A/N: Hi Everyone! It's been a while! Well sorry for the delay but high school is a bloody mess. But like I said a thousand times before, I will not stop any of my fics because 1) I want to share what I see with you guys and 2) because I have wayyy too many fic ideas and one-shots. Now..Enjoy!
The search wasn't of any help to them or at least that's what they could see so far. Only half the books were read. Jack could see that time was running out and Elsa's health was getting worse. She was having dizziness spells that would sometimes end with her fainting. He could even remember that she got dangerously ill a few weeks ago. They had to call for a physician quickly to help. Elsa spent three days in bad after it. What made Jack feel guilty though was him not being there when she got ill, he was at the north mountain checking on Olaf who was sent to live there because his flurry was getting smaller and looking for any signs of Pitch or his allies. Anna told him what happened when he got back.
Today seemed like another unsuccessful day to Jack. There was nothing to find in the book he read. He sighed, picked up the old book and went to put it back on the shelf. Just as he was about to do that a window bursted open making him drop the book. He quickly closed it looking confused. How was the wind cold? This is summer and these were winter winds. If it wasn't his doing and of course it wasn't Elsa's, then it must be... "The Snow Queen!" he exclaimed.
He immediately ran out of the library to Elsa's room, she was asleep in her bed. Jack frowned, she didn't look well. He could still remember the nights after she got sick where he would wake up and find her crying. Every time he asked her about it she would say that it was just a nightmare, but he knew better. The look she had on her face those nights was a look of grief. He sat on the edge of the bed next to her and caressed her cheek causing her to wake up.
"Hey Snowflake... " He said softly as her eyes fluttered open. She smiled when she saw that it is him.
"Hi.." she said holding his cold hand.
"Are you feeling any better?"
"A bit, I'm better than before" she said sitting up a little.
"That's good." Jack said smiling a bit "I also think that I found something that might lead us to The Snow Queen."
"Which is..?"
"Well there were winter winds and it's like the middle of the summer now.. Something must've brought it and it wasn't me"
"Do you think it's her?"
"I hope so, I'm going to tell Anna and Kristoff. We should leave soon and hopefully we'll find her"
"Then I'm coming with you" Elsa said.
"What? B-but you can't come. Elsa your health is dropping and this will just make you tired"
"But we don't know how we'll get my powers back. What if I have to be there?"
"With how it's going to be where The Snow Queen is.. it's going to be dangerous for you to go" Jack said but Elsa seemed determined "Elsa.. Please.." he said. Elsa stayed quiet thinking it over.
"Fine. But if I feel like you need me I'll come with you" she said.
"Okay. " Jack replied smiling. He gave her a peck on the lips and left the room. He saw one of the little kids running in the hall, she was wearing winter clothes." Hey!" he called the little blond girl.
"Y-yes, Sir?" she asked shyly.
"Jack is fine" He smiled "Why are you wearing winter clothes? It's warm" He said. The girl furrowed her eyebrows.
"It..isn't, it's snowing. Are you okay, sir? I - I mean Jack" she said making Jack's eyes widen in surprise.
"Snowing?" He asked and the girl nodded to him. He looked through a nearby window with the girl following him and sure enough, Arendelle was covered in white snow. "How?" He whispered mostly to himself.
"It's Queen Elsa.. isn't it? " the girl asked with a small smile. Jack jumped a bit, he forgot about her amidst his shock. He thought that hiding the truth would be better, they don't need more panic in the kingdom.
" Yeah, it's Queen Elsa" Jack said with a forced smile but the hazel eyed girl didn't seem to notice. "It'll be gone soon so don't worry" he said. The girl nodded to him and left. He continued looking out the window for any sighs of the snow ending, there were none. It was eternal and a storm was approaching "No..." Jack murmured. He quickly ran through the halls looking for Anna. Suddenly he bumped into something or rather someone.
"Jack! What's going on?!" said a masculine voice.
"Kristoff!" Jack said "It's the Snow Queen, Arendelle is in an eternal winter. We need to go to the mountains." he continued, Kristoff quickly nodded to him.
"Anna and I will be ready with Sven in the courtyard in a few minutes" Kristoff said with a determined expression then left. And as he said, they were all in the courtyard not moments later.
"Is everything ready?" Jack asked, Anna nodded to him.
"Jack! Wait!" he heard a very familiar feminine voice.
"Elsa, no. It's not safe for you" Jack said looking at Elsa who was all ready in her winter clothes.
"I don't care. My kingdom and family are in danger. I do not give a damn about how dangerous it is for me" Elsa said sternly, holding her poser. And in what seemed like forever to Jack, he didn't see his playful Elsa neither did he see the weak one. He saw Elsa the Queen of Arendelle, the one who became a legend back at his time, the magnificent mystery. She was not asking to join them, she was commandingto accompany them.
"Elsa no. Please." Anna said her sister's hands. Elsa's face softened when she looked at her sister's aqua blue eyes.
"I can't just stand here and watch you risk your lives Anna. You're my family and this..this is my home" Elsa said wiping the stray tears falling from Anna's eyes. It was like they become little children again and Anna just had a nightmare.
Anna didn't know what to say, she has never seen her sister so determined about something. "please.." Elsa said. Anna tried blinking away her tears.
"P-promise me you'll be okay" Anna said. Elsa hesitated. She wasn't okay now, how could she be okay later? She sighed and smiled sadly at Anna. "You have to promise" Anna begged squeezing Elsa hands. Elsa didn't meet her gaze and instead looked at the mountains avoiding her. Kristoff understood what Elsa was doing and went to pull Anna away.
"Come on Anna.. " He said softly.
" No! I'm not a child!" Anna said "She's.. she's not promising me.." she continued. Jack watched in silence hoping that Anna could stop Elsa.
"Anna" Elsa said trying to calm her down. "Anna look at me" she said and Anna looked at her. Elsa hated seeing her sister like this, with her eyes red and puffy and her voice shaking. "Don't you want me to get better?" Elsa asked the way one would ask a small child.
"I... I do.. " Anna said sniffing.
"Well, I'll be better when I get my powers back. Everything will work okay. I promise you that" Elsa kissed Anna's forehead then smiled reassuringly. Anna was quiet for a moment then hugged her sister.
"Okay.."she said. Elsa hugged her sister back, she could feel Anna's tears staining her clothes but she didn't mind. Elsa broke the hug and rode the sled with the others. Anna and Kristoff were at the front while Jack and Elsa were at the back.
"Jack, I know you're mad.. " Elsa started lowering her voice so that Anna and Kristoff can't hear them.
"I'm not mad Elsa.." Jack said "I can't be mad at you because I know how much this is important to you" he ran a hand through his hair.
"Then why were you so angry about me coming with you?"
"Because I don't want to lose you Elsa, I don't like the feeling of losing someone. I've felt it multiple times before and it was terrible" he held "And I can't fathom the feeling of losing you" he said. Elsa smiled softly at him.
"Jack I love you.. but.. but if I were to die... I want to die knowing that I did everything to keep my family and home safe" she said. Jack looked at her with a small smile on his face. Words can't describe what he felt for her, not even love. He might not have known her for years but he felt like he did. She is so selfless and kind even after all she has been through. He kissed her and she kissed back. His cold lips on her warm ones, both lost in a world of their own. They broke the kiss looking at each other.
"I promise that nothing will happen to you" Jack said.
"I'll be okay" Elsa said putting a hand on his cheek.
"Guys, we have a problem" Kristoff said, Jack looked at what he was looking at. There were blasts of snow attacking them.
"Kristoff move faster! I'll hold them off" Jack commanded. He flew up and started blocking the blasts. The more he blocked them, the harder it got. The guardians weren't there and Elsa couldn't help. He saw a blast that was close to the sled, too close. He won't be able to block it in time, but he flew down trying to do so.
"Kristoff Turn!" Jack shouted but it was too late. The blast was so strong it sent him flying back. Jack got up from the ground and looked around him. Nothing. There was no one. "No.." Jack breathed. "Anna!" he called running between the trees, flying would be useless with the trees blocking the view form above. "Elsa!" still no sign of them "Kristoff!" he was losing hope. Suddenly he heard a distant voice calling back. Jack ran towards the voice, when he finally got there he saw Anna and Kristoff. Kristoff had bruises and scratches, Anna only had a few scratches.
"Jack! You're okay!" Anna said hugging him. "Wait.. Where's Elsa?" she asked breaking the hug and farrowing her eyebrows.
"She's not with you?" Jack asked.
"No.. Anna and I just found each other. We thought that she's with you.. "Kristoff said frowning.
"We have to find her. You go this war, I'll go in the other one" Jack said. They nodded to him and went their way. "Elsa!" Jack called. "Elsa!" again no response. Jack's voice was almost gone when he saw a figure standing in a small clearing. It was her, but she was staring at something. "Elsa! Are you okay?!" he asked but she didn't reply. Jack followed her gaze and felt his heart drop.
A woman was standing in front of them. She had pale blue skin, glowing blue eyes with small pupils, white hair, and lips blue as the ocean and the sky. She wore a white flowing dress and white fur. There was a white staff in her hand that had a white ball of light at the top. The Snow Queen.
"Fancy seeing you, Jack Frost" she said. Jack was too scared to do anything, it wasn't like he didn't expect that he'll see her at some point but he couldn't help it. He felt Elsa intertwine her hand with him. "What? Are you not glad to see me? I thought you wanted to help that mortal girl" The Snow Queen said.
"We just want you to give her back her powers" Jack said barely holding his voice from shaking.
"Her powers? This mortal is nothing but an object I used to preserve my powers in. True.. She might have done a few rather impressive things with them, but it's nothing close to their true potential" The Snow Queen said carelessly.
"But she'll die!" Jack said, Elsa squeezed his hand to calm him down.
"And you think I care? This mortal is of no use to me now" The Snow Queen smirked at him. Jack gritted his teeth, glaring at her. Before Elsa could stop him he threw an ice blast at The Queen.
The Snow Queen was unaffected. She laughed "You think that your pathetic excuse of a blast could kill me?" she asked raising an eyebrow. "Let me show you how it's done" she shot a blast throwing Jack and Elsa back.
"Elsa!" Jack said. Elsa was on the other side trying to get up, she was too weak.
"I'm okay.. " Elsa said breathing heavily.
" Oh, so you love this mortal? My, my Jack. Your taste is definitely.. different" The Snow Queen laughed. Jack threw another blast at her but she blew it off with a wave of her staff. "You're so weak Jack didn't know any better I'd say that you're a mortal. Then again you're not all that strong.. after all, a mortal girl is weakness" she said looking at him mockingly.
"Don't you dare hurt her!"
"Or what? You'll kill me? I hardly believe that" The Snow Queen shot a blast towards Elsa making her scream, Jack ran quickly to Elsa.
"Elsa, are you okay?!" he asked, she nodded to him. She wasn't injured but she wasn't getting any better like this. He had to end this, he ran towards The Snow Queen and used all his power to blast her. He fell on the ground for surrounding him, there was no sign of her. Then he heard her laughter as she appeared.
"All this can't affect me Jack. Snow can't kill snow, but it certainly can hurt mortals" she looked at Elsa who was sitting on the ground too weak to move. She was coughing, she was struggling for breath, she was dying.
"No..." Jack breathed, he couldn't move. He knew now that he can't win this, not on his own.
"Don't you see Jack? All this is hurting her, all these promises, all these false hopes. They are all hurting her" The Snow Queen whispered in Jack's ear, holding both his shoulders from the back. Jack shook her hands off aggressively, glaring the her. "You are the reason she's suffering" she ended, Jack eyes widened a bit. She could see that he was torn and confused.. and afraid. Just like she wanted him to be.
Jack thought for a moment, he looked at his staff then at The Snow Queen. "If I gave you my staff, would you make sure she stays alive?" he said. The Snow Queen laughed.
"I'm no fool Jack. Your staff is useless if you're not the one holding it"
"What if I transmitted my powers through it? " Jack asked calmly, he could hear Elsa gasp.
"Jack. No." she said standing up. He ignored her. The Snow Queen though for a second then smirked.
"Sounds.. Lovely" she said and held his staff. The staff started glowing blue. Jack bit it bottom lips as not to scream, he bit is so hard that he tasted the metallic taste of blood in his mouth. The Snow Queen drew her hand away letting him immediately fall to the ground.
"No.. "Elsa whispered. The Snow Queen looked at her then back at Jack who was just standing up.
" Now I have.. orders.. to follow" The Snow Queen said making a blast in her hand while looking at Jack.
"What are you doing?" Jack asked backing away.
"I never promised to keep you safe" The Snow Queen smirked.
"Jack.. " Elsa breathed. Jack backed away even more, he was too weak to fly. The blast was getting brighter."Jack!" he heard Elsa's voice, she was running in his direction. He tried to stop her
"Elsa No! " It was too late, the blast was shot. But not on him...
Jack didn't know how long has he been out, maybe five or ten minutes. He opened his eyes and immediately started looking for Elsa. She was lying on the ground not so far away, her back was to him, but most importantly..her hair was platinum blond again. He smiled and ran towards her.
"Snowflake you're safe! You're - " he stopped a looked of horror on his face. Elsa was lying in a pool of blood." No.. " He whispered getting on his knees and turning her around. Her face was so pale, it could be grey. Blood was coming out of her nose, her face was bruised. The crimson color of blood stained everything, her clothes, her face. He held her in his arms" Nononono .. " He said looking at the bleeding wound in her abdomen.
Tears welled up in Jack's eyes, he caressed her cold cheek."Elsa please.." he whispered, his voice breaking. Tears were falling from his eyes on her cheeks. He broke his promise, he couldn't keep her safe. "Come on Snowflake.. Open your eyes.. he begged knowing it was useless."Please..." he said pressing his forehead on hers. He hugged her tightly and for the first time in centuries, he felt the coldness of death and how bitter it is.
It was the wind that night who carried the silent screams and cold grief of the broken Guardian of fun..
A/N: Well that happened ._. I don't update for months and when I do, I do this. You don't hate me right? Of course not!
THIS IS NOT THE END OKAY, WE STILL HAVE CHAPTERS TO GO AND NEW CHARACTERS THAT WILL APPEAR AND EVERYTHING WILL BE BETTER... or not I don't know.
If you want to see how the Snow Queen looks like I drew her on my Instagram (WeirdJelsaFan) you could go look at her (I never said it was good though).. The Snow Queen is my favorite character I this chapter to be honest.
Until the next update! :)
~WeirdJelsaFan
~May The Fortress Be With You ~