Chapter 8
Bunnymund P.O.V. (Haven't had that in a while)
"Oi, North, is it just me or is it getting hotter?" I asked him, walking towards the shady spot we moved Jack to check up on him. "You are correct, it has gotten much warmer and I am worried, what if Jack's power is disappearing- oh no" his speech was cut off when we finally got to the spot. I also froze as I saw his condition. Even from a distance you could see the puddle of water around the white haired teen.
I moved closer and put a paw to his forehead but quickly retracted my hand back, shock now settling in. "He's warm... North, he's warm! This can't be normal, I mean-" Tooth then flew in, stopping my rant with her look of worry. "I can't find Sandy! I checked everywhere but I can't find him!" She exclaimed, sorrow etching her voice from the sick guardian in front of her and the missing guardian.
I sighed, sitting down thinking 'how are we gonna get out of this mess' before a snow globe portal open up. When I looked at North, though, he shook his head in confusion. What came out surprised me so much that I jumped up, flung out my boomerangs and stepping in front of Tooth, her baby Tooths' surrounding Jack, trying their best to protect them. I heard North bring out his swords and stand beside me while Tooth went back to Jack.
"Who the bloody 'ell are you?" I demanded, now fully on guard.
Danny P.O.V. (Meanwhile)
"You can't be serious" I told Anna, somehow knowing what she was thinking as she led us toward the gym, at least that's what she said that's where we were going to once we were found. That was about 30 seconds ago. "We're almost there. You see those doors?" I nodded as best as I could while running at full speed "that's the gym. That's also where they put all the guns and whatnot. If we can get those guns then we will be able to get out of here." She finished, panting slightly. "So that's the plan?" Sam asked "yep!" Anna said happily as we burst through the doors. While I looked around the room Anna and Sam looked up. "Give me a boost?" I heard Anna whisper to Sam, as if out of breath, and I turned around just in time to see Sam using her plant abilities to fling Anna up into the air.
Anna then caught a rope and started to climb it with her arms only. She then tied the rope in a weird loop around her waist to stop her from feeling any discomfort as she started to swing and caught hold of the metal thing that holds things up from the floor. I was surprised when she suddenly put a large backpack and then dived, no rope around her waist. I tried to fly up so save her but Sam held me back, tying me up in ropes of vines and stems of flowers that probably grew in the amazon for how strong they were. "Let me go Sam!" I tried again but just wore myself out. Just then the doors opened and the rest of the crew ran in, Dan putting a shield at the door to stop the GIW from coming in. When I looked back at the spot Anna was I saw that her arms were protecting her face and she was flying with butterfly shaped feathery angel wings.
I was then let go and I floated up to Anna as she peeked from her vulnerable position, looking around. "Hey, why aren't on the ground?" She asked, not realizing that her wings had finally grown. "You're flying!" I exclaimed, a smile gracing my features. Her face was priceless as she took in the fact that she had wings.
Anna P.O.V. (Yay! I can now sing 'wings by little mix'!)
'We... Have wings... Wow, and I thought that we still had a few years left' both Tori and I mused at the same time. My face suddenly hardened as Tori helped me land. "We got one chance and one chance only. Lets make it count." Both me and Tori said, harmonizing with Magica as I pulled out the snow globe. Sandy looked scandalized when he saw what I had in my hand. "On the count of three everyone is to run through as fast as possible. Any questions?" I asked, looking at everybody. When nobody said anything, not one of sandy's pictures telling otherwise, I counted down "one" I said, raising the globe to my mouth whispering "Easter warden" before raising above my head. "Two" I continued, facing a wall and getting in a good position before shouting "THREE!" As I flung the globe at the wall. "EVERY ONE! IN!" I yelled, chucking the bag full of the weapons through the portal.
After everyone had gone through I had only just enough time to sprint through the portal before it closed. When I got to the other side I landed on my feet and started to hover to try to get my balance back. I got a nasty surprise when I heard an Australian accented voice sharply say "Who the 'ell are you?".
I landed back on the ground to notice that it was grass instead of tacky metal. The bad part was when I sensed all the sadness and sorrow in the atmosphere. It was so strong that I nearly collapsed. Instead I stood tall and walked over in the direction of where the air felt the most sickly. That, unfortunately, was also where a giant bunny, old Russian looking pirate with a white beard and dual swords, and a bird girl all were. But I could sense more. When I came to see what they were protecting so badly I got a massive shocker as I saw a boy with white hair, tattered ice blue hoodie, tattered brown pants, no shoes and a wooden staff with intricate snowflake designs, sorta like the one on mine and Sam's satchels, in his left hand.
What shocked me, though, was the puddle of water that he was lying in. But when I went to move closer to try and heal the 18yr old looking boy a boomerang and sword criss crossed in front of me, stopping me from making any progress. I heard the others arise but paid no mind to them as I glared at the two guardians stopping me from healing the boy.
"Let me pass, I am a healer" Tori and I said, using Magica to make our voices seem softer and sound smoother than silk. The bunny immediately dropped his weapon, stepping aside to let me pass while the pirate looking man and the bird lady looked hesitant. "Do you want Jack healed or not?" The bunny asked seriously. The little versions of the bird lady and birdy herself all moved out of the way while pirate looked hesitant. When he saw sandy nod from behind me the pirate finally stepped aside, now giving me full view of the boy.
I walked slowly toward the boy, now known as Jack, before rushing a little towards the end. I kneeled down, not minding as the water soaked into the fabric of my jeans, and put my left hand over his forehead, checking his temperature. I then took his hand in my right one, clasping it gently. "Dan, Danny, can you two come over here?" I called back, noticing the slight fever Jack carried. The two ghosts then appeared behind me.
"Danny, you think you can make it snow?" I asked, Danny nodded. "Good, Dan, pass me the sand from clockwork." I instructed and was happy that the bag was still full. I sprinkled some of the sand over Jack's body as Danny made it snow. I was aware of the other guardians watching but paid no heed. "Sam, Dani, Tucker, give me the statistics. Sam, medicine, Dani, help your dad with the snow, Tucker, monitor him. Okay, team, move out" as soon as I said the last word, the rest of the team moved out, doing their respected tasks as I started to heal him.
Unfortunately, Jack was having a bad dream an I could hurt him even more if I healed him then and there. "Sandy, I need you to give him good dreams" I instructed, gesturing towards Jack. Sandy complied and golden sand drifted over the area where my left hand was.
I closed my eyes and channeled my energy into my healing core instead of my elemental one. When I opened my eyes I felt my entire body glow. As soon as the glow faded I saw that the dark energy poison was in a type of cage and couldn't escape. I smiled, knowing that my work was done.
My eyelids suddenly felt really heavy. I tried to stand to move away from the now awake and well Jack but I got really dizzy and felt my body hit the grassy floor, knowing that I had powered down and was in a crumpled pile on the floor, vulnerable to any harm that could possibly be put against me. There was then the sensation of me being picked up but that was the last thing I knew as my entire being was filled with darkness.
Jack P.O.V. (When Anna was healing him)
I was standing in an empty dark room. Everything was so quiet but at the same time it was so loud. I was lying on the floor and I couldn't move when all of a sudden there was this golden light that had appeared just above my injured arm. The light then continued to expand when my eyes suddenly shot open. When I got a bearing of my surroundings I was surprised when I felt a soft, yet sturdy hand on my forehead. When I saw who the hand belonged to and was even more surprised when I saw a glowing teenage looking girl with her eyes closed. She had angel wings and chocolate colored hair with silver streaks.
When she opened her eyes she smiled, almost as if she was actually relieved that I was finally awake, her eyes a silvery blue. The mysterious girl then stood up, wobbling a little. But as soon as she took a step she collapsed, a silver light surrounding her before showing a non glowing girl with dark brown hair. She was just laying there, looking as if she was drained of all power. When that thought passed through my brain I quickly stood up and started towards the girl, worried if she was dead.
But as soon as I stood up I was attacked by a million hugs, all in the form of mini versions of Tooth. When I finally got a chance to look around I realized that I was in bunny's warren and that all the guardians were there. I then noticed that four other people besides the fallen girl were just standing there except for the black haired blue eyed boy who picked up the girl and took her out of the clearing. The two girls of the group followed the supposed leader while the last of the group stayed. He was African-American and was nervously shuffling his feet.
When I turned to the other guardians I noticed bunny staring at me with an astonished expression, jaw dropped and all. "What happened?" I asked, clearly confused about waking up in bunny's lair. "What happened, what happened?! I'll tell you what happened, that girl back there just saved ya! She even got you back to full power too! I just hope the little Sheila's gonna be alright." Bunny said, crossing his arms after finally managing to pick his jaw off the ground.
I just nodded, to surprised to do anything. When I turned to the dark skinned boy I smiled slightly, seeing him showing Tooth some new technology. "Ooooo! So what does this button do?" She asked, pressing a button. The gadget suddenly started to glow green and an annoying nasal sound came from the gadget. "Haha! I'm FREE! Now, from this PDA, I can connect and hack into every single computer in the world! From there I can gain enough power to finally destroy that pesky Phantom and take over both the Ghost Zone AND earth! Mwahahahahahahaha!" It laughed maniacally at the end.
"Hey Technus! How was the inbuilt thermos?" The boy asked pleasantly "it still needs a pool" the voice said. "Already added!" The boy said, pressing another button. "NOOOOOOOO!" The voice yelled out, making me and the other 3 guardians jump back in surprise. "And that is why you shouldn't press weird glowing buttons that happen to be green" the boy said, as if ending a long speech. "Ok Tucker" Tooth replied, too stunned to do anything.
I simply shook my head and went in the direction the others went. When I got there my eyes widened as I saw the state the healing girl was in. It seemed as if every one of my wounds was transferred to her while I bore no marks of injury. I looked down in shame and felt something wet running down my cheek, surprising me when it didn't freeze. I then realized that it was a tear.
The goth looking girl then chose that moment to notice me and had a look of astonishment when she saw me crying, but then saw where I was looking and gave me a look of sympathy. I nodded, coming closer, hoping that they wouldn't become hostile towards me. The youngest black haired girl then stood up and turned to face me. "Hi, I'm Dani... With an I" she said, looking at the other two to continue. The boy stood up and offered me a hand to shake saying "I'm Danielle's father, Danny... With a Y" to my complete surprise, stunning me further when his hand was colder that mine. The goth looking girl then stood up and offered me a hand to shake. "Hi, I'm Danielle's mom, Sam. And you are?" She said. "Jack Frost" I replied, eyes widening when a plant glove wrapped itself around Sam's arms. I had. To quickly let go before my own hand was encased in the leafy green material.
Sam then nodded and went back to her spot next to the fallen angel. She held a hand above the girl's head. Her hand glowed a golden green colour before sprinkling a golden haze over the girl. "Her name's Anna, she managed to take the poison from you but every time she heals... She gets closer to death." Sam whispered the last part, a single tear leaking from her left eye. Once the golden haze cleared from Anna I realized that there were no more cuts or bruises.
"I can only heal so much while Anna can literally give back life" Sam whispered. Danny and Dani (totally confusing) noticed her distress and hugged her. I then sat down on the other side of Anna and stared at the seemingly lifeless figure. There was a sudden strong puff of air. It surprised me so much that it knocked me out into a lying position. Dani smiled and started to poke Anna's apparent sore spot because next thing I knew Anna was sitting up and tickling Danielle. "Gotcha!" She said in triumph, albeit a bit tiredly, but triumphant nonetheless as Dani was giggling nonstop. "Say your sorry" Anna teased, stopping when Dani finally said sorry.
"How are you feeling?" Anna asked me in the most gentlest voice that had ever been directed toward me. "Me? What about you?! How is it that one second ago you were on the floor bleeding and now you're up as if it hadn't happened at all?" I said in a teasing voice. "'Cause just five seconds ago you were melting from a poison made of crushed blood blossom and shavings made from the soul shredder that the..." She trailed off, looking troubled. "Who?" A sudden deep voice sounded behind me only to find the most scariest sights I had ever seen. "I'm Dan, Danny's future self" he quickly explained before getting back to business. "Who!" Dan demanded, but not too forcefully. "The Fright Knight..." Dani whispered, as if suddenly afraid.
Sam and Anna both nodded at the same time and said confidently "the spirit of Halloween" confirming the young princess.
