Alright here's another chapter, hope you all enjoy!
Savannah will be leaving this chapter, so JusTiNSaNiTy, Diamond will show up sometime next chapter k?
[The streets of Burgess]
[Jack and Sandman are flying after the Nightmare. Jack shouts excitedly.] Yes! Whoo-hoo-hoo! Whoo!
Jack watched the screen, his blue eyes wide as he watched his on-screen self chasing after the Nightmare. The Nightmare that would lead him to Pitch, who held the secret to his memories. Gripping his staff tightly, Jack leaned forwards ever so slightly, not wanting to miss anything, but also not wanting to disturb the young girl who was still tightly clasped to his side.
[Sandman mounts one of the nightmares and transforms it back into his own Dream-sand, as a Manta-ray.]
The children all cheered, and Sandy couldn't help but smile at that. Unlike the other guardians, Sandy was more in tune with the children of the world, not as in tune as Jack, who practically was a kid, but he thought he was pretty close to the little ones. To see them cheering for him, well, it was a good, happy feeling.
Jack: [Bounds after one, then freezes it to a rooftop from the alley below.] I got it! [He jumps onto the roof] Sandy! Sandy, did you see that? Hehehe! Look at this thing!
Pitch: Frost? [Darts out of the way of Jack shoot him with ice] You know, for a neutral party, you spend an awful lot of time with those weirdoes. This isn't your fight, Jack.
Emma's hands curled into fists, grabbing Jack's hoodie and unconsciously drawing him closer. This was the scary man, the Fear. He wanted Jack not to fight, but Emma knew Jack would do the right thing. He had always done the right thing, even when it had cost him his life.
Emma could hear Jack mutter something like "You made it my fight when you stole those teeth", and a small smile flitted across her face as his onscreen self said the exact same thing.
Jack: You made it my fight when you stole those teeth!
Pitch: Teeth? Why do you care about the teeth? [He notices Sandman standing near him, looking cross, and jumps away with a start, then a nervous laugh.] Now this is who I'm looking for.
"Someone should put a bell on you" Savannah muttered offhandedly, earning a rather strange look from Sandy. Song purred, and her tail flicked from side to side as the Caracal agreed.
[Sandman breaks out his weapon - whips made of his sand. Pitch dodges the whips and brings out his giant scythe too. Sandman catches Pitch's handle and jerks him into the air, then down into the street below. Pitch bounces off a car roof.]
Jack turned towards where the guardians were sitting, and caught Sandy's gaze. "Remind me not to get on your bad side" Jack called. Savannah giggled slightly, and several people joined her as Jack's words were repeated on the giant screen.
Jack: Remind me not to get on your bad side. [They both descend through the air to street level.]
Pitch: 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. You can have 'em back.
[Nightmares surround Jack and Sandman]
The guardian's all seemed to turn about twenty shades paler, but Jack just gave a half smile. "Dude, we totally got this!" He called to Sandy. His eyes flicked towards the kids, who were looking between the screen, Jack, and Sandy rather nervously. Sandy caught the meaning behind Jack's words, and nodded, sand flashing in symbols too fast to read.
Jack: You... take the ones on the left, I'll take the ones on the right?
[Nightmares bray angrily. Beat of silence.]
Pitch: Boo! [The Nightmares start to attack.]
Savannah crossed her arms and huffed angrily "Worst attack word ever". Sky nodded in agreement, and the people close enough to them to hear gave them looks that all but screamed 'are you insane, there is a battle going on, and all you can think about is the attack word?'
Glancing at her pet, Savannah turned to Sky "Hey, me and Song have to get out of here. I've got to get her to her cubs before they wake up and do something dumb. Sky nodded, and gave Savannah a hug "Drop by again sometime alright?" Savannah laughed "Oh you know it! See you all later!"
And with that, Savannah and Song walked to the door, and exited the building.
[Jack and Sandman start to fight them, but North's sleigh passes overhead, crashing into things. Apparently, North, Tooth, and Bunny keep dozing off due to the Dream-sand. After another scrape on the top of a building, they all startle awake again.]
[Sandy uses his sand to burst into the air like a water-spout, dragging Jack with him, then tosses Jack away - ostensibly to protect him.]
Jack winced slightly. That looked like it was going to hurt.
[Jack knocks a few Nightmares away, but falls a little before Tooth picks him back up and goes spiraling through some Nightmares.]
Jack turned to Tooth, and gave her a small smile "Thanks" he said quietly, before turning back to the screen. Though he couldn't see it, Emma smiled up at him. That was the brother she remembered. Even when he was mad, he could still get over it to thank, or apologize...or both.
[Pitch laughs as he directs the Nightmares]
[Bunny jumps off the sleigh, attacking during freefall, before landing on the street to slash through some Nightmares with a knife as well as throw his boomerang at them and bash them with his huge feet. Then, he jumps back into the air to latch onto the sleigh, driving it while North attacks with his swords from the front.]
Needless to say, the children of Burgess, both past and present, were loving this. The parents...not so much.
Santa with swords, Easter Bunny that looked like a Kangaroo...and possibly demonic black sand horses. If they remembered anything after this was over, their kids were never leaving the house again.
[Two Nightmares come after Jack, so he just drops through the air and lets them run into each other. Another Nightmare attacks and he loses his staff, grasping for it during freefall before landing back on the sleigh.]
Bunny: You might wanna duck.
[Bunny's boomerang comes careening back through a Nightmare and he catches it out of thin air, grinning.]
"Alright, I'll admit" Jack said, causing Bunny's ears to twitch in his direction "That was pretty cool"
[Sandy is all alone on his cloud, surrounded by a tornado of black sand that he keeps whipping to no avail.]
[North sits down on the sleigh again.]
Jack: We gotta help Sandy! [North drives the sleigh in that direction.]
[Pitch pulls the string of an invisible bow, using an arrow-head shaped out of black sand aimed at Sandy. It hits Sandy right between the shoulder-blades.]
Jack: Nooo! [Jack launches himself off the sleigh towards Sandman.]
Stunned silence rang through the building. No one could move, no one could breath
[Pitch laughs menacingly while Sandman turns to face him.]
Pitch: Don't fight the fear, little man. [Laughs some more]
North: Hurry! Hurry!
"No" Jack whispered, a strange protective feeling coarsing through his body. He had to save Sandy. He couldn't explain it, he just knew he needed to protect those close to him "No please no"
Pitch: I'd say sweet dreams, but there aren't any left.
[Sandman stands up, closes his eyes, and the swirling black sand closes in on his glowing yellow light, snuffing it out.]
North: Sandy?
Jack: No... NOOO!
Even as the screen paled, the scream of 'no' continued to echo, and then, with a sudden gust of freezing cold wind...
Jack was gone. Flying into the darkness of the massive building.
I feel like this is a good place to stop.
See you guys next time!
Skystar901