Chapter 5: Hiccup the Spirit of Autumn
In the night sky, they landed in the field surrounded by trees. The land formed together like a circle. The red, orange, and yellow color of the leaves blended together on the grass floor. The leaves that remained on the trees were the same way. "Iah forgot to ask this, but do ya know anything about this spirit," Merida asked.
"All we know is that he is very calm, friendly spirit," North asked as the hoped off the sleigh. The other followed him off and together they walked to center of the circle. There were no paths. The forest was too dense for them to walk through. The huddle together and looked around, something about the forest didn't seem too friendly. Soon enough the group heard growling coming from the south side of the woods. Turning around, North drew his twin swords, while Bunnymund pulled out his boomerangs, Tooth and Sandy prepared themselves for a fight with their own weapons. Merida, Rapunzel and Jack stood next to them as one, Merida nocked an arrow and aimed towards the noise, Jack took a fighting stance staff in hands, while Rapunzel stood behind them.
The growling sounding came closer and closer to them. None of them knew what creature of the night was coming, but could tell that it was going to put up a fight. Just then the growling came to a stop; a pair of green eyes was all they could see. North was about to lead them into battle against the beast, when a faint glean of light sparked behind it. A boy appeared behind the green eyes. A teenage boy, stood before them holding up a lantern. A dragon like creature was next to him. They couldn't see any of his features due thanks to the darkness that surrounded them. "Hey Toothless, did you find something~," the boy cut himself off when he the group of spirits staring at him. This stare down went on for what felt like hours, until the boy spoke up. He blinked twice before saying in a shaky voice, "W-what are you doing here?"
North looked at the others then turned back to the teen, still holding his swords tightly. "We are looking for the Autumn spirit," North said in a low threating voice.
"Ummm… and can I ask, what do you want to do with the Autumn spirit," was the reply.
"Listen mate, unless we're that spirit then it's really none of ya business," Aster said.
"What if… I told you I was the spirit you're looking."
Aster's eyes blinked showing frustration, "Then I'd say ya need to stop playing these silly games, so we can talk to ya."
The boy stayed silent as if trying to think things over in his head. After a minute he spoke again, "Follow me, I'd like to see who I'm talking to if anything." Reluctantly, the group put away their weapons and followed the male through the woods. Being led by the dragon the group of seven managed to walk through and out of the woods. They avoided trees, limbs, and rocks. At the end of their journey, they came to a camp site. Fire burned in a pit that sat in the middle of four logs. Not far away was a hollowed out log that resembled a bed and a mat sat next to it. The boy moved and sat down on a log facing the fire, his companion laid down next to him. The others did the same and faced the teen. "So… I'm Hiccup, the Autumn spirit and this is Toothless," he pointed to the pitch black night fury by him. Now that they sat in the light, Jack was able to see his features more clearly. He had fair freckled skin and a prosthetic on his left leg. He owned long shaggy brown hair and forest green eyes that would make Jack melt. His heart rate seemed to increase just by looking at the teen. Jack looked away, so no one could notice the purple blush that spread across his cheeks. "Hiccup, we need your help," Tooth started.
"The Omegas have returned and we need four seasons together and ready for battle," a Russian accent stated. As the Guardians tried to explain the situation to Hiccup, Sandy and Jack stayed quiet. The poor Viking teen sat there wide eyed looking at the five spirits as they all talked at once, only to end up confusing him. "Hey… hey guys I~," he cut himself off realizing that none of them were listing to him. They continued to go into depth with the conversation amongst themselves, while Hiccup tried to calm them down. It wasn't until Toothless let out a mighty roar that the Guardians stopped their rambling. The spirit scratched the beast behind the ear as a thank you and said, "Okay, now… can you guys repeat that, just one at a time."
Sandy started to make different signs above his head, (Long ago, the season spirits before you fought against The Omegas and banished them into a mental prison. Those spirits gave their lives to save the world, but somehow The Omegas broke free and they are back causing trouble. We need your help to stop them. Please come join us, so we can send them back from where they came from.)
Hiccup nodded his head understanding what Sandy signed.
"Wait, you understood Sandy, without translation," Tooth asked in awe.
Hiccup chuckled at how shock the fairy was, "Ya I understood the point of what he said," Than he looked at the blushing Jack and smirked, "And I'll help you take these guys down." The two teens looked into each other eyes. Ice blue meeting forest green, the contact was broken when Jack looked away and blushed even harder. This made Hiccup smirk and rolled his eyes.
After a few minutes the group made their way back to the clearing and loaded into the sleigh. North's eyes shifted to the Autumn spirit who was still standing in the leaves. "Well are the coming," he asked.
"Ya, I'm coming, but I'll follow you guys," was the answer he received along with a playful grin as he mounted Toothless. The Russian's eyes showed confusion, but he still guided the sleigh of the ground. Not soon after did he notice the boy and his dragon fly up next to him. He let out a booming laugh and flew off in the direction of the Council House.