Caged p.2

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He was running. Something was chasing him through the forest. He could hear it. It's breaths were sharp and harsh, like a caged animal. Jack stopped, muscles aching. He needed to keep running! He was too exhausted. Jack looked at where the thing was, but it was gone. Gone? Jack turned around and his eyes met the creature's. It had red eyes, and was black. It had thorns coming out of the back of it's skull and stood up like a human would, just with a hunch. Jack turned and ran. The creature screeched and took off after him. His legs were stiff and they burned whenever moved. He couldn't go on. The creature was getting closer and it wasn't struggling at all. Jack, on the other hand, couldn't breathe.

The longer you run, Jack, the quicker you get tired...

Shut up, Jack screamed in his head

You can't run away, Jack...

No! The creature was now only a metre away from him. Jack tripped and the creature pounced. He was slowly getting covered in black sand and...flames? Jack screamed and was suddenly in pitch black water. He was getting dragged down! Jack heard a grim chuckle

Not from your fears...

Jack woke up with a scream and started to sob. He was so afraid. He just wanted to go home. With the guardians. With his family.

Bunny picked up the shattered pieces on the floor. Jamie sat crossed legged on his bed. A tear slowly dripped from his face. Bunny saw this.

"Hey- don't you worry- I'll find 'im...he probably is just sleeping somewhere." Jamie looked up at him hopefully.

"Really?" he said and sniffed. Bunny smiled.

"Sure! Leave it to me an' the others will find Jack, you'll see" he said and summoned a tunnel. "an' when we do, I'll tell ya" and with that, he jumped into the hole. Bunny was a lot more worried then he looked. Jack wasn't the sort of person to miss a snow day. Bunny arrived at the workshop a second later. He burst into the room.

"Bunny- you seen Jack? I can't help but be worried about him" North said and saw the expression on Bunny's face. "- vat is wrong?" Bunny sighed.

"I went to Jamie's, to ask if he seen Jack an' long story short, he brought out a snowflake thingy-" North interrupted.

"Jack has told me about them! He said when you smash it, he'll feel it and he will come." Bunny glared at him and carried on.

"Anyway...we smashed it an' we waited..." Bunny looked at North worriedly. "An' he never came." North looked back at Bunny. Something bad must have happened to Jack.

"Phil! The lights! Is emergency!" North shouted and Phil ran and pulled the lever. They would find Jack.

Jack was scared. He knew he shouldn't let this happen, but he couldn't help but think the worst.

You can't run away...not from your fears...

"Shut up!" he screamed and hit the floor weakly with his fist. He wanted to see light again so much. Darkness was horrible. You didn't know what was in it. Darkness strangled you, dragged you into it's depths. No! He can't think of that. He can't worry. Jack suddenly remembered a song he heard once. He started to sing softly.

Woke up this morning,

To the rising sun,

Three little birds,

Perched on my doorstep,

Singing sweet songs,

Of melodies pure and true,

Singing: this is my message to you-ou-ou... Jack let the tears fall from his cheeks. He was getting scared so he sung louder.

Singing don't worry,

About a thing,

'Cause every little thing,

Is gonna be alright... Jack cried into the darkness that surrounded him. He could feel his hoodie getting damper from the blood on his back. He could feel his eyes closing...NO! He couldn't fall asleep. Not again. So Jack lay there and let the dark thoughts fill his mind.

"Something has happened to him?" Tooth said in a whisper. Sandy made some images above his head.

"We don't know how long. How long has it been since we last saw him?" North asked. They all thought.

"I saw him about a week ago in Alaska..." Bunny said.

"I saw him about a week ago, when I was collecting teeth...- he's been missing for about a week!?" North stood up.

"The sleigh- now! We go look for Jack!" he said and the other guardians stood up without hesitation.

"Where first, mate?" Bunny asked.

"I say...Burgess lake" and then the guardians were gone.

"Lighten up, Jackie! I thought you were having fun..." Jack gasped and turned his head to the source of sound. What did he want? Leave me alone, he yelled in his head.

"Don't be rude...maybe you need more sleep...it's been a while now..."

"No!" Jack yelled, frightened. He kept having nightmares each time he closed his eyes. He was scared of sleeping.

"Let me help..." and Jack felt something hit him and he was soon asleep.