Autumn's point of view
I fly around somewhere in Canada changing all of their leaves a rusty red; good enough. Once my work is done I open a portal to my tree. After a long sigh, I jump through and land in Burgess. Jack was sitting on a thin branch and almost looked like he was sleeping. Just as a precaution I grow the branch to be thicker. I float up to Jack and ask.
"What are you doing?"
"Trying to sleep," he says while opening his eyes.
"Jack, you know we don't sleep," I say wondering what he was talking about.
"Trust me, you met Sandy, he'll give you a dream," he says with a smile and then goes back to 'sleep'. I fly up to the branch above him and sit down; resting my back on the trunk. I close my eyes and immediately fall into a deep slumber.
At first all I could see was yellow. Then a picture of land and sky almost as if I was drifting in the wind, I couldn't move, couldn't look down, I just seemed to be stuck there; I was just stuck there in the sky with absolute no control. All of a sudden I start to lower beside a bank of water. Once I land all I can see is my reflection. Then the warm golden glow turns black and cold.
In my reflection, I see myself change. My hair and clothes turn jet black, my eyes turn metallic gold and my skin fades to a dull grey. I jump away startled to find Pitch standing above me.
"Hello my little nightmare," he says harmoniously. I grab an arrow to find that it was made of sand.
"What did you do to me?" I say with horror.
"No Autumn, what did you do?" he says and disappears.
Then my surroundings fade into a dark chamber with the guardians tied up against a black brick wall. An arrow fly's inches away from my face. I spin around to find… myself. But it was the real me, the one with auburn hair and green eyes. Then it hit me; I'm Onyx.
My eyes snap open to find nothing but darkness. After my eyes adjust I notice that I'm covered in black sand. I stand up and wipe it off. Then I remember something; Jack. I look to the branch bellow me to find that he is gone. The skies are empty and the wind feels warm. There is only one thought crossing my mind; somethings wrong.
"Wind," I say urgently.
Yes.
"Do you know where Jack is?" I ask the invisible spirit.
No, I sorry but I haven't seen him since yesterday.
"Ok, thank you," I say slumping my shoulders.
Then an idea strikes me; the guardians. As much as I don't want to go back, they might know where Jack is. I grab a handful of leaves, step off my branch and into the embrace of the wind. I hold them up to my lips and whisper; North Pole. When in the portal I let my mind wander.
Maybe I'm overreacting, Jack probably just got bored. Before I know it I'm right in front of a window. For a moment, I don't know where I am but quickly find out. Inside is the guardians, the wind must've known the way. I leap through the open frame. Everyone looks at me in shock.
"Have any of you seen Jack?" I say with a hint of sadness.
"Oh, he's probably freezing a water park or something," Bunny says with the least bit of concern. The rest seemed to agree with him but I don't. It just doesn't add up, why would he leave so suddenly. Well it wouldn't exactly be the first time. Out of the corner of my eye I see something moving.
I turn to see a black object dancing in the air almost like a flame. As I get closer I notice that it's sand, like the sand that I was covered in when I woke up. I put my hand underneath the item to have it fall into my palm. I tilt my hand and watch it pour to the ground like an hourglass. The sand then takes a sudden jerk and off to the other side of the room.
More black sand appears and starts to take a form, a form of a man. Two yellow orbs materialize and stare at me; Pitch. The guardians spring up armed from their positions, but I didn't. He isn't attacking us, he's smiling like he did something.
"What do you want?" I ask. Everyone stares at me like I'm crazy, except Pitch who just continues smiling.
"I've come to spread fear," he says while throwing something at my feet. I look down to see a slingshot, Lily's slingshot but it's different. It's darker, almost as if I'm seeing it at night. Now I'm angry; I rip an arrow out of my quiver, connect it to my bow and aim it at Pitch's head.
"What have you done to her!" I yell. The guardians look at me confused but don't let their guard down.
"Now, don't get angry yet," Pitch says and throws another object at my feet.
It takes me a while to make out what the idem is but then it hit me, It's Jack's staff. I take off my arrow and protect my bow not keeping my eyes off Pitch. I know what he wants, I don't know why but he desires something of mine. The guardians are shocked and some look close to tears. Pitch then disappears in a cloud of smoke along with the gadgets.