Chapter 4-
Phoenix's POV
"Anywhere." Jack said.
I thought about it. I could go anywhere with him, and I would. I couldn't think of a specific place. So, I said, "You pick."
Jack didn't even think, or hesitate to say, "Burgess."
Jack held out his hand and I hesitated.
He said, "Come on, Phoenix." and he grabbed my hand. We were off to Burgess.
Jack's POV
I was so excited to take Phoenix to Burgess. I loved this town and the way the children responded to my snow days. Everything in this town was so full of life.
As Phoenix and I reached our destination, I slowly descended.
Phoenix looked like she was a little scared, but I could tell she was trying to hide it and be excited.
"This is Burgess." I said.
"It's so beautiful. Is that why you like this place?" she asked.
"There's that, and there's this." I said then I shot up in the air, and started making a great snow day.
"Whoa!" exclaimed Phoenix.
Then lots of children ran out of their cozy little houses, and into the freezing cold snow, wrapped up in jackets, scarves, and gloves. Phoenix looked as excited, if not more, as the kids. I could tell that this was her first snow day, where she actually got to be outside in the snow.
I finally descended and ran back over to Phoenix. She was smiling her beautiful, perfect smile.
"This is so amazing. Do the children know that you do this?" she asked.
"No, they don't. They don't believe in me, so they can't see me." I said.
"I bet they can't see me either."
"That's probably true." I said sadly, realizing that if she never became a Guardian, the children would never see her.
Phoenix's POV
"Jack-" I started, but was interrupted when Dad showed up in the sleigh.
"PHOENIX! GET IN THE SLEIGH, NOW!" he yelled. He then turned around and faced Jack. "YOU! WHY WOULD YOU TAKE PHOENIX OUT OF THE WORKSHOP?!"
"Well, it's not my fault that you kept her locked up in her room her whole life!" countered Jack.
"JACK FROST! SHUT UP AND GO BACK TO THE NORTH POLE NOW!"
"Whatever."
"Dad, stop! It's not Jack's fault!" I cried.
He just turned around, glared at me, then got in the sleigh and went through the portal.
-At the North Pole-
As soon as we got back to the workshop, Dad jumped out of sleigh and yelled, "Go to your room, Phoenix!"
I started walking back to my room when I heard the laugh of a certain boogeyman. I turned around and saw Pitch standing on the globe, in the center of the workshop.
"Pitch. What do you want?" asked Dad.
"Phoenix, how are you?" asked Pitch, ignoring North.
"Don't talk to the girl, Pitch!" yelled Bunnymund, while running into the room with the other Guardians.
"What do you want, Pitch?" I asked.
"I want-" Pitch started, but Jack flew in yelling, "Get away, Pitch!"
Jack jumped in front of me, in a protective stance.
"Stop I can take care of myself!" I said.
"I want you, Phoenix. You come with me and I will spare some of the children." said Pitch.
"Phoen-" started the Guardians.
"If I go with you, you will leave some of the children alone?" I asked.
"Yes, dear Phoenix, I will."
"Ok, I'll go."
"Phoenix, you can't!" exclaimed Jack.
"None of you can tell me what I can and cannot do!" I snapped, and glared at all of the shocked Guardians.
"Ok then we will be off." said Pitch, darkly.
And I was whisked into a dark shadowy portal. I lost all feeling in the portal, all except fear. It ruled my mind in the shadowy void. I thought the feeling would never end until finally I landed in Pitch's lair.
North's POV
I just watched my daughter give herself to Pitch. She did it to save the children of the world. She wasn't officially a Guardian, but she was one at heart.
But none of that mattered right now. I needed to save her. She needed to be back here, in the North Pole.
But what did Pitch want with her?
What could he do with her?
She didn't have any powers and wasn't a Guardian.
"Ok, does anyone know how to get to Pitch's realm?" asked Tooth.
"No, mate, no one does." says Bunnymund.
Sandman said, well not said showed, us a picture of a bed and a down arrow.
"Good thinking, Sandy. He thinks that it's under a bed." I said.
"Wow, so specific!" replied Jack, sarcastically.
"Jack, knowing Pitch, he wouldn't just make the entrance under some random child's bed. He would do it somewhere dark and secluded." said Tooth.
"Well, people don't usually put beds in the middle of dark, creepy forests, or on deserted islands." snapped Jack.
"At least it's a start. Everyone split up and search the whole globe." I said.
Phoenix's POV
As soon as we got into Pitch's realm, he grabbed my wrist, lifted me from the ground, and squeezed my wrist, tightly.
When he did this I wondered why he even bothered lifting me from the ground because I felt the painful, weird feeling again, and I fell to the ground.
This time I didn't black out and I was just kneeling on the floor in pain. My breathing sped up, and my heart rate quickened.
When I looked down my usual blueish-purple shirt and skinny jeans had been replaced by black skinny jeans and a dark red sweater. The ends of my hair were blood red instead of blue. I felt I strange darkness overcome me. Pitch finally let go of me.
He said, "Oh, my power has made you into one beautiful little nightmare."
Obviously, he thought his power took over my mind. So, I figured I'd just play along.
"Come, my dear, and look at your new self." said Pitch, while waving me over towards a long mirror.
I was afraid to look, but I looked up and saw a completely different person.
Of course the hair and outfit, but my face. My eyes were dark red, I was wearing dark make-up, and I was really pale, paler than usual.
In truth, I was downright horrifying. Pitch wanted me to be like this, an evil minion.
"So, what do you want me to do?" I asked.
"The Guardians will come looking for you. You will attack them. You will destroy them. It shouldn't be that hard."
responded Pitch.
Dang, this guy was messed up.
"Ok."
"Good. Now be a bad little nightmare and go crush some dreams."
"Ok."
And I dashed out of there. He thought I would be scaring children. Nope, I would be looking for the Guardians.
Jack's POV
We all met back up at the North Pole and decided to take the sleigh and search together.
We searched everywhere. Phoenix was really well hidden. And so was Pitch.
