Hey there! I hope you guys enjoy this chapter. I tried to cover a lot of information in this one but tried not to make it too boring. (I think I failed but every story needs some exposition) The next few chapters might be like this (there's a lot of set up) but I will hint to more of the plot every chapter. Keep you guys on your toes and all. Keep you guessing.

There are three characters mentioned in this chapter that are not of the original Big Four movies (Brave, ROTG, HTTYD, Tangled) Tell me who they are and what they're from. I'll give you the answers at the beginning of the next chapter.

Enjoy! XD

Jack woke up only to find himself in a strange room and a terrible pain in his left jaw. He rubbed at the soft spot and slowly got out of bed. He walked over to the mirror to see a large red welt on his jaw and he nearly panicked again when he saw his white hair and blue eyes. He was about to smack himself out of the horrible dream when a blonde girl came in and smiled at him.

She was a petite girl with fair features. Her light dusting of freckles across her cheeks and nose completed her green eyes greatly. Her purple shirt and skirt also complemented her fair complexion. Jack would have been amazed at her features if he wasn't so disoriented.

"Oh, so you're awake. It's about time," she said energetically. "I was afraid Merida might have hit you too hard. Anyway, I brought you something to eat. You must be really hungry after everything that has happened to you. I know I was when I first found out."

He looked at her without saying anything, but his face said everything.

"Oh, I should introduce myself. I am Rapunzel," she said kindly. "What's your name?"

"Jack."

"Simple, but it works," she smiled and placed the tray of food on the desk next to the bed. "So, you were nearly kidnapped by the Phantom Reapers. That's scary, it really is."

"What am I doing here? What is this place?" he asked cautiously.

"This place is for people who have special abilities who don't really have anywhere else to go," she said and clasped her hands. "North helps us learn how to use our powers and how to control them. It's a really wonderful thing he's done for us. We are really lucky to have him do this."

"Who's North?"

"Oh," Rapunzel giggled. Her nose scrunched slightly and her shoulders bounced lightheartedly. She clasped her hands innocently in front of her as she spoke. "He's the big white bearded man with the Russian accent.

"Ok," Jack nodded. Then her sentence registered in his head. "Wait," he turned Rapunzel towards him. "Powers?"

"Yeah," she beamed. "Like how you can control the snow and create ice."

Jack released her and stared at his hands, intrigued. "What about you? What can you do?" he inquired and looked at her hair that was piled up at her bare feet and still trailing several yards. It was like seeing a stream of gold flow gracefully through the room and out the door. "Besides your hair being unnaturally long."

"Well, I'm a good artist."

He raised an eyebrow.

"I'm kidding. That's not my power. I can control my hair," she informed. She closed her eyes in concentration and slowly, the hair began to move, being lifted on its own. The speed then increased and Rapunzel's hair formed a rose in mid-air.

Jack stumbled back with his eyes wide. He thought the whole snow thing was a dream but here he was witnessing something that should have been impossible. He just gawked in shock, trying to wrap his head around this new information.

Rapunzel giggled at his reaction. "See? It can also heal anyone's illnesses or injuries. I wondered why my hair was always so long as a kid."

"That is just freaky," he said, not realizing he just frosted the wall and the mirror with intricate swirl designs. "So…uh…now what?"

"Well, North is going to figure out what the Phantom Reapers want with you and at the same time, we will help you learn how to use your powers," she said. "It seems that catching you off guard makes you freeze things. At least we know your powers are mostly emotionally controlled…so far. Oh, and I think this is yours too," she said and handed him the staff. "It doesn't seem to be melting."

"Thanks," he said, slowly taking the staff and looking at the swirled ice designs on it. The staff had a concentration of frost where his hand held it and it slowly thinned out as it went towards the edges. "This is what I used when the Pitch guy tried hitting me with that weird…black stuff."

"Wait, you were able to defend yourself against Pitch's night mares?" she asked, astounded. "No one's been able to do that! At least no one besides North, Bunny, Tooth, and Sandy. And if they have, it resulted in very poor results. You've got to tell me how you did that. That's amazing."

"I…I just wanted to keep the stuff away from me and some sort of ice shot from the staff," he said. "I don't know how I did that."

"We've got to tell North. He will be so excited!" she said and grabbed his hand, pulling him from the room.

They raced down the halls to the big office that was North's. Jack struggled to keep up with Rapunzel who was quick and light on her feet. Jack felt he was being dragged rather than running down the halls.

When Jack was finally released, he stared in amazement at the nick nacks that lined the shelves. North seems to have a thing for toys. There were hundreds lining the shelves and desks all around the room. There were dolls, action figures, snow globes, soldier figures, planes, trains, cars, pictures, kites, balls, racquets, and every other thing in between.

The room was large with a giant desk in the middle. Papers were thrown all over it, book piled high. Blaring from the corner was classical music that someone was humming too. Too Jack's right, there was a giant set of closed doors leading to another room.

A book fell off the desk, landing on something before it hit the ground. Jack's attention was grabbed when the humming voice exclaimed something loudly in Russian. He saw the bearded man's head when he leaned over to grab the book. He saw them and smiled brightly. "Ah, Rapunzel!" He got up and turned the music off. "What brings you two down here?"

"Jack can fight Pitch's nightmares," she said, hopping next to Jack happily. "Go on, tell him."

"You can defeat Pitch's nightmares? You are getting more and more interesting, Jack," North said and walked up to him. "Tell me, have you been hiding from us all this time?"

"What? No. I was normal until…what day is it today?" he questioned.

"Thursday," Rapunzel said.

"What? I was knocked out for two days? Who is that Merida girl?" Jack asked.

"She is one of the strongest of the students here," North chuckled. "She is our top student."

"Well, one of them anyway," the dark haired woman added.

"Quite true Lady Elinor."

"Sorry about my daughter," Elinor smiled. "She sometimes doesn't know her own strength."

"Well, I'll be sure to watch out for her swing in the future," Jack smiled back.

"Can I help you with something Lady Elinor?" North asked.

"Yes," Elinor nodded. "We have a problem in the exercise room. Ned McDod has tangled himself and three others in his limbs. We need a few more hands to undo this knot."

"I'll be right there." North assured. Lady Elinor then walked out quickly to get back to the problem. North turned to Rapunzel. "Can you show him around for me? Show him his room and acquaint him with the campus."

"Sure," Rapunzel smiled. She grabbed Jack's arm and began to drag him out of the room.

"You're excited," Jack grinned.

"I've never given anyone a tour before," she beamed. "This is going to be so much fun!"

They exited the building and into a brightly shining courtyard. The grass was perfectly green with winding cobblestoned pathways running through it. In the center there was a giant water fountain with stoned statues. Outlining the perimeter, there grew bushes of every flower. Roses, lilies, blue bells, lavender. Upon the courtyard lawn, he saw groups of kids sitting or playing games, each using their abilities in some sort of fashion.

"Isn't it pretty?" Rapunzel asked.

"Sure is," Jack nodded in awe. "It's beautiful! But aren't 'normal people' going to see them using their abilities and freak out?" Jack asked pointing to the groups of students.

"Oh, no," Rapunzel reassured. "Ms. Julie Carver created a spell to protect the school. Only those who have special abilities can see us. The others just see a school of normal kids. Besides, we're far enough away from town that we hardly get passer-bys. It's just in case."

"Sounds like Ms. Carver is a witch."

"She is of sorts. She uses chemistry and other sciences to create magical things."

"Awesome!" Jack then spotted the girl with the feathered hair. She was also dressed in same colored clothes as her hair; blues, yellows, purples, and greens. She was flying around the large grey rabbit. "Uh…why is there a rabbit here?" He asked pointing in their direction.

"That's Peter, but everyone here calls him Bunny," Rapunzel said. "He was once normal but a freak accident turned him into a rabbit. He's had a very negative attitude ever since then."

"What about the girl? She seems…like a hummingbird fairy."

"More or less, that's what she is. She flies super-fast and is super-stealthy. Her only problem is her teeth fetish."

"Teeth fetish?"

"Yeah. If she sees perfect teeth or really white ones, she goes crazy and she will never leave you alone," she said and rolled her eyes. "I can remember when I had to deal with her. If Peter didn't return when he did, I might have gone insane."

"Why?"

"He has buck teeth," Rapunzel giggled and pointed. "Tooth just can't get enough of them." They watched for a few seconds as Bunny swatted Tooth away and began to scold her, however her demeanor remained positive and she just giggled slightly. "Come on," Rapunzel nudged. "I'll show you around."

They began walking and Rapunzel pointed out all the other kids, passing Thumbelina, the girl who can become the size of a thumb; Pascal, the boy who can blend into his surrounding giving the illusion of disappearing; and not to mention Elinor, the lady who becomes a bear.

"You're telling me that Elinor can turn into a bear?" Jack tried to clarify.

"Yep. She can change at will or if she gets defensive or angry. So we try not to anger her."

Jack was so confused that he didn't even see Merida until he nearly ran into her.

"That bear is my mum," Merida said. "Are you making fun of her?"

"Nope," Jack shook his head.

"I was just telling him what she can do."

"Rapunzel," she said sternly. "What are you doing? You're going to miss your art class."

"I must have lost track of time. I was showing Jack around. North asked me too."

"I'll take over," Merida relaxed. "You'd better hurry."

"Well, I gotta go, Jack. Have fun with Merida. Hopefully she won't beat you into the ground too badly," Rapunzel called as she ran towards one of the buildings.

"See ya," Jack waved then turned to Merida and said, "So…what's up?"

"Are you stupid? The sky, obviously," she said and smiled. "So, you're the new boy. I've heard quite a bit about you, Ice Boy. And you can fight the Phantom Reapers? What luck. At least someone would survive if Pitch attacked."

"Who is Pitch? What's a Phantom Reaper?" Jack asked annoyed about being left out of the loop and confused.

"Pitch is the leader of the Phantom Reapers," Merida explained, getting slightly angrier as she explained. "He thrives off of other people's horrors and fears. He can turn your good dreams into nightmare which he can manifest into living mares of sand."

"That's actually an amazing ability but creepy," Jack nodded.

"We're not exactly sure what Gothel can do besides from being able to transport herself from one location to another easily. Nor are we sure about Alvin The Treacherous. We do know that Mord'u can also turn into a bear. He's the one I fear the most because he's a lot like my mum."

"That would freak me out too. What about their name though?"

"Phantom Reaper. They call themselves that because they enjoy living off of other people's fear and pain and no one ever sees them coming."

"So they reap the pleasure of other people's negative traits basically?" Jack summed.

"Yes!" Merida clenched her fist. "And it's awful! They are terrible people!"

"Anyway," Jack backed away and tried changing the subject. "I would like to know exactly how this is a school. Do you actually learn the average everyday stuff or just mess with powers?"

"Both. North has some of the older students or even graduates teach us the basics, depending on which is more their field, and then we go out to the courtyard where we practice our powers with games," she said. "Our P.E. is way more fun than normal schools'."

"So, how did all of you get here? Were you nearly kidnapped too?" he asked with a grin.

"Not really. North knows when something changes on the globe and that means when kids come of age to attend the school. He sends out letters and if need be, goes to the houses to convince their parents that it's a great opportunity for very smart kids," she said and rolled her eyes. "Like anyone would think Snotlout was smart."

"Who?" Jack cocked his head.

"You'll understand when you see him," Merida sighed.

"I've learned of Rapunzel's abilities, but what is yours and North's? All I can figure out is that he's got a thing for toys."

"He may seem like he's not all there at times, but he has a strong sixth sense and is a mild telepath. That's how he finds our location and…well, that's how he can teach us how to use our powers," she said and shrugged. "Personally, being able to read people's minds is really weird. I'm not exactly a big fan, but I'm okay with him."

"Hm, interesting," he said thoughtfully. "I guess I'll just have to be careful what I think about around him, won't I?"

"You learn to control your thoughts," she said with a small smile.

"And you?"

"Me? Well," Merida grinned mischievously and looked around the courtyard. "You see that apple hanging down off that tree on the other side of the courtyard?"

"Barely but yeah. Why?"

"I'm going to pick it from all the way over here," Merida informed him proudly as she grabbed her bow and an arrow. "Hey Astro!" She called getting the attention of a young dark haired boy, his hair that was spiked in two places but going in different directions. "Toss me that apple when it falls!"

"Ok!" Astro responded and stood by the tree.

Merida lifted her bow and arrow and aimed at the stem of the apple. She breathed out gently, steadying herself before she let loose her arrow. Jack watched in amazement as the arrow flew across the sky, over people, past people, and through a hole in a tree before it made contact with the stem of the apple, dropping the apple right into Astro's hand.

Merida lifted her head and smiled proudly. Nodding her head, she lowered her bow and raised her hand to let Astro know she was ready to receive the apple. Astro threw the apple high over the courtyard. Merida moved ever so slightly and caught it easily in her hand. She turned to Jack with a wide smile and took a large bite out of the apple.

Jack was awestruck. "How? That must have been hundreds of yards away!"

"I can always make my mark no matter how far away the target is."

"You're like a sniper but with an arrow. Maybe even scarier."

"Yep," Merida nodded as she took another bite out of her apple. "So, would you like to see the school? I know you've seen most of the outside, but how about a tour of the inside? Since you will be going here and learning here for a while, you might as well know your way around."

"Okay, I'm cool with it," he said and snickered internally at his accidental joke.

Merida turned, her bow tightly gripped in her hand, and they began their tour of the school. First she took Jack into the gym where there was a group of boys of all sizes and…colors playing basketball. There were some really weird looking kids in there and it seemed far more challenging seeing how some of the kids could go invisible or teleport.

Jack blinked a few times but allowed himself to move on. Next, Merida showed him the art building where he saw girls singing impossible notes or a four armed boy playing a duet by himself. He also spotted Rapunzel doing a painting of a misty lake and he had to admit he was impressed.

The blonde girl somehow knew they were there and she turned and waved happily. Jack and Merida waved back and they moved on, letting Jack take one last glance at the amazing painting.

Next they reached the science wing. This particular wing was underground in super reinforced rooms so the strange experiments didn't destroy half the country. Inside one of the rooms they passed by was a small, thin boy trying to get a bunch of books away from a pigeon toed, chubby boy who looked like he had every phobia known to man.

The next place they went was a large arena for those with super abilities such as strength, speed, or endurance. Some of the things the students were doing was making Jack dizzy. He wanted to get out of that place as fast as possible and soon they ended up outside again.

"Wow," he said, looking around. "This place is big and I never realized how many people had…"

"Mutations," Merida finished. "I know it sounds disgusting, but there really isn't any better word for it," she said. She looked over at the clock tower. "I'm afraid I have to go. I think you'll be able to find your way back to the dorms. If not, you can ask one of the other students. Bye."

"See ya," he said and once she was gone, he went over to the fountain.

He hopped up onto the cement border and started slowly walking around it, looking into the water that showed his reflection. He still wasn't used to seeing white hair and blue eyes, but he knew there was nothing he could do about it. He squatted down and poked the water only to instantly create a section of frozen swirls and frost.

He didn't realize how long he sat there, messing with the shapes he made in the water, and soon the sun began to set. Even then, he didn't notice it. He didn't actually acknowledge anything until someone tapped him on the shoulder softly.

He jumped and landed on the water, fully freezing the rest of it. He looked up to see Rapunzel trying not to giggle at him and he couldn't help but grin at her.

"The statues look like they have you're powers," Rapunzel smiled.

"What?" Jack turned to find that the water that was spouting out of the hands of the statues were spouting ice. "Yeah they do," he agreed. He then turned back to Rapunzel. "You kinda scared me. I wasn't expecting anyone to…well, you know. Hi."

"Hello again," she said. "I didn't mean to scare you. I just saw you sitting there and wondered if you wanted to walk back to the dorms with me.

"Sure. Besides, you never showed me my room."

Rapunzel condensed herself in embarrassment. "I thought I was forgetting something. Come. I'll show you. So you are planning on going to go to bed eventually, right?"

"Duh, of course I am," he laughed and stood up. "You don't think I'm incapable of sleeping, do you?"

"Well, you have been asleep for two days," she smiled. "I thought maybe you'd be tired of sleeping."

"Ha, sleep is my favorite activity."

"Really?"

"No," he scoffed. "I was kidding. To be honest, I don't really know what my favorite activity is."

"It just might be having fun," she said as they began walking toward the dorms. "You seem to find almost anything enjoyable."

"I know. My sister used to…" he sighed at the mention of his sister and slowed his pace. "Man, I hope she's okay. I'd probably kill myself if anything happened to her."

Rapunzel's face contorted into pity and her heart panged with sadness. "You really care for her, don't you?"

"Of course I do," he said, almost as if he was insulted. "She's my sister. I'd rather be in her place."

"I wish I had a sibling like you," Rapunzel whispered. "I used to have an older sister, at least I think I did."

"You had a sister? Where is she? Does she go here too?" Jack asked.

"No she doesn't I don't think. I think I'd recognize her. It's more of a memory of a girl I have a connection too. I vaguely remember her. I lived with my mother but she didn't. She visited me when I was really young. But I haven't seen her since. My mother was…," she trailed off, her eyes watering just slightly. "But it doesn't matter. I'm happy here. I'm with people who don't want to destroy my powers or hurt me."

"What do you mean?"

"When I was smaller, my mom tried to cut my hair only to have it grow back twice as long within one night," she said and looked at him sadly. "She didn't know what to think and it scared her. She stayed away from me. Was afraid of me. I didn't see her for days for she had locked my bedroom door. Then she had a change of heart or something and was no longer afraid but for the longest time, she just kept me locked in the house. More specifically my bedroom. You can't imagine how bored I was."

"I'm sure," he said and smiled kindly. "Well, at least you're free here and you can do whatever you want, right? And that painting, wow. Just wow. Did you teach yourself how to do that?"

"Yep. Being alone and bored for so long, I taught myself how to draw and paint my wishes and dreams," she said, her spirits lifted. "I'm actually kind of glad to have been alone for so long or I wouldn't have found my talent. What about you? What hobbies do you have?"

"Eh, mostly just making people laugh and playing with my sister and her friends," he said, lifting the staff over his shoulders. "I can remember this one summer when my family and I went to the lake and I swung upside-down from a tree and fell into the lake. Man I was stupid. I almost hit my head on a rock, but it made the kids laugh. That's what I wanted."

"You really like being around kids, don't you?" she said, her eyes looking at him carefully. "I don't think I've ever seen such joy in a boy before. Usually they try to be impressive and cool, but you'd prefer being with kids then playing a sport."

"Yep, that's me. Different in just about every way," he said and tapped a wall with the staff to make it frost over. "Now I'm really different. I'm almost glad I was nearly kidnapped or I might not have found you guys."

He smiled over at her and she grinned back, only to find that they were right in front of the girl's dorm.

She stopped and said, "Well, I gotta go."

"My room?" Jack asked.

"Oh," Rapunzel pointed to the opposite building. "That's the boy's dorms. "I'm not allowed in there. Yours is on the third floor, third door on your right."

"Thanks," Jack nodded as he headed in that direction.

"I'll see you tomorrow in creative writing class, okay?"

"Sure thing," he said. "Do we actually have to write stuff in that class?"

"Yeah. That's why it's called creative writing class, silly," she said and he laughed. "Anyway, good night."

"Night," he said and waved as she made her way through the gates and into the large brick building. All the rest of the night, Rapunzel felt as if she forgot to tell Jack something.

Jack turned and walked into the other brick building. For him, the three flights of stairs was easy to conqueror and before he knew it he was standing outside the door. He turned to handle to find it unlocked and walked into the room.

The room wasn't lit up and shadows danced everywhere. He walked down the short hall and around the corner to see a large glass paned, double door leading to a balcony outside. The moon shone through and lit the place with a blue-ish white light. This is an amazing view.

Jack's thoughts were interrupted when he heard a threatening growl from behind him. He turned to see two large emerald green eyes staring at him. The pupils, narrow slits. Looking down, he saw the row of white teeth reflecting the moonlight as the growl escaped them.

Jack raised his staff in defense and pointed it at the floating eyes and teeth. His eyes slightly adjusted and saw that there was a dark, large crouching mass attached to the eyes. Jack's heartbeat raced.