Oddballs
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-Based on the TV Show Misfits-
-Characters of the Rise of the Brave Frozen Tangled Dragons-
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Episode 0: How it all Happened
"-and don't forget to scrub those graffiti off! Do I make myself clear?" Shrek, the hulking probation worker huffed in front of four teenagers who wore the same dirty orange jumpsuits. The community center's walls were covered with spray painted 'art' which was more like a canvas full of swears words and the depiction of the male genitalia.
One of the teenagers, Jackson Overland Frost, scoffed as he leaned against the metal railings. His white hair was sticking out like a sore thumb among the brown, red and blond but he rather liked it. People had always called him an attention seeker; bleaching his hair white, pulling pranks that were so elaborate that few had referred to it as 'impossible' and finally his motor-mouth had caused trouble for the police officers when he should be holding his tongue in order to prevent said trouble. Apparently calling a cop a 'Big bald cry baby who carries an enormous baton to compensate for something' can really land you in a place like this.
Five months.
They gave him five freaking months just for pissing off a cop! Where's the justice in that?! Well, they also slapped him with the case of trespassing, disturbing the peace, vandalism and maybe unearthed a small paper that contained the security codes of the records in city hall that contains all the personal files of everyone in the city although it's actually just something to freak everyone out. Maybe that bald guy really had some bone to pick with 'im... but why should he do community service with these guys?
Shrek (a ridiculous name, Jack would like to add) was a large man in his late thirties with thick brown hair, brown eyes and buttoned nose. A 'hottie' as the female population would say, but he looked as if being here was a waste of time. Why take the job then?
He looked at his fellow felons; a cute girl with dirty blond hair that reached to her hips. Next to her was another girl, this time it's a redhead and like him; she looked bored out of her mind. And finally, a guy who had the body structure of a twig that made his head full of messy brown locks bigger than it was. They are the people he's gonna be stuck with for eight hours everyday for five months?
Great... not!
The probation worker left them standing in front of a large wall covered with drawings. Four yellow buckets filled with soapy water and four large sponges were place in front of them. The dirty blond haired girl immediately got to work, tying her hair into a tight bun and dunked the sponge into the bucket.
Jack made a face and kicked the bucket, making everyone look at him. The thin guy stared at him like he had just mooned them, the blonde stared at him with hesitation and the redhead just rolled her eyes and rolled up her sleeves.
"So, what atrocities did you guys do to land here?" he asked to no one in particular. The blond stopped wringing her sponge and bit her lip, no doubt hesitating to share her crimes but the redhead scoffed as she scrubbed the wall, "An' why would that interest you?" she asked in a thick Scottish accent.
"I'm a curious guy" he replied in a mocking tone "Since we're gonna be stuck together for five months then why not share the tools of our trade?"
Jack turned to the quiet boy who was coaxing a thin black cat to come near him. It was the mangy cat who had been wandering around the community center for quite some time now. "Hey, weird kid" he directed at the crouched brunette "What're you in for?"
The kid stared up at him for a minute and stood up, rubbing his forearm like a kid caught stealing a cookie from the jar; "I... I burned down the chemistry lab of our school- but it's an accident I swear!"
The redhead raised a brow as she looked at the frantic boy, "So you're that inventor, Hiccup Haddock arennae ya?"
The guy, Hiccup, nodded meekly and shifted his weight from one foot to another. A black figure tangled itself around his legs; it was the cat. Its large green eyes stared at them before it rubbed itself against Hiccup's leg.
Jack suddenly realized his fellow felon's name and burst out into loud peals of laughter. He was wiping the tears from the sides of his eyes when he managed to breathe out "... Hi-Hiccup? Ahahaha, do your parents hate you or something? Oh man this is gold!"
Hiccup's ears turned bright red and within seconds, the redhead glared at him, "And what's so funny about that? I also know who you are; Jack Frost, the wannabe rebel of this town. You're nothin' more than a wee lad who's stupid enough to pick a fight with an officer!"
"Yeah so? At least I have my reputation so what's your story sweetness?" he drawled out, unaffected by the glare she had sent his way.
She stood up in her full height and held up a tight fist to his direction "Donnae call me sweetness; my name's Merida and I punched a guy who tried to touch my friend. Since the guy's daddy is a lawyer, my arse landed here with you lot."
That... was actually believable. With that fiery temper and little regard for the intended victim, she might not even hesitate to throw him off a building. She was only a couple of inches shorter than him and her blue eyes shone with the promise of pain. There were lots of freckles on her roundish cheeks and her wild curls hair was dancing with the wind. In fact, the wind was starting to pick up minute by minute, how strange.
Merida was about to continue her rambles when the blond suddenly interrupted her,
"I think we should all clean the wall. Mr. Shrek might come back any moment and-"
"And what?" Merida challenged her "Give us more community work? Like that'll straighten us up. And you" she now looked at Hiccup "Keep that cat away from me. I hate cats."
As if the cat understood her, it hissed with its back arched and hairs standing on its back. Hiccup gulped and picked up the cat, silently nodding at Merida before placing the cat behind one of the bushes.
"Man, try to grow a pair" Jack taunted.
"Will you both leave him alone?" the blonde suddenly spoke up "No one wants to be here so all we can do is try to get along and finish this. I'll start; my name is Rapunzel Corona, nice to meet all of you."
Jack and Merida stared at her while Hiccup gave a grateful nod. 'Oh, one of those 'glass is half-full' kind of girls' the prankster thought.
She was very pretty with her big green eyes and flowing ash blond hair and the optimistic and bubbly attitude was the polar opposite of Merida's. If he played his cards right then maybe he can get her number but when he was about to make a move on her, something fell from the sky and crash-landed onto the ground, burying itself on the concrete.
It was a car's fender; the metal was beaten and bent like it was made out of a play dough.
"What the actual f-"
"Watch out!" Hiccup yelled, pointing up and Jack saw a large block of ice descending on him in a rapid pace. With years of experience of running away from the cops, Jack managed to sprint out of its way and lost his footing, making him roll on the floor. He heaved himself up with his elbow and saw the shards of ice splattered across the sidewalk and the larger chunks were lying on the exact spot where he was previously standing.
"What's going on out here?!"
They all turned to see their probation worker staring at them like it was their entire fault. Before anyone could explain what just transpired, Rapunzel screamed and pointed at the sky. Dark clouds gathered upon the city and along with it came blinding lightning and rumbling thunders.
The man's eyes grew wide before he gestured them all to enter the building "C'mon people let's get inside!"
He didn't need to tell them twice; Rapunzel and Merida were the first to run with Jack and Hiccup right behind them. Before they could reach the opened doors, the strong winds slammed it shut. Shrek grabbed the handles and tried to yank them open but it didn't budge.
"Try kickin' it!" Merida screamed over the howl of the oncoming storm.
"You locked us out in the middle of a storm?! This is basically negligence and abuse!" Jack hollered but no one paid him any mind. He was about to make a joke about Hiccup but when he turned around; the brown haired boy was gone.
"Did anyone know where Sneezy went?" he asked loudly. The other three looked at each other with puzzlement before Merida answered him,
"Y'mean Hiccup?" she clarified.
"Whatever. He was here a second a-" a thought passed in his mind but he didn't know whether the nerd would actually do it or not. But then, he just knew the guy for like, ten minutes. But he just had to check.
Jack turned around and rushed back to the walls, ignoring the probation worker's loud yell as he ran. It has already began to rain but something didn't feel right; the raindrops now felt heavy like tiny pellets of lead against his flesh and they were cold as ice. It was freezing rain. Freezing rain in the middle of summer. He then saw Hiccup's thin figure approach him with something curled against his chest.
"The cat?!" Jack exclaimed in disbelief, "You were about to give your life up for a cat?!"
Hiccup was about to justify his actions when Jack shook his head and grabbed his forearm to lead them to the entrance. The girls and the probation worker were still trying to pry the door open. It was Rapunzel who spotted them, "Help us open this!"
Hiccup placed the cat over his shoulder and followed Jack to the closed metal doors. The grabbed the bar and they all started to pull with all their strength. It wasn't enough as the wind started to push them back to the door and made it difficult for them to keep steady.
Shrek told them to stop "We'll all pull together on the count of three, got that?" They nodded and the man grabbed the handle firmly, they followed his actions and waited for him to count.
"Alright people; one... two...th-"
Three never happened.
After that moment, Jack couldn't see or hear anything but he did feel something. And it hurt like hell. Electricity flowed into his body and jolted in every bone. For a second, he thought that his heart had stopped beating and his back had connected to something unforgivably hard.
He blacked out.
He's sure he was dead... at least, he thought he was but now he was 85 percent sure that slowly decreased to a mere ten percent. So he tried opening his eyes; and all he could see was a clear blue sky. Jack blinked numerously before he quickly sat up. On his left was Hiccup who was groaning on the ground and the mangy cat was curled up on his chest. Jack thought the cat was dead until its tail its tail twitched.
On his other side was Merida who was also sitting up; clutching her head and muttering words under her breath. Rapunzel groaned and placed a hand on the back of her head. Their probation worker was out cold. Knocked out, but alive nonetheless.
"What was that?" Merida broke the silence as they propped their probation officer against the wall. Apart from the minor bruises and the smell of burnt cheese that he emitted, he was pretty much unscathed. Rapunzel was the only one who answered her as both Jack and Hiccup were lost in their own thoughts,
"A storm" she simply said.
"That's not an ordinary storm" Jack replied, earning him the attention of everyone minus the fainted man, "There wasn't an eye on that storm, it looked as if it scattered itself and in case you didn't notice, it doesn't normally rain ice pellets especially in summer!"
Merida gave out a frustrated sigh as she ran a hand through her long curly hair, "Then what do you supposed it is then?"
No one answered her. No one even had the slightest clue what happened other than the natural and perfectly ordinary storm. Until Hiccup said- "The lightning should have killed us..."
They all looked at him. Jack was the first to say something- "Well aren't you one happy camper. Disappointed that we didn't die?"
"No" Hiccup exclaimed, eyes wide opened "That's not what I meant. What I'm saying is... normal people couldn't have survived that much electricity passing through the body especially with the metal conduit. We could have been electrocuted or even burned alive but somehow... we just made it."
"We're the lucky ones" Rapunzel breathed out and placed a hand over her chest like a sign of relief.
Maybe they were lucky; not many people can survive being hit by lightning after all but still, Jack felt something was different. Really different. When they managed to open the door, he and Merida heaved the (still fainted) probation officer to his office. Hiccup could have helped but Merida had the proper upper body strength to do it.
Jack rushed to the locker room and opened his locker. It was gloriously messy; pieces of paper with numerous stray doodles, a half-eaten energy bar, balled up papers, a straw for pranking purposes and finally his favorite blue hoodie. Maybe that's how the police officer knew he was indeed 'Jack Frost' because of his trademark look. His silver-white hair and pale blue contacts were a dead giveaway and complete it with the blue hoodie and his knack of mischief; he's practically a one-man band. While he had plenty of... 'Acquaintances', he liked to fly solo, making his work much easier and he didn't like being told what to do.
He peeled off the orange jumpsuit, revealing a sleeveless grey shirt and brown pants. His sandals were old and worn but he didn't mind it- it's a sturdy piece if leather and it can last for decades, unlike those expensive pair of rubber shoes.
He could hear the muffled sound of people talking and even if he wanted to mess around with them; he remembered that it was his turn to cook dinner and Piper had asked for macaroni and cheese. His little sister, even at thirteen, still has the heart of a child which he wished to never change. He hoped she won't grow up to be like him. A problem child. Plus, Piper's smarter than him so he doubts she'll ever try to spray paint a twenty-story building with just a rope tied on the waist.
As soon as the other three entered the locker room, he pocketed his hands and gave a fake smile which fooled no one "Well I'd like to stay and chat for a bit more but I've got more important places to go and better people to see so see you!"
Rapunzel and Hiccup just said their meek goodbyes while Merida gave him a stink eye which he returned with a taunting smirk.
Outside the center, the sky was still clear like nothing had happened. It was truly odd but he's not a meteorologist who freaks out every time the weather changed so he continued to walk back home and fished out a small coin and began to flip it in the air.
After flicking it, the coin suddenly felt cold, like someone had placed it inside a freezer for hours. He caught it in the air and opened his palm. The blood drained from his face when the coin was now covered with ice. He threw the coin to the ground and his heart started to hammer against his chest. A thick fog suddenly clouded his vision which he quickly fend off by waving his hand but when he tried to look for the source, he realized that he could see his breath like the temperature was below freezing.
Looking around to see if anyone was around to see it, he quickly ran into the nearest alley and leaned against the grimy wall. He slowly lifted his shaking hands and stared at them like something would spontaneously pop out.
"What's happening to me?"
A/N: Okay before asking where Elsa and/or Anna is, this is just the prologue so they'll make an appearance soon and the chapters will be longer in case this story is going well. What do you think is gonna happen to them? I know Jack came off like a jerk but everyone's got a back story here and I'm always aiming at the character development. This is my first story regarding these characters so try and help me if you think I'm way off the mark okay?
So, lived it? Hate it? Wanna scratch your eyes out? Please tell me!
Read and review please. Questions, comments and suggestions are welcomed as well as CONSTRUCTIVE criticism. I absolutely adored the show so I will try to give it justice.