On a cold october night, two friends were walking home from a party. Their laughter filled the air. The cherry headed girl was grinning from ear to ear as she held her golden clutch in her hand. Her eyes on her best friend, the whole time.
"Your parents are going to be mad, we stayed later than we were supposed to," Lena the brunette girl said.
"Don't worry, I can try to persuade them with my cooking," Ashley joked but then got serious. "Yes they would…"
"How are we going to explain it to them?"
"How about we tell them the truth?'
"That we both lost track of time?" Ashley asked as she raised a brow. "My parents would think we were lying. They would think we would be with boys."
"Me with a boy?"Lena asked. "Like that'll happen?"
Ashley then turned to look at her with a look of seriousness. "You know that you'll find the right one, it just takes time."
"I know," she sighed.
They were just walking around a corner, where no lights shined. Their neighborhood usually had lights on the main streets. That was it. It was around midnight, and they should've gotten back to Ashley's house an hour or two ago. They had so much fun that they lost track of time, and walking in the dark was their punishment. Though Ashley and Lena didn't seem to mind it that much. At the moment the moon was hiding behind the clouds, blocking its rays.
It wasn't until a few blocks away from Ashley's home that something odd happened to them. Ashley soon stopped at a street sign and looked up to see what it said, with the help of her cellphone. She shone her light on it and it read: Main street.
"We only have a couple more blocks to go."
Lena nodded,"Ok,"
Both her and Ashley stepped into the street to cross when the full moon came out from behind the clouds. Its rays hitting the pavement that they walked onto. In a manner of seconds they were transported from Warminster to a workshop. Not just any workshop though. North's toy workshop. Ashley and Lena stopped in confusion. Neither of them knew how they got there. Though the more they looked, the more they were amazed. Toy planes were flying overhead and little elves were running around. Then Ashley and Lena looked at each other. Their smiles growing big.
"NORTH'S WORKSHOP!" She exclaimed but then blinked as she realized something. "How did we get here? Wasn't this in a movie?"
"Yeah….but something tells me that this is all too real to be a movie set."
With that being said, they heard a voice from behind the wooden door that stood in front of them. They both turned to look at it as it opened. There in the doorway was North himself. His 'Naughty and Nice' tattoos showing, and his beard as white as snow. At first North was quiet as he spotted the two girls. Then he crossed his arms and spoke.
"How did you two get in here?" He asked but then blinked as he saw the black dresses that they wore. He then narrowed his eyes. "You're working with Pitch aren't you!" He demanded.
Ashley was the one who took a step closer to him to try and explain. She shook her head and waved her arms frantically. "No! We aren't with Pitch! We just…..popped up here."
Lena sighed and facepalmed at her friend's explanation. "Nice explanation there Ashley."
Ashley just sighed. North wasn't convinced one bit. So Ashley tried again. "W..what I mean is…" but North flat out ignored her and headed to the signal machine. Both Ashley and Lena bit their lips and followed.
Soon North stood beside the lever and looked at the two. "We shall see if you are a threat or not." With that he pulled down his lever and the signal was sent.