"Well, are you planning on getting up anytime soon, or are you just going to continue sitting there, staring at me like a dumb animal?" The Ice Queen demanded, glaring down at the younger, alternate version of herself. While the Ice Queen had known that this Elsa would have been shocked at the sight of seeing herself, the look on the poor girl's face was priceless; however, it got old very quickly, as she continued sitting on the floor, with a dumbfounded look on her face for a good while.
Finally, deciding that Elsa was too in shock to be able to do anything for a bit, with a flourish of her hand, the Ice Queen created a high backed chair, made of solid black ice, underneath the girl, raising her off the floor. The girl gasped as she was lifted off the floor, before beginning to try and regain her composure with little success. With another flourish, the Ice Queen also created throne for herself and a table to match, all solid black.
"Now that you're off the floor, we can begin to actually discuss things like adults," the Ice Queen stated, as she sat down elegantly, watching her younger self trying to figure out what was going on.
"You're...me," Elsa stammered out, looking as if she was still in shock.
The Ice Queen sighed. "I thought you would have already understood this, but yes...and no. I'm an alternate version of you, just a few years older."
"But, how is that possible?" Elsa asked, clearly trying to process the fact that she was sitting in front of herself.
"You can cast magical ice from your fingertips, yet you're questioning the fact that you are talking to an alternate version of yourself," the Ice Queen chuckled darkly. "Are you sure didn't hit your head when you fell? Maybe you will think better with some food in you."
With a snap of her fingers, a group of the Ice Queen's minions marched through the inky blackness of the snowflake, carrying platters of food on them. Elsa squirmed back in her seat, trying to get as far as she could when one walked over and set one down in front of her.
The Ice Queen knew that they were terrifying sights; over the years, she had made each one just a little more frightening than the last, either to scare surrendering dignitaries, or, to make sure that local population was too terrified to even attempt an uprising, like that Kristoff boy and those damn trolls had tried to do so long ago.
"W-What are those things?" Elsa asked, watching it carefully as it turned and headed back into the snowflake.
"Those," the older Elsa stated, glancing at the rest of them as they followed their fellow snow-creation through the portal,"are creatures of ice and snow that I created to help me with running the kingdom. Some are for just with tasks around the castle; others...for ensuring the peace. You can create them as well."
"Are there other things I can do?" Elsa wondered aloud, obvious trying to imagine what she could do.
"Of course. That's why I'm here; to help you control your powers and be able to rule your kingdom," the Ice Queen lied, watching as Elsa nodded at the idea, "but first, you will have to understand, there is only one way that you will ever be able to truly control you powers."
"What is it? Please, tell me." Elsa was sitting on the edge of her seat, clearly wanting to know. The Ice Queen smiled, knowing that she it was time to reel her in.
"You must understand," she stated, as she slowly got up and began to make her way around the table, "it is very difficult. It took me a long time to be able to figure out how to do this, and once you go down this path, there is no coming back. The only way to do this is to...let it all go."
"But I already did that...," Elsa exclaimed, as she tried to figure out what her other self meant.
"Did you really? You gave up your kingdom, but is that truly letting go? You know there are still things that you are holding onto, things that you know you need to let go, but can't bring yourself to."
"What do you mean? What else can I possibly let go of?"
"Physical things are not the only thing that can be let go off. You fear your powers still, whether you admit it or not; you fear about losing control of your powers and hurting someone you care deeply about. The only way for you truly to be in control of your powers, you must let go of two emotions that cause the most problems: fear and love. And, there is only one person who causes both of those emotions for you: Anna."
Elsa sprang up from her seat, anger in her eyes. "You expect me to just let go off Anna!? The only reason I left was to protect her!"
"Exactly!" The Ice Queen retorted, drawing closer to Elsa. "Because of her, you left your kingdom, where you could be helping your people with your powers. Instead of cowering in fear in the mountains, in a castle to trap yourself away from her. You may claim your free, but all you've done is cause more pain and misery to everyone because of it! Let. Her. Go."
The Ice Queen knew that Elsa was considering her words, the look of being in great turmoil written across her face. I could trick her, lie to make her believe that its the best choice, but I want her to see it for herself, but if that doesn't work, there is always Plan B.
"No."
The Ice Queen stopped in shock, surprised at the sudden exclamation. "No? What do you mean, 'no'?"
Elsa turned and faced her doppelganger. "I mean, if the only way I'm going to be able to control my powers is to give my love for my sister, then I'd rather stay trapped in this castle for eternity, so that she will be safe."
The Ice Queen stood still, trying to process about what the girl had said. "So, there is no changing your mind then?"
"No, there isn't. I appreciate what you wanted to do for me, but I'm sorry, but I have to refuse."
"Nothing at all? Nothing I can do to convince you of how right I am?"
"None."
Suddenly, without warning, black ice wrapped around Elsa's arms and legs, completely negating any type of movement. She struggled to get free as the Ice Queen slowly walked over to her, contempt covering her face.
"I offered you unlimited power, the ability to be able to be free, but you had to be stupid and refuse. I was going to try and do this nicely, but, since that didn't work, I guess its time to go with my second option."
"What are you doing?!" Elsa cried, trying to break free with no success, as the Ice Queen came over and cupped the girls face in her hands. The Ice Queen held the girl's head still and made her look into her eyes.
"When you first struck your sister with ice, you were lucky to hit her head, instead of her heart." Elsa gasped, surprised that the older Elsa knew this, but the Ice Queen ignored her. "The damn trolls told you about how dangerous hitting her heart was. Well, over years of research, I've discovered something about people who have been cursed with the powers of ice and snow: If you freeze their hearts, all it does is cause them to harden, removing those pesky emotions that hold them back."
"You're going to...freeze my heart?" Elsa stammered out, desperately trying to see if the woman in front of her was joking.
"So, you're not as stupid as you have led me to believe. Yes, I am going to freeze your heart, so that you can finally be free."
"Why are you doing this?"
"Why?" The Ice Queen laughed darkly, finally releasing the girl's head as she turned away. "Because I want to, that's why. There is no other reason I need."
"There has to be some other reason for doing this!" Elsa pleaded as she continued to struggle against her ice restraints. Snow flurries began to form, whipping her hair around, but the Ice Queen ignored them. "You can't be that cold!"
"Can't I? You must understand, I know all about your past. How you froze your sister's heart; how you hid yourself away for years to protect them; how your poor parent's died on a sea voyage. I know everything. The only difference between you and me is that I sought to gain control of my power, rather than being made to fear it."
"That can't be the only difference between us! You can't have been made that cold just because of that?!"
The Ice Queen glanced at her with a look of pity and contempt. "No? Well, then let me tell you my history. I killed my parent's when I was ten, because they were holding me back, worried about what I was going to do; I took control of the kingdom when I was 13, before being to take control of the neighboring kingdoms with my hordes of snowman when I was 17. Anna tried to stop me, but alas, the ice in her heart severely slowed her down until she was a still as a, well, statue." She chuckled at that, remembering how she Anna into a nice statue for the garden. "By the time I was 22, I had conquered most of Europe, when I decided that I should look to other places to control. Eventually, I found this reality and well, the rest is history."
"I was wrong." The Ice Queen turned to look at Elsa, who was staring at her defiantly. "You're not just cold; you're a monster."
Elsa's head jerked back as the Ice Queen slapped her across the face. She grabbed the girls hair, causing her to cry out in pain as the snow flurries turned into a blizzard, raging inside the castle. The older Elsa brought the younger Elsa's head forward.
"I have killed people for less things than that, my dear, so be glad that I need you alive for my plans." She hissed in her ear, feeling as the girl began to shake in fear.
Elsa stared at her older self in fear, feeling a sense of dread. No matter what she had tried, she could break free of the black ice that was holding her in place. Even the blizzard raging around them seemed to do nothing to the Ice Queen, as she just stood there, staring at Elsa.
"Now that you have finished attempting to stop me, allow me to finish my work." With a wave of her hand, a blast of black ice shot out of the Ice Queen fingertips, striking Elsa in the chest.
Elsa screamed, as the cold, colder than anything she had ever imagined, struck her core. Her body spasmed as it was wracked with pain, as it tried to compensate for the change. The ice holding her place disappeared, causing her to fall to the floor. She curled into the fetal position in a desperate attempt to keep any heat that she had left. The blizzard that she had created earlier wasn't helping, as it grew even more powerful, causing the whole castle to shake.
"There is no point in trying to fight it; the more you struggle, the more painful it becomes," the Ice Queen stated, staring down at the form of her younger self. "If you give in, it will be so much easier for both of us."
Elsa didn't reply, focusing all her attention on herself. She knew if she opened her mouth again, all that would come out would be a scream of pain and anguish. The cold continued spreading throughout her, causing her even more pain. Wherever the cold went, it felt as if that part of her was frozen solid and then smashed into little pieces. Soon, it became so painful, she felt herself begin to slip into unconscious in an attempt to alleviate the pain.
I'm so sorry, Anna, she managed to think,before she slipped into the darkness.
AN: Hello there people! I hope I haven't kept you waiting too long for the next update. Anyway, I'm sorry to say, my next update may be longer than it took for this one to come together; I recently started college and so I am going to to way busy, but hopefully, I will be able to continue this story sooner rather than later. So, thanks for being so patient, and I hope to be able to get you another chapter real soon!
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