So this is going to be the last chapter before the epilogue. I'm so sorry this took so long to post. I've just been very swamped with work and my classes. The final chapter should be up within a week!

What's going on? Elsa's vision was blurred by a bright blue light that seemed to be emanating from within her. She could barely make out the sound of voices over the icy torrent raging inside her head. Is that Anna? Why is she here? Wait who is that other person? A soft hand delicately touched her bare shoulder and suddenly her world went black. The pounding in her head had been replaced with a serene peacefulness and her vision slowly faded away.

Thin folds of skin fluttered open as the light slowly filled her eyes. A pair of dashing blue birds flew overhead softly singing a sweet melody of chirps that intertwined with the softly blowing wind to create a mesmerizing song. A cool, wet sensation raced against the exposed skin of her lower back while the ice around her quickly melted in the summer sun.

'S-sun? Why is it so warm?' Elsa struggled to stand as he feet slid over the slippery surface beneath her. 'Where am I?' She turned her head around to take in the surroundings. She stood in the middle of a frozen clearing lined with ferociously tall pine trees whose branches were laden down with several inches of flawless snow.

A loud rumble tore through the silence as the thin layer of clouds parted overhead. The snow laden trees were suddenly free of their cold prison while their branched and needles were freely exposed to the crisp air of the clearing.

The blonde looked towards the source of the terrifying sound. The sky. 'Wh-what's happening?' Elsa began to tremble when she could not identify the danger that would soon be upon her. A shrill gasp escaped her lips when she saw an icy hand as large as a building stretch down from the sky.

The cool fingers wrapped around the screaming blonde. Elsa wailed and beat against the hand that was around her, feebly trying to escape its grasp. In a few seconds she had broken through the clouds above and was overlooking the landscape around her. The entirety of the planet was covered in ice and snow, as if some horrible storm had destroyed the Earth.

The cool fingers opened and allowed Elsa to fall into the slippery palm. A second hand came from the sky and laid one of it's giant fingers upon her shoulder. A raw energy surged through her body as she began to shake and quiver under the immense pressure.

A soft, but authoritative, voice broke through the sky. "It is yours now Elsa. All yours."

'Wh-what's mine? What are you talking about?' She was fervently shouting at the pair of hands that surrounded her. 'What's going on?'

"Control."

'Control? What are you talking about?'

"That's what is yours. Control. These powers you have hidden from will no longer control you. You will control them. Always."

'Wh-why? H-how?'

"True love Elsa. True love. All will be explained in time." The pair of icy hands overturned and let Elsa rush forward to meet the now thawed ground below her with a sickening thud.

With a jolt Elsa slowly opened her eyes. Ow. She was lying in a muddy bank as she overheard voices behind her. What is going on? Why does my head hurt so much? She slowly turned her head over her shoulder and saw Anna and Kristoff talking about something that seemed important. I don't want to interrupt. But I need answers. She softly cleared her throat before speaking.

"Wh-what happened?" The words had barely escaped her mouth when she passed out and crumpled into the mud.

"Elsa…" A sharp prodding jolted into the blondes side as she grumbled awake. "Psssst. Elsa wake up." Her eyelids fluttered open and was greeted with the sight of a mess of red hair and drool covered cheeks.

"Wh-what happened? Where am I?"

"Back in our room silly. Are you feeling ok?" Anna brushed away the strands of loose hair dangling over the blondes face. "You've been out for almost a day now."

"B-but what happened?" Why won't she just tell me? What did I do? Elsa sat up and looked towards Anna. "Please tell me what I did."

The redheads eyes grew wide and placed her hands on Elsa's shoulders. "No, no, no. You didn't do anything. Well I mean besides saving my life and all. But no, you didn't do anything bad. I promise." Her voice lowered as she started to hesitate. "Your mom did something."

Mom? What? "M-my mom? What do you mean?"

"Well you see you were on this lake and then Hans tried-"

"Hans? Where is that bastard?!" I swear I will kill that excuse for a person.

"Oh the police arrested him. They said this time he's going to the facility indefinitely. But anyways, he tried to attack you but some forcefield or something knocked him back. Then I ran into the storm to get you and nothing bad happened to me. Then before you know it some tall brunette is standing next to me saying she's your mom. She says that ever since she left she has been watching over you. Then she goes on this rant about saving you and put her hand on your shoulder." Her eyes shifted away from Elsa's piercing gaze. "Th-then she turned to ice and just turned to dust. But suddenly the storm died and everything was peaceful again."

"Control…"

"What?"

So that's what that voice meant. I have control! "Anna. I have control of my powers now!"

"Wait what? I thought you could control them anyways."

"To an extent I could. But now, now I know that no matter what happens, the ice won't do what I don't want it to! This is amazing!"

"B-but what about your mom?"

"M-mom…" Mom. Why did you leave us? What did we do? What did I do? "...mom." Several tears began to fall from her eyes, and for the first time, they didn't freeze. "I-I don't know. I had always assumed she just left us for good. I-I never thought she was watching over me all this time." Elsa sank to the floor and pulled her knees close against her chest. "She sacrificed herself for me. I always thought that she never loved me…" Several tears fell from her cheeks. "... I guess I was wrong."

"She always loved you Elsa." Anna placed a soft kiss atop the blondes forehead. "And I will never stop loving you. I promise."

After everything I have put her through she still finds the strength to make me smile. I can't believe how much I need this girl.

"I love you Anna." Elsa nustled her head into the cradle of Anna's arms and slowly drifted off to sleep.