Authors Note- So in this chapter I'm introducing a new OC that my friend asked me to put in. We were trying to brainstorm ideas and we came up with this and well, I like her. So yeah, I'm sorry if this is becoming like a complete OC story, but I need the extra boost to finish out this story, and this new OC is the way I'm gonna do it.
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A girl with frizzy brown hair watched the whole thing from shadows with a frown. She was angry. Here she was giving Pitch a whole bunch of good luck because she felt bad for him, and he was misusing it! After she'd stumbled upon the frail man being tortured by Nightmares, she'd taken pity and allowed him access back to the land above. She'd given him more than ample protection as he'd built his power back up. She'd done so much in the last week alone. But she was upset at how he was acting. Like he owned the world and everything in it. Well not anymore. She was done helping him. There were three new spirits who deserved her help, especially since it would destroy Pitch for them to come off conquer in this situation. A wicked smile tugged her lips into a smile. Ah yes, she would make Pitch suffer again for taking advantage of her gifts. After all, who didn't know the saying? Karma was a bitch.
She waited until Pitch was gone from his lair all together to walk into the light. At first none of them noticed her. Aster and Auryn were looking intently at the suffering Mary, who was looking intently at the enchanted temptations Pitch had left. She looked miserable. Well that was the first thing Karma would change. With a bat of her beautiful brown eyes, the basket and goblet were gone.
Mary jumped up, expecting to see Pitch or a nightmare. Instead she found herself looking at a small child, no older than five, with an abundance of curly brown hair and doll like brown eyes. She was wearing a bright green floofy* mini skirt with black and white horizontal striped leggings. With is was a baggy black shirt that held the picture of a zebra with a neon green Mohawk. The girl wore no shoes, but definitely rocked a proud and knowing smile. While she looked only a toddler, the girls eyes showed no lack of living.
"Hello." Her voice sounded just like bells, chiming from far away.
"Uh...hi..." Mary eventually whispered.
"Don't worry about being loud, Pitch has left the building. Finally. I swear that Chick Norris fearing freak hardly ever goes out." She said with a roll of her huge eyes. Mary smiled to herself as the thought entered her head. This must be what a human owl would look like. Huge eyes. But...the girl's smile looked like it could crack her face right in half at any minute. She looked so pleased with herself. That was not owlish at all.
"Uh...who are you?" Mary asked, managing to make herself not seem offensive as she asked. Merely curious. Karma looked up at Auryn and Aster, making sure she had their attention, before doing an exaggerated bow and proclaiming happily,
"I am Karma! And I am a Bitch!" The three immortals simply looked at her, at a loss for words. "So uh, I wanna get back at that bastard Pitch. Best way I can figure, get y'all the hell outta dodge, am I right? So, we best be goin." She explained with all the seriousness of an adult. It was kinda goofy coming from a kids mouth though. Mary wasn't going to let that deter her though. She didn't know why Karma was helping them, or what exactly her motivation was, but it was about damn time someone helped them!
"Yes, thank you. We need to get them down first, and me unchained." She stated. Karma only smiled, and suddenly the bottoms of the cages disappeared. Bunny yelped but landed on his feet, recovering with just enough time to roll a bit and cushion Auryn's fall. The girl landed on him with both of them muttering a bit of an 'oof!' and groaned. Mary's chains faded away and allowed her to run to her friends.
"You guys okay?" She demanded. They both frowned but nodded. They'd need some ice for their pride, but other than that, they were okay. A bell like chuckle brought their attention back to the ever so innocent but evil Karma. She giggled again and swayed a little.
"Ready?" She asked, holding out her hand to Mary. Mary grasped Aster's paw, who took hold of Auryn's hand, before taking Karma's outstretched limb. In an instant they were back at the Tooth Palace. In the middle of the main tower, surrounded by the Guardians and the Baby Teeth. Jack, Tooth, Sandy, and North all stared in alarm at the newly appeared immortals. Where in the world had they come from? They had just been in a meeting about the disappearance of their friends and suddenly, the missing three were before their eyes. And there was a kid with them, grinning like an evil mastermind. North and Jack both recognized her, but only Jack smiled upon seeing her.
"Karma! You helped these guys out?" Jack smiled, hugging the kid. She gave him her best grin and nodded. There was no hiding it that she liked Jack. But she was an immortal five year old, so there wasn't much hope in being with him. But she could still smile at him all she liked. "What happened?" He looked around at the four of them.
"What do you think?" Mary rolled her eyes. She looked the most upset out of all of them. She'd been so strong while stuck in Pitch's lair, but now she was kind of a wreck. Her heart and head were aching with all the things that had happened.
"Pitch." North stated simply. A shudder ran up Mary's spine at the name. They all noticed it but when Bunny stepped forward to comfort her, she backed up. They all faltered at that. What was that about? She'd never acted that way towards Bunny before, nor towards anyone else. The whole time her and Auryn had been there, she'd been a kind open kid. But as she looked around at everyone now, she looked like she was getting closer and closer to a full fledged panic attack. It passed as suddenly as it came, but by the time she had a grip on herself they were all looking at her with a look that went a step beyond concern. And it was too much for her. She didn't want them to look at her like this. She had to get out of here. She had to be somewhere safe. She looked at them one more time with regret in her eyes then turned and ran off.
"Mary!" Bunny called, but Auryn stopped him from running after her.
Let her be. At least for a while.
They all silently agreed. And while the other four Guardians didn't know what had happened or why Mary was acting like this, they all knew it was best to give her space.
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Bunny was concerned about Mary. It had been two days since Karma brought them back o the Tooth Palace and he girl hadn't left her garden. She had even slept there! He knew she was growing something, but he didn't know what. And no body, not even Auryn, could get her to talk about it. Or talk about anything at all.
"Hey E.B., what's up Doc?" Karma grinned, tossing Bunny a carrot. The kid was really annoying, but Bunny wasn't going to be the one to tell her. He's heard she had a temper and he preferred that it stay focused on Pitch. Karma followed his heavy hearted glance to Mary and grinned. Now there was an adorable, if not a little unusual, couple. "She's mighty pretty." Karma winked, nudging him slightly. He nodded stiffly and Karma frowned. What was eating him? "I'm sure she'll be okay Bun-Bun. Probably just a little shaken up." She insisted. Bunny sighed.
"It's more than that. She's terrified. She won't eave the garden because it's where she feel safe. But she won't talk to us either. No one can get through to her." He explained with a frustrated growl. Karma observed Mary closer and noticed tear stains on the girl's cheeks, as well as unsteady hands and a slight hiccup, like she was sobbing quietly. A pity filled grimace finally hit karma's face. "She's had nightmares both nights we've been back." Bunny mentioned.
"We knew Pitch wouldn't just give up." Karma shrugged. She didn't see what the big deal was honestly. She felt concern for Mary and all that, but it was just a few threats and nightmares. Not like he'd actually hurt any of them, unless you count that bit of mental torture with the cursed fruit. Which they probably did.
"You heard what he said. He wants her. And she's never been faced with the kind of want he has in mind." He sounded a step beyond uncomfortable.
"You mean she a vir-" She stopped short when a low growl escaped Bunny subconsciously. "Okay I get how that would be disturbing and all, but this seems like a bit of an overreaction to just that, especially when nothing like that really happened. It was just threats." Karma pointed out. Bunny's eyes narrowed. She could tell he was getting impatient with her.
"Is it really such an overreaction? Her and her mother were killed by men, men like Pitch. Now Pitch wants to hurt her, and it's like she's back then. Helpless and hopeless. On top of it, I think she's scared that she'll revert to her evil self again, if he does succeed." Bunny explained.
"But, even if she did, Auryn could help her. Couldn't she? I mean it is Auryn who's gonna change Pitch back to Kozmotis, remember." She watched as Mary took a deep breath and stopped fussing over whatever she was growing. The girl wiped her cheeks, unconsciously caking them with dirt, and then flopped back to look up at the clouds passing serenely overhead.
"There's no guarantee even that will work. Pitch is not a force to be taken lightly. And unfortunately, Mary seems to be the key to his full attention at this point." Karma shuddered at that. Even she, who wasn't really afraid of anything (having power over really every aspect of a persons life comes with perks) could say that creeped her out. But, with that thought, she got a good idea. She'd been pushing off helping the Guardians until she was sure they deserved it. But even if they didn't, which she was pretty sure they did, Mary definitely needed it. It was time for her plan to go into action. It was time for Karma to give them her good graces.
*I'm pretty sure that's how you spell it. Basically really fluffy, full of toole. And an awesome word all together.
