Chapter 22

This nightmare wasn't just a dream. It felt real, like a memory. It felt different than the others, and I wondered how it would end since currently, it feels like a good dream. There was a hill, it was night time, the stars were shining bright and everything seemed so peaceful. I looked to my right to see a boy, the boy from earlier, Jack Frost. Why is he in my nightmare? I wondered.

Golden sand began to surround us and we both looked at it in wonder. He turned toward me and smiled. I smiled back and for once I felt warm. Then suddenly, black sand began to surround him and pulled him away from me. I chased it and chased it until I felt myself restrained by the same sand. I struggled to break free, screaming his name. Then suddenly, the sand stopped resisting. It let me go as well as him. I ran to him, only to see a lifeless corpse. I cried and cried for some reason. I barely know him and yet the tears seem to slow more than they did in the nightmare of losing my parents. I felt more pain than any of the other nightmares. The dream changed, however, I couldn't help but wonder just why I dreamt of losing him.

Jack's POV

The Guardians and I continued to follow the dress into a forest. It lead us through the forest to an area surrounded by rotting trees. In the center was a dark hole too deep to see the bottom. The guardians and I looked at each other and nodded as if saying that the time has come. I grabbed the dress and jumped down into the tunnel, the Guardians following behind me.

We got down to the bottom to see many pillars, it was dark, but there was enough light from the hole to see what surrounded us. We looked around for Pitch, however, there was no sight of him. I released the dress and it led us down a tunnel. We eventually got to another open area with a little more light. We looked around again until we heard a chuckle. "Well well, I knew you would show up someday," Pitch said.

The Guardians and I turned around to the sound of his voice, however, he was nowhere to be seen. "Why waste your time with a mere mortal?" Pitch asked. "We should be asking you that" I responded. "Oh you know the reason" Pitch said as he appeared in front of me. "Where is she?" I asked, aiming my staff at him. He smirked. "You don't have the guts. Admit it, I am more powerful than all of you now," he smirked as he continued walking. I felt the power surge through me and release towards him, but with a flick of his wrist he was able to deflect it.

"Oh do you ever learn? Trust me boy, you cannot defeat me," Pitch said. I screamed and attacked once more, he dodged it but I continued to attack. Pitch suddenly summoned thousands of nightmares behind him who began to attack immediately. The Guardians began fending them off while I continued to try and attack Pitch.

I shot waves after waves of ice at him, him blocking or dodging them every time. With a strong blow, my ice was able to knock down his shield and then throw him back. I thought the job was finished, until I was blasted against the wall by someone else. "Did you forget about me?" a voice said. I looked up to see a man, scars on his face, crimson red hair, and a red cloak, Hate. I sneered at him and he chuckled. "How else do you think Pitch is so strong?" he asked. "I'm quite surprised that you were able to knock him down so easily," he continued. "I guess I underestimated your abilities," Hate said. "However, I am much stronger than Pitch. Without me, he is nothing," Hate said. He then came up to me and grabbed me by my hoodie collar

I felt weak, drained of power from attacking Pitch. Hate created a ball of dark red light in his hand. I prepared for him to thrust it into me. I closed my eyes and waited for death. But it never came. Instead, I dropped to the ground. I looked up to see that Sandy had attacked Hate. He knocked him out and put him in a cage. I guess he overestimated himself. "Thank you Sandy," I said. Sandy gave me a thumbs up and continued to fight the nightmares. The nightmares were still fighting, which meant Pitch is still conscious. I looked around and saw him slowly getting up. "Jack!" North yelled.

I looked his way. "Use the dress and get Elsa out of here, we'll hold him off," he said. I nodded, grabbed the dress, and let it lead me through another tunnel. This tunnel led to a hallway filled with many doors. I continued to follow the dress until it stopped in front of a door, and then faded out. I looked at the door and tried to open it. Obviously, it would be locked. I huffed and looked at the knob. I froze it and broke it with my staff. When I walked in, it was dark except for a dimly lit torch. I heard a groan and immediately looked down to see Elsa chained to the ground struggling to get up.

"Elsa," I whispered out in relief that she's alive. "Who's there?" she asked. She sounded so afraid, so drained. I noticed there was ice on the ground. "Don't worry, I'm here to help you," I said as I began walking towards her. She looked at me wide eyed and repelled backwards. "N-no don't come near me, you'll just be taken away," she said. "What do you mean?" I asked. She just shook her head. What has Pitch done to her? "Don't worry, I'm going to get you out," I said once more as I began freezing the chains. "Ahhh" she yelled out in pain. "Stop, you're just tightening them," she said through gritted teeth. "I- I'm so sorry, I didn't know," I said panicked. "It's ok," she said once the pain began to subside. "It's impossible to get me out. You should go now while you have the chance. Before you end up just like me," she said. "No, I won't leave here without you. We've already come so far, we can't give up now," I said.

"We?" she asked. I smiled. "The Guardians," I said. She smiled a bit. "I'll be right back, don't be afraid, we'll find a way out of here," I said as I flew off to go find the Guardians. I came back to the area where the battle continued. I found Pitch and instantly felt a spark of energy and powers, especially now that I know that Elsa is alive. "Pitch!" I screamed around as I released a giant blast of ice. He could barely turn around before the ice hit him and sent him flying backwards knocking him out. The nightmares all around us fell and crumbled to sand.

"Jack, where is Elsa?" Tooth asked. I smiled and flew back to where Elsa was. She was unchained and attempting to stand up. She got up on her legs, but they began wobbling. I flew to her side to catch her. "Thank you," she said and then fell asleep. I smiled and flew back to the Guardians, with her in my arms. "Oh thank goodness she's ok," Tooth said. "She's alive right?" Bunny asked. "Yes she's alive. Just drained," I said. They all nodded. "Let's bring her back to the shop," North said. I nodded and we stepped into the portal.

You know what I noticed, it all seems kind of rushed. I'm sorry for that, but I was starting to get writers block and just wanted to get all of my ideas out before I forgot them. I'm sorry that it's rushed and that there isn't much detail concerning her rescue. I'm not very good when it comes to like fighting scenes and details.