It was a few days later that Jack and Rapunzel finally emerged from their house, just in time for an important gathering. But from the look that passed between Sandy and Jack, MK realized that the little fellow told Jack about it. She also noticed that Rapunzel's hair was now in a thick braid that almost touched the ground. MK raised an eyebrow, how were they able to fit all that hair in that braid? But her attention was soon diverted for the town had noticed them as well, and began murmuring. Just about the whole town had gathered at the town's outskirts, where a shimmering wall seemed to separate them from the rest of the world.
"Hello! Can I get everyone's attention please! Hey!" When no one really paid any attention to the Sandy's, Hiccup leaned over and whispered something to Toothless. The dragon let out a roar, followed by a fireball straight at the shimmering wall. The fireball seemed to disappear into the wall, causing everyone to gasp. "Well, thank you, Hiccup." Hiccup gave a nod, but the witch quickly spoke again now that she had everyone's attention. "Thank you all for coming today! As you have already noticed, Jack Frost has found Rapunzel!" A cheer went up from the crowd as they offered congratulations and crowded around to officially meet the blonde. Another roar from Toothless calmed the crowd down. "Thank you, however, Jack and Rapunzel still need to find their son. He has been living on the outside of this wall for the past twenty-six years, so he's all grown-up now, just like MK." The crowd began to murmur again. "Now, MK, Jamie, Sandy, Mavis, and myself, are the only ones who can pass this wall without any repercussions. Before you got your memories back, whoever tried to cross the border got seriously injured. No one has tried to cross it since MK broke that spell, so we don't know what the repercussions are now. Jack and Rapunzel have to find their son, but Sandy and I need to know what might happen so we can prepare a spell for them to cross over."
Audrey raised her hand, "But what if we cross over, and we lose our memories again?"
"Sandy and I have made a potion that can bring back a person's memory, we tried it on Astrid before MK broke the spell." Astrid nodded. "However, if it is losing memories, we might need all of Tooth's feathers we currently have to make sure they can get across. You might have to wait a couple of months before we get more feathers from the Tooth Fairy, but it can be done. So, who would like to volunteer? Who wouldn't mind living a few months without their memories?" The crowd murmured, and MK began to worry, why would anyone just up and cross over if they didn't know what was going to happen, much less lose their memories again?
"I'll do it," stated Audrey.
"What? No, I'll do it," Nod quickly stated as he stood between her and the wall.
"No, I'll do it," blurted Ted as he stood next to Nod, the two shooting glares at each other.
"What? No!" Red Puckett marched up to Ted and grabbed him by the arm, pulling him away from the wall. "You get back here, Ted. Who's going to help me keep our grandmothers out of trouble? I can't keep an eye on both of them."
"What? But . . ."
"No buts, they're back into extreme sports! If they had lost their memories and kept to snooping around town for juicy gossip, OK, but . . ."
"Well, then one of us old folks should go over," stated Grandma Puckett.
"What?"
"It's a possibility, except for you, Onceler, you need to keep trying to contact the Lorax," Gramma Norma told the tall hat-maker.
The Onceler put up his hands, "I wasn't even considering it, Norma."
"And definitely not Gothi either, we're going to need her help," blurted Sandy.
"Gobber?" gasped Astrid. Gobber had placed his keys in Eret's hand and strode towards the wall.
"Wait, Gobber, what are you doing?" asked Hiccup.
"Well, at the rate everyone else is going, we're going to be here another year! Might as well be me, I can live without my memories for a few months, I've been without them for twenty-six years already. What's a few more months?" he shrugged.
"But, Gobber . . ."
"No buts, Hiccup, I've made up my mind, Eret will have to take care of the smithy while I'm out of commission."
"Out of . . . but you could just be losing your memories."
Gobber shrugged, "Then hit me or something, put me in the hospital, then I'll really be out of commission." Before they could say another word, Gobber had crossed the boundary. Everyone watched with baited breath, nothing particularly bad happened, he was still standing. The two Sandy's moved towards him slowly, unsure of how they should proceed.
"G-Gobber?" asked Hiccup, getting as close to the wall as he could without touching it.
"George?" asked Sandy. Gobber turned and glanced at her.
"Why, hello Sandy! Look at this, I'm on the other side of the border, and nothing bad has happened to me! But, uh, why am I out here?" Hiccup sucked in a breath, Gobber had lost his memories.
"Oh, oh dear, seems to me that something bad has happened, George, you might be losing your memory. Are you absolutely sure you don't remember why you crossed the border?" Gobber shook his head, confusion written all over his face, more so when he turned and saw the crowd.
"Um, no, no I d-don't," he muttered as the two Sandy's led him back into the town.
"Well, if that's the case, uh, Dr. Lupei, could you see this gentleman to the hospital and do some tests on him?"
Dracula bowed, "Of course, come this way, George."
"Why Doc, you're looking awfully pale."
"Yes, things have been . . . rather interesting as of late."
"Should I know about it?"
"Yes, but let's take those tests before I try to explain everything."
"Oh, uh, OK, but first, um . . . wait, where are my keys?"
Eret held them up, "You gave them to me, Mr. Goodwin."
Gobber blinked, "Uh, OK, well, take care of the smithy, I'll be back as soon as I can!"
"Will do!" Gobber nodded before he and Dracula headed towards the hospital.
"Well, that answers that question, you will lose your memories if you cross the border. Well, thank you all for coming, have a nice day, and we'll let you know the progress on the potion and the search for Jack and Rapunzel's son!" The crowd dispersed, murmuring over the day's events as they went back about their business. "Well, that answers that. Sorry about Gobber, Hiccup, but if we have any feathers left after working on the potion for Jack and Rapunzel, we'll get started on making the potion to get his memories back."
"Thanks Sandy," Hiccup smiled sadly. Jack patted his friend's back reassuringly before turning to the Sandy's.
"Do you have any ideas on how to make this potion?"
"We have a few ideas, but we are going to need something to sprinkle it on, something you'll have to wear all the time."
"Oh, um . . ."
Rapunzel gasped, "I know! I'll make scarves! It'll be perfect for the chilly weather!"
Jack pulled her close and gave her a mischievous grin, "Are you saying something about winter, Goldilocks?"
Rapunzel fiddled with his jacket strings as she smirked, "Only that you can't wear scarves in the summer. Seems like such a loss, don't you think?"
"Is that so?"
"Is that seriously how you two flirt?" blurted Jamie. The couple glanced at the nine-year-old in surprise before noticing the surprise on the faces of their audience.
"Well you two are certainly a match made in heaven," mumbled Sandy before rolling her eyes. The Sandman and Gothi seemed to snicker. "If you're going to do the scarves, then Sandy, Gothi, and I will get started on the potion."
Jack chuckled, "Alright, thanks, and yes, we'll do the scarves." He grinned at Rapunzel.
Sandy nodded, "Alright, then we'll contact you when we've got something. Talk to you later!" With that, the trio walked away, the group not far behind, each person preparing for the upcoming trip.
