;like I said on Monday: since its my birthday I'm updating again! I own nothing but the plot and OC's. Also only a few more chapter left!;
"Please tell me this is part of your plan." Jack breathed to Maeve as they stepped backwards a few paces. "Yes." She breathed back. "Just worry about the clock."
Maeve stepped forward and looked up at Pitch. They stared at each other for a while before She asked: "Well, what are we waiting for? A theme song?"
Pitch charged raising his weapon. Time seemed to slow down as another sudden flash of a memory came back again.
Maeve was standing outside in a large forest in full battle armor with a much taller stronger man with a tough jaw and scruff beard.
The man was cutting down a tree using a sharp axe. Maeve leaned against another tree, bored more than anything. Would he just hurry up already? She wanted to get down to the stable so she could ride off and get out of this place.
Out if no where, he spun a 180 charged down on her with the axe. Just before the blade could hit her head, Maeve grabbed the handle with her hands and twisted the weapon out of his grasp. She spun, catching the weapon in the process and regained her fighting stance.
"Very good!" He said grinning and ruffling Maeve dark brown hair. "You are catching up quick. Soon you will be leading the army." "Thanks, Dad." She replied, grinning.
Maeve flashed back to the present and her instinct took over.
Daughter Nature caught the handle of the scythe and twisted it causing the weapon to flip up out of his grasp. Maeve spun and caught it in the process as she regained her footing.
Everyone, including Jack, stared at her in shock. Either because she had just took Pitch's scythe, did a pretty cool defensive movement or she was just actually able to control the weapon.
"Looks like being the boogeyman's grandkid is finally paying off." Maeve mused spinning the nightmare scythe in her hands.
While Pitch was still gaping over what she had just done, Maeve slashed the scythe at the boogeyman. He leaned backwards so the scythe just cut the chain holding Father Time's watch. Jack, taking his cue, swooped out from behind Maeve and grabbed the watch just before it hit the ground. "Got it!" He chanted landing behind Daughter Nature.
Pitch looked at his chest then back at grinning Jack and Maeve. Confused and angry he yelled: "Dark Guardians! Get them!"
Fear who was still standing with the other Dark Guardians, looked unamused. "Why don't you do it yourself?" She sneered. "After all you're the "big-bad-boogeyman" aren't you?"
Pitch looked as flabbergasted as the other Dark Guardians. Fear had never disobeyed or questioned his orders. "I-I created you! You will do as I say!" He barked.
"Not likely." Fear smirked. "Flower girl here may be a goody-two-shoes-" "jee thanks..." Maeve muttered bluntly as the nightmare scythe disintegrated in her hands. "but she makes a good argument. I'm done being your pet." Fear turned to look at Daughter Nature and Jack Frost. "Don't think we're 'buddy-buddy' now." She sneered. "Next time I see you, I will kill you." On that happy note, Fear disappeared into the shadows.
"Traitor!" Pitch barked at Fear's disappearing shadow. "No matter... I have plenty of other nightmares to destroy you both. The rest of you assemble the army while I-"
"Ho! ho! HO!" Someone yelled.
Maeve looked around confused. "What was-?" "Down!" Jack yelled grabbing Maeve by the arms and hitting the ground just as the giant red sleigh flew over them. Pitch disappeared into the shadows and the Dark Guardians vanished to do their orders as North's prized possession landed not to far away.
"Who the heck is driving that thing?" Jack asked standing up running over to the sleigh. Maeve shrugged and followed.
The winter spirit stopped in front of the sleigh and just looked dumb found. "Finally! I've been looking all over for you two!" A man's voice snapped. Maeve raised an eye brow at Jack's shock as she jogged over. "who-?" she cut off as she clasped her hand over her mouth to keep herself from laughing.
Father Time was holding the reins of the sleigh. But that wasn't what almost made Daughter Nature burst out laughing. The Lord of time had been reduced to one year old. He barely had any white hair on his head to go with his mini robes and staff. His large gold and black eyes look annoyed.
"Don't you laugh at me, Maeve Nature! If anything you should be thanking me!" He snapped wagging a little finger at her. It was impossible not to. He had a fully grown man's voice with such a cute baby's body. How could she not? "Give a girl the power to view the past and this is the thanks I get." He sighed.
"What?" Maeve asked biting her tongue still trying not to laugh.
"Well, where else would you have gotten your dreams from? I never agreed with Seraphina's little recreation plan-" "who?" Maeve asked. "Mother Nature, who else?" He exclaimed waving his little arms. What just because he has an infants body means everyone can interrupt him? Father Time looked between the two sniggering teenagers and shook his little head angrily.
"Well don't just stand there!" He snapped at Jack. "Change us back!"
Maeve looked in the back of the sleigh to see the other guardians strapped into car seats. They where all giggling with amusement from their wild ride except for Bunny who was gripping a stuffed animal carrot for dear life.
"Right, right." Jack said shaking his head and hopping onto the front of the sleigh. He looked at the clock in his hands confused and hesitated.
Father Time rolled his eyes. "You spin the hands clockwise. Come on, boy, Manny told me your intelligent! As for you, Maeve." He said turning to daughter Nature. "You might want to get out of range. We don't need you turning into a bag of bones."
It took Maeve a second to understand what he meant. Probably because she was still trying so hard not to laugh. "Oh, right, right." She said flying up and landing next to Jack.
The Winter Spirit grabbed the spinning hands and turned them clockwise. The guardians and Father Time all got hit with the white waves transforming them back to their normal ages. Though they all grew back at different rates.
Tooth popped back to her normal size first. She shook her head and puffed her feathers. "W-what?" she asked looking around. Sandy had just popped back to his normal size right next to her. He shook his sandy head and blinked while still clutching an empty glass of eggnog. A giant question mark formed above his head. Bunny popped back to his large size and crushed his car seat. He looked around wide eyed while still clutching his stuffed carrot. "Bloody-! What happened!?" He asked. Father Time grew back into a middle aged man. His hair remained white and a small beard grew onto his chin. Even his gold and white robes grew with him to fit his size.
North was the last to turn back to normal. With a loud "pop!" he made the whole sleigh shake. He looked around surprised while still sucking on his thumb. "Vhat-? Vhat happened? Vhere iz Pitch?!" He boomed standing up.
He looked at Maeve and suddenly exclaimed: "Maeve! I have to tell you-" "-that I'm the long lost daughter of Mother Nature also known as Daughter Nature and that I've bee in hiding for over 540 years and Pitch is my grandfather and attempted to possess me in a past life?" She offered stepping down from her place next to Jack. "Yeah I've caught up."
North seemed surprised by this. None the less he smiled and said: "oh, goot! That zavez uz much time."
"I'll be taking my clock back, thank you very much." Father Time said extending his hand out to the winter spirit. "Oh- um right, right." Jack said handing him the watch.
"What happened?" Tooth asked rubbing her head. "Last thing I remember we where at the lake..." "Pitch stole my most powerful watch turned you all and myself into infants." Father Time answered placing the chain around his neck. "Fortunately, it only changes ones age and not kills." "But how did you maintain your age mentally while you where an infant? I mean if the guardians changed completely?" Maeve asked. He only laughed. "Nature, I'm not bound to the time stream. No matter what age I turn I'll always remain the same. Of course Pitch knew this. Not only did he chuck me away so it'd take longer to get back, he hid my palace trying to portray my death. Speaking of which," he turned to the guardians. "I'm off to reclaim my home."
He turned back to look at Maeve. "You do know the risk you are taking by stay here?" He asked. Maeve nodded. "And I'm not changing my mind." She replied. "Very well then." Father Time said nodding. "Good luck to you all."
At that The Lord of time walked onto the street and hit the butt of his staff on the ground. Large golden waves opened up from the point of impact and a portal formed below his feet. After a bright flash of light, he was gone.
"What's he talk'n 'bout?" Bunny asked after scratching behind his ear with his foot. "It's nothing. Don't worry about it." Maeve said quickly waving a hand. She wasn't in the mood to discuss what was coming the next day.
"Vell? Vhat are ve vaiting for?" North said reemerging from behind the sleigh his hat, jacket, and boots on again and prized swords out. He tossed bunny his belt with egg bombs and boomerangs attached before climbing onto the sleigh.
"Ve have a boogeyman to catch!"
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