Hi everyone,
So now Elise is out in the world, searching for her path and destiny. But someone else has his eyes on her too. Meanwhile, Jack might have to go back into his past to find his daughter.
So much is happening. So please enjoy
Just a Disclaimer: I do not own the characters or the world they come from. Just the idea of the story
Elise hugs Snowdrop as they continue to fly farther than they've ever gone before. With an almost blink of an eye, they were over the mountains and far away from the kingdom. She never once dared to look back. If she did, she would be full of regret of the people she left behind. Danny, those party guests, the castle staff, and most of all her parents. But then her mind flash back to their faces when her powers were revealed. They were horrified at her. They were scared of her. There was no way they would want her after all that.
'It's better this way,' she thought to herself as she continues to look forward, pass Snowdrop's head. Nothing to do but to look onward and not back. Though, it wasn't as easy as she hoped it would be. Seeing how they were heading towards a blizzard coming their way.
Elise had a good handle on her powers, but she's never practiced stopping an entire blizzard before.
Fearing for her safety and her dragon's, she ordered Snowdrop to land anywhere.
Snowdrop acknowledge as she begins lowering herself onto the snowy mountain side. With the blizzard just little ways away, Elise quickly got off snowdrop and made a big enough cave out of snow to fit both of them. She then added a layer of thick ice to make the cave hold up against the rough winds and pounding snow.
Without a moment to loose, Elise and Snowdrop huddle inside, and watch the snow fall getting heavier and heavier. Snowdrop wrapped her wings around Elise to try to give her comfort and warmth, but the cold air was still around them. And after what happened in the kingdom, Elise's emotions were all over the place.
Was it wrong to leave everyone behind like that? We're her parents worried about her? Or are they glad she's gone and lifted the burden off their shoulders? The more Elise thought about it, the more her head pound. She tries to dry any water entering her eyes, so they wouldn't freeze on her cheeks. But there were some things that won't go away so quickly. She's buried her head down in her arms as she tries to keep warm.
As much as the cold never really bothered her, she's still human.
But then, a noise came from the mouth of the cave. She perked up to see someone coming in. Because of the night sky, she can't tell who it is, all she can really see was the short, spiked black hair, and the black robe the person wears.
Without muttering a word, or noticing her, the person sat down just little ways away from the entrance of the cave. Elise clutches her sleeves nervously. She didn't think anyone could live in an isolated area like the mountains. Does he come from the kingdom? Does he know her family? Does he know about her powers?
No, impossible. The kingdom is miles away, how fast can information travel.
But still, this person made her scared, what if something trips her up and she accidentally freezes him. That's the last thing she wants to do. Better to make him walk in the storm, he'll be safer there then he is with her.
"Um, excuse me," she said to him.
The man nearly jumped in surprise at the sound of her voice.
"If you don't mind, could you..."
Elise didn't get a chance to finish. The man turned around and looked at her with golden yellow eyes. They gleam through the darkness, almost like a cat.
Elise opened her jaw in shock, to surprise to say or do anything.
The man crawled towards her, very shaken and surprised.
"You..." He stuttered. "You can see me?"
Elise said nothing, but nod. While Snowdrop looked at the man as if he was crazy.
The man stopped as soon as he was about a foot away from Elise. There, Elise got a better look at him. His face was very narrow, almost like a crow or a horse. His skin was grey, which was a prefect completion to his black robe. His golden eyes stared at hers, making a luring yet dangerous trance.
Elise nervously shuffled back away from the stranger. But as she did, he drew himself back.
"I'm...I'm so sorry," he apologizes. "I didn't mean to scare you. I have that intensity with people."
Not wanting to be rude, Elise tries her hardest to relax. "It's alright," she said. "But it's probably best if we just keep our distance."
"Understandable," the man said as he sits down and leans on the snowy wall. "Thank you Elise."
Elise turned her head to him, completely surprised. "How do you know my name?" She asks.
"It's written on that," he said as He points to the necklace around her neck.
"Oh," Elise realized as she looks down at her necklace, lifting the charm with we hand. "Sorry."
"No need," the man said with a small, sweet smile. "I'm Pitch."
'Pitch?' Elise wonders, 'what an odd name.'
"Aren't you cold?" He asks concern.
Elise shook her head, "the cold never really bothered me."
As they start to have a conversation, for some strange reason, Elise felt calmer. Pitch, who is a complete stranger to her, is making her relax and more open.
"I still have to wonder," Pitch said looking at her, "how is it possible that you can see me."
"What do you mean?" Elise asks.
"Well, no one ever sees me," Pitch explains. "Because no one ever believes in me."
Elise became confused at what Pitch was talking about. She can see him perfectly clear, and why would no one believe in him? How does that make any sense?
"Why would no one believe in you?" Elise asks. "Did...did you do something bad?"
"Heavens no," Pitch said. "But, I have my magic that keeps getting into trouble."
Those words shocked Elise. This man had magic? As proof, he twirls his fingers in front of him, making a small ribbon of dark sand dancing around them. Elise was astounded looking at it.
"But I've been doing good," he continued. "I've tried my hardest to make people happy, and making their wishes come true. But it's still hard, being a spirit and all..."
"Wait," Elise said as she stares at Pitch with her jaw dropped. "You're a spirit!"
"Why, yes," he replied.
Elise gasps a bit as she tries to wrap her head around this. She is sitting with a spirit, something she was told that was impossible to exist.
"Is there something wrong with that?" Pitch asks her.
"Well no...but..." Elise answers, still shocked and confused. "I mean, I've been seeing weird stuff that no one else could see. Like when I was young, I saw a troll, and then after some time, I saw this golden ribbon flying through the sky. When I told my dad, he said that spirits don't exist. But, after some recent events, I'm not too sure what to believe anymore."
"Recent events?" Pitch asks out of concern.
Elise sighs as she hugs herself. As much as she wants to forget all that, the people's frighten faces still linger in her mind.
"I'm...well...I nearly froze my kingdom," she answers with regret. As her proof, she lifted her fingers and made tiny snowflakes dance around them.
"Wow," pitch said with his eyes wide open. "What an amazing power."
"No, they're terrible," she snapped lowering her hand and shoving it in her armpit. "It's because of them I had to hide. I...I almost killed my parents. They made me a freak."
Pitch could see tears form in Elise, this girl was vulnerable. The perfect condition for his plan. Showing pity, Pitch shuffles closer to Elise. When he laid his hand on Snowdrop's tail, Snowdrop moved its head and growls at him.
"Oh," he said surprised, "I didn't see you there." But he thought that was a perfect angle to get to Elise. "Did you...make her yourself?"
Elise didn't say anything, but slowly nod her head as she pats her dragon friend's nose.
Pitch smiles, "that just proves that your powers are remarkable, and truly something you shouldn't be afraid of."
Intrigued, Elise turned her head to listen to Pitch.
"And you are defiantly not a freak, he continued. "Believe me; I've seen this world's wonders and creatures. Some stranger than others. And none of them can hold a candle to what you are. A very kind, lonely girl with the power over ice and snow."
Elise eyes clue Pitch in to her train of thought. That maybe she is more than just a freak. But...who is she?
"And you can see spirits," Pitch exclaim. "No mere mortal can truly do that. You must be someone extra special to be able to see us."
"You really think so?" Elise asks with a hint of hope in her voice.
Pitch smiled and nods. "You have a gift my dear, and that necklace is proof of that. It was made to be with you."
Elise slightly smiles as she lifts the charm up with her hand. "That's also the reason I'm out here," she explains. "I want to find the meaning of this necklace, and why it has my name on it. My father, he wouldn't tell me."
"Oh Elise," Pitch said, sympathizing with her. "Trust me on this; you're not the only one with parenting troubles."
With a flick of his wrist, he sends a small ribbon of dark sand and made it circle around the necklace's charm. It lifted it out of her hand and have it hover between him and her.
"My dear," he lures in a soft tone. "Have you ever considered that it has your name on it, because it has your destiny in it?"
Elise's eyes lit up in thought. No, she's hasn't really consider that. But why would she? Could there be more about her that she doesn't know about. Then again, after all that's been happening lately, who knows what kind of person she is.
Pitch slips in a cruel smile as he presses the charm in the middle of the snowflake. Within seconds, the charm glowed blue and sent out a beam of snowflakes hitting the ceiling and spreading out inside the cave. The snowflakes dance with the small dancers all around the area. But Elise payed no attention to that anymore, her eyes focused on Pitch and to what he's saying.
"Deep down," he said with a smile, "you were never meant to be a lonely human girl. What you can be...what you truly are...is something more enchanting."
"Really? What?" She said leaning in, ignoring the soft warning moan of Snowdrop.
"What do you think?" He asked with a raised eyebrow.
Elise searches her thoughts for the right answer, but the best she could do is the answer in front of her. "A spirit?"
"Maybe more," Pitch said as he leans in closer to her. "How about a princess, no a queen. A queen who can fully know the power of ice and snow."
It almost sounds too good to be true. Elise's heart felt lighter and full of hope again. Only to be harden with doubt again. "But that's not possible," she said looking away.
"My dear," Pitch said while shaking his head. "Anything is possible. All you had to do is ask."
Elise's head jerk up upon hearing that. Could her life change if she just asks? Could Pitch do that for her? Change her to what she's supposed to be? If she can't belong with mortals, maybe being the spirit will be welcoming for her. She can be where she truly belongs.
"You can do that?" She asks with high hopes.
"My dear, it is so simple to do," Pitch answers. "So, what do you say?"
Elise wanted to scream yes with all the air in her lungs. Anything to help her escape this world. But then, a thought came to her. If she were to change, and become a spirit, no doubt she would never see her family again. They'll be worried, maybe scared for her. But they were scared of her at the ball. Everyone was. Then, those memories of being locked in her room, unable to explore the outside world. They were torture. If she could do anything to never go back there, she'll take it.
"Can you please turn me into a spirit?" She almost begs Pitch.
Pitch smirks as press the charm off and let it fall back to Elise's chest. "Of course my dear," he said.
As if on cue, a ribbon of dark sand entered the cave, carrying a small vile with it. Pitch carefully took the vile between his fingers. He presented it to Elise, who took it cautiously. The vile was so small and delicate, with a shiny blue liquid in it. Subconsciously, she figured what to do next. She looked to Snowdrop for support, only to see a worried look on her face. It's making her doubt about doing this.
"Come my dear," Pitch said, luring her in. "Your destiny awaits."
Elise held her breath as she held the vile to eye level, swishing the liquid around. Million thoughts race through her head as she looks back to her past. It was something she could never go back too. Everyone knew her powers, and they would surely lock her up in a cell. This was the only way she could ever go forward. She has to take it while she has a chance.
With a determine face, she unseal it and drank it all up. The liquid felt cold down her throat. As she drew in a breath of relief, a sharp, cold pain entered her heart. Her eyes open wide as she gasps in pain. She clutches her heart as her body starts to feel numb and weak. Soon her gasps became cries of agony and pain. The wind and snow from outside storms in and surround her.
Pitch began to chuckle as Snowdrop tries to comfort her with her wings. But then, the winds actually started to lift Elise off the ground. It made her hover an inch away from the ceiling, with snowflakes and dark sand surrounding her. Soon, her body felt so cold and lifeless, her eyes even lost their soul as she felt her life fading away.
Her body began to glow a bright light as the snow made a shell around her. Snowdrop roars out of fear of what's happening to her friend, as Pitch just merely blocks the light with his sleeve.
The light shell of a girl soon fell back to the ground and on to her knees. The lights disperse into thin air, as Elise fully collapsed forward on her elbows.
Snowdrop gasps as she looks on her friend, surprise to see her transformation.
Elise opened her eyes and felt her body again. It was still weak and her vision was a little blurry. But after a few blinks, her vision became better. As she looks down as she runs her eyes a bit. Only, when she draws it back, she notices that she skin is paler than it usual is.
But besides that, she doesn't feel any different.
"So? How do you feel?"
Elise looks up and sees Pitch, hovering above her.
"Um, I'm not sure," she answers, trying to stand up. But she ended up lunging at Pitch. "I... I don't feel any different."
"Really?" Pitch said with a smile and a raised eyebrow. "Then how do you explain what you're doing."
Elise was a little confused, but a surprise coo from Snowdrop clued her in. As Elise turned around to look at her, she also looked down and realized her feet are not on the ground.
She shrieks as she draws her knees close to her chest, but it only made her go higher off the ground. As she hits her head on the ceiling, a few strains of hair fell to her face. As Elise looks at them, she was so shocked to see them pure white. She quickly grabs a lock of her hair and dragged it down to her eyes to realize that her hair has turned white.
"I...I don't believe it," she said as she fully realized what she's become. To test her theory, she flicks her fingers to make small white sparks of snow. It was amazing; her powers seem to respond to her more fluently. Her lips grew into a wide smile, which was something she always tries to avoid, due to her powers. But now, that doesn't seem to be a problem. Elise is feeling overjoyed, and her powers are totally under controlled.
The fact that she's flying and has better control over her powers; it was crystal clear what she is now.
"I'm a spirit!" She exclaims.
"Say it loud, say it proud!" Pitch said with equal excitement.
Elise giggles as she twirls in the air. With one mighty push of her legs, she flew out of the cave into the snowstorm. With a push of her arms, the snow and the wind dispersed away from her and the cave. She giggled like a little girl as she uses her hands to push away the storm. Once that was done, she flew higher and higher. Even managing to do some back flips in the air. Snowflakes danced around her, as if they were preforming in sync with her. Elise felt truly one with the snow around her.
Pitch and Snowdrop exit the cave and looked up to see Elise having the time of her life. Although Snowdrop wasn't too sure about this at the beginning. But after seeing her friend finally happy and free, she can't help but feel the same. With a flap of her wings, she races to join her friend.
On the ground, Pitch happy smile turned into a sick, cruel one. After this, he is sure that he's fully gained her trust. Now to put the rest of the plan into action.
Far away, Jack slumps on his throne, worried sick about his daughter. No one can blame him, after what happened last night. He looked beside him to his wife, who had the same look on her face. Neither of them could even fall asleep last night, not with their child missing. The guards did everything they could to search the kingdom for her, but so far no one could find her.
As for this morning, they're being visited by someone they haven't seen for a long time; Jack's father, the King of all spirits. He looked the same as he's always been, but right now that wasn't important. After Jack filled him in of what happened, Moroz was more than willing to help. In fact, almost every spirit who heard the call for help has been searching relentlessly. But just like the mortals, none of them could find Elise yet.
It didn't make the royal family unease.
"I'm worried about her dad," Jack said.
"Don't worry son," the King said. "We have the whole globe under watch, we'll find her."
Elsa sighs as she is held by her sister. Anna and Kristoff and their son stayed in the throne room, while everyone else were in the guest rooms. At first, Danny couldn't really see who everyone was talking to, he even couldn't believe that Jack was a spirit at one point. But after all that's been happening, with Elise revealing her ice powers, he didn't know what to believe in anymore.
After his parents told the story about Elise and why she had to stay inside the castle, the puzzle pieces quickly clicked in his head. But he was still angry that even his parents didn't trust him enough to tell him. After that, he pretty much wouldn't even look at his mom and dad anymore, but was still worried about Elise. He would believe in anything for her sake. And he had to admit, being a part of the same family as the King of all spirits is actually pretty cool.
"The guardians have made search parties to help with the search," Moroz said while gripping his staff. "I'm about to join them myself."
It pleases Jack that even after all this time; his father is willing to stop the world to help look for Elise. But the thought that Pitch is out there still worries him.
He nearly jumps out of his throne when his wife reached over and held his hand. As he looks at her face, she shows that she has an idea.
"Jack," she said. "I think you should go with him."
"What?" He gasps. That was the last thing he wanted to do. To leave his family behind. While he would want to go out and search for his daughter, he can't leave his wife behind in the process to be worried and scared.
But Elsa's smile seems to calm him down a bit. "I can stay here and help search the kingdom. But you know the world and the spirits, and you know our daughter."
In his head, he knows Elsa is right. But his heart still hurts at the thought of leaving the rest of his family. But he also knows that Elsa is strong, she can lead Arendelle. And right now, his daughter needs him more.
"It might be dangerous," his father reminds him.
Jack sighs as he stands up, "Elsa is right. I should've known I could never keep Elise from the world or from magic. It's a part of her, and a part of me. I have to go and find her."
The King understood and makes his staff shine bright.
Elsa stood up and gave her husband a hug and a kiss. "Bring her home."
Jack nods as he lets go. He looks to see Kristoff giving him thumbs up while holding on to Sven. As for Danny, he just sat down, not showing any emotion. But Jack kinda figured that, after all he's been kept in the dark too. He'll have to make it up to him later.
As he turns to his father, he hears Anna's voice.
"Wait!"
He turns to see her running up to him, while carrying his staff.
"I have a feeling you'll gonna need this," she said presenting it to him.
He smiles as he reaches up and grabs his staff again. Although he could make snow with his fingertips, there's just something about using the old staff that felt familiar and easy. After all these years, it sure felt good to hold his old friend again.
"Thank you," he said before she tumbles him over with a giant hug.
He then turned around to face his father, while Anna took a giant step back.
With a signalling nod from his son, the King points his staff at him. With a mighty push, the King shot a beam of white light at Jack. White swirls surround him and lifts him off the ground. Everyone stared in awe as the magic started to transform him. While his height and hair colour stayed the same, his skin became paler. But his clothes changed into the simple blue hoodie and brown pants that he wore in the good old days. His shoes also disappeared to reveal his bare feet. Soon enough, Jack completely changed into the spirit he used to be, just older.
With one wave of the staff, he opens the windows of the throne room and race out. He didn't have time to loose, he has to find his daughter.
Meanwhile, Elise was having fun flying through the start sky. Though, it is a little hard to fly when you have no idea how to do it. As she tries fly a certain direction, she ended up flying into Snowdrop.
"Oops, sorry," she apologizes.
But then she went back to having the time of her life with her new found freedom.
"Okay, get a grip, get a hang of this flying," she said gathering herself.
"It's just the way you move while ice gliding."
As she pushes away from Snowdrop, she ended up flying backwards.
"This way is left, no, this way is right?"
As she turns her body, she ended up doing summersaults in the same position.
"Oh, now I'll be circling in in circles all night"
Out of amusement, Snowdrop gently pushes Elise with her paw. It sent Elise flying away. But as she manages to steady herself, she's able to turn in that direction and fly straight.
"Oh, so this is forward. No problem." She exclaims as her smile grew wide as the wind beats her face.
"I can't believe I can do this and more
To fly in the sky like I walk on the shore."
She lowers herself to the ground and felt the snow lift up around her, ready to obey her command.
"In my room I was closed up like a clam
But now see, this is me, here I am!"
As she cheers she pushes her hands up to the sky. The snow flew up in beautiful ribbons that danced across the sky.
"For a moment, all of me
Is alive, beyond any could see!"
In her excitement, she pushes her hands open to let go some ice swirls into the sky.
"I'm swirling and twirling, so graceful and grand
Not stubbing my toes, getting into a jam"
She waves her hands out to spread the snow on the ground as Snowdrop lands next to her.
"For a moment life is cool
I'm the queen with the ice as my jewel."
She looks up to see her powers at their full potential, happy that she's finally able to let go and be herself.
"This is more than my thoughts ever thought it could be
For a moment, just a moment, lucky me!"
As she giggles, the wind picks up her cape and lifts it up. Feeling it weighing her down, she unhooks it and let it fly off the mountain. It made her realize that she can't let her past weigh on her shoulders anymore and now she can be free.
His little hideout was Jack's first stop to try to find Elise. He figure that a place like this might draw her in. But that was a false hope's trail. He picked up one of the broken dolls he collected over the years and held it close, thinking of his daughter.
"If only for one moment," he said in sorrow as he looked up.
"I have shared with you all I know."
With a push of his legs, he rose up and hopes the wind can carry his prayers and worries.
"The world wouldn't be a mystery
But why did you have to go?"
Back on the mountain, Elise could fully feel her powers are at their fullest as she glides across the snow.
"Everything's newer, and brighter and bluer
And truer to life than before!"
Then, a thought came to her. If this is going to be her new life, she'll need a new home. The castle she saw in the mountains gave her inspiration as starts to get the idea in her head.
"Watch me soar!" She cries out as she stomps her foot down. In an instant ice spread out and made a solid platform. From that platform, icy walls started to rise as well as a beautiful door.
Elise spread her arms around so she can spread her powers around. Decorating the walls with icy patterns and making a foyer with a stair case leading up and a fountain in the center. The ceiling was made with a crystal chandelier hanging down. Before the ceiling was completely done, Elise flew up high to the higher level of her castle. Already a room was made with a giant balcony window, big enough for Snowdrop to fly through and land. It also had a nice bed with a vine like head board and snowflake patterns spread all over the walls.
This was it, this was the beginning of Elise's new life.
"For a moment, I can shine!" She gleefully said.
"The chance to say' this day is mine!'
Elise looked around at her new room, but to also realize that she's still in her mortal clothes. That needs to change. She can't let the past no longer hold her down.
"My clothes are ruined, I really don't care!
If all my curls are curled out of my hair!"
She reaches back and undos her bun, letting her hair flow back down to her shoulders. With ice on her fingers, she made a gel to push her front bangs out of her face as the back hair wave beautifully. She the flick her wrists up as icy wind gather around her. It broke apart the threads of her dress and made new ones to take their place. Her blue, giant ball gown became a sparkling white small flowy dress with a sweet heart neckline. Shoulder cut sleeves were a see through light blue that cupped at the wrists. She also had dark blue leggings that cut at her ankles, revealing her bare feet. There was also a small frost like blue cape that went to her hips from her dress with snowflake sparkles. With an added touch of ice like earrings, she felt completely new and alive. She admires herself as she walks to her balcony.
"For a moment I can feel," she cries out with joy.
"All the dreams I've been dreaming are real!"
As she walks, she couldn't help but look down at her chest. Hanging around her neck is the necklace. She held it tight in her hands as she looks out with a bit of sorrow. She wishes her mother and father could be here to see her shine. But more important, that her dad was there to see how free she truly is now.
"Wish my father could hear it, the sky is my song
For a moment, just a moment, I belong!"
Jack raced across to an old park that he used to visit back in the old days of his life. Where he would run away from his father to be where he belonged. But it only makes him ache as he thinks where Elise got the same motion. And seeing parents taking their kids out to play hurt him more. Although this is the first time he's lucky that mortals can't see again, what he would give to see Elise again.
If only he didn't let the fear of Pitch rule his life, maybe he could let Elise play outside. He should've just told her the truth, and none of this would've happened.
"I will find you my darling," he declared as he lets some snowflakes fall around him, sharing his sorrow.
"And the moment that I do
I'll hold you close, my Elise,
And see beyond the world with you!"
The wind carried his words far and wide, hopefully for Elise to hear him and come home.
"See beyond the world with you!"
But Elise was too busy enjoying herself to listen. She walks onto her balcony and look at the sun rising over the snow, giving it a sparkle. Elise smiles as she holds her hands high in the sky, declaring that this is where she'll stay, forever.
"For a moment, just a moment, I belong!" She cries as she hovers a bit off her balcony, raising her hands to the sky.
As she giggles herself silly, Snowdrop flew in. She went pass the window and land inside the room. She marvels at the work Elise is able to do. And then when she looked at Elise, she almost didn't recognize her.
Elise smiles as she flies to Snowdrop and hugs her head.
"This is wonderful Snowdrop," she said as Snowdrop licks her face. "Just think no more restrictions or fear. We could just stay like this forever. And we can finally go and see the world. This...this is a dream come true. I don't ever want this to end."
Suddenly, Elise could hear a knock on the front door. Curiosity got to her to fly back down stairs and open the door. She was delighted to see Pitch on the other side.
"Oh," he said with wide eyes, showing of a surprise look at Elise's transformation.
Elise welcomed him inside to let him see all the work that she did. "Hi Pitch," she said with a lot of optimism. "Amazing work, right?"
"Yes," he answers. "Your gift is truly incredible."
"Yes," she said leaping into the air and flying around like a child. "And I can't thank you enough for what you did."
"Yes," Pitch said nodding, but uneasy. Like he's disappointed at something that Elise really needs to know. "But Elise-"
"I mean, this is just incredible!" Elise screamed with joy, not hearing what Pitch said.
"Elise," Pitch tried again a little louder.
But Elise didn't hear him as she sees Snowdrop walking down the stairs. "And it's going to be amazing to fly next to my best friend in the world!"
Running out of patients, Pitch made a sand like rope and lasso it around Elise's waist. He then turned it to get her attention.
"Elise, you need to listen to me."
Elise pause her speech as Pitch pulls her closer to him. Once she is closer to the ground, Snowdrop was right by her to hear what Pitch has to say.
Pitch took a deep, sorrowful breath before speaking to the two of them. "I'm afraid to say this, especially to a very kind girl." He rubs his finger under Elise's chin to get her full attention. "The potion you've taken, it isn't a forever kind of potion."
"What? No," Elise gasps in shock.
"I'm afraid so my dear," Pitch said. "I only had enough for you to be a spirit for three days. After, you'll turn back into...into..."
Elise didn't need Pitch to finish that sentence; she knew what he was going to say. Immediately, her head started to pound and become heavy with thought. Not a forever potion? But, that can't be. She can't go back to her old life. She just can't. She shows the horror on her face, as well as a couple of snowflakes begin to fall around them.
"Please," she begs. "You have to help me. I...I can't go back to being a mortal. Is there anything you could do to make me stay a spirit?"
"I'm sorry Elise," Pitch said with regret as he turns and moves away from her. "I'm afraid there is nothing I can do. I mean, there was one before, but now..."
"What?" Elise asks. If there is a way she can stay this way, she'll take it.
Pitch smiles triumphantly before turning back around to Elise. "Well, my child. A long time ago, I had a staff to amplify my powers. It even has powers over ice and snow. I've used it to help poor unfortunate souls, like yourself." He waves his hand to make a wave of dark sand, and formed into a shape of a long staff with a swirl tip.
Elise looked at it, and became curious about it. For some strange reason, it felt like she's seen it before.
"But then," Pitch continued with a figure made out of dark sand beside the staff. It was an old man with a robe and a long beard. "It was stolen years ago by a tyrant. He then used it to proclaim himself the log of spirits and banished me into the darkness. I tried to get it back myself, but I was overpowered by his brute force, calling themselves the guardians. Now, it's too late to get it back."
He turns around and (pretend) cries into his hands. Elise thought long and hard about the story he told her. It seems that staff is the key. It would help Pitch get back his true powers and it could help her stay a spirit forever. This is the only chance she has.
"Wait," she calls out to him. "What if I get it back?"
Pitch turns to her and looks stun. "You would do that for me?" He asks.
Elise nods as she flies to him. "If I do, would you make me a spirit, forever?"
"Even longer, if you like," Pitch said with a smile. With a wave of his hand, he held a solid piece of dark sand, with a drawing on it. He gave the sandy rock to Elise. She studies it to figure out it's a map leading all the way to King Moroz's castle.
"Moroz?" She questions. "What kind of name is that?"
Pitch slightly giggles as he pats her on the back.
"Just be careful my dear," he warns. "They say that even the likes of the Easter bunny and Santa clause have allied themselves with the scoundrel."
Those words struck a chord with Elise. "The Easter bunny? Santa clause? I thought they were made up."
"Of course they exist," Pitch said as he leans closer to her ear. "Who would tell you otherwise?"
"My...my father," Elise tremble her lip saying that.
"Oh my dear," Pitch said hugging her for comfort. "I'm sure a father like that didn't mean to be cruel and deceitful."
Elise would love to have time to think that notion forward, but time is not on her side, she only has three days as a spirit, and the castle looks pretty far away.
"Ok," she said determined. "I'll get your staff back."
As she flies towards the door, she heard Snowdrop's mourn behind her. She pauses to see her charging up and taking off beside her.
Elise should've known that Snowdrop was coming with her. They've done everything together. And now, they're on a journey for their futures. If they're going to do this, they're doing this together.
"Correction," Elise said turning to Pitch. "We'll get your staff. Just stay here and make yourself at home. We won't let you down."
With that, the two of them took off towards the horizon.
Pitch runs to the door and waves them off, "be careful my dear!" He calls out with high hopes. "Enjoy your powers!"
As soon as they were gone, he snickers with a twisted, evil face. He can't believe this girl is a bigger fool than her father. Thanks to her, he'll have all the power in the world, and no one will stop him, not the King, not Jack, not even Elise.
"While you can. He,he,he,he,he,he..."
Song: For a moment from the little mermaid 2
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