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Jack POV

I stood behind the cover of the trees, hidden behind a huge pine tree. My jaw dropped as I saw Hiccup bring out a dragon and show it to Merida. I didn't recognize this one, as it was not the huge one that had attacked me. I gripped my staff tightly, prepared for a fight if one broke out.

Hiccup had told me to go tell Punzie we were okay, and now I knew why. He didn't trust me enough with this secret. He wanted me out of the way while he showed Merida his dragon.

Again, my suspicions against Hiccup flared, and I now had viable proof against him. Hiccup was probably suspicious of me too, and if he was the one of the prophecy, he had reasons to be suspicious. Still, part of me was reluctant to report this to North. Hiccup was still my friend, dark magic and secrets aside. I couldn't betray him, could I?

"...betrayed the village and whatnot." I heard Hiccup mutter. Speaking of betrayal...

I saw Merida leave the side of the dragon and went to stand beside Hiccup. She looked at Hiccup.

"So, what are you going to do about it?" She asked him, watching his face for a reaction.

Hiccup stayed silent.

I took another step forward. I stepped on a twig and it snapped, ever so quietly. I froze. Merida didn't hear me, but Hiccup and the dragon did. How did Hiccup hear me? He was further away from me than Merida, and Merida had a hunter's ear.

The dragon growled and crouched, it began to advance toward me and I raised my staff, prepared for a fight. Hiccup leaped between me and the dragon.

"No!" He cried. "Don't hurt him!"

He held a hand on the snout of the dragon while his body turned, facing me.

"Toothless, easy." He told the dragon. He took his hand off the dragon and took a step towards me.

"Don't move." I growled.

"It's fine, Jack. Toothless isn't going to hurt anyone. Right Toothless?" Hiccup said through clenched teeth at the dragon. The dragon snorted and sat down on it's haunches, still giving me a death glare.

I readjusted my grip on my staff. "I wasn't talking to the dragon."

Rapunzel POV

I stood on the edge of the forest, nervously twining my hands through my braid. It's been more than twenty minutes and there was still no sign of my friends. Should I go get Prof. North? What should I do? What if they were hurt?

I looked deep into the shadowy forest once more. Despite my thoughts, my feet began pulling me into the forest. I gripped my wand with a white knuckled hand. How had an innocent day of flying turn into such a catastrophe?

"Come on, Rapunzel." I told myself. "Your friends are in trouble."

I walked through the forest, following no specific direction, only knowing my friends were somewhere in there and I needed to find them. I walked for ten more minutes, looking for the familiar sight of my friends. I could hear light voices up ahead muffled by the dense foliage, and one of them sounded very familiar.

I began walking faster towards the sound of the voices, searching for a path of any sorts to follow. I passed a small clearing, where several trees were completely destroyed. I examined the clearing with morbid curiosity. What could have caused such destruction? The sight only encouraged me to walk faster towards the voices.

Finally, I came across a cove and from the other side of the beautiful scenery, I could hear my friends. I ran to the other side and saw Jack, pointing a staff at something.

"I wasn't talking to the dragon." I heard him say.

"Jack-" I heard Hiccup say.

"Don't. Move. Haddock." Jack growled. The tone of Jacks voice was so un-Jack like that I was taken aback.

"Jack?" I asked, gently. Jack's head whipped around to face me.

"Rapunzel, what are you-" He began.

"Jack, what's going on?" I asked him. Now that I had reached the cove, I could see the whole scene before me. I saw Merida off to the side, shocked. Hiccup stood protectively in front of a large black dragon.

"What's happening?" I asked.

"You weren't-" Jack began.

"Supposed to see this?" Merida cut him off. She walked over to Hiccup and stood in front of him.

"Merida, don't-" Hiccup began.

"Shut it, Hiccup. I'm trying to save your sorry Viking butt." She snapped at him. "What do you think you're doing, Frost?" She asked.

"The dark prophecy. I had thought it was Pitch, but Hiccup-"

Jack was cut off by Merida's short laugh.

"Hiccup? A dark prophecy?" Merida asked, incredulous. "I don't know how long you've known him, but I've known him since I was only a wee lass, and Hiccup isn't dark in any way." Merida crossed her arms. "If you want to get to him, you'll have to go through me."

"Jack..." I said. He looked to me, his face contorted into several different emotions.

"He's not Jack. Not-not really. You're Jokul Frosti." I heard Hiccup say. Merida stepped aside, turning to face Hiccup.

"What are you saying?" She asked him.

"He's not Jackson Overland." He said, confident in his answer. "You're Jokul Frosti, the Guard-"

"I'm not Jokul Frosti. I'm Jack Frost." I heard Jack say, once again pointing his staff at Hiccup. "Don't get me started on who I am. You are not Hiccup Haddock, you're not who you want people to think you are."

"What? Jack, what's this got to do with-" Hiccup asked him.

"You're not even our friend, are you?" Jack asked him.

The dragon began growling and leaped forward, protectively standing in front of Merida.

"What are you guys doing?" I asked. "Please, stop."

"Not even your friend?" Hiccup asked, looking hurt. "What about you? You might not even be our friend, you're undercover for the Guardians."

Jack gripped his staff even tighter, and stood in a defensive stance. "You possess dark magic, powers that rival the Guardians themselves. You're a threat to the children and the students at this school. You are dangerous and you being here is only going to hurt someone. Not only that, but I'll bet my staff you're an animagus as well."

Hiccup pursed his lips and backed away. His face darkened as he went over to calm Toothless. He looked confused, and hurt, and so lost...

"C'mon bud, time to go." Hiccup said to the dragon. He waved a hand at the dragon and the bright red contraption attached to the dragon's tail fluttered. The dragon crooned and looked up at him.

"What are you doing, Hiccup?" Merida asked him.

Hiccup stayed silent. Instead he went over to a tree and reached up, into the branches. He brought down a large leather contraption and attached it to the dragons back.

"Hiccup, tell me what you are doing." Merida demanded.

"I have to go, Mer." Hiccup muttered to her. "You heard Jack, I'm a threat to the students." He paused. "I don't-I don't want to hurt anyone."

"You're not hurting anyone, Hiccup." Merida said. "You can't- you can't just leave! You can't leave me-us."

"I have some...things I need to sort out, and there's just so much going on-" Hiccup said weakly.

"Hiccup, don't leave!" I called. I stepped closer, crossing the premises of the cove.

Hiccup mounted his dragon. He looked down on Merida. "Goodbye...Merida. Bye Punzie. I'm sorry." He said, looking down. It looked like this decision had physically pained him, as it felt to me right now.

With a single tap on the dragons head, they disappeared from view, shooting into the sky, an unknown blur of black among the clouds.

There was a silence while Merida stood, completely still, staring at the spot where Hiccup had just left. Suddenly she turned around and began stalking towards Jack. I stepped forwards, worried for him despite all he had done.

"What did you do?" Merida yelled. She turned and ran, out of the clearing, away from the cove.

Jack turned to me and began to speak.

"No, Jack." I told him quietly. "Don't bother."

I turned and followed after Merida.

"I didn't mean to..." I heard Jack whisper behind me. My heart did a horrible twist in my chest, and I nearly broke down at that moment.

I didn't look back, I just ran after Merida, swiping small tears from my face.