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"I am worried for the boy." North said grimly to the other two guardians in the room.
"We need to find a way to cheer him up. There's only two days left. If Bunny doesn't make it back in time..." Tooth spoke with tears in her eyes.
"No. Do not even think of that possibility. Bunny will make it. I know he will. Jack has become a very good friend to Bunny. Like a brother. He would not let Jack die if he had a chance to save him." North said sternly. Sandy nodded his head with a few symbols over his head. "You see? Sandy is even certain Bunny will make it." North said with a smile. A moment of thoughtful silence filled the room. "I am going to check on Jack." North said softly as he walked off. It was then that Tooth and Sandy noticed just how slow and tired the man looked. Like he got no sleep the night before.
North walked to Jack's room and stood outside the door. His heart was filled with sadness and fear for the young Guardian he has come to find as his son. Taking a deep breath, North walked in to find Jack asleep on his bed. He looked so young, so innocent, but also so lifeless. The pale complexion of his skin made the boy look like he was dead. North felt a stabbing pain in his gut as he stared at the boy. He knew Jack was alive but he also knew that he was close to death once again. He silently walked up to the boys bed and knelt beside it. He took Jack's hand into his and held it tight bringing it to his eyes before he let a tear fall from them.
"Please let Bunny make it in time. I couldn't bare to lose this boy." North whispered a prayer on the verge of tears.
As Bunny progressed through the dark silent maze he made sure to avoid any sticks or twigs that could give him away. With his exceptional sense of hearing he could tell when one of the deadly creatures are near. The only thing that Grimble forgot to tell Bunny is the types of creatures that Bunny has to avoid. One for instance is a Golem.
A Golem can be made of four different elements. There are the clay Golems, the stone Golems, the Fire Golems and the Water Golems. In this maze is the Clay Golem which means this creäture has the ability to travel through dirt and underground and is very hard to track.
As Bunny walked silently through the maze, he never noticed the dirt cloud forming behind him. The cloud started to take shape of a clay-like monster. Hearing a low growl behind him, Bunny froze in his tracks as his heart skipped a beat. Slowly he turned around to see a twelve-foot tall Clay Golem towering over him with a curdled sneer. Bunny's eyes widened in fear at the sight of the monster before him.
Jack woke with a start, sweat dripping from his forehead. This dream was the worst so far. "NORTH!" Jack shouted. In seconds, North burst into the room and rushed to Jack's bed side.
"Jack! What is it? Are you alright?" He asked in a rush.
"It's Bunny. He was in a maze. A Clay Golem came up behind him. It looked ready to kill him." Jack said in hysterics. North pulled the boy into his arms as Jack cried on his shoulder.
"It's alright, Jack. It's okay." North said trying to calm the shaken boy.
"I can't stand these dreams anymore, North. They won't leave me alone." He cried.
"I know, my boy. They will end soon. I'm sure." North said as fear filled him. Bunny was in danger and there was nothing he could do to help him. Bunny was on his own.
Bunny stared up at the Golem with genuine fear in his eyes. The monster drooled what appeared to be mud from its hard clay formed mouth. Bunny stepped back ready to make a run for it until he felt something as hard as stone wrap around his ankles. He looked down and saw that the Golem had summoned the ground under Bunny to warp and wrap around Bunny's ankles. He bent down and tried clawing at the thick, hard clay but it wouldn't break or chip. He looked back up at the monster with fear in his eyes. It was then that he noticed three words carved into the Golems forehead. The words read, aleph mem tav. Bunny, having gone around the world millions of times have seen these words carved in rocks and in clay figures before. The words meant, Emet or Truth. But if you take away the "Aleph" in the sentence, you are left with "Mem tav" which alone means, "Death".
Bunny looked back up at the monster just in time as it brought its fist down with a loud crash. Bunny leaned back causing the Golem to smash the clay that bound him to the ground. He hopped up the arm of the Golem while it was still on the now dented ground and raced up to its head. The Golem thrashed around trying to swing Bunny off of it but Bunny cling to the beasts strong, solid arm and crawl to the top.
Once bunny had reached the head, he clung to the top of it while the monster tried to shake him off or swat him away. Bunny held on with all his strength as he used one hand to claw away the first word on the Golems forehead. He clawed made gashes as deep as he possibly could to fully erase the word. As he scratch off the last remnants of the word, the Golem froze in place before exploding into a cloud of dust making Bunny fall several feet to the ground as the dust fell gently around him. He coughed and waved his hand in front of his face to clear the air as the dust filled his nose and mouth. Once the air was clear he looked around and took a deep breath of relief before bounding on farther into the, dark, foggy, haunted maze.