*In the Peabody Opera House, four Red Dragon tacticians holding the red, cyan, white and purple Chaos Emeralds place them in a diamond formation with Mavado in the center*
Tactician 1: The gems are in place, sir.
Mavado: Excellent. Now the ritual will begin.
Silver: I don't think so!
*A Psychic Knife flies towards the Red Dragon leader. Mavado immediately dodges it. Silver, Shulk, Kabal and Lucario appear at the entrance*
Mavado: Kabal. I had a feeling you'd come here.
Kabal: Save it! We're here for the Chaos Emeralds you stole.
Mavado: So that's what they're called. But regardless, there are five of us and only four of you. Face it, you're outnumbered.
Ike: I suggest you rethink those odds.
*Mavado looks to his left and sees me, Ike and Kung Lao standing over two of the defeated tacticians. He looks to his right and sees Little Mac, Lana, Robin, and Charizard defeat the other two tacticians*
Shulk: Now you're the one who's outnumbered.
Mavado: True, but I have friends in high places. *snaps his fingers*
*A swarm of purple crystalline bugs fly in through the roof and hover beside Mavado*
Lana: What are those things?!
Me: Aparoids. The last time I heard about them, Star Fox destroyed their queen and their planet. But somehow, they survived.
Mavado: Correct. And now, it's time for you all to die!
Me: I don't think so, pal! You readers enjoy this new chapter while this goes on.
A Conduit in Arendelle
Chapter 15: The Leap Home
On a beautiful summer day, all of the ships that have been freed from the ice are on their way back to the kingdom it came from. On one of the ships still docked, Hans is thrown into a brig. The cell door closes in front of him.
"I will return this scoundrel to his country. We shall see what his twelve big brothers think of his behavior." The French dignitary notified Kai and Cyrus.
"Arendelle thanks you, my lord." The royal steward thanked as two Arendelle guards took the Duke and his two thugs to their ship.
"This is unacceptable. I am innocent. I'm a victim of fear. I've been traumatized." The Duke complained and started his bad acting. "Ow! My neck hurts. Is there a doctor I could…no? And I demand to see the queen!"
"Tell him, Kai." Cyrus commanded as he and Kai stepped off the gangplank onto the dock.
"I have a message from the queen." Kai confirmed as he pulled out a scroll and started reading it aloud. "Arendelle will henceforth and forever no longer do business of any sort with Weaseltown."
"Weselton. It's Weselton!" The Duke angrily corrected as the guards ushered him and the two thugs onto the ship. Cyrus gives his goodbye with a two-finger salute.
In the village square, Anna, wearing a brand new dress, is pulling a blindfolded Kristoff through the crowd with uncontrollable excitement.
"Come on. Come on. Come on. Come on!" Anna exclaimed happily. Kristoff suddenly runs into a pole.
"Pole." Kristoff confirmed, still wearing the blindfold.
"Oops. Sorry." Anna apologized. She skips to the perfect spot. "Okay. Okay. Here we are."
She takes the blindfold off him. Kristoff opens his eyes and sees the most beautiful sight: a newly styled sled. Sven strikes a pose similar to Wheel of Fortune's Vanna White.
"I owe you a sled." Anna said with a pleasing smile.
"Are you serious?" Kristoff asked, completely blown away.
"Yes. And it's the latest model."
"No. I can't accept this…"
"You have to. No returns. No exchanges. Queen's orders. She's named you the official Arendelle Ice Master and Deliverer." Sven shows off the medal as if he's the king of the bucks.
"What? That's not a thing." Kristoff disagreed.
"Sure it is. And it even has a cup holder… Do you like it?" Anna asked.
"Like it?" Kristoff sweeps her up high overhead and spins her around. "I love it… I could kiss you!" He suddenly drops her feeling embarrassed and starts rambling. "…I could. I mean I'd like to. I'd… may I? We me… I mean, may we? Wait, what?" He gets his answer when Anna plants a quick kiss on his cheek.
"We may." Anna answered and beamed warmly. Kristoff smiles as well and kisses her deeply. Past them, Olaf is frolicking through the streets enjoying the summer with his snow cloud hovering above him. He smells the flowers but shortly after, he sneezes and his carrot nose flies off his face. Sven catches the carrot with his teeth and sucks the carrot in whole. Olaf gasps at the sight and sinks in sadness, but Sven spits the carrot back onto the snowman's face where it belongs. Olaf hugs Sven happily.
Inside the castle courtyard, Cole inhales and takes in the summer air with villagers conversing among one another. He hears footsteps behind him. He turns around and sees Elsa approach him.
"Your Majesty." Cole greeted with a bow.
"Cole. I have two things I would like to give you." Elsa said, then with a swift motion of her hand, she slaps Cole clean in the face. He cries in pain. "That's for tackling my sister at the ice palace."
"I guess I deserve that. Listen, I just want you to…" Cole began, but was interrupted by a kiss from the queen. He starts to hesitate, but takes in the moment for a few seconds before the kiss broke.
"That was for helping Anna rescue me from Hans." Elsa said and beamed with a small blush on her face. She then turns to the villagers. "Are you ready?" The villagers cheer. She stops and creates an ice rink. The villagers have their ice skates at the ready and twirl about. She then freezes the fountain in a beautiful design and adds some snow flurries for atmosphere.
"Mr. MacGrath, your prisoner is ready for transport." The Arendelle Guard Captain reported.
"Good. I'll be sure to lock him up myself when he and I get back." Cole confirmed. Anna slides in and nearly slips. Elsa catches her.
"I like the open gates." Anna complimented.
"We are never closing them again." Elsa said and with a wave of her hand, creates magical ice skates (literally made of ice) on Anna's boots.
"What? Oh, Elsa, they're beautiful, but you know I don't ska…"Anna began but was cut off when Elsa pulls her along the ice. She slips and slides, but happily laughs in delight. Sven is seen slipping past. Kristoff runs after him.
"Look out. Reindeer coming through!" Kristoff called out. Olaf skates and helps Elsa with coaching Anna.
"That's it. Glide and pivot and glide and pivot." Olaf commanded. All of Arendelle is skating in celebration. After the skating, Cole is seen standing outside the gate with his evil double, bound and powerless.
"Are you sure you have to leave?" Anna asked.
"Of course. I may be gone, but I'll never forget you guys." Cole said with a grin. It was then a swirling blue portal opened up behind him. "Well, there's my ride home."
"We'll never forget you, Cole." Elsa smiled passionately.
"Neither will I. Farewell." A sad but calm Cole said and pushed Evil Cole through the portal. Before entering the portal himself, he was stop by a surprising hug from Elsa.
"Take care, Cole." Elsa said with tears forming in her eyes.
"You too, Queen Elsa." Cole replied one last time before Elsa let go of him, allowing him to cross the portal back to New Marais.
*All of the Aparoids have either been defeated or fled. Kabal and Mavado are still going at it, clashing hook swords wildly.*
Silver: Go for it, Kabal!
Ike: No mercy!
*The hook swords continue clashing until Kabal knocks Mavado's hook swords out of his grip with his own.*
Kabal: Any final words, Mavado?
Mavado: Just this. Chaos Con- *A lightning spell shocks Mavado unconscious*
Me: Good timing, Lana. Any longer and he would've escaped.
Lana: Thanks.
Lucario: Now would be a good time for us to return with the Emeralds.
Ike: Whoa, Lucario, since when do you talk?!
Lucario: I don't. I only communicate with you via telepathy when my aura is connected to anyone that matches it.
Me: Well, nonetheless, that is amazing. And it's a good idea to head back. I just had a great idea for a new story. You readers leave a review and I hope you enjoyed A Conduit in Arendelle.