Melted

Chapter 9

Kristoff was riding Sven past boiling, hot ships. Sven struggles over the uneven surface.

"Come on! Come on!" he said.

Suddenly, a mangled ship, risen by ice, capsizes over them. They give it all they've got as debris falls all around them and the mast shatters. They make it past just as the entire ship slams down and cracks the thick fire beneath their feet. The fire opened up. Sven bravely jumped over a gap. But it's too wide. He bucks Kristoff to safety, but lands in the freezing water and disappears below.

"Sven? Sven!"

At first there was nothing but the wind and the tumbling hot water. But suddenly, Sven surfaced and clawed his way to a floating ice chunk. He called out, signaling for Kristoff to go on.

"Good boy." he continued.

Elsa moved blindly across the fjord, her hands burnt over a hot red. She stumbles on, determined. But she's running out of time. She clutches her chest. The color in her eyes faded, the inevitable was coming.

Kristoff was lost in the fire, didn't know which way to turn. But then he heard a faint-

"Kristoff." Elsa said.

"Elsa...? Elsa!"

On the other side Anna was struggling through her own heat, but the fear was consuming her. A dark shadow approached. It was Hans.

"Anna. You can't run from this!" Hans said.

She backed away from him.

"Just take care of my sister, the Queen."

"Your sister? She returned from the mountain weak and hot. She said you burnt her heart."

"What? No." Anna said.

"I tried to save her, but it was too late. Her skin was hot. Her hair turned red..." he said.

Anna's face sunk as she realizes what she has done.

"Your sister is dead... because of you." he continued.

Anna dropped to her knees, emotionally broken. And with that, it started to cool down. The hear cooled down mid-air, hung suspended, trapped in grief. Citizens and dignitaries rush to the wall edge and look out to see... Elsa, barely able to move but now able to see across the fjords to...

"Kristoff." she whispered.

"Elsa." he said.

She pushed on towards Kristoff and he ran top speed towards her.

There was still a lot of fjord to cross, but Kristoff gave it all he's got. He's going to make it. But then, Elsa heard the sound of a sword being drawn from its scabbard. She turned and saw Hans, behind Anna, as he raised his sword over his head.

"Anna." Elsa said and looked back at Kristoff as he ran for her.

She gave him a longing look, but then turned away from him and then... Using all of her remaining strength, as Hans brought his sword down, Elsa threw herself in front of Anna.

"No!" she continued.

Then in that instant, Elsa froze to hot solid mettle. The sword hit her instead of Anna and the sword shattered completely. The force of it sent Hans flying back and knocked him out.

"Elsa!" Anna said then rushed to her and touches her sister's hot face.

"Oh, Elsa...no...no, please no." Olaf walks up and sees Elsa, mettle.

"Elsa?" Olaf said.

Then Anna hugged Elsa and cried.

Kristoff watched in shocked despair while Sven stepped up to his side. Citizens and dignitaries on the castle walls bowed their heads. All of Arendelle was joined in somber silence. But then, Elsa began to cool down.