Jack and Bunny were only on the bus for three hours before they reached the next town and got off. They would have travelled longer, but in their rush they had only bought the one ticket with no bus transfer. Jack had assumed they were going to buy tickets for the next bus, but Bunny stopped him.

"We need ta earn more cash, but before that we need ta grab some grub," Bunny said as he steered to Jack out of the bus station and onto the street. "So, let's go snag some breakie."

"Okay," Jack said, letting Bunny lead the way. He couldn't deny his stomach was starting to growl. "Should we grab some takeout to go-"

"Naw," Bunny said he pointed to a restaurant across the street. "After the mornin' we had, I need a proper breakfast and so do you."

"You do realize it's closer to lunch now," Jack said as he pointed to the town's clock tower.

"Brunch then," Bunny replied. "Either way, we're eatin'."

Jack gave a huff, but he followed Bunny into the restaurant. They were seated at a booth near a window in the back. Jack chewed his bottom lip as he looked over the menu. He'd planned to get something cheap. They needed to make the money last until Jack did a few more shows on the street.

The waitress and served two glasses of water on the table before reaching for her notepad from her apron pocket. "What'll it be gentlemen?"

Bunny drummed his fingers as he looked over the menu. "I'll have tea, and the spinach and cheese omelette."

The waitress quickly wrote it down and looked to Jack. "And you?"

"Um.." Jack said as he grasped his chin in thought. "I guess just some toast-"

"He'll have the breakfast special," Bunny cut in abrutly.

Jack blinked as he lowered the menu. "Huh?"

"With bacon or hashbrowns?" the waitress asked as she didn't bother looking up from her paper.

"Both, he needs the protein and extra calories," Bunny replied.

"Hey, wait," Jack whispered to Bunny.

"One special coming up," the waitress said as she turned on her heel to leave.

Jack then proceeded to glare at Bunny. "Why did you just order for me?"

"Ya were only gonna order toast," Bunny said as he waved a finger. "And both the doctors made it clear ya need ta eat more."

"I know that," Jack growled, "but we need to save money where we can."

"We're not goin' cheap when health is concerned," Bunny replied firmly as he took out a map from the duffle bag and unfolded it on the table. "So don't worry about it."

Jack leaned back with a grunt. Instead of grumbling, he took out his frustration by flicking his finger against the water glass. Suddenly, there was a tiny spark and a speck of ice appeared where he had tapped the glass. Jack jumped as the patch of frost spread out, covering the side of the glass. His jaw dropped as he traced his fingers over the ice and felt a slight chill from the frost. "Bunny-"

"No, Jack, we're not gettin' a smaller order," Bunny said without looking up from the map.

"Not that, look," Jack whispered as he turned the glass around and tried to hide the excitement in his voice as he tapped the glass. Bunny raised his head, and his eyes widened.

"Frost?" Bunny whispered.

"I-I think I made it," Jack stammered as he slowly stretched his fingers to tap Bunny's own glass of water. More frost appeared, but this time it formed floral like patterns. It proceeded to nearly covered the entire glass and even froze the surface of the water. Jack laughed, delighted at the sight. "Is this my magic?"

"Yeah," Bunny replied as his jaw dropped and he rubbed his eyes. "Bloody hell, yer an ice mage."

"Ice mage? Does that mean I can do snow too?" Jack said as he grinned from ear to ear and examined his hands. "This is so cool..um, no pun intended." He went to touch his ice glass again, but was halted as Bunny grabbed his wrist.

"Not here, too many people" Bunny whispered as he glanced around to be certain no one was over hearing. "Later, we'll check into a motel and I'll help ya get it under control."

"But we need more money," Jack whispered back. "Not to mention, we have to catch the next bus."

Bunny sighed and nodded. "Yer right, new plan then. I do have enough money in my astral pocket for another bus ticket." He let go of Jack's wrist to point to the next town on the map. "This place is a couple of hours away. Once we get there, ya do a show and then we check in early at a cheap hotel so I can help ya get this under control."

Jack frowned. That wouldn't get them much further than they were currently. "Isn't keep moving away from Pitch more important than teaching me magic?"

"No, cause uncontrolled magic can be dangerous if left too long," Bunny said gently and gestured his head to behind Jack. "Waitress is comin', hush for now."

Jack shut his mouth as the waitress place their meals on the table. The boy quickly forgot about his new magic as he stared at the heap of food in front of him. He wasn't sure what there was more of; the scramble eggs, toast, bacon or the pancake that was twice the size of his head.

He gave an accusingly look to Bunny who was already sipping his tea and cutting into his omelette. "Tackle the eggs first," Bunny instructed as he pointed with his fork. "Ya need the protein."

Jack grumbled as he started to shovel a forkful of eggs into his mouth.

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Jack didn't know which was harder to keep a control over that afternoon as he performed his tricks on the street corner; his excitement to learn real magic or trying to keep the frost from suddenly appearing as he juggled his balls.

Bunny was watching from the sidelines and Jack saw him cringed as the ice started to form over the balls. Jack tried to stay calm and prayed the crowds hadn't noticed, but they did and gave various gasps. Bunny looked ready to swoop in, snag Jack and make a getaway, however, it wasn't needed as Jack's audience suddenly clapped in awe.

Thankfully, it seemed the crowd had assumed the frost was part of a fancy magic trick. One teenage girl even took out her phone to record Jack as the last ball became coated in ice. She only got barely a minute's worth before Bunny approached and growled at her to turn it off.

The girl jumped, but narrowed her eyes annoyed as she shut her phone. "Geez, Pal. Relax! Haven't you ever seen a phone before?"

Bunny gave a snarl before Jack could intervened. The girl wasn't frightened, but she did roll her eyes and walked away. Once the crowd had dispersed, Jack removed his hat and looked to Bunny.

"Why did you get so angry at that girl?" Jack asked, baffled and irratated, "or did you think the phone was going to steal my soul or something?"

"Course, I didn't!" Bunny replied, but then paused. "Well, at least I know that now after Sandy explained to it to me."

Jack blinked. "Wait, you mean you actually use to think a camera would steal a soul?"

Bunny seemed to ignore the question as he scooped up the duffle bag. "I snapped at the girl cause it ain't a good idea for people ta record ya when ya doin' real magic." He turned back around to Jack, swinging the bag over his shoulder. "Last thing we need is for the general public ta know that magic is real. She could put it up on that internet thing."

Jack tried not to laugh at the description of 'internet thing" and cleared his throat. "So what if she does? You saw, they all just thought it was a trick."

"And in that regard, we were lucky," Bunny said as he and Jack started to head down the street. "We're checkin' into a motel and ya gettin' ya first magic lesson." He sighed as he ran a hand through his hair. "If I known ya magic was developin' that fast I would have insisted doin' it once we were out of the restaurant."

Jack stared at his hands as they waited for the light to change. "Is it rare for magic to develop that fast?"

"No, but truth be told it usually appears a couple of days after it's awoken, not a week." The light changed and they were able to cross the street. "I wager ya magic held back cause yer body needed ta recover from when ya turned into a rabbit and that healin' spell slowed things down a tad too."

"So," Jack muttered as he tucked his hands into his pockets. "It's making up for lost time?"

"Something like that, yeah," Bunny nodded in agreement as they stepped towards a motel. "Come on, Frostbite. We need ta get ya some magic lessons pronto."

"Frostbite?" Jack asked with an arched eyebrow.

Bunny gave a smirk. "Seems an appropriate nickname considerin' what ya magic is."

"So, does that mean I can call you, Cottontail?"

"No."

"Why?"

"Cause I'm older," Bunny said as he jabbed Jack's side as they entered through the doors. "Now let's go get a room."

Jack grinned. "Whatever you say, Cottontail."

"Oi! What did I just say?"

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Once they had locked the door to their room, Jack sat on the bed and watched Bunny removed his coat and give a grunt as he shifted back into his furry Pooka form.

"Ah, that's better," Bunny muttered

"Does that hurt?" Jack asked as Bunny dumped the coat onto a chair.

"A tic," Bunny replied with a shrug, "but ya get use ta it." He then sat on the end of the bed as Jack crossed his legs. "Fetch a couple of those red balls ya were jugglin' earlier."

Jack arched an eyebrow, but did as he was told. Bunny took one of the balls from Jack's hands and pointed to it. "Right now, we need ta focus on control. It's a similar technique I learned to control my earth magic." He handed the ball to Jack. "Trace ya fingers over the ball, but focus on making the frost appear and stop when ya want it too."

Jack nodded as he tossed the ball in the air with a grin. "No problem, that's easy."

Bunny gave a smirk as he left the bed to sit at the table to look over the map. An hour later, It turned out it wasn't as easy as Jack thought. He could will the frost to appear easily enough, except it was like it had a mind of it's own when it came to stopping. He let out a couple of curse words when he was unable to stop the frost from covering the second ball. Watching the scene, Bunny softly chuckled.

However, after the fourth ball, Jack did find he could guide where the frost appeared by moving his fingers, although there was a slight delay when he wanted it to stop.

After covering the fifth ball with frost, Jack dropped it and flopped back on his bed. "I'm exhausted."

Bunny nodded as he loomed over the boy. "Takes quite of bit of mental power doesn't it? But ya'll get the hang of it." He poured Jack a glass of water and offered it to him. "Drink, if ya anything like a water elemental you'll find ya need ta keep hydrated ta keep usin' yer magic."

Jack was going to protest, but as soon as the liquid touched his lips he found himself gulping it down. He wiped his mouth amazed at how thirsty he really had been. "Thanks," he muttered as he set the glass on the side table.

He then picked up one of the ice covered balls and tossed it back and forth between his hands. "You know," Jack said as he tossed the ball up and down. "I could use the frost for my street tricks like I did today."

Bunny gave Jack a grim look as he narrowed his eyes. "No, that's askin' for trouble."

"But you saw how they ate it up," Jack said. "I bet I could even get a bigger crowd if I made patterns with the frost."

"We were lucky they didn't realize it was real magic," Bunny said, firmly.

"But they won't," Jack insisted. "It's not like anyone can prove it is real magic."

Bunny sighed as he ran a hand over his ears. "I don't know, Jackie-"

"We would get more money which means you would get home faster," Jack shrugged. "What about a compromise? I won't do frost all the time, only when I need a fast way to lure in a crowd."

Bunny looked doubtful, but he gave a defeated sigh. "All right, but yer only doin' frost tricks until I'm home. Just hope we don't see any more people trying to record ya."

Jack grinned and nodded. He then frowned as a thought struck him. "Once you're home, who's going to teach me magic?"

Bunny paused and looked to Jack like he was lost in thought. After a moment, he thought Bunny was avoiding the question, but then the Pooka said "We'll find ya a proper teacher, think Ombric or Manny know a few good elemental magic users."

Jack chewed his bottom lip. If he had to be honest, Jack would prefer if Bunny could be his teacher. It was most likely because Bunny was the only magic user he knew, and thus he felt more comfortable around the big furry Pooka.

Yet, Bunny was a Guardian. He may not have the extra time to be a teacher for Jack. Although, that lead to Jack wondering where exactly he would live once Bunny was home. "Will I live with this suppose teacher?" Jack asked.

"Ya'll be an apprentice," Bunny answer, "but I'd prefer if we can find that great aunt ya mentioned earlier. I'm certain the Guardians and I will find a way ya can have a bit of a normal life."

Jack scoffed as the flexed his toes on the bed cover. He couldn't believe Bunny was still on that. Jack had figured having a 'normal life' had flown out the window the night Pitch had turned him into a rabbit. "And you think I would have a normal life with an aunt I barely remember?"

"Family should be with family," Bunny said firmly as he glanced up seriously. "If ya got a chance ta be with them, ya should take it."

Jack went quiet as he folded his hands into his lap. "What about your family?" He looked to Bunny. "It's been bugging me for awhile, but why does Pitch only go after you? Why not other Pooka?"

Bunny's lips formed into a firm line as he leaned back into his chair. "He can't 'cause there aren't any other Pooka." He glanced out the window. "I'm the last one."

Jack's eyes widened. He had figured Pooka like Bunny were rare, but it never occurred to him that Bunny was all that was left. Jack debated if he should press the issue further, except he found there was a question he had to ask. "Was it Pitch?"

Bunny shook his head. "No, hunters." He hands formed into fists. "See, in the past, it wasn't just people cravin' ta have magic awakened that were interested in Pooka. A lot of normal humans believed our body parts had magical properties themselves."

"You mean," Jack said as he was careful to choose his words. "Like how people hunted for unicorns for their horns?"

"Or dragons for their parts? Yeah," Bunny confirmed. "And ya don't hear about them anymore do ya. Accordin' to some wive's tale, a Pooka foot is suppose ta bring luck and puttin' the blood of one into a potion will cure any illness," he pointed a finger to Jack, "those aren't true by the way." Bunny gave a sad sigh. "Course, there's a least a few dragons and unicorns in hidin', my clan wasn't as lucky."

"I'm sorry," Jack said softly. "Did you have kids?"

Bunny shook his head. "Had parents, siblings, cousins, a potential mate, but we never got ta the stage of havin' kits."

Jack sighed as he rubbed the back of his neck. It was hard at times for Jack to talk about his parents, he couldn't imagine how difficult it was for Bunny to speak of his whole clan. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have-"

"Ya had ta tell me about ya dad and mom, it's alright" Bunny said as he patted Jack's shoulder and gave it a gentle squeeze. "Look, ya seem ta have gotten better control at the frost now, why don't I teach ya how ta do a lightnin' spell? It's a basic spell, but it comes in handy when ya stuck in the dark."

"Sure," Jack said as he wiped at his eyes and held out his hands. "What do I do?"

Bunny spent the next hour helping Jack memorize the incantation for the spell. However, Jack found it a bit of a struggle as he kept stumbling over the old latin words. He would get a spark, but it would only lasted a minute.

Eventually, they were force to stop and eat dinner, although Jack seemed eager to get to practicing. Jack kept at it until he was able to get a ball of light to not only appear, but to float and stay hovering in the air.

Jack grinned proudly while Bunny clapped. "Good job, Frostbite. Ya caught on that rather fast."

Jack raised his hands to catch the ball of light ball into his hands and then snapped his fingers to make it vanish. The boy grinned, not feeling the least bit ashamed of his pride right now. He did it. Jack had done real live magic. If only his dad could see him now.

"What's the next spell?" he asked.

"No more spells tonight," Bunny said as he pointed to the bedside clock. "We need ta get up early ta hit the bus."

Jack was almost bouncing off the bed. "There's no way I can sleep now, I got to try another spell."

Bunny rotated his shoulders. "If ya that insist, then I got somethin' for ya ta read." He then raised his hand into the air, only for it to vanish and reappear with a small leather bound book in his hands. "Here, this explains some magic theory and ya'll need ta know it when ya do more complex spells."

Jack took the notebook and wrinkled his nose at the pages upon pages of words. "This seems less fun."

"Magic isn't all fun and games it's work," Bunny said as tapped the pages, "and that's all I'm havin' ya do tonight."

Jack sighed, but he accepted it and laid on the bed. He turned on the lamp to read while Bunny opened his own book. It wasn't as bad as Jack fear, although the text was a dry read. If it was in the middle of the day it wouldn't have been a problem, however it was late and Jack found it harder and harder to keep the words from blending together.

It wasn't long before Jack was forced to set the book on his chest and shut his eyes for a moment. He felt Bunny take the book from him and tuck a blanket around him. Jack buried himself into the pillow and didn't bother raising his head. "Night, Bunny."

The last thing he heard was Bunny chuckling amused as he went to sleep and dream of potential frost spells he would do in the future.

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Bunny made certain Jack was tucked in before he retreated into his own bed. He gave a sigh as he attempt to lay on it and heard the bed creak under his weight. Bunny could shapeshift into his human form to fit better, yet he always found it harder to sleep if he was out of his natural form.

He stole another glance at Jack and couldn't resist the spark of pride that flickered inside him. Jack was quickly learning how to master the basic spells. For most new magic users it took them a few days to get far as Jack did. Although, considering how hard the boy had to practice and memorize his stage tricks it wasn't that shocking. The boy had a natural knack for it.

It was clear with the right motivation, Jack was going to be a fast learner. Bunny just had to be certain they found a proper teacher to take him on. Once again, Bunny briefly pondered himself on taking the job, but tossed the thought aside as he forced himself to shut his eyes and sleep.

Author's Note: I've been getting some questions about if Gobber's godson was Hiccup and the answer is yes. However, or any other HTTYD characters will be appearing in this story since I just wanted this plot to mainly focus on the ROTG cast. With that said, if I write a sequel to this it's possible I may have Hiccup make an appearance then, but I haven't fully decided yet. Right now, I just felt it would be cute for Gobber to have a cameo.