"So do you know when Pitch is going to strike?" Anna asked North.
"No, but we figure it will be when we're not ready. You have to be on guard all the time." North warned.
They were all in the dining hall eating supper before they went to bed. Everyone was exhausted, they were really hoping they could get some good fighting practice in before Pitch came. What they didn't know, was that he was already there...
"Good morning, my lovely queen." Jack said sleepily to Elsa trying to pull himself out of bed.
"Good morning, my incredible guardian." Elsa said with a smile.
"So you chose 'incredible'? Nice pick." Jack said with a chuckle.
"You have some crazy hair Frost." Elsa said trying to tame his hair down.
Suddenly Jack gasped. "E-Elsa, look at your braid." He stuttered.
"What's wrong with my br-" She stopped when she looked down to see what he was talking about.
There was a single black streak going down her braid. Pitch was taking control of her.
"We need to get North, now." Jack said as he jumped from the bed and grabbed his staff.
"Can he fix it?" She asked as they ran down the halls.
"Maybe." Jack answered.
"Does this mean Pitch has control of me?" She asked worried.
"No, not yet anyway." Jack answered as they busted through North's door.
"North, look at her hair." Jack said as he flew in.
North popped straight up in the bed, then tried to fully wake up.
"What is it? What's wrong?" North asked frantically.
"Pitch is taking control of Elsa." Jack said as he held her hand and brought her closer to North.
"Elsa, I'm so sorry." North said as he inspected her braid.
"C-can you fix it?" Elsa asked as she tried to hold back tears.
"I'm afraid I cannot." North answered.
"What? You can't do anything to help her?" Jack asked as he flew right beside North as he went to get the rest of the guardians.
"No, I'm sorry Jack. Spend the day with her, it might be the last." North said with a hand on Jack's shoulder.
Jack stopped flying and sunk down onto the floor of the hallway. He had finally found his true love, and now she was being ripped from his hands. He felt a tear roll down his cheek as Elsa ran up to him and kneeled down.
"Are you ok?" She asked.
"I'm fine, I just... I can't believe I'm going to lose you." Jack said as he looked up into her eyes.
When he looked into her beautiful blue eyes, he saw that there was a tiny bit of yellow in her right eye. He looked back at her braid, but saw that now there was two strands of black running through the braid.
"Elsa, look at your hair." Jack said as he ran his hand over the black streaks.
"It's spreading." Elsa said with the saddest voice Jack had ever heard.
"Elsa, your eye... It's turning yellow." Jack finally forced out.
"But it's ok, we're going to fix this." Jack said reassuring her as tears rolled down each of their cheeks.
Jack leaned in and gave her a gentle kiss. She felt so empty, but his kiss made her spirits lift. She felt so powerless against Pitch, how was she going to defeat him?
"I love you Jack." Elsa whispered as she cried.
"I love you too Elsa." Jack said before kissing her once more.