"Remind me again, Kai, what are they plotting. Give me the entire story. What are we dealing with here?" Elsa asked as the rowboat got closer to the island.

"King Lyre of Teranhall isn't at all what he seems. He's the leader of the Bandits." Kai answered. "As you may know, Teranhall is in decline, and the citizens don't necessarily respect Lyre. He plans to use the Conduit, an ancient relic, to extract your powers and create an eternal winter for Teranhall. His way of getting revenge."

"How do you know so much?" Olaf asked.

"After I left my home, I spent the next years of my life trying to take them down." Kai answered.

"How did you find out about them?" Elsa asked.

"I'd rather not say." Kai avoided.

As they reached the shore of the island, they noticed many things about the mountain. It was very close to the shore, only about a mile away. And, they noticed that smoke was coming from the top.

It was morning by the time they reached the island. They got to the shore, and all got out of the boat. Their legs wobbled, as they haven't stood up in a long time.

"Uh, guys," Olaf said, "I don't think that's a mountain."

Kai paid close attention to the details. The area was hot. Very hot. Birds flew away from the mountain.

"No, its not a mountain." Kai agreed. "That's a volcano."

"Oh no." Elsa said. "I've never really been near a volcano before. But, I don't think I want to. We should get out of here."

"Relax princess." Kai said.

"Queen." Elsa corrected.

"Whatever. It doesn't look like the volcano will erupt anytime soon. I'd give it a couple of days, maybe a week or two. We'll be alright." Kai said.

"How do you know this?" Olaf asked.

"We would feel the vibrations in the ground if it were about to go boom." Kai answered.

"I'll trust you for this one Kai." Elsa said.

Elsa's stomach growled. She put her hands on it. Olaf hugged Kai's leg.

"What was that?" Olaf said scared.

"That," Elsa said,"would be my stomach."

There was another growling noise. Olaf shrieked.

"And that would be mine." Kai said.

They hadn't realized how hungry they were. They were too busy earlier to notice.

"We need to find food." Kai said.

"There's got to be something to eat on this island." Elsa assumed.

The trio walked inland, toward the volcano, in search for food.

They were almost at the volcano when Elsa fell. Elsa had a huge headache, she could barely stand up. Elsa started coughing violently.

Kai came to her aid.

"What's wrong?" Kai asked.

"Its nothing." Elsa lied.

"No its not." Kai said. He put his hand on her forehead, and felt that it was burning up.

"You're sick, Elsa." Kai concluded.

"I was just fine earlier." She countered.

Kai didn't know what the problem was. But, he remembered the environment they were in. They were next to a volcano, filled with lava, fire, and heat. Fire was ice's natural enemy.

"It's the volcano." Kai said.

"What do you mean by that?" Olaf asked.

"Elsa, you're well adapted with ice. You seem to do fine in cold environments." Kai said.

"So what?" Elsa said after a cough.

"We're next to a volcano. The heat is in the air. Elsa, you're body is so opposing to this heat. You're taking it harder than a normal person." Kai explained.

"Then let's get away from this volcano." Elsa said.

She slowly got up, and Kai walked next to her in hopes of supporting her. She motioned him away, and he did what she asked. They continued walking next to the volcano.

Kai stopped as they walked. The other 2 followed his example.

"Why are we stopping?" Elsa asked.

Kai pointed a finger at a certain part of the volcano. Elsa and Olaf looked at what he was pointing at. It was a trail that led up the volcano.

"What about the trail?" Olaf asked.

"There's no way thats natural." Kai said.

"What's your point, Kai?" Elsa asked.

Elsa gasped. She didn't need an answer. She already knew what Kai was thinking. Elsa and Kai smiled at each other, as they did put the pieces together. Olaf noticed them, but was still confused.

"Guys, I don't have a brain. Can someone tell me why you're smiling?" Olaf said.

Elsa looked down at the snowman.

"Olaf, people made that trail." she said.

"Aaaannnnndddd?" Olaf asked.

"That means there are other people on this island." Kai said.

"Which means they have food." Elsa said.

"Only one problem." Olaf pointed out. "This is a big island. They can be anywhere here."

"I don't think its an island." Elsa said. "I think its a landmass. We're in another country. The land stretches wide."

Kai stomped the floor.

"Which means I don't know where to go for Teranhall." Kai said.

"First things first." Elsa said. "We need to find people. Hopefully a town or city."

"Where are we going to find that?" Kai asked.

"That's easy!" Olaf exclaimed. "We need higher ground!"

The 3 of them looked up at the volcano. It was easily the tallest thing in the area.

"We should follow the trail up." Elsa suggested. "While up there, we'll look for whatever we need to look for."

"Sounds like a plan!" Olaf exclaimed.

"Elsa," Kai said, "I don't think going closer to the source of your illness is good for your health."

Elsa looked into Kai's eyes and smiled.

"Don't worry about me." She said.

"What if the volcano explodes while we're up there?" Olaf asked.

They didn't answer.

"Okay, so let me get this straight." Olaf said. "We're going to trek up this volcano thats on the verge of eruption, look for a town or village at the top that may or may not be in the area, trek back down the volcano, and continue towards our destination."

"Pretty much." said both Elsa and Kai, and with that, they started trekking up the volcano.

Elsa really should've paid more attention to her condition.

Elsa collapsed about halfway up the volcano. The trail went around the volcano in circles. Her head was throbbing with pain. She was burning up. Elsa closed her eyes.

Kai knelt next to her to check her condition. He felt her forehead, and checked her pulse. It was slow, but it was there.

"She's passed out." Kai told Olaf.

"We should go back down." Olaf suggested.

"No..." whispered a weak Elsa. "We're so close... keep going..."

Kai didn't want to go on with her like this. He feared for her health.

All Kai wanted was Teranhall's safety. If he just left her to die here, Lyre couldn't absorb her powers. Teranhall would be safe. But, Kai had grown to care for Elsa. He'd grown very protective of her. He didn't know what feeling it was called, but he didn't like it.

Kai picked Elsa up, and held her in his arms. He carried her, and started walking.

"You're heavier than you look, princess." Kai joked. He couldn't hear her whisper Queen.

They continued to walk the trail up the mountain. When they reached the top, Kai was exhausted. He collapsed after he gently lay Elsa down, who was out cold.

"We did it!" Olaf said. "Didn't even break a sweat."

"Speak for yourself." Kai said. Kai was panting. His legs were sore, but he managed to make it to the top.

Now, they had to look for signs of people.

The edge around the volcano hole was wide enough for them to walk. Kai looked down through the hole to find lava bubbling inside.

"Don't want to fall in there." He said to himself.

Olaf would've melted already if it wasn't for his flurry. He was a lucky snowman.

Kai and Olaf stood at the top of the volcano and looked around them. Nothing. They could see nothing. Olaf was disappointed, and sat down, looking sad.

"Well," Olaf said, "we walked up here for nothing."

Kai didn't see total disappointment. In the distance, he could see a white area. He could see trees covered in white. Snow. There was snow close to where they were.

Kai didn't care about finding people anymore. All he cared about was getting to that snow. He looked at Elsa who's condition got worse.

"Olaf!" he said. "See that snow over there?"

"Yea." Olaf replied.

"We need to get there. For Elsa. That's where she'll be most confortable. It'll be a good place for her to recover." Kai said.

"What about looking for a town?" Olaf asked.

"Do you see any, Olaf? That doesn't matter now. What matters is-"

"Yeah yeah." Olaf interrupted.

Olaf got up and spun around, his feet hitting the rocks around them.

"We have a plan!" Olaf said.

Olaf shouldn't have been happy. A rock he kicked rolled into the volcano hole. It fell down into the lava. The lava bubbled violently, and rose.

"Do you hear that?" Kai asked.

Olaf looked over the hole, and saw the lava.

"The lava's rising quickly!" Olaf said.

"Olaf, what did you do!?" Kai asked.

"Why are you blaming me?"

Kai stared at him with an unamused face.

"You're right." Olaf said. "What're we going to do. It's almost all up!"

Kai looked around. The lava would flow too quickly for them to run down the mountain. Kai looked at a flat rock that stood of of the ground. The rock was big enough for all three of them to be on.

Kai ran to the rock and kicked it down. It would make the perfect board. Kai carried Elsa, and slide the rock to the edge of the volcano with his foot, aiming towards the snowy forest.

"What are you planning?" Olaf asked.

"Ever been ice sledding?" Kai asked.

"Many times!" Olaf answered.

"Well, imagine that. Except with no ice, and with lava chasing you."

"That doesn't sound very fun."

"Oh, trust me, you'll have a ball. Now get on."

Olaf waddled to the rock board behind Kai. Olaf grabbed onto Kai's leg. Kai used his other leg to slide the rock of the cliff, and they slid down the volcano.

Olaf turned around to see lava chasing them.

"Kai, its getting closer!" Olaf yelled.

Kai swerved through obstacles on the volcano, with the board.

"Woohoo!" Kai yelled with joy.

"Isn't this fun, Elsa!?" he asked.

No reply. He forgot that Elsa was still unconcious. She didn't know what was happening. That's alright, Kai thought. It's better she not know.

Kai slid down the volcano, as if he did it in his free time, although it was only his first, and hopefully last.

As the rock board reached the bottom, Kai and Olaf jumped off, and started running to escape the lava. They ran towards the snowy forest, about 2 miles away.

Kai was very tired. He didn't have the energy to fun. Yet, he kept running. He ran for Elsa. He turned around to find that the lava was far behind them.

"Note to self." Olaf said. "Never go to the top of a volcano."

Once Kai entered, the snowy forest, he lay down Elsa and collapsed. He'd never been so tired in his life. He willed himself up, and continued to carry Elsa. He had to get her away as far away from the volcano as possible.

They stopped at a circular area with no trees. Only snow covered the ground.

Kai let Elsa, down and felt her forehead. It felt cool in his hands. She still had her eyes closed.

"Elsa?" He asked. He shook her but she didn't respond.

"What's wrong?" Olaf asked.

Kai ignored him and focused all of his attention on Elsa.

"Elsa, wake up!" he yelled.

He put his hand over her nose, and found that she was not breathing.

"No..." Kai said.

Kai put his hand on her chest, and felt no heartbeat.

A single tear went down his face.

"Elsa?" Olaf said sadly.

Kai put his hand on Elsa's. He put his head in his lap. He thought she was dead. He failed. He failed Arendelle. He failed Anna. It seemed that the heat was too much for her, and that even the snow couldn't save her.

But, just as Kai lost hope, his palm felt something on Elsa's wrist. It was faint, but it was there.

Ba-bump.

It was a heartbeat.

Ba-bump.

It became more clear.

Kai and Olaf smiled when they heard Elsa take a small breath.