Chapter 41
Caleb had gone somewhere, not telling me where though, but had arrived at breakfast, which was the perfect time to introduce the Guardians to him and also Elliot, who was much more comfortable with the not-so-new strangers than he was before.
"So. Caleb-," North paused, as if trying to make sense of all this new information. "-is, er, was the Leech. But he good guy now. He going to use already known data to help us find Darkness, boss of Pitch, lair. Find Jack Bunny, his mother, also known as Guardian of Help, and Help herself? And destroy this device that is going to spread doom all over world?"
"Yep. Pretty much." I nodded in agreement.
"All right then. To the sleigh!" North announced. Tooth flying excitedly to the garage, and Sandy floatily hopping to it as well.
I grinned, as North swooped Elliot onto his shoulders like North had done for me a while ago. Elliot giggled, and his jaw dropped as he admired the sleigh as it was brought out.
"Everyone loves the sleigh!" I teasingly remarked as North snickered sheepishly.
"Buckle up!" North and cried almost at the exact same time.
"Where in the world are the seat-belts?!" Caleb cried out, desperately searching.
"That was just expression!" North grinned happily.
It didn't take long with all the whirling reindeer and the globe portals and all the gadgets and gizmos and other stuff I can't even begin to understand, but we arrived at his lair.
An island surrounded by what appeared to be dark icebergs in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
There were huge dull buildings in the middle, with search lights and everything. There was a large castle in the middle.
"Here's where we need to split up. We can easily be caught with a larger group." Caleb remarked urgently. We all nodded. He drew a blue print of the area. And where we needed to go. When we all understood, we split up.
North, Tooth, and Sandy went to the right, and Caleb and I, Elliot still catching up on his sleep in a backpack I made for him to the left. I could hear his slow inhales and exhales in my ears as he slept soundly.
North and the others went to free Jack and Bunnymund.
We, on the other hand went to free his mother and Help.
We stumbled into the room where Help and Guardian of Help were held captured. Er, supposed to be captured.
"And now," Caleb said threatingly, "I'm gonna kill you."
I gasped, my shock-filled eyes looking desperately around. His mother and Help were not there, and there were no other exits, not even windows, except for the large door that Caleb had just barred, and was currently blocking. I backed away.
"Sorry, Liz. Don't take it too personally. Just think of it as one person sacrificed to save two people. Can't honestly say if your friends will be or not however." he smirked.
Noises occurred behind him, he looked annoyedly back, the metal was being frozen and hit hard, and then frozen and hit again and again. Caleb quickly pulled a knife and stabbed me. I gasped for my last breath. I saw through my tear-filled eyes as Jack followed by Bunnymund and the others burst into the room. Jack clutching his stick angrily and scared, as I sunk to the ground. Their terrified cries being drowned out by my death.
Jack cried ou, "NOOOOO!" He flung ice at Caleb, with him ducking behind him. North and Bunnymund blocked Caleb's escape route as Jack ran over to me. But it was too lat. I was dead.
He cried softly into my shoulder. After a few minutes he sniffled, standing up, his eyes drowning out the sadness and love as anger and bitterness took its place.
"What have you done?!" he screamed, not even caring if Darkness, Pitch, or henchmen hear him. He spritzed ice at him, sending Caleb flying and plastered against the wall.
Caleb said through gritted teeth, "You've always wanted me to be the villain! You've never trusted me! So, I did you a favor. I became the bad guy. But it's you who takes the blame!" he paused, smirking. "Congratulations Jack. You created a monster."
Jack cried out, pain clearly running through his voice. He pushed millions of frigid cold icicles at Caleb's head. Bunny placed his furry hand on his shoulder, "No, mate. Hes not worth it. We've got to go. Weve got to stop his plans. Don't let her death go to waste."
Jack grunts, angrily shaking his staff. He dropped his hands down, melting the ice, and Caleb gasped for breath, the sudden cold hurting his lungs. Jack turned for my body, but Caleb interrupted sarastically, "Oh yes, Jack. You won't get caught lugging a body around. Think of it as a good luck charm!" he yelled bitterly. Jack clenched his fists. Tooth said quietly, "He's right Jack. I hate to admit that this cold-hearted, irritating, ruthless jerk is right, but he is. Please Jack, come." she held out her hand, and Jack nodded, swallowing, and took her hand, and they all marched out.