Frozen Beyond [gxg]

Short Story: Marshmallows Crown

Keahi scratched the side of her head while she watched Olaf attempt to walk — correction, stumble up the hill while face-planting multiple times. It was just too steep for him to shamble up.

She had to hand it to him; he was determined. Rolling her eyes, she walked up behind the magical snowman. "Hey, snowman, where exactly are you going?" She asked, planting her leg behind him to keep Olaf from falling backward.

"To the North Mountain. I want to check on Marshmallow and the mini's at the ice palace."

Keahi cocked a brow and shook her hands in front of her in a 'wait a second' motion. "What ice palace and there's more of you?"

"Kinda." Olaf happily hummed, stopping and looking up at Keahi and gasping like some great idea just went off in his head. "Do you want to come, Ah Ha?"

"Uh, yeah. Why haven't I heard of all this before now?" Keahi exclaimed. She was ready to zip right up the damn mountain with or without Olaf.

"Probably because it was a difficult time with the ending of old toxic traits and the start of self-discovery and overcoming the fear of her own magical manifestations." He huffed out in a jumble of word vomit.

Keahi blinked. She was not expecting that. "Well, that was... unexpectedly deep for, you know, you."

"I get that a lot." He absently said as he walked to the water's edge. Nokk materialized from the water and whinnied. "Oh look! We can ride Nokk!"

"I'm not getting on Princess charmings' steed. Besides that thing tried to kill me a few weeks ago."

Nokk reached out to bite her, and she stumbled back and hitched a thumb, annoyed. "See? The water cow doesn't like me."

"That's because it's a water reindeer get it right, Ah Ha."

Keahi snapped at him, "You are absolutely correct. Now let's get walking I want to see this ice palace." She grinned, hitching a thumb over her shoulder.

Olaf finally conceded with a dramatic sigh and trudged behind her for the long walk to the North Mountain.

***

Keahi stood in front of the large ice palace, eyes drifted upwards as she craned her head back and her jaw dropped open. "Holy — Elsa made this?"

"Yep. We can go right in, they know me well here." He chuckled, brushing off his shoulder like some royalty to this massive ice palace.

It still stunned Keahi how beautiful it was. And how massive. Elsa had made this right when she really let go of her powers? It was amazing!

"Oh, uh, one thing." Olaf halted deliberately in front of her, causing her to nearly slam into him. "Don't touch Marshmallows crown."

"Why?"

"You ask too many questions Ah Ha." He shot back as the heavy doors opened. The sound reverberated over the ice, echoing until it fizzled out and it left them with nothing but quiet.

Keahi and Olaf walked to the center of the room, she crossed her arms while Olaf excitedly zipped back and forth. "Marshmallow! Minis!" He called.

A few seconds later, the ground shook with each heavy step as Marshmallow rounded the corner.

Keahi's eyes widened, and she leapt back in surprise, "Holy abominable snowman! Elsa made that?!"

"We don't curse around here Ah Ha." Olaf chided, Keahi just scowled. Olaf turned his attention back to Marshmallow. "Marshmallow, this is Ah Ha. Ah Ha, Marshmallow."