Black Shoes

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"Hurry up! This is only a once in a year event, you know," nine year old Rapunzel said impatiently, running ahead of her siblings. "Wouldn't papa be upset about this Punzi?," six year old Jack asked.

Hiccup, Merida, and Rapunzel jumped over a log and twelve year old Hiccup helped Jack over. "What father doesn't know, will not kill him," Hiccup said matter-of-factly.

Jack grinned at the statement. The four siblings came to a stop at the edge of a ocean like area; the murky waters moved quietly by the wind, and all was silent.

"Wea didn miss et, di' wea?," eight year old Merida asked. Rapunzel shook her head. "No. I know we didn't," she said determined. Her predictment was right, because moments later, one yellow glow appeared in the waters catching their attention. "Quick, hide, don't let them see you," Rapunzel whispered, pulling Merida with her behind a boulder.

"Come on, Jack," Hiccup said gently, pulling Jack in hiding as well. All watched quietly as more golden glows appeared under the water. Then, something or things that seemed to be holding the lights, broke through the surface.

Mermaids.

These creatures were not attractive; their skin was a pale white, their circle shaped mouth containing razor teeth inside, their body of skin and bone, and their pure black ink eyes. Based upon their terror appearence, the mermaids held a reputation in drowning unlucky victims that fall in their waters.

But the lights they held in their palms were worth seeing. The older siblings gasped in wonder as the lights floated off the mermaids' hands and into the sky. Jack, on the other hand, had more trouble.

"I can't see!," he hissed, crawling forward.

His actions, caused a weak edge to break and as predictable as it was, the toddler fell off the edge.

"AHH!"

"Jack!," Hiccup cried, grasping a hand for his little brother, but it was too late... Jack's body plunged hard into the waters. "JACK! NO!," Hiccup screamed and was about to jump in after Jack, if Merida and Rapunzel had not held him back.

"We need to tell father! We need to tell father!," Rapunzel sobbed along with Merida. With no hesitation, the three ran, screaming for Loki.

Jack's head suddenly popped to the surface and he gasped amounts of air, caughing the unfresh water at the same time. "Sisters!? Bwother!?," the boy called, glancing above at the cliffs edge only to see no one. Did they leave me? No, maybe they went to go get papa, he told himself.

Everything was calm and silent, the waves made lights click as they gently smacked to each other, but Jack realized that he forgot about what lurked below him. A hard chill went up his spine and his body trembled in fright. Jack silently prayed that the preditors had left him.

SCREEEEECH!

Jack swished around to see a mermaid, towering over him; its claws exstracted and mouth open into a wider circle. But its original eyes of white... Were yellow and cold.

Before Jack knew, the mermaid pushed down onto his frail shoulders, dragging him down into the water.

Jack screamed, only to have a gurgle come out. His tears came out as hail stones that sank to the bottom. Fear arose, causing frost to sprawl up the creatures arms. Jack focused his eyes on that and struggled even more.

I'll hurt you! Stop! Please!, he tried telling the mermaid, despite that it wanted to kill him. But it was only in its nature and like Jack always remebered. It's what you are.

Fear from the boy grew stronger and Jack tried to hold it in. It was no use. With a gurgled scream, a blue light erupted from Jack, and with seconds, the water around him iced over.

Hiccup, Rapunzel, and Merida bursted through their hous door to see Loki pacing worriedly in the center of the room. "Dad!," Hiccup called, rushing over to his father.

Loki seemed relived to see him. "Oh! Hiccup Haddock Breeze, where have you and your brother and your sisters been? You had me worried sick. Wait?..."

Loki stopped to notice that Merida and Rapunzel were crying and mostly noticed that Jack was missing. Looking down, Loki saw Hiccup's terrified face and grew concerned.

"Hiccup. Where is your brother?"

"You need to come! J-Jack fe-ell into the mermaids' waters!," Hiccup sobbed.

Right then and there, Loki's heart dropped. His mouth dropped agape in a silent scream and with no further words, the father darted out the doors with the other three following.

Meanwhile, Jack did not know how, but he found himself laying on the thick ice; his clothes were soaked and he felt weak.

Suddenly, when he looked to the side, there... two black shoes appeared. Jack, for some reason, was too weak to even move his eyes up to see who wore the shoes.

"That's it, child," a velvet British accented voice spoke, causing Jack to shiver. "Rest... It makes your fear much better for me to feast on... Mmm. Soon Jack, soon... Soon you will be ripped away from all that you love..."

Jack blinked heavily, wanting to take the unknown spirit's disire. He blinked again and his time, the black shoes were gone.

The next thing he knew, was being lifted into a warm lap and hearing his father's voice. "Ja... ckson... Stay... wake!," Loki's voice spoke in a smothered way. Jack just slowly closed his eyes... Allowing darkness to consume his sight.

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