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Sorry About The Mess (now renamed Shadows of the North) is a Frozen (2013) Fan Fiction about what happens to Elsa, Anna and Kristoff after the events of the movie. An ambassador from Weselton has arrived to try and make amends with Queen Elsa and the rest of Arendelle, bringing gifts and an official apology from the King of Weselton. Not all is as it seems, though, as one of the items that came with the ambassador has a mind of its own and will stop at nothing to bring about its dark purpose.

It can be found here.

A prequel named Elsa and the Wendigo is being written at the moment. It deals with Elsa and Anna's punishment of Hans for his actions towards them as well as addressing the notion that a number of ice creatures now notice Elsa's power and are being drawn to it, in particular the titular Wendigo, an Algonquin monster with powers over winter.


Sorry About The Mess contains examples of:

  • Adaptational Karma: In the movie, the Duke of Weselton loses his trade treaty with Arendelle for trying to kill Elsea, and Weselton is hit with an outright embargo. Here, the punishment is taken further; according to his successor, the Duke was officially stripped of his title and lands and promptly sent to Weselton's southern allies to "learn proper manners".
  • Adaptation Expansion: The Duke of Weselton's hostile attitude towards magic in the movie explained here: He was one of the leaders who led the final charge against the Witch Queen of the North, and his experiences caused him to become an anti-magic extremist.
  • Angels, Devils and Squid: The basics of the supernatural. Grand Pabbie, The Mirror and the various member of an unnamed third tribe were once all part of the same group but they parted ways some time ago for various reasons
  • Apology Gift: Weselton sent at ship full of them to Elsa, Anna, and a few for Kristoff in an attempt to apologize for the Duke's attempt at killing Elsa. Each gift has a personal note attached to it and most of them fit the recipient like a glove. Elsa, Anna and Kristoff are each more than a little discomforted by how much attention the Duke must have paid them in order to get them just the right gifts.
  • Can't Hold His Liquor: Olaf. Zig-Zagged, as at first he seems entirely unaffected, though later he gets just as drunk as everyone else.
  • Casting a Shadow: Anna gains Shadow magic midway through the story in contrast to Elsa's Ice magic.
  • The Drunken Sailor: The sailors on board Lord Derek's ship decide to see who can drink more: Lord Derek, their liege lord and the ambassador from Weselton, or Olaf, the sentient snowman. It doesn't end in Lord Derek's favor.
  • Every Man Has His Price: Kristoff, Elsa, and Anna suspect that Weselton is giving them lavish Apology Gifts (including chocolates for Elsa and Anna, who are established in canon to be chocolate lovers) as some sort of bribe to make the previous Duke's actions Easily Forgiven.
  • Exotic Extended Marriage: The trolls believe in Polyamory with wives having multiple husbands while any one of those husbands may have multiple other wives as well. Kristoff says that for a time he had five fathers and three mothers.
  • Fantastic Racism: A few different times, like Captain Wells against Witches.
  • Malicious Misnaming: The previous Duke of Weselton's actions had not endeared Weselton - "Weasel town" to the main characters.
  • Marry Them All: Taking a leaf out of Kristoff's familial book, this is how Kristoff, Anna and Elsa solve the problem of who gets to stay with who.
  • Named by the Adaptation: Grand Pabbie's name is Dovregubbens, The Mountain King. Kristoff is given a "troll name" in Dovregubbensarving, The Mountain King's Heir, which makes him a troll prince with a mouthful of a name. This is also something of a test, as this is a fact that will be revealed in time but at the moment isn't published anywhere just yet.

  • Nightmare Sequence: Lord Derek is forced to relive the most wretched, terrible moments of his life and see his worst fears come to life after Anna uses Shadow magic on him. Played with, as he doesn't see monsters or the like but instead relives the moment he was forced to kill his wife for hours on end.
  • Power Perversion Potential: After having grown up with almost no contact with people, Elsa had some interesting ideas on how to utilize her ice powers in regards to her ability to create living snowmen.
  • Shout-Out
    • Kristoff's sword was crafted by an expert Spanish swordsmith named Domingo Montoya
    • Grand Pabbie marries Kristoff, Anna and Elsa through the authority granted him by The One Above All
  • Start of Darkness: Played with, as Anna starts to become evil due to the Mirror's influence on her, though she is saved by Elsa and Kristoff.
  • True Name: Grand Pabbie's name is not Pabbie, but is in fact Dovregubbens, The Mountain King. As such, Kristoff's "troll name" is Dovregubbensarving, The Mountain King's Heir, which makes him a troll prince with a mouthful of a name. This is also something of a test, as this is a fact that will be revealed in time but at the moment isn't published anywhere just yet.
  • Wham Line: "She melted in his arms and for a brief, shining moment all was right in the world and he tried to pretend that everything was as it once was. Then he pulled the dagger from his belt and that dream ended."

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