Part 8 of the arc

Chapter 18

Fighting back (part 4)

Rating for this chapter: K+

"Well father is most likely to have fled to his secret bass." mother started, "which means the only option is to either bait him or wait for him to attack first." mother looked to Jack.

The whole room was silent as they all thought long and hard and those options.

"Let's bait him," Jack stated.

They all look towards him.

"Ya can't be serious mate, he could hurt ya!"

"So what? I can take care of myself, and second what on earth made you think I'd let him hurt me."

They all paused at that.

"But Jack-"

"Tooth I'm grateful for the concern but I'm serious here."

Tooth back down.

Sandy floated up to Jack and place his little hand on his shoulder He stared hard into the most serious eyes Sandy had seen on the boy. Sandy smirked and nodded.

"Thanks, Sandy."

"Well, it is settled then."

"So how is this going to go down?"

"First we need to head to Jack's lake."

They all stepped out of the portal that North had made.

"Ready frostbite?"

"Yep!"

Jack took to the air.

"Good luck sweet Tooth…"

"Second, Jack fallows this map to Pitch's lair."

"Man at least I know this forest like the back of my hand, yesh this is so are to follow."

"The rest of you are going to be waiting at the meeting point and be sure that you're hidden."

"Is everyone in possession?"

"Yep!"

"Da!"

"Last Jack will lead Pitch to the others. While I get father winter."

"Alright Pitch where are you?" Jack asked looking all around him.

Jack then spotted a rotting wooden bead that was over a hole.

"Hmm…."

Jack flew over to the bed. "Well let's see what this is."

"I'll head to winter to explain what has happened and see if we can find his helpers."

Mother flew on poly into the ice palace, she was sad at how lifeless it was without the other spirits there. They flew through one of the large windows and landed on the cold floor. They were in the throne room.

She looked to the throne in the room to see father winter hunched in his chair He looked like he had lost all hope. She sighed and hopped of poly.

"Winter…" she called softly.

The man looked up, eyes widening at who he saw. A huge smile spread across his face.

"Nature!" he shot up from his seat and ran to her.

She held her arms out, wrapping them around his neck as he picked her up and spun her in the air in pure joy.

"Oh nature I'm so glad you're you again…" he placed her down and hugged her a little tighter.

"I'm so sorry…. The me you saw wasn't me… it was a clone my father made… to control my subjects…"

"That makes me even happier because I now know that is really wasn't you." he had tears in his eyes.

Mother smiled at him. "Yeah."

"Now, time I tell you the plan to get back at my father."

Mother headed to the coldJack had entered the dark hole, he could barely see. He flew around looking everywhere. He really didn't want to mess this up. Especially when he was the one who wanted to do this.

He soon heard a loud laugh, Pitch was finally realized he was there.

"Well well well, if it isn't Jack frost, what do I own this delightful pleasure."

"Oh, nothing much just wanted to end this little ya know thing you have with getting your revenge on me." Jack strolled on the ground, acting as though it was no big deal.

"I see."

"Well, one condition. Though."

"Oh? And what would that be?"

"You have to come with me outside. Ya know so it's a bit more, hmm let's see, fair."

Pitch raised an eyebrow. "And what makes you think I'll do that? You are the one in my lair, in my home. What do you have to offer to make me play by your rules Jack."

"I'm glad you asked, how about if you win…" Jack gulped. "I'll willingly… l-let you use me as your fear source…. Without resisting ..."

Pitch's eyes widen. Well, that was very unexpected. See Pitch can only put someone in a nightmare for as long as there asleep but what Jack is suggesting is that he would be locked up in his lair to feed off of all he wanted if he won of course.

Because he didn't win and did this… he would be in big trouble… with father winter, mother nature and the big four… yeah, he would like to live, thank you very much.

"Alright, Jack I'll play your game. Where did you have in mind?"

"My lake."

"I see, I say that's a fitting end for you."

Jack gulped…. The others are not going to like this…

"Where is that frostbite, he should have been her' by now."

"Give him time Bunny, he might still be looking."

"Yes, Jack is not good with map, maybe. Da."

Sandy nodded.

Bunny sighed, he sure hoped that was the case.

A few minutes later the four of them saw Jack flying back with no sign of Pitch.

"Jack!" the three of them yelled.

They started to get up but Jack made a large ice wall around the area of the lake.

"Jack what are you-!?" they were shocked by the wall.

"I have to do this myself." he started. "At least till mother and father get here…"

They were going to ask what he meant- but out of nowhere Pitch appeared on the lake.

"Ah yes, no interference."

"Jack what have you done!" Tooth yelled.

"Oh hello Toothina, Jack here has made a deal with me."

"What!?"

"Yes shocking, but don't worry we won't belong."

"Jack what did you do!"

Jack didn't answer. He looked over to them and mouth something to them.

'I'm sorry, but this is the only way, I'll hold him off till mother and father get here.'

And with that, the battle began.

It had only been ten minutes and everything was covered in frozen black sand. And that wasn't even the half of it.

The two spirits fought as if it were life and death, and that wasn't too far from, for Jack.

Oh, they hope mother nature and father hurried up.

"Where do you think they are, nature?"

"Most likely in one of the controlled temperature rooms."

"I see."

Mother nature lead father winter through the castle.

They walked along a large open hallway.

"There it is."

Mother pointed to the door in front of them.

"Let's hurry!"

"Right!"

Two hours have past and there was still no sign of mother nature and father winter.

The big four were really starting to worry.

Jack was at the end of his rope. He was panting and staggering at times.

Well, the plus side that Pitch wasn't much better.

"Well Jack you put up a pretty good fight." he paused.

"But not good enough!"

Jack's eyes widen as a Pitch formed a giant sand hand. Jack tried to get away but the sand hand grabbed him and threw him into a tree.

Jack hit the tree and cried out in pain. 'Good thing I crossed my fingers….'

The reason he thought this was because mother and father were there.

With all of their helpers.

"What is the meaning of this!?"

"I- I crossed…. My fingers…." that's all Jack could say before he collapsed.

Mother nature and father winter watched as Jack fainted.

Oh, now they were made.

"Pitch!"

"Father!"

Pitch was about to strike Jack once more but he turned to the shouting.

Mother nature. Father winter.

Well this was going to hurt.

"How dare you!" mother and father shouted.

Pitch tried to flee but was stopped by his daughter's vines.

"You are a horrible man."

Pitch was going to vanish into the shadows but he was soon half frozen.

"W-w-w-wait I can explain-"

"What is there to explain, father."

"You not only imprisoned my sons and daughter."

"But also cloned and imprisoned me!"

"Took over your daughter's kingdom."

"And all because you wanted your revenge on a child."

Father winter walked over to Jack.

He picked the boy up and took down the ice wall. He handed Jack to the guardians.

"Take him to the pole. We'll handle Pitch."

The four of them nodded.

And they took off.

Hey guys, I hope you all enjoyed this chapter! The next one is the last of this arc. Thank you all so much for your wonderful support. And I'll see ya all next week (hopefully, it's going to be thanksgiving next week so I might be a bit busy) anyway

Until next time

-GabeElf