The Tiger Lily - A Rise of the Guardians Fanfiction

Fasten your Seatbelts

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When North said that we had to get to the sleigh, I almost collapsed. I've wanted to ride in the sleigh ever since I was brought back. We began walking to the North Pole Stables, North was shouting at the Yetis, telling them to prepare the sleigh and Jack was following behind saying how he wasn't coming with us.

"North, I told you! I'm not going with you guys! There is no way I am climbing into some rickety old... sleigh..." Jack's voice trailed off as he caught sight of the sleigh. Willow and I were staring at it in shock and disbelief. We'd both wanted to ride in this thing for years!

A set of double doors opened and the reindeer and sleigh emerged. Yetis and Elves were still making adjustments to the sleigh. It then stopped in front of us and Jack had the same expression on his face as us.

"Okay. One ride, but that's it," Jack said whilst climbing into the sleigh. I followed and sat down by the edge. I knew how fast this thing was gonna go, so I wanted something to hold on to so that I don't fall off the bloody thing.

"Everyone loves the sleigh!" North muttered with a smile, climbing into the drivers seat and grabbing the reins. He noticed Bunny standing there, staring at the sleigh like it was a  sleeping monster that would bite his leg off if awoken.

"Bunny! What are you waiting for?" North asked him, impatiently.
"I think my tunnels might be faster, mate," Bunny replied, kicking the side of the sleigh gently with the pad off his hind leg.
"And, uhm, and safer," Bunny added.
"Ack! Get in," North said, grabbing Bunny by the scruff of his neck and dropping him on a seat.

"Buckle up!" North raised his voice. Bunny looking around panicked for seat belts, only to find none.
"Woah woah! Where're the bloody seatbelts?" Bunny asked, frantically.
"Hah! That was just expression," North answered, amused.

It never crossed my mind about how fast this thing was gonna go, so I gave Willow permission to dig her claws into my shoulders. I've already got a lot of scars on my shoulder just from my cat before I was brought back so it really wouldn't matter. Also I don't want to lose Willow in the air. That would be terrifying for the both of us.

"Are we ready?" North asked the Yetis. They protested to the negative. North ignored them. "Let's go!" And he cracked the reins. The sleigh pulled forward fast. It was like an invisible wall was being pressed against my lungs. Willow's claws dug deeper into my shoulder, making me regret giving her permission to use my shoulder as a grip.

Bunny started howling in fear, whilst Jack was just chuckling in delight. I held on tightly to the side of the sleigh. The sleigh was getting faster and faster as we descended.

"Out of the way!" North shouted, there were some Yetis and Elves in the track that the sleigh was speeding down. They threw themselves out of the way. Bunny was still shrieking while North was laughing. The sleigh then started to tilt, I hurriedly grabbed onto the side with both hands. So that there was no chance for me to fall out.

"I hope you like the loop-de-loops!" North yelled at us.
"I hope you like carrots," Bunny retorted. I could tell he was hating North for forcing him to take the sleigh to Tooth Palace. Sandy on the step above me raised his hands like he was on a roller coaster.

We went through a tunnel, at the end of which, I saw daylight. As we exited the tunnel, Jack cheered as we raced off of the ramp and through the air. The sleigh was mostly stable now.

When we were higher in the air, North steered the sleigh to do a final, huge loop. I held on stupidly tight to the side again. Jack jumped onto the back of the sleigh, laughing enthusiastically whilst Bunny just moaned. I pried Willow's claws from my shoulder and set her on my lap.

"North, you should not have let me on this thing because from now on I'll be sneaking in and taking it out for joyrides!" I said whilst chuckling.
"Oh, can I join you?" Jack laughed.
"Ha! You do that and you'll be on Naughty List for life!" North said, amused.
"It will be worth every lump of coal," I said retorted. North let out a laugh.
"Trust me, your Christmases will get very boring!"

Bunny moaned again, possibly from travel sickness or the height. Jack took notice and decided to play a practical joke on him.
"Hey Bunny," Jack said, getting Bunny's attention, "Check out this view- Woah!" Jack then forced the wind to blow him off of the sleigh, causing Bunny to immediately start worrying.
"Oh! Oh- North! He's, he- huhuh..." Bunny looked over the side.
"Aww, you do care," Jack's voice was faint against the roaring wind, but the mockery was hard to miss.
"Oh, rack off, ya bloody showpony!" Bunny retorted, sounding flustered.

Jack flew towards where he was standing before and landed. I started thinking about what Tooth said. She said that Tooth Palace was being attacked, meaning that we were most likely heading towards a fight right now. So I'll need my weapon.

I took my bag off of my back and placed it on the floor of the sleigh. I opened it and pulled out my holstered 15 inch hunters knife and strapped the holster to my thigh, so that when I stood up, the handle of the knife was against the palm of my hand.

"What's that for?" Jack asked. I picked up Willow and placed her in my bag, leaving the zip open for her.
"Tooth said that Tooth Palace was being attacked, and that usually means 'not very nice' people doing 'not very nice' things," I replied. Jack nodded, satisfied with the answer.

"Hold on everyone, I know a shortcut!" North yelled in order to be heard over the roaring wind in everyone's ears.

"Oh! Oh strewth! I knew we should have taken the tunnels!" Bunny started panicking, he already knew what this shortcut was: a Snowglobe.

North pulled a Snowglobe out of his coat.
"Tooth Palace," North whispered into the snow globe.
He threw it and it opened in front of us. Once North cracked the whips, we went flying towards it.

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