Darn, I was hoping to make every chapter longer than the last, but this one is 33 words shorter, and that bugs me! But it's good enough yes? Anyways, thank you all. Enjoy

Jack paced around the room, saying no words, making no noise. Just thinking. Could he possibly be over thinking these things? Over exaggerating and letting his imagination run wild? It's just a hole in the ground that goes on who knows how deep. Jack didn't dare to find out either when Toothless shot one of his fireballs down the hole. They never saw it hit the bottom. It just disappeared into the darkness. 'If it's a normal hole some dragon or Viking could have dug, wouldn't it have an end?' Jack wondered. But this isn't an ordinary hole. There was black ice around it. Jack knew he never saw that hole before, so he couldn't have frozen the ground around it, and besides, the ice he makes looks like regular ice! It's a normal colour, but the ice he saw was charcoal black and was shaped like lightning bolts. He had investigated it. It felt like ice, it was as cold as ice, and it looked like ice, but it was black! It couldn't be a coincidence.

"There's no other explanation." He whispered. Why on earth would Pitch Black be on Berk anyways? If he's planning something, Jack has to notify North and the other guardians right away, even if it is a hunch. He has to tell someone as a guardian to the world. "Hiccup." Said boy looked up. He was gripping the edge of his wooden bed, not understanding what was going on with his guardian friend. "I have to go."

Hiccup's face turned from worried to shock and sadness, but was barely noticeable. It hurt Jack to say that and he felt bad for doing it. He knew he still had to leave Berk every now and then to make snow all around the globe. Which reminds him, Jamie's birthday party was tomorrow, and he promised the young boy that he would come. His duties as a guardian came first though no matter what. If he were going to make it to the birthday party and to the North Pole, he would have to leave now and hope for the best.

"What do you mean? What's going on Jack?" Hiccup questioned. He stood up from his bed and walked to Jack. The guardian boy stepped to the left twice so that Hiccup could walk straight to him. He used his staff to stop the blind boy from getting to close or running into him. "What is the deal with this hole you are talking about and why is it so urgent for you to leave?" Hiccup pulled on the sleeve of Jack's sweater. He has no time to explain, but this is Hiccup's island. His home, and he deserved an explanation or a warning at least.

"It's Pitch. The Boogeyman. He's back." Jack explained in a low volume as if someone else could be listening that he didn't want to hear. Hiccup knitted his eyebrows together, still not making any sense of what the guardian boy was saying, but he knew it was something really bad. Jack continued. "I have to go and tell the other guardians right away that Pitch is back and might be up to something." He twirled his staff around his fingers before hitting it to the floorboards. He floated up, getting ready to leave.

"Wait!" Hiccup pulled the flying boy back down. He looked as serious as he could without showing worry or sadness. "Jack, please tell me what's going on." The Viking boy asked kindly. There was no way Jack could just say no and leave the poor boy without answers, but he had to leave right away.

"I'll explain it on the way there." He said, grabbing Hiccup's hand and floated up again.

"Wait what?"

"You wanna know right?" Hiccup nodded. "Then come with me, and I'll explain everything to you along the way to the North Pole." Jack pulled him up again, lifting the scrawny light boy inches from the floor and received a growl from Toothless. The dragon stood up from his stone bed and bit the back of Hiccup's vest and pulled him back down. Jack rolled his eyes, glaring at Toothless.

"Do you think it's dangerous here because of Pitch?" Hiccup asked. Worry filled his tone. His gaze drifted to Hiccup.

"I hope not. I can't be certain though." Jack then continued to stare at Toothless, who lightened up his attitude when both of Hiccup's feet were planted on the floor. He looked downwards, petting the dragon on the head, down his nose and under his chin slowly. He was deep in thought. The wait was unbearable, but Jack was willing to wait for the boy's answer. After what it seems like hours, Hiccup finally gave his answer.

"Alright. I'll come." He tightens the grip on Jack hand. "But Toothless is coming too."

"Sure, but um, you think he'll behave around the elves and yetis?" Jack asked. He didn't know exactly how a dragon would act around tiny elves and huge furry creatures. Sure he trusted the dragon, but who knows what will happen.

"Huh? … Um Toothless?" Will you behave?" Hiccup tilted his head, and then both of the boys turned to Toothless. He rolled his big green eyes and glared at Jack. If Jack could guess and fill in words for the dragon, he probably would be saying something along the lines of 'Don't treat me like a child'

"Hey, I'm just making sure!" The dragon sighed and nodded. "Good. You might want to grab something warm to wear." Jack informed him. He saw the way Hiccup was shivering in the snow earlier when they were at the cove ice-skating. He felt bad for making his friend cold like that. Jack wished he could have done something to help the poor boy warm up, even if he were to use his own body heat to warm him up, but he knew he had none. There was nothing warm about him he thought.

Hiccup nodded and asked Toothless to guide him to his drawer. Once there, he pulled out a fur cloak, similar to his father's, but it ties together around the neck and had a hood. He put it on around his shoulders and tied the strings together. The cloak reached all the way to his ankles and made Hiccup look even smaller.

After that, he pulled out a thin book from his vest. Inside it held a charcoal pencil. He turned a few pages before asking Jack if it's an empty page. The page Hiccup had opened was filled with a bunch of x's and scribbles, similar to some kind of map. He took the book out of Hiccup's hands and searched the pages for a blank one.

At first he skipped a few pages at a time to just quickly find an empty page, but then he saw that the book was filled with more great drawings that Jack just had to see. He went back a few pages and saw one of Hiccup and Toothless. Hiccup was looking away from the dragon and held out a hand to him. Toothless had his nose near his hand. He flipped through a few more pages, looking at each of them. It was filled with many different dragons. Most him and Toothless together, and a lot of there were just Toothless. He finally hit an empty page and handed it back to Hiccup.

"You're drawings are amazing Hiccup." His head jerked up. A slight shade a pink on his cheeks and a smile grew across his face. He scratched the back of his head. The Viking boy must have been embarrassed by the compliment.

"Oh, uh… Thanks." His smile disappeared just as quick as it appeared. "I just wish I could continue drawing." Hiccup sighed, shaking his head and smiled again. It looked a bit forced, but real. "I would like to draw you as well." Jack chuckled.

"Maybe one day you can do a blind drawing of how you picture me." He suggested. He was really curious to know how Hiccup had pictured the guardian boy, even if it would turn out to be a silly messy sketch. His smile turned from a crooked toothy smile into a warm closed mouth smile and nodded. He bit his lip, and looked down to his book.

Hiccup began to write strange lettering on the page. The writing was going across the page, uneven, slanted and almost off the page. Some of them overlapped and some were really far apart from each other when it wasn't intentional. Jack stared at Hiccup, then to the notebook. He's a lefty, he noticed. He always thought lefties were really cool and special.

"Alright." Hiccup proclaimed and tore the page out, leaving a few letters behind. He stuck the pencil back in the book, and the book back in his vest. He set the paper on the edge of the drawer and ran his hand across the surface in search of something to put on top of it. He found an unlit candle, almost knocking it over, and grabbed it. He placed it on the sheet of paper and carefully made sure it stayed in place. Hopefully his dad would see it and take the time to read what ever it is on the piece of paper. "I'm ready." Jack nodded and looked at Toothless. He nodded as well, lowering himself so that Hiccup could get on his back.

"Let's go." Jack floated up and jumped out of the window. Toothless followed right after.

Before they could head straight to the North Pole and make a big scene, Jack decided to first fly to the hole Toothless had found. He wanted to make sure the hole and the abnormal ice around it was still there and that he wasn't overthinking anything. On the way there, he noticed a familiar girl flying on a dragon. She noticed them, or more like noticed Hiccup and Toothless and flew towards them. 'Great, here comes time consumer in person' Jack rolled his eyes.

"Hiccup?" She flew next to him, on the opposite side where Jack was.

"Astrid? What are you doing out here so late?" Hiccup questioned. Jack was impressed. It was quite late. Everyone has gone to sleep a long time ago, and he thought that every one but he and Hiccup were asleep.

"That's just what I was going to ask you! What are you doing out here?"

"Um, just out for a flight. You?"

"Same, except I couldn't go back to sleep after the nightmare I just had scared me half to death." That got Jack's attention.

"Nightmares!?" Jack exclaimed. He jumped closer to Hiccup, gripping the boy's shoulders due to excitement and curiosity. "Ask her how bad they are. When did she start having them? Was this her first one? What were they about? Did she see, hear, or feel anyone or anything around her?"

"One question at a time!" Hiccup whispered, but loud enough for the winter guardian to hear. Jack took a deep breath and calmed himself down before asking one of the five questions. They took a rest and landed on one of the hills.

"Was this her first one?" He asked and Hiccup repeated the question.

"No, it wasn't actually. I've been having them for several days, and now I'm getting a little scared to go back to sleep! They're that bad."

"Yeah same here." Said Hiccup. "But last night wasn't so bad." A small, but noticeable smile appeared on the brunette's face. He twirled his fingers around each other, and appeared to be a bit flustered. Jack lifted an eyebrow, and a grin slowly made its way across his face as soon as he realized what Hiccup was thinking about.

"Lucky you."

"Sorry." Hiccup said, tapping his foot. There was a slight pause between the two, and both the boys were getting a bit impatient, more Jack than Hiccup though.

"It's fine. At least they're not as bad as Snotlout's. His are the worst." Hiccup looked towards Astrid, and showed interest for their conversation than before.

"Did he tell you anything about them?"

"Are you kidding me? He's Snotlout. I had to force him to tell me, but he didn't give me any details. Just the basic of one of them that's been on his mind." Astrid's voice started to fade, and looked a bit weary. What ever these dreams were, it seemed petty bad, Jack thought. He tapped his index finger on his staff, waiting for their conversation to continue.

"Well?" Hiccup pushed her to continue. She hesitated before saying anything.

"He dreamt that you died because of your condition. He blames himself for your blindness you know!"

"But it's not entirely his fault. Tomorrow, can you tell him: that I don't blame him for it?"

"Why don't you tell him? It'll mean much more to him coming from you."

"I'm going away for a while. I need you to be in charge of the academy until I return." Astrid was shocked; she jumped off her dragon and grabbed Hiccup by his shirt and the female Viking pulled him down, their noses nearly touching.

"Are you serious? Where exactly are you going?" Astrid's voice rose just below a yell.

"Uh…" Hiccup panicked and looked around. Jack can only guess the scrawny boy was looking for him. He was really considering to just letting them be and watch the entertainment, but he couldn't do that to poor Hiccup. It was his fault for brining him into this, so he should repay the boy.

Jack lifted his palm upwards, blowing into it. A snowflake was forming and when finished, it traveled to the angry girl's nose. Once it made contact, she loosened her grip on Hiccup's tunic and began to calm down. She was no longer angry and backed away.

"She's chilled now." Jack said to Hiccup as he crouched behind him and on Toothless's back. The dragon gave him an unapproved looked, but shrugged it off before staring back at Stormfly. They seemed to be having their own little conversation. What do dragons even talk about anyways? He wondered. Hiccup nodded. He was sure grateful for Jack's magical snowflake.

"Thanks Jack." He whispered to the winter guardian and turned back to Astrid. Hiccup took a deep breath and hoped this time would go better than the first. "So Astrid," he began, catching the girl's attention again. "I really need you to do this for me."

Astrid turned around and walked back to her dragon. She was staring at a spot on the ground like it was the only thing catching her eyes in a white room. It was another long wait for Jack, and even though he has waited three hundred years for an answer to his biggest question, he was still not patient enough to wait for this answer. She made a couple of 'Hm's' and questioned Hiccup a couple of times, to which all the answers were: "I don't know" or "I'm not really sure." Jack sighed and wrapped an arm around Hiccup's shoulder, clearly bored and eager to leave right away. He made the ground frost up a bit with shapes and fancy swirls with his staff. Trying really anything to entertain him.

"Alright. I'll do it."

'Hallelujah, she finally made up her mind!' Jack rolled his eyes.

"But only because what ever it is you're doing seems important." Hiccup nodded. She pushed her bangs behind her ear before grabbing Hiccup by the shirt again, but this time, she pulled him into a quick kiss.

The guardian's eyes went wide. Jack should have expected this. From the clues in the forge and at the academy earlier that evening, he should have seen something like this coming. He just didn't put all the pieces together. He honestly couldn't imagine a girl like her (from what he saw) being with a guy like Hiccup. Now Hiccup wasn't a bad guy, not at all. In fact, he was a really great guy, Jack thought, but he just didn't seem her type. He didn't even show any affection towards her either. When she had hugged him at the academy, he was hesitant to hug back, and even when he did, it was a ghostly touch.

Jack felt uncomfortable now. He unwrapped his arm from around Hiccup's shoulders and floated off of Toothless and away from them. He could have imagined it, but Jack could have sworn he felt Hiccup's hand slid across his, but it could have been an accident. Maybe thinking it was Astrid's hand or something.

"Please be safe and hurry home. Thor knows what trouble you can get yourself into." Hiccup weakly chuckled and nodded.

"I will. Don't worry. I am quite sure I'll be safe." Hiccup said, giving her a reassuring smile. She smiled back, hopped on her dragon and flew off to the village.

It was quiet for a while. Jack slowly walked around, and did his best to avoid looking at Hiccup. Even if he can't look back at the guardian, it still felt odd looking at him after what just happened with Astrid.

"So um," Hiccup spoke up. He was kicking his feet and slowly running his fingers across his lips. He must have been feeling the awkward tension coming from Jack. "Shall we leave now?" Jack nodded, kicking his feet and started floating again.

"Yeah. I'm now sure that Pitch is here. We need to hurry and inform North." Hiccup nodded

"Alright. Let's go bud." He patted Toothless on the head. That gave the signal to go. With Jack leading the way, they were on their way to the North Pole.

It was incredibly windy and cold. Too cold for Hiccup to handle, and the only thing that was still keeping him warm was his dragon. Along the way, Jack was briefly explaining who Pitch was and what he was capable of doing. Apparently he was the one responsible for the nightmares they were having.

Every once in a while, Hiccup would ask Toothless to shoot a fireball straight ahead so that they could fly right into the heated flames and warm them up for a few heavenly seconds. The warmth didn't last long though, and would only seem to make it worse. His teeth chattered, and his nose was freezing numb, not to mention he couldn't feel his fingers. Hiccup laid himself down forward so that his cheek was touching the scaly neck of Toothless's heated skin. For once, the cold was not helping his eyes. They stung and throbbed badly, making it near to almost unbearable to handle. A couple of times, he had let out a grunt or short scream of pain. He couldn't imagine what Jack or Toothless looked and felt like as they heard his cries of agony.

"Just a little bit longer Hiccup, just hang in there!" Jack yelled over the loud snowy wind. The freezing Viking boy could tell he was really worried about his friend.

They were flying against the winds of a blizzard. A few times, Toothless's tail had frozen and both Jack and Toothless worked together to break or unfreeze the ice.

"Okay!" He yelled back, his voice cracked due to the pain. Hiccup couldn't wait to get to where ever they were heading to. Almost any place was better than this deadly snowstorm. Jack wasn't kidding when he said to get something warm, but this was sadly the only warm item he had, aside from a smaller long sleeve fur jacket, similar to his tunic and vest.

The trip seemed to go on forever until finally after who knows how long, they landed on land with something blocking the torturous winds. Even if his eyes were already closed, Hiccup could feel himself drift into unconsciousness. He couldn't pick himself up and faintly heard Jack's voice.

"Hiccup? Hiccup!" The white haired boy sounded panicked, but Hiccup couldn't respond. He wanted to let his friend know that he was all right and he was happy that they had made it to their destination, but his lips wouldn't move nor a voice came through.

He felt himself being lower to the floor, off his dragon, and into someone's arms. He could figure it was Jack carrying him. From a distance, he heard deep monstrous voices speaking in another language he didn't understand, but Jack seemed to understand them.

"Phil, I have urgent news to give to North, and I need a bed for Hiccup. Some place warm!" He ordered the guy off and ran indoors. What ever this place was, it was noisy and warm. Hiccup felt like he was thawing as he slowly began to warm up. The only places that remained chilled were his legs and the side of his chest where the winter guardian was holding him.

"Where is a room so I can set him in a bed?" Jack asked. A reply came from the same mumbo jumbo speaking people. "Alright." He said. Jack jumped up and flew high up before landing back on the floor and away from all the noise. It wasn't quiet, but things were not as loud.

Hiccup hoped that no one was scared of a dragon and that Toothless had followed them. He had to make sure his best friend was all right and still with him.

"Toothless." He mumbled his best attempt at speaking. He felt weaker and was closer to sleep. To his relief, the Viking boy heard a worry sound from a familiar dragon.

"No need to worry Hiccup," Jack said. "Toothless is right behind me and you'll be warm in no time."

Hiccup smiled, knowing full well that things were going to be all right as his trembling body was laid on something incredibly soft and warm. Immediately, he curled up into a ball and covers were thrown onto him. He pulled them in close to his body, as it took a bit to warm up underneath the think blankets.

"There. Nice and warm. You're not going to turn out like me while I'm around." Jack chuckled. He gently brushed a bit of hair out of Hiccup's eyes. Toothless had laid his head on the side of the bed; his dragon breath also warmed him. He began to relax the best he could as his shivering began to calm down.

Eventually, Hiccup drifted into sleep and the last things he heard were the foreign people and Jack's voice getting quieter.

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