Chapter 3: Rapunzel the Spirit of Spring
"So, what do we know about this Rapunzel girl, anyway," Jack asked as they soared through the sky. North was seating upfront guiding the sleigh through harsh winds. Tooth, Sandy, and Jack sat right behind him enjoying the ride and talking about the new additions to the team, while Bunny sat in the back with a deathly grip on the seat. Tooth looked over to the boy next to her, "Well, I've met her before. She's nice and loves to paint and she has a pet Champollion."
Jack nodded his head, "Where can we find her?"
This time North was the one who answered, "Tooth says she lives by the tree she died under." Jack stayed silent taking in all the information, he was just given. Flying through the skies at top speed, none of them said a word until they arrived.
They landed in a large clearing that was surrounded by a dense forest. Even though it was the winter that clearing still looked like summer paradise with the sun shining overhead. In the middle of the grassy land stood a cherry blossom tree, some of its soft rose petals circled around the tree. Not far from the tree was a rock. Sitting atop of it were a painting easel and a small wooden stool. A soft breeze flowed through the area.
Setting foot down on the nicely trimmed grass, Jack and the others looked around in awe. Beautiful was just one word that could describe the sight. Tooth was the first to move forward. She looked around the tree and called out, "Rapunzel, It's me Tooth! I brought some friends here in see you!"
They waited for a brief moment before they heard a sweet voice call out, "Okay, we're coming." After a few minutes a girl emerged from the shadowy forest. She had a fair skin tone and green eyes. Her brown hair was in a short pixie style. She was wearing purple grown with long selves and rest on her shoulder was a green Champollion. "Tooth," the girl yelled excitedly. She rushed through the tall grass, it crunching beneath her bare feet and embraced her friend and a loving hug. Tooth pulled away from the hug and led her over to the other four. "Guys, this is Rapunzel the spirit of spring," the fairy said, "Rapunzel this are my friends North, Aster, Jack, and Sandy."
The girl waved and turned back to her friend, "So what brings you to the Cherry Blossom Tree?"
This time North stepped in, "Manny sent us… we need your help."
Rapunzel's excited smile quickly turned into serious frown, "Manny sent you. What do you need?"
"We need your help to bring back the Big Four," Aster chimed in.
Rapunzel turned to Tooth with a confused look on her face, "The Big Four, Who are they?"
"You see Rapunzel; the spring spirit before you was a part of a group called the Seasonal Council or the Big Four for short. She helped battle against a deadly group along with the other seasons. Now that group from long ago is back and we need to reunite the seasons. That includes you," the girl covered in feathers explained.
The brunette's eyes widen as her brain processed what she had just heard. It felt like a full year had passed before she spoke again, "So you need my help… to save the world?"
They all nodded their heads in response to her question.
The girl turned her head and looked at her pet before turning back to the Guardians and taking a deep breath saying, "Okay, I guess if the fate of the world is involved… then I just gotta help!"
A wave of relief flowed of the Guardians. The group walked back to the sleigh and loaded into the somewhat crowded space. They returned to their original position, but this time with Rapunzel and Pascal sitting next to Aster. Flying off into the sky only one thought flowed through their heads. We'vemanage to reunite two of the four seasons council members, now we only need to convince the other two help our cause and save the planet Earth.