So if you have by chance read the books you know about the Relics, for my story I invented the fifth relic, it is not connected to the actual stories and is not canon, but its my own invention. For those who haven't read the books, I will explain why the Relics are important. Enjoy!
The tree branches moved out of our way as we walked to another clearing. This one was larger than the last, it had a globe at the center, it had all the lights on it for the kids that believed. Katherine's Himalayan Snow Goose Kailash was there as well, to the right of the globe was a stone with a sword sticking straight up. The sword was gold and silver, it had a crescent moon carved in the hilt, and it glowed as the Guardians entered the clearing. The Moon was full above the clearing, watching us all, North's sword changed and the moon on it began to glow brighter.
"That sword, where did you get that?" North asked, he had only seen three things glow when they encountered one another, the relics from the Moon Clipper.
"I got it from Camelot," I said.
"Camelot? You've got to be joking," Jack said.
"No I'm being quite serious, the Legends of King Arthur are legends but King Arthur was real person."
"So that's Excalibur?" Tooth asked.
"No, you are thinking of Caliburn, the sword that Arthur actually pulled from the stone, but its true name is Starlight."
"I've heard that name before, it was the sword that the Dream Pirates most feared correct?" Bunny asked.
"Yes Aster, a simple name given to such a powerful weapon, able to bend starlight to the wielder's will, it only serves those it deems most worthy. It even appears several times through human mythology, the Vikings called it Mjolnir. Only the Arthurian Legends are more accurate to its form."
"Have you ever wielded it?" Jack asked, walking up to the hilt of the sword.
I had a flashback to the one time I wielded the weapon 300 years ago, "No, It belonged to a great man and will one day be returned to him. At least that is my hope," I said stifling a laugh as Jack put down his staff and tried to pull Starlight from its stone.
"It glows, like our Relics," Tooth said hovering around anxiously.
"That's because it is a relic," I said walking over to the globe, watching the lights of the children glowing brightly.
"What's a relic?" Jack asked, giving up on trying to pull the sword from the stone.
"There are five Relics from the Moon Clipper, they glow in each other's presence. North has the sword of the Man in the Moon's father, Bunnymund has a staff with an egg, Toothiana has the Man in the Moon's baby tooth, and Sandy's Dreamsand is also a relic, that sword was taken aboard the Moon Clipper after the fall of General Kozmotis Pitchiner. Starlight once belonged to him, the Tsar kept the sword in the off chance that the child of the General was alive."
"What's so special about the relics though?" Jack asked, North, Tooth and Bunny all gave him a quit talking look.
"The combined power of all five Relics has the power to destroy Pitch and the Fearlings for good," I gritted my teeth, if they destroy Pitch then what would become of the man I once called father. "The fifth relic is the pickiest about who wields it, there are speculations that it has to be the General's child, but I doubt that they would be willing to destroy their father." I said glaring at Tooth who in turn glared at me.
The lights on the globe began to flicker, all the Guardians took a step back and stared, "It's never done anything like this, what's going on Sera?" Katherine asked, she missed when it did this a year ago.
"Pitch," I said I would have thought if would have taken him longer to get away from the Antarctic Circle where it's currently always day but it was Pitch.
"What's he doing?" Jack asked.
"He must have realized that you didn't go dark, after that I don't know," I noticed that one light was flashing more frantically than the others and I tried to keep Jack's attention off that light.
I had to get to Jamie, I couldn't let Jack go he was in a far to overemotional state right now to be facing off against Pitch. Then again so was I but someone had to go defend Jamie.
I materialized in Jamie's room, he was asleep but he was having a nightmare, I started humming a lullaby that forced the nightmares away. The room got darker as a figure materialized in the corner of Jamie's room.
"Hello Seraphina," the cool voice of Pitch said.
"Hello Pitch," I replied still humming my lullaby.
"I thought you were neutral?"
"I am."
"Then why are you keeping the Guardians from me?"
"They are necessary just as you are to keep balance to the universe, even in the Dark Ages there was a balance to the universe that you wouldn't understand."
"Your lecturing me?"
"Yes I am, consider it a warning/"
"A warning about what?"
"Don't disrupt the balance, if you do there will be consequences."
"They don't trust you, they never will," Pitch was circling me and whispering in my ear.
"I know that already Pitch, care to try and tell me something different?"
"Interesting, you don't seem to show any fear, I know everyone's deepest fears but you don't seem to have one, care to enlighten me?" The room began filling with nightmares and Jamie was starting to move around as if he was waking up.
"All of my deepest fears came true in my youth, why should I fear what has already come to pass."
"Interesting a Queen with no dreams, and no fears, only something so traumatic would eliminate both completely. What happened to the Queen of Nature?"
I turned to look at the Nightmare king, my hair began to swirl around almost in a storm. "Once a long time ago, I had fears and dreams just like any other child, you ask me what happened? My worst fears came to fruition, but don't think because I have nothing to dream about just because I have nothing to fear."
"Oooh, so much anger, rage, and raw power, that's a dangerous combination."
"I know Pitch, why do think I stay neutral, I have been angry with the Tsar Lunar, with You, with the Guardians. With so many people if I were to turn my powers for one side or the other, the fight would be over before it would even begin. Now leave before the child wakes up."
"One of these days you won't be able to remain neutral, someday you must choose a side," Pitch said as he melted back in the shadows.
After he was gone I continued to hum to Jamie, Sandy and Jack flew in through the window.
"What happened?" Jack asked
"He was having a nightmare, he's fine now."
I had to include Arthurian Legends, I am not saying that Arthur was a real person, but he very well could be, and I had to include Norse Mythology since I mentioned worthiness. Also Mother Nature has wielded Starlight once before so she is worthy.
