Frozen Beyond [gxg]

Surprise!

Well, one thing was for certain.

She did not fare well on a boat. Elsa hunched over the railing, gripping it so hard her nails bit into the wood and caused her knuckles to whiten. Her stomach rolled in gurgling waves and she felt a pressure in her throat that caused her to clutch a hand over her mouth.

"Your highness, are you all right?" One soldier asked behind her.

She took in a few staggering breaths and lifted her head to the blanket of stars that covered the sky. "I'm fine, thank you." She responded poignantly.

She couldn't even admire them. The dusty nebulas that streaked the sky were enchanting, but instead of losing herself to the stars, she had to go below deck to sit down. She scuffed her feet across the deck as she headed down below and hoped the steady interior below deck was a little more centered than the gently rolling deck.

Sitting on the bed in her corridors, she held her head in her hands and let out a groan.

One day, she had hopes of traveling on the sea some with Keahi. But she didn't know if she'd be able to take the rolling knocks of the waves.

Another roll of sickness made her stomach sour. A slam of a high wave had her stiffening like it had physically hit her.

She was on edge and she couldn't relax. She gripped the blankets tightly in her had only just left Arendelle this morning and she couldn't wait to get off this boat.

Another wave hit the sides of the ship and caused it to violently lurch. A knock in one of the walk-in closets caused her to jump up, hands held in front of her as ice speckled and glow around her hands.

The door to the closet spilled open and Anna landed on the ground in front of her.

She almost let out a little squeak of surprise but tampered it and reeled in her ice. "Anna?!" she shouted in disbelief.

Anna groaned and collected herself from her spot on the floor, glancing up at Elsa with a sheepish grin on her lips. "I couldn't let you scale the sea without me!" She complained, expecting Elsa to chide her.

Elsa just gawked at her, her feet glued to the floor. "Anna, you are the Queen of Arendelle you cannot be here!"

"Kristoff has it handled." Anna brushed off her clothes, standing up and waving the worry away.

"The same Kristoff that shares his carrots first with Sven?"

"Hey," Anna pointed at Elsa, "he stopped doing that when I told him it was gross. He's learned a lot over the past year. I trust him to do the best for Arendelle. Besides, he has Matthias, Sven, and Ol—"

"Surprise!" Olaf announced, popping out from one chest in the corner. He took a couple of attempts to jump from the deep clothing chest and finally toppled over the top and ran towards the two. "Are you happy to see me?"

Anna and Elsa shared a look before Elsa paced. "We have to take both of you back."

"No! You pushed me away and almost died when we first discovered The Enchanted Forest. You almost died, again, with Crow. You need me." Anna said with a confident nod and crossed her arms.

"Yeah! And I'm comedic relief!" Olaf said just as confidently and crossed his arms.

Elsa just half lidded stared at the two of them. "Great," she wanted to say more, but queasiness caught her stomach again. She felt the burning sensation of bile in her throat and her hand flew to her mouth.

"You uh, don't look so good. Maybe you should sit?" Anna came over to put her hands on Elsa's shoulders and ease her onto the bed. Anna sat beside her, squeezing her shoulders with her arm gently. "So, do you know where we are going?"

Elsa kept a hand over her mouth until she was sure she wasn't about to throw up. When she was confident, she sat up straight and rubbed a hand down her cheek as she tried to think. She could use the distraction. "Their are a chain of islands about halfway between Arendelle and the Southern Iles. That's where Keahi grew up. The only starting point I have, is to go there."

"That's a good plan." Anna nodded, affirming it.

Elsa felt her throat tighten and before she could stop it, she gagged rather ungracefully and slammed a hand to her mouth.

"Bucket! Get a bucket!" Anna yelled, running around the room to try to find one.

"Why! Why are we getting a bucket!" Olaf yelled unnecessarily, nearly tripping over one. "Found one!"

It was going to be a long night