Some people are worth climbing through overgrowth for {Anna}

[Olaf]

Olaf was still looking for two out of three friends. He had found Kristoff, but he still hadn't found any sign of Anna or Elsa, and Olaf missed them. This place was exciting, full of new and strange people and things, but it just wasn't the same if he couldn't share it with his friends. Plus, there was this whole incredible thing of him not being made out of snow anymore, and he couldn't wait to show Anna and Elsa all these new things about him - like a heartbeat! He had discovered his heartbeat as he walked, finding it quickening and slowing depending on how fast he walked, or ran. Turned out he was what was called 'extremely unfit' as well - having a heartbeat and lungs meant that he had to breath, and he'd discovered that actually that wasn't always as easy as Elsa, Anna and Kristoff had made it look. He'd tried running as he he'd approached the school, but apparently his lungs weren't fans of that. He did get very excited at the speed and volume of his heartbeat, it was like a little drum banging a tune in his chest, but it hadn't been long before he'd started to feel a little dizzy and had to sit down on a nearby tree stump until the drum beat had calmed down a little.



As he'd reached the school, he'd stood for a few minutes staring up at the huge stone castle. It certainly wasn't like Elsa and Anna's castle in Arendelle; he had to admit that their castle was a lot more inviting and welcoming. Although, that could just be because they had plenty of gardeners to keep the grounds in hand, this place was in need to some TLC for sure. Olaf considered offering his services - if he ever found someone in charge, that was.



Wandering the grounds, he'd found himself drawn to this building - it was so big and the doors were so huge and ornate and Olaf had no idea if anyone would be in here - but everyone else was exploring, so he thought why not.  Maybe he'd make some new friends and they could help him find Anna and Elsa.  He slowly made his way into the auditorium, struggling through vines and ivy and bushes and WHAT WAS THAT oh never mind it was just a particularly squishy patch of moss.

And then he saw the stage.  Olaf suddenly felt a longing and a need to be up there.  He rushed forward, climbing up onto the stage and turning to face the seats.  Taking a deep breath, Olaf opened his mouth and sang.

"IN SUMMERRRRR!!"

[Princess Anna]

Anna had been walking past the theatre after another productive morning cleaning up in the ballroom - it was rather fun to pitch in and get her hands dirty, she'd never really had to do it before and there was still a novelty value - when she heard a very familiar voice singing a very familiar song. She brightened up immediately, Olaf was such a sweet, funny little snowman and she worried about him being back in Arendelle all by himself (mostly because he had a knack for getting himself in a lot of trouble), but knowing he was here just made her feel even better!

She rushed towards the theatre, only just stopping herself before the tripped headlong over a bush and realising she should probably take this a little slower, picking her way carefully through the overgrowth towards the place the voice was coming from.

"Olaf!" she called happily "Olaf are you-" she stopped, the stage finally in her sights, and the man standing there looking gleeful was... not Olaf. He was not an adorable little snowman, he was...someone else. She immediately blushed "Oh I'm so sorry! I thought you were someone else, I could have sworn I heard.... sorry!"

[Olaf]

Olaf stopped mid belt as he heard a wonderfully familiar voice. He looked across the auditorium towards the doors and his face lit up into an enormous grin. It was his bestest friend in the whole wide world! He was so happy she was safe, he forgot he was about 4 foot off the ground and ran forward to hug her. He fell face first off the stage, tumbling through the band pit and causing a loud crash as he hit a very old, very dusty drum kit.

"Ouch..." There was that pain again. He jumped up again, brushing himself off and looking at Anna, holding his arms out for a hug and grinning again.

"Anna! It is me! I'm Olaf and I like warm hugs!" He couldn't contain his absolute glee at seeing her. "Oh my goodness we didn't know what had happened to you! When Elsa and Kristoff followed you I said to Sven that I just couldn't stay behind, even if I was the only person left who was qualified to run the kingdom while everyone else came on their adventure, but I couldn't focus on being the king while you were missing! So I told Sven to take over while I was gone and I came to find you! And I did, I found you!"

This was the best day ever.

[Princess Anna]

Anna winced when he went tumbling off the stage. Whoever this person was he was certainly as clumsy as Olaf, although at least the snowman had the excuse of, well, being a snowman. The tumble was probably much easier to deal with when you didn't really feel anything. Although the man seemed just as quick to bounce up as her dear friend would have been.

And then he was talking again and the more he said the more her eyes widened because it was Olaf. The voice, the way he talked, the things he was talking about, there was no doubt about it.

"Olaf?" she asked, amazed "Is...Is that... of course it's you, but, look at you! What happened, you're a person! How are you a person?" she asked, hopping almost excitedly through the vines to get closer to the ex-snowman. She was too excited to see him she didn't even stop to think that she really, really hoped he hadn't actually left a reindeer in charge of the kingdom. Of course, she would also hope that somebody left an actual person in charge when Elsa and Kristoff left, because Olaf... well, he was probably less trustworthy than the reindeer.

[Olaf]

Olaf just nodded vigorously while Anna spoke, grinning widely, overjoyed that she recognised him despite his new, fleshier appearance. He clambered over a few more vines until he finally reached her, wrapping his arms around her and hugging her so tightly he actually lifted her off the floor. He hadn't been able to do that before!

"Isn't it wonderful? I don't need a flurry anymore!" He pointed above his head, indicating the now flurry-less air above his head. "I jumped through the portal as a snowman, and then I landed in the forest and I was a person, I had hands and fingers and nails - look at these nails, no wait, don't, that is a lot of dirt - where does that even come from? - and I have skin and teeth," he grinned widely, showing her as many of his teeth as he could, "and look at my nose! It's so tiny and cute and squishy!"

He grabbed her hands and bounced on the spot. "Tell me all about your adventure, Anna! Are you having the most fun you've ever had in your entire life?!" He thought for a second. "Except for when you met me, obviously."

[Princess Anna]

Anna hugged him back, laughing as she felt her feet lift the floor. He was so much bigger! She used to be able to pick HIM up, and now look at him!

"I see that!" she agreed, though looked obediently up at the empty space above his head, unable to keep from giggling at his ramble "And it's a very cute nose." she reached up and tapped him on it with a grin.

"It's been very interesting. Elsa and Kristoff are here, although I haven't seen Kristoff yet, and I've been helping to clean up. We're going to stay here for a little bit, Elsa and I, do you want to stay here with us?

[Olaf]

"Oo, oo, I saw Kristoff!" Olaf was giddy with excitement, everything was just so utterly wonderful and he had his best friend back and he was big enough to hug her and protect her from bad people like Hans and it was all just so amazingly brilliant! "He was in the stables - I think he misses Sven." Olaf thought for a second. "Maybe I should have brought Sven with me, but then who would run Arendelle?"

Considering the state of the kingdom was hard work. Olaf was pretty glad he'd left it to his reindeer friend. It was just hard work, and all Olaf wanted to do was have fun!

Olaf's eyes lit up at Anna's question. "Do I! Oh gosh it's going to be so much fun! We can explore and Elsa can make it snow and we can play in the snow and then we can play in the sun and I won't melt - Anna I won't melt now! Oh, oh and I made a new friend! I think she used to be a snow lady but she doesn't realise it, but she definitely looks like she's made out of snow. Can I help clean up? I have opposable thumbs now, look!" He held up his hands and wiggled his thumbs for her, a huge grin on his face.

[Princess Anna]

"You did?" Anna grinned "I'll have to check the stables then, maybe he'll be there again and I can catch him." she wanted to find Kristoff soon, although she wasn't too worried, she was sure she'd find him sooner or later, after all she'd already run into Elsa and Olaf, clearly luck was on her side!

"Well that all sounds really wonderful," she laughed at his enthusiasm. It would be nice to have Olaf here with them, not least because it meant they could keep an eye on him and keep him out of trouble, goodness only knew what he'd get up to if they did leave him back in Arendelle alone "Of course you can help clean up! We need lots of help to get this place tidy."

[Olaf]

Olaf nodded vigorously, once again grabbing hold of his head in case it fell off - it was going to take some getting used to how firmly fixed on it was. "Oh I just can't wait until we're all together again and we can have adventures! This is the best place ever!"

He looked around as Anna mentioned that they'd need help. This place really was a mess - Olaf had assumed it was supposed to look like this, seeing as the whole place looked the same, but now he started to think that maybe this wasn't the intended decor after all. He was excited to see what it would look like when it was all fixed up.

A thought crossed his mind and he turned suddenly to Anna, grabbing her hand again. "What if someone made it like this? What if there's someone with powers like Elsa... but for plants!" He stared at her with his eyes wide, waiting for her to react as amazed at his brilliance as he was.

[Princess Anna]

Anna nodded in enthusiastic agreement, there was something about his enthusiasm that was infectious, she hadn't appreciated it quite as much during their trip to find Elsa because there'd been so much to worry about, but now when she was happy to be here as well? It was easy to get caught up in his joy.

"That's what I said!" she gasped "Milo, the person I met when I first arrived, he wasn't sure but he admitted it could have been the case, but he's been here before and he didn't know anybody it could have been, but maybe it was! There hasn't been any sign of anyone who might have done it, but I think it seems likely."

[Olaf]

"Oh my goodness..." Olaf didn't need Anna to say anything else to confirm that he was absolutely, completely, and utterly right. If they had both had the same idea, then it must be right! There must be someone around who had lost control of their powers, just like Elsa had back in Arendelle, and needed their help! They helped Elsa and saved Anna before, now they needed to team up and do it again!

"We have to find them!" Olaf said loudly, nodding profusely. "We have to help them! We'll go and get Kristoff, and we'll team up and we'll go and find them and help them fix everything, just like we did with Elsa!" He had a sudden thought which excited him even more, if that was even possible. "They might need an act of true love to save them, just like you and Elsa! We can find them their true love and reunite them and they'll live happily ever after... and then maybe we won't have to do all that cleaning after all."

[Princess Anna]

Anna had to admit she kind of liked the sound of that, especially the part where they didn't have to do any cleaning, as much as she was enjoying it not having to do it would also be nice. Plus it would be lovely to find somebody's true love and help them get their happily ever after.

"Well, we have to see if we can figure out for sure if that's the case, first," she at least but the brakes on Olaf's plan slightly, she didn't want him rushing off looking for someone who potentially didn't even exist, even if she kind of hoped they did "and then, once we know, we can go looking for them. Together."

[Olaf]

"Together." Olaf repeated with a satisfied, happy smile. Together - just as it should be, Anna and Kristoff and Elsa and Olaf. Only Sven was missing, which made Olaf a little bit sad. He hoped Sven had enough carrots and people were listening to his instructions and letting him rule the best way he thought. King Sven - Olaf thought it had a good ring to it.

"We should go and find the others right away so we can get started. We'll be like a crack team of mystery solvers, and everyone will want to be our friends and we'll make everyone so happy!" He grinned happily. "I can't wait to make friends with everyone."

[Princess Anna]

Anna smiled at Olaf's enthusiasm.
"Well we don't have to rush, but why don't we go and find the others? I don't suppose you know where to find Kristoff?" she could take Olaf to where Elsa was, it would make it easier for the three of them to stay in touch (or, more accurately, for the two of them to keep an eye on Olaf), but she hadn't seen Kristoff yet and if Olaf knew where he was, that would be good. Because he was here on his own and she hadn't seem him yet. No other reason.

"I'm sure you'll make lots of friends," she added, it would be good for Olaf to meet more people, he always liked to learn so much, the people here would have so much to tell him.

[Olaf]

“Well, he was in the stables, that was a while ago but he’s probably still there, it smells like horses and horses sort of smell like reindeer and Sven is a reindeer and Kristoff loves Sven and Sven isn’t here so he probably misses Sven so he’s probably in the stables because it’s comforting so he might still be there’s now!” Olaf smiled broadly, pleased with his own logic.

“Oh I bet you’ll be so happy to see Kristoff, and he’ll be so happy to see you, and you’ll hug and laugh and cry and it will be so beautiful.” Olaf began to well up at the thought of this happy reunion. “If you two need privacy I’m an excellent door guard.”

“Do you really think so?” He asked excitedly, his eyes lighting up at the thought of all the friends he could make. “You’ll still be my bestest friend in the whole wide world though, that will never ever change. You’re special.” He said with a smile, before giving Anna another hug. He was definitely a fan of this whole being big enough to hug people properly, and not just their calf thing.