Rise of the Guardians 2

Chapter 38

Silence followed these words and for a while no one spoke. Then Once asked the question on everyones mind.

"So what now?"

"I don't know" I said heavily "I was just made a Guardian."

"North always made the plans" Jack said quietly. His voice sounded hollow and his hoodie was up, obscuring his face. "He was the leader."

"You're not giving up, are you?" Merida asked incredulously.

"Look, Red" Jack snapped "The Guardians are gone, Pitch and his followers are stronger than ever and there aren't any children who believe. It's over"

"It is not!" Merida stood up, her eyes blazing "North said it himself, we can't give into defeat and fear. We can turn this around. I won't give up even if you do!"

I stood up "Merida's right. We can't sit around waiting for defeat. We need to find Pitch and knock him into the next millennia" Merida and I headed for the window before Hiccup stopped us.

"Whoa,whoa whoa, you can't just leave."

"Why not" Merida said fiercely

"Well... Do you even have a plan?"

"No" I said "What's your point"

"So you're just going to charge out there, hope you find Pitch and are able to beat him and all on his nightmares and all the other Spirits"

"Yeah"

Hiccup facepalmed. "Oh Thor help me"

"Do you have a plan" I said rudely

"Well," He said with mock patience "We could try and find where Pitch's lair is"

"I already know where it is" Jack said "It's under a bed in the forest near Burgess"

"Wouldn't he have changed it since he has followers" Once said "I've just heard of Pitch Black, but I think that since he is more powerful and has amassed an army he would move to a more impressive lair"

"I still like our plan better" I grumbled

"You just don't want to admit that you're wrong" Once said smirking at me.

"No!"

"So you think that going out randomly, weapons at the ready, with no idea of where Pitch is, and no plan to stop him, is a better idea than a reconnaissance mission"

"...Maybe"

"Right" Once said rolling his eyes

"Well, all in favor of finding out where Pitch Black's lair is, raise your hand." Hiccup said. To my dismay everyone but Meri and I voted for this option. "All opposed" I flung my hand in the air as did Merida, but it made no difference. "The reconnaissance mission wins"

"Fine, let's go then" I said and once again headed for the window.

"Not yet" Hiccup said

"What now!"

"We have to determine likely spots for Pitch's lair." I groaned but Hiccup was insistent.

"You know how you said that there were Spirits before us, that were killed by Pitch." Punz asked

"Yeah" Jack said

"Well, we could check their old lairs, incase Pitch has taken over it." We all agreed to this and set off. Punz had also suggested that we stick together and We wholeheartedly agreed, not want to have to face Pitch alone.

It took longer than expected and Cernunnos and Thallos lair's, while destroyed had not been taken over. It wasn't till we went to Sulis's palace that we struck gold. Her beautiful palace in the air had been transformed into a craggy dark castle of doom.