Jack awoke within shock. Shock that his best friend had died, and he was the cause of it. Shock that the guardians were disgusted about the fact that he had done horrible things to the children in the world, and that he attacked them all. But most of all, he was scared. He was in shock, he was scared, and.. relieved? Why.. was he relieved? And where in the name of Manny was he?

His thoughts got interrupted as a female voice spoke to him. He smiled weakly as he remembered the person who it belonged to.

"Jack." Toothiana smiled, sitting on the edge of the younger's bed. "I was afraid you wouldn't wake up. After what happened." she gently stroked Jack's locks. A smile plastered on her face, one which hadn't been shown for quite some time. Jack didn't knew why she was smiling after what he'd done, how could someone ever smile again after the events which had occurred?

"You're probably wondering about Jamie, is that right?" a nod. "You want to know how he's doing?" a nod, and a sigh of relieve. He's still alive, Jack was glad about that. He stared up at Tooth, and waited for her to continue. "While you shot ice at him, it hit him in the stomach. It hasn't caused any damage which wouldn't leave after treating the wounds, so don't worry about that. At the moment he's sleeping at Aster's warren, he really needed some rest.. like you did.. And in case you're wondering why I'm smiling, see for your self."

For a moment Jack didn't knew what she meant, until she held up a small mirror in front of him. He watched himself in his reflection, and he smiled widely. His hair had changed back to his natural white color, and his skin was as pale as ever. He was himself again. He also couldn't feel the weird sensations from before inside his body, which meant the sand had somehow gotten out of his system. But there was only one person who could get rid of the sand within. Which is..

"Pitch helped." Toothiana smiled. "He'd done horrible things, but he also wanted to help you get rid of the sand. I would've never believed Pitch could actually be a help for us, after what had happened years ago.. we're glad though, that we finally have our old Jack back." By now a tear rolled down her cheek, and she hugged Jack tightly. "I'm so happy you're our own Jack, and not the awful creature from before. The pain the guardians had gone through is finally over.." sobs broke through, and eventually Tooth let all her feelings out.

She had watched Jack destroying children's dreams, fighting the guardians and yelling at all of them. It broke her heart to see him like that. The fact he was normal again was made her a bit.. over-emotional. Not that Jack minded. He let her do whatever she wanted, she deserved it after what she'd been through.

Minutes passed, and eventually Toothiana decided to let Jack see the others. He could see Jamie later in the evening, after everything would be cleared out. She led the youngster towards the main hall, where the other guardians awaited him. North stood with a big smile, ready to crush Jack within an embrace while Sandman smiled and cheered for the old Jack.

It was pretty awkward to be honest. Mostly because Jack wasn't quite sure on what to say. Meanwhile, North had already crushed Jack at least five times, before he got glomped by Sandy. But still, no words where formed. What should he say? 'I'm sorry I kicked your butts and ruined almost every child's dream'? Perfect. In opposite land.

"We're glad you're back, Jack." North smiled heartily and patted his shoulder. "You've got us worried when you wouldn't wake up." this made Jack wonder. How long had he been sleeping? And how had he fallen asleep? He couldn't quite remember.

"I'm glad I'm back to, even though it's pretty awkward. I mean, I've tried to destroy you all.." Jack mumbled, but North grinned and crushed him once again, as if one broken rib wasn't enough for today. "No Jack, you didn't try to destroy us. The nightmares did. And those are gone now." this made Jack wonder..

"Where's Pitch? If he'd been the one removing the sand, than he should be here, right? Did he regain control on the nightmare sand?" Jack asked, until one's presence answered all of them at once. Pitch showed up from a small distance. He had his usual arrogant face, with a nightmare horse at his side. His hands were folded behind his back, and he looked like he'd used to look. Which made the guardians wonder whither he was normal again, or he'd learned something about everything.

"I regained control. I removed the sand from your system, and here I am. surprisingly. I'm glad the guardians didn't want to slaughter me after all of this." Pitch said casually, as always. He walked over to North and stayed silent for a moment.

"North."

"Pitch."

Silence.

"I guess I should leave." Pitch snorted, and turned around to take his leave. Yet, Jack pulled him back, receiving a growl. "You're not leaving, yet. Tell me why you did all of it in the first place. I had agreed to you in trade for North's safety, yet you do something incredibly stupid. I thought you knew better than to play tricks on me and the guardians. But it seems I'm wrong."

"I've done it for your own good." Pitch growled. "You would've gotten yourself killed on your first assignment if you didn't have the strength to give the children nightmares. You see, my nightmares feed themselves on fear. You were filled with fear while you left! If I hadn't done anything, you would've been killed.. and I would've been alone again."

Silence fell yet again. The guardians weren't surprised at the fact Pitch decided to take such risks, but they where rather surprised at his last sentence. That he would be alone again. But isn't that what he had always wanted? To be alone? He'd been offered a chance to be a guardian many times, yet he'd always refused years or centuries ago. As far as the guardians knew, Pitch wanted to be alone.. was he be playing tricks on them? Had he been lying for all those years?

Did Pitch really wanted companion?

Or was it again another act of him?

Another short chapter. I'm running out of ideas.. the end is near, and I'm grateful for all the reviews and follows and favorites I've received! You guys kept me writing, and I'm glad of that. I want to make the coming chapters as long as possible, even though it will take a while. This chapter hasn't been edited yet, so sorry for any mistakes! I just suck at English.. anyways, I hope you enjoyed the piece of crap I wrote, next chapter will be within a month? Probably? I don't know anymore, maybe within a few days or weeks. Also, if any of you have ideas for chapters, please tell me. I'M RUNNING OUT OF IDEAAAS.