Finding the Way
Prologue
None of this was supposed to happen. It wasn't part of the plan. All I was supposed to do was befriend the guardians and get them to trust me. When the time was right, Pitch would take care of the rest. When the guardians were finally gone, power would be ours. It made sense. Why were the 2 oldest spirits the ones who had no believers? Why were the 2 oldest spirits not the ones that children of the world looked up to, but walk through?
It all seemed like such a good idea, but I was never supposed to get attached to the guardians. And I was definitely never supposed to fall in love. I was so blinded by the illusion of power that I was willing to hurt and betray everyone that I trusted and loved. I was willing to become everything that they thought I wasn't. Maybe, it was because I never realized how much they meant to me. But now that I have the opportunity to look back, I can realize how happy I truly was.
How could I ever forget the time I spent with them? The time I spent painting eggs with Bunny in the Warren. The times that Tooth and I would talk for hours on end about the newest fashion statements. The times that Sandy and I went around spreading happy dreams to the children while they slept. The time I spent in North's shop, helping to come up with the newest toy that the children would want to wake up and find under their tree the next winter season. Most of all, how could I forget the time I spent with Jack? We were inseparable and were attached at the hip. 2 weather spirits working together. It couldn't seem to get any better. With the exception that I had found love. But my feelings had to be put on hold because I remained so hell bent on vengeance. Jack seemed to be the only one who didn't know my true feelings. I couldn't forget those times, but I would have given anything to be able to.
When the time came and the final battle ensued, everything was going both in my favor and not. I didn't know where my heart lay anymore and the time to figure that out was quickly running short. Was I supposed to abandon Pitch now, before the guardians find out? Or do I stick it out and gain the power that was rightfully mine? My change of heart seemed to be to late though. Pitch was determined to hurt the guardians, not just physically, but mentally.
When Pitch told them that I was his accomplice, the betrayal on the guardians faces was something I had never experienced before. They all turned to stare, wide eyed and mouths agape. While they were in this state of shock, Pitch took his chance, firing his nightmare sand straight at Jack. All their backs were turned. None of them even saw it coming. I was the only one that did. So I did the only thing I could. I jumped in front of Jack, taking the hit directly. The next thing I knew I was falling, and the faint screaming of my name was quickly dulled out by the growing darkness in my mind.
I expected that to be the end, but Manny seemed to have had other plans in store for me. When I woke, I found myself floating in the darkness I had been swallowed by when I first lost consciousness. I floated around, unable to escape, unable to cry out, and unable to know just how long I had been floating. After an unknown amount of time, I found out the truth from Manny. I had been exiled. Not permanently, unfortunately. Just for 300 years. Then, I would be going back to earth to assume the job I was first given when I became a spirit. Why couldn't I just die? Like I was supposed to when I first saved my family from that collapsing cave?
I didn't want to go back. No one would. Not after what I had just done. That was the first time I fought with Manny. How could he claim that he was saving me, when this felt like my punishment? We settled on a compromise. When I returned, I would be different. I would have a power like no other spirit out there. To be able to change forms, from spirit, human, and an in-between mix, where I would appear human and have limited power. I was willing to take it, because even if I had to go back, at least this time I would be able to hide. I would never have to face the guardians again. That was good enough for me.
My name is Sapphire Moon, first child of Manny and the spirit of Mother Nature. I've made a lot of mistakes in the past, but I'm determined to move on and leave them all behind. Even if it breaks my heart.
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