"Are we there yet?" Snotlout asked for the hundredth time.
And for the hundredth time everyone cried out 'No!' in reply.
"Does it look like we're there yet Snotnose?" Merida asked from the front, once again needing to tell herself not to shoot his brat.
"All it looks like to me Princess," Tuffnut said speaking out "Is that we're in a tunnel of ice with no way out."
"Yeah I mean how do we know that this thing actually leads somewhere in the first place?" Ruffnut said agreeing.
"Er... would you think it'll be here if it didn't?" Eugene asked walking next to Rapunzel both further behind, carrying Jack's staff.
Just then up a head noises could be heard and Merida told everyone to be quiet as she strung up her bow.
"Hello?" a familiar voice asked lighting up Toothless' eyes as he ran for it.
"Toothless!" Hiccup hisses and starts to run only to slip because of his leg and fall to the ground.
"You ok Hiccup?" Merida asks helping him back up.
"Yeah," Hiccup said rubbing his head blushing a bit that he made a fool out of himself in front of Merida. "Let's just find Toothless."
With that they fallow the sound of hushed laughter and come out exactly where Jack said they would, next to the kitchen, Toothless pinning down a cheerful Snow.
"Toothless..." Hiccup said getting the reptiles attention with one more lick, got off the snow-child and returned to his friends side as Rapunzel helped Snow up.
"You ok dear?" she asked happily.
"I'm ok Miss..." Snow said beaming before entering the kitchen and telling everyone to follow - she still needed to get that new tray for Pitch.
As they entered, everyone's eyes widened.
This kitchen was as big, if not bigger, than the one North has at the Pole.
"Ok Jack and the others are down in the dungeon," Snow said quickly not caring who was listening as she whizzed around the kitchen collecting fruits, and pre-made sandwiches, and small desserts.
"My guess they're properly out now, meaning they're most likely taking the servant corridors to get up to the balcony's above the throne room so they don't get caught.
The closet one corridor from here is in wall in the dining room." she said twirling her hands around each other making a sheet of ice appear and gave it to Astrid as she zipped pass.
"There's a map to help you get there. It will change as you get going so don't worry about the size.
I'm sure Jacks already sent the kids and your parents to a safe place so don't worry about that." Snow continued as she got a pitcher of something to drink and set it on the tray.
"With that..." she said picking up the tray and bowing her head. "I bid you all good luck..." and with that she rushed out the door as fast as she could with a tray as loaded and as big as the one she had.
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After a few minutes of silence Hiccup speaks up.
"O...k... that was a bit rushed,"
"Yeah, you'd at least try and offer us some of that food she was preparing," Snotlout said pouting.
"No Snotlout," Hiccup said rolling his eyes "I mean the run-down on what we needed to do. Did anyone get what she was saying?"
"Something about needing to go through the walls to go find Jack and the Guardians." Eugene said.
"Wait through the walls?" Tuffnut asked confused.
"But we're not ghosts. Or are we?" Ruffnut said smiling an evil smile with her brother and looked over to Fishlegs who looked really scared.
"No you nuts," Merida said rolling her eyes "He means the secret passages in the walls. And Fishlegs, we're trying Not to be scared remember? The more scared we are the faster/more likely Pitch will find us."
"Aw... looks like we're leaving you behind then Fishlegs..." Snotlout said in his mocking voice, laughing.
"No one's getting left behind Snotlout," Astrid said annoyed.
"Aww... You sure?" Merida asked acting like a seven year old "Because I'd really like to leave one person behind." she said looking towards Snotlout.
"I'm sure..." Astrid answers putting the argument to rest "Now come on..." she said heading for the door, looking at the map "We've got our friends to meet up with.
(*)(*)(*)
In the throne room, Snow was just coming back in with the new tray.
"Please forgive me for taking so long My Lord..." she says curtsying as she got up to the throne, where Pitch was looking like he was thinking about something, but snapped out of it when she spoke.
"Fine, I will this once," he said taking an apple "But don't let it happen again."
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Up in one of the balcony's over looking room Jack, Emily Jane and the Guardians were watching, waiting for the others and planning for a way to stop Pitch.
Just then the wall to the room opened and in came the others.
"Ok, first thing..." Jack said quietly retaking his staff and giving the swords to Hiccup, which switched to have a dragon on it instead. "We need to get pitch to follow us outside. Yeah I can rebuild this place in a snap but I'd rather not."
"So you're telling me..." Snotlout said shivering slightly "That we only came in here... For you to tell us to get out again?"
"Pretty much," Jack said smirking "So... Who wants to be Nightmare King bait..." Jack asks pointing around and then to the twins.
"Awe... Yeah..." they cheered quietly high-fiveing each other.
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Down in the room, Alex, Dexter, and Zack came in and up to the throne, bowing and curtsying to Pitch with slightly annoyed faces but said nothing.
"So any news on your Old leader Elementals?" Pitch asked waving Snow away a bit turning his attention to the three and standing up.
"Not yet Sir," Alex said in answer "And no sign of the others Chosen Ones either, or the Things."
"So why are you here and not looking for them?" Pitch asked getting mad.
"Because Sir," Dexter said taking over the do-without-thinking one of the group "Somehow, the prisoners have escaped. They're not in the dungeons anymore. They're gone."
"What?" Pitch asked confused as to how they could of gotten out they were just mortals, and the Guardians and his daughter didn't have the power to break the bars. "Well what about the Chosen Ones and the other brats?"
"Still yet to be found as well Sir," Zack said in return.
Just then a 'Hiss' and some green cloud came into the room, filling it up.
Having seen this before, the Elementals hit the deck and as soon as they did there was a 'Click' and the gas was ignited and blasted Pitch to the other side of the room.
Growling and getting up with the help of the wall, Pitch searched for what ever did that finding the double headed dragon and those annoying twins.
"Hey Pitch, bet you can't catch us..." Ruffnut called as they took off through the castle, and Pitch ran after them.
"Um... is it wrong to cheer for the other team?" Alex asked coming over to Snow and the tray taking an orange.
"Not as long as you pay high enough..." Dexter said taking out a notepad and a pencil smirking.
"Shouldn't we, you know go and help them or something?" Snow asked having some sandwiches.
"Please," Zack said rolling his eyes. "If anyone will need help... I think it will be Pitch."