A/N: Alright, chapter three is out and ready for your enjoyment. Thank you for ready, and please comment or like. (P.S-If anyone was confused, Jamie is in his thirties in my story, he lives in a small log cabin near the pond where Jack died)
(P.S.S Hello once again, I've brought presents. Here is the first update for chapter three; I fixed some grammatical and spelling mistakes as well as the large blocks of text)
After what seemed like a life time Jack finally landed outside Tooth's castle, he squatted and surveyed the area trying to identify any signs of life, he found none. Satisfied that he was alone, the young Guardian rose from his cover and quietly padded on bare feet to the entrance of the grand atrium that held the children's teeth.
Stepping through the door Jack felt his spirits drop upon finding the castle void of the usual excitement; actually it was void of everything. Panic leapt up inside Jack's heart and he sprinted along an empty hallway that led to Tooth's inner sanctum, reaching the large wooden doors he pushed them open and rushed inside. Relief replaced the feat that was forming a knot in Jack's stomach when he laid eyes on the tattered tapestry that dominated the far side of the room. Stepping forward the silver haired teen ran his hand across the faded fabric as tears slowly filled his cerulean eyes, "she's still alive" he whispered thankfully.
Suddenly a piece of pottery slipped off its place on a shelf a shattered on the ground causing Jack to spin around with his staff raised defensively. A light tweeting sound filled the air as a small hummingbird like creature with a golden feather sticking out of its head appeared gingerly.
"Baby Tooth!" Jack exclaimed dropping his staff and running over to the small fairy that was now dusting herself off above her previous hiding spot. A wide smile cracked Jack's face as his old friend buried herself in his silver hair, "did you miss me?" The young Guardian teased cheerfully. Baby Tooth let out a series of tweets as a she flitted down into Jack's pullover's front pocket just like she did twenty years ago. "What happened here?" Jack asked indicating the empty palace that was usually bustling with life.
"I happened" a sinister voice growled causing Jack to jump in surprise, "Who's there?" He demanded picking up his staff and getting ready for an attack. "Just an old friend" Pitch Black said stepping out from behind a nearby pillar, Jack whirled around ready for a fight. "Where are the Guardians?" He demanded as sparks flickered from the end of his staff ominously, Pitch held up his hands innocently despite the evil grin that twisted his features.
Jack growled savagely and launched a spike of ice straight at Pitch, who had to jump to dodge the sudden attack. "Finally, you learned to have some fun, but for now you're going to be satisfied with my nightmares" Pitch said seconds before he disappeared leaving a pair of hulking monsters in his place. The two nightmares bellowed as numerous spikes rose from their spines; Jack shuddered at the sight of the deformed enemies he found himself facing.
Suddenly one of the nightmares rushed forward with astonishing speed and swung at Jack with one of its clawed paws catching the young Guardian and sending him flying back into a stone wall. Hitting the wall, Jack slumped to the floor as his head reeled in pain and confusion that came from the monster hit.
"Get out of here Baby Tooth" Jack grunted as he clambered to his feet, the small fairy tweeted in response then flitted off to hide in the rafters above. The other nightmare roared and swiped at the fleeing fairy missing her by inches, taking advantage of the distraction he formed a jagged spike of ice over his left hand and forearm and darted forward to attack the lead nightmare.
The attack caught the creature of guard and Jack plunged the makeshift blade in between his enemies shoulder blades making it scream in rage and pain. Jack ducked below a desperate swipe as the nightmare desperately lunged at the young Guardian; pain tore through Jack's side as a razor sharp claw tore through his flesh.
Letting out a bone chilling war cry Jack rammed his blade down into the nightmares skull turning it into black dust that scattered into the wind causing its companion to bristle in anger. Jack turned to the final nightmare and threw of storm of icicles and hail into its face making it stumble off the side of the rock it was perched on. The nightmare roared in defeat seconds before it exploded on the rock flooring scattering black sand everywhere.
A weak smile graced Jack's pale lips as he collapsed into a heap against a nearby wall, his smile quickly turned into a grimace when he noticed the red smear that was spreading rapidly on the floor beside him. Suddenly the air was filled with worried tweets as Baby Tooth landed on Jack's shoulder causing him to grin weakly.
"I'm alright girl, I just need a little help" he grunted as he clambered to his feet and limped to the grand entrance, taking one last look back he slowly rose up into the air. "Let's get some help, get ready for a chilly flight" Jack said sliding Baby Tooth into his front pocket and launching himself up above the clouds.
At first Jack flew perfectly without a problem, but after a few hours of blood loss his vision began to blur. The wind whipped violently around his body constantly knocking him of course due to his lack of strength, he slowly began to descend despite his best efforts to stay aloft.
"Just a little bit further" he whispered trying his hardest to stay above the tops of the snow colored pine trees that where rapidly growing closer, a particularly high branch caught his cheek drawing beads of crimson in the scratches it made. Hope filled Jack's heart as the roof of a small log cabin appeared in a nearby clearing, that hope quickly disappeared when the wind suddenly stopped blowing.
Jack painfully collided with the top of a pine tree knocking him out of the sky, he yelled out in pain as he crashed through the many layers of branches that made up the pine tree he had just rammed. Jack hit the ground with a crunch as he landed somewhat safely in a bush, not wanting to move he lay there until he heard someone approaching. "Jack!" Jamie exclaimed sprinting through the snow to the bush where his friend had just crash landed. Jack gave a reassuring smile before his features went slack, Jamie sighed and gently lifted the skinny teen from the bushes and slowly started trudging back to his house.
A/N: Thank you so much for reading, it means so much to me. Keep your eyes peeled for chapter four, it won't be long.