Leaving the North pole didn't seem as easy as i thought it would be. I guessed all I had to do was grab one of those snowglobes and I was out of there. When I was carried in by that yeti, I noticed that the snowglobe that I had used to get there had reappeared, and none of the elves or yetis seemed to dare to touch it. Maybe it was still there?
I wait in my room until everything seems to go quiet. The elves and yeti's need their rest too probably. I'm still in my own clothes, but they are damp and dirty from being thrown around in the snow and from...well, sweat. I check the big closet in my room and to my surprise, dresses exactly my size fill it. They are all red and gold of course and I take a minute to admire every single dress. I choose a red velvet one that hangs in the far corner and put it on. I think i've never worn a dress that was more comfortable then this one. In the drawer under it I find stockings in every color and a pair of black boots. I only seem to notice now that a brown cloak hangs on the wall, ready to be used. I pull it on and pull the hood over my head. Okay, enough with the clothing and stuff, I need to focus!I open my door slightly and see Jack flying around. He seems to be really upset. I kind of feel bad about what I said, but he didn't help me, so I shake off the feeling of regret and wait until I hear the click of his door. He's finally gone to bed.
I tiptoe out of my room and duck at every corner, hoping that none of the elves or yeti's suddenly pop out. Luckily, none of them appear and I find the globeroom. The snowglobe still lies there innocently, I gues the elves and yeti's didn't dare to touch it without Norths permission. I pick it up and hesitate for a moment. Is this a good idea? Maybe not...NO! I can't turn back now.
"I want you to take me to Pitch Black." I say clearly and shake the snowglobe gently. An image of Pitch, standing in the middle of what seems to be an old ruin, appears inside of it.
"I hope you'll forgive me for this North." I sigh. I'm definitely getting on the naughty list for this.
I throw the globe and once again, a portal appears. I quickly jump through it. This time, I don't have a soft landing. A hard, dirty floor grazes my hands as I fall forward.
"Ha! I knew you would come eventually." I hear a sinister voice say. "I guess the guardians didn't want to tell you did they?"

"No, as a matter of fact, they didn't." I say as I get up and brush off the dirt from my knees.
"You look ravishing by the way. One of North's I figure?"
"What does it matter?"
He cackles loudly and suddenly swoops in out of the shadows. God, he's even scarier then I remember.
"So, came to me for some answers huh?" he starts to circle me.
"Yes that is the basic point of me being here. So spill it."

He looks at me and starts to laugh hysterically.
"Uhm...are you okay?" I take a few cautiousness steps away from him.
He wipes away a tear of joy. "You really thought it was that easy? You thought you could just walk in here and I would take you on my lap and tell you the magical story of how mummy died?" He says in a mocking tone.
"Fine, what do you want?" I ask. I pick up the snowglobe but nearly drop it again after I hear what he demands from me.

(Jack POV)

I've been searching all day. North had arrived early in the morning and once we found out that Marie had disappeared, he ordered me to warn Bunnymund. We're all searching now. I've already asked Jamie if he's seen her, but he doesn't know where she is aether. Her house was empty too, her presents all still perfectly wrapped. But, only one was missing. Did North forget to bring her present, or could she have picked it up along the way? I decide to fly out again. I soar over the village, hoping to catch a sight of a girl with vibrant pink hair. But the closest I get is a pink donut display.
"Marie, where could you be?" I whisper to myself.
Suddenly, I get this urge to go to my lake. I fly over there and surely, I see her standing in the middle of the lake.

"Marie, I was so worried!" I say loudly. I run up towards her, but she stops me.
"You know, I never told you how I learned to dodge all the snowballs." she says blankly. She seems to be staring at nothing in particular.
"No...i guess you didn't." I frown. "but that doesn't matter, your safe."

Out of nowhere, she starts to skate over the ice. A perfect pair of ice skates cover her feet. She skates like nothing i've ever seen before. Surely, I've seen people skate before, but not like this. She glides, jumps, twirls and spins over the ice as if it's where she belongs. I watch her, mesmerized at how she moves. I actually could throw a snowball at her and she would easily dodge it. All of a sudden, she stops a few feet in front of me.
"My mom taught me. She was great at skating. We went to skate every day. Afterwards, she would always tell me stories about the guardians. She is the one who made me believe. But one day, she got sick.. Dad rushed her to the hospital, but...she never got better. I asked North to save her for christmas, and I wouldn't ask him anything ever again. But, she died the day after that. I was really angry and I immediately decided never to believe again. Kids at school felt sad for me, but I started to hit them, and bully them. I didn't get any more christmas presents, I didn't bother to go egg hunting and every night I had nightmares. I changed the way I dressed and in an angry fit colored my hair pink. My dad didn't know what to do and thought it was better for me to move away from our old flat in the city. So we came here to Burgess about a year ago. I had already made a bad impression at school by telling them they could all kiss my ass when the teacher asked me to introduce myself. Eventually, I cooled down. People in school ignored me after that day. I only spent time with the kids in the village. I started to get gifts again, and the nightmares went away for a while. My father never told me what happened to mom though, and...none of the guardians will tell me either. So, you have to understand. I had nowhere else to go." she sighs and looks at me sadly.

"Marie, what are you talking about?" I ask confused.

"Jack..." she whispers, tears start streaming down her cheeks. "Forgive me for this."

"Huh?"
She rushes past me and pulls my staff out of my hand.
"Hey, give that back! Wha..." I try to walk towards her, but seem to be stopped. Black sand curls up my body and ties me up.

"Hey! You know our deal! You promised you wouldn't hurt him!" I hear Marie's muffled voice yell.
"Oh no, I wont hurt him emotionally like I used to, i'll let you do that." I hear Pitch's voice behind me.
"Pitch, let me go you bastard!" I yell as loud as I can.

He only starts to laugh. Marie looks away and lets him take hold of my staff.
"Marie...how...how could you?" Tears sting my eyes. No, I won't give Pitch the satisfaction.

"I'm going to have a little fun with you Jack." I feel his breath in my ear. His sand extends towards Marie and crawls up her body.

"Let her go!" I yell at Pitch.

"Time to go to sleep Jack" He whispers.

His black sand tightens around my neck.
"No! Jack!"
Those are the last words I hear from Marie before I lose consciousness.

Hey guys,

Sorry, i just had to...
i can already hear you guys. Yelling at me angrily, wondering why i could possibly do this to you.
Don't worry though, everything will be okay.

Next chapter i'll go back to Marie, 'couse she got some explaining to do!

Oh, and apparently someone has told some place called "noveljoy dot com" about me. I have no idea what it is or what it means, so i'm just going to finish this story first and after that i'll see further into this noveljoy thing.

See you soon!
Love,
Theicecreampirate