I heard soft murmurs around me, gentle voices say sweet nothing into my ears, I opened my eyes, I wasn't in the felid. I was in what appeared to be a village; the moon's light illuminated the village with a soft pale white hue. But beside that the village was eerie quiet, only the blowing wind through the trees could be heard in the distance. I took a deep breath as I got up from my knees and looked around I peered into a shops window. The reflection I saw took me by surprise. My eyes weren't glowing, they where just a dull blue. Then I noticed my gloveless hands where pressed against the window, the glass wasn't braking, and corroding. I gasped as when I heart a thump in my chest, my heart? I thought oddly, I was alive! I thought happily, I smiled as I began to touch everything I came in contact with! Nothing died! Then I spotted two children running quickly, a look of fear and terror was on their faces. I ran over to them,

"Hello?"

I called out to the children; they looked at me quickly,

"Come on Danny! I am scared, I don't want to be in the dark anymore."

The little girl said,

"Where am I?"

I asked softly, I could see the children's eagerness to leave.

"Shhh, the Bogeyman might hear you."

The boy, clearly older, said glancing around the dark forest that surrounded the village. I gave him a confused look,

"Don't be afraid of the boogeyman."

"I think I hear him!"

The little girl said panicked, they ran to a near by house. They pounded on the door, until an older woman opened the door quickly motioning them in a hurry, she glanced around, like the boy did, then closed it shut. I felt a chill go up my spine, not Pitch. I heard a horse neigh, I turned around, only then did I realize that I was defenceless; my scythe wasn't with me, and not to mention I was powerless. Was this the dark ages the man in the moon had talked about, during the long nights of my first year. I thought, then out of the woods came Pitch's nightmares. I felt my heart quicken, as adrenalin pulsed through my veins. Then Pitch appeared riding one of his nightmares,

"Welcome to the dark ages, when fear ruled the world, and those stupid guardians where never around."

Pitch said sneered, I backed up into a wall. The nightmares ran around the village, I could hear the people screaming from inside their homes. I looked around for a chance to escape,

"Sh, don't be scared, they can smell your fear."

I looked at Pitch, hate in my eyes,

"I am not scared of you Pitch."

I spat with venom dripping from every word.

"These people will soon realize that you are nothing to be afraid of."

I said with a smirk, knowing that was his weak spot. Black sand was forming around me,

"I am going to ignore that, my dear. And go on for my real reason behind this all."

He cooed,

"North may have promised you to tell you about your past, but I can show you everything you need to know."

He purred, I cocked an eyebrow,

"I don't believe you."
I said coolly, he laughed,

"I suppose you wouldn't, but I want to help you out. To show you what we once had long ago…"

He trailed off, my blood went ice-cold. I guess the nightmare could feel it, because they all turned to me. I tried to shack off the feeling of uneasiness, and despair in my stomach,

"And what is in it for you?"

I asked carefully, he smirked,

"What makes you think I want anything from you?"

He said, I scoffed,

"I make shady deals all the time, I know if I can't get something out of the deal, I don't bother to make it in the first place. I highly bout you would be any different."

I said rashly.

"Well I want to help you, that is my prize in this. Now close your eyes."

Surprisingly I did, as I was told, deep down inside of me, I wanted to know who I was. I felt a great gust of wind on my face. I cringed then opened my eyes; I was in the town of Burgess again.

"This is where it all started."

His voice ghosted into my ear, in a flash we where beside a hospital bed. An old man lying there, taking short raspy breaths, then by his beside there was me. She had a pained look on her face,

"Dad…"

She said gingerly,

"Come on dad, you have to beat this. I know you can."

She said voice growing more desperate by the word,

"My time has come, Alex, do what I failed to d-…"

But he was cut off by his last gasp of air, of life… Tears began to roll down her face,

"Dad! No!"

She wailed, people in white came in, and the image stared to fade until nothing. I felt my heart lurch, like the old man and Alyssa.

"What did he mean by what he failed to do?"

I asked Pitch, he looked at me.

"We will get there."

A new image came it was me, Alex headed into what I was guessing to be her room, she changed into her black track pants and a navy blue sweater. She sat on her bed, and the imaged seemed to fast-forward until a little girl with blonde hair came in,

"Alex, I can't sleep."

She smiled at her,

"Why?"

She got off my bed and picked her up.

"I am afraid."

The little girl said softly, she smirked.

"Afraid of what, Sophie?"

"I am afraid of Pitch."

Alex gave her a confused look,

"Who is Pitch, Sophie."

I looked at the smirking Pitch beside me.

"He is the boogeyman."

She laughed,

"Sophie the boogeyman is just a leaned, a myth. He isn't real, he is just a made up story to scare all the naughty children to behave. Have you been naughty Sophie?"

"No."

Sophie said quickly,

"Well then there is nothing to fear."

Alex said smoothly, taking Sophie back into her room.

"Can you check under my bed?"

Sophie said nervously,

"Of course I will."

She knelt down and peered under the bed. Letting out a tisk,

"All I see in dust bunnies."

"Can you check the closet, too?"

"Yes."

Alex opened Sophie's closet, looking in she saw nothing.

"Nope, not a thing, Sophie. Like I said there is no such thing as the boogeyman."

"Pitch."

Sophie said,

"He doesn't like to be called the boogeyman."

She put my hands up in a surrender position,

"Okay, Pitch isn't real."

Alex tucked her in, then I closed the door behind her.

"Well I was wrong,"

I muttered to myself.

"You where very wrong."

Pitch said, I could hear his pride in his voice.

"Now here is were we meet."

An image came in, Alex looked around, the forest she was in. Shrugging she continued to walk, she hummed with a smile on her face. Then Alex heard a noise, it was a barking sound. Alex ran towards where the noise was coming from, what a dumb girl, I thought. She stopped in front of a broken bed. The barking sound was coming from the hole under the bed;

"This is where you run!"

I hissed to the image of me. She began to break the bed boards with her foot, she peered into the hole. It was dark and deep,

"hello?"

She called out, her voice echoed in the dark hole. The barking started up, she let off a breath and hopped down the hole.

"Idiot!"

I screamed waving my hands. I could hear Pitch laughing beside me. I didn't bother to look at him.

She landed on her ass,

"fuck"

She hissed.

"Hello?"

She called out, there was no barking. She walked farther into the tunnel; coming out into a giant cave. Cages were suspended from the caves top; little light shone through the cave. Alex looked around, then she came to a world globe. She looked at the globe, there where little dots everywhere! Then she heard the barking noise; Glancing around she saw the source of the barking, it was Pitch's stupid nightmares.

Her eyes widened and she let off a scream, taking a step back and backed up right into the globe. More horse creatures appeared out of nowhere, she heard a clapping sound. It was slow and methodical, she looked over and saw a man tall and lithe, dressed in a black robe. "Believe me now?"

He said with an evil smile,

"Oh shit."

She mumbled.

I looked at Pitch,

"That is something you would do."

I said smirking,

"Yes, now we get to see us."

My eyes widened.


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