Chapter 12

~ Creeping~

The Guardians flew over the trees in a flash then slowly descended, the reindeer making a ruckus and tramping their hooves into the soft moist earth. The five hopped to the earth where a thin layer of mist coats the ground and leaching up from the underground cave like a dragon with smoke rising from it nostrils. "There is something wrong here?" North said looking at the cave.

"How do you know?" Aster says looking at him his ears swivelling to listen for movement or of cries for help.

"I can feel it… In my belly", Old man winter said patting his stomach.

"Well let us hope your belly is wrong this time", Tooth said fluttering towards the cave Baby tooth following along with Jack then the rest of them.

"It's too dark to see down here mate I can't se-BUGGER!" Bunny trips and is sent flying down the steep entrance to the cave, while the other Guardians just move out of the way and he tumbles with great proclamations on the slimy stone. Sandy couldn't help but smile and Jack noticed and whispered to him,

"You have a dark side don't you Sandy", the best he could words slurring as he limped behind Tooth a half smile on his own lips. As they continued to creep into the dark and retrieved a cursing Bunnymund returning him back up on his paws they went down a tunnel, opposite from the cells and slowly made their way into a study that was trashed.

"OH I know WHO did this!" Jack said, his grin as big as could be. They looked at the wreckage the Guardians enjoying Graces handiwork. Sandy had a Question mark over his head as in to ask where Grace was…

"Is that Pitch?" North said looking at the grey skinned man on the ground under the mist a deep cut on his forehead. Bunnymund walked over to him and poked him with his toe.

"Is it dead?" Jack said mockingly sour.

"No the rat is alive", the Easter bunny said grabbing a handful of Pitches gown and lifting him up into the air. Pitch let out a low moan.

"WHERE IS GRACE?!" North demanded walking up to the Boogy man and poking him in the shoulder.

"Oh I haven't the faintest idea" Pitch said a smile on his face.

"YOU BETTER TELL US PITCH OR I'L-"Jack started and was cut off by Pitch,

"I am not lying Frost!" Pitch said with despise "Reapen turned on me and hit me and then you were here so there", Pitch said crossing his arms. Bunnymund threw Pitch across the room. And he landed in a stack of books.

"You better not be lying", Tooth said hissing the words. Then fluttered over to North and Sandy, Bunnymund keeping his position and eyes on Pitch Black. Jack limped/walked over to a bandage on the floor that was wrapped around Graces head and picked it up then looked towards the exit and whispered,

"You broke your promise…"


Grace struggled to get a hit on Reapen he was so fast, then he darted passed her again punching her in the arm and making her whirl her hair whipping in the dampened air. She dipped down low to the ground anticipating his next hit and ran up a wall and landed on a shelf beside it kicking down the books.

"WHAT ARE YOU?" She yelled her gaze piecing the fog with ease glaring at the Shadowed figure. But she regretted the question when he spoke it chilled her to the bone,

"I ams the wiElders of Darks and the sssseacher of dominions I ams your creatorz", His voice slithered through the words causing chills to run up and down her back. Bleh what a creeper she thought then threw a dictionary at him and it fazed right through him. This sucks, I'm dead. I seriously need to be less sarcastic…

"Comes here you, I wishes to see yours faccee", It was a good sign he thought that she did not pass out now so he could take control, after all she was neutral spirit and it would be easy to get her under his influence if he touched her head, he was highly gifted in the art after all.

"Um No…" She said looking at him shaking her head. Villains are so superficial like seriously! Don't they understand that every demand they give to the good guy will be denied, really… her eyes slumped down in an annoyed facial expression. There was a shuffle and he was gone again. Oh gosh, Grace looked around her kicking more books off the shelf maybe she should do this with the Guardians help or they could help her figure out these flashes this is too risky. I have my wand I should go and she jumped for the exit dashing through the tunnel a screech was let out behind her, it was terrifying as she flew faster but it was gaining. 4 Night mares blocked her path but she jumped them, that has to be a record she thought racing towards the light but something grabbed her foot causing her to trip and it was dragging her backwards she yelped kicking at it and yelped again in pain, the greenly black rope had a hook at the end and it was in her ankle about an inch through her sock as well. She flipped and tried to pull herself up her back being scratched relentlessly against the slimy stone of the tunnel floor. She managed to pull herself up and grab the rope. Crap, crap, crap… she saw the shadow hauling her toward him and she pulled the hook out of her ankle with a sound of tearing flesh she growled and jumped up wincing and skipped/ ran for the exit a second time, a trickle of blood flowing down her shoe. Grace ran not as fast as before letting lose a small fog tornado behind her like she did at the school, but this one was more powerful. She hopped up the steps of the entrance and out the door. Then went to the trees for cover… she wandered through them, lost of course for 20 minutes, did she lose him? She didn't know where to go and turned around a large tree and there was Reapen again. NOPE! She turned and bolted adrenaline rushing through her as she had a burst of speed and then was stuck at the top of a cliff. Really I knew I was pushing my luck as she backed up to the cliff the shadowy figure moving towards her. This was it, what Reapen was waiting for all this time now he would claim his prize and cause misery all over the world and be the most powerful spirit ever!

"Stay Back butt head" She said lifting her wand at his face. Stepping back again. Reapen creped forward and she was inching backwards as far as she could. It was a good 150 foot drop and she didn't want ta fall. There was dirt giving way under her feet and she looked down as she began to fall but Reapen lurched forward and griped her by the neck and stepping backwards her shoes 1 foot off the ground. He strokes her face and she was flaming with anger struggling to breathe with fog streaming from her wand and then his shadow hand fazed into her head and she let out a scream.


Author note: Ewww, he's in her head! yes I AM EARLY YAY! I'm on a roll again XD I hope you liked this chapter Sorry if its rough and ramble ramble I don't get much time to edit it, and shout out to...

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