It was funny to see that many people freaked out about the last chapter. I worked hard these past weeks to get the chapter done, and after the long wait I decided you guys deserved it. I tried my hardest not to make it a bit sad but I make no promises!

Answers to reviews: About the length of the story I'm not sure how long it's going to be but it'll be more than fifteen for sure. No, he doesn't have the collar on him, Pitch took it off at the beginning of chapter 7. The Nightmare will come into play later, but we'll see what happens with Jack being controlling it. He might, he might not. :)

Disclaimer: Don't own ROTG.

With the help of Sandy's dream sand they were able to transport Jack to safety. While North helped Sandy, Bunny went around his lair trying to salvage any eggs that weren't broken or damaged. He managed to save a handful of eggs. He tucked them carefully in his bag before leaving with the other Guardians.

The trip to North's place was quite as everybody wallowed in their thoughts. Bunny who was sitting next to Jack sighed. Sandy looked up from where he was seated. A snowflake and a question mark popped up. Bunny glanced down at Jack who was sleeping peacefully. His face was relaxed without any worry.

"The most important thing is to keep him out of Pitch's grasp. We can't let Pitch get his hands on him again. He's already done enough damage." Bunny said as he brushed Jack's hair out of his forehead.

North turned around from where he was guiding the sleigh. "Is Jack okay back there?" He asked.

Bunny nodded. "Yeah, but if you could go any faster it wouldn't hurt." He watched North nod before digging out a snow globe from his pocket, and throwing it. Bunny held onto Jack as they passed through the vortex. He started to tap his foot impatiently as they landed. As soon as they were secured he immediately jumped up. Sandy had already gone into action and was lifting Jack up with his sand. He jumped off the sleigh as Sandy went ahead and entered the pole.

North threw the reins at a yeti before running to catch up with them. Bunny a felt a déjà vu feeling as he ran towards the infirmary again. Only a while back they had been in the same position. The only difference was that Jack was not in danger of dying. He was hurt, yes but he wasn't on his death bed.

They barged into the infirmary making the yetis that were inside jump up. They relaxed as they saw it was them. There relaxation didn't last as North yelled something out Bunny didn't understand. The yetis however turned towards Sandy who was placing Jack on the bed. They spoke urgently before they split up. A couple of them went towards the cabinets to get supplies while two of them went to Jack. Bunny was once again pushed to the side.

He brushed it off and walked towards North who was observing the yetis. Sandy touched Jack's shoulder gently before he walked away. He made his way towards them weaving around the yetis who were huddling around Jack. Once he reached them Sandy forced a smile. When he realized it wasn't having any effect he let out a silent sigh. He stared at them both before pointing at North. A medical kit appeared over his head.

"I'm fine. Do not fret." North waved them off.

Bunny rolled his eyes before grabbing North's arm. North let out a small yelp as Bunny dragged him towards a bed. He shoved him, making him stumble back and land on the edge of the mattress. He ignored his accusing glare.

"Sandy's right. You need medical care." After a moment Bunny couldn't resist and added. "After all you are old." North snapped his head up to glare at him.

North opened his mouth to retaliate but Sandy beat him. Sandy who had been observing Bunny remark shook his head before dumping alcohol on one of the cuts on North's arm. North let a cry as he shook his arm around.

"Sandy!" North yelled as he cradled his arm.

Sandy simply shrugged his shoulders and made an innocent face at North's accusing one. He grabbed a towel and dumped more alcohol on it. Sandy ignored North and grabbed his arm again. North scowled softly but let Sandy wipe all the small cuts. Bunny smirked every time he saw North wince. After a couple of minutes Sandy was done. A few cuts required bandages but most of them weren't deep.

Bunny's attention transferred from North to Jack. The yetis had wiped all the blood off of his face. As Bunny had predicted he looked a little better, but the bruising all around his nose stood out against his pale skin. The yetis had fixed his nose and had placed it back into place. Bunny walked over to examine Jack closer.

He watched one yeti grab a pair of scissors and place it at the bottom of his sweater. With a quick clip they advanced all the way up until the sweater was cut in half. He made a mental note to get him a new sweater. As soon as they took away the sweater he wished they hadn't. He turned his head away for a moment as he tried to maintain his cool. He couldn't afford to do anything reckless. When he looked back the yeti was placing the sweater to the side.

Jack's bare chest was visible to everybody. The yetis quieted down at the sight. North and Sandy who had just joined him stopped and stared. Bunny for once was glad Tooth wasn't there. He couldn't imagine her reaction.

Jack's chest was an ugly mix of purples and blues. The marks stretched all around his chest almost as if it was embracing him. On one side of his chest the bruising was more evident. As Bunny observed the area more closely he realized that there was lumps under his skin that looked unnatural. Bunny was left wondering if he had any broken ribs. The yetis had apparently been thinking the same thing as they turned around to North.

"The yetis say they believe he has a couple of broken ribs." North translated. Bunny and Sandy nodded. "Yetis say they will take x-rays to be sure."

Bunny groaned slightly at the possibility of waiting. They took a seat while the yetis started to clean Jack's arm and bandage it. Once they were done they carefully transferred Jack to the stretcher before taking him away. Bunny watched helplessly as they carried him away. North let out a sigh as he rubbed his face.

"I can't believe Pitch could be so cruel. How could he have done that to Jack?" North asked as he looked up at them. Bunny swallowed, he knew one of them would eventually bring this topic up.

"The bigger question is if we really let Pitch get away with all this? Could he really have been abusing Jack all this time? How did I let him take him?" Bunny whispered the last part. He lowered his head not wanting to meet the other Guardian's eyes.

He felt a small hand on his shoulder. He knew it was Sandy but he still didn't look up. He was too caught up in his thoughts. He had let this happen to Jack. What kind of Guardian was he? He might as well have given him to Pitch. Now that they had finally got him back he didn't know if they could help him. What if he stayed like that forever? All of it would be his fault.

"Bunny! Don't do this to yourself. I can already see you taking the blame. It just wasn't just you it was all of us. I could have reached out towards him sooner. I could have helped him but I didn't." North's face slowly crumbled into one of guiltiness. For a moment Bunny wondered if that was how he looked. Was his guilt that obvious?

Sandy nodded. Multiple symbols appeared and it took him a moment to understand him. Sandy had been Jack multiple times while he gave out dreams. He had never approached him he only greeted him. He was also guilty. Bunny shook his head. They didn't understand.

"But you guys weren't there. If I would have paid attention to him, if for once I would have listened none of this would have happened. I could have stopped this. He wouldn't have to be going through this right now. He would still be the happy, and mischievous Jack we knew!" His voice had risen to a yell. North's eyes widened slightly at his outburst.

"Maybe you're right, but that doesn't matter right now. We can play the blame game when this is all over, but right now we need to focus on helping Jack. If this was your fault even though it's all of ours then we need to fix it. We have to help Jack and see that he recovers. He'll never be the same but we'll help him the best we can. We'll help Jack until he can smile again." North had gotten closer until he was directly in front of his face. His voice was stern and his eyes were piercing.

He felt his eyes widen at his words. He knew that North had some truth in his words but he could still feel the sting of failure. For now he would try to do what North had said. He was going to help Jack. He was going to make sure that he would be able to smile. He was going to make Pitch pay for what he had done.

Hesitantly he nodded. North eyed him warily almost as if he knew what he was thinking before nodding. They stayed quite for a long time, each of them drowning in their thoughts. Eventually the only sound in the room was their breathing. It wasn't until the yeti's opened the door did they all snap out of their thoughts. Bunny jumped and turned around. The yetis were coming through the door with Jack on the stretcher.

His leg now had a cast on it and his brown pants were gone. He had a pair of pants that were the same brown color his original pants had been. One side was cut off and ended slightly above the cast. He watched the yetis transfer Jack from the stretcher to the bed. Jack's head was placed carefully on the pillow. His chest had a loose dark blue shirt, an exact match to the blue his sweater was. Bunny titled his head slightly as a thought popped into his head.

"So how did they get the cast on so quickly?" Bunny asked North. North grinned secretly.

"Special procedure, yetis figured out faster way." North explained as he turned towards a yeti. He exchanged a couple of words with the yeti before turning back to them.

"Yeti says that he has a fractured rib and another broken one. His leg however is broken, and with the trauma it suffered from Pitch he is lucky he had no serious damage. That leg needs to be taken care, we have to make sure it doesn't receive any more damage."

"There's one more thing. The yetis said they found an injury on his neck. They say it's from a collar." North explained.

Bunny frowned not understanding. "A collar?" Why would he have a collar on?

North shook his head. "A training collar. It's a collar with spikes on the inside. There used to train animals."

Understanding dawned on Bunny. He felt himself shake in fury. How dare Pitch do that to Jack?! Humiliating him like that. Treating him like he was nothing but an animal. He took a couple breaths in to calm himself. He had to focus.

He felt his insides boil as he remembered how Jack had been squirming on the ground in pain. The scream he had let out. It was so full of pain, and it sent chills up his back thinking about it. Still he pushed it back and focused.

"When do you think he'll wake up?" He asked.

"The sand will wear off in a half hour or so." North answered softly. He walked over to Jack who the yetis had just finished placing the IV into. Bunny followed behind him with Sandy next to him. Together they surrounded his bed.

"What are we going to do when he wakes up? Is one of us going to stay in here or are we going to leave him alone?" Bunny asked as remembered Jack's terrified expression when they had approached him.

Sandy made an image of Pitch then him sneaking in and grabbing a snowflake.

"Sandy's right we can't afford to leave him alone with Pitch still out there." North said as he looked down at Jack's peaceful face.

Bunny nodded. "So then who's going to stay here? He freaked out with all of us."

They looked at each other questioningly. North's big figure and loud voice would give him a panic attack. Jack thought Bunny was going to hurt him. He guessed it was natural for him to think that since he had frozen his Warren but still the thought of him hurting Jack pained him. There was only one Guardian who they knew could stay with Jack. North and Bunny turned to Sandy at the same time.

"I guess that means that you'll-"

Bunny was cut off as a yeti entered the room, the door slamming into the wall behind him. His face was full of panic as it looked around trying to find them. When he's eyes finally landed on them he said something that he didn't understand but by its urgent tone he guessed the news was grave. North pushed past them as he walked up to the yeti. He responded in an equally panicked tone. By then Bunny was also alarmed. He and Sandy glanced at each other both of them confused.

Was Pitch attacking them? Had something happened?

North finally seemed to remember that they were behind him and turned around. "We will leave yeti with Jack. We have to go."

Both his and Sandy's eyes widened. He tried to wrap his mind around what North had just said. He had just agreed with Sandy a few moments ago that leaving Jack alone was dangerous. Why would he suddenly tell them to leave him?

"W-wait you're telling me that you want us to leave him alone after you just told us how dangerous it is? What could have possibly happened?" He sputtered, but quickly recovered.

North let out a sigh as he rubbed his eyes. "Trust me I wouldn't leave Jack at this moment if it wasn't important. Please come outside I don't want to disturb Jack." North's tone sounded tired and Bunny decided to trust him and nodded. They followed him outside the room after making sure that the yeti would come to them if anything happened. They immediately turned their attention to North.

North looked at each of them before looking away. His expression turned sorrowful, and Bunny could feel the dread creeping in. What was happening? Finally after a moment North let out a deep breath and looked up.

His tone was heavy and sad. "Tooth's in a coma."

He was standing in the middle of his lake. His staff was in his hand as he called out to the wind. It answered immediately and swirled around him ruffling his hair affectingly. He let out a soft laugh and smiled fondly.

"All right, all right. I get it." He waved the wind off as it tickled his face but there was a teasing tone to his words. "How about some snow?"

The wind danced around him excitedly. "All take that as a yes?" He brought his staff up and with a small swirl snow starting falling around him. The snow was thick and steady. He hummed appreciatively and sat down. He let out a content sigh before laying down, his back touching the frozen lake. His blue eyes observed the snow falling down gently. There was something soothing and peaceful about watching the snow fall.

His eyes soon started to close and his breathing became even. The snow landing on him didn't bother him in the least. It was actually the opposite it comforted him. He had almost succumbed to the darkness when something echoed in the back of his mind. It was so faint that for a moment he wondered if he had imagined it. He shrugged and brought his arms behind his head. He had just closed his eyes when he heard it again this time louder.

"We ha-prot-Ja-k."

The words were choppy and made no sense to him but he was sure he had heard it. He stood up suddenly alert. He was sure he had heard something. The wind howled around him sensing his discomfort. He clutched his staff more tightly as he got up. He had to find out what that sound was. The snow came down heavier obscuring his vision. The wind brought it down more fiercely. It didn't bother him as he took a careful step forward.

"Whe-yo-he'-wak-p."

The words were broken up but they sounded louder. He titled his head as he spotted something ahead of him. By now the snow was falling so thickly he could barely see in front of him. His eyelashes were full of snow that had landed on them. The closer he got the clearer and louder the voices got.

"Can't-aff-to-lea-im-alo-wi-Pi."

The snow clashed around him as he neared the object. The wind was screeching around him as he stopped. Did he really want to get near that? The voices were coming from that direction, he was sure of it. He swallowed a lump in his throat and made up his mind. He was going to find out what it was. He let out a breath and shook his head. His muscles tensed ready for anything. As he got closer the more the wind picked up, and it suddenly looked like a blizzard.

He wasn't afraid of the wind, he was its friend, and it wouldn't hurt him. He brought his hand up to block the snow from his face. He had to get there. He realized that he was now starting to see blurs from the corner of his eyes and for a moment he thought it was because of the snow but then it dawned on him that it was because he was approaching it.

Once he reached it he stretched his hand but he stopped in front of it. What would happen if he touched it? His fingers hesitated and curled back into themselves. Would something bad happen if he touched it? It was calling out to him and he knew he had to touch it. The energy emitting from it was luring him in. Drawing him in. Without second hesitations he reached out for it. The light wrapped all around him and he was gone.

A light gasp escaped his lips. His whole body felt fuzzy and comfortable? His eyes felt heavy as he tried to open them. Once he managed to get a tiny crack open he tried to look around. Where was he? Blurs of colors assaulted his vision. He blinked trying to get rid of the fuzziness.

The first thing he saw was a light blue painted ceiling. He stared at it confused. Since when did Pitch have painted ceilings? He didn't. With a bit of effort he rolled his head to the side and froze. Pitch most definitely did not have an infirmary. His mind raced as he tried to remember what had happened. How did he end up here? Where was here?

He had been at the Warren and then the Guardians had appeared. He had been tied to a tree but then Bunny had seen him. Bunny! He remembered being in his lap. He had told him that he was going to be taken away and then he had blacked out? Had the Guardians taken him? What was going to happen to him?

He moved his arm only to feel pain. He looked down and gasped lightly. He was in different clothes and he was clean. He glanced at his arm and realized that there was a needle inside his arm. He tried to bend his arm but let out a hiss when it hurt. His other arm was also wrapped in a clean crisp bandage that was covering the area where the Nightmare had bit him. Using his other arm he fiddled with his shirt.

It was thin and let the coldness seep in. He forced himself to stop messing with his shirt and moved down to his cast. Pitch's sand was gone and a real cast seemed to be on his leg. He poked at it curiously and found that it was firm and solid. He swallowed, only to frown when something scratched his throat. His hand flew up to his neck.

He let out a silent sigh when he realized that it was a bandage. He pulled it nervously trying to get rid of the itchiness. He was still pulling on it when he heard a noise. His head shot up and he turned. When he was what standing there he gasped. Standing a couple of feet away from him was a yeti? He stared at the creature for a moment before it gasped.

He jumped back in fright as it started to speak. He didn't understand what it was saying, and he watched him anxiously. He didn't want to anger it because he couldn't understand him. He cringed when it took a step forward. The yeti stopped and said something else. Seeing his confused look the yeti made some signs. After a second he figured it meant that it wanted him stay in bed. He nodded hesitatingly but it was enough for the yeti. It raised a finger before hurrying out the door.

Once the door closed behind him he let out a breath he hadn't realized he was holding. Now that the yeti was gone he moved slowly back onto the bed. He had gotten up in fright when the yeti had entered but now his arm was trembling and he eased himself back into the pillow. He figured he would enjoy the bed while it lasted. He knew it was going to be taken away from him any moment now. He wondered why they hadn't just let him bleed out. Why had they taken care of him?

He didn't understand their reasons for taking care of him. Was going to happen to him? Did they want something from him? What could they expect from him? He wasn't good at anything. He almost missed the footsteps that were coming towards him as he thought about what could happen to him. He looked up as his eyes widened and the floor rumbled. Loud voices drifted through the door and he swallowed.

The voices got louder until they were directly outside the door. He watched dreadfully as the door opened. As it swung open he hid his eyes underneath his bangs. His body language changed immediately as he watched several people come inside. They all shuffled inside as the yeti left closing the door behind them. An awkward silence fell over them as they all stopped inside.

They all stared at him and he found himself twitching his fingers nervously. Was he supposed to do something? Did they want him to bow or kneel down on the ground like sometimes Pitch made him do? He licked his chap lips as he mulled over the ideas. Maybe that's what they were waiting for? With a soft breath he rose from the pillows with a bit of effort. Next he moved his legs slightly as he tried to swing them over the edge.

"No!" A loud shout came from both North and Bunny.

He jumped and immediately moved back. He looked up at them afraid. Sandy had an alarmed face, as the X that was over his head disappeared. He swallowed as he mentally hit himself. He hadn't even spent more than a couple of minutes with them and he had already made them angry. Couldn't he do anything right? Out of instinct he immediately opened his mouth to apologize.

"S-sorry." He looked up nervously at their faces. They had all calmed down as a look passed between them.

"It is alright we shouldn't have yelled but with your condition we can't have you moving around. You might injure yourself more." North explained his voice was considerably softer.

His eyebrows scrunched in confusion. They didn't want him to get hurt? As if sensing his confusion Sandy made a picture of a child then a first aid kit followed by a heart. His eyes widened as he realized that he didn't understand him. He tried to control his trembles as he looked at Sandy nervously. Bunny however noticed his confusion.

"He's saying that we're going to take care of you." Bunny took a small step forward as he spoke.

He nodded but he was dying to ask him why. Why did they want to take care of him? Weren't they going to punish him? He was so perplexed about everything.

"How are you feeling? Are you in any pain?" Bunny asked him as he approached him cautiously.

He looked down at himself and missed as Bunny took another step towards him. Now that Bunny mentioned it he didn't feel any pain. When was the last time he wasn't in pain? He was always in pain whether it was a bruise or a more serious injury, he was always hurt.

"I'm fine." He answered quietly. He was afraid any moment they were going to change their mind and attack him.

"That's good. Do you remember what happened?" Bunny asked him again. Bunny looked back at the other Guardians who nodded before he continued. "What's the last thing you remember?"

He fiddled with his shirt again. Why were they asking him so many questions? What if he said something wrong?

"I was on t-the floor and I-I was in pain. Y-you said you w-were going to t-take me somewhere. That's a-all I remember." He responded timidly. His throat burned from saying so much. He tried to stiffly a cough but it made his throat burn even more. Soon his whole body was shaking as he coughed. He felt somebody's hand on his shoulder steadying him. When he stopped coughing he felt somebody push something into his hand.

When he looked up he saw North holding a cup of water towards him. He stared at the cup questioningly. North nodded as he smiled, and wrapped his large fingers around his own small thin fingers to steady the cup which was shaking violently. He gently raised the cup to his lips and took a small sip. The cold water soothed his throat and calmed the aching. He took another small sip before he remembered what he was doing. With a defeated expression he forced himself to lower the cup.

North frowned. "Are you sure you don't want more?"

This time he frowned. "I-I can h-have m-more?" As soon as he asked he slapped his hand over his mouth. He looked up at North's suddenly intimidating figure.

"Yes you can drink the whole cup if you want to." Bunny answered him. He looked at Bunny warily. Was he messing with him? He remembered the last time Pitch had said something like that to him. It had all been a twisted lie and he had ended up paying for it. Bunny sensed his distrust and bit his lip.

"Drink a little more your throat must hurt." Bunny said gently.

He took it as a command and lifted the cup. He took another sip and closed his eyes as he relished it. He missed the Guardians sad look as he took another drink until the cup was empty. Once it was empty he placed it down on his lap. An uncomfortable silence fell over them as he tried his best to not do anything that could anger them.

He made sure he looked as small and submissive as possible as he felt his gazes on him. Bunny's was the most piercing as he analyzed him. His green eyes held a deep sadness and guilt as they made eye contact. Almost immediately he looked away remembering the couple of times he had stared at Pitch's eyes to long. His eyes flickered over to him again as Bunny let out a soft sigh.

"Jack I wanted to say that I'm sorry that I didn't believe you when you yelled at the lake. I-I was so stupid, I was so mad at the thought of Easter being ruined that I didn't give it a second thought when you yelled. I know I could have made the difference. If it wasn't for me you wouldn't be in this situation." As Bunny spoke he looked up from his lap to stare at him.

He blinked in shock at what he was saying. He was apologizing to him?

"I'm sorry. I'm sorry for everything."

Well that's it. For some reason I didn't really like the ending. What do you guys think about the ending? I'm so shocked at how much my comments rose since the last two chapters! Wow, you guys are amazing! You guys encourage me to upload the chapters faster, and you guys all know I should work on that!:)