All was quiet from on top of the small hill with the exception of the wind's low howling and the horses' calm and anxious movements. Hiccup dared to speak up and ask, "Jack, can you see her?" The brown haired former city boy looked up at his partner whose strangely colored white hair fluttered lightly in the breeze, saw the heavy bags under his eyes and the steam seethe out of his skin, but he remained as still as a statue.

Looking through the crosshairs of the rifle's scope with one light blue open, he could definitely see Rapunzel standing on top of a horse, the noose hanging from the branch above her draping loosely around her neck. Tears were brimming down her face as her green eyes shifted warily. "Yeah," the white haired man replied with a hoarse voice, slowly lowering the rifle but keeping his eyes fixed on her shuddering form. The folk of the town were crowding around, shouting angrily to hang her now with nine AM slithering closer and closer.

Jack turned to look at Hiccup, eyes squinted and starting to see red. The brown haired deputy sighed. "I hope you know what you're doing, Jack." A soft wind blew by them on the small hill they were by.

"Yeah," the sheriff replied, gripping his rifle in his right hand and going for his horse's reins. "Me too-"

A train whistle blew in the distance, one that would be due at the station at exactly 8:59 AM, the very station that was right by the hanging. The reins instantly slipped from his hand and Jack took off at a full sprint towards the edge of the hill.

"Jack?" Hiccup's eyes widened when he heard the train's noise blare and he saw his partner jump off of the hill. "JACK!" He ran as fast as he could to the edge of the hill, just in time to see Frost on top of the train in a crouching position, giving him a two-finger salute with a smug grin on his face and rifle still in hand. Hiccup sighed before running a hand through his unkempt hair. "I hope he knows what he's doing," he sighed before heading back to his horse.

The unruly law-enforcer didn't have time to lose, however. The grin instantly died down as he stood up and began running along the rooftops of the train cars as the locomotive sped along the iron rails. He instantly crouched down again, bringing the butt of the gun into his shoulder and taking aim at the blonde.

Breathe in.

Rapunzel held her breath and bit her lip as the distant church bell rang in the new hour. Her lips moved, but he couldn't hear her.

Breathe out.

One man out of the small group Pitch's gang was walking towards her, throwing away a cigarette as the horse shifted on its feet slightly. The engine roared in his head as the train made its way closer to the hanging site by the tracks and his mind went numb.

Breathe in…

He squeezed the trigger. Rapunzel fell off of the animal and onto the ground and the horse went up on its rear legs, neighing loudly before galloping off. Jack threw the rifle aside and jumped off of the train. The whole crowd then turned to see the white haired sheriff jump off of the train and land onto the ground by the blonde. Rapunzel sat up abruptly and pointed to the crowd. "Jack!" Jack turned around to see one thug drawing his pistol. Time slowed down for an instant. "Here!" Jack turned around as Rapunzel tossed him a wide-barreled pistol.

"Much obliged!" the sheriff shouted as he turned away. It took a split second for the barrel sight to lock onto the thug as his arm straightened out, the thug getting ready to pull the trigger. Jack's finger squeezed the trigger, eyes staring at the black clad outlaw as he dropped to the ground with a hole in his chest and blood spurting onto the ground, brown eyes wide.

Rapunzel stood up, walking over to the snow haired man, her slightly shaking hand coming to rest on his arm. Jack looked down at her, and then saw her turn around completely, eyeing with fear whatever was in back of him. The crowd of townspeople were gathering, Pitch and a few of his men stepping forward.

"Give us the girl, Frost." The lean and dark skinned man snarled, amber eyes boring holes into the shorter and younger man before him.

Jack put an arm out in front of Rapunzel and pushed her behind him, hand clenching the pistol as his finger came to gently wrap around the trigger. "You're not taking her."

So here's the prologue to the Western!AU That I wrote a couple of drabbles for on my Tumblr. Any thoughts, suggestions? :D