Chapter 27: Progress

Elsa stares at you in shock for a minute. She can't believe what she is seeing – what you just asked. A plethora of emotions flow through her, tears begin streaming down her eyes.

"Ma-marriage? Me... married... to you?"

She slowly falls to her knees and leans her head against yours.

"Why? Why would you want to marry me? I'm... so different," she asks.

You laugh. "You? Different? Elsa have you seen me? I love you. I love you so much, and I want to spend every moment of my life with you. You're my everything, and I just thought this would be a good way to finalize it. If you don't want to yet, I understand."

Elsa smiles and looks up at you. Her make-up is running a bit, as a side effect of her tears. She grabs your cheeks and kisses you passionately.

"So, is that a yes?" You joke.

"(Y/N), it's a yes. It's a yes. Of course I will," she chuckles.

Your whole body lights up with excitement. You've never been so happy in your entire life. You grab her waist and stand up, spinning around. Elsa's dress dangles in the air and she starts laughing. You cut her off with a kiss then put her down.

She keeps her hands around you and kisses you once more.

"I can't even believe it. I never would have thought... but you did," she utters happily.

"It'll look nice on you," you determine. "I made sure it was a snowflake one. It matches the necklace you made me. Of course I didn't use magic," you finish jokingly.

Elsa reaches inside your shirt and grabs the necklace. She pulls it out and compares the two.

"They are almost similar, aren't they?"

You nod, holding Elsa close. She looks over at you and raises her brow.

"How did you pay for all this?"

"Oh, you know. I have my ways," you smirk.

Technically Hunter paid for all of this. When he was holding you by the foot and you attempted to free yourself you actually took his bank card. You have full intention to give it back, but you really needed it.

You grab the ring and lift Elsa's hand to greet it. You slide it onto her ring finger with a smile. She looks at it for a moment then back at you. Her eyes still have tears of joy. She hugs you tightly with the intention of never letting you go.

"I love you (Y/N)," she whispers.

"I love you too. Now, how about we finish up our night and go break the news to Anna and Kristoff?"

"Oh goodness, I can just imagine Anna's reaction. There's going to be a lot of squealing and giggling," Elsa laughs.

You shake your head. "Yeah, that definitely sounds like Anna."

Elsa holds onto your hand as you both walk to the limo. You enter the back of the limo and make your space a little more private. Elsa isn't leaving you alone right now, and you're perfectly fine with that.

The time seems to fly for you and Elsa. The limo stops and the driver taps on the shaded glass.

"Ok, thank you!" You call out.

You look at Elsa, who is basically straddling your lower body. She's still kissing your neck.

"We have to get out of the car now, Elsa," you chuckle.

"Can't we have a few more minutes to ourselves," she moans.

You laugh. "Oh, we'll have some time when we get in the house. Trust me."

Elsa gives you a seductive smile and taps your nose.

"You are so dirty," she jokes, getting off you.

"Oh me? And who was doing what to who?" You question.

She looks at you for a moment before smiling and shaking her head. She opens the door and steps out of the car. You follow her. The two of you walk into your house and see Anna shaking Kristoff.

"Come on Kristoff! I want to go have some food! Like chocolate. Can we go get chocolate?" She quickly asks.

You shake your head and walk into the house.

"Hey Anna. Kristoff," you greet.

Anna sees the two of you and runs up to give greet you both. She notices something on her sister's hand.

Anna grabs Elsa's hand and looks at her ring finger.

"Elsa, what is this? This seems like a big ring... and is that a diamond?" She asks.

Jesus Kristoff, what drugs did you give her? This is Anna augmented by twenty.

"Well," Elsa smiles, grabbing hold of your arm. "(Y/N) asked me to marry him... and I said yes!"

Anna squeals. She grabs Elsa's hands and starts hopping around in a circle.

"Oh my gosh! Elsa that's amazing! You're getting married! Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gosh! My big sister is getting married! To you!" Anna says, moving towards you. "You're marrying my sister! You better have the biggest bestest wedding ever!"

You don't say a word. You tighten your mouth and nod. Anna nods with confidence then starts to walk away. She quickly turns back to Elsa and hugs her.

"YOU'RE GETTING MARRIED!!!!" She yells, jumping around some more.

Elsa looks at you and mouths the word "help". You laugh and walk over to Anna. You place her hand on her shoulder and look her in the eye.

"So, what have you been doing? Last I saw you, you were sleeping," you ask.

"I woke up and I'm just full of energy! It's great! I don't even feel sick anymore!"

"That... doesn't answer my question," you mumble.

Elsa leans in to your ear.

"I think it's best if we leave her with Kristoff."

You look over at her and smile.

"You just want to get me alone, don't you," you taunt.

"Maybe a little bit," she smiles.

You kiss her on the forehead and walk over to Kristoff, who is still sleeping on the couch. You kneel down and shake him a bit. He snores and rolls over. You frown. You begin to walk over to the kitchen. You look back at Elsa to see Anna continuing to be hyper. You chuckle and walk to the kitchen.

You open the fridge and look for a bottle of water.

"So, congratulations on your successful proposal," Shadow states.

"Thanks, I guess. Weren't you against it?"

"No, not necessarily. I just think you're in the middle of something a little too big to be worrying about a wedding."

You realize what he's talking about, and he does have a point. But when have you ever listened to Shadow's advice? You brush it off and begin to walk over to the main room.

"That's true Shadow, but..." You start. You lean over Kristoff and poor the cold bottle of water on his head. He screams like a girl and jumps to his feet. "I'll cross that bridge when I get there."

Kristoff brushes some water off his face and looks at you – standing with a big smile and a quarter full bottle of water. He frowns and curls up his hands.

"I'm going to kill you!" He yells, jumping over the couch.

You move out of the way, laughing. Kristoff falls on the ground but quickly recovers and chases you. You run around the house with a wet, angry Kristoff after you.

Elsa and Anna watch as you both act like children and they both burst out laughing. Both you and Kristoff stop for a moment and look at the two girls. You both blink twice before looking at each other and realizing how silly you're both being. Kristoff then shakes in remembrance.

"Oh, how did your thing go?" He asks.

You cock your head over to Elsa, and Kristoff follows. He looks over at Elsa, then to her hand. He sees a snowflake shaped diamond ring on her finger. He looks back atyou and smiles.

"She said yes?" He asks, knowing the answer.

You nod. "She said yes."

Kristoff grabs you and gives you a big bear hug. You cough at the lack of air.

"Kristoff... Kristoff you're chocking me... and you're wet," you wheeze.

"I know. This is half payback," he smiles.

He squeezes you harder and lets you down.

"In all honesty, nice job man. I'm really happy for you. Both of you," he finishes, turning to Elsa.

Elsa smiles. "Thank you."

"So, when is the wedding? Where's it going to be?" Anna asks Elsa.

Elsa is a little taken back by the question.

"Well, we haven't gotten that all figured out yet. He just asked me to marry him."

"Oh, yeah. Well we have to tell people! Gerda and Kai would be happy to know! And Olaf... well he wouldn't know what marriage is, but still!" Anna happily says.

"Don't worry Anna. Elsa and I can deal with all that. I'm sure we'll be asking for help too."

You and Elsa share a quick look and nod. You yawn and stretch your arms out.

"Well, it's been a long day. I think I'm going to hit the hay."

"Yeah, that sounds like a good idea," Elsa agrees.

The two of you stroll up the stairs. Anna and Kristoff share a look and a smile.

"You think they're actually going to sleep?" Anna asks.

"Nope. Not right now, anyway."

Anna giggles some more.

"Hey... if (Y/N) asked Elsa to marry him then why haven't you asked me?" Anna asks with a devious smile.

Kristoff pauses and struggles to respond.

"Well... you know... I have... I just..."

Anna laughs and walks towards the kitchen.

"Relax, I was just kidding Kristoff. You're so easy sometimes."

Kristoff frowns and lays back on the couch.

"Sheesh, a wedding. That'll be something to see."

You and Elsa watch Anna walk away and Kristoff lay on the couch. You smile and wrap your arm around her shoulder. You both leave the top of the stairs and go to her room. You close the door behind you and let out a large sigh. You let the collar of your dress shirt loose and take off your blazer. You toss it on the ground and stretch once more. You don't notice that Elsa froze the door shut.

You turn around only to be met by Elsa's lips. She kisses you with such passion, such romance. It seemed to be more than just a kiss to her. Was it a kiss of love? No, you've had those with her before. What is driving her so wild right now? Is there a higher form of love? True love? Ultra love? Hardcore shave your head love? Join a cult and give up blood to summon a spiritual monster love? Ha, no. Elsa would be horrible in a cult like that. She would just make sure the uniforms are clean and proper, while everyone has to follow her strict rule set for the ritual. Maybe not, though. She has loosened up so much after all this time. Maybe it is true love then. Not only is it driving her to do what she's doing now, but also what changed her into a more open person. Whatever it is, you're thoroughly enjoying it. Maybe she just happens to love you more than you love her. Is that possible? Who knows.

You wrap your arms around her and kiss back. She isn't holding back at all. Her tongue invades your mouth and challenges yours. You can't help but laugh a little. Elsa moves back a little and starts unbuttoning your shirt. You reach around to her dress and try and find a zipper or something. You get nothing done other than caressing her back. She smiles at your attempt, but knows you can't do anything. She made this dress out of ice, so there is no normal way to take it off.

She takes your shirt off and rubs her hands across your chest. She feels every muscle that you've worked so hard on these past months. Elsa still doesn't allow you to break off from her lips, which means you still haven't taken off her dress. You decide to take a more straightforward approach and just pull the dress off. You push the shoulder parts down, causing it to slip right off her body. She giggles a little bit at your action.

"You're quite persistent," she says while kissing you.

"Of course I am."

You wrap your hands around her slender waist. Your previous action has left Elsa only in her undergarments. Now you have the advantage, since you still have pants on. Elsa rectifies this by flicking her wrist and surrounding your lower body with ice. The ice melts off, along with your pants.

Did... did she just melt my pants? Did she actually do that? She can do that? I paid for those!

You decide to ignore what just happened and focus on Elsa. You grab her legs and bring her to the bed. You lay her down gently. You're still not on the bed. She doesn't seem to like this and flips you onto the bed, taking position on top of you.

Yeah, she is a dominator. No doubt about that.

 

Elsa flicks her hands once more and does the same thing she did to your pants to your boxers. You smile at the fact that she's ruining all your clothes. It's not fair.

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Hunter approaches W.A. Industries. He places his hands in his pockets and strolls inside. The receptionist sees him and says nothing. She clicks a button and allows him through. Hunter smiles and winks. He takes the elevator all the way to the top floor. The elevator opens, revealing the floor. Hunter walks through the halls and into Alec's room.

Alec is pouring himself the last of his whiskey. He looks at the empty bottle and sighs. He picks up the glass and turns around. He sees Hunter and smiles.

"Hunter, good to see you. Come in. Take a seat."

Hunter nods and takes a seat. Alec takes a gulp of his drink and cringes a little bit.

"That's the good stuff. Alright, let's get down to it. So what happened with (Y/N)?"

"Why do I have feeling you already know?" Hunter smirks.

Alec does a sarcastic shrug. "You got me. So what about you? Where are the schematics?"

Hunter reaches into his back pocket and pulls out a piece of paper.

"It's what we thought. This is some sort of distribution device, but I can't really tell. They tried to destroy it when I got there, so the data is somewhat corrupted."

Hunter hands over the schematics to Alec. He grabs them and looks it over.

"Hm... I think they're developing something like this over in the Corona base. That could be where they're making whatever it is they plan to load it with."

"Seems like I have to go to Corona," Hunter smiles.

Alec nods and takes another drink. He looks out to the hallway and sighs.

"That's true. But you should take precautions if you're going there. Both Monarchs are there, you know."

Hunter lays back in the chair and places his hands behind his head.

"Yeah, I know. I do have some people in Corona, though. It can work."

"Then by all means, go right ahead. I'll keep my ear to the ground as I've always done," Alec snickers. "My job has become two fold since Elsa started working here."

"Why is that?"

"I have to keep her away from the Hierarchy's projects. Who knows what could happen if she finds them."

"I thought you moved all that shit out of here?" Hunter brings up.

"Most of it, yes. We still have the nano-bots, Power Man, and a couple other projects," Alec mentions.

"Power Man? What is that?"

"Some robot they thought would be useful for training purposes. I've never seen them actually use it though. It may not even work. Who knows?" Alec shrugs.

"Isn't it your job to know?" Hunter asks with a brow raised.

Alec stares at Hunter with a condescending look. He takes a drink and reacts accordingly.

"Don't be a smart ass."

"I have to be since you're a smart alec," Hunter laughs.

Alec shakes his head with a smile.

"By the way, I found news on the Dragon's Tear. Turns out that the Monarchs are having one of the Dukes work on it. Lucky for you, that is also in Corona."

"Which Duke? Please tell me it's the little one. I really want to call him weasleton again," Hunter laughs to himself.

"Yes, it is indeed Duke Weselton. Try not to rough him up too much. You know how petty he can be," Alec smirks.

Hunter laughs at memories and nods. He hops out of his chair and walks towards the door. Before he leaves he turns back to see Alec.

"Alec, listen. You need to take care of Elsa while (Y/N) and I are gone. If something happens to her then you'll have to face HIS wrath. Just... do it for me, alright?"

Alec takes another drink and shakes his head in agreement.

"I'll do my best."

"I don't want your word, Alec," Hunter barks. "I want you to promise that nothing will happen to Elsa while we're gone."

Alec stares at Hunter for a moment. Hunter is deadly serious in his statement, and Alec can see that. Alec lets out a small smirk. He is envious of Hunter's concern for his family. Alec has never experienced something like that, so seeing it is something of a rarity. If anything, Hunter has been the closest family that Alec has ever known. That makes you a sort of brother to him. That means you're Alec's responsibility, and if he follows the chain that means Elsa is his responsibility.

"I promise you, Hunter. I'll keep Elsa safe."

Hunter smiles. He places his pointer and middle fingers against his head then moves them towards Alec. Hunter exits the room and walks through the hall. He looks over and notices a little piece of paper with a tag. Hunter raises his brow and smiles. Maybe there's a little more he can find out.

Hunter walks into the room nonchalantly and grabs the tag. He grins. He tosses it into the air then catches it on the way down. He walks over to the elevator and swipes the card. The elevator beeps in rejection.

"What?"

Hunter swipes the card once more only to meet the same rejection. The reason it won't work remains ever elusive to him. Maybe it'll do something else helpful. He knows better than to throw away anything that could possibly be helpful. Hunter tosses it in his pocket and clicks the regular elevator. It instantly opens and lets him inside. Hunter hits the button and waits for the elevator to reach the bottom floor. Hunter looks up in the camera and waves his hand.

"Hi ma, hi pa! Great to be at your place of work," he mocks.

Hunter shakes his head at his own silliness. The door opens and Hunter strolls right out of the building. He pulls out his phone and clicks a button. He puts it up to his head and waits. The phone rings for a moment before someone picks up.

"Yeah, it's Hunter. Listen, (Y/N) and I are coming to Corona soon. Are you both ready for some action?"

The person responds.

"I know, but we may need you. Just be ready, please."

He hangs up the phone and walks through the city. He looks over at a few people who are also standing around. He looks over to a bar and shrugs. He has some time. He walks over to the bar and enters the place. There are some rough looking guys playing pool at the three tables.

"Better watch out for the badass bikers," Hunter jokes.

He sits down at the bar and looks over at the waitress. She nods and walks over to him.

"What can I get for you, hun?"

"Snakebite," he answers.

She looks at him for a moment before walking away and preparing it. Hunter looks around the bar, getting a feel for the place.

The waitress sits the drink down on the counter and looks Hunter dead in the eye.

"I got to make you pay before you drink. We have bad experience with people who drink this."

Hunter shrugs and grabs his wallet. He opens it up and goes for his card. He only feels the fabric of his wallet. He looks at it and thinks for a moment.

"You little shit," he whispers.

Hunter grabs a hundred dollar bill and puts it down. The waitress nods and walks away.

Hunter grabs the glass and takes a drink. Someone sits down beside him.

"Whiskey," he states.

Hunter looks over to see Alec. He looks over at Hunter and gives him a small smirk.

"Wow, you're walking around? I thought you only get around by helicopter," he chuckles.

The woman puts down a small glass of whiskey for Alec. Hunter shakes his head and chuckles.

"Always with the whiskey, huh? Do you ever drink anything else?"

"Orange juice," he bluntly states, taking a drink. "You know, I got hooked on this when I was fifteen."

"Really? I never saw you drink it."

"You were locked up in a room all the time."

Hunter slightly nods and drinks a quarter of his beverage. He looks over at Alec and raises his glass to eye level. Alec looks over and grabs his. They bang cups and take one more drink. Alec laughs a bit.

"My father was a big whiskey drinker too. I guess he's the one who got me hooked on it."

"My father got me hooked on fighting," Hunter relates.

"Yeah... I wonder who'll die first. Me from my whiskey, or you from your fighting," Alec jokes.

"I don't know man, I do have (Y/N) now. He's quite the help; and it's not like you can share your addiction with your brothers the same way I can share mine."

"Very true. You know," Alec starts, staring at Hunter's drink. "That was my father's second favourite drink."

Alec sinks into himself and taking another gulp. He finishes the cup, flips it over, and slams it on the counter. The waitress walks over and grabs the cup.

"Another," Alec tells her.

She nods and walks away.

Hunter finishes his drink and sets it down.

"Listen, I'm gonna head out. I want to get (Y/N) ready for the trip to Corona. You can use the rest of my hundred for yourself."

Alec pats Hunter's back.

"Good luck Hunter. Try not to do anything stupid, huh."

"Alec, come on. It's me," Hunter smiles.

"Yeah, I know. That's why I'm concerned."

Hunter retains his smile and shakes his head. He leaves the bar and head towards your house. He looks in the general direction of where you are. He looks around the streets.

"Maybe there are some things I can do before I get back."

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A small, old man sits at a desk. He is frantically looking over notes and trying to figure something out. He is sweating. He wipes away some of the sweat from his forehead. His slicked back grey hair is glossy. His large moustache seems damp. A woman strolls in behind him and taps him on the shoulder. The man jumps in his seat and looks over at the woman.

"J-J-Juno... what would you like? I mean need," he asks.

Juno laughs and pushes him off the chair. He falls to the ground and looks up at her.

"Get up, you look pathetic. Even more pathetic than you normally do."

The man gets up and brushes his coat off.

"Did you finish? I want the device up and running by the time our nano-bots get here," Juno states.

"A-almost. I'm still not-not sure if it'll be able to spread across the entire world," the man explains.

"Well," she whispers, getting close to his face. "You better hurry, Weselton. If you don't, it won't just be the nano-bots being spread across the world. I think some red rain would be entertaining, don't you?"

Duke Weselton doesn't know how to respond. He doesn't speak at all. Before Juno can say anything a door on the other side of the room opens. Alistair walks in, bloody and bruised. He is walking normally, however. Juno and Weselton look over at him. Juno breathes in heavily before rushing towards him. She grabs him and pulls him in for a kiss. Alistair chuckles under his breath.

"What happened to you," Juno asks, almost seeming turned on.

"Our son did this."

Juno feels Alistair's chest and pushes herself up against him. She loves seeing him like this. He looks so worn, so battle hardened. He looks amazing. Juno clicks his watch and changes him into his business clothes. This is short lived as she just rips the top off of him. She sees the gash in her husband's skin.

Alistair places his hand under her chin and lifts her head to meet his. Juno instantly pulls him in for another kiss.

"Right now. I want you," she declares.

Alistair laughs and looks over at Weselton. He breaks off from Juno a little bit. She pouts.

"I wouldn't mind, but do you really want Weselton over there to see you naked?"

Juno angrily looks over at Weselton. The man backs up a bit, worried that she's about to kill him.

"Fine, but... later," she says urgently.

"Of course, my love," Alistair smiles. "So, Weselton, how is the device going? Can I bring the nano-bots down here yet?"

Weselton looks over his notes once more.

"I'm afraid not, sir. I don't think the machine can get enough energy."

"Don't worry about that, I can handle the energy problem," Alistair snickers.

"There are also some minor adjustments that need to be made, just to make sure. It should be ready in a few days, sir."

Alistair smiles and looks at Weselton's notes.

"I'll tell you right now that the equation for launch is wrong," Alistair mentions.

Alistair walks away and passes by Juno. She stares at him then starts following. She comes right beside him and kisses his neck.

"Oh yes, of course. But after I need to leave one more time," he told his wife.

Juno nods and leads Alistair to a private room.

 

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You lay in bed, staring at the ceiling. You're a little sweaty at the moment. You shuffle your head to the right and see an angel's face. Elsa is sound asleep beside you. She is cuddling right up beside you. Her hand is on your chest while one of her legs are over yours. You look down at her hand to see the ring you bought for her. That one item signifies everything you feel about her. It shows how much you love her. It shows the fact that you want to spend your entire life with this one woman.

If you would have told yourself that ten months ago, you would have laughed. After the incident with Kat, Dan, and the rest of your friends, you didn't think you would get close with anyone ever again. Yet here you are, engaged to a woman who you have an infinite love for. It's weird to think about it in that way. People don't really expect those things in their life. It's hard to predict the people you end up with. It's even harder to predict a smooth sailing with them.

 It has definitely not been smooth between Elsa and yourself. Between the elementals, Carnage, Elsa's parents, Hans' plan to separate you two, Elsa's death, and the little incident with you and Anna, it hasn't been easy for you two. Yet somehow you've gotten through all of it, no matter how tough it was.

You place your hand on hers and rub it with your thumb. She's so soft. She's always been soft. You bring her hand to your lips and place a kiss on them.

"I love you, Elsa," you whisper.

Elsa almost seems to smile at your comment. She doesn't wake up, but she does fidget a little bit.

You graze your fingers across her face before. Slipping out of bed. You grab your clothes and slip them on. You grab your right wrist with your left hand and start rotating your hand in circles. You do the same to your left hand. You rotate your head and hop before walking out of Elsa's room.

You know, why is it that she can fall asleep after sex but I can't? I feel bad for leaving her but at the same time I don't want to sit there and possibly wake her.

 

You walk downstairs to find Kristoff and Anna sleeping on the couch together. You smile and walk to the kitchen. You sit down on one of the chairs and lean on your hands. You stare at the other end of the table. You start to see Adgar. He is eating something and staring back at you. He cuts a piece of meat and places it in his mouth, but he never breaks eye contact.

Idun appears beside him, sitting in a seat. She has her hands wrapped around a cup. It seems to be steaming. The two stare at you. You don't back down and keep eye contact.

"(Y/N)?" A tired Kristoff calls out.

You turn around and see Kristoff rubbing his eyes. You quickly look to the other end of the table, only to see nothing. You shake your head to return to reality.

Kristoff walks up to the fridge and looks in it.

"What're you doing up? Shouldn't you and Elsa be celebrating?"

"Oh yeah, we celebrated. We did indeed. Honestly, I didn't think I could last so long," you jest.

Kristoff lifts his head quickly and ends up smacking the fridge. He rubs the part of his skull that hurt. You laugh at him.

"Laugh it up lover boy. So, if you don't mind, how long did you last?"

You lean against the counter and think for a moment.

"Well, I don't know time-wise, but Elsa owes me. We went thirty-eight and thirteen," you confidently state.

"What? Thirty-eight and... oh... so she went thirty-eight?"

"Yeah."

"That's impressive, I have to say," Kristoff compliments.

"Trust me, it was not easy. I thought I was done after I reached four, but hey... neither of us are complaining."

Kristoff bursts out laughing.

"Who would have thought Elsa would be the one keeping YOU going."

"Yeah," you nod. "Hey, wait! What is that supposed to mean!"

Kristoff puts his finger over his mouth and smiles.

"You don't want to wake anyone, (Y/N)."

"You... you," you frantically spew. "You... are a mean person."

You throw your arms in the air and walk away from Kristoff. Kristoff continues to laugh behind your back. You walk out of the kitchen and see Anna lying on the couch. She looks really peaceful. It's very much like Elsa. They are sisters after all, so it makes sense that they look similar.

Suddenly a knock is heard from the door. You walk up to it.

"I wonder who that could be."

You open the door to see your brother, Hunter. He has a smile on his face.

"Hey (Y/N), I'm back."

Kristoff walks up behind you.

"Oh, hey Hunter! Ho-"

Kristoff's phone goes off, making him stop. He grabs it and walks away.

You watch him walk away then remember something you meant to talk to Hunter about.

"Oh yeah, Hunter. I got something to talk to you about. Can we step outside?"

Curiosity takes over Hunter's face.

"Sure," he says, stretching the word.

You and Hunter step outside. You take a few steps from the door before he stops. You take a few slow steps.

"So, what did you want to talk to me about?"

You don't answer for a moment.

"Oh, you know," you say.

You turn around and walk towards Hunter. You rub your hands together and lick your teeth as you walk past him. Hunter keeps his eyes on you.

You quickly turn around and throw your fist right into his jaw. Hunter flies across the drive way, bouncing three times before sliding across the ground.

"What. The fuck!" You yell.

Hunter gets up and rubs his cheek. He gets to one knee and looks over at you. He chuckles.

"Man, can he throw a punch. Christ."

Hunter pushes off his knee and stands straight up.

"I get the feeling you're angry. What's got your buttons in a twist?"

"Why didn't you tell me about our family?"

Hunter's face drops a bit. He never thought you would figure out before he would tell you.

"I was going to tell you. I really was. But you weren't ready."

His words start to anger you slightly.

"When I was ready? I fought off elementals who were stronger than I was! I fought off those Dukes, who vastly outgunned me! I fought off our father! Someone who not even you could face! How am I not ready Hunter?"

Hunter walks closer to you and sighs. He places his hands on his sides and looks at you.

"Look, do you think you could have fought Monarch the way you did if you knew he was your father? But... I suppose I should have told you. It's just that you're my little brother. You know how happy I was when our parents first brought you home? I was finally going to be a big brother, and have a responsibility to be that older brother. It's my job to protect you and keep you safe. I failed that... I really did. But now I can make that better. I know you deserve to know more, I really do. It's just hard not to see you as my impulsive little brother that needs my help. But you've surpassed me. It's obvious after your fight with Monarch. I've never pushed him that far. But that doesn't mean I won't stop trying to keep you safe. You're my little brother. You're the only family I have left."

Hunter walks up to you and places his hand on your head. He rubs your hair, messing it up and making you squirm. You push his hand off of you and smile at him. You never really thought of it from his perspective. Even though he's your brother, you haven't really spent time together as a family. You haven't developed the bond that Anna and Elsa have. Sure, there is a bond, but it's new.

Maybe you do actually know how he feels. He has a need to protect you and keep you safe. You have that same feeling with Anna, Kristoff, and Elsa. That need to protect them no matter what, even if they don't want you to. That's exactly how Hunter feels with you. Maybe it's just a family thing. A need to protect the people close to you. Then again, your father doesn't seem to have that quality. You aren't sure about your mother, though. You haven't met her. The only thing you have to base her off of is what Pabbie told you; she is insane.

"Hunter... sorry. I just don't like being in the dark, and you know so much about these guys. It just bugs me that you won't share it with me," you confess.

Hunter huffs and looks towards the house. He sees Kristoff opening the door. He flicks his head towards him, signaling you to look back there. You turn around and see Kristoff. He has a broken face right now.

"Kristoff... are you okay?"

Kristoff shakes his head back and forth. You jog up to him and place your hand on his shoulder.

"What's wrong? What happened?"

"Pabbie... he..." Kristoff dramatically swallows some saliva. "Pabbie died. His heart just... he couldn't take it anymore."

You pull Kristoff in for a hug.

"Kristoff, I'm so sorry."

Hunter approaches the two of you. He reluctantly places his hand on Kristoff's shoulder. Kristoff doesn't fight it.

"I knew he was dying but... it just seems so soon," Kristoff weeps.

"I know buddy. I know," you console.

Kristoff backs off and wipes a tear away from his eye.

"Sorry to ruin your whole wedding mood with this," he chuckles. "It should be your time right now."

"Kristoff, really," you say, raising your arms. "It's quite alright. Elsa and I have plenty of time for this. Do you know when and if there's gonna be a funeral?"

Kristoff nods. "Yeah, my family mentioned that already. We're burying him in our back yard two days from now."

"Is that even allowed?" Hunter chimes in.

Kristoff shrugs. "I'm not sure, but we're doing it anyway. It's what Pabbie wanted."

The three of you walk back inside and take a seat on the couches. You and Hunter sit on the two person couch while Kristoff sits with Anna on the three person one. Kristoff blankly stares at the ground for a while. You and Hunter want to talk, but you have to stay quite so Anna can sleep. You look over at Hunter and tilt your head towards the upstairs. Hunter nods.

"Kristoff, we're gonna go do some stuff. Try to get some sleep, alright bud?"

"Yeah... yeah," Kristoff replies, lost in thought.

You stare at Kristoff for a moment and frown. You hate seeing him like this. In fact you can't remember a time when Kristoff was like this. He was usually happy. Not Anna happy, but he had his charm that never died. Now it's gone, at least for now. You completely understand, but it's still sad to see.

You and Hunter walk up the stairs and head towards Adgar and Idun's old room. You walk in and see the two of them. They are both standing near their bed, staring at you. Stunned, you watch them for a moment. Hunter looks at you with confusion. He doesn't understand why you have stopped moving. He taps you on the back.

"You okay?"

You shake your head and blink a few times. The two are once again gone.

What is with me today? Damn.

You open the elevator doors hidden in the wall. You and Hunter enter and go down.

"So this was the Duke and Duchess' lab, huh? I hope it's something good."

"It is," you confirm. "It has a great training area. It got me leagues stronger."

Hunter brushes that part off. The elevator opens, revealing the training area. You both walk past it and head to the lab. Hunter sits down and starts the computer up. You lean against the entrance to the lab.

"What are you going to do?"

"I'm just going to download the entire database. Have you gone through it all?" He asks, focusing on the screen.

You rub the back of your head and smile.

"Well, I didn't really look through it all that much."

Hunter stops and turns his head to face you.

"Why not?" He loudly asks with a hint of his joking nature. "You had the Hierachy's second in command's database and you didn't explore it all?"

"Nah, I just saw a video about young me and learned about the Dragon's Tear. That's basically it. It's what I can remember, anyway."

Hunter shakes his head in disappointment. He returns his focus to the computer. His fingers graze across the keyboard, working at light speed. You shrug and nonchalantly walk in the training area. You look around the room, trying to think of something to do.

"(Y/N), try doing gravity training. You can go to a max of seven," Shadow chimes in.

"Seven? I thought I could only do five?"

"Well, I can do seven. I just assumed you'd want to try and keep up with me," Shadow smugly says.

"Oh, you are on! Computer, raise gravity by ten!"

"Ten? Are you cr- ok, you are crazy but this seems a little much."

"Not caring!" You yell.

"Ten times earth's normal gravity... activating."

The training room locks off from the lab. Hunter is too preoccupied to notice. The gravity kicks in, making you flinch. You drop to one knee. Your body doesn't feel too bad, but you do feel heavy. You slowly push off your foot and stand up straight. You take a few breaths and attempt to get a feel for the enhanced gravity.

Hunter finishes his download. He grabs a small card and plugs it into the computer. It all downloads onto the card. Hunter grabs it and shoves it in his phone. Before he turns around he thinks of something. He pulls out the card he got from W.A Industries. He places it in and waits for a moment.

A few files fly onto the screen. Most of them are junk and not worth looking at. There is one that gets Hunter's attention. A prototype of something. He opens it up and looks through. It seems to be some sort of dispersal device, but it doesn't say what it's dispersing. He realizes it's another model of the same device he found blueprints to earlier today. The equations are all wrong, however. Hunter's eyes slide over all the information in front of him. Dates, names, locations, technology. Whatever this thing is supposed to be, it's big.

"They must be sinking millions into this thing. But why? And how far in production is it in?"

Hunter closes the files and pulls out the chip.

"This may be useful for later."

Hunter gets up and walks towards the door. He stops tilts his head a bit.

"Why is the door closed? Did (Y/N) try and lock me in?"

Hunter sighs and walks over to the emergency release. He clicks it, forcing the door to open. He sees you, jumping around. You aren't getting that high, which confused Hunter.

He walks into the room and instantly falls to the floor.

"Gah, what the hell?" Hunter mumbles.

He tries to push himself up but he can't. The gravity is beating him. You look over and realize what happened.

"Hunter? What are you doing? I'm training!" You exclaim. "Computer, shut down gravity simulator."

"Gravity returning to normal," the computerized voice states.

You sprint over to Hunter but overshoot over him. You crash against the wall and fall on your back. Hunter laughs at you as he pushes himself onto his feet.

"You know, you weren't in such a great position a couple seconds ago! You shouldn't judge," you scowl.

Hunter continues to laugh. "I know, but yours is funnier."

"It's not my fault! I didn't have time to re-adjust to the gravity!"

"Excuses," Hunter smugly states.

You shake your head and get onto your feet.

"So, what did you figure out?"

"I know where we need to go and what we have to find. We're going to Corona."

You stare at Hunter for a second then huff.

"Corona? You serious? For how long?"

"As long as it takes," he shoots back.

"I have a wedding to plan!"

"We have a world to save."

You both stare at each other intensely, debating with your minds.

"Look, we have to do this. Nobody else can."

You shake your head and look away from Hunter. You think of all your friends. You just came back to Elsa and now you have to leave her once more. You don't know how she'll react to it, but you have to ask. You know Hunter is right, only the two of you can fight the Hierarchy. Elsa should understand that, right?

You glance back at Hunter and nod. He smiles, and extends his arm towards the elevator. You look over to the elevator then back to Hunter. He is walking towards the exit. You catch up to him and enter the elevator.

You both exit the elevator once it reaches the house.

"There any place I can sleep?" He asks. "I don't think I've had a good one in weeks."

You nod and lead him to your room. He nods his head in thanks and walks into your room. You head downstairs and find Kristoff, still sitting in the exact same position. You frown and take a position beside him. He barely notices you. You place your hand on his shoulder for comfort.

"Hey, are you okay?"

He shakes his head. You sigh.

"Kristoff, I know it sucks, but I don't think Pabbie would want you to be like this."

"I know. It doesn't help though."

You lightly laugh and shake your head. "No it does not, but still."

"You're coming to his funeral, right?"

"Of course. I wouldn't miss it for the world," you leer.

Kristoff smiles and looks over at you.

"Thanks (Y/N). You're a real friend."

You shrug. "I try. Now you should go to bed. You need some rest."

Kristoff accepts your suggestion and heads to Anna's room. You watch him walk up there, and keep your eyes on him until he enters Anna's room. You look down at the couch and look at the sleeping Anna. You walk in front of her and carefully pick her up. You she lets out a yawn and snuggles into your chest. You blush a bit. She's like a cat or something.

You walk up the stairs and quietly open Anna's door. Kristoff is already sawing logs.

I knew all he needed was a nap. I swear he was only here for a minute or so.

You walk close to the bed and lie Anna down. She immediately turns over, throwing her hands on Kristoff. It's almost like she knows it's him, as she snuggles right up to him. You are a little touched by the sight.

You leave the two to their sleep. You walk out of the room and lightly close the door. You look down the hallway. There is a window that looks on to the city. You walk up to the window and stare out it for a moment. You feel like something is wrong. Something's going to happen, you just don't know what. This feeling makes you want to stay with Elsa even more.

You turn around and look towards Elsa's room. A smile creeps up on your face. A strange force makes you go back to her room. You open the door and look over at her bed. She is still sleeping peacefully. You remove your clothes and slide into the bed. You want it to look like you never left.

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