Chapter 2

Jack took a step through the large piles of snow. He had piled them up, just to bug bunny. Funny, when north told him to put snow on the ground on the first day of winter, Jack dose it a week later. When it's 3 days before Easter Sunday, this might as well as be the North Pole. Each pile was towered higher than the last, and as Jack for once walked, the snow came down harder and harder. A perfect April beauty.

He was un-sure of the town he was closets too, and could really care less. he just saw the children happy, and believed he had helped in a way that he would only know. his large staff was on his shoulder, which he used to hold his arms up high.

"Dad was right, it's worse here than in Berk." Jack stopped walking when he heard that voice. Where had he heard it before?

A beast growled, which made Jack fall to the floor, and cover his ears. he would love to check out the sound, but the fact that he need his ears (and his arms, and his legs, his butt would work nicely if it was still attached to his body, and the fact that he really needed his face) kept him from going closer to the loud beast.

"shh! toothless, we need to keep quiet. i don't think anyone wants to know, that there's a smiling dragon close by."

"Hiccup?" Jack cried, not thinking that anyone could hear him.

"who's there?" Hiccup cried.

the beast growled at the sound of another voice close to them.

"Stand down toothless." Hiccup commanded, but the monster didn't listen. A silent growl, and then soon a bright light brought down lots of trees. The snow dust rose around Jack, and Hiccup's voice spoke up again "good job buddy. You brought down another forest." the dust calmed down, and there stood a much older looking Hiccup. He is now much taller, over a few inches taller than before and has longer hair, which is somewhat scraggy and unkempt. His freckles seem to be gone and seem to have also gained a leaner build. His outfit doubles as a squirrel jacket capable of flight. His pant are dark brown and has straps around them with a leather boot for his right foot. On his left foot, was a metal leg, like never been seen before. "Jack?" Hiccup cried, standing straight and tall, looking at his old best friend.

"Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the III" Jack tried to take a step closer, but the dragon besides Hiccup, tried to go near the sprite. But, Hiccup held him back.

"Toothless. It's OK. He's an old friend." Hiccup said, looking back up to Jack. "Who died years ago."

Jack turned his head to the beast next to the once scrawny boy. it was a midnight black with very very faint bluish green tones. Unlike other dragons, he's seen while hanging out with Hiccup in Berk, who are spiky and reptilian, Toothless is sleek and streamlined. He had two gigantic black wings as well as two smaller wings behind them. His tail had two fins, one on each side that help him fly, though one is artificial. He has two gigantic eyes on the front of his face that are immensely expressive, being able to become slits like a hunting cat, or widen into saucers like a puppy.

"Hiccup. It's been so long!" Jack cried

"But-but. You died." Hiccup stumbled over his words, scared as if he were seeing a ghost.

"I did. Well, it's a long story." Jack stopped, when he spun around, and caught an arrow, inches away from his face. It was heading for the tree next to Jack's head. As soon as looked at the arrow. Jack knew exactly whose it was.

"Merida." Hiccup and Jack said at the same time. In fear of protecting his master, toothless gave a sharp growl, and the dragon's mouth began to light up. A ball of light shot from his mouth, and to the trees.

"TOOTHLESS?!" Hiccup cried, louder than the dragon's roar. It blasted the trees feet away from them, and slowly they came down. Jack looked in one of the large and thick tree's, and saw a green cloak.

"Hiccup!" Jack cried, as orange curly hair appeared from the hood the branch under her broke, and she was screaming to her doom. Hiccup saw what it was, and ran between the falling tree's and caught the falling girl.

She pulled her hood back and saw who caught her.

"Hiccup? Is that ye?" she asked. She wore a royal gown dark blue with golden silk around the elbows. She had no change in her face or hair, and still looked like the brave girl they once knew.

"We got to stop meeting like this." Hiccup laughed. Merida turned to Jack, and saw it was him.

"And Jack? But I thought you-"

"Died? Yeah, we kind of already figured that out. So, try to keep up!" Jack joked, cutting Merida off.

Toothless roared again.

"Oh, yeah. Toothless. This is Merida and Jack." Hiccup introduced his childhood best friends to his dragon. "Merida, Jack. This is toothless. My dragon."

"I. so ye ain't scared of the wee dragon anymore?" Merida cried, while laughing.

"He was never wee."

"Jack? Merida? Hiccup?" the 3 turned around to see, a girl with pink sleeves, and a long pink dress. She wore pink boots, pink gloves, and a pink scarf. She had rosy cheeks, and short brown hair. cut inch's too short. it took Jack such a moment to remember who she was.

"Rapunzel?" Jack cried. The girl shook her head, making her short pixie cut bob back and forth.

"Punzie...what happened to ye hair?" Merida cried, running toward Rapunzel and picking up a lock of her brown hair. "Did the thugs get to it?"

"No. it was cut. Quite some time ago." '

"And you're OK with it?" Hiccup asked, now holding back the dragon.

Jack was looking at her surprised. But not at her. What she wore on her head. A crown. With a golden frame, it had large gems and pearls, making it the prettiest crown Jack had ever seen. It seemed to be crafted upon for hours to a time. Making it almost priceless.

"Jack?" Rapunzel cried, looking at Jack, with her large puppy eyes.

"You've changed do much!" he cried, looking at her up and down.

"Punzie? You look like a princess!" Merida cried. She should know. She is one.

"Thank you. And that's because I am one." Rapunzel explained about the lost princess, and how she was her, but nothing else.

"And Hiccup. Jack. Merida... you've all changed much more than I have." Rapunzel said, staring at her old best friends. She ran in to hug them, but toothless growled, when she tried.

"Toothless. She's OK. Their just my old friends." Hiccup told the dragon. at that point the monster got lose, ran over to Merida, sniffed, then to Jack, sniffed, then to Rapunzel, and he sniffed her too. But, also growling a sharp growl. "Toothless!" Hiccup cried.

"It's OK. He's so cute!" Rapunzel leaned to the dragon, and pet him on his head, as if he were a dog. He acted like one, and rolled over to his back, scratching his wing on a tree. Rapunzel rubbed his belly, and his left foot shook. Yep a big, fire breathing dog. Then, Rapunzel looked back up to her friends. "Jack...you- died." she said, with her face growing pale.

"Yeah. I think I should explain that now." he said, setting his staff on the tree. "OK, so. You all know, I died, when I fell in a pond. You know, and froze. But, I didn't die totally...I was saved. But, yet still dead." Jack told his story, as best as he could, and as the sun began to set he tried to wrap it up a bit. When his story was over, the sky was the color of the rainbow, and the 5 (counting toothless) were now sitting and listening.

"My god Jack. Why didn't you try and find us?" Hiccup asked.

"I didn't remember you guys. I didn't remember anything. The man in the moon told me my name, but that was it. Never heard from him again. Then, baby tooth, told me the memories'. The memories stored inside my tooth." Jack, had put his finger in his mouth, and was touching on of his many white teeth.

"Is Pitch gone for good?" Merida asked.

"I hope so. But I can't be sure. As long as there's fear, he could take control any day now."

Rapunzel stood speechless (for once).

"Punzie what's wrong?" Jack asked.

"Nothing. But they stole my questions." the 4 laughed, like old times as children.

"Now, Rapunzel what happened to ye hair?" Merida asked, the only other girl.

"Can we walk back to my castle? I'm freezing out her!" Rapunzel cried, as she stood up. "i thought it was supposed to be spring!" she cried. And as she did, Jack scratched the back of his neck and blushed.

"Well, you can't always count on the weather man..."

Toothless growled in excitement, of finally getting out of the cold.

"Sorry buddy, but you might have to stay out here." the dragon sighed.

"No. he can come. We have much room in the kitchen. I'm sure toothless would like to sleep by a nice warm fire." this made toothless smile, and show off his toothless smile.

"So that's why ye call the beast toothless!" Merida laughed.

The 4 began walking back to Rapunzel's castle. as they walked, Merida noticed a golden ring, with diamonds in them, centimeters apart. she screamed when she saw it, and as she screamed, Jack, Rapunzel, and Hiccup turned around, to face her.

"PUNZIE! YOU DIDN'T TELL US YOU GOT HITCHED!" the girl squealed.

Jacks eyes grew wide, and he turned his head for Rapunzel's hand, with the ring on it.

"Yeah...I got married last summer." Rapunzel said, weakly.

"Oh my, the ring looks beautiful! Who's the man?" Merida asked.

"His name is Flynn Rider, but his real name is Eugene Fitzherbert." Rapunzel said.

"He has a fake name? Punzie, that means he's a criminal!" Hiccup cried.

"I know...but, I swear he's changed! He's the one that saved me from the tower." Rapunzel left the part out about him cutting her hair.

"Punzie. I'm so happy for you!" Merida cried, as she jumped up and down, clapping her hands. Then, Hiccup grabbed her arm, and pulled her fingers close to his face, getting a good look at the ring on her finger.

"Merida? When did you get married?" he said weakly. Rapunzel rushed by his side, and looked at the ring on her finger. Merida quickly pulled her hand away, and stuck it in her pocket, blushing redder then a cherry.

The ring was a color of bronze. With a green stone in it, clearly an emerald. With designs of metal holding the rock to the ring figure.

"Last summer. It was nothing though." Merida told, not wanting to tell much about her husband. Now, both Jack and Hiccup were quiet, as Rapunzel lead the way, and the girls talked about their husbands.

The only thing on Jacks mind was if he had remembered them earlier, she couldn't have been married. But, then she would still be trapped in the tower. Locked up there, watching the days fly by. Bored out of her mind!

Hiccup knew he didn't remember much of Merida or Rapunzel or Jack after he had battled Red Death. He only remembered those close to him. Not many images of his mother came up if Hiccup tried hard enough, but that's not important right now. How even if he wanted too, he wouldn't have been able to stop Merida's wedding. Was there a wedding? Was it big? Did he kiss her? Was she his now?

toothless had been flying around in the darker sky now, chasing anything that made movement, while keeping an eye on Hiccup, and the 3 other people. They didn't seem like they wanted to hurt Hiccup or him, but the one with the bow seemed scary. The one with the short brown hair was nice. And the white haired on seemed cool. Thoughts of food ran through Toothless's mind, and a quick shadow flashed an ugly smile, and was gone again. And the dragon was back to thinking of food. Soon, the food burned, like a picture in the flames. Toothless cried out, as the food disappeared, and he was left in a shed with weapons hanging everywhere.

"Stay there stupid dragon!" Hiccup cried from the other side. Toothless tried to blow his way free, but his fire breath wouldn't work. He tried to fly, but he was stuck. Forever. And alone.