"Mom! MOOOOOM!" Jamie shrieked, waking from another nightmare

Carrie hurried in to her son's room and hugged him. She sighed and picked him up. "It's ok Jamie.. Your gonna sleep in my room with Sophie and I."

"I don't think so." A hiss came from the window. Jack stood there, licking his teeth. "The boy is mine. Give him to me."

Carrie's eyes widen in surprise then narrowed as she looked at Jack. "No." She said clutching Her son to her and backing out of the room her eyes never leaving the Nightmare Prince.

He followed her with eyes that shone with madness, hunger, and cruel laughter, crooking his finger and snaring her around the middle with shadows.

"You can't take him anywhere I won't find him. His terror is much too sweet for me to simply let him be."

Carrie considered her options then glared at the Nightmare Prince. "If you think I'm gonna let you hurt either of my children your out of your mind." Then she kicked him in the shin.

Numb to the pain, he backhanded her hard, surrounding her with Nightmare sand mixed with tainted snow

he suddenly shrieked as a vine wrapped around his ankle, the Summer elements kicking in Almost immediately.

"Hold him, my Summer! Do NOT let him escape!"

Hiccup grunted "Easy for you to say. He's thrashing so much even an agitated Zippleback is easier to handle!"

Pitch appeared and wrapped Carrie and Jamie in shadow, for the moment protecting them from Jack's thrashing and sand.

"Now!"

The summer cage crashed down, rendering the Winter Terror helpless. He lay in the cage, hissing and spitting like a caged beast, foaming at the mouth as he writhed in pain.

Jaimie screamed, the brand on his back growing hot and painful.

Carrie hugged her boy rubbing his back and humming a lullaby, trying to comfort him.

"Carrie, the syringe!" Pitch hissed, "Viking, more vines!"

Hiccup complied, lacing more Summer vines around the raging Prince.

The struggling stopped, and the body inside the cage stilled, twitching now and again.

Mother Nature sighed her voice laced with tears as she looked sorrowfully at her Winter.

"Carrie, did you have a plan after this? I'm sorry, my free Winter. This had to be done."

Carrie shrugged. "Sorta... I was thinking we could take him back to Pitch's realm and keep him unconscious with guards until he's somewhat sane again."

"As you can see...he wouldn't stay there." Pitch sneered bitterly.

"I think the mortal is correct." MN said softly "In order for us to do anything, Jack must be kept unconscious. Though it pains me, perhaps we should cage him as well."

"This will not end well. The moment he wakes he will escape."

The Nightmare king hung his head, regret in his eyes.

"I will have to tighten my grip on him. This could DESTROY what little mind he has left."

Carrie frowned. "Wait Pitch could you order Jack to remain asleep until you tell him to wake up?"

The Nightmare King grimaced

"I could trap him in a nightmare and only end it when I want him to awaken."

Carrie sighed. "Then sedatives and guards seem like the best option."

"He will kill any who guard him, and command any Fearlings to release him."

Carrie winced. "Then caging him might be necessary." She took Jamie back from Pitch relived to see that he'd fallen back asleep.

"Unfortunately, you may be right." The Nightmare King said, "The other option is for me to take total control."

Carrie frowned. "Which option would be least damaging in the long run?"

"Probably caging him. When I take control it leaves them in a fragile state afterwords. For Frost, it could destroy his center."

Carrie winced. "Then I guess we have to go with caging."

MN hung her head, a tear dropping to the ground.

"This isn't even his fault, yet he has to lie caged, defenseless. Oh, my Winter...I'm so sorry."

Jack wasn't listening, instead wimpering, hissing, and summoning Fearlings to try to eat Hiccup.

Carrie looked at the still awake Jack. "You should probably get him out of here before he uses Jamie and Sophie's fear to escape."

"Agreed." Pitch enveloped the cage with shadow, and transported the boy into his Realm.

MN turned to Carrie sadly.

"I am saddened by this. My father was so close to redemption, all because Jack Frost took it apon himself to help him."

Carrie gives Mother Nature a one arm hug. "From what I've heard and seen he will probably be redeemed." She reassured her. "Do you want to talk about it?"

"Would you?" she asked hopefully

Carrie smiled at her. "Just let me put Jamie in my room with Sophie and we can talk in the kitchen."

"Guard them, my Summer." she instructed Hiccup, who was panting after the strain he had gotten from the effort.

"Yes Ma'am!" He said, scrambling to the bedroom.

Mother Nature sat at the table, her head in her hands as she waited