I am so bad at updating :( I just go through bouts of updating fics a lot and then i just stop and have to force myself to continue it... I call it writers block but i'm pretty sure its just laziness :/
So sorry about this late update (haha that rhymed) but here it is now :D

Merida and Hiccup (and Toothless) raced through air, trying to get to Pitch's lair, well what was hopefully Pitch's lair, before the sun rose fully and the lair would move and they would have to spend more time searching for it, time that they didn't have.

"Umm Merida, we might have a problem getting in."

Hiccup looked down on the dark hole that they needed to enter which was covered by a broken bed frame.

Instead of gracing Hiccup with a reply Merida landed beside the hole and with a glance at the rapidly rising sun she pulled her bow free of its sheath and used the end of it to break off the rotten planks that covered the hole. Hiccup joined her as did Toothless, who used the uninjured part of his tail to break the weak planks.

The old planks, rotten and unused to such rough treatment soon splintered and broke, falling into the dark pit.

"There we go, not a problem." Merida peered into the darkness before jumping in.

Hiccup mounted Toothless and took what could possibly be his last look at the sun before urging his dragon down into the small pit.

Hiccup could barely hold back a scream as he and his dragon plummeted downwards. The edges of the hole were too close together for Toothless to open his wings and slow their fall so they were left to fall with no promise of stopping any time soon.

Finally after what felt like hours but what was in reality only a few minutes the hole opened out and Toothless could open his wings out fully and break their descent.

"Ya took ya time Viking!"

"Sorry Scotty." Hiccup smiled apologetically when Merida glared daggers at him.

"You did start it but do you think this is it? Pitch's lair?"

Merida looked around and drew and loaded her bow as dark shapes began to surround them.

"Yea I'd say we're in the right place."

The formless shadows stopped and started to take shape, soon dozens and dozens of nightmares stood between the two spirits and their friends.

"Merida climb up Toothless and fight from up here, Toothless can fly over and you can shoot them from his back."

Merida paused to shot the few bravest nightmares who had dared to come close before leaping up into Toothless's back.

With a roar that echoed around the small cavern Toothless sprang into the air and soared over the nightmares. While Merida shot arrow after arrow into the mass of nightmares, each arrow taking one out.

"Nice shooting, now it's our turn, you know what to do bud!" Toothless roared once and shot a jet of flame at the nightmares, causing more of them to return to the shadows.

Slowly between Merida shooting arrows at them and Toothless firing (literally) at them the number of nightmares slowly began to dwindle and Toothless could fly them past and into the tunnel that would hopefully lead them to Jack and Rapunzel.

Jack was the first to speak.
"Well it sure beats looking old."
Gothel was staring down at her hands, wrinkle-free and small, much smaller than they had been previously.
"I'm, I'm a child. How is this possible? Rapunzel, how is it possible?"
Rapunzel stared down at the ancient witch who now looked like a moody and slightly scared five year old.
"Rapunzel, your tears, they return youth to whoever they make contact with and Gothel had far more than her fair share so now she is much younger than she wanted to be."
Rapunzel looked down at Jack who was staring awestruck at the young girl in front of them.
"I don't want to be this young, I just wanted to be younger, not a child."
"Where is Gothel? And why is this young child here and who is she?" Just to add more confusion to the mix, Pitch entered the room.

"Ha, yea funny story Pitch…"

"Be quiet Frost!" Pitch snapped at Jack who glared at the Nightmare King before closing his mouth.

"Pitch, this girl is Gothel."

Pitch blinked and looked down at the small girl who was keeping close to Rapunzel.

"How stupid do you think I am?"

"Well if you really want an answer-"

"I said be quiet!" Pitch waved a hand shadows wrapped around Jack's mouth, forcing it closed and preventing him from speaking.

"Thank you. Now Rapunzel explain who this girl is and where Gothel is."

Gothel stood up shakily, unused to her young body.

"Pitch she's not lying, I am Gothel, that brat of a winter spirit tricked me into taking more of the flower than I should have and this pathetic body is the result." Gothel glared down at her body as though she could scare it into changing back.

"Oh my dear you have made a mess haven't you." Gothel smiled at Pitch who reached out a hand and pulled her up.

"Well as long as you still have your strong mind and still have the same drive to complete what we have planned then you may stay with me however if you show a sign of acting the age your body now then I will have to get rid of you."

Gothel's eyes bulged and she stared in shock at Pitch.

"You dare threaten me! You would still be locked down here suffering from the wounds your own nightmares inflicted on you if it wasn't for me! So don't dare try to threaten me!"

"Be quiet witch, you may be very old and powerful but I am older still and far more powerful so yes I do dare to threaten you."

Pitch towered over the small girl with his nightmares by his side.

"Pitch leave her alone!" Rapunzel pushed the young Gothel behind her and glare up at Pitch.

"Honestly not even sure why I allowed you two to live, Gothel has what she wants now I could just let my nightmares kill you both."

Rapunzel looked around as Pitch's nightmares started to approach from all sides.

One nightmare paused by Pitch's side and pressed its head to his side and neighed something to its master.

Whatever it whispered (well neighed) to Pitch wasn't good as the Nightmare King immediately crumbled the messenger into formless sand, causing all nightmares near him to shy away in fear.

"How did they find us? And how did they get in?" Pitch paced restlessly, leaving Gothel, Rapunzel and Jack with no idea what he was going on about.

"Pitch, dear, what's happened? Who has found us?"

Before Pitch could reply a roaring echoed through the chamber and Jack turned to grin at Rapunzel as he realised who had invaded Pitch's lair.

"Meri, up ahead! That's where the nightmares are heading that's where we will find Jack and Rapunzel if they are here."

"And if they're not there?"

"Well we'll get to that if it happens."

Merida grumbled but resumed during her arrows into the mass of nightmares beneath them.

Toothless let out a blast of flame before tucking in his wings and soaring through the small gap ahead that Hiccup hoped would yield their friends.

"Come on bud!" Hiccup yelled in excitement as they soared through the gap and into a wide open cave type thing.

Pitch stared in amazement as a dark dragon soared overhead with two children on its back.

"Hiccup! Merida! Down here!"

The dragon swooped down low over Pitch's head, causing the Nightmare King to drop to the floor to prevent himself being carried off by an angry dragon.

Jack yelped as he felt sharp claws digging into his shoulders tight enough to have a strong grip but not enough to draw blood.
"Jack take my hand and I'll pull you up." Merida was leaning dangerously over Toothless's side, holding her hand out ready to pull Jack up. Jack grabbed her hand and pedalled his legs desperately trying to push off of something, with little effort Merida pulled him up and he scrawled to get comfortable on the large, flying reptile.

"Thanks"

Merida merely grunted and leaned down again to pull Rapunzel up.

Soon all four spirits were sitting comfortably and were preparing to fly out again when Toothless's way was blocked… by dragons.

Pitch stood down below with Gothel beside him and nightmares changing shape, their bodies stretching and wings sprouting from their backs.

"Come on bud lets show him how a real dragon can fly." Toothless roared and shot fire at the dark sand dragon. The sand dragons screamed and a few returned to formless sand the others rushed forward, eager to avenge their companions.

Toothless roared a final challenge before turning and leaving the cavern with dozens of sand-dragons on his tail.

Several minutes later and Toothless tucked his wings in and soared back up through the dark tunnel that held the entrance to Pitch's lair.

The dark dragons followed close behind them only to screech in pain and fury as the sunlight hit them.

"Yes! We're out!" Hiccup punched the air as Toothless let out a stream of fire while Merida and Rapunzel shouted in glee, Jack however looked back and saw dark shadows slowly emerge from the tunnel.

"Don't celebrate just yet guys we have company."
"Did you think it would be that easy, that I would just let you get away?" A smooth British voice interrupted their celebrations.
"Leave now, I have no interest in fighting now and I imagine Gothel will not be wanting any more of your powers Rapunzel, so I am allowing you to leave but be warned Gothel and I are the reason that the Man in the Moon summoned you all, and in the near future you will have to face us and you will need of the skills you have learnt during your second lives to even stand a chance of coming close to defeating us." Pitch smiled at them before turning back to the tunnel he had come from.
"Use your time wisely spirits, you do not have long." With a mocking bow and the sweeping off of an imaginary hat Pitch jumped back down the tunnel.

"I suppose it was a bit too much to hope for that rescuing the two of you was going to be all we had to do." Hiccup stared down the dark pit, all joy gone from his face. Rapunzel and Merida followed his gaze their faces also looking despairing and gloomy.

Jack being the Guardian of Fun wasn't about to sit around while people (well immortal spirits) be all moody, not if he could do anything about it.
"What you all looking so glum about? You got me and Rapunzel out without even having to fight, well just a few nightmares, so that's something and Pitch said himself that we aren't going to be fighting them straight away so we have time to prepare so it's not as bad as it could be, all things considered, so stop looking so miserable before I have to snowflake you!"

Jack grinned and formed several snowflakes.

Hiccup looked suspiciously at the small beads of frozen water in Jack's palm. "He is right, things could have gone a lot worse."
"Yes, the boys are right, let's celebrate instead of moping, before we all have to go and do our jobs around the world we have to spend at least an hour here talking and getting to know each other without worrying about dying or being kidnapped or anything like that, ok?"
The three other seasonal spirits were quick to agree to this and the rest of that morning was spent atop of Big Ben watching the people of London go about their lives while the three of them shared their past lives.

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And well done to the people who guessed what had happened to Gothel :D