Anna was on the floor, writhing in pain. Sweat drenched her face and started to seep into her nightgown. The putrid stench of the vomit around her would have disgusted her if she hadn't felt like all of her senses had been cut off.

Blood curdling screams tumbled off the redhead's lips. Veins throbbed in Anna's body and she could feel the blood rushing through her at an unheard of rate. She found herself wishing that she would just pass out or, even better, die. Anything to get away from the pain she was feeling at the moment. Her fists were clenched so tight that her fingernails dug into the skin of her palms. She hadn't realized it at the time, but her fingernails had actually elongated so slowly that the pain of it had just mixed in with the rest of what she was feeling.

Her eyes were clenched, she was in so much pain, all she could see was white.

″Elsa!″

The redhead's screams could be heard all throughout the castle. It was a matter of moments before Elsa was shaken out of the fictional world of the novel she had been peacefully reading and was alerted to the noise. She shot out of her bed in panic and raced towards Anna's room, praying that there hadn't been an intruder torturing her.

″Elsa!″

The sound of glass shattering rang just as Elsa arrived outside her little sister's bedroom. When she tried to open the door, it was locked.

″Anna!″ She banged on the door. When she got no response, she banged harder. Once again getting no response, she threw her body up against the door. Pain shot through her shoulder, but she didn't care. She threw her body against the door again.

And again.

And again.

Ramming against it one last time, the door burst open. Elsa tumbled to the ground, accidentally sending a jolt of frost everywhere. Frantically she looked around her little sister's room, not seeing her anywhere. However, the girl's nightgown was in shreds all over the floor.

″Anna!″ Elsa called out again. She shouted the name over and over, getting no response but that of the wind howling. She stumbled to the window, where broken glass lay all around the floor. Shards stuck into her feet, but she paid them no mind. She would tend to the injuries later.

Sticking her head out the window, wary of the violently sharp glass still attached to the panes, she felt a blast of cold air hit her cheek. Even though the freezing air didn't bother her, she knew her sister wouldn't be able to take it for too long.

Rustling down below on the castle grounds caught Elsa's attention. An obviously injured animal rose to its feet, whimpering. The color of the animal's fur reminded the woman of her sister. Upon looking up and seeing Elsa, it howled and bared frighteningly sharp teeth. It seemed to be shocked at the noise it had made.

″Guards!″ Elsa called out. She repeated the word over and over as she ran down the halls of the castle until one of them finally found her.

″What's the matter, Queen?″ The man in the blue uniform asked. Kai and Gerda ran up behind him.

″It's Anna. She's gone missing. The window in her room is shattered, but I don't see any signs of her below.″ Elsa thought against telling them about the animal she had seen. Something in her gut advised her against it. ″Kai, fetch me my horse. I—″

″Your Majesty, I don't think that's such a go—″

″Kai, fetch me my horse.″ Elsa interjected, a fierce look on her face. The man nodded and went down the hall. Elsa went to her room and changed into proper clothes. She made her way to the main entrance of the castle where Kai had been waiting with her horse.

″Your Majesty, please do be careful.″ Kai said as he waved goodbye to the queen.

Anna found herself in a cave lying on the cold stone ground. She tried to stand up but upon doing so, she toppled over. She landed in a slushy puddle, wincing at the sudden coldness. Placing her hands out to try and right herself again, she yelped at the hairiness that had met her eyes. Once again, she slipped to the floor. Her breathing got heavy and shallow as she brought a hand (paw?) closer to her face, trying to get a good look at it in the dark.

She tried speaking, but all that came out was a growl.

What's happening? Where am I?

Elsa…

There was a growling from somewhere deeper in the cave. Anna paced around, waiting for whatever it was to show itself.

A large grey wolf showed itself. It eyed the smaller animal, snarling at it and baring its teeth. Anna then knew that she had trespassed into its territory. She took small steps backwards, hoping to avoid any sort of confrontation, but she knew it wouldn't work. The animal lunged at her, pushing her to the ground and clawing at her viciously. Teeth dug into her stomach, causing her to let out a loud yelp.

Something in her took over. She started fighting back, discovering a strength she hadn't realized she had. She was suddenly able to push the larger animal off of her. She found herself standing over the beast. Without any hesitation whatsoever, she clamped her jaw down on the animal's neck and tore away a huge chunk. The larger animal let out a howl of pain and managed to get out from under Anna. It ran from the cave not to be seen again.

″Anna!″ Elsa called out into the woods. ″Anna!″

The air was cold and snow covered the ground all around. The royal guards had advised Elsa to stay near them, but she didn't listen to them. It was them she feared for. She knew that no one should have been out in the current weather, especially not her sister.

Elsa's horse stopped near the entrance to a cave. Warily, it took a few steps closer to it, peering inside. Something inside the cave, a rustling or eyes or something, spooked the horse, causing it to toss its rider of its back. Elsa landed in the powdery snow, watching in terror as her horse ran off.

Great, now what am I supposed to do?

A sudden growl came from near the cave. Scared, Elsa stuck her hands out, prepared to send an icy blast at whatever had made the noise. A red furred animal took cautious steps out of the mouth off the cave and the queen soon recognized it as the animal she had seen outside her sister's window. There was something odd about it this time though. As it took steps closer to Elsa, its form seemed to change ever so slightly.

Elsa took a few steps away, receiving a growl from the thing. Though, it didn't look like it had any aggressive intent. It was almost as if the beast was trying to… talk. It moved its jaw around with a look on confusion, as if it were trying to figure out how to make the thing work.

The animal suddenly let out a loud howl and collapsed to the ground. With slight hesitation, Elsa ran to it and knelt down beside it. Blood coated fur caught the queen's attention. She placed a hand on it, eliciting a whimper from the animal. It opened its eyes and blue orbs shown, reminding Elsa an awful lot of her sister.

The woman rose to her feet at the reminder of the task at hand. As soon as she straightened herself, the beast righted itself as well and looked up at her, worry shrouding its eyes.

It happened so quickly that Elsa's brain was hardly able to comprehend it. The animal that had been sitting in front of her just moments before started taking on a completely new form.

A human form.

The woman backed away in terror as the person stood up, holding her head in her hands. Elsa froze in awe as she was struck with the sudden realization…

″A-Anna?″

Her naked sister collapsed to the ground. Elsa ran to her, taking off her cloak and placing it around the smaller girl's shoulders. Anna tried to speak but whenever she did it seemed to pain her as she cringed and folded into herself, clutching her side. It was then that Elsa realized the huge gash in her little sister's stomach again. Anna pulled the cloak tight around her, shivering furiously. The platinum haired woman picked her up in hopes that her horse would come out of the woods and return to her.

He never did.

By the time they had arrived back at the castle, the sun was already rising. If Elsa had to guess, she would say it was maybe six or seven in the morning.

It took Elsa nearly three hours to carry her sister back to the castle. She had to keep reminding the younger girl to keep pressure on the wound in her stomach, but she knew Anna didn't have the energy or strength to.

Upon coming through the main entrance, the women were swarmed by guards. The queen waved them away, telling them she would take care of it. with the last bit of energy she had, she carried Anna to her room.

″Elsa?″

The older woman was shocked to hear her sister speak as she placed her down in her bed. Elsa pushed strands of red hair out of her face and cupped a freckled cheek in her cold hand.

″Elsa, what's happening to me?″ Tears started forming in the girl's eyes as her voice quivered. Elsa had never seen her sister to be so scared.

″I don't know…″ The woman turned away and went to Anna's wardrobe to fetch her something to put on. A million thoughts had raced through her mind all at once. Of course her sister would have some sort of weird ability; it wasn't enough for the world to have just one freak like her. It just had to harbor two.

Even though Elsa herself had always known about her powers and never had them just thrown at her unexpectedly, she was still afraid of them. She knew how Anna must have been feeling. She knew that Anna was currently terrified of herself and she knew that she had to do something about it.

Handing her sister a dress to change into, she gave her a sympathetic look and momentarily left the room to give her privacy. When Anna was done getting changed, she called for the older woman to come back in.

″I want to go see the trolls.″ There was an unexpected sternness to her words, but Elsa just nodded.

″You have to rest first. Let's get a doctor to look at that cut.″

Anna nodded and felt her stomach for the injury. Elsa watched as the girl's eyes widened. Not in horror or shock, but more so in awe.

″What's wrong?″ Elsa lightly touched the girl's shoulder.

″It's not there anymore… It was a huge bite ri-right here,″ She placed her hand on her stomach, absently looking straightforward. ″And now it's not there anymore.″