Chapter 2

My eyes blinked open.

I jolted up with a start and found myself on a bed in a fairly simple bedroom. I tore the covers off myself and dashed out of the room, grabbing my staff on the way. I lifted my feet just a little off the ground, which caused me to trip and fall flat on my face.

"Ow!" My voice echoed through the dimly-litted narrow hallway.

Wait. What? Why can't I-

I jumped to my feet and rubbed my nose. That really hurt. I tried lifting my feet up again.

Nothing. I can't fly. Somebody tell me this isn't happening.

I ran down the hallway and managed to find my way to the gathering place which where most of North's intricate tools are.

Every yeti and elf are here, but I don't see North. When they realized my presence, each and every one of them turned to stare at me with wide eyes, as if I was an intruder who wasn't supposed to be there.

"Bozhe moi!" said a voice behind me.

I spun around. It was North. "What?" I asked, starting to feel a little uncomfortable. Something was obviously very wrong.

"Dave, grab me mirror," he said, not taking his eyes of me.

I gulped. I am not liking this at all. "What's wrong?" I asked.

Dave the yeti passed a small rectangular mirror to North, who carefully passed it to me.

Slowly, I took it in my hands.

I looked into it.

My hair.

It's brown.

And my eyes.

They're brown.

"Eeurghh!" I shouted, and the mirror fell to the floor with a shatter.

My breath grew heavier and sharper, and there was a pounding in my head, like a thousand drums beating at the same time. I looked around, not really knowing what to do.

I think I'm human again.

Which is impossible, considering that I'm already dead. I'm a spirit, how can I be 'alive' again?

Dave passed me another mirror. I took it in my shaking hands, careful not to drop it again. Seven years of bad luck. I better not drop this one or I'll get fourteen.

I took a good look at myself. I didn't look that bad, but I knew I was back to my human self because I actually feel like it too.

I handed the mirror back to Dave and ruffled up my hair with distress. I looked at North. I hope he has answers for this.

After hours of discussion, we found out that the two of us were human again. The most probable reason why we blacked out was because we fell asleep. But what caused us to become human again?

I sat at North's desk, my feet propped up and my hands behind my head.

"Jack."

I turned around to face North.

"Look out the window, Jack."

And so I did.

And I don't think I liked what I saw.

The clock showed midday but it definitely looked like it was night outside. The moon looked larger than usual and it shone a strange and mystical hue of blue.

So.

The moon is blue.

I looked at North.

He looked back at me.