Danny turned the globe again and blinked, he zoomed up into the air and watched a clump of lights. A number of which were flickering. He glanced at the name beside the lights and scowled angrily.
"He is ticking me off," he growled. Bunny looked up, Jack had gone to Jamie to make sure option two wouldn't happen and Pitch went after the boy.
"Something wrong?" Bunny called, his sensitive ears picking up Danny's growl. Danny turned to Bunny and nodded.
"Pitch went with option three. He's attacking Amity Park right now. Bunny gather the guardians, I'll meet you there," Danny decided.
"Wait, you shouldn't go alone!" Bunny began but Danny landed and disappeared in a puff of green mist. Danny found it easier to teleport accurately when he was standing first. Bunny scowled at the spot Danny vanished from.
"North!" Bunny hollered and jumped nimbly through the yetis and elves to warn Father Christmas.
Jack sat in Jamie's bedroom, glaring at every shadow in the room, daring Pitch to come after the boy. Jack was ready. He held his staff ready and kept his ears open. Listening for any sign of Pitch or anyone bringing news. Jamie hadn't gotten in trouble, thankfully, despite coming home after the time he agreed with his mother. His mother guessed that Jamie had just lost track of time visiting Diana. The house was silent, Jamie's parents in bed, sleeping peacefully.
Suddenly the ground in the corner dipped and formed a hole. Jack watched the hole and sighed in relief when Bunny's head popped out.
"Bunny, any news?" Jack whispered. Bunny nodded.
"Danny reckons Pitch is attacking Amity Park right now. He went ahead," Bunny answered. Jack nodded before frowning.
"Alone?" he inquired. Bunny nodded.
"Couldn't stop him. But he looked ticked," Bunny replied.
"And you let him?" Jack retorted incredulously. Bunny scowled angrily.
"No, but he didn't leave much of a choice. He disappeared on me. Teleported," Bunny snapped. The light turned on and Jack and Bunny froze. They didn't realise that they had stopped whispering. They smiled nervously at Jamie. He watched them.
"What are you guys doing here?" Jamie asked softly, aware of his sister in the next room.
"I was here to make sure Pitch didn't come after you. Bunny… er he was telling me that Danny tracked down Pitch," Jack answered embarrassed. This wasn't the first time the guardians had accidently woken Jamie due to an argument in his room. Jamie nodded and got out of his bed and pulled on his sneakers.
"What are you doing?" Bunny demanded.
"Coming with you," Jamie replied and grabbed his winter jacket on his desk chair and slipped it on.
"No way Jamie. Danny was right in Russia. We shouldn't have brought you then and we're not taking you now," Jack decided. Bunny nodded sternly in agreement. Jamie looked at the guardians.
"I can help. What if you need to talk to kids but they don't believe in you anymore. I can be seen no matter what and I'm not… alright, I'm scared of Pitch but I'm not afraid of facing him," Jamie retorted confidently. Jack and Bunny blinked in surprise and glanced at each other. He had a point. Jack bit his lip.
"I don't know. What if you get hurt?" Jack ventured. Jamie smiled.
"I won't. Besides, I'll have the guardians with me. I want to help you guys. And I know I can, just give me a chance," Jamie answered.
Jack sighed in defeat. As much as he hated it, Jamie had a point. They might need someone that everyone could see. And if Jamie was with them, they could protect him. There was nothing stopping Pitch from coming here as soon as they turned their backs and attacking Jamie after all.
"Danny is going to be furious," Jack mumbled and nodded.
"Bunny, are you picking anyone else up?" Jack inquired. Bunny shook his head.
"No, North's going to get Sandy and Tooth," Bunny answered.
"Alright then, open a tunnel to Amity Park," Jack announced and Bunny eyed Jamie one last time, receiving a determined scowl, before complying.
Jack and Jamie jumped in, Jamie scribbling a note lying to his parents, saying he was going to visit Diana and meet up with his friends in case he wasn't back before they checked in on him in the morning. Bunny followed them and the hole closed up. In minutes, they climbed out of a hole in the middle of a park at night.
"So this is Amity Park?" Jamie broke the oppressive silence. Bunny nodded.
"I wonder where Danny went to though. This is his old stomping grounds," Bunny murmured. They looked up a street nearby as houses lit up and crying filled the night air.
"My guess is that he'll be after Pitch and I'd bet my staff that Pitch is responsible for that," Jack remarked. Bunny and Jamie nodded and they ran to the street.
And the fight is taken to Amity Park. Let me know what you guys think so far.
Until the next chapter.