A/N: Hey guys! I just want to take the time out to thank every one of you guys for commenting! :) Am, I've seen this done before, and you can skip this if you wish, but I'm going to reply to comments here. :)
So... (replying to the reviews for Chapter Six).
SomeoneFromEarth: Ha, thanks a lot! :) I'm glad you think so and I'm grateful that you took time out to comment. :)
Black-Death-646: I already replied to yours, but I shall do so again. Thanks for your review. I don't (as I said) don't like rushed stories much, but on another site I'm on, people lose interest if the romance doesn't happen automatically, so I have a horrible habit of rushing things. Ugh, I hate it so much! But, I decided to do something so it's not 'official' I guess... :) Thanks for reviewing!
immortalRose10: Ha, I hope this is soon enough. :P Thanks for the review. :)
CartoonsAREEpic: Hmm... I'm not sure if you mean that in a good/bad way, but thanks anyway for reviewing! :) Haha.
SayHappy: Ugh, I know? Stuff like that is actually so annoying! Ha, one time I got grounded and I said I didn't care because my toys were all in my room... Ya, my mother got boxes and took all my toys out of my room (I was way younger). Served me right for being a smart ass! :P
So... CONTINUE! :D
Being grounded sucked beyond belief. I hated being cooped up in my stupid room all day with nothing to do at all. I was hoping that Jack or even Mund might show up but obviously that wasn't going to happen. I entertained myself by drawing and doodling whatever came to mind. Without meaning to, I even drew that dude from my dreams and his skeleton 'servant' as he called him. I really wanted to know who he was and how he was 'done with me for now'. I hoped that by staying away from Jack that it would keep us both safe... I would just hate myself if he was hurt.
I took a shaky breath, fearing how realistic my drawing was of the man. I even shaded in his eyes to resemble him properly. Scowling, I scrunched up the picture and threw it into the bin beside my desk. Of course I missed, but I wasn't going to put it in anyway (what? I'm very talented at being lazy at the best of times... It comes naturally). I just felt so frustrated with everything right now. I wanted someone to talk to, but I WAS GROUNDED! This is all stupid Jamie's fault, if he had just told Mom the truth I wouldn't just be sitting here. Gr, brothers are the worst sometimes!
It was dark outside and it has been days since I spoke to Jack or Jamie.
Sighing, I got up and walked over to one of my shelves. On the shelf was the most recent egg I received from Mund.
How hadn't I noticed before? The egg wasn't even oval like a normal egg, it was rounder. Strange... I picked it up and played with it for a second in my hand. I noticed one of the sides of the egg was peeling like the design was plastered onto the egg... stranger again. With an eyebrow arched, I looked closer at the egg. Underneath the peeled side was a see through... globe?
Wait- what?
GLOBE? What exactly was Mund up to giving me this? Especially because this is NORTH's! I wondered how I never noticed it was circular before. When he handed it to me it seemed perfectly normal. Maybe it was a hint to me to come and visit him... Maybe. Who would it hurt to just try? I've always been known to be curious anyway. Hastily, I threw the egg and as I expected, it burst out to form a portal. It's been years since I've walked through one of these. EW, I was nervous so my hands became clammy... How attractive of me.
Sighing, I stepped through the portal.
In a flash, I found myself in a forest. Weird?
I could hear voices somewhere close to me, and I recognised the voices. I stood still and listened while they talked.
"Come on, Jack," Tooth begged Jack. "You're the guardian of fun! You're not suppose to be sulking!"
"If I remembered my mom, I'm sure she'd sound exactly like you right now," he replied. I could hear him chuckle a bit before sighing. I edged around a bit hoping to get a good look at them. They weren't alone. Mund was there and so was Sandy. I smiled. I forgot how much I missed Sandy, oh so innocent Sandy. Jack was sitting on a low branch of a tree poking the ground with his stick causing the grass near it to freeze. He didn't look so angry any more. Nobody likes a sad Jack.
"We need you up in North's workshop now, uh, there's been trouble lately," Mund said.
Trouble. My dream. My hands began to tremble a little. I wanted to run out there and tell them everything- where was I anyway?! Why had the portal taken me to some random forest and just happen to come across Jack and the others? That was too coincidental. I felt a shiver down my spine and edgily looked around. I can't lie, I was very afraid just standing here.
Jack hopped of the branch. "Ya, sorry," he mumbled. "Let's go have some... fun-" he cut off. Oh god. He was looking directly at me.
I gasped and turned, hiding behind a tree. There was nothing but silence. Maybe he'd pass my head for some blonde squirrel (as if). I held my breath expecting, but nothing. Frowning, I turned back to where they were and saw that they had vanished. Honestly, I felt a lot disappointed. I turned back around and shrieked.
"What? Are you stalking me now?" Jack grumbled.
I pursed my lips, as I saw Mund, Tooth and Sandy stand behind him. "Don't flatter yourself, Frost!" I snapped. I saw Mund smirk a little as I said this. Jack... well, he looked a little ticked off. Oh well... "Anyway, I'm here because of that portal Mund gave me." Mund took a step forward looking very confused. Tooth, Sandy and Jack gave Mund a quizzical look.
"Sophie... I never gave you a portal," Mund shook his head.
"B-but it was... The egg you gave me. I swear. I saw it and threw it and it exploded into a portal!" I swore. I looked down to the ground thinking about the dreams... Was this a trap? Oh god... I was so stupid! Mund wouldn't steal a globe for me, or anyone. I made the quick decision and told them about me I told them (not including that it was why I said I regretted the decision to kiss Jack) they all looked shocked.
"This is not good! Not good at all! What are we going to do? What?" Tooth said sounding panicked.
"Why didn't you tell me at... uh, at your house?" Jack asked me actually sounding concerned.
"I don't know!" I admitted feeling rather stupid for it right now. "I couldn't. It felt like someone was forcing me not to. What's going on? Mund, you said something about trouble. Do you know anything at all?" I addressed Mund, trying my hardest not to look into Jack's eyes.
"Well, I might know something."
I chill went up my spine. That voice, it was metallic and rusty... Just like his. It was his. The man emerged from out of the darkness, literally. It was like he just melted out of the shadows. The man was followed by two skeleton guys. One of them was like the one I saw from my dream, but it couldn't be him. He seemed to have more flesh on him as though it was growing. I gulped. His skin was growing back. That was just beyond creepy! EW!
"Who.. Who are you?" Jack asked, stepping in front of me. I felt a rush of gratefulness. He stepped in front of me in a protective way.
The man noticed this and laughed a very cold laugh. "That's... Cute," he pointed to both of us. "Who am I? Oh, I'm just everything evil. I am the murders, the wars, and the poverty. I am your worst nightmare. I am your death." I looked nervously at his two servants. They looked like they were ready for murder. I noticed the second servant had the Nazi Swastika on his uniform. The man had said he was evil. The skeleton thing saw me looking and gave a dark smile in my direction.
"Well... Leave us alone!" I called out a little too bravely... But those things were giving me chills. I just wanted them gone. "We'll destroy you like we destroyed Pitch!"
"Fools. You didn't destroy Pitch, you simply weakened him," the man snarled. "Go ahead and try to destroy me. It would be pointless. As long as there's evil in the world, and there always will be, I cannot be destroyed!"
"This is not good," I heard Tooth squeak.
"I am with you on that, Toothy," Mund muttered. "If there's always evil in the world, then what do you want?" Mund spoke louder.
"There's always evil, but never enough," the man said, shaking his head. "You see, you lot are nothing but a big barrier in my war... I'm afraid you all must be destroyed." He looked at me slyly, "maybe we'll even start with the little mortal."
"You leave her out of this!" Jack yelled, tightening his grip on his staff.
"You can't protect her forever!" The man- I guessed his name was actually Evil- laughed. With that, he vanished back into the shadows. Just like that, he was gone again. I agree with Tooth... This is not good at all!
Is this just getting worse? Like, a little OTT? Is it interesting? (Sorry, I lack confidence in my writing, and I'm always unsure of it...) So, please review guys! It would mean a lot to me! THANKS!:)
