Chapter 26

He gritted his teeth at my insult, raising black sandy figures, and I rose plant figures at the same time. He ran towards me, and I threw my plants at him. But just before the thorns touched him, he disappeared into a shadow.

I gasped, looking around.

"You may not realize it, dearie." Pitch's voice rang out tauntingly. Showing his shadow, I ran towards it getting ready to attack it, before it disappeared again.

Then he tapped me on my shoulder, making me instantly freeze in my tracks, my hair standing up. "But, you. are. MINE." He whispered, almost spitting in my ear.

He tapped my knees, caused them to buckle and collapse.

Out of the corner of my eye I saw Jack sit up a little, and Bunny ready to attack. I quickly mouthed no to stop them.

"Oh, what are they going to do? Go ahead. let them come at me, and DIE!" He yelled at them, obviously convinced he could kill them, and I was not in a position to let him.

"You have what you want. Leave them alone." I said simply, irritated by his loud talk.

He smirked, now facing me. "Yes. I have what I want. A weapon." He played with my hair, and I suddenly realized that it grew longer almost to my waist, instead of just past my shoulders. It had vines intertwined in it also. I wondered if my eye color had changed since Jack's hair and eyes had. Focusing on the matter at hand, I stood up.

"How 'bout we fight for me? Whoever can get the other person on the floor gets to control me and my powers." Pitch started to nod his and agree, but I took out my earphones and plugged it in. "Without you controlling me. It will be fair Pitch. The rule for this fight, is for it to be equal and not find loopholes." I had a feeling he'd find some loophole, and the 'rule' probably didn't make much of a difference, since he was a bad guy, and bad guys tend to break the rules, but I thought it couldn't hurt anyway.

Pitch crossed his arms, and submitted. "Fine, but you get to choose the rules, I get to choose the battlefield." He smirked.

Instantly I knew what he meant. Sighing I said, "Fine. Just let me send them a message…" I made a plant plaque with words engraved in it, saying where were fighting, and to protect my body, as I entered…

Pitch's mind.

Bunny came over with his boomerang, standing by me. The others longing to also, but felt it might make Pitch do something.

I closed my eyes, gripping Bunny's furry hand tightly. Pitch cried out, not necessarily screaming, but it was two people in one body, probably a little overwhelming. But I knew one thing, if I died in Pitch's mind, the my mind dies, and my body can easily be taken over, along with my powers. I had to make sure I survived, kind of regretting this decision, but I knew it was necessary if Pitch really were going to leave the idea of controlling me as a weapon alone.

I opened my eyes, and I looked down, Bunny's hand was gone.

Anger and bitterness, fire and darkness flooded into my head, as I watched it in Pitch's. I stumbled over in the darkness, over to the window, and watched as my body collapsed, with Bunny catching it and carefully carrying it to where the others were. Now there were to guardians of seasons unable to grow conscious. I sighed, gently touching the window and sliding downwards. I never liked being in this kind of room.

I jumped, as a person's voice I did not recognize said sweetly, "He's not a bad person. He's just letting himself be used." I looked at the person the voice came from.

It was a girl, around eleven years old.

"How is he being used and by whom? Who are you, anyway?"

The girl looked down. "It wasn't anybody's fault. But I grew scared of him… I knew he wouldn't hurt me, but I looked up to Manny and the Guardians more, than Pitch. He blamed the Guardians for taking away the "one thing he cared the most deeply about" – me..."

The girl started crying, and I went over to comfort her.

"…" She wiped the tears from her eyes, and looked up at me, but then her face fell again.

"…His daughter."

I stumbled back from surprise, and the girl tried to catch me, but faded away, sensing Pitch was coming, too scared to face him again.

However. when Pitch came, he didn't seem to have seen her, because he moved and talked tauntingly, without any hint of sadness for his daughter.

"How inhospitable of me, getting here after my guest does. SO sorry." Pitch's voice loomed amusedly. His voice didn't echo, so his mind must be completely... inside of his… mind… This is really complicated.

"Why are you doing this?!"

"Revenge." Pitch said simply.

My face fell. The girl was telling the truth.

"So… you really did have a daughter?" I asked cautiously.

"Yes. Her memory is still in here…" he gestured to the room. "But, she can't ever come out… She's gone…" he looked actually depressed for a minute, and I almost wanted to comfort him, but he grew angry, and I felt all sympathy go down the drain.

"And it was the Guardian's fault!" He drew out his weapon.

"She said it wasn't anyone's fault!" He stopped before touching me. I continued, "She said that someone was using you!"

"You're lying! He'd never betray me!" He slammed me across the floor, making me bruised, once again. But at least I knew it wasn't a girl.

"HE'S USING YOU! SHE WANTS YOU TO LISTEN TO HER!" I yelled at him.

"SHE'S A MEMORY! You must be lying! She doesn't EXIST anymore, not even in my head." he looked down.

"But I saw her… she had black hair, and bright green eyes. she was wearing a pale pink dress. Does that sound like her?"

Pitch laughed. "You'll have to do better at guessing games if you actually thought I'd BELIEVE you!" With that, he bolted towards me, and I quickly brought up plants. Or at least I would have. Had. It. Worked.

I cried out, shocked, and then was smashed down, when Pitch reached me.

He smirked, standing tall over me. "Don't you think I had a reason I wanted to fight here? Darkness... Your poor little plants can't grow in darkness. But I cherish it!" His eyes glowed brighter as he said enthusiastically the word "cherish."

Welp. I thought. I'm in trouble.

sorry for the wait!

but im done now! :P

don't ya just LOVE making up new characters XD

seriously i have pitch's daughter... the top bad guy (you haven't met him yet, just talk about him) caleb (steph's brother) stephanie (main character's best friend) and the sun XD

and i made up most of what happened to the main character...

so... XD lol