Night Shade
Disclaimer: I only own the plot and the OC.
Chapter Two
Jack flew at his fastest speed towards the North Pole, after seeing the Auroras blanket the sky. He wondered at what North could have to say; as far as Jack knew, no other Guardians had been in Burgess when the attack happened.
Landing lightly in the snow outside the doors of North's abode, Jack pushed open the large double doors. He was surprised to see only North there, barking orders to his yetis. "North?" Jack questioned.
The jolly Russian turned in shock. "Jack! What are you doing here?"
Jack was very confused. "I saw the Auroras in the sky! Didn't you send for us?"
"Oi, mate, why'd you call a meeting?" A deep, Australian voice penetrated North's thoughts. The Easter Bunny was brushing snow off from his gray fur, looking extremely irritated. "Didn't we just deal with a Nightmare this afternoon?" Hence, the reason why Jack was late for Jamie.
North turned to the pooka. "I didn't call meeting." Bunny cocked an eyebrow.
"Then-"
"North! What happened?" A breathless female interrupted. Tooth hovered behind Jack and Bunny, worry etched on her brow.
"I didn't-" North was interrupted again by the golden Sandman, a question mark rising above Sandy's head.
"I DIDN'T CALL MEETING!" North roared, slightly mad at all the interruptions. The other four Guardians stared at him, puzzled, and then broke into worried exclamations.
"You all saw Auroras?" The usually jolly Russian asked, and all four nodded.
As they discussed this odd turn of events, Sandy realized that the moon was shining brighter than usual, meaning that Manny wanted to talk to them. Pointing at the moon, Sandy frowned as he noticed that no one was paying any attention, just like last time they had gathered. Waving his arms like a lunatic didn't work. Beckoning an elf over, Sandy shook the poor creature angrily, successfully catching the other Guardians' attention. Pointing again at the moon, he turned their attention to Manny.
North looked confused. "Manny, did you send out Auroras?" The moon glowed brighter in response. "Why?"
A beam of bright moonlight shone down, and cast a silhouette of a dark man with a long nose. Pitch Black, the King of Nightmares. "Pitch is back!" Bunny exclaimed, throwing his hands up. "Why won't he stay defeated?"
"What do we do, old friend?" North held his breath in anticipation as the floor opened up, the large moon crystal rising on a pedestal. "Another Guardian?" Tooth wondered.
Jack looked on in amazement. He had never seen this happen before.
An image appeared slowly in the moon crystal, and all waited with bated breath. As the crystal cleared, the Guardians stared at it, stunned. Tooth was the first to respond. "Nyx Shade?" She shrieked. Jack was puzzled again.
"Who's Nyx Shade?" He asked them. Bunny winced. Tooth would not describe her nicely.
"Nyx Shade is the foulest girl EVER to walk the earth! She ALWAYS messes with my fairies, and makes me confused! Not to mention, she is Pitch's niece!" Tooth ranted.
"Whoa whoa whoa, Pitch has a NIECE!" Jack exclaimed. He always thought that spirits didn't have families. North nodded.
"Surrogate niece. She is the adopted daughter of Morrigan, Pitch's surrogate sister and longtime ally. Why would Manny pick her?" In retaliation, it seemed, half of the crystal image darkened to a smoky black.
"She could go either way?" Jack guessed. Sandy nodded, and nudged North.
"Jack, we decided that you should be the-"
"No!" Tooth yelled. "Nyx Shade is no Guardian! Why are you even considering her?"
North sighed. "She was chosen by Manny." They continued to argue, and Jack moved closer to the rendition.
Nyx Shade had a sharp, exotic face, and her eyes were hidden under a dark hood. Her lips were curved into a wicked smile that took Jack's breath away, and it seemed like she was offering him one of the clusters of berries in her right hand. A knife nestled in her right, and the end was glaringly pointy. She wore flowing light robes that Jack guessed were dark. All in all, she was beautiful.
Jack hadn't had a lot of females in his life, save for Tooth, his sister, mother, Sophie, Cupcake and Pippa. They were all like his sisters, or mother figures. He hadn't even considered having feelings for any of them, but now here was a pretty teenager he could be friends with, maybe even have a relationship. "I'll get her," He announced suddenly.
Tooth and North abruptly ceased arguing. "Are you sure, Jack?" Tooth worried. "Shade is a night spirit, and she is Pitch's niece. She doesn't care for kids!"
Jack didn't care. "Hey, if Manny chose her, she should be alright. Right?"
The Guardians didn't answer, so he took off to go find Nyx.
Somewhere in Ireland, two shadows conferred.
He took the bait, one said to the other.
They all did, the other hissed.
Now what?
Now, we wait. Do your duty, my child. Bring him over.
Yes, Uncle.