A/N: I'm really, really sorry it took so long. I didn't felt much to do any writing at all these days. It's so hot I only want to sleep. Really, Jack. Where are you when I need you?

I was caught in shackles of darkness. I couldn't move, no matter how hard I struggled.

The darkness lifted itself. Jack gasped when he saw the position I was in.

"Let her go!" He shouted angry. "Shouldn't you be more worried about this guy?" Dark Jack lifted Heath up. A rope of darkness was bound around his neck. His eyes were lifeless.

"Heath!" I exclaimed worried. He didn't respond. "What did you do to him?" Amber asked with a shocked face. "He annoys me. He's like a walking flashlight. I don't like it. That and his attitude sucks." Dark Jack said and threw Heath away like he was garbage.

"You monster!" Amber yelled out. Dark Jack laughed evilly. "That's too much honor, Spirit of Autumn." He said.

"I'm telling you for the last time, let Blossom go!" Jack dashed towards his darker side, but he easily knocked Jack back down when he swung his staff down, creating a stream of darkness.

"I don't like you either. Waltzing in with your girlfriend. Trying to show off?" Dark Jack asked pissed. Pitch looked at his creation with a raised eyebrow.

"That's what's troubling you?" Jack asked, raising himself back up. "Yeah, it is! I hate it when people show off with pretty girls. It makes me want to tear them apart." Dark Jack's voice sounded cold, his eyes emitted the feeling of insanity. I looked frightened at him.

He moved behind me. I felt how he traced a finger across my wings. I shivered. His touch felt colder than Jack's.

He then pulled at one of my wings. I screamed in pain.

"Blossom!" Jack exclaimed. He wanted to attack Dark Jack again, but was held down by the darkness around him, just like Amber.

"Let her go, you creep!" Amber screeched out, trying to free herself.

The pain, it was unbearable. I started crying.

"It's just like they say. Butterflies really have weak wings. I can tear them from your back just like that." Dark Jack said chuckling. "But, I have other plans in store for you." He let go of my wing.

"And what, exactly, are you planning?" Pitch asked. He didn't even know what his own creation was planning. "You'll see."

Dark Jack moved in front of me, grabbing my chin, forcing me to look in his amber eyes. "You're actually really cute. But, there's something missing. Let me fix that for you." He grabbed my head with both his hands, bringing his lips closer to mine.

An eerie, dark stream of shadows came from his mouth, slipping into mine. When the eerie shadows touched my lips, I immediately felt something was wrong. It felt like my whole body was on fire. I felt myself changing, my conscious slipping further and further away. And then, I felt nothing.

[Jack's POV]

"Blossom!" Jack cried worried, still stuck due to the darkness holding him.

He didn't know what Dark Jack was doing her. It was like he was transforming her into something completely different.

Her ivory skin became stark white, like a dead man's corpse. Her pink dress turned black and white. Her golden blond hair dyed silver. The flowers in it withered away. Her eyes turned into those of a lifeless doll and her butterfly wings shattered, replaced by raven wings that came forth from her back.

Jack felt no life coming from Blossom. It was like she suddenly ceased to exist. He could only stare at her in horror.

Dark Jack moved his face away, looking his work over. He smirked and nodded in approval. "Now that looks better." He said.

"What have you... what have you done to her?!" Jack yelled. The other Guardians were too speechless to say anything.

"Isn't that obvious? I made her more my type. Silent yet obedient. The Blossom you knew is no more, Jack Frost. The Spirit of Spring, which brings live to the world, has now become the emissary of Death. So I guess she needs a new name as well. How about, Morrighan? That sounds about right." Dark Jack chuckled.

"Well, this is a surprise. I had no idea you could do something like that." Pitch said, surprised of what his creation just did. Dark Jack huffed. "I can do more than just that." He said. "And why, if I may ask, have you done that?" Pitch asked. "Because death fits better than anything with fear and darkness. Don't you agree?" The boogeyman had to agree on that.

Jack trembled in rage.

"Give her back. Give me back my Blossom!" He started to squirm himself out of the darkness. "Why don't you behave yourself?" Dark Jack turned to the transformed Spirit of Spring.

"Morrighan, why don't you show that idiot who you really are?"

Blossom grabbed her staff from the ground. Once she touched it, the flowers decorating the staff wilted, and a sharp blade came from it. It looked like a Grim Reaper's scythe.

She stood in front Jack, with her scythe above her head, ready to swing it down. Jack could only stare at her in disbelief.

"Blossom, don't you remember me? It's me, Jack! I know you're still in there, Blossom!" The winter sprite tried to get through to her, with no success.

The transformed Spirit of Spring, swung her scythe down. Jack closed his eyes shut. Amber pulled big eyes, staring in horror.

BANG

The silver scythe fell with a loud clatter on the ground. Jack opened his eyes, looking at the source of the loud sound, just like everyone else did.

Heath sat on one knee, panting heavily while aiming his gun at the transformed Blossom.

"Heath! You're okay!" Amber exclaimed, glad to see the Spirit of Summer was doing alright. But, even though Heath regained his consciousness, he had to go through some beating, so he wasn't looking all that good. But he sure was angry.

"What have you done... to my little Morning Glory?" He hissed at Dark Jack. "Weren't you conscious when I told it? I changed her more into my type." Dark Jack said, rolling his amber eyes.

Heath stood up. Jack felt how temperatures quickly started to rise. He knew what that meant. Heath was furious.

"You can treat me like garbage, say nasty things about me, humiliate me even. But you do NOT touch my Blossom!"

A bright flash blinded Jack for a moment. When he regained his sight, he noticed his darker self and Heath battling it out in front of his nose.

He shocked up, quickly removing himself to safer grounds.

"Crikey! Am I glad I'm up in this cage!" Bunny exclaimed, looking down at the fight.

Both Jack and Amber sat shoved against the wall, watching with big eyes how a very furious Heath was battling things out with Dark Jack.

"I never seen Heath this mad before!" Amber exclaimed. "And how long exactly, do you know him?" Jack asked. "Oh, not that long. About hundred years, I think? I'm actually pretty new at this." The Spirit of Autumn replied with a nervous smile.

Fire suddenly started to rage through Pitch's lair.

"What the heck are you doing Heath?! Are you trying to fry us?!" Amber exclaimed. Jack wasn't feeling so well because it suddenly became too hot for him. The raging flames were already devouring everything.

"Jack! Get him out of this place before he burns it to the ground!" Pitch yelled at his creation. "Like I didn't figure that one out myself! Let's go, my deadly flower." Dark Jack grabbed the transformed Blossom's hand, guiding her out.

"That's MY Morning Glory you're talking to!" Heath roared out furious, following the two while leaving a trail of fire behind.

"Wait, Heath!" Jack called. "Let him go, Jack! We'll all be fried to death if he stays down here." Tooth said. "Tooth's right, mate. You better get us out of here as quick as possible." Bunny said.

"I agree on that, but ehh... Pitch sure didn't left without leaving behind a present." Amber said, backing away from something. "What is it?" Jack asked. "That..."

Nightmares appeared from the shadows. "Oh, great. Not them again." Jack murmured. "You have to hurry and get us out!" North exclaimed. "What do you think we were trying to do this entire time?!" Jack asked annoyed. He turned to Amber.

"Hey, I have a plan. You free the others while I keep the Nightmares busy." He said. "Sounds like a plan, but are you sure you can handle them?" Amber asked, eyeing at the approaching Nightmares. "Yeah, don't worry. When Heath left the fire got subdued. I'm feeling better now." Jack said.

"Great. But, another thing. How am I supposed to get up there?!" Amber asked, pointing at the cage. Jack sighed deep. He swung with his staff, creating a stream of wind that lifted the Spirit of Autumn up. Amber landed on top of the cage, holding on to her yellow helmet.

"I hate flying..." She murmured.

"Never mind that. Get us out of here!" Bunny exclaimed. "I'm busy, you Flemish Giant!" Amber growled, hitting her pickax on the lock. "What did ya just call me?! I am not a Flemish Giant! I am the Easter Bunny!" Bunny contradicted angry. "Well, you're quite large for a bunny." The Autumn sprite retorted.

"Just get us out of here..."

"I'M BUSY!"

"I'm glad you're enjoying yourself up there, Amber, but can't you work a little faster? I, uhh... I'm kinda in trouble here." Jack said, having trouble keeping the nightmares away.

"Yes, yes! I'm almost there... Gottcha!"

The cage was unlocked, and the other Guardians were quickly there to aid Jack. In no time at all, all of the Nightmares had been defeated.

"We have to hurry and safe Blossom. Who knows what Pitch might let her do?" North said. "I'm not too worried about Pitch, North. I'm more concerned about that other guy..." Bunny said. "Yeah, he has a scary ability. He turned Blossom into something dreadful just like that." Tooth said worried. "I just hope we can turn her back to her original self." Amber said, rubbing her upper arms.

"We have to." Jack said. "We don't have another choice. He tightened his grip around his staff. "I will never forgive that jerk for what he has done to her!"

"Then we should stop all of this squabbling and get our asses movin'!" Amber said. "Right. Time's running out." North said.

The Guardians and Amber went as fast as they could back to the surface. But once arrived there, they couldn't believe what they saw.

The once green and lustrous forest now looked like a graveyard. Everything was dead. Nothing could stay alive. The Guardians looked with wide open mouth at their surroundings.

"How did this happen?" North asked breathless. "How is this even possible?" Tooth asked, looking around to see if anything was still alive.

Amber fell on her knees.

"Blossom worked so hard to restore the forests back to life after a long winter. All of her work... everything's for nothing!" She exclaimed, shaking her head.

Jack couldn't believe it either. He tagged along with Blossom a few times and he knew how hard her work was.

"Oh gosh! Heath!" Tooth suddenly exclaimed, flying over to the Spirit of Summer, who was lying unconscious on the ground. The rest soon joined the Tooth Fairy.

Heath woke up. He groaned.

"Heath, what happened?" Amber asked. "That jerk... he used Blossom to shield himself. I couldn't… I couldn't attack her." He squinted his eyes and laid a hand on his side. Jack gasped as he saw the horrible wound on the Spirit's waist.

"Heath, that wound! How did that happen?" He asked. The cowboy grunted. "Blossom... she attacked me when I faltered.

North turned his back, unable to control his anger.

"That rat! Making my little flower do such thing!" He besieged out, rampaging through the dead forest. "Hey, hey, calm down!" Bunny exclaimed, hopping after Santa Claus.

"Heath, did... did Blossom really do this?" Tooth asked. The Summer sprite closed his eyes, trying to hold back his tears.

"Yeah..."

A deadly silence fell.

"We have to go after them. Heath, where are your horses? I don't see them around." Jack said. "They fled once they sensed something was going wrong." Heath replied.

"But, do you know where they are? They could be everywhere!" Amber exclaimed. "Let's get back to the North Pole for now. We won't accomplish anything by sticking around here." North said. "We don't have another choice..." Jack said.

"Heath, can you make it?" Amber asked, helping the Spirit of Summer up. "Don't worry. I still have to teach that runt a lesson." He growled using Amber's shoulder for support.

"Alright then. Let's get going." North grabbed his glass globe, throwing it, revealing a portal to the North Pole.

"Yeah, I'm going by holes." Bunny said, tapping with his feet on the dead ground. "Don't you even dare to mess up my tunnels!" Amber hissed. "Messing up your tunnels?! You ruin my holes!" Bunny retorted back.

"This really isn't the time to argue about something like that!" Tooth exclaimed angry. "Not only Blossom, but also the entire world is in trouble. And so will we if we don't solve it quickly!" She said, giving Bunny and Amber a stern look.

Bunny and Amber looked away. "Yeah, you're right... I'm sorry..." The Autumn spirit said. "M-Me, too..." Bunny scratched himself behind the ears.

In silence, the group left the dead forest for the North Pole. But once arrived there, they couldn't think of anything that could save Blossom. And time was running out.

Jack was walking from one place to the next, occasionally ticking his staff on the ground, which started to annoy Heath, who was wrapped in a thick blanket and sat in front of an open fire place because he was freezing.

"Can you stop doing that? You won't solve anything by pacing around and annoying the hell out of everyone." The Spirit of Summer snarled. "Sitting around and doing nothing won't help either!" Jack retorted. "At least I'm not annoying the hell out of everyone!"

"Fighting among each other doesn't help at all!" Amber exclaimed. "I know that!" Jack looked frustrated at Man in Moon. "Why don't you tell us what we should do?!" He yelled. "Jack, calm down." North said, placing his hands on the Winter sprite's shoulders. "Man in Moon didn't know this would happen to Blossom." He said.

"He was the one who send us all down there so he has to find the solution to it!" Jack pulled himself away from North.

Everyone looked away from him. No one was able to think of a solution.

"We need Mother Nature." Heath suddenly said. North looked wondered at him. "Mother Nature? I haven't seen her since... since... I never have seen her." He stated. "She's quite whimsical, isn't she?" Bunny asked.

Both Amber and Heath sighed deep.

"Mother Nature can't be seen. She only speaks to those who listen to her." Amber said. "The only ones who stand in direct contact with her, are we, the Season Spirits." Heath said, pointing at Amber himself and Jack. "But it seems someone here doesn't even listen to her. This doesn't surprise me." He glared at Jack.

"So, you guys know where to find her?" Bunny asked. "Like I said, Mother Nature can't be seen. You have to listen to her voice." Amber said a tad annoyed.

"There is only one person who has ever laid eyes on Mother Nature." Heath said. "And who is that person?" Tooth asked. "Do you really have to ask that? You all know her. The person who loves nature more than anything else in this world. The one who brings everything back to life after winter." Amber said.

"Blossom..." Jack whispered. "That's right. Blossom is the only one who has met Mother Nature in person. Mostly, she speaks to us through Blossom." Heath said. "So... only Blossom can speak to her?" Tooth asked.

Heath shot up, the blanket he had around his shoulders fell on the ground. "Of course not! Amber and I can easily hear Mother Nature, too." He exclaimed angry, quickly ducking back under his blankets, shivering and muttering about the cold.

"Well, then? What are you waiting for? Go talk to her!" North said. "I'm not even going to comment on this one anymore..." Amber said.

"Hey, Frost! Make yourself useful and listen to Mother Nature, too." Heath said, standing up with the blanket still wrapped around him. "But how?"

"By listening to everything around you!" Amber said, heading outside with Heath.

Jack followed the two other Season Spirits outside. He couldn't help but to grin when he noticed Heath almost turning into an ice statue. But he quickly set his mind back on the current case.

Blossom had told him before how he could hear Mother Nature. She told him to listen to everything. The wind, the rustling of the leaves, the streaming of the water, the sounds the animals made. But there was one problem: they were at the North Pole so Jack didn't knew what he should listen to. There weren't any trees or rivers at the North Pole and there weren't many animals either.

Jack saw that both Amber and Heath had their eyes closed, standing there like statues as they intensely listened to everything around them. They were trying their hardest and yet he didn't even knew what to do.

Frustrated, he strengthened the grip around his staff and closed his eyes. He had no choice but to try to listen. Even though that wasn't one of his strongest points.

He first heard the wind howling like a lone wolf excommunicated from his troop. Then the sea bashing against the ice like a fierce thunderstorm. The ice creaked and groaned. Small pieces fell into the salty water, drifting away. The snow under his feet creaked painfully, like it was saying Jack had to move away. He even heard his own staff creaking under the pressure of his hands. The wood grated complaining.

It was then Jack noticed everything followed in a symphony. When he noticed that, he heard a faint voice calling his name. It sounded like a whisper, but he was sure it wasn't the wind.

"You're finally listening to me, Child of Winter." The voice said. It send shivers down Jack's spine.

"Are you Mother Nature?" Jack asked.

"Yes, I am. You and my other children want to safe my Child of Spring, but only one of you can save her." Mother Nature said.

"Mother Nature, how can we save her?" Jack heard Heath asking.

"To save Blossom, you need a breath of purity."

"What does that mean, Mother Nature?" Amber asked.

"The one who wields the darkness has used it to change my Child of Spring. That is the solution."

"But, I don't understand!" Heath said, sounding frustrated.

"Remember: to save Blossom, you need a breath of purity..."

The voice of Mother Nature fainted away.

Heath growled. "And like always, Mother Nature's talking in riddles again." He murmured. "I don't get it at all." Amber said, shaking her auburn hair.

"Jack, Amber, Heath, come quickly! Things are turning for the worse!" Tooth suddenly called, flying towards them. "What? What's going on?" Jack asked. "The lights! They're fading away quickly!" Tooth exclaimed worried.

"Oh, no..."

Jack looked up at the sky. An ominous wind blew through the air and at the horizon, the sky was as dark as the night.

"Blossom, what are you doing?"

A/N: Oh dear, of dear. Even when everyone is in trouble Jack and Heath refuse to team up. Stop being so stubborn guys, or else both of you will lose Blossom.