This was an interesting and a little difficult chapter to write. Hope you enjoy it.
Disclaimer: I don't own Rise of the guardians, Brave, How to Train your Dragon and Tangled. I only own the plot and any original characters.
Pitch's evil laughter sounded once again and the three remaining spirits tensed.
"Well look who's left. Just the three off you with nowhere to go and nowhere to hide" his voice was coming from everywhere yet at the same time nowhere.
"Why are you doing this Pitch? Why kill spirits and the people in Burgess?" asked Sky. Pitch laughed again and formed right behind her.
"You think I only killed the silly people in Burgess? No, my dear, I'm killing more people as we speak. My nightmares are everywhere; you think I never noticed your attempts to run? Once the last of the spirits are killed fear will spread all over and more people are going to die" Pitch said right beside her ear. Sky tensed as Pitch twirled a few strand of her long hair around his finger. She cried out as she swung her sword at him but he disappeared into the shadows once again.
"You still haven't answered why yet Pitch!" shouted Jack trying to locate the boogeyman. He shot a blast of ice when he saw shadows move to his right only to hit nothing.
"Isn't the why obvious Jack?" Pitch appeared next to Hiccup only for him to try to slam his shield into Pitch.
"Without the guardians there will be no one to oppose me and bring back belief. And without spirits there will be no new guardians. My nightmares have taken down every spirit except you five and once you're finished, I will rule again. The world will be destroyed and a new one will rise from the destruction, one ruled by fear" Sky placed her sword in her belt and grabbed Hiccup flying off with Jack.
Nightmares chased them close behind and the three went as fast as they could to safety. They ducked into a cave and Jack sealed the entrance with ice.
"We should be safe here" Jack hoped.
"But not for long, the ice won't hold forever we have to get out of here" Jack and Sky nodded in acknowledgement and travelled further into the cave.
"I'm sorry about your siblings and dragon" Sky said as Jack experimented with producing light from his winter magic. It worked and his staff worked as a light source as the three adventured on.
"There's nothing to be sorry about"
"But-"
"No, Pitch said that the five of us were left which means that they're not dead. Captured and hurt but not dead, there's nothing for you to be sorry for and nothing is your fault. You hear me Sky?" Sky nodded and Jack kissed her temple causing her to blush.
"Now we have to stick together. We don't blame you for anything so lighten up, the battle's not over yet. Once we win this, I promise to take you ice skating at my lake" Jack smiled as Sky giggled and leaned her head on his shoulder.
"I'm sorry for interrupting this very touching moment but I just heard ice cracking and I think there's an abandoned town up ahead." Jack and Sky got startled and glared at Hiccup but stopped after realizing that he was right. They took off into a run as the last crack of ice echoed through the walls which only made them run faster. Sky spread her wings and tried to fly in the limited space but only managed to succeed in a hover near the top of the tunnel.
She grabbed Hiccup's arm and carried him above the floor which started flooding with nightmares. Jack started flying too late and his ankle got caught by a nightmare. He shoved his staff at it only to result in his staff getting ripped out of his grip and torn to pieces. Jack cried out in pain and Sky caught his arm before a nightmare got him.
"We're almost out guys!" Sky soared out of the cave and higher into the sky with nightmares still chasing them.
"Can any of you fly? This weight is becoming too heavy" Sky glanced behind them at the nightmares and swooped down closer to the town.
"I can ride the winds like Jack but I don't normally do it since I have my dragon" both Jack and Sky shouted at him to 'just do it' and like Jack had done many times, Hiccup rode on the wind. Sky let go of Hiccup and carried Jack with two arms while Hiccup flew next to her unsteadily.
"How do you control this?" Hiccup fumbled around on the wind almost crashing into Sky.
"Ask nicely" answered Jack simply. Hiccup gave the idea a shot and asked the wind to help guide him and it worked.
"Hold on Jack this is going to get bumpy" Sky dove straight for the town and spread her wings out when she reached the streets. She spun and turned around many obstacles and flew through a broken door off its hinges into a house with Hiccup in front of her. They flew through a large window in the upper level of the house and hid on the neighbours' roof.
Sky folded her wings closely to her body as nightmares flew by past the roof.
"Think they're gone?" just as the words left Jack's mouth nightmares appeared behind them and tossed them to the street. They had no time to react as they got surrounded by nightmares and Pitch appeared above them on a cloud of black sand. Pitch watched the three spirits fight with glee as they were slowly losing the battle. Some of the nightmares took the form of humans and one threw a dagger at Sky.
The dagger cut her along her arm below her elbow and it was bleeding quite a bit. Another nightmare threw a spear at Sky and it hit her wings and threw her back causing her to get stuck at the wall. She cried out in pain from the spear in her wing and Jack rushed to try to help her and defend himself at the same time.
Hiccup was doing just as badly. His shield got knocked away from his hands long ago and he had to control the leaves from the trees to defend himself. Not the best defence but it was enough for him to get enough time to grow pumpkin bombs. As Hiccup threw the pumpkin bombs at the nightmares, Jack tried to yank the spear out of Sky's wing. It was difficult since it was stuck deeply and with one final yank he managed to pull her free and freezing the nightmares that tried to approach behind him.
"We're not gonna win this Jack" Sky thrust her sword through a nightmare and was breathing heavily.
"We have to" he froze a nightmare but his powers started to falter. Without his staff he couldn't control his powers well enough.
"I got us in this mess and I'm going to get you guys out of it" at the end of the sentence, Sky shouted out Pitch's name. He held up his hand causing all nightmares to cease their attack on them and slowly descended towards them.
"I want to make a deal with you" Sky said still panting heavily.
"No Sky you can't-"
"Let her continue, this is very interesting for me" Pitch circled around her like prey as she calmly kept her sword.
"Release Rapunzel, Merida and Toothless, do not harm any of my friends and in return I will surrender myself to you" Pitch examined the girl in front of him and became disinterested.
"What makes you think that they're still alive? Even if they were, why exchange the lives of four and one dragon for one?" Jack held Sky's shoulder to stop her from doing this, it wasn't worth it but she pulled away and sent him a look that said 'I'm sorry'.
"Release them and I will pledge total loyalty and obedience to you but only if you spare them" Pitch considered the deal, weighed his options and smiled devilishly.
"Deal" with a wave of his hand Rapunzel, Merida and Toothless appeared from the shadows. They were unconscious but alive.
"Sky, no! You can't do this!" Jack shouted in protest. Hiccup was still shocked that Sky would even consider the deal in the first place.
"I'm sorry but you guys get out of here now" Sky pushed the two towards Rapunzel, Merida and Toothless and turned back to Pitch to face her fate.
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