Chapter 1: The Return of an Old Friend
"Get Jamie out of here," Jack ordered.
"What are you going to do?" asked North.
"I have no idea," Jack admitted, and then, as the Guardians hurried away with Jamie, he jumped up and flew down to meet him.
Jack and Pitch sailed right into each other and tumbled throughout the town. Snow and nightmare sand swirled everywhere as Pitch tried to obtain Jack's staff once again.
Meanwhile, Pitch's Nightmares were searching everywhere for Jamie and the powerless Guardians. Bunny led the way into an alley, only to find that it was a dead end.
Thud! Jack was back, having fallen into a dumpster.
Jamie and the Guardians helped Jack up to his feet. "That was a good try, Jack!" North said encourangingly. "A for effort!".
But Jack could only think of one thing. "He's stronger this time, I can't defeat him".
More thunder cracked behind them, and a shadow began to creep along the walls of the alley. Pitch's voice boomed down. "All this fuss over one little boy. And still he refuses to stop believing. Very well. There are other ways to snuff out a light." As if to prove his point, Pitch's shadow began breaking the lights in the alley. Jamie looked scared.
"You want him, you're gonna have to go through me!" said Bunny.
Pitch laughed. "Look how fluffy you are! Would you like a scratch behind the ears?"
"Don't you even think about it," Bunny retorted as he jumped back up into the safety of North's arms.
Then Pitch's shadow disappeared and was replaced by the sound of hooves trotting down the alley's pavement. The real Pitch appeared, riding on a Nightmare horse. "I can't tell you how happy it makes me to see you all like this," he said. "You look awful".
As Pitch approach, Jamie confessed in a small voice. "Jack, I'm scared." A memory stirred in Jack. He remembered his sister saying that when the ice began to crack all those centuries ago. Jack remembered how he had assured her that she was going to be all right. He faced Jamie. "We're gonna have a little fun instead."
Jamie moved with excitement in his sleep as he remembered what happened next.
Pitch continued to close in on them. "So what do you think Jamie? Do you believe in the boogey…"
Pow! A snowball hit Pitch in the face. Jamie giggled
and with Pitch distracted, the Guardians, Jack and Jamie ran out of the alley but not before Jack picked up a few supplies out of the trash. Ready for a little more fun?" Jack asked Jamie.
Woosh! A blue streak flew past a man walking his dog on the quiet streets of Burgess. Just like he did a few days ago, Jack was creating a path of ice with Jamie by his side. But this time, the Guardians followed on the trial. "Let's go get your friends!" Jack said to Jamie.
A few minutes later, after the Guardians finish on getting Jamie's friends, Pitch stood on a rooftop, watching them."You think a few children can help you? Against this?" He said as nightmare sand covers the sky and made its way toward the group.
Jack noticed the fear in Jamie's face. "They're just bad dreams," he assured him.
"And we'll protect you, mate" Added Bunny as he Jack, North and Tooth moved in front of the children, blocking them from the Nightmare sand.
"Aww you'll protect them." Pitch sneered. "But who will protect you?"
"I will!" Jamie volunteered and stepped forward. Soon all of Jamie's friends all did the same. As the nightmare sand rushed toward them, Jamie said to Pitch: "I do believe in you, I'm just not afraid of you."
As Jamie touched the nightmare sand it turned into dream sand.
"Hmm?" Jamie murmured as he felt tiny icy things touching his face. He opened one eye to see what it was. His eyes shot open when he saw all the snow in his room.
"Well someone is a heavy sleeper?" someone said.
Jamie look for the source of the voice until he came in contact with sky blue eyes looking at him.
"Jack!" Jamie said getting of bed and running to his friend to give him a big hug.
"Hey kiddo, long time no see" Jack said giving him a smile and hugging him back.
"I thought you weren't coming this year since you were giving everyone a snow day except for Burgess" Jamie said breaking the hug.
"I just save the best for last" Jack says with a grin. "Come let have a little snow day fun."
Jamie smiled and rushed to his closet to get ready.
Meanwhile in a city far away from Burgess, a dark figure was making his move.
"My plan is getting ready to begin, and soon the Man in the Moon, his precious guardians and the people of the Earth will discover the true power of Madness. Now let's begin with stage one."
Back in Burgess, Jack and Jamie were finishing their snowball fight. Jack throw a snowball hitting Jamie in the face and knocking him to the ground.
"Hahaha! I win!" Jack exclaimed.
Jamie wiped away the snow and smiled. "One day, I'll get you"
"Ha! As snowball king, I'll accept your challenge." Jack grinned.
"Cocky" Jamie said with a smirk in his face.
As the two of them joke around and have more fun, Jamie said: "I can't believe it has been six years since you and the Guardian defeated Pitch"
Jack look at him and said: " You know that if it wasn't for you, we will never have defeated Pitch and the world would have been feel with darkness and nightmares. You are hero for a 10 year old".
"Hey, I'm sixteen now."
"You are catching up to me, kiddo"
Jamie smiled but then he looked down. "Hey Jack. Have…"
"Have we found any movement or clues to see if Pitch will returned?" Jack finished. "Nope. He has been gone since his defeat and the nightmare took him away. Why? Something wrong?".
"No. It's just I feel like there something bad about to happen. Like something bad is coming."
"Hmmm. Well, don't worry if he does returned I'll protect you"
"Thanks Jack" Jamie smiled.
"No problem kiddo. Come on let's get you home" Jack said. "Is getting dark" he added.
"K. Let's go! Race ya!" Jamie called as he dash away.
"Hey!" Jack called flying behind him and grabbing him. "Hold on tight, kiddo".
Jamie did as he was told and he smiled as he saw the whole town of Burgess from the sky.
Meanwhile, Tooth was going through a city with her fairies collecting teeth. She saw something. It was a little girl. The girl was looking down, her hair covering her face.
"Hey. Are you lost? You shouldn't be here all alone. You should be in bed" Tooth said while lowered herself to her level.
The little girl raised her face and screamed. Tooth jumped back as the girl try to attack her and 3 other kids jumped from nowhere to attack her as well. Tooth tried to dodge the attack of this kids that she and her fellow guardians protect every day. When another kid jumped and tried to attack her, a whip tightened around her and brought her up to the sky.
Sandy smiled at her.
"Thanks Sandy" Tooth said before being move by Baby Tooth.
Tooth and Sandy turned around to see someone floating next to them.
Sandy made a question mark in his head.
Tooth nodded and asked: "Who are you?"
The person looked at them and smiled.
"Hello Guardians. Let me introduce myself, my name is Madness."
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Since this my first story ever and I have a lot of great hope for it.
The story will follow The Guardians of Childhood books as much as the movie.