The Lunar Eclipse was yesterday (in the US), so I decided to write a story about the spirit of eclipses.
Disclaimer: I OWN NOTHING TT-TT, except for Eli. ELI ISH MINE
A meeting of the Highest Spirits was being held on the moon. Mother Nature, Father Time, Sun and Manny all sat around a large round table, discussing the awakening of a certain Spirit that had been sleeping for quite some time.
"Manny, do you realize what tonight is?" Mother Nature asked, bringing Manny's attention back to the meeting.
Sitting across from him was Father Time, who also seemed to have lost interest in the conversation. On his right the Sun was tapping her fingers on the table, seemingly bored as well. On his left, Mother Nature was starring at him intently. Manny turned to his left to face her.
"The Lu-" Manny began, but was cut off by Mother Nature.
"The Lunar Eclipse!" She yelled. This brought everyone's attention back into the conversation
"Yes, I am aware of that, but we have a larger problem at hand." Manny said, sighing. "Pitch is back"
The spirits all grew quiet.
"Does that mean, it is time for him to come out?" Father Time asked.
"I'm afraid it is our only option…plus it's the Lunar Eclipse which means it is time for him to wake up anyway." Manny replied.
"You can't be serious!" Mother Nature cried.
"He is the only one who can do this. Think about it, Pitch is back and he planned an attack on the Lunar Eclipse. It isn't just a coincidence." Manny said, sighing.
"How do you know that the scoundrel of a kid won't decide to join Pitch?" Mother Nature countered.
"He can't be bad enough to side with Pitch." Sun said, frowning. "Can he?"
"He isn't bad, he is just a child." Manny explained.
"He is a menace! He got all the seasonal spirits to stop working, and almost threw the whole world off balance!" Mother Nature shrieked.
"He stole my time sand, and almost sent the world back in time." Father Time muttered.
"A trickster…" Mother Nature scoffed.
"A trouble maker…" Father Time spat.
"As I said, he is a child." Manny repeated. The other spirits rolled their eyes except for Sun, who smiled.
"Don't wake him up!" Nature said, crossing her arms.
"If you do, it will be a mistake…" Time said, sighing.
"This is the only way to defeat Pitch and save the children, so I will wake him, end of story! This meeting is over!" Manny snapped. Mother Nature glared at Manny angrily and muttered something about bad parenting, then disappeared in a storm of flowers and leaves.
"Since you insist on waking him, give him this." Father Time said, handing Manny something small that was wrapped in brown packaging. "I can tell that this eclipse will be shorter and more dangerous then the others. Give this to him so he will know when his time is up." Father Time sighed and shook his head at Manny, as if he knew something that Manny didn't. Father Time disappeared in a cloud of silver only ones left were Manny and Sun.
Manny opened the package carefully. An hourglass filled with silver sand was looped around a thin cord. He shifted it around in his hands, then slipped it back into its packaging.
Sun ran her hands through her blonde hair and looked up at Manny.
"Was that all true?" She asked Manny, quietly.
"Yes." Manny said, sighing.
"Then why do you insist upon waking him up?"
"He is one of the most powerful spirits, but also one of the few spirits who only gets an allotted time to be awake. He gets three hours a year. His life source is the lunar eclipse; therefore he can only be awake during the span of the Lunar Eclipse. Those few hours of consciousness are the only things he has, imagine taking that away."
"If he can only be awake for such a short time why do Nature and Time hate him so much?"
"He packs a year of living into that short period if time, and always manages to get himself into tons of trouble." Manny said, laughing. Sun smiled, already liking the trickster of a boy.
"Would you like to wake him up with me?" Manny asked.
"I thought you would never ask." Sun said, smiling. The two began walking towards the mysterious spirits room.
Manny stopped walking when he came to a room that was smaller than the rest. Unlike the other rooms that shined silver this room gave off a light red hue. Sun peered into the room from the doorway, and sucked in a sharp breath.
A teenage boy lay on his side, sound asleep inside one of Manny's rooms on the moon. His blonde was streaked with red strands and it stood up in neat spikes that jutted away from his tan face. He wore a simple gray t-shirt, khaki shorts and a red belt, but they were partially covered by the sheets of his bed. He lay perfectly still, making it took like he was unconscious instead of just sleeping. He scrunched his freckle-covered nose in his sleep, showing that he was still alive.
"This is the troublemaker?" Sun asked, incredulously. Manny laughed and nodded.
"I know… he looks too innocent, right?" Manny responded.
"So how do we wake him up?" Sun asked, rocking back onto her heels.
"The same way you would wake anyone up." Manny laughed again, and walked up to the sleeping boy. He grabbed a hold of his shoulder and shook it.
"Wake up!" He yelled. The boy groaned.
"Five more minutes…" He said, in a light Irish accent. He moved his hands to cover his eyes. This earned his another round if shaking from Manny, and extra yelling from Sun.
"I don't wanna go to school…" He mumbled, turning away from them, pulling the covers with him.
"He really is just a teenager…" Sun muttered. Manny looked at her with a sympathetic expression. Sun didn't know why but she got the feeling that she was about to find out. The boy turned to face her and sat up. He opened his golden eyes slowly and glared at Sun.
"I am not. For your information I am 447 years old!" The boy said coldly.
"He doesn't't like to be reminded of that…" Manny said laughing. Sun smiled.
"At least I got him up." She said triumphantly. The boy rolled his eyes and flopped back down into bed.
"Why did you wake me up anyway?" He asked, yawning.
"It's a Lunar Ecli-" Manny began.
"YESSSS!" The boy shot out of bed and hovered over near the ceiling of his room. He floated down immediately after he saw Manny's expression.
"What's wrong?" He asked, tilting his head.
"It's Pitch, he's back..." Manny said.
"And you want me to do something about it?"
"Well yes, you and the Guard-" Sun started to say something, but the boy held his hand up.
"I get three hours to be awake and this is how I have to spend it." The boy groaned and shot Manny a glare. "You know, sometimes I really don't like you…"
Manny handed the boy the gift from Father Time. The boy opened it and slipped the cord around his neck.
"This will tell you how much time you have, don't let me down." Manny said, meaningfully, The boy sighed and ran out the door. He was back in a matter of seconds with a bow and a quiver of arrows strapped to his back. "I'll be back in three hours, maybe…"
"The Eclipse is actually only going to last for-"
"Yeah, great, bye!" The boy said, cutting Manny off again.
"Eclipse be careful!" Sun cried.
"My name is not Eclipse!" He yelled back at her. "It's Eli!" He darted down the hallway and to the nearest window. He jumped out and shot into space. He angled himself towards earth and dropped down towards it. As he came in for a landing he controlled the gravity around him and came to a gentle touchdown. He Where should I go to find the Guardians? He thought for a second, then took to the skies. North's Workshop it is.
The Guardians had all been called to the North Pole. Jack, who had been the last to see the lights, tumbled through one of the open windows and rushed in to the main room. As soon as he was in the room Jack felt something strange nagging at him, but he ignored it and focused on the scene in front of him. Jack could tell that the meeting had barely started, because North and Bunny were still arguing about whose holiday was better. Tooth was fluttering around the room, speaking quickly to her mini-fairies. Sandy was still asleep, and floating inches above the ground.
Jack cleared his throat to tell them that he was there. Tooth, Sandy, Bunny and North all looked up from what they were doing. Tooth smiled, Sandy woke up and waved, and North let out a sigh of relief.
"Oh great, Jack decided to show up." Bunny muttered.
"Glad I could brighten your day Kangaroo." Jack said, smirking.
"I'm a BUNNY" Bunny yelled, but Jack ignored him.
"What happened guys?" Jack asked, floating towards them.
"If you were on time you would know, ya gumby." Bunny muttered as he turned to look at Jack.
"Hey, I was busy spreading snow. You guys realize that it is the middle of winter, right?" Jack said, landing on the ground and leaning on his staff.
"I have teeth to collect, and Sandy has dreams to spread. This better be important North" Tooth said, fluttering around again. Sandy nodded in agreement.
"Yeah, some of us don't just work once a year," Jack muttered.
"Is very important, I feel it! In my belly!" North said, holding his stomach. Jack sighed and gripped his staff tightly. "Manny has something to tell us, but he needed us all to be here."
"What could be that impor-" Bunny began, but he was cut off by an unfamiliar voice.
"Something important enough to send me here to help you." All of the Guardians slowly turned towards the voice coming from the corner.
"Is that…" Bunny said, letting his jaw drop slightly.
"It can't be…" North muttered.
"Oh it is." A teenager with a lopsided smile and golden eyes replied. "And I have and important message from Manny: Pitch is back"
SHMUR. CHAPTER ONE = DONE! PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE REVIEW THIS! IT MAKES AN AUTHOR WRITE A LOT FASTER IF THEY KNOW THAT THEY ARE DOING A DECENT JOB, SO PLEASE LEAVE ME A REVIEW!