Arrival

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The roads of Berk were empty. The village was quiet and looked abandoned. The atmosphere suffocated with the air of sadness and guilt. All of the villagers were doing their daily activities which included attending the animals, fishing, plowing for cabbages, working, and smithing. They did the same thing every day for the past three years since Hiccup was taken. The reason confused them to no end, especially Stoick.
It has been three years since the heir of Berk, Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, left on a dragon. Not just any dragon, no. A Night Fury.
Not just that, some of the dragon raids had also stopped around three years ago. Soon after, there were tales of a strange man on a black dragon attack villages and ships that held trapped dragons and freed them instantly.
Stoick had stayed in his house since Hiccup was taken. He prayed to the gods every single night, hoping that Hiccup was able to escape from the dragon that took him and was trying to get home. A year had passed and no sign of Hiccup anywhere. Some of the elders believed that Hiccup was dead while the other half believed that he was alive and didn't want to return home. When someone had said that Hiccup probably didn't want to return, Stoick demanded a reason. The reason was simple; no one cared about him. Stoick couldn't really reject that thought. It was true that he wasn't treated very well while living in the village. What reason would he want to return to Berk?
The Vikings screamed in fear as they were all engulfed in a bright light.
The village turned to a ghost town. Everything laid abandoned.
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Hiccup was flying on Toothless overhead with their friends, Erika astride on Storm. When they were done with their patrol, Hiccup and the other Dragon Riders had met up at the clubhouse.
But before they could start talking to each other, they cried out in shock as a flash of light came for them. Their dragons barely had any time to cover their riders from the flash of light with their wings.
When the light receded, everyone was gone.
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In Corona, Rapunzel was painting on the walls of her tower. She enjoyed painting to her heart's content. Pascal, her chameleon friend, was helping her paint just as well. She was really hoping that her mother would let her go outside for once for her eighteenth birthday and see the gorgeously beautiful floating lights that light up the twilight sky like the brightest stars.
But in the kingdom, the king and queen of the kingdom were both in their private chambers. They were still hoping for their daughter to come back to them, but they were heartbroken that their daughter has still been missing for seventeen years. But the royals, the guards, Rapunzel, and Pascal yelled in alarm when a flash of light had came out of nowhere.
When the light receded, everyone was gone.
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In DunBroch, a fiery Scottish princess named Merida was riding away from her kingdom on the back of her black and white Scottish horse named Angus through the forests. The princess was wiping away her tears. Her own mother had thrown her own precious bow into the fireplace! Merida's mother had became somebody she doesn't recognize anymore.
The queen of the kingdom was crying in her daughter's bedroom. She couldn't believe what she had done to Merida. First, she had told Merida to stop being herself and earlier today, she had tossed Merida's prized bow into the fireplace in her fit of anger. Now thanks to her, Merida has ran away with Angus.
Flynn Rider was riding on his dark brown stallion (Hector) with a green package strapped onto his back. He felt sympathetic towards the upset princess, so he decided to visit some friends of his and one of them had fixed the princess's burnt bow.
The Scottish royalties yelled in fear as they were all engulfed in a bright light.
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At his frozen lake, Jack Frost was watching some kids play in the snow overhead on his tree. He smiled and laughed as he joined the children in snowball fight. They won't be able to see him, but he enjoys playing their games without them noticing. But they soon cried out in fear when a flash of light had came out of nowhere. Jack Frost came forth, in hopes of protecting the children. But when the light receded, everyone was gone.
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Collective complaints rang through the room as it was suddenly filled with people. Everyone was disoriented and confused, but confusion quickly faded into anger the moment they saw the ringmaster. The room they were in looked like a cinema. Actually it was one, a circular one. The rest of the room was huge and had only four doors. Two at the back of the room, one on the right and the other on the left. The floor was covered in couches, bean bags, and cushions. There was also a balcony overhead near the back of the room. The room was lit by lamps and what look like stars on the wall. Two overhead light on the ceiling was the only other source of light in the room. But in the back was a balcony with some seats.
Everyone appeared in their seats. The King and Queen of Corona sat in the front row in the middle, same with the King and Queen of DunBroch and the Leaders of the other Clans and their sons, the Guardians, and Stoick. The dragons laid down on rock slabs peacefully, away from everyone, with a force field around them. But Pitch, Mord'du, Gothel, and Red Death sat away from everyone, chained to their chairs.
Hiccup, Toothless, Erika, Storm, Jack Frost, Merida, Rapunzel, and Flynn could not be seen among them.
"Hello, all of you." A girl who looked sixteen appeared in front of them. She had hazel eyes and black hair, and wore black clothes and black boots."My name is Spirit."
Stoick interrupted just then. "Well, it's very nice to meet you, but let me ask one thing; WHAT IN THE THOR ARE WE DOING HERE?! DID YOU BRING US HERE?! WHY ARE THE SCOTTISH AND DRAGONS HERE?! WHY CAN'T ANY OF US MOVE?! WHERE IS MY...?!"
"SHHHHHHHHUUUUUUUUTTTTTTTT IIIIIIIITTTTTTTT!" Stoick had a reputation for having lungs powerful enough to blow doors off hinges. Spirit, however, her voice had enough power to bring the Great Hall crumbling down.
"You guys weren't even here for a minute and I already have to yell! If you want answers, then be quiet and listen to me!"
Everyone agreed that while young, Spirit had quite a lot of power that no one wanted any piece of.
"Now, here are the answers in order. You're here to see what will happen in the future starting in a couple days. Yes, I brought you here. The Scottish and Dragons are a part of this too. You can't move because of me and I'd rather not have any bloodshed in the theaters. Your son is here, just not in the room yet. Goes for all of you who have a son or daughter who is not here."
All parents and siblings of those not in attendance sighed in relief, while King Fredrick and Queen Arianna of Corona looked hopeful, as did their people. Before they could speak though, Spirit turned to them. "Yes, your long-lost daughter is here."
King Fredrick and Queen Arianna both let out a gasp mixed with a sigh of hope before hugging each other, their people cheering. Everyone else in the room couldn't help, but smile (except Pitch, Mord'du, Gothel, and Red Death). Gothel was fuming.
Spirit then spoke. "Now then, I'm going to get your sons and daughters. They will be on that balcony."
She pointed to a balcony to the left, to her it was right. Everyone turned their heads and saw the balcony, but they had a curtain over it.
"I took away your weapons. Dragons, I took away your fire. I'll give them back when I think you'll not attack each other. Oh, and no one moves." With that, she disappeared, but they knew when she said that, they could no longer move. So, they waited.
On a balcony closer to the screen and opposite of the other one, a figure was sitting on the last seat to the right. Spirit told her to stay there until she says the time is right. Besides, she didn't really want to reveal herself yet anyways.
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Jack stood up holding his head. "Ow, I don't know what that was, but that hurt."
"You got that right." Jack looked around and that's when he noticed that he wasn't alone. Merida looked around in surprise, Toothless unwrapped Hiccup from his hold and kept him close, Storm uncovered Erika from her wings and Erika stood up warily, Flynn stood up next to Merida, and Rapunzel with Pascal on her shoulder and looked around wildly.
Once Rapunzel saw Merida and Flynn, she ran over to them. "Merida! Flynn!" Rapunzel flung herself on the two of them.
"Rapunzel!" Merida and Flynn cried out, holding the girl so she wouldn't fall onto the floor.
Hiccup looked up at Merida when he heard her name and gazed at her curiously. Merida and Flynn helped Rapunzel stand on her feet again. Merida looked around and saw Hiccup and Erika staring at them curiously.
"Who are you two?" Merida asked.
"I'm Erika." Erika patted the Night Fury next to her side. "And this is Storm."
"And I'm Hiccup," said Hiccup and patted his Night Fury. "And this is Toothless."
"Nice to meet you all. I'm Rapunzel," Rapunzel said.
"I'm Merida," Merida said.
"Flynn Rider," Flynn said.
"And you?" Jack Frost looked shocked that Merida addressed him.
He gasped.
"What is it?" Hiccup asked him curiously.
Rapunzel looked at Jack and smiled at him, Merida looked at him in confusion, Erika looked curious and Flynn looking at him with a raised eyebrow. Hiccup, Erika, Toothless, Storm, Merida, Rapunzel, and Flynn could all see him.
But he smiled. "Jack Frost, Spirit of Winter."
"Jack Frost, huh? Prove it," Merida said, crossing her arms.
Jack stood up as he lifted his left hand and made a snowball. He then threw it in the air. It then exploded into snow.
"Okay, I believe you now," Merida said, looking around.
The others nodded in agreement as they played with the snowflakes. Spirit appeared, making them jump. Toothless and Storm both growled protectively. Spirit held up a hand and they both stopped growling, seeing that the motion meant that she meant no harm.
"My name is Spirit," said the girl. "You don't have to tell us your names because we already know who you all are. I have brought you here to see your future. Now, follow me."
Wanting to know about their future, they followed her. They followed her into a room which had a curtain covering it. There was a green chair next to a rock slab, one red chair, two blue chairs next to a rock slab, and a pink chair.
"Toothless, Storm, the rock slabs is yours as well. Hiccup, sit in the green chair next to him. Merida, the red chair next to Hiccup. Erika, in the blue chair. Jack, the blue chair next to Erika. Rapunzel, in the purple chair next to Jack. Flynn, in the chair next to Rapunzel," Spirit explained.
They took their seats. Pascal appeared around Rapunzel's hair and walked down her dress to the armrest, sitting on it.
"Now then, curtains, disappear," Spirit commanded, waving her hand.
The curtains disappeared and the six teens saw everyone else from their homes save Rapunzel.
"Now that everyone is here, we can start. You're here to watch a movie. A movie is a set of moving images or pictures. The summery is this: 'When darkness and evil returns, five teens will take a stand. They are the only hope to save everything good. A Prophecy that was made since the Dark Four's defeat. The time for the seasons to awake is now. Time for The Big Five to fight for what they believe in, for their hearts, and for themselves. Will they be able to fight against the Darkness? Will they be able to win?'"
Pitch, Mor'du, Gothel, and Red Death smiled when they were mentioned, but sneered at the mention of The Big Five.
Everyone whispered, wondering who The Big Five was as well as The Dark Four. Well, the three spirits knew who The Big Five was; Oracle, Life, and Death.
"So, without any more time to waste, let's get started." Spirit flew to the balcony closer to the screen and sat in the middle chair, between the figure. Her right hand pushed a play button that was on the arm grip and the screen turned on.
And it starts.
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The words, "Chapter 1 — How It All Begun": appeared on the screen.
A blanket of black surrounds everything. Nothing to be seen.
Suddenly, a figure appears out of thin air on the screen. She is wearing a silk dress, brown wavy hair that reached just past her shoulders and hazel eyes. She looked up at them. "My name is Oracle. And I'm going to tell you a story."
"Gee, tell us something we don't know..." Snotlout said, earning a round of laughter from his fellow Hooligans.
"Pipe it down, Snotlout! Some of us want to know want happens next!" Spirit shouted, followed by many mutters of agreement.
"Well, excuse me for thinking everyone had a decent sense of humor," Snotlout said, crossing his arms.
"Right, cause everything that comes out of your mouth is a gut-buster, Snotlout," Hiccup said, earning a louder set of laughter. Even Spirit had to bite back a laugh.
"This story is about five teens." She lifts her right hand and a green, blue, light blue, red, and pink flames appears. "And the Prophecy that brought them together."
The five looked at each other.
Oracle throws the flame in the air, where the four colors separated, creating green silhouettes of both Hiccup and Toothless, a light blue silhouette of Jack Frost, blue silhouettes of both Erika and Storm, a red silhouette of Merida, and a pink silhouette of Rapunzel.
"When evil rises in the form of a Witch, a Demon Bear, a Dragon Queen, and a Nightmare King, five brave teens will rise and fight."
The people looked at the silhouettes in wonder, making North smiled at the feeling.
Hiccup's silhouette patted his dragon. "A Viking with an intelligent mind who had sworn to protect dragons."
Hiccup blushed and marveled at himself on the screen, knowing he was the Dragon Trainer while Toothless nudged him with a playful smile on his face.
Erika's silhouette took out her sword and swung it gracefully. "A warrior with talent so fierce, can make the biggest of men tremble in fear."
Erika smirked at that, her eyes gleamed with pride. The Defenders of the Wing and the Wingmaidens nodded at the description of the young girl. She may used to live alone, but she's one of the few people who figured out how to coexist with dragons peacefully and is a skilled fighter for peace.
Viggo spotted the girl with a light frown, feeling as if he had seen her before. He had lost his wife to heartbreak after the loss of their curious daughter. Viggo's chest gave a painful tug and he closed eyes to keep his tears at bay.
Jack's silhouette starts to make frost and ice around him. "A spirit who is filled with fun and mischievous pranks, but can be protective and serious when he wants to be."
Jack smiled at the accurate description of himself, but he frowned when he remembered his invisibility to others. Rapunzel, seeing the Spirit of Winter sink into sadness, reached over and gently squeezed his hand. He looked at her; surprised to see the absence of the fear he had grown accustomed to seeing from new people. He looked at the others to see them smiling as well. He nearly burst out laughing when Toothless tried to smile. He sat up straight, glad to know more than a few people cared about him.
Merida's silhouette starts to fire arrows at unseen targets. "A Scottish princess with a brave mind and aim so fine she can outrank the best of archers."
The certain group of friends looked at her.
"You're a princess?" Rapunzel asked curiously.
"Yeah, but I'd much rather shoot arrows than do princess stuff." Merida sighed.
"I can't wait to see that," said Erika.
DunBroch nodded at the way their princess was described. Queen Elinor sighed, wishing that her daughter was more like a princess than an archer.
The archers of the Hooligan tribe and the other Kingdom couldn't believe that a princess, a Scottish princess no less, had them beat with a bow and arrow.
Rapunzel's silhouette started to dance. "A long-lost princess whose heart is filled with innocence, but can be dangerous when provoked."
"WHAT?!" Rapunzel shrieked, making the others and their animal friends sitting next to her jump and hold their ears.
"Ok, I'm gonna have to double that order of new eardrums." Spirit groaned. "Maybe couple it with earplugs..."
"The lost princess...I'm her...that means..." Rapunzel turned to Gothel with an alarming look of fury on her face. "If I doubted that you weren't my mother, I don't now! You kidnapped me! You used my hair to keep yourself youthful! You...You...YOU DESPICABLE WITCH!"
Rapunzel sat there, weeping over the lies Gothel fed her, the family she missed out on, the friends she could have made...even the love she would have found. Pascal rubbed Rapunzel's chin, trying to comfort her as best he could. Flynn Rider took both of her hands and gently squeezed them.
"Hey, it's alright. It's gonna be okay," he said softly. "We're all here for ya."
The others nodded, all the while glaring daggers at Gothel like everyone else was doing.
"The five of them will come together as a group, as a team, and become a force that the world will come to know."
The silhouettes stop what they are doing. Hiccup jumps on Toothless. Erika stops swinging her sword and started riding Storm. Jack jumps in the air and flies towards them. Merida stops firing arrows, turns, and rides after them on her horse. Rapunzel stops dancing and runs after Merida. They do it at the same time. They form a circle.
"A group made out of the Dragon Trainer, the Warrior, the Winter Spirit, the Archer, and the Healer." The silhouettes glow their color when their role is called.
The group smiled. Berk wondered who the Dragon Trainer was.
Whoever this Dragon Trainer is, he'll pay for betraying his own kind. This I swear on my name as Chief of Berk, Stoick thought; the rest of Berk did as well.
Hiccup smiled, knowing he was the Dragon Trainer while Toothless nudged him with a playful smile on his face.
"They alone are the only ones to face against the evil. Against the Dark Four." The five silhouettes reach one of their hands out and put their hands on top of each other.
"They will have to overcome their greatest challenge and their greatest fear." The five lifted their hands up.
"They will discover a power that was always inside of them. They will become The Big Five. But who will win? The Dark Four or The Big Five."
The five silhouettes disappeared. Oracle looked back down. "It's time for their story to be known. It's time for the seasons to awaken." Oracle makes another green, light blue, electric blue, red, and pink flame. "Time for their story to begin."
Oracle throws the flames forward and everything became dark.

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