I woke up weary eyed, and looked around trying to find Jack. It didn't take much effort as he was more or less opposite me. I smiled when I saw him, he hadn't been hurt more; not yet anyway. A black shadow restricted my view of him, the figure crouched down for me to see his face. Pitch as I should have guessed. I glared at him.

"What's with that look? You're the one who broke into my home and tried to take my prisoner. I think it's more than fitting that you become one of mine once more." Pitch said standing up. He clicked his fingers and the restraints lifted me into the air to make me become eye level. I shook trying to get free, pain shot through my shoulders, I felt like it was going to dislocate.

He continued, "That was a bad attempt at a rescue even If you did get further than the Guardians who are still trying to get in." He paused, "You never cease to amaze me Sapphire, you came all this way for one weak little spirit. Why?"

"You know why!" I spluttered as I tried to wriggle free again but all it did was make them get tighter. I peered behind me, my hands and ankles were bound by solidified black nightmare sand.

"I want you to say it. Actually don't, I want Jack to remember as I torture him again for him to see how much pain your in." Jack peered up at the sound of his name and looked more scared than I have ever seen him.

"NO, Pitch if you want to torture anyone torture me not him. Don't hurt him again." I screamed with all the air in my lungs. Pitched turned around and within a second his face was an inch from mine.

"Learn some manners," And he struck me on the side of the face, I knew that it was going to leave a bruise. Then he moved his mouth so close to my ear that his breath tickled my neck.

"Don't worry, I won't tell him how you really feel. That'll give him a reason to fight and as he's almost broken as it is, that'll ruin it for me. I'll make you a deal, I'll let him watch you get tortured and then I'll start on him. You can take it in turns." I looked over at Jack, he was just slumped in the restraints like he had given up completely. My eyes weld up.

"What have you done to him?" I whispered.

"The same thing as I'm going to do to you, I broke him." Pitch quietly replied. I couldn't speak, the Jack I knew wasn't there any more.

There was only one thing I could do. I had to give him some of the memories of the times we shared. It was hard but I managed to linked my mind with his and began revisiting my memories; starting with the first time we meet.

I was doing my usual job thickening the ice on another lake when a light brown haired 14 year old boy called over to me.

"Excuse me, are you okay? Do you need help?" He shouted. He couldn't see me, no one could not even the Guardians. I turned to face him completely, his eyes were definitely locked on me. The wind helped me fly me over to him. He gave a small yelp then smiled like he was fascinated by me.

"Can you see me?" I asked curiously. He nodded in response still staring bewildered. I couldn't stop myself from spinning around in joy, someone could finally see me.

After that I showed him some of the memories we spent together, and a couple of the ones after he had turned into a Guardian when I tried so much for him to see me barged into my mind. I didn't mean for him to get those ones but they just flowed into my head. I broke the connection before It showed him how much it changed me. Pitch was still rambling on about something and hadn't even noticed me and Jack. I glanced over to Jack and he was looking right at me with watery eyes.

"Okay, I'll start with you first Sapphire as your so willing. What fear shall I start with first?" He questioned.

"You don't know what I'm afraid of, you tried to figure it out last time you imprisoned me but you don't know." I didn't even know what I was saying I just wanted to buy as much time as possible to give Guardians enough time to get here.

"Oh, my dear. I definitely know now, your deepest fear is Jack."

"What? I'm not scared of Jack." I said looking at him confused.

"Not of him. Your scared that he could be in pain and get badly hurt or worse, that's why you neglected your duties to the world and came to try to save him; even if you weren't successful. You showed me your fear the moment you got here." He chuckled

Realisation played over my face, and fear awoke inside me; I hadn't felt real fear since Jack had first turned into a Guardian.

"There you go, feed me your fear. Your and Jack fear is a perfect combination." I stared at Jack, wriggling around to try and get out of the chains as Pitch approached Jack.

"Don't you touch him or I'll rip you apart." I growled, shocking myself. I didn't even sound like me any more even Jack peered up startled.

"You can't do that or you become more evil than me."

"If it means It stops you then I would." I blurted out.

"Then why haven't you? That's right, you would damage the world if you did that. Without you it'll fall apart, everything will go out of sync with the other seasons and everything would break down. But I will keep my deal I'll start with you first." Before I knew it I was slammed into the floor and pushed down by the black sand. Pitch knelt down next to me, "Open wide", before I had chance to shut my mouth he stuffed a handful of the sand down my throat. I immediately started coughing trying to get as much of it out as I could but it was no good it clung to my throat until I had to swallow it.

Then next thing I saw was a black weaved dagger glint in Pitch's hand, Jack screamed out for me but I knew what was coming.

'Jack relax, I know what I'm doing, It's all going to be okay. Just try to remember me like before. Don't watch.' He nodded and returned to looking downwards. I didn't actually know what I was doing but I could at least buy him some time for the other Guardians to get here and rescue him without him getting too hurt.

Pitch slowly rolled up my shirt to expose my ribs; nothing more. That's when it started. He cut into the gaps of my ribs and all around them making it harder to move without pain lashing through my chest and ribs. Somehow, I managed to stop myself from screaming. I saw Jack look up and I tried to do a sympathetic smile but I knew it wasn't very convincing. After a few more minutes, Pitch stopped.

"What should I do now? Hmm. I know." This time he move down to my stomach and started carving again. I was able to keep tears from falling, Pitch released me from the restraints and pulled me up to see his handy work. It was his weapon of choice carved into my stomach. A Scythe.

I tried to pull myself up.

"No, stay down." He said as he stepped down hard on my already wounded leg. 'Crack', it rung through my ears before I felt the pain. Jack couldn't contain himself any more, he shouted so many insults at Pitch.

"See, I'm hurting you as well as him." He laughed rolling me onto my side and started kicking my stomach increasing the pain that he had already caused, Jack's screams once more echoed through the room. I tried to tell him it was okay but I couldn't I didn't have enough strength for another mind link. A droplet ran down my cheek. I knew this was going to torment me for the rest of my life but I could stop Jack from getting the same fate.

"You still won't scream, Let's see what I can do about that." Pitch grabbed a handful of my hair and picked me up with it. "You will scream for me before the end." He said through gritted his teeth.

The only thing I could get out was, "Don't bet on it." I mustered my strength and kicked him as hard as I could with my unwounded leg but It didn't do much.

He laughed and chucked me back down on the floor, I landed stomach first. Pain shot through my body. The pain must have been too much for my body to handle, I faded into darkness.