This chapter took me a while, so I'm sorry if it kinda sucks:( But still feel free to review and let me know what you think!

Jack POV

I flew away from that girl and began heading towards the Northern Lights. She was strange...I had never seen her before yet I felt like I knew her. She seemed sarcastic...and tried to act cold towards me. But yet, her eyes were warm. Those big, brown eyes that captured you in their gaze. I shook my head and tried to remain focused on my flying, but all I could think of was that moment when she took her hood off, when her dark hair fell over her shoulders and her tan skin gleamed at me. That moment haunted me the rest of the way to North's place.

I wasn't surprised when I entered the control room of North's place and saw everyone was already there. I was pretty late. I was told the control room was our "official" meeting room, mainly because the skylight lets us see the night sky in case Manny needs to talk to us.

"Where have you been Jack?" North said as he walked toward me with his arms crossed, "I was about to send the Yetis for you!" I could plainly see his tattoos on his arms, and the fatherly scowl on his face. The scowl that said 'I'm mad but also relieved your okay.' North had become like a father to me, and I like the son he never had. He even gave me a room here, at the North Pole and insisted I stayed there. Which I now do. But then I have to deal with the fatherly talks of needing to be responsible and stuff. I got in trouble last week for playing a prank on the Yetis, I had put dye in the shampoo they used, (They are actually very hygienic) they're still a light shade of pink.

"Sorry North," I said with a shrug as I sidestepped around his wide body, "I was a bit delayed." I went over to the middle of the room where everyone else was standing.

"It's not funny mate," Bunny said as he took a few strides over to me, "We've been waiting for you for for over an hour!" He was scowling and sounded pretty angry. He had one of his boomerangs in his hand like he was prepared to throw it at me.

"Bunny!" I started while mocking a surprised expression, "Were you worried about me?"

He just rolled his eyes and stalked away. I glanced down next to me and smirked to see Sandy smiling up at me and waving.

"Hi Sandy." I said with a little wave back. He made a few gestures and a clock appeared over his head.

"Right!" Tooth screamed as she flew over to North who seemed to be conversing with one of the yetis. "North! We need to start!"

He gave her a confused look until his eyes suddenly grew twice their usual size. "Of course! Everyone, Manny has called us." He began as he strolled over to the control board. Tooth flew next to me and gave a smile as we circled around North, her bright feathers shining in the light of the room. I watched as the moon began to shine brighter up in the sky and a crystal rose up in the room. The next thing I knew the moon was shining on it, almost like it was projecting a picture, which it kinda was. I got closer to the crystal and felt my heart beat quick as I saw who Manny was showing us.

"Everyone!" North yelled, "We have a new guardian!" Tooth began clapping with Sandy while Bunny just looked annoyed. But I couldn't take my eyes off of the crystal.

"Great," I heard Bunny moan, "I'm not ready for a new guardian. I already have to deal with Frosty over there." Usually I'd give some kind of snide remark back...but I couldn't. I still couldn't believe what Manny was saying.

"Jack," North said as he waved his hand in front of my gaze. I shook my head and leaned against my staff. "Are you okay?"

"I know her." I stated as I looked back at the image on the crystal. A tan girl, with dark hair and an orange hoodie, and those chocolate eyes...I could never forget them. Suddenly North picked me up by the shoulders making me drop my staff. I looked at him in surprise just to find him looking at me dead serious.

"Jack? Do you know where she is?"

"Well, yeah. I talked to her today that's why I was la-"

"Where is she!" North said as he began lightly shaking me. I was tempted to kick him, but even I realized this wasn't a time for joking.

"Yes!" I exclaimed to make him stop the jostling, "I mean, I know where she was when I met her."

"We need to find her!" He said as he dropped me to the ground. I landed with a thump and quickly scrambled up with the help of Tooth. Sandy handed me my staff and we followed North as he headed back over to the crystal.

"What's the big deal?" Bunny said as he was leaning against a pillar twirling a boomerang between his fingers.

North just watched the crystal, so we did too. And suddenly the image wasn't the girl that had captured my thoughts, but a dark force.

We all gasped and jumped back at the dark figure that was now being shown. I heard the clatter of the boomerang Bunny had fall to the ground, and saw Sandy suddenly make a sand question mark over his head.

"North," I started looking up at him. He just kept looking at the image with stone eyes and didn't even turn when I addressed him. "Who is that?"

Silence.

He finally turned towards me, then glanced at each of us in turn. He then once again focused on the image. "This is the new evil that is rising."

?POV

My boots echoed on the stone floor. I saw Pitch pathetically hunched down in the middle of the blank, dark room. I strolled over to him, he would accept my offer.

"Oh how the mighty fall!" I exclaimed as I reached his huddled figure. "Pitch Black, I have a proposal for you. I'm-"

"I know who you are." He growled as he stood and in one swift motion had his bright yellow eyes even with mine. But I didn't flinch, his tricks didn't scare me. "What do you want?"

"I have a plan. And I want you to join me." I said as I strolled around him.

"To do what exactly?"

I stopped directly behind him. "I will help you restore your power, and help you get revenge on the Guardians." I then walked back in front of him. I knew he was eager, but he was trying to hide it. He needed power, and revenge was something he craved.

"What's the catch?"

"I just want the girl." He seemed confused at my statement, so I decided to just keep it simple. "There is a girl I want. If I don't get to her the Guardians will soon have her. I just want her. That's it."

I saw the smile creep on to his face. I smiled myself, my plan could finally take effect.

"When do we start?"