Ch. 4
Elsa and Pitch arrived back home.
"Home…" Whispered Elsa. They walked into the hallway with Onyx behind them.
"Elsa!" Said Pitch. "Get back in your room. Now."
"B-but dad…."
"I said now!"
"You hurt Jack!" Said Elsa. "And you lied!"
"He was a-"
"I know! A guardian! But he wasn't hurting me!"
Song: Let the monster rise- Repo
Pitch:
Didn't I tell you not to go out?
Didn't I?
Elsa:
You did
You did….
Pitch:
Didn't I say the world was cruel?
Didn't I?
Elsa:
You did
You did
Pitch:
Then tell me how this happened, what I did wrong, tell me why
Can we just go home, Elsa, and forget this night?
Elsa:
Didn't you say that you were different?
Didn't you?
Pitch:
I am
I am
Elsa:
Say you aren't that person
Say it
Pitch:
I am
I am
Elsa:
Then tell me how to act, dad
What to say, dad
Tell me why
All you've ever told me
Every word
Is a lie!
Didn't you say that you'd protect me?
Didn't you?
Pitch:
I tried
I tried
Elsa:
Is that how you'd help me?
Is it?
Pitch:
I tried
I tried
Elsa:
Don't help me any more, dad
You are dead, dad, in my eyes
Someone has replaced you
Dad, I hate you
Go and die!
Pitch:
Didn't I build a house, a home, didn't I?
(Voices from the shadows: You, you did)
Didn't I raise her all alone, didn't I?
(Voices from the shadows: You, you did)
Then Jack took her from me
Stole my princess
He's to blame
Have I failed my daughter?
Then let the guardian die!
And let the monster rise!
"Stop it, dad!" Elsa grabbed his arm before he could summon one of his minions. "Jack isn't to blame, I am! And he didn't hurt me…"
"Eventually he would!"
"Would not! And I don't know why you hate the guardians so much! What did they do-"
"They've killed your mother."
A sudden silence filled the hallway. Pitch sighed and walked to the living room. He grabbed a beer and sat down on the couch. Elsa carefully walked into the room.
"They've killed your mother." Pitch chuckled. "Or actually…Tsar killed her."
"Tsar?" Asked Elsa with a small voice.
"Yup, the father of your boyfriend killed her. And it was no accident."
He took a sip to take away his sadness. Suddenly he noticed how Elsa was looking down with a sad look.
"Hey."
Elsa looked up.
"Come here for a sec."
"O-okay dad."
Elsa sat down next to him. Pitch grinned and pulled her onto his lap.
"Dad!" Yelled Elsa and she was blushing. "Stop, I'm not little anymore!"
Pitch went with his hand through her hair. "I know."
Elsa buried her head into his chest and sniffed his scent in.
"I know that you want to see the world…but…I don't want to lose you, hon. Promise…that you stay?"
"I promise daddy."
Pitch felt immediately guilty for manipulating her. But he had to settle something with Tsar and he couldn't bring her into danger.
"Good girl. Now how about I make some spaghetti?"
"Spaghetti?!" Elsa jumped up like a child. "Yes, please!"
"Okay! Give me my apron!"
…
Jack was lying on the couch. Thank goodness that Tsar had healing powers. He had healed his son and Jack was now staring out of the window.
"Jack…" His mother put down a bowl of soup on the table. "Do you need something?"
Jack shook his head. "No."
"I put down some soup…you can eat if you like. I'm going to check on your father…"
She walked into the kitchen, trying to hold her tears back.
"How is he?" Asked Tsar.
"Still barely talking. You should talk to him." Said Olivia. "Father to son."
Tsar sighed.
"Alright."
Jack was staring at the window. His bowl of soup was cold.
He couldn't stop thinking about her. She was…his soul mate…
"Jack?"
He turned his face to his father.
"How are you holding up, buddy?" Tsar sat down and looked him into the eye.
Jack muttered something unclear.
"You know when I first met your mother…she wouldn't even look at me. Said that I was just another dumb boy who adored her for her looks. But I've always kept fighting for her. I never gave up."
"Is that what I should do?"
"It is all up to you, buddy. Just one thing; why do you like her?"
"Why?" Jack blushed and smiled. "Have you seen her eyes? And her smile…and her hair…she is just…amazing…"
Tsar looked at his son. He was really head over heels!
"But…your enemy is her father. There is no way I'll ever see her again."
"Maybe I can help you." Said Tsar.
…
Pitch closed his book. Elsa was asleep after he read her a midnight story.
"Sweet dreams, sweetheart…" He wiped a stray of her hair out of her face.
He walked out of the room. As he stood in the hallway, he put a barrier on her door. He already put one on her window. Dark roots rose out of the ground before her door.
"I can't let her escape again, Onyx. There is a giant battle coming. Tomorrow…we have to prepare her."
Pitch turned around to Onyx and looked darkly at him. Onyx froze in place.
"Now…. time to give Tsar a little warning."
Jack was playing with Babytooth, their pet fairy, when suddenly he heard a laugh.
Tsar and Olivia ran into the living room.
"Hello, Tsar." Pitch stepped out of a dark corner.
"Pitch! What are you doing here?!"
"Don't worry. This is just a projection. I'm not really here." He laughed.
Tsar grinned his teeth.
"I'm just here to give you guys a warning. In a few days the big fight will come up. And my daughter will accompany me."
"Elsa?" Said Jack. "Please, don't bring her into this…"
"You brought it onto yourself, Jack. If you kept away from my daughter, none of this would have happened."
Tsar put his hand on his shoulder. "Don't listen to him, Jack. He-"
"He is right." Said Jack. "If I wouldn't have been with his daughter…. then we wouldn't have this problem. But I don't regret meeting her. I love her, Pitch, and I won't fight her."
Pitch grinned his teeth.
"You will fight her, Frost. I told her about her mother and what your father did…She is my daughter. Do you really think she would just forgive after what you've done? Think again. Think really hard again, Frost…."
With that he disappeared into thin air.
…
"I have to fight?"
Elsa was scratching her head in confusion. Her father got home the next morning and was pumped up to fight against the guardians. It was fine, until he told her to participate.
"You don't have to, sweetheart." Said her father. "But I could use some back-up."
"But fighting against Jack..."
"Shouldn't be a problem. They've killed your mother!"
"B-but…. I am not as skilled as you…"
"You are. Elsa, your powers are more powerful than you think!"
"…Still….I can't….Jack…"
"He kissed you, without even thinking. Then he just acted like it never happened. He is just as manipulative as his father. One minute you think that you can trust the guardians, but then they screw you over. And they always act like they were never at fault."
Elsa bit her lower lip.
"Think about what they did to your mother."
Immediately a few ice spikes shot out of the ground.
Elsa was trembling heavily.
Pitch walked towards her and put his hand onto her shoulder.
"I know that this is all hard on you, honey. But I can't fight this fight alone."
Elsa felt his arms wrap around her from behind.
"For once take revenge for your mother." Said Pitch.
Elsa turned around and looked up at him.
"Dad…"
"And one day you will take over."
"What? Take over?"
"Yes, then you will make nightmares appear!"
"But…" Elsa held her hands close to her chest. "I don't have any dark powers like you-"
"That is not a problem! That is why we need to train. You got your ice powers by birth. Now I always hoped that you would get some dark powers as well…unfortunately you didn't develop them. So maybe if we train I could learn you something."
Elsa saw his desperation. She sighed.
"Okay, dad, let's train."
…
Jack lay down in his bed. His door and window were locked incase he would try to get out. He thought about Elsa. The girl was afraid of every guardian except him.
Jack sighed and turned around to lie down on his side.
At first he just wanted someone to travel with. Or at least hang out with. But when he saw her look at the world like a child…he just never met someone so unfamiliar with the world. And someone so brave. And so beautiful….
Jack blushed at the thought of their kiss.
He quickly shook his head. He didn't need to think about it right now. In two days he would have to fight her. And like Pitch told him, Elsa wouldn't just forgive the guardians.
But he didn't want to fight her. He loved her.
More than anything