Chapter 1: Pitch is Back

In the dark corners of a large lair hidden under a broken bed in the middle of nowhere, a weak and broken king of nightmares lies. Pitch Black, once so powerful, was beaten by the Guardians. He found little to keep going for, he let his own fears get the better of him. He was surrounded by Nightmares of his own fears as a result. He had given up, slowly letting his fears take over him.

Suddenly, a black fire erupted in front of Pitch, dispersing the Nightmares all across the room. Pitch shielded his eyes as someone stepped out of the flames and walked towards him. He tried to move away from the figure, but lacked the strength to do so. "Who…who are you…?" He asked weakly.

The figure stood in front of Pitch now, so he could see it better. It was the form of a beautifully enchanting female. She wore a long black cloak with a hood that was down at the moment. Her hair was long and black with a single red streak in it. Her eyes were dark red and she had a menacing aura about her. She didn't seem to be wearing anything other than the cloak though, which made it a little awkward for Pitch. "My name is Mistress…what is yours?" She asked him.

Pitch simply looked at her for some time before speaking up. "Uh, it's…Pitch…Pitch Black…"

Mistress smiled when she heard his name. "The Boogeyman…you are in a very sorry state."

"I know…" Pitch sighed.

"Would you like power?" Mistress asked with a smirk.

Pitch seemed surprised. "Power? What kind of power?"

"Power to make all your enemies beg and plead for their lives." Mistress said, smiling. After some thought, a grin crossed Pitch's face and he nodded. "Very well..." Mistress said. She then helped Pitch to stand up on his feet again.

Suddenly, Mistress turned into a cloud of energy and flowed inside of Pitch, much to his surprise. A few moments after Mistress flowed inside of Pitch, his eyes flashed red and a red aura surrounded him. When his eyes returned to normal and the aura vanished, the Nightmares came out of their hiding places and galloped after Pitch, but spikes made of pure energy shot out of the ground, dispersing the Nightmares into black sand under Pitch's control once more. Pitch laughed as he felt power course through his veins. "So this is power!?"

Mistress smiled while within Pitch. She spoke in his head as she said, "Yes, a taste of true power. I would show you my full power, but it may tear you up from the inside out."

Pitch smiled. "It doesn't matter, nobody can match even a taste of this power!"

Mistress laughed. "Very true. But this isn't just power, I can bend energy to my will. If you share my power, then you will be able to as well."

Pitch smiled broadly at the thought. He was about to say something when Mistress spoke again, saying, "This power will also strengthen your powers. You can turn dreams into Nightmares, but now you will be able to turn people into dark slaves."

Pitch laughed. "Amazing! Does this new power have no bounds!?"

Mistress chuckled, saying, "We will just have to figure that out, won't we?"

"And where should we go first?"

"I'd say…the North Pole." Mistress said with a smirk. They both laughed as the black flames surrounded them. In moments, they found themselves at North's workshop. Mistress had picked the perfect time as well, since all of the Guardians were meeting together at the North Pole that day…