Part 5 of the arc
Chapter 15
Fighting back (part 1)
Rating for this chapter: K
A bit after Jack calmed down from his horrible nightmare, the others thought it would be good for Jack if they all stayed in the cuddle pile a bit longer.
As Bunny sat with Jack dazedly laying against his shoulder, he was thinking back to what happened in the throne room. Well to be more possific he was thinking about mother nature.
Mother nature was silent when they entered. And the more Bunny thought the more the woman looked off.
Now since Bunny was a holiday spirit of nature, he talked to mother nature a lot. He wouldn't say that they were besties, but Bunny would always remember that glow her eyes had when he entered… but this time they were almost as black as night…
Bunny came out of his thoughts and looked over to North. North wasn't really in the cuddle pile, mostly because he wanted to be as noble to get the boy anything he might need. So Bunny thought he might just use that.
"North?"
"Yes?"
"Can ya get meh tha' book on nightmare sand? Ah', need ta see something."
North stood. "Yes, I'll go get it."
And with that, the man was marching his way out of the room.
Bunny looked down at Jack, the boy was now dozing. He looked as though he would fall asleep any minute now.
But who could blame him? Jack had a gentle warmth surrounding him, the loving embrace cuddled around him, and the furry soft pillow he was laying against.
Jack was kinda shocked at how exhausted he was. Apparently nightmares really took it out of him. He was also surprised at how willing he was to fall asleep. Because most who just had a traumatizing nightmare that he just had, they wouldn't want to sleep again.
But here he was, eyes almost completely closed. Body slacking, head drooping. And now he was feeling gentle sprinkles of sand falling on his face and soon he was in a happy little dream…
Bunny was chuckling softly at the poor boy. But soon stopped as North stepped into the room. The man was carrying a large book. Gold letters spelling out the 'Dark Sand'. This book had every known thing about the nightmare sand that pitch controlled.
Bunny maneuvered Jack so that the boy was using his thigh as a pillow. He then opened the thick book. He skimmed through the contents of chapters. Finding the chapter he was suspecting to find, he turned to the page.
He read something very interesting. 'Nightmares sand can, not only traumatize you but can also put you in a dreamless sleep state and can use your body as a puppet. But this ability has three setbacks.
One: the puppet can not speak on their own.
Two: the puppet can not move on their own.
Three: if the puppet is slapped or hit with something the puppet will wake.'
Bunny blinked at that. he could work with this. So that's why mother nature was acting so weird. But he could deal with that later.
Bunny set the book on the shelf next to the couch. He sighed as he sat back it to the seat. He placed his paw on the soundly sleeping spirit's head, running his fingers through the soft white locks.
Bunny already had a plan to defeat pitch and get mother nature out for his control, but right now he was in the middle of taking a nap…
Bunny woke about an hour later, Jack was gone so he assumed that the boy was awake. Bunny got up off the couch and looked to see if the spirit was in the room. Bunny stiffed the room, by the smell of things the boy hadn't been gone very long.
Bunny left the room and wandered into the meeting room. And that was where Jack was. Sitting in his usual place on the windowsill. The boy was staring out at the snowy scenery.
"Jack?"
The boy's head spun around to look at the one hope called him.
"Oh, I see you're awake kangaroo." Jack teased.
Bunny rolled his eyes. "Yeah, well how are ya feeling snowflake?"
Jack raised an eyebrow. "I'm good I guess, why?"
"Ah'… Ah' never seen ya cry like tha'... Ah' was really worried about ya…"
Jack gave Bunny a small smile. "... thanks… for worrying I mean… I was in shock you could say… sorry for worrying you."
"It's fine frostbite. Just glade ya not still like tha'."
"Yeah…"
Bunny took a seat at the table.
"Jack Ah' want ta tell ya the new plan." Bunny stated.
Jack looked curious and stood and walked over to the table.
"A new plan huh? What, did you, like, find something?" Jack laughed.
"Yeah, ah think ah know how to stop this war from happenin'."
Jack's face grew serious.
After Bunny explained the new plan to Jack, they called the others.
"So the new plan is to separate pitch from mother," Jack explained.
"And then we are goin' ta break the spell pitch has on 'er."
"Then if everything goes to plan. We will set free father's helpers."
"And then, after all, that's done we will send pitch back to his hole!"
"But tha's only if it all goes ta plan."
The other three in the room looked at the two in shock.
"How did you come up with this?" Tooth asked.
"Ah asked North for a book last nigh' and found out what was wrong with mother nature." Bunny explained.
"And you came up with it all in one sitting?"
"Yup."
"Ah, so that's why you wanted the book!" North laughed.
Sandy made a few images that ended in a question mark.
"We leave this afternoon!" Jack replied.
They all nodded.
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-GabeElf