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So firstly, I would just like to apologize for the late update, I don't really have an excuse so thank you for being so patient.

But down to business! As you all know, I am planning on writing a sequel to this. I already have the plot in the head and I know how its going to start but the problem is...I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO CALL IT! I really need your help with coming up with a title for it. The title for this was taken from ROTG when North says to Jack "Who are you, Jack Frost?" so something similar would work :D Any input will be much appreciated :)

In other news, I have started writing ANOTHER big four fanfic! I know, I'm too creative for my own good haha ;) This one is very much different to the 2 I am currently writing I just don't know when to upload it so yeah idk :/ oh well, i guess I'll just keep writing it until I find a suitable time :')

Chapter 28 – Back up

The sweet sound of bells and the clomping of hooves echoed around the forest as North's sleigh crashed to the ground. I grinned to myself as North climbed out swords ablaze, closely followed by Sandy and Tooth. Bunny had arrived a second before, coming up from out of his tunnels to stand by my side.

"Jack! Good to see you again!" North boomed cheerfully as he pulled me into a bone crushing hug.

"Yeah, good to see you too." I choked as he dropped me back on the ground. I heard a high pitched chirp from my pocket as Babytooth shot out towards her Queen. Tooth gasped as the little fairy fluttered about her happily.

"Babytooth! I was so worried!" Tooth cupped her most loyal fairy in her hands before cuddling her into her cheek.

"Hey Tooth, Sandy." I called over to them as I rested my staff on my shoulder. Sandy replied with a welcoming nod whereas Tooth grinned before she flew over to me after letting Babytooth go.

"Jack!" She gasped as she wrapped her arms around me.

"Are you okay? Bunny told me...about losing your memory." Her feathers twitched with concern as she held me at arms length.

"I'm fine Tooth, everything's okay now." I smiled at her in reassurance as she let me go. She didn't look completely convinced but let the matter slide, turning to Bunny to greet him.

"Erm..what's wrong with Pitch?" North whispered in my ear as he looked over my shoulder. I turned to see what he was talking about and noticed Pitch standing still as stone with a blank stare covering his face.

"I'm not entirely sure, I guess he's just shocked you guys are here." North chuckled slightly at this, finding the idea amusing. Pitch obviously expected, well hoped, to have me alone. Having Bunny here didn't really bother him, he could handle us, but now the whole gang was here and he had no cards left to play. I averted my focus to Professor Gothel who was standing behind him in exactly the same shocked state, you could see in her glazed eyes that she was trying to figure out what to do.

"Erm...so what do we do next? I mean, he's not exactly fighting." I gestured towards Pitch as I spoke, observing his eyes as they twitched between our faces. It was like he was trying to come up with a new plan, everything had gone wrong for him today and now he was screwed.

"Maybe we should just sneak up on him, grab him while he's like this." Tooth suggested.

"Well, I aint gonna provoke a fight if I don't have to." Bunny said, strapping a boomerang to his back.

"Well we can't all go together, even in this state, he'll see us." North pointed out.

"Well who's gonna go then?" Tooth asked. We pondered for a moment before they all looked at me and smiled mischievously, Bunny and North crossing their arms.

"What? Why me?!" I exclaimed, gesturing to myself.

"You're the smallest and the quietest." North said.

"No i'm not, Sandy is." I gestured to Sandy who quickly started creating golden images above his head in protest.

"Fine, you're the youngest." Bunny said as he pushed me forward with a smirk. I tutted at them as I started tip toeing towards Pitch in an arch. Why me? Haven't I been through enough today?

I careful circled around behind him, balancing my staff in my fingers, being careful not to make a noise. I glanced over to the others for encouragement as I advanced closer to the Boogieman. Tooth stuck her thumbs up with a grin a sign of support. I breathed out slowly as I approached him, closing my eyes as I prepared myself. I started to count down to moment I would pounce.

"...3...2...1!"

"JACK!" The sudden call of my name snapped Pitch out of his trance, causing him to growl viciously at me before sending me flying across the clearing with a swift shove. I slammed against a tree before falling to the ground, my staff clattering along the dirt. It had all happened so fast, he didn't give me time to react. I searched the clearing for where the call had came from as the other Guardians dived into battle. I scanned the area and gasped when I saw who had called my name. On the other side of the clearing stood four people who I wasn't expecting. Hiccup, Rapunzel and Merida where standing in a huddle in front of the headmaster. What where they doing here? I told them to go back to the school, why would they come back? Where was Jamie?

I groaned slightly as I stood up, snatching my staff as I ran past it. I sprinted straight for the sleigh whilst North and the others where in battle, hiding behind it so I could get to the small group without being attacked. I judged the large gap in front of me, waited for Pitch to be distracted then made a run for it, almost crashing into Hiccup as I skidded to a stop.

"What are you guys doing here!?" I panted, gripping my staff tightly.

"We came to help." Merida said proudly with her quiver strapped to her hip. I hadn't really seen her use her bow very often, it wasn't really something she could do on school grounds.

"No, you have to go back." I demanded without hesitation.

"What? No!" Rapunzel exclaimed, looking slightly offended. I couldn't let any of them get hurt like this, it was too dangerous. I've had 300 years to train, to perfect using my powers. They where wizards who hand't even made it through first year yet.

"You have no idea what you're up against!" I almost screamed, frustrated at how stubborn they where being.

"You don't know what he can do to you! No, I can't let you be hurt because of me. This whole thing is my fault, I should never have let you get involved." I bowed my head in shame. If they got hurt, it would be my fault, I couldn't let that happen.

"Young Jack here is right, you are too inexperienced to be any help. You'll end up getting yourselves killed." I looked up in shock at hearing his words. The headmaster obviously understood that I didn't want them to get hurt and was trying to help me convince them to leave.

"We don't care! We're staying and we're helping Jack." Hiccup sounded very determined as he spoke, there was no way I was going to be convincing him any time soon. I sighed and pinched the bridge of my nose. I was exhausted and constantly looking out for them wasn't going to help but I didn't really have a choice.

"Fine. Just...make sure you stay close to me and be careful." They all nodded in agreement before following me out of the trees. This was going to be a interesting fight.