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It had been just over a month since the four had gotten together for the first time and Jack was beginning to go stir crazy. He still visited his believers and spread snow around the world but after having an adventure with the other three he found that he was longing to escape the monotonous pattern that his life had started to take.
"Jack come inside, the others have arrived and the meeting is about to start. "Jack sighed and followed North indoors.
"Jack! Hi" As soon as he stepped through the door he was attacked by Tooth who after greeting him, immediately stuck her hands into his mouth and carefully examined his teeth.
"Well done sweetooth they are still sparkling like fresh-fallen-snow!" Jack smiled at Tooth, well used to her antics.
Sandy's and Bunny's greetings were a lot less exuberant (and quieter) and soon all five Guardians were seated and sharing their latest tales.
Half way through Bunny's thrilling story about his new paint designs a beam of moonlight shot through the windows and immediately silenced and illuminated the room.
"Manny has something he wishes to tell us." North stated, rather unnecessarily.
The five leaned closer to the moonlit floor and watched, entranced as images appeared.
First there were four figures, the first of which they all recognised as Jack and then another figure that they vaguely recognised as Hiccup and then Jack pointed out Merida and Rapunzel.
"Finally! Manny must want us to come together again, Pitch must be trying to come back." Jack couldn't hold back a huge smile as he realised that this meant escaping the boredom that had taken over his life recently and seeing his friends again.
"It hasn't even been a month yet! How can Pitch have returned that quickly?" Tooth turned to Jack, concern written all over her face.
"Yea well we didn't exactly 'defeat' him as such." Jack grinned awkwardly at the others.
"I may have edited the story a little when I told you guys. Rapunzel and I didn't even fight Pitch instead we were kinda, sorta kidnapped by him and had to be rescued by Merida and Hiccup." Jack finished his sentence in one breath before looking away, embarrassed.
"So you and Pitch didn't have a big epic throw down?" Bunny looked at Jack and seeing the immortal teen's embarrassed blush he couldn't hold back a laugh.
Tooth and North, however were a little more serious.
"How long did Pitch have you? Did he hurt you? Did he hurt Rapunzel? How did Merida and Hiccup get the two of you out? Jack what happened?" Jack held his hands up against the onslaught of questions.
"Whoa, whoa, one at a time. Well I would answer all of your many questions but obviously Manny has different plans for me." Jack whispered to the wind and immediately soared over to the ever-open-window and with a mock salute and a cocky smile drifted out the window. Leaving shocked and worried Guardians behind him.
Jack was still chuckling as he landed atop of Big Ben. After their last adventure Hiccup had made them all agree to meet on top of the iconic landmark if ever they received messages that they were to get together again.
Now that it had happened Jack was hoping that Manny had sent the memo to the other three, or else he was going to be in for a long and rather pointless wait.
Luckily though Manny had decided to notify the others as Jack had only been there for a short while before he saw the tell-tale dark shape of Toothless in the clouds and then soon after the gleaming red and blonde of Merida's and Rapunzel's respective hair.
"Jack! Manny sent us a message! Something is coming." Rapunzel, in her excitement tumbled from the sky and crashed into Jack, who was balanced precariously on the edge of the building, they would have both gone over if Jack hadn't reacted quickly and called to the winds.
"Sorry, im just, it's just, sorry." Rapunzel blabbered and blushed furiously whilst the other three laughed.
Once the laughter had died though, it was all serious.
"Did Manny give any of you clues as to what Pitch is planning? A hidden hint or a little nudge in the right direction?"
"Hiccup no, he didn't say anything to us, what about you? Did he say anything to you?" Hiccup shook his head and the four fell silent.
"Great so yet again Manny tells us to meet up and tells us nothing about why we have to meet up so suddenly and randomly, that's just typical super helpful MIM for you." Jack snapped sarcastically, glaring up at the empty sky.
"So what? We just hang around until Pitch makes an appearance or…"
Merida stopped mid-sentence as the shadows that covered parts of the tower began to contort and bend before a shape emerged slowly from them.
A slim, dark woman, dressed in a long black cloak appeared from the shadows.
"I really must speak with Pitch about him sorting out his shadow travel for me that was not at all comfortable." She turned slightly to face them before laughing in a particularly scary and slightly disturbing way.
"Oh my dears you are in so much deeper than you realise, it is quite adorable actually, watching you." When she received no reaction to this she laughed again, louder and if possible, even more disturbed.
"Oh where are my manners I am Kayos and you must be Jack, Hiccup, Rapunzel and Merida, how adorably quaint."
The four sensed that this woman didn't want to wish them well and were immediately on their guard. Toothless began to growl deeply, Merida lifted her bow to her shoulder and knocked an arrow, Jack pulled his staff closer to him and Rapunzel… lifted her beloved frying pan above her head in preparation to fight.
"Oh you are so sweet but I am afraid that the four of you together even with your oversized gecko, couldn't hope to defeat me so bit of advice. Give it up." The woman looked at them and they noticed for the first time her glowing purple eyes and the sight sent unwanted shivers down their spines.
"I know that you were expecting Pitch but I am afraid that Pitch is a little… tied up right now so you get me instead and I am not as easily gotten rid of. Men huh, they can't do anything can they." This last comment was aimed at the two girls and while Rapunzel continued to glare Merida gave a tiny smile before resuming her stony face.
"I am going to be leaving now but remember my warning. Do not interfere with my plans or you will regret it. Bitterly."
The shadows began to move again and Kayos moved to step into one but before she did Jack moved forward suddenly.
"Wait! Pitch what did you do to him?" The others stared at Jack surprised that he would care.
"If I were you little Jack Frost, I wouldn't be worrying about others right now, I would be worrying about myself and how long I had until my immortality suddenly and violently expired." Jack stepped back into the safety of the others and tried to hide the fear he suddenly felt.
Kayos stepped back and once again the shadows started to twist and turn until Kayos had vanished behind a shield of moving, black shadows until finally they stopped moving and turned back into non-moving black shapes, leaving no signs of the woman who had been there just seconds earlier.
A tense silence followed as everyone processed what had happened, worked on accepting what had happened and then tried to find words.
"Well that was…" Hiccup was the first to speak but for one the smart autumn spirit was at a loss for words.
"Terrifying, traumatic, disturbing?" Luckily for Hiccup, Jack was ready with a helpful supply.
"This is just perfect, instead of having to deal with Pitch, who we know we can defeat we know how to deal with that psycho lady… fantastic just fantastic."
"The Guardians might know something we could go and check in with them and discover if they do know who this Kayos person is."
That was soon decided to be the best plan and the four flew together to the North Pole, hoping that the four ancient Guardians would be able to help them.
Meh :/ Not sure how Kayos turned out in this chappie what did you all think of her?
