Hey! Chapter four is here! This story took a bit longer than I expected but I was able to pull thru with the help of Lostboy16. Thank for the ideas it helped me out a lot! Anybody else who has ideas or even new characters they would like to see in my story privet message me and let my know. Plz leave a review and tell me what you think! Enjoy!
Chapter four: A near death experience and a little help from Pitch
He was tall, his hair was long and so black that it melted in with the shadows behind him. He wore an arrangement of red and blacks and his black feathered wings were folded neatly against his back. But what scared me the most was the deep redness of his eyes and the sly evil grin that turned my stomach to ice.
"I'm not doing anything for you Lucifer!" I hissed stand my ground.
"Now now Crysis that isn't very nice, I'm only asking a small favor!"
"No I'm not helping you! Not faster you nearly killed two of my friends!"
"Got your attention didn't it?" He sneered.
"I'm not helping you!"
"You know, you have a lot of powers being the spirit of life and death"
"Shut up Lucifer!" I snapped and turned to leave. Great now how am I going to get back to the pole. More importantly out of here?!
"I will tell you the way out if you bring a little message back to your... Friends" he growled.
"I'll find my own way out! I'm not helping you Lucifer!" Yes that is how I will get out! I'll just leave how I came. I need to concentrate! I took a deep breath.
"You think that's going to work? Ha good luck little girl your not going anywhere." He leaped at me. Arms and wings outstretched. With a scream I leaped away but tripped. I couldn't breathe for Lucifer was now kneeling on my chest his hand on my throat. He was gonna kill me!
"After I'm done with you I'm going to find and painfully kill each and every other guardian. Then I'm going to go after all of the other powerful spirits an make them mine! Just like those pathetic nightmares!" He screamed tightening his hand on my throat. I gasped for air but none came. My vision became blurry as my hands fumble around Lucifers. I knew it, I was almost dead but there was a voice way way far in the back of my mind screaming my name. I held on to the voice and closed my eyes my slowing heartbeat very loud in my ears. And then the pain in my head unbelievable but the pressure was off my neck. I gasped for air but still none came. Then it all stopped. Air flooded down my throat and into my burning lungs. Many pairs of hands were shaking me and I could barely make out the voices. My whole body was throbbing, my eyesight was blurry still and i could taste blood. Someone was shouting others were screaming it was too loud I couldn't take it. The pain and noise was too much I threw my hands up to cover my ears. The pain was only become worse, I writhed on the floor twisting and screaming. What was happening to me? Then my whole body became cold. It spread all over only getting colder and colder. I heard the muffled sound of voices.
"JACK! What are you doing!?" Someone screamed. Whatever Jack was doing I didn't want him to stop. The bitter cold lulled the pain. Shaking violently I stopped writhing and tried to relax. My eyes closed and I slipped into a deep and dark sleep.
When I woke my body was stiff and sore all over. My head throbbed and I groaned trying to open my eyes.
"Crysis!" Came a very worried voice. I struggled to sit up and fold my legs into a cross legged position . Blinking I looked around the dark room and met Pitch's worried eyes. He rushed across the room and placed both hands on my shoulders.
"How are you?" He asked brushing the hair from my face.
"I'm ok Pitch. What happened?" I murmured.
"It was scary. Yes I was scared! Jeez you just stood up walk a few steps and then collapsed to the floor.
For like 10 minutes you just layer there! Your eyes were open but they had gone completely white! You were saying stuff, we couldn't make it out though and then you just screamed and started choking! We couldn't wake you up and I ...I was , was screaming your name and then you sorta came back and you were screaming and covering your ears and then Frost started freezing you. I thought he was gonna kill you!"
"Uh, so that was you screaming my name."
"You...you heard that? How?"
"What happened to me that is one of my many many powers. My mind can travel outside of my body. And sometimes my soul can to. And that is what happened."
"That is kinda weird. So when your uh soul left where did it or you go?"
"Uh I didn't control it Lucifer did. He found a way to call me out and that is what he did" I replied shivering at the memory of his cold eyes.
"Oh my god! Crysis if he did it once he can do it again!" A worried look crossed Pitch's face.
"I know I know, so I'm going to have to be very careful with my mind now." I sighed.
"Did you talk to him?"
"Hmm?"
"Lucifer, did you talk to him?"
"Yes I did. He wanted me to send a message back here but I kept refusing and when I tried to get back here he attacked me! I tried to run but he got on top of me and started strangling me! Oh Pitch! I thought I was going to die." I started to cry. "The pain oh god the pain." I sobbed. "It was terrible!" I began to shake and Pitch pulled me into his lap.
"It's ok your safe now Crysis he won't hurt you anymore" Pitch said in a soft voice. This was a side if Pitch I had never seen. I was beginning to think if he really was the nightmare king. Or even the Guardian of Fear!
"But Pitch he can!"
"If he does I will be there to help you get out of it!" He said firmly. I don't know how, but I was changing Pitch. Crying in his arms I fell asleep. Sometime later I woke up. I was warm, very warm and very comfy. I sighed softly and then I felt it. The movement of his chest against my face, his arms wrapped around my body and his slow warm breath tickling the hair on my forehead. Pitch was sleeping with me! I must have been asleep for quite a while because the moment I opened my eyes I felt instantly awake. Great! I didn't want to wake him but I really need to pee! Crap! So I just decide to get up and go. If he wakes so what? Well here goes! Using my arms I try and push myself up but his arms only tighten. He is awake I can tell by his breathing.
"Ok Pitch not funny! Please let me go!" I giggle.
"But your laughing" he chuckles throwing his leg over mine.
"Pitch let me up! I really need to pee!"
"Awwwwwwww you ruined my fun" he whined and let me go. 5 minutes later I step out of the bathroom into the pitch black room. Pitch is not in the bed anymore. Aw crap! I don't even take two steps before Pitch tackles me on to the bed.
"Pitch! Don't scare me like that!"
"Hey what can I do? It's my job" he said with a sly grin.
Before I could say anything someone knocked on the door softly. Pitch leaped off of me and went to the door. I sat up slowly and grabbed the clean clothes that sat on nightstand as I get to the bathroom door I hear Pitch speaking to North.
"Yes yes she's fine. Actually she just woke up but she is getting in the shower."
"Good good. We meet in kitchen to discuss what happened and what we do next. I'm pretty sure that she told you so come and tell every one else what happened on her side." Pitch hesitated but then left with North. I trudged to the shower and turned the hot water on. Standing in front of the full length mirror I began to undress myself. When I was naked I gasped at my reflection. My knees, hands and arms were covered in cuts and bruises from where I'd fallen. But my neck was a very sickening shade of violet. Looking away I climbed slowly in to the shower. The water was hot and soothing. When I was done I stiffly stepped from the shower, dried myself off and got dressed. Hair bundled up in a towel I headed out to the kitchen. The delicious smell of pancakes and eggs and bacon floated in the air making my mouth water. The moment I stepped into the kitchen a wave of are you ok's hit me right on.
"Yes yes I'm fine ok! I'm just really hungry!" I sit down as North slides a plate overflowing with food down my way.
"Thanks!" I chirp. Within 25 minutes I've scarfed the food down. I burp loudly and Everyone starts to laugh.
"That wasn't very lady like" Jack giggles from across the room.
"Can it frosty!" I laugh hopping up from the chair and moving to the couch.
"So I'm guessing Pitch told all of you what happened?"
"Yea he did. We need to figure something out or someone else is going to get hurt." Tsar said. I suddenly stood up so fast my body blurred.
"I got it!" I screeched!
"What!" Tsar asked.
"Ok recently I figured out another power that I have! Persuasion!"
"How is that going to help!" Tooth whispered.
"Ok Pitch's nightmares are quite powerful if all together! So I was thinking that maybe I could persuade them to be on our side again! Instead of following Lucifer!"
"That's a great idea! But how are you going to do it!" Pitch said coming to stand in front of me.
"I will reach out to them with my mind. If I'm careful enough this will work!" I smiled.
"No" almost everyone in the room shouted. Except for Tsar.
"I think this could work!" Tsar said putting a hand on my shoulder. "Being the son of the man in the moon I have a lot powers too! Like letting my mind wander. That is what happened two days ago."
"So my mind wandered?"
"Yup! Except you can't control it. But! I can try and teach you!"
"Really! You think!" I squeaked.
"It's very simple! When you let your mind wander you need to keep an attachment back in the real world"
"Ok what kind of attachment?"
"Like music, a scent, a memory, even holding someone's hand works." Tsar smiled." Why don't you give it a try?"
"Ummm right now?"
"Later when you feel comfortable"
"Thanks a lot Tsar. I owe you one!" I smiled turning to leave the room. I feel like wandering around. I ended up on the roof. It was a clear night and the stars and moon shined brightly. I sat down and breathed in deeply. The cold arctic air chilled my body. Sighing I closed my eyes and tried to let my mind wander. If I could catch the mind of one nightmare then I could get the rest.
"I hope your not trying anything " I jumped at the sound of Pitch's voice.
"Dammit Pitch! You scared me!" I screeched. He came to sit beside me.
"I know that you can do you just need to concentrate. Tsar said you need something to keep you here."
"Yea he did"
"Let me help you! Please?"
"Thank you" I said taking Pitch's hand. Gently closing my eyes I let my mind wander. I could feel myself slipping, my mind swirling in the darkness. Then eventually my eyes came into focus. I was seeing out of the eyes of a nightmare horse! I let thoughts and commands of the nightmares coming to the pole through its mind. I told them to follow in the command of Pitch Black and no one else. The nightmare was trying to resist but I held on hard not letting go. Then the feel of someone squeezing my hand snapped me out of it. Gasping I came back to the present. Pitch was still clutching melt hand.
"Did you do it? Did it work?"
"Ok yes and I have no clue." I murmured leaning my head against his shoulder. He let go of my hand but wrapped his arm around my shoulders. Sighing I closed my eyes as Pitch rested his head against mine. When I woke up my mind was blurry and my head was pounding. Lovely! Sitting up I realized I wasn't on the roof anymore. I was laying in my room and in my bed. Stretching I turned around and saw Jack.
"Jack!"
"Hey Crysis" his voice had an edge to it.
"What's wrong Jack?"
"Nothing nothing" he grinned.
"Jack" I hissed.
"Your mind thing you did worked! About two hours after Pitch carried you down from the roof his Nightmares showed up!" I blushed at The thought of Pitch carrying me.
"Really! I did it!" I squealed jumping out of bed. To the door and racing down the hallway to the main room. When I ran in North, Bunny, Tooth and Sandy were all standing on one side of the room. But Pitch was on the other side surrounded by at least 10 nightmares.
"OHMYGOD! I can't believe I actually did it!" Laughing I ran over to Pitch.
"Good Job Crysis" Tsar said stepping out from the mass of nightmares.
"Thanks Tsar. I couldn't have done it without you or Pitch. He sat with me while I did it. " I smiled at Pitch who smiled right back. Suddenly Tsar's eyes when blank as if he was staring into nothing.
"Tsar?" I said waving my hand in front of his face. He gasped and came back.
"Tsar! What's wrong!" I wailed.
"Lucifer he's burning burning down the town of Burgess!" He gasped. I turned to see the horrified look on Jacks face. His home town was being burned to ash.