Reborn

2 - Elsa

Disclaimer: I do not own any Frozen or Disney characters and do not in any way shape or form own anything to do with Frozen or Disney.

A few years later...

Elsa tied her blonde hair in a ponytail, then peeled off her dress and slipped on her blue bathing suit. She stood there calmly as she watched the waves crash onto the sand then recede. A storm's brewing, she noted. Like the night Mother and Father died.

She quickly banished all thoughts of her parents. Focus. Elsa wanted to experiment with her ice powers, see what she could and couldn't do.

And she wanted to test them during a storm.

Taking a deep breathe, she ran.

Her feet slapped the wet sand as she sprinted for the ocean. A wave rose and came tumbling towards the beach.

Ice shot out of her hands and froze the wave. She leapt into the air and landed in the water – which froze wherever her bare feet landed.She ran to the top of the frozen wave.

The ice broke.

She tumbled and tossed about in the water as it washed her up on the beach. She pushed herself onto her hands and knees, breathing heavily. Shaking her head to clear out the water, she tore off the hairband and sprinted forward.

She kept freezing the water as she ran over it. Taking a deep breath, she stretched out her hands and froze a mile of it straight infront of her.

Elsa let out a surprised chuckle. Didn't know I could do that, she quietly complemented herself. Thunder rumbled. She looked up at the sky as lightning flashed. Was it like this when my parents ship sunk? Maybe I should head back. Deciding against that, she swallowed tightly and began running along the ice track she had made in the water.

A large flash of lightning struck the sea beside her. Water splashed onto her, knocking her onto her feet. "Aah!" she cried out.

CRAAACK!!

Huh?

The ice was cracking under her hands. The cracks quickly snacked through the ice track. She tried to freeze it.

Nothing happened.

What?

She tried again.

Nothing.

Again.

And again.

A roaring sound reached her ears and quickly became louder.

She looked up.

Her eyes went wide.

A huge wave was hurling towards her.

An image flashed before her eyes.

...her mother, soaking wet, turning. Seeing a wave coming towards her...

Where did that come from? Suddenly,the wave hit. She was knocked off her feet. Tossed and turned in the waves. "HE-!!"

Salty water flooded her mouth and nose, cutting her off. She sank beneath the waves. The water seemed to crackle and dance as lightning flashed above. Elsa began pushing upwards. Bubbles streamed out of her mouth.

Something streaked past her.

A dark, blurry shape began swimming towards her. It became clearer and took on a more definitive shape as it drew nearer. Elsa saw it had long hair. The top half was definitely human. Elsa nearly gasped in surprise.

The bottom half was a fish!

No! Can't be. They're just a myth.

It drew close and its hand drew close. Elsa instinctively pulled away and tried to swim to the surface. A hand latched onto her ankle, pulling her back down.

Fear shot through her heart as she struggled and squirmed.

It's hand touched her forehead.

Her head felt hot. Fire seemed to spread through her.

Images flashed before her eyes. Ones she had never seen before. What? How-?

Everything became dark.

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Something cool lapped at her heels.

She was vaguely aware of lying on something soft.

Something lapped at her heels again.

Cool.

Water.

Water!?

Elsa shot up like a rocket, panting heavily. She was drenched with water and a fresh layer of sweat. Her hand clutched her chest as she looked around. She was sitting up on the beach at the water's edge.

How did I get here?

She tried to remember. Tried to remember what had happened after she was hit by the wave. Brief images – bits and pieces – flashed before her eyes. Flashes were all they were. There one second, gone the next, disappearing into obscure, fuzzy muddled memories. No matter how hard she tried, she could not remember what had happened.

Her breathing steadied and her heart started to slow down.

Elsa looked around.

The sun was out. The sea was calm. The sky was blue. She could hear birds chirping in the distance.

How long have I been out?

She slowly pushed herself up unsteadily to her feet. She turned and picked up her dress and headed back to Arendelle.

Wait 'till Anna hears about it.