Wooooo it's been 86 years since the last chapter woooooooow. But I'm back and pumped to keep this story going and finish it! Woooo! (that's me cheering btw) ok since it's been so long idk how many of yall are even still reading or remember the story or whatever, but imam keep writing cause its been at the back of my mind everyday and I keep thinking of new things to put in the story even tho yall don't believe me its ok I'm here now imam finish it ok! So here goes (:

"How… what… you were… what?!" Those were the only words I could seem to get out. I could barely get my thoughts together, which was a very uncharacteristic trait for me. Usually I could keep myself completely in check, thoughts straight, and emotions neutral. But right now, I was overloaded with too many different things and my cool was slipping.

As I was stumbling through my words, Rapunzel took slow steps down the stairs towards me. She has this shy little soft smile, and her big green eyes seemed apologetic.

"I know, it's been awhile. But I'll explain everything, I promise!" She threw her hands up, palms forward in a calm-down-you-can-trust-me sort of way. She went from shy to enthusiastic in .2 seconds, but still had that soft smile at the end.

I was still trying to figure everything out in my mind, but as I was doing so I looked around me, actually taking in the whole of my surroundings this time. The ceiling was tall, so tall, and domed, with this beautiful painting on the ceiling of small chubby children with wings. There were book shelves overflowing everywhere, and books stacked precariously on the floor, and it smelled like wonderful old books. In front of me was this raised platform with stairs leading up to it from all sides, with the biggest desk I'd ever seen that had maps and books and computers and equipment ranging from barbaric to some I wasn't even sure how to use, it was that advanced.

Around it was four people, including the three girls that attacked us during the fire… and Anna?

"Anna?!" I took a step forward, my thoughts focusing solely on her and completely forgetting about Rapunzel. I jerked my arm(no pain still, weird) expecting my dagger to fall out, then stopping mid-step when I realized I was totally unarmed and in an unfamiliar setting. And just like that my wonderment of what surrounded me disappeared and I was back to normal robot Elsa. The severity of my strange situation sort of hit me then.

I could see that Anna picked up on it, and when she saw how distressed I was, she stepped forward. "Elsa, it's fine! It's okay! Let them explain!" She rushed down the steps and put her arms out to comfort me, then seemingly realizing that it was me -her non-huggable sister- she stopped and gave me a cautious smile instead. But her eyes were what got me. They seemed sad and hopeful at the same time.

I internally screamed, wanting her to hug me or touch me, but scared of God knows what could go wrong if she tried. I glanced at her white scar that went from her forehead to her temple close to her hairline, remembering what I caused. I breathed out heavily through my nose, feeling too overwhelmed by what all was going on.

"Elsa?" Rapunzel ducked in front of me carefully, still giving me my space. "Anna's fine, I promise. And she's right, we'll- or I'll- explain everything. It's a lot to take in though, so why don't you rest first?" She gave me a sympathetic look and cocked her head to the side.

I knew she meant well and her intentions were good, but saying I should rest set me off. I just woke up! For who knows how long I was asleep! I was plenty rested, and even if I wasn't I could completely keep up with whatever the hell was going on around here that needed to be explained! I was used to being exhausted and still keep going. I took pride in it.

I turned my head sharply to her and shot her a look. Long lost friend or not I was getting tired of being out of the know.

"Orrrrr not. It's cool, whatever you want!" Rapunzel squeaked, seeing my eyes narrow and my nostrils flare. "Just, uh, follow me, and I'll uh, figure out where to start I guess." With that she turned and started walking, turning her head after a few steps to make sure I was following.

"Will Anna be okay here alone?" I asked, not even moving a muscle before I was sure of the answer.

Anna and Rapunzel both answered at the same time, so I heard a jumbled, "Of course!" from Rapunzel and "I'm fine, go!" from Anna.

I turned and gave Anna one last questioning look, and one last glare at the three girls from the fire that were standing at the desk (who wisely hadn't said anything since I had walked in), and then proceeded to follow Rapunzel outside.

I waited until we were outside of the building with the door completely shut, gave a quick 360˚ around to make sure no one was around, there were no cameras, and that nothing could sneak up on me unarmed before talking first.

"Where's Jack?" I quickened my pace and swung around in front of her, blocking her path and forcing her to look at me. I shoved my hands in my pockets and pushed my shoulders back, making myself seem even bigger than her and more intimidating.

She jerked back, startled, then looked up at me with her big eyes, looking a little scared for the first time.

Well good, I thought. Just because we were friends years ago, didn't mean I trusted her now, in this completely new setting, with new people and strange everything going on.

"Elsa, calm down. We're on your side, I promise." She smiled again, that soft smile that seemed to almost never leave her face. I know it meant to be reassuring, and honestly I thought she meant well, but it didn't help much.

I cocked my head and gave her a sharp glance. "What do you mean, 'your side?'" I took a step forward, angling myself so that I backed her against the wall. I wasn't trying to scare her now so much as I was curious to what that meant. When she said "your side," it unsettled me for some reason.

She seemed to sense the change in my tone and body language, because she relaxed a little, and gave this almost sad sigh.

"Elsa, look. I'm not going to lie. There's a lot to explain, and it will probably leave you with more questions than answers at the end of it. And it'll probably take a few days to completely process everything too. Even for you and your super special abilities and whatever. But I'll tell you this, right now, as a way to start it all off. There's a war going on, and there's more than just two sides. There are more sides than I can honestly count, and it's not black and white like wars usually are. Or as black and white as they can be I guess. I guess what I'm saying is this is a lot bigger than anyone thought it was."

She stopped and took a deep breath, leaving me a tiny bit dumbstruck. I just kept staring at her, taking it all in, when she hit me with a bombshell I didn't see coming.

"And Elsa, whether you know it or not, or believe it or not, you're a big part in this war. You're one of the sides in this war just by yourself. And sure as hell the biggest side."

Short chapter, I know. BUUTTT since it's been 340987 years, I'm going to post this little bit to hold yall off, because a TON of info is gonna be thrown at ya in the next few chapters. The plot is about to thicken immesnly. Sooo hope yall are still here since its honestly been a year(wow and a extremely crazy one at that) and I just want to say thank yall for the support and for the few sweet messages of encouragement I got from my last little update. Honestly it's been a very hard, scary, shocking year, and coping wasn't easy. BUT I'm back on my feet, and writing is a way for me to cope and clear my head a little, so expect the story done by the end of the summer, end of the year by the latest, depending on how detailed/deep I want (or yall?idk?) want to get into it. Anyways idk if yall actually read this part but I love yall lots for everything! I wish I could hug all of you you little snowflakes!