Frozen
The Dragon Princess
Tangled Dragon
Anna landed in the same ally with the same mural. She stepped out of the ally to find people walking the streets, the dancers gone. However Anna could almost smell the happiness and hope that permeated the place. Smiles filled people's faces and a sense of well being filled the air. Anna turned invisible and made her way toward the castle.
"The heart of fire is hidden in the treasure vault of Corona castle" Borealis had. They had discussed two ways of getting the stone. Either talk with queen primrose, or steal it. Anna had told her master that she wanted to steal it, both because it was more fun, and because it would be faster than trying to convince the queen to let her have it, and it would be more fun. Anna slipped by the guards an into the castle, and as soon as she was through the doors she felt the warmth and life of the castle, completely different from her dark sad home. People were coming and going, there was laughter and noise, everything she ever wanted. Anna stopped and took it all in, smiling, until she heard a familiar voice.
"I don't know why you're freaking out so much?" the voice asked.
"Maybe because your parents are inviting the entire kingdom to come see us get married in the largest church I've ever seen" A deep voice said. Anna turned and saw two figures come down a hall. One was a tall roguishly handsome man with brown hair, brown eyes, a strong face and chin, wearing a grey shirt, brown pants and black boots. The other was Rapunzel, now with short spiky brown hair that somehow looked prettier on her than her former blond hair. Anna pressed herself into the wall as they passed her and once they were gone she shook her head.
"Now I really understand what master meant" She thought bemused as she continued on her way. It took her about an hour of searching, but she managed to find the vault using the layout of her own castle home. It was down in a basement toward the back of the castle, one of the easiest rooms to guard. In fact there was an alert but bored looking guard standing watch at the door. Anna snuck close and hit him with a sleep spell. She stepped carefully over him and opened the door to the vault. It was called a vault, but it was more like a gallery of artifacts and treasures that the royal family didn't trust many people to know about. Anna had taken a tour of her families vault (without anyone knowing). That vault had held ancient artifacts of their Viking past, swords spears, rune stones and tablets, even a few written tomes so ancient they looked like they were about to turn to dust at any moment. Corona's vault had books, but more gold and jewels, many molded into images of the sun, or inlaid with fiery rubies. Anna ignored them searching for the heart of fire, finding it in the very center of the room, a glowing orange red stone.
"This is too easy" Anna thought
"Agreed, but I do not sense any traps or malign spells" Ask replied as her hand reached out and grabbed the stone. The world burst into flame. The fire was pure gold, and it burned, not physically, but in her soul, a searing pain that engulfed her entire being. She thought she screamed, though with the roaring in her ears she couldn't hear herself as the fire worked its way into her mind. As if it had a mind of its own it burned its way through her memories back back into her childhood where it stopped when it met a memory of her and Elsa when they were little, before her sister shut her out, when Anna was leaping on mounds of snow they had found outside. Then with a renewed fervor it burned away at the memory and the memory fought back, something else shoving against it until Anna felt her mind would tear in two and she would go mad. Then with a great shriek as if something living was burned away, the fire burned away the false memory that was laid by the trolls years ago, revealing the true memory underneath. The golden fire revealed her sisters magic, how they played together with it, how Anna had leapt from one pile to another on their last night together, a final leap, a cold sharp pain, then darkness. The fire consumed all false memories, leaving behind truth in its wake until there was nothing left. The fire withdrew and Anna fell to the floor, her mind body and soul scorched and tender.
"I still say that was too much at one time Ventia. You could have very easily rendered the child a burned out husk" A warm earthy voice said over her.
"The child is a fire drake, a near Trismigistus and has the strongest will and noblest heart I have encountered in an age. If anyone could have survived, it would be her" Another warm vibrant voice said. Anna opened her eyes to see two women standing over her. One looked familiar and was dressed in a rich purple dress. The other had long hair redder than hers down to her shoulders and was wearing a rather…provocative sheer scarlet red dress with a deep neckline and gold trimming.
"She's awake" another familiar voice said and Rapunzel's face hovered over her.
"Anna are you alright?" She asked. Anna sat up, feeling stiff and achy.
"Hi Rapunzel she said smiling at her friend, and the girl grinned back before wrapping her in a tight hug.
"I'd never thought I'd see you again" She said.
"I don't know about that. You are cousins after all" The woman said wryly.
"Wait what?" Rapunzel asked.
"That's a story for another time" The woman said.
"Do you know who I am?" She asked.
"You're my aunt primrose" Anna said.
"Very good child. Now would you mind telling me why you sought to steal my most closely guarded treasure?" She asked her eyes going hard. Anna's face flushed in shame but she didn't look away.
"I didn't know if you would let me have it if I asked, and I need it" She replied.
"Why?" Primrose asked. Anna gasped and put her head in her hands as the memory of her sister's magic came back to her, the night she was hurt. Everything clicked at that moment. Her sister's sudden withdrawal, her parent's silence, evens the white streak in her hair. A torrent of emotions stormed through her. Anger, confusion, sadness, and a thousand questions.
"Anna are you alright?" Rapunzel asked but Anna was too deep in her own mind to respond, trying to find an answer in the maelstrom of new information.
"Why did they erase my memories? Why have they lied to me? Why did Elsa pull away?" She wondered when a warm hand was placed on her shoulder.
"Anna, look at me" The woman in red said. Anna looked into her eyes and almost drowned in the nearly bottomless pool of warmth, caring, love, and compassion the woman gave off. Suddenly Anna was wrapped in a tight hug and the floodgates opened. She howled out her anger at having her memories stolen and her family's lies. She wailed in sadness for the lost years she had lived in ignorance of her sister's powers. Finally she cried out in confusion of why. Why they had done this too her. She cried until there was nothing left, and then the woman pulled away and wiped Anna's tears away.
"You have born a heavy burden my darling" The woman said.
"You have sought only to use your great gift to help heal the rift in your family, even when you did not know why it existed. Now, with all secrets revealed to you, what are you going to do?" She asked. Anna looked at her, and her determination hardened.
"I've come too far. I've spent too much of my life chasing this to give up" Anna said. The woman smiled a warm smile.
"You do not wish to go home. Too confront your family?" The woman asked. Anna thought about it, and thought of going home of seeing the family that had lied to her sent so many feelings raging through her that tears she didn't know she had left started to leak out. Once again the woman wiped them away and held her close.
"My child, I think you are exhausted. You have spent so long training and learning. When is the last time you had the peace and freedom to act like a child?" She asked and Anna blinked.
"I think since you do not wish to go home, perhaps we should go someplace where you can come to terms with everything that has happened?" The woman asked and Anna shook her head.
"I need to go after the last heart" She said and the woman sighed.
"Very well. But afterward" She said
"I'm Ventia by the way" She said and Anna smiled.
"You should rest and regain your strength. The soul fire drained you greatly" She said and kissed her forehead. Anna felt drowsiness wash over her and fell into a deep dreamless sleep. She woke up to a bright morning, with sun flowing through a window. She groaned and sat up. Her mind felt clearer, but her heart was just as heavy. She shook it off and stood up.
"It is good to see you up and about" Ask said.
"Nice to hear your voice. Is there a reason why you didn't stop that fire?" Anna asked.
"My power is limited, and a soul searing is painful, but survivable if you're heart is pure, and I have seen no heart purer than yours" The sword replied, and Anna blushed as the door opened and Rapunzel slipped inside.
"Welcome back to the world" She said beaming. Anna gave a small smile back as she picked up ask and sheathed it.
"Do you have to bring that?" She asked eyeing the sword.
"Ask and I go everywhere together" She said patting the sword. Her stomach suddenly growling ended the conversation as Rapunzel giggled.
"Come on, I'll take you to breakfast" She said.
"So what happened to your hair?" Anna asked.
"It got cut" Rapunzel said.
"I think it looks cute, not that your golden hair didn't look cute, but this looks cuter…wait what?" Anna asked trying to stop the flow of words. Rapunzel only giggled and wrapped her arm around the younger girl.
"If forgot how much fun you are" She said keeping her arm around her as they walked. Anna only blushed.
"Is something wrong?" Rapunzel asked.
"It's just that it's been a long time since anyone said that about me and to me it was only a few minutes ago that I left your tower angry. How did that happen anyway? I mean how did you leave, and become a princess?" Anna asked. Rapunzel giggled as they entered the dining room and told Anna her story of how she met Eugene, the adventure they had, how they had fallen in love, and how he had saved her from Mother Gothel and reunited her with her parents.
"Wow, I hope I can find someone like that someday" Anna said as they ate. Even though she was focused on her training and helping her family, that didn't stop her from dreaming about romance, of finding someone handsome and kind to fall in love with, and maybe marry one day. She saw how her parents were so kind and loving toward each other, how they drew strength from each other. She also remembered how Astrid and Hiccup acted with each other, laughing and joking with each other, but loving each other to. Someone to talk to, to share good times and bad with.
"Trust me, someone like you deserve the nicest guy in the world" Rapunzel said.
"I wouldn't say that" Anna said blushing.
"Let me see. Your sweet, kind, fun, pretty, and you can do magic and turn into a dragon" Rapunzel ticked off her fingers.
"I'd say any man who manages to land you when you're a little older would be the luckiest guy ever" Eugene said walking in and giving Rapunzel a peck on her cheek.
"When you're finished the queen and Ventia would like to see you" Eugene said. Anna wolfed down the rest of her food and got to her feet. Rapunzel got up and together they walked to the Queens study. Anna's mother preferred cooler colors of blues and greens, but Queen Primrose preferred richer colors of golden brown and ocher with a deep golden brown carpet. Anna immediately felt warm and comfortable as soon as she entered.
"How are you feeling Anna?" Primrose asked. Ventia was standing next to her, this time wearing an ocher dress with gold trim that was as sheer as the first with a deep neckline.
"Better" Anna said smiling.
"So you are ready to continue?" Ventia asked and Anna nodded.
"You don't mind traveling with me do you? I…don't want to go home. I mean I'll take you back if you really want but I'm afraid that if I stay and rest I'll meet my parents or Elsa and I'll lose my temper, and scream at them, and they'll cream back and Elsa and I will start fighting and if that happens" Anna spoke more and more quickly as she imagined her and Elsa's powers clashing and the damage it could cause. She was stopped by Ventia's hands on her shoulders.
"I understand Anna, and I would be happy to travel with you. The last heart you will find is the heart of water, our weakest element. Maybe with two of us it will be easier" She said and Anna nodded glad that for the first time in forever she wouldn't be traveling alone.
"Aunt Primrose, thank you for taking me in, even though I was stealing for you" Anna apologized blushing causing the queen to laugh.
"Water under the bridge child. Your family and family forgive each other" She said.
"Rapunzel it's good to see you again, and I'm glad you found happiness" Anna said hugging the girl.
"I hope you do too Anna. And I hope I see you again" She said misty eyed.
"Ready?" Anna turned to Ventia, but she was gone.
"Don't worry Child" Primrose said as Anna looked around in panic.
"Ventia has returned to the stone for easy travel" Primrose said coming around the desk.
"I didn't know they could do that?" Anna asked.
"There are many things your teachers will not tell you" Primrose said looking the girl in the eye.
"Your teachers are just as flawed as anyone else. They have their own desires and agendas, and teaching you can be a means to an end for them" She said.
"So I shouldn't trust them?" Anna asked.
"You should trust them to be good teachers, but be sure that what they want and what you want are the same" Primrose said. Mulling that over Anna took out her chronos stone and made her jump.
Okay, sorry for the extremely late update but I've had a lot to deal with over the past months. Also, I came to a conclusion. With magic and her original personality Anna is kind of like Usagi Tsukino/Sailor Moon and Natsu Dragneel from Fairy Tale. Like Usagi she's bright, bubbly, sweet, kind, selfless and kind of ditsy. Like Natsu she has more courage than sense and is not afraid to fight for what's right and to protect her friends and allies and has kick ass dragon magic. Promise to get the next chapter up sooner. The next one will be Jack Frost and the Water heart and the one after that will be when she lands in Sanfransokyo and meets Hiro and Tadashi. I will warn you now that I will be giving this a manga/anime feel before too long.