Part 4 of 8: The New Past

In a second, the shard did something to Jack when the sword reached his face. The sword just phased through him like he's a mirage. The knight was completely caught off guard. When Jack turns back to the knight, he saw his sword has been lowered. Jack smite the knight with his staff at once and froze him to a nearby hut. "Well, that's easy."

As the knight was down, Astrid helped Hiccup stand up and meet their pale savior.

However, the fires grew stronger and bigger, spreading throughout the village. Hiccup witnessed what the pale guy can do so there's a chance that Jack could help. "Hey! Um, you in that blue shirt!"

Jack faced the young Viking. "Me?"

"Can you help us? Extinguish the fire?"

The guardian saw the large flames blazing and roaring. Flames do roar, right? So Jack flew up to get a good view of the burning village and then poured a powerful blizzard to put out the fire right away. Now Berk was covered with snow but fortunately they were saved. A lot of Vikings cheered and didn't mind thinking who saved them. They think the winter saved them.

Now Hiccup turned his attention to his buddy. "How's Toothless?" Astrid checked the motionless dragon and his deep wound. "He'll be fine. I'll just have to patch him up."

Hiccup was relieved. Then he approached the guardian and shook his pale hand. "Thank you for the help... ouch!" Jack's hand were solid like flesh but cold like ice. "You're cold."

"Sorry. I'm Jack, by the way. Jack Frost."

"Hiccup. Your name matches you." He complimented in a good way, noticing the guy's winter features.

"Well. Your name is just funny."

The Viking stopped. "Excuse me?"

Jack scratched his head, regretting to mention the boy's name. "Never mind."

Just outside the time stream, the killer felt the change but not powerful. Something happened that he doesn't like, something he's not satisfied of. "George is down." He said.

"How do you know?" The wizard asked.

"Three things. George should have finished the job in two minutes. Second, the timeline slightly changed. Third and the last, I should have changed."

"What do you mean?" The demigod asked.

"I'm year personified. Few people call me the Baby New Year. Son of Father Time. A living year that fears the end. I will do with all my power to save myself and the world."

"Okay." The wizard wants to know what's their next move. "Are we going to continue to the three maidens?"

"NO! We must take out that Viking boy out from history first!" He yelled at the demigod and the old man. "I chose St. George for this task. I can't believe he didn't do it."

"So what now, Horatius?"

The murderer sighed, knowing that there were no other choice. "I'm going to send the demigod to finish George's job. Are you ready?"

The large man stretched his arm, flexed them and prepared himself for combat. "Oh, I'm ready. I killed a Hydra in my time. I think dragons are no problem to me."

"Good." Horatius grinned.

He knows its very complicated to explain, Jack told them everything. Hiccup and Astrid remained silent for the entire time, listening to the pale guardian. After Jack finished his explanation, he asked them. "Are there any questions?"

Astrid raised her hand. "I have one."

"Yes?"

She said. "What?"

"Argh!" Jack was frustrated. "Okay. I'll explain it to you in simple words. A man wants to kill you. Reasons are still a mystery. But I'm here to protect you. This glowing talking object told me too."

"So you're Hiccup's personal guardian." Astrid said.

"Something like that. As you can see, that knight is from a legend. The one behind all this pulled him out from his time and tasked him to kill you." Jack points at the knight imprisoned in an iron cage. "I bet he will come with new ones."

"So what are we going to do to stop him?" Hiccup was worried, more worried for his village and his family and friends.

Jack looked at his orange sliver and George's piece of that gem. "I don't know if these things can help us. The best plan I can think of is to leave the village and hide."

Astrid held Hiccup's hand, thinking that it's a terrible idea. Hiccup understands but there's no other way. "Don't worry. I'll be fine."

"I'm sorry, man." Jack said.

"You mentioned that the enemy can control time and he can go anywhere in time, right?"

"Yes."

"Then we have no time to wait. We must leave before he comes." Then the Viking called his dragon. "Toothless!"

"You are going to bring your pet dragon? She can't even fly with those bandages." Jack suggested something else. "Why not I'll carry you out of here?"

"No thank you. Your touch almost gave me a frostbite. And another thing, Toothless is a he."

"How should I know? That dragon looked like a cat with wings."

"Come on, Toothless!." But then the dragon did not respond, he can feel something strange and powerful. He felt something coming. "What is it, buddy?"

In a very quick second, a blast of orange energy burst out from mid-air. A large man appeared and his physique were more threatening than the knight. "Hiccup Horrendous Haddock! I have come for you!"

"Not another one." Hiccup turned to Astrid. "Get out of here now! Go!"

"Oh, no way! I will stay here with you!" She grabbed an axe displayed just nearby. "I will fight to protect you."

Jack recognized that man before. "Oh, no. This is not good."

"You know this guy?" Astrid points the large man.

"Yeah. Well, I heard legends about him."

"Who is he?"

Before he revealed the name, the demigod showed a sinister grin and looked like a bull about the run towards them. His fists clenched and growled like a beast. "Let's see if your ice powers can stop the Mighty..."

Jack said, "Hercules."

=To Be Continued=