CHAPTER 7: A STAR'S FEAR
Hyria ran faster and faster…until she arrived at the now sandy-island.
There was a certain beauty about the place tough, and she would have noticed, that's if she wasn't too worried about Sandy.
She panicked
She didn't know what to do…where to look, and Pitch's laughter wasn't helping either.
But suddenly she spotted a gold-light coming from under water and bolted for the sea.
Sandy's there I know it!
Hyria jumped in the water and followed the light's direction…and she saw Sandy on the bottom of the sea, unmoving.
It wasn't a good idea to jump in the water with Pitch still around but she had no choice.
Everybody knows water, especially deep water, is the best place for nightmares but still….she couldn't leave him could she?!
She got a hold of Sandy and shook him to wake him up, but didn't succed
Hyria had to got him out of the water before he drowned
And so she did…
After a couple of seconds she emerged from the water and pulled out an unconscious Sandy with her….reaching earth.
Regaining quickly her breath, Hyria pushed on Sandy's abdomen and after two or three tries, Sandy bolted awake, spitting out water in the process and clinging to the older star for comfort.
With the water gone, Hyria held tight Sanderson, who kept trembling and crying from fear, but soon he fell asleep in Hyria's arms for a long time.
When he awoke, he found her still near him, smiling a silent "hello" to his little friend, who stirred and got up.
The moon was shining again and another wish was heard
I wish you'd help…
It was a silent plea.
Sandy understood quickly the situation
He remembered Pitchin-well Pitch, making him crush to Earth.
The fight with nightlight that brought Pitch on Earth as well…
And he knew he had to do something about the nightmares…but what?!
He guessed he would have done the same he did long time ago….and so he dreamed, granted wishes….and dreamed again.
Giving children the most beautiful dreams he could congiure up…
But everything good doesn't last long….and so, when both Sandy and Hyria were spreading dreams, the nightmare king appeared on his blacksand cloud in all his might, clouding the sky in the process.
"well, well…if it isn't my old nemesis Sanderson" Pitch said as the mentioned shuddered in fear at his voice.
"and the 1st general of the golden army, yes?" Pitch inquired as Hyria took a protective stance in front of Sandy, in case of an attack.
"it's time to finish what we started, centuries ago, don't you think?" Hyria started as Pitch smiled
"I was thinking the same thing" Pitch finished, launcing at the duo with an army of nightmares, that came from everywhere and attacked.
Hyria was the first one to defend, throwing out a gold-bow, killing a hundred of fearlings in the process.
"be caureful Pitch" Hyria said darkly "we are stronger than before" She finished as Pitch laughed again
"I see…" Pitch said, disappearing and re-appearing behind Hyria, who turned and sliced him with an arrow, making him back away.
The duo fought strongly enough to make energy waves in the sky that made the Earth tremble…
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Jack watched the scene astonished
So much power
He was astonished to see Pitch wielding such power…but then again….those where the dark ages, where the bogeyman was feared and believed him from everyone…and held a power beyond average.
He spotted Sandy in the middle of the nightmare's crew, succeeding in fighting off every single nightmare around.
Woah… Jack thought even if he's younger, he's definitely not weaker than nowadays.
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Sandy fought and fought without stopping even a second…
He couldn't….
He had to make them pay….for they did to him, to Hyria, to his kind, to the Mim and to everyone else in the galaxy.
The dark ages had to end!
And so he fought but didn't realize that he, as well as Hyria was weakening…due to fear and due to their little number of believers, they held less power by the second that passed.
Suddenly Hyria screamed, hit by Pitch's scythe that tore through her skin as if was cheese, cutting her stomach and making her fall on her knees.
Sandy tried to reach her but nightmares got in his way…
Still, the fearlings didn't dare going close to her…and so she got up, even wounded and fought again, but her motions were slowed and weak.
Pitch didn't attack her any further, even though he could have and simply evaded her weak strikes.
She attacked again until the sand-bow in her hands dispersed into nothingness, leaving a shocked Hyria looking at Pitch, who laughed in return, motioning for her torso.
She looked down and gasped in horror at the scene.
Her body was turning black, from the cut Pitch had made.
She was becoming overcome by fear.
Sandy gasped silently and with a great effort, crushed all nightmares around him in a big explosion that made, even Pitch, fall back.
He reached for Hyria.
But…as soon as he grabbed her hand, she dissolved into nothing but blacksand.
Sandy dropped to his knees while Pitch got up.
He felt sadness fill his being and let himself to cry…
Pitch looked at the scenario, pleased with himself at the results.
One down, one to go…
Sandy knew it wasn't the time of crying but….what could he do?!
He felt so scared and sad…
He raised his stare to meet Pitch's, as the mentioned nightmare king made a huge mistake
And laughed…
Sandy felt anger rise in him fast enough as he bolted upright, making a move to kill Pitch.
Two sandy-whips appeared and made their way onto Pitch's body, tearing it open.
Pitch fell down with a strangled cry but quickly got up, holding on his sides in pain.
"s-since when you're this s-strong?!" Pitch half-asked in mixed anger and pain as Sandy's angered recoiled, leaving him weaker than before.
After all….with Hyria gone he had a few believers while Pitch had a planet of believers, let alone Sandy's fear right now….
Pitch noticed and with a grin, disappeared into a shadow and reappeared right in front of Sandy.
The little man raised his stare to meet Pitch's only to be hit by Pitch's leg that made him fly to air.
Pitch followed the little star's direction, taking out his Scythe mid-air.
Sandy watched with half-closed eyes as he bogeyman smiled at him and turned his Scythe by the hilt, so that he wouldn't corrupt Sandy and hit him in the stomach again, making him crush to the ground with a loud "thud".
Pitch touched the ground again and waited for the smoke to clear and smiled at the display
There was a little sandy-man on the ground, silently moaning in pain and trying to get up again, clunching at his stomach, full of bruises and cuts everywhere from the fall.
The star's light seemed to dull a little too…
"what?!" Pitch asked, walking towards Sandy in a mocking way "is that all you got?!" he finished, crouching right beside Sandy "I bet even your friend was better-now what was his name again?! Hm, Sunny right?!" Pitch said, smiling at the sandman's anger.
The star tried to hit the nightmare king bare handed but was kicked from a fearling, appeared out of nowhere, making him scratch the ground until he hit a wall's building, falling again on the floor…..senseless…
"hey you" Pitch said to his fearling "can you dose hits?! You spoiled all the fun" Pitch finished as he eyed the unconscious man on the ground.
"time to finish this" Pitch got up, reaching Sandy
There was a nudge from what Pitch thought was one of his fearlings….
"what do you wan-" Pitch didn't have time to finish the sentence as a huge punch made his way on his face making him fly away and fall back to the ground.
He held his cheek in pain as he looked at his aggressor.
"who the bloody hell are you?!" he demanded to know as the other smiled
"there's no need to know" the other began " I'm letting ya know your days of evil are finished!" the mysterious figure said as Pitch's eyes widened
"you can't be!" Pitch said getting up, eying the man and his companions…the directing his stare to, the now clear, moon.
Damn you….