Rise of the Winter

Chapter 4

Jack was confused. He didn't know where he was or how he got there. He could see nothing that he recognised. Then, he saw Elsa. She was running away from a castle in a massive snow storm.

"Elsa! Where are you going? It's me, Jack!" he yelled.

He saw her hesitate then continue running. He ran to her but she ran straight through him. He stopped dead in his tracks. Elsa didn't see him. Jack ran after her but she was lost to his sight. Suddenly, the storm receded. Jack saw Elsa collapse and start crying. A man behind her drew his sword. He raised it above his head and when he started to bring it down in a killing stroke, a girl that looked like Elsa jumped in front of the sword and shouted "NO!" Then she turned to ice and the sword shattered against her hand. Then the scene changed and Jack saw his dead sister. He stumbled back and fell on ice.

"Jack, I'm scared!" she said.

"It's alright. We're going to have a little fun instead!" Jack's past self said as Jack realised that this is where he died and became Jack Frost.

He stood up and watched.

"Sad, isn't it?" Pitch asked.

"What are you doing here? How did you get here?" Jack responded.

"I'm here to see how you're doing. As for how I got here, you're asleep, Jack. I can be here because I put you in this sleep and you won't wake up until Elsa agrees to marry me!" Pitch said.

"Why do you want to marry her?" Jack asked.

"Because she's powerful. With her, I can take over the world!" Pitch answered.

Jack turned and started to walk away as his past self fell through the ice and into the frozen water.

"Where do you think you're going?" Pitch demanded.

"Away from here," Jack said.

"You're not going anywhere!" Pitch exclaimed.

"Jack. Please, wake up. We need you. I need you!" Elsa pleaded.

"He won't wake up, Elsa. Not until you marry me!" Pitch said.

"Pitch!" she hissed.

"Hello, Elsa," Pitch said.

"What do you want?" she asked.

"I want you to marry me. Here's the deal. You marry me and I'll let Jack wake up. If you don't, I'll kill him slowly in his dreams until he dies in real life! What do you say? Is it a deal?" he proposed.

"I... I don't know. Let me think about it, okay?" she said.

Pitch melted into the shadows, leaving Elsa to think about it. A few minutes later, coming to a decision, Elsa went to find Tooth. As she explained her decision, Tooth gasped.

"We'll come find you when he wakes up, Elsa!" Tooth said.

Sadly, Elsa nodded. She went back to Jack's room and found Pitch waiting there.

"Well, have you thought about it?" Pitch asked.

"Yes, I have," she answered.

'What's your answer?" he questioned.

"I'll... I'll become your wife. Can you please give me time to say goodbye to Jack?" she said.

"It's a waste of time seeming that he can't hear you but whatever," Pitch replied.

He walked out of the room. Elsa moved towards Jack's head. She brushed his hair out of his face and kissed his forehead.

"I love you, Jack. No matter what happens, I will always love you!" Elsa whispered in his ear.

She walked to where Pitch was waiting and taking her hand, the vanished into the shadows together.

Tooth came into Jack's room, followed by the other guardians. They waited for over an hour for Jack to wake up. When he finally did, he was scared.

"Where's Elsa? Is she with Pitch?" Jack asked frantically.

"Yes, she is with Pitch," North answered.

"H, how, how did you know she's with Pitch?" Bunny asked.

"I was dreaming about the past when Pitch showed up and said that I wouldn't wake up until Elsa agreed to marry him. When I tried to leave, Pitch showed me things that he would do to me if she didn't marry him," Jack explained.

They all nodded because they knew what Pitch was capable of. When Jack went to sit up, Bunny pushed him back down.

"You need to get some rest if we're going to get her back!" Bunny said.

Jack laid back down and rolled onto his side so he could look at the others. He knew that they were going to stop him if he tried to get Elsa back in his current condition. Tired and hurt.

"Jack, Elsa will be fine. When you're leg is better, we'll find her and get her back. But right now, you need to rest!" Bunny said.

Once again, Elsa was back in Pitch's lair. Except this time it wasn't to capture Jack, it was to marry Pitch. This time, instead of putting her into a dark room, Pitch led her into a room with light and with people made out of sand. They couldn't talk but Elsa thought that they were there to keep her company but she was wrong.

Finally, after about six hours of doing nothing, the sand people brought Elsa a black dress. The sand person in charge pointed at Elsa and then the dress. It dawned on Elsa that she was to wear the black dress. She sighed unhappily as the sand people helped her change dresses. They then proceeded to escort her from the room and that's when Elsa realised that it was time. When she stopped at the door, the sand people pusher her through. She continued walking and they stopped pushing her. Finally, they reached their destination. Elsa saw Pitch looking at her and was was smiling evilly. Then a voice screamed "NO!" It was Jack.