Hello there my beautiful fans, this time no sex, well maybe. For now though let's stay away from that area of my mind, surprisingly I have an area that isn't corrupted too much.
For those of you waiting on my Tangled story, sorry but I had to start this. However, the first chapter for it is almost complete. I just got through some serious writers block, and thanks to some pms from some of you, I think I can finish the first chap for the tangled story soon.
Any who where was I? oh yeah, I decided to make another Rise Of The Guardians story. With a twist, because I must make it interesting you know. I was wondering while watching the movie yesterday why jack was jack and why pitch was pitch, after two hours debating with me, myself and I, somehow I came to the decision it was there past and powers. Thus this idea came to me, what would they be like if their powers were switched? How would they be different? How would they be the same? Could jack becoming a guardian still be possible? In this story, I plan to answer all these questions and more.
New story line, new battle, but only one of them is completely changed. Why? Well I can't tell you everything. All I can tell you is you shouldn't really mess with what fate has in store for you.
This might end up to be a good story I don't know, I'm just putting this chapter up to see what you guys think. If you guys like it I'll continue, if not I still might continue it but there's less chance of me actually doing so. This isn't exactly my area, considering the other stories I have written.
Are you really reading this? Well you're one of those that love to read what the author has to say then, congrats. I don't own Rise of the Guardians, what's up with me switching the caps on the title? Messed up guys.
I hope there are few mistakes in this grammar nazi, and no I am not capitalizing nazi.
On with the story.
I watched them, their evil intentions clear to me as they walked towards the young ones. I could feel their fear, I could feel everyone's fear. It is the curse I have lived with for over three hundred years. To have it exploited like this, only I could do that. Fear was my domain, any who crossed into it to far dealt with me.
I jumped down from the building I was on, landing hard but unharmed on the dark street as my body had died long ago. I began walking towards the five of them. Each step I took a light flickered and went out, darkening the street even more.
"You think you can protect her after what she just said to me?"
His name was Victor, a rude nineteen year old boy with blonde hair and brown eyes. I could tell everything about him just by looking, all except the parts of his past that didn't involve fear. His two friends stood on both sides of him. A short red head named Sarah, fifteen years old. A brave yet easily intimidated by Victor sixteen year old named Joshua.
Now glued to the wall was a little blonde girl by the name of Sophie Bennett. She had called Victor a bully because he pushed one of her friends who ran inside the pizza place three stores down the street. She buried her face into her older brothers vest, who stood between her and the three bullies.
His name was Jamie Bennett, a very intriguing boy of the age of ten. He was capable of fear, but not true fear. One of the few in the world I wasn't able to intimidate easily, not that I have ever had the need to put true fear in him.
"I am going to end you little girl, after I get done with your brother" Victor said.
"I-I am not scared of you" Jamie said.
The images that ran through Jamie Bennett's mind were ones of his little sister getting hurt by Victor, Sarah and Joshua. His heart was pure, and a part of me was disgusted by that fact.
"You should be kid" Sarah said.
I stopped right behind the three bullies, Sophie was right after all. The shadows took shape and formed whatever their worst fear was. The light above flickered as my dark gifts did their job.
Joshua was the first to notice and the horror on his face made me smile, he tapped Victors shoulder hastily and pointed at his own shadow. As Victor and Sarah gazed upon the three shadows I laughed for the feel their fear gave me was incredible. My laugh echoed all around and the three pathetic people heard it and ran off screaming.
I watched them and as Sarah looked back I got a good look at her eyes, they weren't there usual bright green. Dark red eyes were looking right at me and I could swear I saw her smile as she looked back in front of her. Another spirit probably decided to have some fun with her.
"That was weird, why did they run away?" Sophie asked.
I looked at the two kids to see Jamie bending down onto one knee to get eye level with his sister.
"All that matters is if you're alright" Jamie said.
I watched the disgusting sight as Jamie wiped away Sophie's tears and gave a smile. Such kindness, such care, it made me want to corrupt his weak little heart. I didn't however, for no one should feel that kind of pain.
"I'm fine Jamie, can we go back inside now? It's cold" Sophie asked.
I called forth my darkness and floated up to stand on a telephone pole as Jamie stood up and took his sisters hand to head back into the Pizza place. It was a nice sight, a sister holding her older brothers hand and knowing he was there to protect her.
Even someone like me had to admit that.
Jamie looked at the sky as if he expected to see something, that familiar shine in his eyes gave me the answer. He was looking for one of the guardians, rarely seen but well known to almost all children. How can four spirits rarely seen, and who don't even visit with the children, be admired like they are?
"Pathetic" I said.
I sunk into the darkness as the bell above the door chimed and Mrs. Bennett came rushing over to Sophie. I now stood before a lake with various trees around it, as usual the area around me darkened slightly and the temperature began to drop.
I floated up into my favorite tree and looked up at the sky, hoping that this time the sleep I didn't require would come. The moon, just like every night, shined bright in the sky. It always did for spirits, the Man in the Moon made sure of that.
Every night I look up the Man in the Moon and wonder how cruel he can really be. If he has a heart or if he is like me, wanting to harm but never giving into his dark desires.
"You create spirits for a reason I hear, so what is the reason behind my creation?" I asked.
Every night I ask the same question the same exact way, I stopped expecting an answer two hundred sixty years ago. I just have done it so much it's become normal for me to do before I do whatever it is I wish to do next.
I looked down at the lake as I called my staff to me, it was created out of the dark mist that I favor using most of the time. I died in the lake three hundred years ago, being attacked by some crazy man in a mask. My human life wasn't very interesting, I really had nothing to live for so I don't know why I always find myself thinking about it every night.
It's probably because, for a spirit that can't be seen, there isn't much else to do. After years and years of just doing whatever, life becomes a pain. Eventually you realize there is only one option you can really count on, but for me that option wasn't an option.
Unlike other spirits every attempt I made to kill myself was pointless. I am already dead so why would that work. Every time I cut myself or jump from very high up, no blood comes out and any wound I should have gotten doesn't appear. I am incapable of being hurt.
I can only feel emotional pain, both from the people around me and within myself. I can't even feel what heat is, all I can sense physically is pressure against my body.
I jumped down into the hole that laid at the base of the tree and fell the fifty feet into my home. For anyone but me nothing but darkness would be seen. I could see everything as I looked around, for I am the darkness.
I had placed several things in here over the decades, just things people no longer wanted or things from people who had died. Torches, chairs, shelves, pretty much anything I could fit into the one thousand seventy two rooms and two hundred seventy one floors.
I collected only things I knew I could use, and the seven gargoyles made out of ice that surrounded me were not part of my collection. I don't collect living things that appear and want to kill me.
"I am not amused by your weak attempt" I said.
One growled and they attacked me, lucky for them I was in a good mood. I snapped my fingers and spikes came up from the floor and down from the ceiling, destroying five of them. I jumped back and floated a couple feet before landing back on my feet as one punched the floor where I previously stood.
They watched me carefully, knowing full well they could not complete their task. I closed my eyes and thought out all possible moves that could follow. I had the power and strength in this fight, most likely intelligence as well considering they were created and controlled by another.
I opened my eyes as one of them ran at me with a fist raised high. The other one followed and attacked from my right. I raised my staff and blocked the first, the second I blocked with an open palm. The creatures were too weak to even force me from where I stood. Once they made contact with me they were unable to move as my darkness went to work.
I lowered my arms, with a wave of my staff two cages formed around the two creatures. They banged against the solid sand now that they were free to move, but to no avail. Once they realized they were not getting out, they stopped and stared at me.
"Whoever sent you is really stupid" I said.
I walked past the creatures and stopped underneath the entrance. I waved my staff over the spikes and they then receded back into the floor and ceiling. I looked back at the creatures, their expressions full of fear. This place was beginning to affect them, and it would until I decided they would die.
"If your creator comes to retrieve you, make sure to tell him there is everything to fear" I said.
My mist formed and I flew straight into the night sky, a destination not really known. I just flew on my dark cloud, enjoying the emptyness that the open sky brought to me. Eventually i got tired of standing and laid down, looking up at the stars and the moon.
"Whats it like having the power to give one immortality, but nothing to do after that curse is given?" I asked.
I closed my eyes, and after two and a half hours i felt like sleep was coming. Everything was quiet, my body was calm and relaxed. The wind blew on my face nicely as if it wanted me to sleep. Nothing was around to bother me, nothing could possibly take me away from this quiet peace.
I was wrong, something could and it flew right past me barely missing my cloud. I stood quickly and called my staff as i looked down at the small town for the source. Whoever it was better have a good reason, otherwise they would know fear.
A tall figure burst through a door on one of the roofs, the long ears could only mean one person. Even with my ability to see in darkness i had to fly closer to make sure.
"Damn it mate, get down here now"
Standing below me was the easter bunny himself. One of the famous Guardians was right infront of me, and it seems he was looking for me specifically.
"Why have you disturbed me?" I asked.
"I dont have time to talk, get down here before i make ya" he said.
I stared at him, waiting to see if he really had the guts to attempt to make me.
"Youre choice" he said.
He held up one paw and smiled at me, a smile that seemed odd for someone about to fail. He didnt seem like much of a threat until i noticed something on his back. I turned just in time to get hit in the chest, knocking me off my cloud and landing hard on the roof.
Bunnymund used long range weapons, boomerangs. If i remember correctly, he was suppossed to be really good with them.
He began walking towards me as i began to pick myself up. My staff not even on the roof, the blow must of been hard enough to make me let go of it.
"Youre coming with me to the pole, dont make it difficult for us" he said.
I looked at him as i got to my feet and called my staff. I focussed on everything around me, the slight fear of two creatures told me what Bunny meant by us. The yetis came out from behind the door, looking at me like they expected more.
"Why should i go with you?" I asked.
"If ya dont well make ya" he said.
The two yetis beat their fists as Bunny crossed his arms over his chest. He smiled as if i was suppossed to be intimidated. I turned and walked towards the end of the roof.
"Leave me alone" i said.
I jumped off the roof, created a dark cloud, and began to fly away. Suddenly my cloud was gone and i fell into the alleyway right next to the building. I landed on my feet, the snow felt good under my feet, just as Bunny blocked my left, and the yetis blocked my right. The yetis charged and Bunny threw his boomerangs.
"I warned ya mate" Bunny said.
I twirled my staff quickly, slicing the boomerangs in half. I then swung it towards the yetis, my mist threw them back. I looked at Bunny, he stared at me ready and afraid. Without his boomerangs he was only left with his eggs.
I raised my hand towards him, he stepped back and readied some eggs. The yetis charged at me once again.
"I told you to leave me alone" i said.
I flattened my hand and commanded my sand to throw Bunny and the yetis against the building infront of me. They hit hard, definitely breaking a few bones. The yetis growled and Bunny tried to move. I pulled them towards me and threw them against the wall again, breaking more bones.
Bunny looked at me, the pain and fear in his eyes made me smile.
"Warned ya mate" he said.
I eyed him, something was wrong. Bunny wasnt the type to jump into a fight without a plan. With the yetis and himself unable to do anyhing, there must be someone else.
My staff was suddenly yanked out of my handed, i turned around to face whoever it was. Making sure to keep Bunny and the yetis against the wall. I was slightly surprised to see the spirit, and he didnt look happy as he held my staff.
"Sandman" i said.
He gave a nod and then pointed at the three upon the wall. I let them go and they fell to the ground. I watched Sandy as he floated over to them and checked them out. Sandy wouldnt do anything until we were both ready, i guess you could say he was honorable in fights.
One of the yetis stood and looked at me, prepared to fight some more. The other yeti and Bunny lay on the ground in pain and looked up at Sandy.
At least one of them proved to be more then they appeared to be.
Sandy floated over and landed infront of the yeti that stood. He pointed at him and then pointed at Bunny and the other yeti. An image of a sleigh appeared above his head, telling the yeti to leave with the others.
The yeti said something and Sandy flew up to stare right into its eyes. The yeti quickly pulled something out and threw it on the ground, opening a portal. One of Nicholass special snow globes.
"I can still fight" Bunny said, trying to get up.
He fell back on the ground with a painful yell. I was disgusted by the fact i was enjoying the pain one of Sandys friends was in. No matter how much he deserved it.
Sandy shook his head as the yeti picked the two up and walked into the portal. He then turned to me, shaking his head.
"Hes something" i said.
He laughed, gingling as that was the sound he made. He tossed my staff to me, i got it and put it on my shoulder.
"Why did he attack me?" I asked.
Sandy used his sand to sculpt a figure out of the snow around us. The sculpture was of Jack Frost, the Guardians most powerful enemy. I stared at Sandy, waiting for him to tell me more.
He created three more, the other three Guardians. Then he created an image of the moon above the three Guardians and himself. Pointed at the moon, gestured at himself and the other Guardians, then pointed at me. He waited until i figured out what he was saying, knowing it wouldnt take me long.
I put my staff on the ground and then jumped on top of it. This was just ridiculous, three hundred years and this is what i was created for. Protecting children who dont even get to visit with those they believe in.
"I am not a Guardian, fight Jack on your own" i said.
The sculptures collapsed and Sandy looked at me sadly. He gingled a little and formed a question mark above his head.
"I dont care" i said.
He nodded slowly, as if he knew i would respond that way.
Sandy and i werent friends, but we have learned about each other in the few times we have met. He was quiet and nothing about him annoyed me, so i didnt mind having him around for a short time. Despite the respect between us, we always dealt with our own problems. Besides the accassional sleeping child we faught for, we saw each other very little.
I looked up at the moon, knowing the Man inside was watching me. All these years with just a name, and im suppossed to suddenly take up arms in defense of children who i wanted to have fear not happiness. Fight beside four spirits, three of which would most likely annoy me. On top of that fight a pathetic spirit who wants nothing more then complete control over a world wide ice age he wants to create.
"Arent you curious?" I asked.
Sandy gingled, and i looked at him.
"I was made a spirit three hundred years ago, Jack has been around long before that and you four have dealt with him before my time. What has changed? Why does your man in the moon want me now and not when i was reborn?" I asked.
He shrugged his shoulders, clueless. I used my powers to make the street light behind me burn out, covering us in darkness. I sank into it, givint Sandman a wave goodbye. He waved back, thinking about something.
When i came out of the darkness i looked around, making sure no one was around. The town was quiet, it almost always was at night. Some children were out, sledding on the snow. They werent screaming and laughing, probably so they wouldnt get caught by their parents.
The town was called burgess, something about it has always called to me. Its not special, its not even a town id consider living in. Its just, there was something in burgess. I didnt know what, but whatever it was i had a feeling it was important.
I walked along the sidewalks, lights burning out as i came near them. Just my presence was enough to turn the dreams of those in the houses i passed, into nightmares. I sent my staff away and called my flute. I floated up onto the roof of a church, then jumped up onto the tip of the cross.
I sensed some fairies around me, watching me. They usually did when they saw, Toothiana probably ordered them to so she could keep her eyes on me.
I put my flute to my mouth and began playing, the melody sad as usual. My darkness flowed with each note, spreading across the town. The children who were sledding suddenly decided it was time to go home. Most of the fairies that watched me flew away in fear, few stayed.
I stared up at the Man in the Moon, reminding him what i could do. Almost begging him to try and prove fear could protect children, instead of making them feel fear.
I stopped for a moment, feeling where the nightmares werent.
"Tell me Man in the Moon. Do you think i can protect your precious children? Or is there doubt in that mind of yours?" I asked.
I started to play again, this time allowing my mist to spread to the places where children werent having nightmares. The sad melody that made everyone who heard it feel fear filled the air. My mist clung to the ground and found all the children whos dreams were to happy to be turned by my flute.
I stopped instantly, my flute and mist dissapearing. I looked towards the source, a house with a bedroom light on was able to be seen from where i was. One child was able to defy my powers, i felt it the instant my mist got near him.
I jumped down, falling through the darkness and appearing right above the window of the child who defied me. I jumped down to stand infront of the window and looked inside.
"What a nice surprse" i said.
Looking out the window was a true believer, a child that i could not make submit. If i wanted to i could kill him, but he didnt deserve that.
He couldnt see me, another perk of being me. He seemed worried as he looked around through the window. His fear told me he was searching for someone, but he wasnt afraid enough for me to figure out who.
"What happened to you?" Jamie asked.
He got up and walked over to his desk, and stared down at a snowglobe. What surprised me was that it wasnt an ordinary snow globe, it was one of Nicholass special ones that opened portals to wherever someone wanted to go.
I watched him as he seemed to think.
"Hes gonna yell at me i just know it" he said.
He grabbed the snow globe, closed his eyes, and threw it on the ground. A portal opened and he jumped through it. The portal closed quickly.
I smiled, surprised at what i had just seen. I looked up at the moon and called my flute to me.
"Your Guardian of wonder has surprised me. Giving a child one of his sacred snow globes, now thats showing a child that he cares" i said.
I put my flute to my mouth and played, the melody a happy one. I didnt put fear into it, no mist appeared, no more children would be having nightmares in this town other then those who were already having them. The fairies came closer, thinking i hadnt noticed them and that it was safe. It always was for them since they didnt bug me.
I rarely was in this type of mood, where i wasnt giving nightmares or making someone slightly afraid just by being around them. I was wrong about one of the Guardians, Nicholas did care and he proved it to at least one child. I didnt like doing this, not bringing fear, but when im wrong i make sure i admit it. With no one but the fairies around, this was how i admitted it. By playing a disgusting, happy melody.
I finished the song and began another, this one sad but still not making those who heard it afraid. Three fairies followed me as i jumped down onto the sidewalk and began walking down it. Even though i hated not giving fear with my flute, i liked it a little. Pretending i was just someone with a flute, no immortality, someone who would one day die and not be bothered by life.
A man walking his dog tried to walk past me, but his dog looked at me and started barking. I looked down at the creature and instantly it tried its best to get away from me, pulling the man along with him.
Then again, putting fear into anything i was able to felt so good.
I played louder, this time allowing my darkness to flow into each note i played. The remaining children who werent having nightmares, began to have them. The fairies flew away, but because of something else. I didnt use my mist, but i deeply enjoyed all the fear the children affected by my flute were fealing.
I was at peace, fear was all around me. Nightmares were being dreamt, and there wasnt any other spirit around. I was free to enjoy this moment, and i planned on doing so.
I jumped up onto a power line and played. I played for hours, just enjoying how afraid the children were. Adults didnt feel fear the same as children, there was no joy in how they felt it. Children were fun, easy and there imaginations were better. They imagined the scariest creatures, creatures i could use.
"No"
I stopped playing and looked around, but nobody was around. At least spirits werent around, it was just me and the mortal creatures. The only one here with me was the Man in the Moon.
I looked up at the moon, thinking i was hearing things. The Man in the Moon doesnt speak to me, he never has and most likely never would.
"To answer your question, Pitch Black, i have no doubt"
I stood there, completely surprised and frozen. The Man in the Moon spoke to me, for the first time. I stood there, staring up at him, not moving.
"Why now?" I asked.
Silence.
"You will answer me" i ordered.
"Youre right"
I pointed my flute at him.
"Speak truthfully" i ordered.
"The one you call Jack Frost has done something. The guardians of wonder, memories, dreams and hope, are no longer able to keep him at bay"
I turned and called my staff, sending my flute away.
"No concern of mine" i said.
I created my cloud, sat on it, and flew towards my home.
"Some part of you cares, if not for the Guardians then the children"
"Children need fear, so long as they feel fear its not my bussiness" i said.
I dropped down and entered my home. I looked over at the gargoyles, they were still here and my home had turned them pitch black. They were now mine, they would follow every command i gave them.
"You make others believe different but i know you care about others"
"I dont" i said.
I did, it was something that i hated about myself. I didnt care what others thought of me, but a small part of me cared if they were alright. However this wasnt my fight, fear was my only concern. So long as fear remained mine then i would stay out of it.
"What about Sandy? Do you think he would agree with your decision?"
For a peaceful looking moon he was definitely annoying the hell out of me.
I waved my hand over the cages and they dissapeared. The gargoyles watched me and waited. With another wave of my hand they changed their form, turning into more fitting creatures. Standing before me were two loyal creatures, my favorite animal in the world. Wolves, fur pitch black and three times bigger then actual wolves.
"Dont care" i said.
I didnt, Sandy never bothered to assist me. There was no reason to assist him.
I walked through my home, the wolves followed.
"Nothing will make me help them. Why do you want me to so bad?" I asked.
Silence.
"Figured, youre not one to answer the important questions" i said.
I stopped walking, the fear I felt making me. Not my own, but other spirits fear. Someone was making them feel fear, and the spirits were so afaid it was easy to find out who they were and who was making them feel fear.
Jack Frost.
"That will, fear is yours after all"
I tightened my grip in anger, this was not my night.
"Pay attention to everything, you will learn what i cant tell you. What Jack Frost has done, and the only thing you will enjoy is the fear"
I sunk into the darkness, the wolves following. Smiling.
"Well played Man in the Moon" i said.
I talked with my fairies, who flew around me, as i entered the globe room of the north pole. North had called us for another one of his meetings, he called one every two or three months.
Sandy was the only one here, and was currently drinking eggnog out of several cups that rested on the table before him. I told my fairies to quiet down so that i could talk with him.
"You're going to hurt your teeth if you drink to much, dont you know what North puts in that?" I said.
He shrugged his shoulders and gave me a wave and a smile, telling me he was happy to see me. Some of my fairies flew down and landed on some of the cups and began to drink some of the eggnog. Sandy looked at them with a blank expression, but i knew he was a little sad that they were drinking his eggnog.
"Do you know what this meeting is about?" I asked.
Sandy shook his head as he emptied another cup. I didnt expect him to know, North only shared most of what he was doing with Bunny.
A name popped into my head, another child who had lost a tooth, and i jumped up into the air with a giggle. I pointed at my fairies, who were ready the second i jumped up.
"Alexander Theol Frickson, 229 main street Dera Iowa" i said.
One of them took off as three more names came and i told them to another one of my fairies. She took off as well, following her sister back to the palace to relay the information and then they would come back.
Childrens names kept coming and soon i found that i didnt have enough fairies to carry the information efficiently. So i called twenty more and once they got to me i was able to tell my fairies where to go easily.
It took two or three, maybe five, hours but just as i gave out the last names i had, North came into the room. Bunny came in through another door, nearly breaking it down and ran straight to the fire place.
"Its cold enough to kill someone mate, why did you call us here right in the middle of my preperations?" Bunny asked.
"No complain, cold is good" North said.
One of my fairies told me another fairy had been hurt out in the field. I wanted to leave and hurt whoever, or whatever, dared harm one of my girls. I stayed however, and tried to focus as i told my fairy what to do.
"Like hell it is mate, now hurry up so i can get back to work" Bunny said.
North walked up to the globe and stared at it. I sensed something was off with the globe but I couldn't decide what it was. I looked over at Sandy, he sensed it to.
As Guardians we all could sense what was going on when we were near the globe. However this feeling i couldnt figure out, it was neither good nor bad. It was just, there.
North turned quickly.
'Jack Frost was here" then he pointed at the floor "at the pole
My fairies looked at me and i could feel their fear. Jack Frost hurt them, and me, in the past. Worse then he did the others. But he hasn't been seen or heard from for quiet some time. The last major fight we had with him was during the dark ages, when his control over the cold was at its highest and killed many.
"Thats what you interrupted my work for? Jack Frost?" Bunny asked, like he couldnt believe it
Sandy began to make images but i was to busy talking with my fairies to try and figure out what he was saying. Some more names came up and i had to tell my fairies where to go, as well as tell the every one of my girls there was nothing to fear. I wouldnt let Jack Frost touch them ever again.
Bunny began to argue with North, neither of them getting anywhere.
I turned to talk to another of my fairies, but a loud bell interupted me. We all turned to Sandy, who had one of Norths elves in his hand and an irritated expression. He dropped the elf and pointed up towards the ceiling. I looked to where he was pointing, and was surprised at what i saw
The moon was shining, brighter than it ever does. That meant the Man in the Moon had something to tell us. I was slightly afraid, he usually only speaks to us when the children are in danger. My fairies could feel my fear, and looked at me in concern.
"Ah, Man in Moon. Sandy why not say something?" North asked.
Sandy blew sand out of his ears in frustration before looking up at the moon.
"Its been awhile old friend, what is big news?" North said.
The light from the moon shone down onto the floor, and showed an image of Jack Frost
"It is Jack" Bunny said.
North stepped forward as he pat his belly and looked up at the moon.
"Manny, what must we do?" North asked.
The floor opened up and the crystal beneath it began to rise. I couldnt help but get excited.
"Guys, you know what this means?" I asked.
"Manny is choosing a new Guardian" North said.
The crystal finished rising and an image began to take shape.
"Why?" Bunny asked.
"Must be big deal, Manny thinks we need help" North said.
"Since when do we need help?" Bunny asked.
"Who do you think its going to be?" I asked.
My fairies suggested some spirits. Sandy made an image of a four leaf clover.
"The leprechaun?" I asked.
I didnt know his name but from what i heard he seemed like a nice spirit. Bunny started muttering something about the ground hog. The statue was almost done, i couldnt wait i needed to know.
When the image was done i was really surprised, but i really liked who was chosen. My fairies liked the choice as well
"Pitch Black" North said, a bit surprised.
One of my fairies fainted.
"I take it back, the ground hog is fine" Bunny said.
I realized I was admiring the image and how I looked, and quickly got out of it.
"Well, a-as long as he helps to uh to protect the children. Right?" I said.
Bunny hopped towards me twice. He didn't seem happy.
"Pitch Black? He doesn't care about the children, all he does is give children nightmares and sleep. He's a lazy, rude" Bunny said before being interrupted.
"Guardian" North interrupted.
"Pitch Black, the spirit of fear, is not a Guardian" Bunny said.
Bunny wasn't really the type to welcome a new Guardian, but I didn't see why he disliked Pitch. After all he never hurt anyone who didn't hurt him. I had only seen Pitch once when my fairies took me to where he was. He was in a tree near a lake and he was so handsome, I couldn't believe someone so handsome exist.
My fairies seemed to agree, because they took it upon themselves to find out everything they could about him. When I realized why some of them were coming back late, they told me everything.
He stayed to himself, anyone who tried to talk with him were told to go away. Anyone who put too much fear into people or other spirits, he put fear into. He was a loner who hated talking with others, spoke few words. Enjoyed a fight, so long as it was worthy of his time. He knew how to play a flute very well, and often used it to give children nightmares. At least that's what my fairies had found out.
"Well I think he could be, right Sandy?" I asked.
I looked to Sandy and was surprised to see him staring up at the image above the crystal, unmoving. He seemed surprised to see Pitch Blacks image.
Sandy had dealt with Pitch before, more than Bunny in fact. Sandy gave children dreams, and Pitch gave them nightmares. When their paths crossed they always fought to see who got the children's dreams.
I looked at North and Bunny, Bunny shrugged his shoulders and North walked up next to Sandy and hit him lightly on the shoulder.
"Sandy, you know Pitch best. Possible to get him here?" North asked.
Sandy shook his head.
"If Manny wants him then fine, but were gonna make sure that he is the right person for the job. I'm going with ya mate" Bunny said.
Sandy nodded, but didn't look away from the image above the crystal. It was like he was unable to look away from it.
"What is wrong Sandy?" North asked.
Sandy pointed at the image of Pitch Black and made an image of two people fighting. Telling us that a fight most likely would occur.
"We have to tell him, it's our job" I said.
My fairies chirped in agreement.
"Tooth is right, you two leave immediately. Take two yetis with you just in case" North said.
North yelled in Russian and two of his yetis appeared. Bunny opened up a hole in the floor and Sandy jumped onto his cloud of sand.
"Pitch is known to harm those who try to talk to him, please be careful Bunny" I said.
Bunny waved me off with a grunt.
"We'll be fine Tooth, it's not like Pitch can take me. Come on, I'm one of the Guardians chosen by the Man in the Moon" Bunny said.
The yetis left with Bunny and Sandy flew out a window and into the sky. I could feel it in the air, something bad was going to happen.
Every spirit knew very little about Pitch, but he was well known for not giving second chances. With Bunny and his attitude, nothing good was going to come by getting Pitch here by force.
"Tooth" North said.
"Yes?" I asked.
"We await their return, meantime have cookie" North said.
North held up a tray of cookies, I shook my head with a smile as my fairies laughed.
"No thank you" I said.
He threw the tray over his shoulder and elves came and quickly gathered up the cookies. One was dragging the tray behind him as they ran out of the room.
"Worth shot" North said.
He walked up to the globe and stared at it, something he never does. He could sense something was wrong like the rest of us, and it bothered him. The fact that we couldn't tell if it was good or bad just made it worse.
I told my fairies to go drink some eggnog and flew up next to North.
"Quarter for your thoughts" I said.
"Pitch Black" He said.
I turned away and pretended to be looking at something on the wall. Just the mention of his name made me smile. I had to act like a Guardian, I couldn't let things like that affect me.
"I think he would make a great Guardian" I said.
Not to mention I might get the chance to actually see his beautiful teeth.
"Would he?" North asked.
I faced him once more, confused. North never questioned things like this, he was always positive.
"What do you mean? He was chosen just like the rest of us were, how could he not?" I asked.
North shook his head as he leaned against the railing.
"Pitch is fear, maybe Bunny right Tooth. How can Pitch protect children and at same time make them believe in him like he supposed to?" North asked.
I wanted to deny it, but North had a point. The children believed in us with smiles, how could they believe in Pitch, who would bring them fear, with nothing but screams? I cleared my head, trusting that Manny had chosen Pitch for a specific reason.
"Fine then, if that's what you think tell me what Pitch can do. What can he bring that the rest of us don't already bring?" I asked.
North laughed and yelled in Russian, a yeti appeared with a bug mug of milk.
"We know his powers are like Sandy's" He said.
"Yes" I said.
Some names appeared and I told my fairies telepathically. I preferred to actually speak with them but North needed to think things over clearly. He was usually good with thinking, and almost never had a difficult time doing so. However, when he did have a hard time he needed someone to help him out so he could see everything clearly. Sandy couldn't talk, Bunny is Bunny, so that left me.
"He can give children nightmares just by being around them" He said.
"Yes" I said.
He paced back and forth, thinking hard about who, and what, Pitch really was. My fairies and I had a little crush on Pitch so knowing what Pitch brought to the table that we didn't, was easy to figure out for us. My fairies had named off sixty things, some not entirely relevant or appropriate, in the time North answered two.
"Having him would give us five instead of four, giving us bit of upper hand in battle" he said.
"Yes" I said.
North continued to pace and drink his milk, every once in a while he would say something and I would agree. Soon though my thoughts went to the vary person we were discussing.
I wondered what it would be like to feel his hand in my own, and if he would actually let me touch him or not. I imagined myself flying to him and hugging him, but quickly realized he would shove me off or throw me away from him with his black sand. I tried to picture him smiling, but that just didn't seem like him. I even tried to imagine him kissing me, but shook my head and cleared my thoughts when I realized how inappropriate my thoughts had become.
"That's it" North said.
I looked at him to find he had a giant smile, then he threw his mug on the floor and laughed. I smiled and looked over at my fairies to check on them, they were fast asleep from the eggnog. I could use some sleep myself, but there's no time for that.
"It so simple" He said.
North came up to me and I had to back away a little because of his eagerness.
"Think Tooth, if Sandy and Pitch are opposite then it simple. Sandy can sense what children are dreaming when they dream sweet dreams, Pitch can sense when children are having nightmares. Most important though, Sandy knows ones greatest dream just by looking and Pitch knows greatest fear just by looking" He said.
I smiled as he laughed, glad he had figured it out. I also found it strangely cute how much of a child North really was when he didn't have to be serious.
"Pitch brings fear, though it in plain sight and I feel little stupid. Pitch will know how to make Jack fear him, like he makes all he comes across fear him" He said.
"Exactly" I said.
North laughed loudly, quite proud of himself.
"I must tend to toy making, ask elves if you need anything" North said, leaving the room.
Names appeared in my head and I communicated telepathically with my fairies at the palace. I wanted to go back but I had to wait for Bunny and Sandy to return to see if they were successful in getting Pitch.
I flew out of the room and headed towards another, a room which North had designated my own. It had a bed, a window, a dresser and Teeth were painted all over the walls and ceiling. North made sure we all had one, because sometimes we stayed late for meetings. I rarely used mine because I preferred to be at my palace with my fairies collecting teeth.
I laid on the bed and thought about Pitch, I couldn't help it. Something about him was just so, I can't explain it. He drew me in, and he hasn't even spoke to me or looked at me. He was a mystery that I just wanted to figure out.
I allowed myself to fantasize about Pitch, I was a girl after all. Even though I was a Guardian, I couldn't deny that I had feelings like this. The fantasies were normal, though very inappropriate
I didn't know how long I laid there fantasizing about my crush, but it was long enough for something to happen to make North burst through my door without knocking and startling me.
"TOOTH" North yelled.
I flew towards him as I worried about whether I was blushing or not.
"What happened?" I asked.
"Bunny, my yetis and Sandy has returned. Bunny and yetis hurt badly by Pitch" North said, turning and running down the hall.
I followed quickly, worry flooding through my mind. This was Pitch we were talking about, he didn't give small wounds. My fairies, the ones that were asleep, came up and flew next to me.
Once we entered the globe room I flew straight over to Bunny and began checking his wounds. He was sitting in a chair trying to appear tough, but it was easy to see the pain he was feeling when he complained the second I touched him.
"Leave me alone, I'm fine. I can handle a bit of pain and this is nothing, my wounds will heal" Bunny said.
I looked over at the yetis to find them being taken care of by other yetis, and some elves. I then looked over to Sandy, who was looking at the ground clearly thinking.
"What happened?" I asked, forcing myself not to tend to Bunnys wounds.
"Pitch slammed us against a building, he didn't even bother talking to me he just threw us against a bloody building" Bunny said.
"Did you try to talk or did you just attack him?" I asked.
Bunny looked at me and tried to point at me with a paw, but his broken arm wouldn't let him.
"I may have threw my boomerangs at him to get him down from the sky, but that's no excuse for him to hurt us mate" Bunny said.
I shook my head, knowing there was more to it than that.
"Sandy, since you arrived last I hope you spoke with Pitch" North said.
Sandy nodded.
"Did you tell him?" North asked.
Sandy nodded once again.
"Will he help us? Has he agreed to become a Guardian?" I asked, hopefully.
Sandy shook his head, and I tried not to look to disappointed.
"I told you he wasn't a Guardian" Bunny said.
Sandy pointed at Bunny and images began appearing above his head, faster than we could decipher. By the time he was done, none of us knew what he was trying to say.
"I don't know what you were trying to say mate" Bunny said.
Sandy rolled his eyes and floated over to the eggnog. The yetis were taken out of the room, as they left North looked at them with a sad expression.
"What do we do now?" Bunny asked.
"We don't know where Jack is hiding, so we can't go searching for him" I said.
"That is true, so we must wait until he make move" North said.
Bunny tried to stand but his broken leg made sure he couldn't.
"Damn it, we can't just wait at the pole for the only spirit who wants to freeze the world to try and do just that" Bunny said.
"No, not all of us, just me. Bunny go back to the warren, Tooth your palace and Sandy watch over the children who are dreaming. With all of us watching over different parts of world, we will notice where he strike" North said.
Sandy gave a thumbs up as he created his cloud and flew out a window. Bunny opened up a hole in the floor and one of his stone eggs came out of it.
"Help me out will ya Tooth?" Bunny asked.
The stone egg was designed to allow someone to get inside it and travel to the warren. Bunny got hurt a lot when he decided to go out and pick a fight with another spirit, so he created it so he didn't have to rely on one of us to much.
I helped him get inside the egg and then flew back away from it as it closed and jumped back into the hole. My fairies and I were about to leave before North stopped me.
"Tooth" North said.
I hovered in the air and looked down at him curiously, my fairies did as well.
"What is it?" I asked.
The look in his eyes told me he was concerned, and I knew why.
"The globe never felt this way before, something bad might happen. Careful" He said.
I gave him a smile and a wave as I flew out of the building, trying to appear confident it was nothing. I myself was worried as to what the feeling meant, it was strange. My fairies and I talked about what it could mean on the way to the palace, but none of us could come up with something that seemed like it would be it.
Once we arrived at the palace my fairies that were with me went to get some sleep, others took their place. I immediately went to my usual spot and began giving out names and instructions.
I did so for about two hours before I decided to take a break, I needed to clear my head and think about everything. I put five of my fairies in charge before heading deep into my palace, towards my room.
My fairies and I only use the lower part of the palace for sleeping and storing Teeth of spirits and humans who have died, so it was really quiet. It allowed me to think clearly, despite having to continue to give names to my fairies telepathically.
I thought about why Manny chose Pitch, specifically. As Guardians there was a specific reason, one reason, why we were chosen. Even with everything my fairies had told me about Pitch, all the little details especially, I couldn't figure it out. There wasn't much any spirit knew about Pitch, Sandy probably knew the most just because his powers were similar.
Fear was what made Pitch Black known to the world, he brought nightmares to the children and fear to any spirit he deemed needed to be afraid. He had made the world know him as fear, but what made him worthy for Manny to choose him as a Guardian?
I thought about what it could be, but all I came up with were more questions. Was he curious and childish like North? Was he quiet and wise like Sandy? Though what my fairies told me didn't support it, I even wondered if he was like me. Always moving and being productive, almost never doing nothing if he could help it. I quickly dismissed that one because he didn't seem like the type of person to be energetic.
I sighed to myself as I shook my head, realizing I enjoyed thinking about him quite a lot more than I should of. I even found myself blushing but I didn't care, even if I accidently let my fairies know exactly what I was thinking.
I got up and walked to my balcony, going out into the cool night air. I looked up at the moon, knowing he was watching me.
"Why Pitch? I don't disagree with your decision, it's just I wonder how someone like him could be a Guardian" I said.
I didn't expect an answer from the Man in the Moon, that didn't stop me from wanting one though. I was about to put my arms on the railing until I heard someone calling out my name from somewhere down the hall.
I turned and looked at my door, thinking I was hearing things. Then I heard it again, this time more faint. Someone was defiantly in my palace. I flew out of my room quickly, telepathically asking my fairies why they didn't tell me someone was here. The reply made me slightly afraid, they didn't know someone was here.
I ordered some of my fairies to aid me in finding whoever it was that was here. I told them I was heading towards the voice that kept calling out every few seconds. Upon realizing I was headed for the main room, I instructed my fairies to prepare themselves. They however told me there was nothing to fear and that a child was here.
I almost stopped by the fact that a child had actually came into my palace without being noticed. The situation was important however so I flew faster, reaching the main room quickly and looking around to find some of my fairies around a brown haired child. He was looking at them confused as if he didn't understand what they were.
Just by looking at him I knew exactly who he was. Jamie Bennett, a curious ten year old boy who loves supernatural stuff. Likes to have fun with his friends almost all the time. Has a crush on Pippa, his closest friend, but thinks he is too young for a relationship.
Weird the things I know just by looking at him.
His eyes locked onto me and he was instantly waving at me to come to him. I found it strange that he acted like meeting the Tooth Fairy was no big deal. I flew down to him with a smile, knowing he wasn't a threat, but still trying to understand just how he got here.
"Tooth, about time I found you" Jamie said.
"Hello Jamie, how did you get here?" I asked.
He looked around at my fairies curiously, and they looked at him the same way. Even those that were working looked over at him quickly.
"One of North's snow globes, I was told to only use it in an emergency but considering who gave it to me, I decided to ignore that part" he said.
My fairies talked amongst themselves, surprised like I was. North had given a child one of his globes? He was generous but I couldn't believe he would let a child have something like that.
"When did North give you a globe?" I asked.
Jamie chuckled.
"North didn't, I tried but he wouldn't budge. Jack actually gave it to me, hence why I ignored the rule he gave me. I mean if I want to visit I'm going to visit" he said.
Now I was even more confused, I didn't know any jacks that could get North to give up one of his globes. Then something clicked, the only Jack that could possibly get a globe from North.
"Jack Frost gave you a snow globe?" I asked, fearing the answer.
Jamie nodded as he walked away, looking around. My fairies talked once more about why Jack would help Jamie get here as I followed, carefully watching him. He wasn't a spirit, in fact he was a true believer. One of the few who couldn't be completely affected by a spirits powers. Jack Frost wouldn't have been able to do anything to him to manipulate him into doing something. Jamie Bennett was here of his own free will.
That still left a lot of things Jack could be planning by having Jamie have access to getting, well anywhere he wanted to.
"Why did Jack give you the snow globe?" I asked.
Jamie looked at me like I was crazy.
"How else am I supposed to get to one of you?" Jamie asked.
That was the point, why else would Jack give a child a snow globe? Better question, how did he get his hands on it?
"Where is Jack anyway? He was supposed to come visit me before he came to see you" Jamie said.
Some of my fairies became frantic and I understood there fear, Jack Frost was planning on coming here. That meant we would have to defend the palace until the others got here. I had to make sure thought, I didn't want to get everyone worked up for nothing.
I flew close to Jamie and made him face me, he appeared to be surprised.
"Jack Frost is coming here to this palace? My palace?" I asked quickly.
Jamie nodded, still looking confused.
I flew up to the fairies that were watching us.
"Seal the doors, set the perimeter, and prepare to get the teeth out in a seconds notice" I ordered.
The fairies quickly dispersed, and I could feel all of my fairies fear rise. Jack Frost enjoyed seeing others in pain, and all of them knew exactly what he could do.
Jamie ran up to me waving his arms.
"Whoa Tooth, don't you think that's a bit much. This is Jack were talking about, white hair and a smile that signifies he's having fun. Jack Frost the spirit of fun and winter. I don't know what he did to upset you, but it's probably just a bad joke" Jamie said.
I took Jamie's hand and headed towards the stairs.
"I need to get you to a safe place, you shouldn't get involved in anything that has Jack involved" I said.
He pulled his hand free and I turned to see him looking at me like I was crazy.
"You're talking as if Jack is going to hurt me" Jamie said.
I opened my mouth to respond, but the sudden voices in my head from my fairies stopped me. They were afraid, cold and trying to fight Jacks ice horses.
"To late, he's here" I said.
I looked up as the light began to fade, seeing ice slowly forming to seal us in. I told my fairies to get back inside, then ordered a few to tell North what was happening.
"That's ice, what's going on?" Jamie asked.
I looked around as all of my fairies came into the room, ready for a fight and afraid. I couldn't see Jack, but the horses watched us as the ice sealed us in. Light still shined through from the moon enough for us to see, but we weren't going anywhere unless we could get through that ice. I thanked Manny for shining brighter for us, otherwise we would ne seeing darkness.
I called some fairies to me.
"Protect Jamie, no matter what he gets out of here alive" I said.
They surrounded Jamie, who now looked a little afraid. I spotted movement on one of the pillars, I prepared myself to do whatever it took to prolong this fight until the others could get here.
"I see you're doing well" he said, coming out of the shadows upon the pillar.
Standing in front of me, dressed in a white cloak, was the cruel winter spirit. His smile was cold and creepy, his eyes cold and dark. I didn't like him one bit, especially since he was putting Jamie in danger.
"Why are you attacking?" I asked.
Jamie walked towards him as he laughed, shaking his head.
"It can't be, you control the cold" Jamie said.
Jack laughed again before jumping off the pillar and floating down in front of Jamie. I put myself between him and Jamie.
"Indeed Jamie Bennett, and I'm going to use it by starting this fight with your death" Jack said.
Jack snapped his fingers and the horses attacked, my fairies defended and I flew straight at Jack. I faked a punch and when he tried to block it I kicked him in the back. He sound around and shot ice spikes at me but I flew below them and aimed for his feet.
He didn't seem to notice fast enough as I neared him, but when I tried to knock him off his feet only to find he wasn't there, I knew different. I felt him grab me before he punched me in the stomach and threw me on the ground. I felt my fairies coming closer but I told them to stay away, they had enough to deal with.
As I got back into the air I realized, there was no way we could keep him here until the others came. I stared into his cold eyes, trying to think of something. The only one of us who could really take him on alone was Sandy, without him or the others there wasn't much of a chance.
"I only came here for Jamie, knowing he would use the globe to visit you. You don't need to die today Toothiana" Jack said
His smile told me otherwise. Jamie walked towards him, my fairies following but fearing what could happen. I was surprised, he didn't seem to be afraid much.
Jamie held a strong posture as he stopped, one that said he wasn't afraid. Something told me he wasn't leaving here without fighting Jack.
"I don't know what you've done, but I told you before that I am not afraid of you" Jamie said.
Jack smiled as he created his scythe and pointed it at Jamie. I readied myself once again.
"I am cold and death, not fear" Jack said.
Them he charged and so did I, ordering my fairies to take Jamie away. I cursed when they told me he wasn't leaving. I ducked Jacks scythe and positioned myself to kick him in the chest only to receive a blow to the chest from the top of the scythe.
As I hit the ground Jack flew over me and I looked over quickly as I tried to ignore the pain. Jamie turned and tried to run, but tripped over his foot and fell to the ground. Jack raised his scythe as my fairies swarmed around him to try and stop him. He payed them no mind as he brought his scythe down.
I closed my eyes tightly, thinking Jamie was dead. I didn't hear Jacks laugh like I thought I would, instead I heard ice cracking. The fighting between my fairies and Jacks horses had stopped.
"That's what you did"
I opened my eyes quickly, knowing the voice. I was surprised to see Jamie alive and the top of Jacks scythe right next to him. I wondered how it was possible, until I noticed something next to Jamie who was staring at something with a surprised look.
A cylinder was coming out of the ground next to Jamie's leg and was leaning towards Jack. I was surprised it was there, but what surprised me more was what it was made out of.
Black sand, and there was only on spirit that used black sand.
"I however am fear"
I turned my head slowly, realizing that not only were my fairies afraid, but I was as well. More so then with fighting Jack. My heart beat faster and I felt colder as I gazed upon him. He was both terrifying and wonderful to look at.
He had a wolf on each side of him, dressed in black pants, black boots, black shirt and a black leather coat with a hood that went down past his knees. In his right hand was a black staff, and under his hood his eyes seemed to glow. The light around him seemed to fade almost to nothingness. Standing upon the pillar, staring right at Jack, was the spirit of fear himself.
"Pitch Black" Jamie said, like he didn't believe it.