First of all, I'd like to thank all of you for reading my fic!
I went back and made a slight few changes to previous chapters and cleaned them up a bit.
This chapter is a bit lengthy (actually I wanted all my chapters this length, but eh!)
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"Anna, I don't know about this…" An unsure voice responded.
"Oh please! Pretty pleeease!" Begged a persistent voice, "I enjoy the moments we spend together, even if it's for a split second." Anna began pushing her fingers into one another in anticipation. She really wanted to spend time with Elsa; this would be the first time in forever since they would actually have fun together. "Don't you want to be close again?" She sounded like she was going to cry, like her voice was breaking. This caused Elsa to fidget at the top of her stairwell.
She was keeping her distance, as usual.
"Of course I do!" She quickly replied, hoping that Anna really wasn't going to break down on her. She really wished Ralph hadn't left now, but this would be something she'd have to decide on her own. The Queen placed her head into her hand.
"Anna, what if something happens? What if I hurt you? What if I—what if I lose control again, like at the coronation ceremony?" Now her voice was becoming shaky; soon after realizing it, Elsa cleared her throat and gazed down at her sister, who looked more than happy to argue until she gave in.
"We'll never know, unless you join us!"
"Us? Who's us?" If it was Hans, she'd have to contemplate longer on this. Hans made her feel slightly uncomfortable, the guy barely says anything! The Queen shook her head and sighed. "Never mind…Anna I—"
"You can invite Ralph," She sang before continuing in her normal voice, "I've already asked Felix and he gladly agreed!"
Elsa huffed and arched a brow at her younger sister, was that supposed to be the thing that made her crack? Was that her master plan? Why would it matter if Ralph was invited or not, what about spending time with each other.
Elsa crossed her arms, a small and unsuspecting smirk forming on her lips, "Felix is going, you say." She started in a rather calm voice, "Does this mean that Prince Hans isn't?" Hell, if she was lucky, something went wrong and Anna split with Hans! After briefly hearing Ralph's explanation as to why Felix had joined them earlier, made Elsa sympathetic towards the small carpenter. In the short amount of time they had spent together, Elsa grew pretty attached to Felix. He seemed to be fascinated in her story, her powers, and the castle she created it with. And once she discovered the 'honey glow' he'd get when he was around Anna, she began to prefer the small carpenter over Hans.
Anna blew a small raspberry while waving her hand at her sister, "Uh, yeah, Hans is coming too!"
Elsa frowned and planted her face in both of her hands, this was like signing an airtight contract or making a deal with the Devil. She just had a terrible feeling about this…However, if this would truly make her little sister happy, then a few hours together couldn't hurt…right?
"Anna…" She exhaled as she looked at her sibling's hopeful expression, "I…you'll have my answer by tomorrow." With that finalized, Elsa left her sister alone as she went upstairs to her chambers.
Anna had so much excitement built inside her, that she almost ran up the steps and hugged her sister. Even though Elsa hadn't said 'yes', she just knew that it would be her answer. She turned on her heel with pride, slipping a bit as she did, and made an exit out of Elsa's castle.
The castle's owner, however, watched from atop and made sure Anna was gone. She quickly hurried to her room and to her balcony to make sure Anna was leaving. Elsa watched as her young sibling proudly began to make her way back to Arendelle. She was still bewildered as to why Anna would bribe her with inviting Ralph along. The Queen rolled her eyes, and chuckled, it seems like Anna would be the strange one and she doesn't even have powers.
Arendelle's skies were darkening and Elsa hoped that Anna would make it back to the castle before it got too dark. The Queen treaded down her steps and paused at her giant castle doors.
What was she doing, better yet, where was she going?
Elsa hesitated; her heart was racing causing her to swallow a lump that had formed in her throat. She knew where she was going. She knew who she was going to see. But the thought of Anna mentioning Ralph earlier had rubbed her a certain way. Was she really around Ralph that often; would she be bothering him if she went to see him now?
"No…" She said to herself, "Don't second guess yourself!"
She placed her elegant hands on her castle gates and pulled them open, the crisp mountain wind rushing into her face as she did so. The air felt so nice, much different than the air in her castle. Feeling her cape fluttering about behind her, she took in this new atmosphere and drew in a deep breath and before she knew it, she was travelling away from her castle.
Night had finally fallen in Frozen as Elsa reached the base of the mountain, she was a bit winded herself, how did Anna do it?! After catching her breath she began through the transit tunnel with a lot on her mind. Her hands were tucked under her arms, as she listened to the sounds of her ice pumps echo through the tunnel. What was Anna trying to say? Maybe she was hanging out with Ralph a lot…but what was wrong with that? He was a dear friend of hers.
Ralph made Elsa feel comfortable. A type of comfort she hadn't felt since her father passed, like she didn't have a reason to be afraid of herself.
She could be herself.
The Queen smiled to herself, she had only been plugged in for about four, maybe five, days now, and she felt her life going much better than it had before. She was learning to control her powers; no longer would she have to conceal it, not feel it, and not let it show. She was able to be herself; she was almost liberated from those words and insults of being called a monster.
And it was all thanks to Ralph…
Elsa removed her hands from under her arms and gazed at them, a satisfied smile and a chuckle escaping her lips. Because of Ralph, she wasn't afraid to be herself and she even laughed more than she used to. Because of Ralph, she could at least see her sister a bit more than before and could control a good sum of her powers.
And because of Ralph she could finally love herself.
She was starting to come to terms with herself—Bad Guy or not. She couldn't change who she was, and she, Anna, Ralph, or Felix wouldn't have her any other way.
Feeling her heart race, the Queen lightly bit down on her cherry-tinted lip, now feeling determined as ever. She was finally at the end of the transit tunnel and now stepping into Game Central Station.
'Ralph, Ralph, Ralph…Where would I be right now if I were Ralph…?' The upbeat blonde asked herself as she scanned the red labels that told which game was which. With her hip sticking out, Elsa began tapping her cheek in thought. Would Ralph be home right now or would he be in…Tapper's!
The night had just begun, he wouldn't be asleep and her gut instinct was screaming Tapper's.
"Here goes nothing…!" The excited Queen hurried across the station and finally made it to Tapper's transit tunnel, a few NPC's and other various characters passing her along the way. Some of the friendlier characters even waved to her, complimented her dress, and even smiled at her. The feelings gained from the friendly characters added on to her already excited mood.
Moments later, Elsa finally reached the beverage-serving bar, her eyes already searching for her gigantic friend.
"Welcome to Tapper's!" The owner shouted, before going back to talking to one of his customers. Elsa didn't really know what to say, seeing as how he was on way on the other side of the bar, but it was a good thing he did welcome her. There was no mistaking those brown overalls and that orange plaid shirt. Elsa began walking towards the front of the bar, without Ralph knowing, the giant man didn't even bother to look at the person Tapper had greeted.
Ralph continued on with his conversation with Tapper, he'd been feeling strange ever since he left Elsa's castle. He had an odd sensation in his stomach and in his chest and lately, all he could think about was Elsa and not in a concerned way, but mostly her features and their previous conversations. He'd just replay them over and over in his mind.
"Ya' see, Tap, I don't know what's wrong with me, but I just feel so—"
"Don't tell me you drank so much, that you've become ill."
Ralph instantly perked up at the voice and spun around in his seat, "E-Elsa?!"
Giggling a bit, the Queen continued, "Surprised to see me?" She mildly fidgeted before her bright gaze met his surprised one, "Honestly, I am too." she confessed before taking a seat next to Ralph, whom was still trying to process everything. He hoped she hadn't heard anything before she interrupted him.
"Aaah, so you're the gorgeous Snow Queen that's got everyone talking!" Tapper's raspy voice rang.
Said Snow Queen hesitated briefly, something about that title bothered her but she simply brushed it off and smiled, "I…guess that's me." She simply replied. Her icy pools glanced at Ralph, who was still in complete shock—like it was taking him a long time to load his next expression, or choice of words.
"My man, Ralph's, told me much about you!"
This caused Elsa to tense a bit and Ralph to snap out of his daze. "He has?"
With his giant left hand, he covered a portion of his face so Elsa couldn't see him, and with the right, to shush Tapper before he spilled any important information that he didn't want Elsa to hear.
The bar tender playfully rolled his eyes and waved Ralph off. "Yeeeah, from what he tells me, you're a very lovely lady. I see what he means now!" Tapper laughed as he went to wiping down his counter top of any previous spills.
The flattered Elsa giggled, her cheeks tinted to a light red, causing Ralph to steal a few peeks at the pleasant sight, even when she attempted to cover her mouth with her finger tips, the sight was still charming.
Placing her hands in her lap, the flustered Queen shifted around to face Ralph. "I'm glad I found you here. I wanted to talk to you about something." By the change in Elsa's tone, Ralph could tell it was important. The giant gave the bartender a certain look.
"Say no more, got customers to serve anyway." Tapper nodded his head and went to tend to the few patient and rowdy customers he had.
"So," Ralph breathed before turning back to Elsa, "what's up?"
"Just Anna again…she wants me to go to Dance Central 2 with her. Supposedly there's a beach party, but I'm a bit…nervous. Maybe even scared."
Ralph chuckled, "Scared, the mighty Snow Queen?"
"Hey," her tone warned, "this is serious. What if something bad happens—what if I lose control of myself and hurt someone?" Elsa's expression melted into a mildly pained expression as she gazed down at her hands. "If I hurt Anna again, I could never forgive myself."
The giant finally saw just how serious this was, when he saw the pained expression on his friend's face. "Hey, I'm sorry…" Using his finger, he gently placed it under her chin and raised her head. "Listen, you've got nothing to worry about. This is what we've been practicing for, right?"
After thinking about it, Elsa nodded her head. "You're right."
"Remember, you can do this. No second guessing yourself, and think happy thoughts. You're going to have fun, ok!" There was a brief and anxious silence between the two as Ralph faced towards the bar, wishing he could go, but this was their sibling bonding time-
"Would you like to go?" Elsa simply asked; breaking that silence, "Anna already invited Felix, but if you have anything else pla-"
"Ah, nope, nothing at all!" Ralph awkwardly laughed, earning a gentle smile from Elsa.
Truth be told, she was more than happy that Ralph could join them. At least she could have a decent conversation with someone, other than listen to her sister chatter about her fiancé, and who knows where that conversation could lead to.
The question of 'who would be there' was on Ralph's mind, if it was all of Dance Central 2's members, Ralph was going to have a bit of trouble fitting into that one. He had only spoken to two of characters back when they were first plugged in.
That had to at least be three months ago. Ralph smiled a bit as he recalled the memory…
Ralph had just finished a conversation with 'Eggman' Robotnik about coming to Bad Anon, then. Again, he had made up some bullshit excuse about not going and having something else to do. The doctor spent at least ten more minutes trying to convince Ralph to join them for one session, but when Ralph refused, Eggman gave up. Even though, Ralph denied it, Eggman still gave him the heads up that Clyde, of Pac-Man, held the meetings in at his place. Ralph gave a fake chuckle before taking in the advice.
Afterwards, he was on his way to talk to Q*Bert, since his game was recently unplugged and he needed a bit of consoling. It wasn't too long after his departure with Eggman, that he felt a tug at his overalls.
"Hey, hey easy on the overalls…?" After turning around the giant didn't see anyone, and he wouldn't have until a small hand waved in his face to signal her presence.
"Down here mistah!" The little girl called, she had a confident smile on her face, like she didn't have a problem in the world, yet here she was tugging at Ralph's clothes. Maybe she wanted a conversation, well she was a kid, and she probably had loads of awkward questions to pester Ralph with.
Bending down to her level, Ralph forced a small smile, "Hey there kid! Uh…haven't seen you around before…" Ralph awkwardly went on as he tried to make small talk.
The spunky girl finally opened her mouth to speak again, "Name's Tiyanna, L'il T or T for short. I'm from Dance Central was plugged in before mistah Litwak left!" The small girl folded her arms, "Have ya' seen my sistah 'round? Her name's Taye."
"Uh can't say that I have…" Ralph noted the flashy clothes that she was wearing; it shouldn't be that hard to spot out her sister if she was wearing the same thing. But Ralph was in a bit of a hurry. "Sorry kid—"
"Tiyanna!"
"…Tiyanna… I'm in a bit of a hurry but…"
Tiyanna sniffled a bit and poked her lips out, "Ya' won't help a po', lost, l'il girl find ha' big sistah?" Her eyes instantly watered, causing Ralph to feel slightly uncomfortable until he saw through her act.
Standing up straight, Ralph smirked, "You can't fool me that easily kid!"
The ebony child threw her hands up, and let them rest on her hips. "Alright, alright, you got me…But you're the tallest one here and it'll be easier to spot her out!"
"Look, I—"
Her hands clasped together in a pleading state, "Pleeeease!"
Ralph sighed as he pinched the bridge of his nose, standing here arguing with the kid would just waste time, and she wasn't taking 'no' for an answer.
"Alright," Ralph groaned, "I'll help you find your sister!"
"Thanks big dude!" She happily exclaimed, as she went around Ralph and began to hop until she got a good grip and climbed onto his back.
"Ack—hey! Careful kid—!"
"Ti-ya-nn-a!" She stressed as she gripped around Ralph's neck; unknowingly restricting air once she did.
"Wait!" Ralph strained. He reached around his back and carefully picked up the young teen that was clinging to him. "I'm sure you'll get a better view from up here." He assured her while placing Tiyanna on his shoulder and gasping for air.
"Heh heh! You were right about that!" She chuckled, amazed by how tall Ralph actually was. "Wow, man! You're really tall, ya' tower over just about everybody here!"
"Thanks ki—er, Tiyanna." He hesitated nervously before he began walking through Game Central Station with the small teen on his shoulder.
"Ayye! Now ya' gettin' it right!" She exclaimed before flashing a grin, "By the way, didn't catch ya' name, big dude!"
Ralph smiled a bit, "Ralph, Wreck-it Ralph, from Fix-It Felix Jr."
"Well Ralph, I can't thank you enough for taking time out of your oh-so busy schedule to help l'il ol' me!" Tiyanna thanked as she searched over the crowd to see if she could find her equally flashy sister. It was almost like a game of 'Where's Waldo?'
"It's not like I had much of a choice!" The giant jokingly grumbled.
"Hmhm!" She hummed, "You right!" As the young teen continued to crowd surfing, she noticed a lot of strange looks from the mass Ralph was walking through. Some were dirty while others were frightened; she even noticed more of the tinier ones scattering like roaches.
The young teen raised a brow as Ralph paid them no mind. "Uh, 'scuse me, Ralph?"
"Yeah, what is it?" He replied as he continued walking through the station.
She hunched down a bit, as if she were trying to whisper in his ear, "What's with da' dirty looks, did we do somethin' wrong?"
Ralph sighed a bit and took note of his surroundings. "Kid, in my game, I'm the Bad Guy, I just wreck things. Hence the name."
The girl cocked her head, confused as to why he was helping her. If he was truly a bad guy, he would have left her a long time ago.
"But you're helping me out," The girl soon broke out into a mini-series of chuckles, "and if you were truly evil, you'd be like Dr. Tan—some 50 somethin' year old man, tryin' to dominate the dance scene with terrible moves!"
Ralph couldn't help but laugh, "What? Is that what the Bad Guy in your game's like?"
Tiyanna nodded her head, "Yup! It's pretty sad, but hilarious!"
And he thought he had issues! Not long after their little conversation, Ralph squinted to get a better look at what caught his eye. There was a woman in the distance, dressed in similar flashy clothes as Tiyanna.
"Hey, T?" Ralph asked, earning a small hum from the girl on his shoulder. "Is your sister wearing a green and white jacket and her hair as a…Mohawk?"
"Yeah! Yeah! That's her!" The energetic girl gasped, "But whe—oh, I see her!" After finally catching a glimpse of her sister, Tiyanna cuffed her hands over her mouth before hollering, "Taaaaye!"
Unfortunately for her, and Ralph's ear, Taye didn't hear her. From where the duo stood, the older sibling seemed a bit frantic; she kept going from character to character and judging by her hand movements she seemed to be asking a question that no one knew the answer to.
"That's my sister, Ralph! We gotta move or she'll get away—c'mon! Giddy up, giddy up!" She rushed as she repeatedly tapped his shoulder.
Ralph wasn't sure if this hyper attitude was annoying him or starting to grow on him. Still Ralph was about to make a dash to catch up to her. "Ok, ok! I see her, just hang on tight!"
The small teen did so by wrapping her left arm around the back of Ralph's neck and bracing her right arm on his shoulder. Before the girl could announce that she was ready, Ralph had taken off at a high speed. The sound of his heavy feet against the ground, sounded like a stampede to the smaller characters, hell, even the ones at normal height were frightened! Characters began jumping out of the way, so they wouldn't be trampled, but of course Ralph also had to do his part of dodging a few characters that were too slow to move out of his way.
The floors trembled each step the giant took; as he quickly approached his destination towards the last few games that were plugged in, Tiyanna's older sibling finally paid attention to the commotion. She nearly shrieked when she saw the overall clad giant hauling ass in her direction.
"Taaaaaye!" The young teen shouted once more while waving a right hand and finally catching her sister's attention.
When Ralph was close enough he began skidding to a halt, causing Taye to flinch and step back a few inches. For a moment, there surroundings were silent, until Tiyanna hopped down from Ralph's shoulder shouting, "Taye!" once more and crashing into her for a hug, "I'm so glad we found ya'!" She sighed contently.
Taye smiled and instantly returned the hug, "Oh, T…!" She heaved; finally glad to be reunited with her sister. The older sibling placed her hands on the younger's shoulders and pushed her away. Tiyanna stared in confusion, but the look her sister was giving her made her nervous. "Didn't I tell you not to run off?! What if somethin' happened to you and we couldn't get you back?"
Rolling her eyes, Tiyanna shrugged her sister's hands off her shoulders and turned back to Ralph, "Thanks a lot big dude." She grinned with her hands placed behind her head.
Ralph wave his giant hand, "Ah, it's nothing, really."
"And who's this?" The older sibling interrupted, "Thought he was gonna run me over, like a runaway train." She chuckled as she slowly approached the giant.
"This is Ralph!" Tiyanna introduced, "I pestered him into helping me find you." She proudly admitted while rubbing her nails on the loose fabric of her turtleneck.
Taye blew out air and slapped the back of her sister's head, causing her yellow hat to fly off her head. Ralph chuckled at the sight of the two and noticed the hair style Tiyanna had her hair done in, they were simple ponytails braided towards the back of her head.
"Thanks a lot, Ralph."The eldest charmed. "Wish there was some way I could repay you!"
But Ralph just waved a giant hand. "No need—"
Once the idea came to mind, Taye interrupted him. "Wait, here!" She exclaimed while tugging a gold ring off her finger that had a fair sized 'T' bulging from it. She grabbed Ralph's giant hand and placed the tiny ring inside his palm, "You ever wanna pay a visit and holla, let em' know you're here for Taye—"
"And T!"
" –got it?"
A faint smile formed on Ralph's features as he admired the invitation in his giant palm. "Thanks." He simply replied as he tucked the ring in the front pocket of his overalls.
Not long after, the sisters waved their goodbyes, they had to go make up new dance routines for the new songs Mr. Litwack downloaded before he left the arcade. Ralph waved back and, soon, headed to where Q*bert's game used to be plugged in. He reached into the front of his pocket and took out Taye's gold ring and inspected it. He guessed the new generation of games really didn't care if you were a Bad Guy or not, or maybe Taye and T were just really friendly despite your background. Either way, Ralph was grateful for such an invite.
"Ralph…? Ralph!" A familiar voice called to snap Ralph back to reality. "You ok?" It had been silent between them for a while, it was comfortable at first but then it grew awkward.
Rubbing the back of his head, Ralph nodded and gave an embarrassed chuckle, "Yeah, kinda spaced out. Sorry about that." He chortled. There was a brief silence between the two, until Ralph finally asked, "Anyone else gonna be there or…?"
"From what she's told me, she's invited Felix and Prince Hans will be attending as well."
Ralph visibly cringed, making Elsa chuckle, "He also makes you…uncomfortable?"
Ralph nodded, "Just slightly," jokingly admitted. "He seems so…perfect?" He still couldn't find the words to describe Hans. "What does your sister even see in him?"
Elsa, with her expression gazing at the bar counter, just shook her head. "I guess I blame myself."
"Elsa, that's crazy—"
"No. What's crazy is shutting your own sister out. Even though she'd been knocking for thirteen years… Ralph, even when our parents died, I still couldn't face her like I was supposed to." Elsa sighed, "She must have been so lonely." This was also coming from her own experience.
The sympathetic giant reached out and gently placed his hand onto his friend's shoulder. A moment later, Elsa directed her sorrowful gaze at her large friend, and he said, "She doesn't have to be anymore, and neither do you."
The Queen's heart skipped a beat, her eyes lit up with thankfulness and warmth. Ralph's words have touched a part of her heart that had been frozen in loneliness, for what felt like an eternity. There were no words to describe how grateful she was for feeling so around him.
After showing her friend the appreciative smile that had slowly spread across her lips, Elsa leaned and rested her head on top of Ralph's hand, while her hand tenderly stroked the extra space the back of Ralph's hand provided. The giant swallowed the lump that was slowly forming in his throat, he wasn't used to affection.
The two slowly pulled away from each other, "We should rest up now." Elsa suggested, "We have a big day tomorrow!"
Ralph smirked, "You're right. Shall I walk you to your game, your highness?"
"Such a gentleman." Elsa giggled while playing along with Ralph's little game.
The two rose from their seats, the wrecker lending the Queen his arm to take, "Ready when you are."
Elsa linked her hand to Ralph's arm before announcing, "Ready."
If the old memories ever turned out hard to look back on, she could always remember the new ones.
The next morning had come rather quickly for the Princess of Arendelle, which only brought more excitement to her eager heart. As of now, she was up brushing her hair and quickly braiding them into their usual style. Anna only had 30 minutes to talk to her sister, before Litwak would open his arcade, she quickly ran outside of the castle and to the stables where she would ride her horse, climb the mountain, and ask her sister if she would go to the beach with her! Luckily for her, climbing the North Mountain was an everyday thing for her.
At the top of the North Mountain, Elsa was up, doing what Anna was doing moments before. She had the brightest smile on her face as she went to her ice vanity in an attempt to brush her messy hair. The Queen was always up early or at least before her sister,but since she knew Anna would be here any-
"Elsaaa!" Knock, knock, knock-knock, knock!
The Queen couldn't help but chortle, she recognized that knocking pattern anywhere; this had to be the first time her sister was up early for anything. She didn't even have time to fix her hair. Realizing Anna couldn't wait another second, she opened her icy doors while still in her chambers.
"Elsa! It's me!" The excited Princess announced as she clumsily made her way through Elsa's castle and slid to the steps.
The Queen finally appeared hair down in a thick, wavy, blonde mess. "Yes, Anna. I know it's you." She giggled as she leaned over the ice railing, beaming at her sister.
"Elsa," Anna gasped noticing a subtle, yet, immense change in her sister, "you look…different! I mean, it's not a bad different, it's actually a really good different!" She was practically glowing, which was strange especially for someone who probably just woke up a few minutes ago. The Princess shook the thought from her head and went on with what she came for. Time was wasting! "So, did you come to a decision? Will you join us at the beach today?!"
Anna's energetic attitude amused Elsa, a moment longer and her little sister would have died of anticipation.
"Yes, I've come to a decision."
"And?!" Shrieked Anna.
"I've decided to attend your beach party."
Anna squealed with joy, she probably would've jumped with joy, had she not been on ice.
"Also," Elsa added, grabbing Anna's attention once more, "I've invited Ralph to join."
Attention! The arcade is now closing…
"I'll join you in a few! Go along without me!" Elsa shouted from her castle, for once in her life, she was actually looking forward to this. Seeing her sister so happy gave her a warm feeling.
Anna happily nodded her head and waved a goodbye to her sister.
Elsa wanted to do a bit of practicing before she left. Standing in the center of her castle, she began to take Ralph's advice of letting the memories help her with controlling her powers. With the thought in mind, Elsa began to flex her fingers, releasing a small trail of snowflakes. She repeated this, switching between hands as she did, until she finally grew more and more comfortable with it. It was a small test, but knowing that she had it under control, made her feel as confident as ever.
The sisters had never been to a beach before, the most they had ever done was jump into the fjord and that was when they were younger. Plus since she wasn't a strong swimmer, she didn't plan on getting in the water; now that it was on her mind neither she nor Anna had proper beach attire. The Queen supposed they could just play in the sand.
Eventually Elsa made it to Game Central Station and was shocked to see a familiar face waiting for her at the entrance. "Ralph! I thought you were going with Felix?"
"Heh, well I was," He began, "until Anna told me you were a little behind, so I decided to wait for you." Noting both of the sister's were wearing their usual attire, he couldn't help but wonder if the two had ever gone swimming before. "Hey, El, you do know it's the beach, right?"
Feeling slightly embarrassed, Elsa gazed at the ground and rubbed he hands, "Yes, but, I-I didn't plan on getting in the water anyway." She let out a small chuckle before gazing up at Ralph, "Anna would always surprise me by just jumping in the fjord, so we never had proper swimming attire."
"Don't worry about it," Ralph dismissed, "I'm sure someone there will have a spare swimsuit around for you and Anna. That is, if you wanted to go swimming."
Elsa let out a light giggle as the two began walking, "Well, I don't think my outfit is appropriate for a place with lots and lots of sand, and neither is yours." She added while hooking her finger around his overall strap and giving it a slight tug.
"Hey, I don't plan in getting in the water either!" Ralph laughed, rubbing the back of his head as he did.
The Queen giggled once more before lacing her fingers with one another, "Let's just enjoy ourselves."
As the two made their way to Dance Central 2, they engaged in small talk about the beach, neither have had the pleasure of going but of course knew what it was. Elsa explained about how she read about them in books and heard about them in stories, while Ralph talked about how he overheard most conversations of the beach from other people.
Their conversation carried on, until a blaring alarm went off as they passed through Dance Central 2's plug. A familiar, blue, electric current and a voice Ralph knew all too well instantly began in its monotonous tone. "Step aside," He began while staring at his clipboard, "random security check. Please answer the following security questions."
Ralph gave an irritated groan; he knew the exact reason why Surge stopped him. He only hoped that he'd at least show kindness to Elsa and spare her the trouble of going through such an annoying process.
Puzzled, "Excuse me, but who are you?" The Queen asked she'd never seen him around before.
"I'm a Surge Protector, just doing my duty ma'am." He then raised his head from his clipboard, and gazed at her through his half lidded, dull, eyes; his expression remaining unchanged. His face may not have shown it, but when Surge took a look at the Queen, he didn't want to take his eyes off her. She certainly was the most gorgeous thing in the arcade. Nonetheless, she was still a Bad Guy. Clearing his throat, he glued his eyes back onto his clipboard and began reading off of it. "Name?"
Annoyed, "Wreck-It Ralph."
"Where ya' headed?"
Why ask that, when he could just take a few seconds of his time to read the bright red lettering above them?! "Dance Central 2!"
"Where ya' coming from?"
Ralph felt like this interrogation was going to go on for an eternity. Even though he had been through this hundreds, maybe thousands, of times he still hated it. He felt sorry that Elsa had to even witness this.
The sound of Elsa's pumps interrupted the series of annoying questions Ralph was receiving, today was supposed to be about fun and if Ralph was put in a grumpy mood, she'd probably have to spend all day trying to cheer him up.
"Surge Protector." She called sweetly, instantly earning eye contact from the slightly smitten interrogator. Noticing that Surge was shorter than her, she bent down so her half lidded gaze met his uninterested ones; his eyes not looking away for a second. He noticed her left eyebrow was arched in a dominant authority; obviously her charm was outweighing her position as Queen. "May we proceed this some other time? We really need to get going and I wouldn't want my friend here put in a bad mood."
Ralph stared in a wide-eyed manner, it was strange seeing Elsa like this, she was using her charm to get what she wanted. And then something in her tone changed to forcefulness and threatening, yet she still spoke sweetly.
"You see, if Ralph is in a bad mood then I'll be put in a bad mood." Her lips were slightly poked out, which made her look irresistible and adorable, "And believe me, you would not want to see a Queen in a bad mood. Understand?"
Surge's expression still remained its same old lifeless expression, but Elsa could tell she was getting to him. His cheeks seemed to be tinting to a light purple. The blue man nodded his head, his eyes still glued onto Elsa's until she stood tall once more.
"Ok," He sharply exhaled, "You get a free pass for today." And before Ralph could even say anything, the protector turned into an electrical current and zipped far, far away.
Elsa flashed a bright smile at Ralph and faced their destination, "Shall we?"
"Anna!" Bodie's deep voice bellowed, "Catch!" He added before spiking a beach ball in her direction. The Princess was at a fair distance, but she wouldn't have caught it if she didn't run closer to catch it. "Nice!" He praised while meeting her in the middle. "Swimsuit looks great on you too! You're so tiny; I thought it may have been too big." He then leaned in and whispered, "Don't let your fiancé know I said that, wouldn't want him mad at me." He chuckled before standing straight. In actuality, Bodie hated conflict.
Anna laughed along with him, "I'll pretend I never heard it!" She agreed before going on, "Thank you! Emilia said the same thing, but it fits perfectly!" Anna was a bit shocked that this was what other people wore to the beach, but if it was appropriate for the beach, then she loved it! Her swimsuit was a red and cream striped, strapless, two piece, which had a small anchor in the middle of her top piece and on both sides dangling from her bottom piece. "She said it belonged to one of the dancer's in your crew."
Bodie nodded once he realized where he'd seen it, "Oh yeah! That's Sammy's old swimsuit."
"I'll make sure to give her my thanks. By the way, have you seen Felix and Hans?" Her twin braids swishing around as she searched left and right for them.
"We're hookin' them up with a pair of swim trunks now." The blonde surfer smiled.
A series of 'aaahs' was going on back where Emilia and the rest of Riptide Crew resided, from the sound of it they were fawning over someone who had walked in.
"Wonder what's up?"
"I think it's my sister. She did say she was going to be behind, let's go see!"
Before Bodie could agree, Anna had taken off and ran towards the direction of where the chatter was coming from.
Elsa was quite flustered by all the attention she was receiving. She had been admired, yes, but that was usually from afar or either a brief, simple compliment, like 'Your Majesty, you look lovely.' But here, she was practically enclosed in a circle, being showered in compliments, mostly on her dress. Ralph stood behind her, almost like a body guard—an amused body guard.
"Ok, ok, back it up; give her some room!" Emilia chuckled as she shoved her crewmates away. Thankfully they were girls, if they were boys, she'd have to beat them off with a stick. The crew leader welcomed both Elsa and Ralph, with open arms. "Welcome to Dance Central 2, name's Emilia a—"
"And I'm her partner, Bodie!" The blonde teen introduced as he appeared next to his partner.
Emilia playfully rolled her eyes as her partner placed a hand onto her shoulder. "It's nice to meet you, Elsa. And your friend here?"
"Thank you for welcoming us."Elsa smiled, as her cheeks became less flustered. "This is Ralph."
"From Fix-It Felix Jr." He added on before asking, "Uh, you seen Felix around here, by the way?"
"Here I am!" The short carpenter called out, using his hopping skills so he could be seen.
"And I'm here too!" Anna waved from behind Emilia's left side.
Elsa smiled, "I'm glad to see you both." She then noticed something about Anna that sort of threw her off, she couldn't see all of her sister, but she noticed that she was lacking clothing. She made a face at her younger sister before asking "Um, Anna, what are you wearing?"
"Huh? O-Oh, this? It's a swimsuit!" She answered before popping from Emilia's side. "Do you like it? There's one for you too!"
Elsa stammered a bit, "Uh, I-I don't think so, Anna…" So much skin was showing, and that was something made her feel so uncomfortable, especially around so many people.
Seeing this, Emilia gave her an assuring smile. "C'mon Queeny," She spoke, "I can tell you don't wanna show much skin. I've got just the thing." Emilia linked arms with Elsa and began walking with her towards the changing station.
Feeling slightly uncomfortable, she looked back at Ralph, to which he responded, "Don't worry, I'll be right here." He assured, as they made their way to the changing station and soon, disappeared inside it.
Bodie stared at Ralph's large hand, that he had waved, "Hey, I know you."
Ralph turned his attention to the blonde teen with an arched brow. "Uuh, you do?"
The teen nodded with a smile, "You helped L'il T out a few months back. They've been kinda bummed that you guys couldn't hang out much."
Ralph rubbed the back of his head, after their encounter, they only hung out a few times. Ralph figured that they had been busy with their dance routines and he never saw them after Closing Time. He reached into his overall pocket and pulled out the gold ring with the bulging 'T' and gazed at it longingly. "Yeah, I know. One day I'll make it up to them." Sadly today couldn't be that day; right now he had to focus on Elsa.
Bodie smiled, "As long as that's your goal!" He then reached up to pat his shoulder, "C'mon big guy!"
"What?" He questioned in bewilderment as he placed the ring back into his pocket.
"We're gettin' you some swimming trunks. I'm sure we can find some in your size!"
Mere minutes had gone by until Anna finally found Hans; he was sporting a pair of Bodie's old, red and black, swim trunks he used to wear. They were a pretty nice fit, since Bodie was small before he stated working out. Hans apologized to Anna for being late, but Anna just shrugged it off and began to engage in a conversation with her fiancé.
A great distance from the water, sat Felix in a pair of green swim trunks, designed with a pink, flowery, pattern onto them. The small carpenter sighed as he watched the engaged couple interact with each other. He really did like Anna even if they were just friends, he would still like to socialize with her. However, with Hans around, he just felt like he'd be a third wheel or like he was competing for her affection; he was glad that Ralph and Elsa had decided to tag along.
Back at the changing stations, Ralph and Bodie spent a little amount of time finding what they were looking for, making Ralph's changing time less than five minutes. Fortunately, they had sizes that were even bigger than Ralph's size. Bodie shrugged, "We have a variety of character's that come through here." He sheepishly spoke. "How's the fit?"
Ralph analyzed his swimming trunks, "Can't complain, it fits." He stated plainly. Taking an extra look in the giant mirror before him, Ralph got a better view of how he looked in his new attire. Well, he was shirtless, but his gut didn't poke out or overlap, he was just bulky and wide and somewhat square shaped.
However, his physique was nowhere near Bodie's. The blonde was still a teenager; a very active one at that. All the kid did was dance, and play sports and over the years, he just began to tone and shape to a slim, yet abs-ripped teen.
"Alright, if we're done here, let's go!" After patting Ralph's shoulder, he and the giant made an exit out of the changing room. "I'm gonna check on Emilia, 'kay big guy? Gonna see if we can hook up a volleyball game. You interested?"
"Volleyball?" Ralph chortled, "Don't you think I'd bring down the whole court?"
Bodie chuckled at the unfair advantage, "We'll discuss that later!" Bodie was all about fairness as well. After their small discussion, he headed over towards the girl's changing station, leaving Ralph to Join Felix on the sand.
Ralph noticed Felix's glum expression, "Hey, we're all here to have fun!" He reminded.
A small smile replaced Felix's current expression, "Right. I won't let it bother me today!"
"Alrighty, hold still while I button this up." Emilia cheerfully advised, glad that Elsa at least felt comfortable in a one piece bathing suit. "This was Miss Aubrey's. The spoiled princess won't be missing this." She guaranteed.
Elsa chuckled, while Emilia buttoned the two large buttons on the back. At first, the Queen had her doubts; the bathing suit's material looked uncomfortable, like it was made from Emilia's jeans that she saw hanging up in the changing room. However, once it was slipped on she felt much more comfortable than she thought.
An unexpected knock came from the door, causing Elsa to flinch, but Emilia to casually answer, "Almost done in here! Give us a few." Her hands then went to tying the loose, white, fabrics that would hold up the top of Elsa's bathing suit up, around the back of Elsa's neck.
"It's me." Bodie chimed, "Just wondering if you ladies would like a game of volleyball!"
"Count me in!" Emilia eagerly responded, "How about you Elsa?"
"I'm not familiar with volleyball." She answered truthfully.
Emilia smiled and gave a brief explanation on how to play. "Pretty easy, right?"
Feeling much more confident than before, Elsa replied "I suppose so!"
Assuming that Elsa agreed to play, Bodie spoke through the door once more, "I'll ask the crew to help set up the net," Bodie hollered through the door. "see ya' soon!"
"Alrighty!" Emilia responded to her partner before focusing on Elsa again. "Now," She gently spoke, causing Elsa to look over her shoulder, "turn around, lemme see how it looks."
Nodding, the Queen did as she was instructed and stepped back from the female athlete, who was now questioning everything about herself and her preferences. Elsa was even more eye-catching than before! The navy bathing suit hugged her body better than her dress did; it showed off more of her hips and her curvy figure. And her legs? Emilia didn't even want to start, but she had to. Elsa's legs were long, slender, and elegant and she had the hips—perfect for this type of bathing suit. If anything, she was close to having Miss Aubrey's shape, just not quite as thick.
Emilia chuckled, "I'm not sure how to put this, Elsa." She began while musing on the thought of how to describe how stunning the Queen looked. "Ok, let's put it like this, I'm sure you'll have your boyfriend in a puddle of drool by the end of the day!" She winked while lightly nudging her.
Elsa's eye's briefly widened as she took in what Emilia said, "Uh, excuse me, boyfriend?" she stammered. "Oh," She nervously chuckled, "no, Ralph's not my boyfriend; h-he's just my friend. We've only just met a few days ago." Was this what Anna thought, did she think that she and Ralph were seeing each other as a couple?
"Aaah…!" Emilia sighed, now seeing how sane the older sister was, compared to her younger one. "My bad!" She apologized with a smile on her face while removing her black half jacket, revealing her red one piece swimsuit. Emilia opened the door that lead them back to the beach. "Let's go have some fun!"
So far, everyone was having a great time chatting with one another. Ralph and Felix managed to strike up a conversation about volleyball; eventually Anna and Hans joined in on it too, discussing how to divide themselves into teams. Hans suggested boys against girls, which was fair due to the equal amount of players. Anna even agreed to going against Ralph, of course she would talk to her teammates and hoped they would agree with this plan.
Soon after the conversation ended, silence fell upon the four and soon the rest of the beach. A female crew mate finally let out a wolf whistle towards the female changing station, which gained everyone's attention.
Elsa had finally made an appearance, revealing the swimsuit she was wearing. Feeling slightly embarrassed about Emilia's earlier comment, she had her head tilted towards the sand and began to wonder if that's what everyone thought when they saw Ralph and Elsa together.
"Whoa…" Anna whispered as she rose to her feet and made her way towards her sister. "Elsa," the Queen rose her head and instantly took a step back from her sister. "You look amazing!" She wowed. The younger sibling thanked Emilia, while linking arms with her sister and dragging her back to the spot where the rest of their friends sat. Elsa tried to keep up with her energetic sister and begged her to slow down a few times.
Ralph, Felix, and even Hans stared at the Queen in astonishment. She really did fill out the bathing suit well. The giant felt his cheeks heating up as he stared at his friend; actually he was positive that the redness was showing in his face. He didn't care at this point, his eyes were glued on Elsa as she and her sister quickly approached their small circle. The way the swimsuit outlined her body was way better than her dress did, and now that her legs were visible, he could appreciate how amazing they looked.
Everything felt like it was going in slow motion for Ralph; he had to snap out of it fast before he started drooling but he just couldn't look away.
"Jiminy, jaminy…" Felix gasped, "she's quite a looker, huh Ralph?" he chuckled while nudging the lower half of Ralph's arm.
This gave Ralph enough strength to snap out of his daze, "Yeah, she sure is." He admitted in admiration, before turning his head to face the sand, trying with all his might to get rid of the extra coloring his face had.
The two sisters made it back to their circle of friends, Anna explaining their volleyball situation.
"Boys against girls?" Elsa pondered while glancing at her male competitors. Her mind was set when her eyes rested on Ralph, a small smirk forming on her lips causing Ralph to give her a rather bashful look. "Ok, I'll play. Ralph, you're playing as well?"
It was hard for Ralph to make eye contact; the giant awkwardly rubbed his hand over his head. "Uh, yeah—maybe. It'd be kinda unfair, don't you think?"
Elsa just smiled, "Didn't we all come here for fun?"
The giant smirked; she was using his words against him. "You're right!"
"Alright!" The blonde surfer shouted towards his new group of friends. "The net is up! Emilia will explain all the rules."
"Game point!" Bodie spoke through a megaphone.
This was it, the score was tied 13-13. Both teams had been playing hard, everyone in a sweaty mess and trying hard to win. At first it was going to be the first team to 7 wins, but the girls decided to double it.
The ball was served by Ralph and passed back and forth from Emilia to Anna, who bumped it over the net, but was bumped back by Hans.
The intense passing and bumping of the ball went on for a while now; the people that went for either team cheered each time their favorite team was sure to score. Now the ball was hovering above Felix and with his super hop skills, he jumped and tapped it hard back over to the opposing team. Due to Felix's hit, the ball was sent pretty high and only one person was prepared to strike it back.
"Spike it Elsa!" Emilia and Anna shouted in unison as the ball was just passing over the net.
"Here goes!" Elsa shouted as she ran towards the net, jumped, and smacked the ball with all her might, forming a bit of ice on the ball once her hand came in contact with it. The ball hurled straight back to the opposing team's side and crashed into the sand.
"GAME!" Bodie's thrilled voice bellowed from atop of the tall life guard chair. "Girls win 14-13!"
The sisters were in shock, their first time playing and winning! The crowd that cheered for both sides began to cheer for the winners; the energy from the praises transferred to Anna, "We did it! We won! We won!" The Princess squealed while hopping up and down, her energy quickly transferring to her older sister.
"W-We did…" Elsa chuckled in disbelief, "We won! Yes!" She joined celebrating with her sister, and soon enough the three girls were huddled together and jumping around in a circle.
"That's what I'm talking about!" Emilia congratulated, this was a sight she loved to see more than anything.
Next thing you know, the rest of Riptide Crew and those who witnessed the game, surrounded the three girls to congratulate them.
"Well, whaddya know." Felix sighed, admiring the attention the girls were getting and how happy they were. Felix knew how uncomfortable Elsa felt around a large group of people, but seeing her now, he couldn't even believe she had a single problem in the world; same with Anna.
Both girls had the largest grins on their faces and Elsa didn't even attempt to cover hers, causing Ralph to stare in awe. Her smile was so beautiful, and he recently noticed that if she spoke loud enough she had a light rasp in her voice. He was soon broken from his trance by Anna's announcement.
"And we wouldn't have gotten that point without Elsa!" Anna shouted, putting all the attention on her big sister.
The small crowd's cheering grew and soon began to chant the Queens name, before lifting her up and carrying her off towards the water to cheer some more. Elsa laughed as the praise and chanting of her name turned into a great big 'congratulations'.
"She really is having fun, isn't she?" Ralph tittered, "C'mon, let's go join them!" Ralph suggested.
"Way ahead of you, brother!" Felix shouted, before the two began to take off towards the water; Felix abruptly stopped and turned back to where the Prince stood, "Hans, you coming?"
The Prince nodded, "Right behind you!"
The volleyball game was only the start of their fun, when Anna challenged Bodie to a dance off, he just couldn't refuse. The two were now a few feet from a bond fire that was started before Anna got there. They were facing a giant monitor that viewed the arcade; if there were any players they could see their bodies clear as day. But since the arcade was closed, it was slightly opaque and turned into a giant mirror.
Bodie chuckled in amusement at Anna's competitive attitude. "Ya' know I am programmed to be the best at this, do you even know how to follow the dance moves?"
Anna scoffed, "HA! Who needs instructions on how to dance!? You just go with the feeling!"
Oh, Bodie was going to have a great time with this, but to be fair, he wanted to start off at a moderate pace. With an extended arm, he began browsing through his crew's soundtrack, when his eye caught the name of the highlighted song he grinned. "This one's my personal favorite." He admitted as he slid his hand to select the song and the same with the difficulty.
Anna gave Bodie a puzzled look before looking at the name of the song. "Massive Attack...?" This song sounded…dangerous.
The blonde teen simply nodded and with a challenging look, he turned to Anna, "Hope you're ready Princess!"
"Having a dance battle without me?" Emilia smirked with her arms crossed.
"Ah! Just the person I wanted to see!" Bodie chuckled while casually placing his arm around his dance partner. "Did I mention that you need a partner for this?"
"Ha. Ha. Very funny." The Princess stated dryly, "I choose…Felix!" She smiled sweetly, "C'mon, Fix-it! Let's get em!"
Felix was a bit surprised at her choice, but was happy nonetheless. He set down his cup of water, hopped from his seat and raced to her side. "Let's show 'em what we're made of!" He encouraged, gaining a cheerful 'yeah!' from his crush.
Ralph and Hans, surprisingly, shared a laugh together, but Ralph couldn't help but feel that someone was missing out on what may be the best thing they'll ever witness. That person was Elsa.
"It's Barbie…" a voice slightly echoed from the monitor; the hip-hop song had begun blaring throughout the entire beach.
The waters calmly sloshed against Elsa's bare thighs, causing her to exhale a slow and content sigh. She gazed into the dusk horizon, finally feeling at peace with herself. And to make things better, she was surrounded by people she loved. A smile crossed her lips before her head tilted towards the heavens. Now the question remained, if she were making her parents proud.
A small wave crashed into her lower abdomen, making her hands move to stop the water from splashing in her face. Ralph saw this and placed his hands on the small of his back and briefly admired this precious moment of his friend.
"Hey Elsa," The Queen turned her head towards the voice that called her. Her expression relaxing as she watched Ralph joining her side in the water, "What are you doing way out here? You're missing the best thing right now." He joked while jabbing his thumb at the four dancing friends.
Elsa followed the direction of Ralph's thumb and burst into a series of giggles as she watched her sister try to keep up with the dance moves of the song. She was a little behind and she seemed to be starting her moves on the wrong foot, causing her to miss the most of the moves. Good thing she had Felix to back her up, otherwise they'd have lost miserably.
"I-I'm sorry," Elsa began as she tried to sober up from laughing. "I guess I just wanted to make sure that all of this was real." She admitted before gazing up at Ralph, in which he returned with a heartfelt, faint smirk.
Elsa could feel her heart beating against her chest, and since she didn't want Ralph to see her slightly flustered face, she turned to face the dusk horizon again. "I wanted to thank you for yesterday…" She spoke while rubbing her left hand over the right.
Puzzled, "Yesterday?"
"At Tapper's." She reminded, "Your words really helped me. They spoke to me in such a way, that…" She chortled, "Well, I can't describe it." She took a moment to think of her new found feelings, the word that can sum up everything she felt so far.
And without her knowing Ralph was doing the same thing, maybe he could help her out in the term she was looking for, and before they knew it they were both talking over each other.
"You feel—"
"I just feel so—"
"Free."
What? Silently, Elsa turned her whole body around and locked her icy pools on his light brown ones. A heavy, and unexpected, wave crashed into her back, causing her to stagger inches closer to the giant but her gaze never broke from his. Elsa's heart was beating faster against her chest, as she tried to decide what her next move would be. More than anything, she wanted to wrap her arms around the giant, close the small space in between them. But the risk screamed for her not to.
She could hurt Ralph if she did. He could disappear forever. But what if today was different? Maybe she could be spared, just this once. Thank goodness the silence was peaceful, thanks to the calm waves sloshing against their bodies or lightly crashing onto the sand.
Ralph just stared back into her mysterious hues, wondering what she was thinking. Had he said the right thing, was it the wrong? The answer was clear once he saw a single tear streak down her face. His expression changed to an apologetic one, but before he could open his mouth to apologize, the Queen blinked and beamed a smile at him.
Everything happened so fast for both of them; the last thing Ralph could remember was Elsa's smile and her inhaling deeply. Her arms had extended towards Ralph, and once they made it past a certain point, she leapt and wrapped her arms behind Ralph's neck. The giant didn't know what to do as he leaned forward, but he knew he didn't want to fall on top of Elsa—he'd crush her! He quickly regained his balance and wrapped his arms around her, one around her shoulder, and the other beneath her butt, making it look as if she were perched on his arm.
Ralph swallowed a lump in his throat, more affection was being thrown his way. Actually, more contact was going on since her body was pressed against his. The giant was slightly afraid, remembering that he was only coded for wrecking things, he was afraid that he may crush her with his abnormal strength, but since Elsa hadn't made a single complaint he assumed that he was doing a great job. His large hand firmly gripped Elsa's shoulder as he began to relax into Elsa's embrace.
They both felt something in that moment, Elsa felt acceptance while Ralph was getting a taste of what affection was like.
A few feet from where Anna, Felix, and Riptide Crew were dancing, a dastardly Prince had been subtly spying on the two friends, making sure no one would interrupt their tender moment. The stronger her feelings, the better his plan would take off, which should happen right about…
Elsa pulled away from her friend, her hands now resting on his shoulders. The giant had suggested that they should join with their friends. Elsa gladly agreed, and would let Ralph lead the way.
But something odd had happened when she moved her hand from Ralph's shoulder, there was a thin patch of ice formed where her hand had been. A moment after Elsa had realized this ice sickles began to burst from her palms! She managed to move her hands away from Ralph, but soon learned that a few ice sickles had pierced though his shoulder.
Ralph groaned in pain and quickly set the Queen to her feet and grabbed hold of his shoulder to check if he was bleeding.
"Ralph!" She gasped in horror.
"It's ok—I'm fine!" He assured between his teeth. It hurt like hell, but he'd be alright.
"I'm so sorry! I…I don't know what happened!" Her palms were lighting up, as if they were charging a blast of ice. Elsa panicked and looked at Ralph with such helpless eyes.
"Elsa, it's ok calm down." He chided while reaching out in an attempt to place a hand on her shoulder, but Elsa pulled away.
"Your shoulder." She worried, the charge in her palm growing stronger by the second.
A small trail of blood trickled down his shoulder, this he could feel but he didn't take his eyes off Elsa. "Elsa, listen to me, Felix can fix it and I'll be good as new! Don't worry, worrying will only make things worse." He went on to saying more things to calm his friend down and it seemed to work since the glow from her hands were fading.
The panicked Queen had calmed down a little more and tucked her shaky hands under her arms. "I'm so sorry, Ralph." She stated in shame.
"Look, it's ok." He reassured her once more. "C'mon, let's go talk to Felix." With his hand still pressed against his wounded shoulder, he made his way out of the water and onto the beach. However he noticed Elsa was ways behind, she had moved but she was still ankle deep in water and her whole body seemed to be slowly loading her next moves.
Concerned, and now ignoring his wound, Ralph hurried to her side, "Elsa? Elsa what's wrong?!"
Her body and features glitched a few times, flashing an expression of worry, pain, and wickedness and when she tried to speak, her voice came out like a skipping CD.
Next thing he knew, she moved just fine. Elsa gasped for air, like her head had been underwater for longer than she could stand. "Ralph!" She sharply exhaled, "Get away from me! I-I don't fe-fe-fe-fe…!" Her voice skipped like a CD player again. The process of her glitching had repeated itself, the wicked facial expression becoming much more dominant than her helpless one. Soon, Elsa began moving normally again.
The giant took a step back, noticing that her hands were glowing; they looked like they were charging again!
"Elsa!" Shouted a cheery voice in the distance, Anna was now rushing towards her sister to tell her the good news of her new high score. Groaning, Ralph rolled his eyes. This girl had the worst timing! Thank goodness he managed to make it to the Princess first.
With his body blockading Anna's path, he quickly warned her and those who followed her, "Stay back!"
"What? But..." Her voice trailed upon seeing the blood on Ralph's shoulder. It struck fear into Anna's heart and when she spoke, her voice shook, "Ralph, what's going on, where's Elsa?!" She attempted to sternly ask to hide the fear that was taking over.
"I'm not sure," He quickly responded, "but Elsa is—"
"Elsa is no more…"
Everyone's blood ran cold. That voice, it sounded just like Elsa's or as if someone was making a mockery of her. Anna used her strength to push through Ralph and make a break for her sister, only to abruptly stop.
What Anna saw…wasn't her sister. It couldn't have been! This woman had short, jet black hair that stood upward. And what really disturbed Anna was that this woman had the same face as her older sister, except the look in her eyes were menacing. And her clothes, that had also changed entirely, it wasn't her bathing suit and it wasn't Elsa's sparkly ice dress. This woman wore a light blue gown that covered her feet and also had puffy sleeves, a darker shade of blue for a small belt that was positioned under her bust with a snowflake necklace just above, complete with a white long necked jacket, that had a light gown-like cape connected to it; decorated in random snowflake patters.
That voice replayed in Anna's head as she moved closer to this woman, her voice was shaking even more now. "H-Heh, w-what are y-you saying Els—"
"Foolish girl!" The voice rang in annoyance, "You will show proper respect to your Queen." Her hand stretched out in front of her, unleashing a long trail of ice and pinning the poor Princess against the wall of rocks.
In fear that this woman could have killed Anna, Ralph gasped and demanded, "Elsa, stop it!"
Felix gasped and stepped in front of the approaching Queen, "Leave her alone!" He shouted and to his surprise, she actually stopped; her cold gaze piercing through his soul.
"What's the matter?" Her voice began, "You think I'll harm your precious Princess?" Felix held a strong face but it was soon equipped with a noticeable blush, however he didn't move an inch. This amused the Queen to no end; she tried to hold back a laugh—which transcended from a chuckle to a giggle to a roar of laughter.
The bound Princess had, had enough of this woman's attitude. "What's so funny, El-sa?!" She angrily spat.
The woman's face twisted in frustration. "I told you." She began in a low, irritated tone; her hand pressed against Felix's face and, with what seemed like little effort, blew him away. "Elsa is no more." The look in her eye was menacing, like she would strike Anna anytime but instead a lethal smirk spread across her face.
"From now on, you...All of you,refer to me as the Snow Queen."