Mean Seasons 48 Reality Check
The Guardians were nervous that day before the meeting. Jack had been summoned earlier for a Season Greeting, and the poor boy had looked like he was going off to his execution.
Now he was back, and to their relief, he was in higher spirits than normal, leading them to conclude that everything had gone better than expected.
"Jack!" North boomed "All went well?"
The Winter sprite sat perched upon his staff, a grin on his face "You bet it did! The new Summer doesn't want to kill me! His name is Hiccup, and he is really nice. He doesn't want to kill me, not even for bringing the long winter to Berk! Plus, he has a DRAGON!"
"A dragon?!" Bunny said, unbelieving, "Yeah right mate. Those are about as real as unicorns!"
"Actually..." Jack said mysteriously, "If you'll follow me to the corral...I think you'll be surprised.."
ROTG
"Someone pinch me...I think I've gone insane."
"Oh Jack...he's beautiful!"
"Jack...is impossible...but here is proof! Amazink!"
Jack smirked as he trotted the massive equine around the roundpen, an air of 'haha I told you so!' in both his riding and the way he showed the beast's paces.
"Told you they were real. As real as we are!"
"Yeah but...I thought these guys were just made up children's dreams." Bunny breathed.
The stuff in dreams often has a touch of reality. Sandy 'said' mouth smiling in wonder.
North couldn't help but notice the closeness this wonderous beast had with the winter sprite. They looked like they belonged together. Almost like...
"Jack, is a funny question, and may be crazy...but is that...Snowdrift?"
Jack beamed, and the Cossack breathed deeply and looked at the moon. Manny obviously had a plan for the courageous buck, and if turning him into a powerful protector of innocents was that plan, well North was not about to argue with it. Besides, Jack deserved this as much as anyone.
"Is amazink. Truly amazink. Oh no...Sunburn!"
Jack was thrown from Snowdrift's back as the red buck slammed into him, knocking him away. The unicorn reared and brought his hooves down next to the reindeer, shaking the earth. The deer went, head bowed, to Jack, who was getting up Before he could be impailed, the unicorn's horn glowed, and a wall of ice stopped the red beast from plowing into the boy.
The horn was then lowered in challenge, and hooves pawed the ground. The buck did the same, then charged. He was dodged, then swatted with the single horn, and tried again. Snowdrift snorted, turning his hindquarters to the antlered aggressor, then lashing out with his powerful legs, knocking out the mad, snorting reindeer with a powerful double-hoof kick.
Jack cheered and ran to the triumphant equine, who reared, neighing his victory and dominance before scooping up the boy and trotting with him past the open-mouthed Guardians and into the stall area, head high and nostrols flaring.
"Remind me to never tease Frostbite while that thing is nearby..." Bunny said shakily.