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Espen wakes up with a groan of discomfort, his vision blurry as grey begins to fill his head. He looks around with confusion, noting that he was in-fact in the palace dungeons.

He sits up, the grey, thin blanket falling off his frame and onto the floor. He glances to the small narrow window near his bed, his eyes widening when he hears the wind whipping harshly.

Espen makes a dash for the window, but grunts and groans as his arms are pulled back. He looks behind him and gasps softly as he sees his hands were bound behind him by a pair of long shackles.

He steps around them and angles his head towards the window. He gasps as he sees the fjord completely frozen, the entirety of his kingdom white as paper.

"Oh, no..what have..what have I done?" He mumbles shakily, staring at his own reflection with disgust.

He reels back as the door to the dungeon creeks open, Espen's eyes widening slightly as he watches Hans slowly make his way in, a lamp in his hand.

"Why did you bring me here?" Espen barks, a firm glare set on his face as Hans approaches him.

The prince crosses his arms, his breath visible in the air as he speaks. "I couldn't have just let them kill you."

"But I'm a danger to Arendelle. Get Anna, o-or (Y/N)!" Espen suggests, the mention of his friends name causing him to slowly glance at the chain around his neck.

His eyes widen as he sees it completely frosted over, the small, snowflake design in the middle barely visible, as if (Y/N) herself had been a second thought to the man this whole time.

"..neither of them have returned." Hans says slowly, causing Espen to jerk his head up with a gasp, he looks towards the window and bites his lip.

"If you would just stop the winter, bring back summer, please."

Espen looks down at Hans with a desperate look, his eyes welling with tears as he speaks. "Don't you see..? I can't." He feels his voice crack, but he ignores it.

Hans sighs in defeat, his shoulders slumping as he nods.

"You have to tell them to let me go!"

The prince stays silent for a moment before speaking. "I will do what I can." He says, his voice absent of any emotion or sympathy for the King.

And with that, Hans turns and leaves, leaving Espen to sigh shakily as he looks down with frightened eyes. He watches as the shackles quickly freeze over, causing them to become weak, and flimsy.

"No..not now."

...

Near the mountains, Sven huffs as he runs against the snow, his hooves leaving behind a trail as Olaf slides next to him.

(Y/N) shivers softly as she clutches onto the back of Kristoff's jacket, her cheek pressed against his back as she tries to find more warmth.

Kristoff huffs as he holds Anna close to his chest, the girl shivering for just a moment, causing him to take his beanie off and quickly place it atop her head.

He reaches an arm around and grasps (Y/N)'a hand gently before squeezing it for reassurance as the near the kingdom.

Olaf slides against the hills before yelping as he angles himself on another direction. "I'll meet you guys at the castle!"

"Stay out of sight Olaf!" Kristoff yells, riding off but not before sighing as he hears a women scream in the distance.

They make it to the castle gates, where several guards yell and run as they'd we both their princess and their Captain. "It's princess Anna and the Captain!"

Sven comes to a stop, panting harshly and grunting as (Y/N) shakily gets off of him and pats his back gently. She watches with a tired smile as the gates open and several maids rush over to take Anna from Kristoff.

"You had us worried sick!"

"Get her warm, and find prince Hans, immediately!" Kristoff orders, before turning around quickly and going to pick (Y/N) up.

The girl swats him away with a cheeky but tired grin as she slowly walks forward. "I may be cursed but that dosent mean I'll start asking for your help anytime soon, Kristoff."

Her friend smiles with a scoff, before watching with a raised brow as several guards try to help the freezing women inside. "If any of you touch me, your fired, move please!"

Kristoff smiles softly but quickly frowns as he watches the gates begin to close! "Make sure their safe!" He calls, catching Anna's eyes for just a second before the gates separate them in.

...

Within a small room in the castle, Hans quickly talks with several dukes and lords about the situation at hand, they continue to talk but stop once the door burst open and Anna limps in, (Y/N) standing by the door and clutching her arms.

"Anna!" Hans breaths out in relief, taking the girl in his arms but stopping once she grabs his collar.

"Hans, you have to kiss me, now!" She says, the people around them clearing their throats and backing out of the room with awkward expressions.

(Y/N) sighs shakily before she turns to leave, but stops once a maid stops her and gestures to a nearby room to keep warm in, which she obliges without complaint.

...

"What happened out there?" Hans urges with a worried look.

"Espen struck me and (Y/N) with his powers." The princess whimpers, her fiancé shaking his head with wide eyes.

"You said he'd never hurt you.."

"..I was wrong." Doubling over in pain, Anna shivers as Hans quickly picks her up and sets her down against the couch, kneeling beside her and listening.

"He froze my heart and..only an act of true love can save me.."

Hans eyes widen at this, before his eyes soften. "A true loves kiss.." he sighs, Anna watching with pleading eyes as he leans close to her, cupping her cheek with one hand as he leans forward.

Their lips are inches away from touching, before he pulls back with a grin.

"Oh Anna, if only their was someone out there who loved you."

"..what?" Anna rasps out, watching as Hans backs away from her. "Y-you said you did.."

Hans gently pulls the purple curtains closed as he speaks. "As thirteenth in line in my own kingdom, I didn't stand a chance, I knew I would have to marry into a throne somewhere."

"What..what are you talking about?" Anna shivers out, her hair slowly turning more white by the second.

"As heir to the thrown, I knew I'd have to work my way around getting rid of Espen while still reclaiming the thrown...so you.."

"Hans!"

"You were so desperate for love, you were willing to marry me just like that!" He scoffs out a laugh as he picks up a hug of water and walks towards the raging fire nearby.

"(Y/N) would have been the preferable choice, of course. But since she was just a mere commoner, and it was painfully obvious that she favored your brother..well I figured, after we got married.."

He begins to pour the water over the fires, causing it to scream as it went out.

"I would have to stage a little accident for Espen, which I would then later convince (Y/N) to marry me.."

"Hans! No, stop." Anna pleads as she falls to the floor with a thump, her form shivering as she reaches out for the dying embers.

"But then, he doomed himself, and you were dumb enough to go after him."

He watches with a chuckle as Anna pleads a giant the floor, her breathing ragged and painful as he watches with a smirk. "All that's left now is to kill Espen, and bring back summer."

Anna slowly pulls herself up by her arms, her face set in a hard glare as she stares at him.

"You are no match for Espen, or (Y/N)."

Hans scoffs before picking up her chin with s scowl. "No, your no match for either of them. I in the other hand, am the hero who is going to save Arendelle from destruction."

He saunters towards the door with a chuckle. Anna glares after him, a scowl on her face as she rasps out, "You won't get away with this."

"Oh.." he turns around, a smile on his face before he exits the room, his last sentient ringing in Anna's ears.

"I already have."

...

Within her room, (Y/N) shivers harshly as she stares at herself in the mirror, her hair completely white. She grunts as she pulls herself up, ready to move to the bed but stopping as she hears commotion outside her room.

With a raised brow, the girl opens her door and peaks out, her eyes widening as she sees Olaf fidgeting with the door handle.

"Olaf? What are you.." she cuts herself off as Olaf pops the door open and waddles in. She moves into the room, and gasps as she sees Anna on the floor, her hair white.

"Anna?!" She gasps, her chest tightening painfully as she grabs her friends arms and pulls her close.

Olaf watches as (Y/N)'s face twists in pain, but she bites it back with a frown. Looking towards the fire place, Olaf waddles over before adding more wood and lighting it.

(Y/N) smiles softly at the snowman before pushing Anna up and moving her towards the fire.

"Olaf, get away from there." She mumbles, her eyes aiding as she watches her friend begin to melt slowly.

"So this is heat..I love it.."

(Y/N) sighs but shakes her head as she pushes herself up and sits infront of the fire with Anna, her head ringing with exhaustion.

"What happened to your kiss?" She rasps out as she stares at the fire, Anna shivering and huddling more into her side.

"I-I was wrong about him, it wasnet true love.."

(Y/N) raises a brow before looking down at her friend and frowning, Olaf doing the same.

"But we ran all the way here.."

"Please, Olaf, you can't stay here, you'll melt." Anna pleads, (Y/N) turning and sighing as Olaf shakes his head and sits behind them. "I am not leaving until we find some other act of true love to save you, both of you."

(Y/N) laughs softly as Olaf says this but shakes her head. "Olaf that's sweet, but, I don't have any-"

"Espen is in love with you."

The young women's eyes widen as her little friend says this, before clearing her throat. "What..?" She says softly.

"When Espen built me, the only thing that came to his mind was you, how much he wanted to see you, how much he missed you, and how he wished he had told you he loved you..."

Anna smiles wide as (Y/N)'s jaw goes slack, her entire body freezing before she shakes her head and looks down. "It's no use anyway, he's not here."

Tue trio stay quite for a moment before Anna speaks. "I don't even know what love is.." (Y/N) sighs, about to speak but stops as Olaf perks up and rubs Anna's shoulders.

"That's okay, I do! Love..is putting someone else's needs before yours, like, you know how Kristoff brought you back to Hans and left you forever?"

Both girls' eyes widen as they take in that surprisingly helpful information. "Kristoff, loves me?" Anna mumbles, (Y/N) nodding slowly with a tired smirk.

"Took you long enough."

Olaf frowns as he waddles infront of Anna, his face beginning to melt. "Wow, you really don't know anything about love, do you?"

"Olaf, your melting!"

"..some people are worth melting for."

They all smile at eachother softly, before Olaf's face immediately sinks to the floor, causing him to grab it and push it up. "But maybe not right this second."

They all yelp as the window bursts open, the wind howling loudly as it swoops in and puts out the fire. "Don't worry I've got it!" Olaf says, hurrying over and trying to push the window closed before stopping.

"Oh wait, hang on." He peaks through a icicle, his eyes wishing as he watches Kristoff and Sven rush through the blizzard. "It's Kristoff and Sven!! Their coming back this way?"

"They..they are?" Anna mumbles in disbelief, (Y/N) nodding her head before pushing herself up and extending a hand to her friend.

"Okay, let's go get you uncursed." She says with a smirk, Anna gently getting up before watching her friend with a frown. "But..what about y-?"

"Anna! Worry about me later, okay?" They move towards the door, but stop as they watch ice move around the room, shards peeking out dangerously.

They rush into the hallway but stops as their path was blocked, causing them to move back and yelp as the ice circles around them. "We're trapped.."

...

Espen stumbles through the storm, his arm covering his eyes as he tries to move through it. He sighs in annoyance as his vision his blurred, but shakes his head as he continues onwards.

...

With a swift kick, (Y/N) slams the triangular window open before she looks out and shivers at the air.

She pulls Olaf and Anna onto the ledge, looking down nervously at the drop but sighing in relief as she sees the snow piling onto the roofs.

"Slide!" Olaf yells, both girls nodding before (Y/N) allows Anna to go first, before following after with a yell.

They slide down the hill, both Anna and (Y/N) wasting no time as they get up and push through the wind, Olaf doing the same and shaking himself out of the giant snowball he created.

...

"Kristoff!" Anna yells out, (Y/N) at her side as Olaf clumsily following behind before getting swept away by the wind.

"Kristoff?!"

...

Across the fjord Kristoff races against the blizzard as he urges Sven to run faster. The two swerve through ships and boats as the try to see through the thick snow.

...

Anna and (Y/N) shrink back as a ship ricks slightly. They look to eachother  before gasping as they feel their hands stick together.

Looking down, both girls yelp as they watch their palms and fingers slowly be consumed by ice, a beautiful pattern fitting itself against their skin.

"..no."

Pushing it back, they continue forward, their forks being consumed by the snow and wind.

...

Kristoff and Sven push through but yell as they watch a ship collapse into the water, causing them to quickly move through it.

They manage it just in time before watching as the ground begins to crack under them. Sven takes off in a sprint before stopping suddenly and flinging Kristoff across the water to safety.

The boy gets up quickly before turning around and gasping when he dosnet see his friend. "Sven! Sven?!" It takes a moment, hit Kristoff finally sighs in relief as his reindeer pulls himself through the water and into a frozen block.

"Good boy." Kristoff mumbles with a sigh before taking off, Sven urging him to run faster.

...

The girls weakly push through, their legs becoming numb as (Y/N) wraps her arms around Anna to shield her from the cold.

"..Kristoff."

...

"..Kristoff."

Tye boy quickly turns as he hears the soft voice, his eyes widening when he catches sigh of both Anna and (Y/N), mere feet away from him.

"Anna!"

...

Espen gasps as he sees Hans move through the snow, about to turn and flee but stops once the prince begins to speak.

"Espen! You can't run form this!" Espen closes his eyes tightly, his hand balled into fists as he keeps his back turned.

"Just take care of my sister, and (Y/N)." He yells back, his voice pleading for Hans to just go away and leave him alone.

"Your sister? They returned from the mountain weak and cold, Anna said that you froze their hearts."

Espen's eyes widen as he turns to Hans, shaking his head quickly as he backs away.

"No.."

"I tried to save them but it was to late! Their skin was ice, hair turned white.." Espen brings his hands his mouth and bites on his skin, tears beginning to stream down his face.

"Your sister..and (Y/N), are dead, because of you.."

Espen weakly turns around, his body slumped forward as he gazes off into the distance. He brings his hand to his face as he feels himself loose his balance.

"No!" He cries, before collapsing against the ice, the blizzard coming to a deafening standstill.

...

(Y/N) shivers violently as she continues to clutch Anna closer to her, her friend hugging her tight as they begin to feel themselves become rigid.

Anna looks up, her eyes widen has she finally catches sight of who they were looking for, "Kristoff!"

The boy turns around and gasps, before taking off into a sprint into their direction. "Anna!"

They near eachother quickly, (Y/N) feeling like she was going to pass out, but stopping as she hears a sword unsheathe. Looking to her left, the women gasps as she watches Hans near a crying Espen, his sword raised.

Anna turns and whimpers as she turns and gasps, stealing a quick glance towards Kristoff before taking off into a sprint towards her brother.

...

(Y/N) pants as she runs after her friend, her eyes trained on Espen, and Espen only as she nears them.

...

The young King is to caught up in his grief to notice Hans approaching him. He curls in on himself, his body shaking violently.

Neither men notice as Anna pushes her way past, before reaching a hand up to stop the blade before her entire body becomes consumed in blue ice.

(Y/N) grunts as she pushes past and unsheathes her own sword, bringing it up to deflect Hans' as she glares at him, her entire form becoming consumed by the same ice.

Hans' sword clashes with (Y/N)'s, causing him to go flying back as it breaks apart the minute it touches hers.

Both (Y/N) and Anna breath their least breath, Anna's face etched with worry while (Y/N)'s held pure anger.

Espen reels back at the noise before turning around and yelling as he sees the two statues.

"Anna! (Y/N)!!"

He stands infront of his sister, his fingers caressing her frozen face as tears move down his cheeks. "Oh Anna, please, no.."

He feels his shoulder shake before he collapses on the statue, hugging it tight as he sobs into his sister shoulder.

Kristoff watches the scene with a painful expression, his gaze moving to (Y/N), causing him to bite back a sob at his friend. "Anna?" Olaf mumbles form the side, his eyes wide as he stares at the statues.

They all stay like that for a few minutes, no one speaking as they watch the scene with broken hearts and sad eyes.

What no one seemed to notice, was Anna's chest beginning to glow.

Olaf, Sven, and Kristoff all watch with wide eyes as the princess becomes completely unfrozen, before stumbling back as she feels her brother hugging her.

Espen immediately pulls back, his eyes wide as he stares at his sister. "..Anna?" He mumbles, wasting no time in bringing her into his arms, causing her to chuckle nervously and hug him back.

Espen's eyes quickly widen against as he pulls away from her and turns to (Y/N)'s direction.

"(Y/N-!!"

He reels back, everyone becoming silent once more as the girl was left frozen, her sword still raised, and glare still set in stone.

"No.." Anna mumbles out, her hands coming to her mouth as Olaf looks down sadly. Kristoff comes up to Anna, his hand set against her shoulder as they both watch Espen slowly approach the girl.

"Oh, (Y/N).." Espen whispers out, his lips trembling as he caresses her cheek gently, his thumb trailing over her features.

"Please..don't leave me like this." He pleads, slowly bringing his head forward and resting it against hers, the cold feeling sending a shiver up his spine.

"I-I..I love you.."

Nothing happens for a second, but everyone quickly begins smiling wide as they watch (Y/N)'s chest begin to fade of the blue color, and her natural features begin to seep through.

Espen watches with a wide smile, but yelps and ducks as she brings her sword down with a yell, only to stops as she watches as she nearly decapitated her King.

Everyone around them chuckle loudly, (Y/N) dropping her sword to the ground with wide eyes. "O-oh my goodness! Espe-Your majesty! I am so sorry! You see, H-Hans was-!"

Espen watches as she rambles on, before sighing loudly and wrapping an arm around her waist before pulling her flush against him and leaning his head down.

"Stop talking..Captain."

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