A/N: I'm still a long way off from finishing the rough draft of Year Four and I always complete the rough draft before I start posting the story, so I'm afraid I won't be updating this for a few months. Also, I'm adjusting to having a full-time job, so it could be anywhere between 3 months and a year before I start updating again. I'm trying to get it out as fast as I can, but I can't make any promises. Hopefully I'll get inspired and it will be sooner rather than later. Anyway, here is the prologue for Year 4.
From this point on, this series is a sequel to Brave (still a prequel to the other movies).
MAJOR SPOILERS for the Guardians of Childhood books in this. Everything important will be revealed in the text of the story, so if you don't have access/desire to read the books no worries, but if you care about spoilers, you should make sure you read the books first.
As always, there will be spoilers for Years 1-3 of my series.
Brave and Tangled belong to Disney. How to Train Your Dragon and Rise of the Guardians belong to Dreamworks. Hogwarts belongs to J.K. Rowling.
"There are those who say fate is beyond our command. That destiny is not our own. But I know better. Our fate lives within us. You have to be brave enough to see it." -M
"...uh, what?" -J
"Brave enough to see your fate." -M
"You don't have to be brave to see anything! Smart enough to see, maybe. Wise enough to see, patient enough to see, but brave enough to see it? Bravery has absolutely nothing to do with your ability to perceive something. To act on it, yes, but not to see it." -J
"Well, what would you have said?" -H
"I don't know. Maybe something like, 'The next time the moon tells you something, believe it'." -J
"Like that's any less corny than what I said." -M
"At least mine is consistent with my story!" -J
"My story was about changing fate!" -M
"But does it really live within you? With no official prophesy, how do you know that you changed it? Maybe your fate was to turn your mother into a bear and get out of the marriage? Maybe everything was played out exactly the way fate wanted it to and you had no control whatsoever." -J
"I did so!" -M
"Did not!"-J
"Did so! Any other complaints?" -M
"Oh, tons." -J
"Care to share?" -M
"Bravery has nothing to do with seeing fate, I would have called it the Bear and the Bow." -J
"Oh yeah, well I wouldn't have called your story Rise-" -M
"Didn't you guys have this discussion already?" -R
"Yeah, like a couple of books ago." -H
"Come on guys, this is a new story, a new year. Let's set aside your differences and try to be friends." -E
"You're just saying that because you want to get into the story this year." -M
"Can you blame me? I actually get some screen time from now on." -E
"You'll still do our narration, though? Right?" -H
"Of course he will. Won't you dear?" -R
"Sure thing." -E
"Once upon a time in England there were four very different teenage students of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Despite their differences, they became friends, dedicated to conquering their Hogwarts schedules. The first was the Princess locked in a tower, allowed out only for Hogwarts visits and a select few other outings. The Sun Princess was sweet, demure, and meek. With the help of her friends, she has managed to come out of her shell and find a spark of courage.
"The second, the Highlands Princess. Brave, brash and bold, the princess longed for her freedom, and never hesitated before trying to get it. Recently she had a mishap involving bears, bows, and spells, but she assures me she's learned the consequences of her actions.
"The third student, a poor boy from a muggle village, has had to deal with growing power. In an effort to cope with the strange ice magic, he sought out his family, learning he was half ice elf then he bound his ice power to his staff.
The fourth student, a young Viking from the isle of Berk, thought he was a squib his whole life, well, until I came into the picture and told him he was left handed."
"Eugene! I was the one who told him that!" -R
"But only after I told you. Therefore, I told him. Now let me finish the story. Anyway, together these four students discovered a herd of Night Mares, saved the school from Fearlings, and revealed Pitch Black as a villain to the Guardians, earning his undying hatred. I'd tell you more, but, well, there are three whole books going into the details. Anyway, Pitch may be out of the school, but he isn't quite out of the picture yet. Can they stop his evil plans and escape his revenge?"