"Jack?"
Jack had been walking along the railing in one of the many parts of the workshop. He stopped short upon hearing the familiar voice call out his name.
"Jack?"
"Pippa?" he whispered to himself.
"Jack!"
Jack shot off in the direction of his sister's voice. He ran past yetis and elves, who let him be, deciding he was just playing. Jack finally reached a more abandoned part of the workshop and his sister's voice began to become louder.
"Jack?"
"Pippa?" he asked a little louder.
"Jack?"
Why won't she say anything else? he thought as he continued down the hallway.
"Hello, Jack."
Jack gasped at the familiar voice and turned to see the same yellow eyes attached to the Boogeyman himself.
"It's so nice to finally meet you."
North walked through the workshop, inspecting toy after toy. He heard yetis talking about how fun it was to have Jack around, how nice it was to have a child to enjoy. The elves seemed to be annoyed by him, because he kept stealing cookies. Chuckling, North swiped up a cookie for himself, causing the elves to groan in annoyance.
Tooth flew into the workshop with a look of concern on her face. "North, we need to talk. Now."
"Yes, Toothy?" North asked, turning to see her right in front of his face, causing him to jump. He never did get used to her lack for personal space.
"A nightmare got into the Tooth Palace," she pulled away, zooming around the room as she talked. It was a nervous habit she had. "We couldn't catch it, and it was in and out within minutes. My fairies and I checked everywhere - nothing was taken. Not even a single tooth or coin. I'm worried, North."
"When did this happen?" North asked.
"Just a few hours ago," she replied. "I rushed over as soon as my fairies were calmed down and felt like they could handle everything themselves." She looked around. "Where's Jack?"
"Keep calm, Tooth," North put his hands on her shoulders. "Last I saw him, he was playing in the workshop with the elves. And that was less than a couple of hours ago. He was stealing cookies from them." Tooth chuckled at the thought, making North smile.
"Okay," Tooth calmed down. "I'll go visit Bunny and Sandy, see if they've seen anything out of the ordinary. If not, I'll just check in with you later. Bye North!"
"Bye Tooth!" he waved as she shot out a nearby window.
Jack shook in fear from the nightmares he was having as he laid on the cold floor of the cage he had been stuffed into. Bony fingers ran through his dark brown hair, chuckling as he shook under the touch.
"Don't worry, Jack," Pitch smirked. "This will all be over soon, and then you can go back to your normal, pathetic mortal life."
"Yes," the voice spoke. And out of the shadows, accompanying the yellow eyes, was ... Pitch. "And then Jack Frost will never rise to stop me."