Chapter 7

Plans in Motion

Since they were in charge of protection her they would have to take her with them if the children were in trouble.

It had taken 2 weeks to get the numbers of night mares he needed in that time she had grown close to the guardians never being out of sight of 2 or more at any given time it was tight thou Bunny and North were both off but that didn't mean they didn't have to do things either in the work shop or in Bunny's warren so it mostly fell on Jack to watch her they mainly stayed at the pole but today, the day he would strike they were in the warren far away from Sanderson, North and Tooth. Perfect.

The first wave of night mares would run thru the warren grabbing at jack. It wasn't a lot of night mares they would easily defeat them but they would lead them onto the streets of a small town in a relatively secluded part of Australia by then the other guardians would have been notified and brought in to help defend Jack. The girl would be probably be protected by him as they try to fight the oncoming waves of night mares off. Pitch would show himself and demanding Jack surrender when they laugh he would send 5 waves of night mares at them one particularly at each individual guardian making sure Jack is the one guarding the girl he tends to get distracted Pitch would lead him and the girl to a specific part of the town where he could grab the girl from underneath and take her back to his lair if he could get them both that would be best but either way he gets either a guardian or the girl, perfect. A few if's in his plan but oh well, if he fails he can always try again and guardians will be none the wiser.

A night mare suddenly comes running up to him "WHAT!" he shouts, the nightmare terrified dissipates into black sand Jack and the girl were supposed to be there for the whole day now he is taking Bunny and her up to see Tooth. "No" he is so frustrated with the guardians he was going to start in motion the plan in a few hours when they would be relaxing but now they Jack had to go and mess everything up "dam" he says as he reluctantly starts sending out the night mares to lure Jack, Bunny and the girl outside also sending out night mare to tell him when Tooth, North, and Sanderson would be arriving.

"But Jack!" she says "look at the eggs!" Bunny laughs over where he's standing near one of his tunnels.

"Come on, haven't you been begging to go to Tooth place?"

"Ya, but can't we stay for just a little bit." Her innocent smile just melts Jack's heart.

"Fine" Bunny bursts into laughter at Jacks reluctant reply they were as close as Jack and his sister had been.

"Good job mate, now do you want ta pant some eggs?" he says to Jessie. They had adopted calling her Jess or Jessie most of the time except when she got in trouble which as of lately was happening a lot.

"Come on Jack It'll be fun!"

"If you say so" he admits. He's a step away from her he reaches out his had to grab hers which is reached toward him when the nightmare tackles him its quickly frozen but not by him the, Jess was breathing hard and now on all fours looking at him worry and sadness in her features as more night mare come out of shadows and attack him.

They seem to ignore Bunny and the egg golems and paying appositely no attention to the unknown girl in the corner being held away from the fight and guarded by two of the huge eggs. The nightmares slowly give up ground and start to retreat Bunny not one to let a fight go, quickly shouts to Jack "Alert the others mate get 'em here fast and take care of Jess I got these ones" before running after the quickly disappearing nightmares. Jack takes out a snow globe from his front pocket whisper North's work shop into it before throwing it down on the ground, grabbing Jess's arm the one holding the her staff and jumping thru pulling her behind.

North is right there wondering who put a portal in the middle of his private work shop when Jack and Jess came thru he instantly wants to know why they are here "What's going o-" he is unable to finish his sentence before Jack is talking quickly.

"NO, time" he grabs a bell that would alert tooth when rung and rings it quickly before grabbing another snow globe and a small sandy object throwing the snow globe down after directing it to where Bunny is and pulling North and Jess thru. North only had enough time to grab his sabers before they were in the middle of a small town in Australia.

"Jack why are we here?"

"Nightmares attacked me in Bunny's warren he went after them, but there were still a fair number and I couldn't stop him" he replies quickly.

"What about Jess-" he's cut off by jack again.

"They are after me I don't think Pitch even knows Jess exists and she is safer with us anyway." Bunny and Tooth come out of an ally to their left Sandy not here yet his job still needing him.

"Where's Pitch" Tooth growls.

"I don't know"

"Over her guardians" says Pitch as if this was all a game to him "did you miss me?" time seams to freeze for a second as they find him in the shadow of one of the few tall building in town "Surrender and hand Jack over!"

The guardians look at each other and laugh even the girl is laughing putting Pitch off for a second "Um Pitch we are not weak at all and it'd only dusk" Bunny says

"Ya, Pitch you can't beat us" Jack stats calmly.

"Are you sure?" nightmares are all around them surrounding them.

North looks at Bunny "Whoever gets the most wins" a devilish smile gracing his face.

"You on, mate" Bunny says, Jack laughs again and the nightmare attack.

As hard as they tried to stay together they just couldn't Jack and Jess were near the center of town now and everyone else, for Sandy had joined them were on side streets. But they were still in full view of the pair and what a sight it was to see Jack and her dancing around but never leaving contact. They had discovered because she was part winter spirit and she had the power of 'alii' when they touched she could shoot ice blasts out of her staff too so the two teens going hand in hand were jumping and leaping in a graceful and balanced dance shooting away at the nightmares sounding them, smiles never leaving their faces.

That's when the grey hand grabbed her foot and she started sinking into the ground it was slow but Jack couldn't help her it's as if the ring of nightmares knew what was happening and had started getting more furious with their attacks he had tried to pull her out but that only earned him a long gash down his back he gave up shouting for the other instead "NORTH! BUNNY! TOOTH! SANDY!"

He shouted trying to get help so he could get to Jess when she cried out "JACK!" she is up to her waist her staff only the top showing. Just then bunny arrives.

"GO, get her I've got you back mate!" he shouts over the snorting nightmares and sounds of battle.

Jack runs over to her bunny following him covering him as he gets to where she had started going down she is now half up her chest deep in the stuff pulling her down "Jack I'm scared."

The simple statement has him gulping Jamie and his little sister had both said that line, he knew how to reply but she wouldn't be fine there is no way he could pull her out so he jumped in beside her. "Don't worry you're going to be fine I'm here he grabs her hands still holding her staff as they both start sinking again she looks down panic in her eyes "Hey, hey, hey look at me it's just you and me we are going to be fine I promise" he says looking into her eyes

"Oh, but Jack, that would be a lie" Pitch states as he appears behind her she hears the voice and try's to turn to see him but can't.

"JACK!" Bunny shouts seeing what happened.

"Keep looking at me its okay" Pitch laughs their arms now stuck he strokes her head she closes her eyes for a second cringing before opening them to stare at Jack.

"PITCH!" North booms seeing the two teens sinking further up to their necks now "Let them go!"

"No." is the short reply as he disappears and the two look at each other for the last time before the darkness takes them.

Author's note: sooo how do you like it :) Who do you think won the completion between North and Bunny? also wondering what he's going to do with them?