Time to get you off that cliffhanger and into the fight, something is going to happen, which may make you look at Ema differently, it may not. It certainly amazed me when I wrote it. Anyway, enjoy the chapter.


I shouldn't be surprised he found me; I've been in Europe all day. I just want to know if he found me naturally, or if someone ratted me out again. Of course, at that moment it didn't matter; all that mattered was how we were going to get rid of the army of nightmares coming towards us.

I slowly stood up to assess the situation.

"That explains it," I said.

"Explains what," asked Jack.

"Why the alert went off; there's an army of nightmares coming for us; well, more coming for me really; I don't think pitch knows you're here."

"Can't we focus on how we're going to beat these guys?"

"Sure, how about I take the ones on the right and you take the ones on the left?" He looked at me strange.

"I said almost the same thing 25 years ago."

"I didn't know that; who'd you say it to?"

"Since we don't have the guardians to help us this time, I guess I'll take your advice."

"It's good advice for 2 people in a tag team." The nightmares started to approach. I pulled out my bow and arrow. I turned the arrow into a missile and launched it. The first chunk of the nightmares dissolved when it made contact.

"After you, oh great guardian," I said courteously.

"Ladies first, oh great guardian-to-be," said Jack in the same manner.

"Shut it," I said deadpanned. After some back and forth and me dissolving chunks of nightmares while we were doing that, it was decided that I would go up first since I was the one Pitch was expecting. I flew up to confront them.

"An Army of nightmares, when was the last time I saw one of these? Oh yeah, last night. So nothing new there; your routine is boring Pitch!" I yelled across the nightmares. I know being called boring ticks anyone off, I was hoping on calling him out. Instead of him confronting me however, I got the nightmares who rushed me; and I ran like the wind.

I had to get a good vantage point. It's hard when an army is chasing you. I made an invisible slide to use for me to get my weapons ready. Sliding on my back, I grabbed my bow and started firing ten arrows at a time. Meanwhile Jack was getting Pitch from behind, wherever he was.

I eventually split myself into ten, and sent each of them into separate directions. The nightmares scattered, chasing each part. What they didn't know, was that there were two more of me. Mini me, directing the other illusions, and a little me taking a rest; so small you can't notice me. I sent another little me to find out where Jack and Pitch were.

"Ema, the nightmares are catching up to the illusions," informed Mini-me.

"Good, if they think I'm destroyed they won't go after me anymore."

"Yeah, but they'll probably inform Pitch, who will gloat to Jack about it, who will be devastated by a guilty conscience and be beaten by the nightmare king."

"Alright; Ema 12, how are you doing with your locating?"

"I haven't found anything yet; wait, I see them!"

"Stay there, I need to know where they are; but get closer, I want to know what's happening. Don't get yourself destroyed, or I'll lose contact."

"Will do," saluted Ema 12.

I started to fly over there after making sure Mini-me was back in my head. I started to pick up on what was going on as I got closer to Jack's area. Jack had noticed my little illusion me, and in panic she disappeared.

"Great, now I have no idea what's going on!"

"I should let you know the nightmares have just destroyed the last illusion."

"And soon they'll be here, I get it." Suddenly, Jack fell in front of me, and I grew back to normal size instantly.

"JACK!" I knelt by him. "Are you okay?"

"Well, I have my staff now, so I'm fine."

"What happened?"

"I saw one of your illusions, and it distracted me for a moment. The nightmares kept ramming into me, until I let go of my staff and I fell."

"He could've destroyed you."

"Why didn't he?" That when it all came into focus.

"He wants to see you suffer, and he's going to use me to do it." I started to turn red with my fists clenched.

"Ema, what's going on?" said Jack with his voice a little panicked.

"Why… Can't… He…Just…Leave…Me…ALONE?!" I erupted into flames and burst into the sky. Once I got up there I was steaming as well as boiling over and flaming.

"HEY, PITCH!" He laughed, like he found my anger amusing. I erupted some more. I grabbed my bow and arrow, ready to notch straight at him. The arrow turned into a flaming one. He simply sent a wave of nightmares at me.

'He's probably amused I'm a girl and not a very old one either!' I thought angrily. 'Well, I should show him you shouldn't mess with me!' I notched my arrow with a battle cry.

As my arrow flew through the air, it split into 10, and then those split into 10 each, then the fire from the 100 arrows shot off of them and formed one big fireball, which all the arrows flew into to form a point and make one big flaming arrow. The giant flaming arrow's flame extended to the entire arrow, making it erupt into flame like me. It started to spin, making spikes shoot out all over it, with electrical volts dancing along the edges. The feathers and spikes on the end of the arrow flew off and formed a little something of their own. The flaming arrow made contact with the wave of nightmares and made them explode. The forming feathers and spikes had made a giant fist, which I had the honor of pushing forward with the force of my own fist punch. It slammed right into Pitch, sending him flying to who knows where.

After that, I started to cool down. The flames died down and I turned back to normal. I was panting; it took a lot out of me. For some reason, I felt really tired. It was strange, I never felt tired before. I went into stasis before, but that wasn't the same thing. Sleep seemed like something I wanted, yet didn't at the same time.

What I didn't notice was since I was so worn out; I lost my footing on the invisible platform that held me up. It dissolved and I started to fall. I would have saved myself, but I was so tired I fell asleep.


You know how I said I said I would get you off the cliffhanger, I lied! BWHAHAHAHAHA! If you want to know how she's going to get out of it you have to stay tuned. Also, review to tell me what you think of this chapter.