Hello! So we are almost done with this story! No…..

Jack: BUT WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?!

Me: I'm not telling.

Bunny: *stares angrily. So much so that the author had to go run and hide*

Cerelia's POV

Finally. My mission was almost complete. I just needed the girl to activate it. Hence the reason for capturing her 'friends'. With the proper motivation, she should be able to figure it out.

"I don't know how to activate it. Until today, I didn't even know it existed!" Scarlett cried. I smirked before walking towards her until we were face-to-face.

"Better figure it out then. Otherwise….well, I may need to hurry you up, if you catch my meaning," I replied. She visibly paled as look around the fountain.

"Don't tell her anything!" Jamie yelled out. I rolled my eyes before nodding at Pitch, who promptly knocked the child out with some of his nightmare sand.

The half-Danaan child took a deep breath before clutching her tired-looking locket. I recognized it as Bridgett's locket, which she used to enhance her powers.

"I...I think I need to speak a certain language. You have to stand right in front of it if you want it to work." I narrowed my eyes before doing as the teenager said.

"If you are up to something, remember. Pitch will stop you if I cannot," I warned her. She nodded before chanting in Gaelic, a language her people knew without having to be taught.

"Gníomhachtaigh, Fountain. Cuir tú féin ar an airdeall. Tá iontróirí anseo, cé nach bhfuil siad ar fad. Cuir do chuid cumhachtaí mistéalacha ar an eolas. Déan mar a deirim, titim Cerelia agus Pitch."

My eyes widened when I heard her speak Pitch's name, but before either of us could do something, the water rose and swirled around me and the boogeyman.

"What have you done?!" I screamed. She simply smirked before waving. Then it all went black.

Scarlett's POV

I rushed to unlock the cages, holding Jamie and Sophie in my arms. They both were crying and I was doing everything I could to not burst into tears too.

"What did you do?" Jack asked as he knelt beside his young believers, opening his arms wide for Jamie to hug him.

"I heard the words in my head. They told me what say. I don't really know how, but it happened," I explained as best I could. The robin flew down to my shoulder, and I could see she was happy the fighting was over.

"You are the child of the Fountain's creator. Only you could awaken the Fountain and make it aware that some of the beings here were not welcomed. And as you have attempted to save this place, you shall have two rewards. First, a choice. Second will happen after you make said choice."

"What choice do I-" I stopped mid sentence. Two people appeared, though they weren't fully there. Them being ghosts was close to being accurate, though that wasn't quite right.

My parents. I could the others could see them, because they had the same awe-inspired look on their faces as me.

"Darling. You were magnificent. I had hoped you'd find your way here, somehow or another. I'm so grateful that you did." My mother's mouth wasn't opening, but I could hear the words echoing.

"Why? Why didn't you tell me? How are you here? I don't understand," I said. I knew I sounded ungrateful, but I was heartbroken. How could they not tell their daughter, or do this ghost trick sooner, so I could talk to them?

"You were young. We were going to tell you in a year or two, but then there was the crash Cerelia caused. She was the woman who was here, a greedy and vain spirit searching for beauty. But you now have banished them to the shadow world. And unless you came here, we couldn't contact you," My father spoke calmly, and tears started streaming down my face.

"Do you know how guilt I've felt, for years? I've been miserable and alone. And now I find out my mother isn't' human, and that I'm not fully human either. Do you know how that feels?!" I hated yelling at them, but I had felt so guilty all this time. Now, that feeling turned into betrayal, and hurt.

"It was never your fault. And we are sorry. Which is why you get a choice. You can join us. Or you can become immortal, and stay where you are," My mother stated. I froze before looking at the Guardians, at Jamie, and Sophie.

Jack had this look of hurt in his eyes, but he smiled. Encouraging me. Tooth was crying too, as was Jamie and Sophie. North smiled sadly, while Bunny and Sandy had a face of complete and utter sadness.

"Don't leave us!" Sophie cried as she ran towards me. I scooped her up. If I left, I'd never see her or the other children of Burgess again. Sure, I couldn't stay long, being immortal and all, but I would explain. And come see them whenever Jack did.

Jack. I adored him, maybe even loved him. How could I leave him? But if I did stay, I'd never see my parents again.

"Those are my only options?" My parents nodded at my question. I sighed before speaking again. "I've missed you two for years. But I can't. I love Burgess. I love playing in the snow, and seeing the kids. Now I've been to other countries and I want to travel. See the world. I'm sorry. I'm staying here."

"Are you certain?" North asked. I nodded in confirmation, but instead of frowning, my parents smiles grew bigger.

"You made the right choice. And don't we won't see you again. Every one-hundred years, if you come here, we will get to speak to you. It's not much, but it's something. Your mother and I love you very much," my father told me as him and mom started to fade.

"Love you too, Daddy. Bye Mom." They disappeared entirely and if Sophie hadn't been in my arms, I would have dropped down and cried my eyes out. I looked at Robin and she gestured me to the front of the Fountain of Youth. I put Sophie down before standing before it.

"Scarlett Briana O'brien, do you wish to be immortal?"

"Yes."

The water surrounded me, swirling this way and that until it returned to its rightful place. I stared at my reflection. I still had my red hair and brown eyes, though there was a hint of gold to them now. My freckles were gold too, though the tiara I now wore on my head was silver, with a goldish-brown opal at its center.

My clothes had changed too. I still wore my dad's jacket, but my shirt had changed into an orange halter top with yellow ruffles. My jeans were now brown with ripped holes, and my wedges were replaced with red converse sneakers. In my hand, I held a oak wood scepter with little opals decorating it.

"You are now immortal, Scarlett, Spirit of !" Robin cried as she flew away. I only then realized I had heard her without touching my locket this entire time, which meant the others probably had understood her too.

"Wow. You look pretty." Jamie said. I smiled before kneeling down and placing my scepter gently on top of his head. A flash of golden dust sprinkled over him and his injuries vanished."Cool!"

"Mmhmm. Now it's time for you two to go home."

AN: Two more chapters! So sad.

Translating Gaelic to English as best I can. This is what Scarlett said to banish Cerelia and Pitch. 'Activate, Fountain. Put thyself on alert. There are intruders here, though not all. Summon your mystical powers. Do as I say, make Cerelia and Pitch fall.'