Long Live

Chapter 32

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Jack shook his head, opening his eyes. He was back in the Black Dragon's cave, which could only mean one thing....

"Jack."

Jack looked up and saw Elsa smiling down at him.

"Jack, you did it. Everyone's here now."

"I- I did...?" Jack asked lamely.

Elsa chuckled. "Yes, Jack, you did."

"You didn't do too bad by yourself there, Frost," Anna teased.

Jack smiled. "Thanks, Red."

"You did good, Jack," Hiccup nodded. Jack grinned and patted him on the back.

"Got to see Jack in action," Merida winked playfully.

Jack rolled his eyes and stuck his tongue out at her impishly. He turned to see a smug-looking Hannah.

"Don't make this inflate your already big ego," she said. "But thanks, Jack."

"No problem," Jack smirked. "And just to warn you, that is going to inflate my already big ego."

Hannah chuckled and playfully punched him on the shoulder.

"I don't know if this has been said too much already, but," Rapunzel said. "Thank you, Jack. It might not seem much, but thank you."

Jack smiled and nodded. "Thanks, Rapunzel. It means a lot."

"Jack," Galaxy's quiet voice reached him. She came up to him and caught him off guard when she hugged him.

"Thank you, Jack," she whispered into his ear. "I know it's already been said more than once, but thank you. You've helped me move on, and for that I am forever in your debt."

"Well, to pay off that debt you say, you can do this: Fight with us, Galaxy. You'll protect me and I'll protect you," Jack murmured. "That's all I'm asking for."

"Done," Galaxy said and smiled up at him. She pulled back from their hug and waved before going to talk with the others.

Jack smiled at the sight of all of his teammates talking with one another. It was good that the group was back together. He sighed.

"Tired?" a familiar voice said.

"Exhausted," Jack mumbled, resting his head on Elsa's lap.

Elsa chuckled and caressed his hair. "I bet you are. Saving seven people is not exactly a light job."

"You can say that again," Jack said.

They remained silent, just enjoying each other's company. Elsa broke the silence when she sighed.

"I was really worried for you, Jack," she said quietly. Jack looked up at her face. She gently smiled down at him. "I didn't know what you were going through when you went into someone else's dream. I didn't know if you and the person you were saving would come out okay. I- I was really scared. I was afraid of losing you." Tears began to form in her eyes, but she shook them away.

"Hey, don't cry," Jack said soothingly. He wiped a stray tear from her cheek and smiled up at her. "The important thing is that we're all here, safe and sound. I'm not going to give you a reason to cry, okay?"

Elsa smiled softly and nodded. "Okay."

"I've lost some people," Jack said. "And I'm not going to lose you or the others."

"Hey, Jack?" Hannah's voice called out to him.

Jack turned his head. "Yeah?" he said.

"I think we're forgetting one big, important thing here...," Hannah said.

"Yeah, and what's that?" Jack said.

He could hear Hannah sigh in exasperation. "Oh for crying out- One minute you're all heroic and stuff, and then the next minute you're the densest person I've ever met."

"Could you please tell me instead of insulting me?" Jack scowled.

"Jack, there's still the matter of the Black Dragon at hand."

Jack and Elsa looked at each other.

"Oh."

AN: A short chapter for today, but I promise that tomorrow will be longer! Hope you enjoyed reading this and see you in the next chapter!