"Curse you, Pitch Black!" Rasputin cried as he fell to the ground to re-attach his right hand. He hated this part of the deal. Sure, Pitch saved his life, or at least part of it, but Rasputin could not take this falling apart any more.
"I'm sorry, but there is nothing I can do about that. You want your revenge, don't you?" Pitch reminded him, as he glided across the once extravagant ballroom of the old, abandoned palace. Cobwebs were everywhere, and drapes covered the windows, blocking in any sunlight. It was a haunted place thanks to the King of Nightmares and his newly-resurrected sorcerer.
"Oh, don't worry about that old woman. She will soon be rid of on her own time. I can wait a few years at the most."
Pitch rolled his eyes. "How naïve you are."
"Who are you calling naïve?" Rasputin spat.
"You really don't know, do you?" Pitch said.
"Know what?" Rasputin was about to lose it. He hated these mind games Pitch liked to play.
"Your little 'curse' will never be complete because a certain little girl is still alive."
"What?! No, no, no! It cannot be!" Rasputin was livid now. "Rapunzel is…alive?"
"Yes, my broken friend," Pitch sighed. Why did he agree to work with this idiot? Oh yes, revenge.
"I will have to kill her myself," Rasputin thought.
"Well, in your condition, you can't," Pitch pointed out. "You will need my help."
"And why are you so interested in helping me? It's just one girl."
"Let me educate you once more on the issue…the Man in the Moon has chosen a guardian for this princess. For some reason, he wants her to be safe…from you and me."
"Oh, don't get me started with that Man in Moon hodge-podge! He is a joke! I mean, look at me! I'm falling apart! I'm a wreck! I'm—"
"Still here, living and breathing, because of my powers given to me by that Man in the Moon. You should be grateful for the both of us." Pitch explained.
Rasputin frowned. "I still think I can do it."
Pitch was starting to get irritated. "You don't know what you're up against. Jack Frost has more power than he realizes, and I'm afraid he'll discover them, and if he does, you can kiss your revenge goodbye."
"Well, perhaps we need to fix the problem before it gets too big."
"For once, you're making sense."
"Thanks for the encouragement," Rasputin pouted. "Now, what do we need to do?"
Pitch thought, "First, we can lure them here in this ballroom. Then, combining your spirits with my nightmares, we'll give them a show they'll never forget that will destroy them…for good."
Rasputin grinned menacingly, "I like where this is going. Where are they?"
"They should be here very soon. I can feel the boy's presence."
"I can't wait."