna. It looked like it was too late for her, but he could still see her breathing. She was shaking, and she almost looked afraid wherever she was. "This is his nightmare sand, an earlier version of it. She will recover, at least, even if she will be shaken up by what she sees." Elsa told him, thinking back to her time before she had joined Pitch. She shuddered, not liking to think about those dark times.
Jack thought that this was the first time he had seen the real Elsa, the one that wasn't trapped by her anger and fear. There was hope for her yet, he just had to be careful what he said around her. "I'll protect her, I promise. After all, where would I be without her?" Jack commented, not wanting to lose his only believer. Glancing at Elsa, he realized he actually had two believers if he counted her. She wasn't exactly a spirit, or any of the other magical beings that existed here.
"Elsa, what is going on?" Agnarr asked, stepping forward and not being able to stop himself from asking. Elsa turned around, her eyes wide in surprise. "Dad?" she asked, her voice small and quiet. Jack heard that word, suddenly realizing why Anna had been so excited to see them. He smiled, happy to know that he had managed to give them a proper reunion before this battle.
"Jack, what are you doing down there?" North asked, landing the sleigh next to them. At this point, Iduna had begun to believe in Jack after what she had seen in the sky. No one could make frost like that, not even Elsa. She knew that it meant that this Jack was real, whoever he was. After realizing this, she was able to see the white-haired boy kneeling down by both of her daughters. "Wait!" She yelled, chasing after the boy that seemed to be getting ready to leave.
Jack had been getting into the sleigh, helping Elsa up as well. He heard the girl's cry, probably their mother, so he stopped and waited to see who she was speaking to. "Please, keep Anna safe. I can tell that you are a close friend of hers and I can't stand the thought of her being hurt." Iduna said, taking Jack's hand and surprising him. He thought she was after Anna, but he was wrong. "I will, I promise." Jack told her, jumping down and picking Anna up. Maybe she would feel better in the Warren, where things were full of color and they could help prepare for Easter.
"Besides, Anna has her sister. No one is getting past her, trust me I've tried." Jack told Iduna with a grin, sitting back in the sleigh next to Elsa, with Anna in his lap. Elsa glanced at him in surprise, not expecting him to mention that. Agnarr and Iduna watched as their daughters flew off, seemingly in nothing but Iduna knew better. It was magic, this world's version of it at least. Maybe that was why Elsa was brought here, to find someone like herself.
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