Garth Marenghi's Frozen Darkplace

Part 7

EXT. MOUNTAIN SLOPE -- DAY

Y/n: [determinedly] We're heading into the mountains.

Sven, the reindeer, hesitates, looking back at the kingdom, then shakes his head. He runs past Y/n and stops, turning to face him. Sven snorts and grunts.

Y/n: [confused] What is it, Sven?

Sven nudges Y/n with his antlers.

Y/n: [taken aback] Hey, watch it. What's wrong with you?

Sven snorts more insistently, moos, and brays.

Y/n: [evasively] ...I don't understand you when you talk like that.

Y/n tries to walk ahead, but Sven lifts him off the ground with his antlers.

Y/n: [alarmed] Ah! Stop it! Put me down!

Sven drops him hard and "yells" at him once more.

Y/n: [frustrated] No, Sven! We're not going back!

Sven shakes his head angrily.

Y/n: [resigned] She's with her true love.

Sven makes an "of-course-she-isn't" face, and Y/n finally understands.

Just then, the wind picks up, and Y/n looks back at the kingdom. He sees a violent winter storm swirling over the castle, with sharp ice claws encasing it.

Y/n: [worried] Anna.

Y/n dashes back down the mountain, with Sven running after him. Y/n grabs Sven's harness and jumps onto his back, and they hurry towards the castle.

INT. LIBRARY -- NIGHT

Anna shivers by the door, looking up to see ice overtaking the ceiling.

The door handle jiggles, then stops, and jiggles again.

Anna: (barely a whisper) Help.

CLICK. The door swings open, revealing a carrot in the lock, followed by Olaf's giggle of victory. Olaf takes the carrot and puts it back on his face, then sees Anna lying there.

Olaf: Anna. Oh no.

He runs to the fireplace, throwing in fresh wood, including one of his own arms, which he quickly rescues. He strikes a match and relights the fire.

Anna: Olaf? Olaf, get away from there.

Olaf: Whoa! So this is heat.... (considering) I love it.

He reaches a twig finger toward the flames, which catches on fire.

Olaf: Ooh! But don't touch it!

He shakes the flame out and rushes over to help Anna to the fire.

Olaf: So, where's Hans? What happened to your kiss?

Anna: I was wrong about him. It wasn't true love.

Olaf: (confused innocence) Huh. But we ran all the way here?

Anna: Please, Olaf, you can't stay here; you'll melt.

Olaf: I am not leaving here until we find some other act of true love to save you.

He sits down behind her, stubbornly, and leans his back against hers, thinking.

Olaf: ...Do you happen to have any ideas?

Anna: I don't even know what love is.

Olaf: (confident) That's okay, I do....

Olaf hops back up and puts a soothing hand on her shoulder.