Here's the next chapter!
Ok I have a question. I'm planning on doing a part about the Blizzard of '68 but what I need to know is when. I could either do a random one-shot on it or I can put it in an arc that will be call "Remembering You". It will be an arc about the Guardians meeting Jack as a human. Should I put that in there showing when they, besides tooth, each first met Jack as a spirit as well?
First to ten wins:
Yes:
No:
I don't care:
So onto the chapter!
"Open your eyes Jack."
At the familiar voice Jack opened his eyes to meet two pairs of chocolate brown ones staring sweetly back.
Jack stared at the two before him with wide eyes. This couldn't be real. Two people, a female and male, knelt in front of him; two people he knew were dead.
"Hey Jack!" Jamie said with a smile. Tears welled in Jack's eyes so he shut them to keep them at bay. He shook his head and slowly crawled backwards, away from them.
"Y-You can't be here." He said, "You're both dead! This is just a trick from Jokul!"
"Jack we really are here." Jamie said. Jack just shook his head in response.
"Oh Jackie," His sister said, "What happened to you? What happened to my happy, brave brother who laughed through each challenge? Who always tried to make other's smile?"
"Shut up." Jack choked out. "You can't be real."
"Jackie, look at me-at us." His sister stated gently and she softly lifted his head so his tear filled, blue eyes could meet theirs. He found no deceit or lies in the caring brown eyes.
"Jamie?" Jack whispered, "Emma? H-How?"
"I've been watching over you." She said, "And now Jamie will too."
"But why? I-I killed you!" Jack exclaimed pointing at Jamie.
"You didn't kill me Jack." Jamie said with a soft smile. "Jokul did. I mean you most likely weren't in your right mind. You would have never killed me, let alone injure me, if you were. You're not a murderer or monster."
"You're a good person Jack, it's why you were made a Guardian." Emma said, "I know you would never let innocents and good people be hurt, even if it was yourself. Now come on, you have to fight against Jokul, there are so many people waiting for you." She and Jamie stood up and held a hand out to Jack.
"He's too strong." Jack said shaking his head.
"Bunny would be shocked." Jamie said.
"What?" Jack asked, obviously confused.
"I said Bunny would be shocked." Jamie explained, "He'd look as though the sky was falling. He always calls you a "show pony" because you're not one to quit. I'm even surprise the world isn't ending."
That got a small smile from the winter spirit.
"You have to try Jack." Emma said. "Please, you can't give up. That's not the Jack I know, not the Jack everyone knows. We know you would do anything to keep others from harm if you could help it. You wouldn't give up no matter how hard the challenge or outcome. There are so many people who want you to come back, you have to fight his lies. So please…" With that she reached out more to the sitting spirit.
Jack looked at her, then Jamie, then the hand. After a few seconds of staring at it he reached out his own hand and grasped it, pulling himself up. He looked the two and laughed, "You both grew to be as tall or taller than me. It's not fair." The other two let out a chuckle. It was true, Emma was the same height as Jack while Jamie was a few inches taller.
Emma came forward and hugged Jack, "You better win this or I'll personally kill Jokul just so I can kill you." She pulled away and Jamie came forward.
"You need to kick Jokul's butt." He said with a grin. "I believe in you and I will always believe in you." They gave Jack one last smile before fading away. The light around Jack left leaving him floating in darkness. While he was alone now, he knew he wouldn't be for long; not with what he was about to do.
Sandy pulled his hands away from the icy temples of the panting winter spirit. Jokul's eyes were still clenched and his uneven, pointed teeth were ground together. Sandy backed away as ice began crawling towards him, not melt in the extreme temperature around him from the immense power flowing through Jokul from anger.
His eyes flashed open, the white storm within swirling even worse, and he slowly stood up with narrow eyes. With an angry growl his hands crackled with the sound of ice and he shot it at Sandy who quickly moved out of the way. When Mother Nature tried to wrap the vines around him, Jokul just froze and broke them before sending a wave of ice at her, catching her off guard and it slamming into her. Ice grew out from his bare feet spiking out at the Guardians, Pitch, and Mother Nature.
Jokul laughed as he watched them dance away from the frigid and sharp spikes. While he was weak and his cut up ankles and wrists that still had blood spilling from the deep painful wounds and his knees threatened to collapse, he used his anger and insanity to attack.
Then, without warning, Jokul suddenly shouted out and collapsed to the ground, clutching his head. Sandy smiled realizing that it was most likely Jack. He knew something had happened when he sent his dream-sand in, that something had joined. Now that they weren't being attacked, they all gathered around Jokul as he twitched and panted in pain, trying to keep control.
Now all they could do was hope.
And it's started!
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Until next time! :D