And here is the second chapter. Finally. I've been quite busy as I'm back university now that my winter break is over.
Now this chapter introduces a lot of new characters and also a few pairings. I tend to ship a lot of things, and an example of this will be Hiccup x Merida. I do love this ship, but I understand that some people don't. That's fine! It hopefully won't detract from your enjoyment of this fan fiction, simply because it isn't the main pairing of this story. The main couple is of course Jack and Elsa, so Hiccup and Merida will probably make their appearance here and in a couple of more chapters.
In terms of appearance, Hiccup should appear just slightly older than his How To Train Your Dragon 2 Appearance, so he and Merida will be aged nineteen.
Also Bunnymund makes an appearance but because talking animals isn't particularly a thing that exists in the Frozen universe I've made a little compromise. He is sort of like his own species of mythical creature, like the trolls, except he has a mainly human appearance with his bunny ears and tail. He is identified as a race of people known as Pooka who are gifted with being close to nature, explaining his special appearance.
In regards to how Merida speaks, I tried to draw upon how I talk since I am actually Scottish. However, I don't use Scottish slang in every sentence, so she's sort of semi accented to try and make her sentences readable.
One character who appears isn't technically an official character but a sort of interpretation of two characters combined. I'll explain my reasoning at the end of this chapter.
Also thank you to everyone who reviewed the first chapter! It was great to see such a positive response, I hope it continues!
The Snow That Swirls
Chapter 2 -The Royal Arrival
"Everything looks utterly amazing Elsa! Look at those gorgeous lanterns that Rapunzel hung up, it really lights up the room dont you think?"
A month had passed by since Queen Elsa had received the letter from Queen Toothiana, and in response she organised something that her sister Anna was extremely excited for - a ball. This ball would be better than the former one they held, that much Elsa promised. With guidance from Rapunzel and Eugene, the royal family had made an effort to contact kingdoms that they had never encountered before, wanting to extend their ties with other lands. With each kingdom that agreed to attend their ball, Anna's smile seemed to widen. This made Elsa even more determined to make sure that this ball would benefit all - her sister, the Queen of Burgess and of course her people. It would do Arendelle good to mingle with different cultures. They could learn a lot from these foreign lands, perhaps ways to make their own kingdom prosper further.
Elsa looked over to where Anna was pointing out, the lovely lanterns that had been provided by Rapunzel. The ice queen thought it was a fitting contrast with the ice sculptures carved by Kristoff himself. Of course, Elsa did offer to help but the man was determined to show off his skill and perhaps gain some more business for his own ice business. Elsa was pleased that Anna's second choice in man was atleast not a slacker in this regard. Their month long preparations would benefit tonight, the guests would be arriving in the port in a matter of moments and Elsa wanted to be there to greet them all personally. She had asked Anna to remain in the palace, simply for the fact to make sure that all the guests arrived safely...and to make sure that Olaf didn't gate crash the event. While the people of Arendelle had accepted the goofy little snowman, Elsa didn't want their new guests to be spooked. Atleast not until she confirmed on their extent of belief. Would they believe that a snowman could be alive? Well most believed in a Snow Queen so they must have some great amount of belief.
"Queen Elsa, the ships have arrived."
Well it was show time. Elsa glanced in the window briefly, checking to make sure she looked presentable as a Queen. She still wore her soft blue gown now, the clothes that now symbolized the Queen of Arendelle. "Make sure all the bedrooms are ready for our guests tonight" Elsa confirmed with the servant. After all, even though the main ball was tonight, Elsa had provided the visiting royalty with rooms in the palace, so they could stay for a few days. See the sights of the kingdom, and spend time with the royal sisters. It was mainly for the Burgess Royal Family but Elsa felt she should extend the invitation to some of the other regions. With a deep breath, Elsa nodded and the two guards posted at the door opened it for their Queen. The people of Arendelle stood on either side of the pathway, cheering for their queen. The blonde gave a soft smile and gave a polite wave to her people as she walked towards the docks. Even from here she could see all manners of great ships and vessels, all unique in their own fashion. Arriving at the port, Elsa clasped her hands together as an announcer stood next to her with a scroll detailing their guests.
"Presenting Chief Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third of Berk and his bride to be, Princess Merida of DunBroch."
Stepping out from what appeared to be a Viking like vessel, was a large black creature with great wings. Elsa's eyes widened at the sight of such a beast, but was slightly calmed to see that two people were mounted on the strange creature. The Queen noted how the creature had bright inquisitive emerald eyes, curiously sniffing at the people on the port as it padded towards the Queen of Arendelle. "Easy there Toothless, don't knock any sailors over!" joked a male voice from atop the 'Toothless' beast. The creature gave a snort and lowered its body as a tall hazel haired male slid off the back. He was rather tall and would almost appear lanky if it wasn't for the impressive leather armor he sported. He lifted his head to the other passenger, offering a hand with a playful smile. "Need help down, dear?"
"Och, I can dae it myself, quit fussin' over me Hiccup" scoffed a heavily accented woman as she jumped off the beast with ease. She was slightly shorter than her male companion but she certainly appeared to be fiery. Her hair was a wild mane of wavy red hair, with stunning blue eyes. She was dressed in a rather casual form of royal attire, a simple off-the-shoulder teal dress but it was obvious the woman in question had made some adjustments to her attire. Strapped to her back was a bow with a belt on her waist with the holder for her arrows. Crossed over one shoulder was a sash of a unique tartan pattern, and she wore a pendant around her neck with the symbol of a bear's paw.
Once they were landed, the pair turned to face the Queen with the most warmest of smiles. "You don't need to worry about Toothless here, he won't cause any trouble" assured the male, which Elsa assumed would be the Chief Hiccup. What an odd name for a male but Elsa wasn't going to outright insult their culture with such a rude question. "He'll probably run off to your nearest lake and look for some new fish to try, he's a pretty good guest, right buddy?". The black beast made a soft sound in the back of its throat and looked like it appeared to be rolling its eyes. The red haired princess snickered and stepped up closer to Elsa. "Hey, blue eyes lassies, looks like we've already got somethin' in common!" laughed the girl. Elsa had to say that the other's laughter brought her at ease and she laughed softly along with the princess.
"Yes, it appears so" she murmured with a gentle smile. "I am so glad to welcome you to Arendelle. Rapunzel recommended your kingdoms, you are quite close to our own kingdom as far as I am aware". The chief Hiccup gave a brief nod to the queen, rubbing the back of his head. "Yea, we've never really explored other lands properly before and we figured this would be the best way. Also I was curious to see if other lands had dragons...erm, Toothless' kind. We have never found a dragon exactly like him before, so maybe your kingdom has its own dragons hidden away that we'd like to try and find."
"Uggh Hiccup, don't bore the lassie with your dragon talk" teased Merida as she gave Elsa an apologetic look. "Sorry bout me lovely, he gets a bit too passionate about his scaly friend here. Course I'd love tae ride through yer snowy hills on horse back, and climb some mountains while I'm at it if ye dinnae mind!"
Elsa nodded her head in understand, she didn't mind. She would have to spend some time talking to Hiccup about his land and about this strange creature known as a dragon. She had never came across a creature like this in the snowy mountains, but the trolls seemed to exist in this land so who was to say that dragons couldn't? "I know that my sister's beloved, Kristoff, is very familiar with the strange folk of the mountains. I'm sure he would be happy to take you up the mountains to explore and such, as long as you pay him in carrots" mused Elsa with a kind smile to her guests. "Great, thanks. We'd better find some place for Toothless to run around, he was very antsy during the boat ride because he couldn't fly" chuckled Hiccup as he scratched behind the dragon's ear like appendage and causing a happy growl to come from his companion. "It was fantastic to finally meet you your majesty."
"Please, just Elsa will do" insisted the snow queen. "I hope to speak to you more at the ball tonight". The young Queen of Arendelle waved off her first guests, who lumbered up through the gates with gasps of surprise from the Arendelle people. Their neighbors in the North were certainly interesting folk, especially Merida. She seemed to be a kindred spirit to Anna, though perhaps not as feminine. She was definitely the one calling the shots in her court ship with the Chief of Berk. The blonde woman turned her attention back to the docks as more passengers approached her, greeting her and expressing how delighted they were to finally be welcomed to Arendelle.
"And now welcoming Regent Sanderson of the Isle of Sleepy Sands."
What a rather bizarre name for a kingdom. Elsa was then approached by two people - one was a rather small man with golden robes to match the sunflower shade of his wispy hair. The second man was tall, taller than Elsa and was dressed in grey furs with strange dark blue tribal patterns. The tall man was adorned in various belts and straps holding what he assumed were weapons for protection. What was most odd though was that instead of average human ears, the male had long grey rabbit like ears which swiveled this way and that to listen to the surroundings. He had deep emerald eyes and seemed to be quite on edge, bouncing a bit on his toes.
"It is a pleasure to meet you Regent Sanderson...and...?"
"The name is Aster Bunnymund, yer lady ship. I'm Regent Sanderson's personal guard and translator. Ye see me boss here is mute and communicates through sign though not many lands understand this here communication so I need to translate for him" the rabbit man spoke with a gruff voice. Elsa blinked in surprise as she glanced down at the smaller man, who simply smiled up at her with the most genuine expression she had ever seen. The ice queen was sure that he would wear a gold halo if it were at all possible, he just seemed so positively happy to be here. Honestly, compared to that horrid Duke of Weselton. It was a breath of fresh air for the Snow Queen. "Thank you for attending this ball then, both of you. I am sure that my people will have a lot to learn from you homeland and your ways" replied Elsa as she gave polite nods to the two males. The smaller regent flailed his hands around in an attempt at rapid communication but Bunnymund just patted the royal's head in a rather casual manner. "He says thank you. That's the short of it anyway. We'd better be headin' in then, we're holding up the queue" noted Aster as he ushered the small man away from Queen Elsa.
The young royal turned her attention back to the ships, there weren't many people left to greet. She was wondering where the royals of Burgess were, they did say in their following letter that they would attend. Her mind drifted somewhat to speculate what these people would be like. There were no books in their palace library concerning the Kingdom of Burgess, it seemed to be shrouded in quite a lot of mystery. Also Queen Toothiana mentioned that she had children. How many? Were they younger than Anna? Perhaps older than even Elsa. It was nice to know that there were more royal siblings who seemed to be close. At long last, Elsa noted that her announcer had arrived at the bottom of his scroll.
"Lastly, King North and Queen Toothiana of Burgess, accompanied by their daughter Princess Detskiy Zub Overland."
That was odd, the Queen had mentioned children, not child. Elsa was broken out of her confused thought as three people approached her. The first that she noticed first was the obvious King, a large burly man in the most scarlet of robes. He had a magnificent white beard, it was nearly reached his rather round waist. Despite his large appearance he was not a scary fellow, but held a twinkle in his eye showing that he had nothing but good intent. The second person was most likely the Queen, who was a very slight and slender woman who was much smaller than her husband. Her hair was rather exotic, it was mainly a deep brown colour but it had wild streaks of blue, green and yellow. Her it was held back by a strange feathered headset instead of a crown, while her gown was composed with many exotic coloured feathers in that made her almost appear like a fabled bird of paradise. The smallest of the trio was no doubt the little daughter, who greatly took after her mother. Her hair was somewhat longer, with little tinges of white and blue and her eyes were a beautiful shade of amethyst like her mother. She had a little birthmark on her face also that added to her adorable appearance.
"Ahhh it is good to finally arrive in land as snowy as my own home! I am going to like it here a lot!" boomed King North with a hearty laugh. Elsa nearly jumped at how loud this strange man was but the three didn't seem to mind her initial shock. The Queen tilted her head slightly as she gave the fellow Queen a smile. "Thank you for answering our letter, we hope you do not mind speaking to my husband and myself in private later on after the festivities..." said Queen Toothiana with a rather caring tone. Elsa nodded her head as she regarded the sweet family. "I am grateful that you came, I was curious as to what you may need my help in...and pardon me for asking, but you said you were bringing your children...?"
Both King and Queen's eyes darted down to their little daughter, who seemed to have ran off to admire some of the flowers blooming in flower pots on the port. "Not so loud dear Snow Queen, it is a very delicate matter, especially for my Baby Tooth, da?" whispered North, looking rather concerned about being heard. "We explain all later, when little girl is off to bed."
It was an odd request but Elsa didn't want to object, after all these important royals had came to her for help. "I understand, I hope I can help you" said Elsa as she gave an understanding nod. "We hope so too..." Toothiana murmured, bowing her head to Elsa in a bird like fashion before she took hold of her husband's arm. The exotic Queen of Burgess led her husband away to collect their little daughter before heading towards the palace. Elsa watched as she lingered along with the various sailors. She swore that a cold blast of air swooped over head...but it may have just been her imagination. It was still summer after all.
Another chapter is done! Quite a lot of characters introduced here, right? I'm half tempted to try and draw out the designs I have in my mind for Bunnymund and Toothiana but we'll need to wait and see.
So! Princess Detskiy Zub Overland represents both Jack's little sister and Baby Tooth! Simply put, I wanted to include Jack's sister into the story but the problem was that -
1) She doesn't have an official name. Sure, she has fandom names but I wasn't keen on either Pippa or Emma.
2) It's hinted by lots of people that Baby Tooth could possibly be a reincarnation of Jack's sister since they both have a beauty mark.
To honor both of them I sort of fused them together into one person. Her name is supposed to be loosely Russian for 'Baby Tooth' since North's inspirations was mostly Russian.
I'm quite proud of how long I managed to make this chapter! Hopefully I will update with the next one in around a week.
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