Hey guys, sorry for the long wait. I've been working on catching up my other Jurassic Park story, called "Life Finds a Way". Since your reading this story, I highly recommend it. Also, since school is coming up, story writing will not be my top priority, unfortunately, so updates will be less frequent.
Tally ho, forwards, to Chapter 10!
"Anna are you okay?" Elsa asked.
"No," Anna said before turning her head to continue emptying her stomach over the side of the ship. "Seasickness sucks."
They had been at sea for a week and a half, and Anna, along with Kristoff was having some problems coping with the constant motion. Elsa had a few problems as well, but she, being a queen and all, managed to keep her stomach contents where they should be.
Indi, however, seemed quite comfortable with the voyage so far. He would assist the crew with setting the sails, and would get about the ship quickly by swinging from ropes that hung from the masts. He would also talk with the captain to make sure that they were on the right course.
Elsa soon left her retching sister and went to her quarters, where there was a large bed and a good sized desk. She also had a space in her room where Mira, her maid and handmaiden, would sleep in a hammock.
Shortly after she entered her room, there was a knock at the door.
"Come in," Elsa called.
The door opened, where Brynn stood.
"Greetings, Queen Elsa," Brynn said, curtseying.
"Hello, Brynn. Come in, come in," Elsa said smiling. She had taken a liking to Indi's companion. "What can I do for you?"
"Permission to speak freely, Your Majesty."
"Permission granted. Have a seat." Elsa said.
Brynn quickly sat down in the chair in front of Elsa's desk.
"I need to talk to you about Indi," Brynn said, her face becoming all business.
"Okay," Elsa said. "What about him?"
"What are your intentions for him?"
"Excuse me?" Elsa said, shocked at this sudden question. "That matter is private. I don't think you should talk to me about such things."
"I understand," Brynn said. "But I worry about my friend. You see, he has formed a difficult habit of trying not to become to attached to things and people."
"What do you mean?" Elsa asked.
"Well, for one, his mother," Brynn said. "He was really attached to her, understandably, and when she was killed, he shut down. He wouldn't eat, he barely got any fluids. So, in order to prevent this from happening to himself again, he refused any sort of deep relationship with anyone.
"Now, I see how you to look at each other. I see that relationship starting to grow. But, I also know Indi. He wouldn't do anything to hurt you, and to keep you from hurting, Queen Elsa, he would hurt himself, and go against his self-protective refusal.
"I don't want him to be hurt. He is strong, yes, but he has limits. And when those limits are passed, he goes into a state that is little more active than a cucumber. Do you understand where I'm coming from?"
"Yes, I think I do," Elsa said, nodding slowly.
"Good. All I'm asking of you is to take it easy on him. Don't get to serious with him. I don't want him to go back into that state if something happens. He started to become suicidal, just to end his grieving. I was very afraid for him. Do you understand what he went through, and what he could go through again?"
"Yes," Elsa said slowly.
"That's all I need you to do," Brynn said her face softening. "Just keep this in mind, if for no one else's sake, then for Indi's."
"Is that all?" Elsa asked.
"Just wait, if you can help it." Brynn said. "I can feel the relationship between you two. It's beautiful, but just wait until the danger has passed. Still be in his life, but take it slowly."
"Okay," Elsa said nodding. "Thank you for the advice."
Brynn gave a short nod as she rose from her seat, then curtsied. As she turned to leave, a sudden cry sounded throughout the ship.
"PIRATES!"
Brynn turned back to Elsa to see her rising from her desk, drawing her sword and readying her abilities.
Indi saw the ship closing in from his high vantage point on the mast. Snarling, he slid down the rope and landed lightly on the deck.
He saw Elsa and Brynn emerging from the Royal Quarters. What they were doing in there, he could think about that later. Right now, he hand some thieving sea-plunderers to deal with.
"Brynn, what do you say about scaring them a bit. Just a smidge," Indi said, a slightly evil grin on his face.
"Loving the way your mind works, Indi," Brynn said, grinning similarly in agreement, looking over at the nearing ship.
Indi saw Elsa drawing her sword.
"Oh, no you don't," Indi said as he guided the weapon back into its scabbard. "I don't need to be looking after you."
"You don't have to," Elsa said, removing her sword again. "I'm a grown woman, a queen."
"Exactly why I need you to stay out of sight. These men will view you as a target."
"I can look after myself quite well, thank you."
"Kristoff," Indi said, turning towards the ice harvester, who was in a similar argument with the princess. "Do you agree that the royal sisters should take cover while we deal with the ruffians?"
"Absolutely," Kristoff said.
"Not," Anna added.
"Alright, fine," Indi sighed. "I don't have time for this. You two want to fight, be my guest, but I can't watch you to make sure you don't get your throats slit."
At this, the captain of the ship came forward. "What do we do, my queen?"
"Engage," Elsa said. "We can use my guests' abilities to fight, as well as my own. I'm sure that we can scare our adversaries out of their wits."
"Aye," the captain said, nodding curtly. "Never before had I seen such monstrous appearances before. They will surely be useful against these adversaries. Men, prepare for battle!"
The group watched as the pirate ship pulled closer, observing the crew on the advancing vessel as they readied their weapons. Ian and Brynn slunk back into the cargo hold, where a large door in the floor marked the entrance.
Soon, a volley of grappling hooks flew through the air, and latched onto the railing of the queen's ship, and drew the two boats closer to each other.
Soon, a burly man on the pirates' ship placed a gangplank across the gap between the two vessels, allowing people to board. A man in a purple overcoat and a black, three-cornered hat with a large feather pluming out of the left side strode across the gangplank.
"Ahoy!" the man said. "I am Captain Blackheart. Give us your valuables, and we may not kill you."
The crew behind Blackheart Arghed in agreement.
A light thudding from below the main deck caught the man's ear.
"What's that? Men, investigate the noise," Blackheart ordered, signaling five men to move forward. The men looked around, trying to track down the thud everyone heard. The overall ship was silent, though Elsa and co. knew what the sounds were. As the men searched, Blackheart noticed the Royal Family of Arendelle was aboard the ship.
"Greetings, Queen Elsa," the pirate captain said, bowing dutifully. "Good day."
"And to you, Captain."
"Captain, we've found where the noises are coming from," the men called from the door to the cargo hold.
"Well, get your sorry carcasses down there and see what it is!"
The men opened the personnel door, and entered.
A low growl sent the men scurrying out of the hold.
"What is it?" the captain asked, clearly agitated.
"T-there's something d-down there," one of the men said.
"Well, take the valuables that are up here, we don't have much time."
"Captain, if you'd like, I will investigate the 'something' that's down there," Elsa offered. "I don't like the idea of some beast or some stowaways hiding on my ship."
"Of course, Your Highness," Blackheart said as he watched his crew pillage the ship.
Queen Elsa strode confidently over to the personnel door to the cargo hold, and entered the dark place.
Once the 'Ice Witch' was out of sight, the attacking commenced, Blackheart swinging his sword at Princess Anna, only to have her parry the blow.
"I apologize for this disservice, Princess, but, as you know, a man's got to make a living."
Anna and Blackheart made a series of swipes at each other, viciously exchanging blows.
Below deck, Elsa groped her way through the darkness like a blind man, listening to the ensuing chaos. Soon, she felt her hands touch the scaly surface of Indi's snout, and felt a breeze of warm air blow her face.
"You two ready?" Elsa said.
A light growling was her response. Indi crouched as low as he could to let Elsa climb on just behind his neck.
Once she was safely seated, Indi strode over to the ropes that were attached to weights, and untied one skillfully with his clawed fingers, causing the large cargo hatch to open slowly.
Up on deck, Kristoff noticed the cargo hatch start to open. Anna noticed it too, and made a swift kick between the pirate captain's legs, causing him to double over in pain.
Suddenly, everyone looked over to the cargo hatch to see a large, brown monster with a large set of jaws with teeth to match burst out of the darkness, bellowing a deep roar. The pirate crew, after their startled scream of fear, started to skrink back. But their captain wasn't done, and grabbed Anna's wrist, ripping the sword from her hand, and held a dagger to her throat.
The beast bellowed again, snarling madly. Queen Elsa seemed to float up from the cargo hold like an apparition before stepping onto the wooded deck, and walking over to stand in front of the bipedal beast.
"Release my sister," she ordered.
"I think not," Black heart said, slowly backing away to his ship. "Me and me crew are going to take her, and teach her what a girl like herself should be used for. And if I feel your ice anywhere, her life will end."
"Very well," Elsa said, much to Anna's dismay. Her own sister wouldn't left these men take her, and use her for such atrocities. Would she?
Suddenly, a large white shape burst out of nowhere, startling the evil man, causing him to shove Anna to the floor, before turning to run.
He got about three steps away when a large, white, scaly, hand with long claws grabbed him around his torso, and picking up, until he was facing a terrifying white-faced monster with bronze-colored eyes. He saw the Ice Witch rise on a pillar of blue ice, a stern look in her eye.
"Please, don't kill me," the man begged now in tears.
"Why shouldn't I," Elsa snarled, drawing her own sword. "You attack my men unprovoked, you attack my sister, take her hostage, threaten her, and yet you beg me to not kill you?!"
The white animal roared to emphasize this.
"First," Elsa said. "Return all the things you took from my ships crew."
"Men," The captain called down. "Return the booty."
Once the pillaged loot was returned, Elsa patted the white animal on the neck.
"Okay, Indi, put this scumbag down."
Indi did so reluctantly, snarling at the man.
"Now leave," Elsa ordered sternly. "I don't ever want to see your despicable face again."
Brynn bellowed angrily, and took a few steps to motivate the men to run back to their ship. Blackheart was the last man to set foot on the gangplank, when the piece of wood was smashed in half, causing him to dangle above the ocean from the deck of his own ship.
Looking over his shoulder, he saw the white beast standing at the edge of the queen's boat, with the piece of wood in his jaws.
The queen's crew was laughing hysterically, and when Blackheart was hauled up onto his ship, he looked back, scowling angrily.
"Indi," Anna said. "I think they need some more motivation."
Indi snarled in agreement, and shrieked deeply at the pirates. This caused them to set sail immediately.
That night, the entire crew had what could be called a celebration. The ship's cooks made a hearty banquet, and everyone ate until they were full.
That night, Elsa was getting ready for bed, when a light knock was on her door.
"Come in," she called.
"Hey, Elsa," Indi said.
"Oh, Indi, please come in," Elsa noticed Indi's seemingly depressed mood. "Are you alright?"
"Physically, yes, I'm fine."
"And emotionally?" Elsa ventured.
"Emotionally, not so much," Indi said with a detached sigh.
"Sit," Elsa said, patting the spot on the bed next to herself. "Talk to me. Tell me what's the matter."
Indi strode over to the bed, and sat down gently.
"Well…" he began. "It's just… What I mean is… Oh, it's just so hard to say."
"Well," Elsa said slowly, thinking. "I'll help you narrow it down. Does it have to do with me?"
"Part of it does, yes," the boy began. "I just worry what could happen to you on Nublar. I know that you'll say it's out of the question that you are staying on the ship, that it's too dangerous for me to go on my own. I just don't think I can go about worrying about you when I will have a lot more people to worry about."
"Well, I go through the same thing. I worry about my sister and you, but I can't let that interfere with my duty as queen. So, here's what I do. I take a deep breath, and make sure I took all safety precautions, remind myself that they will be safe."
"Okay, thanks for the advice."
"Oh," Elsa said, remembering. "There's something I need to talk to you about. Brynn came to me earlier today before the giant fiasco with the pirates."
"Oh, no," Indi said, slapping his palm to his forehead, and dragging his hand down his face.
"Oh, yes. She came to me, and told me what happened to you after your mother died. About your self-induced refusal of close relationships. She felt that she should warn me not to let you get too attached to me. I believe that we can agree that you like me. True enough?"
"Yes," Indi said nodding slowly, a slightly pink tint appearing on his cheeks. "Do you like me?"
This time it was Elsa's turn to blush, looking away so Indi wouldn't see it as well.
"So, do you?" Indi said, poking her gently with each word, and drawing out both the last word and accompanying poke.
"I admit so," Elsa said, clearly embarrassed.
"I didn't hear a definitive answer," Indi said, the blush in his face gone, while Elsa's reddened considerably.
"Yes," she said, her voice barely above a whisper. "I admit that I do like you."
After a few moments of awkward silence, Indi spoke.
"So what now?"
"Well, I'm going to go to bed. I don't know about you."
"I'm going to hit the sack as well."
Then Elsa got an idea. It was crazy, it was stupid, it was downright unbecoming of a queen. But she didn't care. Elsa turned towards Indi, gently, but swiftly, took his face in her hands while she looked up at him, as he was half a head taller that she was, and pressed her lips onto Indi's.
It was so quick for Indi, almost too quick. One second he was about to get up, and the next Elsa had her hands on the sides of his face and her lips on his. He instinctively started to pull back in shock, but Elsa had a firm yet gentle grasp, so he only pulled back a hair's width before closing his eyes to savor the moment. Slowly, his hands went to Elsa's hips, and he gently rest them there, while she gently removed her hands from his face, and placed her right on his left shoulder, which had healed a while ago, and moved her left hand behind his head, pulling him closer to herself.
They soon broke this heavenly embrace, and parted ways.
They both had slept soundly that night.
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