Chapter 4…the chapter you've all been waiting for (maybe not)…


I was lying in a basinet, waving my chubby hands and kicking my fat legs, a man and woman were looking into the basinet at me. I couldn't make them out too well, but the woman was beautiful! Long copper hair and blue eyes with pink lips that smiled, the man was a handsome fellow. Coal black hair and brown eyes with a moustache that would give scraggly kisses. They loved me. But their expression changed from pleased to a face that said 'This is it? This is our daughter?' The both rolled their eyes in repulsion and walked away, causing me to scream, trying to tell them to give me a chance. I was only a baby!

I opened my eyes, tears began to creep out. I was still on North's sleigh. Apparently I had fallen asleep, and I could tell that I was laying on Bunnymund's arm. I rose up and pretended to rub my eyes when in truth I was wiping tears.

"Where…are we?" I asked, looking at my surroundings. It seemed like a dream.

"The outskirts of Kelpie's lake." Toothiana whispered in fear. I widened my eyes. This was the outskirts? It was so beautiful though! Pink cotton candy clouds, birds that looked like wooden toys…

"We're invisible on this sleigh." Bunnymund whispered, "A small spell to help that. But we have to be quiet." The sleigh was going further and further downwards towards the ground. The sleigh levitated above paper flowers and candy grass, I looked around. The trees were made of chocolate bark and marshmallow leaves, the animals were all toys. I turned around at a lake that seemed to sparkle in the sunlight, a rainbow was visible through the waterfall.

"Beautiful isn't it?" Tooth asked quietly as I nodded, she gave a sad smile, "This is how Kelpie lures the children." I remembered North saying that Kelpie lured his victims, and I see now how he does.

Everyone got off the sleigh and Bunnymund helped me off.

"Be careful, Wynter. We're only invisible on the sleigh." He warned in a soft voice as I nodded. Everyone was making their way towards the lake. I stopped as everyone was going under. I can't breathe underwater! Tooth poked her head up, flying towards me as though she knew what I was thinking.

"This water is magic, you can breathe under here." And with that she flew back under as I slowly walked into the lake, the underwater was nothing like the surface. It was dark and gloomy, but you could still see. It was like an underwater cave that read 'misery'.

"Took you long enough, mortal." Jack whispered impatiently as I sniffed in irritation.

"So what are we doing?" I asked in a whisper.

"First things first, we free the spirits trapped here. We have to find the custodial." North whispered, I looked around, unknown where to start.

"We stick together." Toothiana whispered, "It's safer." And with that we all began to walk forward. My heart started pounding, as I looked at my surroundings. They were sad and chilling at the same time, I was in the very back of the pack, and I should've paid attention for when I looked around the others were nowhere in sight.

I became scared.

I started running, I didn't want to be killed by Kelpie, but I didn't know where I was running to. I probably took a turn in the many caves unknowingly. I stopped when I saw a source of light, I began to tear in happiness. It was probably them.

I stopped at the light. It was just a lantern hanging on a wall. But the room felt…colder. My heart pounded harder and faster as I took the lantern, holding it in front of me to see the dark cold room more clearly. I took a step forward as shrieks and screams seemed to burst my eardrum, however I could clearly make out what seemed like the hallway of a prison. Inside of the cells were the most terrifying creatures I've ever laid eyes on. They looked almost human, but their mouths were shaped like an O and their eyes were just sockets. They had no hair but you could tell they once did. I began to back away from one side of the prison into the bars of the other cell where the things were grabbing me, trying to pull me in.

"Save us!" they moaned in haunting voices. I screamed, trying to get away, those things were very strong, and their long fingers were digging into my arm and clothing.

"No! Stop!" I screamed, trying my best to pull away.

"Enough!" came a sharp voice as the things pushed me away, cowering in a corner.

"Are you alright, my dear?" I looked up at a man with golden hair and beautiful dark blue eyes.

"I'm fine." I said, mesmerized by his charming looks. I forgot all about what I was supposed to be doing or how I got here.

"What's your name, milady?" he asked as I blushed.

"Wynter." I said, "Wynter Rose." He gave a kind, charming smile.

"Pleased to meet you, Wynter. I am Kelpie." My eyes snapped open in widening as I backed away into the bars, remembering the things about Kelpie.

"I'm not going to kill you, Wynter. If that is what you fear. I'd like to make a deal with you."

"Deal?" I asked as he nodded.

"I'll take you to the others no harm done. And…I'll let you have a wish. Only if you never tell anyone of this." My heart raced.

"Or I could trap your spirit like the others. Your choice."

"I'll take the deal." I said as he smiled sweetly.

"Name your wish." I thought long and hard.

"My real parents…" I began, thinking about what Jack said about them not loving me. "I know for a fact they didn't love me." I started shaking.

"I want my biological parents to be killed in front of me, for abandoning me. And anyone who has abandoned me in the past to be in severe pain." Kelpie gave a smile, I looked up at a piece of parchment floating towards me.

"In order to seal the deal, I need you to sign on the line next to the X." A quill was floating next to my face as I grabbed it, scribbling my name on the parchment as it rolled up and burst into a cloud of dust and back into Kelpie's hand.

"This will take some time. Follow me, Wynter. I'll lead you to the others." I felt like I had accomplished a very wonderful choice. That'll show my real parents that I was worth loving.

Kelpie motioned towards an opening as I looked out of it, there in the distance were the other guardians, their backs were turned and it seemed like they didn't notice I was gone.

"Remember, Wynter. Not a word about our meeting." And with that he walked away as I stepped out of the cave, walking quickly towards them. Jack looked behind as he snickered.

"Have trouble keeping up, mortal?" I sniffed, wrinkling my nose. Maybe I should have wished for Jack to have the severe pain for being a jerk.


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