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ONWARD WITH THE STORY!

North and Bunny began to search for Pitch's hideout. Where was it? In fact, this particular search was so important that they called Tooth and Sandy over to help them look. North yelled out, "Look for anything out of the ordinary!"

Tooth flew west.

Sandy floated south.

Bunnymund hopped east.

And North went... well, north.

They were determined to find their Winter Child. It didn't matter if they had to search day and night non-stop. They were going to find him. And all of them knew that Pitch had a servant, and that it was the wretched Poison Ivy.

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"Folks," Bunny yelled, popping up in the globe room. North, Sandy and Tooth were already there. "I HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY!" Tooth put aside her anger, and Sandy did as well. Bunnymund walked closer to the group, and quickly announced, "Me and the Big Man believe that Pitch may be working with someone." Tooth gave a tiny gasp, and Sandy made a an exclamation mark over his head. "Who?", Tooth asked, anxious to hear. "Poison Ivy.", Bunny said calmly. The Tooth Fairy gave a much louder gasp this time, and she whispered, "Poor Jack..." Now it was North's turn to speak.

"Now, if we get started on finding where Pitch lives, we can get to Jack. So everyone," Bunny gave a tiny 'oh no...' before North said, "TO THE SLEIGH!"

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Everyone entered the ice domain and saw the sleigh already outside of the shed. It's repairs after the fight with Pitch were magnificent, and the yeti's had received a well deserved thank-you for their work. Everyone hopped in the sleigh, and North made sure everyone was in it. Especially Bunny. "Bunny," North started, "make sure you don't get off the sleigh, alright?" While he said that, the Pooka was in the midst of sneaking away off the sleigh. Bunny cursed under his breath, and got back on the sleigh, cheeks puffing out, and his arms crossing his chest.

North smirked, knowing well what the gigantic rabbit had tried to do. Then he yelled with power in his voice, "And were off!"

And just like that, the sleigh flew off into the sky.

Whilst in the sky, North grabbed a snowglobe and whispered, "Burgess." The snowglobe was sent flying in the sky as North threw it. A portal opened up and the sleigh flew through.

~~ * ~~ 20 minutes later ~~ * ~~

Tooth looked up with determination in her eyes. She flew fast and swift, and started sending her fairies off in different directions, hoping they would have a better chance of finding Pitch's hideout that way.

Sandy floated around on his cloud, a straight face put on. He wanted to find Jack, and when he did, he was gonna give him a monster bear hug.

North ran and ran, and looked left and right to try to find anything unusual about the scenery. He also looked out for the Black Dahlias, and made sure to cut them. He was going to find Jack, and nothing, not even stupid flowers, was going to stop him.

Bunny kept hopping fast. He kept recalling every little thing he had said to the boy over the last three hundred years. And every little thing only made him hop faster, and faster. It was his fault, and he was going to fix it.

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What's happening to me?

How am I still here?

I guess that explains it.

That Kangaroo was right.

They really weren't going to save me.

I should be used to it by now, though.

They didn't do anything all my life, they aren't going to do anything now.

I feel like crap now, too.

What did that woman do to me?

Did she drug me or something?

And just who is she?

Or what is she?

I don't know anything anymore.

Well, I could always go back to sleep...

Black arms began to crawl up Jack's body. It was slowly growing and infecting his entire being. Jack couldn' t know this, however.

He was asleep. Time goes on when you sleep.

And by this time, the black arms had gone up to his ankles. In a few hours, Jack would be completely immersed in black, eventually infecting his mind as well. Pitch stood by the bed, tall and observing the boy. Then he mumbled under his breath, "The Guardians searching desperatly for him won't have the time. He'll be mine! All mine!" A loud laugh echoed the room. And Jack Frost didn't awaken from his slumber. He slept soundly and peacefully, not knowing what was happening to him.

Then again, Jack wouldn't and didn't care about what was happening to him. If it meant leaving this life, he was more then willing to take the chance. Pitch laughed evilly once again and soon he left the room. He met up with Fionice in the hallway, and he said, "Everything is going as planned. He is reacting to the dose you gave him." Poison Ivy smirked. "I did not tell you this," Fionice began, "But I added something of mine in the dose as well." Pitch stopped for a moment, and then he began to walk again, asking, "What did you do?" "I poisoned his mind. I made it easier for the dark sand to process through. Instead of a few days, it's a few hours." Pitch thought, Very clever, Poison Ivy.

Then they dissapeared in the darkness of the hall.

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In the search, Bunny had probably encountered at least three Black Dahlias in his path, all of which he sliced down with his boomerangs.

In her part, Tooth made sure to fly high over the Black Dahlias she found, and also made sure that none of her helpers got close.

North hadn't encountered any Black Dahlias, but he was still on the lookout for them.

Sandy whiplashed at least two other Black Dahlias he had come across, and made sure that they were thoroughly cut.

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In an hour, three of them had gotten back to where the sleigh was located. Tooth went first. "I didn't find anything other then three Dahlias in my way." Sandy signaled, Yeah me too. North brought up, "I didn't find anything on my path." They were waiting for Bunny to say something, but then found that he hadn't returned. All of them got worried, and began to run towards the direction he went. They found him in a large clearing, staring at... a bed? Why was there a bed in the middle of the woods? "Bunnymund?", Tooth said quietly, putting a hand on the rabbit's shoulder. He was still staring, like he was in some sort of trance.

Suddenly, he broke out, and exclaimed, "I gotta go tell the guys!" He turned around, and instantly saw that Sandy, North, and Tooth were giving him strange looks. "What're you doing here?", he asked. Sandy signaled, You didn't come back after the hour, so we went to go investigate. And we found you here, staring at the bed. Like you were in some sort of... dream! "But... I only just got here...", Bunny said, feeling a little sick. Had he been in a trance for as long as an hour? What was happening to him?

"But that's not the problem right now," Aster began. He gestured to the bed, and he explained, "I think this may be the entrance to Pitch's hideout. It would only make sense that it would be underground. And also," Bunny began to move the bed, and what revealed under was a hole. A miniature hole. But a hole, nonetheless. The Pooka yet again gestured to the entrance, and North began to inspect it. ""Hmmph," North grunted, "This looks to be it."

He looked at Bunny, and said, "After you!"

"WHAT!? No! You go first!"

"B-But I'm just an old man."

"What about you Tooth?"

"I'm not going!"

"C'mon Tooth!"

"No!"

Suddenly, all eyes were on Sandy. And Sandy was asleep. "Sandy," North said, lightly hitting the Sandman's shoulder, "Sandy. Sandy, wake up." Sandy woke up, and instantly went through the entrance. And while falling down, he thought to himself, Whimps...

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Sandy landed on the hard ground quite softly, and in the dark place, he glowed brightly. The Nightmares hiding in the shadows backed away; deeper they went in the shadows. Sandy noticed the shadows, and he began to float towards them, hoping to illuminate and destroy Pitch's henchmen. The Nightmares began to run away from the light; Sandy smirked. He was going to have fun with this...

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Pitch began to run. He didn't know where the wretched light was coming from, but by the looks of it, his army of Nightmares had begun to quickly shrink in number. And that was something Pitch Black cannot tolerate. He finally arrived at the source, when suddenly, a bright light blinded him from out of nowhere. "AH!", he yelled, immediately backing away from the light and into the darkest corner of the room. "GO NIGHTMARES!", he commanded, a barrage of the army flowing like a Tidal Wave onto Sandy. Oh no! Sandy forming a sand shield to cover the blow. Immediately, the shield began to turn black, and Sandy had to let go of his sand. A loud laugh resounded through the room. "Well, well, look who we have visiting us today," Pitch began, walking back and forth on a high platform. Sandy put on a brave face, and got out his whips. If there was going to be a fight, he was ready for it.

Suddenly, a large crash was heard, and a flash of red came up in front of him. What the-? Sandy thought, lowering his weapon. A faint fluttering began to grow louder, and nearer. And a thump kept repeating itself, getting closer. "What's up, mate?", Bunny greeted, hopping ahead. "Well," Pitch said, walking back and forth again on the platform, "we have the whole team here tonight!"

"Where's Jack!?", Tooth yelled, a bitterness in her voice. "Whatever do you mean?", Pitch said in a taunting manner. "You know what we mean, Pitch! Where is he!?", North yelled, stepping forward, swords hand and hand. Fionice came out of her hiding place, and Pitch chuckled. He said, "Foolish Guardians. You already came too late...

He's already under my control."

AGAIN, IF YOUVE MADE IT THIS FAR, I THINK YOUR GOING, "NOOOOOOOOOO ANOTHER CLIFFHANGER!"

SO, WITHOUT FURTHER A DO, I GIVE ANOTHER CLIFFHANGER, CURTESY OF MOI.

Thank you so much for reading, and as always, I will read you... in the next review. BA-BAI!