Jack landed in Jamie's back yard. He'd been searching for Pitch nonstop since talking with Danny two days ago. The globe in North's workshop was getting darker. So many lights had gone out. Hallowe'en was the next day. It was four in the afternoon. It was starting to get dark but Jack needed to warn Jamie. Jamie had been the last believer when Pitch attacked six years ago. It was possible that Pitch would go after Jamie soon. The guardians didn't know what Pitch was doing to the children. He never left a trace behind him and if they even caught a glimpse of him, he'd disappear into the shadows, chuckling at them.

Jack jumped up to Jamie's bedroom window and glanced inside. Jamie looked sad as he packed a few books into his backpack. Jack scowled in confusion. He knocked on the window. Jamie looked up and smiled at his immortal friend.

"Jack! Hey, what's up?" Jamie greeted him as he opened the window. Jack smiled warmly at his first believer.

"Just checking in on you. Is something wrong?" Jack replied, nodding to the school bag Jamie had been packing. Jamie sighed and nodded.

"Yeah, Diana's in the hospital. I'm going to visit her and bring her homework," Jamie revealed. Jack's eyes widened.

"What?! How?" Jack exclaimed. Jamie shook his head and sat down on his bed.

"Turns out her mom is an alcoholic. Last night, Diana went home and this morning she came into school. She was acting weird. She looked sick too, really pale. She fainted in class. Turned out that Diana had lost a lot of blood from a wound in her side which reopened in school. She was taken to hospital and the doctors think she was hit by a glass bottle or something. I wish she had told me. I knew that there was something wrong but she wouldn't tell me what," Jamie explained softly.

Jack gasped as he recalled what Danny had said to Diana.

"If you don't tell him, he can't help you," Jack whispered in remembrance. Jamie frowned.

"What?" Jamie retorted confused. Jack turned to Jamie and shook his head.

"I was so wrong about Danny. I thought he was scaring Diana. He was trying to help her! I've got to find him," Jack replied. Jack walked to the window.

"Wait Jack! What are you talking about?" Jamie called as he got to his feet. Jack turned back to Jamie.

"Danny has been chosen to be a guardian. Danny the Spirit of Fear. We all didn't think it was a good idea because we all thought that he frightened kids. But I don't think that's right. I think he helps frightened children. When he was here the other day, he was trying to encourage Diana to open up to you. Since I didn't know about Diana's mom, I thought Danny was making her scared. Pitch is back and stopping children from believing. I've been trying to convince Danny to help. Now I think I know of a way to convince him," Jack explained.

"Wait! Pitch is back! Is that why you're here?" Jamie realised. Jack smiled awkwardly and nodded.

"I wanted to warn you. Pitch isn't attacking the guardians this time. He's doing something to kids to stop them believing. I wanted to warn you since the last time you were key to stopping him," Jack admitted. Jamie's eyes widened.

"Could he go after my friends or Sophie?" Jamie whispered. Jack smiled sadly.

"I'm sorry Jamie. I don't want to frighten you but he is going after kids and we don't know how, why or even where he'll strike next. But we estimate he'll get all the lights to go out by Hallowe'en. So just be careful Jamie. Stay away from dark places and don't go out at night alone," Jack warned. Jamie nodded slowly, stunned by the information.

Jack placed a comforting hand on Jamie's shoulder. Jamie was almost as tall as Jack nowadays.

"Jamie, the guardians are on it. We will protect you and we will stop Pitch. Now I have to go and talk to Danny. You going to be alright by yourself?" Jack assured him. Jamie bit his lip and took a deep breath. He nodded bravely and gave Jack a small smile. Jack smiled reassuringly before somersaulting out of the window and flew up into the sky, heading towards anywhere cold.

Jamie watched the Spirit of winter, guardian of fun, fly out of sight before returning to his bag. He was going to go and visit Diana. His friend needed him. He pulled out his phone and quickly texted his friends that knew about Pitch Black and the guardians warning them of what was happening. Jamie shrugged his bag onto his shoulder and grabbed some money to buy something to eat at the hospital. He walked out of his room, down the stairs, shouted to his mother where he was going and out the front door. News of what had happened to Diana had spread like wildfire through the school and then the parents. Diana was going to be the centre of attention for a while now. But Jamie was going to be there for her. Especially if Pitch was out there. Diana had been through enough. Jamie glanced over his shoulder, watching any shadows for any sign of the boogieman. He tried to ignore it, but the fact that Pitch was back and the guardians couldn't stop him. It scared Jamie.

And finally the penny drops. Jack's figured out what drives Danny. Let me know what you think so far.

Until the next chapter.