Alright guys. so here's the epic battle scene you guys have been waiting for- more than 2000 words worth of action. Thank me with reviews, people ;) Listen to:
Adrenaline - Shinedown (please, please, pleasseeeee listen to this, I wrote the whole chapter to this song and I already did write you the good bits of this story so PLEASE just listen to this!)
"Stay quiet," Bunny whispered, unsheathing a few of his wooden boomerangs.
You nodded, unsure of how to protect yourself and silently, you hoped that the strange moon light would come to aid you again less you get into trouble.
The Easter Bunny then slowly inched into the cave, his ears twitching and you followed suit.
To anyone, this cave might have looked like a normal one, but truth be told, the atmosphere gave you the creeps.
It felt as if someone was watching you.
The shadows and darkness in the cave almost looked as if they could move and were alive.
You shuddered at that thought.
Keeping silent, you followed the huge rabbit down the winding rough trail of the cave, keeping your hearing and senses sharp.
Bunnymund then led the way down until the both of you reached a sort of junction, where there were two more cave openings. Nose twitching, the Easter Bunny sniffed the right entrance first, and then the left.
"I can smell Jack in the left one, let's go," he whispered as he silently rushed down the left cave.
You trailed behind him, completely freaked out but you had to save Jack. You couldn't back away right now.
Gingerly avoiding the rocks that haphazardly littered the cave floor, you couldn't help but feel a little jumpy when anything went bump. Plus, the light from the outside couldn't really reach in and drenched the cave in semi darkness.
Recalling the warmth in your fingertips, you struggled to reconnect with that heat, putting all your concentration into conjuring the light back.
Tentatively, small rays escaped your fingertips as you heaved a sigh of relief. Bunnymind seemed to have noticed that light as he gave you an appreciative smile.
"Right, thanks for the 'lil source of light, now if you could just illuminate the front…"
You did what he told you, lifting your hand higher so that the light could spill to the front.
What greeted you when your rays fell on them made you scream and Bunny yell.
Red eyes, glinting with bloodlust seemed to appear out of nowhere and wisps of dark substance formed and molded into-
Wolves.
Snarling, teeth snapping, black wolves.
Bunnymund immediately threw his boomerangs and you felt the same heat make its way on your other hand.
A ball of pure, undulated light formed on your left hand and without thinking, you threw it at a wolf that was edging towards you.
The dark shadow dissipated only to be replaced by another one of those monstrous dogs. You immediately raised both of your hands and the same powerful light filtered out, hitting the shadow right in its face. The shadow vanished, leaving behind a single wisp of black smoke.
You turned to see Bunnymund fighting off about four of those terrifying beasts as boomerangs flew back and forth around the narrow cave.
Just then, you noticed a stray shadow, slowly stalking Bunny who had his back turn.
"Bunnymund!" you screamed. "Watch out!"
You then threw another potent ray of light and the wolf disappeared with a whimper. Bunny turned around after having throwing off the last of those wolves.
"Thanks Sheila," he said, grinning up at you.
"See, I told you I'd be useful," you said as you threw him a smug smile and his grin leeched of his face as he rolled his eyes.
"Yeah, yeah, don't push ya luck," he grumbled as he carried on forward.
The cave was winding down as the walls became wider and the floor smoother and you instinctually knew that the cave was going to end in a huge tunnel or space of sorts.
Your assumption proved correct.
The lines of the cave evened out to reveal a huge, cantankerous clearing with only the barest hints of light filtering from above.
Stalagmites and stalactites hung from the ceiling and protruded from the ground, giving this place an eerie, dead feeling.
This place unnerved you.
Shuddering, you huddled in closer to Bunnymund's comforting warmth as you followed him, keeping your eyes peeled for the slightest hint of danger.
A sudden, low moan could be heard from behind one of the stalactites by the edge of the cave and you and Bunnymund immediately rushed to where the sound was coming from.
When the both of you reached there, peering behind the sharp rock, your breath caught in your throat.
It was Jack.
Or what appeared to be Jack.
His blue hoodie was shredded beyond recognition, hair mussed up and speckled with dirt. But that wasn't the scariest part.
Deep, bright red gashes ran all the way down the base of his throat to the end of his back, shining bright with his blood.
"No…" you whispered hoarsely as you got down on your knees.
Bunny too seemed stunned into silence as he helped you lift the wounded winter spirit, placing his head precariously on your lap.
Jack's face too, seemed to have suffered the same fate.
Bruises and scratches littered his face and a swollen eye stuck out, swelling and gruesome. You couldn't hold back the choked whimper.
"Jack," you said. "Jack, can you hear me?" your voice had taken an edge of panic as your hands fluttered uselessly, trying to help him but not knowing how.
His eyelids twitched as he hoarsely whispered "(F/N)?"
"Yes, it's me," you said, relieved.
"Why… Are you… Here? Not… Supposed to…" he said, breathing and speech labored.
"Frostbite, don't worry about it, we're going to get you out of here, and then-
"And then, what?" a silky voice said from the back of another stalactite and you could have sworn you heard Bunny swear a very crude word under his breath.
Pitch appeared, wielding a huge sword made of the same black-tar like substance, an arrogant smirk on his face.
"Pitch! What did you do with Jack?" Bunny snarled as he angrily got on his feet, circling the monster.
Pitch gave him a shark-like smile, sharp teeth glinting as he nodded triumphantly at the unconscious boy on your lap.
"I gave him what he wanted- he said he wanted to join me, become someone like me- and that was exactly what I did," Pitch gloated, a sadistic smile plastered on his face. "Soon, the effects of my Fearlings in his bloodstream will slowly whither his heart black and change him into my… Dark Prince."
The whole cave seemed to reverberate with Bunny's battle cry as the huge rabbit launched forward, boomerangs and explosive eggs flying out simultaneously. You shielded your head and Jack as a few stray pieces of rubble came tumbling down.
"Attack!" Pitch bellowed and like a swarm of locusts, dark shadows from every corner of the cave came, abiding to the Nightmare King's will.
Like a typhoon, Bunny moved- bits of wood and explosions all moving in a chaotic mess that you couldn't even pinpoint. You heard Pitch laughed as he joined the attack too, lazily forming a huge menacing looking scythe out of his shadows.
You gasped. Raising your hand, you threw a mass of moon rays, deflecting his swing and throwing his weapon to the far end of the cave.
You couldn't help but feel slightly smug.
Pitch looked around the battle scene, trying to locate where you were.
Suddenly terrified, you looked down at your hands. Did this newfound power come with invisibility too?
Lifting your hand in front of you, the now familiar heat that caressed your palm appeared. A dome like shape, brilliant and shimmering spilled out, protecting you and Jack.
Your gasp of delight must have alerted Pitch because before the dome could fully protect you, he had thrown a shadow dagger at you.
You willed your powers to quicken and with a relief breath, the dagger didn't manage to impale you but merely to hit the shell of the dome and clattered harmlessly.
Enraged, Pitch drew forward a shadow hammer instead and glided menacingly to you, his yellow eyes glinting.
You glanced around now in fear. Bunny was otherwise occupied with the Fearlings and there was no one here to help.
Grimacing, you thickened the bonds of your power and watched as the shield shimmered once then glowed even brighter than before. Pitch smiled.
"Do you really think a simple Light shield will keep me away?"
"It can try," you seethed.
He shook his head in obvious amusement. "So much like your father."
"So, are you going to abandon Jack now, like the way your precious daddy left you?" he asked, smirking.
You smiled. A sudden idea was forming.
You stood up, gently placing Jack's head on the ground before facing Pitch with a huge grin.
"On the contrary, I was planning to do more than that."
You surged forward, the lights in your palm forming as you hurled them at Pitch who, taken by surprised, had a nasty bruise forming where the energy had hit him.
He snarled. The hammer in his hand dissolved to tiny, lethal shadow daggers.
Pitch didn't waste any time in using them.
Moving sporadically to avoid the daggers, you formed more light energy to throw at him.
A sizzling sound and a sharp pain alerted you and you glanced at the source of the pain. Your arm.
The skin was burnt, the flesh bloody as you saw the offensive dagger hit the far end of the wall.
A sound of rage escaped you.
Pitch merely smirked, as he lazily threw another dagger that whizzed overhead, burning a few strands of your hair in the process.
That's it. Nobody touched your hair.
Palms beside each other, you surged the power into both hands, feeling the euphoric sensation overtake you and the light pooling out.
It turned into a massive form of energy, brilliant and luminescence. It illuminated the sudden horror on Pitch's face.
With a well aimed throw, the light hit Pitch squarely in the chest and he screamed; an agonizing sound of torture.
You had thought that the hit would have destroyed him, but he merely crumpled to the ground.
It was only a matter of seconds before he stood up again.
"That was quite the impressive show of powers, Halfling," he spat, grinning in spite of his ragged breath.
Terrified, you glance down at your now normal looking palms. They were still glowing faintly.
The Nightmare King advanced forward, his smile revealing his pointed teeth.
"Now, where were we?" he asked in a voice like silk as he fashioned a sword, bearing down on you like a terrifying shadow entity.
You screamed, a sound that reverberated the walls of the cave like wine glasses during an earthquake.
"Sheila!" you heard Bunny shout, but the sound was cut out by the swooshing sound of Pitch's sword.
You close your eyes, preparing for the impact. It never came.
Instead, you heard a thump and a groan. Opening your eyes, you were puzzled when you saw Pitch lying in a heap on the ground.
Your eyes were then immediately flooded by pure light and you winced. A small ball of light drifted into the cave and you were vaguely aware of the ringing silence in the cave as everyone stopped fighting.
The form of energy then expanded, forming a brilliant silhouette of a person.
Gasping you took a step back, shielding your eyes from the almost painful light.
Mercifully, the light subsided to a shimmering glow and a person emerged from the light.
Donned in amour, a sword in his hands and with the still fading light, he reminded you of a celestial warrior. The man removed his golden pleated helmet that shone with something akin to moonlight and smiled at you.
His features were familiar and with a jolt, you took another step back.
"(F/N), don't be afraid, it's me." That voice, the very same one.
It reminded you of lazy Sundays, walks in the park and pancakes for breakfast.
It reminded you of home.
"Dad?"