"Wow..." Faleen spoke you first "Emily really needs to clean this place up..."
Ignoring the joke, Jack rushed for the living quarters in the middle of the cove hope in his heart that everyone would be alright, but only found more sand.
"Pitch must of attacked this place while we were fighting Mordu," Hiccup said speaking his mind and although it was obvious no one complained. "He must of known that we'd go after the him leaving this place less protected."
"But how'd he get in here?" Merida asked, arms around her not liking the silence too much. "I thought only those Emily invited and your four could come in here."
"That's only if they're using the portals we make..." Jack said gripping his staff "If we're using anything else to get from one side or another the rule's broken."
"Meaning..." Snotlout said not understanding.
"Meaning when we used the snowglobe," Buddy said continuing "While we were going out, he made his way in."
"JACK!" Rapunzel's voice came from outside and they all rushed out to see Rapunzel holding a knocked out Jamie having bad dreams.
"Jamie..." he said dropping his staff and taking the boy from Rapunzel "Jamie oh Moon, please wake up..."
"Where was he?" Hiccup asked looking from Jack and Jamie to Rapunzel and Eugene.
Over in the forest," Eugene said nodding in the direction of the trees "I think he was trying to lead the Nightmares away from everyone as they tried heading for Winter Woods, there were more tracks going that way."
"Nightmares can't last very long in the cold," Buddy said for Jack as he was still trying to get Jamie to come back to the waking world.
"Well lets head over there then," Astrid spoke up hopping onto Stormfly.
"No," Jack called out firmly. "That's just what he wants us to do. Nightmares might not last very long in the cold, but Pitch can do just fine. He's probably taken over my palace and is waiting for us there. No. We head for one of the others castles."
"We can use mine," Amber said stepping forward.
After everyone was ready, they took off for Autumn Forest.
o0o
Once everyone was in Amber's tree-house-castle and Jamie was being seen to by one of the nurses, everyone gathered in the Great Hall to think up a plan...
Only there weren't getting very far.
Thinking they should fill in Fallen and Amber, they started at the beginning.
"Why is it always you who get's the fun Jack..." Faleen says when they were done.
"You call this..." he said gesturing to everyone - and meaning everything, around him "Fun?"
"Well... no," Faleen says agreeing "But you get to have more stuff happen to you.
"If you want to take over and have to deal with stuff like this in my stead, then please be my guest..." Jack said taking off his crown and setting it on the table before leaving to go check up on Jamie.
At once, Ruff and Tuff race for the crown but get held back by their dragon and Buddy takes it and put's it in his bag.
o0o
In the guest room where Jamie was, after telling the nurse that he'll take over, Jack came over and sat down, placing a hand on Jamie's head, in his mind seeing his sister.
"Come on kid, you can get through this, just wake up..." he said quietly.
"Ja... Jack?" a quiet voice asked as Jamie weakly opened his eyes. "Jack you're alright..."
"Yeah, yeah it's me squirt," Jack said smiling and hugging the boy "Why wouldn't I be alright?"
"Pitch came soonish after you lot left, and said that you wouldn't be coming back... Or if you did you'd not be up to fighting him and his nightmares," Jamie explained not letting go of his honorary big brother. And he has everybody... The Guardians, the others parents... Sophie..."
"We'll get them back kid, I promise, You have to believe in me..." Jack said pulling away and looking to Jamie's face smiling, getting a nod.
"Ok does he know where you are?" Jack asked speaking of Pitch.
"I don't think so," Jamie said lying against the pillows. He would of found me before you did if he did wouldn't he?"
Nodding, Jack pulled out his Center Doll and thought deeply about what was said when he tired it.
Getting an idea, he got up and told Jamie to follow him.
o0o
In the Hall, they were no closer to getting an idea on how to 'dethrone' Pitch.
"I got an idea," Jack said getting their attention "Ok first of... Buddy, I need you to cast a youth spell on this," he said throwing his brother the doll.
"Why?" Buddy asked but did the request anyway.
"Because I think I worked out why I was told to find it, and why only I can use it," Jack said smiling cunningly.
After taking it back he immediately used it and after a flash there were now two Jamie's...
"Ok now, after me and Jamie change outfits to make it more convincing," Jack said the only one not struck by this "You lot look after him, and I will get caught by the Nightmares and pretend I'm Jamie."
"Um what about us?" Merida asked.
"I'm getting there..." Jack says waving her off "As I was saying Faleen, Amber, and Buddy you take care of Jamie, and the rest of you, after I'm taken follow us to the castle. There's a secret passage around the back. you guys take that way in. It will come out just next to the kitchen..."
For the rest of the afternoon Jack gave out his ideas to his friends and when they had got it all in their heads he and Jame went to go change.
"This can go wrong in so many ways you know Jack," Jamie says taking off his shirt.
"As far as I can tell kid, this is the only way to get everyone back and stop Pitch," Jack said taking his cloak off, followed by his shirt and switching it with Jamie. "From the inside..."
"Just... Just be careful then ok Jack," Jamie said.
"I will..." Jack said nodding.