Saturday snuck up on the teens quickly, it was the one day of the week they got to relax and do what they wanted. Rapunzel was quickly accepted, and joined Edan, Jack, and Elsa for power training with Terra, even though all she could do was heal injuries.
Elsa was still quiet in classes; Terra didn't pester her about using her powers more, as Elsa was only using them for small things.
The Saturday started like any other Saturday would start out. Everyone was sleeping in, with the exception of Edan and Hiccup.
"Are you sure?" Hiccup asked.
"Hey, he's your friend right, plus you haven't seen him for some time now." Edan responded.
"Well, okay."
The two of them walked down the hallways and soon out the door. They made their way to the stables, one there Hiccup opened one of the doors. "Hey buddy." He said as a big black dragon exited the stables. "Sorry I haven't been out to see you." He said. "Classes have been getting in the way."
The dragon seemed to understand him, and nodded. The dragon looked to Edan and growled lightly.
"Oh, Toothless, meet Edan, Edan, Toothless." Hiccup said. Toothless grunted, and then brushed past Hiccup out of the stable. Edan raised an eyebrow, Hiccup shrugged.
Hiccup, Toothless, and Edan made their way to the edge of the cliff. It was a long drop to the ocean, one Edan and Hiccup did not want to make.
Hiccup soon mounted Toothless, and hooked his feet into the pedals. "So, you coming?" Hiccup asked, patting the back of the saddle.
"I've got my own set of wings." Edan said.
Edan spread his arms out to the side. Fire began to spread out of the bottom of his arms, it spread out from his arms, all the way down to his lower back. The fire then curved from his fist to his lower back. The fire spread from his fist out by the length of a dagger, it formed into a sharp edge.
Hiccup stared in amazement; he then realized what Edan was doing. He was creating wings made of solid fire.
Edan's flame wings turned from flat edges to sharp edges, his wings becoming sharp blades. Part of the wings on each side connected to his wrist gauntlet.
Edan flapped his arms once, to quickly flex his new attachments.
"Wow." Was all Hiccup could say.
Edan smiled and walked past him. "See you in the sky." He said as he took a leap of faith off the cliff. He began to glide just above the water, his wings holding him.
"Come on buddy." Hiccup said to Toothless. He didn't need to be told twice. Toothless jumped off the cliff, spreading his dark wings. Hiccup changed gear, so Toothless could fly upwards.
Edan could feel the wind currents; he used them to glide upwards alongside Toothless. Edan looked Toothless in the eye, and leaned to the side. He rolled in the air, and let the fiery wings engulf him in flames.
Toothless sent one of his firebolts flying; it exploded into a ball of fire. He dived through it, Hiccup coming out with ash and soot on his face.
Edan laughed as he saw Hiccup.
He then stopped midair, the heat of the wings keeping him airborne. Toothless however had to keep a constant motion to stay in the air.
After about thirty minutes, Edan soon came up alongside Toothless and looked to Hiccup. "We should probably start heading back." Edan said.
Hiccup changed gears and turned Toothless around, Edan following close behind. They landed on the cliff that they had taken off from earlier. Hiccup dismounted Toothless, while Edan began to dissipate his wings.
"So, how exactly can you do that?" Hiccup asked, pointing to the remains of the wings.
"Oh these." Edan reformed one wing along the underside of his right arm. "I'm not exactly sure, all I know is that I can fly, and they're razor sharp." On that note, Edan walked over to a tree that remained off to the side. He raised his right arm up, and with one swift motion he cut through the tree. The tree fell to the ground.
"Wow." Was all Hiccup could say.
"Pretty cool, right?"
"Are you kidding, that was awesome."
Toothless gave a small grunt of approval.
Edan rolled his eyes.
"That. Was. Aweosome!"
Edan and Hiccup turned to see Anna standing by the bushes, her eyes wide with amazement. "I mean...that was just..."
"Cool?" Hiccup finished.
"Incredible?"Edan asked.
"Awesome!" Anna squealed.
"Yeah." Edan said. "I guess that works."
Anna stepped forwards and looked at Toothless. "Awe, he's so cute."
Toothless' ears perked up, while Edan and Hiccup raised an eyebrow.
"Uh, I wouldn't exactly call him cute." Edan said. "Cool and awesome looking, but not cute."
"You wouldn't know cute if it was inches in front of you." Anna shot at Edan.
"Uh huh, right." Edan said.
Anna walked over to Edan and stood directly in front of him. "Well?" She said.
"Well, what?" Edan asked confusingly.
Anna sighed. "I thought so." She said before walking away.
Edan stood where he was for a few moments. "What?" He finally said.
Merida, Rapunzel, and Jack were walking down the hallways; they were on their way to the courtyard. They stepped out into the light, it slightly blinding Merida for a moment. "It's a sunny morning today." Rapunzel said. "Can't wait to head up into the mountains."
"Yeah, I guess." Jack said. "So uh, why exactly are we headed up to the mountains?"
"Because that's the one place we'll get peace and quiet away from the teachers." Merida said.
Jack shrugged. "Okay, is anyone else coming with?"
"Elsa's still asleep, I have no idea where Anna is, and the two boys..." Rapunzel didn't finish.
"Nowhere to be found." Jack concluded.
"Yeah."
The three of them made their way to the gateway that led off the grounds of the castle. Jack had his staff, Merida had her bow. Rapunzel was the only one that hadn't found an expertise in a weapon out of the seven. Jack looked up at the large mountain. "That's a long way up." He said.
"We don't have to climb the whole thing." Merida said with an eye roll.
"So about how far up are we going to go?"
"Maybe halfway." Rapunzel said. "Maybe a bit less."
Jack sighed and followed the two girls up the path towards the mountains.
Edan cut through a tree trunk with his wing, splitting it in two.
"So, is that your main weapon or something?" Anna asked.
"I guess, that or a sword." Edan said, holding out his arms in front of him, crossing tips of the wing blades.
"How long could you do that?" Hiccup asked.
"Quite a while now, I first found out when I was hiking, I lost my footing on a rock and began falling, luckily my body reacted to the danger and instinct kicked in. The wings formed, and all I got was a broken arm from smashing into a tree."
Anna stifled a giggle.
"What?" Edan asked her.
"How did you manage to fly into a tree and break your arm?"
Edan rolled his eyes. "I didn't exactly know how to fly then."
Anna burst out laughing. "I can imagine you flying all "la la la la la" then, BANG. Smash straight into a tree." Hiccup soon joined in on the laughter as Edan stood in front of them with a look of annoyance.
"Ha ha, very funny." Edan said as he sat down on a log. "So, what do you guys think of the school so far?"
"It's not too bad, Mrs. Aquarius is really nice. She's showing us elemental crystals next week." Anna said.
"Mrs. Terra's a real pain. In her class there's apparently no such things as brakes." Edan said. "It's so annoying."
"So I hear." Anna said. "Elsa says she thinks she's failing that class."
"I wouldn't be surprised." Edan said. "Mrs. Terra really pushes us, and Elsa's just not ready for that."
Anna nodded slowly. "She's my sister, but I don't know how to help her." Tears were forming in Anna's eyes. Hiccup put his arm around her. "Hey, don't worry, we'll figure something out. I mean, there are probably people that can help her that know what she's going through. Trust me it will all get better."
"Wait." Edan said. "What did you just say Hiccup?"
Hiccup was taken aback by this. "Uh, it will all get better soon." He said slowly.
"No no no, before that."
"Uh... we'll figure something out."
Edan face palmed. "After that."
"Uh... there are probably people that can help her out that know what she's going through."
"YES!" Edan shouted, causing Anna and Hiccup to jump. "I'll be her tutor." Edan said.
"What!" Anna shouted.
"Why not, I mean I do know what she's going through right now, and my powers are probably the closest to the same ability as her powers."
"Actually Jack's powers are closer when it comes to powers, she's ice, he's ice." Anna said.
"He may have ice powers, but his powers don't even come close when it comes to ability." Edan said. "Anyways, I gotta go." Edan turned and began running back towards the castle.
"Where are you going?" Hiccup asked him, having to shout.
"To set up the training grounds." Edan responded in a shout.
Jack, Merida, and Rapunzel trekked up the mountain pathway, till they reached a rock that stuck out of the side of the mountain. Jack leaned up against a rock, while Rapunzel and Merida sat down by the edge of the cliff, and looked at the view.
"Wow." Rapunzel said. "It's beautiful."
The castle shone in the sun's light, while the water glistened. The green trees danced in the wind, and the grass would wave over the hills. "This island is much bigger than I first thought." Merida said.
They sat there for a bit, until something caught Merida's eye. "What's that?" She asked pointing towards something in the sky. Jack stood up and walked up behind them. "Looks like a storm." He said as the dark clouds began to roll in. "We better start heading back."
20 minutes later
Jack, Merida, and Rapunzel were running through the rain, they made their way through the courtyard and through the main doors and into the entrance hall. Merida shook her hair, sending water everywhere. "I'm going to get changed out of these wet clothes." Rapunzel said.
"Same here." Merida said following Rapunzel to their room.
Across the castle, Edan lying back in his bed, reading. A candle was lit, and was set on his nightstand. A knock caught Edan's attention. He marked his page, got up out of bed, and opened the door. Zather stood in the doorway. "Hello Edan." Zather said.
"Father." Edan said.
"The teachers and I are headed out; we're taking North's sleigh to meet with the council. I'm leaving you in charge."
"Me? What about the servants?"
"They're going home for the night; it will just be the seven of you. I expect you all to be on your best behaviour."
Edan reluctantly nodded.
"Good, we'll be back before your first classes." And on that, Zather left.
The seven teens watched through a window as the sleigh could be seen taking off, and flying off into the distance.
Edan and the others sat in the lounge, the rain pelting against the window. A crack of thunder pierced the silence.
Anna fearfully huddled up against Elsa.
"Afraid of a little thunderstorm."Jack teased.
Merida shot him a look that shut him up instantly.
"So, what do you guys want to do?" Hiccup asked.
"There isn't exactly much to do." Edan said leaning back into an armchair. "I doubt this storm is going to let up anytime soon."
"Well I'm hungry." Anna pouted.
"The cooks left us a snack before heading out for the night." Edan said.
"I'll go get it." Merida said.
"Do you need any help with that?" Jack offered.
"Thanks ice brain." Merida teased. "But I think I got it."
Merida left the others and began making her way down the hallways. It was pitch black out (no not the villain) and all Merida had to light the way was a small candle. Lightning illuminated the hallway for a moment, and then thunder crackled through the air. Merida could imagine Anna huddling up against Elsa, while Elsa rolled her eyes in annoyance.
Merida giggled at her own thoughts. She made it to the kitchens and found a plate full of crackers, cheese, a few veggies, and a couple of cookies. Merida grabbed one of the cookies and stuffed it in her mouth before picking up the plate and began carrying it back to the lounge.
She was halfway up the stairs when she heard a creaking noise.
She looked around and didn't see anything. She continued up the stairs, she had just reached the top when she thought she heard a whisper. "Hello?" She said, trying to see if anyone was around. There was no response. Merida shrugged and continued walking down the halls. She stopped dead in her tracks.
At the end of the hall was a shadow. It was eerie looking, as the shadow moved across the hallway. She ran down the hallway, the door to the lounge was at the end of the hallway. Merida turned to see that whatever she had seen was gone.
Merida opened the door to the lounge; six pair of hungry eyes were all staring at her.
Anna was the first to dive for the snacks, grabbing a cookie, and an apple. Merida set the plate down in the table. The others ran over to the plate and began eating the snacks.
Merida sat against the wall, and pulled her legs up to her chest. She stayed huddled against the wall, wondering what in the world she saw.
Edan noticed Merida sitting alone and walked over to her. He sat down next to her. "You okay?" He asked.
Merida nodded slowly.
A crack of thunder rocked the castle, and the candles went out.
A scream pierced the air.
Edan quickly lit a flame on the tip of his finger. Everyone moved over to Edan and the small flame. "Is everyone all right?" Besides looking scared, everyone was there.
"What happened, where did the lights go?" Hiccup asked, panicking slightly. Edan stood up, he couldn't see anything. The room was full of darkness.
"It was probably just the wind." As Edan said this, the door could be heard opening. Edan dropped the flame on his finger and spread his wings, which lit more of the room.
The door was wide open.
"What is the odds one of the staff members forgot something?"Anna asked.
A loud thunder clap ripped through the air, the lightning lighting the room and the hallway.
"Very, very, very slim." Edan said. Edan walked forwards into the hallway, the others were not too far behind. Jack raised his staff, it began to glow light blue, lighting the area around them. They now had two light sources. The group huddled together in the hallway.
"What do we do?" Anna asked.
"We wait, wait until morning." Edan said.
The teen's shadows shone on the wall, Edan's wings causing them.
Elsa was surveying the room. Her eyes widened when she realized something. "Uh guys." She said quietly, no one heard her.
"We gotta find a way out of here." Rapunzel said.
"And go where?" Jack said.
"Uh, guys." Elsa said a little louder.
"We might be able to make it to the servant's village." Edan said.
"GUYS!" Elsa shouted.
Everyone looked at her. "What?" Edan asked.
"How many people did you say there were in this castle?" Elsa asked.
"Uh, seven." Edan said. "Why?"
"Seven, your sure."
"Yeah, that's what my dad said anyways."
"And you're absolutely certain there's only seven of us in the castle."
"Yes."
Elsa took a deep breath.
"Then why are there eight shadows."
Cliff hanger.
So anyways there are a few things I need to clarify. I may or may not do Jelsa, just because I've never been good at writing that, nor am I good at making Jack all lovey dovey. It's still up for debate as to whether or not I do that. Anyways, thanks for all the reviews, favorite, and all your support.
I already have a plan for what's going to happen, but I want you guys to PM me, and give me ideas for future one shots, things that the teens may face, oh and made up enemies with powers.
Gotta go now, as always, stay awesome.
Bye :)