Chapter 21 - The End Of Time Part 2

One Month Later

Prince Hans sat in the study of the Arendelle castle, a room that once belonged to Queen Elsa. He had been consolidating his power since he had occupied the capital just over a month ago. Arendelle had been a rather comfortable land in his eyes.

Sure, there had been a few odd revolts, but his massive army soon quashed any rebellion. No one from outside the city dared attack either, since Hans held Queen Elsa as his hostage. There wasn't a thing anyone could do to disrupt his rule and for that, Hans was thankful.

He was going to make Arendelle the centre of his new empire, an empire that would hopefully span the entire globe and all of time if he could figure out where and how Anna's time portal worked. Oh, such riches the future could bring him.

Just then, Hans heard a knock on his door, which soon opened to reveal Elsa and two of Hans's guards. Elsa was now wearing her coronation gown, cape and gloves, an attire she hadn't worn for quite some time. There was a frown on her face, as well as sadness mixed in with her expression.

She had been grieving for over a month now, after the loss of her dearest love, Anna. She was broken inside, her heart torn in half. Hans knew that Elsa had nothing to live for now. Her kingdom was gone, her true love was dead, the only thing she had now was her very life.

And with Anna gone, Hans knew there was one less obstacle in his way from fully taking the throne from Elsa and making himself the rightful king of Arendelle.

"You asked to see me?" Elsa inquired, in a rather monotonous tone.

Nodding, Hans smiled. "I did yes. Please take a seat."

As Elsa sat down, Hans smirked at the queen. "Feeling comfortable? I bet you're glad to be out of that gaudy dress of yours and into something more traditional. After all, a queen has to look her part for the good of her people."

"The only good my people will be feeling, Hans, is when your head is on a pike," Elsa scowled. "You're a heartless monster."

The prince only laughed. "Now, now, is that any way to be talking to your future husband," Hans chuckled, putting his fingers on Elsa's chin. "Besides, you have no leeway over me now. Anna is dead, and so is your dream. You have nothing to strive for... admit it, Elsa, you lost."

Elsa merely continued to frown. She wouldn't give Hans an answer to that. Anna may have been dead by his hand, but she would fight on in her memory. And she certainly wouldn't agree to be Hans's wife. No one in the world would want to marry a bastard like him.

Sighing, the Prince looked down upon Elsa. "And even now, at the end of it all, you try to resist me. Well, don't bother. Your true love is dead, Queen Elsa... and it's all because of you."

A single tear fell down Elsa's cheek. The words hurt, but she would stay strong as long as she could against Hans. She had lost Anna, but she wouldn't let her death be in vain.

Leaning down, Hans chuckled. "Did she even love you in return, I wonder?" he then theorised. "I mean, she practically held you at knife-point and then she flat out abandoned you. If I were her, I'd have dragged you into that moat as well."

"Shut. Up." Elsa growled. "I will not let you tarnish the memory of my dear Anna."

But the prince was not finished with his torture of Elsa. "I remember reading an entry in your diary, fascinating read by the way, of how you and her first met. It seems she scared the life from you."

"She didn't mean to," Elsa argued. "Why do you care about Anna so much anyway? She's already dead. Your guards never found her."

"Because only you and her knew of the portal to travel to her time," Hans stated. "And since your ex-fiancé is currently deceased, the knowledge of that portal remains with you and only you." He then grabbed Elsa by the chin. "Where is it?!"

Elsa spat in Hans's eye. "You read my journal. You figure it out. I'm not telling you a single goddamn thing."

Hans then sighed. "Then I have no further use for you." He walked to a nearby window as the guards returned to the room. "Take her away. I want you to make sure she's ready for her wedding tomorrow morning."

"Yes, my lord," the soldiers responded, before helping Elsa to her feet and escorting her out of the room.

Walking back to her room, Elsa felt her whole body quiver with disgust. This whole scenario was like one giant nightmare, only it was real. She sighed as she turned the knob to her bedroom door, entering the room and pulling off her cape, gloves and tiara.

Throwing herself onto the bed, Elsa groaned. She missed Anna. she missed her so very much. God, she wished she was here, holding her, caressing her, caring for her. The warm touch of her kiss still remained on Elsa's lips, the blonde not wanting to forget the sensation she felt when Anna kissed her.

It was one of the few things Elsa still had to remember her by. Most of her belongings had been confiscated by Hans and his forces. The rest was just memories now, memories of happier times that upon reflection, made Elsa miss Anna so much more.

Just then, Elsa's butler Kai walked into the room, carrying a cup of tea in his hand. "Your majesty?"

"Y-Yes?" Elsa inquired, sitting up, her face weary.

Kai placed the cup at Elsa's bedside, giving her a warm smile. "I thought you might be thirsty. I know how you do like your earl grey."

Feeling relieved, Elsa took a sip of the brown, warm drink, sighing softly. "Thank you, Kai... have you heard any news?"

Shaking his head, the old butler sadly had no news to bring. "I'm sorry my queen. With the occupation, it's been impossible to get any news from outside the city. Even if help is coming our way, we'll never know about it."

Elsa nodded, before sitting up. "At least we will still have each other old friend," she admitted. "I just wish that..."

"I know," Kai spoke. "You miss Anna."

Looking down at her hands, Elsa felt a sense of clouded judgement. Anna had been reckless the other night, kidnapping her like that. Even though they had made up afterwards, the entire encounter rested heavily on Elsa's conscience.

"Kai," Elsa then said. "Do you... do you think that Anna truly loved me?"

"What?!" Kai exclaimed. "What makes you say that? Of course, she loved you. I saw it in her eyes every moment that the two of you were together."

"But she kidnapped me, and threatened to kill me!" Elsa argued. "The Anna I know would never do such a crazy, stupid thing."

Chuckling, the old butler stared at Elsa. "It seems that's how Anna showed her love. Remember when she defended you against those wolves? and how she sneaked your cousin to her time? She may have shown it in a strange way, but she did love you, Elsa."

In a way, he was right. People did crazy things when they were in love. Hell, Elsa herself had done some crazy things for Anna as well. It seemed natural now for both of them to go out of their way for the other. Sighing, Elsa felt a little better.

"Thank you, Kai," Elsa responded. "I truly hope this nightmare ends soon... tomorrow, Hans is going to marry me."

"Then... let us hope that the powers that be deliver us from this tragedy," Kai agreed, before leaving Elsa in peace.

Lying back on her bed, Elsa hoped so as well. This whole ordeal was becoming unbearable. In a way, Elsa wished Anna was out there, fighting for her. And in a way, Elsa couldn't have been farther from the truth. Tomorrow would certainly be a day to remember.

xXx

Meanwhile, in the forests and hills outside of Arendelle, Anna Penrose and Kristoff Bjorgman were riding back towards the manor of Rapunzel and Cassandra, with a new battalion of troops for their growing army.

The troops were comprised of soldiers from a barracks on the other side of the mountains, as well as a few of Kristoff's ice harvester friends who had agreed to join the fight to liberate their homeland.

Leading the cavalry, Anna was riding upon a gorgeous brown mare, the history nerd now actually taking part in history itself. Her attire was different now. Rapunzel had sewn together a uniform for her.

It was a beautiful green, gold and white battle dress, one that made Anna look very much like the general she now was. The redhead had done her hair up in a bun, wishing to look dignified as she led these brave men and women.

She was tired beyond belief. For the past month, she had been training and gathering allies with Kristoff, without even the hope of rest in sight. Her bones were aching but Anna told herself that she wouldn't rest.

None of them could properly rest until Arendelle was a free kingdom once more, free from the tyranny of Hans.

As their convoy trotted along the mountain paths, Kristoff rode beside Anna, giving her a concerned look. "You sure you don't wanna rest, Anna? We've been going at this all day. I don't think these people would mind their general stopping for a break."

"I'll be fine," Anna assured her friend. "Besides, we're nearly home now." She sighed. "I can't believe we've been going at this for a month now."

"Relax, Anna," Kristoff assured her. "Once that bastard is either dead or captured, things will be back to normal before you know it."

"I hope so," Anna agreed, continuing to hold onto the reigns of her horse.

Eventually, the sight of Cass and Rapunzel's manor was seen over the horizon, signalling journey's end. The weary travellers headed towards the manor, with the soldiers joining several other groups of fighters in preparation for what lied ahead.

Resting their horses up in the stables, Anna and Kristoff made their way towards the manor house. Anna's legs ached with unbearable pain, but she knew it would all be worth it. As they walked into the courtyarded, currently filled with refugees from Arendelle, Anna and Kristoff saw Cassandra and Kristina training with swords, practising duelling with each other.

Kristina was holding on as best as she could, but from the body movements and a confident smirk on her face, it seemed Cassandra was besting her with ease.

"Come on, Kristina, you can do this!" Cassandra argued as she clashed her blades with Kristina's once again, pressing her sword to her. "You can't be fighting Hans if you do it like that."

Kristina sighed, taking a few deep breaths before striking back again.. "You sound a lot like my mom, you know that?"

"Hey, I'm actually gonna be a mom soon, so I'll gladly take that as a compliment, " Cass remarked. "Come on! Put some effort into this! Try and break my centre line! Intimidate me, break my concentration, just go on the offensive!"

Charging forward, Kristina then swiped at Cass's wrist, stunning the raven-haired woman long enough for Kristina to quickly pull her sword from her hand and deliver a kick to her gut.

Knocked back, Cass smirked. "Atta girl! I knew you had that spark in you!"

As Kristina gave Cass her sword back, Anna approached them, smiling with pride at how well her best friend was doing. "Not bad, big sis," she complimented her. "You'll probably make it as a knight."

"No thanks to Cass here," Kristina remarked. "Seriously, how the heck did you learn to fight like this?!"

"Long story," Cass told her. She then looked at Kristoff. "So, how's the recruitment drive going? We get any new soldiers for this little party we're gonna throw for Hans?"

"Quite well," Kristoff responded. "We managed to round up a few squads from the northern barracks and some old buddies of mine, but I still don't know if we have enough people to do this. Hans still outnumbers us."

Sighing, Cass reached for her pocket and took out a small note from it. "Well, we don't exactly have much more time. One of our guys in Arendelle got us this."

Anna took the note and folded it out, her eyes widening. "You are cordially invited to the wedding of Prince Hans Westergard and Queen Elsa of Arendelle, tomorrow at noon?!" She read aloud. "What, he's marrying her tomorrow?!"

"Looks that way," Kristina told her. "If we have any chance of taking Arendelle back, tomorrow is our best bet."

"But we still don't have enough soldiers," Kristoff insisted. "And half of them are only reserves! We're gonna get our asses kicked."

Scowling, Anna crushed the note in her hands. "Then we're gonna have to go and crash that wedding. We've waited long enough. As general of this army, I hereby order that we attack the city tomorrow at dawn." She then stared at her friends. "Anyone have any objections?"

When no response came, Anna smiled with determination. "Good. Let's get some rest. Tomorrow morning, we're going to save the woman I love."

Cass smirked. "Well... I guess that settles things... Come on Kristina. Let's get you some armour for tomorrow. I might have some old Arendellian armour somewhere," she said, taking Kristina's hand and the two heading back to the house.

Before he left, Kristoff then looked at Anna. "Anna... can I just say how proud I am of you for taking command on this army? If you wanted, maybe you could stay here and become the grand general once Elsa is saved."

"No thanks," Anna admitted. "I always used to think being a soldier was cool and all but after a month of this stuff, I don't think it's for me." She smiled. "Thanks for being there for Elsa, Kristoff. I'm... grateful you saved us back in the mountains."

The blonde man smiled. "Hey, as I said when we first met, I was only being a good Samaritan." He then started to march off towards the soldiers. "Get some rest for me. You've got a big day tomorrow."

"I will," Anna vowed, before heading towards the house herself. Tomorrow would be the day when the fate of Arendelle would be decided, and Anna hoped that she would soon see her beloved Elsa again. She wouldn't let her be Hans's prisoner any longer.

Tomorrow, Anna would be Elsa's knight in shining armour.

xXx

Much later that night, Anna found herself unable to sleep. Her determination was fading, and immense uncertainty was growing in its place. What if she was killed before she could get to Elsa? What if Hans killed Elsa after marrying her?

She crawled out of bed and walked out onto the manor's balcony, in the hopes that the fresh air might help to clear her head.

Stepping out onto the balcony, Anna looked out from the railing, dressed in only her nightgown, looking at the city of Arendelle. Somewhere amongst all of that was her beloved Elsa, who likely assumed she was dead, as well as her only way back home.

Just like a bad episode of the twilight zone, she was trapped in the past and there wasn't much chance she would return to her future.

The redhead sighed. "What am I doing?" she murmured to herself. "I'm not a general. I'm just a girl."

"Anna?" a voice called from behind her. "Is that you?"

Anna turned to see Rapunzel walking towards her, barefoot and wearing a lilac-coloured nightgown. "Oh, hey Punzie."

"What are you doing out here?" The pregnant blonde inquired, walking up to her. "Shouldn't you be resting for the battle tomorrow?"

"I... I couldn't sleep," Anna informed her. "I kept having nightmares and just... kept worrying about Elsa so much. I'm worried how she's been coping these past few weeks, how she's probably started to hate me for abandoning her that night. I don't blame her though."

Putting a hand on her shoulder, Rapunzel smiled. "Anna... Elsa could never hate you. I know that for sure. She's loved you from the moment she met you and nothing will ever change that."

"When she met me, I gave her a panic attack," Anna jested. "So yeah, she clearly loves me sooooo much!" She groaned. "I'm sorry... I'm just tired of everything."

Moving to Anna's side, Rapunzel showed her sympathy. Taking Anna's hand, she looked the redhead in the eyes, smiling softly at her. "You aren't the only one who's been tired lately of everything and nothing."

Anna chuckled. "Punzie, I don't think throwing up in the morning is even close enough to how shit I'm feeling right now. Trust me, you and Cass have got it easy... I haven't. You've got a baby to deal with, and I've got a queen to save, a douche prince to kick the ass of..."

Rapunzel sighed. "I'm only trying to help, Anna. You've been through a lot lately. But we're all here for you. You have many friends here, Anna. Take strength from us. All I ask is that you do your best to free Arendelle from that lunatic." She then placed her hand on her baby bump. "So my child may have a home."

"I'll..." Anna spoke. "I'll try my best. But... I'm still not sure if I can do all this. I've been burying this worry in myself all this time and tonight... well I guess it's gone into overdrive."

"You remind me of Elsa," Rapunzel said. "Before she met you, obviously. Oh, my cousin would worry so much even about even the littlest of things... but you know what, she did so many great things regardless of how much she worried... and she would want you to succeed right now, Anna."

"I know, I know," Anna responded. She sighed, realising she was moping over nothing. She couldn't do a thing to stop tomorrow from coming, so she would just have to face the music. Turning around, Anna smiled softly, looking at Rapunzel. "Thanks, Punzie."

The blonde smiled. "No problem." Suddenly, Rapunzel felt a small kick in her belly. It seemed the little one inside of her wanted to give Anna good luck as well. She giggled. "Oh my, it seems my little one has woken up."

"Guess I'm not the only one who can't sleep," Anna joked. "May I... feel?"

The blonde nodded. "If it helps you, go right ahead." She then lifted up her nightgown, exposing her bare, pregnant belly. Anna then reached out with her hand, placing it upon the bump. There was nothing to feel at first, yet a few moments later, she could feel something small moving inside of Rapunzel.

She smiled. "He's so small."

"They always are," Rapunzel said. "But when you win tomorrow, he'll be able to grow up big and strong without any worries." She then held Anna's hand and led her away from the balcony. "Come on, let's get you some hot cocoa. That will help you to sleep for sure."

"Much obliged, princess," Anna replied, following her friend back into the house. Maybe after some cocoa, she would sleep more soundly, and hopefully, would be ready for what would come in the morning, as she led her troops to victory.

xXx

The next morning, Elsa was in her bedroom, preparing for her wedding to Hans, a wedding she wished she could just call off without a hitch. But while she was Queen, Hans was the one in control of Arendelle and Elsa was nothing more than a puppet.

And probably soon to be dead, depending on how long Hans would likely keep her alive for. She could only hope for divine intervention, but even praying to god seemed to do little good to ease her spirits. She wanted out of this horrible nightmare.

In a move of defiance, Elsa had refused to wear the wedding dress Hans had provided her. Instead, she would merely wear her coronation gown, as a protest against Hans and his rule. It would do little good, but at least Elsa would be more comfortable.

Kai placed Elsa's tiara atop her head, smiling kindly. "Keep your chin up, Your Majesty," he said in a comforting voice. "Everything will be over soon."

Elsa sighed sadly. "I wish that were true, Kai. I wish this interminable nightmare would just end."

She knew the old butler was trying to brighten her spirits, but Elsa only felt sadness in her heart. She had always promised her late father that she would marry out of love, not out of duty.

Anna should have been the one waiting at the altar, not Hans, a man who despised her instead of loved. But in a way, this was all another form of torture for Elsa. A reminder by the divines of how unlucky she was.

She didn't blame them though. In a way, Elsa knew exactly what she was being punished for. Loving Anna. She had fallen for the wrong girl and now her whole kingdom had paid the price.

The elderly butler patted her shoulder. "I'll always be at your side, Your Majesty. You can count on that."

"You always have been Kai," Elsa said. "I thank you for your many years of service. If this is my last day in this world, I hope you manage to continue living a long and happy life."

"It would not be the same without serving you, my queen," Kai responded. "But... I promise to take care of myself, for you."

"Good," Elsa replied.

Kai then smiled. "Would it help if I sang you that song you always loved? The one about the little snowman?" He chuckled. "You always did love that one."

The queen shook her head. "Thank you, Kai, but...that song just doesn't feel right, given the state of things."

"Not even to try and lift your spirits in your darkest hour?" Kai offered. "I'm only suggesting it to try and put a smile on your face."

Elsa knew that Kai meant well. Perhaps singing that little song she loved so much would ease her spirits, and take her back to much happier times. With a smile, Elsa looked at Kai. "Alright, I suppose it wouldn't do me any harm... but I will sing it."

"As you wish my queen," Kai responded.

Holding her hands to her chest, Elsa began to sing. "I'm a little snowperson short and fat. Here are my buttons, here is my hat. When the sun comes out, I cannot play. I just slowly melt away..." The Queen giggled only a little. She really did love that song.

Her butler beamed at her smile. "I knew it would brighten you up a little."

Feeling a little more relaxed, Elsa agreed she did feel a little better. In a way, she saw a lot of herself in a snowman. If she was every broken down, she could easily rebuild herself and even though she herself was immune to the cold, thinking of Anna, her sun, would always melt her.

She sighed and hugged Kai. She tried her best to hold back the tears. Thankfully they never came, but Elsa still felt like crying. She missed Anna. She loved her so very, very much. If only she could be coming to her recur right there and then.

But the moment was cut short by a knock on her door. "Queen Elsa, they're waiting for you in the chapel."

Being brought back into reality, Elsa sighed. "I'll be on my way."

She looked at Kai, tears filling her eyes and a lump forming in her throat. "Goodbye, Kai," she said, her voice shaking.

Kai shook his head. "No my lady, this time. you are not going alone." He then wrapped his arm around hers, giving her a smile. "Allow me this one final request, my queen."

Elsa nodded, shedding a few tears. "You may, old friend."

The two of them then walked out of the room arm in arm, to the chapel where Elsa's destiny would be decided. Would fate step in and save her from this nightmare? Or would she be forced to become the bride of Hans, doomed to die at his hand?

Only time would tell.

xXx

In the mountains above the city of Arendelle, Anna Penrose and her small army gathered on horseback, all of them looking over at the city before them. The battle would be long, but Anna, being the proud general that she was, would surely lead her forces to victory.

She, along with her two commanders, Cassandra and Kristina, were wearing gold and silver battle armour, displaying their pride in full force. As they looked down upon the city, Anna scowled.

"So... This is it then," Kristina remarked. "We just jump in there and finish this thing once and for all."

"Fast and simple," Anna added. "I don't want Hans getting any ideas about getting away." She then pointed to the city and then to the entrance from the mountains. "We'll crash through their barrier there and then we can all split up and take various parts of the city."

"And what about Elsa?" Cass wondered. "Do you have any thoughts as to where she might be?"

"The chapel," Anna replied. "Hans will probably force her to marry him so he can become king."

"Can he even do that?" Kristina wondered. "I don't know if anyone has pointed this out but there's a severe logic problem with that evil plan of his."

"Even if he can't, he'll do it anyway," Cass responded. "Which means we need to get to the chapel. Once our main force has breached the main barricade, I suggest us three fight our way to the chapel. We can take him on."

"Solid plan, Commander," Anna said with a smirk. "I'll have to put you in for a promotion once this is over."

Tugging on the reins of her steed, Anna then turned around to face the troops that were gathered to fight for them. Most of them didn't exactly look like frontline, fighting troops, but they would all lay down their lives for Arendelle.

Anna would do the same. The armour, the sword at her hilt, they showed what a warrior she had become over the last month. She was going to save Elsa and Arendelle and with these loyal men and women under her command, she was going to do just that.

Clearing her throat, Anna knew it was time to address her troops. To that end, she decided to look to one of her childhood heroes for inspiration.

"Soldiers of Arendelle," Anna began. "This is our darkest hour, but fear not. We will be that which lights the shadows away. Hans must be stopped, no matter the cost. I know you all are not the finest soldiers, but you are soldiers and we will save this kingdom. Let us be the ones who stand and Hans and his army, being the ones to fall!"

The troops roused a large cheer, all of them eager to fight for their queen and country.

Cass merely stared in disbelief. "Wow... Where did you learn to speak like that?"

"Optimus Prime," Anna remarked, before turning her steed to face the hill. She then smirked. "Okay, everyone! Let's do this for Arendelle!" Holding her blade high, Anna signalled for the troops to charge.

Within moments, the entire army charged forward, all of them racing down the mountainside towards the city, with weapons at the ready. Those on horseback, like Anna and her commanders, led the charge, with the rest bringing up the rear.

Soon, the enemy barricade came into view, with several soldiers taking shorts at the force of troops rushing towards them. Soldiers dropped to the floor dead in moments, but Anna and her friends continued on. They would push through this all of them.

Finally reaching the barricade, the cavalry charged through the main line of defence, with a massive force of enemy troops heading towards them. The two sides clash, with the gun and sword meeting the other over and over again.

Anna leapt from her horse onto a group of soldiers, quickly cutting them apart with her blade, while Kristina and Cass dealt equally as deadly force onto their adversaries. The battle was going well, but then the cannons were brought in.

Fireballs rained from the sky onto Anna's attack force, taking out many of her troops, but Anna pressed on. Her forces overpowered the cannons and soon they were all making their way towards the city. Just like Anna had planned, the attack force split up into three sections, with a fourth smaller section accompanying Anna and her commanders through the centre of the city.

Cutting through whatever enemies came their way, Anna was determined, her blood surging through her veins. She may have been born a history nerd, but now she was a proud general and the battle would soon be won with her as the victor.

Cass grunted as she cleaved her blade through one of the soldiers, as she and Kristina made their way with Anna through the city. "This is the stuff!" she remarked. "God, I haven't felt this good in years! Feels so relaxing to tear a man's guts out."

"Remind me to never ask what you do for fun," Kristina remarked, kicking another soldier in the jaw. "Yo, feisty pants how far is it to the chapel?"

"Not too far now!" Anna insisted. "Especially since there seems to be a lot less guards in the way! We must have really ruffled Hans's feathers!"

"Let's hope we can crash the wedding before Hans marries Elsa," Cass remarked. "I seriously do not want to be related to that guy in any way."

Suddenly, the group heard the sound of wedding bells tolling in the distance, signalling that the ceremony had just begun. With a scowl, Anna charged forward, cutting through another two guards. I'm coming for you, Elsa, She thought with determination.

Barging their way across the bridge to the castle, which was thankfully quite quiet since most of Hans's forces were occupied elsewhere, Anna and Kristina climbed over the castle gates to the courtyard. They fought their way through a dozen more guards before heading into the castle.

"Which way is the chapel?!" Kristina exclaimed. "You have been through this place before, right Anna?"

Anna closed her eyes, recalling back to when Elsa gave her a guided tour of the place all those months ago. She knew the layout of the castle almost intimately by now. After reminding herself of the destination, she pointed forward. "This way!"

The group pressed on, making their way through dozens of Hans's guards, defeating or killing most of them. Anna felt at ease with taking on the soldiers. Now she wouldn't be sneaking around them. Now, she was fighting to protect Arendelle and Elsa.

She gripped her blade tight, clashing it with the blades of others and dodging any bullets that came her way. Finally, they all arrived outside the chapel, with its ornate golden doors before them. It was now or never. It was time to crash the wedding.

"Ready?" Cass wondered. "I mean did I have to ask?"

"Oh," Anna remarked, smirking. "I was born ready." And with all her strength, she charged forward, ready to save the woman she loved.

xXx

Queen Elsa clutched the arm of her dear butler Kai tightly, as the massive doors to her castle's chapel opened up before her. No music played, but Elsa knew this was indeed her wedding, a wedding she had not agreed to in the first place.

As she was walked down the aisle, purple coronation cape taking the place of a veil, she sighed. Fate had not delivered her from this fate and now she was going to be the unfortunate wife of the dreaded prince Hans. As she looked forward, she saw him smarmily grinning from the altar.

Trying to calm herself, Elsa kept holding onto Kai for comfort. She knew that once she let go, her whole world would pretty much crumble in mere moments. But then, her world practically didn't exist anymore. Once they had reached the altar, Elsa was forced to let go.

She then stepped forward, bowing in respect to Hans, who then took her gloved hands. He didn't seem phased that she wasn't wearing her wedding dress, but it didn't matter to him much. This whole thing was merely a formality.

Please let this be over, Elsa's thoughts prayed, hoping the divines would deliver her from this nightmare.

"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here to witness the marriage of Queen Elsa and Prince Hans in the bonds of holy matrimony. Do you Prince Hans, take Queen Elsa to be your lawfully wedded wife, to have and to hold, for richer for poor?"

The cunning prince smirked. "I do... with all my heart and soul."

Such words disgusted Elsa, since Hans lacked neither of those. To her, Hans was a heartless devil. She wanted to pull away and escape, but knew that would be pointless. She belonged to Hans now. No rescue was coming for her.

"And do you Queen Elsa of Arendelle take Prince Hans to be your lawfully wedded husband? to have and to hold, for richer for poor?"

Trying to delay her wording, Elsa looked at Kai, mouthing the words "I'm sorry," before she forced herself to give the vow, the vow that would take away her freedom, her kingdom, her power, her authority, everything that made Elsa the woman she was.

The words were on the tip of her tongue. all she needed to do was say them. It wasn't that hard. She just needed to say "I do..."

Suddenly, the whole ceremony was interrupted when the doors to the chapel burst open unexpectedly, and three women dressed in gold and silver armour entered, one that was very familiar to Elsa and Hans indeed. With a scowl on her face, Anna arrived.

Her eyes widening in utter surprise, Elsa pulled away from Hans. "Anna...?! I-Is that you?!"

Angered by the disruption, Hans glared at Anna. "Who dares disrupt my wedding ceremony?!" he roared at Anna loudly.

"Wedding ceremony, Hans?" Cass remarked, flanking Anna. "This is bad comedy."

Anna then strode forward, taking Elsa by the hand. She smiled at Elsa with a smirk. "Hey, Elsa... I see you went back to that old dress of yours."

Hans fumed as Anna touched Elsa. "Let her go, you bitch! That woman belongs to me!"

"Correction, Hans," Anna growled. "This is Queen Elsa of Arendelle, who happens to be my fiance, and I'm pretty sure that means she's kinda taken." She then pulled Elsa close to her chest.

Elsa blushed softly, but smiled. She sighed, relieved that her beloved was indeed alive. Her knight in shining armour had literally come to her rescue.

Gritting his teeth, Hans drew his sword, holding it out at Anna and the others. "How did you survive?! We saw you jump from the highest wall in this castle. You couldn't have survived."

"Yeah, thank me for saving her ass," Cass remarked. "Now throw down the sword, ugly. You're beaten. About a hundred of our guys are already kicking the crap out of your soldiers."

"Face it, Hans," Anna smirked. "You made a gamble and you lost."

"No... No..." Hans growled. "You have lost!" He then reached into his pocket and tossed down a small bag. When the bag landed on the floor, it burst open into a small cloud of gas. Suddenly, Anna and the others started to cough as Hans fled into the chapel.

Spluttering, Cass wafted the gas away with her sword. "He's getting away!" She shouted. "We can't just let him escape!"

"I'll go after him," Anna insisted. "You two get Elsa out of here."

"Anna, please forget him," Elsa then said, taking Anna's hand. "Please, we're together again. Let him go, his army is gone."

"But he'll keep coming back for you, Elsa" Anna then said. "I have to put an end to that monster, for the good of your kingdom."

The blonde Queen sighed, before nodding. Her beloved was right. If Hans escaped, he would just find another army and use that to conquer Arendelle all over again. He needed to be stopped here and now. With all her love, she kissed Anna's lips.

"Promise me," Elsa requested "Promise me you'll come back to me this time. I've already lost you once. I won't lose you again."

"You won't lose me," Anna remarked. "Now you get going. With any luck, my forces should be driving Hans's lot out of the city, but you better get somewhere safe."

Elsa nodded. "Okay... good luck Anna."

Kristina and Cass then went to Elsa's side, escorting her and Kai out of the chapel, while Anna made her way into the rear chamber of the chapel. She then began her hunt for Hans, her sword held tight. The chapel clearly had many rooms, giving Hans a lot of places to hide, but Anna knew he wouldn't hide for long.

Rising up many stairwells, Anna could sense Hans's presence nearby. The prince was clearly not trying to run. He wanted to finish her off before he escaped.

"Hans!" Anna shouted. "Come out you coward!" She then arrived in the bell tower, where the church bells rested and a small balcony jutted out overlooking the castle.

Stepping through the room, Anna could only hear the sound of her footsteps creaking on the wooden floor and the cries and shouts from the battle still raging outside. She tried to hear where Hans was, but sadly, she hadn't been born with superhuman hearing.

Just then, Hans leapt out from the shadows, sword in hand. Anna quickly blocked his attack, locking blades with the prince. She growled, pushing Hans back and kicking him in the gut. Glaring, she held up her blade. "End this Hans! It's over!"

"No... No!" Hans shouted. "I will become the ruler of this kingdom! Queens like Elsa and women like you are weak. This whole world has become weak and soft. So complacent. So... revolting. If I am to rule a kingdom, I would rather it be a land of greatness, not of mediocre filth."

"Wow, you're a real 4chan user, huh?" Anna remarked. "But it's over! You have lost this battle, Hans. Your occupation is over, so just give up and maybe we'll only lock you up instead of cutting your head off."

"You did ask me to end this," he said, a wicked grin on his face. "So end this I shall. Perhaps by mounting your pretty little head over the fireplace!"

He then leapt forward, clashing blades with Anna again. Anna tried pushing back, going on the offensive and striking blow after blow against Hans, trying to break the prince's defences. She did her best to constantly change position and keep Hans on his toes.

Twirling around Anna struck Hans from behind, but the Prince was prepared for such a manoeuvre. He clashed blades with Anna once more, the redhead pushing him back towards the balcony overlooking the courtyard. The battle had become very tense.

As their duel continued, Anna tried to reach for an opening, but Hans was too crafty and nimble. However, as Hans was blade-locking Anna once more, the blonde then got a move in. She kicked him in the side, knocking him down onto his back.

Holding her sword to his neck, Anna scowled. "Yield, Prince."

Hans then chuckled. "Oh, my dear Anna... you've fallen right into my trap." Suddenly, Hans reached for his pocket again, chucking out another lump of dust from a small pouch. The dust was sent into Anna's face and the young knight started to cough.

Her lungs were burning as she gasped for air, trying to fight Hans back, but eventually, she succumbed to the effects of the gas and her eyelids slowly closed. She then collapsed to the floor, dropping her blade beside herself.

Standing up, Hans smirked. "There, that should keep you out of my hair for a while." He then picked Anna up over his shoulder and smiled. "But rest assured, my dear Miss Penrose, you are still of great use to me." He then made his way away from the bell tower, as the battle raged on behind him.

While the city of Arendelle had been taken that day, Hans himself was not done yet. He still had one final trump card to play and Anna was the key to that final plan.

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Author's Note: And so, here comes the ending of SJAT! This is been many, many months in the making (actually not, since I finished writing the fic sort of before I started publishing xD). I put quite a fair bit of transformers references in this chapter, so if you picked up on them, let me know! It would warm my heart to know how many of my readers are as nerdy as me :3

Anyway, see you next chapter!