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The Unneeded Rescue Mission.
Why was it so loud?!
Grumbling Jack turned over in his hammock, they'd replaced his bed with a hammock on his second day back home after his parents found im sleeping in the rafters in the living room.
His bedroom had also been modified to the new him. The walls had been re-painted to only show the colors of the sky during winter and the night sky. The glass of the windows had been taken out so Wind could always enter.
It was morning, but still too early and Jack didn't plan on getting up yet.
Why was everything so loud anyway? Bells and busy workshop noises he could sleep through, but not the sounds of running, battle cries... and- Explosions?
Suddenly wide awake Jack jumped the high jump from his hammock, easily landing on the floor and grabbed his staff.
When he got out of the room Jack pressed himself against the wall to avoid being run over by the many yeti running through the halls. Each of the abominables looked determined and ready for battle.
Flying over the yeti and trying to not let the panicked atmosphere get to him Jack looked around. It was too damn crowded. Finally he spotted North at the end of a corner in the hallway leading to the stairs. "Dad!" He cried out hopping to heard over the sounds of bells, footsteps and yeti battle cries. "What's going on?!"
"No time for talking my boy!" North answered waving his swords in the air. "Workshop is under attack." Seeing that as enough explanation and not the extra source of confusion that it was, the ex-bandit king hurried around and ran while yelling out loud orders to the yeti and elves who of course loyally followed him.
Again Jack had to fly up to avoid being trampled by the yeti. Seriously, how was he supposed to get anywhere if those yeti didn't stop-
They did.
Suddenly the hundreds of yeti just stopped. Without reason they all stood there frozen, and for once it wasn't Jack's fault. Some of them were gripping the sides of their heads as if covering their ears.
"Mitch?" Jack asked uncertainly waving his hands past the face of the yeti most near him.
No reaction at all.
Like they were in trance... Jack knew one person who could do that, but he wasn't here now. Besides that person wasn't powerful enough.. Right?
There's a loud crash, plants that shouldn't even grow at the North pole suddenly grow through the wall in an unfriendly matter, shattering pieces of the wall in the process.
Yeah, that made it very clear who was attacking leaving Jack with only one question, why?
Gripping his staff Jack rushed to the nearest room which happened to be another living room, he opened the large windows. He could see the battle going on. Plants growing where they shouldn't, arrows made out fire being shot. And of course North, Tooth, Sandy and Bunny trying to defend the 'pole.
Why the hell were the others even here? Punz is busy this time of year an-
"Yuh have taken one af us! If you won't let him go we will destroy this place!"
Of course...
Letting out a sigh in exasperation Jack tapped the window with his staff frosting it over. He then drew a crude version of an eagle on it. Closing his eyes Jack willed his drawing to come alive and it did.
The eagle flew in front of Jack flapping its' large wings and let a questioning screech.
"Fly out there and get the fish bone to stop his lizard from destroying the place." Jack ordered running a hand through his already messy hair. He watched his frost eagle fly out of the window. It flew past Bunny, avoided being butchered up when it flew past Tooth's wings and it got past te random sprouting trees... till it got hit by an arrow made out of flames.
Seconds ticked by as Jack stared at the sky at the spot where his creation had just been flying. It had just been flying there! Oh he was so gonna snow over Egypt to get back at princess hothead for this!
Sky-blue eyes narowing Jack flew out of the window and landed right at the center or the battle where he slammed his staff down on the ground, sending a blast of frost and wind across the battlefield.
It had the desired effect, the fighting halted instantly.
"Jack!" His friends cried obviously relieved.
"Jack!" Tooth cried out, she aswell as the rest of his family were most definitely not relieved.
The woman flew over eyes shining with worry. "Jack! Why would you jump between the fight like that?!" The question was asked in a shrill tone filled with disbelief. After all Tooth knew Jack was a smart fighter, as much as she hated the fact that her boy had trained himself to be the skilled fighter he is. "The summer spirit is here, she can-"
"Relax mom," Jack chuckled gently prying Tooth's hands from his shoulders(not an easy task mind you, Tooth has a vice grip). "Don't worry they are okay." Smiling he glanced at his side where Rapunzel stood.
The brunette spirit of spring gasped clasping her hands together over her mouth to stop an excited squeal escaping her when she heard Jack call the Tooth Fairy 'mom'.
As North, Bunny and Sandy got over to Tooth and Jack, each in their own way demanding what had gotten into Jack to jump into the battlefield like he did, Jack kept his eyes at the sky waiting for Hiccup to land Toothless so he could finally clear up this misunderstanding an-
"Frosty!"
Startled Jack looked in front of him where Merida, the spirit of Summer stood one of her flame arrows in her hands. Yeah, keeping your gaze up at the sky wasn't always the smartest thing.
"How many times did we tell you to stop trying to break into this place!" Merida snapped waving her burning arrow close to Jack's face. "You canea just go try breaking into people's homes Jack!"
The guardians wanted to step in, but held themselves back when they saw how unfazed Jack was with a burning weapon basically being waved in his face.
"And look where it got yuh!" Merida snapped "Captured by-"
"Aww..." Jack smirked cutting the summer spirit of "You do care."
That shut her up. For a small moment Merida looked at Jack her mouth open as if the princess wanted to continue her rant. Suddenly the flames of the arrow made out fire grew dangerously quick as she glared at Jack. "You little-!"
"Rescuing mission Merida... Not an argue with Jack mission."
Jack and Merida turned to their unofficial leader who just got of his dragon. This time he was there as his 15-year-old self, sometimes he and Toothless appeared five years older than that. Autumn was the season of change after all.
However Hiccup always appeared in an age from after he'd done what connected him to the earth and the season of fall in the first place, connecting with what was a once feared animal and making sure it did not go extinct, instead Hiccup was chosen to make sure dragons followed their natural evolution order and... well become lizards and other smaller types of reptiles and afibiens.
All dragons minus Toothless of course, after so long it was impossible for the two to go without each other.
"Urg!" Merida growled in frustration letting her flame arrow evaporate. "He just makes it so bloody hard not to fight him!" She said through gritted teeth.
From behind Jack Bunny snorted. "Tell me about it." He said, his tone good-humored. "Now," the pooka said uncrossing his arms. "someone mind telling us what the bloody hell is going on!?"
"Sure," Jack shrugged tossing his staff up in the air and catching it, stalling just to annoy Bunny and Merida. "Guys these are the other seasonals, Merida spirit of Summer, Hiccup spirit of Autumn and Rapunzel spirit of Spring. I think that they think you guys are holding me hostage or something, not true by the way." Jack looking at his friends his smirk growing at the confused looks on Hiccup and Merida's faces.
Had Rapunzel's smile gotten any wider she would have seriously damaged her jaw, but she was just so happy! After all she'd just heard Jack call the Tooth Fairy mom and if that's true than Jack finally found his family!
Not able to wait for the frost child to finally explain she walked up to him and Tooth. "Excuse me," she said her bright green eyes on queen Toothiana "but are you Jack's-"
"Yep." Jack answered before Rapunzel could even finish her question. "Guys," he addressed his fellow seasonal spirits before looking at his family. "these are Bunnymund, Sandy... And Tooth and North. My mom and dad."
Rapunzel couldn't contain her squeals any longer, she jumped up and down in excitement and then the Spring spirit suddenly turned around and wrapped Jack Frost in a tight hug- not at tight as North's bonecrushing bearhugs but still very tight.
"Oh my gosh! I am so happy for you!" The short-haired girl gushed her voice rising in volume as she clung to the spirit which had been like a little brother to her for centuries. "You found them! I mean I knew you had a family and I always hoped you'd remember them someday!"
"Remember them?" Merida laughed walking closer to winter and spring. She can't be jealous of him. At least she'd always remember her family... What had kept her warm... For too long Jack had gone without that. "The little show-off went and found his family."
Jack looked up from Rapunzel about to release a snarky reply to Merida's words- when she's suddenly hugging him to.
And then Hiccup's standing behind him and patting his back.
"You guys..." Jack whispered while awkwardly trying to hug both Merida and Rapunzel while Rapunzel's grip was still relentless. He was touched... really they- throughout the years they- were his best friends and now he has a family and- for a small moment he feels almost just as overwhelmed as when had first reunited with his parents last month.
What would he have done without his best friends?
So Jack closed his eyes and just relished the hug while it lasted.
Behind the seasonals stood the guardians, Tooth's holding onto Noth's arm, a watery smile on her face, not one of sadness. She's smiling for the same reason as North who's grin could not be wider.
They were relieved.
Relieved, because maybe -as small as that comfort was- maybe their boy had not been as alone as they had assumed after all.
Author: I'm not 100% happy with this chapter... Sigh...
Anyways, as you can see I've chosen to use the other members of the Big Four for the Seasonals. I spend a lot of time wondering what their powers would be for in later chapters in which they'll appear.
Rapunzel: as the bringer of spring she is known as the one who will 'wake up nature' from its slumber after winter. She controls plants, can make them grow under her will. Unlike the rest of the seasonals who use their hands for their powers Rapunzel uses her voice, she sings different chants to make the plants do what she wants.
Merida: Like Jack who controls the cold and brings blizzards, Merida controls the heat and brings heatwaves. She can form arrows made of fire. Her and Jack relationship is similar to Bunny and North's. They to have the same old argument over whose season is better.
Hiccup: Because fall is the season of change Hiccup's appearance changes one year he'll look like his fifteen year old self and the next he'll be twenty(this way I can write things based on httyd 2) His powers like the others are tied to nature but in a different aspect. Animals. When fall comes Hiccup is there to make sure all the animals prepare for the winter. Animals listen to him, trust him. And when they don't Hiccup can make them(not that he does that often).
