HERE WE GO! The long awaited chapter 16 lol. I won't waste any time here I will let you have at this chapter. As always I do not own any of these characters.
Jack and the rest managed to slip away from Pitch's attack, as well as get Elsa back with them. They all knew this was far from being over, but needed to get Elsa away before Pitch tried anything. Elsa remained unconscious several hours after they returned to the North Pole. Tooth agreed to watch over her while she was still recovering from her wing loss. North approached Jack, "Jack, you and I both know that Pitch is not going to let this opportunity slip away. I am surprised we managed to get away as easily as we did, but that also makes me wonder what his plan of attack is. He has enough strength to be fatal to one of us alone, so we must stick together when we face him."
Jack nodded, "I know, it was foolish of me to go without you, but I had to save her. She was so close to being lost to him, I couldn't live with myself if I had let that happen." Bunny sighed, "I understand your feelings for her mate, I really do. We just need to be extra careful now and figure out how to stop Pitch." North nodded, "I agree with Bunny on this one. Besides, it seems Elsa held her guard well enough to keep Pitch at bay." Jack snorted, "Yeah, but he still managed to get to her." North sighed, "That may be true, but she is stronger than we give her credit for. Pitch obviously noticed that and tried to take her back with more intent. He was obviously threatened by her."
Bunny grinned, "Perhaps we have something to use against him then. If he is threatened by her, she could be very helpful to us." Jack crossed his arms, "We aren't just going to use her as bate Bunny. We don't even know what sort of state she is in. Last I recall you were all telling me how lost she was, how much pain she was in because she believes I'm dead. She only saw me seconds before she fainted. So until she wakes up, we have no idea what she will, or will not do." North nodded, "Fair point Jack. We are going to have to wait and see what happens. That and keep a look out for any sort of darkness, anything that looks out of the ordinary. Pitch is waiting for his moment, and he will not cease once he has it."
"JACK!"
All looked towards the door when they heard Tooth call for him and rushed out the door. They ran down the hall towards North's office and stopped when they saw ice spiking from the walls and where Tooth was standing outside the door. North checked on Tooth, "Are you alright? What happened?" Tooth looked nervous, "Elsa woke up and panicked. She's backed into a corner and the ice keeps coming if you approach her." Bunny shivered at the cold, "Oi, you better handle this one mate." as he looked to Jack. He nodded, "Okay." as he cautiously entered the room.
North called out to him, "Be careful Jack." Jack waved his hand to say he's got this. He carefully maneuvered past the ice, when he saw her curled on the ground. He stopped a few feet from her, "Elsa?" Her body remained still as she stared blankly in front of her. Jack stepped closer, a spike emerged from the ground and he backed off, "Elsa, it's me. Everything is going to be ok, but you need to calm down." He watched as her body tensed, but the ice began to pull back slightly. Jack took a breath, "I promise I am right here with you now. Just let me in Elsa." as he tried to step closer.
No ice spiked, but she shook her head, "This isn't real. He's in my head, this isn't real." she whimpered. Jack stood close now and knelt down before her, "This is real. I am real." his hand slowly reaching to hers. Her eyes remained focused and lost in space, "It can't be real, he's not here, I killed him." Jack took her hand, her breath hitched in her throat, "Elsa, look at me, feel me. I am right here with you." He watched as a tear slid down her cheek, "Believe Elsa." His hand gently grasped her chin and slowly turned her to face him. Her luminous blue eyes looked so empty and lifeless as they stared at him.
She gasped as she felt his thumb gently stroke her cheek. His eyes were leveled with hers, "Elsa, it's me. I'm right here." Her voice cracked, "J-Jack?" as she slowly came back to. He smiled and nodded, "Yes, I'm right here." Her hand slipped up to where his was, "You feel so real, Jack?" He pressed his forehead against hers, "I am real Elsa. Come back to me please." as he felt her slender fingers grasp around his. She felt tears slide down more, "Jack you're here." as she held onto him for dear life. He smiled, "Yes, I am. I will never leave you Elsa, never."
Elsa wrapped her arms around him, "Oh gods you are here. You're really here." she cried. Jack just held her tightly, "It's okay, everything's okay." as he comforted her. She buried her face into his chest, "Please don't ever leave me again." He continued to hold her, "Shh, it's alright my love. I'm right here and will never leave you Elsa, I promise." He pulled her back, his hands cupping her face as his thumbs brushed away her tears, "I'm not going anywhere, I am here to stay." as he gently pressed his lips to hers. He pulled back after a second, her lips parted slightly as she remembered what it was like all over again.
She glanced at him, "I'm so sorry Jack, it was all my fault." He shook his head, "No, it was Pitch's fault." She shivered at the name, "I'm scared of him Jack." He nodded, "We will stop him Elsa. Right now, we need to keep you safe. Pitch is much stronger than when you first knew him. He needs you back and we cannot let him." She shook her head, "I don't want to go with him." He nodded, "He won't have you Elsa. I promise you that, but let's get you taken care of first. After that we will go from there." She nodded, "Okay Jack."
Jack walked them out of the room and towards the others who were waiting with anticipation. North smiled, "Wonderful Jack, glad to see she's come around a little." Elsa flinched at the sound of his voice, her eyes darting over the others. Jack held her firmly, "Easy snowflake, everything is alright." She shivered, "They don't like me very much Jack." North sighed, "That is my fault Elsa, we came after you when we should have been more supportive like Jack. You were something more and we see that now."
Jack nodded, "See, we're all on the same side." Bunny snickered, "Yeah and now we have something Pitch is afraid of." Jack glared, "Not now Bunny." Elsa glanced up at him, "What is he talking about?" Jack shook his head, "Nothing, we will talk more, right now lets just get you settled." Bunny rolled his eyes, "Darlin' he's afraid of you." She sighed, "I don't think that's true, he's more concerned about gaining power and taking everything out." Bunny nodded, "Exactly, he went after you because you are strong. Right now, we need all the strength we can get to take him out now."
North nodded, "Indeed we do, but right now she is not mentally ready to take him on face to face." Sandy came in flashing signs about the globe, North glanced at him, "Come on, let us see what is going on." as the rest followed Sandy back to the room. They entered and spotted the globe, darkness crept along the globe, snuffing out the golden lights one by one. Bunny crossed his arms, "We may have to face him ready, or not North. Looks like Pitch is ready to play." Elsa glanced at Jack, "I'm scared." Jack looked down at her, "Me too, but right now we can't think like that. We will defeat him, together." North glanced over at them, "The lights are fading fast everyone, let us see what chaos he is bringing forth. Tooth, do you think you can manage coming with us?"
Tooth nodded, "I'm much better than I was before. I may not be able to fly, but I can still help." North agreed, "Alright, we stick together. Do not separate from one another. We must keep at least two of us together at all times. Pitch will do everything he can to separate us, get us off alone and take us out. If he succeeds, it could mean the end of us as we know it." Bunny gripped his boomerangs, "Like hell he will." North grabbed his swords, "Alright everyone, pair up now. Bunny, you stick with Tooth. Sandy, you will be with me. Jack, you stay with Elsa. Be on your guard." as he tossed the snow globe.
Everyone stepped through and emerged into what was once Burgess. Everyone glanced around in disbelief. All around them was some sort of chaos. Children and parents alike were running in a state of panic. Darkness was the sky, the only source of light was the fires that Pitch's nightmares left in their tracks. Everyone set to work trying to restore the light in this town. Only few managed to still see them as they fought, the rest lost faith. North shouted, "Stick to the plan, no one is to be alone." as he fought back some of the nightmares.
Elsa glanced around them, Jack held his staff firmly, "Hey, it's going to be alright. This is what we do, we protect them and fight back the darkness." Elsa bit her lip, "I'm not a Guardian Jack." He smiled, "You don't have to be to do what is right." taking her hand. She slowly nodded, "Okay Jack. I'm with you." He smiled, "Good, now let's go." as he turned to head off to join the fight. Elsa kept pace with him as they took out a few together.
No matter how many they took out, darkness remained firm as the fears of everyone continued to rise. Bunny tossed his boomerang at an oncoming fearling, "We are getting nowhere North. This will never go away unless we get rid of the source."
"The source you say? Well here I am, come and get me if you can."
All glanced to the top of a building to the source of the mockery. Pitch stood above them grinning down at them. Everyone held their angered glaces towards him. Pitch chuckled, "At last, I finally get you all out of your little holes in the earth. What do you think of my creations? Nothing really fancy, just something I threw together last minute. Sort of rushed, but it did the trick, no?" North aimed his sword at him, "You go too far Pitch. You've managed to injur a few of us, but it still isn't enough to take all of us out." Pitch snickered, "Oh I did manage a few didn't I? No matter, I am strong enough to cause enough havoc to keep you all entertained. Let's see how long you can keep all this up before I can snag another chance." as he vanished in the shadows.
North shouted, "Keep a look out, we must stick together." Laughter echoed through out the night sky, "Yes, stick together, slow each other down. Makes the chase more fun for me." his voice hissed. Nightmares slithered out from the shadows, fearlings took on new forms. Everywhere they looked, there was some sort of darkness creeping out and taking charge. They remained firm on taking out the darkness, but it seemed to multiply. Sandy slipped out his golden sand magic to take out the nightmare sand. North remained by his side bringing his aid, "Just keep it up everyone."
"You lot are a bunch of fools. Always meddling with my affairs, and even turned my own creation against me." as he emerged in the center of the town. Jack stood in front of Elsa, "You turned her away yourself Pitch." He snorted, "She was perfection until you meddled with something you shouldn't have Frost. Now here she stands, weak like the rest of you lot." Elsa fired ice his way, "I am not weak!" she shouted. Pitch chuckled, "Oh I do so love it when I hit a nerve. Let's see how many more I can before you fall before me." he glanced over at Tooth.
His sinister smirk sent shivers down her spine, "What's the matter little fairy, missing those little wings of yours? Not much of a fairy now are you?" he mocked. Bunny glared, throwing his boomerang at him, "Shut your mouth, or I'll-" "Or you'll what rabbit? Take me out? I don't see much good in that since you've all failed thus far. She failed against me and the rest of you will join her." Tooth got up and charged towards him, "You bastard, you will pay for what you did." Bunny hopped after her, "Tooth!"
Pitch chuckled and slipped into the shadows before she reached him. Tooth halted as her eyes darted all around them trying to find him. Pitch quickly dove out from his hiding ready to take her down, but Bunny lept between them shielding Tooth. Both of them landed on the ground, Pitch chuckled, "Oh my, what a pity you two are." as he wiped the black sand black on his coat. Tooth gasped as she spotted the wound on his ribs, "Bunny! I'm so sorry, I just-" "Oi, don't worry darlin', I'm fine." as he grunted and hauled himself up.
Tooth glared, "You're sick and twisted Pitch." she spat. Pitch shrugged, "Call me what you want, you lot will still fall before me. I just need to take one of you out and I will have you all right where I want you. I just have to hit the bigger target." as he vanished again. Jack and Elsa ran over to them, "You two alright?" Bunny nodded, "I'll live. We need to stop him, he's going after Sandy." Jack felt his eyes widen, "No time to lose." as they took off to get to where North and Sandy were fighting.
On the other side of town, Sandy continued to bring his magic out against the darkness. North continued to aid and fight off the fearlings. Laughter filled the air around them as Pitch emerged from the shadows, "Well, well, it seems you two are fairing off just nicely. Perhaps we should even the playing field a little." as he swung his black sand scythe towards them. North took the blunt, Sandy took off on a golden cloud. He snapped his golden whips at Pitch to keep him off of North. Pitch chuckled, "Always trying to protect those around you instead of yourself. It will always be your downfall-Gah!" he hissed.
Pitch glanced down at the spike of ice protruding from his hand before back at the rest of them. He felt his blood boil, "You really think you can stop me with little ice tricks?" as his called forth his stallion fearlings. He mounted one and took off into the sky with it. North called everyone together, "We must stick together." swinging at an oncoming fearling. Jack nodded, "Sandy, he's coming for you. He knows if he takes you out, he will have the power to defeat us all." North glanced at him, "We will protect you Sandy, we must keep the light alive."
Ear piercing screeches filled the darkness around them, fearlings of any sort of an abomination took form. Black rain fell from the sky, poisoning anything it touched. For the Guardians, it merely burned a little when it hit them, but any sort of hope, or light it fell upon destroyed it. Pitch's laugh echoed around them, "You see, nothing can stand in my way. Not even you lot." North shouted, "You will never win Pitch, we have always stopped you before, now is no different." Pitch growled, "Fine, you can all die together, after all, it was the plan the whole time."
Elsa had finally had enough, "Pitch you are nothing but a coward. I will not stand by watching you destroy everything I have learned to love, because you're afraid of it." she shouted. Pitch appeared behind them, "My what a mouth you have come to use my little pretty. Such a shame and waste you have become." as he disappeared again only to reappear away from them again, "I shall enjoy watching you die along side them. Only this time you won't come back." disappearing again, reappearing in another place, "You're pathetic little heart cannot fight back once the darkness consumes you."
Jack fired frost his way, only to watch him disappear again, "Pitch stop cowering and fight us. You taunt us with how powerful you are, let's see it then." Pitch laughed, but there was nothing but fear around them. It was eerily quiet, Elsa glanced to Jack, "Jack, this is not right. He's incredibly strong Jack, you shouldn't have-"
Tooth screamed feeling a small pierce to her leg as she collapsed. Bunny went to her, but was launched back with a blow to his shoulder, followed by a crack of broken bones. More darkness surrounded them, North was rammed into a building as the wood shattered around him. Pitch chuckled, "Three down, three to go." Sandy fired his golden sand around them to keep the darkness at bay a little. Jack yelped feeling a black tendril yank him to the ground and sending him flying across the street and into a car. Elsa screamed for him, but Pitch stood in between them.
Sandy held her hand tugging her back as he glared at Pitch. He chuckled, "Oh don't give me that look sandman, you know this is inevitable. Just except your fate, it has been sealed the moment I first regained my power." he mocked. Sandy shook his head, Pitch sighed in annoyance, "Fine, go to your death in your eternal flame of 'glory' then. It won't make a difference. I take you out, then the rest will just fall like before, only this time, nothing can stop me." as he whipped black sand blades towards them. Sandy was quick deflecting some, but a few managed to hit him.
Elsa went to help, but was launched back a few feet by a fearling. Pitch watched Sandy kneel to the ground, slightly weakened from the blow. Pitch kicked him onto his back, a black spear aimed and ready, "Now this won't hurt a bit. One final attack, one final blow, and forever there will be darkness once more. So long sandman." Sandy closed his eyes ready to embrace, but heard a scream of pain followed by screams of anger. He opened his eyes, Elsa collapsed to the ground, the spear head lodged into her chest. Pitch growled as he cursed, "You pathetic, insolent bitch. You dare try and stop me from completing my task."
Sandy wasted no time and launched a golden sand spear into Pitch's chest. Pitch's voice hitched in his throat. Sandy knew that the darkness would destroy him if pierced in his heart, the same goes for Pitch in the opposite manner. Sandy got to his feet watching Pitch stumble back, his eyes showing the fight of light and darkness inside him. His voice cracked with each puff of air as it came out into somewhat of a chuckle, "Why Sandy, I didn't think you had it in you." Sandy shook his head. Pitch stumbled to the ground as the darkness around them faded. Pitch fell onto his back, "Such a pity this all turned out to be." as he faded away along with the rest.
Alright let us stop here lol Yeah I will be evil like this and leave a cliff hanger. I will work on the next chapter and we shall see which way I intend for this to go lol. So yeah forgive me for taking so long to get this chapter up, I was trying to figure out how I want this to end, and still working on the final touch here. I do believe the next chapter will be the last. I don't think this battle is my best, but I will have it be what it was since I have procrastinated long enough with this chapter. Anywho hit me up with a review and I will see you all next chapter :)