Prologue
Once upon a time in a kingdom far, far away, there lived a young boy named Jack, who lived with his grandfather; who took him in after his parents past away when he was a baby. But he didn't mind, much, he has his grandfather to care for him and to bring a smile back onto his face. Life was perfect and nothing could make it better or tear the boy's happiness apart.
Jack's grandfather owns an orphanage and does all that he can to make sure that every child in his care were given a good home. Jack helped him and played with the children. But running a business with only a few people and little money was hard on the orphanage and Jack's grandfather feared that the orphanage would close and the orphaned children would end up on the streets. So he hired someone to help him, to be his partner, to help him raise both Jack and the children and with the earnings.
The man, Pitch had lost his wife two weeks ago, he only has his two sons, the Stabbington Brothers left and he took the job to help them. Pitch and his sons did help the business, but they didn't seem to care about Jack or the orphans as much as Jack's grandfather does.
The two started to argue a few times and one night Pitch was told that if he doesn't start caring or start thinking about the children in their care, he'll be out of a job. Jack had heard every word that night and was scared by the cold dark look in Pitch's eyes. But his grandfather told his grandson that there is nothing to worry about and that they'll stand up for the children together.
But one day and for some odd reason Jack's grandfather became ill. Jack didn't understand why, his grandfather was always healthy, he wasn't that old and he never let his age get to him. No matter how hard the doctor tried to help him, nothing seemed to work. Then one night his strength failed him and soon passed away, leaving his grandson an orphan and in the care of Pitch, the orphanage's new owner.
Pitch and his sons did as they pleased after they became the new owners. They didn't care who the children were taken in by, as long as they are gone, that they have more room and less whining and mouths to feed.
Jack on the other hand wasn't placed up for adoption with the other orphans, Pitch decided to keep him, not as a son, but as a pet, a servant. The once heir to the orphanage was now a servant boy living in the attic.
Pitch fired half of the staff and gave the other members days off to give Jack more work to do. Jack wasn't allowed to play with the orphans like he used to, eats scraps, leftovers and less food, wasn't given many breaks and was treated like dirt.
But no matter how bad things have gotten for Jack, he knew that his grandfather wouldn't have wanted him to give up, leaving the kids to suffer and to not let Pitch get the better of him or control him forever. He's going to make things right again, not just for him, but for everyone.