Author's Notes: You get bonus points if you know where the beginning of this interlude came from. If you don't, then just know that Gethen has never nor will he, ever own a ranch. Anyway, sorry about the lack of posting. Believe it or not, I do have the next official chapter of Child of Spring partially written. I just need to figure out where I want to go with it. It has a lot of skipping around, and I'm just trying to figure out what should happen next. I also have most of a chapter written for the HP Child of Spring, and man did that take on a life of its own. It's kinda long, but I couldn't find a good stopping place. I won't make any promises on when it'll be finished.
Anywho! This interlude might be somewhat confusing, but that's because Gethen has decided to use his mirror and is viewing things that could possibly happen in the near future (ex: next chapter!). I might steal some of this for the next chapter, actually. So consider this a sneak peek of upcoming events. So don't worry, even if it seems like I'm not paying attention to this fic, I've actually been working on this chapter forever. I've just been writing it a little bit at a time. This interlude is just an excuse to say hey, I'm not dead and sorry for the wait. Also, sorry it's so short. The chapter will be longer, I promise.
Reviews: Thanks everyone for all your reviews and thank you CrossoverJunkie for giving me more to think about on Pitch and why he is the way he is. :) And thanks to everyone who has been reading through the fic and reviewing on the chapters, you inspired me to reread everything, and I'm happy that it at least all fits together pretty well, considering some of the time gaps inbetween writing the chapters. I did find a few mistakes, but they're so minor so I'm leaving them alone. Anyway, on with the Interlude!
Interlude 14: Back at the Ranch
Meanwhile, back at the ranch, Gethen was using his mirror to view the area around his lair. He could have sworn that someone was there, someone he wouldn't have liked but.. hm. Nothing.
..No wait!
He stared at the tiny patch of color amongst all the grays and browns of the decaying plant life that surrounded his lair. He narrowed his eyes as the mirror zoomed in on the color.
Spring flowers.
Had that blasted Spring Spirit been here? Looking annoyed at the prospect, Gethen directed the mirror to show him Jack Frost.
What he saw at first pleased him. He saw the skies dark with an impending blizzard, and it was already snowing.
But wait.. what was this?
Gethen's eyes narrowed as he saw that pesky Spring Spirit. She was waving her arms at Jack from the ground and shouting something, but the mirror didn't carry sound. Jack was floating in the air thanks to the Wind and was shaking his head at the Spirit.
The Spring Spirit shouted something back to Jack, and Jack's eyes widened. He shook his head frantically at the Spring Spirit, but she didn't seem impressed by this. Her bracelet began to glow brightly and Gethen stared as suddenly lightning flashed throughout the dark clouds and the snow began to get worse. Jack cringed as lightning flashed too close to himself and he hastily went to land.
Winter tried to reason with Spring, but she didn't want to listen. Very reluctantly, Jack aimed his staff at the Spring Spirit.
The remaining Spirits and Sprites all stared at one another in horror. It was never a good thing when two Seasonals were fighting.
They only hoped that Mother Nature would arrive in time to stop it.
Author's Note: Dun dun duuun. Also, I'm having a dilemma with Jamie's mom. I don't want to give away plot, but just in general.. I like how she can see Pitch, but she doesn't see Jack or Lillian or any of the other Guardians, so she doesn't believe in them. But I think at some point it'll be hard for Pitch to keep everything a secret from her.. So should Pitch just explain everything to her eventually? Or should she be kept in the dark? I also need to figure out what to do with the Guardians, since this is really a Seasonal issue, but.. augh! SO. Any suggestions would be nice. Anyway, expect an update eventually~.
