Jack Was Here

Chapter 21 : Prisoners

Anna

I stayed far behind Kristoff so he wouldn't notice me, not long after I left the cave, another shiver shook the mountain, this time it was not as extreme and only managed to knock me to the ground.

When I got back to my feet, Kristoff had vanished.

I panicked, so I ran up the rest of the mountain and started to search for him.

" Anna! " I heard a voice from the trees and immediately ran towards it.

Behind a bush Kristoff was hiding starring at the mountain side, " What are you doing here!? I though I told you to stay in the cave! " He exclaimed in a hushed tone.

" You couldn't have thought I was actually going to, " I said rolling my eyes, " Come on! This is the first real adventure I've been on! I don't want to stay in some stupid cave. "

" First of all, keep your voice down, " He said, " Second, that 'stupid cave', " he gestured with air quotations, " Is my home, and third what we felt in the cave wasn't just an earthquake, it was an aftershock of a huge door opening up on the side of the mountain. "

I scoffed, " Like I'm going to believe that! " I exclaimed, wow this guy is crazy.

" Shhh! " he put his hand over my mouth and slid down in the snow for cover, " Look! " he took his hand off my mouth and pointed through the bushes at the cliff.

A small door opened from the mountain side and out stepped three men.

" They probably saw you wandering around the mountain, " Kristoff guessed.

" Me?! " I exclaimed, " They probably saw you, because you suck at hiding. "

" I do not! "

" Do too! "

" Freeze! " Someone yelled behind us.

The three guards had circled us and pointed weapons at us.

" Stand up slowly, and walk forward, " Another commanded.

We did as we were told and walked towards the entrance to the cliff as their prisoners.

Elsa

Hans escorted me back to my cell, but when we got there he looked at the cracked door and chuckled, " Well, that won't do, will it? " he asked, not wanting me to reply.

He grabbed onto my arm and led me in a different direction.

After a while of travelling down complicated paths we entered a room.

In the center was a glass cage, Hans dragged me towards it.

" See this is the best we got, that glass is two feet thick, " he said pointing at the cage, " You couldn't even get out if you tried. "

He stopped at the door, put in a code and a couple other security measures.

The door swung open and he gestured for me to go inside.

I shook my head and crossed my arms, " I'm not going in there, " I said stubbornly.

" Oh yes you are, " he replied and his grip around my arm tightened.

I winced in pain and he started to push me inside.

" No! " I exclaimed, and placed my hands on either side of the door.

As I shouted ice ran from my hands and scattered across the glass.

Hans gulped and used more force.

My hands were starting to give away when I dropped to the floor.

Caught by surprise Hans tumbled over top of me, I wasn't completely sure if this would work, but I pointed my hands at his feet and let my powers shoot away.

The ice engulfed his feet leaving him unable to move.

" What did you do?!? " he shouted, looking down at his frozen feet.

" Don't be a baby, it's just ice, you'll be fine, " I said backing away from him.

He tried to grab ahold of me, but I ducked out of the way.

" Unfreeze me! " he yelled.

I thought for a moment, " I can't, " I murmured, " I don't know how. "

I had never thought about trying to unfreeze things, I turned around and made my way to the door.

" Where are you going? " Hans yelled, " You can't leave me like this! "

I turned my head towards him, " Why not? " I said and grinned, " You only have to worry about getting frostbite. "

I could see the panic on his face as I turned around and walked out the door.

Jack

The guards were about to take hold of Merida and Hiccup when I remembered I could do something.

I ran through the guards and stood in between them.

At the same time I placed a hand on each one of their shoulders.

Hiccup and Merida were immediately shielded from the men's eyes.

I couldn't help but laugh at the shocked expressions on their faces.

They started to panic and look around, " Where did they go? " one asked.

" They vanished into thin air! " another one exclaimed.

" They have to be here some where! People don't just disappear! Search everywhere! " one ordered, who was apparently in charge because they all scattered in different directions.

Once they were gone I let go.

Merida burst into laughter, " Did ya see the looks on their faces!? " she managed to say between laughs.

Hiccup and I started to laugh as well.

After we laughed for a minute I hushed them, " Okay now, let's try and not forget why we are here, " I reminded.

" Right, " Hiccup said.

" How are we going to find Elsa if everyone of these cells has something in it? " Merida asked.

" Yeah, it's not like we can open everyone of them, " Hiccup agreed and they both turned to look at me.

I thought for a moment, there must be an easier way to find her.

" We should just open the cells, " I suggested.

Merida looked at me like I was crazy, " Are you insane?! These are creatures that need to be locked up. "

" We don't know that, " Hiccup said, " What if they're just like Elsa? "

" Yeah, what if they're just prisoners? " I agreed with Hiccup.

Merida looked doubtful, " I don't think it's a good idea. "

" Well if it backfires you can rub it in our faces, " Hiccup said.

Merida grinned at Hiccup, " Okay, that sounds good to me. "

I took a deep breath and went to the closest door.

I slowly turned the handle and pulled the door open.

We all took a step back as we peered into the darkness.