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27. Resolving Arendelle’s Crisis
Leonard considered Thor’s words. Despite their care, it seemed that their very presence had changed events in Arendelle. “But we haven’t really.”
“The butterfly effect,” Lena said.
“What she said, more or less,” Thor added.
“Of course,” Leonard said. Still, it was a stretch.
“So, what now?” Lena asked.
“We rescue Princess Anna,” Thor answered, as if that was obvious.
They approached the palace. “Heimdall says Anna is in a room somewhere,” Thor said.
“Can’t we just beam or bifrost her out of there?” Lena said.
“Elsa’s magic is throwing off interference,” Thor said. “Besides, the Bifrost works best outdoors. But we can break our way in,” he added as he hefted Mjolnir.
“Oh of course,” Lena said.
They approached the palace. It was obvious that what sources of heat there were, were inefficient in the face of the forces Elsa had unleashed. Lena took out her tricorder. “One weak lifesign in a room on this side,” she said.
“We don’t have much time,” Thor said.
“Let’s do this.” Lena said with determination.
Leonard sighed.
Princess Anna was getting colder by the second. The sting of Hans’ betrayal filled her, but her love for Elsa was stronger. ‘I have to get out of here!’ she thought. She tried the door again. It was still locked. Suddenly the opposite wall caved in and she looked and saw what looked like some sort of war hammer come to rest on the floor. ‘Wait? Is that Mjolnir?’ she thought.
Thor called Mjolnir back to him as he entered through the hole in the wall of the palace, followed by Lena and Leonard. Princess Anna looked a little shocked.
“Are you Thor?”
“Yes,” he answered. “And you’re Princess Anna. We have to find Queen Elsa immediately. We need to stop Prince Hans’ plans.”
Anna stumbled forwards and collapsed into Thor’s arms. “He’s taking over Arendelle!”
“That’s why we need to find Elsa,” Thor said.
“And see if her familial love can save you,” Lena added.
“It’ll be slow going,” Leonard said.
“Heimdall reports that she’s left her ice castle and is approaching the city,” Thor said. “We need to get to her before Hans does.”
Lena used her tricorder. “There’s still too much interference.”
“We need to get closer,” Thor said.
“Of course,” Leonard said.
Thor then twirled Mjolnir. “Hold on,” he said.
All three held onto him and they flew out of the room.
“I don’t suppose that you can do this without getting colder?” Lena asked, as she looked at Anna next to her.
“I’m afraid not,” Thor answered. “But we’ll land shortly,”
“Good, because, the wind is getting through my clothes,” Leonard said.
“I’m detecting something ahead,” Lena said as she held her tricorder tightly. “It’s probably Elsa.”
“You’re right,” Thor responded. “She’s approaching the city.”
They landed in the middle of the fjord. “She should be very close,” Thor said.
Lena looked and saw two people. One was Queen Elsa, but the other was Hans, who had her at sword point!
“No!” Thor called out as he released Mjolnir.
Mjolnir knocked the sword out of Hans’ hands before returning to Thor who was running up.
Hans looked shocked, while Elsa looked relieved.
“Your attempt at taking over Arendelle is over!” Thor said.
“Wrong! Thor, if it is even is Thor,” Hans said. “The Queen is a monster, and the princess is nearly dead! Their royal house is at an end.”
“She’s dying?” Elsa asked. “I don’t know how to fix it!”
“You have to try, not only for Anna’s sake, but for Arendelle’s, maybe the whole world,” Lena said.
“Grand Pabbie said something about love,” Anna said.
“What did you say?” Elsa asked.
“Grand Pabbie? Love?” Anna asked.
Elsa remembered being at the Trolls home the first time she had hurt Anna, just before she had withdrawn from her. ‘But I needed to be by myself,’ she thought. But she now saw that she had hurt Anna in another way, and made her desperate for connection, which made her incredibly vulnerable to Hans’ attention. ‘True love,’ she thought. ‘Familial love.’
“Elsa?” Anna asked.
“Love? Is it that simple?” Elsa asked herself. She thought for a moment and decided to try.
Lena watched as a wave of energy emanated from Elsa. First it was Anna, who no longer looked like she was on the edge of freezing to death. The ice grey in her hair gave way to the usual fiery ginger. Then the snow stopped and the ice in the fjord started to melt.
On Baffin, the Bridge had been quiet after Emerson had followed Frigga into the Observation Lounge.
“Something’s changing. Temperatures in Arendelle are now rising,” Janelle Browne, one of the junior science officers, reported.
“On screen,” Lieutenant Aria Greene said.
The screen showed the snow disappearing from Arendelle and the surrounding regions.
“Bridge to Commander Emerson,” Greene said.
“Report.”
“The anomalous winter is disappearing.”
“Try to contact the away teams,” Emerson said, as he turned from Frigga to the window.
“Aye, sir.”
Lena and Leonard watched as Elsa gave Olaf his own snowstorm to sustain him. Then the Baffin contacted them.
“Baffin to Andersen and Albert, some in.”
Lena discretely tapped her commbadge. “Andersen here, we’re returning shortly.”
“Understood, Greene out.
“We can easily Bifrost onto your ship. It would be better than revealing your teleportation technology,” Thor said.
Lena nodded. “OK.”
Thor raised Mjolnir, “Heimdall, Bifrost for three to Baffin now.”
Lena and Leonard stepped next to Thor.
“So…” Lena asked.
“In a moment. But say farewell to Elsa and Anna first.”
“Oh of course.”
“Thanks for the help,” Anna said. “Even if you didn’t do much.”
“You’re welcome,” Lena said.
“And I hope you find what you’re looking for.”
As they entered the Bifrost Leonard looked around. ‘This is colourful!’ he thought. However, it was only about ten seconds before they arrived in one of Baffin’s corridors.
“Deck 2, near the Mess Hall,” Lena commented.
“Deck 1 was too small,” Thor said.
“Of course,” Lena said. She tapped her commbadge. “Andersen to Emerson, Albert and I are back aboard.”
“Lu and Hernandez are beaming up now. Report to the Observation Lounge,” Emerson ordered.
“On our way!”
Leonard considered Thor’s words. Despite their care, it seemed that their very presence had changed events in Arendelle. “But we haven’t really.”
“The butterfly effect,” Lena said.
“What she said, more or less,” Thor added.
“Of course,” Leonard said. Still, it was a stretch.
“So, what now?” Lena asked.
“We rescue Princess Anna,” Thor answered, as if that was obvious.
They approached the palace. “Heimdall says Anna is in a room somewhere,” Thor said.
“Can’t we just beam or bifrost her out of there?” Lena said.
“Elsa’s magic is throwing off interference,” Thor said. “Besides, the Bifrost works best outdoors. But we can break our way in,” he added as he hefted Mjolnir.
“Oh of course,” Lena said.
They approached the palace. It was obvious that what sources of heat there were, were inefficient in the face of the forces Elsa had unleashed. Lena took out her tricorder. “One weak lifesign in a room on this side,” she said.
“We don’t have much time,” Thor said.
“Let’s do this.” Lena said with determination.
Leonard sighed.
Princess Anna was getting colder by the second. The sting of Hans’ betrayal filled her, but her love for Elsa was stronger. ‘I have to get out of here!’ she thought. She tried the door again. It was still locked. Suddenly the opposite wall caved in and she looked and saw what looked like some sort of war hammer come to rest on the floor. ‘Wait? Is that Mjolnir?’ she thought.
Thor called Mjolnir back to him as he entered through the hole in the wall of the palace, followed by Lena and Leonard. Princess Anna looked a little shocked.
“Are you Thor?”
“Yes,” he answered. “And you’re Princess Anna. We have to find Queen Elsa immediately. We need to stop Prince Hans’ plans.”
Anna stumbled forwards and collapsed into Thor’s arms. “He’s taking over Arendelle!”
“That’s why we need to find Elsa,” Thor said.
“And see if her familial love can save you,” Lena added.
“It’ll be slow going,” Leonard said.
“Heimdall reports that she’s left her ice castle and is approaching the city,” Thor said. “We need to get to her before Hans does.”
Lena used her tricorder. “There’s still too much interference.”
“We need to get closer,” Thor said.
“Of course,” Leonard said.
Thor then twirled Mjolnir. “Hold on,” he said.
All three held onto him and they flew out of the room.
“I don’t suppose that you can do this without getting colder?” Lena asked, as she looked at Anna next to her.
“I’m afraid not,” Thor answered. “But we’ll land shortly,”
“Good, because, the wind is getting through my clothes,” Leonard said.
“I’m detecting something ahead,” Lena said as she held her tricorder tightly. “It’s probably Elsa.”
“You’re right,” Thor responded. “She’s approaching the city.”
They landed in the middle of the fjord. “She should be very close,” Thor said.
Lena looked and saw two people. One was Queen Elsa, but the other was Hans, who had her at sword point!
“No!” Thor called out as he released Mjolnir.
Mjolnir knocked the sword out of Hans’ hands before returning to Thor who was running up.
Hans looked shocked, while Elsa looked relieved.
“Your attempt at taking over Arendelle is over!” Thor said.
“Wrong! Thor, if it is even is Thor,” Hans said. “The Queen is a monster, and the princess is nearly dead! Their royal house is at an end.”
“She’s dying?” Elsa asked. “I don’t know how to fix it!”
“You have to try, not only for Anna’s sake, but for Arendelle’s, maybe the whole world,” Lena said.
“Grand Pabbie said something about love,” Anna said.
“What did you say?” Elsa asked.
“Grand Pabbie? Love?” Anna asked.
Elsa remembered being at the Trolls home the first time she had hurt Anna, just before she had withdrawn from her. ‘But I needed to be by myself,’ she thought. But she now saw that she had hurt Anna in another way, and made her desperate for connection, which made her incredibly vulnerable to Hans’ attention. ‘True love,’ she thought. ‘Familial love.’
“Elsa?” Anna asked.
“Love? Is it that simple?” Elsa asked herself. She thought for a moment and decided to try.
Lena watched as a wave of energy emanated from Elsa. First it was Anna, who no longer looked like she was on the edge of freezing to death. The ice grey in her hair gave way to the usual fiery ginger. Then the snow stopped and the ice in the fjord started to melt.
On Baffin, the Bridge had been quiet after Emerson had followed Frigga into the Observation Lounge.
“Something’s changing. Temperatures in Arendelle are now rising,” Janelle Browne, one of the junior science officers, reported.
“On screen,” Lieutenant Aria Greene said.
The screen showed the snow disappearing from Arendelle and the surrounding regions.
“Bridge to Commander Emerson,” Greene said.
“Report.”
“The anomalous winter is disappearing.”
“Try to contact the away teams,” Emerson said, as he turned from Frigga to the window.
“Aye, sir.”
Lena and Leonard watched as Elsa gave Olaf his own snowstorm to sustain him. Then the Baffin contacted them.
“Baffin to Andersen and Albert, some in.”
Lena discretely tapped her commbadge. “Andersen here, we’re returning shortly.”
“Understood, Greene out.
“We can easily Bifrost onto your ship. It would be better than revealing your teleportation technology,” Thor said.
Lena nodded. “OK.”
Thor raised Mjolnir, “Heimdall, Bifrost for three to Baffin now.”
Lena and Leonard stepped next to Thor.
“So…” Lena asked.
“In a moment. But say farewell to Elsa and Anna first.”
“Oh of course.”
“Thanks for the help,” Anna said. “Even if you didn’t do much.”
“You’re welcome,” Lena said.
“And I hope you find what you’re looking for.”
As they entered the Bifrost Leonard looked around. ‘This is colourful!’ he thought. However, it was only about ten seconds before they arrived in one of Baffin’s corridors.
“Deck 2, near the Mess Hall,” Lena commented.
“Deck 1 was too small,” Thor said.
“Of course,” Lena said. She tapped her commbadge. “Andersen to Emerson, Albert and I are back aboard.”
“Lu and Hernandez are beaming up now. Report to the Observation Lounge,” Emerson ordered.
“On our way!”
