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Seconds later, the shadows release Jack and Pitch, but it felt much longer to Jack. It made him feel claustrophobic and beg for fresh air; one thing was for sure, he would do all that he could to prevent Pitch from doing that again. The shadows don't let go gently either, and Jack falls to his knees, breathing hard and slightly dizzy. Pitch notices this and laughs.

"Stay here until I say otherwise, Jack; I want you to make a big entrance for your friends. You wont say a word to them, by the way." With that said, Pitch walks calmly out from behind the wall that is shielding the two of them, facing the Guardians while Jack stands up, still hidden and feeling anxious about what is to come.

"Well well, Guardians; I have to say, I'm impressed. I thought it would take you far longer to defeat my nightmares, but you're here now, so I guess we'll move right along with things," Pitch says, smirking at the angry faces of each of the Guardians.

"Where's Jack, Pitch!?" Jack hears Bunny yell loudly, sounding concerned but furious at the same time.

"Oh, good question, Kangaroo," Pitch responds, trying out the nickname that Jack had used many times before. Growling, Bunny throws a boomerang at Pitch, who just dodges it and laughs.

"Well, I guess now is a good time to show you my surprise. Jack, some out here, won't you? It's time to get things started." Jack sighs, knowing that he has no choice but to come out if he doesn't want things to get any worse than they already were; so, he steps out from behind the wall, facing the immortals he had bonded with closely over the last few months. They gape at him, looking more shocked than anything, eying his black hoodie and staff with confusion.

"Jack, what's the meaning of this?" North asks, his voice pleading to know what is going on. Jack stays quiet, even though he desperately wants to tell them that he was sorry and that this was not permanent; he was only doing this for them, hoping Pitch would spare them and his new little sister. He looks down, avoiding their gazes, and the Guardians all become more worried; what was going on here?

"Oh, don't look so confused, Guardians. The answer is quite simple really: Jack here has finally come to his senses and decided to join me."

The Guardians all look shocked, and Jack lowers his head even more than he already has it. "Jack, that's not true, is it? He – He's lying, right?" Tooth asks, her voice cracking and laced with sadness.

"Yeah, Frostbite would never do such a thing, Pitch," Bunny concludes, but his eyes settle wearily on the Frost Spirit that was obviously looking anywhere but at them.

"Oh, quite the contrary, he would do such a thing. Jack, attack them!" Pitch says, looking at the Guardians triumphantly as Jack reluctantly springs into action, shooting frost, ice, snow, and wind at the Big Four, who look absolutely horrified at him. Bunny glares at the young spirit who was betraying them after everything they hade done for him, and his about to attack full-force when his sensitive ears hear something the others don't.

"I'm so sorry, guys," Jack whispers under his breath, and he sounds heart-broken. Bunny puts his arms down, no longer carrying through with the boomerang he had been about to throw at the white-haired teen. Jack notices, and knows that Bunny must somehow know something, but he can't question him with Pitch watching his every move carefully, so instead he shoots a big blast of frost at him while his guard is down, covering him in a layer of the cold stuff and leaving him cursing and shivering slightly on the floor. He quickly gets up however and head towards Pitch, the others too busy to notice as they try to fend off Jack's relentless attacks while trying to get through to him at the same time, telling him to stop it and just talk to them, which of course wasn't working.

Pitch notice Bunny coming at him though, and turns to him with an amused expression on his face. "What do you think you'll accomplish by attacking me? Answers? I already told you, Jack has just finally come to his senses," Pitch sneers at the Easter Bunny.

"Yeah right, Pitch! What did ya do to the little bugger? Why is he helpin' you, cuz it's obvious he doesn't want to!" Bunny yells at him. The other Guardians hear, and stop trying to lash out at Jack in return to his attacks, and even Jack himself hesitates for a minute, just floating there and watching Pitch and Bunny with curiosity.

"Did I say to stop, Jack!? I don't think so! Attack, you insolent child!" Pitch screams at Jack. The young spirit flinches and looks at Pitch with anger burning in his blue eyes, but says nothing in response and goes back to shooting at his fellow Guardians. They, however, go easier on him after hearing Bunny's outburst, mostly defending and only returning fire if completely necessary to protect themselves from the boy.

"I did nothing to him, you furry pest! Now, I suggest you go help your friends before Jack does too much damage on them." Bunny turns and sees that the Guardians are having a hard time trying to hold Jack off when they are unwilling to fight him.

"Oh, for crying out loud," he mutters, hopping over to try and help. He positions himself behind Jack and before the Frost Spirit can realize that he is there, he pounces, knocking him out of the air and landing on top of his back on the floor. Keeping him pinned, he turns him onto his back so he can look into his eyes. Jack struggles, but only half-heartedly, proving Bunny's theory that he really doesn't want to be up against them.

"Why are ya doin' this, Frostbite? Whatever he told ya to make you help him, I'm sure it was lies. Now, knock it off and fight against him, not us!" Jack still doesn't speak, and he once again avoids Bunny's gaze, finally managing to push the Pooka off of him and shoot back into the air. He looks about ready to continue his assault on the Guardians when a shadow suddenly opens up behind him, and with a surprised yelp, the boy is pulled in, and the shadow disappears with Jack inside it.

"Oi, what'd you do to 'im, Pitch!?" Bunny yells. There is a chorus of "yeahs!" from Tooth and North, and an exclamation point above Sandy's head signaling that he was asking the same thing.

"Oh, relax, I just sent him back to his room. I'm surprised you still care so much when the little snow twerp betrayed you," Pitch responds, inspecting his black fingernails like the conversation is boring to him. "Well, I think this fight is over for now. I don't want Jack to get exhausted; I have big plans for him, and he's proven himself anyways. You Guardians may leave now," he continues, turning his back on them and beginning to walk away.

"Pitch, we're not finished here yet! We're not leaving without Jack!" Tooth yells feistily, starting to fly after Pitch. Bunny, Sandy, and North follow in her lead, but Pitch just snaps his fingers without giving another glance at them, Nightmares forming out of the shadows. There were too many, thousands to be exact, and the Guardians soon found themselves being pushed out of Pitch's castle and back out to the sleigh. The nightmares continues to follow them, and the Big Four were forced to flee the castle if they didn't want t be engulfed in the nightmares; they had no choice, because if they were destroyed, kids would lose hope and Pitch would easily rule over the world.

"Don't worry, Jack; we'll come back for ya, mate," Bunny whispers as the nightmare castle and the nightmares disappear in the distance. "We all promise," he says, and the others all nod their heads in agreement.

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