Jack ran from a darker version of himself, the figure had a black hoodie and hair an even darker black; eyes as purple as velvet silk.

"You can't escape Jack! You know you want to destroy them! Why not give in?!" The Nightmare called even as it shot black ice at Jack who dodged.

"SHUT UP!" He shot at the dark figure. The dream changed suddenly from that and this time Jack saw that he was the one killing the Guardians, blood was everywhere. Bunny's corpse started talking.

"You did this Frost, we bloody never shoulda trusted you!" Jack dropped his staff as the blood from the icy blade had grown at the end; it was covered in the Guardians' blood. Their bodies were bloodily impaled in many places as the corpses rose and staggered towards Jack.

"No... I..."

"It's all your fault!" North's corpse cried out. Mysterie broke out running towards the group when she saw them, the bloodied Guardians suddenly spun around as they sensed her. She looked like a black light, the aura around her such a color... It was the darkness in her pulsing and calling out to the dark figures. They staggered towards her.

"Yyyoooouuuu..." The corpse that looked like Bunny hissed and Mysterie yelped as a shot of black ice from nearby sent her skidding right towards them and they reached out of her. She shot out silver sand, trying to protect herself from the dark figures. When Jack saw her, he gasped and ran towards her, swinging his staff at the black figures as the black Tooth hissed.

"You're a failure Frost. you killed us and you're just going to hurt her again!" Jack's fighting stance staggered which gave the dark version of himself a chance to tackle him and pin him down.

"Just give in! You can't deny the truth."

"Stop! I know you're n-not real but figments of my worst fears!" The figures growled as they closed in on him, the figures of North and Tooth cornered Mysterie. Jack saw it and soothing in him snapped. Jack let out a scream in a burst of anger and power exploded from him at the figures. Their eyes widened to saucers as beams of light exploded from him and they hissed in pain before disintegrating into dust. Mysterie blinked, forced to shield her eyes from the sudden light; she quivered from the blast as the darkness inside her shrieked from the light, sending jolts of pain through her.

Jack gasped awake, shaking from the pain in his lower back that shot up his spine. He looked around, confused to see Mysterie slumped in a chair next to the bed.

"M-mysterie?" She groaned, slowly coming to; having passed out from the jolting pain.

"I... I think I'm gonna be sick..." She wasn't, but she felt as if she was going to be; the pain coiling in her stomach and spreading out to her limbs. Jack groaned in protest of his aching wound.

"Mysterie... thanks for helping me." The Guardians arrive and stared at the two, Bunny was the least happy to see Mysterie while the yeti that had left them moved to tend to Jack's wound; Mysterie managed to whisper before passing out from the pain.

"Anything for you..." Jack could see the group advancing on her, three of them looking like they were ready to lock Mysterie up in seconds; anger burst through Jack like the poison that was slowly spreading through his body.

"STOP! Don't you dare touch her!" Bunny shot Jack an angry look.

"Why should we? She's the reason you're in this mes-!" Jack growled at him and he stopped talking when he saw that Jack's eyes had turned a winter white with his power.

"This is ridiculous!" Tooth shouted and shot over towards Mysterie and picked her up; before Jack could do anything she zipped over and set her on a bed nearby, scowling at Bunny and North. Sandy seemed to be the only one to escape her scowl.

"Sandy! I thought you said you told them!" Sandy just looked a little sheepish. Jack sighed and looked at Sandy, wondering the same thing as pain hit him fast; the poison was still there and Jack clutched his stomach, hurling up blood. The Guardians gasped and Mysterie was forgotten for a while as they got to work. Jack tried to stay awake for it but Sandy put him under as they worked to purge the poison from him.