The Tyranny of Queen Elsa

Power Corrupts...

Absolute power corrupts... absolutely

Season 1 The Infamy

Episode 1 Awaken

1 August 2055

Sacremento District

Warmoon Palace

Noon

"Mark wake up!" A voice, a female voice, one concerned or just trying to waken him was heard in his dreamless sleep. "Mark! Wake up you sleeping dolt!" Finally his eyes snapped open as the woman shrieked into his ear "WAKE UP DEAR"

"I'm up I'm up!" Mark said jerking upright in bed, looking around bleary eyed he briefly blinked, where the fuck was he ? Oh right, seeing Talak he remembered, they were married werent they ? Seeing her concern and confused gaze he asked "Whats wrong ? Its my day off"

Ever since their wedding the week before they'd been rebuilding alliances with Ruthie and other Assassin Brotherhood cells across what was left of California. Talak nodded "It is your day off and I know you want to sleep in. But there is something important going on and I think you need to be up for it."

Mark nodded and got out of bed, sliding his feet into a pair of socks before grabbing his pants to put them on before reaching to his boots. "So whats the fuss, dear ? Did Sazhori overcook breakfast again or does Spike need bail money ?" Didnt he kill her ?

"Niether." Talak replied helping him put on his shirt then his normal forest green Assassin coat edged in red. "Its someone to see you, do you know anyone named Marion ?"

Mark stared at her. "Now that is a name I have not heard in a very long time... Always thought she was dead, or in hiding so extreme I could never find her" He said putting up his hair while looking in a mirror.

"Either way, shes alive apparently and is insisting on seeing you. She says it is important concerning a kingdom up north ?" Talak said in reply as she handed him the silk glove that was the basis for his gauntlet

Mark sighed, looking in the mirror one last time he slipped the glove onto his hand. It was time to have a chat with his sister by blood, a woman he hadnt seen in twenty six years, but always got letters from every month like clockwork. And now she was there, at their home, the Warmoon Palace wasnt going to be renamed, Mark saw no need of such thing. Sighing again he left the bedroom and went t othe hall leading to the stairs to the throneroom.

Talaks magic was insanely strong, powerful enough to be a problem in fact so Mark didnt press the issue of the name of their palace. Stepping down the stairs into the throne room Mark took note of who was there, Spike, Sazhori, James the butler, his cousin Miao now in much better health yet still hooked on the drugs yet Talak was slowly breaking their grip on the poor Tigress woman.

But there were three other women with them. Two of them he recognised right away as his elder sisters, both Tigress, Bengal breed at that, turned to look at him, dispite their hair styles, Mark easily told them apart, but it was the third woman, a woman in silver, white and lime green robes with long silver-white hair that had his undevided attention.

Kalda knew her, and stirred briefly as he saw the diamond upon her chest right on her breastbone. But it was the iface/i of the woman that drew all of Marks attention entirely.

"Diana I assume ?" Mark said simply

"Its Marion, but lately I've been going by Diamond" Marion/Diamond replied then just Diamond spoke "Hello Kalda, long time" She said in Draconian

"Hello to you too Crazy Dragongirl" Kalda replied simply before Mark took over looking to his sisters

"Why are you three here ?" He asked

"Its a long story, but uh... We got a problem back home. Its more important then you think" Serena replied "We were barely able to flee as it is."

"Flee ?" Mark pressed

"Elsa went nuts with power. Somehow. It was all we could do to flee before things went to absolute shit" Serenity replied

"OK... that doesnt explain much. How did the three of you get here ?" Mark said crossing his arms, Talak motioned and some chairs formed from the floor allowing them all to sit. Serena collapsed onto a soft coushin while Marion remained standing as Serenity simply sat on the floor as Mark also took a seat. Sazhori and Spike stood nearby, as much as the two Ravens hated the other they got along well enough. Wezaki was nowhere to be seen

But that didnt matter as Serenity, Marion, and Serena explained what had happened over the last week and how they barely got out. It didnt make any sense to Mark. He was married, was that why Elsa went crazy ? It must be why.

Finally Mark asked a simple question: "How did Elsa go crazy with power ?" He wanted the details

The three women looked at each other before Marion answered, using her magic she created a almost holographic model of the Apple of Eden that Anna had once recovered from Blackrock Temple. "I think something happened after you left, Elsa had a nightmare or something, and started hoarding power, Anna fled the kingdom however but there was nothing we could do. Some of the higher ranking assassins were captured or slain, or simply forced to flee. Anna took most of the Assassin Recruits with her to I think Gilja, but its not easy even there. Elsas reach is long."

"Marion, tell me something, why did Elsa do this ? Are you sure it is Elsa who is behind this ?" Mark asked

"Who else would drive off Anna in such a manner ?" Marion replied, she sighed then "It's Diamond, now. There are some things Marion wont do, this is one of them. Fight Elsa, Marion cant do such a thing." It looked as if Marion faded away, a woman now dressed in shades of white and silver, with long silverwhite hair and brown eyes stood in her place.

"Hopefully it wont come to that" Mark replied, crossing his arms he then nodded "Diamond then, a nice name sounds oddly familiar, no big deal. I think I know why all of you are here, all looking at me as if I say something we all hop to do it." Everyone nodded "pretty much" was basically the reply. "Fine, first and formost we get supplies, Spike, Sazhori, get in touch with Ruth and Big Tony, we're going to need some hovertrucks. Sazhori, while you're out see if you can get in touch with some of your fellow Ravens, I need eyes in the sky to count on for information."

The two women nodded and left the room as Mark continued giving orders. "Diamond, since you went through the trouble to find me here with my sisters I want the three of you with me, Talak, that goes for you too Im going to need your magic most likely, I havent seen Wezaki in a week now."

"All Doves have been recalled to the City of Talons, even Princess Fang was ordered home." Serenity said, without the Doves they had no healers. And without Princess Fang they had a problem

"Well shit" Mark grunted "Alright fine, Serenity, get in touch with whoever you can, we're going to need allies, be it in Cairo or Arendelle it doesnt matter, just get us people we can count on. CIA wont cut it, they were destroyed in Oslo and Arendelle as it is." Serenity smirked at her brothers words. True that

Mark turned to his other sister. "Serena, can you get in touch with Anna, maybe mom and aunt Blackmane ?" the other Tigress nodded, "Sooner we know the lay of the land the better"

With everyone to their respective tasks it left Mark alone in the Throne Room, looking out the window on the city below he thought carefully on what he was going through. He was married, how was he married ? It wasnt Elsa he was married to either, it was Talak, how did he marry Talak ? Didnt he kill her ?

It didnt matter, watching the city below wake up or did it ever go to bed ? Sacremento lately was identical to New York, what was left of it, it never slept. It was identical in a way because of what Talak did for the place, she rebuilt it, building it up with both knowledge, culture, and power, not ot mention peace.

"Lost in thought again ?" Came a soft voice, that of Talak as she stepped to his side, both of them looked out upon the city she had built up

"How did you guess ?

"You have that look"

"The look ? What look ?"

"The look of a man haunted by his past, a man lost in his thoughts about what he should have done to prevent what happened."

Mark nodded, pointing a finger briefly upwards his hugged Talak, the woman was briefly startled but then it made little sense even to her. "Thanks sweetheart. Are you packed ?"

Talak nodded "I received word from Sazhori and Spike, they met up with Ruth Big and her son just within the Sacremento city limits. They have two hovertrucks ready to go"

"Alright, how many folks from Ruth's place are coming with us ? Norway isnnt partial to non natives to that kind of cold" Mark asked

"As far as I am aware, six members of the Pit Crew will be joining us for logistical needs." Talak replied

"How is Miao doing ? Is she ready to go to her original home ?" Mark asked

"We've been slowly getting the drugs out of her system each day as I promised, but the caffiene will be staying, dsadly, its the only way to get her moving. I think she ended up addicted to it thanks to me every day." Talak replied. "But the other drugs Im washing from her system, but we're stuck with the caffiene"

Mark took a deep breath,m let it out, took another, after a minute he finally nodded "Alright, that will do, if she can only have caffiene in her system, then so be it. There will be nothing we can do. So keep the caffiene shots on hand. I think we can make this work" Mark mused, his cousin, addicted to caffiene, cold turkey was not an option he wanted to think about for her.

Mark was slient again for long moments as Talak watched her husband. "You are troubled arent you ?"

"Very much so" Mark nodded simply

"The mere fact a friend you loved once, has fallen from grace haunts you does it not ?" Talak pressed simply

"I do not want to talk about it, dear. You know that." Mark hissed

"Yes I know that. But you and I both know that what happened back then happened for a reason. It brought us back together. And what happens after this, we do together. Agreed ?" Talak was speaking the truth, fate had conspired aainst him again, and Kalda was unnaturally silent.

Mark nodded, "Agreed." He said simply reaching to his wife and enfolding her in a hug, placing a kiss on her lips gently. "It is time to pack, go get Miao ready, I will meet you at the hover trucks." Talak nodded and left Mark to his muses and thoughts alone.

The rain pounded on the glass wall of the room. Mark didnt have it in himself to wonder what made Elsa fall so far. Or why. It knew it was partly his own fault. The problem was getting to that point safely.

He activated a holographic map of the world and zoned in on Arendelle, and surrounding areas. Southern Isles seemed the most offset, and oddly the most open in terms of hiding places and planning areas. Most outlaying villages near Arednelle were burnt by fire or buried in ice and snow or rock.

For long moments Mark stared at the map, then turned it off, once more staring out the window at the pounding endless rain. "You are oddly quiet, Kalda, what bugs you ?" He asked aloud

"Plenty" Came the reply, ghostlike and echoy as Kalda formed, a plexus pattern danced around his form as he projected himself rather calmly in his astral form

Mark started pacing "Something happened to cause Elsa to fall. She is still queen, but she has alienated everyone around her, or worse, jailed them, killed them, or isolated them, or something."

"The only thing that could cause her to go to such extremes is a Piece of Eden." Kalda said

"Yeah, true, but, do we know for sure that it is a Piece that caused this ?" Mark said pointing at the map, Arendelle was laid out, a wasteland. Soldiers everywhere in silver and blue armor.

To that Kalda had no answer. Mark doubted Kalda would be quiet for long. So they had to plan. They had two weeks between leaving sacremento and getting to Arendelle, or at least, Oslo. Mark had time to plan. Once packed he picked up the suitcase, he normally didnt use much, Just a few Assassin hoods. Normally he had dozens of the outfit available to change into at Ruth's place or thanks to his wife Talak.

Mark pulled his hair back, with a black band he tied it off in a low ponytail. Picking up his wristphone he slid the two braclet like items onto his wrists, they looked like a pair of watches, one of them was. Finally he left the room and headed for the Hovertrucks on the landing pad below.

Stepping into view he saw Miao, she looked healthier than she had two weeks before. Back when Mark was demolishing the Templar influence over the city proper. Working to restore true peace. And in turn properly reunite with Talak, whom he once loved. As he stepped onto the platform where the two hovertrucks waited he found himself thinking of certain people, his mother, Snowfeather no doubt was a prisoner or in hiding, if his sisters were there that meant she sent them out.

Diamond, his sister Marion for that matter, was alive and well and with him now. He saw her helping Miao into the first closer hovertruck. Miao dressed in a prettier yet still demure in design, dress of various shades of white. Her hair loose and wild, yet at that moment plastered to her skin just like the dress thanks to the downpour.

But then he wondered more, was Anna safe ? Did she manage, with Kristoff to get to proper safety away from Arendelle ? Was Blackmane with her ? All these questions hammered at him like the rain that slammed into the platform.

As soon as Miao was safely inside the closer hovertruck, one of the Pit Crew, Officer James, now retired thanks to the Assassin's having full control over what was left of California as a whole was able to take Marks suitcase. A few more were also brought along for Mark, a few computers, the holographic table was already installed and updated in both hovertrucks as it was.

Upon getting aboard, Mark took stock of what was inside, a full array of supplies, from first aid to sleeping gear to camping gear to all out swat level gear. Stuff that Talak kept in her personal armory for her thugs. And what looked like data discs of some kind. Then Mark remembered, Talaks soldiers, her Black Guard were digitial creatures of some form or another. They learned rapidly on how to defend from attacks, so that made an attack work once and only once. They they adapted. Those soldiers were going to be most useful.

As the last supplies were put aboard with Talak climbing in after Miao, Diamond left the other hovertruck and moved to where Mark stood, the rain hammered, drenching them both. "Are you up for this ?" Mark asked the white haired woman, Diamond nodded stiffly

"As much as I hate doing it, Marion cannot face her. Only you can, she...Marion wont be with us I fear." Diamond said simply. The rain plastered her long white hair to her skin. But Mark could see that her clothing somehow repelled the water only so far. He nodded

"Very well; when I saw Her, you... I hoped for the best, but now it is only you ?" Diamond nodded. "If I cant save her, what do I do ?"

"Do what I cannot." Diamond said turning to get into the second hovertruck.

"And that is ?" Mark pressed

"Kill her" Came the reply as Diamond stepped into the hovertruck, Mark right behind, stone silent as Diamond gave the order, Talak was ready.

Finally as the hovertrucks lifted off. Mark spoke to Diamond. "And if I can't ?"

"When the time comes, you will find that you can do a great manythings dear brother." Diamond replied "So. What say you ?' She asked as she was handed a towel from a member of the Pit Crew to dry her hair and face

Mark smirked "Fair is foul." Diamond snickered "Where are we headed ?" Mark then asked to the driver, his older sister, Serena at the controls

"At this moment, North." Came the reply. "At least until we can get out of this storm." the Tigris grumbled as Mark smiled. Yeah, halfway to Crescent City the clouds cleared out, but the rain stopped at some point south of Trinidad California, what was left of it

Mark had a lot of planning to do.