Me: Wow, I'm pretty much on a roll. So, I'm gonna make this as fast as I can considering it is my hell week where all my requirements are within the week! No amount of time management is gonna save my ass for this so I'm gonna squeeze this in and hopefully be able to make chapter eight by Saturday. Anyway, I don't own ROTG or Frozen. I only own the plotline of this fanfiction!
Chapter 7
The moment Jack vanished from Elsa's mind, the pale blonde haired princess sighed deeply while looking outside the window. Her powers could have killed him! She remembered how strong the blizzard inside her room was and how it easily floored Jack. Somewhere she could no longer hurt people. Elsa smiled at the people outside and placed her hands on the window sill. Suddenly, the window sill began to freeze as she immediately stepped back in fear.
"Oh no," she gasped while staggering back. "No, no..."
A knock suddenly came on the door. The princess snapped her head towards the door, inhaling deeply. She glanced at the frost growing on the window sill before trying to calm herself down.
"C-come in," Elsa stammered fearfully and meekly.
As the door opened, Elsa saw her father standing by the door. "Papa…?"
The king smiled gently. "Elsa, are you okay?"
Meanwhile, Jack had managed to gather himself before the king walked in. He jumped into one of the toy box, hiding to see what was going on.
"P-papa, I'm scared – it's getting worse," Elsa whimpered in fear, pulling her hands away.
The king pondered for a moment until an idea hit him. He shoved his hands into his pocket as he pulled out some gloves. Elsa stared in amazement as he gently placed it on her hands. He didn't understand how she managed to wreck so many pairs of gloves but he smiled in relief as her powers didn't react. The king smiled as his daughter seemed to calm down as her gloves didn't freeze.
"See? Conceal," the king reassured.
"Don't feel," Elsa smiled.
Jack on the other hand gawked at what was happening. She was intending to hide her powers away? For how long? He tried doing that before and he remembered the anger and explosion that went with his powers. Jack exhaled sharply as he quietly phased through the wall. When he left the room, he glanced back sadly before realizing he couldn't help Elsa or Anna anymore. As long as neither one believed, it was impossible.
"Jack?"
Jack turned his head up and found the queen standing in front of him. "Your highness, I..."
The queen smiled sadly. "Elsa, her powers... I didn't know..."
"I'm sorry," Jack hung his head guiltily. "If I had returned sooner then, Elsa won't be freaking out over her powers."
The queen shook her head. "Her power had been overtaking her... It's alright; it's not your fault. She was blessed by the Moon to have it."
Jack's eyes widened. Why did the story sound so familiar?
"Corona and Arendelle are both the sun and the moon respectively," the queen explained kindly. "When Elsa was born, I knew there was something special in her. I knew that she was blessed with something that was beyond everyone's control. The only one who could control it was her..."
"Her ice powers," Jack raised an eyebrow. "But I didn't think that her power would be so emotion specific..."
The queen stared quizzically. "Emotion-specific?"
"Her powers seemed to be linked to her fear," Jack explained to her mother. "I just wish she would just...let me in..."
Suddenly, the door opened and the king stepped out quietly from the room only to see Jack Frost talking to his wife.
"Jack, Elsa's powers are flying out of control," the king explained. "We've tried everything even as far as..."
"...Concealing her powers," Jack interrupted smoothly, feeling his rage towards the idea bubble. "But, if you keep it there – it's going to become worse. It's going to come back ten times worse than it was before."
The king shook his head bitterly. "I know but it is a temporary measure for now..."
"I can still help her! I just need her to believe in me again," Jack explained exasperatedly. "She's so scared of hurting Anna that merely mentioning her name set her off!"
The mother bit her lower lip. "What do you mean she has to believe in you...?"
Jack paled; he had never told the girls that he was a guardian. "The truth is... I'm... I'm a spirit."
The king stared at him darkly. "A spirit? What do you mean?"
"I'm basically... a ghost," Jack couldn't think of any layman term for it, breaking it in slowly. "I'm a guardian. I'm what protect the children and people from all the worlds from falling unto darkness and fear."
The king and queen remained silent as Jack looked down shamefully. He knew he should have told the kids about him being a guardian. But apparently, he just had to hide it. Then again, the way he introduced himself made him sound like more he was an imaginary friend. The king then started laughing, shocking the guardian of fun.
"Wh-what is it," the queen stared in shock at her husband.
The king chuckled as he wiped a tear from his eye, breathing in relief. "Here I was thinking that my daughter had some disorder. Some sort of mess up in the brain."
Jack shook her head, laughing. "Yeah, the way I introduced myself sounds more that she had an imaginary friend."
"I was even thinking she had some demonic possession," the king shook his head before calming himself. "I thought I was just playing along and here I am hearing something about magic now."
Jack swallowed hard. "S-so you believe me...?"
The queen giggled. "It's far better than believing that Elsa had been possessed."
The guardian of fun sighed deeply to himself, running his fingers through his messy white hair. "So, how are we going to do this...?"
The king sighed deeply. "Perhaps, you can watch over them for now. But Anna's currently..."
"Under the influence of magic. Her memory's been jumbled around," Jack sighed deeply until he realized that they didn't know he followed them into the Valley of Stones, quickly coming up with a lie. "I went to see her awhile ago. She just walked through me when she is supposed to believe in me. But I think it's because when she stopped believing that Elsa had powers..."
The king nodded stiffly. "We took her to the trolls and they said that they had to wipe her knowledge in regards to magic. It would be safer for her."
"But wouldn't Elsa feel more contained? More strangled," Jack retorted back, realizing his tone came out a lot harsher than he planned. "Her power's gonna be forced to be bottle-necked."
"But if we didn't, Elsa would have froze to death," the king pointed out heatedly, looking straight at the guardian's eyes. "You were not there when Elsa needed you!"
Jack froze, feeling the guilt swell up inside him again. He knew that the king was right but he couldn't just tell Elsa to "conceal, don't feel". Having Elsa contain her powers and deny herself was going to cause more problems in the future. He hung his head guiltily, looking away from the monarchs. The king sighed deeply and walked towards Jack, dropping his hand onto the guardian's shoulder.
"I'm sorry," the king sighed deeply, hanging his head helplessly. "I just wish I could help her."
Jack nodded and smiled. "We have to first to get Anna to believe in me again. Or if I could just convince Elsa that I'm around."
The king nodded slowly before an idea hit him. "Perhaps, come – walk with me."
Jack nodded as the queen followed behind the king and the guardian.
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"Elsa," Anna opened the door, knocking on Elsa's door. "Do you wanna build a snowman? Come on and let's go play!"
Anna then peeked underneath the door. "I never see you anymore. Come out the door. It's like you've gone away!"
We used to be best buddies
And now we're not
I wish you would tell me why!
"Do you wanna build a snowman," Anna pressed her face against the door. "It doesn't have to be a snowman."
Anna's words were met with rejection. "Go away, Anna."
The younger sister stared with a heartbroken sigh. "Okay bye..."
After hearing Anna's voice, Elsa sighed deeply while hugging her legs. She didn't want to convince herself that Jack Frost was real but she had to! She glanced at her palms where ice and snow started emit and glow. The pale blonde princess gasped in fear before looking at the door, stepping away. She shook her head while moving away from the door. She wanted to play with Anna but the words of the troll echoed in her mind...
It's for the best that all knowledge of magic is eliminated.
She knew that if she revealed her powers to Anna, things might get worse. Elsa exhaled deeply as she softly began telling herself.
"Don't let them in. Don't let them see," Elsa exhaled as she could feel her palms becoming warm, walking towards the window sill. "Be the good girl you always have to be..."
I have to. If I don't, Anna will get hurt...
"Conceal, don't feel – don't let it show," Elsa chanted mentally in her mind, remembering what her father had told her the first time. "Make one wrong move and Anna's life may go..."
Flashback:
Elsa decided to walk to the window, staring longingly outside. However, the moment her hands touched the window sill it froze. Her eyes widened with fear as she immediately went to her father.
"Papa," Elsa showed her hands revealing a frosty feel.
The king smiled kindly and pulled out a set of gloves. "The gloves will help…"
"See? You're good," He placed it on her hands, covering her hand with his and beginning their mantra. "Conceal it."
Elsa said. "Don't feel it."
Then the two said together. "Don't let it show."
Elsa smiled at her father as the king patted her reassuringly on the head.
Flashback End:
I love my powers but... I love my sister more.
"It's only for this time," Elsa tried to convince herself. "It's a pain to keep inside..."
Until my powers are under control... Jack, Anna, I'm sorry...
"But as long they stay hidden now," Elsa looked determinedly at the mirror. "They can stay okay..."
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Meanwhile, Jack stared in surprise. "You want me to watch over them?"
"There will be times our royal duties may call us out of the kingdom," the king explained to the guardian. "I don't want to leave the two girls alone and nor do I want Elsa to feel abandoned. Especially Elsa..."
Jack nodded as he glanced at the flowers, sighing. "I understand. But, there's something I need to ask..."
The king and queen exchanged glances with one another. They then turned to the guardian as the king nodded.
"Go on."
Jack exhaled sharply and began explaining. "There is someone I know, a guardian who feeds on Fear that will be roaming around. There will be times that I have to use my powers to fend him off. Is that allowed or will the spell on Anna mess up?"
The king raised an eyebrow. "Who is this guardian?"
"This guy is not exactly a guardian but he's a spirit like me," Jack exhaled deeply, trying to explain the whole situation. "He feeds on the fear of people. Be it men, women or children – he'll feed on their fear, helplessness and sorrow to become stronger. And this is why I didn't want Elsa to hide her powers..."
The king froze. "She's his prime target...!"
"Exactly," Jack raked his fingers through his hair, shaking his head. "So, I may have to unleash my powers to push him away."
Elsa's father found himself in a deadlock. Using magic in front of Anna might have the spell rebound and hurt her more. But limiting Jack's usage of magic would make Elsa a victim and Arendelle would have to suffer the full wrath of whoever this guardian was. The king sighed deeply and nodded at Jack. They would be cornered eventually and by then, Jack would need to use his powers.
"Very well then," the king nodded. "However, only when the time comes will you use your powers. Anything else – keep it below the belt."
Jack promised. "I will, sir. I will protect your daughters with my life."
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Years passed and a nine year old Anna approached the door again.
"Do you wanna build a snowman," Anna sang happily while knocking on the door. "Or ride our bikes around the halls?"
She then began running around the rooms, jumping unto one of the sofas.
I think some company is overdue
I've started talking to the pictures on the walls-!
Landing safely, Anna grinned cheekily at one of the paintings. "Hang in there, Joan!"
It gets a little lonely
All these empty rooms,
Just watching the hours tick by…
"TICK TOCK. TICK TOCK. TICK TOCK," Anna sighed as her eyes followed the swinging of the grandfather clock's pendulum.
Jack sighed while watching Anna scamper around the halls. He couldn't head back to his world just yet. He made a promise to the king that he would protect the girls and here he was watching Anna jumping around and playing by herself. The guardian of fun sighed deeply to himself, fighting his sudden urge to make something fun for her.
"Frankly, I call this crazier than talking to spirits," Jack sighed before looking at his staff beaming until his expression became more crestfallen. "But I can't…"
The guardian of fun then continued watching Anna play by herself in the huge house.
Meanwhile, the parents of the two princesses were in Elsa's room. However, the 12 year old princess began pacing around panicking. She could feel her powers bubbling and freezing everything she touched. She began pacing again while staring at her parents with fear.
"I can feel it! They're getting stronger," Elsa whimpered and trembled.
"There's no use getting upset about it," the king slowly advanced towards her.
Elsa staggered back. "NO! Don't touch me! I don't want to hurt you... please..."
The king and queen watched Elsa with an alarmed sadness as the eldest princess withdrew even further.
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Years began to pass by as Anna learned to simply slide past the door, wondering about Elsa. There were times she wondered where her sister had gone whereas Jack followed her around like a ghost. The brunette sighed deeply and looked for quite sometime at the door.
"Anna," Jack called out.
No luck.
Anna whispered softly before slowly walking away. "Elsa... where have you been...?"
Jack shook his head, chasing after her. "Anna, you can't leave her there...!"
However, the brown haired princess continued to ignore him.
Anna then ran to the room of her parents, embracing them. "See you in 2 weeks!"
The king and queen smiled and embraced their youngest daughter. The king glanced up to see Jack standing by the door. He sighed deeply as the guardian of fun watched in disappointment. As the guardian walked away, the king took one glance at his youngest daughter before heading off to leave.
"What are you going to do there anyway," Anna asked her mother, helping her pack.
"Weselton is asking for some help with their economy," the queen smiled kindly while looking at the door, sighing deeply. "Anna, there's something I want to ask you…"
Anna blinked several times. "Hm…?"
The queen looked at her youngest daughter, wondering if she should tell her. Telling her daughter may make the damage worse and it might be worse than a single strand of pale blonde hair. The queen looked at the king quietly talking to Jack Frost outside before shaking her head at her daughter.
"It's nothing, it must have slipped my mind," the queen smiled as the maids came in to take their luggage. "Why don't you go walk around first, Anna? Your father and I have to talk to Elsa."
Anna frowned, sighing in defeat. "Okay…"
If there was anything the queen hated, it was lying. Lying to Anna had been the most painful part and keeping Elsa barred away. But her powers were shooting all over the place; Elsa had frozen her room into an igloo and even the heater couldn't make hot water for her bathroom. The queen walked outside with the king as they looked at Jack.
"Jack, you've done so much for us," the queen smiled. "Are you sure it's alright…?"
Jack nodded and looked at Elsa's shut door. "Anything for Elsa and Anna."
The king sighed deeply. "Jack, about Elsa – I have tried convincing her but she seems so afraid to believe…"
"It takes time," Jack smiled bitterly, remembering the time he wasn't seen or believed in. "I'm sure… She and I got into a bit of a fight too…"
Saying it was just a bit of a fight was downplaying it a bit. But Jack knew he had to keep it down otherwise things might fly out of proportion.
"Well then," the king nodded to the queen as they knocked on Elsa's door. "We should get going…"
Jack nodded and floated towards Anna to keep an eye on her.
What he didn't know was that they would have an extreme surprise of his life.
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That's chapter 7! Please don't forget to review! :)