(This chapter has been revised on 6/11/2024)

A Bittersweet Beginning

February 16th, 1821

In the dark of the night, Arendelle Castle was quiet as most inhabitants slept through the night, save for a few guards patrolling. Inside the castle, 3-year-old Princess Elsa peacefully slept in her room. As she slumbered, however, she could not hear the sound of her bedroom window opening.

Entering her room from the window were two cloaked figures. They came here with one objective: To take the little princess. They quietly made their way to her bed, careful not to wake her up. As they did, one of them accidentally tripped over some scattered toys.

The loud noise took Elsa out of her sleep, and she saw the two figures. Before she could scream for help, one of them grabbed her and covered her mouth. Elsa struggled to get out of his grasp. As she did, she waved her hand, and ice spikes came out and struck the wall, narrowly missing her captors. The kidnapper banged her head against the wall so hard that it knocked her out. They quickly tied her up and stuffed her in a bag.

"So it is true," one of the captors said, looking at the ice on the wall with interest. "This girl can make snow and ice."

"Which makes her worth the money we're getting for this job," said the other. The sounds of footsteps from the outside hall caught their attention. "We better get out quickly!"

The two captors made do with their prize and climbed out the window, not even bothering to close it. Once they made it outside the wall, they fled the castle and into the woods.
The next and only noise from the castle that night was the sound of a scream of unimaginable despair.

That Morning...

"Your Majesty, we're looking everywhere we can think of to find your daughter."

"Then look harder, please!" King Agdar of Arendelle practically begged the captain. "Double the search! Hell, triple them if you have to!"

The captain of the guard bowed his head and left the throne room to join back to the search, leaving the king alone. Agdar was worried. No, scratch that, he was beyond frantically worried sick. Sometime during the night, his daughter Elsa had gone missing. Since then, he hasn't slept a wink. Kidnapping is the likely culprit due to the fact some things in her room were knocked over, and ice shards were found on the walls. To add to his horror, small touches of blood were found on her wall.

The sounds of doors opening caught his ears. Agdar looked up to see Kai, one of the top servants in the castle and Agdar's closest friend. The head servant had always been there for the king through his hardships. Kai walked up to the throne and took a quick bow.

"Your majesty. How is the search coming along?"

Agdar didn't need to say anything, for his somber expression gave his answer.

"Oh, I see then," Kai responded with a slight tone of disappointment. He had hoped that the search party had made progress in finding the little princess. He and his wife Gerda were fond of the young girl. Elsa was just as important to him as she was to her parents.

"How is my wife doing, Kai?" Agdar then asked.

"She's...doing alright, for the most part. It might be helpful for her if you were at each other's side."

"I think I'll go do that." Agdar stood from his throne and made his way to the door.

"Agdar."

"Yes, Kai?"

"I'm sorry for what happened. I do pray that Elsa will be found."

"Thank you. I...appreciate it."

The king left the throne room and made his way around the castle. Servants and remaining guards looked at him with the same worried faces. Agdar's expressions already answered their questions about his daughter's whereabouts.

Finally, the king made it to the door of his and his wife's bedroom. Taking a deep breath, he gently knocked on the door. The door opened, revealing Gerda on the other side.

"King Agdar. Have they found her yet?" Gerda asked hastily.

"No...they haven't," he answered.

"Oh dear," she muttered. "The poor thing. I'm so sorry, Your Majesty. Truly, I am."

"Thank you for your kind words, Gerda. How's Iduna doing?"

"She's...trying to keep it together. What with her condition." Gerda took a quick glance back, presumably looking at the queen, before turning her head back. "Is there anything I can do for you both? Anything at all?"

"Right now, I wish to be alone with her. Please."

"But of course." Gerda stepped out of the room and let the king in.

Agdar said his farewell to Gerda and slowly closed the door. Once that was done, he turned to see the back side of his wife, Idun, sitting on the opposite side of their bed. He walked to her and saw her head facing the ground. Idun clearly had been crying as her eyes were puffy red. The queen had one hand on the bed edge and the other around her rounded stomach.

For in it was her and Agdar's second child, who was due to be born in several months.

"Idun?" Agdar sat next to her. "How are you feeling?"

"I'm fine, I think," Idun responded before facing him. "Tell me. Is there any sign of her yet?"

Agdar shook his head, which caused Idun to place her free hand on her mouth and slightly turn away from him. Tears came out of her eyes, and she lightly sobbed. Agdar gently put his arm around her and held her close.

"It's Arianna's baby all over again," Idun sobbed, referring to Agdar's cousin, the Queen of Corona, kidnapping her infant daughter a few years back.

"Everything will be alright," Agdar assured.

Idun looked up at him. "How can you say that? Our daughter is out there. Probably scared, confused, and alone. If she was kidnapped and her captors found out what she could do, oh God…"

"I don't want to think about that…" Agdar gently put both his hands on his wife's face. "But we need to keep it together. Not only for Elsa, Arendelle, but for our second child."

The pair looked down at Idun's pregnant stomach. Each of them put their own hand on it, feeling the baby kicking.

"Elsa was excited to be an older sister," Idun mentioned. "She kept talking about how she'll always play with her little sibling. How she'll take care of them. And promised to...always be there for them."

Idun couldn't hold it anymore. She started to cry even harder than before. Agdar could only hold his wife closely, and she cried into his shoulder. Small tears also came down from his eyes as he held her. They both remained on the bed, holding each other and shedding tears. Right now, they can only hope that Elsa will be found soon.

4 months later...

Agdar was outside a room, slowly pacing back and forth. This had been going on for hours, and he was worried for the well-being of his wife. The universe had a wicked sense of humor since today was the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year, and that did not help put the king at ease. After what felt like an eternity, Gerda emerged from the room.

"Gerda! How is she? Are they...?"

Gerda gave a smile. "They are both fine, your majesty. Queen Idun gave birth to a healthy baby girl."

Agdar instantly felt the anxiety that had haunted him for hours escape from him and replaced with relief and happiness.

"May I see them?"

Gerda nodded and gestured for him to go in. Agdar saw the midwife packing her supplies on one side of the room before leaving. On the side lay Iduna in the bed, holding a bundle wrapped in blankets.

Idun glanced up and smiled at her husband as he approached her bedside. "Agdar...Meet our new daughter."

Turning his attention to the bundle, Agdar looked at the young infant in his wife's arms. Slowly, he brought his hand to his daughter's cheek and stroked it. The baby had Idun's nose and Agdar's hair color. She was a perfect mix of both.

"She's beautiful. You did a good job."

"What do you think we should name her, Agdar?"

"Well...do you have anything in mind?"

Idun went silent as she considered names. She quickly dismissed everyone that popped up, but one name came to her.

"How about...Anna?"

"Why that name?"

"You don't like it?"

"I'm not saying that. I was wondering why."

"Elsa suggested it..."

Agdar was caught off guard by that revelation. "...When?"

"It was shortly before she...was taken. Elsa asked me if you and I picked out names yet. She suggested we pick 'Anna' if our baby was a girl because...she thought it sounded cute. I told her we would talk about it." Some tears went down Idun's eyes. Agdar slowly wiped them off. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't act like this, especially at such a happy moment. But I can't help but think that Elsa isn't here to see her new sister. She would've loved her."

"It's okay, my love. Don't ever feel ashamed for missing our sweet Elsa. But right now, our Anna needs us."

Idun smiled at her husband, feeling glee that he agreed to the name. They heard the sounds coming from Anna. They watched as their daughter opened her eyes for the first time. Her eyes were a beautiful shade of blue.

"Hi, little one." Idun greeted her baby softly. "I'm your Mama. And this is your Papa."

"She has your eyes," Agdar remarked to his wife.

"Actually...I see a small touch of your color in there. A turquoise color, perhaps. I can't take all the credit."

Agdar couldn't help but chuckle at that.

Later on, nightfall upon the sky. Idun had turned in for the night after such a tiring day. Agdar, in the meantime, was sitting by the window while his daughter slept in a cot. He couldn't keep his eyes off of her. There was that fear that if he glanced away, she would disappear.

Memories of Elsa's birth came to him. He remembered when he first held her, the first time she showed her ice powers, her first word, and her first steps. The most notable one he remembered was the day he and Idun told her she would be a big sister and her excited reaction afterward. Agdar tried to hold back the tears as those memories of Elsa went through his head.

All that stopped when he heard Anna suddenly start crying.

Wanting his wife not to be awakened, Agdar gently picked Anna up from her cot and slowly rocked her. "Shh...shh...It's okay."

Anna continued to cry as Agdar tried every attempt to calm her down. So far, nothing has worked. He then had one idea. Something he used to do with Elsa when she was a baby.

"Come stop your crying
It will be alright
Just take my hand
And hold it tight."

At that moment, Anna's crying started to die down. Agdar stroked her cheek as he continued to sing.

"I will protect you
From all around you
I will be here,
Don't you cry"

Much to Agdar's relief, Anna finally calmed down. It had been a while since he sang that lullaby or sung in general. The young king brought his attention back to his daughter, who was reaching out to him.

Agdar held her close. "Everything's okay now. Papa's here. Papa's got you."

Unknown to Agdar, Idun had awoken from Anna's crying. She watched how Agdar soothed her in silenced. Despite his assurances, Idun secretly feared that the loss of Elsa might cause him to distance himself from the baby over the past several months. She was happy to see her husband bond with Anna and finally put her fears to rest. Quietly, she resumed her sleep and let Agdar have his moment.

The little baby yawned, and Agdar pulled her away. She closed her eyes and fell asleep in her father's arms. Agdar kissed the newborn's forehead.

"I promise...I won't let anything happen to you, Anna."

Hello Frozen fans. This is my first Frozen fanfic so...Just thought I warn you about that.

Anyways this fic is based on an thought that came to me. Even before the accident in Frozen, I believed Agdar & Idun (Elsa & Anna's parents) wouldn't let Elsa show her powers outside of the castle, for safety reasons. My guess they were going to wait for her to be old enough to decide that, but of course the accident changed that.

So it got me thinking: What if somehow rumors about Elsa's powers spread? That of course will attract all sorts of attention. Perhaps the attention of people who would use her to exploit her powers. Blunt and behold this story was born.

Of course for the most part, this story will be focused around Anna and how this affects her life. I just hope I didn't make this chapter TOO heart-wrenching.

Things to note:

(UPDATE 2/2020) Due to contents of Frozen 2 and Tangled TV series I've decided to have Agdar & Arianna cousins instead.

*Idun has blue eyes and Agdar has green eyes. Anna's eyes are a turquoise blue. According to the Disney Frozen wiki of course.

*Anna was apparently born on the Summer Solstice. Again, Disney wiki;)

Ps.I don't own Frozen. Disney does

Hope you enjoyed.