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Through the icy tunnels and off the ramp and suddenly the sleigh was air born. The reindeer didn't even hesitate as though the air was as solid as the ice previously below their hooves. The air was magnificent, so crisp and clean. Jack took a deep breath reveling in the feel of the wind crashing against his chest. He looked down and noticed Bunny's nails deep in the wood. He laughed and jumped up to the top of the sleigh.
"Hey Bunny check out this view-" He then jumped but made it look like the wind caught him and he fell off the top of the sleigh. It had the intended effect because bunny began to panic.
"NORTH! He uh nuu guh… AHH!" Then Bunny peaked his head over the edge of the sleigh to see if Jack had indeed fallen to his doom.
But there he was riding on the skis of the sleigh with a Cheshire cat smile adorning his smug face. "Awww you do care."
"Oh Rack off you bloody show pony." Bunny growled flopping back to his spot of holding on for dear life.
North announced for everyone to hang on and Jack made his way back into the sleigh they were going through another portal and Jack really didn't need to be left behind. After all he did want to see the Tooth Palace. They zipped through the bright portal and there it was the Tooth Palace. But something was wrong.
Black shapes littered the sky, and for a moment it was quiet. Jack held his breath as the figures drew closer. They were so fast, and suddenly it was a fire storm and flurries of black sand. They looked like horses, and they were eating up all the tooth fairies. Jack leapt up in the air and snagged one little fairy from the jaws of the creatures. He cradled her little frame in his hands keeping her safe as he made it back to the sleigh. She was so frightened that she had been eaten she was just curled up in a terrified ball. Her wings folded and her eyes pinched tight. She was so scared. Jack trailed a finger over her head. Poor thing.
"Hey little baby tooth, you ok?" Jack breathed.
It opened its eyes slowly and looked at Jack. He was her hero. She nearly cried as she grabbed his thumb in gratitude. Little tears shown in her eyes and she squeaked out many thank yous and praises. Jack gently put her in his hoodie pocket to keep her safe.
He ran up to the front of the sleigh next to North to get a better look around. It was huge and still full of the black sand horses. North without even looking at Jack yelled "Take over!" He pulled out his sword and stood up on the front of the sleigh. Jack hesitated not really knowing how to drive this contraption but he took the reins and snapped them on the reindeer's back. They reacted and pulled forward almost making Jack lose his balance.
North was poised and ready as Jack's steering was getting them closer and closer to the black horse. Not that it ever would have stood a chance against the speed of his reindeer. He smirked as he sliced the creature in half, then teeth containers fell into the sleigh.
"They're stealing the teeth!" Bunny picked up a container and looked at Sandman.
Sandman was looking at his sleeve which was covered in the black sand. He rubbed it between his fingers; it had the same consistency of his own. It disappeared into his sand color and everything. He looked at Bunny his face concerned and confused.
But before they could look too much into it Jack realized he wasn't paying attention to where the reindeer were flying, as they jumped off one of Tooth's hanging towers they suddenly had to make an emergency landing to not crash the reindeer. Left, right, sideway, loop, SLAM. They all were shaken up, groaning and shooting slight glares at Jack. He laughed as an apology.
North jumped out of the sleigh seeing a panicked Tooth flitting between places around one particular tower.
"Tooth are you alright?" He called to her.
"It's gone! They took my fairies and the teeth! All of them! Everything is gone. Everything…" Her heart could almost be heard breaking as she stopped flittering.
It didn't make a difference. It was all gone. She sank to the platform and tears welled in her big purple eyes. She choked unable to find her breath. How could this happen? She grabbed her thighs and her nails dug into her feathers. She hiccupped and finally managed to remember how to breathe. She had never felt this weak or this empty. The tears threatened to spill over when she heard it, a small faint squeak. Was she hearing things? Or was one of her fairies really ok? She looked up to see the tiny fairy smiling at her.
"Oh thank goodness one of you is alright." The void forming in her heart stopped. She held her dear little fairy close. She sighed as it didn't feel like her world was spiraling out of control. But the feeling was not to last as that all too familiar voice echoed throughout the cavern.
"I have to say this is very, very exciting." Tooth held her remaining fairy close, too afraid to lose the only thing keeping her sane right now.
The whole team was in stunned silence. It was true. The boogeyman had returned. Pitch Black was here at the Tooth Palace.
"The big four, all in one place." They all began to stand up looking for the source of the voice.
"I'm a little star struck." Pitch appeared above them on the top of the tower. His dark frame even more accented against the bright colors of the Tooth Palace. "Did you like my show on the globe North? Got you all together, didn't I?" North stomped his foot, clearly it was a ruse to get them all pulled away from their bases. He growled realizing he had fallen for such a trick.
"PITCH!" Tooth yelled, it was probably the first time anyone had hear her so commanding and angry. "You've got 30 seconds to return my fairys-!" she couldn't think of a threat.
"or what?" Pitch growled from across the way. "You'll leave a quarter under my pillow?" He snickered unafraid of her.
"Why are you doing this?" North pointed his sword at Pitch.
"Maybe" He pointed a bony finger towards North. "I want what you have. To be believed in." He hissed.
Jack's heart was pounding all these years. Pitch was plotting against the Guardians. Was this Jack's fault? If he had remained friends with Pitch maybe this wouldn't have happened. He choked and stared at Pitch, never had he seen Pitch so evil. Was this the side everyone else saw? Was this was Pitch really was? He didn't want to believe it. Pitch was always so, different from what Jack was seeing now. How could this be the Pitch that had kept him company for nearly 200 years.
"Maybe I'm tired of hiding under beds!" Pitch growled once more.
Bunny cockily piped up. "Maybe that's where you belong."
Pitch appeared below them, "Go suck an egg Rabbit." Pitch boredly replied.
That was more like Pitch, not evil just bored. He was always like that. He seemed to be bored by the dumb things Jack would say sometimes. The Pitch that was just far too intelligent for the current conversation. That was about as evil, if you can even call it that, that Jack had ever seen him.
"Hang on. Is that? Jack Frost?" Jack froze a shiver running down his spine. Pitch did see him. His laugh echoed and made Jack's knees weak. He did always like the way Pitch laughed but this was much more sinister. It was unlike any laugh he had ever heard Pitch make before.
"Since when are you all so chummy?" He asked Jack.
"We're not." He questioned looking for the source of Pitch's voice.
"Oh good." Behind. Jack whipped around to see his longtime friend looking bored at him. That made Jack feel sort of relieved he didn't look mad at him at least. "A neutral party." A faint smile crossed his lips. He was leaning on one of the swirling decorations. He got up elegantly and turned away from Jack. "Then I'm going to ignore you. But I'm sure you're used to that." He didn't see the pained look on Jack's face.
Jack gaped. How could Pitch say that? It hurt so much more coming from Pitch. The one person he thought he could trust. The one person he could call his friend. It was a white hot iron through his chest. He gripped his staff tighter hoping the others wouldn't notice how much he was reacting to Pitch's words. If he wanted to remain neutral he would have to maintain not knowing Pitch. Before anymore words could be said Bunny came to Jack's rescue. He jolted forward and watched as Pitch disappeared again.
Only Tooth's eyes were fast enough to see where he went. She didn't wait for the others, she was too angry, her home, her fairies, the children's teeth all stolen by this monster. She grabbed Bunny's boomerang and charged after Pitch's shadow. She let out a war cry as she aimed to destroy him, no taking prisoners, no more nice fairy, she had enough. But she was stopped short as the black sand mare roared to life attempting to take a chunk of her. She backed up quickly as these creatures scared her to her very core.
"Woah woah ho ho… hey, easy girl, easy." He smiled, a chuckle or two escaping his lips as he was petting the monster's neck. He took a bit of the black sand and held it out. "Look familiar Sandman?" He looked down to Sandman. "Took me a while perfecting its little trick." He stroked the sides of the beast's face. It was breathing hard looking ready to attack. "Turning dreams in to Night Mares."
It was then they all got a stunning look at the monster. Tendrils of darkness rose up from its back, deep lines accented its face. In its mouth rows of sharp pointed teeth. Its eyes bright and angry. His breathed heavily out of its wide nostrils. It appeared to have random symmetrical horns all over its body and deep sand marks all over its body like Sandman's clothes.
"Don't be nervous, it only riles them up more." He was gently stroking the mare's face. "They smell fear you know." His lips pulled back into its sinister grin.
I was going to add more but it was getting too long but more is to come and soon I start school tomorrow and I hopefully I will have a sustainable internet going by tomorrow as well. But if I don't get my modem then I wont be able to post right when the chapters are done. Glad you guys have stuck through this difficult move with me. Please leave a review I love hearing from you guys even send me a message if you want.