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Chapter 37

Atoc's claws almost touched Allie, when the blunt end of a large black scythe connected into the fox's side. He sailed through the air before breaking through the glass of a window. He landed in the snow below before reorienting himself. He shook the snow of and glared at the window. Pitch was standing there with a smug look before closing the shades.

"Graaghh! Shadow man pay!" Atoc grumbled before a thought came to him. "Shadow man…shadow people…"

He bounded through the snow with an evil plan in mind. He didn't stop until he reached a small cave int eh middle of the snowy wasteland. He easily squeezed through the opening before coming into a small cavern.*

Everything had a glossy layer of ice over it that glistened in the light of a glowing orb. Atoc scrambled over to it before placing a paw over the warm surface.

"Kingdom of Shadow People." he whispered before the light intensified. He closed his eyes from the sudden brightness and opened them when the light diminished. He was in a different cavern now.

He quickly walked outside and was pleased by the results. A tall obsidian, spiked gate with skulls decorating the top surrounded the kingdom. There were many stone structures inside that were crumbling or demolished in some places. Many dark shadowy figures were wandering by. Floating over or stepping on the thick layer from Mount Vesuvius, that covered the floor.* The ash came from the ground above, where it seeped into the underground area.

The shadow people took on many forms that were sometimes unrecognizable. Some looked like they were wearing hats.*

He scurried past them, his bright fur a huge contrast with the dark scenery. He ran until he reached the front of a large castle. Many obsidian thorns or rocks stuck out of the ground around it, as well as the rest of the kingdom. A moat of molten lava surrounded the castle, casting an eerie red glow. Two guards were positioned in front and held their weapons out in front of them.

"I speak with King and Queen. Business important."

"Well that takes care of that. Rhiannon is running out of good creatures." Pitch muttered before walking over to everybody else. North was carefully placing the elf onto the desk and examining the wounds. The elf quickly used his hands to push North's away and stand up. He reached inside his outfit and pulled out a foam brace. Small puncture marks were littered around it.

"What is that?" asked Jack as he took the brace into his hand.

"Haha! Clever one you are!" North boomed as he picked up the elf.

"What?"

"You see Jack, a vhile ago this elf had a small encounter vith a polar bear."

"A polar bear!? How did he not get mauled?!" Snow screeched as she scooped the little creature into her hands.

"He vas in bad shape, but he pulled through. His outfit, not so much. Found different cloths and sewed them together. He made do with change." North said as he gestured towards the elf's hat. "Learned a few tricks along the vay it seems."

"Well as long as he's not hurt. What's his name?" Snow asked as she set him down on the table.

"Don't know. He vould not let me name him."

"I want to call him Randy." Snow suggested. The elf started to hop up and down at the suggestion, early pleased with the choice. "Randy it is!"

"Are you okay North?" Tooth asked as she fluttered over to him.

"I'm fine. Just a few scratches. Allie moved me before I vas beheaded." North explained as he picked up the sabers and put them back on the rack. "I must thank-Allie?"

Everyone turned towards her. She was standing stone still. Her hands clenched into fists at her sides. Eyes closed, it seemed in concentration and pain.

"Allie?" Pitch asked concerned as he went to place a hand on her shoulder. Before he could even touch her, she turned around and shot out the door. "Oh what now?"

"Anna!" Allie yelled as she dashed down a corridor. She pushed through passed different yetis before she found her exiting the laundry room with her clothes. "Anna! I need my clothes!"

The yeti confused by her frantic behavior, handed her the outfit and watched as she quickly entered a different room and slammed the door shut. The other immortals came shortly after and saw Allie exiting the room with the dress in hand.

"Thanks Tooth!" Allie yelled as she tossed the dress to the fairy and quickly hurried over to North. "I need to get to L.A. now!"

"Vhy? Vhat is the big rush?" North questioned. Allie groaned slightly, clearly not wanting to explain. She noticed a snow globe sitting on the finer of a table and quickly snatched it. "Vhat are you-"

"Take me to L.A. now!" she yelled before shaking it rapidly and tossing it to the ground. She close her eyes, awaiting to be transported but heard a loud shattering sound instead. The snow globe broke after hitting the floor, water and small white flakes littered the area. "What the heck?!"

"Um, not all snow gloves are magic." North said with a faint chuckle. The other immortals were snickering a bit as well while Allie groaned once again. She was about to ask for another globe when her eyes widened and her jaw clenched. She quickly pulled the knives from their holders and held them out in front of her as they started to glow green. Before anyone could say a word, she slashed down with the knives, leaving two glowing green lines behind. She connected the lines with two more slashes above and below them so that it formed a sort of box. In the center, she scratched in L.A. before the interior started to glow. The others watched in amazement as she stepped into the square and disappeared.

"What just happened?" Snow asked as she rubbed at her eyes to make sure she wasn't dreaming. "Where did she go?"

"I think I know what might be happening." Tooth said as she floated over to where Allie last stood. "Her powers are coming in."

"What do you mean?" asked Jack. "Don't we all get our powers when we become a spirit?"

"Most of the time yes, but there are some cases where it takes a while for powers to fully activate. Usually those spirits were…were…"

"Were what?"

"Never mind. Like I was saying her powers come as an instinct, as if she already knows what to do without thinking about it."*

"We'll what ate her powers?" asked Pitch curiously.

"I don't know, but we did just see her method of transportation. She looked pretty shaken up so we should probably follow her and see if she's alright." Tooth suggested. North nodded his head in agreement as one of the yetis brought him his cloak.

"First ve get everyone together." North stated. "Jack vill get Bunny and Pitch vill get Sandy."

"WHAT?!" the two spirits yelled in disagreement.

"Why do I have to get the kangaroo?!"

"I highly doubt Sanderson would listen to me."

"He'll just send an egg golem at me!"

"You can't possibly me to go get him!"

Before they could add anymore protest, the other spirits were already on their way to the sleigh. They blinked at each other before hurrying off to get the other spirits. Whether they liked it or not.

"Atoc no like this." the fox mumbled as he was held up by the scruff of his neck. The guards would not let him enter the castle so he snuck around them when they were giving him a lecture of why not. He part way through the first level of the castle before he was surrounded. He didn't dare fight back or else he would end up with a large dagger in the back of his skull. "Want to speak to Leaders."

"Silentium…" the guard ordered as he shook the fox around.

'Oh yeah, speak Latin only.' Atoc thought and mentally sighed.* 'Think, what was word…'

"U-Urgere." Atoc stuttered out. The guards froze in their steps. "Assisstere…desiderare. Disfacere Pix."

The guards conversed with each other a bit before coming to an agreement. They walked down several halls until they entered the throne room. Seated at their thrones were King Erebus and Queen Elvira, Rulers of the Shadow People. Unlike the other figures, these two were more distinct with details. Their faces were visible as well as their limbs and clothing.

One of the guards walked up to Erebus and whispered something into his ear. With a small nod he dismissed the guards and told them to allow Atoc to stand. Once the doors were shut, the king spoke.

"What is it that you want beast?" he questioned. Atoc stared at him a bit in shock and relief. As if reading the mammal's mind, the king said, "Yes I am fluent in speaking many tongues, including yours."

"Our guards informed us that you needed assistance in defeating Pitch. By Pitch we are assuming you mean the Nightmare King." Elvira spoke up.

"Yes." Atoc answered nervously under the Queen's sharp gaze.

"Well I would like to know why you think we should assist a creature like you."

"Mistress want Pitch gone, you want Pitch gone. Win win."

"And who is this Mistress of yours?"

"Rhiannon of Jolon."

"Hmm…the Queen and I will further discuss this. You may wait in the village, one of our guards will come retrieve you when our choice had been made." Erebus stated. Atoc gave a small bow before trotting out of the castle. "What do you think Elvira?"

"I am quite aware of what Rhiannon does for a living. I don't fully agree with her methods but they do get the task done." the Queen said as she stood sand wandered over to a bookcase. She looked through the different titles before pulling out a thin book and walking back over to her seat. "Rumor has it she is out to destroy Pitch Black as well as the Guardians. I don't care about the fate of the others but Pitch I would not mind being rid of. He thinks he rules the shadows by himself, it would be rather satisfying to rule all of the shadows."

"So it's settled, we will assist the beast."

"We're not going to send an army are we?"

"No of course not. I was thinking more along the lines of hiring a assassinus."

Los Angeles, California, U.S.

11:37 pm

A glowing portal appeared in the middle of the street. Allie stepped out of it and observed her surroundings. The neighborhood was dimly lit by several street lights, dogs barked from behind wooden or chain-linked metal fences. Many unkept houses littered the area.

Allie slowly started to make her way down the street, before breaking out into a run. Both her knives held firmly in her grasp. Her blue eyes glowing fiercely in determination. She kept running until she made her way up a deserted road with parked or beaten down cars.

To any tourist, this road would have been and easy shortcut to get from uptown to downtown in a matter of minutes. Everyone who lived there knew better. The street is supposed to be called Keapers road, but someone spray painted over the 'K' so now it's known as Reapers road. Many thugs that reside there take advantage of people who do wander into the area.

Allie slowly surveyed the street looking for any sign of movement. She heard a blow followed by a faint cry. She broke into a sprint and turned a corner to see a large man trying to drag a young girl into a car. She jumped at the man only to fall right through him and the girl.

"What? No!" she yelled before striking at the man with little effect. "No, no, no, no, no!"

She kicked, punched, and scratched at the man but nothing happened. Th little girl continued to whimper and struggle in his grasp. He threw the beer bottle he was drinking out of behind him, before pulling out a switchblade.

Allie's breathing hitched. Tears started to well up in he eyes. She couldn't do anything but scream at him.

"No! Leave her alone!" she yelled falling to her knees watching the scene play out. Her knives started to glow a bright silver, as well as her eyes. The man held the knife to the girl's throat. "LEAVE! HER! ALONE!"

And like the night in Pitch's lair, when Bunny kicked him and she screamed, everyone froze. Even the dogs that were barking earlier were silenced. She was panting with tears threatening to spill from her eyes, when she realized that no one was moving. She waved a hand in front of their faces but no response. She quickly turned to the small girl and tried to get a reaction from her. Nothing."

"Ugh, what do I have to do slap her?" she whispered to herself in annoyance and urgency.

"Who said that?" asked the little girl. Allie froze. She looked to her again and saw her squeeze out of the man's grasp. "Is somebody there? I wanna go home."

"Did you hear me?" Allie whispered again. Allie shuffled over the the girl. She had red hair that stopped at her shoulders. She was wearing a small blue jacket and pants that were ripped at the knee.

"Yeah I can here you. Where are you? Will you help me please?"

"I'm right in front of you."

After she said those words, her knives flashed a bright silver, temporarily blinding the both of them. When she blinked her eyes, she saw the girl staring at her.

"What did I grow a second head?" Allie asked, before realizing that the girl was looking at her. Not through her, but at her. She looked into the reflection of the car window, and saw her figure outlined in a silver light. She looked back to the girl and saw her stepping closer to her. "C-Can you…see me?"

As a reply, the girl ran over to Allie and wrapped her arms around her waist. She sobbed into her shirt and squeezed with all her might. Allie froze before carefully hugging the girl back. Once she saw that she didn't phase through her, she crushed the small girl in a hug. Tears of joy streamed down her face as she embraced the girl.

"Um…your hurting me." the little girl squeaked.

"Oh sorry!" Allie said as she released the girl. She stood up and started to lead the girl down the street. "Don't worry you're gonna be okay. Follow me and let's get out of here."

"Wait." Allie stopped. They were a few blocks away from the man by now. She turned to the girl and saw the curious look she wore on her face. "Who are you and why are you helping me?"

"Well I…" Allie stopped as everything came flooding into her mind. The Moon chose her for a reason. She kept watch of everyone around her to ensure their safety. Even putting her life at risk for them. All those voices she heard are kids in trouble, and she wants to help them all. Keep them all safe. She snapped out of the trance when she felt a tugging at her sleeve.

"Are you okay?" the girl asked. "If you want to know my name is Jenny. What's yours?"

Allie looked to the Moon as a smile crept onto her face. She leaned down to eye level with Jenny before declaring, "My name is Allie. Allie Temerity, and I am here to protect you and all the children in the world."

"Wow, that's really cool! Like a super hero!?" Jenny asked excitedly.

"Well…sorta. Now lets get you home."

"No treats before supper Kieran." Rhiannon scolded as she snatched the newts tail from the small girls hand. She uttered a small growl before wandering over to her spider. "It will ruin your appetite. Now lets see what this silly little scroll is about."

Rhiannon unraveled the scroll and was surprised to see it was from the Shadow Kingdom. It stated that the King and Queen would like a suggestion of what assassin would be ideal for exterminating Pitch.

"Ugh, Atoc must have gone for assistance.…Well I guess a little help wouldn't hurt. I never thought about hiring an assassin before. Hmm…Brenna!" The Phoenix flew into the room before perching on her arm. "I want you to go to Japan and find me and ideal assassin. If they agree, send them to the Shadow Kingdom."

-This is Rhiannon's creatures way of traveling if they can't fly or if the distance is to great.

-If you can guess where the Shadow Kingdom is located, I'll write a one shot just for you of whatever character you want from ROTG. First three people only.

-Headcanon: Those one signs with the weird person with the trench coat and hat are shadow people. Don't trust them.

-Headcanon: Some spirits have their powers come in later. The reason will soon be revealed.

-Again, if you can guess where the Kingdom is. You'll know why.

Ok, I think this is my longest chapter. I keep writing more and more to these things. Allie's powers have been revealed! What will happen next?! Stay tuned! Don't forget to R&R!