Rise of the Sixth Guardian
Hey everyone, well here we are about to start the battle with Morgarath….well the real battle might not happen till the second part….-_- heheh well enjoy love you guys!
North raised his knuckles to knock on the door, but stopped to listen if she had fallen back to sleep or not, from inside he heard the sound of silverware clinging agents the inside of a bowl. He felt some pressure off his shoulders feeling relief that she was feeling well enough to eat, knocking on the door the room went quite for a moment before she called out for inside "Yes who is it?"
"It's North can I come in Caroline? I want to ask you something" he waited for a moment…and just as he was about to open the door, Caroline opened the door standing there without any wrappings on and not a scar in sight. "About what North?" she was acting as if nothing was wrong, as if she had been brought here badly injured…..well she didn't look like she had standing there with a chuck of break in her hand that she was taking bites from. North stood there blinking for a moment before clearing his throat and shooing her back into her room with him fallowing inside closing the door behind him, Caroline climbed back on to the bed pulling the tray of food onto her lap as she kept eating, waiting for North to start talking. "Well first off how have your wounds healed so fast?" North asked in awe as he held her arm out straight looking it over, Caroline placed the tray off to the side looking at North in the eyes, "You may want to sit down North."
Doing as she said the older man pulled a chair over to the bed and sat, resting his arms across his knees waiting to hear of fast recovery, running a hand through her hair Caroline looked off to the side "It seems when I was human and in my hurry to find a spell which to use on Morgarath, my blood from cuts the pages gave me soaked into the pages. The magic in the book fused with my blood tying itself to me as its new master…..though at the time I knew not. When I died and was surprised at my lingering time when I should have been killed right away….I believe it was because of the magic of the book." North was about to interrupt her in to asking how this involved her recovery, when she held a hand up to silence him, "When I went to retrieve the book, the moment I picked it up I felt energy come from the book and fill not only through my body….but my mind. I had dropped the book in surprise only giving enough time to think over what had happen before I picked up the book once more…..this time the book felt like any other normal book. It felt empty as if no magic had ever resided with in….like I had said in the time I gave before I picked the book back up, what I had give thought into what had happen was that I had absorbed all the knowledge within leaving only printed words. The magic that flowed into me with all the knowledge is what helped my body recover so quickly….or that's what I believe."
Caroline stopped and looked up at the father figure of a man, the look within his eyes seem to glow with pride that a parent would have for their child when they finally accomplished what they had sought out to do 'I wish I could have seen this same look in my real parents eyes…at least once….'
"North I believe I have found my center" sitting up a little straighter showing him that wasn't joking around, North looked closely in her eyes finding them filled with wisdom and knowledge way beyond her years. "Then tell me young one…..what is your center?" A smile crept across her face "My center North…..is wisdom." "Very good…NOW I know your healed, but I want to you to rest a bit more tomorrow we can talk about what to do next….do you agree Guardian of Wisdom" Rolling her eyes she gave North a nod, "Why yes Guardian of Wonder I believe that sounds like a good idea."
When North left Caroline got off the bed and walked over to the window and looked out at the wintery landscape, her eyes trailed to the horizon eyes narrowing as if she could see him right there at the edge of the vast snow covered landscape, silently challenging him to even try and hurt those who were dear to her….she just hoped she was ready for this battle like she was before.
Jack held a cloth rag folded using both hands rubbing something, North looked over at him trying to clean or shine something fiercely, the look on Jack's face of complete concentration. Walking over to the boy North tried to look over his hunched shoulders and see what it was, but the moment his shadow blocked out Jack's light he clutched the object hidden in the rag to his chest. Slowly peering over his shoulder to see if Caroline had snuck out of her room to find him, but let out a sigh of relief when he saw it was only North. "Jack my boy…what do you got there?" For a moment Jack forgot that only North had no clue of his intension of proposing to his girlfriend, he looked down at the lump in the rag that sat in his hands pondering if he should tell or even show the old man the ring he had been working on all last night with the necklace or not?
Looking back at North it looked as if the older man wasn't going to be leaving anytime soon, letting out a sigh Jack reluctantly turned half way in his seat, North sat down next to Jack and looked at the rag held flat on his out stretched hand. Taking the rag Jack pulled the other side off to revel a white gold ring with a blue heart stone matching the one on the necklace that Caroline now wore, with snowflakes etched into the band. North picked it up and looked it over…..it was beautiful perfect symbol showing that even without Jack being by her side all the time that he would still be close, the ring and necklace embodied both of them perfectly together. North noticed something on the inside of the band something was written, turning it to the light so he could see what it said clearly, the words Never alone, forever loved JF&CF . North handed the ring back to Jack, who when he noticed the older man reading his special message to Caroline, was blushing a deep crimson red. Looking up into North's eyes through his white bangs that hung over his eyes, Jack found him smiling a knowing smile "So my boy when you going to ask her?" Jack sat there for a few moments blinking, he thought out of all four of the original guardians that he would have been the one lecturing him on rushing things!
"S….so you don't think I'm going to fast?" Jack just had to ask, laughter erupted from North his whole body shacking, "Why would I think that…you are a part of each other…..two halves of a whole, who am I to stand between the two of you. No Jack I am proud of you….now getting back to my question….when you going to ask her?"
Rubbing the back of his head the blush had died down but had not completely vanished, "I not sure….maybe after this mission is over with….knowing Caroline, if I did it now it might let that Morgarath guy know that she has someone special and put not just me in danger, but everyone else…..so ya I guesses I'm going to wait till this is all over with." North nodded in agreement to this, it was true on both accounts and only Caroline knew how far Morgarath's cruelty went, it was better to be safe than sorry later. Jack put the ring in the pocket of his hoodie before standing looking leveled eye with North only happened when he sat on the low work benches "I'm going to talk with her, later North!" Hurrying off with something other than 'talking' to her, Jack silently opened the door and slipped into her room.
It was dark save the magical ice crystals that hung from the ceiling glowed only how much light you told it too, Jack's sight was drawn to the windows seeing the light silhouetting her he placed his staff by the door and crept up behind her. It was rare for him ever to catch her so deep in thought like this, Caroline was still staring outside when she suddenly felt someone wrap their arms around middle just under where her own arms were across her breast, gasping in surprise and shock she looked behind her, but automatically relaxed seeing the snickering smiling face of the one and only Jack Frost the man she was madly in love with.
Caroline pouted acting as if him surprising her unsettled her Jack knew she wasn't, but happy that he pulled her from her thoughts…sometimes when she got so deep into a thought she would slip into memories and get lost in them trying to remember their faces….though she never would which would then made her depressed, "That wasn't very nice Jack you know" she said pulling him from his own thoughts as he loosened the hold on his arms slightly so she could turn and face him wrapping her arms around his shoulders and began to play with the hair at the base of his neck.
Smiling softly he half closed his eyes as he lowered his face resting his forehead agents hers "I have no idea what you're talking about Snowflake, I'm the very picture of nice!" leaning back he gave her a mock hurt look placing his hand over his heart, this only caused Caroline to start snickering and when she started, Jack soon fallowed turning the snickering into full on laughter. Calming down from their laughter Jack looked down at Caroline's troubled face, he brushed his hand across her cheek sliding his fingers into her hair as he held her face in his hand, "Caroline you're not allowed to keep things bottled up anymore….please don't carry so much by yourself, all that weight might crush you and destroy who you are….you got me as a friend, as a lover….let me help you carry some of that burden... you're going to have to hand some of it over cause…" moving her face to look at his as she leaned into his touch, it alone made her feel so much lighter…now his words made her want to cling onto him feeling so weak at how strong he really was…looking into her eyes as continued "I'm never letting you go or leaving you….ever…..I love you Caroline."
She burst into tears just now feeling everything she ever kept to herself finally weigh down on her, burying her face into his shoulder she held onto him like the life line he was to her and balled out everything to him. He hated himself for making her cry, but part of him was happy finally that invisible wall he always knew was there was gone and she completely opening herself to him, he moved them to lay down on the bed as he listened and gave a few comments here and there all earlier intensions of making love to her gone for now…..now was just the time to spend with each other…the calm before the storm…..
They had fallen asleep at some point when Tooth came to cheek on Caroline since she didn't have the chance before, come in and saw the two teen spirits snuggled together and fast asleep with their arms around each other. Caroline's head rested on Jacks shoulder while on her side while Jack laid on his back one arm wrapped around her shoulders while the other arm was holding her by her side each had a leg wrapped around one of the others legs…the sight made her and the baby tooth's sigh. The two little teeth that were attacked to them went over and laid on either side of their heads, smiling Tooth fluttered over and pulled the cover that Caroline had tossed to the side when she had went to answer North at the door and covered them gently. They might be unaffected by the cold she still wanted them to be comfortable, she smiled as they snuggled in closer if that was possible in their sleep, Tooth told the remaining fairies to be quite as they left the room.
The next day after everyone had gathered in the globe room, Caroline luckily had spare clothing identical to what she had worn before 'The attack of the killer dead trees and harpies!' Caroline filled in the rest of the guardians of what all happened after she had tossed the book through the portal….the same said book that now rested un needed now next to her on the table that she sat on the edge of, Jack sat next to her leaning on his staff with both hands holding onto it trying to behave….though it was hard since walking up to a naked and in the process of drying and dressing sight of his love with two little fairies asleep on the pillows near him, left him in a very horny and bothered state. This time Caroline really hadn't meant to tease her boyfriend since she was being quite in showering and dressing for the day…..oh well… "Even though I don't need this anymore….we can still use it as a decoy, as far as we know Morgarath doesn't know about what happened to me and might think that I kept the book and learned from it, we don't know if he knows anything about the guardians or that the book might now be useless to him now….what we do know is that we have to take the fight to him…we can let him have one more day."
Sandy looked at her catching her eye he asked her "But what about the people that had accidently released him…..what about them?" she knew that one of them would ask that question….still didn't mean he really wanted to answer it, but she had to now "He is most likely on his last one…" "What you mean...his last one Caroline….what happened to the others?" Bunny asked gravely fearing the answer turning her eyes to Bunny her face was the very picture of slalom good news "I'm afraid that all the people that had been involved with his released….are dead." The color drained from all of their faces with their bodies dripping under the loss of hope for those poor souls and their families that must be hoping they will return home to them. "Morgarath couldn't sustain himself on his own, he had taken over the first person slowly draining his life force from him, but that would last no more than a day or so and it also affected how fast he took the life energy with each spell he used bring the monster back to life or even summoning them to attack me."
Caroline watched their faces she knew that this was not what they wanted to hear, but Morgarath was more dangerous than this Pitch Black was, while Pitch just wanted people to believe in him and fear him….Morgarath wanted to enslave and massacre….to rule the world! Caroline looked over at the book as if it still held some secret that could aid her….but she was just wondering if the second spell she had cast on the warlock and his castle was still in place and unnoticed?
Jack looked over at Caroline censured was written all over his face, reaching over he simply and lightly placed his hand on her shoulder, she turned to look at him watching as a soft smile slipped on his face making a mirrored one appear on hers, reaching up she placed her hand on top of his before stand up letting him pull his hand back as she walked forwards getting the attention of the others making sure all five guardians eyes were on her, right then and there they saw not the guardian of wisdom nor someone's best friend/girlfriend….but a Ranger who was ready to turn the tables and face her demon down once and for all. "Everyone get ready….we are going to battle….we head to Morgarath's castle!"
Caroline slipped off to her room while the others got ready, placing her pack on the table if she was going to finally kill that monster that was a thorn in the rangers side and the boogie man to them all she was going to do it honoring her fallen comrades….and give what human part of her the peace it deserved. Standing by the slay waiting for the newest guardian "Where is she?" Bunny asked trying not to think about the horrible slay ride that he got no choice in taking, he wasn't the only one wondering that same thing. 'She better not have left us behind and gone lone wolf again' Jack was passing back and forth, his grip on his staff only tightened more and more, he was about to run back into the main building and go looking for her when the doors they had came through opened. Jack had his back to it at the moment, but the look on their faces was that of a mixture of confusion and AW struck….Jack slowly turned around and when he did his eyes widen to a sight he hadn't seen since re uniting with his best friend. Walking into the slay room Caroline was dressed in her original Ranger's gear…..it appeared that if she was going to fight her old enemy…it wasn't going to be as a guardian…..but as the ranger that put his ass away the first time.
"Sorry to keep you guys waiting ….lets head out" not even stopping to explain her sudden change in attire they let it be and climbed into the slay….once in the air Caroline told North that they could only use the snow globe portal to get to England, but not any closer the forest they would have to travel the rest of the way to the mountains by slay, once to the mountains that surrounded his castle they needed to travel by foot. The only thing she left out was once they made it across the drawbridge the spell would activate and they wouldn't be able to leave till either Morgarath was died….or they were….but if they wanted to fight this battle with her it was the only way for the moment the rest of the spell wouldn't work till she was face to face with him….looking over at the sandman who meet her eyes simply gave her a silent nod knowing that when she gave him the signal he was to keep the others and himself back so she could fight him…..alone.
Hey guy's srry this chapter is a little later than the others….had a little writer's block for a few days….*blushes* hehehe srry ….so ya the next one I will try to get done and loaded up faster! Bye-bye!