Chapter 8

Jack couldn't help but laugh as he watched Pippa squeal in excitement as she clutched the ice skates to her chest. Thomas had saved up and made her the exact pair Jack got for Christmas from Santa.

"Jack can you teach me?" She asks excitedly, her little legs carrying her to her brothers' side. "Pleeeeease?"

A bubbling laugh escaped Jacks lips as he looked down at Pippa. She had a huge smile on her face with a missing tooth and her eyes were wide, he could never resist that look and she knew it.

"Okay, okay! I can't refuse you!" Jack states with a soft smile. Pippa squeals in excitement before racing out the door hopping on each foot as she waits impatiently for her brother.

"You two be careful now, it's nearly spring and the ice might be thin." Helene warns them sternly before looking down at her little girl. "You listen to Jack, do what he says okay." She whispers before placing a soft kiss on both of their heads and shoo's them to go already.

She couldn't help but watch them till they were out of sight, dread filling her core.

"Calla-Lily slow down! Stay where I can see you!" Jack calls as he watches his sisters' head once again disappearing from his view. When she didn't come back into view he took off quickly, his skates clacking together as he ran over the small hill to the lake. Relief rushed through him as he saw his sister on the edge of the frozen pond and tying her skates.

"Calla-Lily, don't do that. Now I will help you with your skates and we will go have some fun!" he laughs out with a smile while bending down, placing the stick he found and his skates by his side and tying the laces.

Jack quickly puts his skates on and leads his sister slowly onto the ice, instructing her how to move like Thomas did for him. It was an easy activity to pick up; he was a snow pooka and connected to the winter. He could feel the ice beneath his feet guiding him.

"I want to try by myself now!" Pippa states as she struggles to escape her brother's arms, her face was set into a determined frown.

"Okay, I will give you a little push." Jack laughs as he softly shoves her away from him, smiling as she laughs.

A loud cracking noise catches Jack's attention immediately, fear and horror filling his very core as he whipped around to face Pippa. Her form was frozen as she looked terrified down at the ice beneath her feet. Quickly as possible he removed the skates and placed his bare feet on the ice. Though he didn't have his powers like he used to, maybe it was something to do with this form but there was nothing to stop the connection he had with his element.

"It's okay. It's okay. Don't look down, just look at me." He rushes out urgently, drawing his sisters' eyes to his and away from the weakened ice below.

Pippa was terrified; she didn't know what to do, she didn't want to fall in. "Jack, I'm scared." A cry escapes her lips as the ice cracks more causing her to wobble.

"I know, I know...but you're gonna be alright." He tells her raising his arms and slowly tiptoeing closer. "You're not gonna fall in. We're going have a little fun instead." He tried to reason with her, try to make her think about something else.

"NO WE'RE NOT!" She cries out.

"Would I trick you?" He asks and he knew it was a stupid one, of course he tricks her. He was the boy who tricked everyone to make them laugh. He was the one who brought fun for the children in dark times. Her head jerks up and down in agreement as tears slipped down her cheeks.

"Not this time. Not, not this time. I promise. I promise, you're going to be... you're gonna be fine." He tells her, "You have to believe in me." He tells her.

Pippa looked at Jack with a watery smile as she watched him. She could be brave for Jack, she believes in him; she always had.

Jack manages to think of a game to help her, hopscotch was what popped into his mind and eased the fear in Pippa. Even when he slipped on the ice a little he made it seem like he was playing, causing her to laugh a little. Now here they were with his arm and staff outstretched and her so very close to grabbing it.

"THREE!" He yells, surging forward and swinging her away and safe as soon as her little fingers grasped the wood. Fear and horror outweighed the relief as he spun and landed on the thin ice. His eyes locked on to Pippa a cry escaping as he plunged into the watery depths below.

Fear clung to him as he struggled to escape, his hands clawing at the now frozen ice and his eyes connect to the moon as light seemed to bath him. His lungs seized and he felt the cool grasp of death around him. Acceptance and reluctance clung to him as his eyes drifted shut and yet he hoped.

A/N: Well there you go, JACK is now a spirit! Also PJO 4 Me asked me about Jack and what he looked like.

My Reply: Jack as a human has the brown hair and eyes. Since he has a transformation spell on him. When he becomes a sprit he will get the colours of his pooka form back so white and blue. When he and bunny finally connect and his true form comes back he will be a white pooka with pale blue markings in the spots like Bunnymund has but insted of a leaf it is a snowflake like design and then a grey leaf design where his heart is !