A new character will be joining us soon. And Allie's purpose will soon be revealed!

Chapter 36

'Hunt, attack, kill. Hunt, attack, kill. Hunt, attack, kill.' this ran through the mind of a rather large fox. His fur was a dark red orange, and he had razor sharp teeth. He scurried under the different tables, avoiding the feet of many passing yetis. The large beasts were too occupied with the coming holiday that they didn't notice the animal. He slunk further into the Workshop, knocking over different things and frightening one of the elves that actually spotted him.

"Find man in red. Attack him. Kill anyone in way." the fox mumbled as he bounded up a flight of stairs. "Mistress be proud of Atoc if good job."

Atoc hid behind a shelf when Layla trotted by. She came back from spreading a few nightmares when Sandy started scolding her for frightening some of the children that enjoyed staying up late. At first she continued but left when Sandy pulled out one of his whips. Layla instinctively knew where her master was and decided to return to him. She had cast a few more nightmares on her way back though.

When she entered the room, everything was in chaos. Snow was currently denying everything about having a different life while Allie continued to try and convince her. North was stopping some of the elves from causing more trouble. Toothiana was busy ordering some of her fairies to go collect teeth in different locations. Jack was currently trying to evade some of the fairies that decided to follow him. Pitch stood by casually and welcomed the Nightmare back. Atoc took the opportunity to sneak into the room and hide under one of the chairs.

"Look, the only way I will believe any of this is if you show me some proof." Snow stated as she crossed her arms. Allie gave a long sigh before she started to think. She started to pace back and forth which to everyone else was kind of adorable. "Well?"

"Give me a second. I was gonna say we could visit Seth and Sammy but we can't exactly talk to them. We could go to the city library but I don't really want you to see that record first." Allie said as she continued to pace. Jack's eyes lit up in thought.

"Why don't we just look at her teeth?" Jack suggested.

"I don't think looking inside her mouth is going to help."

"No, no I mean her baby teeth."

Upon hearing the word baby teeth, Tooth immediately fluttered over. "What about baby teeth?"

"Oh yeah, you collect the teeth, but why do you?" Snow questioned.

"You see sweetie, we collect the teeth because within them they hold memories."

"Really?"

"Yeah, we have yours too. So you were someone else."

"Wait, Im not gonna believe any of this until I see it myself."

"Then lets *yawn* go to the Palace."

"Maybe ve should vait till tomorrow. It has been long day and night for everybody. Some more than others." North suggested as he herded everybody out of the room. "Go on, go to bed everyone. I still have some vork to finish in my office."

'Red man go alone. Atoc go with.' the fox thought as he tip-toed towards the door.

"I'd rather not. I'll go to the library." Pitch stated.

"But you have to get some rest. Pretty please." Allie said as she tugged at his hand.

"Fine. If I resist you'll just drag me along."

"You know me so well. C'mon Ka- I mean Snow." Allie said as she dragged Pitch out the door. The others followed the girl until she realized she didn't know the way so she let Tooth lead. North walked in the other direction, followed closely by Atoc. He stepped into his office before he started to chizzle away at a block of ice.

Atoc sniffed around everything when his eyes landed on the chainsaw hanging on a hook by the wall. 'Will work.'

"I've got my own room here. I'll see you guys in the morning." Jack called out before he shut the door. Snow and Tooth retreated into their rooms as well. Allie and Pitch were left standing alone in the hallway.

"Where are you gonna sleep?" Allie asked as she glanced at the many doors. She looked back up at Pitch, he was looking around with doubt. "Your not comfortable sleeping here are you?"

"Lets just say I'm not fond of the idea of one of the Guardians coming into the room at night to harm me." Pitch said. "Besides, I don't like sleeping."

"Why?"

"*sigh* I'm only trusting you with this knowledge." Pitch whispered as he leaned down to whisper in her ear. "Just because I'm the Nightmare king…doesn't mean I can't have nightmares."

"Oh."

"Yes, my nightmares are a bit more violent than most people's."

"Hmm…how about you sleep in my room?"

"What?"

"It could be like a sleepover. We might have to share the bed cause I don't think either of us wants to sleep on the floor, but that way we could keep each other from having nightmares."

"Um…are you sure? My presence might give you nightmares."

"Of course I'm sure! Lets go!" Allie said as she opened the door to a random room. The room had a large bed with dark red sheets. There was a small nightstand with an unlit lantern on it. A dresser with many small figurines was on one side of the room. Angels, Christmas trees, reindeer, and even some of the elves were carefully crafted into little glass statues. A window with a small seat at the base gave the room a more open feeling. "Wow."

Allie dragged Pitch into the room before hopping onto the bed and patting the seat next to her. Pitch awkwardly shut the door and stood next to the bed.

"Oh come on. Just climb in." Allie said as she buried herself under the covers. He hesitantly reached a hand out when she took hold of his wrist and pulled him in. "I always had to sleep with one of the kids whenever they got scared or sad. So I got used to sleeping with other people."

"Well I certainly am not used to it." Pitch grumbled as he got into a more comfortably position.

"Just go to sleep." Allie yawned before snuggling closer to the Nightmare King. He stiffened a bit before relaxing and gradually closing his eyes, putting an arm around her in the process. "Thanks, its cold here."

"Well this is the North Pole."

North blew off the remaining ice particles before holding out one of his new creations. It was a a small little robotic dog. It could bark, wag its tail, and follow different commands. North laughed as he watched the small toy, bound around on the table.

Atoc was slowly making his way over to the chainsaw. He jumped to try and reach the switch that turned it on but missed by several inches. He landed soundlessly on his feet with a growl. North took extra precautions with the many tools he uses so that the elves wouldn't cause any trouble with them.

"Haha! Children vill love this!" North boomed with joy before he gathered up the toy and placed it on a shelf. "Now lets see about dollhouse."

Atoc attempted another leap and barley scratched the surface, almost cutting himself with the blade. One of the elves noticed the fox.

He had an outfit unlike any of the other elves. It had a green hat that was decorated to look like a Christmas tree. He had golden sleeves with green and red mittens and his socks were an array of gold, red, and green. He had a scar over his right eye, on the bridge of his nose, and on his left cheek. A part of his left ear was missing, freckles dotted around his cheeks, and he had lemon green eyes.

He stumbled over to where North was to warn him about the intruder. The Russian man was too busy to notice the small being. With a frustrated sigh, the elf ran over to one of the many seats and climbed onto it. He scaled many shelves until he came to rest above a large mallet hanging on a hook. The fox was a bit preoccupied with the chainsaw that he didn't see the elf slowly unhooking the hammer. It fell onto Atoc's paw, dragging the elf along with.

"Grraawwww! You pay!" he growled before sliding his paw out from underneath the tool and attacking the small elf. North jumped when he heard the loud thud and growl, but then quickly reacted when he saw the elf being swung around harshly in the fox's mouth.

"Hey! Let go of him!" North yelled as he hurried over to the two. The fox growled at him as he threateningly placed his teeth around the elf's neck. North stopped in his tracks, worried for the elf's safety. "Let him go."

The fox just shook his head in disagreement before he sunk his teeth into the elf.

"NO!"

"Please d-don't hurt me…I want my mommy!"

"G-Go away…"

"DONT KILL ME! PLEASE!"

"HHEELLLPPP!"

Pitch shook Allie's shoulder in a futile attempt to wake her up. No nightmare sand was over her head so he had no idea what was wrong, just that he had to wake her up. Allie bolted upright, breathing hard. She jumped out of the bed and threw open the windows. Sweat was beaded up against her brow and her mind was racing a million thoughts per second. Pitch quickly stood and walked up next to the girl.

"Allie, are you oka-" Pitch was interrupted by Allie turning to him and gripping at his cloak.

"We have to help them! We have to help them NOW!" she yelled before darting out of the room. She threw the door open so hard that the slam resonated throughout the halls.

Snow, Jack, and Tooth sleepily stumbled out of their rooms and looked towards Pitch.

"Aww, did you guys fight?" Snow asked as she rubbed at her eyes.

"No she just ran out. Something about saving them." Pitch explained.

"Who's 'them'?"

"I don't know. Lets go."

Allie dashed through the chaotic workshop in the direction of North's office. She kept running until she stopped in front of the large door, growling and whimpering could be heard on the other side. She took a deep breath before slowly opening the door and looking inside. Atoc still had the small elf struggling in his jaws. North had several scratches on his arms and face from when he attempted to grab the fox.

The mammal dropped the elf onto the floor before placing a paw over it possessively. He growled at North as a warning to stay away. His eyes gazing over everything in the room, before they landed on the twin sabers resting on a rack near the Guardian's head.

"No move." the fox ordered as he dragged the elf by the hat. He jumped on top of the desk and casually strolled over all the tools. Carrying the poor elf over them. He looked around some more until he began to spin in a circle. He increased in speed until he hurled the elf at North.

"I got you!" North yelled as he clumsily caught the elf, his head getting dangerously close to the sabers. The fox took the opportunity to bound over several shelves and pounce at North.

Right when he was about to tackle him, Allie ran into the room and rammed into North's side. He moved a few paces to the side so that Atoc crashed into the rack. The sabers fell to the ground with a loud clank. The fox growled loudly before jumping at Allie.

Are you ready? I don't know what's gonna happen next either. I guess we'll see what my deranged mind comes up with.

R&R!