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Italic - Singing
The words 'Guardian Of Belief And Fun' appeared on the screen.
"Look, Jamie! It's our turn," Jack exclaimed, shaking Jamie's shoulder.
"Yeah, it is," Jack said.
EMILY (ASKED)
"Are you sure you have to go?"
Emily was kneeling in front of her son, her hands on his shoulders, looking him in the eye. Steve was behind her with Sophie in his arms. Behind Jamie, a couple of feet away, Jack, Hiccup, Toothless, Merida, Rapunzel, and Eugene were watching.
JAMIE
"I have to, mom. It doesn't matter where I am or what I do, the Dark Four know that as long as I'm alive I'm a threat to them. They would do anything to take me down, regardless of my age. As long as the Dark Four are around, they will threaten the world and the future for everyone. I got to do something."
"My son, a hero. I can never be more proud," Emily said.
"Neither can I," Steve agreed, looking up at Jamie as Sophie bounced in his lap.
Emily smiled and hugged Jamie.
EMILY
"My little baby boy is such a hero. I know you'll do me proud."
Jamie smiled.
JAMIE (PROMISING)
"Thanks, mom. I won't give up. Not again."
"I don't think any of us want to give up again," Hiccup said, a small smile playing at his lips.
"After what happened and what Akasha said to us, I don't think any of us would be giving up anytime soon," Eugene said nodding agreement.
Emily pulled away and stood up, raising her head to look at Jack. Jack raised his hands and smiled, nodding.
JACK
"I know. I'll watch over Jamie."
"I'm his honorary big brother, of course, I will," Jack grinned triumphantly as he ruffled Jamie's hair affectionately.
Jamie walked over to Steve who kneeled down. Sophie reached out and hugged her brother. Jamie smiled and hugged her with one arm, reaching with the other to hug Steve, who hugged him back.
JAMIE
"See you later, Sophie. See you later, Dad."
Steve's smile was absolutely blinding and his eyes were misty.
Jamie pulled away and walked over to Jack. Jack smiled and put a hand on Jamie's shoulder.
HICCUP
"Time to go."
Jamie waved to good-bye to his family as he walked away, following the others as they walked away. The Big Seven smile as they see people trying to rebuild their home. They waved to people who waved at them, laughing at Pippa, Monty, Caleb, Claude, and Cupcake, who were jumping up and down waving at them.
"Bye! Don't forget to write!"
"Come back soon!"
"Don't be away for too long!"
The Big Seven laughed as present Pippa, Monty, Caleb, Claude, and Cupcake waved and joked around.
Before long they reached the Lake which Jack died in. Jack stopped looking, at the lake with a blank expression on his face. Eugene looked back and once he saw Jack, stopped.
EUGENE
"Yeah, guys. Let's take a little break before we go any more, okay. I think Jack needs some time."
Taking one look at Jack's face, who seemed to not hear what Eugene said, had Hiccup, Toothless, Jamie, Merida, and Rapunzel in agreement. The five of them walked a little bit away to give Jack some space, but Eugene walked over to Jack to stand next to him.
EUGENE (CONT'D)
"Hey, Jack!"
Jack didn't react to his name being called so Eugene reached over and poked Jack's shoulder. Jack startled and jumped, and looked at Eugene. Eugene raised an eyebrow.
"I hope you're okay," Rapunzel said, worried for her future boyfriend. She blushed as soon as she thought of it.
"I'm sure that whatever Jack is feeling, one of us will help him," Merida said soothingly.
EUGENE (ASKING) (CONT'D)
"I called your name and you didn't react at all. Thought it would be okay if we stopped and gave you some time. You okay?"
Jack opened his mouth to say something but closed it after nothing came out. Jack sighed and turned, staring at the lake. For about a minute, Jack collected his thoughts about what he wanted to say.
JACK (EXPLAINING)
"We're going to have to go past the Spirit Grounds to leave. If the other spirits are there, which they probably are, I don't know what would happen. Pitch has been manipulating their fears to hurt me and they didn't even know it. I don't know what they will do or what they will say. Everything they felt for me was nothing but a tool for someone else."
The Spirits looked at each other, feeling quite awful. They didn't know what their future selves were going to do. Would they tell Jack that they were sorry or will they keep making fun of Jack and beating him? They hoped that they would apologize, feeling guilty was horrible.
Eugene was silent as he listened to Jack. Eugene snorted and looked down, shaking his head.
EUGENE
"Jack, I think you need to let go of this fear before it becomes too much. And if it isn't fear, then let this emotion go regardless before it starts to get any bigger. With what our lives are now, that will only be someone else's weapon."
"Like mine," Pitch grinned, making everyone glare at him and shy away cautiously.
The Big Seven settled for glaring at him.
JH sighed in irritation, "Why do villains always just blurt out their biggest asset? Like, don't you realize that the heroes can easily counter your greatest strength if they KNOW what it is? Hm?"
Pitch's eyes widened in slight embarrassment as he refused to answer.
Triforce sighed and looked at JH, "You do realize that you're helping them right?"
JH grinned, not at all ashamed or concerned, "Yes, I do."
Jack looked at Eugene as Eugene raised his head to stare at Jack. Eugene smiled and placed his hand on Jack's shoulder, opening his mouth and beginning to sing.
EUGENE-
When you were standing in the wake of devastation.
When you were waiting on the edge of the unknown.
And with the cataclysm raining down, insides crying save me now.
You were there impossibly alone.
Jack watched as Eugene walked towards the lake. Eugene turned his body so his left side was facing the lake and his right facing Jack. With his left hand, Eugene gestured towards the lake and with his right, pointed right at Jack. Jack couldn't help the flinch, but Eugene smiled at him.
"I like this song," TD said.
"You changed your name," JH noticed.
"I did. I did say that I would," TD commented.
Do you feel cold and lost in desperation?!
You build up hope but failure's all you've known!
Remember all the sadness and frustration!
And let it go, let it go.
Eugene looks at the lake. Eugene closes his eyes as a shudder goes through. Eugene drops his hands and turns back to Jack with open eyes, a smile on his face. Jack straightened up, listening to Eugene with wide eyes.
"Let it go," Jack echoed.
"CAN'T HOLD IT BACK ANYMOOOOOORE!" Screeched JH loudly and standing up so abruptly that she startled TD so bad, the poor girl fell off her chair.
JH grinned sheepishly as she helped a glaring TD to her feet, "Sorry couldn't help myself. It was an unpassable opportunity."
TD grumbled something about sudden scares and echos sounds in ears as she sat back in her seat.
And in the burst of light that blinded every angel.
As if the sky had blown the heavens into stars.
You felt the gravity of temper grace falling into empty space.
No one there to catch you in their arms.
Eugene walked forward to stand in front of Jack, placing a hand on Jack's chest where his heart is. Jack looks down and looks up sharply with wide eyes. Eugene nods and smiled. Eugene removes his hand from Jack's chest to trace his staff, the vessel of his power.
Jack felt his chest, in the area where his heart was. Eugene was silently telling him that his heart was filled with light. He looked over at Eugene, who was smiling at him. Jack lifted his hand, patting Eugene's back gratefully, showing just how thankful he was.
Do you feel cold and lost in desperation?!
You build up hope but failure's all you've known!
Remember all the sadness and frustration!
And let it go, let it go.
Jack turned his head to look at the wooden Shepard's stick he always carried around. Eugene takes a step back, using the hand tracing the staff to touch the side of Jack's head, making Jack look at him.
Do you feel cold and lost in desperation?!
You build up hope but failure's all you've known!
Remember all the sadness and frustration!
And let it go!
Eugene drops his hand as looks Jack in the eyes. Eugene gave Jack a nod and a smile, crossing his arms. Jack looks down, closing his eyes.
"Eugene."
"Yes, Jack?"
"Thank you."
"No problem."
Let it go!
Let it go!
Let it go!
Let it go!
After a second, he opens his eyes, looking up at Eugene with a thankful smile.
Do you feel cold and lost in desperation?!
You build up hope but failure's all you've known!
Remember all the sadness and frustration!
And let it go, let it go!
Eugene pointed to Jack's heart, raising his hand to touch Jack's forehead. Eugene waves his hand away, smiling as he finishes the song.
Jack smiles, chuckling before he starts laughing. Jack steps forward and wraps Eugene in a hug. Eugene makes a grunt at the sudden move before he smirks, hugging Jack back.
EUGENE (AKING) (CONT'D)
"You okay now?"
"Yes, totally. Thank you."
"You're welcome, but stop thanking me."
"Thank you."
"Jack!"
Jack grinned, laughing mischievously as Eugene pouted.
Jack chuckled and nodded, leaning away from the hug.
JACK
"Yes, I'm okay. Thanks, Eugene."
Eugene smiled before walking away. Jack watched Eugene walk away before looking at the lake again. Jack smiled and nodded. Jack looked up at the sky before turning, following Eugene to the others who were waiting. Hiccup looked up from where he was talking to Toothless to smile at Jack.
HICCUP (ASKING)
"You good now?"
Jack nodded.
HICCUP (CONT'D)
"Ready to go?"
JACK
"Actually, I have a question I wanted to ask you, Hiccup. Mind coming over here?"
Hiccup looked up. The reason why he and Toothless had connected so much was because of how similar they were, what with the lifestyles they had.
He never realized it before, but Jack was actually, almost similar to him, except that Jack was actually invisible to everyone he met, not simply ignored. Him getting bullied was just another unfortunate bonus in his depressing book.
Jack gestures behind him back at the lake. Hiccup looks surprised at the question before he nodded. Jack starts for the lake but seeing Rapunzel's concerned look at him made him paused. Jack smiled and made a snow heart, blowing it at her. The snow heart hit Rapunzel on the nose, making her laugh. Smiling at Rapunzel's laughter, Jack led Hiccup back over to the lake.
HICCUP
"What was it you wanted to ask me, Jack?"
Hiccup stopped beside Jack, looking at him. Jack sighs, looking at the lake.
JACK
"For so long, I was afraid of what the Spirits wanted me to be because that would mean giving up what made me who I am. I'm still afraid about that, but not so much anymore, thanks to Eugene."
HICCUP
"Who cares, Jack? Thanks to Toothless, and all of you, I see that I don't need to be what my tribe wants me to be. I can be my own person. Yes, I want to show my tribe and make them proud, but I don't want to give up what makes me, well, me. And you don't either. We may always feel this burn, but we can move on and turn that burn into a flame, all we need to do is ignite it."
The Vikings looked at each other. After all that happened, Hiccup still wanted to prove to them his worth, he still wanted them to say they were proud. How long has Hiccup been waiting for them to say that?
JH giggled, "Burn? Flame? Ignite?"
"Yeah, I know," TD grinned.
"And one of them is a Winter Spirit," Olivia said, looking at her brother.
JH grinned like an idiot, "You can say… Hiccup is being… punny… ey?"
TD and Olivia both looked at her before averting their eyes. That was simply horrible.
JACK (SNARKED)
"Ironic as that is for me because I'm technically ice and snow."
Oliva laughed, falling out of her chair. She and Jack shared the same train of thought! They are siblings!
Hiccup laughs before he places a hand on Jack's shoulder.
HICCUP
"Who cares about what they think? Let's show them what and who we can really be."
Jack smiles, nodding. Jack steps away from Hiccup, opening his mouth and starts to sing.
JACK-
Everybody's always talking at me.
Everybody's trying to get in my head.
Jack gives Hiccup a look, silently asking him to join in.
HICCUP-
I wanna listen to my own heart talking.
I need to count on myself instead.
Hiccup places a hand on his heart before making a fist with that hand.
Jack and Hiccup glanced at each other.
JACK-
Did you ever, lose yourself to get what you want?
Jack gives a pointed look at Hiccup.
HICCUP-
Did you ever, get on a ride, then wanna get off?
Hiccup raises an eye at Jack.
JACK-
Did you ever, push away the ones you should've held close?
Jack looks away, glancing at the lake, before looking back at Hiccup.
HICCUP-
Did you ever let go?
Hiccup crossed his arms.
JACK-
Did you ever not know?
Jack placed his hands on his hips.
"Where did you find this song," JH asked, whispering.
"I looked up 'Big Four songs'. This is one of those that popped up," TD whispered back.
BOTH-
I'm not gonna stop, that's who I am.
I'll give it all I got, that is my plan.
Will I find what I lost?
You know you can-
Hiccup and Jack smiled and grabbed each other's hand, pulling each other closer, letting go and spinning around each other. Turning to each other again, they beamed.
JACK-
Bet on it.
HICCUP-
Bet on it.
JACK-
Bet on it.
HICCUP-
Bet on it.
JACK-
Bet on me.
Jack and Hiccup gave each other a high-five. Jack gestures to himself.
Both of them looked at each other. Grinning, they reached over and high-fived each other.
BOTH-
I wanna make it right, that is the way.
To turn my life around, today is the day.
Am I the type of guy who means what I say?
Hiccup and Jack gave each other a smile as they wink at each other, crossing their arms. Hiccup and Jack gestured to themselves with their thumb.
HICCUP-
Bet on it.
JACK-
Bet on it.
HICCUP-
Bet on it.
Hiccup nodded at Jack, to which Jack nodded back. Hiccup waves to Jack, telling him to continue singing.
JACK-
Bet on it.
How will I know if there's a path worth taking?
Jack pointed to his heart before pointing to his head.
HICCUP-
Should I question every move I make?
With all I've lost, my heart is breaking.
Hiccup brought a hand to his head, dropping his hand after a second.
Jack hummed thoughtfully, curious as to what path his life will go down now. Hiccup scratched his head, remembering when he second-guessed everything.
JACK-
I don't wanna make the same mistake.
Did you ever, doubt your dream will ever come true?
Jack shook his head. Jack looked at Hiccup with a sad smile. Hiccup nodded and mirrored Jack's smile.
HICCUP-
Did you ever, blame the world and never blame you?
I will never, try to live a lie again.
Hiccup looks up at the sky with a glare. Hiccup looks down again with a fist clutched.
JACK-
I don't wanna win this game if I can't play it my way.
Jack shook his head and pointed to himself, his sad smile turning into a happy smirk. Hiccups smirked at Jack.
BOTH-
I'm not gonna stop, that's who I am.
(Who I am)
I'll give it all I got, that is my plan.
(That's my plan)
Will I find what I lost? You know you can.
(You know you can-)
Hiccup and Jack stomped their foot. Jack and Hiccup pointed at each other. Both of them nodded at each other.
"You two sing good," Merida commented.
Jack and Hiccup blushed, scratching the back of their heads in embarrassment.
"She's right. Your duet is good," Toothless said approvingly.
HICCUP-
Bet on it.
JACK-
Bet on it.
HICCUP-
Bet on it.
JACK-
Bet on it.
HICCUP-
Bet on me.
Hiccup and Jack spin again, this time ending up back to back. They glanced at each other over their shoulders. Hiccup gestured to himself.
Both-
I wanna make it right, that is the way.
To turn my life around, today is the day.
Am I the type of guy who means what I say?
They look away from each other to spin away again. Jack and Hiccup kept dancing around each other, finally stopping facing each other.
"Let's see. 'Means what I say'? I think you two surely do," Jamie said, looking at his honorary big brother and his Viking friend.
HICCUP-
Bet on it.
JACK-
Bet on it.
HICCUP-
Bet on it.
JACK-
Bet on it.
Hiccup and Jack give each other a sharp nod.
BOTH-
Hold, hold up, give me room to think.
Bring it on down.
Gotta work on my swing.
Gotta do my own thing, hold, hold up.
Jack and Hiccup held their hands out like they were telling someone to stop. Jack and Hiccup looked up at the sky, watching the clouds.
It's no good at all to see yourself and not recognize your face.
Out on my own, it's such a scary place.
The answers are all inside of me.
All I gotta do is believe.
Hiccup and Jack look down at the frozen lake. Little daisies started to grow around Hiccup's feet as Jack placed one of his bare feet on the lake, an extra sheet of ice covering the lake. Jack and Hiccup looked at each other, a determined look and smile growing on their faces.
Hiccup and Jack giggled, looking at their friends. They weren't on their own. They had friends with them. Friends that helped them get the answers they searched for all their life.
I'm not gonna stop.
Not gonna stop 'til I get my shot.
That's who I am, that is my plan.
Will I end up on top?
You can-
Hiccup and Jack shook their heads. They made a fist with their hands and fist-pumped each other before spinning around each other. Stopping on opposite sides they were on before, they raised a hand to the sky.
HICCUP-
Bet on it.
JACK-
Bet on it.
HICCUP-
Bet on it.
JACK-
Bet on it.
Once again, the two went back to back. Glancing over their shoulders at each other, they smiled.
"WE BET," a lot of people shouted.
Those who didn't yell jumped at the volume of the combined yells.
TD and JH weren't part of those who yelled, what's wrong with you?
BOTH-
You can bet on it, bet on it
Bet on it, bet on it.
They took a step away from the other and turned, staring at each other. They nodded.
I wanna make it right, that is the way.
To turn my life around, today is the day.
Am I the type of guy who means what I say?
Hiccup and Jack closed their eyes. They placed a hand on their hearts. Jack and Hiccup opened their eyes.
JACK-
Bet on it.
HICCUP-
Bet on it.
JACK-
Bet on it.
HICCUP-
Bet on it.
BOTH-
(You can bet on me)
Hiccup and Jack smiled and chuckled. They gave each a high-five, nodding to each other.
Jack and Hiccup laughed, winking at each other.
They didn't have to bet on this. Not really anymore.
HICCUP
"We'll prove to them that we are better then they thought we were."
Jack nodded.
JACK
"Think you're ready to go back to Berk yet? And Toothless as well?"
Hiccup looked thoughtful before he gave a wince.
HICCUP
"No. Not yet. We will, just, not yet. I don't know."
Valka wanted to cry at how unsure her son felt about returning home. Her son shouldn't have to feel that way towards the place he was born.
Jack placed a hand on Hiccup's shoulder in comfort and understanding. Hiccup smiles, patting the hand on his shoulder before he backs up. Hiccup starts walking away, towards the others.
HICCUP (CONT'D)
"Come on. Time to go. You ready?"
Jack nods, following Hiccup.
SCENE CHANGE: SPIRIT GROUNDS
MERIDA
"This is surprising."
RAPUNZEL
"I really didn't expect them to be waiting for us."
Spirits were standing and all their eyes were Big Seven. However, their glaze tended to slip onto Jack more so than the others. Then movement happened in the crowd of Spirits. Finally, the crowd parted, revealing April, Snow, and Fire.
Jack grew nervous.
What was going to happen now?
Jack narrowed his eyes as the three of them walked up to him. The three Spirits looked nervous, fiddling with their fingers, biting their lips, and looking anywhere but Jack. Finally, April sighed, looking Jack in the eyes.
APRIL
"We're sorry."
Jack gasped, his eyes going wide.
Jack copied his future self's reaction.
APRIL (CONT'D)
"If we knew Pitch was manipulating our fear of Jokul Frosti to fear you, we wouldn't have done what we did! We hurt you so much and you didn't deserve it! We could have turned you into another Jokul Frosti because of our actions. We're so sorry."
The Spirits froze, looking at Jack with silent hope in their eyes praying that he would forgive them.
Jack looked at her. There was regret in her eyes, guilt too. In fact, as he looked, he saw it in all their eyes. Jack turned to Rapunzel, who had a hand on her chest with tears falling from her face from the emotions she was feeling. She looked at him and nodded.
"Looks like I can sense emotions if they're powerful enough," Rapunzel said in surprise and excitement.
Jack smirked, looking back at April.
JACK
"I see your regret and guilt in all of your eyes. I forgive you. Just don't treat another Spirit this way."
Mouths opened in shock, the Spirits started at him. Jack chuckled and raised a hand. A snowball appeared in his hand.
JACK (CONT'D)
"Have fun."
Jack blew the snowflake, the snowflake hitting April on the nose. April gasped before started laughing. Jack started laughing so, raising his staff in the air, firing a blast of snow. As it started to snow, the Spirits started to laugh as they got with snowballs and snowflakes.
TOOTHLESS
"Jack, you're one of kind."
Toothless nudged Jack, making the Winter Spirit look back at him.
"It's true," Toothless said.
"He's right," Merida added.
Jamie hugged Jack, nuzzling his chest. He ignored the frost appearing on his clothes. He was used to it by now anyway.
JACK
"Thanks. You are too. All of you."
Jamie hugged Jack around his waist, making Jack look down at him. Jack ruffled Jamie's hair. However, before Jack could say something, he and Jamie gasped in shock. Jack's eyes flashed blue while Jamie's flashed white. Jack and Jamie clutched their chest as they looked in front of them, seeing nothing but mirror images of themselves.
"It's our turn," Jamie exclaimed, excited to see what his title would be.
"Yeah, let's see what they are," Jack smiled.
Past Jamie took a step forward.
PAST JAMIE
"You overcame your greatest challenge and fear."
Past Jack chuckled.
PAST JACK (CHUCKLING)
"Title time."
Past Jamie tossed Past Jack a smile before he continued speaking.
Everyone giggled.
PAST JAMIE
"Jamie, Spirit of Light; Guardian of Belief."
PAST JACK
"Jack, Spirit of Wind and Winter; Guardian of Fun."
They vanished and Jack and Jamie blinked their eyes, the glow fading. Looking at their friends, they noticed that they were being held up by them. Smiling to let the others know they were okay, Jack and Jamie slowly stood on their own again.
"They suit you," Eugene said.
HICCUP
"So?"
JACK
"Later."
Nodding, Hiccup smiled as he watched Rapunzel fret over Jack and Jamie. Eugene and Merida had their hands to their mouths, trying not to laugh at the looks Jack and Jamie were giving as Rapunzel checked them over.
TOOTHLESS
"So, where to next? We need to decide."
At once, Hiccup glanced over at Toothless, looking uncomfortable. Toothless mirrored Hiccup's expression. They did not want to go back to their homes yet; they were not ready. Merida bit her lip, looking conflicted before sighing.
MERIDA
"Let's go to Dunbroach next."
They looked at Merida, shock in their eyes.
Toothless and Hiccup looked at each other shocked before they, in unison, glanced over at Merida, who meekly smiled at them, nervousness dancing in her eyes.
Again in unison, both boys grinned at the Scottish princess feeling grateful.
RAPUNZEL
"You sure?"
Merida nodded.
MERIDA (EXPLAINING)
"Yes, I can't keep running and the longer I wait, the more I don't want to go back. I have to face my mother and I have to face the other Clans. Besides, Hiccup and Toothless don't really look ready yet."
"Sounds like that's what we should be doing," Hiccup said.
"Yet, Merida is giving us more time to prepare ourselves. Thanks, Merida." Toothless said.
"Yeah, thanks Mer," Hiccup grinned.
Merida blushed, smiling softly and nodded.
Valka was not squealing. She does not squeal, she's not that type of lady. Once again, what's wrong with you?
...
...
She's cooing.
JH leaned towards TD, "Merida is such a Gryffindor," She stage whispered.
Toothless and Hiccup smiled.
TOOTHLESS & HICCUP
"Thanks, Merida."
JAMIE
"Well, let's get going. The sooner we get there, the faster we can do this."
Glancing at the Spirits who were having fun, the Big Seven went on their way so Merida can awaken her power.
The scene turned faded to black before lightening up again.
Me: I hoped you liked the chapter!
Yeah I know, probably gonna get comments asking why it was short and all but I have to do the chapter in order.
Songs used were 'Iridescent' by Linkin Park and 'Bet On It' by Zac Efron.
See ya all in the next chapter!