CHAPTER 2-A Darken Ballroom
A gust of furious winds blew in through the balcony, wiping out all source of light except for the candles at the very high top of a few columns, leaving the ballroom in a faint eerie glow. The musicians halted in their play along with the guests with their dancing. All was quite. After a moment of silence, strange black clouds flew in with alarming speed. Twisting and slithering faster than any snake, followed by a hearty dark laugh. Erupting from many of the guest were their shrieks and screams, some duck to the ground in fright, or was force so by the clouds.
No sooner did darkly creatures pop out of the clouds, beastly animals that resembled wolves, horses, and crows; they all have mincing glowing yellow eyes, and started terrorizing the guests. Eugene quickly shields Rapunzel, while Elsa and Kristoff shielded Anna. A small group of soldiers formed a protective circle around the party, while the others did their best to fight off the clouds and protect the guests. But to no avail were they successful. After destroying one creature, another just takes its place, or it quickly forms itself back into shape.
Quickly soldiers were being knocked around, some seriously injured by the beasts. Elsa was the only one proven to be effective. Shooting blast of ice from her hands, she freezes each creature she hits before they shatter into sands. A ferocious horse came charging at the group and Elsa froze it to the ground. As soon as she did, the rest of the creatures crumbled.
There was another moment of silence, no one dare to interrupt it. Then came a single applaud. "Well done Elsa," spoke a mysterious voice. "Of course I would expect nothing less from the Snow Queen."
"You seem to know me quite well," spoke Elsa, while searching around for the intruder. "But I don't know you. While introducing yourself, mind showing yourself as well?"
"Why, you do know me Elsa, and of course, you too, Anna." replied the voice in amusement. "Perhaps I should allow you a better look at me." A small black cloud started swirling like a tornado, forming a tall stature a few feet before the group. It disbursed at a snap of a finger, revealing the last person they would ever expect to see. "Remember me now?" he prompts.
"Hans!" gasped Anna. He was dressed in the clothes that resembled the ones he wore regularly. But the colors are all in black and grey. His eyes glowed of sliver but lack any shine. The nearby soldiers charged him, weapons ready in hand. With a wave of an arm, wolves formed from the black mist that surrounded his feet, tackling the charging men and pinning them to the ground.
Next to attack was Elsa. With a swift flick of her wrist, a flare of ice came at Hans. However, he quickly made a wave of sand blocking the attack. Elsa then tries sending a ferry of ice blast but each one was blocked with hardly an effort from Hans. Finally as a last method, Elsa made a large ice wall with spikes on one side, and pushed it forward towards Hans. This time, he was force to use more than just one arm, to create a sand barrier equal to that of Elsa's charging wall. At first it looked like Elsa was going to win, but with a furious yell, Hans made an even larger wave of sand that came crashing down, knocking Elsa to the very end of the ballroom.
"Elsa!" cry Anna. She dashes forward the best she could in her dress towards Hans. "You monster!" she shouts while raising a fist, ready to punch him. But she was quickly pushed back with a blast of sand. Kristoff came crying after Anna. It was the same result, though he was thrust against a wall before falling down hard unconscious.
Not wanting any more interruptions, Hans bounded Rapunzel and Eugene, and then his three older brothers with the black sand. Next, he made his sand bound Anna and Elsa, wrapping them tight like a snake does to kill its prey, but allowed them enough space to still breathe. He moved them closer so that they can be face-to-face. "Surprise with my new power?" questioned Hans, not really caring if they are or not. "I got them from a new friend I made, but I won't boar you with that story. It's irrelevant. Though I am sorry girls for being rough with you, but you gave me no choice."
"What do you want Hans?" Anna asks with acid in her tone.
"You know what I want, and this time, I will have it," he replied with even more acid then that of Anna's. This time, Anna's strong expression begins to falter, as she starts becoming aware of how truly dangerous Hans is. He has rendered Arendelle's soldiers to nothing, and has defeated Elsa with hardly any effort. "I could've had just overthrow my brothers and take over the Southern Isles for myself, and I am going to. And with this new power I have, I can do it so easily as well. But, I want revenge, Anna. For it's because of you, that I was stripped of nobility, and was banished from my home's capital!"
"You brought it all upon yourself!" cried Lipso, struggling to break free from his bindings. "We gave you a chance to repent, but you refused to reflect!" Before Lipso could say anymore, the black sand crept towards his mouth and restraint it.
"Ah-put a copper on it brother." Hans spat, before turning his attention back to Anna and Elsa. "At any rate, I am going to take over Arendelle along with the Southern Isles. And I would like to do this peacefully if I can avoid having to destroy my new kingdoms if possible. So here is my demand. That Queen Elsa, and Princess Anna, surrenders Arendelle peacefully over to me, and in exchange a war can be avoided, many lives will be spared, and Arendelle will not have to suffer. Plus your lives will be spared as well. I may even allow you to still live in the castle as part of the staff. Overall, this, is unnegotiable."
"Never Hans," answer Elsa. Still managing to compose a fierce look despite the fear she felt inside. "If you want Arendelle so bad, you will have to kill me first for it."
"Over my dead body as well," agree Anna, redeeming herself.
But Hans only chuckled at their front. "Both of you sisters are still fools after these three years…You should find me quite generous with my demand, but I suppose the two of you are tired for the night, and the ball has yet to end. It really is late now. So I will offer you three days to rethink my demand. I will have your answer on the morning of the fourth day, and I advise you two to think carefully, especially you Elsa. You're a smart woman, and have already done so much for your kingdom, don't ruin it now."
With that, Hans snaps his fingers. All the clouds and the remaining black sands disperse, flying out through the balcony from where they had entered, erasing the last bit of candle lights as they left leaving only the moon as a last source of light. Hans was nowhere to be seen.