A.N-I know my chapters have been very short, but I promise that when you get to chapter 5 which will come soon, it will be longer. On with the story! Stay Awesome!
Chapter 4
Everyone in the room paused. So many questions ran through each one's head. Sandy just made rapid symbols above his head. Tooth just stood there with a surprised face watching bunny as he asked the questions. "What do ya mean he's back?! He was attacked by Nightmares the last time I saw him. How is this possible? Is this another shadow?" North put up his hands for bunny to stop talking. "Slow down, Bunny. I also had thought he was gone, but he was back here at the Pole, only this time he wants to ruin Christmas, the wonder for children Oh, and don't forget, Bunny, I was right about the shadow last time, but this time I actually saw him. He was really here."
The first thing that came from Jack's mouth ever since he got there was, "Where's Pitch now?" North turned to Jack, a little surprised. "Jack! I almost forgot you were there. You were so quiet over…" "North!" "Oh! Sorry, Jack. What did you say?" Jack repeated himself, "Where is Pitch?" North hesitated for a moment to think and then replied, "I don't know. He never said where he was headed to. He only said…." North stopped with a worried look on his face. His silence was interrupted by Tooth Fairy. "What is it, North? What did he say?" After Tooth had asked, North looked toward all the Guardians and finally said, "He said he was stronger."
Everyone paused. The silence was broken when Bunny asked, "Stronger? How much stronger is he?" "That I don't know, either. But it sounds like he has something worse than Nightmares this time. The question is, what is it?" Everyone in the room, even the elves, thought about it for a moment. What is he planning to do this time?
"Do you think he'll try getting rid of one of us like he did to Sandy last time, but for good?" asked the Tooth Fairy with a hint of worry in her voice. "Maybe, but who knows what he'll try to do to Christmas, not to forget the children of the world." replied North. Sandy tried using symbols to say, 'What if he's in this room right now, watching us?' Nobody understood what he tried to say through the figures on his head until he repeated them slowly which got through to Old St. Nick. "Ah! Good idea, Sandy. We should probably search the workshop before looking elsewhere." All the Guardians searched every shadow and dark place in the workshop, trying not to disturb the yeti's work, for it was a crucial time of year to make sure the do still believe.
After everyone had done a thorough check of the place, they all gathered back in the globe room to report back to North that he was not here. "We looked everywhere we saw a shadow at. Pitch isn't here." Reported Tooth. North sighed with relief. The last thing he wanted was the Boogeyman to infiltrate his workshop and destroy what the yetis had worked so hard on all year. Jack soon asked, "Where should we look, now?" Everyone thought about where the best place, besides the North Pole, would be for Pitch to ruin. "Do you think he would go back to the Tooth Palace or the Warren? Asked Tooth. "Eh, maybe, Toothy, but he also could somewhere new to try to mess with." said North. In his Australian accent, Bunny pointed out, "But where would that be? There aren't any more places the Guardians use to prepare for carrying out their jobs." Bunny was right. The only three places the Guardians used were the Tooth Palace, Bunny's Warren, and here, the North Pole.
The North came up with an idea, "Maybe he went to place where Guardians hang out most, well, besides here." Something suddenly popped into Jack's mind. "Do you think he went to the lake? You know, my lake?" Before anyone could answer, another idea popped in Jack's head. "What if he goes after Jamie? After all, he was kinda the reason Pitch failed." No one really understood how Jamie Bennett was the reason Pitch's planned were not carried out. When Jack saw their questionable faces, he made it clear to them, "You know, since he was the last light and didn't go out.""Ohhh!" Now they all got it. "Maybe, Jack. He could be after Jamie, but you are probably right that he is most definitely in Burgess. Come along! We shall ride in the sleigh!"
North loved using his sleigh for transportation, although Bunny preferred using his tunnels. Knowing that North wouldn't let him back out, he continued to follow behind.
