Paul had a memorial on the roof, there was nothing to bury so they just made patterns with snow. Raven was almost on the verge of tears the whole time. Everyone was a little upset, and not many except for Raven had anything to say about her. It was dawn when they concluded it, and since Tooth was growing close with Raven, she escorted her inside. Raven sat on the bed in the study with Tooth keeping her company. "I can't believe my sisters gone. What am I going to do, Tooth?" She shook her head, "I don't know, sweetie. Buts it going to be alright." Back outside, Everyone was talking.
"There's something going on. 'Staff Boy'? 'Shades Of Crazy'? Who says that?" Jack pondered, "I don't know mate, 'Staff Boy' seems pretty close." "Hey! Wait a minute kangaroo!" As Bunny and Jack argued, North shook his head and noticed Sandy, sad...and something else. "Sandy? What's the matter?" Sandy looked upset, but not JUST the upset for a funeral. He looked...regretful. "Sandy, What's wrong?" Sandy, with dream dust, made pictures to say something. First was Paulina's face, second was her taking the hit. After that was a clock ticking backwards, then a girl peering down a hole, then a dark menacing figure with glowing red eyes, then a father and his very young daughter in overalls playing together, next was a heart monitor stopping, then was the young daughter being taken away from the distressed father, the last picture was a close-up of the little girl, it zoomed out to Sandy holding her.
Everyone was confused. "What's it mean?" Asked Bunny, Sandy looked down at the floor. He scribbled on a piece of yellow paper and Jack read it out.
"It means that Paulina was more special than she seemed, a long time ago a girl stumbled into Pitch's lair and it seems he wasn't all heartless. But one day the girl got sick and passed away. I know it seems cruel, but I couldn't let an innocent child be brought up in darkness. So I took her away and gave her a new family and made sure she couldn't be traced."
Jack, North and Bunny looked horrified. "So that's why he despises you so much. Not just because your light and he's dark, but because you took away his daughter." Sandy looked at Bunny and scribbled again,
"It's also probably why he wanted to wipe us out. To get even and be believed in and maybe get her back."
"That's why she had those strange powers." Jack figured out, North spoke up, "Sandy, why didn't you tell us this before?" Sandy made pictures of Paul getting cast out into the cold. He was afraid she would get rejected.
Bunny suddenly remembered something, "On the roof...he wasn't aiming for her, he was aiming for Raven and probably me too." Tooth had hear the whole thing from the door, she hugged Raven. She didn't know what it was like to lose a sister. But she could imagine it was like losing all her fairies. Raven truly didn't have anyone, so she needed a family until she could get hers back. She carried Raven out there. Raven starred at the globe, whilst everyone else talked about what to do.
The moon was glowing bright and the wind seemed to hum through the trees. Beautiful emerald eyes with dark blue iris' opened and starred up at the moon. It was very welcoming. Red luscious lips opened to let precious air in, whilst hands felt the very long black river blue streaked soft hair on the grassy ground. The bare feet stood up, allowing the body to adjust. The innocent eyes looked around at the surroundings. Nighttime. To the left was a forest, to the right were small hills and in front was a sparkling lake. The eyes gazed down at its reflection and saw that it was different. The jeans were ripped at the ends, the shirt was blue, ripped at the ends, flowing to one side and exposing the neck and shoulders.
Paul looked different. She felt her face and looked up to the moon. "Did you have something to do with this?" She asked, she heard a howl behind her and turned around. There stood a white wolf with dark grey lines running down its lower neck. It came up to her and nudged her gently, easing her fears. It was hers, she rubbed it and walked backwards. She looked down at he fret to find herself standing on water. She laughed, how could this be happening? She jumped up in excitement and looked at the moon, "What else can I do?"
Somehow it told her everything. Her powers were to control water and the darker weather, that meant she can clear grey or sunny skies and make it hail or snow in summer and things like that. She also had the power of flight, invisibility like the wind and a siren like power. He reasons was a diamond sapphire sword which she could make appear and disappear, she had weather magic and create other weapons through her magic. She was technically in charge of water and all that. The wolf however was hers, it wasn't her animal to call on or anything, it was just hers.
She knelt down and stroked it, "I'm going to call you Belle, which means beautiful. O.K, Belle?" The wolf howled, telling her yes. "O.K, the moon says that your mine and that your fast and will follow me anywhere, is this true?" The wolf nodded, "Alright," She flew up into the sky careful that she didn't hurt herself. "Keep up, Belle." She flew off quickly with Belle running faster than any normal Wolf right below her. They were heading to the Pole.
Everyone was still grieving and thinking about what Sandy had told them, Raven looked outside when all of a sudden darkness invaded and Pitch appeared on top of the globe, glaring down at all of them. "Well, here we are yet again. And this time, you know more about the matter." Raven ran up and yelled at him, "You meanie! You killed my sister! I want her back!" "No," Pitch appeared in front of her, "I Killed my Daughter. And I want her back. But no, you guardians had to take her away and leave me with nothing! Without believers and without a reason to exist!" He glared at Raven, "All because of You. Paulina took the hit from saving You."
Suddenly a howl was heard and an in an instant, a wolf jumped in front of Raven and snarled at Pitch. "Since when did you guardians get a new 'pet'?" "She's not a pet." Called a voice, everyone looked around. "So don't treat her like she is." The voice was traced to a dark corner of the room, a girl flew out and jumped down beside the wolf. "Hey Raven." "Pauly?" Paul looked at Pitch, "You might remember me from before. You know the girl you Killed earlier. Well I'm back...and I'm mad." A sapphire diamond sword appeared in her hands, "Get. Out." Pitch looked a little hurt. He gave a serious face to the guardians and disappeared.
Paul placed the sword in a holder at her legs and turned to everyone else. "Hi. I'm back." Everyone looked at her with amazement. "Where did you come from?" Asked North, "The moon, I think. I can control water and the darker weather." She turned Raven who was looking at her wolf. "This is Belle. She's my wolf companion." She turned and hugged Raven, "It's good to have you back, Sis." She stood up, "Now, I know when we first met that i wasn't the easiest person to get along with and I barely talked to any of you except for Frost Bite over there and Bunny, but I am truly sorry. I was just a little shaken up and scared. But I was thinking, tonight, um...well, I have my own territory and was kinda thinking about hosting a party there. Did anyone want to come? If not then I completely understand. So uh, I'm gonna take Raven home and go there now so you can think about it." She picked Raven up and put her on Belle.
Within a flash all three were gone. Pretty soon they were at the house. Raven got off Belle and stared a the house. "Are the lights supposed to be off?" "Maybe." Paul opened the door, and she, Raven and Belle went inside. "What if mum and dad see her?" Raven pointed to Belle. "Belle? No, they won't. They be able to see me either. Not unless they believe in me. The moon said so." She pressed on the phone. "You Have 1 New Message. Message Received Yesterday. *beep* Hello? This is the local town police department Paulina and Raven Denis, I'm afraid your parent shave been involved in a plane crash. I'm sorry to inform you they are dead. If you call back, we will arrange fro you to stay in a hotel until we can place you two in a better home. *beep*" Paul felt horror and looked at Raven who was nearly at tears.
"Wait here Raven." She went over to Belle at the door. "Stay here Belle. Protect Raven no matter what until I get back." She flew off and looked at the moon, "Where's the nearest Guardian?" It told her 'The Warren' and that there was a river leading there. She evaporated and eventually found it, when she grew solid again, she found Bunny and asked him to help her pack. She planned to move her and Raven to her territory 'Aquatis'. If her parents truly were dead then she would not have Raven torn away from her. On the way there to Aquatis, Bunny said that the other guardians accepted her party offer and had to tell her something once they were all there.
Belle was there to comfort her in her underwater home which was dry, despite the fact that she could breathe underwater. She had never had a pet before, but Belle was different, she was almost human. It was like she could understand whatever Paul was going through and somehow made it better. Brushing all tragedies aside, Paul had a party to prepare for on the land part of her territory. And she just Knew that this would cheer Raven up too.