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Chapter 27 - Combat

Rapunzel stared at me with confusion over Jamie's shoulder, of course she had no idea what had just happened. It's not everyday you see someone change into their past self and then change back.

"I'll explain later." I said quietly as I put Jamie down.

"NO NO NO! THIS WASN'T SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN!" Pitch shouted behind us as I swiftly turned to him.

"Sorry Pitch, but snow doesn't stay away forever." I winked at him as I sprinted towards Professor Gothel.

"I'll be taking that." I chimed as I snatched my staff from her shocked hands. I circled around Pitch, coming up next to Bunny who grinned at me.

"Good to have you back, mate." He said as he slapped me on the back. I grinned back at him before looking down at my staff. There was still a small crack in the middle so I quickly pushed it together in my hands. There was a sharp pulse of blue light as the crack was healed itself, my staff renewed to it's former glory. I shuffled back over to stand in front of Rapunzel and the others, pushing Jamie behind me as he hugged my leg.

"It's over Pitch." I said calmly as I pointed my staff at him, taking a defensive stance.

"NO! I WAS SUPPOSED TO WIN! I SHOULD HAVE KILLED YOUR STUPID FRIENDS WHEN I HAD THE CHANCE!" Pitch's loud outburst snapped Professor Gothel out of her shocked state.

"You tried to kill my daughter?" She asked with a sharp tone. Her face was concerned but her eyes where black with fury as she marched towards the Boogieman.

"Oh please, it was just a scratch." Pitch casually waved her off, trying to act like it wasn't a big deal.

"A scratch? She almost died because of you!" Merida yelled from behind me. My mind flashed back to the memory of us in this same forest, when Merida and Hiccup found out about Rapunzel's hair. It wasn't the best way to find out something as big as that but under the circumstances, it seemed inevitable.

Professor Gothel suddenly shot her arm forward, wand gripped in her arm as she pointed it at Pitch.

"HOW DARE YOU TOUCH MY DAUGHTER!" She screamed at him, bring her arm back to cast a spell. She barely got to open her mouth before Pitch sent her flying across the clearing with a cloud of black sand. She crashed into a tree, knocking her unconscious as she landed on the ground with a thump.

"Mother!" Rapunzel gasped as she lurched forward. I swung my arm out to stop her running forward, Pitch would only hurt her. She stepped back behind me as I looked her, trying to get her to understand why she couldn't help her.

"Pitch! Stop! No one else has to get hurt." I tried reasoning with him, pleading him to stop.

"Au contraire, Jack. You, you still need to die." He glared at me wickedly before sending a shot of black sand my way. I swung my staff, creating a a spark of ice that deflected the attack.

"RUN! GET BACK TO THE SCHOOL!" I shouted behind me as Bunny joined the fight, firing boomerangs at Pitch with force. Rapunzel came up behind me, resting her small hand on my shoulder.

"We're not leaving you." She said confidently as I turned to look at her whilst Pitch was distracted. I shook my head and removed her hand but keeping hold of it.

"No, I need you to take Jamie and get back to the school. Find the headmaster and tell him what's happening." I instructed her, looking directly into her eyes. She hesitated a bit but finally nodded. Just as she went to turn away, I grabbed her wrist and spun her back round.

"I'm sorry by the way, about us. You understand why I did it now, don't you?" She nodded swiftly in reply with watery eyes and a sincere smile. I reached up to he cheek, stroking my finger along it as a small tear started trickling from her eye.

"I anything happens to me-"

"Jack, no..."

"If anything happens to me, make sure Jamie gets home. You have to promise me that you'll look after him." Another tear rolled down her cheek, landing on my finger.

"I promise." She assured me, looking down, ignoring the chaos around us.

"I love you." I said with a serious smile, wiping her tears away.

"I love you too." She said in turn, looking deeply into my eyes before turning away to hide her over flowing tears. I crouched down as Jamie ran up to my leg, face full of concern.

"Follow my friends back through the forest. They'll keep you safe, okay?" He nodded before giving me one last hug.

"You're going to be fine." I whispered into his ear before letting him go. Rapunzel grabbed his hand and pulled him along behind her as the set off through the forest. Merida and Hiccup turned quickly, giving a slight wave coupled with a worried smile before following after Rapunzel and Jamie.

I turned back to Pitch and Bunny just as one of his boomerangs where knocked out of his hand. I sent a sharp burst of ice in Pitch's direction but he managed to dodge it. It didn't really matter as it gave Bunny time to grab his discarded boomerang and re-join the battle. We both continued firing attacks at him, occasionally hitting him but nothing to seriously effect or hurt him. He'd continuously return the attacks, taking turns as he switched from me to Bunny and back again.

"THIS IS POINTLESS!" I shouted over to Bunny about 10 minutes into the battle. Pitch just kept dodging our attacks and we weren't getting anywhere.

"I KNOW! WE NEED REINFORCEMENTS!" He shouted back. Bunny was right, we weren't going to defeat him with just the two of us.

"YOU GO GET NORTH AND THE OTHERS, I CAN HOLD HIM OFF FOR A BIT!" I yelled over the sharp sound of crackling ice as I sent another shot from my staff. Bunny's ears twitched as he acknowledge what I said, nodding with agreement. He thumped his massive Pooka foot, creating a pit in the earth. He saluted to me just before he jumped in, disappearing from view. I turned my attention back to Pitch, fighting off his attacks the best I could. Suddenly, I heard a faint chirp coming from the other side of the clearing. Babytooth! I'd been so caught up with everything else that I'd completely forgotten about her. I needed to find a way to get to her. I glanced over to where her chirps where coming from and saw that she was still locked in the black bird cage. I started side stepping in her direction, slowly getting a closer and closer. I was still deflecting clouds of black sand so it was hard to concentrate on where I was going but I finally reached where the cage was lying on its side behind a small rock. I crouched down behind it for a cover, sending a few more shots of ice to distract him. I quickly fondled with the door of the cage, unclipping the latch to set her free. As soon as the door was open, Babytooth fluttered out and went straight into the pocket of my hoodie for protection. I jumped back up from the rock before Pitch had realised what had happened and continued dodging and firing ice at him.

A couple of minutes later, there was a faint sound that could be heard in the distance, a familiar sound that made Pitch come to a sudden halt and made me grin with delight.

Sleigh bells.

Pitch was in trouble now.