Bunnymund hopped towards the winter spirit. "Jack,I know you're anxious for your chance of snow,but don't you think this is a bit to sudden?"He asked. Jack remained quiet as North's eyes narrowed. He got a hand to his stomach. Something in his tummy told him something wasn't right.
Jack-O-Lantern rolled around until he eventually reached Hallow's feet. Hallow carefully picked him up,resting him on her hat as he gripped her broom. "His eyes are creeping me out."Jack-O-Lantern muttered.
"So I'm not the only one."Hallow muttered.
Tooth flew over to Jack. "Jack,are you alright? You see paler than usual."
Jack smirked,the Nightmare Sand Jack of course. The real Jack,trapped inside could only watch as as the Nightmare Sand took control of his actions. "I'm fine." 'Jack' said as he spun his staff a bit. He looked up at Hallow and he seemed to smirk under his hood as he walked over to her. Hallow gripped her broom as Jack got closer.
"Jack?"Hallow asked with concern in her voice. Jack walked up and looked down at her. His eyes had no fun,no warmth,just no emotion. "Why have you started these blizzards,Jack?" Hallow asked.
Jack simply walked away,turning to the globe. Sandy stared concerned. What was wrong with Jack? "The blizzards,I just thought it'd be a wonderful way to start winter."Was all Jack said.
"It's not your turn just yet though,mate. Mother Nature won't be happy."Bunnymund said.
Jack smirked as he jumped and landed down on the top of the globe. "Right,you see,here's the thing." Frost started to cover the globe as Jack walked around. "I don't really care what she thinks,it's my season,ok?"
Sandy's eyes narrowed. Jack was never like this. Just then he saw what appeared to be black sand falling down Jack's ears and nose. Tooth quickly flew up to him. "Jack your ear-"She said but stopped as she got her hand up to Jack's ear and felt the black sand falling down between her fingertips. Suddenly Jack spun his staff as it glew blue. Before anyone could react Jack slammed the staff against Tooth,sending her flying back,hitting the wall before falling down.
"Tooth!"North cried out. Sandman had images of golden sand flash above his head so fast it only made a blurry mess as he ran to Tooth. Tooth groaned as Bunnymund turned to Jack.
"What the actually bloody hell,frostbite?!"Bunnymund asked as he took out one of his boomerangs. Suddenly a familiar yet cold laugh could be heard echoing across the room.
Hallow's eyes widened,she knew that laugh. "No…"
Around the globe a familiar Nightmare Sand started to surround it as a figure appeared besides Jack,Pitch.
"You!"Hallow yelled out.
"Nice to see you too,apprentice."Pitch said with a smirk.
All eyes suddenly fell onto Hallow. She gritted her teeth. "I left you long ago,what have you done to Jack?!"Hallow asked.
Pitch laughed. "Would you stop pretending Hallow,the plan's well as done."
"You did this?" Hallow turned to see Tooth standing up,looking at her with doubtful eyes.
Hallow shook her head. "N-No! He speaks lies! I don't know what he's talking about!"Hallow's eyes turned to Pitch,filled with anger. "Pitch!"
"You really think I would let you go so easily? I made sure that if you left at the very least I got something out of you while I was at it."Pitch said as he stroke Jack's hair.
"What did you do to Jack?!"North asked.
Pitch turned. "I only did some of the work. Hallow did the rest,the dear managed to pull Frost down to cloud 9 enough time for me to pass my sand into his body,which I now control."Pitch said.
"W-What?! What do you mean?! I can't control that sand,when-"
"The sand was already within you,one kiss was all it took to bring the sand within his bloodstream and to bring Jack Frost to his knees for me."Pitch explained,his smile never wavering. Hallow stared in shock. Even then,when she thought that things would get better,she never really managed to get away from Pitch. He WAS with her all along,he just waited until the right moment.
"(Bunny was right…)"Hallow thought.
Bunny gritted his teeth. "You son of a-"
"I wouldn't if I were you."Pitch warned as he got Jack closer. Jack seemed to lift his staff,ready to fight. The guardians stared dumbfounded,they had lost the youngest member of their family to their worst enemy,Pitch. Pitch laughed. "I love to see those expressions on your faces; despair,horror,oh how fun it us." Pitch then walked around.
Tooth's eyes narrowed. "What are you planning?"
"What I had planned from the very beginning: Submit the world to my knees! With Jack Frost,the spirit of Winter by my side the world shall fall into eternal frost,coldness and despair. Eternal darkness and never ending ice age as they all fear me,the Bogeyman."Picth explained.
Bunnymund cracked his knuckles. "As if we'd let you get away with that!"
"Ah I figured as much,but now, ."Pitch said as he got his hands on Jack's shoulders,a dagger of Nightmare sand forming in his hand as he got it to Jack's neck. Jack,under the control of Pitch didn't even move unless commanded. Everyone froze. "Would you be able to take down young Jack Frost down with me?"Pitch asked with a smirk. Bunnymund gritted his teeth. Pitch laughed. "I thought so!" He walked around as the globe soon enough was covered in dark sand and ice. "I would stay here and chat some more,but me and Jack have a schedule to keep,and we're getting quite busy. I think we should start at Bugress,wouldn't you agree Jack?"Pitch asked as he did a maniacal laugh.
Jack smirked under his hood. "Certainly."He said as he glared at the guardians. With a wave of his hand Pitch and Jack were gone within shadows and sand,leaving the group shocked and at loss of words. No one seemed to move except that they looked at each other and then at Hallow,who just stared at the globe where Jack and Pitch once stood with anger and disappointment. Before Tooth could break the silence Bunnymund had pounced over Hallow,tackleling her down and pinning her by the neck and shoulders down on the ground.
"I knew it! We couldn't bloody trust you!"Bunnymund yelled.
"Bunny!"Tooth yelled as she and North quickly hurried over to pry the bunny off the Halloween spirit,but he hang on tight to Hallow.
"I didn't know,I swear to you that I didn't know that the sand was within me…"Hallow muttered as she tried to explain,only to get a punch from the Eater Bunny.
"Bunnymund enough!"North demanded.
"You were Pitch's apprentice,hell,you might as well still be! If Jack had never gotten close to you this would of never happened! You should of stayed away,hidden in the forest where you belonged you bloody b-"
"Aster!"Tooth yelled before Bunnymund could speak his mind.
"No,he's right."Hallow said. Everyone suddenly turned to her. North took this chance as he pulled Bunny off Hallow with force,bringing the Bunny to fall back. Hallow sat up holding her cheek as it soon started to bruise,and blood going down her nostrils from the force of the powerful punch. Her broom and the Jack-O-Lantern quickly and protectively stood infront of Hallow incase the easter Bunny had any other funny ideas. Hallow continued as she looked down at the floor. "Bunny is right,I shouldn't have met up with Jack Frost,Man in Moon,had warned me so."Hallow muttered. She then looked up at the guardians,an expression of confusion,anger and sadness covering her face. "But,what am I supposed to do?! I had to study under Pitch otherwise my powers would have been too much for me to handle on my own. I was warned to stay away from any other of the spirits,but what do you expect of me? To remain alone in my eternal life?! Just sitting in a cabin watching everything around me change as I remain intact?! The meeting between Jack Frost and I was pure accident,if not,fate,but dammit,I never meant for this to happen,I never meant for any of you to get hurt. I never meant for Pitch to get his way,even less,for him to hurt the only friend I've made in over 200 years." Hallow looked down,feeling tears form up at the edge of her eyes. As bad as the guardians felt,they had Jack Frost to worry about. North cleared his throat.
"We understand,Hallow but…right now,we will have to ask you to stay here,to avoid any more trouble or traps that Pitch has planted around you."North explained. That hit Hallow hard,as if she was stabbed in the heart with a knife. She was now forbidden to help them? "We're sorry Hallow,it's for your own good,and for Jack's good as well."North explained. He then turned,signaling the other guardians to come along with him. Sandy and Tooth looked at each other and then back at Hallow before following North. Bunny lowered his ears,he really wanted to believe that Hallow meant good,but the way Pitch had manipulated her actions for his own good only made Bunnymund frustrated. He walked away,closing the door behind him,leaving Hallow alone in the globe room to herself.
Hallow didn't know what to do by this point. Whenever she took a step forward everything seemed to go wrong and have her take two steps back. It was even worse of when she started. "Maybe if I never met Jack none of this would of happened,Bunny was right..."Hallow muttered. Jack-O-Lantern glanced at the broom,none of them knowing what to do. Hallow then stood onto her feet and looked up at a familiar sight: the moon. It shone brightly through the window as it illuminated the room. She glared.
"…What,Main in Moon? Are you will to speak to me now?!"She asked. She didn't got a response,which she scoffed. "Of course you wouldn't talk,you never speak! Only when it conveniences you! Well tell me,Man in Moon,why?! Why did me and Jack meet?! Why didn't you warned me that I had this,this dark Nigtmare Sand within me?! Why didn't you warned me either?! Most likely you would of taken notice!"Hallow yelled,her voice echoing through the empty room. She growled and kicked a chair down,causing it to fall and hit other tables and chairs. "It's no fair! Why did you made me a spirit if I am to live eternally being blamed for stuff I wasn't even aware off…SPEAK TO ME DAMMIT!"Hallow screamed at the top of her lungs,her echo the only thing receiving her back as she fell into sobs. She collapsed herself on the table infront of the globe and looked up at the moon as she sniffled. "Man in Moon,I have been patient,I have done all you asked. You once told me,'everything in due time',you gave me my name and will,but I have waited for long enough. Please,please tell me,just,tell me why?"She begged in a broken whisper,not knowing what else to speak off that would help. As she looked down the shine of the moon seemed to only get brighter as the globe started to glow blue.
Jack-O-Lantern stared. "Um,Hallow?"
Hallow looked up from her place and turned to the globe with a sudden gasp. The lights that usually glow yellow,signaling believers of the guardians were now glowing blue. She stood up,getting closer. "What does this mean?"She muttered. Her eyes widened as they started to glow with the touch of the moonlight,Hallow hearing voices of children.
"Halloween is tomorrow!" "Halloween! Halloween!" "Tommorow I'm going to show them that I fear nothing! I will be brave this year!" "I'm going to get so much candy!"
The voices echoed in Hallow's head as she held it. "Yes…I have forgotten…tommorow's Halloween…!...But what does this-"Hallow said as she looked up,hearing something more than just the children,she heard HIS voice once more: the voice of man in moon. She looked up breathlessly as her eyes widened. She gripped her necklace tight.
"You're right,I'm not just a spirit…I'm Pitch's apprentice…"She muttered. Then it clicked. She smiled real big. "I'm his apprentice…I'm his APPRENTICE! I'm the student to beat the teacher! His tricks! I know them all!"She said with laughter as she then stopped and a determined expression covered her face. "I…I'm a Witch…I'm Pitch's apprentice,the Witch of Halloween."She finally said. She turned to Jack-O-Lantern and her broom,a smile creeping upon her features. "I know how we can help."