Another Set of Guardians

You're Just Like Me!

They finally arrived in Arendelle.

They set up camp as far away from the kingdom as possible. Jack's ears, still ringing, from how Merida scolded both him and Hiccup.

"Well, let's just go to the front gates, explain, get princess number two, and we're outta here!" Jack said, feeling proud of his plan. He was all smiles outside but inside he dreaded what was going to happen next. He didn't know how to face Pitch and he didn't want what happened to Sandy to any of them.

Jack's train of thought stopped when he noticed Merida eyeing him, anger clearly on her face. "What did I do now, princess?"

"Are you mad?!" She shouted. "You can't bring a dragon to Arendelle all of a sudden!"

Jack looked at Hiccup for support. "What do you mean by that? Toothless is harmless and Dunbroch didn't panic! I'm it'll be fine!"

"Uhh.. Jack?" He turned to Hiccup who was smiling sheepishly. "I forgot to mention this but... they did. Dragons are quite rare at these parts. Anyone would panic if they see one in their land."

"See?" Merida said with her arms crossed. "We can land somewhere, probably in the mountains, we can set camp there and then make a new plan. One that doesn't involve us getting kicked out."

Jack sighed in defeat. "Fine!"

~

Jack didn't know what to expect in Arendelle but he was glad this place was covered in snow. He smiled at the children who played around, hurling snowballs at each other. It reminded him at home and it made him both happy and a little bit homesick.

As he eyed his companions behind him, he finally realized why the Man in the Moon chose Berk and Dunbroch. While these three places are highly affected by Pitch. they also have something special. Berk has dragons, obviously. Dunbroch, even if it was just a small kingdom, have experience dealing with magic and were brave and highly skilled in combat.

What about Arendelle?

He was still looking around when Merida cleared her throat. He looked behind him and saw her with three brown horses. He flew next to them, "Where did you get these?"

Merida rolled her eyes as she handed him the reigns on one, "Just take it."

After a few minutes they were ready to go. Toothless, after bribing him with two buckets of fish, stayed back in camp, guarding their things.

"A-are you sure I can't walk instead..?" Hiccup asked nervously. He wasn't used to riding a horse.

"Yeah, we could just walk..." Jack piped in, like Hiccup he was uncomfortable with it. He normally flew around.

Merida groaned. "Okay, first of all, you," She pointed at Hiccup, "can ride a dragon. A horse isn't any different. And you," She turned to Jack, "will just fly around which could cause this kingdom to panic and probably kick us out without being able to explain ourselves." She then cooed at the horse, "Horses are great companions. I wish I could've brought him with me. So stop complaining."

"Okay, geez. You don't have to act like our older sister. I guess this is what your brothers feel." Jack mumbled.

Merida rolled her eyes. "I wouldn't have to act like one if you two aren't so childish."

~

After letting their horses gallop for quite some time, they decided to slow down. Their horses trotted slowly, letting them enjoy the scenery for a while.

"So.." Hiccup started. "What's the plan? Because I know we can't just barge in and say 'Hi! We need your princess to fight off an evil person! Bye'."