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(At the Pole)
"Ok guys, we have to be super stealthy." Jack said as they glanced down the long hallway.
Cazador got excited, "We hunt?"
"No, we are trying not to get caught." Jack rolled his eyes as he tiptoed forward
"Can I see North's workshop?" Jamie asked excited as he followed his friend
"I think I'm going to be permanently put on the naughty list just for bringing you here." Jack laughed, "I'd rather not add 'killed by yeti' to the mix."
"Awww," Jamie's face fell in disappointment
"But maybe I can show you North's personal workshop." Jack added quickly
Cazador shook his head, "Fur Face will clock clean if he catches Boy with Stick in special room." the boy smiled, "Not forget last time."
Jack cringed, "How was I supposed to know that the chainsaw was magical and would fly around the room if you didn't hold onto it." he glanced at Jamie, "Maybe another time."
Jamie laughed, "Ok, fine." he stopped short as the winter spirit motioned with his hand
"Ok, so far so good." he peeked around the corner, "The infirmary is just around this corner."
(In the Infirmary)
Patrick jumped as Jack quickly opened the door, he raised an eyebrow as he caught sight of Jamie rushing in followed quickly by Cazador, "Ummm, why is Jamie here?"
Jack grinned, "He wanted to see Pitch."
"I won't stay long." the boy smiled as he laid his jacket over a chair. He glanced at the sleeping man.
"Wrong," Cazador growled as he glanced around the room, "Something in air…"
Jack rolled his eyes, "Come on Cazador, your just being paranoid. North won't find out about Jamie coming to the Pole."
"Boy with Stick right…" he spoke quietly though he still glanced around the room
"Of course I am."
Patrick sighed as he got up and started to the door, "I didn't see anything, I was getting a sandwich when you came by, got it?"
"We never saw you." the winter spirit laughed as the man walked out. He then walked over to the bedside, he motioned for Jamie.
"I don't want to wake him…" Jamie whispered
"You won't." Pitch's voice was amused as he opened his eyes
"How long have you been awake?" Jack asked as Jamie eagerly came over
"Long enough to know that Patrick would make a horrible sentry." golden eyes filled with amusement, he glanced at Jamie, "So, you snuck into North's shop just to see me?"
Jamie smiled mischievously, "And maybe the thrill of actually going to 'Santa's' Workshop."
"You can't blame him Pitch, I tried to bust in here for years." Jack grinned
Pitch rolled his eyes, "North is going to kill you Jack."
"What happened to Death?" Jamie asked quickly before Jack could reconsider letting him stay.
"Jack didn't tell you," Pitch raised an eyebrow, "I would have thought he would have told the world by now."
"I wanted you to be awake so we could tell him together." Jack pouted
Jamie grabbed a chair and pulled it up, his eyes wide with excitement as he stared at the Nightmare King.
"Fine…" Pitch wasn't sure how to tell Jamie without revealing all the details, he sighed he would need to weave the tale with caution so as not to mess with the boy's path. "After I handed you off to Patrick I headed after Jack…"
Jamie's eyes widened as Pitch began the harrowing tale
(In the kitchen)
"North needs a wife." Patrick grumbled as he searched the cabinets for food. He pulled a container out, "Candy canes…" he shook head, "from 1967. It's a wonder he hasn't died from food poisoning."
"There is intruder in Workshop!"
Patrick jumped as North's voice boomed into the kitchen, "What do you mean?" Patrick turned, a knife glinting in his palm.
"Yeti's say they could sense a person in shop." North had his scimitar in his hand, "Yeti's have great instincts."
"Jamie…" he leaned against the counter, "You sure they didn't just sense Jack and Caz coming back?"
North shook his head, "Yetis say it is not spirit but physical being." he motioned for Patrick to follow, "Come, we need to make sure Pitch is ok."
"Ummm, why don't I go check on Pitch and you keep looking for whoever got into the Workshop."
North nodded, "Good thinking, I will be there as soon as I check the south wing." the hallway's echoed as he made his way down them
Patrick raced back to the infirmary, "and then Patrick said, 'what did I say about your monologues…" he smiled as he heard Jack talking. The occupants of the room all jumped as he burst through the door.
"What the hell Patrick!" Pitch's face was contorted in pain as he tried to calm himself after almost jumping from the bed at the sudden entrance of the Leprechaun
"North is on his way to check on you, the yetis know Jamie is here."
"How? No one saw us." Jack spoke quickly
Patrick looked at him, "How do you think Phil kept you out for all those years? They can always sense when someone is trying to get in or have made it in."
"I don't want to be put on the naughty list." Jamie's eyes were huge
"What do we do Pitch?" The winter spirit was panicking
"How should I know?" Pitch looked at him, "I'm not the genius that broke the rules and smuggled a child here to the Pole."
"Someone think of something!" Jack's eyes widened as North's footsteps could be heard coming down the hall
"Get into the corner." Pitch spoke quickly, "And whatever you do, don't move." he said as the boy did as he was told.
"Pitch, you can still see him." Jack glanced at his brother
"You really need to not move ok Jamie." Patrick said as he realized what Pitch was about to do.
"What…" Jamie's eyes widened as a wave of black sand rose from the floor and closed around him. His skin crawled as the sand stopped an inch from touching him, he shut his eyes against the blackness.
Jack stared at the black sand encasing Jamie, "What did you do Pitch?"
Pitch smiled, "He isn't having nightmares if that is your concern, I am simply using it to hide him. As long as the sand is there North will simply see it shadows, as long as Jamie doesn't move that is."
Any comments were stopped as North came into the room; the Spirit Wonder glanced around the room, "Is everything ok?"
"Yeah North,"
North frowned at the grin that was on the winter spirit's face, "You sure?" his gaze fell on Jamie's jacket.
Jack thought quickly, "Ummm, that's mine. It was a gift."
"I bet it was the jacket they sensed North," Patrick spoke up, "You know since it was from Jamie."
"I suppose…"
"North, is Tooth here?" Pitch asked as the man's gaze stayed on the corner where Jamie was, his eyes squinting
"Yes, she is." North turned from his stare, "Did you need her?"
"I was just going to see if she would mind making me soup when she comes."
North smiled, glad that Pitch was actually asking for food, "Of course Pitch. I will go ask her now." he motioned to Cazador, "Cazador I need you to go check the other wings just in case."
"Cazador will make sure no trespass in cave." the boy glanced around the room once more, the feeling of unease still in the pit of his stomach. "Just parrotnoid," he thought as he followed North out of the room
The occupants of room all sighed with relief as the door closed, Pitch waved his hand and the black sand seeped back into the floor. "You can open your eyes now."
Jamie shuddered as he opened his eyes, "That was super scary."
Pitch smiled, "You were never in danger Jamie. My sand will only do as I ask."
"Nice thinking with the soup thing." Jack laughed
"I meant it, I'm hungry." Pitch stated simply
"But you're a spirit; I thought you didn't have to eat?" Jamie asked confused
"We technically don't." Patrick spoke as he took a bite out of the candy cane he had brought from the kitchen "Moon that is nasty!" he spit the candy into the waste basket, he wiped his mouth as he continued, "But eating helps us recover faster and for spirits such as Jack and Pitch who use their bodies own energies for their power, food provides the energy for that."
Jamie eyes widened, "So the more they eat the stronger they become?"
Patrick laughed as Pitch rolled his eyes, "Not exactly kid, you see a spirits' body turns food into energy immediately. The body will only hold so much energy, any extra simply dissipates."
Jack smiled, "Yeah, so Pitch doesn't have to worry about getting fat from sitting on his butt eating all of Tooth's cooking."
"If my legs weren't broken, I'd kick your ass." Pitch scowled at his laughing brother.
"I believe you should take Jamie home now." Patrick said as he caught sight of the boy trying to stifle a yawn."
"Awww." both boys spoke in unison
"Come on you two." Patrick herded them out the door, "I'll be right back Pitch."
"Tell Sophie thank you for all the drawings." he called as the door shut. Pitch lay back into the bed, his face twisting with the pain he had hidden from them radiating in his expression. His golden eyes closed, as he tried to rest.
As he drifted the Nightmare King was unaware of a hand reaching from the shadows as it placed a small object into the pocket of the jacket that was hung over the chair. Then just as quickly the hand retreated back into the shadows.
Pitch started as the door opening and closing woke him; "Patrick?" he scowled when he saw no one "Must have imagined it." He started to close his eyes but snapped them open again as the door creaked open
"Forgot my jacket." Jamie apologized as he came into the room, he smiled at Pitch as he grabbed it, "I'll see you soon."
"See you." Pitch closed his eyes again, hoping that this time he would actually be able to fall asleep and escape the pain.
(Unknown)
"Did you plant the tracker?" a deep voice asked
A small goblin shook slightly as he stood in front of the desk, "Y..yes boss. I planted it in Jack Frost's jacket." he spoke quickly, "I was almost found though, they had a spirit that could sense me." the goblin grinned, "The cloak you gave me worked though."
"Good, so no one saw you. And you are sure the jacket belonged to him?"
"I heard him say it was his." the goblin spoke with confidence
The chair creaked as the man in it leaned back, "Good, now on to phase two."
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