The grand clock in the middle of the square in town began chiming at the stroke of midnight. All seemed peaceful and well. The moon was still shining bright in the sky, shining down at the town and at the still frozen pond. Suddenly, dark magic dust began to swirl around in the center of it, swirling faster and faster 'till it finally vanished, revealing a tall, dark figure. It stepped out on the still frozen pond and twisted his body, popping his back and cracking his knuckles.
"Oh finally I am out of that dreadful hole!" He exclaimed. He took a step forward but stopped before he slipped. "What? A frozen pond in the middle of summer?" He put a hand to his forehead and closed his eyes. A vision of Jack and Elsa ice skating earlier came into his mind. His lips formed an evil smile.
"Well well. It seems Jack Frost has a little friend. Hmmm.. A very beautiful friend. And what's this?" He said, the vision changing to Jack and Elsa in an embrace. "Oh my. It seems my dear Jack is in love with this girl. Too bad this isn't going to last long." The vision vanished and he opened his eyes back up, feeling something gently nudge his arm. He looked over and it was a Nightmare. He glared at it.
"Do you honestly expect me to forgive you and the others for trapping me in my lair?!" He yelled, raising an arm to hit. The Nightmare neighed and winced, awaiting it's master's hit. He put his hand down and gently rubbed the Nightmare's nose. "Oh, but I could never stay mad at my own creation." He cooed.
"Right now, we must save our strength for when we meet our friends again." He said, continuing to pet the Nightmare's nose, and leading it away from the pond. He stopped walking and looked up at the moon.
" Oh Mannie, my dear friend. So nice to see you after such a long time." He said to it. "What?" He said, acting as if the moon spoke back to him. "You thought I was defeated? Oh no no no Mannie. You and the guardians didn't exactly expect me, Pitch Black, to stay in the dark forever.. did you?"