Hey again! Now that I have the ending planned out, The final few updates should come out soon! There will probably only be 2 chapters left, and I tried to not leave this chapter on a sad note like I did last time!

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Chapter 8

Nothing. That is what Jack felt at that moment. He had felt the impact, but after that, it was as if nothing had happened. He heard the screams and looked down to see the projectile impaled in his chest, but he felt no pain. Reaching up, he touched it, and instantly it frosted over. He pulled it out and the wound it should have left behind just wasn't there. He got to his feet and looked at Death. What he saw there confused him even more. Confusion and TERROR. Like she was powerless now. like that shard was supposed to kill him.

He suddenly felt a rush of power surge through him, and it needed to go somewhere, so he aimed it at her. The old women who started it all. A blast of bright blue energy flew from both of his hands, bypassing the staff all-together. Death barely blocked it in time.

He began walking towards her, attacking the whole time. with every block, she seemed to grow more desperate until she flew into the air to

avoid the onslaught.

Jack flew up to meet her and charged at her, sending a final blast that hit her square in the chest. They both flew through the air, but Jack stopped them over his lake. "You know how this has to end. I can't let you hurt any more innocent people. you've gone unchecked for too long."

Finally, Jack grabbed her and plummeted, crashing through the ice and sinking to the bottom. Jack released her and send out a wave of power, beginning to freeze the lake from the bottom up, trapping her in its depths. As he raced the magic to the surface, he began to feel a thrill of fear, worried he wouldn't make it, but then his head broke the surface.

He tried to fly out of the way, but something grabbed his ankle and pulled him under, knocking his staff out of his hands and sending it skidding across the ice. The ice finished freezing, and Jack was trapped.

When the spirits flew into the air, The small family ran out to the girl.

"Are you ok? What's your name?" Mrs. Bennett asked her.

"E-Emma. I'm f-fine. but we n-need to h-help Jack." She was shivering violently. Mrs. Bennett took off her Jacket at threw it around the girl's shoulders and helped her to her feet.

"I think they went back to the lake," Jamie said and they ran back through the woods in time to see the two spirits crash through the ice. Moments later, a bright blue glow lit up the lake and they had to shield their eyes. When it died down, the lake was completely frozen, and a familiar staff was resting on the ice, with no winter spirit to be seen.

They heard to sound of sleigh bells in the distance, but the family wasn't paying any attention. They ran out onto the ice and skidded to a stop when they saw what was just below the surface. Jack lay on his back, eyes closed and hands at his sides. If they didn't know better, they would have thought he was sleeping.

"Jack? Jack! Come on! Wake up!" Emma fell to her knees and began pounding on the ice. Everyone had tears in their eyes. Sophie buried her face in her mom's shirt, not wanting to see the frozen face of the winter spirit. Jamie knelt down beside Emma and the two hugged, both crying heavily. a large sled landed near them and a small group jumped out. The guardians gathered around the small family in confusion.

"Whats going on?" Tooth asked but stopped when she saw what they were crying over. A cry of anguish was ripped from her and she sunk to the ground next to Jamie and Emma. "No." Was all North could say. "Frostbite can't be gone, he's too stubborn to go out like this," Bunny said, approaching the frozen spirit. "Oi! Snowcone! Come on!" When nothing happened, Bunny grabbed a boomerang and hit the ice with all his might, but it didn't even leave a scratch. He kept trying until sandy stopped him. Sandy shook his head sadly, and Bunny just got up and walked a short distance away.

Jamie got up and grabbed Jacks, staff, except now it looked dead, just like - no, he wouldn't think that. not yet. Returning to the group he knelt down again. "Jack, please. If you can hear me, we need you. Emma, Sophie, The guardians... Me." Quiet sobbing could be heard, but Jamie didn't stop. "You changed all of our lives. You made us happier than ever before. You made us laugh when we were sad. we NEED you."

"You made us a family Jack. All of us. And who will Bunny pick fights with? Who will Tooth worry about when they are 2 minutes late for a meeting? Who will sit with Sandy on his cloud and keep him company when he gets lonely? Who will ride in the sleigh with me on Christmas eve and give everyone a white Christmas?" North got choked up and could not continue.

The group fell silent and Jamie set Jacks staff on top of the ice, over the winter spirit. When the staff made contact with the ice, a bright beam of moonlight broke through the thin cloud cover and landed on the fallen spirit. The staff began to glow a bright blue, and then it disappeared. Nothing else happened, Jack was still there, still... gone.

"You should head back. There is nothing we can do for him." Tooth said, looking at the shivering family. "Can I stay a little longer?" Emma said, looking down at her brother frozen in the ice. "Of course. What is your name, sweetheart?" Tooth asked. "Emma. I'm Jacks sister..." She said, not taking her eyes off of her brother's face. Tooth's eyes widened in surprise, but she quickly shook it off. "We'll give you some privacy Emma." The guardians walked a short distance away.

Emma crawled a little closer and rested her hand right above his. "Jack. Please don't leave me again. I love you too. I want you alive, not stuck like this forever." She began to sob again. She wiped her eyes, but when she looked back up, Jacks eyes had opened.

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