The next morning, North and Sandy were going to try destroying the crystal. But out jumped Tooth and Jack and Bunnymund. "What are you doing here?" North asked. "We noticed that you were gone and knew that this was the place where you must've gone," Jack said plainly. "Listen, I need to get this crystal destroyed now, I can't go on living my life a worry for the children because of some very influenced rock!" North said. And before anyone could do anything, North stepped into the darkness, and was sucked in."North!" the Guardians shrieked in unison. "They heard screeching and sobbing from the inside of the dark, and were petrified, rooted to the spot. North was inside the darkness, and was seeing all bad memories from his past life. He remembered his dog's death and his mother's face when he died. But North, though shaken by the memories, was determined to get to the crystal and grab hold of it. He could see the crystal now. He reached out and almost grabbed it... He was so close... Almost got it... There! His hand was tightly gripped around the middle of the crystal. Immediately, a cold chill ran through North's body. He got goosebumps and his hair was sticking straight up. Suddenly, a rope gripped around his body, and North was pulled out of the darkness, still clutching the crystal, still so cold... North fell unconscious. Sandy put down North and the lasso he had been using disappeared. Bunnymund offered to get a warm washcloth. He popped into a hole, then a couple seconds later, appeared with a soggy cloth in his paws. He layed it on North's forehead. About ten minutes later, North woke up, the crystal still in his hand. He saw the other Guardians, and he got up and showed them the crystal he had retrieved. "Now the question is how do we get this to be good again?" "Maybe do to it what was done to it to make this whole thing happen," Jack suggested. "Think happy thoughts while you clasp it in your hands. See what happens."