Hey everyone! Thank you so much for following this story. It feels so great to know that you enjoy it. Be on the lookout for the next chapter, in which we finally get back to the present and have our first musical number! Hint: There's a line Subira says at the end of this chapter that foreshadows the overarching themes of a very popular cartoon (and this fic). The song in the next chapter is from the film adaption of that cartoon.

That's not even much of a hint is it? Even so, let me know what you think it might be!

BTW, I don't have a BETA so if anyone is willing to help me out with that please let me know.

Disney University, 2012

"What's her name again?" Rapunzel asked as she and her four friends, Belle, Mulan, Merida and Subira made their way to the dean's office.

"It's two new students, Punzie," Subira answered. "Princess Anna and Queen Elsa, I think."

"Whoa," Merida gasped as the crew stopped in front of the large door boasting Walt Disney's moniker atop it. "Has that ever happened before?"

"I don't think so," Belle replied. It only took three quick raps on the door before it burst open to reveal the dean himself between two young ladies. The eldest wearing a sparkling sapphire dress, with a leg revealing slit on her left side, that hugged waist and bust area just enough to imply a certain sexuality. Her platinum blonde hair was swept to one side in a French braid and accented with tiny ice crystals. The younger of the two was dress much more demurely in a warm dark blue outfit accented by gold and green trim and her shining brown hair laid upon both of her shoulders in two French braids.

"Good afternoon, Belle, my darling!" the dean greeted with a cheerful smile. Belle smiled and behind her both Rapunzel and Mulan waved in greeting and Merida nodded with a small grin. Subira grinned shyly, averting her eyes from the illustrious man standing in front of her.

"Good afternoon Monsieur Disney," Belle answered with a slight curtsy.

"May I introduce the royal sisters, and our two newest students, Princess Anna and Queen Elsa."

"Hello," said Elsa with a small smile and nod.

"Hi!" Anna greeted with a quick curtsy.

"It is so nice to meets you girls.," Belle added as the sister stepped out of Disney's office. "I'm sure you will love your time spent at Disney University."

"I trust you will able to show them the ins and outs of our institution?" Disney asked.

"Of course! My friends and I would love to."

"Well then," Disney conceded with a grin, "I'll just leave you to it." As he shut the door both Anna and Elsa let out a large sigh.

"Wow, am I glad to be out of there," started Anna. Elsa giggled as the group of young ladies followed Belle. "I'm serious, Elsa. He never stops talking. I couldn't get a word in."

"Oh yeah. Disney loves the sound of his voice. Oh sorry lasses. My name's Merida. This here is Mulan, Rapunzel and Subira."

"It's very nice to meet you all," Elsa replied, "I have to say, it was a little stifling in that office."

"Yeah and for as much as he talks I still didn't understand a word he said."

"To be honest, explaining our situation has never been Disney's strong suit," Mulan clarified, "We all had to depend on each other to give the real explanation."

"Basically…we're not real, ow!" Subira exclaimed as Elsa bumped into her back.

"I'm sorry...I…what?" Elsa asked in disbelief. Her mouth fell open freely and her blue eyes had nearly bulged out of her head.

"What do you mean we're not real?" Anna asked, just as shell-shocked as her sister.

"That probably wasn't the best way to say it," Subira muttered as she bit her lip and looked to Mulan for help.

"What Subi means," said Mulan, "is we aren't part of the real world anymore. I guess you could say that we are clones or copies of ourselves living on a different plane of existence." Subira sighed exasperatedly at Anna and Elsa's confused faces. Mulan had only made it more complicated!

Seeing that their explanation was failing, Belle jumped in. "An alternate world. The life you've disappeared from doesn't know that you're gone because you're still there but you're also here. Does that make sense?"

"So…we won't see our friends and family again? Kristoff and Olaf and Sven? We'll never see them anymore?!" Anna asked, tears rising to the brims of her eyelids. Subira could not help but notice that as they keep explaining it began to get colder and colder.

"It always depends," Subira answered, eying Elsa warily.

"Depends on what?" Elsa asked through a thin-lipped frown.

Merida jumped in at this hoping to inject a bit of humor to keep the tensions from rising. "The highest level of evil in any universe: popularity." At this the tears in Anna's eyes finally began to spill over and Merida cringed realizing that she had just made it worst. Rapunzel smacked her in the back of the head in reprimand.

"Stop scaring her!" She scolded as she took Anna's arm. "There are ways to see your family and friends again," she said while trying to console he blubbering princess.

"Of course and Anna don't forget you're still with them. They won't miss you because you haven't actually left because…because… Ugh!" Subira exclaimed as her efforts toward soothing Anna failed. And while her words were directed to the two newcomers she couldn't help but cringe inside every time she tried the explain their situation because, truth be told, none of them truly understood why things had to be the way they were. They couldn't understand why they could not visit their homes as much as they wished or why only certain people they knew came with them. They couldn't understand why most family members were left behind in the first place and they definitely couldn't understand why they had to jump through so many hoops just to survive in their new 'home'. "I hate this school," Subira muttered under her breath as the others dragged Anna to her bedroom, with Belle all the while claiming that "everyone feels better after they've slept on it." Subira only realized that she was not completely alone when she looked up and noticed that Elsa had not left her spot.

"You checked out there for a moment," said the blonde. "Belle said I should stay with you while they take Anna to our room."

"I'm sorry, I do that sometimes. I, uh, know how you guys feel, we all do, and we've all gone through it."

"Hmm," Elsa hummed as another wave of frostiness embraced Subira.

"Did you do that? Make a breeze?"

"What?" Elsa asked with a started. She looked down at her palms in horror and gasped as another wave of chilliness was sent into the air causing Subira to shiver. "Oh no!"

"It's okay if you did, I understa-"

"No! I, uh, I'm not very good at control and...I thought I had gotten past this!" Elsa cried with an exasperated huff.

"That's kinda what happens here. Mulan is a war hero but when she arrived she had to reteach herself, she'd lost all of her training. I used to be the most powerful mage in my kingdom. I could make the trees grow with a flick of my wrist and spread sunshine easily. Now I'm reduced to simple levitation charms. It's like a skill reset button."

"This is bad, this is very bad!"

"Elsa, calm down," said Subira as she reached out towards her peer. Elsa jerked back as old fears began to creep their ways back into her head.

"I cant! I'm not good at it. I spent my entire life learning how to control it. You're telling me I have to start all over again?"

"I'll help you if you want. I mean, what do your powers do anyway?"

"I…can make ice and snow."

"Okay then, if you have any accidents, I'll thaw it for you."

"Thank you-"

"But that we means we must all stay close"

"But what if I hurt someone?"

"I am more than capable of protecting myself and my friends. You have my word as a fellow Queen that no harm with come to anyone."

"Including Anna?"

"Especially Anna."

"…Alright. I think I'll go check on my little sister."

"Do you know where you're going?"

Elsa sighed and stared longingly in the direction her sister had been taken. "I'll be fine."

"Okay." Subira answered as she watched the other queen walk away, her icy cape billowing behind her. "Elsa?"

The snow queen did not turn around but she did stop and answer. "Yes?"

"The only way…any of us can get through this is with our friendship. Just thought you should know that." Elsa sighed and turned to face the other queen who, despite Elsa's well-practiced avoidance tactics, had pretty much coerced her into a camaraderie that no doubt would result in a true friendship.

"Thank you, Subira," said the snow queen with a kind smile as she turned and began to walk in the direction of her sister's room. Suddenly, she felt a comforting warm breeze that surely had not been there before.

Perhaps Elsa had been wrong. Maybe the constant cold had always bothered her and all she really needed was to feel the warmth of friendship and love to be able to tell the difference. Perhaps if she finally decided to let it go, she could let someone else in.

Frozen, released 2013