Sven was alone in the stable, munching on some carrots as he waited for his best friend, Kristoff. It was not long until Olaf came along after playing around with the children at the courtyard. Both of them were goofing around with each other until Kristoff came along and told them to prepare for the ride as he attach his sled to Sven. As everybody readied themselves for the trip, they then fetched both Elsa and Anna, who were at the courtyard waiting for them. Moments later, they stormed out of the castle, navigating their way through the town before disappearing into the wilderness.
Elsa, who was deeply concerned about her sister, proceeded to break the silence.
"Anna, can you please tell me what's really going on?"
At first, Anna seems reluctant to speak, but after much thinking, decided to just let it all out.
"Well, I don't know how to say this but, I feel like, something's wrong with me, it's like my body's getting stranger. I don't know if that's a bad thing or something but, its really bothering me. I mean I started to feel a bit weightless sometimes, like when I jump, I jumped higher than I usually do. Not to mention the voices, it feels like I can hear every single noise and it's driving me nuts! Like, even footsteps and heartbeats started to bother me. Besides, sometimes I feel like I can see through things. No, I'm serious! It's like sometimes I can see your bones and flesh and it's creeping me out. Oh, and sometimes when I stare at something so hard, my eyesight gets a little bit reddish and then it turns out I can make things hotter by just looking at it! It's crazy!"
"Ehh, am I melting?"
Olaf was trying to keep his melting face upwards with his hands as he felt a sudden pang of extreme heat, which is odd considering he already have a personal flurry to keep him cold.
Elsa was then quick to notice as her sister's eyes were reddish when her eyes were aimed straight at Olaf. Anna then quickly closed her eyes as Elsa refrosted Olaf's head.
"Oops, sorry. Guess I'm not fully in control yet."
Elsa, increasingly worried of what her sister can actually do, continued asking her what else she can do.
"Is there anything else?"
"Well, I felt stronger. Like really really strong. Even I freaked out at first. It feels like I could just punch a hole through a wall without really even trying."
"Heh, explains the big mess in your room with all the cracks and whatnot."
"Guess that's what happens when you have the strength of like a thousand men and a little bit clumsy. To be fair though, I'm not fully in control as well, so there's that. Sometimes, I feel like I don't even know my own strength!"
"Don't worry Anna, we'll get through this. We'll find a way to control it."
After hours passed by, they finally reached their destination, the Valley of the Living Rock. As the pack arrives, the trolls swarmed them, especially Bulda, Kristoff's adoptive mother, often asking about the prospect of an engagement between Anna and Kristoff. Of course, they were still taking it slow, besides, that's not really why they were there in the first place. As Kristoff, Sven, and Olaf were playing around with Bulda and the trolls, Elsa and Anna decided to meet up with Grand Pabbie, the leader of the rock trolls.
"Your majesty! What a pleasant surprise, especially when we just met a couple of days ago. What brings you here this time though?"
"It's Anna. She's been strange lately. Can you tell me, was she cursed or was she born with it?"
With that being said, Grand Pabbie was suddenly reminded of a promise he made to the queen's father 18 years ago. A promise that's about to be broken.
"Well, I guess I have to break my promises with your father." He said reluctantly.
Both of the royal sisters then became completely confused. What did their father promised with Grand Pabbie?
"What do you mean?" Elsa voiced out her confusion.
"Come follow me."
The two of them followed the troll along the valley.
"You see, one day, your father came to us with a stillborn. He thought that we could bring it back to life, but that is completely out of our scope of magic. I kept convincing him that we just can't bring it to life, but he was very stubborn."
"Wait, the stillborn, that was me?" Anna asked, still confused as ever.
"Not really. Come in." Gestured the troll to the royal sisters to enter a cave.
"As we kept arguing, a mysterious metallic object came down from the night skies, the object is something like no other, it's something we have never seen before. Your father and I were curious, so we approached carefully to the object that just landed on the ground, only to be more surprised."
"What do you mean?"
"Anna, as much as I hate telling the truth, I guess it just had to be said. We can't just always hide truth, right?"
Grand Pabbie then lighted up a torch, revealing a mysterious metallic yet intricately designed object that doesn't seem like it originated from this world at all.
"Anna, your father and I, found you inside this."
Anna became heartbroken as the truth came out. At that moment, she felt like her whole life was a lie. As it turns out, Anna isn't even Elsa's biological sister, let alone human.
"You're trying to tell me that I'm not from this world. There is no way that could ever be possible at all!"
"I'm sorry but, I feel like you're a bridge between this world and, wherever you really came from."
"So, I'm not even human? I'm just an alien that looked like one?" Anna said as she started to tear up at the fact that she's not human.
"I'm afraid yes, and at first, I thought you were going to fit in with the humans, that is until, when I healed you from your frozen brain. When I tried to heal you, I can't help myself as I sensed immense power from you, probably more powerful than that of your sister's ice magic."
"If I really do have these powers since I was a kid, then why now? Why they only appear now?"
"Remember when you still have your white streak? That white streak meant that your body isn't fully thawed. I believe your powers were kept frozen inside you, that is, until your act of true love, which ultimately thawed all of your body, hence, your missing white streak, as well as why your powers manifested spontaneously."
Elsa proceeded to comfort her heartbroken sister by giving her a firm hug, hoping that she will be able to stay strong, emotionally, of course.
"Anna, it doesn't matter if you're human or not, my real sister or not, I will always be there for you. Why? Cause I am your sister, and you are my sister."
Anna felt much better after being comforted by Elsa, she even stopped crying and wiped away her tears from her face.
Grand Pabbie then approached Anna with a small metallic diamond-shaped rod, with an 'S' on it.
"I also found this inside with you. I'm not really sure what it is, but I feel like it's for the best that you keep it." He said as he gave it to Anna.
"Sometimes, I feel that you were sent here for a reason. I know you must be thinking that out there, you have another father, who gave you another name. But I believe that he sent you here for a reason, Anna. I surely know not the reason, but you need to know that you must find out what that reason is. Luckily enough though, I might have a clue. Follow me, Anna."
Anna then followed the troll as they went further into the cave until they saw what seems like a door to some sort of alien ship that was buried under the rocks.
"I believe that all of your answers might be answered inside. I believe this ship is why your pod landed around here."
Anna took a deep breath, before leaving Grand Pabbie alone as she wander around inside the ship alone.
Inside the ship, Anna found a diamond-shaped keyhole, assuming it's to activate the ship. Realizing that the object Grand Pabbie gave was the key, Anna then carefully inserted the key, which then got attracted to the keyhole, like a magnet attracting a piece of metal. With a little push on the key, the ship was activated. She then saw a mysterious man with a strange outfit. Fueled with curiosity, she kept following the man. She then felt the ship automatically moving upwards, probably to an open space considering it was buried under the rocks for who knows how long. It was not long until she reached the main chamber of the ship.
"Recursive diagnostics complete."
"Guiding presence authenticated."
"All systems operational."
Anna was surprised and awestruck at the same time when she heard the robotic voices of the ship's system. At the exact moment, she heard the door behind her opened, revealing the mysterious man she was chasing all along. Anna carefully approach the man as the man started to talk to her.
"To see you standing there having grown into an adult, if only Alura could have witnessed this."
"Who are you?"
"I am your father, Kara, or at least a shadow of him, his consciousness. My name was Zor-El."
"And Kara? That's my name?"
"Kara Zor-El, it is."
"Wow, I have so many questions right now. Like, where do I come from? Why did you send me here?"
As Zor-El answered her questions, visual projections appear on the background to help explaining the answers to her.
"You came from Krypton, a world with a much harsher environment than Earth. Long ago, in an era of expansion, our race spread out through the stars, seeking new worlds to settle upon. This scout ship was one of thousands launched into the void. We built outposts on other planets, using great machines to reshape environments to our needs. For 100,000 years, our civilization flourished, accomplishing wonders."
"What happened?"
"Artificial population control was established. The outposts on space exploration were abandoned. We exhausted our natural resources. As a result, our planet's core became unstable. Eventually, our military leader, General Zod, attempted a coup, but by then it was too late. Your mother and I foresaw the coming calamity, and we took certain steps to ensure your survival."
They both then took a stroll along the hallways until they reached a liquid-filled chamber with fetuses hanging around a branch like leaves hanging around the trees.
"This is a genesis chamber. All Kryptonians were conceived in chambers such as this. Every child was designed to fulfill a predetermined role in our society, as a worker, a warrior, a leader, and so on. Your mother and I believed Krypton lost something precious. The element of choice, of chance. What if a child dreamed of becoming something other than what society had intended for him or her? What if a child aspired something greater? You were the embodiment of that belief, Kara. Krypton's first natural birth in centuries. That's why we risked so much to save you."
They then took another stroll along the hallways before Anna's curiosity got the better of her.
"Why am I so different from them?"
"Earth's sun is younger and brighter than Krypton's was. Your cells have drunken its radiation, strengthening your muscles, your skin, your senses. Earth's gravity is weaker, yet it's atmosphere is more nourishing. You've grown stronger here than I ever could've imagined. The only way to know how strong, is to keep testing your limits."
"Why didn't you come with me?"
"We couldn't, Kara. No matter how much we wanted to. No matter how much we loved you. Your mother, Alura, and I were a product of the failures of our world as much as Zod was, tied to its fate."
"So, I'm all alone?"
"No. You're as much a child of Earth now as you are of Krypton. You can embody the best of both worlds. A dream your mother and I dedicated our lives to preserve."
All of a sudden, one of the minipods opened, revealing a Kryptonian suit for Anna.
"The people of Earth are different from us, it's true. But, ultimately, I believe that's a good thing. They won't necessarily make the same mistakes we did. Not if you guide them, Kara. Not if you give them hope."
Zor-El then pointed at his chest, showing the diamond-shaped S-symbol on his suit, which is the emblem for the House of El.
"That's what this symbol means. The symbol of the House of El means hope. Embodied within that hope is the fundamental belief in the potential of every person to be a force for good. That's what you can bring them. You will give the people of Earth an ideal to strive towards. They will race behind you. They will stumble. They will fall. But in time, they will join you in the sun, Kara. In time, you will help them accomplish wonders."
After all of her questions were answered, Anna decided to try on her Kryptonian suit. The dark blue skintight suit was made out of Kryptonian fabric, with a red symbol of the House of El superimposed over a yellow background on the chest. The suit also came with a full-length silky red cape that reaches the ground. After wearing the suit, she decided that it's time for her to test her limits and break through. Exiting the ship, Anna found herself somewhere near the foot of the North Mountain, as there was a little bit of snow on the ground. She can even clearly see her sister's ice palace, which is on the peak of the North Mountain.
As she was standing on the open fields, she then took a leap. A gigantic leap. Anna kept leaping around, with each leap higher than before. She had never felt so alive. As she leaped high enough, she tried to propel herself to keep her in the air, to fly. However, she faltered against the strong winds, causing her to fall dangerously into the ground, face first into a mountain. While she was left unscathed, the same cannot be said for the mountain, which was sheared off by Anna's superhuman strength.
"Did I just do that?"
Anna, shocked and amazed at the extent of her strength, decided to try again. This time, she concentrated properly, even taking a crouching posture, like a frog trying to jump. Except this time, she was going to fly. Seconds later, bits of snow and gravel around her started to levitate around her, and at that moment, Anna launched herself into the skies, even leaving minor tremors and cracks on where she was on the ground. She flew faster and faster until she broke the sound barrier, technically making her faster than sound. Unable to contain her giddiness, she flew across the whole world! She flew over the vast blue oceans, the wide green plains, the barren sandy deserts, heck, she even flew over the major cities and even Arendelle to see how it looks like from above. She then flew upwards, far away from the ground, beyond the skies, and into the vacuum of space. There she witnessed Earth at its very best, admiring the beauty of the planet, as well as the beauty of its moon, and also its sun, the very source of her powers. After happily hovering around in space, she then flew back into the atmosphere to return back home.
"Do the magic again!"
The child trolls were shouting happily as they were playing around with Elsa, Kristoff, Olaf, and Sven. Elsa was conjuring a mini flurry around the child trolls as they were awestruck by the snow queen's magic. They had loads of fun together while waiting for Anna to come back. In the meantime, they ended up having snowball fights against each other, with the obvious winner already winning. It was not until one of the trolls divert their attention to something over the skies.
"Ehh, guys, did you see that?" Pointed one of the trolls to a blue object over the skies, which got bigger and bigger as time passes.
"I don't know, it looks like a bird."
"That can't be a bird, it doesn't even look like a bird!"
As the trolls kept arguing against each other, it wasn't until Elsa realized that the 'bird' hovering above them is actually her sister, that the trolls stopped arguing.
"Anna?"
Seconds later, Anna continued her slow descent onto the ground, as if she was an angel descending from the skies. Everybody at the valley was in awe as Anna continued descending. The moment Anna reached the ground, still feeling ecstatic, as shown on her bright face, smiling so happily, everybody rushed towards her, who was wearing a never before seen outfit.
"Ta da!" Anna announced ecstatically to the crowd of trolls, as well as Elsa, Kristoff, Olaf, and even Sven.
"You can fly?" Asked Olaf, who seems to be as excited as her.
"Yes, apparently. I mean like, it was so freaking awesome! I just flew around the world and even into space! The world looks so wonderful from up above!"
"Whoa, Anna, you look so different!" Elsa said, complimenting her looks in her Kryptonian suit.
"Not that different is bad, I meant different as in a good- Eek, too tight!"
Elsa was interrupted by Anna's hug, though Anna might have hugged her sister a little too hard for a moment.
"Oops, sorry, are you hurt?"
"No, it's okay."
"Good, cause I might have sheared off a mountain when I tried to fly." Anna said in a rather guilty tone.
"You did what?!"
"No, it's not the North Mountain, don't worry, your precious ice palace is still there standing strong."
"Good, cause you might have broken your ice-loving boyfriend's heart if you did so. Though, I can always make a new one if I wanted to."
The two shared laughs with each other until Kristoff came along.
"Laughing about me, eh? Oh, by the way, what's that S stands for?" He asked as he pointed towards the House of El symbol on Anna's suit.
"Oh, this? It's for hope."
"As far as I'm concerned, hope doesn't start with an S."
"Then, what?"
"I don't know, maybe-"
"Ooh, ooh, how about this, snow!" Olaf interrupted Kristoff before he even get to finish his words.
"Nah, snow would be for Elsa. For Anna though, how about super?"
"Ooh, I like it! It's like it has a ring to it. The Snow Queen and the Super Princess!"
They continued talking and having fun until Elsa realized that the sun was about to set.
"Alright, alright, it's almost sunset anyways, time to go home, okay, super sis?"
"Sure, snow sis!"
And with that, the royal sisters, alongside Kristoff, Olaf, and Sven, left the Valley of the Living Rocks to return to the royal castle of the Kingdom of Arendelle.
