Hi everybody! So sorry for the wait.
So, for those of you who haven't read The Ice Princess by now, you really should, or else shiz gonna get confusing, most likely. You all will see a bit of pissed-off and protective Bunny here too!
Enjoy, my friends!
Disclaimer: I only own Em, Jasper, Maxine, John, and Theresa.
Neutral POV
Em held on tightly to Jackson's arm, her face pressed against his side, not wanting to look at the people who treated her like an outcast. Emma gently took Em's hand comfortingly, and Em pulled her close to herself, trying to protect the younger girl.
"Emma Katherine, come over here right now!" John said sharply, and Em shook her head fiercely, her forehead against Jackson's back, taking in the comfort of her father's human form. Even though it had been almost eleven years since she had last seen her birth parents, the memory of how they treated her was fresh in her mind.
"Please go away." She said in a quiet voice. Jackson put an arm around her protectively.
"How are you her parents? You don't even look like Em!" Anna exclaimed, stepping forward to stand next to her niece. Theresa scoffed.
"That's because this little freak most likely had something done to her. She's our daughter, and she still belongs to us." She said, and Em glared at her.
"I'm not your daughter. My parents are Jack Frost and Elsa of Arendelle. " she said, scowling. John returned her scowl, and strode up to her, making Em flinch back against Jackson, who put an arm around her shoulders protectively again, this time tighter. He had made a promise to Jack and Elsa, and he intended to keep it. Jackson would guard Emma and Em with his life.
"How dare you speak to us like that. After all we've done for you, Emma." John spat.
"What you've done to her?" Bunny walked forward, and stepped in front of Em and Jackson, "When I found Emma, she was sleeping in a cave, and there was a storm going on around her. Jack found her in the forest, a little girl who was four years old. Don't you dare say that you did anything good for her. The only good thing you did for Emma was drive her out of the village, because she met her true family. I know how happy she was with Elsa and Jack, and you're just as much at fault as I am for ruining her life." Em looked at Bunny, tears filling her eyes. This time, however, unlike the others, her tears were ones of happiness, and forgiveness.
"How do you know that we were the ones who drove Emma out of the village?" Theresa asked.
"I've been watching over Emma since she was young. I watched you two hurt her, and insult her." Bunny said simply, crossing his arms. "Besides. I've always watched over my favorite believer." Em let out a small gasp as a large smile spread across her face. A small laugh escaped her lips. Another flash of light, and Mother Nature appeared, smiling brightly at Em, and looking over at Bunny, her eyes shining bright with happiness.
"Your work here is done." She told Em's parents, and Mother Nature waved her hand, and the two people turned into pillars of dirt, and they crumbled to the ground.
"Wait, that wasn't actually them?" Em asked, confused.
"No. Theresa and James died a few years ago, after you left, from a rare disease. These creatures were vital to help the bond be mended between my two favorite seasonal children." Mother Nature said with a kind smile. She sent another smile towards Pitch, who returned it, before disappearing in a whirl of earth.
"So that wasn't real?" Jackson asked. Em took a deep breath, and stepped backwards slightly.
"That was awful." She said, putting a hand to her forehead. Bunny turned and looked at her.
"Are you alright?" he asked, and Em grinned before throwing her arms around the Pooka's neck.
"I forgive you." She whispered, and Bunny smiled, hugging her back.
"Thank you, Emma. I really am sorry. I was blinded by how happy Jack was. He had a family, while mine was killed. It doesn't justify my actions towards him, Elsa, or you." He told her. Em smiled.
"If Papa, or Mama were here, they would forgive you too, Bunny. I have no doubt that they'll be happy that you've apologized." She said happily. Bunny grinned.
"I just hope Frostbite's alright." He said, and Em nodded, before kissing his cheek, and skipping towards her seat. Sophie watched the two, jealousy growing in her chest as she glared at them both. Bunny shook his head with a laugh, and walked to his own seat, sharing a look with Pitch and Sandy, both of whom nodded to him, as if forgiving him with no words. With different emotions floating throughout the room, the next scene of the movie began.
EXT. BURGESS NEIGHBORHOOD - NIGHT
TWO NIGHTMARES zigzag along the rooftops, searching for
victims. Jack, loving the chase, is in hot pursuit with
Sandy, who's riding along on a streak of Dreamsand-
JACK
Wahooo!
(BEAT)
Haha! Yes!
One of the Nightmares splits off, angling for a BEDROOM
WINDOW. Sandy calmly follows-
The Nightmare flies right through the WINDOW and SANDY does
the same - the OTHER ONE angles up over the house's ROOF to
evade Jack, who PARKOURS over the roof after it-
JACK
Waaahahoooo!
"That looks like so much fun!" Pippa exclaimed with happiness, and Em laughed.
"It is. I remember when Papa first found me, he flew me towards Mama's palace as a piggyback ride. It was the coolest thing ever!" she told her friend, her eyes filled with memories.
Through the WINDOWS BELOW, FLASHES OF GOLDEN and SICKLY GREEN
LIGHT race through the house as Sandy battles the Nightmare-
The Nightmares and Jack ZOOM away from the house just as
Sandy and the FIRST NIGHTMARE blast out of the window, Sandy
wrestling it until - POOF! It explodes into golden
DREAMSAND which he quickly transforms into a Sting Ray for
him to ride-
EXT. DOWNTOWN BURGESS - CONTINUOUS
Jack flies through town on the heels of the Nightmare. It
makes a sharp turn down an alleyway and Jack is quick to
follow.
The Nightmare then veers up the wall of the alley and onto a
ROOFTOP. Jack whips a blast from his staff and HITS the
Nightmare before it disappears from view.
JACK
(JAZZED)
HAAAH! I got it!
Jack jumps up onto the roof and prods the frozen Nightmare
with his staff.
JACK
Sandy! Sandy, did you see that?!
Look at this thing!
"That so cool!" Monty exclaimed, and Caleb and Claude nodded in agreement.
"That's the only time that a nightmare can look cool." Jamie said, and Sophie nodded, sending an glance towards Em.
Jack can barely contain his excitement as he calls out to
Sandy - but suddenly Pitch lurches out from behind an air
conditioning unit on the rooftop.
PITCH
Frost?
Jack blasts a WAVE OF FROST across the rooftop, but Pitch
easily dodges it, reappearing behind Jack on the adjoining
rooftop.
PITCH
You know, for a "neutral party" you
spend an awful lot of time with
those weirdos.
"They aren't weirdos! Well, not all of them." Em said, and sent a smirk towards Bunny, who grinned back.
"I mean, there's one or two that are weirdos, but the others are pretty cool." Anna said, shrugging, making her husband and twins laugh.
(BEAT)
This isn't your fight, Jack.
Jack's eyes narrow. He holds out his staff, ready to strike.
JACK
You made it my fight when you stole
those teeth.
Pitch regards him curiously.
PITCH
Teeth? Why do you care about the
teeth?
"They hold his memories!" Emma said excitedly. Em looked at her happily, wondering what their reactions would be when they found out who Jack was before he became a spirit.
When he notices something and turns to find Sandy calmly
standing on the rooftop next to him. Pitch quickly
sidesteps, moving away from Sandy.
PITCH
(CHUCKLING)
Now this is who I'm looking for-
Before Pitch can finish a DREAMSAND STREAM whips around him,
forcing him to duck and dodge Sandy's sudden attack.
PITCH
Whoa-?
Pitch DISPERSES a stream of NIGHTMARE SAND, turning it into a
gigantic sickle and swings it back at Sandy. Jack ducks,
avoiding injury as Sandy's pushed back against a ledge.
Sandy quickly grabs Pitch with another DREAMSAND STREAM and
yanks him off his feet, slamming him repeatedly against the
tops of the buildings until finally throwing him off the
rooftop.
"Ouch." Kristoff flinched, and Em giggled.
"Go Sandy!" the Burgess teens cheered.
Pitch bounces off the ground as he crashes into an EMPTY
STREET. As Sandy dusts his hands and calmly steps off the
rooftop to follow, Jack looks on, astonished.
JACK
Remind me not to get on your bad
side.
"I'm surprised you didn't do that to Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum over there. Or did you?" Jackson asked, motioning towards North and Tooth. Emma and Em both laughed loudly at the nicknames.
EXT. EMPTY STREET - CONTINUOUS
Pitch shakes off the crash, trying to back up as Sandy
touches down and moves toward him, Jack following. Pitch
cowers on the ground in fear as they approach.
PITCH
(looks up, pleading)
Okay, easy! You can't blame me for
trying, Sandy. You don't know what
it's like to be weak and hated. It
was stupid of me to mess with your
dreams. So I'll tell you what-
Sandy continues forward, grim faced...but suddenly Pitch
stops cowering and stands up. His tone changes.
PITCH (CONT'D)
You can have `em back!
Before Jack and Sandy can react, a Nightmare shoots up
through a storm drain as several other Nightmares gather in
the alley behind him.
The atmosphere in the room suddenly grew tense, even though most of them knew what would happen. Pitch looked regretful at what was about to happen.
Jack and Sandy look around as hundreds of Nightmares descend
from the surrounding rooftops to encircle them. This doesn't
look good. Jack, worried, looks to Sandy and mutters...
JACK
You take the ones on the left, I'll
take the ones on the right?
There were a few weak chuckles at Jack's attempt at humor.
Meanwhile, Pitch rises up from off the ground as Onyx takes
shape underneath him.
Pitch grabs onto Onyx's mane as it snorts and snarls. He
then leans forward.
PITCH
Boo!
Pitch's army of Nightmares begin to charge. Then suddenly,
the sound of BELLS and REINDEER echo in the distance-
NORTH'S SLEIGH bursts through the clouds. Jack and Pitch
look up into the sky as it circles overhead. The sleigh
turns toward Pitch, only to fly a few feet over his head.
Pitch turns as it passes over him, slightly confused.
NORTH'S SLEIGH
North's asleep at the wheel, along with Bunny and Tooth.
Suddenly, the sleigh clips one of its skis as it flies over
City Hall, jolting North to attention.
"Idiots." Em said, rolling her eyes. Pippa snickered.
NORTH
Ah!
Bunny awakes with a fright from a bad dream.
BUNNYMUND
Get outta my warren!
(realizes he's awake now)
Huh?
EXT. EMPTY STREET - CONTINUOUS
Still battling Nightmares, Sandy propels himself and Jack
into the air with a stream of Dreamsand and launches Jack
away from the Nightmares. Jack quickly orients himself and
knocks an oncoming Nightmare with his staff.
Tooth quickly jumps off the side of the sleigh toward Jack
and Sandy.
Jack, knocks away a few more Nightmares with his staff, and
looks up. Tooth suddenly flies into view through the swarm
of Nightmares, slicing them apart with her wings, causing
them to EXPLODE into BLACK SAND. Pitch gives a signal and
leaps into the air, leading another
wave of Nightmares after the Guardians.
SLEIGH
Back in the sleigh, Bunny jumps out and lands on a nearby
roof.
Bunny quickly tosses his boomerang which disintegrates every
Nightmare in its path. Bunny catches the returning
boomerang, leaps off the roof, and grabs the skids of the
sleigh as it passes by.
THE SLEIGH
North stands, drawing both his scimitars, and dices the
oncoming Nightmares to bits as they attack.
NORTH
Ha. Ha. Ha. Come on!
Jack heads back to the sleigh by dodging two Nightmares as
they attack. As he continues his descent, Jack is suddenly
blind sided by another Nightmare, which knocks the staff from
his hands.
For a moment, Jack is in a state of panic as he finds himself
in free fall.
"Papa!" Em shrieked, her hands covering her mouth, terrified. Jackson took hold of her hand comfortingly, and a slight breeze stroked her cheek. Em relaxed after that, knowing her father was watching over her.
JACK
Aaaaaaaah!
He finally manages to hook onto the staff, control his
descent, and land on the sleigh as it flies past.
BUNNYMUND
(coolly, to Jack)
You might want to duck.
Jack DUCKS as a Nightmare rears up behind him, but one of
Bunny's BOOMERANGS blasts through it and zips back to Bunny's
waiting paw.
SANDY
Sandy high up in he clouds, does his best to contain the MASS
OF NIGHTMARES that are swirling around him.
PITCH
Pitch rises from behind a group of Nightmares. He stretches
his arms as an ARROW of NIGHTMARE SAND forms behind him.
Pitch looked down, pain on his face at the sight of himself killing his partner, and now, closest friend. Sandy placed a hand on the Nightmare King's arm, sending him a forgiving smile.
SLEIGH
Jack and the Guardians watch as more Nightmares speed away to
join their herd. Sandy looks overwhelmed by the onslaught.
JACK
We gotta help Sandy!
NORTH
Hyah!
North cracks the reigns, turns the sleigh, and heads toward
the swirling cloud of yellow and black sand.
PITCH
Pitch takes aim and releases the arrow. It flies through the
air and into SANDY'S back, exploding on impact.
SLEIGH
The Guardians look on, horrified.
JACK
Noooo!
Jack leaps ahead of the sleigh and flies toward Sandy.
NORTH
Jack!
PITCH
Sandy feels the shock and turns around. A patch of blackness
starts slowly spreading across his body. Pitch laughs as he
and Sandy lock eyes.
PITCH
Hahahahaha!...Don't fight the fear,
little man.
THE SLEIGH
The Guardians continue to speed toward Sandy, but Nightmares
begin colliding with the sleigh, slowing their progress.
NORTH
Hurry, hurry!
PITCH
Pitch relishes this moment of triumph.
PITCH
I'd say sweet dreams, but there
aren't any left.
Sandy, his eyes filled with terror, falls to his knees as the
patch of blackness continues to spread.
JACK
Jack presses on, trying to reach Sandy as fast as he can.
SANDY
Sandy stands up, accepting his fate, and closes his eyes as
he and his Dreamsand cloud are consumed by the writhing
blackness of the Nightmare sand.
THE SLEIGH
NORTH
Sandy...
JACK
Horrified, clenches his staff as he flies toward Pitch.
JACK
No...NOOOOOO!
SANDY
Sandy's gone. His beautiful Golden Dreamsand, now black,
merges with the rest of Pitch's Nightmare sand.
"And you still say that he's one of the good guys? He killed Sandy!" Jamie shouted, jumping up, and pointing an accusing finger at Pitch. Em stood as well, her eyes blazing like blue fire.
"Jamie Bennet, I will give you one more chance. Don't you dare insult anyone of my family again. You have already almost killed my father, and if it weren't for Pippa, he would have faded. Don't judge people on their past actions." She said, her voice surprisingly calm. Kristoff and Anna smiled at their niece proudly as Em sat back down. Jamie sent her a glare, as did Sophie, and he sat down as well.
PITCH
Is beyond delighted. His plan actually worked!
Pitch then notices Jack flying towards him, glowing energy
emanating from Jack's staff. Pitch raises his hands and
sends a massive wave of Nightmares toward Jack.
THE SLEIGH
The Guardians are stunned.
JACK
Jack quickly realizes that's he's in over his head as the
attacking Nightmares begin to overtake him. He's engulfed by
Nightmares and there is nothing but silence.
PITCH
Pitch looks on with a smile until a bolt of lightning
suddenly erupts from within the writhing black sand.
JACK
Ahhhhhh!
A gust of wind blows past Pitch, quickly followed by a
massive wave of ice and frost that rockets back up the stream
of Nightmare sand toward him, culminating in an explosion of
ice and snow.
"Awesome!" Pippa said, and Em grinned. "Has he taught you that?" Em shook her head.
"He was going to, but he never got the chance." She replied, and her voice grew soft at the end.
PITCH
AAAHH!
EXT. BURGESS - NIGHT
Jack free falls back to Earth, unconscious.
NORTH
Jack!
Tooth quickly rescues him and sets him back down in the
sleigh.
TOOTH
Jack, how did you do that?
JACK
(REGAINING CONSCIOUSNESS)
I, I didn't know I could.
EXT. BURGESS FOREST - NIGHT
Pitch pulls himself laboriously from the mud and weeds
amongst the trees where he's crash-landed, oddly, he seems
delighted.
He looks up to see a BRIGHT GLOW - North's SNOWGLOBE PORTAL.
The sleigh zooms into it and it WINKS OUT.
Pitch shakes the FROST from his arms as scores of Nightmares
swarm behind Pitch, regrouping after the blast. Pitch, at
the center, seems as pleased as can be.
PITCH
Finally! Someone who knows how to
have a little FUN!
"That was eventful." Kristoff said as the scene ended.
"I want to see what happens to Uncle Jack!" Jasper said, very hyper as he bounced around. The Burgess teens were strongly reminded of Sophie when she was younger.
"Jaz, if you sit down, I'll tell you another story when we break." Em said kindly, and Jasper nodded happily, sitting down as the next scene unfolded.
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