Frozen III: Return of a Nightmare

Chapter 1: Rumors

Disclaimer - Once again, I do not own any of these characters and this story does contain spoilers for the book 'Forest of Shadows'and Frozen 2, you have been warned. Even so please enjoy!

Rumors

The year 1842: Enchanted Forest

It was a wonderful Autumn day in Arendelle, the sun was shining through the flame orange leaves of the Silverbirch, Aspen and Norway Maple trees. And with Gale gently sweeping them away, sunbeams made the colors look like stained glass as the leaves danced across the forest floor. Ever since the Anna became Queen, she and her sister Elsa lived happy lives together. Anna and Kristoff were wed, Ryder and his sister Honeymaren found true love within the village, and Lieutenant Matthias finally proposed to Iline. Together, Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, Olaf, and the lovable Sven, organized multiple school and foster establishments to help construct the future generations of the Arendellian people, but likewise, spend as much time with each other as possible with the burden of their new duties resting on their shoulders.

As the guardian of the Enchanted Forest, Elsa had to restrict her visits to the castle in order to keep the magic and ordinary worlds in harmony. Her abilities grew stronger every day and she quickly realized that with the power of the Fifth Spirit, comes the power of immortality. The idea of living forever and not aging didn't frighten her because, for 2 long years, there was peace in the Nordic provinces, So she didn't feel the need to worry about the future. That all changed when two other kingdoms, Wesselton and The Southern Isles, sought vengeance on the two sisters. They sabotaged the trade and alliances of the surrounding kingdoms causing the Arendelle citizens to suffer in retaliation for embarrassing they both Hans and the 'toupee-wearing' Duke. In July of 1844, they accomplished this by spreading rumors about the retired Queen Elsa. Soon enough, the surrounding kingdoms grew fearful of whom they named 'The Snow Queen', believing that she would kidnap their children for her own military and freeze the hearts of anyone and everyone who attempted to resist her control. The stories spread like wildfire in a paper-birch forest. Arendelle gradually lost the trust of most of their closest allies, including the Kingdoms of Zaria, Eldora, and Corona.

With commerce and treaties cut off, the people of Arendelle were on the brink of starvation, and with no medicine for the infirmaries, the losses were catastrophic. Giving up on trying to find a diplomatic solution, Elsa made what she believed was the right choice and concealed herself and the other magical creatures within the borders of the Enchanted Forest so that the people of Arendelle would survive. However, the consequences of this decision were far too great, for example, the Northuldrans would have to leave the only home they've ever known, On her final visit, Elsa traveled to the Valley of Living Rock and asked Grand Pabbie to remove the memories of everyone in the Nordic regions regarding magic. The Northuldra also had to leave the forest and live in the Arendelle village. Agreeing to help in the crisis, Pabbie and Elsa combined their powers to create a fog that expanded across Europe and removed every recollection of magic from everyone's mind, except the palace staff, Anna and her husband Kristoff. After the cloud vanished, no one remembered Elsa, and as far as they knew, she vanished along with her parents on their trip to the Southern Sea and Anna was proclaimed queen at 15 years of age.

In order to protect the secret, Olaf, being a creature of magic, was urged to stay inside the palace at all times and to only go outside with a chaperone or at dusk. The rock trolls had to find a new home within the Enchanted Forest, and the Revolute blade, that once hung in Elsa's secret study, was given to the Huldrafólk to keep hidden in case of an emergency. To ensure that no one uncovered the forest ever again, Elsa created a wall of mist preventing mortals from passing through and disrupting the balance.

Even though Elsa and Anna won against the Natmara, the mythical creature who feeds on fear, 2 years ago, Elsa's fear of loneliness grew worse every year separated from the only family she had left. She had to watch from afar as Anna told the tales of her and Elsa's adventures to her three children, Iduna, Caspian, and Winta, who later grew up to be amazing leaders. As years passed, Elsa despised the reality that she was forced to watch her only sister mature, have a family of her own, and die without being by her side. Ever since the passing to her sister, Elsa refused to go into her memory vault on Ahtohallan in fear of the pain that would resurface. Elsa was never seen by mortal eyes in essentially 200 years, and in that time, she became extremely lonely. She, to this day, keeps the crystal holding the single grain of black sand as a reminder of the adventures and love that she and Anna had experienced. Sure she had the other spirits like Bruni, Gale, the Nokk, and the Rock Giants, but it wasn't the same as human contact.

In 2019, Elsa still remains at Ahtohallan, but now, she just wanders the halls in her beautiful white dress absentmindedly, in hopes that one day, her days of isolation will end. (Song: Find a Way by Working with Lemons).

"If only a touch

If just for a moment
Is somewhere that someone
Who I can hold
Is somewhere that someplace
Where I can go

Am I living a life that seems frozen in time
Searching for warmth, but my world is cold
And I'm stuck in a dream with no end it seems
Can I find a way, find a way, find a way"

She came to the opening of the Dark Sea, looked up at the sky and just stared at the moon shining brightly in the sky, the only thing she felt some sort of company from ever since she was a child.

"Why am I here,?" She asked the moon.

"For 200 years, I have been isolated while my family and friends live on with their happy lives. Will there ever be a time when I am not alone?!"She shouted with tears in her eyes. "Please, just give me a sign, anything, that I'm not alone." still met with no responce, as always. And with that, Elsa turned around and walked away saying,"Fine, what should I expect to hear from a floating piece of rock anyway?" But as she started to head back inside, she hears a sudden noise that makes her jump a little. A whinnie from a horse.

"Oh, it's just the Nokk wanting to go for a ride again." Elsa thought to herself with a smile.

she turned towards the sea to meet her loyal friend but her smile, in an instant, turned into shock as she realized it wasn't the Nokk, but a black-sand horse with yellow eyes galloping straight towards her.

"That's not possible" she gasped

Elsa turned back around with the intention of running inside and checking on the Natmara crystal, but instead was met with a tall, thin man with a black cloak, and murderous yellow eyes

Hey you guys, sorry it took so long for me to update, it is really difficult to come up with original ideas. Also, if you don't know what the Huldrafolk, Revolute blade, and Natmara are, I would suggest reading the book, Forest of Shadows by Kamilla Benko. It is a very intriguing story. Also, I do not own the song "Find a Way" Anyway, I try to update you sooner. Happy New Year!!!!!