I know it's a really short chapter but I liked the ending haha enjoy :) and thanks for all the support!
Chapter 8 - Mail from the moon
I woke up in a hospital bed, not fully aware of what had happened or why I was there. My chest was still aching and I was too exhausted to open my eyes but I could hear voices talking beside me.
"What happened?!" Merida. She sounded panicked and out of breath.
"I'm not sure, he fell then just started screaming." Hiccup. He sounded concerned, with a sense of guilt in his tone.
"We didn't know what else to do, so we brought him here." Rapunzel. She sounded more upset than the others.
"Hey, look, he's waking up." I slowly opened my eyes, the bright light overpowering my sight. My vision was a bit blury for a moment before I blinked a few times, clearing it up. I turned my head to see Rapunzel, Hiccup and Merida all sat around the bed looking at me. The nurse was standing on the other side of the bed ready for anything. All four smiled at me in relief.
"Thank god you're okay!" Rapunzel gasped as I tried to sit up. I grabbed my chest as the pain sharply pulsed.
"Arghhh!" I exclaimed, squeezing my eyes shut as my chest burned with pain. Rapunzel pushed me back down with her hands, shushing me calmly.
"Jack, you need to rest." The sudden pain had reminded me of what had actually happened outside. My wand. I needed to fix my wand. I quickly sat back up, ignoring the pain and Rapunzel's hand on my chest as she tried to push me back down.
"Wheres my wand?" I asked her. They all looked at each other, worried expressions on their faces.
"Where is it!" I shouted at them. Making Rapunzel jump. I didn't want to shout but this was urgent.
"Jack, I'm sorry." Hiccup sighed as he laid a cloth in front of me. It unfolded on my lap, revealing my shattered wand, broken into about 5 pieces. The blue icy shine was completely gone as I prodded it.
"Is this all the pieces?" I asked them quietly, still staring at the shattered stick.
"Jack, its no use, it cant be fix-"
"IS THIS ALL THE PIECES?!" I shouted again, louder. I had no time for this. They all nodded as I laid the pieces out in front of me then knelt up on the bed, grabbing my chest as I did. I lined the broken pieces up like a puzzle, creating something that looked like a wand, then started pushing them together with my fingers. I hadn't noticed Babytooth hovering over me until I heard her chirp with enthusiasm, encouraging me. She was there the first time it had broke. I pushed the little wooden pieces together as hard as I could but nothing happening. Frustrated, I jumped out the bed, wobbling a bit, then stood over the broken wand. I started to push them together again, taking a deep breath.
"Jack, what are you doing, its not going to work." I ignored Merida's complaints as I closed my eyes, concentrating on the wand in front of me. I needed this to work or something bad wood happen. How was I supposed to find Pitch and protect the students without my staff, in his case, wand? I opened my eyes again as I heard gasps echo around the room. Blue light started to spill out of the cracks, flooding the room with a faint blue glow. My eyes fluttered closed in relief as the pain subsided, breathing a sigh of relief as I picked up the now fully repaired wand after the light had disappeared Looking around me I could see shocked faces from my three friends as well as the nurse.
"How the hell did ya do that, Jack?" Merida asked with shock. I started to panic. Everything had gone down hill. My mission had failed. They knew. Of course they did. I started to look around me, searching for an exit. Oh, how I wished I was invisible again. Everyone had just seen me repair an unfixable wand.
"No no no, this wasn't meant to happen!" I said to myself as I sprinted for the door, Babytooth following close behind. I needed to get out of here. I needed to leave. I heard shouts coming after me, calling my name but as soon as I reached the cool breeze of the outside, I took off into the sky, robes billowing behind me.
I'd been flying around for a while, looking for somewhere to land and think about what had happened. I was flying over a forest, the sound of the wind echoing in my ears, when I spotted a small clearing. There where a few big rocks piled on top of each other, creating a sort of cave that overlooked a small pond. The water was shimmering under the burning sun that heated my back, white light reflecting around the clearing. It was a beautiful area in the forest, the fluffy green trees contrasted against the bright blue of the glistening lagoon as I swooped down down towards it. Landing on the warm rocks before hopping down on the light golden sand that surrounded the pond. Babytooth hovered along the water surface, admiring her small reflection. I sat down on the sand, crossing my legs and leaning towards the water. I saw my own reflection staring back at me, distorted by the water that rippled in the light breeze. I looked at my self for a while, thinking through the previous events in my head, covering every little detail and feeling. How I'd shouted at my only friends. How I'd blown my cover. How I'd run away without an explanation. I sighed as I touched the cool water with my finger. Ice started to disperse from my finger, spreading along the surface like a fern, floral swirls covering the top of the pond. I noticed the chirping crickets hiding in the bushes as I looked up at the sky. The glowing moon was surrounded by glittering stars in the evening sky. I stood up, walking across the now frozen water towards the middle of the pond.
"I don't know what to do." I said to the man in the moon in desperation. Of course I got no reply so I collapsed back down on the sand with a sigh, cuddling my knees into me. I rested my chin on my knees, eyes closed.
"Why don't you every talk to me?" I asked with another sigh as wind started to blow through my hair. I was just about ready to give up when something nudged my foot. I looked up to see a small silver envelope, "Jack" written on the front. I picked it up and held it in front of me, twirling it in my fingers. The back had a silver wax seal, a crescent moon stamped into it. I glanced up at the moon as I slid my fingers under the flap and broke the seal. I lowered my knees as I delicately pulled out the small piece of white parchment buried inside. The letter was decorated with silver floral patterns that swirled around the just as silver ink in the middle of the paper. The writing was beautifully angelic with loops and swirls that surrounded the individual letters. I read it with alert curiosity as I crossed my legs.
Jack, when you feel like giving up, remember why you held on for so long in the first place.
Jamie. The children. They where the whole reason I was doing this. The man in the moon was right. I couldn't give up now, not when Pitch was starting to attack students.
"Thank you." I whispered lightly as I stood up. He had finally spoke to me. After all these years, he'd finally done it. I smiled to my self as I took off into the air once more. I could do this. I had to.