The Big Four: The Rise of the Darkness (Ch. 6)

Shocked silence remained in the Workshop's atmosphere for quite some time. The newly dubbed Big Four looked at each other with surprise and confusion. Rapunzel broke the silence, "We're…the Four?"

"But…how's that possible?" Merida's voice was a bit shaken. "We don't even know each other!"

"And we're…mortals? Are you guys gods or something?" Hiccup added, his voice was also a bit shaken.

North let out a hardy laugh, "No! No, we are Guardians! We protect the children of the world! Both good or bad, naughty or nice, we protect them with our lives! But we are immortal."

"Then how could we help? We're just normal humans, we don't have any special powers or anything." Hiccup told North. He noticed that Rapunzel shifted around uncomfortably. "Don't we…?"

Rapunzel made a nervous laugh, "Nope!"

Tooth flew towards Rapunzel and said gently, "It's okay, Rapunzel, you can show us. We won't do anything to you, I promise." Rapunzel searched in Tooth's eyes to see if she was speaking the truth or not, she slowly nodded. Tooth gave Rapunzel a big grin. "That's the spirit!" She flew back to her fellow Guardians.

Rapunzel was wringing her hair and closed her eyes, she took a deep breath and sang nervously, "Flower gleam and glow…let your power shine. Make the clock reverse. Bring back what once was mine…" The teens and Guardians gasped. From the roots of her hair, it started to glow a bright gold, the light grew down as she continued, "Heal what has been hurt, change the Fates' design. Save what has been lost. Bring back what once was mine, what once was mine…" The glow of Rapunzel's hair faded away. She opened her eyes and gave them a weak smile. "That is my power, I guess."

"What does it do, Goldie-Locks?" Jack asked.

Rapunzel finally broke from her shy shell and giggled. "Well…it can heal anything. From a small paper-cut to old age."

"This is pretty cool." Hiccup told Rapunzel.

"I know!" Rapunzel chirped.

Merida wondered out loud, "I wonder if we have powers as well…"

North shrugged his shoulders, "It may take a while to find your powers, Merida. Rapunzel seems to have known how to this for quite a while."

"How long has it been doing that, mate?" Bunnymund inquired.

Rapunzel laughed nervously and scratched the back of her head, "Forever, I guess."

Jack whistled in amazement then put on a smirk, "Maybe it's time to show you guys around, introduce you to a good friend of ours."

"Where we going?" Merida asked.

"A place that I call home…Burgess." He grabbed Rapunzel, who yelped, and took off from the ground. "Merida, ride with Hiccup! And follow me!" He flew out one of the workshop's windows.

Hiccup and Merida looked at each other then shrugged. Hiccup mounted onto Toothless and waited for Merida to get situated. He patted Toothless' neck, "Okay, bud, follow Jack." Toothless snorted and flew out of the workshop, Merida let out a yell as they flew, she was gripping onto Hiccup for dear life.

Bunnymund let out a relieved sigh, making Sandy make a question mark above his head. "It's about time that oversized lizard left."

"Why?" Tooth asked with her head cocked to the side.

"It was looking at me funny."

North looked at him. "No it wasn't."

"Yes it was."

"No it wasn't."

"Yes, it was."

"Christmas is better than Easter!"

Bunnymund's eye twitched and made a low growl in his throat. 'I'm surrounded by children…'