Chapter 2- The Trolls and The Mirror Plus Kai's Kidnapping

Nicholas and Herb come out to narrate again.

"Meanwhile, while Kai and Gerda were dreaming and thinking of fun and games, the wicked trolls were on the high mountain, causing trouble." Said Herb.

"They made a magic mirror that took anything beautiful and good and turned it bad," said Nicholas.

"People would look into this mirror, and they could see a wicked version of themselves. They reflect the vision of the beautiful meadow in it, and it would look twisted and ugly like a piece of boiled spinach."

The curtain opens and it reveals three students dressed as trolls carrying a magic mirror in their hands. The backdrop is a mountain top. The trolls struggle to balance the mirror in their hands, as they stumble back and forth. Nicholas and Herb stay on stage to narrate.

"One day, the trolls were trying to steady the mirror on top of the mountain, when it slipped from their hands, rolled down the mountain, and shattered!" said Herb.

The trolls "drop" the mirror and it "falls" off the mountain by sliding off the stage and landing on the ground. Cue the sound effect of breaking glass.

"Some of these bits of glass were so big, they could be used inside the windows of buildings and churches, and the unsuspecting people would look through the glass and become mean," said Nicholas.

"Other bits of glass were so small, they were like grains of sand, and they flew and landed in people's eyes and made them see everything as ugly and distorted permanently." Said Herb.

"And it was account on the trolls and their wicked ways," said Nicholas.

The curtain closes and reopens to a scene of Jeremy and Aelita on a balcony tending to roses in a pot. It is spring.

"Dear Kai, don't these roses smell so sweet in the spring air?" Aelita exclaimed.

"Indeed they do," said Jeremy. "All the best things grow during this time." He stood up. "After all, spring is the best time for- "suddenly Jeremy was cut short by something sticking in his eye.

"Ouch!" he cried. "Something stuck me in my eye!" then he felt something pierce his chest.

"Ahh! My chest! It hurts there too!" he cried.

Aelita jumped up to hold him and examine him. " Are you okay, Kai? Let me examine you!" She exclaimed.

But now, Jeremy was cold hearted, for he had that glass from the magic mirror stuck in his eye, and another piece sticking in his heart, freezing it solid like a lump of ice. "Get off of me!" Jeremy snapped yanking his arm away from Aelita and stepping back.

Aelita was shocked. "Kai, what is the matter?" she said. "Let me help you!"

"No! I don't need your help! I can take care of myself!" Jeremy said. He turned to look at the roses.

"Get these horrid things out of here!" Jeremy said kicking the flowers over, dirt spilling.

"Kai, what are you doing?" Aelita cried. But Jeremy didn't listen. He leaned over and stepped on the roses!

"Kai, don't! Stop!" cried Aelita tugging on his arm. But Jeremy didn't stop until he had crushed every single rose. Then Jeremy walked inside. Aelita kneeled to the ground, tears in her eyes, and gathered the withered and crushed flowers in her hands. "Our roses," she said softly.

The curtain closes and Nicholas and Herb narrate again.

"So kai now held an icy heart," said Herb.

"And poor Gerda, she didn't know what to do, didn't know what was going on, how could Kai be so cruel?" said Nicholas.

"So the days passed, and Kai seemed to become more mature, leaving Gerda behind," said Herb.

"And then it was winter again, and the snow's fell once more," said Nicholas.

The curtain opens to reveal a backdrop of a street with houses and other buildings, and gas lights. Snow is on the ground.

Jeremy marched outside, trailing a sled behind him. He turned around to see Aelita slowly following him then he turned around and kept walking, head high.

"Kai, where are you going?" Aelita asked.

"I'm going sledding with some of the older boys," said Jeremy. "No use to hang around a child." He sneered looking at her.

"But I want to sled with you," said Aelita.

"You will not be able to hang on around the big drifts," said Kai.

"But I can, Kai! I can hang on!" Aelita said.

"Get on the sledge and prove it to me," said Kai.

So Aelita sat in the sledge and held onto the sides. Jeremy ran and dragged the sledge behind him, going over bumps and turns. Aelita "lost her grip" and tumbled off the sledge.

"Ha ha! You cannot stay on!" Jeremy said walking up to her.

Aelita sniffed, indicating she was crying a little.

"Stop crying! It makes you look ugly when you do it! Are you a baby?" Jeremy asked.

Aelita wiped her face. "I'm not crying, see Kai?" she said standing up, but Jeremy was already paying her no attention.

Jeremy walked away, leaving Aelita alone. Then suddenly, he heard the sound of sleigh bells. He looked up to see a white sleigh being pulled by two white reindeer, (the two children playing the reindeer also played as the trolls earlier), and a beautiful woman, dressed very elegantly, everything about her was ice and snow. She was the Snow Queen.

"Come Kai, come sit with me on my sleigh," said Yolanda opening her right arm, a long sleeve of white fur.

Jeremy, enchanted, walked forward and sat in the Snow Queen's sleigh. Yolanda put her arm around, enclosing Jeremy in the fur.

"There," said Yolanda, and kissed his forehead. It was colder than ice, and went right down to Jeremy's heart.

"I'm f-freezing!" Jeremy said. And the Snow Queen kissed him again, and it was worse than before.

"Then I won't kiss you anymore," said Yolanda. "Or I shall kiss you to death!" she paused for a minute, then looked down at Jeremy and said, "So Kai, do you still think I can melt in a fire?"

Jeremy didn't know how to answer this, so he said, "No ma'am,"

"Come, let us go," said Yolanda. "I will take you to my ice castle and show you some great wondrous things." Then, she grabbed the reigns, and flicked them, and the reindeer took off. Aelita saw this, and she came out, chasing after the sleigh yelling, "Kai, where are you going? Stop!" but it was too late, Jeremy was gone in the clutches of the Snow Queen.

The curtain closes and Nicholas and Herb narrate.

"Poor Gerda," said Herb. "Lost without her friend."

"Will she ever find him?" said Nicholas.

"Only one way to know," said Herb.