Previously... We discover that Jack has extra powers.
They picked the battleground very carefully.
It was a flat, plain wasteland. It was sunny out, with some light clouds partially obscuring the sun. It was just cold enough to be uncomfortable for Bunny, but so that Jack could make his snow easily.
In other words, it was perfect conditions for the guardians. Not so much for Pitch. But, this was war. Meanwhile, they were waiting for Pitch to turn up. He would turn up. North felt it in his belly.
But for now, mind dulling boredom.
The sun was high overhead when the line of black appeared. It was quite a scene. Thousands of nightmares and Pitch on one side, and the five guardians on the other. Pitch strode to the front line and made a mocking bow.
"Guardians. I am delighted to see you."
"I'm afraid we can't say the same. Why are you doing this?" Bunny asked.
Pitch took on a dramatic thinking pose for a moment. "I wonder... Just the usual. I've had a very good hundred years. I intend to keep enjoying it. Unfortunately, you all insist on getting in the way."
"We won't just give way, ever. Unlike you, we have something to fight for."
"You're wrong. But that is irrelevant. You will give way, and I do have something to fight for. Front row, advance!" The first row of nightmares started towards the guardians.
Slash-kick-uppercut-blow-slash again-turn-fight.
"Second row! Advance!"
North had barely finished getting rid of one nightmare when he saw a new wave coming. His twin swords flashed under the sun and he finished off a few nightmares, bam-bam-bam!
"Third row! Advance!"
Time was ticking along twice as slowly as usual. Jack was battling a particularly powerful nightmare. It was a black knight on horseback, and Jack parried his blows using his staff. Every movement was carefully calculated.
First, he swung his staff upwards, catching the edge of the nightmares sword. It squealed along the edge, setting his teeth on edge. The nightmare hit back, and Jack let his staff drop, letting it swing easily downwards. He flicked it back up, keeping it going in its careless arc. The nightmare slashed down with colossal power, and Jack's staff went with it, swinging downward again. He stepped backwards and jabbed the nightmare in the stomach. It dissolved.
A few minutes passed and Jack had managed to single handily take out most of Pitch's first three rows of Pitch's force.
"Fourth, fifth, sixth row! Advance!"
Jack sighed, and kept fighting. He glanced at the other guardians, and seeing that they were OK, he kept fighting.
This will take a while.
So, I'm gonna wrap this up soon. I'll give it one more chapter. Sorry this is so late, though.